England League and Cup Discussion

[spark]

Uneven pitch and we were put in to bat first. We got a decent total of 154 largely due to 46 for Norris and 50 for Evans.

M. Griffiths (rfm) 4-0-35-1, R. Schneider 1 (1b), C. Ingram 14 (8b)
End of over 20 (9 runs) - Ruff Royals(154-5) RR 7.70

We're in a good position due to the RRR but they've got wickets in hand so they can still chase this total. We need to get some wickets to put the game beyond them.

C. Rush (lm) 3-0-11-1, D. Thiong'o 16 (20b), V. Preston 16 (15b)
End of over 14 (3 runs) - Inchigeela Angels(79-2). 76 runs required from 6 overs. RR 5.64 RRR 12.67

[wolfberries]

Bathaloner wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 7,726 6,423
Batting - Middle Order 6,482 5,349
Batting - Tail 4,626 3,424
Bowling - Seam 6,924 (16) 7,726 (16)
Bowling - Spin 7,093 (4) 6,898 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 8,984 9,289
Overall 132,452 123,032

Bathaloner won by 8 wickets

As soon as our collapse happened we were never at the races....

[spark]

Ruff Royals won by 32 runs.

Inchigeela Angels Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 6,476 7,745
Batting - Middle Order 5,664 5,936
Batting - Tail 2,599 3,166
Bowling - Seam 6,618 (16) 6,746 (20)
Bowling - Spin 8,371 (4) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping 7,324 8,457
Overall 113,178 123,327

We didn't pick up many wickets but good batting from Evans and Norris plus economical bowling from Rush and Vaughn got us the points.

[wolfberries]

Home bigsexybarry
Away wolfberries
Ground bigsexybarry CG
League Twenty20 3.1
Date 17 Nov 20 10:00
Crowd 12,094
Weather Overcast
Pitch Flat

Toss: wolfberries won the toss and elected to bat.

J. Zijlstra (rfm) 3-0-25-2, O. Harford 48 (28b), D. Reeler 2 (1b)
End of over 18 (7 runs) - wolfberries(142-4) RR 7.89

With our attack today I'm not sure we will defend any total we post.

[eagles123]

against a seemingly inactive Jabatito today, with him having not logged in for several months. Restricted them to 107/7 on dry/overcast, and looked a little shaky at 84/6, but fortunately the middle order brought it home for a 4 wicket win.

Jabatito's First XI v South London's Number One CC >> Match Ratings
Match Ratings
Jabatito's First XI South London's Number One CC
Batting - Top Order 11,539 11,243
Batting - Middle Order 9,423 10,030
Batting - Tail 4,827 5,952
Bowling - Seam 10,827 (12) 12,037 (12)
Bowling - Spin 12,991 (8) 12,426 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 14,923 14,866
Overall 201,560 208,514

[spark]

Topmen won by 74 runs

Ruff Royals Topmen
Batting - Top Order 14,301 13,980
Batting - Middle Order 9,902 13,141
Batting - Tail 4,214 8,687
Bowling - Seam 12,504 (12) 13,721 (16)
Bowling - Spin 12,661 (8) 13,596 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 16,621 16,347
Overall 222,155 252,070

Totally outclassed today.

I can't say there were any positives at all from that performance.

[wolfberries]

bigsexybarry wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 11,232 10,163
Batting - Middle Order 9,678 7,536
Batting - Tail 5,358 3,599
Bowling - Seam 11,457 (16) 9,311 (16)
Bowling - Spin 10,730 (4) 8,716 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 13,137 12,657
Overall 195,689 165,530

Result: bigsexybarry won by 7 wickets

Easily beaten on Tuesday, as expected.

[wolfberries]

Home Gold Prospectors X1
Away wolfberries
Ground Gold Prospectors X1 CG
League Youth 1.1
Date 19 Nov 20 10:00
Crowd 6,792
Weather Overcast
Pitch Dry

Toss: Gold Prospectors X1 won the toss and elected to bowl.

No idea how today is going to go.

[wolfberries]

G. Lashley (rfs) 2-0-7-0, L. Lawrence 1 (1b), S. Vawser 10 (8b)
End of over 20 (6 runs) - wolfberries(80-3) RR 4.00

Going OK so far.

[spark]

R. Mahatapa (rws) 5-0-19-2, S. Whitehead 25 (37b), S. Clouston 0 (0b)
End of over 27 (1 run) - Ruff Royals(103-5) RR 3.81

It's tough going but it's tough batting conditions too. Crumbling pitch so we'll need at least 150-180. Some players have got in but the top score so far is 36. It looks like we need Whitehead to stay in and get at least a 50.

[spark]

D. Rajaram (rfm) 5-0-24-1, R. Schneider 4 (5b), S. Whitehead 61 (64b)
End of over 40 (16 runs) - Ruff Royals(173-6) RR 4.33

I'm not sure it's going to be enough but it's a decent effort. Whitehead was great and really took charge in the last over. There was a useful 30 from Clouston too who is much more a bowler than a batsman.

[spark]

C. Chudasama (rf) 2-0-5-0, N. Caban 1 (7b), G. Currie 10 (31b)
End of over 12 (3 runs) - Bedfordshire Jats(26-3). 148 runs required from 28 overs. RR 2.17 RRR 5.29

A good start from my bowlers but we can't afford to let them consolidate. It would be nice to see the RRR continue to increase.

[spark]

R. Schneider (rm) 4-0-9-0, R. Albright 3 (14b), N. Caban 11 (30b)
End of over 20 (2 runs) - Bedfordshire Jats(50-4). 124 runs required from 20 overs. RR 2.50 RRR 6.20

We're still in a decent position but we've got to make sure that we're in a good enough position so that Chudasama can't mess it up late on like he usually does.

[spark]

C. Chudasama (rf) 5-0-18-0, S. Dhimmar 16 (25b), R. Albright 30 (49b)
End of over 30 (8 runs) - Bedfordshire Jats(98-5). 76 runs required from 10 overs. RR 3.27 RRR 7.60

Albright looks dangerous so if we can get him out soon enough then I think we'll win. If we don't then I can see us losing despite the RRR.

[spark]

Bedfordshire Jats Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 7,184 7,283
Batting - Middle Order 4,798 7,090
Batting - Tail 3,734 3,176
Bowling - Seam 6,551 (21) 6,974 (40)
Bowling - Spin 7,846 (19) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping 7,071 8,633
Overall 116,177 127,797

Ruff Royals won by 42 runs

A good performance all round. 61 not out from 64 balls for Whitehead and 3-31 for fast bowlers Clouston and Chudasama.