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

Since he was managing Australia, I thought this was a straight swap :spy
Yeah, I presumed me and you just swapped teams
@VC the slogger


Aaah yes sorry for the confusion, it's been like 4 years since I last even gave this a thought and upon looking through a dozen old pages saw @Na Maloom Afraad managing South Africa/Nazi Germany rather than Australia and @CerealKiller declaring interest in Pakistan for the future. The swap from back then didn't really come to memory until just now.


You both can still retain control of Australia and Pakistan respectively if that's what you still want.
 
Could I claim Australia for a bit of a change of speed please?


Apologies but they were already claimed way earlier whilst this league was in limbo. Still very many strong sides out there, and are you sure you'd rather pass on the surprisingly talented Fijians containing the great Bula or your old Irish side which now has a better than ever before Jimmy Boucher?
 
Apologies but they were already claimed way earlier whilst this league was in limbo. Still very many strong sides out there, and are you sure you'd rather pass on the surprisingly talented Fijians containing the great Bula or your old Irish side which now has a better than ever before Jimmy Boucher?
Ah with Australia being claimed I'll stick with Ireland.

I'd just hoped to snag Ken Meuleman for a season at least!
 
After their latest session, the IOC have come up with a convoluted yet quite interesting format for cricket at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. Eight teams namely Australia, Barbados, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand and South Africa have been seeded into four groups of four for the main tournament, and curiously shall play only 2 matches apiece against two other unseeded teams that are to be determined through the qualifying round knockout matches. They will not however play against the other seeded team in their group, giving each group only 4 matches as opposed to 6 in a usual round robin. Furthermore, going a completely different course from previous Olympic Games the quarter-finals would see the table toppers pitted against each other and likewise with second placed teams rather than the usual first placed from one group versus second placed from another group. This decision has been criticized in some quarters as it would likely prevent the possibility of a dream final such as Australia v Great Britain, with the possibility of some of these teams bowing out at this very stage itself. But nevertheless, it provides an equal opportunity for an unfancied second placed team to do the unthinkable and qualify for the semi-finals or final, earning a cherished medal in the process.

The points system has also been altered from previous Games to 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie/no result and 0 for a loss as opposed to the (-1) for a loss which existed between 1896 to 1936 in all tournaments with the group stage round robin format. If two teams are tied for second place in a group, a playoff will be arranged to determine which of the two goes through. If all four teams remained tied on points, it shall warrant two playoffs apiece between the two seeded and the two unseeded teams to determine which two teams go through. This decision to stage playoffs came as a result of the confusion and uproar surrounding Argentina's surprise promotion to the knockouts ahead of India during the 1932 Games in Los Angeles despite having been beaten by the latter in head-to-head and finishing with the same number of points. India were knocked out as a consequence whilst Argentina's two extra matches allowed Herbert Dorning to overtake the legendary Bart King on the all-time wicket takers list in the Olympics to finish with 42 wickets, which he otherwise might not have been able to do. There shall be no repeat of that oversight on this occasion.

Meanwhile, there are the also the two different qualifying rounds to contend with, featuring a total of 13 unseeded teams namely Argentina, Bermuda, Canada, Ceylon, Chile, Republic of China, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, British Guiana, Netherlands, Pakistan, Trinidad & Tobago where the four winners get direct entry to the main draw. But rather uniquely, the losers get yet another opportunity to qualify in the second qualifying round which is being referred to as the 'Losers round'. This format guarantees even the worst performing team of the competition a minimum of 2 matches, and one which is able to take scenic route from both the qualifying and losers round all the way to the semi-finals a whopping 7 matches in the competition! This might come as some relief to talented players from some of the lower ranked nations such as Alma Hunt (Bermuda), Hugo van Manen, Arie Terwiel (both Netherlands), Evelyn Wellings (Egypt), Puss Achong (China) for eg who after 20 years of appearances in the Games have only managed to cobble together a handful of matches. The format might still need a bit of tinkering in the future before one gets it spot on finally, but nevertheless this is the first time the Olympics have been so inclusive for all it's participants since the first three Games to be played in 1896, 1900 and 1904.


Qualifying Round 1

Match 1 - British Guiana v Fiji
at The Oval
Match 2 - Netherlands v Denmark at The Oval
Match 3 - Egypt v Chile at The Oval
Match 4 - Ceylon v Bermuda at The Oval
Match 5 - Canada v Republic of China at The Oval

Match 6 - Loser of Match 2 v Loser of Match 3 at Lord's
Match 7 - Trinidad & Tobago v Winner of Match 1 at Lord's
Match 8 - Winner of Match 2 v Winner of Match 3 at Lord's
Match 9 - Pakistan v Winner of Match 4 at Lord's
Match 10 - Argentina v Winner of Match 5 at Lord's

*Winners qualify for main draw. Losers get one more opportunity to qualify in the next round.

Qualifying Round 2 (Losers round)

Match 11 - Loser of Match 7 v Loser of Match 5
at Wimbledon
Match 12 - Loser of Match 8 v Loser of Match 4 at Wimbledon
Match 13 - Loser of Match 9 v Winner of Match 6 at Wimbledon
Match 14 - Loser of Match 10 v Loser of Match 1 at Wimbledon

*Winners qualify for the main draw. Losers eliminated at long last, phew.


Group stages

Round 1


Australia v QF 2
at The Oval
Ireland v QF 1 at The Oval
New Zealand v QF 4 at The Oval
India v QF 3 at The Oval
South Africa v QF 6 at Lord's
Jamaica v QF 5 at Lord's
Great Britain v QF 8 at Lord's
Barbados v QF 7 at Lords


Round 2

Ireland v QF 2
at Lord's
QF 1 v Australia at Lord's
India v QF 4 at Lord's
QF 3 v New Zealand at Lord's
Jamaica v QF 6 at The Oval
QF 5 v South Africa at The Oval
Barbados v QF 8 at The Oval
Great Britain vs QF 7 at The Oval


*Top two from each group advance to quarter-finals. Playoff (s) between teams tied on second place if necessary


Quarter-finals

B2 v A2
at The Oval
C2 v D2 at The Oval
A1 v B1 at Lord's
C1 v D1 at Lord's


Semi-finals

Winner of QF 1 v Winner of QF 2
at The Oval
Winner of QF 3 v Winner of QF 4 at The Oval


Bronze playoff

Loser of SF 1 v Loser of SF 2
at The Oval


Final (Gold medal match)

Winner of SF 1 v Winner of SF 2
at Lord's


Managers confirmed:

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Australia - @Na Maloom Afraad
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South Africa - @RUDI
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Great Britain - None
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New Zealand - None
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Barbados - @ddrap14
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India - @Naman7
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Jamaica - @NaviN GandhI
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Ireland - @Aislabie
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Trinidad & Tobago - @Aravind.
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Pakistan - @CerealKiller
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Argentina - None
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Canada - @ahmedleo414
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Egypt - None
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Netherlands - None
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Ceylon - None
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British Guiana - None
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Fiji - None
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Bermuda - None
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Republic of China - None
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Chile - None
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Denmark - VC the slogger



Since I shall be running this league in the story-league format anyways, I won't ask you guys to fill out all the teams. But anyone still willing to sign up or take an extra team (remember, only 1 Test nation per member) you're more than welcome. :thumbs
 
I'll take Ceylon too, unless they count as a Test nation. In that case, Egypt.
 
Given that this team drew against a full-strength Windies team, 4 years before getting Test status, and just 1 year after independence, i feel we should challenge for a medal.

 

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