Post by Admin on Jan 18, 2021 14:47:30 GMT
Fantasy IP Cricket
This is the proposed format for the Forum’s Fantasy Cricket League, based around the 2021 Cricket Ireland Inter-provincials. If you have suggested changes, please let me know and we can discuss - if I immediately think they're an improvement I'll update the text, if I 'm not sure, we can have a poll about it. As you'll see below, there's some things I think can be agreed by a majority, there's others (notably if we introduce new rules after it's started) where we need a bigger majority.
Scoring
It’s proposed for simplicity that the same scoring system would apply, across all the formats (i.e. any domestic cricket organised by Cricket Ireland that attracts First Class, List A or T20 (ie what used to be called ‘List A T20’) status. So it would apply to IPC (if it happens), IP50 (whether 3 or 4 sides) and IP20, and also anything more novel (e.g. if they decided not to have the IPC, but had a couple of intrasquad first class games instead).
I'm proposing that we hold off the auction until the formats are announced, and all those games would definately count. However, it is of course possible that this might be changed, particularly in the context of COVID, and so, if there were other non-status or non-tournament games held at that level (e.g. a 3 day game of 'Wolves vs Presidents XI, but they could field 12 players/11 batting) we would need a ⅔ agreement beforehand to add it to the competition. Also, if they introduce another tournament (e.g. a 2-day competition in the place of the IPCs) we'd vote by 2/3 on using those games.
Each player, I'm prposing, would attract the following points system.
Selected for XI: 4 points
Each run scored: 1 point
Wickets: 30 points each, divided up as follows;
LBW or bowled - all 30 to bowler
Caught or stumped directly off bowling - 24 to bowler, 6 to fielder
Run out (direct hit) - 30 to fielder
Run out throw & stump- 15 each to thrower/stumper
It might be worth thinking about whether we want to include (at half-points) performances for the Lightning Bolts/Emerging Knights etc. Probably it would be too much trouble, but if we’ve a lot of managers and are using a lot of fringe players, it might be worthwhile. I’ll open that up to a vote of the managers who sign up, and before we have the auction - given it will be before the acution, I think a 51% majority will be fair enough to decide that.
Similarly, if there are friendly games between the IP sides, and/or other sides (e.g. Scotland A visit and play a couple of IP sides), we should consider whether these should be counted. However, given the uncertainty that such games would be well shared out, the default position should be that we won’t unless at least two-thirds of the managers agree in the period after auction/ before the season starts, or 100% of managers once the season has commenced.
Auction
Every manager starts with a notional €110,000, so an ‘average’ player should cost around €10,000. From experience, some managers may spend nearly all that on a few marquee players, and fill up the rest of the XI with players costing next to nothing who probably won’t get a game. Others may mainly go for a side that’s got lads who will play minor parts in most games, but nearly all are likely to accumulate some points each round. Some will gamble on long shots, who probably won’t be playing, but if they do might make a big difference. Others will gamble on players who have a history of injury problems. Everyone’s strategy is likely to be different. I’ll finalise the timetable for the auction when I know how many managers there are.
Players
The following are the players identified as most likely to play some role in the 2021 Inter-provincial games. Others may also be considered, this isn’t an exhaustive list, and it also includes some players who are very unlikely to be selected. When I have the list of managers and teams finalised, I’ll start a thread with this, and invite people to propose additions to it (if there’s only 4-5 managers that might not be necessary, if there’s 12 or more it will have to be done as there won’t be enough).
Each manager must select 11 players, one of whom must be identified here as a wicket-keeper (i.e. “+”). Given most of the players have done some bowling at club level, we’re not going to get into minimum numbers of batsmen/bowlers/all-rounders. For what it’s worth, I think the scoring scheme I’ve proposed above favours bowlers who can bat, so I’d imagine all-rounders will be popular enough.
You can choose one overseas player (i.e. players not currently qualified for Ireland). Based on our current workings, that means for 2021 Marc Ellison and the Ford brothers have qualified, but Hume, Pretorius, Commins and Vd Walt are all still overseas for IP purposes. Obviously if there is news that contradicts these classifications before the auction, we'll change them. If there subsequent announcements that others have mysteriously qualified, we will still go on with the agreed definitions of overseas players that were agreed at the start, rather than do the auction process again.
For convenience, we’ve divided up the players into their (last known) union, and in most cases have provided a link to their Circinfo or to another webpage that refers to them being in an IP or Lightning Bolts squad, largely so there’s no confusion about which player we’re talking about. These categorisations are not relevant to whether they are selected by their union or not, it’s just to help find them easier.
Overseas Players
G Hume* (Waringstown, although I think local for club purposes) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/379144.html
A Malan (Waringstown) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/429894.html
R Pretorius* (Woodvale) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/585338.html
M Commins* (CIYMS) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/594992.html
J Snyman* (Carrickfergus) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/594329.html
G Maneeshan+* (North Down) www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/362892.html
F Fazal* (Lisburn) www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28671.html
I Gafieldien* (The Hills) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/696299.html
M Marais* (Clontarf) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/485216.html
M Nofal* (North County) www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/379860.html
F Adams* (Donemana) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/549288.html
C Tshiki* (Fox Lodge) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/429708.html
Cj Vd Walt* (Carrick) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/807551.html
North-West
W Porterfield www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24611.html
D Rankin + (very part-time keeper) www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/232724.html
R Hunter www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/417379.html
W Smale+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1158596.html
S Thompson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/414821.html
NR Allen www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/526442.html
A McBrine www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/417381.html
A Gillespie www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/526446.html
C Young www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/364343.html
B Rankin www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24599.html
C Olphert www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1229953.html
D Barr www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/659097.html
W McClintock www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928073.html
A Austin+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928075.html
M Poskitt www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1151390.html
A McDaid www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/417378.html
K Magee www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1185572.html
D Scanlon www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1028047.html
R MacBeth www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/894203.html
V Chopra www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928069.html
G McFaul www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1185573.html
NCU
P Stirling www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/303427.html
J McCollum www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/470917.html
M Ellison www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/232345.html
L Georgeson www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/1129637.html
J Lawlor www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/564774.html
G Wilson+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24609.html
S Getkate www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/303508.html
M Adair www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/526441.html
J Cameron-Dow www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/380957.html
G McCarter www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/348037.html
J Manley www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1196050.html
R Adair www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/468573.html
C Dougherty+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/303428.html
G Thompson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24616.html
J Hunter www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1195142.html
J Magowan+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1011459.html
G Kennedy www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1049265.html
GKR McKinley www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/659107.html
C Robinson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1232502.html
T Mayes northdowncricketclub.co.uk/tom-mayes/
M Foster www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1179498.html
B White www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928059.html
O Metcalfe www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1188086.html
J Hall www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/232730.html
A Dennison www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/526444.html
N Smith www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1005373.html
L Nelson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/326059.html
G Kidd www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24613.html
M Topping www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1020269.html
Leinster
J Tector www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/750481.html
G Delany www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1099379.html
A Balbirnie www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/303423.html
H Tector www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/961407.html
K O'Brien www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24605.html
C Campher www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/595921.html
L Tucker+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928057.html
S Singh www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1005257.html
B McCarthy www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/348059.html
D Delany www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1094085.html
J Little www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928067.html
C McLoughlin-Gavin www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/659095.html
N McGuire www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1187710.html
S Doheny+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/961401.html
M Ford www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1189878.html
G Ford www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1229938.html
N Rock+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1112535.html
G Dockrell www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/348034.html
T Kane www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/571707.html
JJ Garth www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1112207.html
R Anders www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928061.html
P Chase www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/524845.html
J Grassi+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1005267.html
T Tector www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1195143.html
F Tucker www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/961409.html
B Gamble www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/578098.html
N Pretorius+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1099373.html
R Forrest+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/531954.html
P Tice+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/571709.html
M Thompson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1195144.html
F Hand www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1099225.html
J Newland www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1231009.html
S Lynch cricketeurope.com/CSTATZ/irenatc2018/inc1283.shtml
T Lawson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/326060.html
M Lewis www.cricketworld.com/lightning-bolts-announce-teams-to-take-on-denmark-development-side/56386.htm
E Delany www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/303507.html
E Richardson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/364302.html
J Barnes www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/894247.html
M Sorensen www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/531953.html
C McDonnell www.ymcaccdublin.com/memberprofile/memberID_225593/Cillian-McDonnell.aspx
J McNulty www.cricketleinster.ie/news/leinster-lightning-bolts-squad-to-face-mcc-in-college-park
G Hoey www.cricketleinster.ie/news/leinster-lightning-bolts-squad-to-face-mcc-in-college-park
A Frost www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/595996.html
M Frost www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1218283.html
T Stanton www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928063.html
M Donegan www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1112208.html
S Stanton www.cricketleinster.ie/news/lightning-bolts-announce-squad-for-ireland-u19s-match
J Balbirnie www.cricketeurope.com/CSTATZ/lcu2018prem/lcu345.shtml
D Cosgrove www.cricketleinster.ie/news/leinster-lightning-bolts-squad-to-face-mcc-in-college-park
T Anders www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1146884.html
A Sheridan www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1102233.html
M Neville www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1099371.html
J Forbes www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1195660.html
A Neary www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1195769.html
Munster
C Hassett www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1111993.html
R Jones www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/526449.html
A Cawley www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1112205.html
A Eastwood www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/25924.html
S Jones www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1151387.html
Y Ali www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1005289.html
ZH Khan www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000002/000214.shtml
D Carey www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1147695.html
Post-auction additions
I'm not proposing that we have any further auctions, but there may be players who emerge as available who weren’t on the list (or bought) who have the potential to be significant players. For example, if Stuart Poynter, Nick Larkin etc came over after we had our auction, or if a youth player broke into a side and started scoring runs/taking wickets. If this happens and someone calls for a supplementary acutio, the following is how I would propose we proceed.
This would need ⅔ support if it happens before the IPs starting, and 100% support if it happens after the IPs start. In such circumstances, subject to agreement as set out above, we could have a further auction. In that auction there would be a total fund of €10,000 per additional player available (e.g. if Poynter and Larkin were available, it would be €20,000) and that would be divided among the managers (e.g. if there were 5 of them, that would be €4,000 each). However, each bid would also include an exisint purchased player (as you can't have more than 11), and the amount he cost in the previous auction would be part of the bid. For example, say I bought Max Neville for €150, and another manager bought Rory Anders for €300, and we both wanted to buy Larkin. I might bid Neville (worth €150) + €350, which would amount to €500 - the other manager would have to beat that with Anders (worth €300) + €201. If the bids went up above my cash and the price I paid for Neville, I might choose to bargain with another player on my existing XI.
That's my draft outline - if there's amendments you'd like to make (including additoinal players for the auction) please let me know - we can do this up to the time we have the auctions.
This is the proposed format for the Forum’s Fantasy Cricket League, based around the 2021 Cricket Ireland Inter-provincials. If you have suggested changes, please let me know and we can discuss - if I immediately think they're an improvement I'll update the text, if I 'm not sure, we can have a poll about it. As you'll see below, there's some things I think can be agreed by a majority, there's others (notably if we introduce new rules after it's started) where we need a bigger majority.
Scoring
It’s proposed for simplicity that the same scoring system would apply, across all the formats (i.e. any domestic cricket organised by Cricket Ireland that attracts First Class, List A or T20 (ie what used to be called ‘List A T20’) status. So it would apply to IPC (if it happens), IP50 (whether 3 or 4 sides) and IP20, and also anything more novel (e.g. if they decided not to have the IPC, but had a couple of intrasquad first class games instead).
I'm proposing that we hold off the auction until the formats are announced, and all those games would definately count. However, it is of course possible that this might be changed, particularly in the context of COVID, and so, if there were other non-status or non-tournament games held at that level (e.g. a 3 day game of 'Wolves vs Presidents XI, but they could field 12 players/11 batting) we would need a ⅔ agreement beforehand to add it to the competition. Also, if they introduce another tournament (e.g. a 2-day competition in the place of the IPCs) we'd vote by 2/3 on using those games.
Each player, I'm prposing, would attract the following points system.
Selected for XI: 4 points
Each run scored: 1 point
Wickets: 30 points each, divided up as follows;
LBW or bowled - all 30 to bowler
Caught or stumped directly off bowling - 24 to bowler, 6 to fielder
Run out (direct hit) - 30 to fielder
Run out throw & stump- 15 each to thrower/stumper
It might be worth thinking about whether we want to include (at half-points) performances for the Lightning Bolts/Emerging Knights etc. Probably it would be too much trouble, but if we’ve a lot of managers and are using a lot of fringe players, it might be worthwhile. I’ll open that up to a vote of the managers who sign up, and before we have the auction - given it will be before the acution, I think a 51% majority will be fair enough to decide that.
Similarly, if there are friendly games between the IP sides, and/or other sides (e.g. Scotland A visit and play a couple of IP sides), we should consider whether these should be counted. However, given the uncertainty that such games would be well shared out, the default position should be that we won’t unless at least two-thirds of the managers agree in the period after auction/ before the season starts, or 100% of managers once the season has commenced.
Auction
Every manager starts with a notional €110,000, so an ‘average’ player should cost around €10,000. From experience, some managers may spend nearly all that on a few marquee players, and fill up the rest of the XI with players costing next to nothing who probably won’t get a game. Others may mainly go for a side that’s got lads who will play minor parts in most games, but nearly all are likely to accumulate some points each round. Some will gamble on long shots, who probably won’t be playing, but if they do might make a big difference. Others will gamble on players who have a history of injury problems. Everyone’s strategy is likely to be different. I’ll finalise the timetable for the auction when I know how many managers there are.
Players
The following are the players identified as most likely to play some role in the 2021 Inter-provincial games. Others may also be considered, this isn’t an exhaustive list, and it also includes some players who are very unlikely to be selected. When I have the list of managers and teams finalised, I’ll start a thread with this, and invite people to propose additions to it (if there’s only 4-5 managers that might not be necessary, if there’s 12 or more it will have to be done as there won’t be enough).
Each manager must select 11 players, one of whom must be identified here as a wicket-keeper (i.e. “+”). Given most of the players have done some bowling at club level, we’re not going to get into minimum numbers of batsmen/bowlers/all-rounders. For what it’s worth, I think the scoring scheme I’ve proposed above favours bowlers who can bat, so I’d imagine all-rounders will be popular enough.
You can choose one overseas player (i.e. players not currently qualified for Ireland). Based on our current workings, that means for 2021 Marc Ellison and the Ford brothers have qualified, but Hume, Pretorius, Commins and Vd Walt are all still overseas for IP purposes. Obviously if there is news that contradicts these classifications before the auction, we'll change them. If there subsequent announcements that others have mysteriously qualified, we will still go on with the agreed definitions of overseas players that were agreed at the start, rather than do the auction process again.
For convenience, we’ve divided up the players into their (last known) union, and in most cases have provided a link to their Circinfo or to another webpage that refers to them being in an IP or Lightning Bolts squad, largely so there’s no confusion about which player we’re talking about. These categorisations are not relevant to whether they are selected by their union or not, it’s just to help find them easier.
Overseas Players
G Hume* (Waringstown, although I think local for club purposes) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/379144.html
A Malan (Waringstown) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/429894.html
R Pretorius* (Woodvale) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/585338.html
M Commins* (CIYMS) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/594992.html
J Snyman* (Carrickfergus) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/594329.html
G Maneeshan+* (North Down) www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/362892.html
F Fazal* (Lisburn) www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28671.html
I Gafieldien* (The Hills) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/696299.html
M Marais* (Clontarf) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/485216.html
M Nofal* (North County) www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/379860.html
F Adams* (Donemana) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/549288.html
C Tshiki* (Fox Lodge) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/429708.html
Cj Vd Walt* (Carrick) www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/807551.html
North-West
W Porterfield www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24611.html
D Rankin + (very part-time keeper) www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/232724.html
R Hunter www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/417379.html
W Smale+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1158596.html
S Thompson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/414821.html
NR Allen www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/526442.html
A McBrine www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/417381.html
A Gillespie www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/526446.html
C Young www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/364343.html
B Rankin www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24599.html
C Olphert www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1229953.html
D Barr www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/659097.html
W McClintock www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928073.html
A Austin+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928075.html
M Poskitt www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1151390.html
A McDaid www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/417378.html
K Magee www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1185572.html
D Scanlon www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1028047.html
R MacBeth www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/894203.html
V Chopra www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928069.html
G McFaul www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1185573.html
NCU
P Stirling www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/303427.html
J McCollum www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/470917.html
M Ellison www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/232345.html
L Georgeson www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/1129637.html
J Lawlor www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/564774.html
G Wilson+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24609.html
S Getkate www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/303508.html
M Adair www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/526441.html
J Cameron-Dow www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/380957.html
G McCarter www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/348037.html
J Manley www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1196050.html
R Adair www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/468573.html
C Dougherty+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/303428.html
G Thompson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24616.html
J Hunter www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1195142.html
J Magowan+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1011459.html
G Kennedy www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1049265.html
GKR McKinley www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/659107.html
C Robinson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1232502.html
T Mayes northdowncricketclub.co.uk/tom-mayes/
M Foster www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1179498.html
B White www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928059.html
O Metcalfe www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1188086.html
J Hall www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/232730.html
A Dennison www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/526444.html
N Smith www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1005373.html
L Nelson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/326059.html
G Kidd www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24613.html
M Topping www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1020269.html
Leinster
J Tector www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/750481.html
G Delany www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1099379.html
A Balbirnie www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/303423.html
H Tector www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/961407.html
K O'Brien www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24605.html
C Campher www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/595921.html
L Tucker+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928057.html
S Singh www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1005257.html
B McCarthy www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/348059.html
D Delany www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1094085.html
J Little www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928067.html
C McLoughlin-Gavin www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/659095.html
N McGuire www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1187710.html
S Doheny+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/961401.html
M Ford www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1189878.html
G Ford www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1229938.html
N Rock+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1112535.html
G Dockrell www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/348034.html
T Kane www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/571707.html
JJ Garth www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1112207.html
R Anders www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928061.html
P Chase www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/524845.html
J Grassi+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1005267.html
T Tector www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1195143.html
F Tucker www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/961409.html
B Gamble www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/578098.html
N Pretorius+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1099373.html
R Forrest+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/531954.html
P Tice+ www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/571709.html
M Thompson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1195144.html
F Hand www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1099225.html
J Newland www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1231009.html
S Lynch cricketeurope.com/CSTATZ/irenatc2018/inc1283.shtml
T Lawson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/326060.html
M Lewis www.cricketworld.com/lightning-bolts-announce-teams-to-take-on-denmark-development-side/56386.htm
E Delany www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/303507.html
E Richardson www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/364302.html
J Barnes www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/894247.html
M Sorensen www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/531953.html
C McDonnell www.ymcaccdublin.com/memberprofile/memberID_225593/Cillian-McDonnell.aspx
J McNulty www.cricketleinster.ie/news/leinster-lightning-bolts-squad-to-face-mcc-in-college-park
G Hoey www.cricketleinster.ie/news/leinster-lightning-bolts-squad-to-face-mcc-in-college-park
A Frost www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/595996.html
M Frost www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1218283.html
T Stanton www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928063.html
M Donegan www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1112208.html
S Stanton www.cricketleinster.ie/news/lightning-bolts-announce-squad-for-ireland-u19s-match
J Balbirnie www.cricketeurope.com/CSTATZ/lcu2018prem/lcu345.shtml
D Cosgrove www.cricketleinster.ie/news/leinster-lightning-bolts-squad-to-face-mcc-in-college-park
T Anders www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1146884.html
A Sheridan www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1102233.html
M Neville www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1099371.html
J Forbes www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1195660.html
A Neary www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1195769.html
Munster
C Hassett www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1111993.html
R Jones www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/526449.html
A Cawley www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1112205.html
A Eastwood www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/25924.html
S Jones www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1151387.html
Y Ali www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1005289.html
ZH Khan www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000002/000214.shtml
D Carey www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1147695.html
Post-auction additions
I'm not proposing that we have any further auctions, but there may be players who emerge as available who weren’t on the list (or bought) who have the potential to be significant players. For example, if Stuart Poynter, Nick Larkin etc came over after we had our auction, or if a youth player broke into a side and started scoring runs/taking wickets. If this happens and someone calls for a supplementary acutio, the following is how I would propose we proceed.
This would need ⅔ support if it happens before the IPs starting, and 100% support if it happens after the IPs start. In such circumstances, subject to agreement as set out above, we could have a further auction. In that auction there would be a total fund of €10,000 per additional player available (e.g. if Poynter and Larkin were available, it would be €20,000) and that would be divided among the managers (e.g. if there were 5 of them, that would be €4,000 each). However, each bid would also include an exisint purchased player (as you can't have more than 11), and the amount he cost in the previous auction would be part of the bid. For example, say I bought Max Neville for €150, and another manager bought Rory Anders for €300, and we both wanted to buy Larkin. I might bid Neville (worth €150) + €350, which would amount to €500 - the other manager would have to beat that with Anders (worth €300) + €201. If the bids went up above my cash and the price I paid for Neville, I might choose to bargain with another player on my existing XI.
That's my draft outline - if there's amendments you'd like to make (including additoinal players for the auction) please let me know - we can do this up to the time we have the auctions.