Re: FDBGTTC 1st Test Selections

"John P Darcy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Philip Felton wrote:
>
> > What are the rules, your website isn't accessible for me?
>
> Really?  Anyone else having problems with the link below, please speak
> up.
>
> Original article -
> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3FBB5F0C.5D8DCB32%40pleiades.8k.com
>
> Here are the selection rules:
>
> 1. Your team will consist of five players.
>
> 2. There must be at least two players of each country.
>
> 3. Each available player has been given a rating between 1 and 3 (any
> player not listed is assumed to be a rating of 1).  The sum of the
> ratings of your five players must not exceed 8, and this rule must be
> maintained if and when you change any player.
>
> 4. Between matches, you may change a maximum of TWO of your five
> players.
>
> 5. The ever popular BONUS PLAYER DRAFT.  After the 2nd Test, team owners
> will be able to select a BONUS 6TH PLAYER, not being one of their team
> of five and (here's the really exciting bit) that player may be from ANY
> of the SIX TEAMS playing Test matches between Dec 19th and January 6th
> (ie, NZL v PAK, RSA v WIN or AUS v IND).  Team owners will select in
> reverse order of the TC standings and selections are exclusive, that is,
> everyone will have a different 6th player.
>
> Fantasy point scoring will be as per the usual formula:
>
> 1 point per run scored batting
> 20 points per wicket
> 10 points per catch in the field
> 10 points per stumping or solo runout
> 5 points per WK catch or runout assist
> 10 bonus points for dismissing the high scorer
> 20 points for a top 6 batsman who does not bat in the 1st innings
> 1 point per over bowled by a frontline bowler who goes wicketless
>
> (I have dispensed with penalties for byes or dropped catches).
>
> Finally, here are the player ratings, with any player not listed being
> rated 1.
>
> RATED 3:  ML Hayden, AC Gilchrist, SR Tendulkar, RT Ponting, JN
> Gillespie, B Lee
>
> RATED 2:  JL Langer, DR Martyn, SR Waugh, SCG MacGill, GD McGrath, SC
> Ganguly, R Dravid, Z Khan
>
> --
>
> Cheers
>
> John
>
> For Tipping Competition scores
> http://johndarcy.net/cricketweb/FDBGTTC.htm

My entry is Gilchrist, Dravid, Sehwag, Laxman, Bichel

Prakash