BatTrick Cup Part Deux - Signup, Draw, Results and Banter

[Jamee999]

I need 30 off 17 balls.

Maybe, maybe.

EDIT

10 taken off the next 4!

20 needed off 13.

EDIT 2!

6 taken off the next 3!

14 needed off the last 10 balls, what drama!

Dilhan 50 off 36 balls!

Field leading from the front, and Dilhan destroying behind him, taking the role that his fellow country man Devapriya normally holds.

EDIT 3:

7 taken off the last 4 balls of the over.

296-4, chasing 301.

Come on. Such drama.

EDIT 4:

YESSSS! 999ERS WIN!!!! 999ERS WIN!!!!! 999ERS WIN!!!!!!

A quick single, followed by a 4, means the game is over with 4 balls to spare!

Field made 75* (64), and Dilhan made 53*(40), and the unbeaten stand of 112 won the match.

And that's the end of the match. Jamees 999ers won by 6 wickets.
Sad Decadent XI 300-2
Jamees 999ers 301-4

Thriller. Such a thriller.

 

[marc71178]

Those two wickets seal it if you had any doubts, congrats on the win again. My batting lineup is pathetic at the moment, bowlers are hardly any better. Hopefully there'll be someone decent on the transfer market in the next week or two so I can replace some of these guys.

Cheers - quite shocked to be honest, although obviously by resting your star man it made it fairly even!

Think the man of the match award is a tad harsh on Verde though - 85* & 2-28 from a full 10 is about the best all round performance I've seen in one of my games.

 

[Scaly piscine]

looks like Bushpigs - Scaly Piscine is going to be a close finish - Piscine 160-2 off 32 chasing 294 to win

Would have been if my respectable-strong batsman on very attacking decided to score ridiculously slowly. I do wish Battrick wouldn't contrive results with this sort of nonsense. Anyway seems like Dillon could be one of those death bowlers that is almost guaranteed a hatful.

 

[Robertinho]

Wow, talk about an upset and a half!

I blame Adam's poor tactics

 

[roseboy64]

Lost against Viveash. Was hoping my bowlers would have done better but can't fault them seeing as this is the first game for all of them. I'll play my regular bowlers next game though.

 

[nibbs]

83-0 after 16 overs... kinda surprised to be going so slow but I'm sure things are going to pick up dam soon. duggan probably headed for a big score.

Duggan* 53 (52 balls)
Wheat 28 (45 balls)

 

[Adamc]

Wow, talk about an upset and a half!

I blame Adam's poor tactics

I blame Adam's poor team. Good thing there are two progressing from each group, gives me some chance of going through.

 

[ash chaulk]

my batsmen really did play well for the 9 wicket win blewitts century got him motm

 

[33/3from3.3]

Oh god that was so pathetic

Nibbs prepare to score 450+ and bowl me out for 20

 

[33/3from3.3]

i thought i should have done a lot better

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

End of Over 48: 297-9, runrate=6.19, reqrunrate=0.50 (297-5)
Malik	9-0-62-3
Lodge*	1 (1 balls)
Mansell	6 (4 balls)

THE TENSION!

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

After four nail biting deliveries, Lodge works a signle to win by 1 wicket! Stunning!

Just so you realise how close this friendly came, here's the last 5 or so overs (read from bottom up):

End of Over 49: 298-9, runrate=6.08
Abdul kadir	9-0-47-5
Lodge*	2 (5 balls)
	6 (4 balls)
 
48.4 	1	Abdul kadir to Lodge
 	 	Comfortable single down to third man.
48.3 	.	Abdul kadir to Lodge
 	 	Gently worked out to mid on.
48.2 	.	Abdul kadir to Lodge
 	 	Wonderful line and length bowling from Abdul kadir. Lodge tries to force it away, but can only pick out the fielder.
48.1 	.	Abdul kadir to Lodge
 	 	Good, short, lifting ball on off stump. Lodge gets right over the top of it, tapping it down in close on the off side.

End of Over 48: 297-9, runrate=6.19, reqrunrate=0.50 (297-5)
Malik	9-0-62-3
Lodge*	1 (1 balls)
Mansell	6 (4 balls)
Last Wicket: Wilkes b. Malik 1 (FOW: 290/9)
47.6 	2	Malik to Mansell
 	 	That should have been three runs but Boyce is quick as a snake and keeps the score down to two.
47.6 	nb.	Malik to Mansell
 	 	no ball, Good ball! Shortish ball outside off stump that keeps a little low. The batsman attempts the cut and misses, playing all over the top of it.
47.5 	.	Malik to Mansell
 	 	Plays off the back foot, fielded by Bhutia, no run.
47.4 	4	Malik to Mansell
 	 	You can't bowl like that to this batsman, he'll murder you.
[B]47.3 	W	Malik to Wilkes
 	 	He tries to paddle it onto the leg side, but he's bowled around his legs![/B]
47.2 	1	Malik to Lodge
 	 	Angled in, managed to steer it into the gap, deep cover doing the fielding.
[B]47.1 	W	Malik to Eagles
 	 	A disaster for Eagles! Went for the big one and he played it so late that Poutney had already caught the ball and whipped off the bails by the time he finished his follow through.[/B]

End of Over 47: 289-7, runrate=6.15, reqrunrate=3.00 (297-5)
Abdul kadir	9-0-46-5
Eagles*	1 (1 balls)
Wilkes	1 (1 balls)
Last Wicket: Carmody c. Boyce b. Abdul kadir 0 (FOW: 288/7)
46.6 	1	Abdul kadir to Eagles
 	 	On the front foot, flicked around to the region of mid wicket, deep backward square running wide to field.
[B]46.5 	W	Abdul kadir to Carmody
 	 	Took a risk and just threw the bat at it, but unluckily it went straight to Boyce, who took the easiest catch in the world.[/B]
[B]46.4 	W	Abdul kadir to Tolley
 	 	Oh and Poutney's taken that brilliantly. High and to the right, that catch will be on the highlight reels for years to come.[/B]
46.3 	1	Abdul kadir to Wilkes
 	 	Advanced, cracking shot straight to Bhutia at long off.
[B]46.2 	W	Abdul kadir to Lewington
 	 	Lewington has a backlift like an octopus falling out of a tree, all over the place, no wonder it's gone straight through him, clean bowled.[/B]
46.1 	1	Abdul kadir to Tolley
 	 	Tolley has swept that to square leg for a single. Not thrilling stuff, but then I'm not easily excited.

End of Over 46: 286-4, runrate=6.22, reqrunrate=3.00 (297-5)
Malik	8-0-54-1
Tolley*	2 (2 balls)
Lewington	57 (46 balls)
Last Wicket: Mckenzie Run Out 37 (FOW: 281/4)
45.6 	1	Malik to Tolley
 	 	Played to the covers for a single. Rotates the strike.
45.5 	3	Malik to Lewington
 	 	Played to backward point who overthrows. A single becomes three.
45.4 	1	Malik to Tolley
 	 	The umpire hasn’t signalled leg byes, so there must have been some bat on it somewhere.
[b]45.3 	W	Malik to Mckenzie
 	 	The ball gets cut hard backward of point, but Boyce makes a superlative dive. Gets to his feet and pings the stumps down at the bowler's end. Magical bit of fielding![/b]
45.2 	1	Malik to Lewington
 	 	Malik won’t be happy, poor fielding lets the batting side steal a single.
45.1 	1	Malik to Mckenzie
 	 	Mckenzie has managed to nurdle that away for a single.

End of Over 45: 279-3, runrate=6.20, reqrunrate=3.80 (297-5)
Abdul kadir	8-0-43-2
Mckenzie*	36 (16 balls)
Lewington	53 (44 balls)

 

[nibbs]

Whenuapai 329/1 (50 Overs)
Duggan 136* (140), Tony Wheat 45 (62), Lennon 143* (99), Longrigg 78/1

Victoria Panthers 238 (47.5 overs)
Ganfield 45 (63), Wight 40 (53), Malcolm 31 (48), Drummond 30 (39)

Lennon reached his 100 of 85 balls, just let me add. Interestingly enough Duggan was set to very attacking and Lennon just attacking.

 

[mikeW]

Whenuapai 329/1 (50 Overs)
Duggan 136* (140), Tony Wheat 45 (62), Lennon 143* (99), Longrigg 78/1

Victoria Panthers 238 (47.5 overs)
Ganfield 45 (63), Wight 40 (53), Malcolm 31 (48), Drummond 30 (39)

Lennon reached his 100 of 85 balls, just let me add. Interestingly enough Duggan was set to very attacking and Lennon just attacking.

Well done mate, never expected to win my batting is just too weak.

 

[nibbs]

Well done mate, never expected to win my batting is just too weak.

mike, you did well to make 238 in my opinion

 

[mikeW]

mike, you did well to make 238 in my opinion

yep certainly, i need to buy a decent batsmen.

 

[mikeW]

Bushpigs challenged.

 

[kears_falcon_9]

Bushpigs accepted. Good luck willo black v black rivalry here hahha

 

[Robertinho]

black v black rivalry here

Mate theres no need to bring skin colour into this, its a bit of fun treat it as such

 

[PY]

I'm struggling desperately for time today so not sure when I'll be able to get all the results and tables sorted. I shall do my best for today sometime no promises.

Round 2 Fixtures (12/03/2006):

Group I
Asterix XI v The Conquerors
Got Spin v AA For President
Citizens Erased v Magical Ponies

Group II
Viveash v Boggles
Sad Decadent XI v Boulevard Bombers
Robertinho Select XI v Jamee 999ers

Group III
Scaly Piscine CC v Lancashire
Victoria Panthers v Bushpigs - Confirmed
Drunk XI v Whenuapai CC

Group IV
College Dropouts v VCC
Kipper XI v Vindscreen Vipers
Central District v Hoy’s Holy XI

Get 'em in then ladies. Same rules apply, home teams obligated to challenge but away teams can do it (but won't be penalised if they don't) if they like and let us know when the challenges and acceptances occur. Cheers