Stumped!

[Magrat Garlick]

gdi Pong Nam getting both set batsmen just after you posted that lol.

 

[cnerd123]

Pong is such a ****ing legend.

Into the crease another legend - ex-ZCC middle order basher Gwong Long. Kotze a decent bat too, and RRR still under 4. Game nicely in the balance.

Kotze run-out, Dynamos in deep doo doo at 88/5.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

four lbws, i will complain to the relevant organs about the umpiring

 

[cnerd123]

part-timer Kovrig with 2/9 in 3 overs. Love me a good part time spinner in Stumped. The frontliners build the pressure and he cashes in with the wickets.

Pong Nam 4-fer was excellent too. Good win that.

Time to spam everyone with some T20 challenges.

 

[cnerd123]

@Chewie @honestbharani @jimmy101 @JOJOXI I've sent you all T20 friendly challenges for this Saturday and next week Tuesday. @Magrat Garlick I've challenged Dynamo Schmaltzberg as well.

Jimmy has left CW for good hasn't he? Hasn't been active on stumped lately either. Not sure how to contact him, or if he's even interested in playing in the CWC.

 

[Chewie]

I don't think I ever played this?

 

[JOJOXI]

@Chewie @honestbharani @jimmy101 @JOJOXI I've sent you all T20 friendly challenges for this Saturday and next week Tuesday. @Magrat Garlick I've challenged Dynamo Schmaltzberg as well.

Jimmy has left CW for good hasn't he? Hasn't been active on stumped lately either. Not sure how to contact him, or if he's even interested in playing in the CWC.

Yh had noticed re Jimmy, a shame as he started well beat my rotated side in a friendly not long after he joined

 

[cnerd123]

Kinda worried Chewie and HB are going to go bot too lol

Game's not great at retaining new players lol

 

[honestbharani]

I will accept the invite, dont worry, but April is a very busy month at work. Its why I said I will run my mafia game in May 1st week.

 

[ataraxia]

Yeah, jimmy posted a message in the Sim League thread saying he would take a hiatus.

I've just (and I mean just: I'm pretty horrible rn) started Stumped, my username is the same as on here.

 

[cnerd123]

Yeah, jimmy posted a message in the Sim League thread saying he would take a hiatus.

I've just (and I mean just: I'm pretty horrible rn) started Stumped, my username is the same as on here.

nice!

will send you a friendly challenge, play my weaker side

 

[Chewie]

Kinda worried Chewie and HB are going to go bot too lol

Game's not great at retaining new players lol

Are you thinking of someone else instead of me?

 

[cnerd123]

Are you thinking of someone else instead of me?

Nah, ideally you guys stick around. The friendly comp has already been generated, I can't swap teams out now.

Plus the game is fun when more players are actively involved.

 

[Chewie]

Nah, ideally you guys stick around. The friendly comp has already been generated, I can't swap teams out now.

Plus the game is fun when more players are actively involved.

I don't think I signed up for stumped though

 

[cnerd123]

I don't think I signed up for stumped though

lolol sorry

@morgieb i think i've been meaning to page you

not sure how i got that mixed up. apologies. I think morgieb's in-game username being "Chaisa" threw me off.

 

[ataraxia]

will send you a friendly challenge, play my weaker side

Sure, just going to warn you that you'll absolutely thrash me.

 

[JOJOXI]

Sure, just going to warn you that you'll absolutely thrash me.

Will send you one too for in a few days time (hopefully you can get 1 or 2 players in if you desire) with a weakened side

 

[JOJOXI]

Sent - my team name is Winton CC on Stumped

 

[cnerd123]

So I lost both OD games on Friday against equally-matched sides. Both close games, both cases we failed to defend a target after batting first.

ZCC won their Round 2 Cup fixture today tho! Played 'stueys team', who outrated us slightly. Bowled them out for 201, spearheaded by Bikswing Nouding's 4/43, after which Shahbaz Furqan (85) and Raun Shkorer (65). killed off the chase with a 141 run 2nd wicket partnership. Good win over a good team, onto Round 3! FHK are currently playing a bot in Round 2, should make it through to Round 3 as well.

Dynamo Morpork beat FHK in the Canada Challengers T20 friendly comp today morning. Scored 162 batting first and we could only manage 126 a/o in the chase. Was played at Five Demands CG and we did outrate Dynamos a bit, so good win there for Magz. 71 from Shingirai Msomi the key for them, and 4 wickets for Saleem Saleem - what a good new signing he is proving to be.

ZCC put out a 2nd XI vs Dynamo Schmaltzberg yesterday for a friendly T20. Nearly identical ratings for both sides, but ZCC won comfortably by 8 wickets. Kept Schmaltzberg to just 101/7 in 20 overs, after which Jalal, Furqan and Ahsan knocked off the runs with 7 overs to spare. I did top-load my batting lineup a bit, lucky that the soft middle order didn't get exposed. This same 2nd XI will play ataraXIa in a friendly T20 later today, looking forward to it.

 

[ataraxia]

Managed to pull off a surprise win against ZCC. I was 34K to their 41K. Their batters probably attacked too much on a tough pitch. My bowling quality was quite weak, but apparently that didn't matter. Ludlow, Serter, and Tennison each nabbed 3 wickets. Sadly, 16yo powerplay spinner Ndaba got attacked and ended up with 0-41 (4) (quality ave of 3.7, I suppose his accuracy is only 4...). The bowlers were disciplined, not conceding a single extra.

Rusty Frost, 25 off 22; and new signing Nicky Clift, 30no off 35; helped to chase down the total of 102 with 5 wickets and 8 deliveries remaining. It was quite close at one stage with 12 off 11 required, but Courtney Brockman (11 off 5) slogged our way to victory. Saadi, Armstrong, and Weller had slow innings, but thankfully that didn't cost us the game. Kurt Murdoch continues his run, getting a golden duck. Hopefully he can do better in the DEV match in 9 hours' time.

Altogether very satisfied with that performance.