Hampshire Royals

Welcome down south to Hampshire.
Home to the Royals
Ground: The Rose Bowl now due to some great deals Ageas Bowl
Pitch condition: just good enough so that we don't get fined this time

Batsmen
Robert Key England 12 May 1979 (age 32) Right Handed Right arm off break
Usman Khawaja Australia 18 December 1986 (age 25) Left Handed Right arm medium
Graeme Smith South Africa 1 February 1981 (age 31) Left Handed Right arm off break
4 James Adams England 23 September 1980 (age 31) Left-handed Left-arm medium pace Club captain
32 Jaik Mickleburgh England 30 March 1990 (age 21) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
14 James Vince England 14 March 1991 (age 20)
15 Michael Carberry England 29 September 1980 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm off break
26 Tim Ravenscroft Guernsey 21 January 1992 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break Development contract
Michael Clarke Austalia

All-rounders
13 Benny Howell England 5 October 1988 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
17 Dimitri Mascarenhas* England 30 October 1977 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
25 Ravi Bopara England 4 May 1985 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm medium pace Vice-captain
Andrew McDonald Australia 15 June 1981 (age30) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Steve Smith Australia 2 June 1989 (age 22) Right-handed Right arm leg break
Dwayne Bravo West Indies 7 October 1983 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm medium fast


Wicket-keepers
16 Michael Bates England 10 October 1990 (age 21) Right-handed –
Umar Akmal Pakistan 26 May 1990 (age 21) Right-handed

Bowlers
18 David Griffiths England 10 September 1985 (age 26) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
19 Danny Briggs England 30 April 1991 (age 20) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
25 Chris Wood England 27 June 1990 (age 21) Right-handed Left-arm medium pace
Nuwan Kulasekara Sri Lanka 22 July 1982 (age 29) Right Handed Right arm Fast Medium
Nayan Doshi England 6 October 1978 (age 33) Right Handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Vinay Kumar India February 12, 1984 (age 28) Right handed Right arm medium
Wayne Parnell South Africa 30 July 1989 (age 22) Left handed Left arm medium fast
Zaheer Khan India

Finances remaining: 270K

Transfers:
Liam Dawson to Essex for Jaik Mickelburgh and Andrew Gale
Graeme Smith from Auction for £300,000
Nuwan Kulasekara from Auction for £75,000
Shahid Afridi to Essex for Ravi Bopara and Graham Napier
Nayan Doshi from Auction for £75,000
Umar Akmal from Auction for £250,000
Andrew McDonald from Auction for £175,000
Usman Khawaja from Auction for £75,000
Steve Smith from Auction for £110,000
Vinay Kumar from Auction for £75,000
Dwayne Bravo from Auction for £300,000
Wayne Parnell from Auction for £240,000
Robert Key from unattached for £125,000
Zaheer Khan from Unsold for £175,000
Michael Clarke from Unsold for £175,000

Releases:
Simon Katich = £100,000
Hamza Riazuddin = £50,000
David Balcombe = £50,000
Sean Ervine = £90,000
Neil McKenzie = £100,000
Andrew Gale = £80,000
Graham Napier = £120,000
Kabir Ali = £80,000
Adam Rouse = £50,000
James Tomlinson = £50,000
Sean Terry = £50,000

Starting XI:
1. Graeme Smith - Overseas
2. Jimmy Adams - England
3. James Vince – under 25/England
4. Umar Akmal – Under 25/Wicket Keeper/Overseas
5. Ravi Bopara – England
6. Steve Smith – under 25/Overseas
7. Dwayne Bravo - Overseas
8. Dimitri Mascarenhas - England
9. Wayne Parnell – under 25/Overseas
10. Danny Briggs – under 25/England
11. Chris Wood – Under 25/England

Squad:
Overall size = 23 players
Overseas Players = 9 players
Kolpak = 0 Players
English players = 14 players (including Guernsey I assume)
Under 25's = 10 players
Captain = Graeme Smith
Vice Captain = Dwayne Bravo

may as well get in there first, very interested in Danny Briggs

I'm Somerset btw

Interested in my old school mate James Vince

you can only do player for player trades between counties

what area you looking to strengthen?

As hodge said players go between counties in trades and not for money

Ojha for Vince?

I cant afford to lose Roy atm sorry mate.

And just to say that Afridi is in the auction as he hasn't signed with Hants again to my knowledge (sorry about that)

Buttler and Suppiah?

In many regard Buttler is considerd at least a good a batter as Briggs is a bowler, he is also a keeper and has a greater value to me.

I could include Murali in a deal for Briggs but there would need to be something like

Briggs + _____
=
Murali + _____

thoughts?

Auction is running all of this week (Mon-Fri) from 9til9 with different players available on different days:

https://www.606v2.com/t24063-epl-auction-schedule

And of course you can bid for Afridi, winning bid at 9pm uk time wins the player for the price bid. Also here are the rules of the league:

https://www.606v2.com/t23938-epl-rules

Including match day squad info

fair enough

would you consider something for Vince maybe?

Hildreth + ______
=
Vince + Wood/Dawson

Welcome onboard!

Anyone from Lancs take your fancy for Danny Briggs?

Don't blame you, it was worth a go

Masters + Comber for Vince?

Comber + Shah for Vince + Maschenras?

cricketfan90 wrote:Masters + Comber for Vince?

Turns out I was wrong yesterday, Afridi has already resigned so he's yours to start with

Welcome mate.

I'm Worcs, any chance of a deal for Liam Dawson?

I'm assuming you're not interested in selling Briggs?

OK just checking

anything for Liam dawson mate?

Gale + Craddock?

i dont have enough u-25's so cant afford to lose the ones i have?

although im already giving up craddock who is under u-25..

Gale + craddock?

craddock is 18....

ok what about:

Gale + Mickelburgh?

Mickelburgh is u-25 batsman, and then your getting 2 batsman?

ok mate take dawson out of your squad plz, and i shall confirm the deal.

Afridi, talk to me!

David Hussey for Shahid Afridi? Willing to negotiate for Shahid!

Not really looking to lose Taylor or Broad...

Hales + Hussey for Afridi + Briggs?

No worries.

I didn't want to lose a good English Under 25 like Hales for Afridi, so I see where you are coming from with Briggs.

I've got James Harris and Luke Fletcher, both decent English U25 seamers. Could be willing to part with them.

Fair enough.

what you looking for Afridi?

Going to hold onto Buttler, only got 2 recognised keepers and Buttler is a hell of a batsman and U25 enlishman.

check my fringe players for anything that may peak your interest

I'm a bit tight on the U25's atm who I would play in my side so not sure whether I would want to lose Buttler or Kieswetter tbh, im not against losing them because of who they are if the offers right, but being U25 is very handy for me

What you want for Afridi Olly?

would you do Bell for Afridi instead need to keep woakes seem to lack under 25's

Need my young Englishmen mate

don't want to lose Stokes, as he's English and U25 (and a quality player obviously), so not keen on that one (Afridi is a bit hit-and-miss for my liking TBH).

Just so you know what happens tomorrow may decide if i go for a deal with Buttler or Kieswetter, if I pick up a keeper in the auction i would be more open to a deal for one of them

can we do a deal for chris wood mate?

No deal, sorry mate. Not letting Taylor go at any price bar something ridiculous.

Alviro Peterson + Graham Napier for Shaid Afridi?

shah + napier for afridi?

Bopara + Napier for afridi?

Not letting go of Nash I'm afraid

Tremlett and Ojha for Briggs and Bates?

Random but is Chris Wood available?

If so:

Wood and Vince for Tremlett and Ojha?

alviro peterson for Ravi Bopara?

Alviro Peterson + David Masters for Ravi Bopara + Vinay Kumar?

1. Graeme Smith - Overseas
2. Jimmy Adams - England
3. James Vince – under 25/England
4. Umar Akmal – Under 25/Wicket Keeper/Overseas
5. Ravi Bopara – England
6. Steve Smith – under 25/Overseas
7. Dwayne Bravo - Overseas
8. Dimitri Mascarenhas - England
9. Wayne Parnell – under 25/Overseas
10. Danny Briggs – under 25/England
11. Chris Wood – Under 25/England

Updated XI
Haven't decided fully yet