Starts Friday Feb 13th at 10.00 pm

Predictions by 9.00pm please

42 group matches finishing on March 15th
Quarter Finals start on March 18th leading up to the final on March 29th

Please read the rules carefully

All stats as per Cricinfo
All runs/wickets in no-result abandoned games count
All substitutions count even if the next game is abandoned with no play

Group Stages:
Select 11 players
Maximum of 2 from any one team
20 substitutions at any time (any un-used subs will not be carried forward)

After Group stage:
10 substitutions at any time
Maximum 3 players from one team

For substitutes to score, they must be made at least 30 mins before the scheduled toss of the next scheduled game

Scoring
1 point per run scored
50 for reaching 50
100 for reaching 100
25 per wicket
50 for taking 3 wickets
100 for taking 5 wickets
10 per maiden bowled
25 points for a wicket maiden
10 per catch/stumping

Series Bonuses

Name the winner 100 points
Name the semi-finalists 20 points each plus 20 for all 4 correct
Name the top run scorer 100 points
Name the leading wicket taker 100 points
Name the player with the most catches (including 'keepers) 100 points
Which team will make the highest score 100 points
Which team will make the lowest score(completed game) 100 points
Which team will have the highest first ten over score 100 points
Which team will have the lowest first 10 over score 100 points
Which team will incur the most run-outs 100 points

*If any of the above are tied, both will gain 100 points

The Squads

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cric...?object=509587

*Nb Players may still be added/removed due to injury

YOU CAN AMEND YOUR TEAM AFTER POSTING AT ANY TIME UP UNTIL 9.00pm on FEB 13th

The fixtures.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cric...plate=fixtures

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Player 1:
Player 2:
Player 3:
Player 4:
Player 5:
Player 6:
Player 7:
Player 8:
Player 9:
Player 10:
Player 11:
Series Bonuses:
Winner:
Semi-finalists :
1.
2.
3.
4.
Most runs:
Most wickets:
Most catches:
Highest score:
Lowest score:
Highest First Ten overs:
Lowest first Ten overs:
Most run-outs:

Good Luck

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Player 1: Amla
Player 2:Rahane
Player 3:Moeen
Player 4:Rohit Sharma
Player 5:McCullum
Player 6: Williamson
Player 7: Steyn
Player 8: Broad
Player 9: Steve Smith
Player 10: Faulkner
Player 11: Afridi
Series Bonuses:
Winner: England
Semi-finalists :
1. England
2. Australia
3. New Zealand
4. South Africa
Most runs: Hashim Amla
Most wickets:Faulkner
Most catches: Buttler
Highest score: South Africa
Lowest score: Scotland
Highest First Ten overs: India
Lowest first Ten overs: Zimbabwe
Most run-outs: Pakistan

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Player 1: Amla
Player 2: DeVilliers
Player 3: Warner
Player 4: Rohit Sharma
Player 5: McCullum
Player 6: Root
Player 7: Gayle
Player 8: Irfan
Player 9: Boult
Player 10: Mitchell Johnson
Player 11: Afridi
Series Bonuses:
Winner: Australia
Semi-finalists :
1. Sri lanka
2. Australia
3. New Zealand
4. South Africa
Most runs: Hashim Amla
Most wickets: Johnson
Most catches: Haddin
Highest score: India
Lowest score: Zimbabwe
Highest First Ten overs: New Zealand
Lowest first Ten overs: Afghanistan
Most run-outs: Australia

Your spreadsheet skills must be way better than mine dtc!

I'm not sure about the word 'skill'....If I knew how to use one properly , it would be a lot easier

It's my cricket selection skills that I need to work on though...........

Player 1: Moeen Ali
Player 2: David Warner
Player 3: Kane Williamson
Player 4: Kumar Sangakarra
Player 5: AB Devilliers
Player 6: Steve Smith
Player 7: James Faulkner
Player 8: Tim Southee
Player 9: Adam Milne
Player 10: James Anderson
Player 11: Dale Steyn
Series Bonuses:
Winner: Australia
Semi-finalists :
1. Australia
2. South Africa
3 New Zealand
4. Pakistan
Most runs: Warner
Most wickets: STEYN
Most catches: Haddin
Highest score: INDIA
Lowest score: Ireland
Highest First Ten overs: South Africa
Lowest first Ten overs: Afghanistan
Most run-outs: Netherlands

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Player 1: Amla
Player 2:Warner
Player 3:Moeen
Player 4:Kohli
Player 5:B McCullum
Player 6: Williamson
Player 7: Steyn
Player 8: Broad
Player 9: Ajmal
Player 10: Johnson
Player 11: Afridi
Series Bonuses:
Winner: Australia
Semi-finalists :
1. West Indies
2. Australia
3. New Zealand
4. South Africa
Most runs: Warner
Most wickets: Steyn
Most catches: Haddin
Highest score: South Africa
Lowest score: UAE
Highest First Ten overs: Australia
Lowest first Ten overs: Scotland
Most run-outs: India

Some squad news

Pakistan allrounder Mohammad Hafeez has been ruled out of the World Cup with a calf injury. Opener Nasir Jamshed is set to replace him in the squad, after he was approved by the ICC's Event Technical Committee.

Pakistan also have lead spinner Saeed Ajmal available for the World Cup, after his reworked action was cleared by the ICC, but the PCB named Jamshed as a replacement. Hafeez is the second Pakistani player to miss the tournament with an injury, after Junaid Khan.

Player 1: Amla
Player 2: Gayle
Player 3: Moeen
Player 4: Warner
Player 5: Anderson C
Player 6: Williamson
Player 7: Kohli
Player 8: Maxwell
Player 9: de Villiers
Player 10: Sangakarra
Player 11: Afridi
Series Bonuses:
Winner: Australia
Semi-finalists :
1. Sri Lanka
2. Australia
3. New Zealand
4. South Africa
Most runs: Warner
Most wickets: Starc
Most catches: Haddin
Highest score: South Africa
Lowest score: Scotland
Highest First Ten overs: South Africa
Lowest first Ten overs: Scotland
Most run-outs: Pakistan

Player 1: S Raina
Player 2: Q De Kock
Player 3: Bell
Player 4: Warner
Player 5: Brendan Mccullum
Player 6: Boult
Player 7: S Smith
Player 8: A Matthews
Player 9: Philander
Player 10: Dilshan
Player 11: Woakes
Series Bonuses:
Winner: South Africa
Semi-finalists :
1. England
2. Australia
3. Pakistan
4. South Africa
Most runs: Amla
Most wickets: Philander
Most catches: Q De Kock
Highest score: South Africa
Lowest score: UAE
Highest First Ten overs: South Africa
Lowest first Ten overs: Zimbabwe
Most run-outs: South Africa

Player 1:Amla
Player 2: Guptill
Player 3: Sangakarra
Player 4: De Villers
Player 5: Kohli
Player 6: Warner
Player 7: Williamson
Player 8:Smith
Player 9: Moeen
Player 10:Afridi
Player 11: Dilshan
]Series Bonuses:
Winner: Australia
Semi-finalists :
1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. South Africa
4. Sri Lanka
Most runs: Amla
Most wickets: Johnson
Most catches: Haddin
Highest score: South Africa
Lowest score: UAE
Highest First Ten overs: West Indies
Lowest first Ten overs: UAE
Most run-outs: Australia

Player 1: Amla
Player 2: De Villiers
Player 3: S Smith
Player 4: Warner
Player 5: B McCullum
Player 6: Williamson
Player 7: Dilshan
Player 8: Sangakarra
Player 9: Afridi
Player 10: Rohit Sharma
Player 11: Shakib Al Hasan
Series Bonuses:
Winner: Australia
Semi-finalists :
1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. New Zealand
4. Sri Lanka
Most runs: Amla
Most wickets: Starc
Most catches: Haddin
Highest score: New Zealand
Lowest score: UAE
Highest First Ten overs: Australia
Lowest first Ten overs: UAE
Most run-outs: Sri Lanka

Hi

Just to confirm my McCullum selection is Brendan ( and not Nathan)

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Player 1: De Kock
Player 2:Warner
Player 3:Moeen
Player 4:Kohli
Player 5: Ross Taylor
Player 6: Williamson
Player 7: Morkel
Player 8: Buttler
Player 9: Mathews
Player 10: Haddin
Player 11: Afridi
Series Bonuses:
Winner: New Zealand
Semi-finalists :
1. England
2. Australia
3. New Zealand
4. South Africa
Most runs: Williamson
Most wickets: Afridi
Most catches: Buttler
Highest score: India
Lowest score: UAE
Highest First Ten overs: New Zealand
Lowest first Ten overs: Afghanistan
Most run-outs: New Zealand

Could I replace Ajmal with Dilshan please

Player 1: Hashim Amla
Player 2: Kane Williamson
Player 3: Brendon McCullum
Player 4: Steven Smith
Player 5: Kumar Sangakkara
Player 6: Moen Ali
Player 7: Chris Gayle
Player 8: Virat Kohli
Player 9: James Anderson
Player 10: Dale Steyn
Player 11: Glenn Maxwell

Series Bonuses:
Winner: Australia
Semi-finalists :
1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. England
4. New Zealand
Most runs: Amla
Most wickets: Starc
Most catches: Haddin
Highest score: Australia
Lowest score: UAE
Highest First Ten overs: West Indies
Lowest first Ten overs: UAE
Most run-outs: West Indies

OK


OK


and my selection is Brendan as well

Not sure how fit Faulkner is so I will change my most wickets selection to Malinga and my player selection to Watson

Player 1:Glen Maxwell
Player 2: Shakib Al hasan
Player 3: Moeen Ali
Player 4: Ravindra Jadeja
Player 5: Rahane
Player 6: Umar Akmal
Player 7: Tim Southee
Player 8: Amla
Player 9: De villiers
Player 10: Dilshan
Player 11: Warner
Series Bonuses:
Winner: New Zealand
Semi-finalists :
1. New Zealand
2. South Africa
3. Australia
4. India
Most runs: Rahane
Most wickets: Imran Tahir
Most catches: Haddin
Highest score: 375
Lowest score: 180
Highest First Ten overs: 65
Lowest first Ten overs: 35
Most run-outs: Pakistan

Player 1: David Warner
Player 2: Chris Gayle
Player 3: Kane Williamson
Player 4: Hashim Amla
Player 5:Brendan McCullum
Player 6: Steve Smith
Player 7: Shahid Afridi
Player 8: Dale Steyn
Player 9: Mohammed Irfan
Player 10: Malinga
Player 11: Sunil Narine
Series Bonuses:
Winner: New Zealand
Semi-finalists :
1.Pakistan
2.New Zealand
3.South Africa
4.Australia
Most runs: Brendan McCullum
Most wickets: Dale Steyn
Most catches: De Villiers
Highest score: Australia
Lowest score: UAE
Highest First Ten overs: 85 Austrailia
Lowest first Ten overs: 31 UAE
Most run-outs: Pakistan

Highest Score: india
Lowest Score: UAE

Highest 10 over: Australia
Lowest 10 over: UAE

The first toss of the 2015 World Cup has been won by Sri lanka who have asked New Zealand to bat

We have 12 runners

Good Luck everyone

Series Predictions Summary

Most Predicted

Winner Australia 7
Semi-finalists Australia 12,South Africa12,New Zealand 11, England 4
Top run scorer Amla 5
Leading wicket taker Steyn 3, Starc 3
Most catches Haddin 8
Team will make the highest score South Africa 5
Team will make the lowest score UAE 8
Team with the highest first ten over score Australia 4
Team with the lowest first 10 over score UAE 4
Which team will incur the most run-outs Pakistan 4