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[cnerd123]

Setting up a 6 game SOD Series between ZCC and FHK

3 games at 5DNOL Stadium on 14th, 16th and 18th June
3 games at DDM CG on 21st, 23rd and 25th

Both teams will be playing at full strength. Should be interesting. I predict FHK should win 4-2 or 5-1 overall, which would be a massive result given the relative ages of the two clubs and the past history between them.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Setting up a 6 game SOD Series between ZCC and FHK

3 games at 5DNOL Stadium on 14th, 16th and 18th June
3 games at DDM CG on 21st, 23rd and 25th

Both teams will be playing at full strength. Should be interesting. I predict FHK should win 4-2 or 5-1 overall, which would be a massive result given the relative ages of the two clubs and the past history between them.

I’m on team FHK

 

[ataraxia]

I'm a big FHK fan too. Just wondering: how much longer to Kovrig/Abdullah have in them before they get replaced by the younger crop of batters?

It seems that the generational switch for the bowlers was a few seasons earlier than for the batters in FHK; looking at my homegrown side as well it has confirmed that bowlers on average are better than batters, which has been denied by the developers IIRC. Then again, in the case of AX-W luck has probably played a big part in it as well.

AXI vs MTO rn, a fair rearguard effort but the Orangutans are well on top.

 

[StephenZA]

AXI vs MTO rn, a fair rearguard effort but the Orangutans are well on top.

Was a tough start for AXI vs TMOs this morning.... but the pitch is not easy and decent cloud cover, TMOs need to survive the new ball else anything could happen.

Yesterday the TMOs came up against GG cc @SillyCowCorner1 losing early wickets and never quite posting a total good enough. GG CC after a really good start to their innings dominated the match, however some baffling late innings wickets almost gave the game away, to a try hard bowling effort from the TMOs. But in the end GG cc crossed the line with 9 overs to spare and 2 wickets in hand.

 

[StephenZA]

Very good all round performance from the TMOs, thanks for the game @ataraxia .

 

[Magrat Garlick]

ugh i've just realized i have two months of data entry to catch up on

 

[cnerd123]

I'm a big FHK fan too. Just wondering: how much longer to Kovrig/Abdullah have in them before they get replaced by the younger crop of batters?

Tam Tak-Chi is already opening the batting in T20s, so he's set to take over, while Tong Ying-Kit is developing well. Probably another season or so till they're both entrenched in the XI. Agnes Chow has just turned 22 so I'll need to find her a regular spot in both senior squads too. Tiffany Yuen is also emerging as a good number 7 or an aggressive opener when conditions suit. So won't be long.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Was a tough start for AXI vs TMOs this morning.... but the pitch is not easy and decent cloud cover, TMOs need to survive the new ball else anything could happen.

Yesterday the TMOs came up against GG cc @SillyCowCorner1 losing early wickets and never quite posting a total good enough. GG CC after a really good start to their innings dominated the match, however some baffling late innings wickets almost gave the game away, to a try hard bowling effort from the TMOs. But in the end GG cc crossed the line with 9 overs to spare and 2 wickets in hand.

I certainly thought that GG CC were gonna lose that game. They batted without a cricket brain in chasing a relatively decent target...things to take away from this game, setting the aggression around 5 for some of these gung-ho batsmen...

 

[ataraxia]

Picked up a 49 pot bowler who can bat and field for $1.2M, which I thought was a bit of a bargain. There are a couple of problems, but this was a pretty niche position I wanted to fill, so I'm not too worried. The problems: he's a bit of a bad batter for a future #8, and he's a variation-heavy NBS when I already have one in my squad.

The one in my squad being a first-team regular who's a worse bat, worse bowl, worse field - but still a very solid prospect. Without any changes, my future bowling attack is almost sewn up: Ludlow/Kaiser/South/Wilde with Roopak as support bowler; need another support bowler. I'm not entirely convinced about it, but it's very good on paper. Thoughts?

Also, I see Schmaltzberg want Dani Rowan. Pleased with that!

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

It’s a good problem to have yes

 

[cnerd123]

ZCC have just dropped half a mill on two new batters.

35K for Akalnivas Gugral, a 31/42 attack-heavy 19 YO bat with 15/17 stamina, 9/14 fielding, Bullet Arm and Iceman. Will be a gun Dev Specialist for us for the next few seasons.

492K for Shabadpreet Samra, a 41/46 attack-heavy 23 YO bat with 13/14 stamina, 11/13 fielding, Dry Hands and a bit of captaincy skill to boot. Will replace 22 YO Jamal Madani in our starting XI. Bolsters our batting lineup and will help ease the transition away from veterans like Heshan and Sajith.

Good purchases IMO. Samra an especially good investment for CWC5

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Also, I see Schmaltzberg want Dani Rowan. Pleased with that!

I thought I'd give them one last year to see what kind of coach they become, I remember his Morpork time fondly. Plus he'll give our T20 lineup a bit of a boost in CW5.

Certainly 1.2M for a 49 pot is a lot less than you'd have to pay for 49 pot bats. Be interesting to see how he goes

 

[StephenZA]

https://www.stumpedgame.com/player.php?Player=237178

Picked this man up today for 125K. Think it was a good buy. Unfortunately puts my coaching and development plans under pressure. Hopefully he comes along quickly.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

yeah he's developed pretty well. he's a little further ahead than Arnold who I expect will be a competent 40/46 bowler eventually.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

check out these dev ratings btw both sides 51k plus!

 

[ataraxia]

I thought I'd give them one last year to see what kind of coach they become, I remember his Morpork time fondly. Plus he'll give our T20 lineup a bit of a boost in CW5.

Certainly 1.2M for a 49 pot is a lot less than you'd have to pay for 49 pot bats. Be interesting to see how he goes

Best of luck to Rowan, he'll get a final game for AXI against Morpork tomorrow.

I got a 49 pot late bloomer bowler for less than 1M in March lol. Admittedly he's a horrible bat, a horrible field, and was an RM, but that was still insane.

 

[StephenZA]

Kock turned 22 today... making him no longer eligible for the Dev team. Knew it was coming but still... Currently top of Dev league (even though I got in by luck!) and would love to make div 1 next season. See how the second half of the season goes I suppose!

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Peter Sutherland is gonna be 22 soon as well. Nothing new...he's been playing Senior cricket for a while now...

 

[JOJOXI]

	Group A
	Team Name	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	Runs For	Balls For	Runs Against	Balls Against	Total Points	NRR
	Jura CC	3	3	0	0	547	360	338	360	15	3.48
	Ashgrove Astronauts	3	3	0	0	347	243	315	360	15	3.32
	Z*rax CC	2	2	0	0	413	240	131	240	10	7.05
	The Buy-Ins	2	2	0	0	429	240	176	240	10	6.33
	Dynamo Morpork	3	2	1	0	319	252	345	360	10	1.85
	Honest Hunks	3	0	3	0	338	360	393	253	0	-3.69
	The Net Theorists	3	0	3	0	252	360	436	304	0	-4.41
	AtaraX Wellington	3	0	3	0	333	360	688	360	0	-5.92
	Plymouth Pirates	2	0	2	0	126	240	282	178	0	-6.36

	Group B
	Team Name	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	Runs For	Balls For	Runs Against	Balls Against	Total Points	NRR
	ataraXIa	3	3	0	0	363	291	356	360	13	1.55
	GG CC	3	2	1	0	410	307	411	343	11	0.82
	Winton CC	2	2	0	0	316	214	266	240	10	2.21
	Free HK	3	2	1	0	449	360	324	336	10	1.70
	Moooo	2	1	1	0	299	240	203	211	5	1.70
	Dynamo Schmaltzberg	3	1	2	0	309	341	399	360	5	-1.21
	Charminster CC	2	1	1	0	269	223	314	240	4	-0.61
	The Merry Orangutans	3	0	3	0	383	360	393	307	2	-1.30
	Shris Croquette Team	3	0	3	0	255	360	387	299	0	-3.52

 

[Magrat Garlick]

So you've decided not to count the bot matches? Good decision

(is there a rules post I missed and could I have the link please)