ICC Sim League VIII

[jimmy101]

ICC Sim League VIII

I've had a few ninjas over the past couple of months voice their desire to see another edition of the Sim League so I'd dust off the old bird & run another edition with an idea that that is floating around in my head. This time I'll be doing something new & running a T20 edition of the League. The whole premise is "What if T20 started earlier than it did? Say, in the mid-to-late 90's?"

This hypothetical tournament will take place some-time during the 1996 & 1999 real-life ODI World Cups. Will be contested between the Test nations of the day, featuring the players which were active during this era. Oh, and did I mention that in this hypothetical world there was a civil war in Australia, following the team's loss against the mighty Lankans at the '96 World Cup?... More on that later.

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Tournament Format

T20 World Cup. Each side will meet each other once in the round robin stage, with the top five ranked teams progressing to the finals.

Platform

International Cricket Captain 2013. However, player ratings & attributes will be taken from the superior Cricket Captain 2018 database.

Competing teams

England
India
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
West Indies
Zimbabwe
New South Wales-Queensland
Rest of Australia (Tas, Vic, SA, WA)
World XI (comprised of unselected players & Associate players, should anyone want them)

Eligibility

Eligible players must have played international cricket between 18 March 1996 - 1 May 1999. Please note that players from the Australian teams must have played intl. cricket within the allotted window & will play for the state team that they represented during this timeframe. A full list of eligible players can be found below

Points system

Win: 2 pts
Tie: 1 pt
Loss: 0 pts

In the event of a tie during a final, the higher ranked team from the group stage will progress.

Finals

Elimination final : 4th vs 5th
Qualifying Final: 2nd vs 3rd

Semi Final 1: QF loser vs EF winner
Semi Final 2: 1st vs QF winner

Prelimanary Final: SF2 loser vs SF1 winner

Final: SF2 winner vs PF winner

Host nation

England.

Injuries

Off.

Trial matches

Each side will have the option to play a trial match before the tournament begins.

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If you wish to enter all you need to do is pick which team you want to lead & you can go ahead & name your SQUAD of 14 when ready. Please be sure to nominate your captain along with your squad. Looking forward to running the comp & seeing some of the old Sim League crew in action.

 

[jimmy101]

Available players

(+) denotes wicketkeeper, (/+) denotes part-time 'keeper

Australia

Matthew Elliott, Michael Di Venuto, Justin Langer (/+), Adam Gilchrist (+), Ricky Ponting, Greg Blewett, Damien Martyn, Darren Lehmann, Shaun Young, Tom Moody, Brendon Julian, Brad Young, Ian Harvey, Brad Hogg, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie, Damien Fleming, Colin Miller, Peter McIntyre, Paul Wilson, Matthew Nicholson

England

Nick Knight, Michael Atherton, Alistair Brown, Alec Stewart (+), Mark Butcher, Nasser Hussain, Robin Smith, Graeme Hick, Mark Ramprakash, Graham Thorpe, Neil Fairbrother, Matthew Maynard, Graham Lloyd, John Crawley (/+), Steve James, Chris Adams, Andrew Flintoff, Adam Hollioake, Craig White, Chris Lewis, Matthew Fleming, Mark Alleyne, Shaun Udal, Darren Maddy, Mark Ealham, Jack Russell (+), Ronnie Irani, Dominic Cork, Ian Austin, Robert Croft, Ashley Giles, Warren Hegg (+), Phillip DeFreitas, Ben Hollioake, Vince Wells, Andrew Caddick, Neil Smith, Dean Headley, Angus Fraser, Martin Bicknell, Peter Such, Alex Tudor, Phil Tufnell, Ian Salisbury, Peter Martin, Alan Mullally, Devon Malcolm, Chris Silverwood, Mike Smith

India

Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, NS Sidhu, Ajay Jadeja, Vikram Rathour, Woorkeri Raman, Sadagoppan Ramesh, Gagan Khoda, Sujith Somasunder, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Mohammad Azharuddin, Rahul Dravid (+), Sanjay Manjrekar, Vinod Kambli, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Sanjay Raul, Jatin Paranjpe, Amay Khurasiya, Pankaj Dharmani (+), Manoj Prabhakar, Robin Singh, Nayan Mongia (+), Ajit Agarkar, Saba Karim (+), MSK Prasad (+)Sairaj Bahutule, Aashish Kapoor, Sunil Joshi, LR Shukla, Gyanendra Pandey, Noel David, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Nikhil Chopra, Harbhajan Singh, Rajesh Chauhan, Venkatesh Prasad, Paras Mhambrey, Debasis Mohanty, Narendra Hirwani, Venkatapathy Raju, Dodda Ganesh, Abey Kuruvilla, Nilesh Kulkarni, Harvinder Singh, Rahul Sanghvi, Ashish Nehra

NSW-QLD

Mark Taylor, Michael Slater, Matthew Hayden, Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh, Stuart Law, Michael Bevan, Jimmy Maher (/+), Shane Lee, Andrew Symonds, Ian Healy (+), Andy Bichel, Michael Kasprowicz, Adam Dale, Gavin Robertson, Glenn McGrath, Stuart MacGill, Anthony Stuart, Simon Cook

New Zealand

Matthew Horne, Bryan Young (/+), Blair Pocock, Matthew Bell, Roger Twose, Craig Spearman, Llorne Howell, Nathan Astle, Mark Greatbatch (+), Stephen Fleming, Craig McMillan, Mark Bailey, Chris Cairns, Shane Thomson, Chris Harris, Adam Parore (+), Lee Germon (+), Daniel Vettori, Dipak Patel, Mark Priest, Dion Nash, Justin Vaughan, Grant Bradburn, Alex Tait, Simon Doull, Kerry Walmsley, Paul Wiseman, Gavin Larsen, Chris Drum, Andrew Penn, Carl Bulfin, Matthew Hart, Heath Davis, Shayne O'Connor, Danny Morrison, Geoff Allott, Robert Kennedy, David Sewell

Pakistan

Saeed Anwar, Aamer Sohail, Rameez Raja, Imran Nazir, Saleem Elahi, Ijaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Salim Malik (/+), Ali Naqvi, Basit Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Hasan Raza, Azam Khan, Akhtar Sarfraz, Naved Ashraf, Asif Mahmood, Zahoor Elahi, Shadab Kabir, Wajahatullah Wasti, Asif Mujtaba, Mujahid Jamshed, Ijaz Ahmed jr, Shahid Afridi, Azhar Mahmood, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Hussain, Moin Khan (+), Rashid Latif (+), Wasim Akram, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Shahid Nazir, Aaqib Javed, Arshad Khan, Waqar Younis, Ata-ur-Rehman, Mohammad Zahid, Shoaib Akhtar, Kabir Khan, Mohammad Akram, Fazl-e-Akbar

South Africa

Gary Kirsten, Andrew Hudson, Adam Bacher, Herschelle Gibbs, Gerhardus Liebenberg, Daryll Cullinan, Hansie Cronje, Jonty Rhodes, Hylton Ackerman, Louis Koen, Michael Rindel, Dave Callaghan, Jacques Kallis, Lance Klusener, Brian McMillan, Nicky Boje, Shaun Pollock, Dale Benkenstein, Andrew Hall, Mark Boucher (+), Dave Richardson (+), Rudi Bryson, Pat Symcox, Derek Crookes, Paul Adams, Craig Matthews, Steve Elworthy, Alan Dawson, Fanie de Villiers, Roger Telemachus, Clive Eksteen, Makhaya Ntini, Allan Donald, Henry Williams, Brett Schultz, Nantie Hayward, Victor Mpitsang, David Terbrugge

Sri Lanka

Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Roshan Mahanama, Avishka Gunawardene, Romesh Kaluwitharana (+), Asanka Gurusinha, Hashan Tillakaratne (/+), Aravinda de Silva, Mahela Jayawardene, Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga, Thilan Samaraweera, Naveed Nawaz, Russel Arnold, Lanka de Silva (+), Ruwan Kalpage, Chandika Hathurusingha, Kumar Dharmasena, Suresh Perera, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Malinga Bandara, Dulip Liyanage, Nuwan Zoysa, Don Anurasiri, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Eric Upashantha, Niroshan Bandaratilleke, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sajeewa de Silva, Jayantha Silva, Ruchira Perera, Hemantha Boteju

West Indies

Sherwin Campbell, Stuart Williams, Clayton Lambert, Philo Wallace, Phil Simmons, Robert Samuels, Daren Ganga, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Roland Holder, Adrian Griffith, Keith Arthurton, Jimmy Adams (/+), Ricardo Powell, Floyd Reifer, Keith Semple, Carl Hooper, Ridley Jacobs (+), Roger Harper, Laurie Williams, Carl Tuckett, Courtney Browne (+), Junior Murray (+), David Williams (+), Ottis Gibson, Henderson Bryan, Ian Bishop, Curtly Ambrose, Rawl Lewis, Nehemiah Perry, Kenneth Benjamin, Vasbert Drakes, Franklyn Rose, Nixon McLean, Mervyn Dillon, Neil McGarrell, Dinanath Ramnarine, Courtney Walsh, Cameron Cuffy, Rajindra Dhanraj, Reon King, Pedro Collins, Patterson Thompson

Zimbabwe

Grant Flower, Mark Dekker, Alistair Campbell (/+), Trevor Madondo, Neil Johnson, Gavin Rennie, Stuart Carlisle, Murray Goodwin, David Houghton, Andy Flower (+), Craig Wishart, Andy Waller, Craig Evans, Wayne James (/+), Ali Shah, Heath Streak, Guy Whittall, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, John Rennie, Gary Brent, Bryan Strang, Dirk Viljoen, Andy Whittall, Henry Olonga, Mluleki Nkala, Pommie Mbangwa, Everton Matambanadzo, Adam Huckle

 

[jimmy101]

Entry list:

Australia - mr_mister
England - ImpatientLime
India - srbhkshk
NSW-QLD - morgieb
New Zealand - Teuton
Pakistan - SillyCowCorner1
South Africa - MrPrez
Sri Lanka - Dan
West Indies - Shri
Zimbabwe - GoodAreasShane
World XI

 

[mr_mister]

Rest of Aus


Gilchrist +
Harvey
Ponting
Lehmann
Martyn
Moody
Julian
Hogg
Reiffel
Warne
Fleming

Subs:

Gillespie
Blewett
Di Venuto


I assume it's based on List A/ODI stats? Or FC stuff?

 

[jimmy101]

Rest of Aus


Gilchrist +
Moody
Ponting
Lehmann
Martyn
Harvey
Blewett
Julian
Reiffel
Warne
Fleming


I assume it's based on List A/ODI stats? Or FC stuff?

Tbh I'm not sure what the CC engine bases its ratings on. FC stats are probably a good rule of thumb though.

By the way squad size is 14.

 

[srbhkshk]

I'll manage India Jimmy, gonna post the team in some time.

 

[morgieb]

NSW/Queensland

Matthew Hayden
Mark Waugh
Stuart Law
Andrew Symonds
Steve Waugh
Michael Bevan
Ian Healy
Andy Bichel
Michael Kasprowicz
Stuart MacGill
Glenn McGrath

Jimmy Maher
Shane Lee
Adam Dale

 

[MrPrez]

I'll take South Africa. Will post line-up shortly.

 

[MrPrez]

I'll take South Africa. Will post line-up shortly.

Kirsten
Gibbs
Kallis
Cullinan
Klusener
Rhodes
Boucher
Pollock
Donald
Adams
Ntini

McMillan
Cronje
Boje

 

[Shri]

i'll take WI

 

[Shri]

Sherwin Campbell
Keith Arthurton
Brian Lara
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Jimmy Adams
Carl Hooper
Ridley Jacobs +
Ian Bishop
Curtly Ambrose
Mervyn Dillon
Courtney Walsh

Roger Harper
Kenneth Benjamin
Pedro Collins

 

[srbhkshk]

Sachin Tendulkar
Saurav Ganguly
Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid (+)
Mohd. Azahruddin
Ajay Jadeja
Manoj Prabhakar
Ajit Agarkar
Anil Kumble
Harbhajan Singh
Jawagal Srinath

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NS Sidhu
VVS Laxman
Vinod Kambli

 

[jimmy101]

Sherwin Campbell
Keith Arthurton
Brian Lara
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Richie Richardson (Last ODI on March 1996)
Jimmy Adams +
Carl Hooper
Ian Bishop
Curtly Ambrose
Mervyn Dillon
Courtney Walsh


Ridley Jacobs
Roger harper
Kenneth Benjamin
Pedro Collins

Richardson didn't play within the allotted timeframe I'm afraid Shri. Also, your squad has one too many players in it. Squad size is 14.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yes please.

Since WI already gone...why not take a Pakistan Xi

 

[jimmy101]

Yes please.

Since WI already gone...why not take a World Xi

Happy to hold the World XI for you if you like. You will just have to wait for the other teams to be named first before you can pick your team.

 

[mr_mister]

Yes please.

Since WI already gone...why not take a World Xi

Youl basically just get scraps. Pak look far more formidable

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Happy to hold the World XI for you if you like. You will just have to wait for the other teams to be named first before you can pick your team.

I just changed to Paksitan

 

[Shri]

Sherwin Campbell
Keith Arthurton
Brian Lara
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Jimmy Adams
Carl Hooper
Ridley Jacobs +
Ian Bishop
Curtly Ambrose
Mervyn Dillon
Courtney Walsh

Roger Harper
Kenneth Benjamin
Pedro Collins

Unchanged XI for the first half of the tournament.

 

[ImpatientLime]

i'll take england

jesus they'll be bad

nick knight
ali brown
alec stewart* (w)
graeme hick
robin smith
andrew flintoff
adam hollioake
craig white
mark ealham
ashley giles
darren gough

graham thorpe
ben hollioake
phil defreitas

 

[jimmy101]

Just NZ, Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe left on the table.

Plus the World XI we get more than 10 expressions of interest.