England League and Cup Discussion

[spark]

C. Moses (rws) 9-0-76-1, C. Argall 107 (120b), P. Seitz 14 (11b)
End of over 43 (10 runs) - Sledgingshire(200-6). 65 runs required from 7 overs. RR 4.65 RRR 9.29

We were in such a good position earlier but it's starting to look like Argall has played a match winning innings for them.

[casperj]

S. Matsikenyeri (lf) 6-0-24-0, E. Timmer 64 (71b), E. Hamilton 77 (81b)
End of over 25 (6 runs) - Crestfallen Sidekicks(149-0). 181 runs required from 25 overs. RR 5.96 RRR 7.24

No wickets down at Drinks, but run rate creeping up. Whether we make it depends on how we react when first wicket falls (could well be just after drinks - normally get one after the break).

St. Marks Hill Strollers won by 11 runs
M. Vaholiya (lws) 10-0-59-2, L. Abbey 3 (7b), L. Crossan 33 (24b)
End of over 50 (4 runs) - Crestfallen Sidekicks(318-9). 12 runs required from 0 overs. RR 6.36 RRR 0.00

Disappointing,but not entirely unexpected collapse. 237-1 to 318-9, including 3 batsmen getting first ball ducks on a Sunny/Flat. Four defeats on the bounces had turned what looked like a good season into another desparate fight against relegation!

[spark]

Sledgingshire Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 13,344 14,420
Batting - Middle Order 12,308 13,090
Batting - Tail 5,405 4,102
Bowling - Seam 13,599 (20) 14,150 (20)
Bowling - Spin 13,243 (30) 14,873 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 17,034 17,183
Overall 236,855 246,813

Ruff Royals won by 6 runs.

A lot closer than I would have liked considering we were doing well when we first got the 5 down. A personal best for Argall got them right back in it and if it wasn't for a couple of wickets late on for Ten Dam then I think we would have lost that. As it is we are now only 4 points off taking the title. It's not done until it's done though.

[spark]

I. Potluri (rf) 4-0-24-0, O. Delap 14 (10b), B. Williams 14 (11b)
End of over 19 (8 runs) - Ruff Royals(111-7) RR 5.84

Sticky pitch. Dickerson scored a nice 42 but everyone else struggled. Not sure which way this one is going to go.

[wolfberries]

Trevor Francis Tracksuit wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 12,670 13,350
Batting - Middle Order 9,952 10,862
Batting - Tail 4,924 4,789
Bowling - Seam 11,585 (50) 12,691 (40)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 13,528 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 15,810 16,028
Overall 210,623 223,593

Result: Trevor Francis Tracksuit won by 2 wickets

This certainly hurt our push for promotion!

[wolfberries]

Home bigsexybarry
Away wolfberries
Ground bigsexybarry CG
League Youth Twenty20 3.3
Date 04 Jul 22 10:00
Crowd 8,784
Weather Sunny
Pitch Flat

Toss: bigsexybarry won the toss and elected to bowl.

T. Fairweather (rfm) 4-0-48-1, T. Minter 2 (2b), G. Lampe 35 (14b)
End of over 20 (14 runs) - wolfberries(242-4) RR 12.10

Even with the batting conditions being perfect, I'm happy with this total.

[spark]

O. Delap (lfs) 2-0-16-0, T. Rachow 34 (27b), D. Turich 38 (29b)
End of over 10 (11 runs) - Relegation reprobates(77-1). 50 runs required from 10 overs. RR 7.70 RRR 5.00

I thought 126 might have been competitive but it's certainly not looking that way!

[wolfberries]

S. Garland (rf) 4-0-37-1, O. O'Halloran 54 (33b), K. Lowik 30 (16b)
End of over 11 (12 runs) - bigsexybarry(108-2). 135 runs required from 9 overs. RR 9.82 RRR 15.00

Slowly upping that NRR required.

[eagles123]

Gildershire v South London's Number One CC >> Match Ratings
Match Ratings
Gildershire South London's Number One CC
Batting - Top Order 6,627 4,792
Batting - Middle Order 3,402 3,898
Batting - Tail 2,912 2,737
Bowling - Seam 4,298 (12) 5,718 (16)
Bowling - Spin 2,304 (8) 5,298 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 4,709 6,263
Overall 80,483 89,936


really good performance, winning by 8 wickets with almost half our overs remaining. Our ratings will probably drop to 85K or so when Musyoka gets promoted next week, but after that we have Kiely at 19.11 and our next oldest is Mcpharlin at 18.13, so hopefully if we improve at roughly 1K per week, we should end next season with a team around the 100K mark, and hopefully around 115K come the end of the following season. A slow process but think it'll be worth it in the end.

[wolfberries]

bigsexybarry wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 7,094 7,644
Batting - Middle Order 6,070 4,797
Batting - Tail 3,845 3,386
Bowling - Seam 5,927 (16) 5,417 (12)
Bowling - Spin 8,639 (4) 7,436 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 5,563 9,195
Overall 113,230 118,630

wolfberries won by 35 runs

Much needed win that keeps us in the hunt for prizemoney.

[spark]

Green pitch and we were made to bat first.

I've gone with a slightly weaker bowling line-up and I'm also missing Liberatore from the batting. Some of the bowlers have done well in other games so it'll be interesting to see if they can step up again.

A. Walsh (lm) 1-0-4-0, W. Mills 1 (3b), E. McCall 3 (3b)
End of over 1 (4 runs) - Ruff Royals(4-0) RR 4.00

[spark]

M. Mahlunge (lm) 4-0-25-2, A. Clarke 23 (16b), S. Clouston 0 (2b)
End of over 20 (2 runs) - Ruff Royals(137-6) RR 6.85

I'm not sure that's going to be enough. Only 2 runs coming off the last over could be the difference between winning and losing.

[spark]

Egham Town CC Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 13,592 13,762
Batting - Middle Order 10,044 11,157
Batting - Tail 4,791 4,825
Bowling - Seam 12,975 (20) 12,967 (20)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping 16,484 16,477
Overall 223,248 228,418

Ruff Royals won by 39 runs

I'm very happy with that win. Roberson (4-13) was excellent with the ball and Clouston was also good. We move to the top of the table by 2 points, I think.

[wolfberries]

wolfberries Zippys Rainbow Destroyers
Batting - Top Order 11,015 14,998
Batting - Middle Order 11,416 11,222
Batting - Tail 6,048 4,861
Bowling - Seam 13,113 (12) 13,595 (16)
Bowling - Spin 12,464 (8) 14,538 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 15,185 17,071
Overall 217,691 239,601

Result: Zippys Rainbow Destroyers won by 5 wickets

Playing top today and with no chance of prize money I thought it best to pick some prospects, it's still possible to relegate but we are most likely to avoid the drop.

[wolfberries]

Home wolfberries
Away Danger Hotspurs
Ground wolfberries CG
League Youth 2.2
Date 07 Jul 22 10:00
Crowd 9,216
Weather Cloudy
Pitch Uneven

Toss: wolfberries won the toss and elected to bat.

Trying to avoid relegation but playing top today, going to be tough to get a positive result today.

M. Mau (rfs) 3-0-11-0, T. Minter 28 (47b), W. Chittleborough 23 (29b)
End of over 17 (5 runs) - wolfberries(67-1) RR 3.94

Not the worst score so far though.