In reverse order of merit (which is also a fantastic sexual position, by the way)...
Damith from The Fly Slip
Damith got points from the Man of the Series, Best Tosser, 4th Test Result, Fred playing 4 games and there being one Innings Victory. He may have been last but he'd kick all our asses in Sri Lankan predictions.
25 pts
Brian from Different Shades Of Green
Brian was undone by Pieterson's injury but still managed points for 1st and 5th Test Results, Best Tosser, Rain and McDonald being overlooked. Brian also lost 1 pt for submitting his predictions a little late.
34 pts
Our very own Roscoe
Roscoe proved to have great foresight in predicting Pup's good form, but that was undone by his 4-0 Aussie win prediction. He also nabbed points for the 1st and 4th Test Results and nailed the number of games that Fred played.
35 pts
Q from Well Pitched
Q also thought the Aussies would kick sand in the English eyes, but managed to get points for Man of the Series, Best Tosser, 4th Test Result, and McDonald and Lee being overlooked.
35 pts
Krish from...errr...the comments section
Perhaps we bloggers don't know it all? Naaah! Krish got points for Strauss, 4th and 5th Test Results, a single Innings Victory and McDonald. He lost 1 pt for being a little late to the party.
39 pts
Jrod from Cricket With Balls
Mr Balls accumulated his pts with a Strauss, a McDonald and a Lee, and the 1st and 4th Test Results. He lost out on joint 2nd place by being tardy and losing a point.
39 pts
Me from here
Darren showed remarkable foresight in choosing Strauss as the top England run getter. He also nailed the 1st and 4th Test Results, the single innings victory and the "points for jam" McDonald.
40 pts
Skroegerj from the comments section
Not content with stealing my victory, Skroegerj also tried to spoil the notion that if you write a blog you are an expert. He got Tosser, 1st and 5th Test Results and the Innings Victory. But what clinched it was not only predicting an England win, but getting the correct series result. What a bastard!
44 pts
Since the guys that actually take to the field in the Ashes only win this, Skroegerj's trophy will have to be viewed under a microscope.
Thanks to everyone that participated. It was a bit of a slap dash competition but we'll endeavour to make the Champs Trophy competition even better.
Monday, August 24, 2009
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5 comments:
WOOHOOOO!!!!! Thanks for the microscopic trophy Darren!! hehe...
I think my betting on England to pull off a 2-1 was based on my heartfelt wish that England would win and the knowledge that Australia would never give away a series without at least winning a single game.
That was a fun...
*grumble*
So, if anyone has some good category ideas for the Champs Trophy contest, let me know.
The biggest problem is having things that are fact based and easy enough to check up on. So something like "how many dropped catches will there be in the tournament?" may sound fun, but is almost impossible to keep track of.
Darren, my website is Kridaya at http://blog.kridaya.com. Thanks for adding me to the contest.
-Krish
Ah, will add you to the links and blog roll and give the blog a punt if you submit predictions for the champs.
Here are a few suggestions for the Champions Trophy contest :
1) Who's going to top each group
2) Semi-finalists, finalists and winner
3) Leading run-scorer after group stages
4) Team that effects the most run-outs in the tournament
5) No. of Roelof van der Merwe's wild slogs that are amazingly mishit for six through the off side...
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