England League and Cup Discussion

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B. Burns (rm) 4-0-40-0, D. Katich 52 (34b), S. Vawser 57 (38b)
End of over 12 (13 runs) - wolfberries(110-0) RR 9.17

Going well enough so far but it's hard and sunny today, so 200 minimum is a must.

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Home Ruff Royals
Away Captain Speccy's Muppets
Ground Ruff Royals CG
League Youth Twenty20 3.1
Date 22 Jun 20 10:00
Crowd 9,800
Weather Sunny
Pitch Sticky

I'm missing my fast bowler and I've picked some youngsters but not that many. I won the toss and elected to bowl first.

T. Ball (lws) 4-0-34-1, D. Blackwell 20 (8b), H. Flaherty 16 (10b)
End of over 20 (13 runs) - Captain Speccy's Muppets(127-5) RR 6.35

It wasn't going too badly until the last couple of overs, although we have dropped some chances. It's going to be tough to chase this.

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C. Archer (rfs) 4-0-29-2, S. Vawser 113 (64b), M. Scholes 6 (4b)
End of over 20 (10 runs) - wolfberries(189-2) RR 9.45

Not sure we are favourites here!

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D. Ylyett (rm) 1-0-13-0, T. Kamaru 26 (18b), O. McAndrew 21 (14b)
End of over 5 (13 runs) - Sa beasts(49-0). 141 runs required from 15 overs. RR 9.80 RRR 9.40

39 runs from the last 3 overs has really hurt us!

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R. Salvana (rfm) 1-0-1-2, R. Kirkpatrick 1 (2b), O. McAndrew 21 (15b)
End of over 6 (1 run) - Sa beasts(50-2). 140 runs required from 14 overs. RR 8.33 RRR 10.00

Well that over really helped.

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H. Flaherty (rws) 2-0-11-2, W. Mills 4 (10b), S. Clouston 0 (0b)
End of over 11 (12 runs) - Ruff Royals(66-5). 62 runs required from 9 overs. RR 6.00 RRR 6.89

My best batsmen got out so we've lost this one.

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R. Salvana (rfm) 3-0-26-2, O. McAndrew 37 (28b), R. Kirkpatrick 22 (15b)
End of over 10 (14 runs) - Sa beasts(89-2). 101 runs required from 10 overs. RR 8.90 RRR 10.10
9.6 4 Salvana to Kirkpatrick : That's dreamy from Kirkpatrick, a twirl to the third-man fence, a boundary to be proud of.
9.5 6 Salvana to Kirkpatrick : Shin high full toss gets what it deserves, as Kirkpatrick lifts that over midwicket for six.
9.4 3 Salvana to McAndrew : Salvana finds the edge of McAndrew's bat and the ball flies through the vacant second slip area. Lord gives chase from first slip, collects the ball and returns it quickly but not before the batsmen have run three.
9.3.Salvana to McAndrew : [dropped] Edged... and down! Great diving effort from Ylyett but he was always going to be struggling to catch that one, McAndrew can count his lucky stars after that near miss.

When a dropped catch turns a game!

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wolfberries won by 10 runs

wolfberries Sa beasts
Batting - Top Order 6,878 6,673
Batting - Middle Order 5,303 5,034
Batting - Tail 3,277 3,094
Bowling - Seam 6,600 (20) 6,094 (8)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 7,472 (12)
Fielding/Keeping 8,377 5,652
Overall 116,691 107,674

Well that was too close, trying to be clever with the pitch and tactics nearly cost us!

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H. Flaherty (rws) 2-0-11-2, W. Mills 4 (10b), S. Clouston 0 (0b)
End of over 11 (12 runs) - Ruff Royals(66-5). 62 runs required from 9 overs. RR 6.00 RRR 6.89

My best batsmen got out so we've lost this one.

Alternatively, we could just leave it to my 17-year-old batsman and my 18-year-old fast bowler with average batting skill to win us the game with an unbeatan 62 run partnership.

Ruff Royals Captain Speccy's Muppets
Batting - Top Order 7,938 7,174
Batting - Middle Order 4,697 5,647
Batting - Tail 3,272 3,600
Bowling - Seam 5,507 (12) 5,190 (16)
Bowling - Spin 9,272 (8) 8,914 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 8,559 7,311
Overall 121,101 113,694

Ruff Royals won by 5 wickets

Promotion is pretty much assured now. Clouston, my 18-year-old fastie, ran away with the man of the match award taking 1-13 and scoring 36 not out from 23 balls.

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Ruff Royals won by 5 wickets

Well done on yesterday's win, the ones when you think you've lost are the most satisfying.

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Home C.C.DeVille CCC
Away wolfberries
Ground C.C.DeVille CCC CG
League Twenty20 2.2
Date 23 Jun 20 10:00
Weather (forecast) Humid
Pitch (current) Sticky

Toss: C.C.DeVille CCC won the toss and elected to bowl.

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Ruff Royals won by 5 wickets

Well done on yesterday's win, the ones when you think you've lost are the most satisfying.

Thanks. It was definitely satisfying going away thinking I've lost and then coming back to a win.

Well done on your win too.

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Home Snakey's Kent Stars
Away Ruff Royals
Ground St Lawrence Ground
League Twenty20 2.2
Date 23 Jun 20 10:00
Crowd 15,249
Weather Humid
Pitch Slow

Top of the table clash and whoever wins goes 4 points clear. I've left out probably my best batsman of the season, Kirk, so he's fit for Friday.

My team are bowling first after winning the toss.

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End of over 4 (9 runs) - Snakey's Kent Stars(38-0) RR 9.50

This is supposed to be a slow pitch and they're smashing my medium pacer all over the park. Admittedly, he isn't that good a medium pacer yet but he normally does better than this on pitches that don't suit him.

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A. Diaz (rfm) 3-0-21-0, P. O'Mara 1 (1b), W. Mauger 11 (9b)
End of over 17 (8 runs) - Snakey's Kent Stars(113-7) RR 6.65

5 wickets for Callaway has given us a chance although I'd make them favourite with a decent number of runs on the board.