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Previously Empire very
kindly donated 10 copies of International Cricket Captain 2 to CricketGames.com for a
competition. This competition has now been closed. The format for the
competition was for entrees to nominate the best county and one day side in ICC 2.
Teams were submitted in batting order and were compared against the teams submitted by
Chris Child (creator of ICC) and Andrew Drinkwater (webmaster of Indigo). Overseas
players were not allowed. As it was Chris and Andrew submitted just one team each so
both county and one day teams were compared with them. Players listed here are thus
good players to get hold of.
Chris's Team
| Player |
County |
| E. Smith |
Kent |
| A. Stewart+ |
Surrey |
| J. Crawley |
Lancashire |
| G. Hick |
Worcestershire |
| G. Thorpe |
Surrey |
| M. Ramprakash |
Middlesex |
| A. Hollioake |
Surrey |
| M. Bulbeck |
Somerset |
| A. Giles |
Warwickshire |
| A. Caddick |
Somerset |
| P. Hutchinson |
Yorkshire |
Chris's comments - Obviously some of these players will be picked for England,
so it's not the best players to go for in ICC2, but pretty nasty if you could get them all
at once. Not sure about Stewart as a keeper and opener, he's not the best keeper or the
best opener but it does give you a very long batting line up.
Andrew's Team
| Player |
County |
Reason |
| Smith |
Kent |
Best opener in the game |
| Holloway |
Somerset |
Consistent one day and championship man |
| M. Wood |
Yorkshire |
Very good batsman |
| Solanki |
Worcestershire |
Capable of scoring well and bowling a bit |
| Habib |
Leicestershire |
Superb batsman, I've yet to find anyone better in ICC2 |
| Swann |
Northamptonshire |
Good with the bat, brilliant with the ball |
| Turner |
Somerset |
Consistent keeper |
| Bulbeck |
Somerset |
IMO the best player in the game. Always makes a 50 down the order, and takes
five-wicket hauls game after game |
| Dean |
Derbyshire |
Another left-armer - the game is biased towards them (Witness the averages
chart after 10 years of play) |
| Giles |
Warwickshire |
Again, a left armer - you know all about him :-) |
| Jarvis |
Somerset |
Another Somerset player - team went downhill after his retirement in my main
game |
May be this team just slightly shows Andrew's bias
towards the team he supports - Somerset :-)
Competition Entries
Below are the 18 entries (a tad disappointing) for the competition. They
are listed in order of rank. Entries were first rated on number of matched players
and then to split ties points were rewarded as follow - 3 points for matching a player,
bonus 2 points if matched batting position and bonus 1 point if within 2 of batting
position. Entered teams are shown in batting order with bold players indicating a
match with Chris's or Andrew's team. Entry names in bold are the competition
winners. Your names have been passed on to Empire who are sending out the prizes.
| Name |
Matches [Score] - Chris's
Team |
Matches [Score] -
Andrew's Team |
| County |
One Day |
County |
One Day |
| Chirag J. Bhatt
|
6 [29] |
4 [18] |
1 [3] |
1 [3] |
County Side : Hayden, T.Robinson, Crawley,
Hick, Thorpe, Ramprakash, Giles,
Lewry, Gough, Caddick, McCague
One Day Side : M.Hayden, Stewart, R.Smith, Hick,
Fairbrother, Maynard, Giles, Cork, Gough, Martin, Caddick
|
| Dave Austin
|
2 [10] |
6 [24] |
1 [5] |
1 [5] |
County Side : Knight, Butcher, R.Smith, Hussain,
Thorpe, Hamilton, Turner, Tudor, Gough, Caddick,
Tufnell
One Day Side : Knight, Butcher, Hick, Thorpe, Hussain, Stewart,
A.Hollioake, B.Hollioake, Tudor, Giles, Caddick
|
| Timothy
Glover |
5 [22] |
4 [17] |
0 [0] |
0 [0] |
County Side : Atherton, Hussain, Hick,
Stewart, Crawley, Ramprakash, A.Hollioake,
B.Hollioake, Gough, Cork, Mullally
One Day Side : Butcher, McGrath, Crawley, Fairbrother, Hick,
Stewart, A.Hollioake, Croft, Gough, Hamilton, Mullally
|
| Tyson Joyce
|
4 [18] |
4 [16] |
0 [0] |
0 [0] |
County Side : Roberts, Stewart,
Hussain, Thorpe, Ramprakash, Maynard, A.Hollioake,
D.Brown, McCague, Gough, Tufnell
One Day Side : Stewart, May, Hick, Ramprakash,
Fairbrother, A.Hollioake, Ealham, Croft, Cork, D.Brown, Gough |
| Matthew
Harbour |
3 [12] |
4 [18] |
0 [0] |
0 [0] |
County Side : May, Atherton, Hick,
Thorpe, Hussain, Russell, Cork, A.Hollioake, Illot,
Gough, Sheriyar
One Day Side : Stewart, Knight, Hick, A.Brown, Thorpe,
Ramprakash, Butcher, Flintoff, Croft, Gough, J.Lewis |
| Matt Lane
|
4 [18] |
2 [9] |
0 [0] |
0 [0] |
County Side : Atherton, Stewart,
Hussain, Thorpe, Ramprakash, Adams, Tudor, Cork, Gough, Caddick,
Tufnell
One Day Side : Knight, Stewart, Hick, Fairbrother,
R.Smith, Adams, Wells, Ealham, Croft, Gough, Mullally |
| David Jenilian
|
4 [17] |
4 [16] |
0 [0] |
0 [0] |
County Side : Butcher, Stewart,
Hussain, Thorpe, Hick, A.Hollioake,
B.Hollioake, Gough, Tudor, Mullally, Tufnell
One Day Side : Stewart, Hussain, Hick, Thorpe,
Adams, A.Hollioake, Ealham, Wells, Gough, Croft, Mullally |
| Julian
French |
1 [4] |
4 [17] |
1 [5] |
2 [10] |
County Side : McGrath, May, Sales, Crawley,
Habib, Wells, Willis, Croft, Silverwood, Fraser, Mullally
One Day Side : E.Smith, May, Hick, Crawley,
Habib, A.Hollioake, Willis, Croft, Cork, Silverwood,
Sheriyar |
| Amit Patel
|
4 [15] |
3 [12] |
0 [0] |
0 [0] |
County Side : Atherton, Butcher, Ramprakash,
Thorpe, Hick, Nixon, B.Hollioake, Hamilton, Caddick,
Gough, Tufnell
One Day Side : Stewart, Knight, Hick, Thorpe,
Adams, Hussain, Flintoff, B.Hollioake, Gough, Mullally, Croft |
| John Clifford
|
3 [14] |
3 [12] |
0 [0] |
0 [0] |
County Side : Butcher, Atherton, Crawley,
Hick, Sales, A.Hollioake, Hegg, Ealham, Gough, Martin,
Tufnell
One Day Side : Stewart, Butcher, Hick, Fairbrother, May,
A.Hollioake, B.Hollioake, Croft, Ealham, Hewitt, Betts |
| Pratik Patel
|
3 [13] |
3 [12] |
0 [0] |
0 [0] |
County Side : Butcher, Atherton, Stewart,
Thorpe, Hussain, Ramprakash, Tudor, Gough, Croft,
Martin, Fraser
One Day Side : Stewart, Hussain, Hick, Thorpe,
Fairbrother, Flintoff, Tudor, Gough, Croft, D.Brown, Mullally |
| Levi Solomon |
2 [8] |
3 [13] |
0 [0] |
1 [3] |
County Side : Atherton, Butcher, Hussain, Thorpe,
Adams, Nixon, Gough, Caddick, Mullally, Giddins, Such
One Day Side : Knight, Stewart, Hick, Thorpe,
A.Brown, Maddy, Flintoff, Ealham, Hamilton, Swann, Gough |
| Erica Solomon
|
2 [8] |
3 [13] |
0 [0] |
0 [0] |
County Side : Atherton, Butcher, Hussain, Thorpe,
Ramprakash, Nixon, Tudor, Gough, Mullally, Tufnell, Sheriyar
One Day Side : Knight, Stewart, Hick, Thorpe,
Wells, Flintoff, Hamilton, Ealham, Croft, Gough, Mullally |
| Tjeerd
van der Zee |
3 [12] |
2 [10] |
1 [4] |
1 [4] |
County Side : Atherton, Knight, Stewart,
Hussain, Hick, Habib, Hamilton, Gough, Caddick,
Such, Mullally
One Day Side : Knight, Hussain, Loye, Hick, Fairbrother, Nixon, Irani,
Ealham, Giles, Gough, Mullally |
| Rob MacGregor |
2 [8] |
2 [9] |
1 [5] |
2 [8] |
County Side : Atherton, Knight, Thorpe,
Crawley, Habib, Willis, Hamilton, Tudor, Illot, Chapple,
Tufnell
One Day Side : M.Wood, Gallian, Hick, N.Wood, Wagh,
Irani, Alleyne, Blakey, Giles, Silverwood, Ormond |
| Ken Daniels |
0 [0] |
2 [9] |
0 [0] |
0 [0] |
County Side : Butcher, D.Robinson, Cottey,
Adams, A.Brown, Wells, Speight, Martin-Jenkins, Foster, J.Lewis, Lewry
One Day Side : Montgomerie, Trainor, Hick, Spiring, Speak, Wells, A.Hollioake,
Krikken, Gough, Illot, J.Lewis |
| Nathan Mallett
|
2 [8] |
1 [4] |
1 [5] |
1 [3] |
County Side : Atherton, Butcher, Hussain, Thorpe,
Sales, C.Lewis, Turner, Caddick, Gough, Sheriyar,
Salisbury
One Day Side : Weston, Laney, Hick, Hussain, Alleyne, Adams, Holloway,
Flintoff, Martin, Silverwood, Rashid |
| Vijay Patel
|
2 [7] |
2 [7] |
1 [4] |
1 [4] |
County Side : Atherton, Weston, Hick,
Hussain, Solanki, Stewart, Austin, Headley, Gough,
Tufnell, Sheriyar
One Day Side : Pollard, A.Brown, Hick, White, Solanki, Stewart,
Austin, Martin, Gough, Salisbury, Sheriyar |
Player Votes
These are the distribution of players selected from all 18 entries. With
One Day and County the maximum total possible was 36. Hick was the only player to
get selected 100% for a side (One Day). Four of the players selected by Chris and
Andrew were not selected at all including Bulbeck who was selected by both of them.
Player selected by Chris or Andrew are shown in bold.
| Name |
Total |
County |
One Day |
| Gough |
28 |
15 |
13 |
| Hick |
26 |
8 |
18 |
| Stewart |
20 |
7 |
13 |
| Thorpe |
19 |
12 |
7 |
| Hussain |
18 |
12 |
6 |
| Butcher |
13 |
9 |
4 |
| Mullally |
13 |
6 |
7 |
| Atherton |
12 |
12 |
0 |
| A.Hollioake |
12 |
5 |
7 |
| Croft |
12 |
2 |
10 |
| Knight |
10 |
3 |
7 |
| Ramprakash |
9 |
7 |
2 |
| Caddick |
9 |
7 |
2 |
| Tufnell |
9 |
9 |
0 |
| Tudor |
8 |
6 |
2 |
| Ealham |
8 |
1 |
7 |
| Crawley |
7 |
5 |
2 |
| Fairbrother |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| Adams |
7 |
3 |
4 |
| Hamilton |
7 |
4 |
3 |
| Wells |
6 |
2 |
4 |
| B.Hollioake |
6 |
3 |
3 |
| Flintoff |
6 |
0 |
6 |
| Cork |
6 |
3 |
3 |
| Sheriyar |
6 |
4 |
2 |
| May |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| Giles |
5 |
1 |
4 |
| Martin |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| A.Brown |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| Habib |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Nixon |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Silverwood |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| R.Smith |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Sales |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Willis |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| D.Brown |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Illot |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| J.Lewis |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Weston |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| McGrath |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Solanki |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Maynard |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Alleyne |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Irani |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Turner |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Austin |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Lewry |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| McCague |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Fraser |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Such |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Salisbury |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| E.Smith |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| M.Wood |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Roberts |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Hayden |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| M.Hayden |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Montgomerie |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Pollard |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| T.Robinson |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Laney |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Gallian |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| D.Robinson |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Trainor |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Cottey |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Loye |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| N.Wood |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Spiring |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| White |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Wagh |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Speak |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Maddy |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| C.Lewis |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Russell |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Holloway |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Hegg |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Speight |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Blakey |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Martin-Jenkins |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Krikken |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Headley |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Foster |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Swann |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Giddins |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Hewitt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Chapple |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Betts |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Rashid |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Ormond |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Bulbeck |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hutchison |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dean |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jarvis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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