England League and Cup Discussion

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Ruff Royals won by 23 runs

Bathaloner Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 13,282 14,999
Batting - Middle Order 11,843 12,726
Batting - Tail 7,441 4,983
Bowling - Seam 13,363 (12) 13,796 (12)
Bowling - Spin 14,283 (8) 14,544 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 16,597 18,054
Overall 241,271 250,489

104 not out from 58 balls for Laurence was the key to all 4 points today. The bowlers then kept things tight enough that the wickets started to fall regularly.

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Crestfallen Sidekicks Bedfordshire Jats
Batting - Top Order 13,963 13,530
Batting - Middle Order 11,410 9,248
Batting - Tail 5,741 4,214
Bowling - Seam 13,792 (8) 12,893 (12)
Bowling - Spin 14,145 (12) 11,246 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 16,705 15,648
Overall 238,855 211,870

Crestfallen Sidekicks won by 47 runs

Off the mark with a win. The tweak to the match engine seems to have moved in favour of wickets - All 20 fell on an Overcast / Dry. Plus a decent debut for my new spinner: C. Jeremy (rfs) 3 1 6 4 !!!

[Atko]

Castle Rock CC vs The Raging Speed Horns
League Twenty20 3.4

Weather Overcast
Pitch Slow

Result: Castle Rock CC won by 11 runs

Match Ratings
Castle Rock CC The Raging Speed Horns
Batting - Top Order 13,528 12,928
Batting - Middle Order 9,271 8,599
Batting - Tail 5,952 5,594
Bowling - Seam 12,902 (16) 11,505 (16)
Bowling - Spin 13,398 (4) 11,429 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 14,035 15,873
Overall 216,169 207,966

Another loss - the oppo posted 134 off their twenty, and once again we failed miserably. At 89-2, with 46 runs needed off six overs, I'd have thought we were in with a shout, but 'twas not to be - wickets fell and my lot jettisoned their mojo; we limped to 123-7 as the fat lady belted out a classic.

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Oxhey Players wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 5,610 5,779
Batting - Middle Order 4,653 5,073
Batting - Tail 3,509 3,885
Bowling - Seam 6,215 (32) 6,718 (32)
Bowling - Spin 7,842 (8) 10,681 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 6,321 7,791
Overall 103,243 115,995

Result: wolfberries won by 32 runs

Nice start to the YOD season but we lose our International spinner in two weeks which isn't going to help!

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Yorkshire Tigers Crestfallen Sidekicks
Batting - Top Order 7,210 4,710
Batting - Middle Order 5,424 5,156
Batting - Tail 3,193 2,455
Bowling - Seam 6,780 (32) 4,833 (32)
Bowling - Spin 7,389 (8) 6,283 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 5,707 7,071
Overall 111,752 93,659

Crestfallen Sidekicks won by 5 wickets

My rag-tag bunch of mediocre youths score a big ratings upset. Opponent didn't score quickly enough against a modest bowling attack, and then couldn't capitalise on the seam friendly conditions with the ball - feels like a mirror image of what usually happens to my senior team!

[Atko]

Goondiwindi vs The Raging Speed Horns
League Youth 2.1

Weather Overcast
Pitch Crumbling

Late to the table due to busy busy current lifestyle; in fact, will be on the road today, so the SOD match will be glimpsed intermittently on cellphone (although that'll be a guaranteed loss due to early phase rebuild powder puff team so bleugh).

Yesterdays game was a bit of a damp squib - Goondiwindi popped us in to bat and proceded to throttle us as we struggled our way to 164-8. Still, in reply by the 13th over, they were 47-3, and it looked like we had a game on our hands. Alas for us, their 4 nd 5 dug in to compile a century partnership and comfortably win it with a couple of overs to spare.

Result: Goondiwindi won by 6 wickets

Match Ratings
Goondiwindi The Raging Speed Horns
Batting - Top Order 7,325 6,711
Batting - Middle Order 5,883 6,783
Batting - Tail 4,117 4,223
Bowling - Seam 6,641 (24) 6,713 (12)
Bowling - Spin 7,718 (16) 7,865 (28)
Fielding/Keeping 9,306 9,654
Overall 128,462 133,205

Three losses in a row, and todays game will make that four. An inauspicious start to the season.

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Gully Boys CC wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 14,181 14,156
Batting - Middle Order 10,126 12,444
Batting - Tail 3,967 5,270
Bowling - Seam 13,895 (30) 12,726 (30)
Bowling - Spin 13,398 (20) 13,361 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 16,584 17,156
Overall 227,363 238,578

wolfberries won by 5 wickets

Happy with the start to this season,

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Ruff Royals won by 121 runs

The Spitfires Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 12,713 15,024
Batting - Middle Order 10,488 12,486
Batting - Tail 4,521 4,935
Bowling - Seam 12,226 (40) 13,825 (30)
Bowling - Spin 11,945 (10) 14,568 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 14,265 17,903
Overall 210,012 249,169

I'm happy to pick up a big win especially as our batting was looking slightly dodgy to start with. Laurence will be disappointed to miss out on his 2nd century of the week by just 10 runs. Mwai justified his inclusion with 58 from 52 balls and a wicket. Zondeki was best of our bowlers with 3-40.

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Crestfallen Sidekicks gRhyllidae
Batting - Top Order 13,557 14,667
Batting - Middle Order 12,408 11,004
Batting - Tail 6,206 6,328
Bowling - Seam 13,145 (40) 12,164 (20)
Bowling - Spin 13,993 (10) 12,841 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 16,614 17,061
Overall 238,900 235,707

Crestfallen Sidekicks won by 21 runs

Start the season with a win in a high scoring match. Two centuries in a 334/4 batting first, possibly helped by my opponent playing 3 spinners on a green top. Looked like they were going to chase it down at 287/5, but some tight overs and wickets at the end of the match got us home.

[Atko]

...Three losses in a row, and todays game will make that four. An inauspicious start to the season.

And so it did, as Pedagogs smashed us into the dirt on their way to a 9 wicket win.

Match Ratings
The Raging Speed Horns Pedagogs
Batting - Top Order 12,968 13,687
Batting - Middle Order 8,889 13,436
Batting - Tail 5,599 7,688
Bowling - Seam 11,553 (40) 13,521 (40)
Bowling - Spin 11,487 (10) 13,524 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 15,822 17,434
Overall 209,395 251,469

Bozelli ground out a gritty 41 as we compiled 155-7, but, despite being a sticky, it was never enough, and got chased down with ease by the 37th over. That'll be us propping up 1.1 for the rest of the season

On a brighter note, today saw us bot-bashing Sofa Kings to march on to the 2nd round of the MKMC. Our route should be reasonably easy for the first two or three games thanks to last seasons rep, and we'll benefit from a nice boost in XP and revenue.

Sofa Kings - remember them? It's a shame the club history gets wiped when a team goes bot - I seem to recall they were quite the team way back when.

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Sofa Kings - remember them? It's a shame the club history gets wiped when a team goes bot - I seem to recall they were quite the team way back when.

Nooooo

I had many a battle with them in the day, I'm sure the manager was called Daz or something thing similar, maybe

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wolfberries Ffoh
Batting - Top Order 6,264 7,988
Batting - Middle Order 4,545 6,547
Batting - Tail 3,162 3,651
Bowling - Seam 7,152 (8) 7,386 (12)
Bowling - Spin 7,474 (12) 6,352 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 7,693 8,625
Overall 112,531 129,834

Result: Ffoh won by 6 wickets

They chased the total down after 19.4 overs, so it was as one sided as it seems.

[Atko]

Sofa Kings - remember them? It's a shame the club history gets wiped when a team goes bot - I seem to recall they were quite the team way back when.

Nooooo

I had many a battle with them in the day, I'm sure the manager was called Daz or something thing similar, maybe

Something like "Dazzling Daz"? That name rings bells for me, but I'm at a funny age

Meanwhile, in T20 and YT20, we got our bottoms kicked again; I won't bother reporting the matches any more 'cos - I never used to, and the results are so random I can't emotionally invest in them (win or lose).

I'll continue to bore one and all with SOD (which we will also get obliterated at each week) and YOD reports though, so stay tuned...

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bluekipper8878 Crestfallen Sidekicks
Batting - Top Order 13,153 13,144
Batting - Middle Order 11,445 11,755
Batting - Tail 5,680 5,684
Bowling - Seam 12,898 (8) 13,517 (8)
Bowling - Spin 12,597 (12) 13,974 (12)
Fielding/Keeping 15,724 16,448
Overall 226,191 234,951

Crestfallen Sidekicks won by 6 wickets

Another crazy T20 wicket fest. Managed to bowl them out for 88 on a Sunny/Crumbling. My new finger spinner, who took 4/6 last week, let himself down this week by only taking 4/10!!! Decent start against their seamers removed any run rate pressure and we got home with plenty to spare.

Currently top based on a crazy NRR!!

[Atko]

The Raging Speed Horns vs Zippys Rainbow Destroyers
League Youth 2.1

Weather Overcast
Pitch Crumbling

Result: The Raging Speed Horns won by 6 wickets

Match Ratings
The Raging Speed Horns Zippys Rainbow Destroyers
Batting - Top Order 6,786 5,514
Batting - Middle Order 6,828 4,515
Batting - Tail 4,288 4,156
Bowling - Seam 6,761 (12) 7,149 (24)
Bowling - Spin 7,983 (28) 8,235 (16)
Fielding/Keeping 9,733 7,253
Overall 134,604 112,258

Good to get a win under our belts after last weeks poor showing. Having won the toss and inserted the oppo in to bat, Delameter (LFM) managed to knock over their 1,2 and 4 batsmen in the space of 8 balls, so at the end of the 3rd over they were tottering at 8-3.The Destroyers mounted a mini-recovery to 43-3, at which point three more quick wickets fell to leave 'em at 48-6. Another recovery of sorts got them to 116-10, but with zero runs pressure, my mob knocked that off with ten overs and six wickets to spare.

YOD will be our one saving grace this season, and I reckon we've got a fair shot at promotion - on paper, we're the strongest team, although to be fair that's never a guarantee...