England League and Cup Discussion

[wolfberries]

Home marks marvels
Away wolfberries
Ground marks marvels CG
League Twenty20 3.1
Date 12 Jan 21 10:00
Crowd 14,555
Weather Overcast
Pitch Slow

Toss: wolfberries won the toss and elected to bat.

R. Venkasammy (rfm) 2.5-0-9-2, D. Ylyett 1 (2b)
End of over 18 (4 runs) - wolfberries(78-10) RR 4.33

Erm, not the greatest total!

[spark]

C. Green (lws) 4-0-32-1, F. Best 18 (10b), C. Paton 3 (3b)
End of over 20 (6 runs) - Ruff Royals(173-4) RR 8.65

I'm happy with that total on a slow pitch. Avila was the star with 66 from 47 balls and Brown was the next best with 48 from 32 balls.

I'm still not completley confident that my bowlers will be good enough but at least we've given ourselves a chance.

E. Perry (rm) 4-0-25-2, H. Crawford 26 (20b), K. Abdul 0 (0b)
End of over 8 (7 runs) - bluekipper8878(58-2). 116 runs required from 12 overs. RR 7.25 RRR 9.67

We need more wickets and for that RRR to get over 12 before I think we might be doing alright.

[eagles123]

Betty Swallocks v South London's Number One CC >> Match Ratings
Match Ratings
Betty Swallocks South London's Number One CC
Batting - Top Order 11,806 10,783
Batting - Middle Order 7,467 11,068
Batting - Tail 4,701 6,471
Bowling - Seam 11,873 (8) 13,103 (12)
Bowling - Spin 12,577 (12) 13,446 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 12,293 15,909
Overall 189,556 220,750

Wasn't the smoothest run chase, but we did get over the line, winning by 4 wickets.

[spark]

Ruff Royals won by 37 runs

Ruff Royals bluekipper8878
Batting - Top Order 13,715 12,739
Batting - Middle Order 11,321 12,125
Batting - Tail 4,264 6,128
Bowling - Seam 11,677 (8) 12,254 (4)
Bowling - Spin 12,691 (12) 12,836 (16)
Fielding/Keeping 16,110 14,354
Overall 222,695 224,503

Ten Dam picked up a load of wickets at the end to finish with 5-22. 8 points clear of the relegation zone but we need more wins in the final 4 games.

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marks marvels wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 13,156 11,794
Batting - Middle Order 9,454 9,362
Batting - Tail 4,723 4,388
Bowling - Seam 12,773 (16) 10,319 (12)
Bowling - Spin 13,248 (4) 13,244 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 14,276 14,315
Overall 211,777 198,182

Result: marks marvels won by 8 wickets

Hammered today!

[spark]

P. Bezuidenhout (lfm) 8-0-50-2, L. Bruce 3 (2b), J. House 12 (6b)
End of over 40 (15 runs) - Ruff Royals(268-8) RR 6.70

Okay total on a flat pitch. I suspect it might not be enough as I've gone with a younger team.

S. Clouston (rf) 4-0-20-1, E. Quinn 10 (19b), C. McCarthy 24 (24b)
End of over 8 (2 runs) - bigsexybarry(45-1). 224 runs required from 32 overs. RR 5.62 RRR 7.00

An early wicket but I think we're going to struggle with the bowling.

[spark]

bigsexybarry won by 7 wickets

bigsexybarry Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 7,727 6,482
Batting - Middle Order 6,366 6,086
Batting - Tail 3,925 3,882
Bowling - Seam 6,739 (16) 6,460 (32)
Bowling - Spin 7,202 (24) 4,238 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 5,979 7,987
Overall 121,172 115,957

We didn't have enough firepower in the bowling to do much damage although Clouston did well with 2-47 considering it was a flat pitch.

I'm quite pleased with the ratings considering I only had one 20-year-old playing.

[wolfberries]

The Middle Stump Lubricators wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 8,126 6,307
Batting - Middle Order 7,074 5,616
Batting - Tail 4,474 3,394
Bowling - Seam 7,335 (32) 8,026 (32)
Bowling - Spin 8,559 (8) 7,566 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 6,945 8,851
Overall 132,956 124,102

Result: The Middle Stump Lubricators won by 3 wickets

[wolfberries]

Home wolfberries
Away Bathaloner
Ground wolfberries CG
League One Day 2.1
Date 15 Jan 21 10:00
Crowd 13,920
Weather Overcast
Pitch Dry

Toss: Bathaloner won the toss and elected to bowl.

Missing two players today due to call ups, going to struggle.

[spark]

It's been a tough game so far against Lord Rockingham's XI despite them being in the relegation zone and us being in top spot.

We won the toss and decided to have a bowl. They managed to get to 127-1 and things were looking dire for us but we fought back with Moses picking up the two crucial wickets of Baddewithana (64) and Mandyam (55). Perry then weighed in with 3 quick wickets to take his final figures to 4-42. We need one more wicket to bowl them out for what I'd like to think is a chaseable total although it won't be a foregone conclusion.

C. Moses (rws) 9-0-51-2, H. Dowsley 5 (12b), S. Suckling 0 (6b)
End of over 43 (1 run) - Lord Rockingham's XI(201-9) RR 4.67

[eagles123]

Home against Inchigeela Angels on uneven/overcast, won the toss and had a bat. Our BH triggered several times with 96 (101) in a 146 run 2nd wicket partnership. After that it was a fairly quick collapse, but even so 235/10 is a pretty decent score for the conditions. Inchigeela do have a very strong top order batting, so I suspect the first 10-15 overs of their innings will be crucial in determining the winner

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M. Browne (rm) 10-1-68-3, S. Payne 4 (4b), E. Calder 9 (6b)
End of over 50 (10 runs) - wolfberries(282-9) RR 5.64

If we can't defend this total then I will be upset!

[spark]

P. Callaway (rfs) 8.3-1-36-2, S. Suckling 9 (19b)
End of over 48 (2 runs) - Lord Rockingham's XI(222-10) RR 4.62

It's not going to be an easy chase but it's doable.

[spark]

M. Browne (rm) 10-1-68-3, S. Payne 4 (4b), E. Calder 9 (6b)
End of over 50 (10 runs) - wolfberries(282-9) RR 5.64

If we can't defend this total then I will be upset!

Me too!

[spark]

K. Frank (rws) 2-0-5-1, T. Brown 20 (33b), B. Issa 0 (6b)
End of over 13 (1 run) - Ruff Royals(57-1). 166 runs required from 37 overs. RR 4.38 RRR 4.49

Okay start although we have lost a wicket. Frank could be a key bowler for them so we've got to see him off and not let the RRR get too high.