Commentary Thread

[aussie1st]

Going much better now. Sam as 5th bowler with sets of 5 is working well.

22.6 W Sam to Lucas
Lucas goes for the drive, but drags his back foot out of the crease. Nifty keeping there from Masibulele. He out!!

24.1 W Sam to Oli
An early Christmas for Masibulele! Oli left that one well alone, only to be caught off his crease.

Missed the hattrick though.

 

[surendar]

Thats gud comeback Syl! Well my match too started,

We can tell you that Unsinkables won the toss and elected to bat.

They got off to an good start with 50 runs partnership.... and breakthrough came atlast,

13.6 W Love to Platt
Oooooh, a spectacular diving catch by Bartlett at second slip. His hands are softer than a baby's bottom.

Immediately, Hamed strikes,

15.4 W Hamed to Tyson
Slower delivery and he went for the pull. Malik gets in under it at mid wicket, and out.

The situation at the moment,

End of Over 16: 60-2, runrate=3.75
Hamed 1-0-1-1
Tau* 32 (45 balls)
Rheams 0 (2 balls)
Last Wicket: Tyson c. Malik b. Hamed 0 (FOW: 60/2)

 

[handsome]

End of Over 19: 119-2, runrate=6.26
Green 5-0-28-0
Challinor* 50 (50 balls)
Ali 16 (19 balls)

Last Wicket: Paki Run Out 32 (FOW: 72/2)

Things for me are going from bad to worse. All my bowlers going for hell lotsa runs. Need to get Challinor out ASAP.

 

[surendar]

Yeah u need wickets handy!

And in my match, Hamed once again striked,

17.1 W Hamed to Tau
Tries to reverse sweep and only ends up seeing the ball crash into his leg stump!

Scorecard atm,

End of Over 22: 80-3, runrate=3.64
Hamed 4-0-11-2
Rheams* 8 (19 balls)
Hitish 10 (16 balls)
Last Wicket: Tau b. Hamed 33 (FOW: 62/3)

I am badly in need of wickets They are building a partnership...

End of Over 30: 106-3, runrate=3.53
Clarke 3-0-10-0
Rheams* 24 (45 balls)
Hitish 20 (38 balls)
Last Wicket: Tau b. Hamed 33 (FOW: 62/3)

Clarke has got the breakthrough,

33.3 W Clarke to Rheams
A slower delivery... and he's out. He played all round that and got a top edge to mid on.

so after 35 overs,

End of Over 35: 123-4, runrate=3.51
Mulligan 8-0-34-0
Hitish* 27 (48 balls)
Goodliffe 0 (6 balls)
Last Wicket: Rheams c. Mulligan b. Clarke 33 (FOW: 119/4)

 

[Brett_Lee]

End of Over 48: 245-7, runrate=5.10, reqrunrate=4.50 (253-10)
Leeds 9-1-41-1
Manning* 1 (3 balls)
Cawson 19 (21 balls)

Last Wicket: Sekhon b. Leeds 54 (FOW: 240/7)

looked like i was going to lose then this superb over from my trainee...

48.4 W Holland to Stanford 
    A superb delivery from Holland earns the faintest of edges. Stanford shows great sportsmanship and walks briskly off to the pavilion. The umpire looks relieved as that would have been a difficult decision to make. 
48.3 W Holland to Cawson 
    Oh dear me ... a shocker of a decision from the umpire. That one clearly going a mile down leg, a half-hearted appeal from the bowler and the finger goes up

I need 1 wkt or they need 8 runs

End of Over 49: 246-9, runrate=5.02, reqrunrate=8.00 (253-10)
Holland 10-0-39-3
Manning* 2 (4 balls)
West 0 (2 balls)

Last Wicket: Stanford c. Dudgeon b. Holland 0 (FOW: 246/9)

Okay its in the final over

So Far its been 2 off 3 balls

There's 3 Balls left

And that's the end of the match. Aussie Beltas won by 5 runs.
Aussie Beltas 253-10
leafs 248-10


End of Over 50: 248-10, runrate=4.96
Leeds 9-1-43-2
West* 1 (4 balls)

49.4 W Leeds to Manning
That one would have bowled even the best batsman in the world. He had no chance. Just too good.

Leeds takes the last wicket giving me a victory!!!

Looked like no chance of winning

2/2 For the Season For Me

 

[surendar]

Well, 40 Overs gone.. Another partnership seems to be building.. but only 10 overs to go.. so hopefully, it will be a defendable one,

End of Over 40: 142-4, runrate=3.55
Love 10-0-36-1
Goodliffe* 6 (18 balls)
Hitish 39 (66 balls)
Last Wicket: Rheams c. Mulligan b. Clarke 33 (FOW: 119/4)

This was what i wasn't expecting,

40.5 	[B]4[/B]	Hamed to Goodliffe
 	 	Exquisite cover drive, Goodliffe watched it onto the bat and it bisected the fielders perfectly.
40.4 	1	Hamed to Hitish
 	 	Oops! A misfield off his own bowling allows Hitish through for a quick single.
40.3 	1	Hamed to Goodliffe
 	 	Driven back to the bowler. Hamed collects it and flings it back at the stumps. No one was backing up and the batsmen steal an overthrow. Sloppy stuff.
40.2 	[B]4[/B]	Hamed to Goodliffe
 	 	Four all the way.
40.1 	[B]4[/B]	Hamed to Goodliffe
 	 	Hamed pitches it well up, tempting Goodliffe into the drive. Goodliffe can resist everything except temptation and sends it scorching across the turf to the boundary.

:

But the very last ball of that over, Hamed got his revenge!

40.6 W Hamed to Goodliffe
That's a beautiful googly. Goodliffe swiped wildly but missed and the click of the stumps was heard.

Its third wicket for Hamed,

End of Over 41: 156-5, runrate=3.80
Hamed 6-0-27-3
Hitish* 40 (67 balls)
Welsh 0 (0 balls)
Last Wicket: Goodliffe b. Hamed 19 (FOW: 156/5)

 

[Gilly Fan]

Gillys Demolition Team v Green Jelly (1134454)
Date: 	01/06/2007 	Ground: 	Gilly's Demolition Ground
Pitch: 	Green 	Weather: 	[partially cloud]
Gillys Demolition Team won the toss and elected to field.
First Innings of: Green Jelly
Name 			Runs 	Balls 	4s 	6s
Serrant 	c. Bridges 	b. Caskey 	79 	104 	4 	2
Van der merwe (+) 	lbw 	b. Handbury 	5 	16 	0 	0
Bolla (*) 	c. Qadir 	b. Tahir 	21 	25 	0 	1
Mayo 	lbw 	b. Lisbie 	68 	102 	4 	1
Makhaya 	c. Qadir 	b. Caskey 	0 	2 	0 	0
Townsend 	c. & 	b. Lisbie 	4 	5 	0 	0
Hodges 	c. Lisbie 	b. Longrigg 	6 	6 	1 	0
Lapp 	not 	out 	8 	11 	1 	0
Petrus 	lbw 	b. Longrigg 	4 	3 	1 	0
Duffy 	c. Black 	b. Longrigg 	0 	5 	0 	0
Burgess 		b. Longrigg 	0 	1 	0 	0
Extras (3b, 9lb, 3w, 6nb) 	21 	
Total (45.4 overs, 10 wickets) 	216 	
FOW 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10
Total 	13 	49 	177 	177 	186 	203 	207 	211 	216 	216
Batsman Out 	2 	3 	1 	5 	6 	4 	7 	9 	10 	11
Name 	O 	M 	R 	W 	nb 	wd
Handbury 	10 	0 	52 	1 	3 	1
Tahir 	10 	0 	43 	1 	1 	1
Lisbie 	9 	0 	48 	2 	1 	1
Longrigg 	8.4 	0 	25 	4 	1 	0
Caskey 	8 	1 	36 	2 	0 	0

First Innings of: Gillys Demolition Team (play as normal)
Name 			Runs 	Balls 	4s 	6s
Saich 	c. Serrant 	b. Burgess 	16 	22 	1 	1
Myall 	not 	out 	42 	51 	3 	0
Qadir (*) 		b. Burgess 	0 	1 	0 	0
Cohen 	c. Van der merwe 	b. Duffy 	0 	2 	0 	0
Black 	c. Van der merwe 	b. Burgess 	0 	3 	0 	0
Bridges (+) 	c. Hodges 	b. Burgess 	0 	1 	0 	0
Handbury 	run 	out 	0 	3 	0 	0
Caskey 	c. Serrant 	b. Burgess 	3 	4 	0 	0
Longrigg 	lbw 	b. Hodges 	11 	18 	1 	1
Lisbie 	c. Van der merwe 	b. Lapp 	7 	14 	0 	0
Tahir 	c. Serrant 	b. Duffy 	3 	12 	0 	0
Extras (0b, 3lb, 1w, 1nb) 	5 	
Total (21.4 overs, 10 wickets) 	87 	
FOW 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10
Total 	18 	18 	19 	20 	20 	20 	34 	49 	68 	87
Batsman Out 	1 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11
Name 	O 	M 	R 	W 	nb 	wd
Burgess 	5 	1 	18 	5 	0 	0
Duffy 	5.4 	0 	22 	2 	1 	0
Hodges 	5 	1 	15 	1 	0 	0
Lapp 	5 	0 	27 	1 	0 	1
Petrus 	1 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0

:S. :|:|:|
Oh god. What a terrible batting display. But I forgot to put my orders in. And that is no excuse for such a terrible performance! Myall played well, and Lisbie got 2 wickets. ;-)
Longrigg.... Well, what can you say about him? A star? A legend! 4/25, he deserved 5 fa! His best figures in his career.

 

[surendar]

Another breakthrough,

41.3 W Clarke to Welsh
Welsh has tried to slog that one but Malik is getting under it. OUT! Welsh caught in the deep by Malik.

It was also after a boundary... Scorecard,

End of Over 42: 161-6, runrate=3.83
Clarke 6-0-20-2
Hitish* 40 (68 balls)
Padayachie 0 (3 balls)
Last Wicket: Welsh c. Malik b. Clarke 4 (FOW: 161/6)

Its Hamed once again,

42.5 W Hamed to Padayachie
The arm ball hits his pad right in front of off stump. Easy decision for the umpire there.

And suprisingly, Clarke finished with 3 wickets maiden :happy

45.6 W Clarke to Alshaun
A slower delivery... and he's out. He played all round that and got a top edge to mid on.
45.5 W Clarke to Tau
Gives himself room to pull it, but it keeps low and rearranges his stumps.
45.4 . Clarke to Tau
Tau thinks about playing at that one, but changes his mind and lets it go through to Rampaul.
45.3 . Clarke to Tau
Bog standard defensive shot. A snore bore ball.
45.2 . Clarke to Tau
Alshaun dives low to his right to cut that one off. No run.
45.1 W Clarke to Schutte
Clarke strikes! A loose shot from Schutte. It was short, looking to go over the top of fielder at mid on but mistimes the ball straight to him, who takes the catch on the second attempt as he fumbles it the first time.

So thats it.. They were all-out

End of Over 46: 180-10, runrate=3.91
Clarke 8-1-26-5
Hitish* 46 (75 balls)

Hunting Tigers need 181 to win this game.. Hopefully shd be making it, lets see!

 

[aussie1st]

Looking good for you Suren.

Manage to save my commentary so here are the highlights.

After 30 overs

End of Over 30: 137-3, runrate=4.57
Shorey 10-1-44-0
Nash* 12 (21 balls)
Charlton 13 (19 balls)

Last Wicket: Oli st. Masibulele b. Sam 47 (FOW: 114/3)

Shocking over from Roberts

36.4 4 Roberts to Nash
He's miss-hit that one and still gets four! What a shot!

36.1 6 Roberts to Charlton
He advances down the wicket and lofts it sweetly back over Roberts's head for six. Great shot!

After 40 overs

End of Over 40: 192-3, runrate=4.80
Mohammed 10-0-47-1
Nash* 35 (47 balls)
Charlton 44 (54 balls)

Last Wicket: Oli st. Masibulele b. Sam 47 (FOW: 114/3)

Good comeback from Hitish

42.1 W Hitish to Nash
Nash hit in front ...huge shout ... umpire's taking his time ... and he's given him. A bit of theatre by the umpire, that looked plumb to me.
42.5 W Hitish to Dowe
Oh how unlucky can you get? The ball ricocheted off his partner's bat and looped up for an easy catch for Weaver.

His star player who is yet to be out just made a 50 (only 1 inns)

42.3 4 Hitish to Charlton
He seems to be batting by numbers. We?ll have a four this time please!!!
And that's his fifty! Well played.

Mr Death is in

43.6 W Sam to Toynbee
The batsmen have collided mid-pitch! Plenty of time for the bowler to whip off the bails as a disappointed Toynbee departs.

Mr Death 2 strikes with 2 in 1 again.

46.1 W Hitish to Charlton
A flashing blade and straight into Masibulele's gloves. That was a wild stroke by Charlton.
46.3 W Hitish to Aucott
What a gem. That's pitched about a foot outside off and come back sharply through a massive gate taking the off stump with it.

And Mr Death gets a last ball wicket.

49.6 W Sam to Brittain
The balls nips back, beats the bat as Brittain went for the cut, and nicks leg stump.

End of Over 50: 243-9, runrate=4.86
Sam 10-1-44-3
Mcgregor* 12 (15 balls)
Nyikadzino 0 (0 balls)

Last Wicket: Brittain b. Sam 6 (FOW: 243/9)

 

[jdeus]

So mixed fortunes for everyone then?

 

[surendar]

244 is gettable Syl.. Also nice to see Sam with nice figures there

And in my match, chase began... Started off well but both openers departed!

6.3 W Alshaun to Rampaul
Marvellous delivery that! Alshaun drew Rampaul into the shot and a thick outside edge is well taken at first slip.

8.4 W Alshaun to Bartlett
The ball flew in the air to Platt and he takes it at the fourth or fifth attempt. I haven't seen juggling like that since the last time I was at the circus.

Its very crucial time for Malik and Alshaun now.. Lets see what happens,

End of Over 13: 73-2, runrate=5.62, reqrunrate=2.92 (180-10)
Schutte 2-0-8-0
Alshaun* 9 (15 balls)
Malik 18 (21 balls)
Last Wicket: Bartlett c. Platt b. Alshaun 29 (FOW: 55/2)

 

[aussie1st]

Almost half the runs on the board already which is good for you Suren.

Oh and Hitish figures 10-0-45-4. That will look very nice on his sheet. Roberts has more than likely played himself out of a spot.

So onto the 2nd inns.
Worst possible start

0.1 W Brittain to Steele
WICKET!! Late outswing, and a thin edge carrying through to Downey!

Stroke of genius moving Masibulele to opener

1.2 4 Toynbee to Masibulele
Nice use of the feet creates a half volley which races away for four through mid on.

Weaver joining the party

2.2 4 Brittain to Weaver
Edged, but through the slip cordon for four. Brittain doesn’t look too impressed.

4.5 4 Brittain to Masibulele 
    Bit of lift, on the back foot, played to a vacant deep, wide, mid wicket boundary. 

6.5 4 Brittain to Masibulele 
    Masibulele goes route one. Straight back past the bowler for four. 

8.2 4 Brittain to Masibulele 
    Loose delivery and duly smashed for four. That was a juicy full toss and Masibulele pulls it superbly through mid wicket. 
8.6 4 Brittain to Weaver 
    Excellent footwork! Weaver uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball and crashes it to the cover boundary for four!

10 overs

End of Over 10: 58-1, runrate=5.80, reqrunrate=4.65 (243-9)
Toynbee 5-0-22-0
Weaver* 21 (21 balls)
Masibulele 35 (38 balls)

Last Wicket: Steele c. Downey b. Brittain 0 (FOW: 0/1)

14.1 4 Mcgregor to Masibulele
A touch of width. You can't bowl there to Masibulele and he launches himself into that one, stepping forward with a huge stride and driving that firmly for four through the covers.

Well made 50 for Masibulele

15.3 4 Aucott to Masibulele
Shot! Overpitched on the legs, clipped superbly away through square leg, two men posted on the boundary but he still finds the gap.
And that's his fifty! Well played.

15.4 4 Aucott to Masibulele
Slashed in the air inches from the grasp of a full-stretch gully. A lucky four.

Runs haven't slowed down after 15 overs which is good.

16.5 4 Mcgregor to Weaver
Beautiful shot. Just steered it past the cover fielder and the outfield did the rest. Four.

18.2 4 Mcgregor to Masibulele
The straight drive beats the mid on fielder and races away for four.

19.3 4 Aucott to Masibulele
Masibulele goes route one. Straight back past the bowler for four.

Very nice start after 20 overs

End of Over 20: 112-1, runrate=5.60, reqrunrate=4.40 (243-9)
Aucott 5-0-31-0
Weaver* 39 (47 balls)
Masibulele 69 (73 balls)

Last Wicket: Steele c. Downey b. Brittain 0 (FOW: 0/1)

 

[surendar]

Moving Masibulele up is working now With Chavy to come, u can make it Syl

And in my match, some smashings,

15.1 6 Padayachie to Alshaun
He dances down the pitch and hammers it over Padayachie's head for six!
16.1 6 Schutte to Malik
Malik has walked down the wicket and swatted it over the long mid wicket boundary for a massive six.
16.5 6 Schutte to Alshaun
A lofted drive back over Schutte's head; six of the best for that man!

Scorecard atm,

End of Over 18: 108-2, runrate=6.00, reqrunrate=2.28 (180-10)
Padayachie 4-0-23-0
Malik* 30 (36 balls)
Alshaun 31 (30 balls)
Last Wicket: Bartlett c. Platt b. Alshaun 29 (FOW: 55/2)

 

[aussie1st]

Sure has also means I have some late hitters to come.

Been a real slow last 10 overs.
Only 27 runs off them

End of Over 30: 139-1, runrate=4.63, reqrunrate=5.25 (243-9)
Toynbee 10-0-32-0
Masibulele* 84 (105 balls)
Weaver 48 (76 balls)

Last Wicket: Steele c. Downey b. Brittain 0 (FOW: 0/1)

 

[surendar]

You are on right path Syl.. Nice going!

And some more smashings from my captain,

19.4 6 Padayachie to Alshaun
He calls himself a Spin Bowler...Yeah right....SIX RUNS

20.4 3 Goodliffe to Alshaun
It?s going to be tight, but they?ve turned two into three.

21.2 4 Tau to Alshaun
Lucky runs! Short of a good length delivery on the middle and off stump line. Alshaun is cramped for room but he goes for the cut. The ball clips the inside edge and races away to the vacant fine leg fence.
And that's his fifty! Well played.

Well played Alshaun so far :hpraise Nice needed fifty!

And scorecard atm,

End of Over 22: 140-2, runrate=6.36, reqrunrate=1.46 (180-10)
Tau 6-0-36-0
Malik* 37 (44 balls)
Alshaun 55 (46 balls)
Last Wicket: Bartlett c. Platt b. Alshaun 29 (FOW: 55/2)