Story Brendon vs Callum vs Jono - A Worcestershire Battle

[Chewie]

22nd June 2011
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire
Twenty Over Cup - Group Match​

Playing XI?s

Worcestershire

1. Daryl Mitchell
2. Niall O'Brien
3. Anthony Aimson
4. Moeen Ali
5. Vic Kelly
6. Alex Kervezee
7. David Wheeldon
8. Alan Richardson
9. Chanaka Komasaru
10. Anthony Ireland
11. Boyd Rankin


Yorkshire

1. Jacques Rudolph
2. Herschelle Gibbs
3. Jonathan Bairstow
4. Andrew Gale
5. Anthony McGrath
6. David Wainwright
7. Adam Lyth
8. Ajmal Shahzad
9. Adil Rashid
10. Tim Bresnan
11. Clinton McKay

Yorkshire win by 6 runs
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A pretty par bowling performance restricted them to 150, with Richardson and Ireland bowling well, and Komasaru being economical. Rudolph steadied their innings, carrying his bat, while Wainwright added some late impetus. Mitchell got out early, with Aimson following shortly afterwards. O'Brien was pretty good, but not as aggressive as normal, leaving the big shots to Ali. Ali was looking good for a big score to take us home, but fell just short of his half century. Kelly provided good support, but Kervezee couldn't continue his good form, with us eventually falling 6 runs short. The openers seem to have lost their touch. We're now seventh on the table.



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[CG123]

Worcestershire vs Yorkshire
Twenty Over Cup - group match
22nd June 2010​

Teams:

Worcestershire

1. Jeet Raval
2. Daryl Mitchell*
3. Vikram Solanki
4. Alan Darbon
5. Jeff Ingram?
6. Luke Wright
7. Dan Christian
8. David Wheeldon
9. Imran Arif
10. Mark Davies
11. Dewald Nel

Yorkshire

1. Jacques Rudolph
2. Andrew Gale*
3. Jonathan Bairstow?
4. Anthony McGrath
5. David Wainwright
6. R... Henley
7. Ajmal Shahzad
8. Adil Rashid
9. Tim Bresnan
10. Ben Cutting
11. Clint McKay

Toss:

Worcestershire won the toss, and chose to bowl first.

Match:

Yorkshire - 155 for 8 (20 overs)

Anthony McGrath 44 (34)
David Wainwright 40 (30)

Imran Arif 3-30 (4)
Dewald Nel 2-26 (4)
Mark Davies 2-35 (4)

Worcestershire - 110 for 6 (20 overs)

Daryl Mitchell 46 (44)

Tim Bresnan 2-23 (4)

Result:

Yorkshire win by 45 runs

Points:

Yorkshire 2
Worcestershire 0

MOTM:

Anthony McGrath (44 runs off 34 balls)

Reaction:

At the halfway stage we're five points (three wins) off the top four.

 

[CG123]

Incase you're wondering how I finished on 110 for 6, I have no idea either.
I started everyone on 7 out of 8 aggression bars (very aggressive), yet they didn't get out and they didn't score very fast at all.

 

[Biggy]

Incase you're wondering how I finished on 110 for 6, I have no idea either.
I started everyone on 7 out of 8 aggression bars (very aggressive), yet they didn't get out and they didn't score very fast at all.

I just assumed that you were ████ at the game.

 

[CG123]

I just assumed that you were ████ at the game.

I would actually class myself as ████ at T20 matches.

Even when I play as the major international teams, I struggle to beat the minnows at the T20 world cup.

 

[Biggy]

I would actually class myself as ████ at T20 matches.

Even when I play as the major international teams, I struggle to beat the minnows at the T20 world cup.

I feel your pain. I think I'm in about season 2031 with Victoria and have won the Aus league and one day cup numerous times but only won the T20 comp once! I dread that 5 match period in the middle of the season because I know I will just fail miserably. Generally I can't get my batsmen to score runs at all and if they do score they score annoyingly slowly ahah, so frustrating.

 

[hedger_14]

haha, normally I hate T20s as well if I'm being good teams. In the end, normally I just rest my inform players so they don't lose form and chuck in the reserve guys and the guys in no form and hope that they can make a big score to get that form up.

I'll play my match probably later tonight if I get time.

 

[hedger_14]

22nd June 2011
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire
Twenty Over Cup - Group Match​

Teams:

Worcestershire

1. Moeen Ali
2. Daryl Mitchell
3. AB de Villiers*
4. Vikram Solanki
5. Julian Stafford
6. Stuart Adler?
7. David Wheeldon
8. Calvin Flowers
9. Imran Arif
10. Chris Russell
11. Boyd Rankin


Yorkshire

1. Jacques Rudolph
2. Nathan Schofield
3. VVS Laxman
4. Jonathan Bairstow?
5. Andy Leith
6. David Wainwright
7. Anthony McGrath
8. Ajmal Shahzad
9. Tim Bresnan
10. Steven Patterson
11. Clint McKay


Toss:

Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bowl first


Worcestershire - 231/4

AB de Villiers 105 (60)
Moeen Ali 96 (52)


Yorkshire - 135 all out

VVS Laxman 39 (22)
Clint McKay 27 (20)

AB de Villiers 4/27 (4)
Imran Arif 3/42 (3.4)
Calvin Flowers 2/22 (4)


Worcestershire won by 96 runs


MOTM:

AB de Villiers (105 off 60 balls, 4/27 off 4 overs and 1 catch)


Points:

Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 0


Comments:

AB de Villiers, you legend. The main reason I took the gloves away from him is so that I could bowl him AB and Ali were lethal with the bat putting on a 177 run partnership to give us a total of well over 200, Ali unlucky not to score in triple figures for the first time in his T20 career although AB did it for the third time this season. They had to come out swinging and they did that and lost their wickets cheaply, only Laxman really getting going scoring 39 but the 2 South Africans did well to help bowl them out, with McKay and Patterson showing some tailend resistance but their 35 run partnership meant nothing really as we won by nearly 100 runs. AB de Villiers though, 105, 4/27 and 1 spectacular catch off Wheeldon at slip.

 

[Chewie]

Were they tail end wickets? Though I suppose they tried to smash him around the park and got themselves out

 

[hedger_14]

Well he took 3 wickets in his third over but couldn't take any in his last to complete his 5fa.

He took the wickets of Bairstow (13), Wainwright (6), McGrath (10) and Shahzad (0) so pretty much the middle order (4, 6, 7 and 8)

 

[CG123]

Wtf, that's just BS...

 

[Biggy]

What does AB bowl? Besides pies..

 

[hedger_14]

um, massive inswingers at 160 kph

 

[hedger_14]

25th June 2011
Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire
Twenty Over Cup - Group Match​

Teams:

Worcestershire

1. Moeen Ali
2. Daryl Mitchell
3. AB de Villiers*
4. Vikram Solanki
5. Julian Stafford
6. Stuart Adler?
7. David Wheeldon
8. Calvin Flowers
9. Imran Arif
10. Chris Russell
11. Boyd Rankin


Northamptonshire

1. Mal Loye
2. Niall O'Brien?
3. Neil Robin
4. Lou Vincent
5. Andrew Hall
6. Stephen Peters
7. Ben Howgego
8. Chaminda Vaas
9. David Lucas
10. Lee Daggett
11. Jack Brooks


Toss:

Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat first


Northamptonshire - 150 all out

Niall O'Brien 79 (51)
Andrew Hall 21 (16)

AB de Villiers 5/30 (4)
Imran Arif 3/31 (4)


Worcestershire - 151/3

Moeen Ali 71* (48)
Vikram Solanki 37 (28)
Julian Stafford 31* (21)

Chaminda Vaas 2/34 (2)


Worcestershire won by 7 wickets with 16 balls remaining


MOTM:

AB de Villiers (5 off 6 balls, 5/30 off 4 overs and 1 catch)


Points:

Worcestershire 2
Northamptonshire 0


Comments:

OMG, AB de Villiers finally failed with the bat... but he took an unbelievable 5/30 after being hit for 14 runs in his first over. Another easy win though as Ali was again excellent with the bat and Stafford and Solanki did well as well.

 

[CG123]

Are you sure you haven't edited his rating?
Maybe you did it for a joke patch, and forgot to change it back?