Summary
Prizes
Buying Players
Assigning Orders
4 Rules of Fantasy Test Matches
Fantasy Cricket Scoreboard
Examples

Fantasy ODI's

Picikng the squad, deciding on the openers, who gets first use of the cherry, pitch conditions, rain, bad light, timing declarations perfectly, just some of the factors great captains in the past have had to contend with. Now you get a taste. Fantasy Test Matches.

Your obecjective?
Win every match! But if you can't, make sure you draw!


Choose the 14 players that will form your fantasy team. Assign their batting and bowling orders, and to make things just a little easier than it is for great captains in test cricket, you get to use 2 substitutes... after the match is over!! Scores and bowling figures of your players from the specified test match determine the outcome of your fantasy test match.

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To complement this unique game is an indulgent prize system..

For each fantasy match, teams are put into groups, with a maximum of 100 teams in each group.
The top ranked team in each group wins 1500 credits.
In each fantasy tournament the top 10 teams out of all groups win substantially more credits.
See the breakdown of prizes for each tournament for the number of credits on offers, as this depends on the number of matches in the tournament.

Cricketinc Credits work just like air miles with one exception; you can exchange them for cash!

Credits never expire. You can exchange your accumulated credits at anytime according to the following exchange rates

We've paid out more than $36,000 to 125 Users Worldwide
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Each registered user gets a 1000 credits to start with, these credits are also used to enter each fantasy test match.
What do you do if you run out of credits? Click on the GET CREDITS link form our left navigation bar and your back up to 1000 credits.
If you haven't figured it out already the game is completely free to play!

What’s the catch?
Once your credit balance crosses 1000 credits you cant get free credits anymore, so you’ll have to use the credits you’ve won to enter future matches and confirm substitutions.
It’s 100 credits to enter a team for each match and 2 credits to confirm a substitution.

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Let's get on with the game.

The first step in entering a fantasy test match is buying 14 players. Each player is priced in Fantasy dollars and each team you create has an available balance of F$1400, you can create and enter a maximum of 2 teams in each tournament.

If you LOSE or DRAW your fantasy match you get another F$25 so you can buy better players for your next match. There are no restrictions on the type of player or which country they play for, as long as you can buy 14 within your F$ budget .

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Once you've bought your players you will need to assign their batting and bowling orders as well as nominate three substitutes. You aslo have the option aof setting a declaration score.These descions have a significant impact on the result of your fantasy match.

How do you win your fantasy match?
Your fantasy team must score more runs than your fantasy opposition.
Your fantasy team score is the total of your batsmen's scores taken from the specified test match.
Your fantasy opposition score is the total runs conceded by your bowlers in the specified test match.
Fantasy opposition must be all out or match will be drawn

There are 4 rules that effect these scores.

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1. Overs Rule
a) The maximum number of overs allowed in a fantasy test match will be half the overs of the live test match.
a) ( Fantasy test match has only two innings wheras a test match has four innings).
a) Rain, bad light or an early conclusion to the test match will result in a reduction of overs available in the fantasy match.

2. Batting Rule
a) Once declaration score is reached, the batsman's strike rate will be used to determine his fantasy score.
a) The runs scored and balls faced by any remaining batsmen in the fantasy team line up will be ignored.
a) If declaration scores is not set then all batsmens scores and balls faced will be added to the fantasy team totals.

3. Bowling Rule

a) Overs Bolwed by fantasy team cannot exceed reamining overs in the fantasy test match
a) Once remaining overs reach 0, the bolwers average and economy rate will be used to determine his fantasy match
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a) figures. Runs conceded and wickets taken by remaining bowlers in the line up will be ignored.
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b) Fantasy Team can take a maximum of 10 wickets
a) Once 10 wickets are taken , the bowlers average and economy rate will be used to determine his fantasy bowling figures.
a) Runs conceded by remaining bowlers in the bowling line up will not be added to the fantasy opposition score.
a) Runouts also count as wickets. Only the player responsible for dislodging the bails will be credited with the run out.
a) Runouts are added to the Wickets column of players in your bowling line up.
a) Penalty runs will be added to fantasy opposition score if 10 wickets are not taken or remaining overs in the fantasy test
) match are not bowled, 4 penalty runs added for every over not bolwed.

4. Substitute Rule
a) Susbstitutes take on the bolwing and batting order of the player they replace.
a) Only 2 of the 3 assigned substitutes can be used.
a) If your substitute does not participate in the live match he cannot be used.

(These rules will make sense once you've seen the examples below)

EXAMPLES

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The following example of a fantasy scoreboard is based on a fantasy team that was entered for fantasy match 3 of the Epic Ashes series in 2005 at Old Trafford.
Alongside the scoreboard is an explanation of how the 4 rules of Fantasy Test Matches effect your result.

1. Overs Rule

The maximum number of overs allowed in a fantasy test match will be half the overs of the live test match. . Rain, bad light or an early conclusion to the test match will result in a reduction of overs in the fantasy match.

This fantasy test match had 184 overs because 368 overs were played in the live match.

2. Batting Rule

Once declaration score is reached, the batsman's strike rate will be used to determine his fantasy score. The runs scored and balls faced by any remaining batsmen in the fantasy team line up will be ignored.
If declaration scores is not set then all batsmens scores and balls faced will be added to the fantasy team totals.

Warne's FM score has been reduced to 7 runs of 9 balls as the declaration total of 510 has been reached. Using his strike rate in this match we know that Warne would take 9 balls to score 7 runs. In reaching this declaration score that fantasy team faced 146.5 overs leaving them 37.1 overs to get 10 wickets and win this fantasy test match.

3. Bowling Rule

a) Overs Bolwed by fantasy team cannot exceed reamining overs in the fantasy test match. Once remaining overs reach 0, the bolwers average and economy rate will be used to determine his fantasy match bowling figures. Runs concede and wickets taken by remaining bowlers in the line up will be ignored.

Flintoff's figures have been reduced to 3.5 overs for 10 uns and 0 wickets and the figures of the remaining bowlers in the line up are ignored. This fantasy match is a draw as the bolwers did not have enough overs remaining to take the 10 wickets. Did the bastmen play to slow or was the declaration score set to high by this fantasy captain? Little bit of both!

All is not drawn, ther are still those subsitutes that can come in to win this fantasy match!

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4. Substitute Rule

Susbstitutes take on the bowling and batting order of the player they repalce
Only 2 of the 3 assigned substitutes can be used
If your substitute does not participate in the live match he cannot be used

SK Warne (Inn I) has been substituted by Simon Jones (Inn I), so Jones takes Warne's assigned batting order(9th) and bowling order (1st).
A good call by the fantasy captain causing an impact on both the fantasy batting and bowling.

With Shane Warne out of the line up ,the fantasy team's score is now 503 runs in145.2 overs . This is less than the declaration score but it has caused an increase in the overs remaining as well as a dramatic change in the bowling card.

Simon Jones (Inn I ) bowling figures have replaced Shane Warne's and resulted in a very close fantasy match with the fantasy opposition 9 down for just 111 runs, still a drawn match.

Flintoff needs another 4.5 overs to claim that all important 10th wicket. Using substitute GO Jones (Inn II) to replace Ian bell (Inn I) will free up more than enough overs to result in a fantasy match win.

Fantasy teams are ranked on their margin of victory and subs can help increase that margin even if you've won your fantasy test match without their assistance

Substitutions are not final until you click the confirm button in the substitute control panel, so you can try different combinations of subs until you've got the best result possible. Once confirmed though they cannot be unconfrmed!

Subs that do not play in the live match cannot be used, which is why the sub button is missing from S CLARK II in the substitute control panel. In short you can't substitute someone who has played with someone who has not played, no matter how much you may want to!!

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