English Franchise League | THE END

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English Franchise League is a domestic season competition in which there will be a First Class league (similar to County Championship)

The six clubs will play each other twice, home and away. Then the top 4 teams will qualify for playoffs which starts with Eliminator followed by Semi-Finals and Final.

It is loosely based on the English domestic structure. All the players who participated in County Championship 2019 (both divisions) are eligible to play.

The six clubs that compete are:​

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COUNTY

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FRANCHISE

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HOMEGROUND

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CAPTAIN

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| - ▉ Middlesex| | - Middlesex CCC - | | - Lord's| | - Dawid Malan - | |

| - ▉ Warwickshire| | - Warwickshire Razzlers - | | - Edgsbaston| | - Jeetan Patel| |

| - ▉ Surrey| | - Surrey CCC - | | - The Oval| | - Rory Burns| |

| - ▉ Somerset - | | - Somerset CCC - | | - County Ground, Taunton - | | - Ajinkya Rahane| |

| - ▉ Essex| | - Essex Eagles - | | - County Ground, Chelmsford| | - Alastair Cook| |

| - ▉ Lancashire| | - Lancashire Lightning - | | - Old Trafford| | - Faf du Plessis| |

 

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VENUES​

Lord's Cricket Ground
Homeground for Middlesex

Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Homeground for Warwickshire

The Oval
Homeground for Surrey

County Ground, Taunton
Homeground for Somerset

County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Homeground for Essex

Old Trafford
Homeground for Lancashire ​

 

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FIXTURES - PRESEASON​

Essex Eagles vs EFL REJECTS XI - Scorecard
County Ground, Chelmsford


Lancashire Lightning vs EFL REJECTS XI - Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester


Middlesex CCC vs EFL REJECTS XI - Scorecard
Lord's, London


Somerset CCC vs EFL REJECTS XI - Scorecard
County Ground, Taunton


Surrey CCC vs EFL REJECTS XI - Scorecard
The Oval, London


Warwickshire Razzlers vs EFL REJECTS XI - Scorecard
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham

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FIXTURES - FIRST CLASS LEAGUE​

ROUND 1


Middlesex CCC vs Surrey CCC - Scorecard
Lord's, London


Essex Eagles vs Somerset CCC - Scorecard
County Ground, Chelmsford


Warwickshire Razzlers vs Lancashire Lightning - Scorecard
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham


ROUND 2


Somerset CCC vs Middlesex CCC - Scorecard
County Ground, Taunton


Lancashire Lightning vs Surrey CCC - Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester


Warwickshire Razzlers vs Essex Eagles - Scorecard
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham


ROUND 3


Middlesex CCC vs Lancashire Lightning - Scorecard
Lord's, London


Somerset CCC vs Warwickshire Razzlers - Scorecard
County Ground, Taunton


Surrey CCC vs Essex Eagles - Scorecard
The Oval, London


ROUND 4


Warwickshire Razzlers vs Middlesex CCC - Scorecard
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham


Essex Eagles vs Lancashire Lightning - Scorecard
County Ground, Chelmsford


Surrey CCC vs Somerset CCC - Scorecard
The Oval, London


ROUND 5


Middlesex CCC vs Essex Eagles - Scorecard
Lord's, London


Warwickshire Razzlers vs Surrey CCC - Scorecard
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham


Lancashire Lightning vs Somerset CCC - Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester


ROUND 6


Surrey CCC vs Middlesex CCC - Scorecard
The Oval, London


Somerset CCC vs Essex Eagles - Scorecard
County Ground, Taunton


Lancashire Lightning vs Warwickshire Razzlers - Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester


ROUND 7


Middlesex CCC vs Somerset CCC - Scorecard
Lord's, London


Surrey CCC vs Lancashire Lightning - Scorecard
The Oval, London


Essex Eagles vs Warwickshire Razzlers - Scorecard
County Ground, Chelmsford


ROUND 8


Lancashire Lightning vs Middlesex CCC - Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester


Warwickshire Razzlers vs Somerset CCC - Scorecard
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham


Essex Eagles vs Surrey CCC - Scorecard
County Ground, Chelmsford


ROUND 9


Middlesex CCC vs Warwickshire Razzlers - Scorecard
Lord's, London


Lancashire Lightning vs Essex Eagles - Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester


Somerset CCC vs Surrey CCC - Scorecard
County Ground, Taunton


ROUND 10


Essex Eagles vs Middlesex CCC - Scorecard
County Ground, Chelmsford


Surrey CCC vs Warwickshire Razzlers - Scorecard
The Oval, London


Somerset CCC vs Lancashire Lightning - Scorecard
County Ground, Taunton


FIXTURES - PLAY-OFFS


ELIMINATOR

Warwickshire vs Surrey at County Ground, Taunton
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 & 5


SEMI-FINAL 1

Essex vs Lancashire at Lord's, London
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4


SEMI-FINAL 2

Essex vs Surrey at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

THE FINAL

Lancashire vs Essex at The Oval, London
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 & 4

 

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STANDINGS​

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Q

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TEAM

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MATCHES

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WON

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LOST

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DRAW

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POINTS

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1.

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10

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6

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3

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1

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152

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2.

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10

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6

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3

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1

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147

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3.

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10

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4

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4

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2

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131

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4.

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10

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4

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3

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3

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125

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5.

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10

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2

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3

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5

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88

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6.

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10

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2

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6

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2

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82

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STATISTICS​

Spoiler: League Stage

Spoiler: Essex Eagles

Spoiler: Lancashire Lightning

Spoiler: Middlesex CCC

Spoiler: Somerset CCC

Spoiler: Surrey CCC

Spoiler: Warwickshire Razzlers

Spoiler: Pre-Season

Spoiler: Essex Eagles

Spoiler: Lancashire Lightning

Spoiler: Middlesex CCC

Spoiler: Somerset CCC

Spoiler: Surrey CCC

Spoiler: Warwickshire Razzlers

Spoiler: EFL Rejects Xi

Spoiler: Playoffs

Spoiler: Essex

Batting Stats
Player                  Mat     Inns    NO      Runs     HS       Avg    BF       S/R   100s    50s      4s     6s      0s      Ct      St      RO
Alastair Cook            3       6       0       219     87      36.50   317     69.09   0       2       44      0       1       3       0       0 
Joe Root                 3       6       0       186     50      31.00   265     70.19   0       1       36      2       0       4       0       0 
Ryan Ten-Doeschate       3       6       0       152     68      25.33   378     40.21   0       1       29      0       0       1       0       0 
Sam Billings             3       6       0       127     52      21.17   241     52.70   0       1       26      1       1       6       1       0 
Daniel Lawrence          3       6       1       123     42      24.60   319     38.56   0       0       25      0       0       4       0       0 
Tom Westley              3       6       0       103     42      17.17   255     40.39   0       0       19      0       0       6       0       0 
Ravi Bopara              3       6       0       47      22      7.83    225     20.89   0       0       9       0       0       2       0       0 
Simon Harmer             2       4       0       46      21      11.50   128     35.94   0       0       7       0       0       0       0       0 
Peter Siddle             3       6       1       37      14      7.40    109     33.94   0       0       8       0       2       1       0       0 
Mohammad Amir            3       6       3       27      11      9.00    112     24.11   0       0       2       1       1       1       0       0 
Jamie Porter             3       5       1       25      18      6.25    80      31.25   0       0       5       0       1       0       0       0 
Kyle Abbott              1       1       1       19      19      0.00    49      38.78   0       0       3       0       0       0       0       0

Bowling Stats
Name                     Inns    Ov      Mai     Run     Wkt     Avg     Eco     Str     Nb.     Wb.     BBI     4w      5w
Jamie Porter             6       110.0   34      286     16      17.88   2.60    41.25   3       4       5/49    1       1  
Mohammad Amir            6       116.0   36      265     17      15.59   2.28    40.94   1       5       8/70    0       2  
Peter Siddle             6       110.2   38      300     14      21.43   2.72    47.29   5       4       4/34    1       0  
Simon Harmer             4       75.0    24      182     8       22.75   2.43    56.25   2       3       3/23    0       0  
Kyle Abbott              2       43.3    13      94      5       18.80   2.16    52.20   1       1       3/49    0       0  
Ravi Bopara              4       4.0     1       10      0       0.00    2.50    0.00    1       0       0/0     0       0  
Ryan Ten-Doeschate       1       2.0     1       5       0       0.00    2.50    0.00    0       0       0/5     0       0

Spoiler: Lancashire

Batting Stats
Player                  Mat     Inns    NO      Runs     HS       Avg    BF       S/R   100s    50s      4s     6s      0s      Ct      St      RO 
Faf du Plessis           2       4       0       182     77      45.50   360     50.56   0       2       34      2       0       2       0       0   
Dane Vilas               2       4       1       148     77      49.33   295     50.17   0       1       25      2       0       4       0       0   
Liam Livingstone         2       4       0       114     47      28.50   296     38.51   0       0       20      1       0       0       0       0   
Steven Croft             2       4       0       62      45      15.50   178     34.83   0       0       12      0       2       2       0       0   
Keaton Jennings          2       4       0       53      29      13.25   184     28.80   0       0       9       1       1       3       0       0   
Glenn Maxwell            2       4       0       53      20      13.25   165     32.12   0       0       10      0       0       1       0       0   
Josh Bohannon            2       4       1       38      18      12.67   125     30.40   0       0       6       0       0       0       0       0   
Hassan Azad              2       4       0       30      13      7.50    95      31.58   0       0       4       1       0       0       0       0   
Ravichandran Ashwin      2       4       0       26      10      6.50    82      31.71   0       0       5       0       0       0       0       0   
James Anderson           2       4       0       6       5       1.50    34      17.65   0       0       1       0       2       2       0       0   
Graham Onions            1       3       1       5       4       2.50    24      20.83   0       0       1       0       1       1       0       0

Bowling Stats
Name                     Inns    Ov      Mai     Run     Wkt     Avg     Eco     Str     Nb.     Wb.     BBI     4w      5w 
Graham Onions            4       84.2    18      236     12      19.67   2.80    42.17   3       2       4/68    1       0   
James Anderson           4       81.3    20      210     16      13.13   2.58    30.56   6       1       6/37    1       1   
Josh Bohannon            4       24.0    7       74      0       0.00    3.08    0.00    3       1       0/8     0       0   
Ravichandran Ashwin      4       74.1    20      206     12      17.17   2.78    37.08   1       2       4/51    1       0

Spoiler: Surrey

Batting Stats
Player                  Mat     Inns    NO      Runs     HS       Avg    BF       S/R   100s    50s      4s     6s      0s      Ct      St      RO   
Gary Ballance            2       4       0       163     114     40.75   347     46.97   1       0       31      0       0       0       0       0     
Rory Burns               2       4       0       117     62      29.25   210     55.71   0       1       24      1       1       5       0       0     
Sam Hain                 2       4       0       114     42      28.50   219     52.05   0       0       22      0       0       3       0       0     
Scott Borthwick          2       4       0       106     49      26.50   248     42.74   0       0       20      0       0       2       0       0     
Ollie Pope               2       4       0       74      26      18.50   226     32.74   0       0       15      0       1       4       0       0     
Rikki Clarke             2       4       0       72      30      18.00   171     42.11   0       0       8       3       1       1       0       0     
Sam Curran               1       2       0       46      30      23.00   149     30.87   0       0       10      0       0       2       0       0     
Jordan Clark             2       4       1       39      15      13.00   106     36.79   0       0       8       0       0       0       0       0     
Babar Azam               1       2       0       38      33      19.00   68      55.88   0       0       8       0       0       1       0       0     
Morne Morkel             2       4       3       38      14      38.00   108     35.19   0       0       8       0       0       0       0       0     
Amar Virdi               2       3       1       11      6       5.50    41      26.83   0       0       2       0       0       2       0       1     
Darren Stevens           1       2       0       28      22      14.00   53      52.83   0       0       6       0       0       1       0       0     
Dean Elgar               1       2       0       13      13      6.50    37      35.14   0       0       3       0       1       0       0       0

Bowling Stats
Name                     Inns    Ov      Mai     Run     Wkt     Avg     Eco     Str     Nb.     Wb.     BBI     4w      5w   
Sam Curran               2       33.0    8       116     5       23.20   3.52    39.60   1       1       4/29    1       0     
Rikki Clarke             4       62.0    9       187     5       37.40   3.02    74.40   2       3       3/59    0       0     
Jordan Clark             4       52.0    17      143     6       23.83   2.75    52.00   0       1       2/22    0       0     
Morne Morkel             4       60.2    23      116     4       29.00   1.93    90.50   2       1       2/16    0       0     
Amar Virdi               4       69.0    17      233     11      21.18   3.38    37.64   1       2       5/78    0       1     
Darren Stevens           2       32.0    13      98      5       19.60   3.06    38.40   1       1       3/64    0       0

Spoiler: Warwickshire

Batting Stats
Player                  Mat     Inns    NO      Runs     HS       Avg    BF       S/R   100s    50s      4s     6s      0s      Ct      St      RO    
Marnus Labuschagne       1       2       0       167     109     83.50   234     71.37   1       1       31      4       0       0       0       0      
Lewis Gregory            1       2       0       73      44      36.50   87      83.91   0       0       16      0       0       0       0       0      
Matthew Lamb             1       2       0       57      53      28.50   191     29.84   0       1       9       1       0       0       0       0      
Michael Burgess          1       2       1       56      38      56.00   143     39.16   0       0       9       1       0       0       1       0      
Dominic Sibley           1       2       0       42      30      21.00   130     32.31   0       0       5       1       0       1       0       0      
Ryan Higgins             1       2       0       31      25      15.50   53      58.49   0       0       6       0       0       1       0       0      
Adam Hose                1       2       0       22      14      11.00   44      50.00   0       0       5       0       0       2       0       0      
Oliver Hannon-Dalby      1       2       1       13      8       13.00   15      86.67   0       0       3       0       0       0       0       0      
Rob Yates                1       2       0       5       4       2.50    22      22.73   0       0       0       0       0       1       0       0      
Olly Stone               1       2       0       5       5       2.50    15      33.33   0       0       1       0       1       1       0       0      
Jeetan Patel             1       2       0       2       2       1.00    38      5.26    0       0       0       0       1       0       0       0

Bowling Stats
Name                     Inns    Ov      Mai     Run     Wkt     Avg     Eco     Str     Nb.     Wb.     BBI     4w      5w    
Lewis Gregory            2       41.0    13      102     5       20.40   2.49    49.20   4       0       4/65    1       0      
Oliver Hannon-Dalby      2       35.0    11      95      3       31.67   2.71    70.00   1       0       2/49    0       0      
Ryan Higgins             2       28.0    5       84      3       28.00   3.00    56.00   1       0       2/54    0       0      
Olly Stone               2       26.0    8       78      0       0.00    3.00    0.00    2       0       0/38    0       0      
Jeetan Patel             2       43.1    10      114     7       16.29   2.64    37.00   1       0       6/41    0       1

 

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RULES & REGULATIONS​

SQUADS & LINEUPS

Each squad consists of eighteen players max; only six of which can be other county players.

The playing xi can consist of a maximum of three other county () players.
The lineup must contain at least one capable wicket-keeper (/) and four capable bowling (/) options.
The designated captain () can not be dropped.

LEAGUE FIXTURES

Every club play each of the other five clubs twice. Once at home and once away.
The top-four clubs from the league qualify for the play-offs. This is for both First Class and List A leagues.

POINTS & STANDINGS

A team is awarded 16 points for a victory, with both sides earning eight points for a tie and five points apiece if a match is drawn. Any points scored in the first innings is added on.

If the scores are equal in a drawn match where play has taken place, the side batting in the fourth innings scores eight points plus any points scored in the first innings, and the opposing side scores five points plus any points scored in the first innings.

First Innings Points are awarded only for performances in the first 110 overs of each first innings and retained whatever the result of the match.

Batting Points:
200 to 249 runs - 1 point
250 to 299 runs - 2 points
300 to 349 runs - 3 points
350 to 399 runs - 4 points
400 runs or over - 5 points

Bowling Points:
3 to 5 wickets taken - 1 point
6 to 8 wickets taken - 2 points
9 to 10 wickets taken - 3 points​

 

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TEAM OF THE SEASON (As of Round 10)​

Dominic Sibley (Warwickshire) - 1146 runs at 67 (4x100, 4x50)
Alastair Cook (Essex) - 902 runs at 53.1 (1x100, 5x50)
Joe Root (Essex) - 871 runs at 58.1 (1x100, 6x50)
Marnus Labuschagne (Warwickshire) - 790 runs at 43.9 (1x100, 5x50)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire) - 789 runs at 46.4, (2x100, 4x50)
Ollie Pope (Surrey) - 825 runs at 58.9 (3x100, 2x50), 26ct/5st
Ravichandran Ashwin (Lancashire) - 343 runs at 22.9 (1x50), 44 wickets at 24.2 (3x5wi, 1x10wm)
Lewis Gregory (Warwickshire) - 343 runs at 31.2 (1x50), 51 wickets at 21 (4x5wi, 1x10wm)
Simon Harmer (Essex) - 55 wickets at 15.9 (5x5wi, 1x10wm)
Jamie Porter (Essex) - 50 wickets at 19.6 (3x5wi)
Kyle Abbott (Middlesex) - 50 wickets 22.8 (3x5wi, 1x10wm)

 

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Manager - CerealKiller County - Middlesex Franchise - Middlesex County Cricket Club

Dawid Malan Sam Northeast (Hampshire) Nick Gubbins Eoin Morgan Sam Robson Stevie Eskinazi John Simpson Cameron Bancroft (Durham) Liam Dawson (Hampshire) Jason Holder (Northamptonshire) Paul Stirling - Right-arm off break Moeen Ali (Worcestershire) Kyle Abbott (Hampshire) Tim Murtagh Toby Roland-Jones Nathan Sowter Tom Helm Steven Finn

 

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Manager - Willoughby63 County - Warwickshire Franchise - Warwickshire Razzlers

Dominic Sibley Marnus Labuschagne (Glamorgan) Adam Hose Daniel Bell-Drummond (Kent) Robert Yates Matthew Lamb Chris Dent (Gloucestershire) Tim Ambrose Michael Burgess Ryan Higgins (Gloucestershire) Lewis Gregory (Somerset) Will Rhodes Alex Thomson Olly Stone Jeetan Patel Henry Brookes Craig Miles Oliver Hannon-Dalby

 

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Manager - The Deadman, PresidentEvil County - Surrey Franchise - Surrey County Cricket Club

Rory Burns Sam Hain (Warwickshire) Mark Stoneman Gary Ballance (Yorkshire) Scott Borthwick - Right-arm Legbreak Dean Elgar Ollie Pope Adam Rossington (Northamptonshire) Ben Foakes Rikki Clarke Darren Stevens (Kent) Sam Curran Jordan Clark Morne Morkel Amar Virdi Chris Rushworth (Durham) Gareth Batty Ollie Robinson (Sussex)

 

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Manager - X Factor, AJ MODS County - Somerset Franchise - Somerset County Cricket Club

Azhar Ali Murali Vijay George Bartlett Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire) Babar Azam Ajinkya Rahane (Hampshire) Eddie Byrom Tom Banton Tom Abell - Right-arm medium Dom Bess Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire) Craig Overton Keshav Maharaj (Yorkshire) Jamie Overton Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire) Jack Brooks Tim Groenewald Josh Davey

 

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Manager - Na Maloom Afraad County - Essex Franchise - Essex Eagles

Alastair Cook Joe Root (Yorkshire) Tom Westley Daniel Lawrence Nick Browne Rishi Patel Joe Denly (Kent) Adam Wheater Ollie Robinson (Kent) Sam Billings (Kent) Ravi Bopara Ryan Ten-Doeschate - Right-arm medium-fast Keith Barker (Hampshire) Jamie Porter Simon Harmer Peter Siddle Mohammad Amir Sam Cook

 

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Manager - Ashutosh., Aislabie County - Lancashire Franchise - Lancashire Lightning

Liam Livingstone Keaton Jennings Hassan Azad (Leicestershire) Faf du Plessis (Kent) Rob Jones Dane Vilas Alex Davies BJ Watling (Durham) Ravichandran Ashwin (Nottinghamshire) Josh Bohannon - Right-arm medium Steven Croft - Right-arm medium-fast/off break Glenn Maxwell - Right-arm off break Richard Gleeson James Anderson Jack Leach (Somerset) Matt Parkinson Saqib Mahmood Graham Onions

 

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Middlesex County Cricket Club

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Signups Open:

@Na Maloom Afraad @X Factor @Willoughby63 @Life Warrior @VC the slogger @Aislabie @The Deadman @ABDULLAH @CerealKiller @Pinch hitter @Naman Thakur @NilayShah60 @PresidentEvil @AJ MODS @Ashutosh.

You have to post in this way:
County:
Franchise Name:
Logo:

But first, vote in the poll.

Homeground will be taken of the county you choose. In case, you don't know, these are the counties:
Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Yorkshire

Choose wisely. There will be two drafts for both the competitions. The second will be conducted after the first one ends. Also, you can only have 6 foreign county players in your squad. So, think then post. Also division 2 players will be rated a little lower because of weaker teams in that division. Also, for both the competitions, your county will remain same for the whole season.