Here is the template for naming lineups. Make sure you read is carefully because if I copy/paste yours and it's not formatted correctly it'll be really annoying for me to sim. [TeamName] Round: [number] Batting Order: 1. [name of batsman] 2. [name of batsman] 3. [name of batsman] 4. [name of batsman] 5. [name of batsman] 6. [name of batsman] 7. [name of batsman] 8. [name of batsman] 9. [name of batsman] 10. [name of batsman] 11. [name of batsman] First Innings Bowling Order: 1. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 2. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 3. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 4. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 5. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 6. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 7. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 2. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 3. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 4. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 5. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 6. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) 7. [name of bowler] ([P/F/E]) Wicket Keeper: [name of wicket keeper] Toss: [heads/tails] [bat/bowl] Special Instructions/Requests: [eg. try to bowl X bowler to Y batsman] ---- Things to note: - Everything inside square brackets above should be replaced by your own stuff, obvs. Leave the headings in your post. You can bold them if you like but it's not necessary. - Make sure you leave the spaces between the periods and the player names. So "1. Azhar Ali", not "1.Azhar Ali". This also applies to the bowlers and the bowling frequency - so "1. Pat Cummins (F)" not "1.Pat Cummins(F)". - Make sure you spell the players names the same way they've been spelt in your assistant coach reports. - Next to all your bowlers, put either (P) for part time, (F) for full time, or (E) for emergency. Part-timers will bowl about half of what full-timers do, and emergency bowlers probably won't bowl at all unless someone gets mid-game injured or you end up chasing leathers for three days running. - Counting full-time bowlers are 1, part-time bowlers as 0.5 and emergency bowlers as 0, make sure your bowlers add up to at least 4.5. If they add up to more than that that's fine. - Try to get the formatting right. If you make a mistake the first time I'll edit your post for you, but make sure you note the edit so you get it right next time.
(Example lineup) New South Wales Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. David Warner 2. Nick Larkin 3. Daniel Hughes 4. Steve Smith 5. Kurtis Patterson 6. Moises Henriques 7. Peter Nevill 8. Pat Cummins 9. Mitchell Starc 10. Nathan Lyon 11. Josh Hazlewood First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Mitchell Starc (F) 2. Josh Hazlewood (F) 3. Pat Cummins (F) 4. Moises Henriques (P) 5. Nathan Lyon (F) 6. Steve Smith (E) 7. David Warner (E) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Mitchell Starc (F) 2. Josh Hazlewood (F) 3. Pat Cummins (F) 4. Nathan Lyon (F) 5. Steve Smith (P) 6. Moises Henriques (E) 7. David Warner (E) Wicket Keeper: Peter Nevill Toss: Tails Bat Special Instructions/Requests: Get Lyon on to Khawaja as much as possible
Wombats CC Round: Trial #1 Batting Order: 1. Tom Latham 2. Shubman Gill 3. Pathum Nissanka 4. Babar Azam 5. Ankit Bawne 6. Ravindra Jadeja 7. Tim Paine 8. Darren Stevens 9. Suranga Lakmal 10. Kyle Jarvis 11. Shaheen Afridi First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Shaheen Afridi (F) 2. Suranga Lakmal (F) 3. Kyle Jarvis (F) 4. Darren Stevens (F) 5. Ravindra Jadeja (F) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Shaheen Afridi (F) 2. Suranga Lakmal (F) 3. Kyle Jarvis (F) 4. Darren Stevens (F) 5. Ravindra Jadeja (F) Wicket Keeper: Tim Paine Toss: Heads Bat
The Avengers Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Martin Guptill 2. Murali Vijay 3. Aaron Finch 4. Tushar Imran 5. Angelo Mathews 6. Mushfiqur Rahim 7. James Neesham 8. Mitchell Starc 9. Lockie Ferguson 10. Hamish Bennett 11. Rangana Herath First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Mitchell Starc (F) 2. Hamish Bennett (F) 3. Lockie Ferguson (F) 4. James Neesham (F) 5. Rangana Herath (F) 6. Angelo Mathews (P) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Mitchell Starc (F) 2. Hamish Bennett (F) 3. Lockie Ferguson (F) 4. Rangana Herath (F) 5. James Neesham (P) 6. Angelo Mathews (P) Wicket Keeper: Mushfiqur Rahim Toss: heads bat Special Instructions/Requests:
Pixie Caramels Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Jason Roy 2. Imam-Ul-Haq 3. Cheteshwar Pujara 4. Haris Sohail 5. Fawad Alam 6. Tom Blundell 7. Shivam Dube 8. Dale Steyn 9. Mohammed Shami 10. Usman Shinwari 11. Will Somerville First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Dale Steyn (F) 2. Usman Shinwari (F) 3. Mohammed Shami (F) 4. Shivam Dube (F) 5. Will Somerville (F) 6. Haris Sohail (P) 7. Fawad Alam (E) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Dale Steyn (F) 2. Usman Shinwari (F) 3. Mohammed Shami (F) 4. Will Somerville (F) 5. Haris Sohail (F) 6. Shivam Dube (P) 7. Fawad Alam (E) Wicket Keeper: Tom Blundell Toss: Heads Bat Special Instructions/Requests:
Blueys Round: CC 1 Batting Order: 1. Fakhar Zaman 2. Dominic Sibley 3. Devon Conway 4. Joe Denly 5. Sunil Ambris 6. Mohammad Rizwan 7. Jason Holder 8. Senuran Muthusamy 9. Ishant Sharma 10. Harry Conway 11. Lahiru Kumara First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Ishant Sharma (F) 2. Harry Conway (F) 3. Lahiru Kumara (F) 4. Jason Holder (F) 5. Senuran Muthusamy (F) 6. Joe Denly (E) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Ishant Sharma (F) 2. Lahiru Kumara (F) 3. Jason Holder (F) 4. Harry Conway (F) 5. Senuran Muthusamy (F) 6. Joe Denly (P) Wicket Keeper: Mohammad Rizwan Toss: Tails Bat Special Instructions/Requests: Win
Mediocrity CC Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Dean Elgar 2. Shikhar Dhawan 3. James Vince 4. Manish Pandey 5. Tom Cooper 6. Alex Carey 7. Moeen Ali 8. Sean Abbott 9. Matt Henry 10. Duanne Olivier 11. Jasprit Bumrah First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Jasprit Bumrah (F) 2. Duanne Olivier (F) 3. Matt Henry (F) 4. Sean Abbott (F) 5. Moeen Ali (F) 6. Dean Elgar (E) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Jasprit Bumrah (F) 2. Duanne Olivier (F) 3. Matt Henry (F) 4. Moeen Ali (F) 5. Sean Abbott (F) 6. Dean Elgar (P) Wicket Keeper: Alex Carey Toss: Tails Bat Special Instructions/Requests:
The Accumulators Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Dhananjaya de Silva 2. Oshada Fernando 3. Marnus Labuschagne 4. Asad Shafiq 5. Misbah-ul-Haq 6. Shane Dowrich 7. Ryan Higgins 8. Wriddhiman Saha 9. Rashid Khan 10. Kemar Roach 11. Bilal Asif First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Kemar Roach (F) 2. Ryan Higgins (F) 3. Rashid Khan (F) 4. Bilal Asif (F) 5. Marnus Labuschagne (P) 6. Dhananjaya de Silva (P) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Kemar Roach (F) 2. Ryan Higgins (F) 3. Rashid Khan (F) 4. Bilal Asif (F) 5. Marnus Labuschagne (P) 6. Dhananjaya de Silva (P) Wicket Keeper: Wriddhiman Saha Toss: Tails Bat Special Instructions/Requests: N/A
Granny Smashers Trial Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Renshaw 2. Khawaja 3. Pucovski 4. Ferguson 5. Lynn 6. Short 7. Nevill 8. Neser 9. Archer 10. Johnson 11. Swepson First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Neser (F) 2. Archer (F) 3. Johnson (F) 4. Swepson (F) 5. Short (P) 6. Renshaw (E) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Neser (F) 2. Archer (F) 3. Swepson(F) 4. Johnson (F) 5. Short (P) 6. Renshaw (P) Wicket Keeper: Nevill Toss: Heads Bat Special Instructions/Requests: Johnson to have a handle bar moustache Amir to bet on the match while running water
Muppets CC Round: Trial 1 Batting Order: 1. KL Rahul 2. Cameron Bancroft 3. Joe Root 4. Mandeep Singh 5. Rilee Rossouw 6. Jos Buttler 7. Hardik Pandya 8. Chris Woakes 9. Kyle Jamieson 10. Jeetan Patel 11. Olly Stone First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Chris Woakes (F) 2. Olly Stone (F) 3. Kyle Jamieson (F) 4. Jeetan Patel (F) 5. Hardik Pandya (F) 6. Joe Root (E) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Chris Woakes (F) 2. Kyle Jamieson (F) 3. Jeetan Patel (F) 4. Olly Stone (F) 5. Hardik Pandya (F) 6. Joe Root (E) Wicket Keeper: Jos Buttler Toss: Tails Bat Special Instructions/Requests: Jeets to point to @Athlai once he takes a wicket as homage
Young'uns Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Raynard van Tonder 2. Rohit Sharma 3. Zubayr Hamza 4. Shreyas Iyer 5. Anmolpreet Singh 6. Jason Smith 7. Wandile Makwetu 8. George Linde 9. Gerald Coetzee 10. Anrich Nortje 11. Kagiso Rabada First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Kagiso Rabada (F) 2. Gerald Coetzee (F) 3. Anrich Nortje (F) 4. Jason Smith (F) 5. George Linde (F) 6. Rohit Sharma (E) 7. Shreyas Iyer (E) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Kagiso Rabada (F) 2. Gerald Coetzee (F) 3. George Linde (F) 4. Anrich Nortje (F) 5. Jason Smith (P) 6. Rohit Sharma (E) 7. Shreyas Iyer (E) Wicket Keeper: Wandile Makwetu Toss: tails bowl Special Instructions/Requests:
Barbarians Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Sam Robson 2. Hassan Azad 3. Leus du Plooy 4. Liam Livingstone 5. George Bailey 6. Peter Handscomb 7. Axar Patel 8. Akila Dananjaya 9. Tom Curran 10. Imran Khan 11. Boyd Rankin First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Imran Khan (F) 2. Boyd Rankin (F) 3. Tom Curran (F) 4. Akila Dananjaya (F) 5. Axar Patel (P) 6. Liam Livingstone (E) 7. Leus du Plooy (E) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Imran Khan (F) 2. Boyd Rankin (F) 3. Tom Curran (P) 4. Akila Dananjaya (F) 5. Axar Patel (F) 6. Liam Livingstone (P) 7. Leus du Plooy (E) Wicket Keeper: Peter Handscomb Toss: Heads bat Special Instructions/Requests: N/A
Lancreshire Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Aiden Markram 2. Wasim Jaffer 3. Imran Farhat 4. Mominul Haque 5. Mitchell Marsh 6. Kyle Verreynne 7. Usman Salahuddin 8. Rahkeem Cornwall 9. Pat Cummins 10. Jaydev Unadkat 11. Jhye Richardson First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Pat Cummins (F) 2. Jhye Richardson (F) 3. Jaydev Unadkat (F) 4. Rahkeem Cornwall (P) 5. Mitchell Marsh (P) 6. Imran Farhat (P) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Pat Cummins (F) 2. Jaydev Unadkat (F) 3. Rahkeem Cornwall (F) 4. Jhye Richardson (F) 5. Imran Farhat (F) 6. Mitchell Marsh (P) 7. Mominul Haque (P) Wicket Keeper: Kyle Verreynne Toss: Heads Bat Special Instructions/Requests: Fluent batting order, send Cornwall in if quick runs are needed
Blerta CC Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Anshy Rath 2. Abid Ali 3. Brendan Taylor 4. Steve Smith 5. Priyam Garg 6. Daryl Mitchell 7. Kamran Akmal 8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 9. Jan Frylinck 10. Nauman Ali 11. Hasan Ali First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (F) 2. Hasan Ali (F) 3. Jan Frylinck (F) 4. Nauman Ali (F) 5. Daryl Mitchell (P) 6. Anshy Rath (E) 7. Steve Smith (E) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (F) 2. Hasan Ali (F) 3. Jan Frylinck (F) 4. Nauman Ali (F) 5. Daryl Mitchell (P) 6. Steve Smith (P) 7. Anshy Rath (E) Wicket Keeper: Kamran Akmal Toss: [tails] [bat] Special Instructions/Requests: Don't know who we're playing. So might do this later.
Dongs Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Keegan Petersen 2. Kaushal Silva 3. Hashim Amla 4. Virat Kohli 5. Roshen Silva 6. Roston Chase 7. Mosaddek Hossain 8. Ben Coad 9. Umesh Yadav 10. Kyle Abbott 11. Jack Leach First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Umesh Yadav (F) 2. Kyle Abbott (F) 3. Ben Coad (F) 4. Jack Leach (F) 5. Roston Chase (P) 6. Mosaddek Hossain (E) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Umesh Yadav (F) 2. Kyle Abbott (F) 3. Ben Coad (F) 4. Jack Leach (F) 5. Roston Chase (P) 6. Mosaddek Hossain (E) Wicket Keeper: Kaushal Silva Toss: heads bat Special Instructions/Requests: Bowl Chase more if it's turning
Rivers of Beer CC Round: First Trial Batting Order: 1. Mayank Agarwal 2. Dilruwan Perera 3. Gary Ballance 4. Moises Henriques 5. Jonny Bairstow 6. Glenn Maxwell 7. Colin de Grandhomme 8. Sean Williams 9. Mark Wood 10. Joe Mennie 11. Stuart Broad First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Stuart Broad (F) 2. Mark Wood (F) 3. Colin de Grandhomme (F) 4. Joe Mennie (F) 5. Dilruwan Perera (F) 6. Moises Henriques (P) 7. Sean Williams (E) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Stuart Broad (F) 2. Colin de Grandhomme (F) 3. Mark Wood (F) 4. Dilruwan Perera (F) 5. Joe Mennie (F) 6. Sean Williams (P) 7. Glenn Maxwell (E) 8. Moises Henriques (E) Wicket Keeper: Jonny Bairstow Toss: tails bat Special Instructions/Requests:
Cricketers Arms Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Rory Burns 2. Kraigg Brathwaite 3. Theunis de Bruyn 4. Sam Hain 5. Marcus Stoinis 6. Dinesh Chandimal 7. BJ Watling 8. Sam Curran 9. Jason Behrendorff 10. Mohammad Abbas 11. Taijul Islam First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Mohammad Abbas (F) 2. Jason Behrendorff (F) 3. Sam Curran (F) 4. Taijul Islam (F) 5. Marcus Stoinis (P) 6. Kraigg Brathwaite (P) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Mohammad Abbas (F) 2. Jason Behrendorff (F) 3. Sam Curran (F) 4. Taijul Islam (F) 5. Marcus Stoinis (P) 6. Kraigg Brathwaite (P) Wicket Keeper: BJ Watling Toss: Heads Bat Special Instructions/Requests:
Minardi Cricket Club Round: 1 Batting Order: 1. Eddie Moore 2. Sami Aslam 3. Kane Williamson 4. Darren Bravo 5. Travis Head 6. Kurtis Patterson 7. Heinrich Klassen 8. Trent Copeland 9. Alzarri Joseph 10. Nikita Miller 11. Lungi Ngidi First Innings Bowling Order: 1. Trent Copeland (F) 2. Lungi Ngidi (F) 3. Alzarri Joseph (F) 4. Nikita Miller (F) 5. Travis Head (P) Second Innings Bowling Order: 1. Trent Copeland (F) 2. Lungi Ngidi (F) 3. Alzarri Joseph (F) 4. Nikita Miller (F) 5. Travis Head (P) 6. Kane Williamson (E) Wicket Keeper: Heinrich Klassen Toss: heads bat Special Instructions/Requests: