Season 3 Preview, Suggestions and general hype!

Mr Mxyzptlk · 16-09-2003, 01:26 PM

SEASON 3 NEWS AND HYPE

Season 2 was a big success and I'm particularly pleased with the amount feedback received on the forum. I urge you guys to keep it up.

Now we have reached the off season and Season 3 will not start until the tentative date of the October 4th. However, in order to keep the excitement alive and get the anticipation going for next season, I have decided to release some innovations for discussion.
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TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE
With the restructure of the League to feature 10 teams, the whole format will have to be changed. As such, the season will run as follows...

1/ Two leagues. The names of these leagues are as yet undecided, so any suggestions will be considered. For now, I will call them the A and B leagues.
2/ The top five (5) teams will compete in the A league. This will be decided by the finish of teams in the previous season. This format will allow for a higher standard of competition in the Dev League.
3/ The interleague competition will be in a round robin format as usual.
4/ The bottom team in the A league will be demoted to the B league at the end of the season, and the top team in the B league will be promoted. The bottom team in the B league will be relegated from the Dev League and replaced by another team.
5/ The top 2 teams from each league compete in a playoff schedule as follows:-

Team 1 (A) v Team 1 (B); Team 2 (A) v Team 2 (B)
Finals: Winner v Winner

6/ All Star teams will be chosen from each league and will play a timeless Test and a 50-over match at the end of the season.

Any other suggestions and comments are welcome.
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THE TEAMS
The teams which will be invited back for Season 3 are as follows...

5D
Australia A
New Zealand A
Zimbabwe A
South Africa A
England A
India A
CW Dev XI (of course

)

West Indies A was relegated last season.

This season, there will be three new teams. One will act as the replacement for West Indies A and the other will make its Dev League debut. These teams are...

Veterans XI - Ian Botham will be lacing up his trainers to captain a team retired stars of the past. The team will feature such names as Viv Richards, Michael Atherton and Alan Donald.

CW 'A' Team - this will feature the premiere Dev players who are on the verge of playing for the CWXI. The remaining Dev players will play for the Dev XI.

Youth XI - this team will consist of talented players from around the world who are under the age of 21.
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More info. on Season 3 to come pending discussion of the CWCBC and the consideration of suggestions and criticism from you guys.

gibbsnsmith · 16-09-2003, 02:32 PM

Finally...

and when will this season start.

I vote on me to be top scorer for the dev 'a' s

Neil Pickup · 16-09-2003, 03:16 PM

You won't be in the 'A' side, you'll be in the standard Devs :P

When is the CWXI World Cup planned for, btw, and will we have a sensible schedule

?

gibbsnsmith · 16-09-2003, 03:32 PM

oh got them mixed up..but i ll be playing for the dev 'a' s soon enough anyway..

Mr. P · 16-09-2003, 03:41 PM

No you won't, not in your first season anyway. I played one SENSATIONAL season, so i'll hopefully be in the 'A's

marc71178 · 16-09-2003, 03:49 PM

I'll be happy to be selected in whatever squad the selectors deem correct for my ability.

Mr. P · 16-09-2003, 03:52 PM

Lucky for you marc, that will most likely be the 'A's

gibbsnsmith · 16-09-2003, 04:44 PM

course you two ll be in the as you have more experience...
and by soon enough i mean in the next season

Mr Mxyzptlk · 17-09-2003, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Neil Pickup
When is the CWXI World Cup planned for, btw, and will we have a sensible schedule ?

We considered having the WC instead of the next tour to England, but ultimately the Board has decided that it is too soon to have such an event.

bugssy · 17-09-2003, 09:48 AM

all sounds pretty good.

i will try and think of some names for the comps / div and get back to ya

Mr Mxyzptlk · 17-09-2003, 12:49 PM

More food for thought and discussion...

The Veterans team will be selected soon. We need to pick 15 players and after brainstorming for about 15 minutes this afternoon, I came up with this rough list of 25+ retired players to choose from. I'm open to any suggestions for the final 15.

G.Gooch
M.Waugh
D.Haynes
M.Atherton
A.Border
R.Richardson
V.Richards
A.DeSilva
M.Goodwin
D.Cullinun
J.Rhodes
R.Smith
M.Crowe

A.Stewart
A.Parore
A.Flower
Moin Khan

J.Srinath
P.Strang
G.Allott
N.Johnson
P.Tuffnell
I.Botham
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
C.Ambrose
C.Walsh

Neil Pickup · 17-09-2003, 02:33 PM

How retired do they have to be?

gibbsnsmith · 17-09-2003, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr Mxyzptlk
More food for thought and discussion...

The Veterans team will be selected soon. We need to pick 15 players and after brainstorming for about 15 minutes this afternoon, I came up with this rough list of 25+ retired players to choose from. I'm open to any suggestions for the final 15.

G.Gooch
M.Waugh
D.Haynes
M.Atherton
A.Border
R.Richardson
V.Richards
A.DeSilva
M.Goodwin
D.Cullinun
J.Rhodes
R.Smith
M.Crowe

A.Stewart
A.Parore
A.Flower
Moin Khan

J.Srinath
P.Strang
G.Allott
N.Johnson
P.Tuffnell
I.Botham
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
C.Ambrose
C.Walsh

Just flicking through that..heres my list

S.Anwar
M.Waugh
D.Haynes? too old
V.Richards? ''
A.De Silva
A.Flower
A.Stewart
D.Cullinan
J.Rhodes
I.Khan? too old
K.Dev? ''
W.Akram
I.Botham? too old
C.Ambrose
P.Strang
C.Walsh
R.Smith

why is Tuffnell in the Liam list..was he really good enoug to be ,mentioned in this list. Or am i too young to remember how good he is?

marc71178 · 17-09-2003, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Neil Pickup
How retired do they have to be?

Not dead I would guess.

marc71178 · 17-09-2003, 05:03 PM

For me (to pick 15 from):

Atherton
Anwar
M Waugh
J Adams
Botham
Walsh
Ambrose
Stewart
Russell
A Flower
Donald
Tuffnell
Gower
Derek Randall
Malcolm
Reiffel
de Silva
de Villiers
Kapil
Hadlee
Imran
Emburey
Symcox

Weak on the spin there - cannot think of any great recents!

16-09-2003, 01:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mr Mxyzptlk Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) Posts: 36,795	Season 3 Preview, Suggestions and general hype! SEASON 3 NEWS AND HYPE Season 2 was a big success and I'm particularly pleased with the amount feedback received on the forum. I urge you guys to keep it up. Now we have reached the off season and Season 3 will not start until the tentative date of the October 4th. However, in order to keep the excitement alive and get the anticipation going for next season, I have decided to release some innovations for discussion. ------------------ TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE With the restructure of the League to feature 10 teams, the whole format will have to be changed. As such, the season will run as follows... 1/ Two leagues. The names of these leagues are as yet undecided, so any suggestions will be considered. For now, I will call them the A and B leagues. 2/ The top five (5) teams will compete in the A league. This will be decided by the finish of teams in the previous season. This format will allow for a higher standard of competition in the Dev League. 3/ The interleague competition will be in a round robin format as usual. 4/ The bottom team in the A league will be demoted to the B league at the end of the season, and the top team in the B league will be promoted. The bottom team in the B league will be relegated from the Dev League and replaced by another team. 5/ The top 2 teams from each league compete in a playoff schedule as follows:- Team 1 (A) v Team 1 (B); Team 2 (A) v Team 2 (B) Finals: Winner v Winner 6/ All Star teams will be chosen from each league and will play a timeless Test and a 50-over match at the end of the season. Any other suggestions and comments are welcome. ------------------ THE TEAMS The teams which will be invited back for Season 3 are as follows... 5D Australia A New Zealand A Zimbabwe A South Africa A England A India A CW Dev XI (of course ) West Indies A was relegated last season. This season, there will be three new teams. One will act as the replacement for West Indies A and the other will make its Dev League debut. These teams are... Veterans XI - Ian Botham will be lacing up his trainers to captain a team retired stars of the past. The team will feature such names as Viv Richards, Michael Atherton and Alan Donald. CW 'A' Team - this will feature the premiere Dev players who are on the verge of playing for the CWXI. The remaining Dev players will play for the Dev XI. Youth XI - this team will consist of talented players from around the world who are under the age of 21. ------------------ More info. on Season 3 to come pending discussion of the CWCBC and the consideration of suggestions and criticism from you guys. __________________ Sreesanth said, "Next ball he was beaten and I said, 'is this the King Charles Lara? Who is this impostor, moving around nervously? I should have kept my mouth shut for the next ball - mind you, it was a length ball - Lara just pulled it over the church beyond the boundary! He is a true legend." The Blog The Portfolio The...er...Twitter

16-09-2003, 02:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
gibbsnsmith State Vice-Captain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: London/Kent Border Posts: 1,205	Finally... and when will this season start. I vote on me to be top scorer for the dev 'a' s __________________ *The Memory You Deny*

16-09-2003, 03:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	You won't be in the 'A' side, you'll be in the standard Devs :P When is the CWXI World Cup planned for, btw, and will we have a sensible schedule ? __________________ MSN Messenger: minardineil2000 at hotmail dot com \| AAAS Chairman CricketWeb Black \| CricketWeb XI Captain ClarkeWatch: We're Watching Rikki - Are You? Up The Grecians - Exeter City FC Completing the Square: My Cricket Web Blog

16-09-2003, 03:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
marc71178 Eyes not spreadsheets Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England Posts: 56,336	I'll be happy to be selected in whatever squad the selectors deem correct for my ability. __________________ marc71178 - President and founding member of AAAS - we don't only appreciate when he does well, but also when he's not quite so good! Anyone want to join the Society? Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.

17-09-2003, 09:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
bugssy Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney NSW Posts: 8,213	all sounds pretty good. i will try and think of some names for the comps / div and get back to ya __________________ Career cricket 311 wickets @16.54 and 3021 runs @ 34.56 from 176 games over 11 years H.S 178* Member of the CW Green Cricket Web Career:(end of season 11) FC: 7404 runs @ 30.85 H.S 253* : One Day: 7331 runs @ 48.55 H.S 155* Off season: FC 1209 @ 52.51 & One Day: 921 @ 92.10 COD4: djs clan World Of Warcraft: just sensational

16-09-2003, 03:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
gibbsnsmith State Vice-Captain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: London/Kent Border Posts: 1,205	oh got them mixed up..but i ll be playing for the dev 'a' s soon enough anyway..

16-09-2003, 03:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mr. P International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: . Posts: 4,710	No you won't, not in your first season anyway. I played one SENSATIONAL season, so i'll hopefully be in the 'A's

16-09-2003, 03:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mr. P International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: . Posts: 4,710	Lucky for you marc, that will most likely be the 'A's

16-09-2003, 04:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
gibbsnsmith State Vice-Captain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: London/Kent Border Posts: 1,205	course you two ll be in the as you have more experience... and by soon enough i mean in the next season

17-09-2003, 12:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mr Mxyzptlk Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) Posts: 36,795	More food for thought and discussion... The Veterans team will be selected soon. We need to pick 15 players and after brainstorming for about 15 minutes this afternoon, I came up with this rough list of 25+ retired players to choose from. I'm open to any suggestions for the final 15. G.Gooch M.Waugh D.Haynes M.Atherton A.Border R.Richardson V.Richards A.DeSilva M.Goodwin D.Cullinun J.Rhodes R.Smith M.Crowe A.Stewart A.Parore A.Flower Moin Khan J.Srinath P.Strang G.Allott N.Johnson P.Tuffnell I.Botham Wasim Akram Waqar Younis C.Ambrose C.Walsh

17-09-2003, 02:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	How retired do they have to be?

17-09-2003, 05:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
marc71178 Eyes not spreadsheets Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England Posts: 56,336	For me (to pick 15 from): Atherton Anwar M Waugh J Adams Botham Walsh Ambrose Stewart Russell A Flower Donald Tuffnell Gower Derek Randall Malcolm Reiffel de Silva de Villiers Kapil Hadlee Imran Emburey Symcox Weak on the spin there - cannot think of any great recents!

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