CW Battrick Cup, season nine

[Bobisback]

Was just reading through my commentary didnt realise that Stonebridge did so much work, the last 20 overs the hit 170 odd runs, it took him 25 balls to go from 50 to 100. So gun.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Think I've lost this tbh.

Cymru Gurgitaters v Dynamo Morpork
at Cymru Gurgitaters Ground

Pitch: Slow
Toss: Cymru, field

Dynamo Morpork 169 for four (35)
James 63 (73), Virk 57* (77); Jeffrey 2/20 (3.3)

Jamees 999ers v Magical Ponies
at The Jamee Gray Arena

Pitch: Uneven
Toss: 999ers, field

Magical Ponies 143 for six (34.1)
Canning 68* (67), Hurren 29* (54); Kealey 3/38, Bardle 2/18

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Alternative XI v Coco's Nuts
at Alternative XI Ground

Pitch: Green
Toss: Alternative, bat

Alternative XI 168 for three (34.5)
Speare 80* (91), Edgehill 47 (69); Mabudafhasi 2/19 (5)

BEST Indies v Viveash
at Frozen Tundra Cricket Ground

Pitch: Slow
Toss: Viveash, bat

Viveash 235 for two (35)
Shahab 102 (82), Elvins 100 (90); Caldwell 2/60

 

[Bobisback]

Think I've lost this tbh.

Confident to beat either of you tbh, but want you to win, as the sledging would be better. Just make it at my home so i dont have to stay up until like 5am to watch the match.

 

[Adamc]

Hope Jamee wins so I can exact revenge for last season's farce.

Should beat nibbs, just need to get past his top order.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Confident to beat either of you tbh, but want you to win, as the sledging would be better. Just make it at my home so i dont have to stay up until like 5am to watch the match.

Naah, I'm due a home game. Played both the last two away.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Happy with the way my bowlers have slowed things down. Run rate down to 4.80 after being up at 6. Will lose, but it's been a good effort so far.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Maidens onto a run-a-ball 24. Had such a gun season, the bloke. 350 runs and 50 wickets (all cricket counted)

 

[Bobisback]

Naah, I'm due a home game. Played both the last two away.

Alright, i hope trev wins. At least England is earlier.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Chinnery (5 overs for 17) and Lock (5 overs for 23) slowed things down nicely in overs 30-40. Especially seeing as Lock had gone for 44 in his first 5

Hopefully my best two bowlers can bowl a good last 10, but there's plenty of batting left.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Well, at least competent batting is useless. Bewers takes a hattrick.

Cymru Gurgitaters v Dynamo Morpork
at Cymru Gurgitaters Ground

Pitch: Slow
Toss: Cymru, field

Dynamo Morpork 253 all out (49.2)
Virk 90 (107), James 63 (73), Maidens 48* (49); Bewers 4/52, Jeffrey 3/47 (9.2)

Jamees 999ers v Magical Ponies
at The Jamee Gray Arena

Pitch: Uneven
Toss: 999ers, field

Magical Ponies 192 all out (45.3)
Canning 106* (102), Hurren 29* (54); Aldred 4/35 (8.3), Kealey 3/38, Bardle 2/18

Jamees 999ers 6 for one (2)
Canning 1/0 (0.5)

Jamees 999ers require 186 runs from 288 balls with nine wickets in hand

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Alternative XI v Coco's Nuts
at Alternative XI Ground

Pitch: Green
Toss: Alternative, bat

Alternative XI 269 for eight (50)
Speare 111 (123), Vincent 80* (88), Edgehill 47 (69); Mabudafhasi 5/50, Wotton 2/53

BEST Indies v Viveash
at Frozen Tundra Cricket Ground

Pitch: Slow
Toss: Viveash, bat

Viveash 337 for seven (50)
Shahab 102 (82), Elvins 100 (90), Nash 44 (46), Wainwright 40 (38); Caldwell 2/60, Ross 2/72

 

[andyc]

1.2 W Canning to Warnock
Plumb, line and sinker. You won't see an easier decision today!

A lesser man would be tired after just making an unbeaten century.

Edit: And again

End of Over 6: 21-3, runrate=3.50, reqrunrate=3.91 (192-10)
Canning	3-1-7-3
Kealey*	9 (9 balls)
Bunce	0 (1 balls)
Last Wicket: Clements lbw b. Canning 0 (FOW: 21/3)
5.6 	.	Canning to Bunce
 	 	A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Pity we can't find something poetic to say about the action.
5.5 	W	Canning to Clements
 	 	Oh that's hit him plumb. Terry and Canning are straight into the appeal and the slip cordon join in. The umpire's taking his time. And he lifts his finger! That's out!
5.4 	W	Canning to Snodin
 	 	Bye bye, middle stump. Bye bye, leg stump. We may not see either of you for a while the way you've just been ripped from the ground and scattered across the pitch.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Got to love when crap tailenders hang around score runs and make you lose games you should never lose in million years.

Had nothing to do with his tailenders. Was Stonebridge and Brinkhuys. Fair knock by a defensive batsman on a slow pitch. As enraged as I am about it all, I wouldn't change it. Adds to the legend of the FP vs. CD clashes.

 

[headhunter]

End of Over 7: 23-1, runrate=3.29, reqrunrate=7.33 (337-7)
Stevens 4-1-11-1
Fordham* 12 (16 balls)
Khotso 9 (20 balls)

Last Wicket: Lay b. Stevens 2 (FOW: 2/1)

Looks like my last part in this year's competition.

 

[Son Of Coco]

End of Over 22: 118-2, runrate=5.36, reqrunrate=5.46 (270-8)
Watts 1-0-15-0
Nkosinathi* 76 (63 balls)
Greene 39 (56 balls)

Reckon this could be as close as I get...want it recorded for posterity!

Mind you, Watts shouldn't do too much damage. Might have a good 10 overs or so in me yet.

 

[Son Of Coco]

End of Over 24: 132-2, runrate=5.50, reqrunrate=5.35 (270-8)
Watts 2-0-22-0
Nkosinathi* 81 (68 balls)
Greene 47 (63 balls)

This is better...

Ahead on run-rate. Where the hell is the torrential downpour?

 

[Son Of Coco]

End of Over 29: 163-3, runrate=5.62, reqrunrate=5.14 (270-8)
Lebohang 8-0-42-1
Nkosinathi* 90 (80 balls)
Hutchinson 20 (18 balls)

Last Wicket: Greene c. King b. Lebohang 47 (FOW: 133/3)

This dream period will come to an end...these are the last two recognised bats. 107 to get...7 wickets in hand. It'll all come apart when Watts finishes his 10. Lebohang looked like getting Hutchinson up until the last over too.

 

[andyc]

Magical Ponies 192 (45.3)
Canning 106* (102), Hurren 37 (72), Terry 14 (30)
Aldred 4/35 (8.3), Kealey 3/38 (10), Bardle 2/18 (10)

Jamees 999ers 102 (35.2)
Kealey 26 (29), Todd 21* (44), Aldred 15 (54)
Canning 4/22 (10), Potgieter 4/23 (8), Tedstone 2/19 (7.2)

Jamees 999ers Magical Ponies
Top Order: sensational remarkable
Middle Order: competent strong
Lower Order: woeful abysmal
Seam Bowling: wonderful sensational
Spin Bowling: mediocre strong
Fielding: mediocre woeful
MOTM: Canning


Was pretty concerned after being 6/59, but Hurren hung around with Canning to get us up towards 200, and then Canning's first 5 overs put us ahead from the start. Disappointed Canning couldn't go the 100/5 wickets double though.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Love it when Jamee gets smashed.

 

[Son Of Coco]

End of Over 35: 191-4, runrate=5.46, reqrunrate=5.33 (270-8)
Watts 6-0-54-0
Howard* 9 (8 balls)
Nkosinathi 100 (95 balls)

Last Wicket: Hutchinson b. Shafilshuna 28 (FOW: 174/4)

Soldiering on. Watts went off for 2 overs and came back on so there's runs from his end for 4 more overs. Howard could go this over though, Shafilshuna's been bowling well.

 

[Son Of Coco]

End of Over 40: 212-5, runrate=5.30, reqrunrate=5.90 (270-8)
Shafilshuna 10-2-36-1
Nkosinathi* 113 (107 balls)
Wotton 3 (4 balls)

Last Wicket: Howard c. Edgehill b. Watts 12 (FOW: 205/5)


59 needed off 10, 5 wickets in hand. We're gone, unless Nkosinathi can completely farm the strike, as there're two good bowlers coming back on. One now, and one in 2 overs. Hopefully we can get two good overs from Watts to make ourselves look better. It's been nice getting over 200 anyway.

Edit: Watts off now and good bowlers on. It'd be interesting if we could make it to Watts last 2 overs scoring at a decent rate. Won't happen.