Battrick - Match 1

[MrB]

CURTIS! Dammit, this is not going to plan. Why are my team so crap at the start of the season!!!

End of Over 13: 80-4, runrate=6.15
Vosloo 2-0-18-2
Botham* 30 (29 balls)
Askew 0 (0 balls)

Last Wicket: Curtis b. Vosloo 0 (FOW: 80/4)

12.6 W Vosloo to Curtis
Superb bowling from Vosloo. Beautifully flighted ball totally deceived the batsman and hits middle stump. Vosloo grins and shows the batsman the way back to the pavillion. He can be a bit of a rascal!
12.5 W Vosloo to Sajjad
Sajjad marches down the wicket and takes a big swipe at that one. He gets a fine edge though and Morton takes it cleanly, then whips the bails off for good measure.

 

[MrB]

Recovering, every additional run gives Suthers and Hot Rod something to play with.

End of Over 18: 118-4, runrate=6.56
Livesey 4-0-36-0
Askew* 17 (15 balls)
Botham 51 (44 balls)

Last Wicket: Curtis b. Vosloo 0 (FOW: 80/4)

 

[loz]

still waiting for the website to tell me how my game is going... playing a new team where it looks suspiciously like the guy logged in once and then lost interest, so really looking for some early points on the board here.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

I see, good prep work that!

That's why you appointed me to the office of Scoring Bitch !

Wootton v BATTY SHRIMPERS

Wootton won the toss and elected to field.
Pitch: Green

End of Over 21: 89-1, runrate=4.24
Mistry 4-0-19-0
Ricketts* 22 (41 balls)
Schoeman 53 (71 balls)

Last Wicket: Evelyn b. Miller 12 (FOW: 14/1)

Quite pleased with this on a Green track in Humid conditions, hopefully my 2 Destructive M's will wreak havoc.

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Geoff_Boycotts_Grandmother XI v Inter Yerma

Geoff_Boycotts_Grandmother XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Green

End of Over 21: 87-5, runrate=4.14
Holder 4-1-10-0
Ramsden* 14 (18 balls)
Keigher 47 (69 balls)

Last Wicket: Canning b. Jeffries 2 (FOW: 62/5)

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Old Chelmsfordians v Will

Old Chelmsfordians won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Dusty

End of Over 21: 109-0, runrate=5.19
Regis 4-1-14-0
Toulson* 61 (79 balls)
Wise 46 (49 balls)

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DIBS DIPPERS v The Raple Guard

The Raple Guard won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Cracked

End of Over 21: 63-3, runrate=3.00
Jacobs 1-0-3-0
Crowther* 22 (58 balls)
Reid 16 (35 balls)

Last Wicket: Seargant lbw b. York 4 (FOW: 31/3)

 

[Napster]

and we're off!

Welcome to Mighty united CG for the match between Mighty united and Napster's XI.

We can tell you that Napster's XI won the toss and elected to bat. The pitch is looking slow and low. Tough for everyone. Could be a low scoring match on this partially cloudy and humid day.

Lets join our team for ball-by-ball commentary.

End of Over 22: 128-1, runrate=5.82
Keane 1-0-4-0
Murray* 52 (58 balls)
Sutherland 71 (73 balls)

Last Wicket: Back c. Mclean b. Lenton 1 (FOW: 13/1)

 

[loz]

super bowling performance from the boys thus far...

Welcome to Pettefershire CCG for the match between Pettefershire CCC and concord.

We can tell you that Pettefershire CCC won the toss and elected to field. The pitch is looking a cracker! Hard and fast - should be a run-fest out there on this partially cloud day.

End of Over 23: 95-7, runrate=4.13
Craddock 5-0-11-3
Cable* 9 (19 balls)
Falk 0 (5 balls)
Last Wicket: Barnard c. Craddock b. Nico 1 (FOW: 92/7)

 

[loz]

oppo 107 all out after 29 overs, Craddock (spinner set to defensive) takes 4-18.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Wootton v BATTY SHRIMPERS

Wootton won the toss and elected to field.
Pitch: Green

End of Over 29: 111-4, runrate=3.83
Mistry 8-0-33-2
Schoeman* 59 (91 balls)
Raziuddin 10 (23 balls)

Last Wicket: Blake b. Mistry 0 (FOW: 96/4)

Lost 3 wickets in 3 balls, which knocked me back a bit. Schoeman's innings is interesting, because he's only Resp / Strong but he has Strong Stamina, and I think that's helping immensely.

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Geoff_Boycotts_Grandmother XI v Inter Yerma

Geoff_Boycotts_Grandmother XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Green

End of Over 30: 132-5, runrate=4.40
Arthur 5-0-27-0
Ramsden* 44 (44 balls)
Keigher 61 (97 balls)

Last Wicket: Canning b. Jeffries 2 (FOW: 62/5)

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Old Chelmsfordians v Will

Old Chelmsfordians won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Dusty

End of Over 29: 141-0, runrate=4.86
Regis 8-1-24-0
Toulson* 76 (104 balls)
Wise 59 (76 balls)

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DIBS DIPPERS v The Raple Guard

The Raple Guard won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Cracked

End of Over 30: 99-4, runrate=3.30
Bradley 10-1-27-1
Reid* 30 (56 balls)
Cousins 21 (27 balls)

Last Wicket: Crowther lbw b. Bradley 22 (FOW: 63/4)

 

[MrB]

100 partnership has steadied the ship:

End of Over 31: 183-4, runrate=5.90
Vosloo 6-0-35-2
Botham* 80 (81 balls)
Askew 51 (57 balls)

Last Wicket: Curtis b. Vosloo 0 (FOW: 80/4)

 

[Napster]

End of Over 31: 172-2, runrate=5.55
Joost 9-1-33-1
Murray* 79 (89 balls)
Booth 7 (12 balls)

Last Wicket: Sutherland lbw b. Joost 76 (FOW: 149/2)

 

[Napster]

Bugger - Murray's gone

End of Over 35: 192-3, runrate=5.49
Keane 6-0-30-1
Booth* 18 (20 balls)
Whittingham 0 (0 balls)

Last Wicket: Murray c. Joost b. Keane 87 (FOW: 192/3)


34.6 W Keane to Murray
Big appeal for a catch at silly mid on. GIVEN!

 

[MrB]

Suddenly can't acces BT on my Blackberry which is an annoyance! Will be hoping Beefy can carry on till the end:

End of Over 36: 206-4, runrate=5.72
Livesey 8-0-58-0
Botham* 92 (98 balls)
Askew 62 (70 balls)

Last Wicket: Curtis b. Vosloo 0 (FOW: 80/4)

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

You'll find that with your players' current stamina your players will struggle to go on and score hundreds. Their scoring will also slow up as they get tired. That's why you'll want to try and ensure your better players have competent or respectable stamina. Stamina is particularly noticable on bowlers, who seem to tire more than batsmen, with fast bowlers in particular needing good stamina.

The other thing to look out for is the infamous battrick collapses. The chances are either you or your opponents will suffer a dramatic collapse. Lower order batsmen are generally rubbish, and so can be prone to England style collapses. Once you've dismissed their best few batsmen the rest can follow very quickly, and you may find your crappy bowlers ending up with the best bowling figures.

 

[Bucks_blue]

Would agree with YB. My bastmans stamina is only med/comp. They get to 70 ish at a run abll even a century against poorer attacks but then they start to slow considerably. As shown in my current match. good score but you end up cheering for your openers to get out. So a fresh batsman can come in and pick the run rate up again.

 

[Napster]

You'll find that with your players' current stamina your players will struggle to go on and score hundreds. Their scoring will also slow up as they get tired. That's why you'll want to try and ensure your better players have competent or respectable stamina. Stamina is particularly noticable on bowlers, who seem to tire more than batsmen, with fast bowlers in particular needing good stamina.

The other thing to look out for is the infamous battrick collapses. The chances are either you or your opponents will suffer a dramatic collapse. Lower order batsmen are generally rubbish, and so can be prone to England style collapses. Once you've dismissed their best few batsmen the rest can follow very quickly, and you may find your crappy bowlers ending up with the best bowling figures.

Ah right that makes sense

 

[loz]

my openers, perhaps conscious of their own crap stamina, seem determined to get this polished off fairly quickly:

End of Over 7: 45-0, runrate=6.43, reqrunrate=1.47 (107-10)
Spencer 4-0-27-0
Scholes* 22 (20 balls)
Rieger 21 (23 balls)

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Right, last 10 over slog / collapse

Wootton v BATTY SHRIMPERS

Wootton won the toss and elected to field.
Pitch: Green

End of Over 40: 139-5, runrate=3.48
Dunfield 10-0-38-0
Raziuddin* 22 (48 balls)
Mendis 6 (24 balls)

Last Wicket: Schoeman c. Mawer b. Mistry 64 (FOW: 120/5)

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Geoff_Boycotts_Grandmother XI v Inter Yerma

Geoff_Boycotts_Grandmother XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Green

End of Over 41: 190-7, runrate=4.63
Falken 6-0-28-1
Mcintosh* 13 (19 balls)
Livingstone 0 (0 balls)

Last Wicket: Keigher b. Falken 91 (FOW: 190/7)

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Old Chelmsfordians v Will

Old Chelmsfordians won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Dusty

End of Over 40: 198-2, runrate=4.95
Mcveigh 10-2-48-1
Wise* 76 (99 balls)
Phiwokwakhe 27 (31 balls)

Last Wicket: Gower b. Mcveigh 9 (FOW: 155/2)

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DIBS DIPPERS v The Raple Guard

The Raple Guard won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Cracked

End of Over 40: 130-4, runrate=3.25
Karel 10-0-32-0
Reid* 44 (86 balls)
Cousins 35 (58 balls)

Last Wicket: Crowther lbw b. Bradley 22 (FOW: 63/4)

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Wootton v BATTY SHRIMPERS

Wootton won the toss and elected to field.
Pitch: Green

End of Over 46: 182-9, runrate=3.96
Miller 8-0-27-3
Middleton* 17 (12 balls)
Blackbourn 0 (1 balls)

Last Wicket: Oconnor c. Moore b. Miller 0 (FOW: 182/9)

Could do with 200, but not sure I'm going to get there.

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Geoff_Boycotts_Grandmother XI v Inter Yerma

Geoff_Boycotts_Grandmother XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Green

End of Over 46: 207-9, runrate=4.50
Jeffries 8-1-33-6
Mcintosh* 20 (27 balls)
Dawson 0 (1 balls)

Last Wicket: Daniels c. Purser b. Jeffries 0 (FOW: 206/9)

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Old Chelmsfordians v Will

Old Chelmsfordians won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Dusty

End of Over 45: 241-3, runrate=5.36
Hangana 8-0-42-1
Ruddy* 14 (8 balls)
Phiwokwakhe 45 (44 balls)

Last Wicket: Wise b. Hangana 86 (FOW: 224/3)

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DIBS DIPPERS v The Raple Guard

The Raple Guard won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Cracked

End of Over 46: 169-7, runrate=3.67
Jacobs 8-0-49-0
Cousins* 59 (73 balls)
Butcher 5 (3 balls)

Last Wicket: Foot b. Mohammed 0 (FOW: 154/7)

 

[loz]

and that'll do nicely....

And that's the end of the match. Pettefershire CCC won by 10 wickets.
concord 107-10
Pettefershire CCC 109-0


End of Over 15: 109-0, runrate=7.27
Barnard 1-0-10-0
Scholes* 50 (47 balls)
Reiger 55 (45 balls)

 

[Napster]

End of Over 47: 281-4, runrate=5.98
Person 9-0-60-1
Booth* 49 (51 balls)
Allan 26 (20 balls)

Last Wicket: Whittingham b. Person 25 (FOW: 229/4)

edited: lost two wickets in two balls. a collapse is imminent