England League and Cup Discussion

[wolfberries]

M. Weare (rf) 2-0-20-1, L. Shurmer 3 (1b), B. Hayne 15 (9b)
End of over 20 (10 runs) - wolfberries(194-5) RR 9.70

Happy enough with this, just hope the humid weather helps our five seamers enough.

[spark]

R. Spence (rm) 3-0-21-2, R. Schneider 1 (1b), W. Mills 31 (16b)
End of over 10 (7 runs) - Ruff Royals(70-4). 57 runs required from 10 overs. RR 7.00 RRR 5.70

Could be an interesting finish here. Another good performance from Mills. If they get Mills out then I think we'll struggle.

[wolfberries]

R. Spence (rm) 3-0-21-2, R. Schneider 1 (1b), W. Mills 31 (16b)
End of over 10 (7 runs) - Ruff Royals(70-4). 57 runs required from 10 overs. RR 7.00 RRR 5.70

Could be an interesting finish here. Another good performance from Mills. If they get Mills out then I think we'll struggle.

Certainly odds are with you but not 100% guaranteed.

[wolfberries]

J. Lord (rm) 3-0-13-0, D. Oatley 9 (7b), J. Donfeld 3 (2b)
End of over 13 (5 runs) - Sledgingshire(89-4). 106 runs required from 7 overs. RR 6.85 RRR 15.14

Very happy so far.

[wolfberries]

J. Lord (rm) 4-0-18-1, M. Weare 1 (1b), C. Richards 7 (6b)
End of over 15 (5 runs) - Sledgingshire(100-6). 95 runs required from 5 overs. RR 6.67 RRR 19.00

Great spell from hopefully future England U20 bowler Lord.

[spark]

R. Ashley (lm) 4-0-21-0, W. Mills 34 (24b), T. Ball 5 (9b)
End of over 15 (5 runs) - Ruff Royals(86-5). 41 runs required from 5 overs. RR 5.73 RRR 8.20

Few overs later and we're struggling to score now. We need a couple of big overs.

[wolfberries]

wolfberries Sledgingshire
Batting - Top Order 7,245 6,400
Batting - Middle Order 5,340 4,337
Batting - Tail 3,833 4,150
Bowling - Seam 7,058 (20) 6,668 (10)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 8,620 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 8,951 9,327
Overall 123,986 121,605

wolfberries won by 47 runs

Despite some suspect fielding near the end we coasted to victory.

[spark]

Ruff Royals won by 5 wickets.

Ruff Royals Sheffield Firsts
Batting - Top Order 5,059 7,029
Batting - Middle Order 4,335 4,435
Batting - Tail 3,068 3,231
Bowling - Seam 5,114 (12) 4,019 (16)
Bowling - Spin 5,916 (8) 3,053 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 6,643 6,225
Overall 93,891 93,358

Some great batting by Mills who is still only 17; I'd like to think he'll keep performing this well in the seniors in a few seasons time. He finished on 59 not out from 38 balls.

I think that pretty much secures 2nd place.

[wolfberries]

Home gRhyllidae
Away wolfberries
Ground Jiminy Cricket
League Twenty20 2.2
Date 07 Jul 20 10:00
Crowd 11,588
Weather Humid
Pitch Crumbling

Toss: wolfberries won the toss and elected to bat.

Relegated so playing a younger senior side today.

H. Calvino (lfs) 3-0-17-1, E. Calder 1 (6b), S. Window 0 (0b)
End of over 17 (2 runs) - wolfberries(69-8) RR 4.06

Not going great...

[wolfberries]

D. Vimpani (lfs) 3.2-0-9-3, E. Calder 5 (11b)
End of over 20 (1 run) - wolfberries(74-10) RR 3.70

Can't see us defending that.

[eagles123]

I did a team for the game today but forgot to save it!!!!!!!! oh well we were getting relegated anyway not a big deal

[spark]

Home South London's Number One CC
Away Ruff Royals
Ground South London's Number One CC CG
League Twenty20 2.2
Date 07 Jul 20 10:00
Crowd 11,747
Weather Humid
Pitch Hard

We lost the toss and they decided to have a bat which was ok as I was going to bowl first anyway.

A. McCutchin (rf) 4-0-24-4, S. Coppell 2 (3b), D. Kibaki 2 (2b)
End of over 20 (12 runs) - South London's Number One CC(156-8) RR 7.80

We kept taking wickets regularly so I think that slowed them down a touch. A decent score but perhaps a bit low for a hard pitch. McCutchin was our star man with 4-24.

S. Coppell (rfm) 4-0-37-0, J. Bass 29 (15b), P. Solomon 54 (34b)
End of over 15 (12 runs) - Ruff Royals(134-2). 23 runs required from 5 overs. RR 8.93 RRR 4.60

We've really increased the scoring rate in the last 5 overs so now things are looking under control.

[spark]

Ruff Royals won by 8 wickets.

South London's Number One CC Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 8,731 13,328
Batting - Middle Order 10,441 9,735
Batting - Tail 8,400 4,328
Bowling - Seam 11,510 (12) 12,709 (16)
Bowling - Spin 8,300 (8) 13,371 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 14,873 15,824
Overall 197,640 216,915

The bowling set us up for a win, particularly McCutchin's. The batsmen did well though; 31 for Avila, 67 not out for Solomon, and 39 not out for Bass.

Very close to promotion now. If Bowled as Love win then I could still go up on NRR if I lose next week.

[spark]

I did a team for the game today but forgot to save it!!!!!!!! oh well we were getting relegated anyway not a big deal

You didn't do too badly considering your team didn't save. Other results didn't go your way anyway.

[spark]

Bowled As Love won by 2 runs.

If Castle Rock had got a couple more runs then I'd have been promoted with a game to spare. I should have a decent NRR advantage anyway.