GCF World Trophy VI: RP/squads/scores thread

by **Liventia** » Sun Sep 13, 2026 8:31 am

GCF World Trophy VI – RP, rosters, results thread
• OOC thread

Welcome to Liventia for the sixth one-day international GCF World Trophy. A total of 28 teams have entered the competition, which will be held over 16-17 matchdays spanning three-and-a-half weeks.

This is an ODI cricket tournament, a bat-and-ball game with a few similarities to and many differences from baseball. It is played between national teams. All games will take place in Liventia.

This is the roleplay thread and with the exception of hosting announcements, all out of character (OOC) chatter should take place in the OOC thread. Please post here only rosters and roleplays. Please ensure your RPs reflect the posted final results*, the only acceptable changes are the number of wickets that fell (except in the case of all-out innings).

New to cricket?
• Ko-oren's guide to RPing cricket
• Beginner's Guide to Cricket
• What is an ODI?
• What is limited overs?

Rosters
Please post a roster when the RP thread is created. It is a basic courtesy to your opponents to do so given that cricket RP is, more so than for some other sports, very dependent on knowing the details of both teams. Teams that fail to post a roster by the time of the first scorination will receive a scorination penalty. Any team posting a roster later than the end of their last relevant group-stage match will be considered to have not posted a roster for roster ranking penalty purposes.

At bare minimum, your roster should include:

11 players.
Your RP permissions (see below).

Preferably, your roster should also include:

One of your players as captain.
One of your players as wicket-keeper.
At least five of your players who are bowlers (including bowling all-rounders or batsmen who can bowl).
A basic indication of your likely batting order.
The colour of your kit (one-day cricket is played using a white ball and thus all teams must play in non-white kits such that the ball is visible against them).

You might additionally wish to include:

Reserve players; or instead of naming a starting 11, you might just list a larger squad for your opponent to choose from.
Player details, bios, tendencies, stats, etc.
Coaching staff.
History, tactics, stats.
Information about your touring fans.
Any other relevant information. This does not include home ground details, as all matches will take place in Liventia.

RP permissions
RP permissions work a little differently in cricket as it is almost impossible for one player to RP only about their own players. Therefore for the purposes of this tournament it is generally assumed that all players consent to having their opponents determine basic outcomes such as player scores and wicket incidences. You may clarify permissions relating to specific events or requesting certain focuses e.g. specifying that your players would never engage in Mankading, describing your team’s tactics.

You may (and are encouraged to!) clarify any other RP permissions e.g. whether your opponent may injure your players or godmod events (which means create bizarre and unusual circumstances that would never happen in real life like all 10 wickets falling to pace, all 10 wickets falling to spin, the ball landing in a pot of white paint… wait…).

Two tournament-wide permissions apply.

No violence towards the host country or destruction of the host country’s infrastructure.
No introduction of pandemics to the host country or to opposing teams.

You may wish to include the following RP permissions box with your roster/squad list to advise your opponents on their rights should they RP before you:

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Y/N
RP injuries to my players: Y/N
Godmod injuries to my players: Y/N
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: Y/N
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y/N
Change the number of wickets that fell: Y/N
*It is assumed whoever RPs first has the right to select the method of dismissal, but not whether
there were godmod circumstances behind them (e.g. a ball hitting a bird before being caught fairly).

All use of AI direct text output will be prohibited (using AI to generate ideas or images etc that does not result in the final text output being AI-generated is fine). Please declare any and all use of AI.
AI translations: Allowed but only with an explanation of why an AI translation was necessary, and with the original text provided in a spoiler.

Any first-time violations of this policy will result in an immediate zeroing of all bonus. Subsequent violations will result in ejection from the tournament and forfeiture of all matches, including those already played.

Style modifiers and result changes
There will be no style modifiers, for either teams or group-wide.
Results will be posted with their original scorinated result, but users may (upon agreement with their opponent, or based on permissions) change the number of wickets that fell for a more realistic result – except if they were all out.

Match information
The Decision Review System (third umpire TV review) will be in use. Each team will receive two unsuccessful challenges per innings.

Format and tiebreaker rules
Four groups of seven teams each playing each other once per group (7 MDs). Top four per group to the winners' bracket elimination rounds. Next two per group to the losers' bracket elimination rounds with their group result counting as the first elimination loss. Bottom team in each group eliminated outright.

Match ties will be settled by as many Super Overs as necessary to find a winner at all stages of the competition. Two points for a win, one point for a tie (loss after Super Over), and no points for a loss. Standings ties on points will be settled by head-to-head results (H2H points, H2H wins, H2H NRR), then total wins, then overall NRR.

All scorinations will take place in the late evenings European time.
Tue 15 Sept - MD1
Thu 17 Sept - MD2
Sat 19 Sept - MD3
Mon 21 Sept - MD4
Wed 23 Sept - MD5
Fri 25 Sept - MD6
Sun 27 Sept - MD7
Tue 29 Sept - Winners' Ro16 (8 losers to Losers' R1)
Wed 30 Sept - Losers' R1 (16 to 8)
Thu 1 Oct - Winners' QFs (4 losers to Losers' R3) + Losers' R2 (8 to 4)
Fri 2 Oct - Losers' R3 (8 to 4)
Sat 3 Oct - Winners' SFs (2 losers to Losers' R5) + Losers' R4 (4 to 2)
Sun 4 Oct - Losers' R5 (4 to 2)
Mon 5 Oct - Winners' preliminary final (loser to elimination final) + Losers' R6 (2 to 1) - loser in Losers' R6 finishes fourth overall
Tue 6 Oct - Elimination final - loser finishes third overall
Wed 7 Oct - Grand final
Thu 8 Oct - Reset final if necessary

Current rankings

Rankings
  1      The Plough Islands           28.515  
  2      Sylestone                    22.601  
  3      Ko-oren                      20.716  
  4      Darmen                       16.494  
  5      Liventia                     13.743  
  6      Baggieland                   12.015  
  7      Kimi-Suomi                   10.824  
  8      Milchama                     10.680  
  9      Indusse                      9.783   
  10     TJUN-ia                      9.615   
  11     Gruenberg                    8.455   
  12     The Kytler Peninsulae        7.675   
  13     Krytenia                     7.503   
  14     Grand Exultia                7.121   
  15     Gnejs                        6.955   
  16     Quebec and Shingoryeo        6.488   
  17     Natkr                        6.308   
  18     Eastfield Lodge              6.281   
  19     Vaishnavaria                 6.187   
  20     South Newlandia              5.837   
  21     Impreo De Jap                4.856   
  22     Crpostran                    4.373   
  23     Vielfaltig                   3.888   
  24     Aryavarna                    3.280   
  25     Lisander and Alice Bay       3.219   
  26     StrayaRoos                   2.950   
  27     Indo-Athena                  2.916   
  28     Damukuni                     2.606   
  29     Sharktail                    2.603   
  30     Yuugria                      2.599   
  31     Barunia                      2.099   
  32     The Sarian                   1.870   
  33     Rundel                       1.815   
  34     Delaclava                    1.556   
  35     Gortolekua                   1.426   
  36     Kriegiersien                 1.296   
  36     Sajnur                       1.296   
  38     West Barack and East Obama   1.286   
  39     Sarzonia                     1.037   
  39     Uncertainty                  1.037   
  41     City of Myrtle Beach         1.016   
  41     Rajyasthan                   1.016   
  43     Bollonich                    0.778   
  43     Brookstation                 0.778   
  43     Goram                        0.778   
  46     United States of Devonta     0.762   
  47     Samrif                       0.741   
  48     Cyborg Holland               0.519   
  49     Basel-Triesen                0.508   
  49     Kunskil                      0.508   
  49     Tibhurstan                   0.508   
  52     Godchouzetsu                 0.259   
  53     The Golden Harp              0.015   
  54     Nightralia                   0.013

Group 1
Liventia (5)
Natkr (17)
Hanalia (UR)
The Plough Islands (1)
Aryavarna (24)
Serdtgyu (UR)
Lisander and Alice Bay (25)

Group 2
Saint Margaret and the Aurelies (UR)
Jack and Ruby (UR)
Quebec and Shingoryeo (16)
Kimi-Suomi (7)
Austroguinea (UR)
Darmen (4)
Crpostran (22)

Group 3
Indusse (9)
The Kytler Peninsulae (12)
Sharktail (29)
Ko-oren (3)
Vaishnavaria (19)
Warkus (UR)
Paradystopia (UR)

Group 4
Tumbra (UR)
South Newlandia (20)
A non-descript puppet nation (UR)
Milchama (8)
TJUN-ia (10)
Sylestone (2)
Vunymonia (UR)

Venues
Park Central Oval, Orean
The 'home of Liventian cricket'. A batsman's dream, usually flat as a road in Test cricket. No different in the short-form stuff. It's about limiting the score when you bowl here, rather than trying for wickets. Capacity: 37,500. End names: Lothian End, Poplar End.

The Bastion Dover Cricket Ground, Dover
The Bastion is traditionally considered the spinners' paradise in Liventia, although the limited-over pitches at the Bastion, in addition to the ropes being pulled in, have levelled the playing field slightly. However, spin bowlers should still find plenty of joy at this ground. Capacity: 28,225. End names: Town End, Clock End.

Lewes Park, Neverend
Lewes Park first hosted international cricket in the sixth GCF World T20. Since then, the ground has been developed with funding from the Liventian Cricketing Board of Authority and has even served as one of Liventia's six home Test grounds. Situated about 40 minutes from Neverend city centre, shuttle buses will be provided to all ticketholders for matches at Lewes Park from the city's main train station. For the players, the cool air of the mountainous city will provide a different setting for cricket, and it is not unheard of for snow to stop early-season games here. Bowler-friendly. Capacity: 11,000 + 4,000 temporary. End names: Town End, Pavilion End.

Folenisa Cricket Ground, Folenisa
The FCG is referred to in Liventia as "HQ" and is one of the country's most beloved grounds among players, with both bat and ball able to dominate at times during long-form games. The "HQ" nickname is derived as the headquarters of the Cricketing Board of Authority of Liventia are based on site. Capacity: 25,600. End names: Desert End, Walton Road End.

Island Cricket Arena, Schimpol
The only Liventian ground located off the mainland. Friendly to the fast bowlers, thanks to the ground being located just inland from the coast. The sea breeze often picks up, and aids seam and swing – not to mention makes catching high balls slightly tricky. Equally true in T20 cricket as in one-dayers and first-class games. Capacity: 27,500. End names: City End, Mainland End.

National Centre of Excellence Oval, City Centre
The second-largest ground in the country and home to Liventia's national youth academy, the pitches at the NCE Oval are friendly to batsmen. Bowlers will be tested if it's hot, although temperatures during the tournament are expected to be bearable in the low 20s. Capacity: 37,000. End names: Pavilion End, Academy End.

National Centre of Excellence (Academy 1 Ground), City Centre
One of two international-sized secondary ovals located at the NCE's big campus in Portsdown, in the northern neighbourhoods of the former capital city. Located around 20 minutes from the main oval and NCE facilities. Capacity: 4,000 + 1,500 temporary. End names: Oval End, Crescent End.

National Centre of Excellence (Academy 2 Ground), City Centre
The smaller of the two international-sized secondary ovals located at the NCE's big campus in Portsdown, this ground is an additional 15 minutes' walk from the Academy 1 Ground. Due to the need to prepare young Liventian cricketers to face spin, this ground is extremely bowler-friendly. Capacity: 2,500 + 1,500 temporary. End names: Stadium End, Town End.

The Manor, City Centre
A club ground that was first used when Liventia hosted the 6th and 7th, and most recently 18th World T20 tournaments, and also used in the first and fourth World Trophy tournaments. Located in the southeastern suburbs of City Centre, near the international airport, it is home to the Woodlands Manor Cricket Club. Capacity: 7,500. End names: Stewart End, Stadium End.

Dawston Ground, Orean
Located in southwestern Orean, Dawston Ground is believed to be one of the oldest club grounds still in use today, and is believed to be the source of the name of Cricketfield Road which runs along it as well as the nearby Orean Metro Suburban Line station of the same name. Capacity: 5,000. End names: Cricketfield Road End, Dawston End.

Racecourse Ground, Talbott
Home to club team Talbott Downs, this ground hosted international cricket in the 6th and 7th, and most recently 18th World Twenty20 Championships as well as the first and fourth World Trophies. Located adjacent to the horse racetrack on the outskirts of Talbott, which provides the ground its name. Capacity: 7,500. End names: Racecourse End, Grandstand End.

Sawyer Memorial Ground, Bede
Another smaller club ground, the Sawyer Memorial Ground in Bede is making its international debut. Home to the Bede Conservative Social and Cricket Club, renovations have been made to the Sawyer Ground to bring it up to Liventian CBA international standards, and with a 1,000-capacity temporary stand providing extra seats. Capacity: 3,500 +1,000 temporary. End names: Clock End, Pavilion End.

Winner's bracket draw
Round of 16
All teams to be seeded 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16 based on finishing position in group, then among teams in those positions.
W1: 1 v 16, W2: 8 v 9, W3: 5 v 12, W4: 4 v 13, W5: 3 v 14, W6: 6 v 11, W7: 7 v 10, W8: 2 v 15
Quarter-finals
QF1: W1 v W2, QF2: W3 v W4, QF3: W5 v W6, QF4: W7 v W8
Semi-finals
SF1: QF1 v QF2, SF2: QF3 v QF4
Preliminary final
PF: SF1 v SF2
Grand final
Final: PF winner v EF winner

Loser's bracket draw
Teams finishing 5th and 6th in groups to be seeded G1-G4, G5-G8 based on finishing position in group, then among teams in those positions.
Round 1
L1: Loser W1 v G8, L2: Loser W2 v G1, L3: Loser W3 v G7, L4: Loser W4 v G2, L5: Loser W5 v G6, L6: Loser W6 v G3, L7: Loser W7 v G5, L8: Loser W8 v G4
Round 2
L9: L1 v L3, L10: L2 v L4, L11: L5 v L7, L12: L6 v L8
Round 3
L13: L9 v Loser QF3, L14: L10 v Loser QF4, L15: L11 v Loser QF1, L16: L12 v Loser QF2
Round 4
L17: L13 v L14, L18: L15 v L16
Round 5
L19: L17 v Loser SF1, L20: L18 v Loser SF2
Round 6
L20: L19 v L20 (loser finishes fourth overall)
Elimination final
EF: L20 v Loser PF (loser finishes third overall)

by **The Plough Islands** » Sun Sep 13, 2026 8:43 am

FROM ANAIA GOING TO RUSHMORE
THE PLOUGH ISLANDS CRICKET ASSOCIATION PRESENT;

The national flag of the Commonwealth of the Plough Islands, a triband of green and amber bearing the national coat of arms on its centre stripe.

To coin a phrase, if there is a bright centre to the multiverse, the gravel shores of the Plough Islands can feel like the place it is farthest from.
Seven granite outcrops, the decayed remains of an ancient volcanic fissure covered in pine trees and swathed in a fine mist, hundreds of kilometres away to the northwest of Anaia across the Celestial Ocean, and untouched by civilisation as recently as three hundred years ago, before - like many places across the multiverse - sailing ships bearing the British Union Flag landed at what became the port of Sutton in 1750. Initially settled as an outpost and resupply station for the Royal Navy, successive waves of colonisation brought crofters with crops, mining for minerals, trading and towns, all leading to oligarchy and ossification - the vast majority of colonists toiled in miserable conditions even as the Industrial Revolution brought the rest of the Empire riches, with an entrenched and exploitative landowning class draining the islands of their wealth to bolster profits for syndicates back in London.
The development of a global revolutionary consciousness in the early twentieth century, therefore, found fertile ground in the islands; sporadic opposition to the advisory Legislative Council, which practically served as a rubber stamp for the local élites and their paymasters, began to take on a more organised and left-wing character after the October Revolution in Europe in 1917, and the factory workers and farmers that led the most active resistance groups formed the core of what became the Party of Socialists of the Plough Islands after the Second World War. The postwar era saw popular agitation intensify, now with the total removal of British rule as the goal, and set the scene for violent clashes with the colonial police throughout the next decade. The Socialists had the full support of the islands' working classes, though, and victory in the first Legislative Council elections with universal suffrage in 1958 precipitated a negotiated settlement that saw the independence of the Commonwealth of the Plough Islands, as a socialist republic, finally achieved on 2 December 1960.
The rewards of victory soon turned bitter, with the Socialists confronted immediately by the challenges of governing a small, distant country with few resources and fewer still friends, coupled with an exodus of capital as the foreign business interests cut their losses and ran. The years immediately following independence were the hardest, with famine and labour shortages leading to a revision of policies towards the command economy and the centralisation of decision making, aided by Socialist doctrine increasingly viewing Marxism-Leninism as a living science, open to evolution, and not to be inflexibly preserved in aspic. A purist might accuse the Premier of today, Cde Arthur Gibbs, and his predecessors of having more regard for pragmatic branding than theoretical adherence, but they would be unable to find fault with the fruits of their labour; today the Plough Islands are a people firmly bound together by the hardships of their experience and situation, genuinely equal and secure in their lives and livelihoods, and quietly proud of their little place in the world and their outsize presence beyond it.
And a great deal of that pride comes from cricket. An affinity for this most English of sports may have been inevitable in a country whose overwhelming majority of citizens can trace their roots back to Britain in whole or in part, and where the mild winters and cool summers mean that a competitive season that can run from March to December, but it was the Socialist decision to make cricket a central part of their nation building, and try and create a national consciousness where none previously existed, that led to the sport becoming inextricably linked with belonging and identity. The joke is that the pillars of Socialist doctrine are "autarky, equality, and leg break googly", but - put simply - to be a Plough Islander is to be a cricketing tragic, to enjoy and play the sport that your docker, harvester, and mill-worker ancestors played before you, and to seek belonging in your local cricket club, your island cricket board, and your national cricket team.
Plough Islander representative teams have been organised since long before the Plough Islands Cricket Association was formally organised in 1920, but the upheaval around independence severed many links with the old colonial sporting system, and it was not until 2018 that the Association came in out of the fog and affiliated with the Global Cricket Federation. Since then, the Foxes, as they are known - after another legacy of colonisation, via stowaways on the first British ships that now form a highly adapted and ubiquitous feral population on the islands - have more than held their own in the multiverse, often against opponents capable of drawing on far deeper resources than themselves. With a wholly amateur team, although there is considerable understanding within the Socialist bureaucracy available for players requiring leaves of absence from work, and captained first by Bradford teacher Kevin Laing and then by Swift journalist Shauna Weaver, the Foxes have finished first on the end of year Test rankings in 2019 and 2024, been Anaian One Day International champions in 2022, and have now won and defended three successive World Trophies in 2022, 2023, and 2025.
Now, as the Foxes travel from Anaia to Rushmore, they will be buoyed by their past successes but little more; while the Association in recent years has consistently exceeded the expectations of everyone, nobody, from head coach Paul Donaghy down, will be allowing themselves to get carried away by hubris. Although a core of players have been in the One Day International side for many years, with Weaver, offspinner Sarah Ashe, wicketkeeper Ilya Lebed, and slow left armer Naomi Salisbury having taken part in every World Trophy to date, the team is now firmly Donaghy's in selection and in philosophy. This manifests in a clear tendency toward attacking, progressive batters, backed up by a typically strong Plough Islander spin bowling attack, and six players under the age of 25; a number that would be higher were it not for the tournament clashing with the start of term for the University of the Plough Islands, resulting in pace bowler Richard Crichton and opener Robin Trevithick - who both made their international debuts in Vielfaltig last year - being named only as reserves. Nevertheless, the Foxes are a well proven team, the zenith of the communist society their friends and comrades have built over the last sixty-six years, and though they may not return from Liventia with a fourth successive World Trophy title, they will travel there with the unqualified support of a hundred and fifty thousand of the most fiercely proud and fearlessly resilient people in the multiverse.
When the green and amber flag is raised on Tuesday, and the opening bars of "Golden Age" sound across the National Centre of Excellence Oval, that, more than any blinding light or material prize, is why the Plough Islands will sing.

WITH ANAIA THROUGH TO RUSHMORE
THE PLOUGH ISLANDS CRICKET ASSOCIATION ARE;

PLOUGH ISLANDS CRICKET ASSOCIATION
SQUAD FOR THE ONE DAY INT'L TROPHY

#NO     PLAYER           BAT   BOW
#1  SLC Weaver (c)       RHB   RLB
#2  DV  Andreyev         RHB   RFM
#3  S   Ashe             RHB   ROB
#4  WC  Barrett (w)      RHB      
#5  A   Baxter           RHB   RFS
#6  SNL Chambers         LHB      
#7  MG  Davy             RHB   RLB
#8  LNC Geddes           RHB   ROB
#9  TSF Gibbs            RHB   RLB
#10 P   Hodgeson         LHB   SLW
#11 IT  Lebed (w)        LHB      
#12 CAV McCulloch        RHB      
#13 NA  Salisbury        LHB   SLA
#14 ADM Tyrie            RHB   RLB
#15 ANL Weaver           RHB      

SQUAD LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Shauna Leigh Clara Weaver (#1, team captain)
30 January 1994, Sutton ☭ Swift Island ☭ Newspaper journalist
Shauna Weaver, a broad shouldered right hander with a powerful sweep shot in both directions, has been Foxes captain since 2023, taking on what was and remains a surprisingly nebulous position given the influence of cricket on public life in the Plough Islands. Potentially owing to the long period of international isolation, the role of national cricket captain has not been set on a pedestal in the way it has in other countries, and the Plough Islands Cricket Association has perhaps been very fortunate with their two permanent captains. Kevin Laing was the pastoral, supportive figure needed for the re-emergence of a team finding their level, and while Weaver is no less compassionate or empathetic, she has the vanguard mentality of one whose representative career has only known the GCF era, and the instincts of a former headline writer are invaluable in multiversal competition where the mood in the spectator stands relies not so much on reality as on optics.
Right hand bat ☭ Right arm leg break ☭ 81 ODI caps; 4104 runs at 54.00; 30 wickets at 65.60
It helps - in the same way that communism was helped by Lenin - that Weaver happens also to be the best batter ever to appear in Plough Islander colours. Her captaincy barely needs the banal authority of statistics, but it is there anyway; thirty-five half centuries, fifteen hundreds, a strike rate that more often than not goes into three figures, and surpassing, at the last tournament, Audrey Leggett's record 133 international matches for the Foxes. In truth, the statistics are a distortion of Weaver's strengths, which often have been in rescue situations; stabilising the Plough Islander batting after early wickets, making up for lost time, and then being persistently difficult to get out. More often than not she has been a catalyst for her team, freeing them from the weight of obligation to score and thus enabling them to perform to their fullest; other countries may or may not hold this leading by example to be one of the essential qualities of a captain, but Plough Islanders know them to be the tried and tested qualities of Shauna Weaver, and that is all that her comrades could ever ask for.

Dimitry Vladimirovich Andreyev (#2)
14 July 2002, Redcliff ☭ Redcliff Island ☭ Mechanical engineer
Out of all the islands, Redcliff has always been the most likely to produce quick bowlers; the Ironworks Ground, elevated from the ocean mist and warmed gently by the crucible of Plough Islander industry within which it lies, gives rise to the hardest and flattest of pitches, and Dimitry Andreyev is the latest product of the assembly line of pacers high in the east of the archipelago. A third generation Plough Islander who is polite and disarmingly unassuming outside of cricket, Andreyev had his raw talent recognised in the Redcliff age group sides while bowling occasional medium pace, and was cultivated as a bowler through the Young Foxes before becoming one of the first of former head coach Lourens Hendricks' protégés to be brought into the senior side; he was still only nineteen when he made his full One Day International debut against Kotzellach in 2022.
Right hand bat ☭ Right arm medium fast ☭ 36 ODI caps; 472 runs at 26.22; 56 wickets at 32.86
The raw speed of Andreyev's bowling, off no more than eight or nine paces for most deliveries, is relatively tame by multiversal standards, and where he excels is instead in the consistency of his line and length, and the unpredictability of his drift and swing. His fine control over the path of the ball, developed with the "triple C" goatskin balls used on the islands, gives him a wide range of different tactics to use at different stages in the life of the ball, and he is particularly deadly when most of the shine has been knocked off the leather. Andreyev is also more than useful as a tenacious, punchy batter in the lower and occasionally middle order, one who rarely lets his wicket fall without some resistance; if he can keep his hands and wrists out of the way of fast bowling, and avoid the injuries that plagued him at the last World Trophy, he can be relied upon to bolster the Foxes with both bat and ball deep into the tournament.

Sarah Ashe (#3)
30 August 1994, Crabble ☭ Plough Islands Constabulary ☭ Constable
Distinctive on the cricket field with her high ponytail and awkward seeming delivery stride, Constable Sarah Ashe - the Plough Islands Constabulary being a militarised force that handles both general security and national ground defence for such a small country - is by now an old hand at multiversal cricket, having been a part of every World Trophy since the start of the competition in 2020. A quietly spoken offspinner, Ashe has in the past been a mystery to opposing teams and even some of her own teammates; her seemingly endless reserves of energy to bowl long stretches are all the more remarkable when they are drawn upon the day after a long patrol in rural New Hibernia, while there are those who would argue her spirit in adversity is constantly renewed by choosing to represent her service, rather than her island, in Sutcliffe Shield games that have at times drifted close to being a mismatch.
Right hand bat ☭ Right arm off break ☭ 70 ODI caps; 533 runs at 25.38; 87 wickets at 32.74
Ashe's early Foxes career was turbulent - her unusual bent arm bowling action was called for throwing in her third Test, thrusting her into an uncomfortable degree of scrutiny - but only Naomi Salisbury, Audrey Leggett, and Shauna Weaver have gone on to make more One Day International appearances for the Foxes than her. While those three women are undisputably socialist national heroes, there remains a comfortable anonymity around Ashe, despite her hitting the winning runs to win her country their first World Trophy, and for the dedicated, quiet New Hibernian that is at least partially intentional. Ashe prefers to let her cricket speak for itself, and her rearguard batting, her wicket celebrations, and her record of the most "not outs" - 21 - in Plough Islander limited overs history make a very strong case on her behalf.

Whitney Catherine Barrett (#4, wicketkeeper)
3 September 2003, Marsh ☭ Redcliff Island ☭ Miner
Had Whitney Barrett, a machine operator in the nickel mines of Redcliff Island, not taken to cricket, such is her competitiveness that she would almost certainly have represented the Plough Islands in some other competition. Naturally athletic, capable of lifting her own body weight, and a competent rock climber and sea swimmer, Barrett was a relatively late convert to wicketkeeping; she was forging a career as a top order batter and occasional medium pace bowler when a late growth spurt, and changes in the Redcliff age group teams, led her to deputise behind the stumps. While her reflexes are not always instinctive, it is her bravery that sets her apart in the role, with Barrett regularly standing up to the wicket (a brave decision on flat Redcliff pitches) and putting her body on the line to save runs and take edges.
Right hand bat ☭ Occasional right arm leg break ☭ 2 ODI caps; 20 runs at 10.00
While a stalwart for the Young Foxes when they competed in international 20-over cricket, Barrett has had to wait for the international retirement of adopted islander Tim Bleasdale to have a proper run at the senior team; she was effectively third choice in Vielfaltig last year, and was unlucky to be run out twice in her two pool stage matches. Though she lacked the opportunity to show it, Barrett is a confident, fearless batter who tends to take on short balls rather than duck under them, and has opened the batting in the past, though her preferred role is somewhere between the top and middle order as either a finisher or a firefighter when the going is tough. With the planned generational transition instigated by head coach Paul Donaghy now well underway, it can not be long before Barrett has the opportunity to fulfil her considerable potential for the Foxes.

Andrew Baxter (#5)
9 January 1990, Sutton ☭ Sutton & Avalon ☭ Stonemason
A 150 kilometre an hour fast bowler, standing nearly two metres tall in helmet and boots, is not who most people would necessarily think of when considering the Platonic ideal of a Plough Islander, but Andrew Baxter has been there since the beginning of the Global Cricket Federation era - and has been a diametric opposite to his comrades for most of that time, too, an image burnished by his flaxen hair, blunt nose, and burly Yorkshire genetics. The tanned face and sledgehammer forearms, though, bely a phlegmatic, popular figure, and Baxter has borne the tension of the first over of an opposing chase often enough to give his teammates and coaches few causes for concern as he laughs with his captain one second and bears down on the pitch from mid-off the next. With the soft pitches on the islands historically draining bounce rather than providing it, fast bowlers must play a very specific, almost pantomime role, and it is one Baxter wears very well indeed.
Right hand bat ☭ Right arm fast ☭ 60 ODI caps; 134 runs at 9.57; 98 wickets at 36.41
The oldest player in the Foxes squad, Baxter was never meant to be returning to Liventia; his last GCF appearance in limited overs had been toiling at the National Centre of Excellence Oval in 2023, conceding 71 runs against the Kytler Peninsulae for no reward, and between then and the start of this year's Sutcliffe Shield he had played almost no white ball cricket, letting understudy Dimitry Andreyev carry the torch forward and preserving his knees for carving grotesques and pediments. It was a scheduling issue at Swift the day before a Sutcliffe Shield match against New Dalmatia that led to Baxter returning in coloured kits, having been on leave from working on the new national ice hockey facility in Sutton, and a match winning six wicket haul led to his name being put forward to Paul Donaghy when the need for fast bowling cover became apparent. World Trophy VI, then, will almost certainly definitely be Baxter's last outing in green, but there are more than enough flat pitches in Rushmore for him to leave a few more marks on international cricket.

Simon Norman Le Brocq Chambers (#6)
11 June 2007, Crossroads ☭ Bradford Island ☭ Diesel mechanic
The timing of the sixth World Trophy may have precluded Donaghy and Weaver from selecting University players in their initial squad, but young players from outside Lainemouth have been unaffected, and it is by this route, as a fresh faced apprentice mechanic from Foxdale, that Bradford and Young Foxes batter Simon Chambers has become the youngest member of the Plough Islands fifteen. While his unusual middle name honours the socialist and Channel Island roots of his mother, Chambers comes from a well known line of cricketers, with former Bradford and Swift batter Catherine Chambers being the most prominent in recent years; as Young Foxes coach, she oversaw her nephew's representative debut, aged sixteen, in an abortive first class warmup match against a touring South Newlandian XI in 2024.
Left hand bat ☭ Left arm medium pace ☭ Uncapped in ODIs
What Chambers showed on that morning in Waterfalls, and has parlayed into an unlikely string of appearances holding up a threadbare Bradford side in the Sutcliffe Shield this summer, is an easy, natural, and uncomplicated approach at the crease. Unworried by cold or damp or fog, and with an instinctive ability to make it seem as though battered club wickets are as flat and easy as December Park in the spring, Chambers is undoubtedly aided by his youth, save for that his naïveté with the bat has thus far translated into real, tangible runs against grown adults, with a half century anchoring a doomed chase against Swift the highlight. Whether this translates as easily to multiversal cricket remains to be seen, but Chambers has already shown a healthy contempt for ideas that are notionally above his station in his career, and there is every chance that the World Trophy might prove the latest in that sequence when he is given the opportunity to shine.

Matthew Gabriel Davy (#7)
13 November 1992, Sutton ☭ Sutton & Avalon ☭ Refrigeration technician
Despite his bright-eyed face and youthful features, in the minds of many from beyond the Celestial Ocean Matthew Davy hails from another era. Only Andrew Baxter, by virtue of Latin alphabetical order, has a higher cap number than Davy's 3 of currently active players in the Global Cricket Federation era, and the Sutton all-rounder opened both the batting and the bowling in that inaugural Test against Lisander in 2018, but the last of his 26 Tests came against Ko-oren in November 2021, and his only One Day International appearances were in the non-GCF 60th Anniversary Trophy the previous year. Davy's appearances in green and amber had been stymied in recent years by a combination of luck - at times bad, with illness and injury, but the birth of his now three year old son also, understandably, limited his availability in the Harrison Cup - and his occupying an unusual niche within an XI.
Right hand bat ☭ Right arm leg break ☭ 2 ODI caps; 55 runs at 32.50; 1 wicket at 35.00
Being a combination of opening batter and leg spinner left Davy open, on statistics alone, to being eclipsed by specialists in either role, predominantly the former; his most successful years with the Foxes came as part of a long running partnership with Graeme Holt, before the rise of Ilya Postukhov in Tests and Andrew Weaver in limited overs, and his recall to the team, five years on, doubtless owes a little to the circumstances that left the Foxes unable to field Robin Trevithick alongside Weaver. It likely owes a lot more, though, to his recent batting form; opening for Sutton & Avalon in the Sutcliffe Shield this season, he has arguably been the best batter on the islands, and it would have been stranger had the squad not included a player who carried the bat in successive matches with scores of 144 and 101 not out. The hope will be that Davy can replicate his form alongside his Swift rival Weaver, and if he can achieve that, there may yet be a new chapter to this old yet young Plough Islander cricketing story.

Lauren Naomi Constance Geddes (#8)
27 October 2003, Waypoint ☭ Swift Island ☭ Research chemist
Born in rural Swift Island to a family of Highlander origin, Lauren came through the Young Foxes alongside her twin brother, wicketkeeper-batter Peter, but it is the older sibling (by ten minutes) who has made more of an impression at senior level. Though an increasingly competent lower order batter, her primary asset is her bowling style; gripping the ball only with her thumb and middle finger, Geddes can bowl deliveries that spin either way on release, with opposing batters often unable to tell until after the ball has bounced and is bearing down on them. Though her technique is limited by the amount of spin she can place on the ball while keeping control, its inherent tactical utility is enormous, particularly in limited overs where tensions in a match can run high, and Geddes has been able to parlay this into a steady stream of wickets in age group cricket and in the Sutcliffe Shield.
Right hand bat ☭ Right arm off/leg break ☭ 2 ODI caps; 5 runs at 5.00; 1 wicket at 75.00
Geddes's impact on senior representative cricket thus far has largely been psychological - in her senior debut in the Anaian Board of Cricket "FraterniT20" 20-over tournament, she needed time to adapt to the presence of international crowds and television cameras, and she played only two games in Vielfaltig, mainly serving as a backup option for the frontline spinners in that event's outsized squad. Her confidence in herself and her ability has grown over the last year, though, and Geddes has been a regular in the league-leading Swift limited overs team of 2026, leading Shauna Weaver, now her domestic captain as well as her national one, to devise an entirely new set of code phrases and signals to accommodate her range of deliveries. Assuming that Geddes's self belief continues to foster and grow, it is highly likely that the multiverse will soon know a lot more about her.

Terry Stephen Frederick Gibbs (#9)
17 November 2001, Sutton ☭ Sutton & Avalon ☭ Economist
For a short while after making his senior Foxes debut in the early years of this decade, Terry Gibbs could stake a legitimate claim to being the best known of his name outside the islands, but now his cheekbones and delicate wisps of dark hair mark him as a relative of Cde Arthur Gibbs even before a name has been matched to the Premier's now ubiquitous portrait in foreign media. The younger Gibbs, the first grandchild of the then People's Minister for Finance & Trade, had already been born into the degree of reknown that comes with the more prominent Socialist families, but his sporting talents were not proximally genetic; they were, though, immediately recognised, and Gibbs played his higher school cricket at the Red Star Academy in Sutton, and competed in three 20-over world championships with the Young Foxes before making his Harrison Cup debut, still a teenager, in the autumn of 2019. His impact was immediate - a six wicket haul that broke Sutton & Avalon out of a stalemate against New Hibernia - but it took him longer to reach a consistent level of performance and adjust to the mental demands of adult competition.
Right hand bat ☭ Right arm leg break ☭ 14 ODI caps; 3 runs at 1.00; 22 wickets at 30.14
There is a perception of Gibbs within Plough Islander cricket of a mercurial figure, running hot and cold; though his recent form for Sutton & Avalon goes some way to dispelling the myth, his legspin is quick and occasionally treated more like a pace bowler would, and to an extent his game remains one of momentum as opposed to hard analysis and logic. Arguably it is in the broader and more expansive realm of Test cricket that Gibbs' temperament has been better rewarded; he holds the record for the best Test figures by any Plough Islander, taking eight wickets for 29 runs against Krytenia at Ousevale two years ago. However, he was also the central figure in last year's final against Sylestone, with three crucial wickets - including both openers, and arguably a fourth if the title clinching run out of Samuel Asaskia is counted. As long as Gibbs is borne by the wave rather than being caught by the undertow, he can achieve results that few other bowlers can dream of.

Peter Hodgeson (#10)
25 October 2000, Southport ☭ New Hibernia ☭ Cricket coach
A cheerful and gregarious New Hibernian, Peter Hodgeson's thirst for learning and disseminating information made it slightly inevitable that upon leaving higher school he would find work as a club coach in Southport, where he is in the rare and fortunate position of being able to devote much of his waking life to cricket. Another one of Lourens Hendricks' protégés who came through the Young Foxes in the latter half of the last decade, Hodgeson has always been one of the most popular members of the typically close knit Plough Islands Cricket Association delegations to any competition, whether or not he plays, and his boundless enthusiasm for the sport lifts everyone around him within and without the playing XI.
Left hand bat ☭ Slow left arm unorthodox ☭ 21 ODI caps; 366 runs at 21.53; 6 wickets at 124.50
While with other players, the above may form part of a justification for including someone in a touring party that has otherwise limited ability, this is decidedly not the case with Hodgeson, who sets an example rather than just talking up his comrades. Nominally an all-rounder, his bowling is suited more to Tests, where the novelty and rarity of left arm wrist spin makes it situationally useful, than in limited overs where his occasional overs can be expensive as often as not, but he more than balances out his weaknesses with a bat in his hand; a wide shot selection, a good knowledge of where his crease is, and a burst of speed to leave and return to it, combine for a steady stream of singles and twos that is difficult for opposing bowlers to shut down. His instincts and pace serve him well in the field, too; placed at gully or midwicket, he can be worth fifteen or twenty runs across an opposing innings, a potentially match winning amount in One Day Internationals.

Ilya Tikhonovich Lebed (#11, wicketkeeper)
28 September 1993, PIA Ishtar ☭ New Dalmatia ☭ Plough Islands Air Force officer
While his name makes it obvious, a more subtle clue to Ilya Lebed's upbringing lies in his flexibility - a lithe trapezist's figure telling of the gymnastic background of many second generation Plough Islanders, like Lebed, raised in Soviet influenced classrooms on what is still occasionally, nearly fifty years after the Vital Skills Programme brought thousands of new islanders there, jokingly referred to as "Novaya Dalmatiya". As with many of their era, though, the Lebeds embraced their new culture, with Ilya's father Tikhon taking him and sister Larisa to cricket practice after school - often staying on to umpire and bowl in the nets - and Lebed's calisthenic reflexes made him well suited to wicketkeeping from almost as soon as a pair of goatskin gloves fit him.
Left hand bat ☭ Occasional slow left arm orthodox ☭ 43 ODI caps; 1076 runs at 46.78
More than anything else - and he has been a wicketkeeper, an understudy, a nightwatchman, a matchwinner, a centurion, and even, forthe second of the Foxes' World Trophy titles, an emergency team captain - Lebed is a survivor. The youngest member of the side that took the field in 2018 for the inaugural test in the Plough Islands, Lebed has seen practically the entire multiverse and almost every major competition the Plough Islands have been part of, from Lisander to Kimi-Suomi; in that time he has gone from the baby of the dressing room to one of the most experienced sportsmen on the islands, and his batting has improved from a cautious adjunct to his wicketkeeping to being a dogged, fluent striker of the ball in his own right, possessed of an effective ramp shot and one of seven Plough Islanders with more than a thousand One Day International runs. Now the Foxes' clear first choice wicketkeeper in One Day Internationals following the retirement of comrade and rival Tim Bleasdale, Lebed will likely be central to the efforts of his country to explore new sporting frontiers in Liventia.

Charlotte Anne Valentina McCulloch (#12)
1 November 2003, Sutton ☭ Swift Island ☭ Safety inspector
Unfairly, the lede with Charlotte McCulloch has too often been about the two fingers and part of her right hand she does not have, rather than the abundance of qualities that she does. The eldest daughter of former Sutton & Avalon captain Robin McCulloch, Charlotte grew up around the sport and has the confidence and grasp of those that cricket knows well, along with the tactical nous of those it rarely gifts, and already has much to say and be said about her on merit and through force of personality. Though it is natural to search for a narrative thread between a cause and an effect, only some of her resilience and the depth of her feeling for competition can be attributed to one unfortunate moment a long time ago with a saw.
Right hand bat ☭ Extremely occasional right arm medium pace ☭ Uncapped in ODIs
A former Young Foxes captain, McCulloch has been seriously considered for senior representative honours for some time now, and the World Trophy may have come at the right time for her amidst the generational shift in Plough Islander cricket. Though her disability goes pointedly unremarked in everyday life, it changed the course of McCulloch's sporting career considerably, as bowling was effectively severed from her as an option. By the time she broke through in her teenage years, it was as a batter, focusing on and adapting a wide pallette of strokes to compensate for the lack of dexterity, and even adapting them to fox bowlers unused to a right hander with the 'wrong' grip and take advantage, normally late and backwards of the off side. If the Foxes come close to retaining their world title for a fourth successive year, it is likely that a lot more bowlers from across the multiverse will have similarly been caught out.

Naomi Anne Salisbury (#13)
21 December 1992, Waterfalls ☭ Bradford Island ☭ Farmer
The difficulty when writing about Naomi Salisbury comes with not reducing the most successful of Plough Islander bowlers to a cliché; the contours of her story are familiar enough - Sutton to Bradford, psychologist to goatherd, mercuriality to comradeship, and aloof loner to settling down with the only woman on the Celestial Ocean as reknowned, at least in cricketing circles, outside it as she is - that it is a struggle not to reduce her to a fairy tale. The rewards of her consistency and determination are genuinely won, though, and 435 wickets across all formats for the Foxes did not happen spontaneously, nor was it for nothing that Salisbury was selected in the Global Cricket Federation "All Star XI" that beat Darmen in a special commemorative Test in 2024.
Left hand bat ☭ Slow left arm orthodox ☭ 79 ODI caps; 33 runs at 3.30; 161 wickets at 21.20
More surprising even than Salisbury's figures is the thought that surely, having played more One Day Internationals than any Plough Islander save for Shauna Weaver, surely the multiverse would have worked out how to contain and neutralise her. Yet her selection of deliveries and subtle variances still catch batters out, all these years down the line, and neither can Salisbury be credibly accused of being a rabbit with the bat given recent developments; while she still only bats at nine or ten rather than being the last in, her performances last year against Milchama at Montebello, and memorably against Paradystopia at Redcliff, have shown she can bat to win matches with skill as well as luck. It is with ball in hand, though, that there remains an inescapable aura around one of the most familiar, and most obtuse, run ups in world cricket.

Arnold David MacManus Tyrie (#14)
29 January 2002, Highrock ☭ New Dalmatia ☭ Marine archaeologist
Should you wish to anthropomorphise the notion of "Plough Islander cricket", without the aid of hallucinogenics or anything that Hippocrates might not have approved of, you might well arrive at something not entirely unlike Arnold Tyrie. A leg spinning right handed all rounder, there has always been something of the absurd around Tyrie - the thick glasses, a nervous, uneasy smile, an almost preternatural friendliness and gentle manner - and this is compounded by a tendency for unusual events to happen in and around his life; he was retired out of a Harrison Cup match once as his ferry had sunk in the harbour at Sutton, missed another World Trophy game after colliding with a lawnmower while failing to prevent a four, and for several years his best batting performance was a battling 93 at the Most Augustly Goat Enabled Cricket Association Ground, ended when a ball from Quouodan Skejjibox was gloved through to Vumtyhop Chuffles.
Right hand bat ☭ Right arm leg break ☭ 42 ODI caps; 944 runs at 24.21; 12 wickets at 55.08
When he crosses the rope, though, Tyrie is a man transformed; with a bat in hand, only Andrew Weaver rivals him for all out aggression, playing dynamic and progressive cricket and seeking to extract runs from any and all deliveries, with each ball treated as though it could be the last. The New Dalmatian has the vision, despite his astigmatic eyes, and the upper body strength to ruthlessly spot and exploit gaps in opposing fielding, often aerially, and with one or no bounce to the boundary and into the stands. Tyrie also has a productive sideline in breaking partnerships with the ball; often deployed by his captains at first change or when a partnership is settled, his leg breaks are unassuming but come with a knack of doing the unexpected - not entirely unlike, it has to be said, the man who bowls them.

Andrew Neil Lenin Weaver (#15)
12 April 2000, Sutton ☭ Swift Island ☭ Technical writer
It is both a statement of Andrew Weaver's consistency as a batter, and a quirk of the Plough Islands Cricket Association's shirt numbering system, that most squads since his elder sister took on the captaincy - at least those where Sarah Wilson has not been involved - have begun, and ended, with a Weaver. They would be the most successful sporting family in the country on Shauna's figures alone, but Andrew's statistics are not unimpressive on their own merits, and arguably it is Andrew's attacking instincts, honed by hours upon hours of garden cricket with his siblings in Sutton, that were always more suited to limited overs. This was aided by his first exposure to international cricket being as part of the first Young Foxes team to travel to the 20-over world championships, the most limited format of all, where attack is king and there is nary a moment's rest.
Right hand bat ☭ Occasional right arm leg break ☭ 28 ODI caps; 854 runs at 30.50
Weaver's games at senior level have been a mixture, with his early tournament appearances infamously hit or miss affairs, and one fifth of his total One Day International runs were scored in a single innings in Liventia against Ko-oren two years ago. However, his batting average has increased at each of the last three tournaments he has been a part of, underlining his transition from reckless slogger to a reliable presence at the top of the Foxes' innings, scoring three half centuries and playing in every game but one of last year's World Trophy in Vielfaltig. The three fifties came on good pitches, and the old aggression was still much in evidence at times, but Weaver's game is far more complete now, capable of avoiding the fielding traps that his younger self would have sprung and grinding his way through difficult bowling rather than blindly rising to the bait. Opponents hoping for another manic-aggressive display, that can be easily turned against itself, may find themselves waiting in vain.

IN ANAIA AND IN RUSHMORE
THE PLOUGH ISLANDS CRICKET ASSOCIATION WEAR;

The new playing kits of the Plough Islands Cricket Association, manufactured by the Red Flag high performance textile co-operative of Redcliff.

on the 20th August 2026, the Plough Islands Gazette wrote:
FOXES COME IN FROM THE STORM AS NEW CRICKET KITS REVEALED
by Denis Wormwood, Sporting Correspondent, in Sutton

Ahead of the start of the Global Cricket Federation World Trophy next month, the Plough Islands Cricket Association have this morning presented their playing kits for the 2026 and 2027 international seasons, manufactured in Redcliff by the Red Flag high performance clothing and textile co-operative.
Speaking at December Park in his capacity as the president of the Plough Islands Cricket Association, former Premier Cde Dale Piper described the new shirts, which feature a thunderbolt piercing the clouds across the chest of a player, as "a striking, and I do not use that word frivolously, vision of the power and the swiftness of Plough Islanders." Cde Piper, who was in attendance alongside captain Shauna Weaver and others demonstrating the new outfits, also told those in attendance that the kits "will serve as a welcome reminder to ourselves, and a fair warning to our foes, of what is possible, through unity and in the spirit of socialism, both within and without the boundary rope".
Following what Weaver admitted to this author were "a few lingering doubts" about the lack of amber in the previous set of kits - "it was unmistakably a Plough Islander shirt, but you did miss the the central colour on our flag and arms when it was no longer there, and I was not the only one who thought so" - the new design incorporates an elastane underlayer on the front that is wholly amber, with the main shirt splitting in half from the right shoulder down past the navel in the shape of a lightning bolt. for the first time, though, the motif is integral to the trousers as well as the shirt, with the bolt extending further down the leg before ending either side of the lower hem of the left leg; from a distance the effect is thunderous, both literally and metaphorically.
Other details include the lightning theme replicated along the outer edges of the traditional wing collar, highlighted to match how it appears on the main garment, and a jacquard weave depiction of storm clouds within the outer fabric of both shirt and trousers; the strike thus appears to be sparked in a darkened patch near the neck line and travels down to make ground through the left boot, not unlike a Naomi Salisbury wicket. The coat of arms of the Association - Vert, two foxes rampant addorsed, the tails nowed, the dexter Gules and the sinister Argent, in chief a representation of the Plough Or - continues to be worn over the heart, with the limited overs player number across the shoulders, and player names embroidered on a flag patch on the sleeve.
Red Flag designer and sometime Plough Islander offspinner Sarah Wilson said she was pleased with how well the design worked in practice. "We have been trying to incorporate different fabrics into the kit for a while, and this works well for ventilation and makes production a lot simpler, technically, than some of the previous kits, which required a lot of stitching in panels. With this, the fabric bolt comes off the line and is basically complete for the outer layer, and then the inner one is just a simple twill weave". The design means that the rest of the shirt can be self coloured, which not only addresses rumours of Liventian disquiet within the GCF at the amount of green that had appeared on Plough Islander Test kits in recent seasons - though Wilson would only say that "your suggestion is absolutely outrageous and probably true" - but, unlike the previous limited overs kit, also allows for multiple colour variations, with a set in red being modelled at December Park alongside the green, and Anaian purple (with a teal underlayer) coming through the looms in Redcliff and likely to be available for games of regional significance.
"I appreciate the simplicity of the design, from a practical point of view, I find it fits well without feeling restrictive around the torso or the waist - and, of course, the colours are the best in the multiverse, as always!" Weaver told this author. "And I do genuinely believe the thunderbolt is a good image to have, psychologically. If you go back ten or more centuries, the Bretons and the Celts and the Slavs would choose these powerful images from nature to paint on themselves before going into battle, to strike fear and inspire themselves to fight. And as has been said, what is sport but war, minus the shooting?"
The new kits are expected to be worn for the first time in the Plough Islands' opening match in Liventia in the third week of September; registered Association members, who wish to place an order for their own replica kit, will be able to do so through their clubs starting from the beginning of next week.

My opponent, if they RP our match first, may do the following:
RP injuries to my players: Y
Create a full scorecard for my team: Ask first
Change the number of wickets that fell: N
Godmod events (including injuries and dismissals): Ask first

by **Vaishnavaria** » Sun Sep 13, 2026 3:22 pm

VAISHNAVARIAN NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM

STARTING XI

After the bloody Vaishnavarian civil war ended about 9 years ago a good solid portion of the Young men in the country had been forced to fight for a side and most likely died. With 20 million casualties the effects on the new generation of not just aspiring youth cricketers but young sportsmen as a whole was tumultuous. However as the end of the conflict nears a decade ago and the wounds of war have been reduced to scars and some have completely healed over the years like the economy and innovation a new Young generation also is rising to replace the fallen generations. Those who were below 17 and could not fight at the time have managed to grow up, with the memories of the war fresh on their mind they head into this world cup with a nation on their back and something to prove. Although the core group of famous players like Sawyer Smith, Androw Billings and the Bradwel twins just to name a few did not go to the frontlines or were just support forces and helped from a humanitarian and refugee perspective with their monetary gains and through the Cricket Board Foundations money.

Manager: Zakaraya Naveshkar

Batting Coaches: Jan Vaarkelen and Jay Trom

Bowling Coaches: Aarav Nakaln and Kostya Nelliov

Fielding Coaches: Arif Onzo and Rishi Fressenlan

1. Androw Billings- (Opening Keeper Batsman Left Handed Technical- 27 Years old)
2. Sam Bradwel- (Opening Batsman Left Handed Brute Batsmen- 23 Years old)
3. Sawyer Smith- (Captain- All Rounder- Right Handed Aggressive Batsmen- Right Handed Bowler- 28 Years old)
4. Oscar Trayhan- (Right Handed Aggressive Batsmen- 25 Years old)
5. Aayuv Singh- (Right Handed Aggressive Batsmen- 29 Years old)
6. Manu Glover- (All Rounder- Left Handed Brute Batsmen- Left arm orthodox off spin- 31 Years old)
7. Aaryan Maryevrekar- (Vice Captain All Rounder- Right Handed Technical Batsmen- Right Arm Fast- 34 Years old)
8. Arjun Khan- (Bowler- Right Handed Aggressive Batsmen- Left Arm Orthodox Spin- 26 Years old)
9. Kai Chang- (Bowler- Right Handed Brute Batsmen- Left Arm Swing Bowler- 24 Years old)
10. James Bradwel- (Bowler- Right Handed Aggressive Batsmen- Right Arm Fast Bowler- 23 Years old)
11. Austin Bowman- (Bowler- Right Handed Agressive Batsmen- Left Arm Swing Bowler- 24 years old)

Reserves:

1. Lars Sharval- (Bowler- Left Handed Defensive Technical Batsman- Right Arm Medium Fast- 19 Years old)
2. Husna Avila- (All Rounder- Right Handed Aggressive Batsman- Right Arm Medium Fast- 29 Years old)
3. Viktor Smith- (Batter- Right Handed Technical Batsman- Left Arm Unorthodox Spin- 25 Years old)
4. Daniil Vekran- (Bowler- Right Arm Technical Batsmen- Right Arm Fast- 21 Years old)
5. Huaibo (Brian) Chang- (Bowler- Left Arm Brute Batsmen- Left Arm Fast- 22 Years Old)

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y but only two at a time
Godmod injuries to my players: N
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: Y
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y
Change the number of wickets that fell: Y

by **A non-descript puppet nation** » Mon Sep 14, 2026 2:22 am

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NON-DESCRIPT CRICKET TEAM

##  Designation                                    Bat   Bwl
 1. NPN#77992/Mk2.20 NDNc ABFTA-V1                 RHB   n/a
 2. NPN#77994/Mk2.22 NDNc ABFTA-V2                 RHB   n/a
 3. NPN#92217/Mk0.15P BioR Cybo-interceptron       RHB   n/a
 4. NPN#37802/Mk4.02Md eT Pneumatic-Hammertron     LHB   n/a
 5. NPN#82711/Mk0.17P AAS Automanipulatrix         RHB   RH Leg-spin
 6. NPNHC Guy Tech (c)                             LHB   LH Orthodox
 7. NPN#79921/Mk1.19 AAS Robograsp                 RHB   n/a (WK)
 8. NPN#40266/Mk1.20Md NDNc Hyper-Fling-o-Matic    RHB   RH Fast
 9. NPN#40384/Mk2.12Md NDNc Ultra-Fling-o-Matic    RHB   RH Fast
10. NPN#83041/Mk3.01 eT Centrifuge-Cannontron      RHB   RH Fast
11. NPN#23356/Mk2.11 BioR Micro-Cybotrebuchet      RHB   RH Fast-medium
Scorecard designation bolded

##  Analysis
Units #1~4

Acceptably proficient batting capabilities.
Power excellent.
Benefits of ball-tracking software upgrade apparent.
Fielding aptitude negligible.

Units #8~11

Bowling actions enhanced for greater velocity.
Accuracy in need of further work.
Passable performance in fielding tests.
Batting capabilities non-existent as predicted.

Unit #5

Prototype demonstrates potential in all disciplines.
Displays good accuracy and much promise in all tests.

Unit #7

Exceptional performance in fielding tests.
Batting capabilities negligible.

Unit #6

Male human in mid-to-late twenties.
Assigned technician for squad. Reasonable aptitude in robotics.
Considers self to be an 'alright' bowler of spin.
Bowling ability: low to mediocre
Batting ability: passable to poor
Fielding ability: error-prone but tenacious

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##  RP* Information
*Rated Pertinent
Permissions

Everything and anything acceptable though please TG first if you have plans that would leave a lasting impact upon the squad.
(Chance are I'll be fine with them, it's more to give me forewarning of such an incident.)

Information

Yes, it's a team of robots (and one technician using the 'artful' pseudonym 'Guy Tech').

If you're envisaging a squad of shiny, bipedal androids however, you are mistaken. All the robots are essentially a specialised robotic arm atop a motorised pedestal.

Regarding batting, all the robots will have some sort of humanoid mannequin* gaffer-taped onto them to provide reference points for no-balls and lbw calls. The top five of the order are particularly good at batting having been designed to ball-track and strike at a moving object. Guy will try his best but isn't particularly good, and beyond that, the robots just aren't programmed to bat so you should blast through the tail end. Practically all our runs will come from the top order. Being Bluetooth connected, synchronicity at the crease will be flawless so good luck getting a run out. This doesn't apply to Guy though.

Bowling is a similar picture of there being four particularly specialised fast bowlers (dangerously fast in some cases), two spinners (a decent robot, and a not-so-decent human), and others not programmed for the task. The general premise will be to just rocket the ball relentlessly towards the stumps. Automanipulatrix may prove trickier to counter or predict though. The robots are unlikely to yield many extras with the ball. Again, this does not apply to Guy.

Fielding is the weakest area of the game for the non-descript team with none of the sole batters being equipped to throw the ball. The best they can manage is to intercept and stop the ball then wait for a bowling-capable unit to retrieve it, and hurl it towards the stumps. Robograsp's wicket-keeping is impeccable and it will catch anything it can reach near flawlessly. Guy's okay at catching, the bowlers have about a 20% chance of catching something, and the batters have ~5% chance. As you might expect, none of the robots can jump.
Another quirk of non-descript fielding is that, given their processing speed, if a robot fielder adjudges that it will not make it to a boundary-headed ball in time, it won't even attempt to do so resulting in occasions when they will silently stand there and watch a ball trickle to the rope.

Whilst many of the team are exceptionally good within their area of specialism, they are not flawless. A non-descript puppet nation are hardly going to send their top-of-the-line, military-grade tech to compete in a cricket tournament ...

*Alternatively, a life-sized cardboard cut-out of an individual of your choosing one could readily obtain via the internet.

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(O.O) · by **TJUN-ia** » Mon Sep 14, 2026 7:17 am

National Cricket Board: TJUN-ia Board of Cricket (TBC)
Nickname: Jaguars (official)/Jags (short form)/Bowlin' Jags (who knows)
Test Colours: White with Blue (home)/Orange (away) Helmets
ODI Colours: Light Blue with Orange Accents
T20 Colours: Light Blue with Orange Stripes on front and sleeves
Red Ball Head Coach: Joseph Smith III (49, NAU)
White Ball Head Coach: Virat Indushapa (44, CEA)

PLAYERS
Number: Name (Position, Age, Handedness, Region)
Italics = starting debut, bold = 1st call-up
BATTING LINE-UP
#01 Logan McGarra (Batter, 32, R, UO)
#02 Wille Mutombodzi (Batter, 30, R, AU)
#03 Chase Helton (Batter, 31, R, CU) (ODI C)
#04 Rohit Rajpore (All-Rounder, 30, R, CEA) (T20 C)
#05 Esteban Soto (Bowler, 31, R, UAC)
#06 Layan Al-Mojel (Batter, 18, R, ArU)
#07 Chris Parker (All-Rounder, 31, L, CU)
#08 Aryna Siarhiejeŭna (Bowler, 19, R, CSTO)
#09 Sasha Stevens (Batter, 24, R, JB-TJUN-ia)
#10 Kane Nukunuku (Bowler, 30, R, UO)
#11 James Laughlin (Wicket-Keeper, 31, R, NAU)

RESERVES
#12 Yao Lili (All-Rounder, 19, R, CEA)
#13 Jackson Henderson (Batter, 18, R, CU)
#14 Max Klooij (Batter, 18, R, NAU)
#15 Daniel Sparks (Wicket-Keeper, 19, R, UAS)

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: N
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y
Change the number of wickets that fell: If More Realistic, Then Yes. If Not, Assume No.
*It is assumed whoever RPs first has the right to select the method of dismissal, but not whether
there were godmod circumstances behind them (e.g. a ball hitting a bird before being caught fairly).

SCHEDULE (Group 4)
MD1: vs Milchama (8) - Park Central Oval, Orean
MD2: BYE
MD3: vs Sylestone (2) - National Centre of Excellence Oval, City Centre
MD4: vs Vunymonia (UR) - Sawyer Memorial Ground, Bede
MD5: vs Tumbra (UR) - Dawston Ground, Orean
MD6: vs South Newlandia (20) - Park Central Oval, Orean
MD7: vs A non-descript puppet nation (UR) - The Manor, City Centre

by **Kimi-Suomi** » Mon Sep 14, 2026 7:56 am

Name: Kimi-Suomi
Trigram: KIM
National Cricket Board: Kimi-Suomen Krikettilauta (KSK for short)
Nickname: The Bears [Karhut] (official), Kimi's Army [Kimin Armeija] (unofficial)
ODI Colours: Dark Blue with White Accents
T20 Colours: Black with Dark Blue Stripes
Head Coach: Lorcán Ua Tuathail (52, TJU)
Assistant Head Coach: Anna Välikangas (34, KIM)

PLAYERS/PELAAJIA
Number: Name (Position, Age, Handedness)/Numero: Nimi (Asema, Ikä, Kätisyys)
Italics = starting debut, bold = 1st call-up
BATTING ORDER/LYÖNTIJÄRJESTYS
#01 Alina Järnefelt [F] (Batter, 30, L)
#02 Mariela Idivuoma [F] (Batter, 26, R)
#03 Hector Smälts [M] (Batter, 18, R)
#04 Lasse Pöysti [M] (All-rounder, 29, R)
#05 Mika Linnankoski [M] (All-rounder, 35, R) (ODI C)
#06 Lina Lehtovaara [F] (Bowler, 33, R)
#07 Anna-Leena Härkönen [F] (All-rounder, 25, L)
#08 Finn Levi Olthuis [M] (Bowler, 26, R)
#09 Åke Lindman [M] (Wicket-keeper, 30, R)
#10 Signe Hyppia [F] (Bowler, 32, L)
#11 Saima Eskola [F] (Bowler, 28, R)

RESERVES/VAIHTO
#17 Åke Smälts [M] (Batter. 18, R)
#70 Markus Lindvolm [M] (Bowler, 18, R)
#71 Riinu Aun [F] (All-rounder, 16, R)
#77 Edith von Schoultz [F] (Wicket-keeper, 24, L)

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Y
RP injuries to my players: N
Godmod injuries to my players: N
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: N
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y
Change the number of wickets that fell: N
*It is assumed whoever RPs first has the right to select the method of dismissal, but not whether
there were godmod circumstances behind them (e.g. a ball hitting a bird before being caught fairly).

SCHEDULE/AJOITTAA (Group 2)
MD1: vs Etelä-Guinea [Austroguinea] (UR) - Folenisa Cricket Ground, Folenisa
MD2: vs Darmen (4) - The Bastion Dover Cricket Ground, Dover
MD3: vs Crpostran (22) - Lewes Park, Neverend
MD4: vs Pyhä Margareta ja Aureliet [Saint Margaret and the Aurelies] (UR) - National Centre of Excellence Oval, City Centre
MD5: vs Jack ja Ruby [Jack and Ruby] (UR) - Sawyer Memorial Ground, Bede
MD6: vs Quebec ja Shingoryeo [Quebec and Shingoryeo] (16) - Folenisa Cricket Ground, Folenisa
MD7: BYE

by **Tumbra** » Mon Sep 14, 2026 10:38 am

THE TUMBRAN NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM
The Blue Lions

Batsmen
Name               Sex  Age Bats    Bowls
Clement Silverwood  M   25  Left    --
Clay Howard         M   28  Right   --
Elgin Redwood       M   29  Right   --
Alireza Meskini     M   29  Left    --
Clarissa Johnson    F   27  Right   --

All-rounders
Name               Sex  Age Bats    Bowls
Jonathan Saxon      M   29  Left    Left off-spin
Siobhan Jordon      F   31  Right   Right fast medium
    
Wicket-keepers
Name               Sex  Age Bats    Bowls
Heidi Duthie        F   32  Right   --
Chan Wong-fook      M   31  Right   --
    
Openers
Name               Sex  Age Bats    Bowls
Kathryn Ferguson    F   30  Right   Right seam
Charlie Lockwood    M   33  Left    Left medium

Pace Bowlers
Name               Sex  Age Bats    Bowls
David Wilson        M   35  Right   Right swing
Jessica Fischer     F   23  Left    Left fast medium

Spin Bowlers
Name               Sex  Age Bats    Bowls
Oliver Chowdhury    M   32  Right   Right off spin
Peter Greenwood     M   36  Left    Left orthodox

The team is coached by May McCrory-Chen.

Permissions

Style Mod: 0

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: No.
RP injuries to my players: Yes. Maximum of 1 per match. I will decide length.
Godmod injuries to my players: No.
Godmod how my players were dismissed: No.
Create a full scorecard for my team: Please do.

Kits

From left to right: test (white), and limited overs (blue and green). The team will wear the blue and green kits.

by **Hanalia** » Mon Sep 14, 2026 3:15 pm

The Hanalian Integrated Cricket Council
GCF World Trophy VI - Liventia

Nation: The Principality of Hanalia

Trigramme: HNL
Demonym: Hanalian
Colours: Green & Turquoise
Alternate: Gold & Green (rumoured special variant edition for Plough Islands match)
Roster:

 Name                Bat   Bowl 
 Brittney Hall       R     RM   
 Nellie Romero       R     RF   
 Elsbeth Sanders     R     -    
 Caolan Duran        R     -    
 Kelvin Rhodes       L     LF   
 Keaton O'Neill      R     OB   
 Ursula Underwood    R     LB   
 Ammad Harper        L     -    
 Trey Peterson       L     -    
 Janice Wyatt        L     WK   
 Kirsten Lindsey     L     -    
 Reserves                       
 Loraine Huber       L     WK   
 Jared Spence        R     RF   
 Eddie Jacobs        R     WK   
 Jocelyn Savage      R     RF

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Y^a/N
RP injuries to my players: Y/N
Godmod injuries to my players: Y^a/N
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: Y^a/N
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y/N
Change the number of wickets that fell: Y/N
*It is assumed whoever RPs first has the right to select the method of dismissal, but not whether
there were godmod circumstances behind them (e.g. a ball hitting a bird before being caught fairly).

Generally applicable permissions: Golden rule
^a Godmod permissions granted upon condition of prior consultation TG link

 Match Schedule & Results                                 
 MD1 v Serdtgyu                 @ NCE Academy 2 Ground
 MD2 v Lisander and Alice Bay   @ Sawyer Memorial Ground
 MD3 v Liventia                 @ The Bastion
 MD4 v Natkr                    @ Folenisa Cricket Ground
 MD5   bye
 MD6 v The Plough Islands       @ Island Cricket Arena
 MD7 v Aryavarna                @ NCE Oval

by **Warkus** » Mon Sep 14, 2026 9:20 pm

Nickname: The Pinkos, The Social Club for the Overthrow of All Existing Social Conditions
ODI Colours: Baby pink and moss green.

The Warkusian cricket squad is selected through a democratic election in which all registered Warkusian cricketers are eligible to vote and nominate a slate (a full lineup), provided they can find a seconder. If there is only one slate up for election, then that slate will win by default. If multiple slates are put forward, then a general assembly shall be convened and cricketers will have the opportunity to discuss the different slates before they are put to a vote. In practice, this means the existing team normally puts forward their own slate and they win almost every time.

But isn't that kinda weird?

The team's origins lie in an obscure Trotskyist sect which had all sorts of formal procedures that remained once the team spun out of that group's social club. These elections are one of those many artefacts.

Batting Lineup
1. Joey Harper, 26 - Right-handed batter
2. Ryan Otis, 29 - Right-handed batter
3. Noah Evans, 33 - Right-handed all-rounder (Captain)
4. Adam Wilkinson, 24 - Left-handed batter
5. Marley Spencer, 24 - Right-handed all-rounder
6. Glenn Emerson, 27 - Right-handed spin bowler
7. Nicky Fletcher, 28 - Right-handed all-rounder
8. Sky Jones, 25 - Right-handed wicket keeper
9. Laura West, 31 - Right-handed batter
10. Phoebe Tropia, 28 - Left-handed fast bowler
11. Lucas Greene, 29 - Right-handed fast bowler

RESERVES
12. Aston Redd, 26 - Right-handed all-rounder
13. Seven Cameron, 30 - Right-handed spin bowler
14. Chester Gregory, 25 - Left-handed batter
15. Austin Trent, 27 - Right-handed wicket keeper

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: Y
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: Y
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y
Change the number of wickets that fell: Y
*It is assumed whoever RPs first has the right to select the method of dismissal, but not whether
there were godmod circumstances behind them (e.g. a ball hitting a bird before being caught fairly).

by **Paradystopia** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 12:49 am

An Overview of Cricket in Paradystopia.

From something of 'joke' sport, and common excuse for a heavy drinking session under the guise of physical activity, cricket has grown in Paradystopia to one of the nation's favourite sports. This has largely been thanks to the decision by the official board to revert to scheduling matches during the summer months and not those where the possibly of bad weather was nigh-on certain. As a result, there is now a district championships as well as a yearly T20 tournament. Despite there now being domestic cricket seasons which actually feature competitive matches for a change, the intrinsic link betwixt alcohol and cricket in the Paradystopi psyche remains, and is most prevalent in the international game (outside of select Paradystopi players) with the infamous travelling Paradystopi fans; the Raindancers. This rowdy bunch will frequently cosplay as major religious figures, spend an entire match praying for rain 'that we may all retire to the bar', get ridiculously drunk, and almost invariably cause offence to some more spiritual individuals trying to just enjoy a game of cricket.
In the recent Esportivan festival, the nations of Paradystopia and Erroropolisish Paradystopia have united (in a failed attempt to claim the championship over Kanzlia), and this sixth GCF World Trophy will be the first tournament to see this united squad in action from the get-go.

The Squad

Quick Note:
For those unaware, Pterons are a race of otterfolk who resemble oversized sea otters. Stood on their back paws, they are around 4 feet tall. Their speciality is ludicrously tricksy spin bowling, and they are quite agile in the field. Throwing with any power, not so much, and batting ... Well, imagine a diminutive otter festooned in all the necessary protective equipment, waddling in an ungainly manner with an ill-fitting helmet and pads that come halfway up it's torso, and a heavy wooden bat it's little paws struggle to keep hold of. You think that's capable of a decent innings at bat? ... Exactly ... Though, I mean, anything can happen, but just keep in mind that they're not really designed for it.

Quick Reference Teamsheet

.1. Percival Fitzbarrington         Bat  RH    Fast-medium     (M/29/Human)
 2. Fnodd de Bolo                   Bat  LH    Medium-Fast     (M/24/Human)
 3. Ogden Locke (c)                 Bat  RH    Off-spin        (M/23/Human)
 4. Bobby Jangletrousers            Bat  RH    Leg-spin        (M/18/Human)
 5. Darshan Koysankalanahi          A/R  RH    Fast-medium     (M/26/Human)
 6. Tarquin Buckley-Greaves         WK   LH    Wicket-Keeper   (M/33/Human)
 7. Genevieve Burton-Hawley (vc)    A/R  RH    Medium-fast     (F/25/Human)
 8. Varsha Chalakibharyu            A/R  LH    Unorthodox      (F/18/Human)
 9. Prospero Bacon-Bitz             A/R  RH    Fast-medium     (M/23/Human)
10. Spencer Merriweather            Bwl  RH    Fast            (M/26/Human)
11. Preener Crackanurchin           Bwl  RH    Leg-spin        (M/8/Pteron)
12. Quinn Bartholomew               A/R  RH    Fast-medium     (NB/25/Human)
13. Priscilla Gideon-Sterling       A/R  LH    Fast-medium     (F/22/Human)
14. Harvey Oddfish                  Bwl  LH    Fast            (M/21/Human)
15. Skwee Darter                    Bwl  RH    Leg-spin        (F/8/Pteron)
16. Brenda Pydgin                   WK   RH    Wicket-keeper   (F/27/Human)

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1.

Percival Fitzbarrington (a.k.a. 'Bazza')

RH - Fast-medium - (M/29/Human)

Percival is a nutter, and quite the liability to have on the field. Annoyingly, not only is he pretty good at hitting things with bats, but he fields with the relentless energy of a toddler who's just downed a six-pack of potent energy drinks. Granted, he's just as likely to start a fight with a team-mate, as with an opponent, or even umpire if something goes against him but having such unhinged and alcohol-fueled passion on the pitch, as well as general chaotic antics, does give something of a morale boost to the squad.
As an opener, he's just as likely to hit six sixes off his first over as he is to be out first ball. An unpredictable and wild slogger who wouldn't know a defensive shot if one slapped him around the face with the offer of free booze whilst wearing a placard stating 'I am a defensive shot'.

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Fnodd de Bolo (a.k.a. 'Fnodo Bollins')

LH - Medium-Fast - (M/24/Human)

Fnodd de Bolo fits the mould of many of the other Paradystopi batters, which is really just a polite way of calling him a reckless slugger. Practically incapable of fathoming why anyone would ever not attempt to go for the boundary every time demonstrates his severe lack of any tactically abilities for cricket. This also carries into his fielding, where he will throw for the stumps anytime he fields the ball, whether this is needed, or necessary, or not. In these cases, there is about a 10% chance of him hitting the stumps, and about a 60% chance of a wayward throw awarding the batting team further runs.
Bowling-wise, it would likely take him about 40-or-so attempts to actually achieve 6 legal deliveries so let's not even go there ...

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Ogden Locke (a.k.a. 'Oggy')

RH - Off-spin - (M/23/Human)

As far as batsmen who fit Paradystopia's unusual style of cricket, Ogden is near enough perfect. An absolute brute with a loud and obnoxious persona who is not only a fearless, powerful and capable slugger, but who can drink just about anyone under the table any day of the week. All we can add to that is that we're very glad he's on our side. If Ogden gets himself truly going with the bat, he can be utterly, utterly devastating. Thankfully for our opponents, lapses in concentration seem often to prove his downfall. He'll be out there, looking imperious, smacking sixes for fun, and then that one slower delivery will see him swipe at the air and his off-stump gets uprooted. Could feasibly score anything from 0 to 300 in an innings.
Occasionally, Ogden will take a few overs bowling. He's certainly not awful, and can be a useful wildcard to upset a tricky partnership, but used very much in moderation.

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Bobby Jangletrousers (a.k.a. 'Jingle Balls', 'Bob')

RH - Off-spin - (M/18/Human)

Bobby Jangletrousers has fast established himself as the next big thing for Paradystopi cricket since his impromptu call-up for the final test match of the four-match series in the Plough Islands. He is confident and comfortable with the bat, and despite his young age, likely to be Paradystopia's biggest run threat. He is the first in the order who's more technically-minded in his shot selection and very capable of being a thorn in any bowler's side.
In the field, he is also a safe pair of hands and a trusted ball-stopper. His bowling is nothing yet to write home about but it is a facet of his game that he's keen to develop.

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Darshan Koysankalanahi (a.k.a. 'Carpo')

RH - Fast-medium - (M/26/Human)

An Erroropolisish call-up to the squad, Darshan is a strong and confident batter though certainly more measured than those in the top order. Not the fastest run getter, but liable to keep the scoreboard ticking over finding gaps in the field. Has a deft touch, and difficult to dismiss once he fully settles at the crease. He will however, often fall foul of trying an elaborate reverse sweep, or over-the-head shot.
Darshan isn't too bad of a bowler either, and when conditions are right, he can achieve a nasty bit of swing. Definitely puts more emphasis on his batting game though. Adequate in the field.

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Tarquin Buckley-Greaves (a.k.a. 'Tarka')

LH - Wicket-keeper - (M/33/Human)

Tarquin is a pretty solid wicket-keeper and seems to revel in flinging himself about to make for spectacular diving catches (sometimes allowing opposition batters to sneak a run when a theatrical dive doesn't put him in the best stead to make an accurate throw for the stumps.) Batting-wise, he's pretty reliable at the crease and opts for a more steady approach to run gathering. He has the power to hit sixes, but is much more likely to err on the side of a well placed drive than trying to smack lofted balls beyond the boundary. Is also quite fond of a reverse sweep, or daring over-the-head shot in line with his seemingly unwritten rule on style over substance.

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Genevieve Burton-Hawley (a.k.a. 'GBH')

RH - Medium-fast - (F/25/Human)

It does need stating that Genevieve's nickname is purely ironic as she one of the most mild-mannered members of the team. However, don't let her calm temperament fool you, she's a reliable batter, an even more reliable bowler, and very focussed on doing what's needed to best help the team. Even if that involves 'playing mother' and keeping her less salubrious team mates in check.
Batting-wise, she's steady, competent and unflappable, and despite not possessing the same level of power as many of the other squad members, she's good at knowing how to use the bowler's power to her advantage. With her bowling, she strives to bring as much swing into play as possible and probably has the best accuracy of any of the bowlers in the team.

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Varsha Chalakibharyu

LH - Unorthodox - (F/18/Human)

A new call-up, and potentially controversial choice over the likes of Quinn Bartholomew, or Priscilla Gideon-Sterling, Varsha is a promising youngster who has been thrown straight into the first team. The reasoning seems to be that, it worked for Bobby Jangletrousers so hopefully a similar baptism of fire (where've I heard that term before ...?) can kickstart this youthful all-rounder's development.
Varsha is certainly a gifted wrist-spinner, and has progressed leaps and bounds under tutelage and mentorship of the likes of Preener Crackanurchin in this discipline though learning from pterons has resulted in a rather strange bowling action. On top of this, she's also a rounded, albeit a little cautious batter, and competent fielder. If she can hit the ground running in her international debut, Bobby may have his work cut out to remain 'most promising youngster'.

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Prospero Bacon-Bitz

RH - Fast-medium - (M/23/Human)

As a bowler, Prospero isn't the fastest, or capable of the most movement in the air/off the ground, or variance in speed. What he excels at though, oddly enough, is psychology. His real area of bowling expertise is being able to cater his attack quickly to individual batters; to find and target the spots where they're least comfortable. This dogged perseverance earns him more wickets than his 'base' statistics might warrant. He's also the most likely to pepper his game with trash-talk to further rile up his opponents, even if it does veer slightly into gamesmanship.
He's an able batter, enough so to be considered an 'all-rounder' but not much more than that. Can be quite a 'disinterested' fielder though as he much prefers being in amongst the action rather than just waiting for something to happen.

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Spencer Merriweather (a.k.a. 'Spence')

RH - Fast - (M/26/Human)

Spencer Merriweather is the team's resident fast-ball specialist and boasts some highly impressive pace in his deliveries. On a day when he can find the seam, or there are weather conditions allowing for that extra bit of swing, Spencer can be a monster. He can fire rockets into that corridor of uncertainty with wild abandon, hoping to eventually pummel a batter into submission. It's true that he doesn't really have much in the way of variance to throw at an opposition but likewise, it's almost unfair to label someone a one-trick pony when their one trick is that of unleashing some utterly diabolical speed. Spencer views fielding merely as what happens during his rest periods between overs. Capable, but not the most diligent. He'll likely be posted somewhere in the deep field. Preferably where he can rile up the opposition fans with some banter.
Spencer isn't terrible with the bat, and is actually capable of racking up decent scores. He'd also have more chance of doing this consistently if he took his time at the crease and didn't try to bat every over like he's batting a super-over shootout in an important cup final.

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Preener Crackanurchin

RH - Leg-spin - (M/8/Pteron)

Preener is Paradystopia's most adept bowler, spin or otherwise. He has managed to cater an ability to get ludicrous movement from a cricket ball allowing to him to generate a whole bizarre array of differing deliveries with awkward bounces. Apparently it's due in part to having small and incredibly dextrous paws that allow him to apply a whole arsenal of different spins on a ball whilst keeping his bowling action itself remarkably uniform. He does bowl relatively slow, even for a spinner, but this is mostly inconsequential with regards to what he can get the ball to do once it makes contact with the wicket. He can even generate movement on pitches that apparently don't have any. With his dextrous paws, Preener is also a competent fielder and can be often found as part of the line-up in the slips.
Whilst Preener may be incredibly skilled with the ball in hand, his batting ability is abysmal. He will look merely to play defensively until the change of ends, and may pick up the odd lucky single along the way, but making double figures on runs would be a remarkable achievement for him.

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Quinn Bartholomew

RH - Fast-medium - (NB/25/Human)

Quinn is a solid all-rounder within the team, though they do seem to have a greater aptitude with the bat. They are like a sentinel at the crease, not scoring runs necessarily quicker, but accumulating them through the deft placement of singles, good awareness to turn some of those singles into doubles, and knowing when to put that bit of extra power behind a shot to try claim a boundary. Defensively minded, but astute enough to not allow themself to get bogged down.
Bowling, Quinn is a capable seam bowler. Can get some swing when the conditions are right, and accurate enough to not be a push over with ball in hand. Maybe a touch under-par on the speed front though.

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Priscilla Gideon-Sterling (a.k.a. 'Giddy')

LH - Fast-medium - (F/22/Human)

Priscilla is a slightly chaotic bowler. This is, for the most part, down to the level of speed variance she endeavours to impart into her game. Relying heavily upon seam action (specifically wobble-seam) to give the ball an awkward bounce, she will mix up the speeds of her deliveries to frankly bizarre levels. You could have one delivery reach you in the high 80's mph, the next, barely 70 mph. As a result her accuracy is hardly solid, but given she plays on the unpredictable and chaotic, it kinda works in her favour oddly enough.
With the bat, Priscilla is capable, maybe a little unhinged at times, though nothing special.

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Harvey Oddfish (a.k.a. 'Mr. Chips')

LH - Fast - (M/21/Human)

The Erroropolisish counterpart to Spencer Merriweather, Harvey is a bowler who cares for nought beyond the velocity he can impart upon a delivery. He is though beginning to improve his ability to swing the ball which, if mastered, could make him a formidable bowler. Harvey's main issue is that whilst on a good day he can be devastating, on a bad day he is ineffective at best. Maybe a modicum of experience could smooth these rough edges and allow him to shine. Only time will tell.
Harvey doesn't give a great deal of focus to his batting game, and it shows. Can be a useful partner to a stronger batter during a bottom order stand though; sneaking singles to get his partner on strike.

Batting:

Bowling:

Fielding:

Dissoluteness:

15.

Skwee Darter (a.k.a. 'Squeaky')

RH - Leg-spin - (F/8/Pteron)

Skwee is markedly similar to Preener Crackanurchin, making use of the same sort of spinning deliveries as her otter brethren. She isn't quite as adept as Preener when it comes to the bowling, but she is definitely better with the bat than him. For an otter, that is ...

Batting:

Bowling:

Fielding:

Dissoluteness:

16.

Brenda Pydgin

RH - Wicket-keeper - (F/27/Human)

Brought in as a secondary wicket-keeper, Brenda is also quite capable as an opening batter. Sadly for her there's a lot of competition in the squad for such roles even if, what she lacks in the brute force of the likes of Locke, de Bolo, and Fitzbarrington, she makes up for in more considered shot choices. With Buckley-Greaves so established as wicket-keeper also, it might be a case of 'dead man's shoes' before Brenda gets to show what she's made of.

Permissions

No deaths or career-ending injuries. All else fine.

by **Indusse** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 2:07 am

National Cricket Board of Indusse
GCF World Trophy VI

Nickname: Blue Marauders
Event Type: Test Cricket / First Class
Head Coach: Raj Rajashekhar
Assistant Coach: Mark Dwebblewood
Fielding Coach: Steve Karzky
Batting Coach: Muzaffar Khan
Bowling Coach: Simon Seamerson
Team Colors: ||||||

Squad [In Batting Order]
1. Praveen Sisodia [Right Hand Batsman - Left Arm Spin]
2. Herman Bauman [Left Hand Batsman]
3. Shankar Singh Patidar [Right Hand Batsman - Wicket Keeper] [Captain]
4. Mahmud Farzhjan [Right Hand Batsman - Fast]
5. Arvind Pyarilal [Left Hand Batsman - Seam] [Vice Captain]
6. Sherlock Maxmuller [Right Hand Batsman]
7. Nicholas Tyler [Left Hand Batsman - Fast]
8. Ashkan Behrouz [Spin]
9. Milind Bakhtayar [Seam]
10. Karthik Chand [Fast]
11. Rishwat Harshwardhan [Seam]

Substitute Squad
12. Shankar Singhania [Right Hand Batsman - Spin]
13. Humbanalli Jagadeesha [Seam]
14. Prajyoth Rana [Left Hand Batsman - Wicket Keeper]
15. Kunal Kapoor [Left Hand Batsman - Fast]

Kits

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: Y
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y
Change the number of wickets that fell: Y

by **Sharktail** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 5:06 am

Nation: Sultanate of Sharktail
Nickname:The Blue Predator
Uniform:Blue
Alternate:Yellow

GCF ODI World Trophy Roster
Starting X1
Fazrunil Ghani, 30, Bat, L
Irfan Razmani, 25, Bat, R
Ajay Deshmukh(c), 32, AR(Spin), L
Burhan Syamsul, 25, WK, L
Safuwan Adham, 28, Bat, R
Albert Manan, 27, Bat, L
Buhairi Safii, 34, AR(Pace), R
Arifudin Ajwad, 24, Bowl(Pace), R
Kabir Zulaidi, 32, Bowl(Spin), L
Yusof Rahim, 30, Bowl(Pace), R
Fahmi Latif, 25, Bowl(Pace), L

Reserve
Wijdan Marzuk, 23, Bat, R
Adnin Shafiq, 37, WK, L
Junaidi Omar, 26, Bowl(Pace), R
Kamal Baharudin, 25, Bowl(Pace), R

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: No
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: Y
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: Y
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y, please
Change the number of wickets that fell: Y
*It is assumed whoever RPs first has the right to select the method of dismissal, but not whether
there were godmod circumstances behind them (e.g. a ball hitting a bird before being caught fairly).

by **Aryavarna** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 6:53 am

Coach: Abi Kapoor (51)

No.	Name			Age	Bat	Bowl	Role			
14	Harshid Patil		25	LHB	OB	Opening batter, Captain
7	Aarav Singh		28	LHB	SLA	Batting allrounder
10	Raghav Menon		26	RHB	RMF	Batting allrounder
12	Anuraag Sharma		26	RHB	RFM	Bowler
17	Rohan Deshmukh		34	RHB	OB	Top-order batter
19	Imran Ansari		30	RHB	LFM	Bowler
29	Kunal Basra		27	RHB	RF	Bowler
33	Zahid Khan		31	RHB	RFM	Bowler
39	Ramesh Naokar		28	RHB	OB	Middle-order batter
41	Prithviraj Borkar	32	LHB	SLA	Bowling allrounder
45	Naranjan Singh		28	LHB	OB	Middle-order batter
49	Avneet Sojani		24	RHB	OB	Top-order batter
71	Saad Mirza		28	RHB	LB	Middle-order batter
76	Sukhveer Sumal	25	RHB	RMF	Bowling allrounder
99	Vikram Joshi		27	RHB	-	Wicketkeeper batter

Nomenclature:
The Socialist Republic of Aryavarna is the nation taking part. Aryavarnans speak a wide range of languages and there is no such language as ‘Aryavarnan’, which refers only to national identity. The Board of Control for Cricket in Aryavarna (BCCA) is the Aryavarnan representative to the GCF and organises domestic cricket in the country. The national white-ball tournament is the Aryavaran Cricket League (ACL). All players can be referred to by their surname, except for the Singhs.

Rohan Deshmukh has stood down as captain but been retained as the team's most consistent batter. Naranajan Singh has been the team's most consistent batsman in white ball cricket, while Ramesh Naokar and Avneet Sojani are new call-ups, and Saad Mirza may get a chance in white ball for the first time.

Prithviraj Borkar will once again be key to the spin attack, and Aarav Singh will once again be expected to contribute with ball as well as his thunderous hitting. The seam attack has a familiar complexion, led by Imran Ansari, with Kunal Basra providing the raw pace and Anuraar Sharma, Zahid Khan, or allrounders Raghav Menon and Sukhveer Sumal, competing for the final spots.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: N
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Godmod how my players were dismissed: N
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y (please try to add up: don't use AI! AI can do many things but it cannot accurately compile a cricket scorecard with internal consistency)
Change the number of wickets that fell: Maybe - send a TG to discuss if possible?

Please try to confine responses to in-character posts.

If your team does not represent a full strength international team of adult professional standard cricketers, then I will probably not RP about our game, but you are obviously free to.

by **Paradystopia** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 8:54 am

At the far end of the nets stood a disgruntled Ogden Locke, grunting disapprovingly to himself whilst engaging in a pitched battle with a strap for a leg pad. The squad's pteron spinner, Preener had insisted his presence, and that in turn was impinging upon a block in his itinerary that was meant to be scheduled for a third session of pre-tournament drinks. At the other end of the wicket stood Preener Crackanurchin, and some young woman that Ogden believed he had been introduced to but had already forgotten her name. Finally having suited himself in appropriate batting attire, Ogden turned his mildly alcohol-infused gaze towards his two companions.

"So then, what the fuck's this all about again?"

"Ogg, this is Varsha, and I want to vouch for her name to be on the teamsheet for our opening match against the Kytler Peninsula."

"Yeah, cool, so why the fuck am I here?"

"I thought that would be best demonstrated."

"Oh right, I see, you want me to demoralise a youngun, yeah? Look fine, whatever, let's just get this over with. Who the fuck's got time for evenin' trainin' anyway? There's a seat in a bar somewhere with my friggin' name on it, and I'm eager to make it's acquaintance."

Preener issued a comforting nod to Varsha, who set herself, and begun her approach.

*Thwack* ... middle stump knocked clean over, and Oggy left completing a swing at nothing.

"Friggin' no ball, that was. Give us a better one."

Preener rolled his eyes, and gestured to the young woman to go again.

Ogden pawed awkwardly at the googly, edging it behind the stumps.

"Caught behind, Ogg."

"Piss off. Edged past the keeper, and off for a four that. Still probably a no ball. What's with her action? All ... I dunno ... 'janky'."

"It's all legal. Arm comes over with a straight elbow. So, you ready to smack one yet?"

Ogden snorted testily to himself. Missing a drinking session was one thing, but missing a drinking session to get embarrassed by a teenager was quite another. With a shake of the shoulders and a determined exhale through the nostrils, he tapped at his crease in readiness without a verbal response.

The next delivery looped in, he stepped up, envisaging blasting it over cover for the type of six that takes precedent on a highlight reel. The ball thudded into his pad as he again swiped at air. Preener made a rectangle in the air.

"LBW on review."

"Get stuffed! Too friggin' high, and missing leg stump. LB, my arse!"

"What do you think anyway? She's pretty good, right?"

"At least give me a fuckin' over's worth before I make a judgement, you bloody water rat."

In the end, it was a good fifty or so deliveries that Oggy faced before the Paradystopi captain was totally decided that Varsha Chalakibharyu would feature in the first eleven against the Kytlerians. His chagrin at being unable to make decent contact on a good majority of the bowls morphed into an appreciation that he was in the moment experiencing a rare talent, and a potential boon for Paradystopi chances in Liventia. He naturally still insisted that had Preener not caught him on an 'off day' that his performance in the nets would've been very different.

by **The Plough Islands** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 10:02 am

on the 14th September 2026, the Plough Islands Gazette wrote:
WORLD TROPHY PREVIEW: TRIAL OF THE HUNT BEGINS AGAIN FOR THRICE CHAMPION FOXES
by Denis Wormwood, Sporting Correspondent, in City Centre

After a long but fortunately uneventful journey to Rushmore through Port Anaia, the Plough Islands are preparing to submit to what amounts to a gruelling semiannual examination of the fortitude and mentality of Shauna Weaver's Foxes. Since its inception, the World Trophy has been one part pinnacle of limited overs achievement, and one part test of strength and endurance, with a succession of formats that maximise the amount of sport that can be broadcast across the multiverse but often necessitate frantic, improbable schedules for participating teams.
The sixth edition, and third to be held in Liventia, has innovated in this regard with a "double elimination" system, which, following a group stage in which all but the last placed team advance, sees teams that lose a game in the knockout stage remain in the competition until defeated a second time, albeit in a lower bracket of competition with a more circuitous route back to the final. The format is much admired within competition theory, reducing the scope for a tournament to be decided by a single unfortunate event, but from the inside can be mentally taxing; the teams in the lower bracket, unlike those who stay in the main competition, are forced to play on short notice across consecutive days, but have the considerable advantage of always knowing who their next opponent will be should they win and being able to prepare accordingly. Should the Foxes progress out of Group 1, they may have to brace for a week of clock watching in matches they are not part of.
Weaver, though, is taking the pressures in her stride. "Competition is stressful, but it is difficult in the same way all exercise is difficult - the rewards justify the struggle, and the struggle can be made easier if you have the right support and structures around you, which is what I hope I can provide for the team." Weaver told this author. "It is also possible that, after Gruenberg, nothing seems so strange any more, because compared to what we experienced over there, getting some sleep on a bus is relatively easy! But you genuinely adapt to it as the tournament goes, and your body adjusts and you start finding that you can have rest without sleep, and sleep without rest. At an élite level of competition, it can actually help a little to keep your adrenaline flowing and your standards high...although after the event you do, admittedly, want to hibernate for a few weeks!".
The struggle will begin on Tuesday against fellow travellers Aryavarna at the National Centre of Excellence. Though nominally the Socialist Republic are comrades in the fight against transnational capitalist hegemony, the vast amounts of hard currency that have been laundered through the "Vollywood" motion picture industry, many zeroes of which have been invested in the creation of a garish 20-over cricket league, represent a crumbling detour from the road laid out by Marx and Engels. The Board of Control for Cricket in Aryavarna, already charged with balancing a team with multiple and interconnected cultural and linguistic tensions, consequently have a difficult task to balance the needs of a national representative team with the sporting ketoacidosis, euphemistically termed "modern attacking cricket", that such an influx of money and attention inevitably brings with it.
On the field, though, the Foxes will likely find Harshid Patil's side not dissimilar to themselves; Aryavarnan pitches are bowler friendly and the team bristles with part-time spin options around a formidable, Andrew Baxter-esque pace and seam bowling attack. Though they shared a World Trophy V pool with the Plough Islands, that tournament's format contrived to ensure the two teams never met, and Aryavarna finihed eighth of twelve in the league table before falling to Baggieland in the qualifiers. However, they have recent pedigree in Rushmore - finishing fourth in the 17th 20-over World Cup in 2024, also held in Liventia - and Weaver is preparing for a difficult test to open her side's third title defence. "It is the trite thing to say that there are no easy games at this level," the captain observed, "but there are serious and less serious teams, and Aryavarna look like a very serious team. It is always a difficult thing to get started in these long series of matches, and there will be a little rust to work off and settle in to the competitive rhythm. Hopefully, it will be a good match, and we can give the world a fair account of ourselves".
In that, the Plough Islands will have the heart of a hundred and fifty thousand of their comrades and the spirit of socialism in their favour. With the proctors waiting and the paper as difficult as it has ever been, all anyone can ask of Weaver and her team as they offer themselves for assessment is that they try their utmost, and hope to continue the golden age of Celestial Ocean cricket on faraway shores.

PLOUGH ISLANDS CRICKET ASSOCIATION
XI FOR WORLD TROPHY VS.  ARYAVARNA

        PLAYER           BAT   BOW
#15 ANL Weaver           RHB      
#7  MG  Davy             RHB   RLB
#1  SLC Weaver (c)       RHB   RLB
#14 ADM Tyrie            RHB   RLB
#12 CAV McCulloch        RHB      
#10 P   Hodgeson         LHB   SLW
#11 IT  Lebed (w)        LHB      
#2  DV  Andreyev         RHB   RFM
#8  LNC Geddes           RHB   ROB
#13 NA  Salisbury        LHB   SLA
#9  TSF Gibbs            RHB   RLB

by **Ko-oren** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 10:43 am

Ko-orenite ODI Cricket Team

All-time ODI results:


ODI WT 1-5 & AODICC 1-2
OPP           W D L T Played
Plough Isles  7 0 7 1 15
Krytenia      4 0 7 0 11
Darmen        2 0 3 0 5
Avorago       3 0 1 0 4
Gruenberg     2 0 1 0 3
Gnejs         2 0 1 0 3
Sylestone     1 0 2 0 3
Liventia      2 0 0 0 2
Sajnur        2 0 0 0 2
Indusse       2 0 0 0 2
The Sarian    2 0 0 0 2
Baggieland    2 0 0 0 2
Gortolekua    1 0 1 0 2
Teusland      1 0 1 0 2
TJUN-ia       1 0 1 0 2
Inteachan     1 0 1 0 2
Natkr         1 0 1 0 2
Milchama      1 0 1 0 2
St. Domingues 1 0 0 0 1
Barunia       1 0 0 0 1
StrayaRoos    1 0 0 0 1
Kotzellach    1 0 0 0 1
Bollonich     1 0 0 0 1
WB&EO         1 0 0 0 1
Uppen Nasa    1 0 0 0 1
Grand Exultia 1 0 0 0 1
Indo-Athena   1 0 0 0 1
Golden Harp   1 0 0 0 1
New Lunenburg 0 0 1 0 1
Grande Cucina 0 0 1 0 1
Kytler P.     0 0 1 0 1

Standard batting order:
Reginald Twaddle (34) Opener R/R fast for

West Surbourneshire
Lyojall Firembee (30) Opener L/L fast for

West Surbourneshire
Idhuhdhane Buhvithen (22) Batsman R/R med for

Willowbourne
Conor yAraidd (31) Batsman L/L orth for

West Surbourneshire
Dominique Bercier (25) Batsman L/L med for

East Surbourneshire
Emory Wakin (24) All-rounder L/L orth for

Willowbourne
Adelmoed Wolslager (28) Wicketkeeper L/L fast for

East Surbourneshire
Mitchell Enright (30) Spin Bowler R/R leg for

Greencaster
Harrison Gledhwiladen (24) Pace Bowler R/R fast for

West Surbourneshire
Boyd Ahbihlhohdhen (23) Pace Bowler R/R fast for

Greencaster
Seymour Hastuthen (22) Spin Bowler R/R off for

East Surbourneshire

Additional Team Members:
Denis Treloar (32) Opener L/L orth for

Greencaster
Lander Chiplinn (26) Opener L/L med for

Willowbourne

Riso Rizahden (19) Batsman R/R leg for

Leeshire
Theophilus Armfellow (26) Batsman R/R med for

Leeshire
Eogan yAeronw (27) Batsman R/R med for

Mawryshire
Mary Igawuthen (20) Batsman L/L med for

Greencaster
Nora Hithgusothen (22) Batsman L/L med for

West Surbourneshire

Valentine Butler (29) Wicketkeeper L/L fast for

West Surbourneshire

Algernon Renbeck (24) All-rounder L/L fast for

Willowbourne
Francis Barklas (25) All-rounder L/L orth for

Leeshire

Slunijarari Hanabahlgun (21) Pace Bowler R/R leg for

West Surbourneshire
Huhgen Wihdhuhshen (21) Pace Bowler L/L fast for

Greencaster
Iris Thugalihadhen (20) Pace Bowler L/L fast for

West Surbourneshire
Borllog yLellmedd (33) Spin Bowler R/R off for

Mawryshire
Ferdinand Shoretree (23) Spin Bowler L/L orth for

Willowbourne

Captain Enright's in great form, in prime age, and more ambitious than ever. That goes without saying on a team that's made up of tryhards that have spent their entire life getting better at the 3-5 skills that make them the cricketer that they are, and among those skills are mental fortitude (ranging from 'bastion of inner peace' to 'Archbishop of the (fictional town of) Banterbury and Grand Sledgemaster'). Look, Ko-orenite players are hardly ever looked to for a fun quip for the press, and rightfully so. And yet, when the mics are off and it's just them with the opposing players, the gloves are off. And Enright's been a big force in creating that culture: he himself is a calm presence waiting for the right moment to strike the batsmen with a devastating comment about a repressed fear that goes back to their first year of elementary school. And then he waits for the right moment to strike with a spinny delivery.

Otherwise, the first members on the team list are Gledhwiladen and Ahbihlhohdhen right now. The bowling's supposed to be strong with this team. Unfortunately they're all righties, and both pacers have a very similar style. But let's pretend it works - the Ko-orenite staff certainly will try to do that - because if even one of them has a good day, we have a decent chance at winning just off that. Hanabahlgun and Dencherry - in a vacuum also top 10 players - will have to wait for their spot from the bench. Or, in Dencherry's case, not even that, for there's four world class right-handed pace bowlers already and we don't have that much space on the bench, so he's kicked off for a fourth spinner (Shoretree).

Batting-wise, it's still all Twaddle. That has been the case for a decade and likely will remain the case for another decade if the University of Erpuhnur's anti-aging potion comes along nicely (it won't). yAraidd is easily our best middle-order batsman, crafted into a patient, methodical batter from two decades of training in rough and unpredictable Maur conditions. The next generation of players is slowly arriving on the scene with Buhvithen as their herald: earning spot #3 with great expectations at 22.

As far as bench players go: we see plenty of playing time in the futures of Hanabahlgun (if the starters have multiple bad days), Rizahden for extra flair and surprise or Armfellow for power and stability, and maybe Renbeck if we need the allround skills over a fulltime batsman (or bowler, but that's unlikely).

Godmod scoring events: N
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Godmod other events: Y, to an extent
Change wicket counts for more realistic results: Y

Style mod: -1.5 (or 'somewhat low-ish'), if used.

by **South Newlandia** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 11:56 am

South Newlandian Roster for ~~EspoODI 1~~ GCF World Trophy 6

RP permissions
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Y (if funny, or asked first)
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N (unless very funny, or asked first)
Godmod how my players were dismissed: Y
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y 
Change the number of wickets that fell: Y

Cricket in South Newlandia
Cricket is definitely second fiddle when it comes to South Newlandian bat-and-ball sports, being popular mostly on the West Coast and especially in New Colk, which has a significant Grearish immigrant population that brought their favourite ‘hit-ball-with-stick’ game to Elephant Island. Cricket is, at best, the fifth-most popular sport in an already small country, which means the talent pool is quite shallow. Nevertheless, South Newlandia have had some encouraging results in the last decade, including their best GCF performance yet when they finished 5th at the 17th T20 Cricket Championship in Liventia, and getting designated a full member during the most recent Test Season, which they followed up with another Quarterfinal appearance in the 18th GCF T20 Championship. While the team had established themselves as a decent side in T20, the Elephants have not had the same level of success in ODIs, finishing 2-4 at the last World Trophy and failing to advance from pool play.

Cricket kits
The South Newlandian cricket kits take some inspiration from the Grearish ones. In particular, they feature the same collars, and also have yellow sleeves. The main part of the kit, however, is green and blue rather than black and yellow. The kit also features the South Newlandian cricket logo – an elephant with a cricket helmet. Speaking of those – South Newlandian cricket helmets are blue (yes, including the elephant on the logo).

Lineup (short, accessible)

1. Tia Saha (38, RHB)
2. Markus Patil (29, RHB)
3. Sofia Gayakwad (c) (31, LHB; Left, Spin)
4. Fatima-Reese Solanki (26, LHB)
5. Kerry Sardar (28, RHB; Right, Spin)
6. Harrison Sardar (26, RHB; Right, Spin)
7. Tyler Benedetto (27, LHB; Left, Pace)
8. Isha Gayakwad (wk) (27, RHB)
9. Darsh Cauhan (35, RHB; Right, Pace)
10. Noam-Nivan Rai-Guillaume (35, RHB; Right, Pace)
11. Ayaan Miller (35, LHB; Left, Pace)

Amelie Franke (24, RHB)
Jesse Harvey (wk) (24, RHB)
Panyin Kaur (27, LHB; Left, Spin)
Charlie Pearson (22, RHB; Right, Pace)

The players (long, in alphabetical order)

Tyler Benedetto - All-Rounder - Age 27 – Bats Left – Bowls Left, Pace – Home Town: Rüsselsheim
Benedetto was widely considered the next big thing when it comes to South Newlandian cricket, but he hasn’t quite hit that ceiling yet. The young All-rounder was born in Rüsselsheim, but he does also have Grearish ancestry. He’s been very good with the bat and the ball, but he’s definitely still lacking experience. That’s a bit of a theme for a side in transition, so he’s still likely to play a fairly outsized role. Benedetto is also a sure-handed defender, so he’ll be sure to make a quick impact.

Darsh Cauhan – Bowler – Age 35 – Bats Right – Bowls Right, Pace – Home Town: New Colk
Cauhan is not an elite bowler, but he can do slightly more with the bat than the rest of the tail. As a bowler, he tends to be aggressive, always looking to bowl out his opponents; this can lead to catastrophe often, but in the right spot, it could come up huge. Although he is still known to be a high-risk high-reward player frequently, he’s noticeably settled down as he’s gained experience.

Amelie Franke – Batter – Age 24 – Bats Right – Home Town: New Colk
Growing up in New Colk, Franke is not especially unique among South Newlandian crickters, but she’s shown promise with the bat, and will get an opportunity to get some experience under her belt in this tournament.

Isha Gayakwad – Wicket-keeper – Age 27 – Bats Right - Home Town: New Colk
Isha definitely gets overshadowed by her older sister, who is one of the stars of the team. She’ll finally get her own chance in the limelight as the Elephants wicketkeeper, getting her second chance to represent South Newlandia on the international stage, after the first one went pretty well.

Sofia Gayakwad – All-Rounder – Age 31 – Bats Left – Bowls Left, Spin - Home Town: New Colk
According to many, Gayakwad is the player leading the new generation of Elephants to cricketing relevance. She’s a bigger threat as a bowler, but has also shown upside with the bat. Her skillset is better suited for the longer formats, or at least that’s where she’s usually gotten results so far. Look for her to step up in this tournament as a team leader.

Jesse Harvey – Wicket-keeper – Age 24 – Bats Right - Home Town: New Colk
Every team needs a backup wicketkeeper. For the Elephants, that’s Harvey, despite a near-complete lack of experience anywhere near this level. Results were mixed last time, but he’s hung on to the role for now.

Panyin Kaur - All-Rounder - Age 27 – Bats Left – Bowls Left, Spin – Home Town: New Colk
Kaur is what you would call a utility man in baseball terms. He’s not really a reliable bat, and he’s not really a good bowler, and he doesn’t excel as a fielder, but he’s decent at a lot of things and might be asked to plug some holes for the Elephants if trouble arises.

Ayaan Miller – Bowler – Age 35 – Bats Left – Bowls Left, Pace – Home Town: New Colk
The left-handed Miller is a skilled bowler, but also an excellent defender, who can be counted on to make the important catches. He’s becoming ever more important to the team, with a few other bowlers aging out of the lineup. In fact, that’s where the team will see another major transition soon.

Markus Patil – Opener – Age 30 – Bats Right – Home Town: Newport
Patil is a very rare East coast cricket player. He is a pure batter, and has looked good so far in somewhat limited appearances. Patil definitely has it in him, though. He’s also a rock-solid defender with a strong throwing arm, who is a major threat to deliver crucial wickets.

Charlie Pearson - Bowler - Age 22 – Bats Right – Bowls Right, Pace – Home Town: Rüsselsheim
Pearson is the youngest player on the team by some margin. For some reason, Rüsselsheim has emerged as a place that actually has some cricket talent, and while Pearson definitely has a ton of talent as a bowler, he’s the rawest of raw prospects, and will need a lot more time. Things would have to get really bad for him to actually get on the field.

Noam-Nivan Rai-Guillaume – Bowler – Age 35 – Bats Right – Bowls Right, Pace – Home Town: Elephant Valley
Rai-Guillaume is a talented bowler, who seems to have a special ability to just seemingly never tire out. Even though he isn’t the most efficient bowler, the fact that he can be counted on to bowl lots and lots of overs makes him an excellent asset to this team. He used to insist on only playing tests, but the team has been able to convince him to show up to the shorter formats as well; possibly with the veteran aware another test season might just be a few years too far away for him. Or maybe it is because whoever is responsible for making these rosters just got a bit lazier.

Tia Saha – Opener – Age 38 – Bats Right – Home Town: New Colk
Tia Saha is a pretty solid bat from New Colk, the home of South Newlandian cricket. She tends to play more cautiously, wary of putting her team into an early hole. As one of the young talents of South Newlandian cricket, she was an agile, solid defender. That’s mostly gone now, though. She’s not the most explosive bat, but certainly a tough out; she’s the most experienced player on the team as well, likely in her final tournament.

Harrison Sardar – All-Rounder – Age 26 – Bats Right – Bowls Right, Spin - Home Town: New Colk
The Sardar brothers are going to be a very interesting story to watch develop, hoping to guide South Newlandian cricket into a new era. Harrison is the younger brother, and he’s shown a little bit more upside as a bowler so far. He’s still a very new talent, and will need more time.

Kerry Sardar – All-Rounder – Age 28 – Bats Right – Bowls Right, Spin - Home Town: New Colk
Kerry is the older brother, and he’s been a little more consistent as a batter so far in their respective careers. The team hopes that the two brothers will be pushing one another, becoming part of the next generation of South Newlandian cricketers.

Fatima-Reese Solanki – Middle-order Batter – Age 26 – Bats Left – Home Town: New Colk
A lot rests on the young and inexperienced Solanki, who’s taken the plunge straight into the South Newlandian lineup at the last time, and did fine with that spotlight. She’s been a good batter, but this is a lot to ask of her. With a dearth of other options, she’s asked to once again step up and contribute for the Elephants in the middle of the order.

by **Vunymonia** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 1:51 pm

Vunymonia GCF World Trophy 6 Roster

#1 Akchubey AGAEV - RHB - N/A - 27
#2 Keldyk AVANTEYEV - RHB - [Right arm] medium-fast - 24
#3 Bekta GARIFULLIN [vc] - LHB - [Right arm] medium-fast - 33
#4 Uraspay GOBAYDULLIN - RHB - Leg break - 27
#5 [F] Setym KIBYALEV - RHB - Off break - 29
#6 Dzyamemet NURIYEV - RHB - [wicket-keeper] - 32
#7 [F] Yazbike OYOYEV - LHB - [Right arm] fast - 26
#8 Yuman PAKUS - RHB - Left arm orthodox - 35
#9 Balyan POLUKH - RHB - Leg break - 31
#10 Uyӑp PURGIN - LHB - Leg break - 29
#11 Kurbanay SHEREMET [c] - RHB - Off break - 30
#12 Gondyr TSYURAK - RHB - N/A - 33
#13 Padek VYTRYKUSH - RHB - N/A - 24
#14 Sezyai YURCHYK - LHB - Left arm unorthodox - 28

Likely XI:
#1 AGAEV - RHB - N/A
#12 TSYURAK - RHB - N/A
#11 SHEREMET [c] - RHB - Off break
#3 GARIFULLIN [vc] - LHB - [Right arm] medium-fast
#5 KIBYALEV - RHB - Off break
#6 NURIYEV - RHB - [wicket-keeper]
#9 POLUKH - RHB - Leg break
#14 YURCHYK - LHB - Left arm unorthodox
#2 AVANTEYEV - RHB - [Right arm] medium-fast
#8 PAKUS - RHB - Left arm orthodox
#7 OYOYEV - LHB - [Right arm] fast

Agaev is the best batsman in a vacuum, but the partnerships Sheremet-Tsyurak, Sheremet-Garifullin, and to a lesser extent Tsyurak-Garifullin all have much better coordination than any of Agaev's. Pakus and Oyoyev are the main threats to deal with in terms of bowling.

Vunymonia play limited overs cricket in black, or in red if there is a color clash.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Ask first
RP injuries to my players: Y, nothing too severe
Godmod injuries to my players: Ask first
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: Y, if it's funny
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y
Change the number of wickets that fell: Ask first
*It is assumed whoever RPs first has the right to select the method of dismissal, but not whether
there were godmod circumstances behind them (e.g. a ball hitting a bird before being caught fairly).

by **Liventia** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 2:53 pm

Matchday 1

Group 1
Natkr 276/5 (50 overs)
Lisander and Alice Bay 226/6 (50 overs)
Natkr won by 50 runs

Hanalia 324/2 (50 overs)
Serdtgyu 222/6 (50 overs)
Hanalia won by 102 runs

The Plough Islands 275/8 (50 overs)
Aryavarna 276/6 (44.4 overs)
Aryavarna won by 4* wickets


  Group 1                            Pld   W  D  L  Pts 
1 Aryavarna                            1   1  0  0    2
  Hanalia                              1   1  0  0    2
  Natkr                                1   1  0  0    2
4 Lisander and Alice Bay               1   0  0  1    0
  Serdtgyu                             1   0  0  1    0
  The Plough Islands                   1   0  0  1    0

Group 2
Jack and Ruby 221/7 (50 overs)
Crpostran 224/5 (41.5 overs)
Crpostran won by 5* wickets

Quebec and Shingoryeo 238/3 (50 overs)
Darmen 240/2 (44.2 overs)
Darmen won by 8* wickets

Kimi-Suomi 254/5 (46.1 overs)
Austroguinea 253/8 (50 overs)
Kimi-Suomi won by 5* wickets


  Group 2                            Pld   W  D  L  Pts 
1 Crpostran                            1   1  0  0    2
  Darmen                               1   1  0  0    2
  Kimi-Suomi                           1   1  0  0    2
4 Austroguinea                         1   0  0  1    0
  Jack and Ruby                        1   0  0  1    0
  Quebec and Shingoryeo                1   0  0  1    0

Group 3
The Kytler Peninsulae 250/6 (50 overs)
Paradystopia 246/8 (50 overs)
The Kytler Peninsulae won by 4 runs or by 4* wickets

Sharktail 257/3 (40.2 overs)
Warkus 255/3 (50 overs)
Sharktail won by 7* wickets

Ko-oren 265/5 (50 overs)
Vaishnavaria 242/7 (50 overs)
Ko-oren won by 23 runs


  Group 3                            Pld   W  D  L  Pts 
1 Ko-oren                              1   1  0  0    2
  Sharktail                            1   1  0  0    2
  The Kytler Peninsulae                1   1  0  0    2
4 Paradystopia                         1   0  0  1    0
  Vaishnavaria                         1   0  0  1    0
  Warkus                               1   0  0  1    0

Group 4
South Newlandia 226/2 (39.3 overs)
Vunymonia 224/8 (50 overs)
South Newlandia won by 8* wickets

A non-descript puppet nation 250/6 (50 overs)
Sylestone 329/7 (50 overs)
Sylestone won by 79 runs

Milchama 296/3 (42.4 overs)
TJUN-ia 292/6 (50 overs)
Milchama won by 7* wickets


  Group 4                            Pld   W  D  L  Pts 
1 Milchama                             1   1  0  0    2
  South Newlandia                      1   1  0  0    2
  Sylestone                            1   1  0  0    2
4 A non-descript puppet nation         1   0  0  1    0
  TJUN-ia                              1   0  0  1    0
  Vunymonia                            1   0  0  1    0

by **Serdtgyu** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 3:13 pm

Serdtgyu Cricket
“The Northen Willows”

Head Coach: Yrsvy Aipnürl
Cricket was just found out about by Serdtgyu a week before the tournament started; therefore they were only able to pick up a squad of 10 all rounders and a singular wicket keeper.
Roster in order of batting order

1. Welł Ærüs R/R (C)
2. Våh Hyster R/R
3. Wargun Vur L/L
4. Onucuyj Aqonsk R/L
5. Eylim Saerd R/R (WK)
6. Uhnlum Fyrn R/R
7. Lok Jëæ L/L
8. Ture Khus R/R
9. Xunħ Żyrv L/L
10. Amuc Sohn R/R
11. Freyr Vuryl R/R

Kit

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:

Godmod match events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Godmod how my players were dismissed: Y
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y
Change the number of wickets that fell: N

by **Aryavarna** » Tue Sep 15, 2026 6:31 pm

The Plough Islands Batting
Batter                                         R   B  4s  6s   SR
ANL Weaver        c Aarav Singh b Khan        12  31   2       38.71
MG Davy           lbw b Basra                 16  25   3       64
SLC Weaver        c Joshi b Aarav Singh       53  62   2   3   85.48
ADM Tyrie         c Deshmukh b Ansari         53  49   4   1  108.16
CAV McCulloch     lbw b Ansari                 3   8           37.5
P Hodgeson        c Ansari b Borkar            9   8       1  112.5
IT Lebed          b Ansari                    48  52   3       92.31
DV Andreyev       run out (Deshmukh/Khan)     43  48   2   1   89.58
LNC Geddes        not out                      9   9          100
NA Salisbury      not out                     12   8   1   1  150
      EXTRAS      (5 lb, 12 wd)               17
       TOTAL      for 8 wickets              275   (50 ov; 5.5 RPO)
Did not bat:    TSF Gibbs

FOW: 18-1 (MG Davy, 7.5 overs); 40-2 (ANL Weaver, 10.5 overs); 129-3 (ADM Tyrie, 26.3 overs); 
     141-4 (CAV McCulloch, 28.5 overs); 143-5 (SLC Weaver, 29.3 overs); 160-6 (P Hodgeson, 32.5 overs); 
     251-7 (IT Lebed, 46.4 overs); 260-8 (DV Andreyev, 48.1 overs)

Aryavarna Bowling
Bowler               Ov   M   R  W   Econ  Ext
I Ansari             10   1  43  3    4.3  (1 wd)
K Basra              10   1  49  1    4.9  (4 wd)
Z Khan               10      56  1    5.6  
Aarav Singh          10      48  1    4.8  
P Borkar             10      74  1    7.4  (7 wd)

Aryavarna Batting   (Target: 276)
Batter                                         R   B  4s  6s   SR
H Patil           c Lebed b Hodgeson          47  37   6   3  127.03
A Sojani          c Lebed b Hodgeson          55  50  10      110
R Deshmukh        not out                     96  94   6   2  102.13
S Mirza           b Geddes                     9  14   1       64.29
V Joshi           st Lebed b Geddes           17  16   2      106.25
Naranjan Singh    lbw b Andreyev              28  26   4      107.69
Aarav Singh       c McCulloch b Salisbury     11  18           61.11
P Borkar          not out                     10  13           76.92
      EXTRAS      (1 lb, 2 wd)                 3
       TOTAL      for 6 wickets              276   (44.4 ov; 6.18 RPO)
Did not bat:    I Ansari, Z Khan, K Basra

FOW: 72-1 (H Patil, 10.4 overs); 131-2 (A Sojani, 18.3 overs); 143-3 (S Mirza, 22.2 overs); 
     178-4 (V Joshi, 28.3 overs); 225-5 (Naranjan Singh, 35.5 overs); 258-6 (Aarav Singh, 41.2 overs)

The Plough Islands Bowling
Bowler               Ov   M   R  W   Econ  Ext
NA Salisbury         10      66  1    6.6  
DV Andreyev         8.4      62  1   7.15  (1 wd)
P Hodgeson            9      34  2   3.78  
TSF Gibbs             8      63      7.88  (1 wd)
LNC Geddes            7      37  2   5.29  
ADM Tyrie             2      13       6.5  

Venue: NCE Oval, City Centre, Liventia
Match number: 3
Toss: Aryavarna, elected to field first
Tournament: GCF World Trophy 6
Player of the Match: Rohan Deshmukh
ODI debut: Saad Mirza, Avneet Sojani
Match Result: Aryavarna won by 4 wickets

Scorecard created using The Grearish Union Cricket Scorecard Maker v2.01

Ker-Plow!!! Aryavarna off to rollicking start in confident tournament opener

Aryavarna grabbed one of their biggest scalps to date in world cricket to build on the progress made during the most recent GCF Test season, which saw them in contention for the final until the last round of matches, by taking down The Plough Islands in their opening game of the World Trophy in Liventia. Rohan Deshmukh may have handed off the captaincy to his young Test opening partner Harshid Patil but showed he had no intention of slowing down having settled back into the civilian ranks as he powered the chase with a run-a-ball unbeaten 96, but the main plaudits were owed to the bowling attack, who put together a pretty complete performance to limit the Foxes to just 275 off their 50 overs on what is usually a good surface at the NCE Oval. Deshmukh reflected with joking ruefulness on collecting his Player of the Match award that he wished they hadn't bowled so well, as it might have allowed him the chance of a hundred.

Unusually, Aryavarna have entered the tournament with a more seam-heavy attack. Mehul Kapoor and Aakash Malhotra were both surprise exclusions from the final 15 dispatched to Liventia, with new captain Patil emphasising a need to compete in all conditions rather than relying on home dust-bowls. More daring was the starting XI for the opening game, which looked to consist of just five bowling options and a dependence on Aarav Singh for a full 10 overs, this after Sukhveer Sumal suffered a late withdrawal for a fitness check for an injury sustained when the text in the little roster box thingy was improperly aligned and he tripped over it. Patil was to be joined by Avneet Sojani, making his debut in the sky blue cap, though the rest of the order had a pleasing familiarity with veteran hands Saad Mirza, Naranjan Singh, Vikram Joshi, and of course Deshmukh.

Conditions in City Centre were slightly cooler than usual and the pitch with a little grass left on it. Patil won the toss and chose to bowl. Imran Ansari and Kunal Basra found early swing and bowled with discipline to contain the attacking instincts of the Foxes' openers to just 31 runs in the powerplay, though Andrew Weaver swished and missed at a few. Matthew Davy found the middle with a little more regularity until Basra found the middle of his pad and Patil survived his first test as captain by calling for a review to overturn the not out call, and when Weaver finally leathered one, he found a springing Aarav Singh at backyard point hauling it in.

Foxes captain Weaver and Arnold Tyrie then combined to put the innings back on tracks, with Tyrie particularly bold at taking on the spinners once they were introduced. He hit Prithviraj Borkar out of the attack at the first chance, with consecutive sixes, and rattled a 50 at better than a run a ball. Weaver supported him to add 89 for the 3rd wicket, but the reintroduction of Ansari sparked a bit of a collapse. Tyrie mistimed a pull for a looping catch to Deshmukh at midwicket, and McCulloch played around a yorker to the ankle. Then Joshi well held a juggling catch off a top-edged cut off Aarav to account for Weaver and force the Foxes to restart their innings with 20 overs remaining. Ansari chipped in again, this time in the field, with a wonderful catch over his shoulder at short fine leg off Borkar.

Fortunately for the Plough Islanders, they had sufficient depth in their batting lineup to regroup through Ilya Lebed and Dimitry Andreyev. Neither was able to find the boundary much, but with confident quick calls of "da" and "nyet", they added 91 to drag the innings from the brink of disaster to the brink of respectability. Aryavarna's fielding, unnacountably sharp through the first half, now began to flag: Aarav grassed an easy catch and Deshmukh a tough one, and a couple of potential run-outs went begging. Just when Patil's captaincy was verging on the frantic, however, he was able to turn to Ansari for his final spell, and with it, see Lebed's off-stump spinning out of the ground. Andreyev still hit his first six, and Salisbury whacked 10 in the final over to bring the score to 275. Ansari's figures of 3-43 led the way, but all of the seamers bowled well, while Aarav's 10 over experiment proved economical. Only Borkar went for serious runs, never recovering from his mauling at the hands of Tyrie, an experience he likened to "being set upon by an angry tax accountant".

The Foxes boast a bristling array of spinners in their ranks, but their XI listed just a single frontline seamer, and Patil and Sojani decided the powerplay would be critical, attacking the spinners sent to bowl with the new balls with a frenzied intensity. They added 71 in a flurry of lofted drives and whipped flicks to leg. Patil was blasting his way to a 30 ball fifty on his captaincy debut when he swung himself off his feet trying to deposit Peter Hodgeson somewhere east of Taeshan, with Lebed holding on to the edge; Sojani showed the way, calming down once the fielding restrictions ended, his caution rewarded with a very well played half century on debut. He then edged behind for a better catch by Lebed, having added 59 with Deshmukh.

Deshmukh's captaincy never quite saw him take to the heights ambitious Aryvarna fans -- many of whom, the Swami Army, were in evidence in the stands for this game -- wished, but here he was clearly in no mood to throw away the chance of a big win. His 94-ball 96* featured barely a shot in anger, with even his two sixes being a lugubrious flick and a lofted straight drive of sumptuous quality, though he was incredibly fortunate to survive on 46 when an inside edge rolled to the base of the stumps -- but did not dislodge the bails. He took the slice of luck, went on to make 50, and, even as wickets fell reasonably regularly at the other end -- Mirza with a lazy slog, Joshi a needless rush of blood to the head, Naranjan Singh simply missing a straight one -- he ran hard and saw the total coming pleasingly into view. A terrible shot by Aarav to be caught off a huge top edge set nerves on edge, with the last of the recognised batsmen gone, but Borkar proved adept at clipping singles to put the main man back on strike.

Only one game into a long tournament, with many more teams, pitches, and match situations to come, it's too early to anoint this somewhat experimental Aryavarna side a success, but Harshid can be extremely pleased by his seamers' performances and grateful that his predecessor is still around for more than just emotional support.

by **Austroguinea** » Wed Sep 16, 2026 3:02 am

AUSTROGUINEA NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM

STAFF, STYLE MOD., AND INFO
Nickname: Gavilanes/Gaviões/Faucons (Hawks), Tricolor/Tricouleur (Tricolor), Tropa Azul/Troupe Bleu (Blue Troop, ODI), Furia Roja/Fúria Vermelha/Fureur Rouge (Red Fury, T20)
Test colors: White with blue and red chevrons
ODI colors: Blue
T20 colors: Red
Test/ODI coach: Nirmand Estevao (47)
T20 coach: Kuldeep Sindhu

JERSEYS SUPPLIED IN-HOUSE

STARTING LINEUP
1. #23 Patrick Waheo (Batter, 25, R)
2. #27 Jake de Villiers-Guanzón (All-rounder 23, L)
3. #25 Prashanth Niranth (Batter, 28, L) (ODI captain)
4. #31 Nimbhu Gregoriano (Wicketkeeper, 26, R) (T20 captain)
5. #19 Ryūnosuke Tachibana (Bowler, 27, L)
6. #16 José dos Santos (All-rounder, 18, R)
7. #3 Sarpreet Phadatare (Bowler, 27, R)
8. #10 Daniel Amorim-Benson (All-rounder, 23, R)
9. #69 Dhuleep Rajavade (Batter, 24, L)
10. #20 Antônio Latumahina (Batter, 24, L)
11. #77 Manuel Navarrete (Bowler, 20, R)

RESERVE
#3 Romualdo Haggerty (Wicketkeeper, 25, L)
#22 Anil Patil (Batter, 28, R)
#43 Chettur Gulati (Batter, 17, L)
#96 Alberto Pangelinan (All-rounder, 22, L)

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y, but not enough severe
Godmod injuries to my players: Y
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: Y, just 2
Create a full scorecard for my team: N
Change the number of wickets that fell: Y
*It is assumed whoever RPs first has the right to select the method of dismissal, but not whether
there were godmod circumstances behind them (e.g. a ball hitting a bird before being caught fairly).

by **Aryavarna** » Wed Sep 16, 2026 4:47 am

Aryavarna's first minister, Ranveer "Ronnie" Raghnani, made his name as a successful Vollywood actor before his transition into politics. Though never one of the absolute leading lights of Vollywood, he enjoyed a productive career and starred in over 200 films, with perhaps his most famous turn being in Lion of Dhabari, where he played a soldier awaking to find the entire top half of his body missing and uttered the immortal lines: "Where's the rest of me!?" As he began to age out of leading man roles, he became increasingly politically active in right-wing Hindu nationalist organisations, and joined the national-conservative Arya Kamalam '47 (AK47) party. The path from Vollywood star to political leader has been tried out many times in Aryavarna, and a variety of state governors and senators have impressive film credits in their past, but none have managed the transition as successfully as Raghnani, thanks to his down-to-earth style, impeccable oratorial skills, and squeaky-clean personal image. Following a term as governor of Attaraganga, he became the AK47 candidate for first minister and was elected on a campaign of economic growth, national spiritual renewal, and anti-corruption. Since then, he has been reelected twice by massive margins, though his forthright demeanour on public affairs has not always won him friends in the more critical media, such as for his alleged invocation of anti-Islamic conspiracy theories and questionable government procurement contracts.

A little known feature of Raghnani's early life is that his career began, not on the silver screen, but on the radio, with his mellifluous tones naturally suited to the airwaves. One of his first jobs involved providing coverage of Sikka Trophy cricket matches. In the days before the internet, and with televisions a scarce luxury in the newly independent Aryavarna Socialist Republic, radio was the main way Aryavarnans could follow cricket in something approaching real time. Raghnani would receive telegraph updates from grounds around the country, and convert these into convincing narratives about the ongoing games. Delays would however sometimes force Raghnani to improvise, at times narrating whole matches in exciting and vivid detail -- only, when newspapers printed the results days later, for it to emerge they were fabrications. To his fans, this was evidence of his agile mind and ability to tell a good story even when the facts on the ground didn't entirely match it; to his detractors, a troubling early indicator of a relaxed relationship to the truth.

Whichever way one looks at it, it is perhaps in this same spirit that the foregoing match report and scorecard presented by Aryavarnan media should be considered.

by **Kimi-Suomi** » Wed Sep 16, 2026 2:21 pm

Kriketti. A sport we've grown to like. And our Karhut are ranked 7th, ahead of even JYK-inen. It feels strange to be ranked ahead of our brothers in spirit in any sport, but here we are...and Lorcán Ua Tuathail, despite being from JYK-inen himself, was certainly happy about that. But that rank was achieved by the old guard, and for this World Trophy, Kimi-Suomi goes into List A play with four new starters and with ODI Captain Mika Linnankoski leading the side for the final time. No matter what, this tournament was setting up to be a big one for this team, so with six-straight games ahead of us...tehdään tämä.

Folenisa Cricket Ground, the HQ to all those who play in Liventinen, was ready for the opener with the debuting Tropa Azul of Etelä-Guinea. Nirmand Estevao was entering his unit into uncharted waters, and while we certainly appreciated that, we still had a job to do. They won the toss and opted to bat first, sending Patrick Waheo and Jake de Villiers-Guanzón out for their first ever innings. We wasn't exactly sure what to expect out of a debuting team but to be fair to them, they worked their socks off out there. Prashanth Niranth, the ODI Captain of this team, managed the best out there on 53 and while Finn Levi Olthuis' 2-45 on debut wasn't too bad at all, Etelä-Guinea did end up getting to 253/8 in the end...which isn't too bad at all for a debutant.

But when Alina Järnefelt and the debuting Mariela Idivuoma started out innings, you could tell that things got more serious. Both of them managed 51 each in some good work overall, but the real revelation would come when Manuel Navarrete bowled out Idivuoma, marking the arrival of one of the hotest porspects the KSK had ever seen - 18-year-old Hector Smälts. A lot of people like both him and his brother Åke, both originating from the Swedish Autonomous Islands (AK2) in Kimi-Suomi's north-west, and while that hype can certainly be suffocating, Hector didn't seem to mind it. He tore into the balls he faced, more like a K20 than a YPK, and when he crossed over the century mark before he ended up on 109, he looked like a man on top of the world - a player the Karhut could bulid itself around for a good while. In the end, we pushed through with 4 overs to spare to take the 5-wicket win and get us off on the board.

1-0. But things will be tougher from here. #4 Darmen is up next. Toivottakaa meille onnea.

NOSTA KUIN KARHUT!

SCHEDULE/AJOITTAA (Group 2)
MD1: vs Etelä-Guinea [Austroguinea] (UR) - Folenisa Cricket Ground, Folenisa V 5 wicketillä (T-1st)
MD2: vs Darmen (4) - The Bastion Dover Cricket Ground, Dover
MD3: vs Crpostran (22) - Lewes Park, Neverend
MD4: vs Pyhä Margareta ja Aureliet [Saint Margaret and the Aurelies] (UR) - National Centre of Excellence Oval, City Centre
MD5: vs Jack ja Ruby [Jack and Ruby] (UR) - Sawyer Memorial Ground, Bede
MD6: vs Quebec ja Shingoryeo [Quebec and Shingoryeo] (16) - Folenisa Cricket Ground, Folenisa
MD7: BYE

by **Crpostran** » Wed Sep 16, 2026 10:25 pm

The Crpostranian Cricket Federation
presents
The Men in Blue
for
the GCF World Trophy VI

The Crpostranian cricket team returns to the world stage, as it seeks to better it's performance from the previous, debut edition. Last time out, the team delivered stellar performances in the later half of the pool stage before getting eliminated by higher-ranked Sylestone in the Eliminator. Lots of changes have hit the squad, and even the Cricket Federation, as it has hit a budget crunch amid investigations of corruption among higher officials of the federation during the war. Many scouting agencies and even minor cricket clubs have shut down from the lack of funds. The Ministry of Sport has interfered and disbanded the federation's board, having an ad-hoc committee in place for the GCF World Trophy VI and the upcoming Summer Olympics. Cricket, especially backyard cricket remains popular as a sport.

National Information
Nation: The Karmic Republic of Crpostran
Region: Karma
Trigramme: CRN
Demonym: Crpostranian
Capital City: Crpostown
Official Language: Crpostranian, English
Currency: Crpostranian Florin (Cƒ)
Population: ≈ 850 million
National Anthem: Säkkijärven Crpostrani
Time Zone: UTC+9
Internet TLD: .cr
National Animal: The Crpostranian Eagle
National Cricket Governing Body: Crpostranian Cricket Federation (CCF)

General Team Information
Coach: Linus Jude
Captain: Timothée Eugénie
Home Stadium: Gilberto Antoniasim International Cricket Stadium, Crpostown
Nickname: The Men in Blue
Fanbase: Les Cheevedus (literally translating to Crickets, the insects), known for coming out in large numbers & making a lot of noise, hence the name.

Style of play:- Aggressive batting, weak bowling depth

Players
| Position     | Player Name              | Age | Jersey # |
|--------------|--------------------------|-----|----------|
| Batsman      | Timothée Eugénie         | 28  | 19       |
| Batsman      | Satoru Wolfe             | 23  | 7        |
| Batsman      | Richard Fox              | 24  | 31       |
| Batsman      | Lauren Ichirou           | 21  | 12       |
| Batsman      | Émile Tex                | 25  | 4        |
| Batsman      | Puneet Yamato            | 22  | 28       |
| WK           | Neville Maverick         | 24  | 16       |
| WK           | Kirby Kartik             | 23  | 3        |
| AR (Spin)    | Wilfrid Jayadev          | 25  | 11       |
| AR (Spin)    | Aurobindo Micheal        | 22  | 35       |
| AR (Seam)    | Manfred Musa             | 26  | 9        |
| AR (Seam)    | Forrest Hammond          | 24  | 24       |
| Seamer       | Xiaohua Rino             | 21  | 38       |
| Seamer       | Roland Grosvenor         | 25  | 14       |
| Seamer       | Darell Robson            | 23  | 42       |
| Spinner      | Abdur Rahman Ferdy       | 22  | 6        |
| Spinner      | Baldo Cary               | 24  | 27       |
| Spinner      | Mohandas Gino            | 21  | 33       |

[*]Bold indicates Captain

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: Minor injuries only
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: Yes
Create a full scorecard for my team: Yes
Change the number of wickets that fell: No

GCF World Trophy VI: RP/squads/scores thread

GCF World Trophy VI: RP/squads/scores thread

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