England League and Cup Discussion

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wolfberries
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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by wolfberries » Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:52 am

wolfberries Danger Hotspurs
Batting - Top Order 7,327 7,281
Batting - Middle Order 4,903 5,012
Batting - Tail 3,049 4,054
Bowling - Seam 6,932 (8) 6,270 (8)
Bowling - Spin 7,087 (12) 6,126 (12)
Fielding/Keeping 7,800 7,923
Overall 116,595 116,024

wolfberries won by 8 wickets

Darn, I appear to have promoted to division 1 by accident!

It's going to be carnage next season, and not in a good way.

Atko
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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by Atko » Mon Oct 28, 2024 12:01 pm

Atko wrote:
Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:03 am

....managed to score 161-6....

I've no idea if that is a good score - I'll let you know at stumps :lol:
Yep, good enough as we bowled 'em out for 146 in the 20th. Considering the numbers -

Match Ratings
Bathaloner The Raging Speed Horns
Batting - Top Order 6,412 6,359
Batting - Middle Order 5,232 6,415
Batting - Tail 3,672 4,118
Bowling - Seam 5,996 (16) 6,663 (6)
Bowling - Spin 6,420 (4) 7,679 (14)
Fielding/Keeping 8,255 9,212
Overall 112,765 127,959

- I think we made hard work of it. But I've noticed ratings have a less significant impact in T20 so meh. That result keeps us 4th, for what it's worth :P

spark
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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by spark » Mon Oct 28, 2024 12:32 pm

It's the start of an important week for Ruff Royals with some big matches against top of the table rivals. We start in YT20 where we need to win 1 of the last 2 games to claim the title. We've generally been the 4th or 5th best rating side in the league so I'll be very happy if we can unexpectedely finish in top spot.

Ruff Royals Inchigeela Angels
Batting - Top Order 8,152 8,001
Batting - Middle Order 5,262 6,149
Batting - Tail 3,736 3,440
Bowling - Seam 6,871 (16) 7,067 (12)
Bowling - Spin 9,561 (4) 6,745 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 9,028 8,311
Overall 128,997 126,546

Our ratings have been pretty good in 2 of the last 3 weeks although it's our main bowler Reynolds' last week with the youths so we might dip again.

Whilst we weren't exactly being smashed to all parts of the ground, we struggled to do much damage after we decided to put them in to bat on an uneven pitch. It wasn't until the 12th over that we picked up our first wicket. We only picked up 4 wickets in total but we were economical enough that we needed 135 to win. A tricky total certainly but not something to dread.

A couple of fairly early wickets for them and with us scoring a little slowly,however, was a cause for concern. Macrow and Foot looked like they were calming our nerves before their 37 run parnership came to an end with both players getting out in the same over. It was left up to Fuls and Vasquez to motor along at 7.44 runs an over for 8 overs to get the win we needed. Wicketkeeper Fuls and allrounder Vasquez (playing as a pure batter in this game) excelled with Fuls not a million miles away from a personal best with 39 not out and Vasquez claiming his high score with 32 not out. We ended having won with 8 balls to spare and a title celebration to start our big week of action.

Ruff Royals won by 6 wickets
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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by spark » Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:23 am

Home Ruff Royals
Away Topmen
Ground Ruff Royals CG
League Twenty20 1.1
Date 29 Oct 24 10:00
Crowd 21,720
Weather Windy
Pitch Even

N. Bardoliya (rfm) 4-0-35-1, J. House 15 (13b), C. Dickerson 7 (5b)
End of over 7 (10 runs) - Ruff Royals(66-2) RR 9.43

Not really anything for me to play for here so I've picked a couple of players for experience.
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Winner of England Youth One Day 1.1: S27 & S40. Winner of England Youth T20 1.1: S53, 54, 57, & 59.

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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by spark » Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:06 am

C. Laidlaw (rws) 4-0-39-1, J. Harrison 5 (4b), O. Delap 4 (3b)
End of over 20 (8 runs) - Ruff Royals(183-7) RR 9.15

An okay total on an even pitch. We should have got more really as we collapsed a bit towards the end; I was thinking we might get 200+.

J. Harrison (rfm) 1-0-18-0, V. Ball 13 (5b), C. Soratheeya 9 (7b)
End of over 2 (18 runs) - Topmen(22-0). 162 runs required from 18 overs. RR 11.00 RRR 9.00
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Winner of England Youth One Day 1.1: S27 & S40. Winner of England Youth T20 1.1: S53, 54, 57, & 59.

Atko
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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by Atko » Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:50 am

Middlesex Gurus vs The Raging Speed Horns
League Twenty20 3.3

Weather Windy
Pitch Sticky


Away to Middlesex Gurus today. Home from home really, since the oppo also favour sticky pitches. We won the toss and persevered with the "Bowl First" philosophy, and whaddaya know? It paid off for a change. We managed to restrict the Gurus to 106-6 off their twenty, and then knocked off the runs for the loss of 4 wickets with 6 overs to spare. Colour me slightly surprised - my mob went like a steam train, smashing boundaries all over the place; I can only guess that the Gurus were taking Route 1 with their attack, hoping the sticky would allow them to blast us out.

MoM went to Scanes with 2-16 and a quickfire 15 off 7 balls at the top of the innings (he's my sacrificial pinch hitter - doesn't usually fire, but delivered the goods today).

Ratings -

Match Ratings
Middlesex Gurus The Raging Speed Horns
Batting - Top Order 12,504 9,896
Batting - Middle Order 11,143 10,011
Batting - Tail 5,083 6,162
Bowling - Seam 12,944 (16) 11,583 (16)
Bowling - Spin 11,358 (4) 11,256 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 16,071 15,525
Overall 221,189 202,278

Another one against the numbers, and I think that sees us safe from the drop :thumbsup

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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by spark » Tue Oct 29, 2024 12:26 pm

Ruff Royals Topmen
Batting - Top Order 14,892 14,744
Batting - Middle Order 11,873 11,813
Batting - Tail 8,376 5,220
Bowling - Seam 11,624 (8) 13,951 (12)
Bowling - Spin 13,715 (12) 13,879 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 16,849 17,189
Overall 247,130 243,071

Ruff Royals won by 6 runs

House hit 71 and Dickerson 49 as we made 183 on an even pitch. We didn't pick up many wickets but we kept it tight enough to win the match.

Congrats to montyh and their Egham Town team for winning the title.
Manager of Ruff Royals. Image USA National Assistant. Winner of England Senior One Day 1.1: S51 & 52. Winner of England T20 1.1: S51.
Winner of England Youth One Day 1.1: S27 & S40. Winner of England Youth T20 1.1: S53, 54, 57, & 59.

casperj
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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by casperj » Tue Oct 29, 2024 5:20 pm

St. Marks Hill Strollers Crestfallen Sidekicks
Batting - Top Order 13,199 14,037
Batting - Middle Order 12,905 10,982
Batting - Tail 7,172 6,216
Bowling - Seam 12,707 (16) 13,825 (12)
Bowling - Spin 14,133 (4) 14,163 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 16,388 16,491
Overall 240,059 237,998

Crestfallen Sidekicks won by 12 runs

Opponent rated 52k higher than they did last week, and about 25k higher than they normally do, making my picking a slightly weaker side risky. Got away with it however. Also nearly fell foul to the 'batting first' curse in T20 - only made 29 from the last 4 overs, despite wickets in hand, while they made 52 in the last 4 overs to nearly snatch it.

Theoretically could still catch 1st palced Bathaloner, but given the NRR difference and the opponents we both have on the last day, it's likely we'll have to settle for second.

wolfberries
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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by wolfberries » Thu Oct 31, 2024 11:21 am

wolfberries Relegation reprobates
Batting - Top Order 13,540 14,153
Batting - Middle Order 10,177 13,496
Batting - Tail 5,286 5,337
Bowling - Seam 12,732 (12) 13,047 (16)
Bowling - Spin 13,358 (8) 14,612 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 15,963 16,832
Overall 223,534 243,907

Result: Relegation reprobates won by 61 runs

The loss meant we dropped into 5th spot, but we are playing the 4th placed team next we so a win means we finish in 4th place.

Atko
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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by Atko » Thu Oct 31, 2024 12:55 pm

swinton sharks vs The Raging Speed Horns
League Youth 2.1

Weather Cloudy
Pitch Slow


Result : The Raging Speed Horns won by 7 wickets

Match Ratings
swinton sharks The Raging Speed Horns
Batting - Top Order 6,758 6,594
Batting - Middle Order 5,804 6,616
Batting - Tail 4,691 4,229
Bowling - Seam 7,795 (24) 6,745 (12)
Bowling - Spin 6,847 (16) 7,834 (28)
Fielding/Keeping 8,054 9,367
Overall 125,566 131,165

Relatively easy win today. The sharks decided to bat, and were looking very comfy, smacking boundaries around as they marched to 67-0 by the 12th over. Then they just seemed to implode, losing 5 wickets for 10 more runs, then limping along to 144-10. We chased it down with little effort, and Loveless was again on top form, hitting 66 no to see us home, and nabbing MoM for good measure. That win nicks us 3rd spot from the sharks :thumbsup

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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by casperj » Thu Oct 31, 2024 1:04 pm

Crestfallen Sidekicks GrimreaperIV
Batting - Top Order 6,170 6,834
Batting - Middle Order 5,282 4,825
Batting - Tail 2,123 3,788
Bowling - Seam 5,644 (40) 5,744 (32)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 5,525 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 7,838 7,257
Overall 103,913 108,274

Crestfallen Sidekicks won by 6 wickets

Surprisingly comfortable win against the leaders with 4 overs to spare!! After a mediocre start to the season 5 wins on the bounce have left us with an outside chance of the title. We're 3rd but 1st play 2nd on the final day so we could snatch the title on NRR!

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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by spark » Thu Oct 31, 2024 1:43 pm

Ruff Royals Snakey's Kent Stars
Batting - Top Order 7,576 7,909
Batting - Middle Order 6,621 5,495
Batting - Tail 4,108 3,922
Bowling - Seam 7,064 (32) 7,373 (32)
Bowling - Spin 9,650 (8) 7,597 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 9,047 9,633
Overall 134,161 131,367

Snakey's Kent Stars won by 3 runs

A bit disappointing today. We got off to a good start after bowling first on an uneven pitch. They were 75-4 but put on a 100+ run partnership with their allrounder McLatchey almost doubling his previous best score. It went we ended up needing 211 to win.

We seemed to bat really slowly and it wasn't until the run rate required was more than 10 with 8 overs to go that we decided to hit out and try and score some quick runs. In the end we weren't a million miles away from the win but with 17 needed off the last over we managed 13 runs.

97 runs for Macrow was the bright spot for us in the match. The 4 points for Snakey's Kent Stars seals the title for them so my congratulations go their way.
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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by spark » Fri Nov 01, 2024 10:43 am

Home Goondiwindi
Away Ruff Royals
Ground McIntyre Oval
League One Day 2.2
Date 01 Nov 24 10:00
Crowd 20,940
Weather Windy
Pitch Crumbling

A crucial match as it's 1st v 2nd. We won the toss and chose to bat first. It's been a bit disastrous as we're 63-4. I'd say all but 1 player got themselves in and then got out when they were starting to look settled.
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Atko
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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by Atko » Fri Nov 01, 2024 11:12 am

Inchigeela Angels vs The Raging Speed Horns
League One Day 1.1

Weather Windy
Pitch Flat


Having topped the table during the middle of the season, we've wilted away with losses in the last three matches, and now sit third, 6 points behind the leaders. Very disappointing, but in fairness, two of those three losses were to the 1st and 2nd placed teams, so they've earned their positions.

Today I'm looking to ring a few changes. With team wages starting to impact finances, an aging squad, and quite a few younger players desperate for experience, I'm bringing in three new guys. Cromberg takes over the keeping chores, and tops the order with his opener talent, he's exceptional summary on both counts, and is replacing the world class Fadington; probably my biggest gamble. Bozelli comes in to replace Cruse in the middle order; Cruse's summary just plopped to exceptional, so this is a like-for-like swap. And finally, I'm dropping Baldwin, one of two world class RFS's in the side, and bringing in Saxon (RF, exceptional summary), who has played a few 1st Team games, and brings a bit more variety to the attack - and of course, it's windy today! :P .

Anyhow, Inchigeela Angels won the toss, and decided to bat (which is what I would have done).

At drinks -

M. Speed (lf) 5-0-39-1, P. Moses 7 (12b), E. Bolton 60 (49b)
End of over 25 (10 runs) - Inchigeela Angels(147-3) RR 5.88

I loathe flat pitches. I'm guessing that's an "honours even" score? However, I'd obviously like to winkle out a couple more wickets and restrict them to a sub-300 total, but I won't hold my breath.

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Re: England League and Cup Discussion

Post by Atko » Fri Nov 01, 2024 11:53 am

D. Diablo (rm) 7.1-0-45-3, C. Thompson 3 (8b)
End of over 46 (maiden) - Inchigeela Angels(282-10) RR 6.13

Satisfied with that :thumbsup. I took a punt with Speed - had him on aggro for all his spells. At 2-64 after seven he was looking to be a little costly, but it paid off in the end as he ran riot in his final spell, bagging 6-77.

283 should be straightforward on a flat - I think the oppo are going in with three spinners ... :think

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