Fantasy Cricket

The problem with being a captain is that there are always ten other people on the field with ideas about the game, and twenty or so in the bar afterwards! Then I saw that Cricinfo.com “The home of cricket on the internet” have a world cup fantasy cricket league, and I thought why doesn’t woscc.org.uk, “The home of Westbury Cricket Club on the net” have something similar? That way all of you aspiring captains, chairman of selectors, or avid Westbury supported can choose your “Fantasy XI” to represent you this season. Where else could you have a middle order of Edginton, Martin and McGregor? Or a bowling attack of Thomas, McShane and Hockaday?

The rules are simple. Use the form below to choose eleven players to represent you this season and you have a total of £9,500,000 Anyway, having submitted your team, proceed to the club shop and pay your £5 entry fee, or pay Pete Wyman next time you see him. The closing date for entries is Monday the 16th of May. Anyone who hasn’t paid will be removed from the league, no exceptions. The winner will receive a prize of £25, in the event of a tie the winner will be selected at random. All proceeds will go to club funds!

You will score 1 point for every game in which your player participates. You will also score 2 points for every 15 runs scored, 1 wicket taken or catch. Two bonus point will be given for 50s, 3 wicket hauls or 3 catches. Three bonus points will be given for hundreds, 6 wicket hauls or 5 catches. You can check back on the website for weekly updates on how your team is doing. Good luck!

If you want some help picking a team, then why not look at previous years form? Click here

Team name:
Your name:
Email Address:

2011 eligible players
Name Value Not selected Selected
Dan Hockaday £2,550,000
Scott Thomas £1,860,000
Gary Morgan £1,780,000
Neil Wyman £1,670,000
Jon Hargreaves £1,670,000
Will Hargreaves £1,630,000
Tom Burrows £1,490,000
Ian Dunn £1,440,000
Ian Nice £1,300,000
Ed Boait £1,180,000
Alex Wyman £1,080,000
Richard Edginton £1,050,000
Ed Edginton £1,000,000
Mark Tippins £990,000
Dan Anderson £850,000
Rich Poole £810,000
Joe McGregor £680,000
James Down £620,000
Liam Griffin £580,000
Philip Marshall £450,000
Aidan Barr £450,000
Giles Smith £390,000
Jon Barker £330,000
Nick Wilman £320,000
Toby McGregor £310,000
James Collick £300,000
Dan Harvey £270,000
Karl George £250,000
C Legg £200,000
Lewis Hamilton £170,000
Tom Landon £170,000
Ross Martin £160,000
Mike Edginton £140,000
Spencer Pugh £130,000
Luke Murdock £110,000
Chris Wyman £100,000
Richard Brown £80,000
Clive Tempest £80,000
Gary Hamilton £80,000
Alex McGregor £70,000
Mark Landon £60,000
Tom Parker £60,000
Connor Cotterell £40,000
Anthony Witts £40,000
W Fenn £30,000
Tom Liddington £20,000
Danny Keddle £10,000
Mike Abbott £10,000
J Hall £10,000
Tim Burrows £10,000
Robert Green £10,000
R Keddle £10,000
Chris McWhannell £10,000

   Dont worry, you still get to review your team before you finally submit it!