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Title: Know anything about Cricket?? Post by: Jonboy on December 19, 2006, 08:09:34 PM I have a gamble with someone at work every time England play in a test match. The rules are simple we have one team each and set a number of runs for each player. We each then go higher or lower on the others selections for 10p a run for the first innings. For example if he set A. Strauss at 40 and I elected to go higher, he then goes on to score 90 runs I win a fiver (50 x 10p). If he only scored 10 I would lose £3 (30 x 10p). 10p a run doesn't sound much, but the villain took me for over £50 in the first test. I fully admit to being a 'cricket fish' so if anyone with a smidgen of cricket knowledge could select higher or lower for the Eng players below, and set some realistic run figures for the Aussies I would be most grateful. If I take your advice and win I wil happily fund you for a Sunday Sizzler sattelite, or some other token of my appreciation! Regards Jon. England Andrew Strauss 40 Alistair Cook 40 Ian Bell 50 Paul Collingwood 35 Kevin Pietersen 50 Andrew Flintoff 30 Geraint Jones 20 Sajid Mahmood 15 Matthew Hoggard 10 Steve Harmison 10 Monty Panesar 10 James Anderson 10 Jamie Dalrymple 25 Chris Read 35 Liam Plunkett 15 [/b]Australia [/b] Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Glenn McGrath. Title: Re: Know anything about Cricket?? Post by: Graham C on December 19, 2006, 08:42:47 PM Just for fun, I'd go with
England Andrew Strauss 40 Higher - I think he'll have a better test this time Alistair Cook 40 - Higher - again, looking forward to a better test Ian Bell 50 - lower - no offence Ian Paul Collingwood 35 - Higher, Collingwood is potentially our best batsman imo. Kevin Pietersen 50 - Higher - Like Collingwood, one of our best batsman Andrew Flintoff 30 - hmmmm, iffy, If I had to commit for fun, I'd go higher again Geraint Jones 20 - Lower - failed to deliver in any test this series and there's pressure for him to be dropped for Read. Sajid Mahmood 15 - Higher - should do better than 15, not much though but I'd go higher and then the loss is limited to £1.50 Matthew Hoggard 10 - HOGGY HOGGY HOGGY - Higher, He can do better too Steve Harmison 10 - Lower - clutching at straws in the betting now Monty Panesar 10 - Lower - really clutching James Anderson 10 - Lower - oops Jamie Dalrymple 25 - Dunno Chris Read 35 - Higher, will want to impress Liam Plunkett 15 - Dont know - go with lower again Australia Matthew Hayden - 70 Justin Langer - 70 Ricky Ponting - 100 Michael Hussey - 120 Michael Clarke - 100 Andrew Symonds - 20 Adam Gilchrist - 50 Shane Warne - 25 Brett Lee - 30 Mitchell Johnson - 15 Stuart Clark - 10 Glenn McGrath - 10 Title: Re: Know anything about Cricket?? Post by: vegaslover on December 19, 2006, 08:51:18 PM tbh, I think there will be a lot of varience on the performances now the Aussies have won the series. They just don't put as much intensity into it once they win a series.
Title: Re: Know anything about Cricket?? Post by: RyG on December 19, 2006, 09:03:26 PM id be tempted to say higher for all the bowlers, simply because u cant lose a great deal but can win a lot
batting wise strauss is due a ton so id go with him higher cook, id say lower, dont think he's at that level yet, massive potential and fine hundred at the waca bell, been pretty consistent but doesnt seem to make the big hundreds so id be tempted to go lower as he aint gonna be a big earner collingwood, great attitude,fabulous double hundred, tho technically poor outside the off stump early doors, seems to be clarkes rabbit kp, higher likely to make big hundreds if he gets in, again id say if freddie, awkward, not in great nick but my heart says a flintoff hundred at the mcg thats my two penneth |