England League and Cup Discussion

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A. Athanaze (rm) 4-1-21-2, C. Pemble 11 (8b), H. Goodrick 3 (3b)
End of over 20 (10 runs) - wolfberries(106-7) RR 5.30

Can't see us defending that!

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Dunbrody Academy London wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 7,769 5,256
Batting - Middle Order 6,207 3,810
Batting - Tail 5,127 3,270
Bowling - Seam 6,194 (13) 6,811 (16)
Bowling - Spin 5,874 (7) 10,621 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 7,653 7,863
Overall 124,657 107,534

Dunbrody Academy London won by 4 wickets

And we didn't!

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Relegation reprobates won by 2 runs

Relegation reprobates Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 7,461 8,904
Batting - Middle Order 6,307 5,245
Batting - Tail 4,093 4,170
Bowling - Seam 6,492 (16) 7,282 (8)
Bowling - Spin 8,115 (4) 7,633 (12)
Fielding/Keeping 7,817 9,764
Overall 124,891 135,862

A bit disappointed with this result on a hard pitch. My bowler who was probably most suited to the conditions did the worst and the best economy was by my spinner Wheeler with 2-19. 162 to win.

We only needed 8 an over for the last 3 overs with 5 wickets left. Then just 6 an over with 2 overs left and 4 wickets remaining. We couldn't see it over the line losing 2 wickets in those 2 overs and only scoring 9 runs.

Only 4 points clear with 4 games to go. I'll be losing my best batsmen next week albeit he got out for a first ball duck today and Wheeler won't be around for long now so I'm not fancying my chances of staying top.

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Inchigeela Angels Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 13,914 13,864
Batting - Middle Order 13,108 12,245
Batting - Tail 5,788 4,659
Bowling - Seam 14,088 (16) 13,510 (12)
Bowling - Spin 14,664 (4) 14,862 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 16,931 17,178
Overall 247,262 240,200

Ruff Royals won by 7 wickets

It was a tough game but we managed to just get there. 171 to win on a flat pitch was a decent effort from the bowlers but could have gone either way. Rush was the best with 2-26. We didn't start off great and the RRR was a problem. Clarke hit 33, Liberatore 49 not out from 29 balls, and McCall top scored with an excellent 74 not out from 55 balls.

That win pretty much secures my place in the league for next season.

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South London's Number One CC v Snakey's Kent Stars >> Match Ratings
Match Ratings
South London's Number One CC Snakey's Kent Stars
Batting - Top Order 12,795 14,134
Batting - Middle Order 11,006 12,289
Batting - Tail 4,827 6,202
Bowling - Seam 12,805 (20) 15,028 (12)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 13,874 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 15,888 16,957
Overall 221,376 248,006

Lost the toss and had a bowl on sticky/overcast. Opps innings never really got going and they limped to 77/8 in their 20. Even with my best two bats being rested such a low target was never likely to be a problem, and we knocked the runs off in 13.1 overs with 7 wickets in hand. A rather unexpected win, and that confirms our survival for next season . Hopefully we can keep our good form up and get in the prize money spots!

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Pedagogs wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 13,448 13,397
Batting - Middle Order 11,470 11,781
Batting - Tail 6,253 5,532
Bowling - Seam 13,704 (16) 14,124 (16)
Bowling - Spin 13,168 (4) 13,654 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 15,933 16,432
Overall 234,212 236,761

Result: wolfberries won by 25 runs

Much needed win in our push for second place...

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Home wolfberries
Away Danger Hotspurs
Ground wolfberries CG
League Youth 2.2
Date 19 Jan 23 10:00
Crowd 8,634
Weather Cloudy
Pitch Uneven

Toss: Danger Hotspurs won the toss and elected to bat.

Going to be a tough game today, can't see us winning!

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Ruff Royals Ffoh
Batting - Top Order 8,428 7,225
Batting - Middle Order 6,266 6,018
Batting - Tail 4,322 3,876
Bowling - Seam 6,864 (24) 7,637 (26)
Bowling - Spin 8,220 (16) 7,768 (14)
Fielding/Keeping 9,974 8,095
Overall 138,700 127,298

Ruff Royals won by 4 wickets

Bowled them out for 102 on a sticky pitch. Wheeler took 5-25. Durham scored 30 for us which was our top score as it was moderately comfortable chase considering the pitch.

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wolfberries Danger Hotspurs
Batting - Top Order 5,406 8,137
Batting - Middle Order 4,132 6,338
Batting - Tail 3,682 4,586
Bowling - Seam 6,640 (32) 6,464 (24)
Bowling - Spin 10,433 (8) 8,971 (16)
Fielding/Keeping 7,989 8,795
Overall 110,156 135,383

Result: Danger Hotspurs won by 91 runs

Was always going to struggle.

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S. Hodges (rfs) 9.5-2-21-1, C. wa Ndegwa 91 (153b)
End of over 50 (3 runs) - Ffoh(168-10) RR 3.36

The start and finish were really good for us but the middle not so much. We reduced them to 44-4, they recovered to 142-4 and then they were all out for 168.

A slow pitch so overall we've done alright but I don't really trust my batsmen to chase anything successfully.

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Ruff Royals won by 5 wickets

Ruff Royals Ffoh
Batting - Top Order 13,460 12,446
Batting - Middle Order 12,770 9,325
Batting - Tail 4,697 4,071
Bowling - Seam 13,578 (20) 12,617 (30)
Bowling - Spin 14,882 (30) 12,949 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 17,295 15,683
Overall 242,702 210,099

A big ratings advantage so it was one we should have won. It was a crucial bottom of the table clash. Schneider had the best figures for our bowlers with 3-27. McCall (40 runs) and Liberatore (71) were the stars with the bat.

I'm still in the relegation zone albeit now only on NRR but I do have the top 4 teams to play so it's going to be tough to stay up.

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Relegation reprobates wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 14,144 12,712
Batting - Middle Order 11,337 13,180
Batting - Tail 5,247 5,162
Bowling - Seam 12,479 (20) 15,020 (20)
Bowling - Spin 13,967 (30) 12,921 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 15,189 16,917
Overall 230,098 238,608

Result: wolfberries won by 61 runs

Another much needed win in our push for prize money.

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Ruff Royals Danger Hotspurs
Batting - Top Order 7,108 7,888
Batting - Middle Order 6,101 6,190
Batting - Tail 4,229 4,583
Bowling - Seam 7,358 (9) 6,550 (12)
Bowling - Spin 7,984 (11) 8,971 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 9,524 8,750
Overall 132,608 133,908

Danger Hotspurs won by 2 wickets

I'm a bit disappointed that we didn't quite do it here after reducing them to 75-6 in their chase for 122 to win. We possibly scored a bit slowly towards the end of our innings too.

A win here and we might have clung on to top spot at the end of the season. We're still 4 points ahead but I'll lose a couple of players to international duty next week and I can't see us winning that game.

Edit: We aren't 4 points ahead: we're level. Obviously, wishful thinking on my part!

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wolfberries Sledgingshire
Batting - Top Order 4,966 6,801
Batting - Middle Order 3,802 5,590
Batting - Tail 3,297 3,772
Bowling - Seam 6,408 (20) 7,047 (16)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 5,886 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 7,675 7,778
Overall 100,034 118,293

Result: Sledgingshire won by 6 wickets

Was always going to struggle!

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Sledgingshire won by 9 wickets

Ruff Royals Sledgingshire
Batting - Top Order 12,107 13,143
Batting - Middle Order 8,991 10,906
Batting - Tail 3,728 5,497
Bowling - Seam 11,784 (12) 13,466 (8)
Bowling - Spin 10,953 (8) 13,073 (12)
Fielding/Keeping 14,734 15,699
Overall 197,036 225,935

I was always going to struggle too! I probably should have put out a slightly stronger team to get the sponsorship but I wanted to have everyone fully rested for Friday and give experience to the players that need it most.