What does the score mean?

[Arjun]

This will get all of you thinking. Anyone can post a score, in a Test, but preferably a one-dayer, at any stage of the match, and then anyone (including who posted it) acn read the score, saying what it means, if it's a good thing, and what can happen after that. You don't need to specify everything, except if it's a Test or ODI, although more possiblities may come if it's a one-dayer. Team name is optional.

Let's start with 248/3 in 47 overs.

BATTING FIRST

• Two centuries may have been scored.
• Bowlers seem more keen on saving their economy rates than taking wickets.
• Batsmen are not taking much risks.
• If this is a typical Indian pitch, it's not good.
• If it's one of those special Indian pitches, it's a VERY good score.

 

[Neil Pickup]

28/8 after 9 overs

• You're in a spot of bother
• The wicket's a bit dodgy
• Those last five pints last night weren't a good idea
• The captain's not going to be happy
• Time to turn off Sky Sports 1 and watch a DVD instead

 

[sideshowtim]

28/8 after 9 overs

• You're in a spot of bother
• The wicket's a bit dodgy
• Those last five pints last night weren't a good idea
• The captain's not going to be happy
• Time to turn off Sky Sports 1 and watch a DVD instead

Gillespie and Lee save the day with a brilliant triple century partnership.

 

[andyc]

434/4 in 50 overs.

BATTING FIRST

• Even with Lewis in the team, this total is safe

 

[Barney Rubble]

Neil's and Andy's posts = absolute gold.

 

[alternative]

Neil's and Andy's posts = absolute gold.

Second that..

 

[Arjun]

Here's one more. Batting first, the score reads 138/3 in 35 overs. The pitch is one of those minefields used in New Zealand in 2002/03 for the series against India. What does the score mean?

• This may actually be a good score.
• You've got Test regulars in the team's top four/five positions.
• The bowling side isn't making an effort to get wickets, or mere stock bowlers are in action.
• A score over 230 will be competitive.

Now let's look at a score that's also the name of one poster here. It's 33/3 from 3.3 overs. What does the score mean?

BATTING FIRST:

• It's a flat, flat, flat wicket.
• There's a part-timer or stock spinner opening the bowling.
• Batsmen are getting complacent.
• The carnival spirit is getting to the game.
• A score over 300 is difficult, but possible, if they build a partnership around lots of singles.
• Bowlers are going for runs, but they always have a chance.

BATTING SECOND:

• There's a massive total to chase, or they're trying to chase a tiny total quickly.
• The team may be Pakistan; Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal are in the top 3, and both have got out.
• One bowler is struggling to grip the ball when it's a little wet (assuming it's a night innings) and the batsmen are taking risks against both bowlers, getting out to the second.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Now let's look at a score that's also the name of one poster here. It's 33/3 from 3.3 overs.

It's Twenty20.

 

[Arjun]

Let's look at a Test match. On the first two days of a Test match, the batting side scored 479 for 2. What does the score mean?

 

[Jamee999]

479 runs have been scored for the loss of two wickets.

 

[Neil Pickup]

There are a lot of angry motorists being inconvenienced at having a section of their motorway used for cricket.

 

[steds]

Rikki Clarke and Sajid Mahmood opened the bowling.

 

[open365]

This thread is gold...

 

[NZTailender]

A test match:

Team batting first were all out for 480.
6 'bowlers' shared in the wickets (note: the best bowler is out with injury).

Team batting second are currently 6-189.
No-one is batting where they should be.
Approx 70% of the runs will come from the tail.
The coach is a moron.


Too difficult?

 

[deeps]

Team batting second is New Zealand

 

[AussieDominance]

28/8 after 9 overs

• You're in a spot of bother
• The wicket's a bit dodgy
• Those last five pints last night weren't a good idea
• The captain's not going to be happy
• Time to turn off Sky Sports 1 and watch a DVD instead

hahahaha lol

 

[silentstriker]

28/8 after 9 overs

• You're in a spot of bother
• The wicket's a bit dodgy
• Those last five pints last night weren't a good idea
• The captain's not going to be happy
• Time to turn off Sky Sports 1 and watch a DVD instead

• The bowling team is not India outside of India
• The batting team might be India outside of India

 

[adharcric]

• The bowling team is not India outside of India
• The batting team might be India outside of India

When someone only knows one joke, people don't usually find them too funny. Getting old now?

 

[luffy]

When someone only knows one joke, people don't usually find them too funny. Getting old now?

I thought it was funny

 

[silentstriker]

I thought it was funny

Thanks