Stumped!

[cnerd123]

The Hunks are cooked. 71/7. Wanted ZCC to use all their bowling options but we might bowl them out before that happens.

FHK with a 118 run opening partnership that's still going strong. Fantastic.

Both games have pretty big ratings gaps tho.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Batting with Cornelius Human is not easy...he calls for quick singles only to run out his partners. The last 2 wickets to fall for GG have fall via the run out route.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

4 run outs.
Uncalled for.

 

[cnerd123]

The Hunks are cooked. 71/7. Wanted ZCC to use all their bowling options but we might bowl them out before that happens.

whoops, actually went in full strength this game. giving the whole attack a go in a friendly vs TMO later in the week. Lol sorry HB.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Morpork probably chasing down 167 in 27 overs....A good start to their chase.

Schmatlzberg with a steeper hill to climb, 246 to get.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Vethanayagam strikes!

9 more to go.

 

[cnerd123]

Astronauts vs TMO is a thriller

Rest of the games a bit one sided

 

[cnerd123]

That's disappointing. Ashgrove get the remaining 14 runs needed mainly through extras - 6 byes and 2 wides! TMO couldn't hold their nerve there, would have been a fantastic result if they pulled off the upset

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Just hoping that Morpork's rr never touches 6.00

A little challenging for the Mooo bowlers.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Schmaltzberg with a last-ball and last wicket thriller.

Match of the round.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Moooo bowling out GG CC for 79.
Something definitely wrong with this club….plus two more run outs to add to the four earlier in the day.

They need a running between the wickets specialist coach.

 

[cnerd123]

Astronauts vs TMO, Schmaltzberg vs GG CC and WCC vs FHK the games to watch IMO.

So two of those games were the closest of the round, while one was incredibly onesided (but still fun to watch IMO )



The two Dynamos teams pull off successful runchases against their SCC1-managed counterparts. The Schmaltzberg win was much more dramatic, with the lower-ranked and lower-rated side pulling off a final ball, final wicket win. Shanuka Kurusumuttu's brilliant century was the bedrock for the chase, with Ndlovu holding his nerve to hit the winning runs. Shout out to Tawana Wessel for 3 wickets and being part of a match-winning 30 run 9th wicket partnership. The Morporks meanwhile complete a more comfortable chase to remain the only unbeaten team in the CWC3. Professional all-round performance from the group stage leaders.

The Honest Hunks put in a spirited showing against the defending CWC champs, but it wasn't enough. They battled hard to get 122 in tough conditions, and then made ZCC really work for it in the chase. We got there with only 4 wickets and 7.3 overs to spare. Good to see Chester and Bashir in the wickets, while Garner continues to churn out valuable runs. Chunky Kuttikkad nabs 3 wickets and keeper/opener Dipesh Mehra scores a composed 54*, so some bright spots for HH as well.

TMO nearly pull off an upset against the in-form Astronauts, though going by the ratings they probably should have won this. Vilojen finally gets a crack up the order and top scores with 45 in a match where no other batter crossed 30, but TMO left runs out there as they were bowled out inside 32 overs. The Astronauts lost their 7th wicket still needing 18 to win, but got 8 of those runs through fielding errors. Lots of areas for TMO to work on moving forward, while the Astronauts continue their ascent up the CW rankings.

FHK dealt out an incredible thrashing in foreign conditions that they should be utterly unsuited for, which begs the question where this form has been in league cricket. Agnes Chow (91 off 95) and Tong Ying-kit (50 off 129) both hit career highest scores as part of a 173 run, 35-over long opening partnership. Must be an FHK record of some sort. In conditions where the new ball would be key, WCC didn't take a wicket till the 36th over, and FHK piled on 200 without much from Chung (7) and Law (3 ball duck). Nice to see Agnes nearly ton up, and Tiffany hit 2 sixes in the 4 balls she faced. In the chase, Joshua Wong showed off the improvements that the coaching staff have been crooning about, taking 6/15 with some hostile pace bowling. WCC were reduced to 21/4 and never recovered from there. Stunning performance.

And last but not least Jura CC continued their fine form at the top of the table with a comfortable 68 run win away at ataraXIa CG. You would have expected a closer game, given the ratings and the home team winning the toss, but JCC's strong batting lineup keeps on delivering. Skipper Simon Brooks (62 off 43) was the star this time around, taking JCC from 114/3 in 22.3 overs to 205/6 in 34.4. It was always going to be tricky chasing a steep score, even in relatively good batting conditions, and Sajid Sajid's (no that's not a typo) 2 wickets in the 10th over set the tone for the rest of the innings.

Best Innings of the Round - Easily Shanuka Kurusumuttu (DynS). Special mentions to Simon Brooks (JCC) and Agnes Chow (FHK)
Best Spell of the Round - Joshua Wong (FHK), with honorable mentions to Fred Clarke (DynM), Tim Chester (ZCC) and Taufeeq Bashir (also ZCC)



No changes in the Top 5 after this week, tho GG CC's hold on the position has weakened with that narrow loss. The Ashgrove Astronauts have broken into the top 6, but only 4 points separates them and Schmaltzberg in 10th place. Competition really heating up in the middle of the pack, we're in for an exciting season.



It's Main Team vs Affiliates next weekend, with Morpork playing Schmaltzberg and FHK playing ZCC. The latter of those games could see some movement in the Top 4. Should be exciting. The remaining 4 games should be straightforward wins for the home teams, except when ataraXIa pay a visit to The Merry Arboreal CG - that could be a win for the visitors.

 

[cnerd123]

@cnerd123 & @Magrat Garlick is there a place where we can go and check to see our highest team totals? Partnership records?

don't think it's available anywhere sadly

 

[StephenZA]

The middle order cost us the game there. None of the senior batsman contributed enough. Kock should be disappointed in his efforts even if he tried with the ball. Tough on Katz but needs to become consistent. He’s head is very close to the squad chopping block. If the youngsters come along quickly he probably won’t make next season. Special mention to Passmore who is a recent acquisition and immediately contributing. Burger again bowled beautifully for no reward.

Well done @Marcuss.

 

[cnerd123]

Congratulations to @SillyCowCorner1 for winning the Lucky Draw prize for the Season 28 YP Contest!

Unfortunately no other CW winners (posted full results on the stumped forums), but glad that you all took part! Hopefully you'll join the next BD YP contest (and actually get a decent pull for a change )

ZCC beat FHK by 1 wicket in a dev friendly today, as a warmup to their CWC3 clash on Saturday. Fantastic game, should be another great match up!

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

What’s the prize again?

 

[cnerd123]

What’s the prize again?

3 months membership. log out and log back in, you should have received it already.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

3 months membership. log out and log back in, you should have received it already.

Yes, I have successfully gotten it.

im thinking of sticking with the preferred of Bangladesh, unless something changes.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Just 164 on the board for Schmaltzberg. Much less impressive batting effort than yesterday, at least an okay save by Fraser and v/d Westhuizen

 

[StephenZA]

Good game @Magrat Garlick. Nice win for the TMOs. Good that the middle order stepped up this game. But disappointing they could not do it yesterday.