Commentary Thread

[innes]

First game as manager..
Im the Inspirational Ridders :P

Date: 12/01/2008 Ground: forest town CG
Pitch: Cracked Weather: [partially cloudy and humid]
forest town won the toss and elected to bat.
First Innings of: forest town
Name Runs Balls 4s 6s
Faredullah c. Pienaar b. Surrey 7 4 0 1
Lepolesa not out 65 55 4 1
Yates not out 120 61 8 6
Kelly (*)
Hay
Lyall (+)
Govender
Stevens
Pinnock
Azharullah
Sanaullah
Extras (6b, 2lb, 1w, 0nb) 9
Total (20.0 overs, 1 wickets) 201
FOW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Total 8
Batsman Out 1
Name O M R W nb wd
Surrey 4 0 34 1 0 0
Wells 4 0 33 0 0 0
Fontaine 4 0 41 0 0 0
Mcgivern 4 0 33 0 0 0
Dove 4 0 52 0 0 1

First Innings of: Inspirational Ridders (play as normal)
Name Runs Balls 4s 6s
Keates run out 24 25 3 0
Waterworth c. Azharullah b. Stevens 7 4 1 0
Dove (*) run out 18 20 2 0
Cochrane b. Govender 12 14 0 1
Gough c. Lyall b. Azharullah 40 19 4 2
Makin b. Pinnock 14 10 1 1
Pienaar (+) run out 0 1 0 0
Surrey not out 10 5 2 0
Mcgivern b. Azharullah 0 1 0 0
Fontaine lbw b. Azharullah 3 5 0 0
Wells st. Lyall b. Azharullah 0 4 0 0
Extras (4b, 6lb, 2w, 0nb) 12
Total (18.0 overs, 10 wickets) 140
FOW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Total 8 35 66 78 112 115 131 132 140 140
Batsman Out 2 3 4 1 6 7 5 9 10 11
Name O M R W nb wd
Sanaullah 3 0 11 0 0 0
Stevens 3 0 20 1 0 0
Pinnock 4 0 30 1 0 0
Azharullah 4 0 28 4 0 2
Govender 4 0 41 1 0 0

Wasnt a bad batting performance, but bowling was dreadful, picked up a wicket in the first over as well!

 

[aussie1st]

Match against Griffo has kicked off slow start so far.

End of Over 2: 4-0, runrate=2.00
Dayton 1-0-2-0
Ray* 2 (8 balls)
Masibulele 2 (4 balls)

 

[Griffo]

Slow start will turn into a quick finish, not playing my 2nd best bowler due to PFL but the result would honestly still be the same...

End of Over 48: 298-2, runrate=6.21
Carrington 9-0-61-0
Quintus* 56 (57 balls)
Chavhanga 100 (86 balls)

Last Wicket: Masibulele b. Ryan 84 (FOW: 181/2)

Congrats to Chavvie finally got a century

The bet between Syl and I is if Ian Wotton scores under 13 I will buy him membership, his PFL is sublime and form is strong so it should be a task

 

[Griffo]

13.6 W Clayden to Wotton
That's struck Wotton straight in front and has got to be out. The umpire has still yet to respond. Five seconds, six, sev... Ah, is that a twitch of in the hand? Yes, the umpire's woken up and the batsman is on his way at last.

End of Over 14: 70-2, runrate=5.00, reqrunrate=6.92 (318-3)
Clayden 2-0-8-2
Buchan* 37 (36 balls)
Nicholls 0 (0 balls)
Last Wicket: Wotton lbw b. Clayden 0 (FOW: 70/2)

3 Months membership goes to Syl on Wednesday once I get paid... Im only really annoyed cause of a duck against a pace bowler on a spinners pitch

 

[Hooper]

Hahahaahahhah!

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

I am playing Hooper

I batted first and score 311 on a dusty pitch

It was going well for Hooper until this over

23.6 . Street to Corcoran
The only thing he's batted there are his eyelids. Well left.
23.5 . Street to Corcoran
Tea and biscuits have just arrived in the commentary box - it's all happening here! Sadly nothing happening out on the pitch.
23.4 . Street to Corcoran
Stroked to the on side, Mills doing well at mid wicket to field.
23.3 W Street to Daly
A ferocious in-swinger. Daly had absolutely no chance. Bowling from the top drawer.
23.2 W Street to Knight
HOWZAT! The umpire takes a while to think about it, and raises his finger! OUT.
23.1 W Street to Boardman
Length. Edged. Out. Unlucky Boardman

 

[surendar]

3 Months membership goes to Syl on Wednesday once I get paid... Im only really annoyed cause of a duck against a pace bowler on a spinners pitch

Lucky Syl Nice to know that his(Syl's) bowlers are also doing the job expected by BB's manager like his batters.

 

[aussie1st]

Could this be Chav returning to his not out ways?
Awesome knock from him I see 93 balls for 117. Masi gave the base required but doesn't like batting with Chav

At least your best bowler was just that today Griffo.
Your opening pair did a dam good job there 70 runs from my opening bowlers. Finally Clayden starting to get bag fulls of wickets including my membership wicket Well deserved 5 fer seemed a bit expensive with his setting but oh well.

 

[Griffo]

Who knew what you have been trying to get me to do will come true... maybe this "bribe" as you put it a few months ago on msn will get me to the position im after :upray

 

[innes]

Am now bowling with my new team
End of Over 4: 13-0, runrate=3.25, reqrunrate=6.50 (311-6)

We made 311-6, which i thought was a good score :P
Really enjoying this now
just gotta sort out money

 

[Maxkarter]

End of Over 45: 250-3, runrate=5.56, reqrunrate=7.20 (285-7)
Singh 8-0-65-2
Bradshaw* 13 (10 balls)
Mccormick 123 (138 balls)
Last Wicket: Challinor c. Meyer b. Barnard 4 (FOW: 224/3)

Things were looking a little tight there, but then!

45.5 W Samuel to Riaan
Fantastic ball, the inswinger which bent back sharply into Riaan - at pace, too - knocking back his off stump. He perhaps expected that one to swing away from him. Really fine piece of bowling from Samuel!
45.4 . Samuel to Riaan
Fullish ball angling in on off stump, leans forward, firmly stroking it up to mid on.
45.3 W Samuel to Bradshaw
Attempted hook shot by Bradshaw, goes straight up into the swirling wind. Meyer calls off the other fielders and gets under it to take a marvellous catch. He covered a lot of ground to get there, great work.

Samuel came along and changed the match a little!

End of Over 48: 263-8, runrate=5.48, reqrunrate=11.50 (285-7)
Samuel 9-2-29-5
Slaytor* 1 (1 balls)
Mccormick 131 (144 balls)
Last Wicket: Nedd b. Samuel 0 (FOW: 262/8)
47.6 1 Samuel to Slaytor
Takes on Gore, and makes his ground easily.
47.5 W Samuel to Nedd
Stumps smashed to smitherines. Now that was quick!
47.4 W Samuel to Pead
Edged and out, no question of doubt there. Pead heads back to the pavilion.
47.3 1 Samuel to Mccormick
Milked away for a single. Moo.
47.2 1 Samuel to Pead
Swatted leg side, but he finds the man at deep backward square, it'll only be one.
47.1 W Samuel to Machemko
Regulation caught behind. c Meyer b Samuel.

After this over, I think it really is over. Been a really good game, Marsden batted very well to get Spin where he was and that was pretty near to winning, but somewhere along the line we stopped their scoring and applied pressure!

 

[innes]

The match is over. Tonys Hammers won by 8 wickets.
Inspirational Ridders 311-6
Tonys Hammers 312-2

After 80-0 after ten and 134-0 after 20, we slowed down a lost wickets, but i was happy with our batting display.
Our bowling is another thing! Have spent most money on bowlers, but they arent cracking it :P

 

[voldemort]

End of Over 37: 190-2, runrate=5.14
Muller 9-1-32-0
Harriot* 26 (30 balls)
Crabb 100 (135 balls)
Last Wicket: Kay c. Hedley b. Rogan 57 (FOW: 137/2)

Playing someone who hasnt got any player below resp primary and I am playing only 1 prof and 1 resp, rest are below...

Its good so far though... bowling btw...

 

[aussie1st]

Decent effort by my 2nd 11 alright in the bowling 4/156 against Hooper team. Each wicket taken by a different bowler.

Batting captain Stubbs again proving a handful with 71 off 40 balls. That was enough to get the BB home with 2.1 overs to spare and 8 wickets.

 

[surendar]

I think, Hoops team have got a revenge on BB now.. Tough luck Syl!

Well, my match with Viral's team have started.

Welcome to Sri Krishna Ground for the match between Sri Krishna Team and HuntingTigers.

We can tell you that Sri Krishna Team won the toss and elected to field. The pitch is looking a touch on the green side. All the seam bowlers have been out there rubbing their hands on this sunny day.

I hate to bat first :