Commentary Thread

[RabbleRouser]

And another!!

End of Over 20: 91-4, runrate=4.55, reqrunrate=5.20 (246-10)
Majid 5-0-15-2
Delop* 8 (15 balls)
Bunn 0 (3 balls)

Last Wicket: Cox b. Majid 40 (FOW: 91/4)


19.6 . Majid to Bunn
There's the yorker, but dug out beautifully by Bunn. No run.
19.5 . Majid to Bunn
Fullish ball outside off stump, forward, easing it away towards cover point.
19.4 . Majid to Bunn
Good, tight, lifting ball just outside off stump, stands tall on the crease to stroke it up to mid off in defence.
19.3 W Majid to Cox
That is pretty conclusive! Through the gate and Cox's got the death rattle ringing in his ears as he makes his way back to the pavilion.
19.2 1 Majid to Delop
Gives the batsman some width and Delop obliges by crashing it away. Mateen acrobatically dives and gets a hand on it. Difficult to say whether that was a dropped catch or a superb stop saving a certain four. The batsmen scamper through for a single.
19.1 . Majid to Delop
The only thing he's batted there are his eyelids. Well left.

Superb over by Majid!

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Well, Bunn has the stage set up to perform. Nguyen-lee can bat, hasn't gotten many chances before, here is hoping he grabs this opportunity. Bolder and Deane should be good for 10-15 apiece...

 

[RabbleRouser]

Is that Zorax sounding a little worried there? Lucky for you i've got my spinner on for 5 overs Unless I pick up 2 more wickets quickly you should have this one.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Well, its late. I'm off, here is hoping for maiden fifties for Nguyen-lee and Bolder...

Just thought I'd bring up this over before I go off:

21.5 3 Mateen to Bunn
That is a textbook on drive, and Bunn will pick up three.
21.4 3 Mateen to Delop
That is a textbook straight drive, and Delop will pick up three.
21.3 . Mateen to Delop
Nipped back, straight bat, pushed to the ground, Mateen quick on the ball.
21.2 4 Mateen to Delop
Four runs. That went straight off the meat of the bat. An excellent cover drive by Delop.
21.1 4 Mateen to Delop
Forward, smacked over a vacant wide long off boundary, well placed.

 

[RabbleRouser]

I've won!!!!!!!

Delop last man out!

46.3 W Butt to Delop
What a take by Alauddin. Right from in front of fourth slip!

And that's the end of the match. Pakistani Pingers won by 15 runs.
Pakistani Pingers 246-10
TT Lions 231-10


End of Over 47: 231-10, runrate=4.91
Butt 8-0-33-3
Drayton* 4 (6 balls)

2 in 2 from Butt earlier did the damage-

44.2 W Butt to Atkinson
Ball pitched outside off, Atkinson attempts to cut, gets a thick inside edge and makes a mess of his stumps.
44.1 W Butt to Deane
Big nick and an easy catch for Alauddin

 

[ZoraxDoom]

My batters just collapsed. You see why Greenwood, Lonrgan and Nguyen-lee don't make my starting XI. But Crouch's dismissal was the turning point. And Cox's wicket too, he was looking very well set.
Dennis, Rudi, Tuckett and Bunn needed the rest. They'll probably be back now.

 

[Briggsey]

End of Over 50: 341-1, runrate=6.82
Lynn 10-0-70-0
Ali* 167 (164 balls)
Hildred 4 (4 balls)

Last Wicket: Ainsworth c. Swailes b. Mohamed 148 (FOW: 328/1)

Excellent warmup for Sunday

 

[Adarsh]

Mine isn't too bad either:

The Cricket Geniuses won the toss and elected to bat first

End of Over 50: 333-2, runrate=6.66
Davis 10-0-62-0
Hume* 171 (136 balls)
Mears 51 (37 balls)
Holme 61

 

[ZoraxDoom]

NO NO NO!!!

TT Lions have selected Atherton-ham, Fallon, Conelly, Bolder, Dunn, Bunn, Greenwood, Dawson, Cox, Leonard, Drayton.

End of Over 11: 58-0, runrate=5.27
Cox 1-0-9-0
Duncan* 32 (41 balls)
Stifler 23 (26 balls)

Its supposed to be the other way around!! Why does this always happen to me

Well, on the bright side, Connely has his first wicket:

11.4 W Conelly to Duncan
Short and hoisted away backward of square leg. Wow! What a catch! Atherton-ham has dived full length to his left and taken it one handed! Simply brilliant!

Although he has 16 runs taken off his first over (With two sixes...)
Also, I think Crouch was supposed to play instead of Bolder. Or did I rest him? I do have 3 other bowler, Connely and Cox...
I hate daylight savings, it started an hour early! :

Well, what do you know:

14.5 W Cox to Evanson
Evanson went for a cut shot off a short, wide delivery but played on to the stumps. A real bonus for Cox!

I'll say

End of Over 15: 97-2, runrate=6.47
Cox 3-0-26-1
Stifler* 34 (34 balls)
Chorley 0 (1 balls)

Last Wicket: Evanson b. Cox 27 (FOW: 97/2)

Hopefully Dawson bowls economicaly.

Cox has 2!!!

18.6 W Cox to Stifler
Hit high into the air, Atherton-ham fumbled but caught the ball at the 2nd attempt.

A new allrounder in the making?

Cox has 3!!!

30.1 W Cox to Chorley
Cox Bowled Him !!! Chorley didn't know much about that and Fallon needs to duck to avoid mortal injury

 

[JamesyJames3]

I have won 3 in 3. In good form. Watch out Zorax! The Panthers are on the prowl.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

I'm in good form too, my opening batter just took 3 wickets! Imagine how good my real bowlers are!!

 

[embi]

Feeling good. Won a match easily. Batted well to get 375 on an uneven wicket (well, it was against abysmal bowling).
2 batsmen got to 119, and another two made half centuries. Only one failure, but even that was 5 off 3 balls.

Lazy bowling, everyone got over 50 runs (including a batsman I hadnt meant to be bowling) and only three wickets were taken.

So, completely opposite to what you would expect on an uneven pitch.

 

[The Spin]

I have found miracles happen, Chuguel (one of my openers) scored a century!!!

I won and could come off the bottom of the league!

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Looks like this will be a comfortable win for me...

End of Over 35: 193-5, runrate=5.51, reqrunrate=4.80 (264-10)
Weekes 6-0-32-1
Dunn* 57 (56 balls)
Greenwood 7 (6 balls)

Last Wicket: Bunn c & b. Swain 25 (FOW: 175/5)

Its sad Bunn got out. He was looking so good. Hit a six in that very over he got out in...

 

[RabbleRouser]

End of Over 33: 117-10, runrate=3.55
Broomes 6-0-22-4
Levy* 2 (8 balls)

Broomes skittles Spinners United!