Fantasy T20 Blast 2022 (CricketXI.com) £5 Money Leagues


Hey All,

I really enjoyed doing Cricket XI’s free fantasy T20 Blast game last season so thought why not do a couple of leagues (Classic and ​Head-to-Head) again for this season’s iteration. Both leagues will be £5 entry (same as last season) and ‘Winner Takes All’ affairs. This season’s tournament is spread over 7 & half weeks:

I’ve set up 2 leagues - one is an open league where you’re all on a ladder based on your total fantasy points scored. The other is a head to head type league where you play one other team from the league each round and you win, lose or tie. A win is 4 points, a Tie 2 points and a loss 0. That decides your position in the league with tie breakers to split teams such as points % (difference between points scored and points scored against you). In the head to head league after Round 15 (so Rounds 16 & 17) are knock out rounds - for those teams that qualify (aka the semi-finals and final). The eventual winner of the knockout final is crowned champion at the end of the tournament.

Another thing to note is if we have an odd number of teams in the Head to Head league sometimes the game site puts one team on a bye every week or sometimes it adds in a random team to level up the leagues so there are no byes. There does not seem to be a set formula on this (I guess the guy has not decided what’s best regards this) so we have to go with whatever the game site does but I just wanted to mention this in case we do end up with an odd number of teams at the start of play in the Head to Head league. If the game site does add in a random team this will change the fixtures for Round 1 so just be aware of that as sometimes the guy behind the site is slow to do this. I personally think an extra unpaid for team is better than bye weeks but thats my personal preference.

To make a little bit of interest and a prize for the winners’ skill (judgement) I am making both leagues £5 each to enter and both leagues are ‘Winner Takes All’.

People are welcome to join one or both leagues and I hope people will feel £5 is not much at all and give these leagues ago. The season starts (Round 1) Wednesday, 18:30 BST, 25th May so there’s very little time to go (half a week).

Usual method for payment - if you don’t know what that is or have forgotten just PM me from here (the TFP forum) and I will respond with the low down.

Finally, I must point out due to new players joining my IPL and County Championship Cricket XI leagues earlier this year and not making contact with me and not making any attempt to pay the internal entry fees I now have to be stricter. Any teams not paid for just before season starts, I will delete from my league without notice. I only have the ability to delete teams before a game starts on Cricket XI so I am not having any teams included that are not paid for in advance of future tournaments starting.

best regards,

bluelionman / Noel Symonds

Fan Pub Founding Member

Classic Open League

League Name: WINNER TAKES ALL

Join Code: OWDIYWWR


Head to Head League

League Name: Winner Takes All

Join Code: SRTNBISU


Link to games website: CricketXI

All game rules etc., are the websites and can be found under the HELP tab on site but to aid you here is a link to their points scoring, league rules, transfers, FAQ’s etc: CricketXI T20 Blast / Help

Oops, sorry Noel - missed the deadline! Apologies.

Happens buddy, means it won’t be you winning either of my Blast leagues this time around. :cricket_bat_and_ball:

I can confim I got 6 teams in each league and all entrants have paid so the winner of each league will pick up £30. :cricket_bat_and_ball:

A big Congratulations to Mark Pearson - who won the Open Classic ladder style league and Douglas Hay / starwarrior68 who beat Mark Pearson in the final to stop a clean sweep of both leagues this year. :cricket_bat_and_ball:

Both leagues had 6 teams entered each this year so each winner picks up £30 winnings (Classic) and (Head to Head).

CLASSIC

HEAD TO HEAD


I plan to run both of these leagues again next year (if Cricket XI runs the game) so look out here on TFP forum for the game info when game site goes live if you want to get involved.

Missing that deadline was costly :grimacing:

You still played along and beat those scores did you @Rick_Spangle ?

Yes, I’d got the team all set up so I thought I’d play along. That’s me at 2nd place in the overall table (masterblasters - Andy S) :laughing:

Oh man that’s got to rankle…