England League and Cup Discussion

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Ruff Royals won by 7 wickets

Ruff Royals gRhyllidae
Batting - Top Order 12,501 12,181
Batting - Middle Order 7,573 9,830
Batting - Tail 5,505 6,421
Bowling - Seam 11,441 (20) 13,407 (10)
Bowling - Spin 12,288 (30) 12,447 (40)
Fielding/Keeping 14,650 15,845
Overall 200,511 218,042

I'm delighted that my youngsters managed to win. It was my elder statesman, Ten Dam (aged 27) who was the best of the bowlers though and took 5-37. I was very happy with McCall's performance with 86 runs from 136 balls but it's a shame he got out with only 5 runs needed. Best was my other older player (just shy of 27) and he did great to steady the ship with 64 not out.

[eagles123]

simple win today against a youthful Pedagogs, winning by 164 runs on Sticky

2 South London's Number One CC 13 8 4 1 34 +0.8909 2979 / 619.4 2472 / 631.1
3 Bathaloner 13 8 4 1 34 +0.3363 2793 / 613.0 2743 / 650.0
4 Inchigeela Angels 13 8 5 0 32 +0.4193 3252 / 623.2 3025 / 630.3


very tight in the prize money race, will be a crucial last round for all clubs involved!

and for a couple of my players the chance of personal glory too, De Jager currently top of the batting charts by just 19 runs, and Keen 2nd in the bowling stakes, three wickets off the top spot!

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Lord Rockingham's XI wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 11,809 9,932
Batting - Middle Order 10,031 8,328
Batting - Tail 7,103 3,380
Bowling - Seam 9,331 (20) 9,410 (40)
Bowling - Spin 11,532 (30) 8,865 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 11,073 13,099
Overall 195,156 168,988

Result: wolfberries won by 12 runs

Wasn't expecting that win but will take it, plus experience for the youngsters as well.

Although the unbeaten 123 from near 28 year old opener Herdegen may have helped.

[wolfberries]

Home C.C.DeVille CCC
Away wolfberries
Ground C.C.DeVille CCC CG
League Youth Twenty20 2.2
Date 08 Feb 21 10:00
Crowd 7,299
Weather Sunny
Pitch Crumbling

Toss: wolfberries won the toss and elected to bat.

4th spot is ensured no matter what todays result is, I should have picked another couple of prospects instead of the two none future seniors! Poor by myself...

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Ruff Royals Bathaloner
Batting - Top Order 6,594 6,577
Batting - Middle Order 6,258 5,830
Batting - Tail 3,504 4,894
Bowling - Seam 6,105 (20) 6,798 (16)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 6,544 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 8,447 8,477
Overall 117,790 123,479

Bathaloner won by 8 wickets

We got off to an extremely slow start on a green pitch and, whilst we did recover a bit, we were always struggling to set a truly challenging total. We got to a semi-respectable score of 136 mainly due to Mills' 59 from 42 balls.

My hopes were raised slightly when we got an early wicket but we didn't get another until the 100 was up and Bathaloner ended their very successful promotion campaign with a win.

Congratulations to Bathaloner on promotion.

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C.C.DeVille CCC wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 6,371 6,720
Batting - Middle Order 5,583 5,276
Batting - Tail 4,401 2,936
Bowling - Seam 6,392 (8) 6,345 (12)
Bowling - Spin 6,572 (12) 7,342 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 7,686 8,531
Overall 116,583 116,108

Result: wolfberries won by 25 runs

Won and 4th spot but really CENSORED off still that I missed the chance to give two lads experience. I need to let go...

[wolfberries]

Home wolfberries
Away Jabatito's First XI
Ground wolfberries CG
League Twenty20 3.1
Date 09 Feb 21 10:00
Crowd 14,025
Weather Cloudy
Pitch Slow

Toss: Jabatito's First XI won the toss and elected to bat.

Team of youngsters picked today.

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Home Ruff Royals
Away Pedagogs
Ground Ruff Royals CG
League Twenty20 1.1
Date 09 Feb 21 10:00
Crowd 20,314
Weather Cloudy
Pitch Slow

Relegation decider today and we were asked to bowl first.

It feels like we've been in control of the game for most of the match but now we're in big trouble after losing 3 wickets in 3 overs and gone from being ahead of the run rate to being very much behind.

N. Robertson (rfm) 1-1-0-0, E. Perry 0 (0b), F. Best 0 (6b)
End of over 13 (maiden) - Ruff Royals(84-5). 54 runs required from 7 overs. RR 6.46 RRR 7.71

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Ruff Royals Pedagogs
Batting - Top Order 14,738 13,431
Batting - Middle Order 11,703 12,637
Batting - Tail 4,842 7,336
Bowling - Seam 12,755 (8) 13,809 (16)
Bowling - Spin 13,800 (12) 13,815 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 17,146 16,041
Overall 238,644 243,457

Pedagogs won by 37 runs.

Moses' last 2 overs were really expensive and probably stopped us from getting them out for a lot less and having a much more comfortable run chase. Going from 70-2 to 88-6 didn't help us and was probably just as key, if not moreso, than Moses' last couple of overs.

On the plus side, I'm very happy with those ratings. I didn't think I'd get that high even with 2 allrounders in the side to inflate things a bit.

It's a shame to be relegated but at least it should mean that next season we're in a promotion and a relegation battle rather than just 2 relegation battles.

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wolfberries Jabatito's First XI
Batting - Top Order 10,242 4,962
Batting - Middle Order 7,632 8,151
Batting - Tail 3,314 5,263
Bowling - Seam 9,197 (16) 4,413 (12)
Bowling - Spin 8,774 (4) 9,638 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 13,081 8,256
Overall 166,248 125,526

Result: wolfberries won by 9 wickets

Easy win as expected and experience gained for the youngsters.

[eagles123]

marks marvels v South London's Number One CC >> Match Ratings
Match Ratings
marks marvels South London's Number One CC
Batting - Top Order 12,661 11,614
Batting - Middle Order 9,285 10,622
Batting - Tail 4,934 4,012
Bowling - Seam 12,703 (12) 11,633 (12)
Bowling - Spin 12,176 (8) 13,099 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 14,012 16,031
Overall 207,085 210,169

very odd performance today on Slow/Cloudy. We started off very well, 88-0 off 11, going only at 8 runs an over ... only to do bugger all in the 2nd half of the innings and end on 136-5. And opps never looked in trouble, getting the win by a 4 wicket margin, and promotion to Div 2. Well done to them! 3rd place is fine for us this season, hopefully we can do a little better next time around!

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Home Snakey's Kent Stars
Away wolfberries
Ground St Lawrence Ground
League Youth 1.1
Date 11 Feb 21 10:00
Crowd 7,158
Weather Cloudy
Pitch Uneven

Toss: wolfberries won the toss and elected to bat.

Could possibly make 4th spot with a win.

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C. Hayden (rfm) 4-2-8-2, B. Hayne 26 (48b), L. Lawrence 1 (3b)
End of over 20 (3 runs) - wolfberries(84-2) RR 4.20

Losing the second wicket 5 balls before drinks hasn't helped.

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N. Ohlstrom (rfs) 8-0-42-2, N. Gera 69 (74b), M. Schmidt 25 (18b)
End of over 40 (4 runs) - Ruff Royals(202-4) RR 5.05

Not much to play for but we got a good score on a crumbling pitch. We got off to a very good start with a 36 from Dotson and 43 from Mills but with Gera's being the standout performance with 69 not out from only 74 balls.

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L. Bruce (rfs) 4-0-14-1, J. Wiseman 10 (14b), R. Mathews 1 (9b)
End of over 20 (2 runs) - C.C.DeVille CCC(89-5). 114 runs required from 20 overs. RR 4.45 RRR 5.70

I think Schneider's couple of wickets have been key and have really opened the door for the bowlers to profit and push us to the win.