Battrick thread, Part II

[johno]

things have evenned out now... he's batting well, but not great and I'm not pleased w/ my bowlers, but I'm not cursing them either....
217/2 after 41 overs... RR at 5.29 and well within my reach.

[AAGunner3]

Wicketkeepers batting against Mosquitos
207-10, runrate=4.31

Now for the laugher...

[Dan Loney]

My Martinique Serpents are playing well. Certainly takes the sting out of near-certain relegation over in Hattrick.

[johno]

things have evenned out now... he's batting well, but not great and I'm not pleased w/ my bowlers, but I'm not cursing them either....
217/2 after 41 overs... RR at 5.29 and well within my reach.


THOSE BASTARDS!!! They made 299 thanx mainly to 25runs in the last 2 overs.

Amazing finish from them... a target of 300 is attainable, but certainly not a pushover... time to test his bowling...

Thus far the re-arranged batting order has worked well, off to a flyer... 32/0 after 5 overs.

[Bluto11]

Rest easy, my batters couldn't hit water if they fell outta the boat.
its close right now. you are less then a run under the run rate required

[kopiteinkc]

I managed to win this morning, scoring 299 all out and restricting my opponent to 273 al out. Close match. He was in second, I vault above him now and claim second for myself.

I just wanna get training and word that the top two teams get promoted instead of just the top team ;)

I play against 1st place next week ...

[johno]

My run chase is going well, I've got 142/1 after 21 overs...

Wilkey, who always comes good, came good... and after the vibrant start, Nott's come in and done well also.

[Bluto11]

yeah, i'm going to win this one, only need one wicket and there are 100 runs left.


however, i'm a bit perturbed by the fall of my wickets. i lost three in a row and two in 3 balls and two in a row. not good

[Craig P]

I'm thrilled with my economy of wickets while batting, only conceding three. I'm much less thrilled with my strike rate, as the target is quite reachable at 232-3. Right now, they're at 137-3 after 30 and a shade behind the target run rate, so I'm thinking I'll likely need to take the wickets; my opening bowlers aren't economical enough to hold the rate down that much.

[Bluto11]

and i got the win.

unbeaten in 11, with 1 tie :p

[Craig P]

Ugh, just gave up 24 runs in three overs. If my bowlers can't be economical, they need to be aggressive. :(

[johno]

Wilkey's 3rd century in 11 innings combines nicely with 3 50's as well... he's not out on 104 from 96 balls and we are cruising right where we need to be.

End of Over 36: 219-2, runrate=6.08, reqrunrate=5.79 (299-4)
Tynan 8-0-59-0
Drummond* 16 (18 balls)
Wilkey 104 (96 balls)

[Bluto11]

nice, thats a slugfest

[quentinc]

I lost, my bowling sucks. Bummer.

[Bluto11]

mtkil, i'm bored an following your game.

i haven't seen too many deliveries where you have failed to score. crazy

[johno]

mtkil, i'm bored an following your game.

i haven't seen too many deliveries where you have failed to score. crazy

yeah, those guys are taking it to the attack with a great deal of determination (my word, am i talking about a computer simulation?)

we've got it sewn up... Wilkey=MOTM he'll probably get 135

[Bluto11]

you must've given a good team talk between the innings

[Craig P]

My bowlers pulled out the road TIE win, and on an unsuited pitch yet (dry for mostly seam bowlers).

MOTM is again Chris Surman, as the all-arounder does it all in his second straight match. He got 76-124-5-1 batting and 7.4-1-35-6 bowling. I think he's now the club leader in wickets taken after back-to-back fivers. (After checking, it turns out he's not -- with a wicket taken today, Jamie Newsome remains on top with 26. Newsome turned in a solid 10-1-30-1 bowling line.)

I feel a little sorry for Soviet Canuckistan, my opponent, check out the FOWs of this collapse: 200/4 200/5 202/6 203/7 207/8 211/9 211/10 :eek:. Chasing 232-3, a little bit more batting would have done the job as they were on the required run rate.

[Bluto11]

wow, thats a collapse.

i read that Battrick might have first class matches soon, if they do i hope the lower order bowlers don't collapse as fast as they do in the one day matches

[Bluto11]

kopite, great game!! only won by 17 runs. i tried 3 spin bowlers on the dusty pitch, worked out ok.

Huddlestone is a beast. at least my players picked a good game to all hit well, too bad it was a friendly