Middlesex Players Prediction Competition 2006


Win that prize
By Ged
April 14 2006

Once again, by popular demand, Ged presents the simple prediction game based on Middlesex players’ performance in the County Championship. Ged offers a small, cricket-related prize for the winner. Entries must be in by 10.00 a.m. 26th April and there will be no extended deadline.

Ged presents a simple prediction game based on Middlesex players’ performance in the County Championship

MIDDLESEX PLAYERS PREDICTION GAME 2006

 

Once again, by popular demand, Ged presents the simple prediction game based on Middlesex players’ performance in the County Championship.  Everyone can play for free and Ged offers a small, cricket-related prize for the winner. Entries must be in by 10.00 a.m. 26th April and there will be no extended deadline.

 

Guess what each player’s County Championship average (batting and bowling) will be at the end of the 2006 season.  For each player who has 8 or more innings (for batting) and 10 or more wickets (for bowling) your prediction will be compared with the actual average.  You get an unwanted point for each run difference between your estimate and the true average. 

 

For example, if you guess that Jamie Dalrymple will have a batting average of 45 and a bowling average of 33, and in fact he has a batting average of 42 and a bowling average of 39, you will get 3 points for his batting and 6 points for his bowling. 

 

If you do not submit an estimate for a player who in the event does have 8 innings or takes 10 wickets, you will be awarded 40 unwanted points for each discipline you failed to estimate.  However, you do not get penalised for having a guess for a player who doesn’t make the cut, so it is worth having a guess at more or less the whole squad.

 

The person with the lowest number of points wins a small cricket-related prize.  By all accounts, James D, last year’s winner, considers his prize to be close to his most prized possession.  The table below shows Ged’s attempt at prediction.  If Ged wins, there’ll be a prize for 2nd place but the prize might be that much smaller, if that is possible!

 

 

Name

2006 Predicted CC Batting Average

2006 Predicted CC Bowling Average

Ben Hutton

38

45

Mel Betts

16

35

Nick Compton

41

45

Jamie Dalrymple

46

38

Ed Joyce

53

45

Chad Keegan

15

35

Johann Louw

18

34

David Nash

34

45

Chris Peploe

18

38

Alan Richardson

11

32

Ben Scott

31

45

Owais Shah

50

45

Chris Silverwood

20

32

Ed Smith

45

45

Andrew Strauss

41

45

Scott Styris

38

34

Paul Weekes

38

45

Mohammad Ali

18

38

Billy Godleman

38

45

Eoin Morgan

36

45

Boyd Rankin

8

35

Chris Whelan

8

35

Chris Wright

18

38

 

 

Update: Easter weekend, and 8 entries are already in, ranging from the unfettered optimism of Hippity to the unmitigated (or perhaps malicious) pessimism of Kwiklimey.  LordoftheChairs tried to blow my spreadsheet with some daft predictions for the non-bowlers' bowling figures (didn't work, I was way ahead of him).  Janet's unbridled optimism is right up there with Hippity in the "well, if they get close to winning the prediction competition, Middlesex will win the Championship at a canter" department.

Keep them coming folks!

 

To enter, please either submit your entry through the Message Board or you may submit in private to Gedladd@hotmail.co.uk .  Remember, the deadline is 10.00 a.m. 26th April, after which no submissions will be accepted.  Good luck, everyone.