Transfers Window Legends At Battle XII | Pre-season - Late action is still better than no action at all

Haha, this league went into hibernation for the second time while I was busy dealing with my personal stuff throughout the past couple of months. Better late than never so I'll start off from where I left and hopefully put an end to this season once and for all.
 
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Round 9
Match 4
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at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
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Pitch Condition: Normal

Toss: ICC Wisden XI won the toss and chose to bat

ICC WISDEN XI 1st innings
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Herbert Sutcliffe                  b. Mushtaq      64   173   11    0   37.0%
Clyde Walcott?      lbw            b. Donald        1     4    0    0   25.0%
George Headley                     b. Mushtaq      27    50    5    0   54.0%
Don Bradman*        c. Mushtaq     b. O'Reilly    115   175   22    1   65.7%
KS Ranjitsinhji                    b. Mushtaq      28    77    5    0   36.4%
Neil Harvey         not out                       132   279   28    0   47.3%
Warwick Armstrong   not out                       103   258   21    0   39.9%
Mike Procter                                     
Richie Benaud                                    
Clarrie Grimmett                                 
Fred Spofforth                                   
 
 Total:  499/5        Overs:  167.4        Run Rate:  2.98     Extras:  29 
   
                             Day 2  4:13 PM
   
                             INNINGS DECLARED
  
                                     -X-
 
ICC WISDEN XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Sutcliffe     C Walcott    ?                                          2 (8)
Sutcliffe     G Headley    ??????????                                74 (115)
Sutcliffe     D Bradman    ?????????????                             96 (217)
Ranji'nhji    D Bradman    ?????????                                 66 (127)
Ranji'nhji    N Harvey     ?                                         13 (13)
Armstrong     N Harvey     ???????????????????????????????????      248 (526)


     Fall of Wickets    2/1       76/2      172/3     238/4     251/5
                                                                          

 Total:  499/5       Overs:  167.4         Run Rate:  2.98    Extras:  29   
  
                                     -X-

DANGEROUS DRAGONS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Brian Statham        31.0      7      89      0      2.87     1      0 
Allan Donald         36.0      9     102      1      2.83     3      1 
Bobby Peel           34.0      9      94      0      2.76     1      1 
Saqlain Mushtaq      36.4     11     116      3      3.16     2      1 
Bill O'Reilly        28.0     10      73      1      2.61     3      0 
Graeme Pollock        2.0      0       9      0      4.50     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 10     No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 10     Byes: 6 

 Total:  499/5        Overs:  167.4        Run Rate:  2.98    Extras:  29   
                                     -X-


DANGEROUS DRAGONS 1st innings

Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graeme Pollock                     b. Armstrong    24    34    5    0   70.6%
Brian Lara*                        b. Procter      12    25    3    0   48.0%
Ted Dexter          c. Armstrong   b. Procter       1    20    0    0    5.0%
Clem Hill           c. Sutcliffe   b. Grimmett     55   181   11    0   30.4%
Eddie Paynter                      b. Benaud       78   187   14    0   41.7%
Kumar Sangakkara?   c. Armstrong   b. Benaud        0     3    0    0    0.0%
Saqlain Mushtaq     c. Headley     b. Grimmett      9    40    2    0   22.5%
Bobby Peel          lbw            b. Benaud       17    16    1    2  106.3%
Bill O'Reilly       c. Headley     b. Benaud       18    52    2    0   34.6%
Allan Donald        lbw            b. Procter       1    24    0    0    4.2%
Brian Statham       not out
 
 Total:  230/10       Overs:  96.5         Run Rate:  2.38     Extras:  15 
   
                             Day 3  4:40 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
DANGEROUS DRAGONS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Pollock     B Lara       ??????????                                35 (42)
G Pollock     T Dexter     ??                                         7 (21)
C Hill        T Dexter     ??                                         9 (24)
C Hill        E Paynter    ???????????????????????????????????      118 (333)
Sangakkara    E Paynter    ?                                          4 (9)
S Mushtaq     E Paynter    ???                                       12 (40)
S Mushtaq     B Peel       ???????                                   25 (31)
S Mushtaq     B O'Reilly   ?                                          4 (9)
A Donald      B O'Reilly   ????                                      15 (61)
B Statham     B O'Reilly   ?                                          1 (11)


     Fall of Wickets    35/1      42/2      51/3      169/4     173/5
                        185/6     210/7     214/8     229/9     230/10    

 Total:  230/10      Overs:  96.5          Run Rate:  2.38    Extras:  15   
  
                                     -X-

ICC WISDEN XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mike Procter         20.0      4      60      3      3.00     1      2 
Fred Spofforth       17.0      6      35      0      2.06     0      1 
Warwick Armstrong    21.0      6      55      1      2.62     0      2 
Richie Benaud        20.5      6      46      4      2.21     0      1 
Clarrie Grimmett     18.0      8      26      2      1.44     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 1 

 Total:  230/10       Overs:  96.5         Run Rate:  2.38    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-


DANGEROUS DRAGONS 2nd innings (Follow on)
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graeme Pollock                     b. Grimmett     45    85    9    0   52.9%
Brian Lara*                        b. Benaud       95   151   21    0   62.9%
Ted Dexter                         b. Spofforth    39    62    7    0   62.9%
Clem Hill           st Walcott     b. Grimmett      6    15    1    0   40.0%
Eddie Paynter       lbw            b. Benaud       22    65    3    1   33.8%
Kumar Sangakkara?   lbw            b. Grimmett     27    82    4    0   32.9%
Saqlain Mushtaq     c. Procter     b. Benaud       12    40    2    0   30.0%
Bobby Peel          c. Procter     b. Spofforth    10    37    2    0   27.0%
Bill O'Reilly       c. Grimmett    b. Benaud        5    22    1    0   22.7%
Allan Donald        lbw            b. Grimmett      4    11    1    0   36.4%
Brian Statham       not out                         0     1    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  278/10       Overs:  94.3         Run Rate:  2.94     Extras:  13 
   
                             Day 4  4:58 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
DANGEROUS DRAGONS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Pollock     B Lara       ???????????????????????????????????      108 (171)
T Dexter      B Lara       ?????????????????????????                 80 (121)
C Hill        B Lara                                                  0 (4)
C Hill        E Paynter    ??                                         7 (18)
Sangakkara    E Paynter    ??????????????                            45 (124)
Sangakkara    S Mushtaq    ???                                       10 (39)
B Peel        S Mushtaq    ??                                         8 (29)
B Peel        B O'Reilly   ???                                       11 (43)
B Peel        A Donald     ?                                          4 (9)
B Statham     A Donald     ?                                          5 (9)


     Fall of Wickets    108/1     188/2     188/3     195/4     240/5
                        250/6     258/7     269/8     273/9     278/10    

 Total:  278/10      Overs:  94.3          Run Rate:  2.94    Extras:  13   
  
                                     -X-

ICC WISDEN XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mike Procter         13.0      3      33      0      2.54     0      0 
Fred Spofforth       25.0      2      83      2      3.32     1      0 
Warwick Armstrong    13.0      3      48      0      3.69     0      0 
Clarrie Grimmett     19.3      3      45      4      2.31     0      3 
Richie Benaud        24.0      6      63      4      2.63     3      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 2 

 Total:  278/10       Overs:  94.3         Run Rate:  2.94    Extras:  13   
                                     -X-


ICC WISDEN XI 2nd innings (Target: 10)
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Herbert Sutcliffe   not out                         8     7    2    0  114.3%
Clyde Walcott       not out                         4     3    1    0  133.3%
George Headley       
Don Bradman          
KS Ranjitsinhji      
Neil Harvey          
Warwick Armstrong    
Mike Procter         
Richie Benaud        
Clarrie Grimmett     
Fred Spofforth       
 
 Total:  13/0         Overs:  1.3          Run Rate:  8.67     Extras:  1 
   
                             Day 5  10:04 AM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
ICC WISDEN XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Sutcliffe     C Walcott    ?????                                     13 (9)


     Fall of Wickets                                            
                                                                          

 Total:  13/0        Overs:  1.3           Run Rate:  8.67    Extras:  1   
  
                                     -X-

DANGEROUS DRAGONS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Brian Statham         1.0      0       9      0      9.00     1      0 
Allan Donald          0.3      0       4      0      8.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 0 

 Total:  13/0         Overs:  1.3          Run Rate:  8.67    Extras:  1   
                                     -X-

Code:
ICC Wisden XI       499/5d & 13/0               
Dangerous Dragons   230 & 278
   
ICC Wisden XI won by 10 wickets
  
Man of the match: Richie Benaud

Points
Code:
ICC Wisden XI - 7
Dangerous Dragons - 0

Batting: ICC Wisden XI - 4, Dangerous Dragons - 1
Bowling: ICC Wisden XI - 6, Dangerous Dragons - 0

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Richie Benaud picked up a total of 8 wickets in the match with his attacking leg spin.
 
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Round 9
Match 5
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at The Kennington Oval, London
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Pitch Condition: Excellent

Toss: Gunners XI won the toss and chose to bat

GUNNERS XI 1st innings
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graham Gooch        c. Boycott     b. King          0     2    0    0    0.0%
Sunil Gavaskar      lbw            b. King         17    52    3    0   32.7%
Alec Stewart?                  c & b. Grace        22    87    3    0   25.3%
Michael Hussey      c. ?Mohammad   b. Foster        1    17    0    0    5.9%
Ian Botham*                        b. Lindwall      5    12    1    0   41.7%
Ryan ten Doeschate  c. ?Mohammad   b. Laker        11    49    1    0   22.4%
Wasim Akram         not out                        53   118    9    1   44.9%
Vernon Philander    c. Simpson     b. King         22    22    5    0  100.0%
Andy Roberts        c. Foster      b. Lindwall     28    44    5    0   63.6%
Makhaya Ntini                      b. Lindwall      0     3    0    0    0.0%
Hugh Tayfield       c. ?Mohammad   b. Lindwall      0     2    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  163/10       Overs:  68.0         Run Rate:  2.40     Extras:  4 
   
                             Day 1  3:34 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
GUNNERS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Gooch       S Gavaskar                                              0 (2)
A Stewart     S Gavaskar   ??????????                                23 (94)
A Stewart     M Hussey     ???                                        9 (38)
A Stewart     I Botham     ??                                         5 (22)
A Stewart     Doeschate    ?????                                     12 (26)
W Akram       Doeschate    ???????????                               27 (73)
W Akram       Philander    ?????????????????                         41 (55)
W Akram       A Roberts    ????????????????????                      46 (93)
W Akram       M Ntini                                                 0 (3)
W Akram       H Tayfield                                              0 (2)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       23/2      32/3      37/4      49/5
                        76/6      117/7     163/8     163/9     163/10    

 Total:  163/10      Overs:  68.0          Run Rate:  2.40    Extras:  4   
  
                                     -X-

BARRACUDAS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Bart King            12.0      3      24      3      2.00     0      1 
Ray Lindwall         13.0      5      32      4      2.46     0      2 
Frank Foster         16.0      6      37      1      2.31     0      0 
WG Grace             10.0      3      30      1      3.00     0      0 
Jim Laker            15.0      4      30      1      2.00     0      0 
Bob Simpson           2.0      0       9      0      4.50     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 0 

 Total:  163/10       Overs:  68.0         Run Rate:  2.40    Extras:  4   
                                     -X-

BARRACUDAS 1st innings
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Geoff Boycott                  c & b. Philander    14    72    2    0   19.4%
Jack Hobbs                         b. Roberts      95   109   19    0   87.2%
WG Grace*           lbw            b. Botham       33    94    6    0   35.1%
Bob Simpson         c. ?Stewart    b. Tayfield     23    64    5    0   35.9%
Victor Trumper      c. Gavaskar    b. Tayfield     23    46    5    0   50.0%
Ken Barrington      c. Doeschate   b. Botham       67   104   15    0   64.4%
Hanif Mohammad?     lbw            b. Philander     1     4    0    0   25.0%
Ray Lindwall        lbw            b. Tayfield     41    63    7    0   65.1%
Bart King           c. Akram       b. Ntini        19    31    4    0   61.3%
Frank Foster        c. Hussey      b. Tayfield     12    23    3    0   52.2%
Jim Laker           not out                         0     3    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  335/10       Overs:  101.5        Run Rate:  3.29     Extras:  7 
   
                             Day 2  4:21 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
BARRACUDAS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Boycott     J Hobbs      ???????????????????????????????????      102 (171)
W Grace       J Hobbs      ?????                                     17 (22)
W Grace       B Simpson    ??????????????                            42 (123)
W Grace       V Trumper    ?????????                                 28 (40)
Barrington    V Trumper    ?????                                     16 (44)
Barrington    H Mohammad   ???                                        9 (15)
Barrington    R Lindwall   ????????????????????????????              84 (130)
B King        R Lindwall   ??                                         6 (18)
B King        F Foster     ??????????                                31 (40)
B King        J Laker                                                 0 (8)


     Fall of Wickets    102/1     119/2     161/3     189/4     205/5
                        214/6     298/7     304/8     335/9     335/10    

 Total:  335/10      Overs:  101.5         Run Rate:  3.29    Extras:  7   
  
                                     -X-

GUNNERS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram          16.0      2      57      0      3.56     0      0 
Andy Roberts         20.0      5      61      1      3.05     1      1 
Vernon Philander     16.0      3      75      2      4.69     0      0 
Ian Botham           15.0      1      55      2      3.67     1      1 
Michael Hussey        2.0      1       5      0      2.50     0      0 
Makhaya Ntini        12.5      4      31      1      2.42     0      0 
Hugh Tayfield        19.0      6      44      4      2.32     0      0 
Ryan ten Doeschate    1.0      0       4      0      4.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 1 

 Total:  335/10       Overs:  101.5        Run Rate:  3.29    Extras:  7   
                                     -X-

GUNNERS XI 2nd innings
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graham Gooch                       b. Laker        21    33    4    0   63.6%
Sunil Gavaskar      c. Boycott     b. King          5     9    1    0   55.6%
Alec Stewart?       c. Foster      b. Laker        13    27    2    0   48.1%
Michael Hussey                     b. King         42    60    9    0   70.0%
Ian Botham*                        b. King          5    14    1    0   35.7%
Ryan ten Doeschate                 b. King         11    22    1    0   50.0%
Wasim Akram         c. Boycott     b. King         59   158   10    0   37.3%
Vernon Philander    c. Barrington  b. Lindwall      1    25    0    0    4.0%
Andy Roberts        c. ?Mohammad   b. Lindwall     35    71    7    0   49.3%
Makhaya Ntini       not out                        20    82    4    0   24.4%
Hugh Tayfield       c. Simpson     b. Laker         2    20    0    0   10.0%
 
 Total:  222/10       Overs:  86.5         Run Rate:  2.56     Extras:  8 
   
                             Day 3  4:08 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
GUNNERS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Gooch       S Gavaskar   ?????                                     13 (16)
G Gooch       A Stewart    ?????????                                 21 (40)
G Gooch       M Hussey     ???????                                   17 (24)
I Botham      M Hussey     ???????                                   18 (28)
Doeschate     M Hussey     ???????????                               26 (45)
Doeschate     W Akram      ???????                                   16 (21)
Philander     W Akram      ???                                        8 (42)
A Roberts     W Akram      ??????????????????????????                60 (169)
M Ntini       W Akram      ????????????????                          37 (96)
M Ntini       H Tayfield   ??                                         6 (40)


     Fall of Wickets    13/1      34/2      51/3      69/4      95/5
                        111/6     119/7     179/8     216/9     222/10    

 Total:  222/10      Overs:  86.5          Run Rate:  2.56    Extras:  8   
  
                                     -X-

BARRACUDAS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Bart King            23.0     10      41      5      1.78     0      1 
Ray Lindwall         14.0      2      39      2      2.79     0      1 
Frank Foster         13.0      4      43      0      3.31     0      0 
WG Grace             11.0      2      32      0      2.91     0      0 
Jim Laker            20.5      9      51      3      2.45     0      1 
Bob Simpson           5.0      1      11      0      2.20     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 1 

 Total:  222/10       Overs:  86.5         Run Rate:  2.56    Extras:  8   
                                     -X-

BARRACUDAS 2nd innings (Target: 51)
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Geoff Boycott       c. Gooch       b. Botham       19    27    4    0   70.4%
Jack Hobbs          c. Hussey      b. Roberts      11    37    2    0   29.7%
WG Grace*           not out                        14    40    3    0   35.0%
Bob Simpson         not out                         0     2    0    0    0.0%
Victor Trumper       
Ken Barrington       
Hanif Mohammad?       
Ray Lindwall         
Bart King            
Frank Foster         
Jim Laker            
 
 Total:  51/2         Overs:  17.4         Run Rate:  2.89     Extras:  7 
   
                             Day 4  10:19 AM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
BARRACUDAS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Boycott     J Hobbs      ??????????                                24 (39)
W Grace       J Hobbs      ?????????                                 22 (61)
W Grace       B Simpson    ??                                         5 (6)


     Fall of Wickets    24/1      46/2                          
                                                                          

 Total:  51/2        Overs:  17.4          Run Rate:  2.89    Extras:  7   
  
                                     -X-

GUNNERS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram           2.0      0       6      0      3.00     0      0 
Andy Roberts          3.0      0       9      1      3.00     0      0 
Ian Botham            6.0      1      12      1      2.00     0      1 
Makhaya Ntini         5.0      2      16      0      3.20     0      0 
Vernon Philander      1.4      0       2      0      1.20     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 5 

 Total:  51/2         Overs:  17.4         Run Rate:  2.89    Extras:  7   
                                     -X-

Code:
Gunners XI          163 & 222
Barracudas          335 & 51/2               
   
Barracudas won by 8 wickets
  
Man of the match: Bart King

Points
Code:
Barracudas - 5
Gunners XI - 0

[B]Batting:[/B] Gunners XI - 0, Barracudas - 2
[B]Bowling:[/B] Gunners XI - 3, Barracudas - 6

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Bart King was bowling at his prime and was a complete nightmare to face for all the Gunners XI batsmen.
 
Standings as of Round 9

Q | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points | Batting | Bowling
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Barracudas​
|
9​
|
7​
|
2​
|
0​
|
37​
|
25​
|
49
:tick:
|
Gunners XI​
|
9​
|
6​
|
3​
|
0​
|
30​
|
9​
|
45
:tick:
|
ICC Wisden XI​
|
9​
|
4​
|
3​
|
2​
|
27​
|
43​
|
40
:tick:
|
All Stars XI​
|
9​
|
5​
|
3​
|
1​
|
27​
|
18​
|
42
:x:
|
Flash Kings​
|
9​
|
4​
|
3​
|
2​
|
26​
|
32​
|
45
:x:
|
Mystic Dragons​
|
9​
|
4​
|
3​
|
2​
|
24​
|
23​
|
42
:x:
|
Marylebone Eleven​
|
9​
|
3​
|
5​
|
1​
|
18​
|
20​
|
45
:x:
|
The Kamikazes​
|
9​
|
2​
|
4​
|
3​
|
16​
|
30​
|
36
:x:
|
Alliance​
|
9​
|
1​
|
5​
|
3​
|
11​
|
19​
|
38
:x:
|
Dangerous Dragons​
|
9​
|
2​
|
7​
|
0​
|
10​
|
17​
|
35​

Playoff fixtures

Qualifying Match 1(QM 1)
Barracudas v Gunners XI at Old Trafford

Elimination Match(EM)
ICC Wisden XI v All Stars XI at Trent Bridge
 
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Geoff Boycott
Jack Hobbs
WG Grace :c:
Bob Simpson
Victor Trumper
CB Fry
Hanif Mohammad :wk:
Ray Lindwall
Bart King
Hugh Trumble
Jim Laker​
 
Gunner's XI lineup
Graham Gooch
Shane Watson^
Michael Hussey
Sunil Gavaskar
Ian Botham^
Wasim Akram^(capt)
Alec Stewart(wk)
Hugh Tayfield^
Andy Robberts^
Waqar Younis^
Makhaya Ntini^
players with ^ will bowl :cheers
 
I'll make these playoff matches 9-day ones in order to ensure that we don't have a draw as a result.
 
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Bert Sutcliffe
Ricky Ponting :c:
Rahul Dravid
Dave Houghton :wk:
Michael Clarke :bwl:
VVS Laxman
Amar Singh :bwl:
Anil Kumble :bwl:
Alec Bedser :bwl:
Shane Bond :bwl:
Jack Cowie :bwl:
 

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