Subject: Battrick

There'll be 1 best batsmen standing at the crease...and if...one best batsmen was to accidentally fall, there''ll be no best batsmen standing at the crease!

End of Over 35 (5 runs). Meenans Athletic: 117-5, runrate=3.34
Webb 9-1-31-1
Tierney* 16 (27 balls)
Wilbrahim 2 (9 balls)
Last Wicket: Horwood c. Wilson b. Tench 0 (FOW: 110/5)
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Hopefully get them all out soon.

Well 1 went but it's still a reasonable start:

End of Over 36 (5 runs, 4lb). Leeds Apathetical: 124-2, runrate=3.44
Conner 2-0-8-1
Copeland* 1 (5 balls)
Shilowa 50 (75 balls)
Last Wicket: Delaney b. Conner 59 (FOW: 115/2)

First ball after lunch and Tierney goes.

Tench 9-4-5-5

Even in III he can't be stopped!

End of Over 39 (5 runs). Pboranjing CC: 162-1, runrate=4.15
Kozluk 9-1-35-0
Walters* 87 (104 balls)
Mooney 34 (45 balls)

Not doing too badly. Declaring at 550, so should get there late today or early tomorrow.

Doing quite well against last seasons' second place team :

End of Over 40 (1 runs). Queens Park CC: 80-4, runrate=2.00

Down to their number 5 and 6, so hopefully I can get this wrapped up before they get 150, which gives my batting depleted line-up half a chance.

Playing leaders of my series, the one match where i might have used NT player (have rested him every week in FC) and what happens? Nt matches start next week!

Ah well! Batting first on sunny cracked pitch, more of a bowling lineup for me today however.

End of Over 52 (4 runs). Wideboys CC: 156-2, runrate=3.00

Oh bums, they got settled, will be lucky to get them out for 200 now...

End of Over 57 (9 runs). Queens Park CC: 145-5, runrate=2.54
Lamacq 17-6-39-1
Chirwa* 22 (40 balls)
Gooding 42 (59 balls)

Last Wicket: Newton b. Lamacq 18 (FOW: 98/5)

End of Over 79 (6 runs). Pboranjing CC: 366-2, runrate=4.63
Kozluk 18-1-69-1
Walters* 193 (208 balls)
Lepolesa 34 (39 balls)

That'll do, Donkey.

Who are you calling a donkey ?

Donkey.

Ah.

It was going quite nicely until Lindiwe took Lindiwe's wicket to put himself on a hattrick

93.2 W Lindiwe to Lindiwe
HOWZAT! The umpire takes a while to think about it, and raises his finger! OUT.
93.1 W Lindiwe to Copeland
That's beaten him all ends up and takes out middle and off

End of Over 93 (2 runs). Leeds Apathetical: 316-3, runrate=3.40
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End of Over 12 (4 runs). Garboldisham Casuals: 25-0, runrate=2.08
Trail by 281 runs. (Queens Park CC 306-10)
Walton 6-0-9-0
Lane* 17 (37 balls)
Keehan 5 (36 balls)

I'm unlikely to get 300 with this line-up, so the best I can probably hope for is a draw.

End of Over 23 (4 runs). Farningham CC: 50-2, runrate=2.17
Trail by 500 runs. (Pboranjing CC 550-3 dec)

I'm just taking my time. I'll bowl them out in a while.

There's no rush :)

Ever since I sold my number 2 batsman and replaced him with a numpty, my number 1 batsman, and batting line-up generally, has become spectacularly useless.

End of Over 34 (4 runs). Garboldisham Casuals: 66-4, runrate=1.94
Trail by 240 runs. (Queens Park CC 306-10)

I should have kept the opener and gone bankrupt.