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International Cricket Captain: Forumer's Challenge
- Thread starter Howe_zat
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Howe_zat
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World Cup Stats
Most Runs
1. Sachin Tendulkar - 563
2. Bharani Dharan - 488
3. Ishan Narang - 457
4. David Hussey - 456
5. Shoaib Khan - 423
Most Wickets
=1. Mathieu Winne, Sticky PEWS Phlegm, Aavishkar Salvi, Saqlain Mushtaq - 23
=5. Jacob Oram, Mark Gillepsie, Harbhajan Singh - 21
Best Strike Rates (250+ runs)
1. David Hussey - 456 runs at 95.19
2. Bharani Dharan - 488 runs at 87.13
3. Chris Gayle - 316 runs at 86.43
4. John Heads - 305 runs at 85.18
5. Jacob Oram - 342 runs at 83.94
Best Economy Rates (15+ wickets)
1. Danish Kaneria - 16 wickets at 2.99
2. Jacob Oram - 21 wickets at 3.55
3. Warren McSkimming - 16 wickets at 3.66
4. Shib Paul - 17 wickets at 3.67
5. James Franklin - 20 wickets at 3.75
Player of the tournament:
Mathieu Winne
Took 23 wickets at 14.14, economy rate 4.05.
Scored 151 runs at 18.87, strike rate of 79.33.
Most Runs
1. Sachin Tendulkar - 563
2. Bharani Dharan - 488
3. Ishan Narang - 457
4. David Hussey - 456
5. Shoaib Khan - 423
Most Wickets
=1. Mathieu Winne, Sticky PEWS Phlegm, Aavishkar Salvi, Saqlain Mushtaq - 23
=5. Jacob Oram, Mark Gillepsie, Harbhajan Singh - 21
Best Strike Rates (250+ runs)
1. David Hussey - 456 runs at 95.19
2. Bharani Dharan - 488 runs at 87.13
3. Chris Gayle - 316 runs at 86.43
4. John Heads - 305 runs at 85.18
5. Jacob Oram - 342 runs at 83.94
Best Economy Rates (15+ wickets)
1. Danish Kaneria - 16 wickets at 2.99
2. Jacob Oram - 21 wickets at 3.55
3. Warren McSkimming - 16 wickets at 3.66
4. Shib Paul - 17 wickets at 3.67
5. James Franklin - 20 wickets at 3.75
Player of the tournament:
Mathieu Winne
Took 23 wickets at 14.14, economy rate 4.05.
Scored 151 runs at 18.87, strike rate of 79.33.
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
In other words, you are Sachin Tendulkar?
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
awesome work guys.. Special kudos to Spark and Riley..
Great work Jake..
Loved the telecast and commentary. Get a job with Star Cricket FFS!!!
Great work Jake..
Loved the telecast and commentary. Get a job with Star Cricket FFS!!! 
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
CB series,Sharjah etc... to disagree.In other words, you are Sachin Tendulkar?
And yes i know, you probably expected this reaction.
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Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
nope.. I was juz joking.. Think I have made my points abt Sachin as a big match player, esp. in ODIs in most other threads..CB series,Sharjah etc... to disagree.
And yes i know, you probably expected this reaction.
Incidentally, my views on this one are the same as yours.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
batting averages, Howe?
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Was joking too.nope.. I was juz joking.. Think I have made my points abt Sachin as a big match player, esp. in ODIs in most other threads..
Incidentally, my views on this one are the same as yours.
We 2 ended up with the highest runs in the tournament behind Sachin, btw.
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Howe_zat
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As a heads up, I'm going to give this a rest for a few days while I get some stuff sorted out for my return to uni.
When I get back to it, Tests will become the bigger focus. I said at the start the aim was to get the no.1 Test ranking and win a World Cup - we've done the latter now, so I'm only going to run this until we have the former too.
From now on, because ODIs aren't aiming towards anything, I won't be trying to figure out what my best ODI team is. Anyone who isn't regularly playing Tests will have a proper place in the ODI side, even if it unbalances the team, because I'm not losing anything by just giving someone a game.
Our next Test series is a tour of CWland by Australia.
When I get back to it, Tests will become the bigger focus. I said at the start the aim was to get the no.1 Test ranking and win a World Cup - we've done the latter now, so I'm only going to run this until we have the former too.
From now on, because ODIs aren't aiming towards anything, I won't be trying to figure out what my best ODI team is. Anyone who isn't regularly playing Tests will have a proper place in the ODI side, even if it unbalances the team, because I'm not losing anything by just giving someone a game.
Our next Test series is a tour of CWland by Australia.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Awesome
Howe_zat
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1st Test vs New Zealand
New Zealand arrived in CW land for a tour of two Tests and three ODIs. The CWers made two changes from their World Cup final winning side, as Dong and Dean came in for Phlegm and Hing. Expecting a flat surface, they chose to bat first.
The CW openers started steadily in the first half an hour, but with the score on 19, Heads was the first to go when he edged Franklin to slip for the second time in two matches. Narang looked to dig in against some accurate swing bowling from the New Zealanders, and had made only 19 from 63 when Franklin picked him up as his second wicket.
Ballich started solidly while Spark made a confident start, quickly bringing up the score to 89/2 at lunch. After the break the 50 partnership came up in good time, and before long both men had raised fifties. Spark's came up first, from only 78 balls, and Ballich followed with a steadier 102-ball effort. The partnership lasted throughout the afternoon session as CW played themselves into a very strong position.
Spark had raced to 88 not out at tea, but as the bowling became more and more defensive, he calmed down in the evening as he took another hour to reach the three figure mark. Nelson struck for him when Franklin took the new ball and had him caught behind, but the one-paced Kiwi attack had to settle for three wickets in the day. Ballich ended the day on 100*, and his side on 256/3.
New Zealand fought back early on the second morning, Ballich departing to O' Brien for 112. Riley had barely scored a run the previous evening, and when Tuffey had him slice one to gully, the out-of-form left hander had made 9 from 51 balls. Winne and Dharan's fifty partnership got CW past the stumble, and past the 300 mark.
Winne's dismissal for 35 - trapped in front by Tuffey - came from the first ball after lunch. It was up to Dharan to get CW up to the 400 they likely needed from a pitch like this. He got little support at the other end, as both Corrin and Capone lost their wickets for single figures, but nonetheless was able to shepherd the tail well as he passed 50. The wicketkeeper took the score past 400 with Dean at the other end, and was furious with himself at his dismissal - deserving of three figures, he chipped O' Brien tamely to mid on to exit for 99.
That brought the score to 436/9, and though Dean got a couple of slogs away, he eventually missed a straight one from Tuffey, bowled for 15. The total was 446 all out.
Winne was granted the new ball after his World Cup exploits and did not disappoint. The allrounder picked up the key wicket of Fleming (3) straight away with an outswinger that was nicked through to Dharan. Winne beat Papps' outside edge twice in the following overs, but the New Zealanders saw themselves to stumps without further damage, at 44/1.
The second wicket partnership progressed quickly on the third morning, with Dong in particular bowling an expensive spell - his fifth over of the day being a nine-ball, 15-run monstrosity. The stand passed 100, but the spinners were able to restrict the scoring, and Corrin got the breakthrough when he bowled McMillan for 71.
Papps brought up his stoic 50 soon after lunch, but Corrin struck again to have him caught at slip, the score now 161/3. Wickets continued to prove hard to come by on the placid surface, but Dean removed Oram (42) lbw after he and Sinclair had taken the total past 200. Reeves looked to attack the spinners, reaching 21 off 28, but Corrin picked up his third when he got one to spin onto Reeves' stumps. Tea came at 265/5, with the new ball due.
Dong got rid of Sinclair the ball after having raised his fifty, Riley taking a good catch low to his right. Winne uprooted McCullum's off stump with a pearler, and the very next ball got an edge from Gillespie - who was repreived of the golden duck as Dharan dropped a straightforward take. Gillespie continued to ride his luck with a pair of streaky boundaries, but Winne got his man when he was caught plumb in front for 15. New Zealand had been reduced to 299/8.
Franklin (24) and Tuffey (14) did their best to frustrate the CWers, but Corrin broke the stand when he bowled Tuffey for his fourth wicket. Capone ended the innings when Franklin lost his middle stump, and the visitors had been dismissed for 333. That ended the third day, with CW earning a lead of 113.
Heads' poor run continued. The opener was made to look very foolish when he missed an expansive drive off O' Brien, to a ball that hit the stumps. Narang took over the aggressor's role, and made his way to a half century within the session as the lead passed 200.
Ballich could only make 26 before edging Franklin to slip soon after lunch, but Narang and Spark re-asserted the advantage with their 50 partnership. Nonetheless New Zealand would not let go - Tuffey and Gillespie picked up another wicket each and Spark (24) and Narang (88) departed in quick succession, both clean bowled. Oram joined in with the wicket of Dharan, gone for a duck, and Winne didn't have another rescue job in him as he nicked McMillan behind. CW had fallen to 151/6, a lead of 264.
The recovery came from the bats of Riley and Corrin (both 31), whose partnership of 59 in the evening session took CW to some semblance of safety, the lead passing 300. Nonetheless, when Riley fended a Tuffey short ball to slip there was little else to be had from the innings. The New Zealanders made short work of the CW tail, Capone's 23-ball duck only serving to take some more time out of the evening session.
They were dismissed for 219, and had set New Zealand a target of 333 to win from just over a day. Day four came to a close with the openers unscathed, and would start again at 7/0.
Dong got his team off to the best possible start, his second ball of the day striking Papps on the pads and dismissing him for 3. CW bowled with hostility and beat the bat regularly, and with New Zealand under pressure to chase the total, runs were becoming precious. An hour into the day, Fleming called McMillan through for a suicidal second run, and the no.3 was run out by a yard.
Fleming hit two fours off Winne to help atone for his error, but two overs later Winne had the left-hander lbw for a quick but unhelpful 30. New Zealand were in trouble at 54/3. Oram played a similar hand as his 30 came in good time off the change bowlers, but threw it away when he attempted to defend a knee-high full toss from Capone, and looped it up to the slips. Lunch came at 104/4.
The afternoon session was Dean's turn to shine. The offspinner had Reeves lbw to his arm ball early in the session, and then tied down the next partnership completely as only 31 runs came from the next hour. The Black Caps had evidently decided to try and save the game rather than win it, but still Dean broke the resistance.
Sinclair (32 off 111) top-edged a pre-meditated paddle sweep up to Spark at short leg, and two balls later Franklin was gone too as Dean found his outside edge. Gillespie was lucky again for his first ball as he survived an lbw shout, and with McCullum on 15* from 50 balls at the other end, New Zealand had limped to 135/7. They still needed 198 to win.
The tailenders had well over a session remaing to survive, but did not even manage the half an hour remaing before tea. Corrin made short work of Gillispie (8) and Tuffey (0 off 11), before Dean ended the game when he induced a slip catch off McCullum. The wicketkeeper had gone for 22 off 90, New Zealand were all out fr 152, and CW had claimed an entertaining win.
CW won by 180 runs
MotM - Michael Spark
New Zealand arrived in CW land for a tour of two Tests and three ODIs. The CWers made two changes from their World Cup final winning side, as Dong and Dean came in for Phlegm and Hing. Expecting a flat surface, they chose to bat first.
The CW openers started steadily in the first half an hour, but with the score on 19, Heads was the first to go when he edged Franklin to slip for the second time in two matches. Narang looked to dig in against some accurate swing bowling from the New Zealanders, and had made only 19 from 63 when Franklin picked him up as his second wicket.
Ballich started solidly while Spark made a confident start, quickly bringing up the score to 89/2 at lunch. After the break the 50 partnership came up in good time, and before long both men had raised fifties. Spark's came up first, from only 78 balls, and Ballich followed with a steadier 102-ball effort. The partnership lasted throughout the afternoon session as CW played themselves into a very strong position.
Spark had raced to 88 not out at tea, but as the bowling became more and more defensive, he calmed down in the evening as he took another hour to reach the three figure mark. Nelson struck for him when Franklin took the new ball and had him caught behind, but the one-paced Kiwi attack had to settle for three wickets in the day. Ballich ended the day on 100*, and his side on 256/3.
New Zealand fought back early on the second morning, Ballich departing to O' Brien for 112. Riley had barely scored a run the previous evening, and when Tuffey had him slice one to gully, the out-of-form left hander had made 9 from 51 balls. Winne and Dharan's fifty partnership got CW past the stumble, and past the 300 mark.
Winne's dismissal for 35 - trapped in front by Tuffey - came from the first ball after lunch. It was up to Dharan to get CW up to the 400 they likely needed from a pitch like this. He got little support at the other end, as both Corrin and Capone lost their wickets for single figures, but nonetheless was able to shepherd the tail well as he passed 50. The wicketkeeper took the score past 400 with Dean at the other end, and was furious with himself at his dismissal - deserving of three figures, he chipped O' Brien tamely to mid on to exit for 99.
That brought the score to 436/9, and though Dean got a couple of slogs away, he eventually missed a straight one from Tuffey, bowled for 15. The total was 446 all out.
Winne was granted the new ball after his World Cup exploits and did not disappoint. The allrounder picked up the key wicket of Fleming (3) straight away with an outswinger that was nicked through to Dharan. Winne beat Papps' outside edge twice in the following overs, but the New Zealanders saw themselves to stumps without further damage, at 44/1.
The second wicket partnership progressed quickly on the third morning, with Dong in particular bowling an expensive spell - his fifth over of the day being a nine-ball, 15-run monstrosity. The stand passed 100, but the spinners were able to restrict the scoring, and Corrin got the breakthrough when he bowled McMillan for 71.
Papps brought up his stoic 50 soon after lunch, but Corrin struck again to have him caught at slip, the score now 161/3. Wickets continued to prove hard to come by on the placid surface, but Dean removed Oram (42) lbw after he and Sinclair had taken the total past 200. Reeves looked to attack the spinners, reaching 21 off 28, but Corrin picked up his third when he got one to spin onto Reeves' stumps. Tea came at 265/5, with the new ball due.
Dong got rid of Sinclair the ball after having raised his fifty, Riley taking a good catch low to his right. Winne uprooted McCullum's off stump with a pearler, and the very next ball got an edge from Gillespie - who was repreived of the golden duck as Dharan dropped a straightforward take. Gillespie continued to ride his luck with a pair of streaky boundaries, but Winne got his man when he was caught plumb in front for 15. New Zealand had been reduced to 299/8.
Franklin (24) and Tuffey (14) did their best to frustrate the CWers, but Corrin broke the stand when he bowled Tuffey for his fourth wicket. Capone ended the innings when Franklin lost his middle stump, and the visitors had been dismissed for 333. That ended the third day, with CW earning a lead of 113.
Heads' poor run continued. The opener was made to look very foolish when he missed an expansive drive off O' Brien, to a ball that hit the stumps. Narang took over the aggressor's role, and made his way to a half century within the session as the lead passed 200.
Ballich could only make 26 before edging Franklin to slip soon after lunch, but Narang and Spark re-asserted the advantage with their 50 partnership. Nonetheless New Zealand would not let go - Tuffey and Gillespie picked up another wicket each and Spark (24) and Narang (88) departed in quick succession, both clean bowled. Oram joined in with the wicket of Dharan, gone for a duck, and Winne didn't have another rescue job in him as he nicked McMillan behind. CW had fallen to 151/6, a lead of 264.
The recovery came from the bats of Riley and Corrin (both 31), whose partnership of 59 in the evening session took CW to some semblance of safety, the lead passing 300. Nonetheless, when Riley fended a Tuffey short ball to slip there was little else to be had from the innings. The New Zealanders made short work of the CW tail, Capone's 23-ball duck only serving to take some more time out of the evening session.
They were dismissed for 219, and had set New Zealand a target of 333 to win from just over a day. Day four came to a close with the openers unscathed, and would start again at 7/0.
Dong got his team off to the best possible start, his second ball of the day striking Papps on the pads and dismissing him for 3. CW bowled with hostility and beat the bat regularly, and with New Zealand under pressure to chase the total, runs were becoming precious. An hour into the day, Fleming called McMillan through for a suicidal second run, and the no.3 was run out by a yard.
Fleming hit two fours off Winne to help atone for his error, but two overs later Winne had the left-hander lbw for a quick but unhelpful 30. New Zealand were in trouble at 54/3. Oram played a similar hand as his 30 came in good time off the change bowlers, but threw it away when he attempted to defend a knee-high full toss from Capone, and looped it up to the slips. Lunch came at 104/4.
The afternoon session was Dean's turn to shine. The offspinner had Reeves lbw to his arm ball early in the session, and then tied down the next partnership completely as only 31 runs came from the next hour. The Black Caps had evidently decided to try and save the game rather than win it, but still Dean broke the resistance.
Sinclair (32 off 111) top-edged a pre-meditated paddle sweep up to Spark at short leg, and two balls later Franklin was gone too as Dean found his outside edge. Gillespie was lucky again for his first ball as he survived an lbw shout, and with McCullum on 15* from 50 balls at the other end, New Zealand had limped to 135/7. They still needed 198 to win.
The tailenders had well over a session remaing to survive, but did not even manage the half an hour remaing before tea. Corrin made short work of Gillispie (8) and Tuffey (0 off 11), before Dean ended the game when he induced a slip catch off McCullum. The wicketkeeper had gone for 22 off 90, New Zealand were all out fr 152, and CW had claimed an entertaining win.
CW won by 180 runs
MotM - Michael Spark
