England League and Cup Discussion

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Vivi Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 7,319 7,352
Batting - Middle Order 5,101 6,663
Batting - Tail 4,603 4,070
Bowling - Seam 6,068 (20) 7,046 (16)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 8,738 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 7,801 9,311
Overall 117,235 133,125

Ruff Royals won by 6 wickets

I wasn't massively impressed by our bowling but we batted well. I moved Marwat up the order and he rewarded me with 56 from 27 balls, Mitchell top scored for us with 58, and Bennett was just short of his half century with 49 not out from just 23 balls.

Only 4 points off top spot now but we're third and with a worse net run rate then the two teams above us.

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Ruff Royals Trevor Francis Tracksuit
Batting - Top Order 13,973 13,415
Batting - Middle Order 10,937 14,014
Batting - Tail 6,025 5,463
Bowling - Seam 11,600 (8) 15,610 (8)
Bowling - Spin 11,819 (12) 13,907 (12)
Fielding/Keeping 16,347 17,283
Overall 225,417 250,900

Trevor Francis Tracksuit won by 43 runs

With them rating at 250k even with something like 4 players away on international duty, it was always likely to be a case of damage limitation especially as I decided to take the time to rest 2 or 3 of my side.

I don't think we really did limit the damage. It wasn't looking too bad for the first 14 overs but then they increased the scoring rate and 164 was always likely to be too much for us to chase on a slow pitch.

We're now 8 points from safety and the chance of survival is looking rather grim.

[casperj]

Crestfallen Sidekicks Fiery's XI
Batting - Top Order 12,333 11,790
Batting - Middle Order 10,711 11,337
Batting - Tail 5,244 4,925
Bowling - Seam 11,980 (12) 11,759 (12)
Bowling - Spin 14,042 (8) 12,748 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 15,079 13,863
Overall 217,177 209,646

Crestfallen Sidekicks won by 24 runs

Out of the relegation area on NRR. Starting to look like I might be OK this season if I can avoid any more ratings reversals.

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Add this game to your bookmarks gRhyllidae v South London's Number One CC >> Match Ratings
Match Ratings
gRhyllidae South London's Number One CC
Batting - Top Order 12,914 12,419
Batting - Middle Order 11,140 10,967
Batting - Tail 7,122 5,135
Bowling - Seam 9,521 (4) 12,699 (8)
Bowling - Spin 13,298 (16) 12,489 (12)
Fielding/Keeping 15,934 15,974
Overall 228,094 219,742

won the toss and had a bowl on Hot/Dry. Opps got a decent 155/3 in their 20 overs which i thought would be too much ... but in response Whitworth got us off to a great start with 64 (38) and Schlupp got a pleasing 52 (38) ... bit of a middle order collapse as per usual, but we managed to get over the line with 1 ball remaining. Good performance after the horror show on Friday!

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D. Aguirre (lfm) 8-0-68-0, J. Harrison 119 (81b), J. Marwat 17 (10b)
End of over 40 (14 runs) - Ruff Royals(286-5) RR 7.15

It was a tough start on a green pitch (78-4) but once Bennett and Harrison got together the game changed completely. Their 150+ partnership finally ended when Bennett was out for 75 but Harrison continued and finished 119 not out from 81 balls.

J. Harrison (rfm) 3-1-23-0, D. Colon 19 (13b), L. Mccann 19 (24b)
End of over 6 (15 runs) - The Dross(42-0). 245 runs required from 34 overs. RR 7.00 RRR 7.21

Not a great start by the bowlers but the run rate required is still high.

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Ruff Royals The Dross
Batting - Top Order 6,969 7,344
Batting - Middle Order 6,960 5,893
Batting - Tail 5,159 3,814
Bowling - Seam 7,285 (32) 5,801 (24)
Bowling - Spin 8,835 (8) 6,803 (16)
Fielding/Keeping 9,428 8,734
Overall 137,455 121,606

Ruff Royals won by 71 runs

I'm very happy with the ratings considering we won't lose anymore youths to the seniors although we will lose one or two to international weeks.

A big win and impressive performances from Harrison and Bennett. Harrison scored 119 not out and picked up 3-53 whilst Bennett got 75 and took 3-30.

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Crestfallen Sidekicks wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 4,752 5,394
Batting - Middle Order 5,823 5,431
Batting - Tail 3,334 3,436
Bowling - Seam 5,503 (24) 5,705 (24)
Bowling - Spin 5,137 (16) 4,919 (16)
Fielding/Keeping 7,972 8,817
Overall 103,000 107,019

Result: wolfberries won by 7 wickets

ANOTHER win

We are actually top currently, unbelievable!

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K. Sibanda (rfm) 6.3-0-26-3, D. Combs 3 (7b)
End of over 43 (1 run) - Ruff Royals(172-10) RR 4.00

Not enough on a slow pitch but it could have been worse if it wasn't for a captains innings of 77 from Whitehead. Something to bowl out, I guess, but with Inchigeela Angels' quality I can't see us defending it.

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won the toss and chose to bat on hot/sticky. A huge partnership between Zaha (finally showing his WC ability) and Julian of 144 has massively helped us to a very strong total of 235/7 in our 50. Very happy with that!

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D. Combs (lf) 7-0-34-2, N. Curran 13 (15b), K. Sibanda 2 (1b)
End of over 29 (5 runs) - Inchigeela Angels(123-6). 50 runs required from 21 overs. RR 4.24 RRR 2.38

We've made it interesting but the lack of run rate pressure is probably going to end any slim chance we might have given ourselves.

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Ruff Royals won by 9 runs

Ruff Royals Inchigeela Angels
Batting - Top Order 14,192 15,265
Batting - Middle Order 12,079 10,211
Batting - Tail 4,733 6,282
Bowling - Seam 13,811 (30) 14,263 (30)
Bowling - Spin 12,693 (20) 14,686 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 17,117 17,799
Overall 237,459 246,311

That was unexpected but most welcome. Whitehead's 77 was key to a defendable total but everyone bowled quite well. Schneider's 4-43 was very handy. It's currently looking like 3 teams will be on 8 points by the end of the day.

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Leyland Lions wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 12,720 14,114
Batting - Middle Order 10,632 11,737
Batting - Tail 5,930 6,492
Bowling - Seam 13,019 (30) 13,133 (20)
Bowling - Spin 12,860 (20) 12,642 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 14,142 16,905
Overall 218,402 237,790

Result: wolfberries won by 102 runs

A very comprehensive win today. keeps us in the prize money spots.

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Knight Watchmen Crestfallen Sidekicks
Batting - Top Order 11,129 10,461
Batting - Middle Order 7,257 11,897
Batting - Tail 5,362 7,644
Bowling - Seam 11,463 (30) 11,174 (20)
Bowling - Spin 11,947 (20) 13,701 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 13,398 15,101
Overall 188,104 221,119

Crestfallen Sidekicks won by 74 runs

Looked doomed when they reached 101-2, but 8 wickets in 17 balls meant we won relatively easily in the end! Not seen a collapse like that by a non-bot/farm team - hopefully the change to the ME coming up will stop these unrealistic collapses.

End of over 26 (5 runs) - Knight Watchmen(101-2). 85 runs required from 24 overs. RR 3.88 RRR 3.54
A. Clemons 55 (80b), P. Mtyupu 23 (49b), A. Aboobucker (lfs) 5-0-30-0

End of over 29 (1 run) - Knight Watchmen(111-10). 75 runs required from 21 overs. RR 3.83 RRR 3.57
B. Parekh 1 (1b), P. Amirthalingam (rws) 6.5-0-19-5

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South Yorkshire CC v South London's Number One CC >> Match Ratings
Match Ratings
South Yorkshire CC South London's Number One CC
Batting - Top Order 13,541 13,829
Batting - Middle Order 9,409 12,259
Batting - Tail 4,885 6,113
Bowling - Seam 13,562 (30) 13,682 (40)
Bowling - Spin 13,341 (20) 13,541 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 16,146 17,108
Overall 222,261 242,289

kinda disappointing effort with the ball, hoped for a bigger NRR boost ... but overall result: Won by 52 runs. Big game next week against Camberwell Carrots ...

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Old Baldonians wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 5,037 5,347
Batting - Middle Order 4,768 5,055
Batting - Tail 4,128 3,572
Bowling - Seam 5,014 (12) 5,705 (12)
Bowling - Spin 7,151 (8) 4,871 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 8,964 8,836
Overall 107,843 105,692

wolfberries won by 4 wickets

A close but much needed win.