'A' Championship V | Grand Finale! Who won?

[SiriusBlack]

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[Varun]

Brilliant. Now don't get banned you guys.

 

[Varun]

Injury System​

Injuries are random. First an injury check is performed using the numbers 0 and 1. (0 means not injured, 1 means injured) A player is chosen randomly (using random.org, alloting number to players 1-15) Degree of injury is chosen randomly.
Degree of injury (0-2)
0 - can play with a minor rating drop (-1 or +1) and heals in one game
1 - can play with a major rating drop (-2 or +2) and heals in two games; if rested heals in one game
2 - out for two games


Additional Note: Total probability of a given player being injured after a game: 1/15*1/2=1/30. This is almost 2/3 times less than the probability of injury is the current system, that is 1/20.

 

[Vivek7]

Injury System does look really cool.

Can you make the points system more pleasing to my brain?

 

[Varun]

Injury System does look really cool.

Can you make the points system more pleasing to my brain?

Yes, the rating system will be changed to the more linear one that The Author proposed.

 

[Vivek7]

Yes, the rating system will be changed to the more linear one that The Author proposed.

Thanks a lot!

 

[Samuels]

Does that mean there would be a player or two injured every match? If that is so, it will be a tad too harsh. How about a player getting injured only if he plays 3 matches on the trot?

 

[Champagnepapi]

^Yup I echo that, or you can give Yudi's method but I don't really remember the league he used it on.

 

[Varun]

@Samuels. Well it shouldn't be much of an issue, given there is only a 1/4 chance of the player undergoing a two game injury. And 1/4 chance of not sustaining an injury at all. Most players would be healed within the round. What we could do is refresh all the players after the mid-season break (Round 7) and after the round-robin stage. And not have any injuries during the playoffs.

 

[Varun]

Squad Selection​

Each team would comprise of a 15-man squad, and a coach. The players have to have played less than 40 One Day International (ODI) games. Specific players who are regular fixtures in the national ODI teams and have made a name for themselves won't be allowed. I'll post a list of them, and they are subjectively decided. Example, George Bailey, David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan. A coach can be any player who has retired from international cricket. Besides that, coaches will affect team's performance based on their area of expertise, generalized with the term coaching skills. Example, having someone like Glenn McGrath as coach will benefit your fast and fast medium bowlers but negatively let's say top order batsman. The ratings won't drastically change though. I won't reveal which coaches aspect which influence, but it will mostly be dictated by basic logic (as seen in the example above). I will post a list of all the aspects which coaches influence in general, at the time of squad selection. At mid-season i.e. Round 7, you'll be able to fire your coach and hire a new one if you wish.

Select your coaches after the squad.

Coaching skills:

Batting:
Opening Batsman (1,2)
Top Order (1,2,3)
Middle Order (3,4,5)
Lower Order (6,7)
Tailenders (8,9,10,11)
Left Handed Batsman
Wicketkeeper Batsman

Bowling:
Fast 
Fast Medium
Medium
Off Spin
Leg Spin
Spin
Left Hand Spin
Left Arm Bowling
Left Arm Pace

Miscellaneous:
Durability
Captaincy

NOTE: The coaching skills depend on the coach. So, a coach who has played his whole career as a left handed opening batsman while bowling part time medium pace will positively effect left handed batsman and openers (the two do not stack), while negatively affecting spin bowling. Overall impact of coaches will always be positive, in terms of ratings. Choose your coaches carefully to patch up any weaknesses in your team at the minor expense of strengths or to bolster the strengths even more while magnifying the weaknesses slightly. Coach selection and rating is a totally logical process.

List of Eligible Players
(Not compulsory to follow. There are lots of players I might have missed. Recommended locations to search: cricinfo ODI/Test/T20 caps, cricinfo players page, domestic league leaders and this league's previous seasons and stats)

Australia A

Players ineligible: George Bailey, David Warner

Batsman:

Nic Maddinson	

Aaron Finch	
Chris Rogers
Rob Quiney
Phil Hughes	
Adam Voges	
Ed Cowan
Usman Khwaja
Peter Forrest
Shaun Marsh
Dominic Thornely	
Phil Jaques	
Marcus North
Ben Rohrer		
Mark Cosgrove	
Callum Ferguson	

All Rounders:

Glenn Maxwell
Mitchell Marsh
Daniel Christian
Moises Henriques	
Steven Smith
Ben Cutting	

Keepers:

Tim Paine	
Matthew Wade	
Graham Manou

Pacers:

Fawad Ahmad	
Ashton Agar
Kane Richardson	
Jackson Bird	
James Pattinson
Josh Hazlewood	
Mitchell Starc
Ben Laughlin
Peter Siddle	
Ryan Harris	
John Hastings	
James Faulkner	
Ben Hilfenhaus
Dirk Nannes	
Doug Bollinger
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Pat Cummins
Brett Geeves

Spinners:

Nathan Lyon
Jason Krejza
Michael Beer

England Lions

Players ineligible: Steven Finn

Batsmen:

Joe Root	
Michael Carberry	
Jonny Bairstow
Jos Buttler	
Michael Lumb
James Taylor
Nick Compton
Gary Ballance	
Joe Denly	
James Hildreth	
Jamie Dalrymple
Alex Hales		
Jimmy Adams

All Rounders:

Scott Borthwick
Michael Yardy
James Tredwell	
Samit Patel	

Keepers (look for more on cricinfo, there's lots):

Steven Davies	

Pacers:

Stuart Meaker	
Chris Woakes
Chris Jordan
Danny Briggs
Chris Tremlett	
Ajmal Shahzad	
Graham Onions	
Jade Dernbach

Spinners:

Simon Kerrigan

India A

Players ineligible: Shikhar Dhawan

Batsmen:

Unmukt Chand
Cheteshwar Pujara
Robin Uthappa
Murali Vijay	
Manoj Tiwary
Ambati Rayudu
Ajinkya Rahane	

All Rounders:

Mithun Manhas	

Keepers:

Wriddhiman Saha	

Pacers:

Jaydev Unadkat
R Vinay Kumar	
Umesh Yadav	
Mohammad Shami	
Parwinder Awana	
Lakshmipathi Balaji	
Varun Aaron	
Mohit Sharma
Ashok Dinda	
Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Spinners:

Pragyan Ojha	
Rahul Sharma
Amit Mishra	
Piyush Chawla

New Zealand A

Batsmen:

Daniel Flynn	
Tim McIntosh
Rob Nicol	
Dean Brownlie	
Hamish Rutherford
Neil Broom	
Aaron Redmond
Colin Munro	
Anton Devcich	

All Rounders:

Jesse Ryder	
Corey Anderson	
Andrew Ellis	
Ish Sodhi	
James Neesham	

Keepers:

Tom Latham	
Kruger Van Wyk	
Todd Astle	
BJ Watling	
Luke Ronchi
Reece Young

Pacers:

Neil Wagner
Andy McKay
Doug Bracewell	
Mitchell McClenaghan	
Michael Bates
Trent Boult	
Chris Martin	
Mark Gillespie
Brent Arnel	
Ian Butler	
Adam Milne	

Spinners:

Ronnie Hira		
Jeetan Patel
Tarun Nethula	
Bruce Martin

Pakistan A

Batsmen:

Sohaib Maqsood
Ahmed Shehzad
Azhar Ali
Shan Masood
Khurrum Manzoor
Sharjeel Khan
Taufeeq Umar
Faisal Iqbal
Haris Sohail
Umar Amin
Mohammad Ayub
Khalid Latif
Hammad Azam

All Rounders:

Keepers:

Tanvir Ahmed
Mohammad Salman
Sarfraz Ahmed

Pacers:

Adnan Akmal
Rahat Ali
Yasir Arafat
Usman Khan
Aizaz Cheema
Ehsan Adil
Bilawal Bhatti
Asad Ali
Anwar Ali
Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Irfan

Spinners:

Zulfiqar Babar
Raza Hasan
Abdur Rehman

Sri Lanka A

Batsmen:

Dilshan Munaweera
Dimuth Karunaratne
Ashan Priyanjan	
Thilina Kandamby	
Malinda Warnapura
Jehan Mubarak
Tharanga Paranavitana	
Kithuruwan Vithanage

All Rounders:

Kosala Kulasekara	
Ramith Rambukwella
Dilhara Lokuhettige	
Jeevan Mendis
Angelo Perera

Keepers:

Prasanna Jayawardene
Kaushal Silva
Kusal Perera

Pacers:

Nuwan Pradeep	
Suranga Lakmal	
Dhamikka Prasad
Sachithra Senanayake	
Isuru Udana	
Thilana Thushara	
Chanaka Welegedara	
Shaminda Eranga	

Spinners:

Sajeewa Weerakoon
Akila Dananjaya	
Suraj Randiv
Kaushal Lokuarachchi

South Africa A

Batsmen:

Farhaan Behardien
Alviro Petersen
Quinton de Kock
Justin Ontong
Imraan Khan
Richard Levi
Colin Ingram
Dean Elgar
Henry Davids
David Miller

All Rounders:

Chris Morris
Ryan McLaren
David Wiese

Keepers:

Thami Tsolekile

Pacers:

Marchant de Lange
Rory Kleinveldt
Juan Theron
Vernon Philander
Wayne Parnell
Kyle Abbott
Friedel de Wet
Monde Zondeki

Spinners:
Imran Tahir
Aaron Phangiso

West Indies A

Batsmen:

Assad Fudadin
Danza Hyatt	
Kieran Powell
Kirk Edwards
Jason Mohammed
Adrian Barath
Narsingh Deonarine
Leon Johnson
Shaun Findlay

All Rounders:

Andre Russell
Brendan Nash
Nkruman Bonner

Keepers:

Derwin Christian	
Devon Thomas	
Johnson Charles

Pacers:

Sheldon Cottrell	
Christopher Barnwell
Shannon Gabriel	
Carlos Brathwaite	
Tino Best
Jason Holder
Nelon Pascal	
Krishmar Santokie	

Spinners:

Garey Mathurin
Samuel Badree
Sulieman Benn
Anthony Martin	
Veerasammy Permaul
Devendra Bishoo

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Reiterating, not compulsory to follow. There are lots of players I might have missed. Recommended locations to search: cricinfo ODI/Test/T20 caps, cricinfo players page, domestic league leaders, ongoing leagues and this league's previous seasons and stats.

I'll relent on the time due to New Year. So managers have until New Year's Eve to post their squads and coaches. I'll update and finalize the injury and ranking system and then we'll begin!

 

[SiriusBlack]

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[Vivek7]

I'll post the squad some time later.

 

[Aislabie]

@Varun

West Indies 'A'

Adrian Barath
Johnson Charles
Narsingh Deonarine
Kirk Edwards
Andre Fletcher
Kieran Powell

Christopher Barnwell
Nkrumah Bonner
Andre Russell

Tino Best
Devandra Bishoo
Carlos Brathwaite
Jason Holder
Anthony Martin
Nikita Miller
Krishmar Santokie
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Doing this makes me realise just how weak the West Indies are if you scratch the surface.

 

[SiriusBlack]

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[Samuels]

Azhar Ali
Khalid Latif
Khurram Manzoor
Sharjeel Khan

Taufeeq Umar
Sarfraz Ahmed

Fawad Alam
Saeed Anwar Jnr
Hamad Azam
Sohaib Maqsood

Yasir Arafat
Bilawal Bhatti
Mohammad Irfan
Asad Ali

Abdur Rehman
Raza Hasan

Coach: Imran Khan. I believe he is the greatest genuine allrounder of all time followed by Sobers and Miller. He was good enough with the bat by averaging 37 when 40 was good enough for a pure batsman and he was the spearhead of Pakistan's deadliest attack. His leadership skills should be a boon to us as well. Botham lacked the consistency is the last 10 years or so of his career and Sobers is too old to coach so yes, Imran Khan it is for us.​