Archived [10/08/07] Battrick

[Adamc]

Quite a close game yesterday on TIE, bowlers didn't really perform.

Doobie Bombers 225/10 (48.1)
Whitehorne 4-21 (9), Watkins/Downer/Harewood/Kealeboga 1 apiece

Asterix XI 226/7 (46)
Richardson 73 (75), Watkins 73 (93), Shane 27 (33)

Richardson once again performing surprisingly well for his skill level after the 98 he made the other week, doing his best to discourage me from selling him. Ratings were quality/exceptional/masterful/wonderful (top/mid/seam/spin), no real change.

The good news as far as my title hopes are concerned is that Borderliners lost, which means I now have a points lead as well as a significant NRR lead. Two wins from the remaining three matches should therefore secure the title. Have to play Flintstones, Badlands and Saint Barth Blondes though; the former two beat me last time round.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Yea I think in Battrick you've got to have many batsmen who can sort of cope with the bowling, rather than a few guns or lots of crappy respectable/proficient types (the 'crappy' bit depends on your opposition obviously).

I've been bowled out all of once this season (although Appleby has saved me somewhat a few times) and I've faced my fair share of good bowling attacks.

 

[Dead Badger]

Yea I think in Battrick you've got to have many batsmen who can sort of cope with the bowling, rather than a few guns or lots of crappy respectable/proficient types (the 'crappy' bit depends on your opposition obviously).

This certainly seems to be borne out in the TM, where in my (admittedly sporadic) experience, gun bowlers seem to go for a fair bit more than the equivalent batsman. Fairly unscientific, but it's still interesting to note that of the top 15 transfers this season in England, not one is a specialist batsman (there are 11 all-rounders of varying note, and 4 specialist bowlers).

 

[chaminda_00]

Even though we have been bowled out a fair bit and the bowlers we face aren't as good as what is in Craig's league. I reckon a lot of our competitive matches are based on having five decent batsmen. It means more often then not your going to score decent totals. Rather then having a side which has 2-3 top batsmen and not much else. My side actually has scored more runs then the side coming 6th, who has a SL NT batsmen, an former SL U19 Batsmen and another decent bat. If it wasn't for this i probably would have sold a couple of my decent bats by now and got one 'gun' batsmen. I might still do that, but it would have more to do with lack of nets then improving performance.

 

[EARLOBE]

Derek Wheat (1400367)


RH Batsman, RF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, changeable
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: 	Male Models
Nationality: 	Australia
Age: 	17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 	5,269
Wages: 	£941 p/w
Stamina: 	abysmal 	Wicket Keeping: 	respectable
Batting: 	worthless 	Concentration: 	worthless
Bowling: 	woeful 	Consistency: 	worthless
Fielding: 	respectable

0 ITS pull. If only those respectables went somewhere more useful.

 

[Scaly piscine]

My 0ITS-er



Ben Ocarroll (1400398)


RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Scaly Piscine CC
Nationality: England
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 1,493
Wages: £426 p/w

Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: worthless



If only I could someone like that before I apply ITS.

 

[mikeW]

End of Over 26: 153-2, runrate=5.88
Poulter 3-0-17-0
Bertos* 65 (55 balls)
Mills 54 (52 balls)


Batting vs Four Pillars and Poor Fillers

 

[andyc]

Bowling against Vindscreen VIpers. Canning kept things under control for me, but I need more wickets.

End of Over 30: 122-3, runrate=4.07
Canning 10-1-33-3
Kumar* 3 (11 balls)
Rhodes 61 (86 balls)
Last Wicket: Carless c. Farmer b. Canning 3 (FOW: 115/3)

 

[bugssy]

my friendly

End of Over 33: 132-4, runrate=4.00
Wilkinson 10-0-45-2
Skipper* 65 (85 balls)
Antonius 17 (27 balls) my up and coming young gun i hope!

Last Wicket: Tyler c. Fanyana b. Wilkinson 7 (FOW: 100/4)

 

[mikeW]

End of Over 39: 240-2, runrate=6.15
Poulter 8-0-49-0
Mills* 94 (92 balls)
Bertos 111 (94 balls)

 

[andyc]

Bowling against Vindscreen VIpers. Canning kept things under control for me, but I need more wickets.

End of Over 30: 122-3, runrate=4.07
Canning 10-1-33-3
Kumar* 3 (11 balls)
Rhodes 61 (86 balls)
Last Wicket: Carless c. Farmer b. Canning 3 (FOW: 115/3)

Had your typical BT Collapse. Started over 40 at 5/152, all out for 166. Very happy with that effort, especially after their good start (1/53 after 10).

 

[NZTailender]

Bowling now after somehow making a slightly respectable score against Dalmeny.

End of Over 4: 28-0, runrate=7.00, reqrunrate=3.48 (187-10)
Knowles 2-0-15-0
Fanyana* 11 (8 balls)
Disley 17 (16 balls)

 

[bugssy]

my bowlers are on fire atthe moment

End of Over 11: 42-5, runrate=3.82, reqrunrate=5.13 (241-7)
Wight 1-0-2-2
Dingane* 13 (21 balls)
Fanyana 1 (3 balls)

Last Wicket: Josefa c. Longthorn b. Wight 0 (FOW: 36/5)

 

[bugssy]

End of Over 20: 71-5, runrate=3.55, reqrunrate=5.70 (241-7)
Francis 5-0-10-0
Dingane* 34 (37 balls)
Fanyana 9 (41 balls)

Last Wicket: Josefa c. Longthorn b. Wight 0 (FOW: 36/5)

 

[EARLOBE]

The match is over. Central Districts won by 243 runs.
Central Districts	317-3
Male Models	74-10

 

[andyc]

Finished it off surprisingly comfortably against Crampton

Vindscreen VIpers 166 (43.3)
Rhodes 65 (99), Umar 37 (29), Kumar 32* (49)
Erasmus 3/23 (6.3), Canning 3/33 (10), Potgieter 2/38 (10)

Magical Ponies 3/170 (32.4)
Tedstone 58* (43), Burger 51 (68), Farmer 25 (41)
Rhodes 1/17 (5), Rehmatullah 1/34 (6.4), Hasham 1/37 (5)

Magical Ponies Vindscreen VIpers
Top Order: competent superb
Middle Order: superb competent
Lower Order: abysmal abysmal
Seam Bowling: quality mediocre
Spin Bowling: strong competent
Fielding: woeful woeful
MOTM: Tedstone

Crampton unlucky; had a very good start, but the last six wickets went for 15 runs. Pleased with that effort though, especially with Burger's first fifty for the Ponies.

 

[new_age_ar]

Just a had decent look at my team's progress this season. We are still coming first and are in the top half of promotion table. So we should auto promote, unless we lose/tie a game from no where. Just noticed we got a respectable top order, starting the season with medicore. We had woeful when i first began, about a full season ago. Things looking pretty good. Should have about five proficient players in a couple weeks.

Looking ok in my friendly against Tharmi, were batting first. Lost an early wicket, but i have my two top batsmen in now. The idiot said he was going to play a 2nd string side and then played a quality batsmen as an opener. So i got no chance, regardless of what total i get.

End of Over 8: 44-1, runrate=5.50 
Cooksey 4-0-29-0 
Carter-harris* 14 (23 balls) 
Delgado 13 (12 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Tailor c. Clayton b. Tulley 17 (FOW: 27/1)

 

[bugssy]

my side had a good win against a side i think is alot better than mine.
will let you guys be thye judge....


Date: 05/08/2007 Ground: MCC Old Boys CG
Pitch: Hard and Fast Weather:

caves_beachcc won the toss and elected to bat.
Reporter's Summary
MCC Old Boys caves_beachcc
Top Order: feeble feeble
Middle Order: woeful feeble
Lower Order: abysmal worthless
Seam Bowling: mediocre feeble
Spin Bowling: mediocre useless
Fielding: abysmal abysmal

MOTM: Skipper

 

[chaminda_00]

There on par really, not much difference at all.

 

[bugssy]

There on par really, not much difference at all.

ok cool . i just thought with there mediocre and my feeble that was a big difference!