*Official* Season 2 Playoffs

Mr Mxyzptlk · 04-09-2003, 08:27 AM

Playoff Schedule
The regular season is complete and now we move on to the Season 2 playoffs.

Five Day
Team M W L D Points
*Ind 'A' 7 6 0 1 130
SA 'A' 7 5 2 0 100
NZ 'A' 7 4 2 1 90
Aus 'A' 7 3 2 2 80
Eng 'A' 7 4 3 0 80
*Dev XI 7 2 5 0 40
Zim 'A' 7 1 6 0 20
WI 'A' 7 1 6 0 20

NB- teams with an asterix (*) have already secured their finishing position regardless of playoff performance.

50 Overs
Team M W L T Points NRR NRR Diff
Dev XI 7 7 0 0 70 1.13 0.00
Aus 'A' 7 6 1 0 60 0.83 0.30
Eng 'A' 7 4 3 0 40 0.29 0.84
Ind 'A' 7 3 4 0 30 0.33 0.80
SA 'A' 7 3 4 0 30 0.01 1.12
WI 'A' 7 3 4 0 30 -0.06 1.20
NZ 'A' 7 2 5 0 20 -1.21 2.35
*Minnows 7 0 7 0 0 -0.85 1.98

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The schedule will be as follows:

Friday 5th September
5day 1 Ind 'A' v SA 'A' Cairns
5day 2 NZ 'A' v Aus 'A' Sydney

Saturday 6th September
5day 1 Eng 'A' v Dev XI Canberra
5day 2 Zim 'A' v WI 'A' Adelaide

Sunday 7th September
50over 1 Dev XI v Aus 'A' Hobart
50over 2 Eng 'A' v Ind 'A' Canberra

Monday 8th September
50over 1 SA 'A' v WI 'A' Darwin
50over 2 NZ 'A' v Minnows Sydney
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Playoff preview:
5D
Ind 'A' (6-0-1) v SA 'A' (5-2)
India have already secured the championship, but the Proteas will be hoping for a win to ensure they finish in 2nd.

NZ 'A' (4-2-1) v Aus 'A' (3-2-2)
* A NZ 'A' win and a SA 'A' loss/draw would give NZ 'A' 2nd place.
* An Aus 'A' win would give Aus 'A' 3rd place.

Eng 'A' (4-3) v Dev XI (2-5)
* If Eng 'A' wins and Aus 'A' loses, England 'A' secures 4th place.
* If Eng 'A' wins and Aus 'A' wins, England 'A' secures 3rd place.
* If Eng 'A' wins and Aus 'A'/NZ 'A' draw, Eng 'A' secures 3rd place.
* Dev XI finishs 6th regardless of other results.

Zim 'A' (1-6) v WI 'A' (1-6)
* The winner avoids relegation by finishing 7th.
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OD
Dev XI (7-0) v Aus 'A' (6-1)
Coach's comments:
Aus 'A' is hot on our trails in the OD format. We must either beat Aus 'A' in our OD playoff, or not lose convincingly. The NRR Diff. is just 0.30 at this point, so if we lose, we must ensure that it goes down to the wire.

Eng 'A' (4-3) v Ind 'A' (3-4)
Ind 'A' is 0.04 ahead of Eng 'A' in NRR.
* If Ind 'A' win, Ind 'A' finishes 3rd.
* If Eng 'A' win, Eng 'A' finishes 3rd.

SA 'A' (3-4) v WI 'A' (3-4)
SA 'A' is 0.07 ahead of WI 'A' in NRR.
* If SA 'A' win, SA 'A' finish 5th.
* If WI 'A' win, WI 'A' finish 5th.

NZ 'A' (2-4) v Minnows (0-7)
The Minnows have already been relegated... it's just about pride now.
* Unless WI 'A' is whipped beyond belief, NZ 'A' will finish 7th.

gibbsnsmith · 04-09-2003, 02:36 PM

you told me to remind you when the season was almost over, that i want to be in the team , look in some of the threads for my stats exc. my ton cosi cvant be bothered to upgrade them yet...

Mr Mxyzptlk · 05-09-2003, 03:51 AM

Mr Mxyzptlk
Paid the Umpire
Bugssy
Marc71178
Age Master
Eyes Only +
R_Powell_fan
Master Blaster
Mr Ponting
Umpire Money *
Supah Freak

Neil Pickup and Broncoman are on tour in Asia, so Supah Freak plays his first game this season and Mr Mxyzptlk returns. Since this game is only of academic interest, the order may be shuffled and I will try to allow everyone a shot at the bowling crease.

Mr. P · 05-09-2003, 04:08 AM

when you say shuffling the order...

bugssy · 05-09-2003, 05:58 AM

im happy to bat 11

give some one else the lime light like ponting!

chris.hinton · 05-09-2003, 06:11 AM

Hello where am i?

Mr Mxyzptlk · 05-09-2003, 11:25 AM

I simmed all the 5D playoffs today because I want to speed up the season so it will finish sooner.
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India A 265 & 451/9d
South Africa 'A' 247 & 252

India A won by 217 runs

Man of the match: Vijay Bhardwaj

India A take care of the formalities and win the 5D trophy.
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Australia 'A' 372 & 264
New Zealand 'A' 575/7d & 63/1

New Zealand 'A' won by 9 wickets

Man of the match: Rob Nicol

NZ A stick with the plan and finish with the silver.
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England 'A' 393 & 234/4d
Cricketweb XI Devs 252 & 285

England 'A' won by 90 runs

Man of the match: Jamie Troughton

Coach's comments:
I shuffled the order to give some players a chance to get some runs. The most noticeable change was batting Bugssy and Marc at 6 and 7, but they were still forced to rescue the innings as usual. Altogether a decent finish to the season, but we desperately need to sort out the bowling during summer training.
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West Indies 'A' 145 & 520/8
Zimbabwe 'A' 340

West Indies 'A' draw with Zimbabwe 'A'

Man of the match: Craig Evans

Zim A do what was required and avoid relegation due to previously beating WI A in their first round matchup.
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Check out the Season 2 5D All Star team.

marc71178 · 05-09-2003, 01:46 PM

Liam, ever thought of opening with me and Bugs?

We bat well as a pair, and that would ensure wwe get to bat together?

Mr Mxyzptlk · 05-09-2003, 02:08 PM

I'd be too afraid that you guys would get out early and that would more than likely leave the batting to collapse.

If we had one more consistent bat I might consider it.

lord_of_darkness · 05-09-2003, 02:27 PM

nothing to be scared mate.. its all a chance of risk.. try it..

Mr. P · 05-09-2003, 05:11 PM

Once AGAIN i chipped in with magnificant little cameos there, that 25 in the first innings was masterstroke.

marc71178 · 05-09-2003, 05:58 PM

It's all well having little cameos, but without 2 or 3 solid scores, the team's going to struggle.

Bugs and I did our best, but can't carry 9 others!

bugssy · 05-09-2003, 06:52 PM

i agree with marc

its nice to score some runs.

i am happy not to bowl mate unless u really need to

im scoring a heap of runs so

yer me and marc could be nice , but my shoulders are not that big buddy, cant carry 8 others with u marc.

Mr Mxyzptlk · 05-09-2003, 08:28 PM

This team reminds me of the Season 1 CW Devs. On that occasion, Neil and Hoggy were basically the only potent bowlers, having to carry the bowling attack except for the odd time or two.

Mr Mxyzptlk · 05-09-2003, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Coach's comments:
Aus 'A' is hot on our trails in the OD format. We must either beat Aus 'A' in our OD playoff, or not lose convincingly. The NRR Diff. is just 0.30 at this point, so if we lose, we must ensure that it goes down to the wire.

Mr Mxyzptlk
Bugssy
Rik
Marc71178
Age Master
Eyes Only + (vc)
R_Powell_fan
Master Blaster
Mr Ponting
Umpire Money *
Chris Hinton

12th Man: Paid the Umpire

Coach's comments:
This is it guys. It now or never. Australia A beat us to the top spot last season, but this season we are not only chasing gold, but also chasing perfection. We can do this. Aus A have only lost to us this season, but they have an excellent batting team. If there was any time that the bowlers need pull it together, it's now.

The team looks a bit different from the usual. Rik, Master Blaster and Mr Mxyzptlk return to the team. Mr Mxy will open with Bugssy. The purpose of this move is to allow Bugssy to bat as many overs as is possible. Rik has had some success at #3 in the past at various levels of CW cricket. Marc71178 will hopefully lend a solid hand to the fragile middle order.

With Age and Eyes, we have specialist batting down to #6. Then we have allrounders until #10. Therefore we bat very deep. This tactic is hopefully to ensure that we don't get bowled out within 50 overs. This is because even if we don't win, we can still take the title if we can hold Aus A enough to beat them on NRR.

Everyone get a good night's rest (and no cheese). Games don't come much bigger than this....

04-09-2003, 08:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mr Mxyzptlk Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) Posts: 36,795	Official Season 2 Playoffs Playoff Schedule The regular season is complete and now we move on to the Season 2 playoffs. Five Day Team M W L D Points Ind 'A' 7 6 0 1 130 SA 'A' 7 5 2 0 100 NZ 'A' 7 4 2 1 90 Aus 'A' 7 3 2 2 80 Eng 'A' 7 4 3 0 80 Dev XI 7 2 5 0 40 Zim 'A' 7 1 6 0 20 WI 'A' 7 1 6 0 20 NB- teams with an asterix () have already secured their finishing position regardless of playoff performance.* 50 Overs Team M W L T Points NRR NRR Diff Dev XI 7 7 0 0 70 1.13 0.00 Aus 'A' 7 6 1 0 60 0.83 0.30 Eng 'A' 7 4 3 0 40 0.29 0.84 Ind 'A' 7 3 4 0 30 0.33 0.80 SA 'A' 7 3 4 0 30 0.01 1.12 WI 'A' 7 3 4 0 30 -0.06 1.20 NZ 'A' 7 2 5 0 20 -1.21 2.35 Minnows 7 0 7 0 0 -0.85 1.98 ------------------------------- The schedule will be as follows: Friday 5th September 5day 1 Ind 'A' v SA 'A' Cairns 5day 2 NZ 'A' v Aus 'A' Sydney Saturday 6th September 5day 1 Eng 'A' v Dev XI Canberra* 5day 2 Zim 'A' v WI 'A' Adelaide Sunday 7th September 50over 1 Dev XI v Aus 'A' Hobart 50over 2 Eng 'A' v Ind 'A' Canberra Monday 8th September 50over 1 SA 'A' v WI 'A' Darwin 50over 2 NZ 'A' v Minnows Sydney ------------------------------- Playoff preview: 5D Ind 'A' (6-0-1) v SA 'A' (5-2) India have already secured the championship, but the Proteas will be hoping for a win to ensure they finish in 2nd. NZ 'A' (4-2-1) v Aus 'A' (3-2-2) * A NZ 'A' win and a SA 'A' loss/draw would give NZ 'A' 2nd place. * An Aus 'A' win would give Aus 'A' 3rd place. Eng 'A' (4-3) v Dev XI (2-5) * If Eng 'A' wins and Aus 'A' loses, England 'A' secures 4th place. * If Eng 'A' wins and Aus 'A' wins, England 'A' secures 3rd place. * If Eng 'A' wins and Aus 'A'/NZ 'A' draw, Eng 'A' secures 3rd place. * Dev XI finishs 6th regardless of other results. Zim 'A' (1-6) v WI 'A' (1-6) * The winner avoids relegation by finishing 7th. ------ OD Dev XI (7-0) v Aus 'A' (6-1) Coach's comments: Aus 'A' is hot on our trails in the OD format. We must either beat Aus 'A' in our OD playoff, or not lose convincingly. The NRR Diff. is just 0.30 at this point, so if we lose, we must ensure that it goes down to the wire. Eng 'A' (4-3) v Ind 'A' (3-4) Ind 'A' is 0.04 ahead of Eng 'A' in NRR. * If Ind 'A' win, Ind 'A' finishes 3rd. * If Eng 'A' win, Eng 'A' finishes 3rd. SA 'A' (3-4) v WI 'A' (3-4) SA 'A' is 0.07 ahead of WI 'A' in NRR. * If SA 'A' win, SA 'A' finish 5th. * If WI 'A' win, WI 'A' finish 5th. NZ 'A' (2-4) v Minnows (0-7) The Minnows have already been relegated... it's just about pride now. * Unless WI 'A' is whipped beyond belief, NZ 'A' will finish 7th. __________________ Sreesanth said, "Next ball he was beaten and I said, 'is this the King Charles Lara? Who is this impostor, moving around nervously? I should have kept my mouth shut for the next ball - mind you, it was a length ball - Lara just pulled it over the church beyond the boundary! He is a true legend." The Blog The Portfolio The...er...Twitter

04-09-2003, 02:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
gibbsnsmith State Vice-Captain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: London/Kent Border Posts: 1,205	you told me to remind you when the season was almost over, that i want to be in the team , look in some of the threads for my stats exc. my ton cosi cvant be bothered to upgrade them yet... __________________ *The Memory You Deny*

05-09-2003, 03:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mr Mxyzptlk Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) Posts: 36,795	CWXI to play Eng 'A' in 5D playoff Mr Mxyzptlk Paid the Umpire Bugssy Marc71178 Age Master Eyes Only + R_Powell_fan Master Blaster Mr Ponting Umpire Money * Supah Freak Neil Pickup and Broncoman are on tour in Asia, so Supah Freak plays his first game this season and Mr Mxyzptlk returns. Since this game is only of academic interest, the order may be shuffled and I will try to allow everyone a shot at the bowling crease.

05-09-2003, 05:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
bugssy Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney NSW Posts: 8,213	im happy to bat 11 give some one else the lime light like ponting! __________________ Career cricket 311 wickets @16.54 and 3021 runs @ 34.56 from 176 games over 11 years H.S 178* Member of the CW Green Cricket Web Career:(end of season 11) FC: 7404 runs @ 30.85 H.S 253* : One Day: 7331 runs @ 48.55 H.S 155* Off season: FC 1209 @ 52.51 & One Day: 921 @ 92.10 COD4: djs clan World Of Warcraft: just sensational

05-09-2003, 01:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
marc71178 Eyes not spreadsheets Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England Posts: 56,334	Liam, ever thought of opening with me and Bugs? We bat well as a pair, and that would ensure wwe get to bat together? __________________ marc71178 - President and founding member of AAAS - we don't only appreciate when he does well, but also when he's not quite so good! Anyone want to join the Society? Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.

05-09-2003, 04:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mr. P International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: . Posts: 4,710	when you say shuffling the order...

05-09-2003, 06:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
chris.hinton International Regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,324	Hello where am i?

05-09-2003, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mr Mxyzptlk Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) Posts: 36,795	I'd be too afraid that you guys would get out early and that would more than likely leave the batting to collapse. If we had one more consistent bat I might consider it.

05-09-2003, 02:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
lord_of_darkness Cricket Web XI Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland , New Zealand Posts: 13,252	nothing to be scared mate.. its all a chance of risk.. try it.. __________________ Don L-o-d , Legion Of Doom Lords Lounge, Off Topic, The Happening Place in CW and OT. Co Chairman CWBCC - Cricketweb XI - CW Green \| Manager of Hampshire CC - Wccc \| Chairman of the Muralitharan Supporters Club ~MSC~ \| Current Stats: 2* - 17-4-35-3 - Season Ends.. Current Record Batting - RHB: M:48 Inns:43 Runs:457 H/S:33* Ave:15.5 N.O:10 Bowling - Off Spin: O:280 M:40 Runs:975 Wickets:104 Ave:9.3 S.R:15.6

05-09-2003, 05:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mr. P International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: . Posts: 4,710	Once AGAIN i chipped in with magnificant little cameos there, that 25 in the first innings was masterstroke.

05-09-2003, 05:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
marc71178 Eyes not spreadsheets Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England Posts: 56,334	It's all well having little cameos, but without 2 or 3 solid scores, the team's going to struggle. Bugs and I did our best, but can't carry 9 others!

05-09-2003, 06:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
bugssy Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney NSW Posts: 8,213	i agree with marc its nice to score some runs. i am happy not to bowl mate unless u really need to im scoring a heap of runs so yer me and marc could be nice , but my shoulders are not that big buddy, cant carry 8 others with u marc.

05-09-2003, 08:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mr Mxyzptlk Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) Posts: 36,795	This team reminds me of the Season 1 CW Devs. On that occasion, Neil and Hoggy were basically the only potent bowlers, having to carry the bowling attack except for the odd time or two.

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