Commentary Thread

[Left_Hander]

Geez that guy is treating you like a bot as that's what I do to bots. Declare after a massive 1st inns score usually going into the 3rd day.

He has a remarkable top order. Best player with a BTR of 150,000

 

[aussie1st]

That guy must be in the National team with a rating like that. But remarkable for FC geez.

Mapple grabs another early wicket.

1.6 W Mampe to Oli
That's in the air and... out! Quintus won't get an easier catch all game.

And Barrowdale into the frame

4.3 W Borrowdale to Downey
Gone! Good length delivery on the off stump and angled away, Downey smashes on the front foot, but straight to Sawyer who takes a comfortable catch.

End of Over 8: 29-2, runrate=3.63
Mampe 4-0-15-1
Lucas* 16 (17 balls)
Charlton 7 (13 balls)
Last Wicket: Downey c. Sawyer b. Borrowdale 6 (FOW: 12/2)

 

[Griffo]

Malcolm Stanley makes his debut for The Southern Sharks today (the 44th player to do so) and it looks like he wont even get a chance to bat after Mark Thelwell has ripped through the top order with 4 wickets.

End of Over 14: 46-7, runrate=3.29
Islam 2-2-0-2
Islam* 1 (3 balls)
Sturgess 0 (2 balls)

Last Wicket: Denham c. Gilbert b. Islam 25 (FOW: 46/7)

Islam gets Islam and these two bowlers are keeping it tight waiting for my strike bowler to come finish the job

15.3 W Islam to Islam
Shocking! I thought it pitched a mile outside leg there and so did Islam.

 

[aussie1st]

Disappointing effort after Sawyer grabbed the 3rd wicket.

End of Over 30: 108-3, runrate=3.60
Mohammed 5-0-31-0
Dowe* 36 (54 balls)
Lucas 53 (87 balls)
Last Wicket: Charlton c. Masibulele b. Sawyer 11 (FOW: 35/3)

Well well well his star batter ran himself out

30.3 W Clayden to Lucas
Goodness me! The batsmen have collided while taking the single, what a simple run out for the fielding side.

 

[Griffo]

I won by 9 wickets (struggled to get the last pair out) Stanley didnt get a bat but he will most likely need to play a big innings on Sunday

 

[aussie1st]

Ended up bowling them for 119. Sawyer 4-19
Lost Fincher early but my Masi/Chav combo is working nicely with 50 not out for each of them.

 

[iloveireland]

Bowled em out for 77. Won in 10.4 overs and lost no wickets

 

[aussie1st]

Angy electing to bat. Alright start, Mampe did get smashed for 6 though

End of Over 4: 13-0, runrate=3.25
Mampe 2-0-8-0
Browne* 12 (14 balls)
Hamed 1 (10 balls)

My usually star spinner taking a bashing by Barton

End of Over 20: 100-1, runrate=5.00
Sawyer 5-0-34-0
Hamed* 41 (59 balls)
Barton 35 (20 balls)
Last Wicket: Browne b. Borrowdale 22 (FOW: 52/1)

 

[iloveireland]

Heres my BT League match. Its going pretty well. I just wish they'd score quicker and I honestly expected to lose more wickets so two of my top three batters haven't batted yet :

End of Over 46: 273-1, runrate=5.93 
Rogan 8-0-63-0 
Sekhon* 144 (134 balls) 
Falken 75 (64 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Munroe c. Woodhall b. Harper 48 (FOW: 116/1)

I am reasonably happy. I hope I get 300

47.5 1 Rogan to Sekhon 
    Pushed to cover for a quick single. 
[COLOR="Lime"][B]Thats his 150. A fine knock. [/B][/COLOR]

Not bad for a respectable stam med/med bat I must say.

Last two overs I had a mini collapse buts its a good score so I'm happy. Not a great debut for Davies. He got a golden duck.

48.5 W Rowntree to Davies 
    [COLOR="red"]Well, that made the batsman look a bit of a fool. Straight between bat and pad to hit middle halfway up! [/COLOR]
48.4 W Rowntree to Sekhon 
   [COLOR="Red"] Like a bee to honey, Sekhon gave a snick to that ball as it was swinging away, and it was snapped up by Woodhall. Sekhon is going to be kicking himself about that one. [/COLOR]

End of Over 50: 299-4, runrate=5.98 
Rogan 10-0-76-1 
Lund* 5 (3 balls) 
Falken 88 (74 balls)

Highlights were Falkens innings of 88 runs and Sekhons 150 (140 balls) and Rowntree was the pick of the bowlers with:

Rowntree 10-0-49-2

11.5 6 Virk to Sekhon 
    Shot, straight into the stands. Six runs to the total!

Only six of the innings, I usually get abour 5 per 300 runs

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End of Over 5: 31-1, runrate=6.20, reqrunrate=5.98 (299-4) 
Southern 3-0-16-0 
Dliza* 3 (1 balls) 
Stamp 19 (18 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Rowntree st. Falken b. Quintin 7 (FOW: 23/1)

Its going alright. I'd like a few less.

End of Over 8: 54-2, runrate=6.75, reqrunrate=5.86 (299-4) 
Quintin 4-0-26-2 
Dliza* 18 (12 balls) 
De bruyn 0 (2 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Stamp lbw b. Quintin 27 (FOW: 54/2)

Quinten doing the job and back in form. Two wickets for him now

 

[aussie1st]

First time in a long while that my bowling got exposed like that.

End of Over 50: 278-2, runrate=5.56
Borrowdale 10-1-65-1
Dodge* 37 (28 balls)
Barton 107 (92 balls)
Last Wicket: Hamed c. Sawyer b. Mampe 108 (FOW: 206/2)

 

[angryangy]

pfft, there was 300 in that pitch

 

[aussie1st]

Not what I needed this early.

6.2 W Moodley to Masibulele
Excellent catch! Short ball outside off stump. Masibulele picks up the length quickly and cuts hard but fails to keep it down. Wharrad at backward point dives to his right and takes a stunner.

End of Over 8: 41-1, runrate=5.13, reqrunrate=5.67 (278-2)
Wharrad 4-0-16-0
Chavhanga* 4 (4 balls)
Fincher 14 (29 balls)
Last Wicket: Masibulele c. Wharrad b. Moodley 18 (FOW: 32/1)

Chav pretty much will need to be there to the end something he fails to do when required.

Need a miracle now.

10.1 W Moodley to Chavhanga
Tries to force onto the off side, but the ball moves into him and it's nicked onto middle stump.

 

[iloveireland]

Not what I needed this early.




Chav pretty much will need to be there to the end something he fails to do when required.

Need a miracle now.

I think i need to bowl him out to win:

End of Over 11: 70-2, runrate=6.36, reqrunrate=5.90 (299-4) 
Sugden 1-0-4-0 
De bruyn* 11 (12 balls) 
Dliza 23 (20 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Stamp lbw b. Quintin 27 (FOW: 54/2)

12.1 6 Sugden to De bruyn 
    Maybe I shouldn't have bowled a bouncer at De bruyn during the last Commentators vs Professionals match. He's just smacked a thunderbolt straight at the commentary box. I'm going to have to insist on bulletproof glass from now on.

That's a funny one.

 

[aussie1st]

Sawyer's lively PFL seem to affect his performance big time.

End of Over 18: 94-3, runrate=5.22, reqrunrate=5.78 (278-2)
Cable 2-1-7-0
Fincher* 39 (56 balls)
Germon 5 (16 balls)
Last Wicket: Sawyer c. Sheppard b. Wharrad 6 (FOW: 72/3)

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

I am playing Mental Blank today

End of Over 12: 48-0, runrate=4.00
Mohato 1-0-6-0
Dodds* 32 (40 balls)
Basson 12 (32 balls

Leftie is moving quite well and i need damn wickets :