OC Fantasy Tables No 1
My goodness, even by Irish standards that was some “heatwave” we experienced on Sunday. In line with the recent Met Eireann decision to name storms, Sunday will henceforth be known as Sunshine Aideen. Monday morning saw many red faces and farmer’s tans around the country as the population were taken by surprise by the ferocity of the heat coming from on high.
It therefore seems like the ideal time, what with the season now a few weeks old and with over 1,000 persons out playing cricket, to issue the first fantasy tables.
The first overall leader is Dublin University’s Lorcan Tucker. Lorcan has already claimed his first century, in a losing cause versus Malahide and also probably will benefit from playing not only for DUCC in Division 2, but later he will return to Sydney Parade and Division 1 cricket with Pembroke. He did appear for Pembroke in their Bob Kerr All-Ireland First Round Cup game versus Lisburn, but these games do not count towards the fantasy league.
Here are the top twenty in the overall list. If you feel that you are missing games, or points, please take it up with your captain and make sure he has submitted your result.
- Lorcan Tucker Dublin University 344
- Muhammed Nurulain Boda Castleknock 326
- Ross Shivmangal Merrion 314
- Rana Tariq Clontarf 312
- Neil Boyne Malahide 302
- George Dockrell Dublin University 299
- Syfuzzaman Khan Clondalkin 290
- Nitin Naik Phoenix 281
- Muhammad Haris Castleknock 273
- Jack McGee Rush 271
- Kyle Healy Ringcommons 261
- Hari Ramasetty Merrion 252
- Garin Howell Dublin University 252
- Usama Raees Laois 250
- Kashif Qazi North County 245
- Sean McCann Rush 245
- Stuart Gallagher Civil Service 245
- Manmeet Singh North County 242
- Joe Prendergast Pembroke 241
- Callum Riches Malahide 236
In the runs scored category the table below is once again led by Lorcan Tucker and includes all 27 players who have at least 100 runs so far. Special mention to Freddie Klokker who scored all of his 161 runs in 141 balls in his one league appearance to date as newly promoted The Hills beat Pembroke.
- Lorcan Tucker Dublin University 184
- Rana Tariq Clontarf 172
- Kyle Healy Ringcommons 171
- Freddie Klokker The Hills 161
- Beant Bhatal Merrion 147
- Nitin Naik Phoenix 141
- Eamonn Byrne Leinster 140
- Paras Bhardwaj Dundrum 139
- Syfuzzaman Khan Clondalkin 130
- Samuel De Klerk Malahide 128
- Irfan Arshad North County 128
- Gerard O'Brien Railway Union 125
- Khurshid Anowar Clondalkin 125
- Eoin Sheehan Rush 121
- Mohammed Ramazan Laois 118
- Dale McDonough-Kinkade Pembroke 118
- Garin Howell Dublin University 112
- Ross MacMahon Leinster 110
- Ashish Bharvirkar Dublin University 108
- Kenny Carroll Railway Union 107
- Jack Balbirnie Pembroke 106
- Niall McGovern North County 104
- Fintan Moore Laois 104
- Andrew Vincent Clontarf 103
- Stephen Doheny Rush 102
- Mandeep Singh Adamstown 101
- Michael O' Brien Malahide 100
Leading the wicket takers is recent recruit to Merrion, Ross Shivmangal, whilst Pembroke’s Joe Prendergast and another recent mover from Halverstown to Civil Service, Stuart Gallagher will both be delighted that they have as many wickets as Ireland and Dublin University’s George Dockrell. Sean McCann’s 7 wickets include his five wicket haul in Division 11 as Rush beat Pembroke and included the author.
- Ross Shivmangal Merrion 10
- Neil Boyne Malahide 9
- Khalid Chaudhary Wicklow County 9
- Jack McGee Rush 9
- George Dockrell Dublin University 8
- Muhammad Haris Castleknock 8
- Matthew Petrie Dublin University 8
- Muhammed Nurulain Boda Castleknock 8
- Joe Prendergast Pembroke 8
- Stuart Gallagher Civil Service 8
- Sean Condron Railway Union 8
- Jim Lobo Adamstown 7
- Usama Raees Laois 7
- Kashif Qazi North County 7
- Mohammad Rahman Clondalkin 7
- Sean McCann Rush 7
- Manjinder Singh Lucan 7
- Justin Doherty Pembroke 7
46 players have by now played at least 4 games, but of these only 5 have managed five games.
- Umar Khan North County 5
- Pardeep Singh Castleknock 5
- Justin Doherty Pembroke 5
- Irfan Arshad North County 5
- Riley Shoebridge Malahide 5
When it comes to the highest individual scores, 13 players have scored centuries and it seems churlish not to mention them all at this early stage of the season. They have all sprung from the traps and are heading off at great speed.
- Freddie Klokker The Hills 161
- Eamonn Byrne Leinster 140
- Gerard O'Brien Railway Union 125
- Nitin Naik Phoenix 122
- Eoin Sheehan Rush 121
- Lorcan Tucker Dublin University 118
- Kenny Carroll Railway Union 107
- Mohammed Ramazan Laois 104
- Niall McGovern North County 104
- Andrew Vincent Clontarf 103
- Stephen Doheny Rush 102
- Ross MacMahon Leinster 101
- Michael O' Brien Malahide 100
Conor Gibbons is our next leader, but it is not the category he would have chosen to lead. Ducks are the only negative category we have and one that no-one wants to appear on. Conor was third on the ducks table over the past 5 years, but has worked wonders to leap straight to the top already this season. 11 players have already suffered two ducks.
- Conor Gibbons Malahide 3
- Robert Gorvin Dublin University 2
- V Sunil Valliyuzhathil Lucan 2
- Sharqat Ayub Clontarf 2
- Ali Raza Laois 2
- Steve Smith Malahide 2
- Mark Collier Clontarf 2
- Amardeep Dhiman Merrion 2
- Nadeem Sheikh Mohammad Castleknock 2
- Nathan McGuire Rush 2
- Mohit Kakkar Lucan 2
No-one has managed two five wicket hauls as yet, but 13 bowlers have captured their first five wicket haul, including the aforementioned Sean McCann.
- Neil Boyne Malahide 1
- Sean McCann Rush 1
- Khalid Chaudhary Wicklow County 1
- Yogesh Kumar Kashyap YMCA 1
- Pritish Onmalwar North County 1
- Sean Stanton Merrion 1
- Jinto Mathew Dundrum 1
- Louis McDonough Phoenix 1
- Joseph Jennings Malahide 1
- Susheel Kumar Railway Union 1
- Richard Bridge Merrion 1
- Ken Brennan Terenure 1
- Patrick Mount Mullingar 1
Declan Ashley has the most catches and as the table below shows, 15 players, with or without the gloves have held at least four catches, although no statistics are available on how many catches have been dropped.
- Declan Ashley Mullingar 7
- Daniel Hughes North County 5
- Sean Sludds North County 5
- Cormac Devilly Clontarf 5
- Michael Lewis Merrion 5
- Khurshid Anowar Clondalkin 4
- Kashif Ali North County 4
- Benlee Muttahottil Swords 4
- Urvin Desai Civil Service 4
- Riley Shoebridge Malahide 4
- Robert Delaney Mullingar 4
- Chris Oosthuizen Leinster 4
- Rory McGovern YMCA 4
- Maharshi Pandya Leinster 4
- Colm Cunneen The Hills 4
Lorcan Tucker, our overall point leader and top run scorer is also the leader of the stumpings table. Dublin University must have a few spinners enabling Lorcan to capitalise and lead here. The table shows all stumpings to date and include the Leinster Lightning keeper, Jamie Grassi, the ever-green Angus Hancock and in total three North County keepers.
- Lorcan Tucker Dublin University 4
- Declan Ashley Mullingar 3
- Sean Rooney North County 2
- Hari Ramasetty Merrion 1
- Samuel De Klerk Malahide 1
- Daniel Hughes North County 1
- Paul Byrne Railway Union 1
- Peter Kingston Dublin University 1
- Abrash Khan Sandyford 1
- Sam Murphy YMCA 1
- Mark Donegan The Hills 1
- Kevin O'Connor Clontarf 1
- Safwan Jaffary Castleknock 1
- Jamie Grassi North County 1
- Steven Denny The Hills 1
- Liam Casey Merrion 1
- Josh Uddin North Kildare 1
- Michael McDonough Phoenix 1
- Angus Hancock Wicklow County 1
- Joshua Bass North Kildare 1
If you see anything worthy of note in your games, or even if you want to blow your own trumpet, please do get in touch at craig@cricket.ie.