Commentary Thread

[aussie1st]

If hes a bot then you'll win easy.

Mampe is the only bowler standing out for me, switching Woods to 5 is worse than normal, hes going at 8 rpo.

End of Over 24: 129-1, runrate=5.38
Mampe 7-1-21-1
Milner* 65 (65 balls)
Harley 52 (71 balls)
Last Wicket: Mccammon c. Fernandes b. Mampe 4 (FOW: 13/1)

 

[aussie1st]

Gotta love the come back and check technique. They went from

End of Over 40: 204-1, runrate=5.10
Sawyer 10-0-45-0
Harley* 81 (117 balls)
Milner 107 (116 balls)
Last Wicket: Mccammon c. Fernandes b. Mampe 4 (FOW: 13/1)

to

End of Over 47: 244-10, runrate=5.19
Chambers 8-0-51-6
Harley* 96 (130 balls)

So far so good but I weakened my middle order by promoting Crouch

End of Over 4: 20-0, runrate=5.00, reqrunrate=4.89 (244-10)
Govender 2-0-14-0
Crouch* 13 (11 balls)
Masibulele 7 (13 balls)

Excellent knock by Crouch (112 from 129 balls) comes to an end.

42.1 W Packer to Crouch
Crouch drives but he hasn't got over it and Harley takes a simple catch at cover. That was a loose shot without much footwork.

Surely I can't lose it from here.

End of Over 43: 215-1, runrate=5.00, reqrunrate=4.29 (244-10)
Packer 7-1-30-1
Masibulele* 94 (125 balls)
Chavhanga 2 (3 balls)
Last Wicket: Crouch c. Harley b. Packer 112 (FOW: 211/1)

 

[aussie1st]

The Baggy Blues are going to Div 4! Won by 9 wickets with 18 balls to spare. My best batter this season; Masibulele remained not out on 107.

Crusader Baggy Blues
Top Order: sensational sensational
Middle Order: mediocre quality
Lower Order: abysmal abysmal
Seam Bowling: quality sensational
Spin Bowling: wonderful elite
Fielding: mediocre mediocre
MOTM: Chambers

 

[mattfb]

Nice work Syl! I think that 9-40 must of helped a bit

 

[Jakester1288]

I lost to the bot, haha, great work team!

 

[Jakester1288]

This is just a joke. My strong/med bat can't even score against a new team who doesn't know what hes doing. Thank god someone has already bidded.

End of Over 2: 7-1, runrate=3.50
Blewett 1-0-2-1
Mulvaney* 1 (1 balls)
Raisani 1 (6 balls)
Last Wicket: Wonnacott c. Oates b. Blewett 4 (FOW: 6/1)

Aiming for 350+.

 

[aussie1st]

The plate final is underway.

Good start for the bowlers so far after being smashed around the park in the previous match.

End of Over 4: 9-0, runrate=2.25
Mampe 2-2-0-0
Imithiyaz* 8 (9 balls)
Worthington 1 (15 balls)

 

[Jakester1288]

Mukhopadhyay to ton up, if he gets in. Mulvaney to ton up, Raisani to get a few, and Tembo if needed in his first innings with the club will hopefully get some quick runs.

End of Over 7: 47-1, runrate=6.71
Bertus 4-0-32-0
Mulvaney* 25 (20 balls)
Raisani 16 (17 balls)
Last Wicket: Wonnacott c. Oates b. Blewett 4 (FOW: 6/1)

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[aussie1st]

Geez I get a wicket

8.2 W Woods to Worthington
Well, that ball really swung, catching Worthington off his guard. LBW.

Then they start going crazy

8.5 6 Woods to Spiller
New ball please. That ball has been hit out of the ground.
9.2 4 Mampe to Imithiyaz
Top shot, clipped from outside off stump, straight past the diving mid wicket and all the way to the rope. Superbly timed.
9.1 4 Mampe to Imithiyaz
Straight drive for four.

End of Over 10: 43-1, runrate=4.30
Mampe 5-2-15-0
Imithiyaz* 27 (30 balls)
Spiller 6 (6 balls)
Last Wicket: Worthington lbw b. Woods 9 (FOW: 28/1)

Ruined Mampe's good figures.

 

[aussie1st]

Disappointing showing by my best paceman.

End of Over 30: 108-2, runrate=3.60
Mampe 10-2-42-0
York* 10 (29 balls)
Spiller 42 (56 balls)
Last Wicket: Imithiyaz st. Masibulele b. Chambers 44 (FOW: 70/2)

 

[Jakester1288]

End of Over 30: 173-2, runrate=5.77
Lehlohonolo 5-0-24-1
Mulvaney* 96 (87 balls)
Mukhopadhyay 0 (2 balls)
Last Wicket: Raisani c. Monk b. Lehlohonolo 65 (FOW: 173/2)

Shame I lost Raisani, was going slow, but speeding up. Not a bad knock anyway, if it's his last for the club.

Mulvaney could make a huuuuge score here, Mukhopadhyay hopefully can get in and start wacking them everywhere.

 

[aussie1st]

Effine sees off the star, can he do the same to inform Chambers

End of Over 40: 160-4, runrate=4.00
Sawyer 10-1-35-0
Suren* 5 (6 balls)
Spiller 68 (88 balls)
Last Wicket: Talia c. Masibulele b. Fernandes 17 (FOW: 144/4)

 

[Jakester1288]

Tembo teeing off now, some boundaries coming now.

He should get me to 300.

End of Over 43: 258-3, runrate=6.00
Blewett 7-0-50-1
Mukhopadhyay* 43 (47 balls)
Tembo 23 (12 balls)
Last Wicket: Mulvaney lbw b. Tšoeu 113 (FOW: 223/3)

And he just got me on par for 300 too. WAG.

 

[aussie1st]

can he do the same to inform Chambers

Nope!

Chambers (the new Whitehouse) gets Spiller the top scorer with 71 in a very good knock. Then came the carnage.

41.6 W Chambers to Spiller
Spiller fences, gets the thinnest of edges and a grateful Masibulele takes the catch.

42.6 W Woods to Cole
Good ball pitched on the stumps and going straight on. Cole plays forwards and gets hit on the pad. There's a loud shout and it's given by the umpire.
42.5 W Woods to Suren
That is fielding of the highest quality by Sawyer. To his left and high above his head, he's taken that with his one hand only, sensational. Who's next to take on the mighty fielding of Sawyer?

43.2 W Chambers to Nieuwenhuis
A swing and a miss. Clean bowled.
43.5 W Chambers to Groves
Masibulele takes a fantastic catch diving in front of first slip, after Groves went for a drive and got a thick outside edge. Chambers is ecstatic after that one.

44.1 W Woods to Muller
Through the gap; Muller was all at sea. Superb bowling from Woods.

End of Over 45: 177-10, runrate=3.93
Woods 7-0-37-4
Belizar* 2 (3 balls)

Chambers deserves another mention 4-15 from 7 overs.

 

[Jakester1288]

Nice work Syl.

End of Over 46: 282-3, runrate=6.13
Bertus 8-0-54-0
Tembo* 32 (21 balls)
Mukhopadhyay 58 (56 balls)
Last Wicket: Mulvaney lbw b. Tšoeu 113 (FOW: 223/3)

300 should be up easily, as I type Tembo takes 3 off the first ball of the over.

EDIT: Tembo calls for two, Bertus picks it up in the deep and the batsmen come back for a third after spotting the fielder's jiggling arm fat.

Bahahaha!