For too long the English have dominated their domestic leagues but no longer! Angry at the reduction of the size of the world cup the associates of the world together with a number of Kolpak and overseas players have come together to dethrone the Englishmen!
It is impossible to terminate the contracts of players at the beginning of the first season of the game in a county save so the first season of this save will be briefly summed up as it will include a number of English players. Middlesex was selected as the team with which to attempt this goal as they already have a number of decent overseas players including the star internationals Ross Taylor, Tim Murtagh, and Paul Stirling. My first act as coach was to rename the historic county the Overseas XI, outraging Englishmen all over the country.
Acquisitions for 2019 season: Alexei Kerzevee (Netherlands), Barry McCarthy (Ireland), Chris Sole (Scotland).
Full Squad:
Batsmen: M Andersson, A De Villiers (Sth Africa, T20 only), N Gubbins, M Holden, T Lace, D Malan, E Morgan (who will be viewed as English), S Robson, G Scott, P Stirling (Ireland), R Taylor (NZ), A Kerzevee (NL).
Wicketkeepers: J Davies, S Eskinazi, R White, J Simpson.
Allrounders: None.
Bowlers: E Bamber, T Barber, S Finn, J Harris, T Helm, M Ur Rahman (Afg, T20 only), T Murtagh (Ireland), O Rayner, T Roland-Jones, N Sowter, C Sole (Scotland), B McCarthy (Ireland).
Overall the squad has 6 non-English players available for championship matches excluding Morgan and the 2 t20 only overseas players.
Results:
Although we do not have enough overseas players available to fill an XI we will nonetheless include all of them that we can. So the lineup for the first match was:
1: N Gubbins 2: P Stirling 3: S Eskinazi (wk) 4: R Taylor 5: A Kerzevee 6: E Morgan 7: D Malan 8: J Harris 9: B McCarthy 10: T Murtagh 11: T Sole. The non-English players will be selected whenever they are available.
RLODC Summary: We performed modestly in the one day tournament winning 3 games out of 9 (all simulated) and finishing 6th in our group. We were hurt by international selections and at one stage had 7 players unavailable due to Irish, English, and Scottish committments.
Overseas Performers:
Batsmen:
A Kerzevee, 197 runs at 24.63 HS 98.
P Stirling, 112 runs at 22.4 HS 33, 8 wickets at 32.
R Taylor, 316 runs at 45.14 HS 106, 5 wickets at 20.8
Bowlers:
T Murtagh: 51 runs at 17, 10 wickets at 27.5
B McCarthy: 23 runs at 7.67, 9 wickets at 30.89
C Sole: 11 runs at 3.67, 7 wickets at 46.14.
Overall the core of our future team performed modestly but consistently with Ross Taylor being the star performer and player of the season.
T20 Tournament Summary: We performed slightly more strongly in the T20 format as we managed to sneak into 4th position in our group befpre being defeated by Northants in the quarterfinals:
Overseas Performers:
Batsmen:
A Kerzevee, 237 runs at 18.23, HS 53
A De Villiers, 429 runs at 35.75, HS 98*.
R Taylor, 144 runs at 48, HS 59*
P Stirling, 328 runs at 29.82, HS 96, 12 wickets at 25.67, BBI 3/27.
Bowlers:
B McCarthy: 69 runs at 7.67, 25 wickets at 18.44, BBI 4/25.
C Sole: 28 runs at 4, 15 wickets at 27.87, BBI 3/0.
M Ur Rahman 4 wickets at 28.5, BBI 2/25.
T Murtagh is retired from T20 cricket.
The overseas players performed creditably well in this competition with De Villiers and Stirling being the stars. McCarthy picked up a lot of wickets but was also quite expensive. De Villiers was our player of the season.
Championship Summary: Considering that we were in Division 2 we really didn't perform that well in the championship with 5 wins and 9 losses which gave us a 6th place finish. Tim Murtagh was our player of the season with 89 wickets at 21.83 as well as a matchwinning 89*.
Overseas Performers:
Batsmen:
A Kerzevee, 768 runs at 28.44. 2X100, 2X50, HS 124.
R Taylor, 483 runs at 40.25, 2X100, 1X 50, HS 122.
P Stirling, 802 runs at 30.85, 1X100, 7X 50, HS 110. Also 16 wickets at 41.82, BBI 3/36.
Bowlers:
T Murtagh, 301 runs at 13.04, 1X50, HS 89. Also 89 wickets at 21.83, 6X 5WI, BBI 7/64.
C Sole, 130 runs at 13, HS 16. Also 29 wickets at 40.41, BBI 3/62.
B McCarthy, 422 runs at 21.10, 1X50, HS 66. Also 38 wickets at 35.39, 1X 5WI, BBI 5/82.
Aside from Murtagh Ross Taylor was reasonably impressive despite missing playing only 7 games due to international commitments. Barry McCarthy showed his potential with bat and ball but lacked consistency and Paul Stirling was solid but failed to convert most of his starts.
This concluded a relatively mediocre first season that set the stage for a complete list overhaul courtesy of a vast number of overseas signings who will hopefully push average players like Sole and Kerzevee into the reserves. The beginning of the 2020 season (which will be far more detailed will be up in the next few days!
It is impossible to terminate the contracts of players at the beginning of the first season of the game in a county save so the first season of this save will be briefly summed up as it will include a number of English players. Middlesex was selected as the team with which to attempt this goal as they already have a number of decent overseas players including the star internationals Ross Taylor, Tim Murtagh, and Paul Stirling. My first act as coach was to rename the historic county the Overseas XI, outraging Englishmen all over the country.
Acquisitions for 2019 season: Alexei Kerzevee (Netherlands), Barry McCarthy (Ireland), Chris Sole (Scotland).
Full Squad:
Batsmen: M Andersson, A De Villiers (Sth Africa, T20 only), N Gubbins, M Holden, T Lace, D Malan, E Morgan (who will be viewed as English), S Robson, G Scott, P Stirling (Ireland), R Taylor (NZ), A Kerzevee (NL).
Wicketkeepers: J Davies, S Eskinazi, R White, J Simpson.
Allrounders: None.
Bowlers: E Bamber, T Barber, S Finn, J Harris, T Helm, M Ur Rahman (Afg, T20 only), T Murtagh (Ireland), O Rayner, T Roland-Jones, N Sowter, C Sole (Scotland), B McCarthy (Ireland).
Overall the squad has 6 non-English players available for championship matches excluding Morgan and the 2 t20 only overseas players.
Results:
Although we do not have enough overseas players available to fill an XI we will nonetheless include all of them that we can. So the lineup for the first match was:
1: N Gubbins 2: P Stirling 3: S Eskinazi (wk) 4: R Taylor 5: A Kerzevee 6: E Morgan 7: D Malan 8: J Harris 9: B McCarthy 10: T Murtagh 11: T Sole. The non-English players will be selected whenever they are available.
RLODC Summary: We performed modestly in the one day tournament winning 3 games out of 9 (all simulated) and finishing 6th in our group. We were hurt by international selections and at one stage had 7 players unavailable due to Irish, English, and Scottish committments.
Overseas Performers:
Batsmen:
A Kerzevee, 197 runs at 24.63 HS 98.
P Stirling, 112 runs at 22.4 HS 33, 8 wickets at 32.
R Taylor, 316 runs at 45.14 HS 106, 5 wickets at 20.8
Bowlers:
T Murtagh: 51 runs at 17, 10 wickets at 27.5
B McCarthy: 23 runs at 7.67, 9 wickets at 30.89
C Sole: 11 runs at 3.67, 7 wickets at 46.14.
Overall the core of our future team performed modestly but consistently with Ross Taylor being the star performer and player of the season.
T20 Tournament Summary: We performed slightly more strongly in the T20 format as we managed to sneak into 4th position in our group befpre being defeated by Northants in the quarterfinals:
Overseas Performers:
Batsmen:
A Kerzevee, 237 runs at 18.23, HS 53
A De Villiers, 429 runs at 35.75, HS 98*.
R Taylor, 144 runs at 48, HS 59*
P Stirling, 328 runs at 29.82, HS 96, 12 wickets at 25.67, BBI 3/27.
Bowlers:
B McCarthy: 69 runs at 7.67, 25 wickets at 18.44, BBI 4/25.
C Sole: 28 runs at 4, 15 wickets at 27.87, BBI 3/0.
M Ur Rahman 4 wickets at 28.5, BBI 2/25.
T Murtagh is retired from T20 cricket.
The overseas players performed creditably well in this competition with De Villiers and Stirling being the stars. McCarthy picked up a lot of wickets but was also quite expensive. De Villiers was our player of the season.
Championship Summary: Considering that we were in Division 2 we really didn't perform that well in the championship with 5 wins and 9 losses which gave us a 6th place finish. Tim Murtagh was our player of the season with 89 wickets at 21.83 as well as a matchwinning 89*.
Overseas Performers:
Batsmen:
A Kerzevee, 768 runs at 28.44. 2X100, 2X50, HS 124.
R Taylor, 483 runs at 40.25, 2X100, 1X 50, HS 122.
P Stirling, 802 runs at 30.85, 1X100, 7X 50, HS 110. Also 16 wickets at 41.82, BBI 3/36.
Bowlers:
T Murtagh, 301 runs at 13.04, 1X50, HS 89. Also 89 wickets at 21.83, 6X 5WI, BBI 7/64.
C Sole, 130 runs at 13, HS 16. Also 29 wickets at 40.41, BBI 3/62.
B McCarthy, 422 runs at 21.10, 1X50, HS 66. Also 38 wickets at 35.39, 1X 5WI, BBI 5/82.
Aside from Murtagh Ross Taylor was reasonably impressive despite missing playing only 7 games due to international commitments. Barry McCarthy showed his potential with bat and ball but lacked consistency and Paul Stirling was solid but failed to convert most of his starts.
This concluded a relatively mediocre first season that set the stage for a complete list overhaul courtesy of a vast number of overseas signings who will hopefully push average players like Sole and Kerzevee into the reserves. The beginning of the 2020 season (which will be far more detailed will be up in the next few days!
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