*Official* CWXI in England Discussion and Results

[Cloete]

methinks this leadership is paying off. we always have partnerships that basically win us the game , only to be fair to Eclipse he did awesome the last couple of games as well.

 

[Neil Pickup]

And the number one spinner takes 2/26

 

[Mr. P]

And the number one spinner takes 2/26

Off 2 overs and including two hit wicket and a large sum of money paid to the batsmen?

 

[gibbsnsmith]

very surprisingly no!

10 overs 2/26

his flat spin worked [as did the bad of sand chucked in the batsmens eyes]

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

CW XI to face England tomorrow

A win will secure our place in the Natwest finals.

As we are so comfortably placed, the batting order will likely be shuffled to allow some players who haven't really batted for the series to get some time in the middle. Peter Young coming into the team for Cloete. Cloete will be rested to ensure that he is fully fit for the remainder of the Natwest series.

Eclipse
Andre (wk)
Blewy
Krkode
Mr Mxyzptlk
Rich_2001 (capt)
Peter Young
Rik
Top Cat
Hoggy
Neil Pickup

Expected England XI
Marcus Trescothick
Nick Knight
Paul Collingwood
Graham Thorpe
Michael Vaughan (capt)
Andy Flintoff
Adam Hollioake
Chris Read (wk)
Ashley Giles
Daren Gough
James Anderson

 

[Mr. P]

A weak England side. You guys should win!

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Here's how it breaks down...

* If WI lose any of their 3 remaining games they are out. They must convincingly win all 3 games and have England lose every game played against the CW XI to remain in contention.
* The CW XI need one win to qualify for the final. We would have to get whipped beyond belief in our remaining 3 games to be knocked out.
* An England win and a West Indies loss qualifies England for the final.

Basically it's an uphill battle for the West Indies to prevent a CW XI v England final. As such both the CW XI and England teams can afford to tamper with their XI's a bit.

 

[Mr. P]

Don't you mean its an uphill battle for the WI to prevent a CW v England final?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Don't you mean its an uphill battle for the WI to prevent a CW v England final?

Good spot. I must have abbreviations on the mind. :P

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Here's how it breaks down...

* If WI lose any of their 3 remaining games they are out. They must convincingly win all 3 games and have England lose every game played against the CW XI to remain in contention.
* The CW XI need one win to qualify for the final. We would have to get whipped beyond belief in our remaining 3 games to be knocked out.
* An England win and a West Indies loss qualifies England for the final.

Basically it's an uphill battle for the West Indies to prevent a CW XI v England final. As such both the CW XI and England teams can afford to tamper with their XI's a bit.

I mistakenly overlooked the fact the the West Indies have played 4 games. Therefore the scenario is different in that an England win will knock West Indies out of the picture. If England lose all their remaining matches convincingly and West Indies win their games convincingly, it may still be a CW XI v WI final.

 

[lord_of_darkness]

Wohoo go cwxi !

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

CW XI v England - The Rematch - Natwest Series

Rich_2001 batted at number 8 and still played a substantial role in the runs which we got. He's unstoppable.

The bowling was disappointing on a whole.

 

[Eclipse]

I need to start converting my starts into big scores.

 

[PY]

I can say with some confidence that I'm not great at number 7 :O, if I do play at all, it would be good to open . Obviously I'm the waterboy for the ODI but hope this won't affect my Test status??:saint:

 

[Mr. P]

Rich is just an amzing bat.:O :O

And eclispe don't complain, 37 isnt bad at all.

 

[Rich2001]

Re: CW XI v England - The Rematch - Natwest Series

Rich_2001 batted at number 8 and still played a substantial role in the runs which we got. He's unstoppable.

The bowling was disappointing on a whole.

Woohoo

Well batted Neil , shame we fell just short of the 50 pairing for the last wkt

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

CW XI to play England

Rich_2001 (capt)
Eclipse
Peter Young
Cloete
Blewy
Andre (wk)
Mr Mxyzptlk
Rik
Top Cat
Hoggy
Neil Pickup

12th Man : Krkode

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

CW XI v England & WI v England - Natwest Series

ENGLAND 115 36.1 overs
CRICKET WEB XI 116/1 18.4 overs

Cricket Web XI won by 9 wickets

Man of the match: Mr Mxyzptlk

Another comfortable win in the warmup to the final. England looked to have lost that spark which they showed in yesterday's win, but we continued as we have all series and bowled line and length and then knocked off the runs with ease.

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ENGLAND 255/5 50.0 overs
WEST INDIES 233 48.5 overs

England won by 22 runs

Man of the match: Marcus Trescothick

West Indies now 0-5 and will be desperate for a win in tomorrow's game against the CW XI to leave with some shred of dignity. Marcus Trescothick looks to have found form ahead of the final...

 

[Mr. P]

Damn rich is good.:O :O :O

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

CW XI v WI - Final preliminary match

We are in the finals already, so Cloete will be rested again to give Krkode and Peter Young a chance to sort out who will play the final between them. The lineup has been jumbled to give some batting practice and the bowling lineup will likely do the same.

Andre (wk)
Eclipse
Peter Young
Rik
Krkode
Blewy
Mr Mxyzptlk
Rich_2001 (capt)
Top Cat
Hoggy
Neil Pickup