Commentary Thread

[GrayNicolls]

End of Over 20: 92-7, runrate=4.60
Cornick 5-1-7-6
Mofokeng* 1 (1 balls)
Bates 1 (5 balls)
Last Wicket: Darby b. Cornick 0 (FOW: 91/7)

This is looking very comforatble.

 

[Leicester Fox]

I don't know why my best bowler by far is failing for me,maybe i should sell him but hes got so much potential. I'll keep him for now i think.

33.3 W Mckenna to Crabb
Bowled him! Mckenna keeps running straight past the dejected batsman into the arms of an excitable Cockerill. Steady on now lads, there are children watching!

Why do i get the gay wickets??!

End of Over 37: 185-5, runrate=5.00
Wingham 9-0-44-1
Cullingford* 8 (14 balls)
Toney 44 (42 balls)
Last Wicket: Crabb b. Mckenna 44 (FOW: 169/5)

Need a couple of quick wickets to brake through into the tail now if i want to stop them getting to 250.

 

[Leicester Fox]

End of Over 49: 265-10, runrate=5.41

Got the wicket that broke through into the tail and that put me in control from there. Still a tough total to chase,should be interesting.

Sadlier 9-0-58-3
Howell 9-0-61-2
Mckenna 10-0-51-3
Wingham 10-0-49-2
Mellor 10-0-42-0

Solid performances,Mellor was ok,Sadlier cleaned up the tail nicely,Howell was poor until the last couple of overs, Wingham was brilliant in the middle of the innings too.No-one really able to push on and make a big score for Phil.

End of Over 3: 28-0, runrate=9.33, reqrunrate=5.06 (265-10)
Sherwood 2-0-16-0
Blair* 8 (8 balls)
Thay 18 (10 balls)

Couldn't have asked for a better start

 

[Leicester Fox]

Eased home in the end. Phils bowlings still a bit behind mine.

First Innings of: Broady (play as normal)
Thay 	c. Fisher 	b. Toney 	95 	122 	3 	2
Blair 	c. Cullingford 	b. Toney 	40 	35 	4 	0
Sturgess 	not out 	103 	103 	11 	1
Ingram (*) 	not out 	19 	14 	2 	0
Hockley 						
Mckenna 						
Cockerill (+) 						
Mellor 						
Howell 						
Sadlier 						
Wingham 						
Extras (0b, 7lb, 1w, 2nb) 	10 	
Total (45.2 overs, 2 wickets) 	267

Great knock from Sturgess and Thay got me home.

Reporter's Summary
Deasey Athletic's Broady
Top Order: feeble feeble
Middle Order: feeble feeble
Lower Order: worthless worthless
Seam Bowling: woeful feeble
Spin Bowling: woeful feeble
Fielding: woeful abysmal
MOTM: Sturgess

 

[ZoraxDoom]

My batting is absolutely awful, 85 a/o. PC got there with 6 wickets and 26.1 overs to spare. I really, really, really need some decent batsmen, or I am not winning a thing this season.

 

[jdeus]

Has anyone got any reasons why my teams rating's have gone from:

Reporter's Summary 
                     Blanco Blitzers 
Top Order:         competent 
Middle Order:      mediocre 
Lower Order:        woeful 
Seam Bowling:    competent 
Spin Bowling:       useless 
Fielding:              feeble 

to....

Reporter's Summary 
                      Blanco Blitzers 
Top Order:          mediocre 
Middle Order:         feeble  
Lower Order:         woeful  
Seam Bowling:     mediocre  
Spin Bowling:        useless  
Fielding:               feeble

When basically all I have done is swaped two players and re-sorted my line-up.

 Shami   
 Adams  
 Otoole   
 Thorp   
 Howard   
 Tennant        
 Sparrow        
 Siddiq (+)       
 Hick (*)       
 Swales        
 Victory 

to....
   
 Shami  
 Adams  
 Otoole        
 Thorp        
 Howard        
 Siddiq (+)       
 Sparrow        
 Hick (*)       
 Swales        
 Wickremasuriya        
 Victory

The players look like this:

10. Mahinda Wickremasuriya (351141)  
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime 
An attacking player with feeble leadership skills and woeful experience. 

Plays For: Blanco Blitzers 
Nationality: Sri Lanka 
Age: 24 Years Old 
Battrick Rating: 9,948 (-15)  
Wages: ?880 p/w 
 
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: woeful 
Batting: abysmal Concentration: respectable 
Bowling: respectable Consistency: feeble 
Fielding: woeful 

22. Asif Tennant (538456)  
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime 
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and feeble experience. 

Plays For: Blanco Blitzers 
Nationality: England 
Age: 24 Years Old 
Battrick Rating: 11,610  
Wages: ?835 p/w 
 
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless 
Batting: mediocre Concentration: respectable 
Bowling: competent Consistency: proficient 
Fielding: worthless

Any ideas to why such a big drop?

 

[aussie1st]

Don't know why your top order dropped, that should just be the first 3 guys which you didn't change.

Wickremasuriya dropped the seam bowling because of his feeble secondary.

 

[jdeus]

Still annoying though!!!

Oh and now Adams has lost form Not sure why though, he just had a great friendly on sunday!!!!

 

[Gilly Fan]

We can tell you that Gillys Demolition Team won the toss and elected to field. The pitch is looking a cracker! Hard and fast - should be a run-fest out there on this sunny day.

And first ball, I've been smashed for six. :|

0.1 6 Handbury to Thompson
Thompson has got hold of that one! The ball flies into the upper tier and is well held. Six runs!

 

[aussie1st]

Season 7 cup is under way.
The Fine Young Lads CG won the toss and elected to bat, I was going to bowl anyway. Hopefully my bowlers can restrict them and then let my strong batting get the total.

 

[Gilly Fan]

Eeeep!

End of Over 1: 12-0, runrate=12.00
Handbury 1-0-12-0
Willmott* 4 (3 balls)
Thompson 8 (3 balls)

 

[aussie1st]

What a flying start, I wish my openers would do that. Alright start by Sam, lets see how my new purchase goes in the 2nd over.

End of Over 1: 3-0, runrate=3.00
Sam 1-0-3-0
Steyn* 2 (2 balls)
Retief 1 (4 balls)

 

[aussie1st]

My first wicket goes to Shorey.

15.3 W Shorey to Retief
Retief has mistimed his shot and Shorey and Masibulele are appealing! The umpire seems to be nodding, and he's out - leg before wicket!

Islam is going alright as 1st change but would like him to get a wicket.

End of Over 18: 72-1, runrate=4.00
Shorey 4-0-13-1
Steyn* 30 (61 balls)
Powell 1 (10 balls)
Last Wicket: Retief lbw b. Shorey 37 (FOW: 70/1)

Right on time

18.4 W Islam to Powell
Roberts has pulled off a blinder. That ball looked like it was behind him when he caught it.

 

[rickyp]

End of Over 19: 41-8, runrate=2.16
Obrien 3-1-2-1
Lewis* 0 (9 balls)
Bruce 15 (42 balls)

looks like an easy entry into round 2

 

[aussie1st]

Loving Islam figures now.
Islam 5-2-14-1

After 20 overs

End of Over 20: 77-2, runrate=3.85
Shorey 5-0-17-1
Steyn* 32 (68 balls)
Pye 1 (4 balls)
Last Wicket: Powell c. Roberts b. Islam 1 (FOW: 73/2)

Roberts on now, I'm trying sets of 5 on the advice of Voldy so let see how this works out.

Funny pattern going on. Pye gets a single off the first ball and Steyn stays on the strike for the rest.
Well until now

24.3 W Roberts to Steyn
Steyn gets himself in a complete muddle there and is trapped LBW in front of the stumps.

Just reward for Roberts who now has amazing figures (by my teams standards) of 3-0-3-1

End of Over 25: 87-3, runrate=3.48
Roberts 3-0-3-1
Pye* 5 (16 balls)
Ball 0 (3 balls)
Last Wicket: Steyn lbw b. Roberts 38 (FOW: 87/3)