Commentary Thread

[embi]

Congrats to Maxkarter, he played well. Especially Furlong and Huis, the guys that got centuries.

		BFN Bombers 	Challengers XI
Top Order: 	mediocre 	feeble
Middle Order: 	woeful 		woeful
Lower Order: 	worthless 	woeful
Seam Bowling: 	woeful	 	woeful
Spin Bowling: 	useless 	abysmal
Fielding: 	woeful 		woeful

Pipped me on the batting, but I found out to my surprise how well my lower order can bat (see below). Makes me wonder if I need to buy a few more pure bowlers...

Speaking of Osmond, he was surprisingly good without a huge amount of batting stats...:

Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: proficient
Batting: woeful Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: proficient
Fielding: mediocre

 

[ZoraxDoom]

I'm playing a tough team, owner of the former NT player Jarvis Palmer (Who, incidentally, I faced last season too but when he was in a different team, and I lost). They are batting first, dusty pitch, but Rudi has struck early.
44/1 after 7, Palmer and a beast of a batsman (Who is only 19) known as Bexfield batting.

They are 101/1 after 16 overs!! Eek!!

 

[Briggsey]

Beat the Village Amateurs by 55 runs! Very pleased, Ainsworth scored 102, and Moodley chipped in with a quick 68 at the end. Bowling wise, openers dissapointed, Forbes was very impressive getting 2, and captain Ali finished with his career best figures of 4-51.

                Briggs Bullets   Village Amateurs 
Top Order:      competent        strong 
Middle Order:   feeble           respectable 
Lower Order:    woeful           abysmal 
Seam Bowling:   competent        respectable 
Spin Bowling:   mediocre         feeble 
Fielding:       woeful           woeful

Should have beat me really, but my lads did the job!

 

[ZoraxDoom]

I'd say you fluked out. My ratings were better than that on Friday!

 

[Briggsey]

I'd say you fluked out. My ratings were better than that on Friday!

Fluked! You dont score 280+ against a team with ratings like that and fluke a win! It just shows that my team is pretty darn strong and seemingly underestimated by you and the reporters! :cool:

Should go out next round anyway, drawn a tough Div.III side.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Nah, you fluked. One batter had a good day.

End of Over 31: 195-1, runrate=6.29
Andrews 6-0-38-0
Palmer* 74 (81 balls)
Bexfield 92 (90 balls)

Last Wicket: French c. Crouch b. Rudi 19 (FOW: 32/1)


I'll be chasing 400 :crying

 

[Pak_cricketer]

The Granites v The Falcons (754467)

Date: 	24/09/2006 	Ground: 	The Granites CG
Pitch: 	Green 	Weather: 	[partially cloud]
The Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
First Innings of: The Falcons (play as normal)
Name 			Runs 	Balls 	4s 	6s
Shahbaz (+) 	lbw 	b. Suleman 	138 	120 	10 	0
Nisar 		b. Lakhani 	166 	128 	12 	5
Shorey 	not 	out 	49 	32 	5 	1
Lister (*) 	not 	out 	45 	24 	5 	1
Qasaria 						
Ansari 						
Haseeb 						
Mahmood 						
Henshaw 						
Atkins 						
Stevens 						
Extras (4b, 6lb, 1w, 4nb) 	15 	
Total (50.0 overs, 2 wickets) 	413 	
FOW 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10
Total 	307 	331 								
Batsman Out 	2 	1 								
Name 	O 	M 	R 	W 	nb 	wd
Karimullah 	10 	0 	87 	0 	0 	0
Suleman 	10 	0 	88 	1 	0 	0
Lakhani 	10 	0 	74 	1 	1 	1
Pirzada 	10 	0 	76 	0 	3 	0
Sikander 	10 	0 	78 	0 	0 	0

First Innings of: The Granites
Name 			Runs 	Balls 	4s 	6s
Maher (*)(+) 	lbw 	b. Henshaw 	27 	35 	2 	0
Rehman 	c. Lister 	b. Stevens 	15 	29 	0 	1
Sattar 	lbw 	b. Atkins 	3 	6 	0 	0
Faruq 	c. Shahbaz 	b. Atkins 	3 	8 	0 	0
Bokhari 	c. Stevens 	b. Qasaria 	12 	20 	1 	0
Govender 		b. Henshaw 	13 	23 	0 	0
Sikander 	c. Nisar 	b. Mahmood 	2 	3 	0 	0
Pirzada 	c. Stevens 	b. Qasaria 	36 	32 	1 	2
Lakhani 	c. Henshaw 	b. Mahmood 	17 	22 	2 	0
Suleman 	c. Shahbaz 	b. Atkins 	1 	6 	0 	0
Karimullah 	not 	out 	2 	3 	0 	0
Extras (2b, 6lb, 1w, 3nb) 	12 	
Total (30.4 overs, 10 wickets) 	143 	
FOW 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10
Total 	37 	43 	52 	52 	78 	78 	89 	139 	139 	143
Batsman Out 	2 	3 	4 	1 	6 	5 	7 	8 	9 	10
Name 	O 	M 	R 	W 	nb 	wd
Stevens 	5 	0 	17 	1 	0 	0
Henshaw 	10 	0 	43 	2 	0 	1
Mahmood 	5 	0 	29 	2 	3 	0
Atkins 	5.4 	1 	14 	3 	0 	0
Qasaria 	5 	0 	32 	2 	0 	0

Easy win

 

[ZoraxDoom]

End of Over 40: 251-2, runrate=6.28
Crouch 10-0-48-0
Dugdale* 31 (28 balls)
Palmer 91 (102 balls)

Last Wicket: Bexfield Run Out 97 (FOW: 201/2)

They are getting 350 easy...

Something recovered:

End of Over 43: 268-4, runrate=6.23
Rudi 7-0-41-2
Gomes* 5 (6 balls)
Tweed 1 (2 balls)

Last Wicket: Palmer lbw b. Rudi 95 (FOW: 266/4)

The question is, will my batting be able to chase 280-300?

A collapse has given me a breath of life here:

End of Over 48: 289-8, runrate=6.02
Tuckett 9-0-48-4
Bewers* 4 (5 balls)
Spooner 0 (0 balls)

Last Wicket: Glasser c. Rheams b. Tuckett 1 (FOW: 289/8)

Still will be very tough to chase.

290 a/o, 291 to win! Rudi gets 5 wickets, Tuckett 4!

End of Over 9: 40-1, runrate=4.44, reqrunrate=6.12 (290-10)
Glasser 5-1-20-0
Rudi* 17 (18 balls)
Cox 22 (28 balls)

Last Wicket: Spearitt lbw b. Bewers 1 (FOW: 18/1)

Solid start so far. The collapse is just around the corner I tells ya...

 

[ZoraxDoom]

275/5 after 50 overs. Pathetic. Couldn't even try to lift the runrate.

 Ballard TT Lions 
Top Order: proficient mediocre 
Middle Order: mediocre competent 
Lower Order: woeful abysmal 
Seam Bowling: competent respectable 
Spin Bowling: feeble respectable 
Fielding: feeble feeble

I could have won according to these ratings, but the batsmen were just PATHETIC!
And I can't understand why Rudi didn't get MOTM. 5/48 and a run-a-ball 137 isn't enough...

 

[Brett_Lee]

End of Over 22: 106-0, runrate=4.82
Banks 1-0-6-0
Howlett* 61 (64 balls)
Tyas 42 (69 balls)

i was gonig for 7 an over 8 overs before this and all his bwlers are cheap now maybe he had them on defensive. its really annoying

 

[viral1991]

End of Over 34: 171-2, runrate=5.03
Moodley 7-0-33-1
Dangasela* 20 (40 balls)
Ghandi 43 (56 balls)

They are batting well! I hope to get some quick blows now!

 

[embi]

And I can't understand why Rudi didn't get MOTM. 5/48 and a run-a-ball 137 isn't enough...

It is a screwed-up system. He was just on the losing side

 

[Hamish]

This match is almost up for grabs on a very good batting pitch.

My team (Maharashtra Warriors) is chasing a big total, and a mistake from either side could really make an impact, but for now, its balanced, although with 7 wickets in hand, I think my team will win.

End of Over 37: 247-3, runrate=6.68, reqrunrate=6.23 (327-8)
Sagren 7-0-50-1
Singh lali* 37 (20 balls)
Haishen 49 (44 balls)
Last Wicket: Paki c. Singh b. Sagren 45 (FOW: 184/3)

 

[sid_19840]

My game has been a bowlers nightmare for both teams.Need 11 an over in the next 3 overs chasing 338.

End of Over 47: 306-3, runrate=6.51, reqrunrate=11.00 (338-1)
Ghandi 9-0-62-0
Resha* 75 (59 balls)
Duncum 79 (81 balls)

EDIT:Make that 12 an over in the last 2.My batters probably dont realise that its time to throw the kitchen sink at the ball.

EDIT:Bah,make that 14 needed in the final over,cant these guys go for sixes?

EDIT:Here's the final over then.Im not editing anymore.

9.6 1 Paki to Duncum
Managed to steer to deep backward point, Ahmed running wide to field.
49.5 1 Paki to Resha
That?s just nudged away for a single.
49.4 1 Paki to Duncum
Good cricket, runs it down to third man and rotates the strike.
49.3 1 Paki to Resha
Nurdles one round the corner for the single.
49.2 6 Paki to Resha
That's a top edge and it's gone for six! Paki can't believe it!
49.1 1 Paki to Duncum
Down leg, played out to deep backward square region.

Bah,lost my 2 runs,my players dont even know when to hit the ball.

And that's the end of the match. Bhaarath Army won by 2 runs.
Bhaarath Army 338-1
Sid's Bashers 336-3

 

[Bilal91]

won my match easily...