Commentary Thread

[Brett_Lee]

End of Over 6: 39-1, runrate=6.50, reqrunrate=0.95 (80-10)
Roper 3-0-27-0
Miller* 15 (16 balls)
Staveley 23 (19 balls)

Last Wicket: Hanson c. Herd b. Anthony 0 (FOW: 0/1)

an update on my game against w3lshrugby, should be downhil from here.

 

[Gilly Fan]

Are you batting, Brett?

does travelling actually effect your team???

Nah, I was just jokin. I don't think so anyway.

End of Over 1: 4-0, runrate=4.00, reqrunrate=2.71 (136-10)
Tahir 1-0-4-0
Branch* 0 (0 balls)
Saxby 4 (6 balls)

5 dot balls then a 4 on the last ball.

What can Lisbie do?

 

[Wildwil]

You underestimated me Gilly. I always lose in the shield but I have not lost a single game in the league since I joined

End of Over 6: 25-0, runrate=4.17, reqrunrate=2.55 (136-10)
Lisbie 3-0-10-0
Saxby* 17 (22 balls)
Branch 7 (15 balls)

 

[voldemort]

Welcome to The Hedwig Memorial Ground for the match between Norfolk N Chance and Sinhala Ranaweera.

We can tell you that Norfolk N Chance won the toss and elected to field. The pitch is looking slow and low. Tough for everyone. Could be a low scoring match on this sunny day.

Norfolk N Chance have selected Byron, Watling, Marsden, Flinders, Foot, Orr, Arnold, Walters, Cornick, Fabian, Lescott.

Sinhala Ranaweera have picked Marasinghe, Wijenayake, Davies, Stanley, Aziz, Murray, Duminda, John, Manning, Ryno, Ilanganage.

and its off...

 

[Wildwil]

My new batsman Walker is not even going to get a chance to prove himself. Damn!

8.1 6 Tahir to Branch
He's got right underneath that one… high, high over the outfield and six!

 

[Gilly Fan]

You underestimated me Gilly. I always lose in the shield but I have not lost a single game in the league since I joined

End of Over 6: 25-0, runrate=4.17, reqrunrate=2.55 (136-10)
Lisbie 3-0-10-0
Saxby* 17 (22 balls)
Branch 7 (15 balls)

YOU COULD OF TOLD ME THAT! ::crying

 

[voldemort]

End of Over 4: 24-0, runrate=6.00
Byron 2-0-12-0
Marasinghe* 17 (12 balls)
Wijenayake 7 (12 balls)

I got a wonderful pair out there

1.2 4 Byron to Marasinghe
This time he managed to steer it past a diving extra cover.
1.6 4 Byron to Marasinghe
Shot! What a shot indeed. Any keen youngsters out there could do an awful lot worse than study that particular stroke.
2.6 4 Fabian to Marasinghe
Excellent footwork! Marasinghe uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball and crashes it to the cover boundary for four!

He knows how to play...

 

[Gilly Fan]

12.2 W Tahir to Branch
Branch gets himself in a complete muddle there and is trapped LBW in front of the stumps.

Come on!!!!

But I'll need a famous Battrick collapse if I'm going to win.

 

[voldemort]

maiden and a wicket...

5.6 W Byron to Wijenayake
Good ball pitched, on the stumps and going straight on. Wijenayake plays forwards and gets hit on the pad. There's a loud shout and it's given by the umpire.

End of Over 6: 28-1, runrate=4.67
Byron 3-1-12-1
Marasinghe* 20 (16 balls)
Davies 0 (0 balls)

two debutants at the crease

 

[Gilly Fan]

End of Over 13: 60-1, runrate=4.62, reqrunrate=2.08 (136-10)
Tahir 7-0-38-1
Saxby* 32 (42 balls)
Kanelo 2 (4 balls)
Last Wicket: Branch lbw b. Tahir 25 (FOW: 58/1)

 

[Tuppers]

4.6 W Moodley to Gradi
There is no sweeter sound in cricket than the sound of the bails clattering to the floor, so it's no wonder that Moodley is pleased. Bowled him!

My best batsman goes

 

[Gilly Fan]

13.6 W Handbury to Kanelo
Oh dear. Kanelo only half commits to that delivery and a feeble piece of strokeplay gives the keeper an easy edge. A bread and butter catch for Bridges that one.

COLLAPSE TIME!!!!!

End of Over 17: 76-2, runrate=4.47, reqrunrate=1.85 (136-10)
Longrigg 2-0-13-0
Saxby* 40 (53 balls)
Taggart 8 (10 balls)
Last Wicket: Kanelo c. Bridges b. Handbury 2 (FOW: 61/2)

I could do with a BT collapse right now.

 

[Tuppers]

13.2 6 Latif to Padayachie
Padayachie romps down the wicket and spanks that one out of the ground!!!!

Nice way to start your innings

 

[Wildwil]

No collapse this time lol.

End of Over 27: 124-2, runrate=4.59, reqrunrate=0.57 (136-10)
Longrigg 7-0-35-0
Saxby* 72 (85 balls)
Taggart 23 (38 balls)

 

[Jaztheman]

End of Over 21: 76-1, runrate=3.62
Wotton 4-2-11-0
Watson* 33 (54 balls)
Nokwe 5 (13 balls)
Last Wicket: Moxey c & b. Hamed 30 (FOW: 58/1)

Doing well against Suren.