Commentary Thread

[handsome]

hmmm. nice start viral, althought that one wicket. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Viral.

1.6 W Collis to Branch
Pushing hard for the run, fantastic pick up and throw by Stride, Branch was some way short of his ground.

Lol, after scoring 179, stride is still the one who gets me my first wicket. Invauleable isn't he?

 

[aussie1st]

Really left that one close Angy
That is awesome stuff Amodh.

 

[surendar]

@Viral, you can win it..all you need is one huge partnership..

Similar start for me like Viral's team,

0.4 W Sherwood to Rampaul
WICKET!! Late outswing, and a thin edge carrying through to Fisher!

Just now was speaking to Syl about my batting problems.. it turned out as i thought : Time to replace the openers i guess!

Well, after that wickets some fireworks,

2.4 	[B][COLOR="DarkGreen"]4[/COLOR][/B]	Sherwood to Malik
 	 	Textbook cover drive, races to the boundary. No need to run for that.
4.1 	[B][COLOR="DarkGreen"]4[/COLOR][/B]	Sherwood to Malik
 	 	It's a nick that has dropped in front of the slip cordon and squirmed through Clitheroe's legs - and off to the boundary for four!
4.4 	[B][COLOR="Red"]6	[/COLOR][/B]Sherwood to Bartlett
 	 	Whoa! Bartlett waltzes down the track and sends the ball soaring over long off. Super strike.
6.3 	[B][COLOR="DarkGreen"]4	[/COLOR][/B]Sherwood to Bartlett
 	 	Split the field superbly, and even an energetic dive from Crabb cannot prevent the ball rolling over the rope for four. Superb shot selection from Bartlett

Scorecard at the moment,

End of Over 7: 38-1, runrate=5.43, reqrunrate=3.47 (186-10)
Sherwood 4-0-28-1
Malik* 18 (20 balls)
Bartlett 20 (19 balls)
Last Wicket: Rampaul c. Fisher b. Sherwood 0 (FOW: 1/1)

 

[handsome]

End of Over 6: 38-1, runrate=6.33, reqrunrate=7.66 (374-0)
Collis 3-0-19-0
Saxby* 23 (20 balls)
Kanelo 8 (10 balls)

Last Wicket: Branch Run Out 6 (FOW: 10/1)

Dunno why bowlers are spoiling the day, Fact is after 56 overs there has been just onw wicket and that too run -out. Tough day for the bowlers it seems

 

[surendar]

Well, i am in trouble.. Bartlett got out after another couple of boundaries.

10.1 W Sherwood to Bartlett
Both batsman have run for a single...they have almost collided on the way through and they have virtually come to a halt! One of them has got to be out

And one more wicket will get me in trouble :

End of Over 11: 59-2, runrate=5.36, reqrunrate=3.28 (186-10)
Sherwood 6-0-42-1
Alshaun* 5 (5 balls)
Malik 20 (28 balls)
Last Wicket: Bartlett Run Out 34 (FOW: 54/2)

Some entertainment,

10.4 	[B]4	[/B]Sherwood to Alshaun
 	 	Alshaun uses his feet well and lofts the ball into the vacant extra cover region. Lakshika chases in vain as the ball skips over the rope.
11.5 	[B]3[/B]	Toney to Malik
 	 	Lovely straight drive. Fullish and on middle stump, Malik leans forward and drives straight back past the bowler. Clitheroe chases from mid on and makes a good sliding stop near the ropes.
13.5 	[B]4[/B]	Toney to Malik
 	 	A streaky shot! Pitched outside off stump, Malik drives, gets an outside edge just past Gravey at gully to the third man fence.
14.4 	[B]3	[/B]Lakshika to Alshaun
 	 	An overthrow by Crabb gives the batsmen an extra run. Poor fielding.
14.3 	[B]4[/B]	Lakshika to Alshaun
 	 	Cut shot has seen a misfield out on the boundary, and that's four runs.
15.5 	[B]4[/B]	Toney to Alshaun
 	 	Four runs. That went straight off the meat of the bat. An excellent cover drive by Alshaun.
16.2 	[B]6[/B]	Lakshika to Alshaun
 	 	Swept powerfully to the square leg boundary for 6.
17.2 	[B]6[/B]	Toney to Malik
 	 	Straight shot, picked up to long on, lands on the right side of the rope for a six.

Hopefully these two are careful enough not to sacrifice their wickets :upray Lets see how it turns out..

End of Over 18: 110-2, runrate=6.11, reqrunrate=2.41 (186-10)
Toney 4-0-29-0
Malik* 42 (49 balls)
Alshaun 33 (27 balls)
Last Wicket: Bartlett Run Out 34 (FOW: 54/2)

 

[aussie1st]

Looks like you've done enough there Suren but 2 wickets and that BT collapse could rip the game away from you.

 

[voldemort]

Finally my team does damage

Sinhala Ranaweeras last match...

We can tell you that Sinhala Ranaweera won the toss and elected to field. The pitch is looking like a road. As flat as a pancake. No help for the bowlers on this partially cloud day.

Hampton Central CC - 166/10

Ryno 7-1-14-5
John 8-0-44-2
Ilanganage 10-2-26-2
Manning 10-1-36-0
Aziz 10-0-39-0 { YOU SUCK }

End of Over 23: 112-1, runrate=4.87, reqrunrate=2.04 (166-10)
Coppinger 5-0-26-0
Stanley* 40 (45 balls)
Murray 53 (70 balls)

 

[handsome]

End of Over 37: 205-4, runrate=5.54, reqrunrate=13.08 (374-0)
Willem 9-0-47-1
Taggart* 60 (70 balls)
Lawlor 11 (11 balls)

Last Wicket: Van dyk c. Carragher b. Willem 10 (FOW: 179/4)

will win but not very pleased withmy bowlers

 

[voldemort]

29.1 6 Matjhatjhametse to Stanley
Medium pace rubbish from Matjhatjhametse and it got the treatment.
And that's his fifty! Well played.
29.3 4 Matjhatjhametse to Stanley
Beautifully guided to the third man boundary for four.
29.4 3 Matjhatjhametse to Stanley
Crisply driven through the covers by Stanley, to the longest part of the ground where Atherton-ham hauls it in just before it reaches the rope.

crowd entertainer...

150/1, 17 runs to win

End of Over 31: 155-1, runrate=5.00, reqrunrate=0.63 (166-10)
Coppinger 9-0-42-0
Murray* 74 (99 balls)
Stanley 61 (64 balls)

12 to win...

End of Over 32: 163-1, runrate=5.09, reqrunrate=0.22 (166-10)
Khotso 6-0-31-0
Stanley* 65 (67 balls)
Murray 78 (102 balls)

4 runs to win...

 

[handsome]

End of Over 45: 272-4, runrate=6.04, reqrunrate=20.60 (374-0)
Whitehouse 8-0-50-0
Lawlor* 41 (35 balls)
Taggart 97 (94 balls)

Last Wicket: Van dyk c. Carragher b. Willem 10 (FOW: 179/4)

I am destined to win...but i wanna see a collapse.

 

[voldemort]

33.2 4 Khotso to Murray
Drives to extra cover and Atherton-ham can't cut it off.

we win a well deserved match!

And that's the end of the match. Sinhala Ranaweera won by 9 wickets.
Hampton Central CC 166-10
Sinhala Ranaweera 167-1

Stanley* 65 (73 balls)
Murray 82 (104 balls)

 

[handsome]

And collapse it is

45.6 W Broadbridge to Lawlor
Played on! Lawlor was picturing the ball running away to the long on boundary as he played that stroke, but it has taken the inside edge and so it is him heading in that direction instead.
46.4 W Whitehouse to Heath
'HOWZAT!' as the dull thud of the batsman's pad is heard.
46.3 W Whitehouse to Taggart
Got him! Driven strongly down the ground by Taggart, but plucked from the air by Whitehouse as he followed through after his delivery stride. Wonderful reflexes!

46.5 W Whitehouse to Gibson
OUT! A huge mistimed pull shot, the ball balloons in the air and Stride takes an easy catch straight down his throat.
46.4 W Whitehouse to Heath
'HOWZAT!' as the dull thud of the batsman's pad is heard. 46.3 W Whitehouse to Taggart
Got him! Driven strongly down the ground by Taggart, but plucked from the air by Whitehouse as he followed through after his delivery stride. Wonderful reflexes!

Hattrick for Whitehouse yay

 

[voldemort]

Sinhala Ranaweera Hampton Central CC
Top Order: competent respectable
Middle Order: competent mediocre
Lower Order: abysmal abysmal
Seam Bowling: proficient competent
Spin Bowling: respectable mediocre
Fielding: feeble woeful

MOTM: Ryno

not bad...

 

[Gilly Fan]

Well done, Effine. Well deserved. A fairy tail end to your team.

 

[Bilal91]

oh man...lost by 2 runs to bushwackers...273-3 chasing 291 with 4 overs to go...than 4 wickets fall in one over and i lose it all...than needed 3 of the last 3 balls and the friggin bowler got out...DAMN...