Archived [18/10/06] : Battrick

[Adamc]

Looks like you're easily through to the next round SP, wouldn't be surprised if you end up the last CW team remaining in the cup.

Match orders locked in for the cup match starting in a few minutes. Badley drafted into the starting XI in place of Begg, relieving allrounder Berry of bowling duties. Since it's a flat pitch I figured 7 batsmen should be enough, and Berry's bowling has been slaughtered in previous matches on flat pitches. Badley's still very much an unproven bowler though, his stats to date are rubbish.

Top four batsmen alternating between aggressive and v. aggressive orders, with Gillete being promoted to no. 5, set to normal to hopefully act as an anchor if we lose early wickets. Rocastle and Barrett to follow, then the bowlers. Two bowlers set to v. defensive, hopefully to keep them under 300 if we bowl first. Gillespie set to attacking as usual though. Going to bat first if we win the toss, though I don't mind either way as I feel we have a better chance chasing for some reason.

Going to be very tough though, they've got a very good top order, and one very good bowler - the rest are fairly average. They're likely to have much better fitness than me as well, which seems to have a big effect on match ratings. Won't mind terribly if we lose as I'd made a conscious decision to concentrate on league rather than cup, but a win would be nice.

EDIT: Lost the toss and bowling first.

[Kweek]

Poor Jamee, offering him a pancake of a track. he just can't make use of it..pitty. though good for the team morale...
End of Over 34: 159-8, runrate=4.68, reqrunrate=9.94 (317-2)
Badley 7-0-29-2
Binns* 0 (2 balls)
Sugden 30 (39 balls)

also handy to know that my spinners can bowl a googly

[Scaly piscine]

And that's the end of the match. Scaly Piscine CC won by 7 wickets.
Funky Funksters CC 189-10
Scaly Piscine CC 190-3 (36.4 overs)

Packer made 105 off 100 balls. Wickets shared around fairly evenly between the usual 4.

[superkingdave]

hmm, looks like itll at least be respectable, i've pegged them back to 181-1 after 35 but will still lose comfortably, my spinner has bowled 6-0-17-0

[Kweek]

And that's the end of the match. VCC won by 154 runs.
VCC 317-2
Jamees 999ers 163-10

good game Jamee

[Adamc]

We're getting slaughtered as expected. 79-0 after ten overs and one of their guys has a 50 already. Oddy's bowling absolute tripe and Gillespie's having a shocker, end of his spell now. Double century from Cuss to win it from here.

[ash chaulk]

my youth pull

Geoff Oneil (323492)
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, respectable form, Healthy
A cautious player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Viveash
Nationality: Australia
Age: 19 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 4,628
Wages: £741 p/w

Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: abysmal Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: respectable Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: mediocre

[ash chaulk]

viveash are struggling with 647 members who arnt too happy with the clubs 4 league losses....

the team is currently Fitness Level: low
Morale: pessimistic

[superkingdave]

lucky man

[ash chaulk]

so does anyone here have the battrick membership??

[Scaly piscine]

I would if it actually allowed me to... I'm currently on the 1 week trial.

[Adamc]

Yeah, okay. I knew I was going to lose this match, but I was kind of hoping my bowlers could at least concede less than 500 or so. Take a wicket already!

EDIT: Woohoo, I've pulled the run rate down from 8.26 to a mere 7.00... We suck.

[Adamc]

Incredibly pathetic bowling performance, 370-4, with three of those wickets coming in the last two overs. I'm curious to see what my opponent's top order rating will be though, I'd be surprised if it isn't at least quality. Not entirely without precedent though - I played a match on a flat pitch early last season in which the opposition scored 366-3, and I ended up losing by 18 runs with 348-3. Meh, as I said, it's double-century time for Cuss or we lose.

[superkingdave]

lost my match but played ok, got my best ratings so far, gradual improvement, my fielding improved as well which was pleasing as it was something i was looking at.

[Kweek]

VCC v Jamees 999ers (174980)  

Date: 23/10/2005 Ground: Sportpark Westvliet 
Pitch: Flat Weather:  
  
VCC won the toss and elected to bat. 
First Innings of:   VCC (play as normal)  
Name     Runs Balls 4s 6s 
Osman   c. Sugden  b. Binns 121 129 7 2 
Watkiss   c. Norris  b. Levy 69 78 3 2 
Easton (*) not   out 76 74 4 0 
Varney  not   out 36 21 5 0 
Tucker              
Nosworth (+)             
Keehan              
Harper              
Badley              
Garrity              
Grewcock              
Extras (2b, 11lb, 1w, 1nb) 15   
Total (50.0 overs, 2 wickets) 317   
  
FOW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
Total 142 254         
Batsman Out 2 1         
  
Name O M R W nb wd 
Norris 10 0 68 0 0 0 
Aldred 10 0 44 0 0 0 
Levy 10 0 87 1 0 1 
Hole 10 0 54 0 1 0 
Binns 10 0 51 1 0 0 

First Innings of:   Jamees 999ers  
Name     Runs Balls 4s 6s 
Gowshall  lbw   b. Grewcock 28 29 3 0 
Delaney     b. Harper 36 54 2 0 
Aldred   c. Watkiss  b. Badley 15 28 0 0 
Field     b. Keehan 17 23 2 0 
Gayle   c. Garrity  b. Keehan 2 5 0 0 
Sugden  not   out 32 45 1 0 
Levy     b. Keehan 6 9 1 0 
Weight (*)(+)  c. Nosworth  b. Harper 5 15 0 0 
Hole   c. Easton  b. Badley 4 3 1 0 
Binns  lbw   b. Keehan 1 6 0 0 
Norris   c. Nosworth  b. Keehan 1 3 0 0 
Extras (10b, 3lb, 0w, 3nb) 16   
Total (36.1 overs, 10 wickets) 163   
  
FOW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
Total 41 86 100 103 116 130 153 158 161 163 
Batsman Out 1 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 10 11 
  
Name O M R W nb wd 
Grewcock 10 0 52 1 1 0 
Garrity 5 0 21 0 0 0 
Badley 8 0 31 2 0 0 
Harper 7 0 34 2 2 0 
Keehan 6.1 1 12 5 0 0