England League and Cup Discussion

[wolfberries]

R. Morgan (rws) 8-0-36-3, T. Minter 12 (8b), W. Chittleborough 28 (20b)
End of over 40 (5 runs) - wolfberries(273-5) RR 6.83

Will take that score.

[spark]

I'm playing bottom side ShrimperZone CC in a match everyone is surely expecting me to win. Thankfully, I should be soon confirming the win although the last couple of wickets appear to be taking a while to fall.

We batted first and started with a 189 partnership with Bullock getting out shortly after getting his ton (102). His opening partner also got a ton and was out for 125. We ended up getting a formidable 294-4.

We got regular wickets and they are currently:

T. Zondeki (rf) 7-0-18-1, S. Talukhdar 9 (23b), A. Puri 21 (35b)
End of over 29 (3 runs) - ShrimperZone CC(104-8). 191 runs required from 11 overs. RR 3.59 RRR 17.36

[spark]

Ruff Royals won by 181 runs

Ruff Royals ShrimperZone CC
Batting - Top Order 7,050 2,617
Batting - Middle Order 5,240 6,518
Batting - Tail 3,107 3,891
Bowling - Seam 6,144 (24) 3,138 (24)
Bowling - Spin 7,730 (16) 5,662 (16)
Fielding/Keeping 8,857 3,822
Overall 118,954 80,417

The win is confirmed and it's a big win too.

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Gold Prospectors X1 wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 7,633 7,359
Batting - Middle Order 6,050 5,594
Batting - Tail 4,188 3,351
Bowling - Seam 3,860 (16) 6,538 (16)
Bowling - Spin 5,912 (24) 5,098 (24)
Fielding/Keeping 6,128 8,411
Overall 111,137 115,472

wolfberries won by 55 runs

Goes some way to put us in with a chance of prizemoney.

[spark]

C. Moses (rws) 8-0-37-1, V. Guaita 48 (68b), W. Burrows 2 (7b)
End of over 31 (3 runs) - South London's Number One CC(121-5) RR 3.90

Not too bad so far on a dry pitch. How well Guaita does from here is going to be crucial.

[spark]

Guaita is making it very difficult for us. He was dropped on 81 too so that's not going to help. I can only hope that he's going to be too tired to take any catches when he keeps.

S. Hodges (rfs) 8-1-33-0, V. Guaita 93 (130b), S. Gootjes 1 (6b)
End of over 46 (7 runs) - South London's Number One CC(181-8) RR 3.93

[spark]

E. Perry (rm) 9.5-0-28-2, A. Zubic 1 (1b)
End of over 49 (3 runs) - South London's Number One CC(192-10) RR 3.92

Finally got him out but he got a ton and helped them to a challenging total.

[casperj]

At home to the bottom side, but haven't bowled/fielded well. Looks a good score for them on a cloudy/slow wicket.

G. Breese (rm) 10-0-68-3, M. Myers 23 (14b), H. Thomas 3 (6b)
End of over 50 (11 runs) - bluekipper8878(231-8) RR 4.62

[casperj]

At home to the bottom side, but haven't bowled/fielded well. Looks a good score for them on a cloudy/slow wicket.

G. Breese (rm) 10-0-68-3, M. Myers 23 (14b), H. Thomas 3 (6b)
End of over 50 (11 runs) - bluekipper8878(231-8) RR 4.62

S. Jadeja (rws) 2-1-4-0, G. Veneberg 12 (25b), T. Austin 5 (13b)
End of over 13 (maiden) - Crestfallen Sidekicks(34-3). 198 runs required from 37 overs. RR 2.62 RRR 5.35

Game over. Right in a relegation battle now.

[eagles123]

E. Perry (rm) 9.5-0-28-2, A. Zubic 1 (1b)
End of over 49 (3 runs) - South London's Number One CC(192-10) RR 3.92

Finally got him out but he got a ton and helped them to a challenging total.

about time our WC bat actually got some runs think with your strong middle order you should win this fairly comfortably, but you never know!

[spark]

E. Perry (rm) 9.5-0-28-2, A. Zubic 1 (1b)
End of over 49 (3 runs) - South London's Number One CC(192-10) RR 3.92

Finally got him out but he got a ton and helped them to a challenging total.

about time our WC bat actually got some runs think with your strong middle order you should win this fairly comfortably, but you never know!

My strong middle order were effectively taken out in 3 consecutive balls last week so I always doubt their ability to save me!

A. Johnson (rfm) 4-1-8-0, B. Issa 6 (13b), S. Whitehead 29 (80b)
End of over 26 (4 runs) - Ruff Royals(89-3). 104 runs required from 24 overs. RR 3.42 RRR 4.33

We're just about hanging in there. Still very interesting.

[spark]

Ruff Royals South London's Number One CC
Batting - Top Order 13,456 14,169
Batting - Middle Order 12,749 12,071
Batting - Tail 4,445 4,096
Bowling - Seam 13,427 (20) 13,782 (30)
Bowling - Spin 13,982 (30) 14,118 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 16,461 17,447
Overall 236,341 239,175

Ruff Royals won by 6 wickets

That win pretty much sees us safe from relegation. Very happy with that in a tough game.

4 wickets for Roberson were handy and 4 of the 6 batters that had a go did well. McCall got 39, Whitehead 42, Issa 49 not out, and Paton got a score for the first time in what seems like a while with 44 not out from 34 balls.

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wolfberries YorkshireTykes
Batting - Top Order 12,745 13,270
Batting - Middle Order 10,428 10,099
Batting - Tail 4,567 6,175
Bowling - Seam 12,658 (50) 13,178 (40)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 12,159 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 15,769 14,777
Overall 216,993 221,208

Result: YorkshireTykes won by 5 wickets

Their quicks were just too good today.

[spark]

Ruff Royals Staindrop Village CC
Batting - Top Order 6,245 8,534
Batting - Middle Order 5,799 6,170
Batting - Tail 3,107 4,634
Bowling - Seam 6,236 (12) 6,937 (12)
Bowling - Spin 7,730 (8) 8,003 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 9,142 9,473
Overall 119,096 137,955

Staindrop Village CC won by 1 run

I thought we were going to do it when we needed 14 from the last 2 overs with 6 wickets remaining and even with 8 needed from the last over. Sadly, it was not to be.

We had 2 players away on international duty (technically 3 but one of those just turned 21 and has never actually played for my youth team due to being a recent purchase) and they had 3 players away but still rated very highly.

We're 6 points clear of relegation but still need a win (or others to lose) and we face the 2 teams at the bottom who are both on 12 points. I'd be disappointed if we didn't stay up now.

[wolfberries]

wolfberries Two Star CC
Batting - Top Order 7,176 6,097
Batting - Middle Order 5,372 4,232
Batting - Tail 2,775 3,725
Bowling - Seam 5,221 (16) 5,499 (20)
Bowling - Spin 6,257 (4) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping 8,309 6,522
Overall 110,589 99,557

Result: wolfberries won by 7 runs

Much needed win, that puts us just above the relegation spots.