England League and Cup Discussion

[wolfberries]

wolfberries C.C.DeVille CCC
Batting - Top Order 12,950 11,962
Batting - Middle Order 12,228 9,998
Batting - Tail 5,378 6,731
Bowling - Seam 14,040 (20) 12,165 (30)
Bowling - Spin 12,785 (30) 12,092 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 17,047 14,099
Overall 234,423 211,013

Result: wolfberries won by 6 wickets

Decent win puts us in third place.

[spark]

MKMC Sunday with sparky preeeesumably fielding a 2nd XI - so should round off a reasonable week (he said).

Yeah, mostly my reserves although I might as well pick my 2 internationals in the hope that they pull off a miracle.

[Atko]

MKMC Round 4
The Raging Speed Horns v Ruff Royals
Result: The Raging Speed Horns won by 5 wickets

Match Ratings
The Raging Speed Horns Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 13,265 12,017
Batting - Middle Order 10,365 11,097
Batting - Tail 4,297 5,788
Bowling - Seam 13,795 (30) 11,694 (40)
Bowling - Spin 13,787 (20) 10,305 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 17,355 15,015
Overall 228,441 211,948

Onwards and upwards. I don't play my first XI in T20s, but fatigue is still starting to nibble at ratings as the MKMC progresses. Promotion has got to take priority this season though. Hmmm....

[spark]

MKMC Round 4
The Raging Speed Horns v Ruff Royals
Result: The Raging Speed Horns won by 5 wickets

Match Ratings
The Raging Speed Horns Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 13,265 12,017
Batting - Middle Order 10,365 11,097
Batting - Tail 4,297 5,788
Bowling - Seam 13,795 (30) 11,694 (40)
Bowling - Spin 13,787 (20) 10,305 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 17,355 15,015
Overall 228,441 211,948

Onwards and upwards. I don't play my first XI in T20s, but fatigue is still starting to nibble at ratings as the MKMC progresses. Promotion has got to take priority this season though. Hmmm....

Good luck in the next round if you decided to go for the win.

[spark]

Ruff Royals Camberwell Carrots
Batting - Top Order 7,752 7,177
Batting - Middle Order 5,533 5,137
Batting - Tail 3,711 3,471
Bowling - Seam 6,811 (16) 6,946 (16)
Bowling - Spin 9,500 (4) 6,788 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 9,408 9,342
Overall 129,245 122,266

Ruff Royals won by 18 runs

55 for Galindo and 35 not out from Harrison saw us to 150 on an uneven pitch. The bowlers kept having good overs at just the right time. We're now 4 points clear at the top but I'm not sure how long that is going to last.

[wolfberries]

wolfberries Two Star CC
Batting - Top Order 6,928 4,662
Batting - Middle Order 4,632 5,625
Batting - Tail 3,448 3,802
Bowling - Seam 4,827 (12) 6,299 (16)
Bowling - Spin 5,810 (8) 4,362 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 8,965 7,005
Overall 109,584 103,127

Result: wolfberries won by 7 wickets

Another win keeps us unbeaten at the top, not sure how long that will last!

[spark]

Ruff Royals won by 6 wickets

If theres grass on the Wicket Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 13,463 14,371
Batting - Middle Order 8,226 11,396
Batting - Tail 4,117 4,454
Bowling - Seam 12,460 (16) 12,164 (12)
Bowling - Spin 12,835 (4) 13,045 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 15,234 16,844
Overall 207,490 229,549

The bowling wasn't great which isn't unexpected on a hard pitch. Schmidt's 67 from 33 balls was the key to what was a comfortable win in the end. House just missed out on his half century with 49 from 30 balls.

[casperj]

Indian Avengers Crestfallen Sidekicks
Batting - Top Order 12,509 11,149
Batting - Middle Order 7,818 10,864
Batting - Tail 5,404 4,664
Bowling - Seam 12,469 (16) 12,028 (16)
Bowling - Spin 15,109 (4) 13,953 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 14,157 15,240
Overall 204,979 209,835

Crestfallen Sidekicks won by 4 wickets

Was 6/3 at one point chasing a modest 106, but managed to get home. Had some new batting recruits playing, but neither of them impressed.

[wolfberries]

wolfberries South London's Number One CC
Batting - Top Order 12,803 11,582
Batting - Middle Order 10,950 9,102
Batting - Tail 4,059 4,190
Bowling - Seam 11,777 (20) 12,456 (12)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 11,898 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 16,233 15,048
Overall 214,780 201,619

Result: wolfberries won by 38 runs

In overcast and uneven conditions we were bowled out for 94, so I certainly wasn't expecting as 38 run victory!

[spark]

Q. Fattah (rfs) 8-1-25-2, O. Chimusasa 9 (5b), P. Kuhlengisa 2 (6b)
End of over 40 (2 runs) - Staindrop Lordies(187-7) RR 4.67

At one stage they were 153-2, and, as this is a crumbling pitch, that is nowhere near to being good enough. Looks like we're going to remain in the relegation zone.

A. de Bruin (rfs) 1-0-1-0, L. Foot 2 (9b), K. Galindo 9 (22b)
End of over 18 (3 runs) - Ruff Royals(56-4). 132 runs required from 22 overs. RR 3.11 RRR 6.00

The batting is going about as well as I expected or possibly a little worse.

[spark]

Staindrop Lordies won by 106 runs

Staindrop Lordies Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 8,157 7,356
Batting - Middle Order 5,740 6,343
Batting - Tail 3,804 3,646
Bowling - Seam 6,712 (16) 7,324 (26)
Bowling - Spin 8,694 (24) 7,612 (14)
Fielding/Keeping 9,380 9,450
Overall 134,651 131,215

Very damaging to my net run rate. Everything went wrong really.

[Atko]

League One Day 2.1
The Raging Speed Horns v Snakey's Kent Stars
Sticky/Overcast

End of over 50 (10 runs) - The Raging Speed Horns(221-8) RR 4.42

At 186-4 in the 42nd, I had hopes of a monster score, but snakey's boys put a crimp in that. That said, the top order all hit double figures, and 221 on a sticky will do nicely. Fingers crossed my bowlers don't screw it up.

[spark]

D. Combs (lf) 8.5-0-22-4, A. Ingram 20 (37b)
End of over 47 (maiden) - YorkshireTykes(149-10) RR 3.17

A good effort with the ball although we did enable them to go from 87-7 to 139-7.

A. Ingram (rf) 2-0-8-1, C. Dickerson 4 (10b), J. House 4 (4b)
End of over 3 (4 runs) - Ruff Royals(9-1). 141 runs required from 47 overs. RR 3.00 RRR 3.00

Not the best start.

[Atko]

End of over 25 (14 runs) - Snakey's Kent Stars(102-3). 120 runs required from 25 overs. RR 4.08 RRR 4.80

Ouch - not going to plan. Really missing Max Speed's strike capabilities. Oh well, it's a sticky, there's a long way to go, and in the RNG we trust (that last over stung though...).

[spark]

End of over 25 (14 runs) - Snakey's Kent Stars(102-3). 120 runs required from 25 overs. RR 4.08 RRR 4.80

Ouch - not going to plan. Really missing Max Speed's strike capabilities. Oh well, it's a sticky, there's a long way to go, and in the RNG we trust (that last over stung though...).

Looks set for a collapse to me. If those RR and RRR were the other way around then things would be a lot more tricky for you.