Archived [19/01/09] Battrick

[Spitfires_Fan]

Slightly better day today, due in part to the oppo batting on (despite having logged on overnight) and killing time in the game, as well as enabling me to get all three bowling points. Should be able to survive tomorrow and get the draw now.

butterfingersXI were 492/3 after Day 1:

Close of play:

butterfingersXI: 682/10 (169.2) Westwood 4/170 (45), Liddle 3/112 (24.2)
The Heath CC: 112/4 (50) Singh 25, Caldwell 21*, Bartlett 21*

Absolutely turgid stand between Singh (25 from 103 balls) and Gardiner (18 from 82 balls) was ended with the score on 79/4. YP Caldwell and Bartlett set about steadying the ship, and will hopefully be able to carry on tomorrow and get a few batting points.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Was furious at my remarkable bowler before lunch (Tuck 15-2-54-0 yesterday evening + this morning). Comes back and takes a wicket third ball.

172-4 defending 251 and into the respectables. Game on.

Dynamo Morpork 251 all out (James 66, Porter 65; Barnard 8/40)
The Bosstones 222 all out (Oakes 84; Harris 3/61, Tuck 3/66)
Dynamo Morpork 199 for 1 (Herbert 117*, James 57)
Dynamo Morpork lead by 228 runs

Question is when to declare really. Scored at 5 an over with Herbert around, can't see them scoring at more than 4. So presumably something like 360 off 90 overs.

 

[Johnners]

End of Over 32 (1 runs). Sheidow Warriors: 87-7, runrate=2.72 (1st Inn: 227-10)
Trail by 24 runs. (Opening Balance 122-10 & 216-10)
Meyer 7-3-5-2
Best* 1 (10 balls)
Shura 0 (0 balls)

Last Wicket: Chapman c. Moloto b. Meyer 0 (FOW: 87/7)

Closing in on a completely unexpected victory!

EDIT: And that's the end of the match. Opening Balance won by 19 runs.

End of Over 39 (Maiden). Sheidow Warriors: 92-10, runrate=2.36 (1st Inn: 227-10)
Trail by 19 runs. (Opening Balance 122-10 & 216-10)
Verhoeven 16-8-28-4
Best* 1 (32 balls)
Last Wicket: Bayliss lbw b. Verhoeven 0 (FOW: 92/10)

Quite happy with that tbh.

 

[NZTailender]

Rolled them for 47 today. Gleeson took 6 for 2.

 

[EARLOBE]

There's actually a tiny chance that I could win this. Bowled them out for 103, which is weird considering I bowled them out for 557 in the first innings, leaving me 443 to chase.

Lets hope my batsmen can do something special.

 

[bugssy]

looks like im heading for a draw

my bowlers just couldnt crack em considering i rolled em for 255 1st innings.,

The players are off the field for tea.

End of Over 89 (9 runs). Hewitts XI: 247-3, runrate=2.78 (1st Inn: 255-10)
Lead by 10 runs. (caves_beachcc 492-10)
Whitman 11-2-41-0
Matthews* 18 (12 balls)
Shane 33 (34 balls)
Last Wicket: Robinson lbw b. Convery 1 (FOW: 216/3)

 

[33/3from3.3]

Ok so basically they got 28 first. I followed with 684/4 on the first day. I decided i would try and get to the third day, to maximise profits. I got all out for like 1300, with about 20 overs left in the second day. Now the score looks like this.

End of Over 9 (4 runs). Surfdale CC: 10-5, runrate=1.11 (1st Inn: 28-10)
Trail by 1259 runs. (Oceans XI 1297-10)
Lundon 5-3-5-3
Percy* 3 (6 balls)
Du toit 0 (0 balls)

10 overs remaining. This is the only time i don't want my bowlers to get wickets quickly.
Come on Surfdale, bats straight boys. lol

 

[EARLOBE]

3/101 at the moment. Victory isn't happening, hopefully they'll hold out for another draw though.

 

[bugssy]

my game finished in a draw.

1sy innings of Hewitts xi

ao 255
chirwa 87
robinson 60

Deacon 4 - 70 of 20
farmer 3 - 58 of 20
Mulhern 3 - 34 of 16.2

Caves 1st innings

ao 492
longthorn 235*(345)
Tyler 116(159)

Hewitts 2nd inngings

Chirwa 101
littler 76
shane 63
Matthews 92*(137)

Convey 3 - 62 of 23

Match Drawn

Date: 09/10/2007 Ground: Energy Australia
The match was drawn.
Hewitts XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Reporter's Summary
caves_beachcc Hewitts XI
Top Order: feeble woeful
Middle Order: woeful abysmal
Lower Order: worthless worthless
Seam Bowling: woeful woeful
Spin Bowling: useless woeful
Fielding: abysmal woeful

 

[chaminda_00]

The players are off the field for tea.
 

End of Over 116 (4 runs). Jaffna Jets: 407-6, runrate=3.51 (1st Inn: 279-10) 
Lead by 184 runs. (Marxistene 502-4 dec) 
Gamage 27-7-59-2 
Sishayi* 1 (2 balls) 
Muralitharan 64 (79 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Quintin c. Ziyardeen b. Ireland 146 (FOW: 403/6)

Looking good for a draw here, one session left. Gun innings by Quintin to get us this close, fair captain's knock.

 

[pasag]

Been out of it recently, checked on Elmes has FC scores from the first 3 matches of:

511, 703 and 349.

Come to think of it they were all draws. I must be doing something wrong here.

 

[Mahindinho]

Having been bowled out for 41 on the first morning, I knew I was in deep trouble. Managed to get my opponents 58/4 though, one wicket away from a real numpty tail...and then the afternoon batting thing happened and they recovered to 314ao, early on the 2nd day.

I ordered my lot to bloody well not throw away their wickets...and it worked! Sandwith and Reed put on almost 300 runs for the 3rd wicket, and I'm currently 438/6. Hopefully I'll eke out a lead of 200 before setting John on them -- he destroyed Rickmansworth's top order last week, and I really need him to do the same today!

UPDATE: Sandwith's just got a double-century, from just 201 balls! Not bad for someone set defensive for his first 180 runs. 449/6.

That's my first BT double-ton since the beta testing days...and this doesn't really count as it's FC.

 

[cameeel]

Kipper XI v Bosco Cricket Club

Kipper XI: 217

Dove 75
Talia 5-50

Bosco CC: 216

Carlton 66
Byron 4-33

Kipper XI: 456 (lead of 457 runs)

Brown 100
Khulelaphi 78
Crowe 75

Talia 3-64

Bosco CC: 4-378

Khulekani 124*
Carlton 121

Byron 2-50

Result: Match Drawn

 

[chaminda_00]

Marxistene v Jaffna Jets: Match Drawn

First Innings of: Jaffna Jets 279 All Out
Lucas 68(76), Muralitharan 74*(105), Ireland 5/43(15.5)

First Innings of: Marxistene 4d/502
Abeysekera 264*(308), McLead 106(178), Ziyardeen 102(88)

Second Innings of: Jaffna Jets 421 All Out
Quintin 146(245), Muralitharan 76*(96), Obeysekera 70(146), Clayton 57(73), Ireland 3/52(28), Warnasooriya 3/29(14)

Second Innings of: Marxistene 2/144 (Target 199)
Abeysekera 75*(89), Ziyardeen 50*(63), Jeithoon 2/38(11)

             Marxistene   Jaffna Jets 
Top Order:    superb      proficient 
Middle Order: respectable proficient 
Lower Order:  abysmal     abysmal 
Seam Bowling: respectable superb 
Spin Bowling: strong      respectable 
Fielding:     feeble      woeful

Pretty happy to get away with a draw in that match. Looks like the way our league is I'll be facing this side quite a bit in the next couple seasons, so i reckon they will be a good benchmark to see how much my team improve over the next two seasons.

Abeysekera really dominated Jeithoon and all my bowlers. But i reckon by the end of the season Jeithoon will have his number or atleast be pushing him pretty hard. My batsmen did really well in the end to get us a draw, Quintin and Obeysekera were so gun with the bat, the perfect innings in the situation.

The big question is where to bat Muralitharan next game. He got left stranded twice batting at 7 and probably missed out on a couple 100s. He will be my first remarkable batsmen in two weeks and probably already is my 2nd best bat now. Against sides like this who can bowl me out twice he really doesn't save much PFLs batting low. The next side I play in FC has a decent bowling attack as well, so I might bat him at 5.

Any suggestions from the guys with similar all rounders?

 

[Mahindinho]

The big question is where to bat Muralitharan next game. He got left stranded twice batting at 7 and probably missed out on a couple 100s. He will be my first remarkable batsmen in two weeks and probably already is my 2nd best bat now. Against sides like this who can bowl me out twice he really doesn't save much PFLs batting low. The next side I play in FC has a decent bowling attack as well, so I might bat him at 5.

Any suggestions from the guys with similar all rounders?

It's a pity you can't re-jig the batting order for the 2nd innings. Unfortunately, I only have one all-rounder, my WK, and his low stamina and multiple nets mean that I won't be able to play him often until at least the end of the season -- I was easing off on his nets for fear of too high a wage, until I found out how much cash I'd get from FC.

My game could still end up with any of the four results -- I managed to set a fourth innings target of 214, despite being bowled out for 41 in my first innings...and my opponent has 82 overs (at almost 2.6) to get there.

He's currently 43/2 from 20...so 171 from 62 required.

Should be a grandstand finish!

 

[Mahindinho]

At tea, all four results were looking possible. Unforutnately, the two batsmen were set and had no intention of giving their wickets away.

Anyway, it was all looking bleak, with Lea tonking Brooker around mightily. Gibb comes on at the other end...and gets him, as part of a wicket maiden!

That's 23 runs for the win, and exactly 10 overs left. Oddly enough, I'm hoping NOT to get a wicket, as that'd put the decent Deakin on rather than Haldane (knackered) and Jagger (proper numpty).

Looks like I'll either lose this one or draw it...and it's looking like the former.

 

[Mahindinho]

39 balls left.
21 runs for the win.
Gibb and John bowling, two supremely good defensive bowlers.
One knackered batsman, one 3k BTR numpty.
I love this game.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

39 balls left.
21 runs for the win.
Gibb and John bowling, two supremely good defensive bowlers.
One knackered batsman, one 3k BTR numpty.
I love this game.

The numpty hits a four.

 

[Mahindinho]

Maiden...two...maiden...five...maiden! John's on fire!

They need 14 runs off 18 balls. Come on, come on...

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Maiden again.

I have to say, this is a choke that even South Africa would be ashamed of.