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*Official* CW XI Media Coverage
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Mr Mxyzptlk
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Yes, "ginger" is very cool word.
Magrat Garlick
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Especially when pronounced with English upper-class accent.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
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Wait for the exposé on your "other side" then...
"Patrick grasped the child's shirt tightly in his left hand as he forced his back against the wall. He calmly produced a pen-knife from his pocket and held the blade on the petrified boy's throat"
Moral of that story is, be nice and you get glowing praise in your articles, or else you'd better watch it. I'm starting to consider "novelist" as a career option.
"Patrick grasped the child's shirt tightly in his left hand as he forced his back against the wall. He calmly produced a pen-knife from his pocket and held the blade on the petrified boy's throat"
Moral of that story is, be nice and you get glowing praise in your articles, or else you'd better watch it. I'm starting to consider "novelist" as a career option.
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You'd be surprised what my imagination can do. I get the practice all summer trying to make County Championship reports sound interesting.
Nate
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Horse and Hound
Andy Ferd - A Man on the up
Interviewed by Horse and Hound`s own Abhinav Shankar
AS: So Ferd, who is your Role Model and why do you look up to him/her?
Ferd: In cricket my role model is Don Bradman - He's the best batsman to ever play the game, he's down to earth and he knows almost everything that is important in cricket.
AS: What about in the CWXI system? Any players you look up to or who have taught you well?
Ferd: I admire most of the guys in the CWXI, but if I had to pick one, it’d probably be Blewy or Neil. Blewy, as captain of the CW XI, he's performed well, he's a great captain, really modest, as well as a great player.
Neil, well he's my captain at CW Black and he's led the team well this season. He's also the best spinner in the CWXI so I've learnt a lot from him in the nets.
AS: So you still rate Neil, apart from speculation he is only a sub-continental performer? What about up-and-coming leggie Tom Halsey?
Ferd: Halsey is a good bloke, but I haven't played much cricket with him, he's done well in the Development League and he will get up there into the International circuit with a bang.
AS: Your domestic career, you’d have to admit, hasn’t been spectacular, in fact far from it. After playing a handful of games for CW Green you were transferred to CW Black where you played just under 30 matches for little result. How do you see yourself as a player?
Ferd: Yeah, my domestic career has been pretty average and I've struggled to maintain a spot in the side. But I'm always improving and next season I hope I'll be able to get a spot at the top of the order, bringing my good form for New York over to the Blacks.
AS: Before New York however, you did have some shining moments. Your maiden 50 in FC cricket and that brilliant, quick-fire 91 in the OD competition made sure your name was noticed by State Selectors. Do you consider yourself a batsman then and what do you feel you did in those innings that was different?"
Ferd: *laughs* Well I’m certainly not a bowler! For me, the most important part of my innings is my concentration, when I can maintain my focus and score some runs. I find this a lot easier in the one day game, but I have been working on long periods of batting in the US and hopefully this will help. To improve my four-day batting, I’ve been trying long net sessions and for New York I have taken my time to score runs and this has helped me a lot, especially in the second half of the season.
AS: A "perfect" example of this is a recent OD game New York played against Texas where you scored 102 of 90 balls. You then followed this up with 3-25 including West Indian Dwayne Bravo with your part-time Off-spinners. Do you think this next Development League season will be a big showing of this form, with both bat AND bowl?
Ferd: Yeah, I certainly hope so. The game against Texas, I just felt really good that morning and only had the game in mind. But my bowling has been really good of late, I've found the pitches in the US turn a little more than in CWLand but generally my offies are improving. For next season, I think I'll do well with the bat and if my bowling continues this way, anything is possible.
AS: Finally, your thoughts on your Club - CW Black? The CW domestic competition is getting a much needed facelift, and the Blacks may not even exist as of next season. Do you wish to be based around the same group of players, or is it time for a fresh start, to kick off this new and improved Ferd?
Ferd: Yeah, the Blacks are a great bunch of people and I hope I'm with them next year, but you never know. If I'm in a new team maybe there will be less competition and more spots? I really don’t know! I guess the new Ferd would like to start where the old one left - at CW Black.
AS: Sorry, just a personal question, do you get many people mistaking you as Ralph from The Simpsons? It’s just… well, the resemblance is uncanny!
Ferd: I really must be off now, thankyou and good day.
AS: Wait a second, can you please just answer my question?
Ferd: Good day!!
Andy Ferd - A Man on the up
Interviewed by Horse and Hound`s own Abhinav Shankar
AS: So Ferd, who is your Role Model and why do you look up to him/her?
Ferd: In cricket my role model is Don Bradman - He's the best batsman to ever play the game, he's down to earth and he knows almost everything that is important in cricket.
AS: What about in the CWXI system? Any players you look up to or who have taught you well?
Ferd: I admire most of the guys in the CWXI, but if I had to pick one, it’d probably be Blewy or Neil. Blewy, as captain of the CW XI, he's performed well, he's a great captain, really modest, as well as a great player.
Neil, well he's my captain at CW Black and he's led the team well this season. He's also the best spinner in the CWXI so I've learnt a lot from him in the nets.
AS: So you still rate Neil, apart from speculation he is only a sub-continental performer? What about up-and-coming leggie Tom Halsey?
Ferd: Halsey is a good bloke, but I haven't played much cricket with him, he's done well in the Development League and he will get up there into the International circuit with a bang.
AS: Your domestic career, you’d have to admit, hasn’t been spectacular, in fact far from it. After playing a handful of games for CW Green you were transferred to CW Black where you played just under 30 matches for little result. How do you see yourself as a player?
Ferd: Yeah, my domestic career has been pretty average and I've struggled to maintain a spot in the side. But I'm always improving and next season I hope I'll be able to get a spot at the top of the order, bringing my good form for New York over to the Blacks.
AS: Before New York however, you did have some shining moments. Your maiden 50 in FC cricket and that brilliant, quick-fire 91 in the OD competition made sure your name was noticed by State Selectors. Do you consider yourself a batsman then and what do you feel you did in those innings that was different?"
Ferd: *laughs* Well I’m certainly not a bowler! For me, the most important part of my innings is my concentration, when I can maintain my focus and score some runs. I find this a lot easier in the one day game, but I have been working on long periods of batting in the US and hopefully this will help. To improve my four-day batting, I’ve been trying long net sessions and for New York I have taken my time to score runs and this has helped me a lot, especially in the second half of the season.
AS: A "perfect" example of this is a recent OD game New York played against Texas where you scored 102 of 90 balls. You then followed this up with 3-25 including West Indian Dwayne Bravo with your part-time Off-spinners. Do you think this next Development League season will be a big showing of this form, with both bat AND bowl?
Ferd: Yeah, I certainly hope so. The game against Texas, I just felt really good that morning and only had the game in mind. But my bowling has been really good of late, I've found the pitches in the US turn a little more than in CWLand but generally my offies are improving. For next season, I think I'll do well with the bat and if my bowling continues this way, anything is possible.
AS: Finally, your thoughts on your Club - CW Black? The CW domestic competition is getting a much needed facelift, and the Blacks may not even exist as of next season. Do you wish to be based around the same group of players, or is it time for a fresh start, to kick off this new and improved Ferd?
Ferd: Yeah, the Blacks are a great bunch of people and I hope I'm with them next year, but you never know. If I'm in a new team maybe there will be less competition and more spots? I really don’t know! I guess the new Ferd would like to start where the old one left - at CW Black.
AS: Sorry, just a personal question, do you get many people mistaking you as Ralph from The Simpsons? It’s just… well, the resemblance is uncanny!
Ferd: I really must be off now, thankyou and good day.
AS: Wait a second, can you please just answer my question?
Ferd: Good day!!
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when was the last time i mentioned halsey in a post? apart from the "Clash of the Titans" post?
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Daily Blast
SMITH RETIRES FROM CRICKET WEB CRICKET
by Kwase Knight
Accomplished opening batsman, Gibbs N. Smith has announced his retirement from the CW XI system with a somewhat indifferent attitude. Having been pursued by the CWBCC after failing to collect his payment for Season 7, Smith allegedly communicated a complete lack of regard for CW cricket whilst making his retirement official.
A veteran of 64 First Class matches and 65 List-A matches, Smith finishes with a healthy career record, having scored 4258 FC runs and 2283 OD runs. His 33 FC half-centuries and 3 FC hundreds sum up his career perfectly - talented, but careless. Playing for Cricket Web Red in Season 7, runs were difficult to come by and a clear lack of commitment was evident. It would only be a matter of time.
Smith represented the Cricket Web XI in one One Day International match, scoring 29 off 42 balls against New Zealand in Season 5.
Now the announcement has been made and Mr. Smith moves on to other things.
G.N. Smith
RHB
First Class
Matches: 64
Innings: 124
NOs: 7
Runs: 4258
Average: 36.39
50s: 33
100s: 3
HS: 168
Overs: 29
Wickets: 1
Average: 105.00
SR: 174.00
Econ.: 3.62
BB: 1/14
List-A
Matches: 65
Innings: 65
NOs: 3
Runs: 2283
Average: 36.82
50s: 12
100s: 4
HS: 134
Overs: 32.1
Wickets: 5
Average: 30.60
SR: 38.59
Econ.: 4.76
BB: 3/37
One Day International
First Class
Matches: 1
Innings: 1
NOs: 0
Runs: 29
Average: 29.00
50s: 0
100s: 0
HS: 29
SR: 69.05
SMITH RETIRES FROM CRICKET WEB CRICKET
by Kwase Knight
Accomplished opening batsman, Gibbs N. Smith has announced his retirement from the CW XI system with a somewhat indifferent attitude. Having been pursued by the CWBCC after failing to collect his payment for Season 7, Smith allegedly communicated a complete lack of regard for CW cricket whilst making his retirement official.
A veteran of 64 First Class matches and 65 List-A matches, Smith finishes with a healthy career record, having scored 4258 FC runs and 2283 OD runs. His 33 FC half-centuries and 3 FC hundreds sum up his career perfectly - talented, but careless. Playing for Cricket Web Red in Season 7, runs were difficult to come by and a clear lack of commitment was evident. It would only be a matter of time.
Smith represented the Cricket Web XI in one One Day International match, scoring 29 off 42 balls against New Zealand in Season 5.
Now the announcement has been made and Mr. Smith moves on to other things.
G.N. Smith
RHB
First Class
Matches: 64
Innings: 124
NOs: 7
Runs: 4258
Average: 36.39
50s: 33
100s: 3
HS: 168
Overs: 29
Wickets: 1
Average: 105.00
SR: 174.00
Econ.: 3.62
BB: 1/14
List-A
Matches: 65
Innings: 65
NOs: 3
Runs: 2283
Average: 36.82
50s: 12
100s: 4
HS: 134
Overs: 32.1
Wickets: 5
Average: 30.60
SR: 38.59
Econ.: 4.76
BB: 3/37
One Day International
First Class
Matches: 1
Innings: 1
NOs: 0
Runs: 29
Average: 29.00
50s: 0
100s: 0
HS: 29
SR: 69.05
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
Playing for Red clearly was the key do his downfall
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Sad to see 'Smithy' go. I'm sure it is the best decision for both player and the team. Interest was waining towards the end of the season. All the best in the future and success in whatever you decide to do.
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
broncoman said:
Who cares?
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Daily Blast
A TITANIC EVENT - REFLECTING ON HISTORY
by Martin Tufnel
For the first time since Season 2/3, the CW XI met the CW 'A' in competitive cricket, as the series dubbed 'The Clash of the Titans' returned. The last time around there were 3 OD matches and 3 5D matches, and a 25-over game contested. As nostalgia would have it, we take a brief look back at that milestone series.
It was not only extremely competitive, but the result quite notable, as the second XI (CW XI Devs) won the 5D series 2-0 and the 25-over game.
*FC Game 1*
Cricket Web XI 227 ao
(AP Cloete 47, R Twyman 35, JE Sanders 30*)
(RP Fan 3/18, C Hinton 2/24, S Bhatia 2/33)
Cricketweb XI Devs 396 ao
(LA Camps 132, MJ Robbins 48, M Gaukroger 43, PT Umpire 42)
(JE Sanders 4/59, NS Pickup 3/84)
Cricket Web XI 245 ao
(R Twyman 119, RG Verghese 42)
(G Kerridge 3/21, RP Fan 2/33, S Bhatia 2/46)
Cricket Web XI Devs 78/1
(M Gaukroger 44, PT Umpire 25*)
(AP Cloete 1/12)
Cricketweb XI Devs won by 9 wickets
Man of the match: LA Camps
*FC Game 2*
Cricketweb XI Devs 455/8 dec.
(RP Fan 124, G Kerridge 67*, M Gaukroger 60, LA Camps 42)
(RG Verghese 3/98, JE Sanders 2/93, C Taylor 2/118)
Cricket Web XI 440 ao
(BJ Goff 64, SJ Fitzsimmons 61, AP Cloete 55, E Moon 42)
(T Evans 5/46, RP Fan 2/54, G Kerridge 2/65)
Cricketweb XI Devs 238/5
(RJ Malone 54, M Gaukroger 49, AJ Garven 48*)
(NS Pickup 2/44, RG Verghese 2/46)
Match drawn
Man of the match: RP Fan
*FC Game 3*
Cricketweb XI Devs 332 ao
(RJ Malone 60, RP Fan 55, LA Camps 44)
(JE Sanders 3/63, RG Verghese 3/76, C Taylor 3/92)
Cricket Web XI 293 ao
(AP Cloete 91, SJ Fitzsimmons 41, BJ Goff 38*)
(T Evans 4/49, G Kerridge 3/38, S Bhatia 2/54)
Cricketweb XI Devs 361 ao
(G Kerridge 86, PT Umpire 58, T Evans 41)
(JE Sanders 5/71, RG Verghese 2/65, NS Pickup 2/94)
Cricket Web XI 348 ao
(AP Cloete 69, BJ Goff 63, RG Verghese 59)
(C Hinton 4/49, G Kerridge 2/48)
Cricketweb XI Devs won by 52 runs
Man of the match: G Kerridge
*25-over Game*
Cricket Web XI 158/5 (25 overs)
(R Twyman 93 [81], RG Verghese 21* [22])
(S Bhatia 2/16 [4])
Cricket Web XI Devs 160/3 (24.3 overs)
(RJ Malone 85* [67], MJ Robbins 44 [41])
(JE Sanders 1/23 [5], H Hoggy 1/25 [5])
Cricketweb XI Devs won by 7 wickets
Man of the match: RJ Malone
The XI did rebound to take the ODs 2-1, but the damage was done and bragging rights established.
*OD Game 1*
Cricket Web XI Devs 250/8 (50 overs)
(M Gaukroger 61* [85], RJ Malone 47 [40])
(H Hoggy 4/46 [9], EL Heath 3/53 [10])
Cricket Web XI 251/7 (42.5 overs)
(BJ Goff 39 [32], K Krkode 38 [43], R Twyman 37 [39], RG Verghese 35* [43], EL Heath 34 [28])
(RJ Malone 3/21 [6], RP Fan 2/45 [9])
Cricketweb XI won by 3 wickets
Man of the match: EL Heath
*OD Game 2*
Cricket Web XI Devs 219 ao (43.5 overs)
(LA Camps 79 [88], AJ Garven 58 [45])
(JE Sanders 5/51 [9.5], H Hoggy 2/38 [8], EL Heath 2/58 [10])
Cricket Web XI 220/3 (34.5 overs)
(R Twyman 100* [93], AP Cloete 67 [62])
(RJ Malone 1/24 [5])
Cricketweb XI won by 7 wickets
Man of the match: R Twyman
*OD Game 3*
Cricket Web XI Devs 298/9 (50 overs)
(RJ Malone 125 [120], MJ Robbins 62 [60], SJ Fitzsimmons 46 [47])
(JE Sanders 3/56 [10], H Hoggy 2/45 [10], RG Verghese 2/54 [10])
Cricket Web XI 280/9 (50 overs)
(AP Cloete 79 [65], R Twyman 61 [66], E Moon 45 [55], BJ Goff 43 [56])
(G Kerridge 4/39 [10], RP Fan 3/52 [10])
Cricketweb XI Devs won by 18 runs
Man of the match: RJ Malone
And thus was born a tradition. A tradition discontinued for the next 4 seasons, but finally resurected in the Season 7/8 series, recently completed. The event has now been shortened to just 3 OD matches, but still featured a fine exhibition of cricketing talent and overall a very keen contest.
Having won the Season 7/8 contest 2-1, the second XI holds the deck when it comes to claiming of superiority in head-to-head matchups. Surely the rivalry shall continue for seasons to come. Indeed, one can only hope.
A TITANIC EVENT - REFLECTING ON HISTORY
by Martin Tufnel
For the first time since Season 2/3, the CW XI met the CW 'A' in competitive cricket, as the series dubbed 'The Clash of the Titans' returned. The last time around there were 3 OD matches and 3 5D matches, and a 25-over game contested. As nostalgia would have it, we take a brief look back at that milestone series.
It was not only extremely competitive, but the result quite notable, as the second XI (CW XI Devs) won the 5D series 2-0 and the 25-over game.
*FC Game 1*
Cricket Web XI 227 ao
(AP Cloete 47, R Twyman 35, JE Sanders 30*)
(RP Fan 3/18, C Hinton 2/24, S Bhatia 2/33)
Cricketweb XI Devs 396 ao
(LA Camps 132, MJ Robbins 48, M Gaukroger 43, PT Umpire 42)
(JE Sanders 4/59, NS Pickup 3/84)
Cricket Web XI 245 ao
(R Twyman 119, RG Verghese 42)
(G Kerridge 3/21, RP Fan 2/33, S Bhatia 2/46)
Cricket Web XI Devs 78/1
(M Gaukroger 44, PT Umpire 25*)
(AP Cloete 1/12)
Cricketweb XI Devs won by 9 wickets
Man of the match: LA Camps
*FC Game 2*
Cricketweb XI Devs 455/8 dec.
(RP Fan 124, G Kerridge 67*, M Gaukroger 60, LA Camps 42)
(RG Verghese 3/98, JE Sanders 2/93, C Taylor 2/118)
Cricket Web XI 440 ao
(BJ Goff 64, SJ Fitzsimmons 61, AP Cloete 55, E Moon 42)
(T Evans 5/46, RP Fan 2/54, G Kerridge 2/65)
Cricketweb XI Devs 238/5
(RJ Malone 54, M Gaukroger 49, AJ Garven 48*)
(NS Pickup 2/44, RG Verghese 2/46)
Match drawn
Man of the match: RP Fan
*FC Game 3*
Cricketweb XI Devs 332 ao
(RJ Malone 60, RP Fan 55, LA Camps 44)
(JE Sanders 3/63, RG Verghese 3/76, C Taylor 3/92)
Cricket Web XI 293 ao
(AP Cloete 91, SJ Fitzsimmons 41, BJ Goff 38*)
(T Evans 4/49, G Kerridge 3/38, S Bhatia 2/54)
Cricketweb XI Devs 361 ao
(G Kerridge 86, PT Umpire 58, T Evans 41)
(JE Sanders 5/71, RG Verghese 2/65, NS Pickup 2/94)
Cricket Web XI 348 ao
(AP Cloete 69, BJ Goff 63, RG Verghese 59)
(C Hinton 4/49, G Kerridge 2/48)
Cricketweb XI Devs won by 52 runs
Man of the match: G Kerridge
*25-over Game*
Cricket Web XI 158/5 (25 overs)
(R Twyman 93 [81], RG Verghese 21* [22])
(S Bhatia 2/16 [4])
Cricket Web XI Devs 160/3 (24.3 overs)
(RJ Malone 85* [67], MJ Robbins 44 [41])
(JE Sanders 1/23 [5], H Hoggy 1/25 [5])
Cricketweb XI Devs won by 7 wickets
Man of the match: RJ Malone
The XI did rebound to take the ODs 2-1, but the damage was done and bragging rights established.
*OD Game 1*
Cricket Web XI Devs 250/8 (50 overs)
(M Gaukroger 61* [85], RJ Malone 47 [40])
(H Hoggy 4/46 [9], EL Heath 3/53 [10])
Cricket Web XI 251/7 (42.5 overs)
(BJ Goff 39 [32], K Krkode 38 [43], R Twyman 37 [39], RG Verghese 35* [43], EL Heath 34 [28])
(RJ Malone 3/21 [6], RP Fan 2/45 [9])
Cricketweb XI won by 3 wickets
Man of the match: EL Heath
*OD Game 2*
Cricket Web XI Devs 219 ao (43.5 overs)
(LA Camps 79 [88], AJ Garven 58 [45])
(JE Sanders 5/51 [9.5], H Hoggy 2/38 [8], EL Heath 2/58 [10])
Cricket Web XI 220/3 (34.5 overs)
(R Twyman 100* [93], AP Cloete 67 [62])
(RJ Malone 1/24 [5])
Cricketweb XI won by 7 wickets
Man of the match: R Twyman
*OD Game 3*
Cricket Web XI Devs 298/9 (50 overs)
(RJ Malone 125 [120], MJ Robbins 62 [60], SJ Fitzsimmons 46 [47])
(JE Sanders 3/56 [10], H Hoggy 2/45 [10], RG Verghese 2/54 [10])
Cricket Web XI 280/9 (50 overs)
(AP Cloete 79 [65], R Twyman 61 [66], E Moon 45 [55], BJ Goff 43 [56])
(G Kerridge 4/39 [10], RP Fan 3/52 [10])
Cricketweb XI Devs won by 18 runs
Man of the match: RJ Malone
And thus was born a tradition. A tradition discontinued for the next 4 seasons, but finally resurected in the Season 7/8 series, recently completed. The event has now been shortened to just 3 OD matches, but still featured a fine exhibition of cricketing talent and overall a very keen contest.
Having won the Season 7/8 contest 2-1, the second XI holds the deck when it comes to claiming of superiority in head-to-head matchups. Surely the rivalry shall continue for seasons to come. Indeed, one can only hope.