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Cricket at the Olympics
London 1908

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Cricket at the Olympics - London 1908

The Olympic Games will at long last be hosted by a country with favorable means of hosting international cricket matches. While originally scheduled to take place in Rome, the Games were moved to London due to the disastrous 1906 eruption of Mt Vesuvius which killed over 100 people and utterly devastated the city of Naples.

While most of the sporting events of the 1908 Games will be hosted at the White City Stadium, the MCC and IOC have come to an agreement to allow all cricket matches to be played at Lord's and The Oval. The 8 participating nations in the cricket tournament will be
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Argentina,
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Australasia,
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Belgium, Canada,
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Great Britain,
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Netherlands,
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South Africa and the United States.

1904 participants Ireland and the West Indies withdrew from the 1908 event for various reasons, and the Mixed Team were cast out after a disastrous 1904 campaign. They were replaced by Argentina, Belgium and Canada, while the NOCs of Australia and New Zealand merged together to form Australasia.
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Argentina
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Manager: @Sami Kumar



Squad

:bro: :bat: James Gifford
:slvo: :bat: Neville Jackson
:bro: :wkb: Carlos Mold

:slvo: :ar: Harold Garnett
:bro: :bat: Gerard Simpson
:slvo: :ar: Evelyn Toulmin

:slvo: :bat: John Campbell
:slvo: :bat: Kenneth Carlisle
:bro: :bat: Harold Cowes

:slvo: :wk: Barrington Syer
:slvo: :ar: CH Whaley

:goldo: :ar: Herbert Dorning
:bro: :bwl: Patricio Rath
:slvo: :ar: Archibald Spens

:bro: :bwl: Ned Traill


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Australasia
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Manager: @CerealKiller



Squad

:goldo: :ar: Monty Noble :c:
:slvo: :wkb: Ted Sale
:purpo: :bat: Victor Trumper

:goldo: :bat: Alan Marshal
:slvo: :bat: Arthur Sims

:goldo: :ar: Warwick Armstrong
:purpo: :bat: Clem Hill
:goldo: :ar: Charles Macartney

:goldo: :wk: Sammy Carter
:goldo: :ar: Frank Tarrant

:slvo: :bwl: Joseph Bennett
:redo: :ar: Albert Cotter
:slvo: :bwl: Leslie Minnett

:goldo: :bwl: Alec Downes
:goldo: :bwl: Jack Saunders


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Belgium
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Manager: @Markkkkk



Squad

:goldo: :ar: Jack Raphael :c:
:bro: :bat: Rodolphe Seeldrayers

:bro: :bat: George Alpen
:bro: :bat: William Maxwell
:bro: :ar: Richard Worthington

:bro: :ar: CW Baruisch
:blueo: :bat: BO Knight
:blueo: :bat: Adrian de Wiart

:bro: :wk: Anton Daumerie
:blueo: :bat: Joseph d'Oultremont

:blueo: :bwl: Jack Eaton
:bro: :bwl: George Lewis
:slvo: :bwl: James Meunier
:bro: :ar: Leon Schots
:slvo: :bwl: Fred Wright


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Canada
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Manager: @RUDI



Squad

:bro: :ar: Michael Bristowe
:bro: :bat: Archibald Gibson
:goldo: :bat: Reginald Heygate

:slvo: :bat: Harold Heygate
:slvo: :ar: Hugh Cyril Hill
:bro: :bat: Edward Hull

:bro: :ar: Crosbie Baber
:bro: :bat: Walter Marshall
:bro: :bat: Stuart Saunders

:purpo: :ar: Jack Laing :c:
:bro: :wk: Layton Sheather

:goldo: :bwl: Hal McGiverin
:bro: :bwl: William Montgomery
:slvo: :bwl: Herbert Wookey

:slvo: :ar: John Cameron


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Great Britain
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Manager: @Saroj padhy



Squad

:goldo: :bat: Reginald Foster
:purpo: :ar: Tom Hayward
:goldo: :bat: Jack Hobbs
:goldo: :ar: Wilfred Rhodes

:purpo: :bat: CB Fry
:goldo: :bat: George Gunn
:goldo: :bat: Johnny Tyldesley

:goldo: :ar: Johnny Douglas :c:
:goldo: :ar: George Hirst
:redo: :ar: Gilbert Jessop
:goldo: :wk: Dick Young

:purpo: :bwl: Sydney Barnes
:goldo: :bwl: Arthur Fielder
:slvo: :ar: Schofield Haigh

:goldo: :bwl: Colin Blythe


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Netherlands
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Manager: @themusketeer



Squad

:bro: :bat: Emile Bourlier
:bro: :bat: Anton Diemer Kool
:slvo: :wk: Johan Schröder

:slvo: :bat: Kees Feith
:bro: :wk: Willem Feith
:slvo: :ar: Julius Hisgen

:slvo: :ar: Friedrich Rincker
:bro: :ar: Henri van Booven

:bro: :ar: Walter Eigeman
:blueo: :ar: Cornelis van Loon

:purpo: :ar: Carst Posthuma
:bro: :bwl: Antoine van Renterghem
:slvo: :ar: Adolph von Ernsthausen

:blueo: :bwl: Jan Grootmeyer
:bro: :bwl: Antonie Nijland


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South Africa
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Manager: @HawkAussie



Squad

:slvo: :bat: Maitland Hathorn
:goldo: :wk: Percy Sherwell :c:

:goldo: :ar: Aubrey Faulkner
:goldo: :ar: Dave Nourse
:slvo: :ar: Gordon White

:slvo: :ar: Charles Llewellyn
:redo: :ar: Jimmy Sinclair
:goldo: :ar: Tip Snooke

:slvo: :ar: Harold Carolin

:redo: :bwl: Johannes Kotze
:slvo: :bwl: James Whitehead

:slvo: :bwl: Harold Baumgartner
:slvo: :bwl: Claude Carter
:goldo: :ar: Reggie Schwarz
:goldo: :ar: Bert Vogler

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United States of America
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Manager: @The Author



Squad

:goldo: :bat: Alfred Hartley
:purpo: :ar: Bart King :c:
:slvo: :bat: Francis White

:slvo: :bat: Francis Bohlen
:slvo: :bat: Charlie Hartley
:goldo: :ar: John Lester
:slvo: :bat: Christy Morris

:slvo: :bat: Nelson Graves
:slvo: :ar: Philip LeRoy
:bro: :ar: Richard Patton

:goldo: :ar: Percy Clark
:purpo: :ar: Ranji Hordern
:slvo: :wk: Charles Winter

:slvo: :ar: Frank Greene
:slvo: :ar: Joseph Vetterlein


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Lord's Cricket Ground, London, United Kingdom
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The Kennington Oval, London, United Kingdom

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Fixtures & Results
Round 1

Australasia v South Africa at Lord's - Australasia won by 1 run
Belgium v Canada at Lord's - Belgium won by 5 wickets (with 75 balls remaining)
Argentina v USA at The Oval - USA won by 9 wickets (with 215 balls remaining)
Great Britain v Netherlands at The Oval - Great Britain won by 70 runs

Round 2

South Africa v Canada at Lord's - South Africa won by 2 wickets (with 95 balls remaining)
Australasia v Belgium at Lord's - Australasia won by 214 runs
USA v Netherlands at The Oval - Netherlands won by 4 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Argentina v Great Britain at The Oval - Great Britain won by 9 wickets (with 160 balls remaining)

Round 3

Belgium v South Africa at Lord's - South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 99 balls remaining)
Canada v Australasia at Lord's - Australasia won by 1 wicket (with 11 balls remaining)
Great Britain v USA at The Oval - USA won by 2 runs
Netherlands v Argentina at The Oval - Argentina won by 25 runs


Knockouts

1st Semi-final

South Africa v USA at The Oval - USA won by 9 runs

2nd Semi-final

Australasia v Great Britain at Lord's - Great Britain won by 74 runs

Bronze playoff

South Africa v Australasia at The Oval - South Africa won by 2 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

5th place playoff

Belgium v Argentina at The Oval - Argentina won by 40 runs


Final

Great Britain v USA at Lord's - Great Britain won by 1 wicket (with 18 balls remaining)
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ARGENTINA

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s  4s  6s  0s  Ct  St
JA Campbell        4     4    0  121   89   30.25  150   80.67    0   1    6   7   1   1   -
HG Garnett         3     3    0   58   25   19.33  146   39.73    0   0    2   0   0   0   -
H Dorning          4     4    3   57   31*  57.00   72   79.17    0   0    7   1   0   0   -
EMO Toulmin        4     4    0   57   49   14.25  113   50.44    0   0    4   0   2   1   -
CT Mold            3     3    0   52   41   17.33   89   58.43    0   0    4   1   0   2   -
CH Whaley          4     4    0   43   31   10.75   65   66.16    0   0    3   0   0   2   -
NW Jackson         4     4    0   38   22    9.50   76   50.00    0   0    2   0   0   2   -
HA Cowes           4     4    0   31   26    7.75   82   37.80    0   0    2   0   0   0   -
E Traill           3     3    1   16   12    8.00   37   43.24    0   0    1   0   0   0   -
BB Syer            4     3    1   11    5    5.50   24   45.83    0   0    0   0   0   3   0
PM Rath            4     3    0    8    6    2.67   38   21.05    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
AT Spens           2     2    0    7    4    3.50   25   28.00    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
GA Simpson         1     1    0    0    0    0.00    4    0.00    0   0    0   0   1   0   -

BOWLING

Player           Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI   Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
E Traill          3     3   13.3    2     38     7    4/21   5.43  2.81  11.6   1   0
H Dorning         4     4   31.0    1     94     5    3/22  18.80  3.03  37.2   0   0
HG Garnett        3     3   23.0    1     70     3    1/17  23.33  3.04  46.0   0   0
CH Whaley         4     3   22.2    0     75     3    2/33  25.00  3.36  44.7   0   0
EMO Toulmin       4     2    9.0    0     48     1    1/34  48.00  5.33  54.0   0   0
PM Rath           4     4   26.0    0     98     1    1/38  98.00  3.77 156.0   0   0
AT Spens          2     2    9.1    0     39     0    0/18   N/A   4.25    -    0   0
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AUSTRALASIA

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s  4s  6s  0s  Ct  St
VT Trumper         5     5    0  238   92   47.60  363   65.56    0   1   13   3   0   7   -
WW Armstrong       5     5    2  136   44*  45.33  215   63.26    0   0    8   2   0   1   -
MA Noble           5     5    0  127   61   25.40  196   64.80    0   1   11   2   0   1   -
A Marshal          5     5    0  108   74   21.60  176   61.36    0   1    4   2   0   5   -
C Hill             5     5    0   84   38   16.80  146   57.54    0   0    6   0   1   0   -
A Sims             5     5    0   65   32   13.00  125   52.00    0   0    5   0   1   1   -
CG Macartney       5     5    1   39   36*   9.75   44   88.64    0   0    2   3   2   2   -
H Carter           5     4    2   33   14*  16.50   38   86.85    0   0    1   2   0   6   1
A Cotter           5     3    0   13    7    4.33   27   48.15    0   0    0   0   0   1   -
LA Minnett         4     2    1   11    8*  11.00   20   55.00    0   0    1   0   0   1   -
AD Downes          4     3    2    4    3*   4.00    9   44.44    0   0    0   0   1   2   -
JH Bennett         1     1    0    1    1    1.00    2   50.00    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
FA Tarrant         1     0    -    -    -     -      -     -      -   -    -   -   -   0   -

BOWLING

Player           Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI   Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
MA Noble          5     5   43.0    4    180    14    4/16  12.86  4.19  18.4   2   0
A Cotter          5     5   47.0    0    164    10    4/23  16.40  3.49  28.2   1   0
WW Armstrong      5     4   38.0    1    148     9    3/35  16.44  3.89  25.3   0   0
LA Minnett        4     4   32.0    1    109     6    2/22  18.17  3.41  32.0   0   0
AD Downes         4     4   30.0    2     90     5    3/37  18.00  3.00  36.0   0   0
JH Bennett        1     1   10.0    0     28     2    2/28  14.00  2.80  30.0   0   0
FA Tarrant        1     1    8.0    0     33     1    1/33  33.00  4.13  48.0   0   0
CG Macartney      5     2   11.0    0     33     0    0/16   N/A   3.00    -    0   0
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BELGIUM

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s  4s  6s  0s  Ct  St
WS Maxwell         4     4    0   94   34   23.50  194   48.45    0   0    4   0   0   0   -
JE Raphael         4     4    0   85   49   21.25  122   69.67    0   0   10   0   1   0   -
CW Baruisch        4     4    1   79   29   26.33  185   42.70    0   0    1   0   0   0   -
RW Seeldrayers     4     4    0   56   40   14.00   93   60.22    0   0    4   0   1   5   -
GR Alpen           4     4    0   32   21    8.00   50   64.00    0   0    3   0   1   0   -
G Lewis            4     3    2   25   18*  25.00   70   35.71    0   0    1   0   0   1   -
JB Meunier         4     3    0   20   12    6.67   46   43.48    0   0    1   0   0   0   -
F Wright           4     3    1   17   15*   8.50   32   53.13    0   0    2   0   1   0   -
A Daumerie         4     4    1   14    9    4.67   48   29.17    0   0    0   0   1   5   0
APGC de Wiart      1     1    0    9    9    9.00   21   42.86    0   0    0   0   0   1   -
BO Knight          3     3    0    8    8    2.67   13   61.53    0   0    1   0   2   2   -
L Schots           3     2    0    7    4    3.50   16   43.74    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
J Eaton            1     1    0    2    2    2.00    5   40.00    0   0    0   0   0   0   -

BOWLING

Player           Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI   Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
JB Meunier        4     4   37.0    0    138     6    3/30  23.00  3.73  37.0   0   0
G Lewis           4     4   28.3    0    116     5    3/27  23.20  4.07  34.2   0   0
F Wright          4     4   38.0    0    157     5    2/36  31.40  4.13  45.6   0   0
JE Raphael        4     4   34.0    0    147     4    2/26  36.75  4.32  51.0   0   0
J Eaton           1     1    7.0    0     18     2    2/18   9.00  2.57  21.0   0   0
CW Baruisch       4     3   17.0    1     70     2    2/33  35.00  4.12  51.0   0   0
L Schots          3     3   22.0    1     88     2    1/24  44.00  4.00  66.0   0   0
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CANADA

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s  4s  6s  0s  Ct  St
RB Heygate         3     3    1  105   76*  52.50  213   49.30    0   1    3   2   0   2   -
HC Hill            3     3    0   81   40   27.00  168   48.21    0   0    3   0   0   0   -
JM Laing           3     3    0   64   40   21.33  109   58.71    0   0    4   0   0   0   -
HJ Heygate         3     3    0   46   34   15.33   81   56.79    0   0    3   0   0   1   -
WC Baber           3     3    0   39   27   13.00   83   46.99    0   0    1   0   1   2   -
LJ Sheather        3     3    0   35   20   11.67   95   36.84    0   0    0   0   1   2   0
AH Gibson          3     3    0   33   26   11.00   55   60.00    0   0    2   0   0   1   -
WS Marshall        1     1    0   25   25   25.00   38   65.79    0   0    2   0   0   0   -
HB McGiverin       3     3    0   19   14    6.33   24   79.17    0   0    3   0   0   0   -
HG Wookey          3     2    2   15    9*   N/A    12  125.00    0   0    1   0   0   2   -
SR Saunders        2     2    0   12    9    6.00   19   63.15    0   0    0   0   0   1   -
WH Montgomery      1     1    1    1    1*   N/A     6   16.67    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
MG Bristowe        2     2    0    0    0    0.00    7    0.00    0   0    0   0   2   0   -

BOWLING

Player           Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI   Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
WC Baber          3     3   20.0    1     89     5    3/35  17.80  4.45  24.0   0   0
HB McGiverin      3     3   26.0    1    109     5    3/34  21.80  4.19  31.2   0   0
HC Hill           3     3   19.2    1     72     4    2/15  18.00  3.72  29.0   0   0
JM Laing          3     3   24.0    2     91     3    1/24  30.33  3.79  48.0   0   0
MG Bristowe       2     2    7.0    0     35     2    1/10  17.50  5.00  21.0   0   0
HG Wookey         3     3   20.3    0     92     2    2/32  46.00  4.49  61.5   0   0
WH Montgomery     1     1    3.0    0     23     0    0/23   N/A   7.67    -    0   0
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GREAT BRITAIN

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s  4s  6s  0s  Ct  St
JB Hobbs           5     5    1  122   49   30.50  237   51.48    0   0    7   0   0   1   -
RE Foster          5     5    1  101   40   25.25  152   66.45    0   0   12   1   0   4   -
W Rhodes           5     5    0   85   38   17.00  180   47.22    0   0    3   1   0   1   -
TW Hayward         2     2    0   61   34   30.50   94   64.89    0   0    5   0   0   5   -
CB Fry             2     2    0   61   39   30.50  125   48.80    0   0    1   0   0   0   -
JWHT Douglas       5     4    1   61   37   20.33  122   50.00    0   0    1   0   1   3   -
SF Barnes          5     4    2   59   29*  29.50  109   54.13    0   0    5   0   0   1   -
GL Jessop          3     2    0   48   38   24.00   56   85.72    0   0    5   1   0   0   -
GH Hirst           2     2    0   43   43   21.50   58   74.14    0   0    3   2   1   0   -
RA Young           5     4    0   28   19    7.00   57   49.12    0   0    1   0   1   9   1
C Blythe           5     3    3   13   11*   N/A    27   48.15    0   0    0   0   0   1   -
G Gunn             3     2    0   10    6    5.00   20   50.00    0   0    0   0   0   1   -
A Fielder          3     1    0    9    9    9.00   30   30.00    0   0    1   0   0   2   -
JT Tyldesley       3     2    0    8    5    4.00   29   27.59    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
S Haigh            2     2    0    1    1    0.50    9   11.11    0   0    0   0   1   0   -

BOWLING

Player           Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI   Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
W Rhodes          5     5   29.0    1     85    13    5/13   6.54  2.93  13.4   0   1
C Blythe          5     5   36.4    2    107    10    3/11  10.70  2.92  22.0   0   0
JWHT Douglas      5     5   36.4    1    123     9    3/26  13.67  3.35  24.4   0   0
SF Barnes         5     5   39.0    3    122     6    3/21  20.33  3.13  39.0   0   0
GL Jessop         3     3   14.0    1     49     3    1/8   16.33  3.50  28.0   0   0
S Haigh           2     2    8.0    1     34     2    2/8   17.00  4.25  24.0   0   0
GH Hirst          2     2    9.0    0     47     2    1/19  23.50  5.22  27.0   0   0
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NETHERLANDS

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s  4s  6s  0s  Ct  St
CW Feith           3     3    1   88   47*  44.00  139   63.31    0   0    2   2   0   1   0
JH Hisgen          3     3    0   72   32   24.00  111   64.86    0   0    6   1   0   0   -
C Feith            3     3    0   59   41   19.67  112   52.68    0   0    3   0   0   3   -
JC Schröder        3     3    0   45   30   15.00   58   77.58    0   0    3   0   0   1   -
FJW Rincker        3     3    0   45   38   15.00   78   57.69    0   0    2   1   0   0   -
CJ Posthuma        3     3    2   38   16*  38.00   62   61.29    0   0    3   0   0   2   -
AA Diemer Kool     2     2    0   27   25   13.50   51   52.94    0   0    2   0   0   0   -
EGS Boulier        1     1    0   26   26   26.00   29   89.66    0   0    1   1   0   0   -
ACE von Er'ausen   3     2    1   22   13*  22.00   40   55.00    0   0    1   0   0   0   -
HCA van Booven     2     2    0   20   14   10.00   43   46.51    0   0    0   0   0   1   -
C van Loon         1     1    0   18   18   18.00   50   36.00    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
AA Nijland         3     2    1    6    5    6.00   13   46.15    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
JJ Grootmeyer      1     1    0    3    3    3.00   16   18.75    0   0    0   0   0   1   -
AFM van Renterghem 2     1    0    0    0    0.00    2    0.00    0   0    0   0   1   1   -

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI   Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
FJW Rincker        3     3   30.0    0    114     5    2/39  22.80  3.80  36.0   0   0
CJ Posthuma        3     3   28.0    4     95     4    2/24  23.75  3.39  42.0   0   0
AA Nijland         3     3   28.0    0     99     4    2/27  24.75  3.54  42.0   0   0
AFM van Renterghem 2     2   20.0    0     92     2    1/40  46.00  4.60  60.0   0   0
ACE von Ern'ausen  3     3   23.0    0    104     2    1/24  52.00  4.52  69.0   0   0
JH Hisgen          3     3   13.0    0     49     0    0/15   N/A   3.77    -    0   0
JJ Grootmeyer      1     1    4.0    0     16     0    0/16   N/A   4.00    -    0   0
C van Loon         1     1    4.0    0     20     0    0/20   N/A   5.00    -    0   0
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BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s  4s  6s  0s  Ct  St
AW Nourse          5     5    0  263   75   52.60  397   66.25    0   2   24   0   0   4   -
CB Llewellyn       4     3    1  106   62*  53.00  184   57.61    0   1    5   0   0   0   -
SJ Snooke          3     3    1  105   65   52.50  151   69.54    0   1    7   3   0   0   -
PW Sherwell        5     5    1   89   56*  22.25  139   64.03    0   1    9   1   0  11   2
H Carolin          5     4    1   88   29*  29.33  128   68.75    0   0    6   2   0   1   -
GA Faulkner        5     4    0   43   27   10.75   60   71.67    0   0    4   0   1   2   -
CMH Hathorn        5     5    0   37   30    7.40   80   46.25    0   0    1   0   1   3   -
RO Schwarz         5     4    2   24   18*  12.00   29   82.76    0   0    1   0   1   0   -
CP Carter          3     2    1   22   17   22.00   48   45.83    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
JJ Kotze           2     2    0   13    9    6.50   20   65.00    0   0    1   0   0   2   -
JG Whitehead       5     4    0   10    4    2.50   34   29.41    0   0    0   0   0   4   -
HV Baumgartner     2     2    0    1    1    0.50    8   12.50    0   0    0   0   1   1   -
JH Sinclair        1     1    0    0    0    0.00    1    0.00    0   0    0   0   1   0   -
AEE Vogler         5     1    0    0    0    0.00    1    0.00    0   0    0   0   1   1   -

BOWLING

Player           Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI   Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
JG Whitehead      5     5   37.0    0    153    11    5/23  13.91  4.14  20.2   0   1
CP Carter         3     3   14.0    1     48     7    4/11   6.86  3.43  12.0   1   0
GA Faulkner       5     5   34.0    1    116     6    2/21  19.33  3.41  34.0   0   0
AEE Vogler        5     5   34.0    0    116     6    3/18  19.33  3.41  34.0   0   0
RO Schwarz        5     5   40.0    3    105     5    2/16  21.00  2.63  48.0   0   0
SJ Snooke         3     3   27.0    0    105     4    2/41  26.25  3.89  40.5   0   0
H Carolin         5     3    9.0    2     33     2    1/9   16.50  3.67  27.0   0   0
AW Nourse         5     1    4.0    0     11     1    1/11  11.00  2.75  24.0   0   0
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s  4s  6s  0s  Ct  St
JB King            5     5    1  169   61   42.25  251   67.33    0   2    8   6   0   1   -
A Hartley          5     5    0  168   79   33.60  268   62.69    0   2   11   2   0   3   -
CR Hartley         5     4    0  102   47   25.50  207   49.28    0   0    3   2   1   4   -
JA Lester          5     5    2   79   34*  26.33  115   68.69    0   0    7   1   0   4   -
HV Hordern         5     4    2   68   47*  34.00   96   70.83    0   0    3   3   0   4   -
FH Bohlen          5     4    1   56   25*  18.67   80   70.00    0   0    4   1   0   0   -
PN LeRoy           5     4    0   29   14    7.25   66   43.94    0   0    0   0   0   2   -
CH Winter          5     3    0   22   10    7.33   51   43.14    0   0    0   0   0   6   0
NZ Graves          2     2    0   20   18   10.00   57   35.09    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
CC Morris          3     2    0   11    8    5.50   24   45.83    0   0    0   0   0   2   -
JR Vetterlein      5     2    2   10    8*   N/A    35   28.57    0   0    0   0   0   0   -
PH Clark           5     3    1    3    3    1.50   11   27.28    0   0    0   0   1   3   -

BOWLING

Player           Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI   Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
PH Clark          5     5   44.0    1    131    11    3/8   11.91  2.98  24.0   0   0
JA Lester         5     5   36.0    0    129     8    3/27  16.13  3.58  27.0   0   0
JB King           5     5   37.0    1    142     8    2/5   17.75  3.84  27.8   0   0
HV Hordern        5     5   43.0    3    175     7    3/25  25.00  4.07  36.9   0   0
JR Vetterlein     5     5   33.1    3    128     5    2/3   25.60  3.86  39.8   0   0
PN LeRoy          5     4   12.0    0     63     3    2/4   21.00  5.25  24.0   0   0
Standings

Q||Team||Pld||Won||Lost||N/R||Points
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| Australasia | | 3 | | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | | 6
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| South Africa | | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | | 3
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| Belgium | | 3 | | 1 | | 2 | | 0 | | 0
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| Canada | | 3 | | 0 | | 3 | | 0 | | -3
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| United States | | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | | 3
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| Great Britain | | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | | 3
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| Argentina | | 3 | | 1 | | 2 | | 0 | | 0
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| Netherlands | | 3 | | 1 | | 2 | | 0 | | 0

Points system
Result|Points
Win | 2
Loss | -1
Tie/no result | 1
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| Great Britain |
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Gold
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| United States |
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Silver
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| South Africa |
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Bronze
- | - | -
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| Australasia | 4th place
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| Argentina | 5th place
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| Belgium | 6th place
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| Netherlands | 7th place
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| Canada | 8th place


Summary

The Olympic Games returned to Europe for 1908, with the Games of the IV Olympiad being hosted by London - the capital city of the United Kingdom. And so the sport of cricket returned to the country of it's birth*, after having endured in exotic locations such as Athens in 1896, Paris in 1900 and St Louis in 1904.

An agreement between the IOC and the MCC allowed cricket matches to be held at the stadiums of Lord's and The Oval, rather than the White City Stadium which was built specifically for the event. The dimensions of the two grounds and the facilities available paved way for an exciting 8-team tournament. The participating nations were (in alphabetical order) Argentina, Australasia, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Netherlands, South Africa and the United States.

Great Britain won their first Gold medal for the sport by beating the United States by 1 wicket in the final of the tournament. They were undoubtedly inspired by playing at an Olympic event at home, and won all but one of their matches in a dominant campaign which saw them finally overcome the final hoodoo that had seen them fall short of Gold three consecutive times between 1896 and 1904.

The United States, who were the only team to beat Great Britain in the entire tournament, finished with Silver after failing to replicate their earlier result against the same opposition in the tournament final. Nonetheless, they continued their impressive trend of competing at a high standard with the best the cricket world has to offer. One would think it should be enough to earn them the so-called "Test status" already, but perhaps not in the eyes of those that govern the sport.

South Africa earned their first medal for cricket by beating Australasia in the Bronze Medal match. The latter disappointed by losing both the semi-final against Great Britain and the Bronze Medal match against South Africa, after a dominant display in the group stages where they were the only team to win all of their matches.

Argentina and Belgium finished 5th and 6th respectively in the final standings. The former redeemed themselves after a nightmarish start to the tournament, while the latter's performances slowly faded away after an impressive victory on cricketing debut. The Netherlands caused the greatest stir of the competition by overcoming the might of eventual Silver medalists USA in the group stages. However, a poor game against Argentina cost them the semi-final berth that was given to the United States instead.

Canada, returning to the Olympics after a eight-year hiatus looked nothing like the team that was almost good enough to win a Bronze medal in Paris in 1900. They lost all of their matches and finished last in the overall standings of the 1908 cricket tournament.


* I doubt anyone knew of the Flemish weavers way back in 1908.


Stats leaders

Most runs (top 10)
Player|Team|Mat|Inns|NO|Runs|H.S|Average|Balls|S/R|100s|50s|0s|4s|6s
Dave Nourse |
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South Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 263 | 75 | 52.60 | 397 | 66.25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0
Victor Trumper |
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Australasia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 238 | 92 | 47.60 | 363 | 65.56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3
Bart King |
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United States | 5 | 5 | 1 | 169 | 61 | 42.25 | 251 | 67.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6
Alfred Hartley |
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United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 168 | 79 | 33.60 | 268 | 62.69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2
Warwick Armstrong |
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Australasia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 136 | 44* | 45.33 | 215 | 63.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2
Monty Noble |
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Australasia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 61 | 25.40 | 196 | 64.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2
Jack Hobbs |
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Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 1 | 122 | 49 | 30.50 | 237 | 51.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0
John Campbell |
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Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 121 | 89 | 30.25 | 150 | 80.67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7
Alan Marshal |
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Australasia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 74 | 21.60 | 176 | 61.36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2
Charles Llewellyn |
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South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 106 | 62* | 53.00 | 184 | 57.61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0

Most wickets (top 10)
Player|Team|Mat|Inns|Overs|Mdns|Runs|Wkts|BBI|Average|Econ|S/R|4w|5w
Monty Noble |
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Australasia | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 4 | 180 | 14 | 4/16 | 12.86 | 4.19 | 18.4 | 2 | 0
Wilfred Rhodes |
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Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 29.0 | 1 | 85 | 13 | 5/13 | 6.54 | 2.93 | 13.4 | 0 | 1
Percy Clark |
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United States | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 1 | 131 | 11 | 3/8 | 11.91 | 2.98 | 24.0 | 0 | 0
James Whitehead |
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South Africa | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | 0 | 153 | 11 | 5/23 | 13.91 | 4.14 | 20.2 | 0 | 1
Colin Blythe |
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Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 36.4 | 2 | 107 | 10 | 3/11 | 10.70 | 2.92 | 22.0 | 0 | 0
Albert Cotter |
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Australasia | 5 | 5 | 47.0 | 0 | 164 | 10 | 4/23 | 16.40 | 3.49 | 28.2 | 1 | 0
Johnny Douglas |
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Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 36.4 | 1 | 123 | 9 | 3/26 | 13.67 | 3.35 | 24.4 | 0 | 0
Warwick Armstrong | Australasia | 5 | 4 | 38.0 | 1 | 148 | 9 | 3/35 | 16.44 | 3.89 | 25.3 | 0 | 0
John Lester |
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United States | 5 | 5 | 36.0 | 0 | 129 | 8 | 3/27 | 16.13 | 3.58 | 27.0 | 0 | 0
Bart King |
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United States | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | 1 | 142 | 8 | 2/5 | 17.75 | 3.84 | 27.8 | 0 | 0

Most dismissals (top 5)
Player|Team|Mat|Inns|Dis|Ct|St|Max Dis Inns|Dis/Inns
Percy Sherwell |
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South Africa | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 (5ct 1st) | 2.600
Dick Young |
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Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 (5ct 0st) | 2.000
Sammy Carter |
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Australasia | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 (2ct 1st) | 1.400
Charles Winter |
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United States | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 (2ct 0st) | 1.200
Anton Daumerie |
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Belgium | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.250


Lineup of the tournament

1 Victor Trumper (
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Australasia) - 238 runs at 47.60
2 Bart King (
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United States) - 169 runs at 42.25, 8 wickets at 17.75
3 Dave Nourse (
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South Africa) - 263 runs at 52.60, 1 wicket at 11.00
4 Monty Noble (
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Australasia) - 127 runs at 25.40, 14 wickets at 12.86
5 John Campbell (
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Argentina) - 121 runs at 30.50
6 Warwick Armstrong (
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Australasia) - 136 runs at 45.33, 9 wickets at 16.44
7 Percy Sherwell (
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South Africa) - 13 dismissals (11ct/2st), 89 runs at 22.25
8 Wilfred Rhodes (
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Great Britain) - 13 wickets at 6.54, 85 runs at 17.00
9 Percy Clark (
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United States) - 11 wickets at 11.91
10 James Whitehead (
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South Africa) - 11 wickets at 13.91
11 Colin Blythe (
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Great Britain) - 10 wickets at 10.70

Random trivia

- This was the first Olympics to contain no individual centuries since 1896. Victor Trumper came closest to reaching the mark with 92 against Belgium.

- Wilfred Rhodes took 13 wickets from just 5 matches at an astonishing average of 6.54, the cheapest by any bowler to have taken more than 6 wickets in a single Olympic season. The previous record was Bill Lockwood's 14 wickets at an average of 9.29 in the 1900 Olympics

- Bart King became the highest wicket-taker in Olympic history during the season. He went past Bill Lockwood's record of 23 wickets to finish with 30 at an average of 18.53. Next in line are Monty Noble and Percy Clark with 27 wickets apiece.

- The current record-holder for the most runs in Olympic history is the Australian left-hander Clem Hill. In 17 Olympic matches between 1896 and 1908, he has scored 523 runs at an average of 37.36. The only other batsman to have gone past the 500-run mark is his team-mate Victor Trumper, who has 501 runs at 33.40 from 15 matches as of 1908.

- For players with a minimum of 15 wickets in the Olympics, Bill Lockwood still averages the cheapest with 23 wickets at 10.65 in 9 matches between 1896 and 1900.

- Clem Hill's overall record of 14 sixes in the Olympics is yet to be bettered. So are his 10 in a single Olympic season in 1900, and 8 in an innings against the Mixed Team in 1904.

- Colin Blythe has been the most miserly among bowlers who have picked a minimum of 10 wickets in the Olympics. In 7 matches, the left-arm tweaker has conceded runs at a rate of 2.74, the cheapest in Olympic history.

- Percy Sherwell's remarkable 13 dismissals in the 1908 Olympics placed him at the top of the all-time dismissals list, beating USA's Henry Scattergood and Great Britain's Dick Lilley who both had 10 each. He also went past Dick Young's record 5 dismissals in an innings with 6 in the very next match.

- No fieldsman has taken more catches than Victor Trumper, who has 13 from 15 matches since 1900. He finished the 1908 Olympics with a record 7 catches in a season, beating the previous record of 6 by Charles Ollivierre for the West Indies in 1904, and Walter Cooper for Canada in 1900.
 
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I can't believe I missed this until just now!

9.3 Haigh to King, SIX, Display of Raw power and brutality by Bart King
9.4 Haigh to King, SIX, What a six!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fifty for Bart King
9.5 Haigh to King, SIX, What a six!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Superb hitting from the big man.

Charlie Hartley kept dropping catches off them every over between the 24th to 28th. In total, there where a whopping 8 catches dropped by Hartley!
However, possibly the most ludicrous / criminal bit of cricket ever produced by our blessed simulator is squarely to blame for us missing out on a second gold medal. The chances of that happening must be millions to one?

All in all I blame the ratings!!!!111!!!1! :banana2
 

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Really good league, as always. Looking forward to the next edition.
 

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Cricket at the Olympics - Stockholm 1912

The 1912 Olympic Games (officially Games of the V Olympiad) are set to be hosted by Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden. The authorities have invested a great deal in the Stockholms Olympiastadion to make it a playable venue for cricket matches, though the boundaries remain a great deal shorter than most proper cricketing venues around the world. The country of Sweden is finally ready to glimpse the game of cricket for the very first time.

A total of 12 nations have been confirmed as participants for the cricket tournament by the IOC, the highest team count for cricket in the Olympics till date. Every team to participate in cricket during the 1908 Olympic Games will continue to do so here, while one makes a comeback after nearly a decade and three others make their Olympic cricket debuts. They are (in alphabetical order):
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Argentina,
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Australasia,
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Belgium,
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Burma,
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Canada,
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Egypt,
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Great Britain,
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India,
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Netherlands,
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South Africa,
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United States and
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West Indies.

There was initially talk of the host nation assembling together a cricket team of their own, but that never materialised. Neither did the long suggested return of the Mixed Team that played in both
1900 and 1904, but with disastrous results.

Also for the first time since cricket's introduction to the Olympic Games in
1896, the IOC will be using a single elimination/knockout format for the cricket tournament after taking a leaf out of football's book. Every match shall now have meaning and a single defeat means elimination from the tournament. Let the Games begin!


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Before the Games actually begin, I'll need the incumbent managers of the participating teams as listed below to confirm their availability for this season.

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Argentina - @Sami Kumar
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Australasia - @CerealKiller
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Belgium - @Markkkkk
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Canada - @Rudolph
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Great Britain - @Saroj padhy
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Netherlands - @themusketeer
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South Africa - @HawkAussie
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United States - @The Author
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West Indies - @Asham & @Samuels

Meanwhile, sign-ups are open for newcomers
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Burma,
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Egypt and
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India.

I wouldn't mind if he becomes Afridi. ;)
The post above proves Afridi is not just a name anymore, it has become the symbol of insanity...


Don't know about that, but I'm planning to stay on for now to keep this league going. I rate this as by far the best league idea I've ever had, and it'd be a damn shame if I quit after everything I've done in this thread so far. Free time or no time.​
 

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The only problem with that is they're not playing in 1912. And I don't think they're likely to make an appearance until we hit the 1940s and the 1950s.
How about Great Britain, seeing Saroj padhy is no longer active. Problem with Canada is the player ratting... it's no fun looking at the squad knowing they have no chance...
 

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How about Great Britain, seeing Saroj padhy is no longer active. Problem with Canada is the player ratting... it's no fun looking at the squad knowing they have no chance...


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.
 

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