Post Line-ups Cricket at the 1948 Olympics | Match 12 - What on earth happened back there?!

[Samuels]

Headley and Everton Weekes are the only two Windies I know from that era. Was Clyde Walcott also a part of that team?

Worrel, Weekes and Walcott all started their test careers in the year 1948 however, they were playing FC cricket from early 1940s itself so they should be good for an Olympics season just after the World War 2 ended (the real Olympics after WWII took place in 1948). By 1954, I will be able to play the 3Ws, Headley and Sobers altogether. Give a thought on that.

 

[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics - Amsterdam 1928​

The 1928 Olympic Games, now known as the Summer Olympics since a separate Winter Olympics was introduced in 1924, are set to be hosted in Amsterdam, Netherlands. With as many as 20 teams entering for the sport of cricket, it is set to be the biggest international cricket tournament till date. The teams participating (in alphabetical order) are:

Argentina,

Australia,

Bermuda,

Brazil,

Burma,

Canada,

Ceylon,

Chile,

China,

Egypt,

Great Britain,

India,

Ireland,

Netherlands,

New Zealand,

Rhodesia,

South Africa,

United States,

Uruguay and the

West Indies.

Making their Olympic debuts this year are China, who missed out in both 1920 and 1924 due to various reasons. Uruguay, who have gone on to dominate the sport of football like no other, will also try their hand at cricket for the very first time. Meanwhile, Burma and Egypt will be making their comebacks to the sport after a 16-year hiatus. This will also be the first Olympic Games since 1908, in which the host nation participates in cricket. The Netherlands are one of the most prominent cricket teams to not have the so-called "Test status" and have a deep history with the game. They will be looking to make the most of a rare opportunity of playing in an Olympics at home.

The Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion and Harry Elte Stadium will play host to the cricket matches set to take place in the tournament. The usual cup tie or knockout format will be used again, though this time the Games will include a preliminary round featuring eight teams vying for four available spots in the first round of sixteen.


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Below is a list of incumbent managers. If you're interested in continuing, please skip straight to posting your lineups (after reading the new & improved lineup rules) for your respective matches so we can get this underway. Your squads have been put up on the index.

Argentina - @Sami Kumar

Australia - @CerealKiller

Bermuda - @CerealKiller

Brazil - @sathishsky

Burma - @themusketeer

Canada - @Trident

Ceylon - @zwarrior

Chile - @Ali.

Egypt - @zwarrior

Great Britain - @Saroj padhy

India - @Ali.

Ireland - @The Author

Netherlands - @themusketeer

New Zealand - @NaviN GandhI

Rhodesia - @Rudolph

South Africa - @Sodium

United States - @The Author

West Indies - @Asham & @Samuels

Signups are open for

China and

Uruguay. @Markkkkk, now's your chance.


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Preliminary Round fixtures

Qualifier 1 -

Burma v

Rhodesia at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Lively
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to First Round to play Australia. Loser eliminated.

Qualifier 2 -

Brazil v

Uruguay at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to First Round to play Great Britain. Loser eliminated.

Qualifier 3 -

Egypt v

Chile at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Lively
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to First Round to play the West Indies. Loser eliminated.

Qualifier 4 -

China v

Bermuda at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Lively
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: China - A minimum of six players of Chinese heritage (marked by * in the squad) must play in a lineup.
- Outcome: Winner progresses to First Round to play South Africa. Loser eliminated.

First Round fixtures

Match 1 -

Australia v Qualifier 1 at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the quarter-finals. Loser eliminated.

Match 2 -

Argentina v

United States at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the quarter-finals. Loser eliminated.

Match 3 -

South Africa v Qualifier 4 at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None for South Africa or Bermuda. If China qualifies, A minimum of six players of Chinese heritage (marked by * in the squad) must play in their lineup.
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the quarter-finals. Loser eliminated.

Match 4 -

Ireland v

Canada at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the quarter-finals. Loser eliminated.

Match 5 -

West Indies v Qualifier 3 at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the quarter-finals. Loser eliminated.

Match 6 -

Netherlands v

Ceylon at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the quarter-finals. Loser eliminated.

Match 7 -

Great Britain v Qualifier 2 at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the quarter-finals. Loser eliminated.

Match 8 -

New Zealand v

India at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the quarter-finals. Loser eliminated.


Lineup rules

1) A proper wicket-keeper (/) in your XI.
2) A minimum of 6 players marked to bowl.
3) Players ruled out due to injury cannot be selected.
4) Lineup restrictions/quotas as mentioned in the match details must be followed.

Player rarities

In each squad, players have been marked with these icons to give you a fair idea of their playing skills and overall usefulness to your team.

- Legend. Used for the players that are undoubtedly the best of the lot.
- Gold. Used for players with a high level of consistency and ability to deliver during key moments.
- Ruby. Used for players that are extremely talented and can play in a way no one else can replicate.
- Silver. Used for players that aren't as talented as their Gold/Ruby/Legend contemporaries, but still capable of holding their own against the best in business.
- Sapphire/Crystal. Used for players that are halfway between Bronze and Silver. They are more likely to put in good performances than players from the Bronze category.
- Bronze. Used for players that are inexperienced or with a lower skill set compared to those from a higher category. They could either put in good performances or fail miserably.

Statistics

To be updated later.​

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Uruguay please!

 

[VC the slogger]

Uruguay please!

All yours.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

URUGUAY

Robert Seldon^

Bill Bernays

Carlos Cat^

Leslie Nourish

Herbert Grindley^

Charles Williamson

Harold Merrick^

Francis Boyd

Harold Pennock^

Philip Grundy†

Javier Pena^​

 

[CerealKiller]

Bermuda

Philip Adderley
Reginald Burrows
Jack Hayward
Reggie Conyers
Gerald Conyers
Thomas Gilbert
Alma Hunt
Warrington Simmons
Walter Darrell
Donald Freisenbruch
Charles Fox

Australia

Bill Ponsford
Archie Jackson
Stork Hendry
Don Bradman
Alan Kippax
Jack Ryder
Charles Kelleway
Bert Oldfield
Clarrie Grimmett
Jack Gregory
Bert Ironmonger

 

[RUDI]

1. 
   Gil Fletcher
2. 
   John Hayward
   
3. 
   Teek Arnold
   
4. 
   Jock Thompson
5. 
   Denis Tomlinson
6. 
   William Wood
7. 
   Victor Robinson
8. 
   Raymond Tomlinson
9. 
   Arnold Hyde
10. 
    Edward Dollar
11. 
    Babe Saunders

 

[Markkkkk]

Damn I wanted Uruguay but I'll take the Chinese please!

 

[zwarrior]

Egypt- I am glad Egypt is back after missing out on previous two occasions.

Geoffrey Rawson

Evelyn Wellings

Basil Clarke

Philip Pank

Richard More

Maurice O'Brian

James Leaf

Ronald Joy

Percy Organ

Harold Hinde

Godfrey Firbank

Ceylon- Hope to take Ceylon to next round at least this time.

Alistair Blair

Francis Brooke

Churchill Gunasekara

Frederick van Geyzel

Chippy Gunasekara

Hector Gunasekara

William Brindley

Cecil Horan

Edward Kelaart

Carl van Geyzel

Erroll Sinclair

 

[Aislabie]

Ireland​

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Thomas MacDonald

Louis Bookman

George McVeagh

Leslie Kidd

Tom Jameson

James MacDonald

Finlay Jackson

Jacko Heaslip

Jim Ganly

Augustine Kelly

Thomas Dixon

Another very strong Irish team. So long as we don't get rearranged by Herbie Taylor, we should be in with a very good chance for a bronze medal. (Unless we do the Irish thing and start a bit slowly.)​

 

[themusketeer]

Ernst Schill

Willem van den Bosch

Hugo van Manen

Tonny de Beus

Bill Glerum

Huibert Boumeester

Ernst Neuerburg

Marc Jansen

Jan Koeleman

Friedrich Rincker

Jan Grootmeyer


I hope Dutch team will perform better and won't disappoint their home crowd.

 

[AliB]

Retain me India and I'll pass Chile, expect lineup tomorrow.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

...and I will gladly take up Chile, too.

 

[Samuels]

George Challenor
Clifford Roach
George Headley
Karl Nunes
Freddie Martin
Teddy Hoad
Learie Constantine
Tommy Scott
Snuffy Browne
Herman Griffith
George Francis ​

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

CHILE

John Jackson*

Maurice Jewell^

Alfred Jackson†

Edward Tanner

Kenneth Everard^

John Jewell^

Oliver Bonham-Carter

Edward Cutler^

Tom Lambert^

Cecil Redshaw^

Isaac Davis^​