Big Soccer Battrick Cup

[John_Harkes_6]

Ok, website updated:

http://iats-coe2.missouri.edu/~whistlet/mark/battrick.html

Second round starts next weekend and group 6 concludes.

Round Two starts
Los Burritos v Scouse Cricket
DC United v Deathspawn
Cyclones v Snodland Marmots
Banagher Knights v Martinique Serpents

Group 6 concludes
Norse Athletic Club v Tripods
Korn Fed v winningconnection

Bye week: Dynamo KC; KC Googlies

What is the grounds? Neutral site or home team listed first?

[kopiteinkc]

What is the grounds? Neutral site or home team listed first?

Home team listed first.

[kopiteinkc]

Tale of the tape on the cup

Group A
1. Los Burritos; 2. Scouse Cricket; 3. Dynamo KC

Los Burritos defeated DCU in its last match and Scouse Cricket went undefeated. Dynamo are no slouches either. Should be close all the way. Scouse Cricket scored the highest total of any team in the tourney with 399 against Martinique. That makes them my favourite to reach the Final Four.

Group B
1. DC United
2. Deathspawn
3. KC Googlies

Deathspawn are the serious minnow in this group with DCU and Googlies fighting it out for the Final Four spot. DCU did overcome the current champs KC Hammers in the last round and with that pedigree is my favourite to advance.

Group C
1. Cyclones
2. Snodland Marmots
3. Group 6 qualifier

Cyclones has what it takes to defeat Snodland and whoever gets out of group 6 will be a tough test. Hard to predict as the third team is unknown but I think Cyclones can defeat any team that advances.

Group D
1. Banagher Knights
2. Martinique Serpents
3. Group 6 qualifier

Banagher Knights should beat up on Martinique with his great team. The group 6 qualifier -- most likely winning connection will give Banagher a run for his money and I see winning connection (if he advances as expected) to win this one.

Who are your picks?

[quentinc]

Group A
1. Los Burritos; 2. Scouse Cricket; 3. Dynamo KC

Los Burritos defeated DCU in its last match and Scouse Cricket went undefeated. Dynamo are no slouches either. Should be close all the way. Scouse Cricket scored the highest total of any team in the tourney with 399 against Martinique. That makes them my favourite to reach the Final Four.
Man knows what he's talking about:D

[johno]

I've recently started holding on to some of my less crappy but not stellar yp's... depth and personal fitness is going to be a big deal next year so I'll be very careful. As such, my BS Cup team ain't nothin like the squad from last year. (or this year's cup)

[kopiteinkc]

I've recently started holding on to some of my less crappy but not stellar yp's... depth and personal fitness is going to be a big deal next year so I'll be very careful. As such, my BS Cup team ain't nothin like the squad from last year. (or this year's cup)

I have been doing the same thing -- except for this week's yp, he was total crap.

But over the course of the next few weeks I plan to build a crappy B-team. Look out for me sucking in the BS cup next season ;)

[johno]

yeah... if my yp's are as good as they were this season (technically they should get better) then I'll have an interesting team... I won't be able to afford the high wages, but I'll definitely play around w/ having 2-3 trainees who aren't starters or 2-3 guys who can come of the bench and provide a spark.

This season I only had 2 subs. 1 batsman who could come in when form slipped and a yp trainee who wasn't good but was just training up enough to be sold.

Now I've added a keeper who's not a great batsman, so I've got bat/keep and a keep/bat and a yp has established himself as a starter, pushing my emergency allrounder (feeble bowling resp. consistency, profic. batting) to a permanent bench spot.

Now I'm looking for a young talented non-trainee allrounder for my 6 spot or a better wicket keeper who can bat well also... I think my bowlers would do better w/ a keeper who's got better than med. keeping skills...

I've got 2 extremes..

wk. 1 - competent/competent bat/conc w/ mediocre keeping
wk. 2 - mediocre/feeble bat/conc. w/ proficient keeping

I'd like a proficient/proficent/proficient... or something close.

[John_Harkes_6]

Oh bloody piss - is the second round home and away or just two games?

Deathspawn challenged me and w/o even looking too closely I accepted only to realize he challenged me to play at his place.

[kopiteinkc]

Oh bloody piss - is the second round home and away or just two games?

Deathspawn challenged me and w/o even looking too closely I accepted only to realize he challenged me to play at his place.

No worries, it is just one game, but you will crush him even if you played on the moon.

He did email me and told me he had made that mistake when challenging you.

[John_Harkes_6]

No worries, it is just one game, but you will crush him even if you played on the moon.

He did email me and told me he had made that mistake when challenging you.
I blame you and that comment for my loss.

[Craig P]

I've got 2 extremes..

wk. 1 - competent/competent bat/conc w/ mediocre keeping
wk. 2 - mediocre/feeble bat/conc. w/ proficient keeping

I'd like a proficient/proficent/proficient... or something close.
Wouldn't we all... :rolleyes:

[johno]

Wouldn't we all... :rolleyes:

well, for the most part, wicket keeper trainers have trainees that are like

Batting: Respectable, Proficient, Strong
Wicketkeeping: Strong, Superb, Quality

[kopiteinkc]

I blame you and that comment for my loss.

Sorry about that ;)

[romagol10]

Wow, second match in a row for me decided after 49.3 overs: 315/5-314/5 Burritos over Scouse. Good match.

[johno]

probably going to lose this one... that's what i get for playing a feeble bowler in abysmal bowling form!

Also resting my U-19 player and another batsman of mine as well... arg... gonna need a century from Wilkey to even get close.

End of Over 34: 189-1, runrate=5.56

[kopiteinkc]

probably going to lose this one... that's what i get for playing a feeble bowler in abysmal bowling form!

Also resting my U-19 player and another batsman of mine as well... arg... gonna need a century from Wilkey to even get close.

End of Over 34: 189-1, runrate=5.56

Well you did win!!

Next fixtures:

Week 5
(December 11)
Scouse Cricket v Dynamo KC
Deathspawn v KC Googlies
Snodland Marmots v winningconnection
Martinique Serpents v Norse Athletic Club

Bye week: Los Burritos; DC United; Cyclones; Banagher Knights

Website has been updated.

[johno]

shame it was a friendly, Jackson's never scored a hundred in his career... of course batting at 5 or 6 makes that very difficult.

[kopiteinkc]

shame it was a friendly, Jackson's never scored a hundred in his career... of course batting at 5 or 6 makes that very difficult.

A friendly? Good god man, this is the prestigious BigSoccer Battrick Cup! There is no higher form of competition in any sporting event!

To win this, it's like finding the Holy Grail and Shergar in your bed with Marilyn Munroe! :D :D

[johno]

:D

what I meant to say is what a lad... saves his first hundred for the biggest stage!

[Dan Loney]

Challenge made to Norse Athletic Club. My two best batsmen combined for 6 runs in league play, and over 100 in the BigSoccer Cup. THEY know what the real tournament is.