Subject: Battrick

looks like i'm unexpectedly struggling against 4th today (i'm 1st)...

End of Over 24: 102-5, runrate=4.25, reqrunrate=3.00 (179-10)
Loxley 2-0-10-0
Riches* 19 (23 balls)
Daniel 44 (54 balls)

batsmen 6 & 7 are putting up a plucky stand after my first 5 wickets went for 60. Luckily I'm batting down to 8 now with my 2 all-rounder trainees.

I'm doing okay. Will need to pick it up a bit though.

End of Over 18: 89-0, runrate=4.94, reqrunrate=5.97 (279-4)
Stone 4-0-14-0
Cable* 39 (52 balls)
Vincent 44 (57 balls)

These two don't have much stamina or concentration but I'm batting to 8 as well so if one goes out it doesn't really matter.

End of Over 43: 176-8, runrate=4.09, reqrunrate=0.57 (179-10)
Salmon 7-1-31-2
Etherington* 5 (6 balls)
Herbert 10 (19 balls)

I think I'm home and dry...

edit : arrrgh !

43.2 W Loxley to Etherington
Slower delivery and he went for the pull. Gibbons gets in under it at mid wicket, and out.
43.1 . Loxley to Etherington
Fullish ball outside off stump, forward, easing it away towards cover point.

3 runs to get, 1 wicket left ! And then 4 dot balls !!!!! MAKE THAT 7 DOT BALLS NOW, ARGH !

10 DOT BALLS ! STILL 3 RUNS TO WIN ON LAST WICKET !!! 4 OVERS LEFT !!!!

Oh dear. 13 dot balls in, and he takes my last wicket. Lost by 3 runs. Shucks.
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an easy win it would seem

And that's the end of the match. Celtic Wanderers won by 8 wickets.
Griffs grafters 191-9
Celtic Wanderers 192-2


End of Over 38: 192-2, runrate=5.05

Won my table-topper with a measly 13 runs... tho one of my openers did get 183 runs from 143 balls! :-)

Won by 7 wickets with an over to spare :D I should win the league now.

wish I could have watched mine live.

My boys got 272 all out, then they slow ground their way to 271 for 4! A 1 run win

nice start by your openers, who you got up there Pietersen and Flintoff :P

Just some cannon fodder, because he's got one opening bowler and nowt else.

End of Over 35: 223-2, runrate=6.37
Ndebele 8-0-56-0
Walters* 120 (103 balls)
Lepolesa 56 (58 balls)

Walters adds another ton to his friday ton. He's turning into quite a decent bat...seems to like opening. I'm right in saying they have preferred positions, aren't I? He'll have to be my Alec Stewart, then.

Batting currently:

End of Over 39: 173-7, runrate=4.44, reqrunrate=10.82 (291-7)

Think I might lose.

I won by 7 runs. Far too close to be comfortable though, they needed 10 runs to win with 3 wickets standing...

3-3...nice work. A win's a win.

certainly is. until last week i thought i was going to run away with this league, and then i lost to 7th ! They'd only won once this season before that !
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That's gotta hurt. You still gonna win it?

Bowled them out for 232 and then beat them inside 40 overs with a player getting 114 off 101 and 2 wickets so I'm pretty pleased with that.

who knows ? I'm tieing with 2nd, with better NRR until today - that is before they skittled their opposition for 34...