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

[Sami Kumar]

I'll continue with Argentina.

 

[VC the slogger]

Confirmed so far. It'd be great if some of you guys could take the likes of Burma, Canada, Egypt and India under your wing, so we can get this thing started by the end of this week. They're not all that bad, especially not Egypt and India.

|Team|Manager

| Argentina | @Sami Kumar

| Australasia | @CerealKiller

| Belgium | @Markkkkk

| Burma | -

| Canada | -

| Egypt | @zwarrior

| Great Britain | @Rudolph

| India | -

| Netherlands | @themusketeer

| South Africa | @HawkAussie

| United States | @The Author

| West Indies | @Asham

​

 

[zwarrior]

Can I have Egypt ?

 

[VC the slogger]

Can I have Egypt ?

They're all yours.

 

[Pinch hitter]

i like to manage India...

 

[VC the slogger]

i like to manage India...

Sure thing. IIRC you did declare interest in managing them as far back as the 1900 Games.

|Team|Manager

| Argentina | Sami Kumar

| Australasia | CerealKiller

| Belgium | Markkkkk

| Burma | -

| Canada | @Rabbit

| Egypt | zwarrior

| Great Britain | Rudolph

| India | @RAGHU

| Netherlands | themusketeer

| South Africa | HawkAussie

| United States | The Author

| West Indies | Asham

​

 

[Ohm]

Burma/Canada. Any team is fine.

 

[VC the slogger]

Burma/Canada. Any team is fine.

In that case, you can have Canada. Burma is all that remains now.

 

[themusketeer]

I can manage Burma along with Netherlands.

 

[VC the slogger]

I can manage Burma along with Netherlands.

That'd be swell.

Now that everything's in order, I'll put up the details regarding the fixtures, lineups etc in a few minutes. The squads for the participating teams have already been selected by me beforehand and can be viewed in the index (India & WI are on page 2 though).

 

[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics - Stockholm 1912​

First Round fixtures

Match 1 -

Canada v

India at Stockholm

- Pitch: Lively
- Players injured: None yet
- Outcome: Winner progresses to Second Round to play Great Britain. Loser eliminated.

Match 2 -

Argentina v

Burma at Stockholm

- Pitch: Lively
- Players injured: None yet
- Outcome: Winner progresses to Second Round to play Australasia. Loser eliminated.

Match 3 -

Netherlands v

West Indies at Stockholm

- Pitch: Lively
- Players injured: None yet
- Outcome: Winner progresses to Second Round to play the United States. Loser eliminated.

Match 4 -

Belgium v

Egypt at Stockholm

- Pitch: Lively
- Players injured: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to Second Round to play South Africa. Loser eliminated.


Lineup rules

1) A proper wicket-keeper (/) in your XI.
2) A minimum of 6 players marked to bowl.

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.

@Asham @Markkkkk @Rabbit @RAGHU @Sami Kumar @themusketeer @zwarrior​

 

[Ohm]

Canada

Harold Heygate
Osmon Wallace
Reginald Heygate
Archie Gibson () ^
Herbert Wookey ^
Walter Marshall
Timothy Bevington ^
Percy Henderson
Walter Price ^
Lawrence Black ^
Norman Seagram ^

I had horrendously mistaken the US squad for Canada in my earlier post. Anyways, that's the Canadian side that will go into do or die battle against India. All the players marked as ^ will do bowling.

 

[Saroj padhy]

I'd prefer to wait for @Saroj padhy's response before jumping to a conclusion. If he doesn't continue, you can have Great Britain.

Will continue.

 

[RUDI]

Will continue.

@VC the slogger let @Saroj padhy continue with Great Britain. No worries! @Saroj padhy glad to see you didn't let the bullies get the better of you
Next time try and take a breather before you announce that you are removing yourself from all the leagues that you are competing in

 

[VC the slogger]

Will continue.

@VC the slogger let @Saroj padhy continue with Great Britain. No worries! @Saroj padhy glad to see you didn't let the bullies get the better of you
Next time try and take a breather before you announce that you are removing yourself from all the leagues that you are competing in

Fair enough.