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[sos]

Oh and thanks to VC

 

[Andrin Issac]

nice banner bro

 

[Sulaiman7]

Lovely banner Dipak .

 

[sos]

Freddie just messaged us that he has no injury and that it was a prank of one of his 'cousins' (Reminds me of Raina), hence Rhodes won't get a chance this time and that swap is reverted.

 

[VC the slogger]

Its been decided that South Africa will host Season V because its got the highest number of votes in the poll i.e 3. Here the the venues where the matches shall be played :-


Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

Pitch type: Poor


Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban

Pitch type: Normal


SuperSport Park, Centurion

Pitch type: Poor


St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth

Pitch type: Normal


Buffalo Park, East London

Pitch type: Poor


New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Pitch type: Excellent
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[vaibhavtewatia]

Excellent!!
I guess you've received the teams!!
So when will we be up and going?
Nice to see more of poor pitches.

 

[VC the slogger]

Excellent!!
I guess you've received the teams!!
So when will we be up and going?
Nice to see more of poor pitches.

Lemme post the fixtures and we're good to go.

 

[Sulaiman7]

Great , I am eagerly waiting to start .

 

[VC the slogger]

Fixtures

Warm-up Round 1

England v Legends XI at Cape Town
Australia v CSA Legends XI at Durban
West Indies v Legends XI at Centurion
South Africa v ICC Associates XI at Durban
India v CSA Legends XI at Port Elizabeth
New Zealand v ICC Associates XI at East London
Pakistan v CSA Legends XI at Cape Town
Sri Lanka v ICC Associates XI at Port Elizabeth
Rest of the World v Legends XI at East London

Warm-up Round 2

England v CSA Legends XI at Johannesburg
Australia v Legends XI at East London
West Indies v ICC Associates XI at Port Elizabeth
India v Legends XI at Johannesburg
New Zealand v CSA Legends XI at Durban
Rest of the World v CSA Legends XI at Port Elizabeth
Sri Lanka v Legends XI at Cape Town
Pakistan v ICC Associates XI at Johannesburg
South Africa v Legends XI at Cape Town


Round 1

Australia v Rest of the World at Port Elizabeth
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg
West Indies v Pakistan at Cape Town
New Zealand v India at Durban
Bye: England

Round 2

Pakistan v New Zealand at Centurion
Sri Lanka v West Indies at Port Elizabeth
Rest of the World v South Africa at East London
England v Australia at Cape Town
Bye: India

Round 3

South Africa v England at Johannesburg
West Indies v Rest of the World at Durban
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Centurion
India v Pakistan at East London
Bye: Australia

Round 4

Sri Lanka v India at Johannesburg
Rest of the World v New Zealand at Port Elizabeth
England v West Indies at Cape Town
Australia v South Africa at Centurion
Bye: Pakistan

Round 5

West Indies v Australia at Durban
New Zealand v England at Centurion
India v Rest of the World at Cape Town
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at East London
Bye: South Africa

Round 6

Rest of the World v Pakistan at Johannesburg
England v India at Durban
Australia v New Zealand at East London
South Africa v West Indies at Port Elizabeth
Bye: Sri Lanka

Round 7

New Zealand v South Africa at Centurion
India v Australia at Johannesburg
Pakistan v England at Port Elizabeth
Sri Lanka v Rest of the World at Durban
Bye: West Indies

Round 8

England v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg
Australia v Pakistan at Port Elizabeth
South Africa v India at Cape Town
West Indies v New Zealand at Centurion
Bye: Rest of the World

Round 9

India v West Indies at Durban
Pakistan v South Africa at East London
Sri Lanka v Australia at Port Elizabeth
Rest of the World v England at Centurion
Bye: New Zealand

Playoffs

Qualifying Match 1
1 v 2 at East London

Elimination Match
3 v 4 at Centurion

Qualifying Match 2
Loser of QM 1 v Winner of EM at Durban

Final
Winner of QM 1 v Winner of QM 2 at Cape Town​

 

[VC the slogger]

Managers may start posting Warm-up Round 1 lineups in the thread. You are also allowed to make as many changes you want in your squads till the completion of the Warm-ups.

 

[Ahmad94]

India:

Sunil Gavaskar
Vijay Merchant
Mohammad Azharuddin
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
MS Dhoni (+)
Kapil Dev^
Amar Singh^
Vinoo Mankad^
Anil Kumble^
Mohammad Nissar^

My first line-up. Once again, like in all my teams, you can see the batting is always hoghly favoured. Just a trial line up to see how everyone is holding up.

 

[VC the slogger]

India:

Sunil Gavaskar
Vijay Merchant
Mohammad Azharuddin
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
MS Dhoni (+)
Kapil Dev^
Amar Singh^
Vinoo Mankad^
Anil Kumble^
Mohammad Nissar^

My first line-up. Once again, like in all my teams, you can see the batting is always hoghly favoured. Just a trial line up to see how everyone is holding up.

If I were you, I'd give all the capable bowlers including the part-timers a go in a warm-up match.

 

[vaibhavtewatia]

Glenn Turner
John Wright
Stephen Fleming
Martin Donnelly
Nathan Astle
Ian Smith
Chris Cairns
John Reid
John Bracewell
Shane Bond
Richard Collinge
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Remarks- Going with a supposedly lower rated team, with more no. of batsmen, to see how they fare on a poor pitch. Also playing my second main spinner instead of Vettori!!

 

[sos]

Len Hutton
Wally Hammond
Andrew Strauss
Ken Barrington
Alec Stewart
W.G. Grace
Andrew Flintoff
Ian Botham
Hedley Verity
Fred Trueman
Sydny Barnes
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[VC the slogger]

Warm-up Round 1
Match 1

at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

Pitch Condition: Poor

Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat

ENGLAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Len Hutton                         b. Const'tine   10    32    2    0   31.3%
Wally Hammond       c. Harvey      b. Willis       78   194   15    0   40.2%
Andrew Strauss*     lbw            b. Const'tine    8    26    1    0   30.8%
Ken Barrington      c. Worrell     b. Briggs      160   399   31    0   40.1%
Alec Stewart?       c. Bedser      b. Worrell      56   140   10    0   40.0%
WG Grace            c. ?Knott      b. Const'tine  132   164   28    0   80.5%
Andrew Flintoff     c. Willis      b. Worrell       9     8    2    0  112.5%
Ian Botham          c. Haynes      b. Const'tine   14    33    3    0   42.4%
Hedley Verity       lbw            b. Bedser       21    38    4    0   55.3%
Fred Trueman        not out                        13    44    2    0   29.5%
Sydney Barnes                      b. Briggs        6    15    1    0   40.0%
 
 Total:  538/10       Overs:  181.3        Run Rate:  2.96     Extras:  31 
   
                             Day 3  10:25 AM
   
  
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ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Hutton      W Hammond    ????                                      20 (57)
A Strauss     W Hammond    ????                                      21 (43)
Barrington    W Hammond    ??????????????????????????????           131 (284)
Barrington    A Stewart    ?????????????????????????                109 (279)
Barrington    W Grace      ???????????????????????????????????      151 (236)
A Flintoff    W Grace      ?????                                     23 (18)
I Botham      W Grace      ?????????                                 41 (71)
H Verity      W Grace      ?                                          1 (11)
H Verity      F Trueman    ??????                                    30 (60)
S Barnes      F Trueman    ??                                        11 (30)


     Fall of Wickets    20/1      41/2      172/3     281/4     432/5
                        455/6     496/7     497/8     527/9     538/10    

 Total:  538/10      Overs:  181.3         Run Rate:  2.96    Extras:  31   
  
                                     -X-

LEGENDS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Alec Bedser          36.0      7     117      1      3.25     1      2 
Bob Willis           42.0     15      88      1      2.10     1      4 
Learie Constantine   37.0      7     127      4      3.43     0      1 
Frank Worrell        28.0     11      76      2      2.71     0      0 
Johnny Briggs        37.3     10     100      2      2.67     1      0 
Steve Waugh           1.0      0      10      0     10.00     1      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 13     Byes: 7 

 Total:  538/10       Overs:  181.3        Run Rate:  2.96    Extras:  31   
                                     -X-

LEGENDS XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Desmond Haynes      c. Verity      b. Trueman      25    34    4    1   73.5%
Justin Langer       lbw            b. Trueman      17    48    2    0   35.4%
Neil Harvey                        b. Barnes        6    20    1    0   30.0%
Steve Waugh*                       b. Flintoff     45    75    9    0   60.0%
Shiv Chanderpaul                   b. Flintoff     44    81    9    0   54.3%
Frank Worrell       c. Strauss     b. Barnes       22    28    3    1   78.6%
Alan Knott?         lbw            b. Barnes       25    73    4    0   34.2%
Johnny Briggs                      b. Verity        0     5    0    0    0.0%
Learie Constantine  c. Flintoff    b. Verity       20    41    4    0   48.8%
Alec Bedser         not out                        11    21    2    0   52.4%
Bob Willis          c. ?Stewart    b. Barnes        8    12    2    0   66.7%
 
 Total:  228/10       Overs:  72.5         Run Rate:  3.13     Extras:  5 
   
                             Day 3  4:17 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
LEGENDS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
D Haynes      J Langer     ??????????????                            33 (76)
D Haynes      N Harvey     ???                                        9 (9)
S Waugh       N Harvey     ?????????                                 21 (35)
S Waugh       Chand'paul   ?????????????????????????????????         77 (134)
F Worrell     Chand'paul   ???                                        7 (11)
F Worrell     A Knott      ????????                                  20 (62)
J Briggs      A Knott      ?                                          1 (6)
Const'tine    A Knott      ??????????????                            34 (66)
Const'tine    A Bedser     ???????                                   16 (18)
B Willis      A Bedser     ????                                      10 (20)


     Fall of Wickets    33/1      42/2      63/3      140/4     147/5
                        167/6     168/7     202/8     218/9     228/10    

 Total:  228/10      Overs:  72.5          Run Rate:  3.13    Extras:  5   
  
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        27.5      5     100      4      3.59     0      1 
Fred Trueman          9.0      3      21      2      2.33     0      0 
WG Grace              2.0      0       6      0      3.00     0      0 
Andrew Flintoff      10.0      2      32      2      3.20     0      0 
Ian Botham           10.0      1      33      0      3.30     0      1 
Hedley Verity        14.0      1      35      2      2.50     1      1 


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

 Total:  228/10       Overs:  72.5         Run Rate:  3.13    Extras:  5   
                                     -X-

LEGENDS XI 2nd innings (Follow on)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Desmond Haynes      lbw            b. Verity       32   124    3    1   25.8%
Justin Langer                      b. Verity       21    75    4    0   28.0%
Neil Harvey         lbw            b. Verity        0     3    0    0    0.0%
Steve Waugh*        lbw            b. Verity       53    73   11    0   72.6%
Shiv Chanderpaul    lbw            b. Verity       47   174    7    1   27.0%
Frank Worrell       c. Hammond     b. Verity       83   141   17    0   58.9%
Alan Knott?         not out                        32   110    6    0   29.1%
Johnny Briggs                      b. Barnes       16    30    4    0   53.3%
Learie Constantine                 b. Barnes       31    57    5    0   54.4%
Alec Bedser         c. Hutton      b. Barnes       14    21    3    0   66.7%
Bob Willis          c. ?Stewart    b. Barnes        0     8    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  349/10       Overs:  135.3        Run Rate:  2.58     Extras:  20 
   
                             Day 5  12:49 PM
   
  
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LEGENDS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
D Haynes      J Langer     ??????????????                            47 (168)
D Haynes      N Harvey                                                0 (9)
D Haynes      S Waugh      ????????                                  26 (51)
Chand'paul    S Waugh      ??????????????????                        58 (90)
Chand'paul    F Worrell    ???????????????????????????????????      112 (259)
A Knott       F Worrell    ????                                      13 (25)
A Knott       J Briggs     ???????                                   23 (56)
A Knott       Const'tine   ??????????                                32 (86)
A Knott       A Bedser     ???????????                               36 (56)
A Knott       B Willis     ?                                          2 (13)


     Fall of Wickets    47/1      47/2      73/3      131/4     243/5
                        256/6     279/7     311/8     347/9     349/10    

 Total:  349/10      Overs:  135.3         Run Rate:  2.58    Extras:  20   
  
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Trueman         13.0      5      19      0      1.46     0      1 
Hedley Verity        54.0     16     135      6      2.50     3      3 
Sydney Barnes        24.3      6      55      4      2.24     0      0 
WG Grace             17.0      5      53      0      3.12     0      0 
Ian Botham           17.0      4      63      0      3.71     0      0 
Andrew Flintoff      10.0      6      11      0      1.10     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 5 

 Total:  349/10       Overs:  135.3        Run Rate:  2.58    Extras:  20   
                                     -X-

ENGLAND 2nd innings (Target: 40)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Len Hutton          c. Langer      b. Bedser       12    26    2    0   46.2%
Wally Hammond       not out                        16    39    4    0   41.0%
Andrew Strauss*                    b. Bedser        0     2    0    0    0.0%
Ken Barrington      not out                        12    17    3    0   70.6%
Alec Stewart?         
WG Grace             
Andrew Flintoff      
Ian Botham           
Hedley Verity        
Fred Trueman         
Sydney Barnes        
 
 Total:  43/2         Overs:  14.0         Run Rate:  3.07     Extras:  3 
   
                             Day 5  1:45 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Hutton      W Hammond    ??????????                                25 (47)
A Strauss     W Hammond                                               0 (8)
Barrington    W Hammond    ???????                                   18 (29)


     Fall of Wickets    25/1      25/2                          
                                                                          

 Total:  43/2        Overs:  14.0          Run Rate:  3.07    Extras:  3   
  
                                     -X-

LEGENDS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Alec Bedser           5.0      2       9      2      1.80     0      0 
Bob Willis            3.0      0      15      0      5.00     0      0 
Learie Constantine    3.0      1       5      0      1.67     0      1 
Frank Worrell         2.0      0       9      0      4.50     0      1 
Johnny Briggs         1.0      0       4      0      4.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 0 

 Total:  43/2         Overs:  14.0         Run Rate:  3.07    Extras:  3   
                                     -X-

England             538 & 43/2               
Legends XI          228 & 349
   
[B]England won by 8 wickets[/B]
  
[B]Man of the match:[/B] Hedley Verity

Marathon efforts from Ken Barrington, WG Grace, Hedley Verity and Sydney Barnes helped defending champions England to an easy victory over the Legends XI.
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