Official***Season 11/12 Charity Series***

[Neil Pickup]

Interesting - what's going on there. Going to hold fire on naming an OD bowling team until that gets itself sorted so I know what's happening and who we're playing first....

 

[Dravid]

Teh game needs to be re simmed and the players who were selected should play, instead of a random XI

 

[Loony BoB]

Looks like Liam used the provisional side including players that had not made themselves available.

Would probably be best to re-sim if possible. We can declare the last one a pre-SA tour warmup or something.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

It's actually not Liam's fault as far as I can see. Garven completely ignored the actual squad and posted a side to be simmed with the original side before the others were scrapped for not agreeing to participate.

 

[Loony BoB]

Ooh, so he did.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The game won't be re-simmed. Not only is there no time before the South Africa tour, but it's just an exhibition game anyway.

 

[Dravid]

The game won't be re-simmed. Not only is there no time before the South Africa tour, but it's just an exhibition game anyway.

Not cool, but whatever, I'm over it.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

The game won't be re-simmed. Not only is there no time before the South Africa tour, but it's just an exhibition game anyway.

Meh, not like I deserved to be in there anyway. Just wanted to be nit-picky really.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Not cool, but whatever, I'm over it.

Then this comment wasn't really necessary.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Lay down that law, Campsy-poos.

EDIT: Yes, this post was also devoid of necessity.

 

[silentstriker]

TBH, I would have owned had I gotten selected.

 

[Neil Pickup]

OD Bowling XI
MS Smith (CW Blue) 3
TC Halsey (CW Blue) S3
MJ Robbins (CW Red) 7
XPA Rose (CW Green) 4
PG Gundry (CW Green) S2
DJ Watt (CW Red) 2
*NS Pickup (CW Black) S1
KS Wright (CW Colts) 1
RD Dunn (CW Blue) 6
+DM Kennett (CW Red)
KJ Goughy (CW Green) 5

Same drill as before with bowling, please.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Given that the teams weren't named before the Test players headed to SA, and Test Series > Charity Series in the grand scheme of things, this game will either have to be called off, or squads adjusted to include more non-Test players.

 

[Loony BoB]

This is why the charity series should finish before the test series begins.

Charity loses out to corporate sponsors...

 

[Goughy]

How bad must I be with the bat to be listed to bat 11 for the OD bowling XI

 

[Johnners]

Given that the teams weren't named before the Test players headed to SA, and Test Series > Charity Series in the grand scheme of things, this game will either have to be called off, or squads adjusted to include more non-Test players.

 

[Cloete]

Given that the teams weren't named before the Test players headed to SA, and Test Series > Charity Series in the grand scheme of things, this game will either have to be called off, or squads adjusted to include more non-Test players.

ffs

That's quite disappointing, in the interest of charity, can we lose the realism?

 

[Dizzy #4]

Batting XI vs Bowling XI
5-day Fixture
at the Fardin Qayyumi

As Dave Watt rocked back teammate Haakon Moerk's offstump, it was to seal one of the most comprehensive and humiliating results in the history of Cricket Web Charity Cricket. The Batting XI crumbled for 123 in their second innings, losing by a massive margin of an innings and 100 runs.

It was a totally dominant performance by Neil Pickup's men. Indeed, Pickup was the only bowler to go wicketless in the match, while only 4 bowlers failed to score more than 40 runs in a first innings total of 474 all out. While David Kennett was the anchor at the top of the order - 41 from 231 balls - it was Dave Richards and Mike Wilson who kept the crowd entertained with explosive strokeplay in commanding half-centuries.

Bryce Cunningham then stole the show, scoring 15 fours and 2 sixes in 114 from only 87 balls. Particularly entertaining was the 89th over of the innings. Cunningham and Borcich combined to take 25 runs off the bowling of Anthony Lezama - his last over of the game. It certainly did not help the cause of the batsmen that they dropped 10 catches in their endeavours in the field.

With a lead of 223 and more than 3 days left in the game, the Bowling XI looked to apply pressure on their more esteemed batting opponents. Blackman and Butler guided the Batting XI to 22-0 at stumps on day two.

On the third day the game swiftly swung decisively for the bowlers. At 42-7 the embarrassment was already established. And despite the efforts of Robbins, Lezama and Young down the order, it could not be prevented.

Batting XI 1st innings 251 all out
CR Butler 47, BJ Goff 33, MJ Robbins 31; NS Hoy 3-20, GM Thomas 2-38

Bowling XI 1st innings 474 all out
BC Cunningham 114, MW Wilson 82, DP Richards 81; BJ Goff 4-63, I Markus 3-44

Batting XI 2nd innings 123 all out
MJ Robbins 23*, PE Young 23; DJ Watt 4-17, KS Wright 3-5

Bowling XI won by an innings and 100 runs.
Man of the Match: BC Cunningham

Ummm, who was meant to be the Batting XI again?

 

[KennyD]

Don't worry about it. Whats done is done.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Ummm, who was meant to be the Batting XI again?

We've gone over this already, Jasotharan. Read back.