Round 9 - Sticky Wickets v Cyclones at Stevil Oval (completed)

Haha, they're basically in a league of their own. This is how the odds program rates the lineups named this week (if they were all to play at CribbSim Complex):

Vipers - 149.01
Allstars - 127.11
Pumas - 123.74
Stingrays - 123.21
Ravens - 112.15 (no Faithful)
Gamblers - 108.94 (no Read)
Crusaders - 108.68
Cyclones - 103.33 (no Verigotta)
Sticky Wickets - 102.71

Somestars - 82.36

Punters - 62.27 (no Furball)
Kittens - 61.73 (no Lover)
Test Eagles - 61.61 (no Denton)
Cobras - 61.48 (no Blunder)
Fangs - 55.53 (no Berkuta)
Brumbies - 54.88 (no Short)
Kings - 54.73
Knights - 52.90


So basically all the BS teams have ratings over 100, and the ALC teams have ratings from 50-65. Except the Somestars - they're rated 80 odd, in no-man's land. They'd probably make the PCDIY final too, on paper at least (against NZ).

 

Last week's provincial Second XI lineups:

New Zealand Second XI - 94.55
(Somestars - 82.36)
Britain Second XI - 81.20
Queensland Second XI - 73.31
NSW Country Second XI - 72.67
NSW City Second XI - 71.10
Victoria Second XI - 62.31
Asia Second XI - 61.87

So yeah, that's the sort of standard that competition is in general. New Zealand Second XI are basically just a bad BS team while Victoria Seconds and Asia Seconds are the equivalent of good ALC teams. The rest of them fall somewhere in between BS and ALC standard.. with the Somestars.

 

You were rated a fair bit lower before you signed Coldplay and Force.

 

It's more a balance thing. Tiger was batting 11 and barely getting a bowl. Coldplay and Force are obviously much better batsmen than Tiger.

 

I am not going to figure that out.

 

This!!