Battrick

[aussies1st]

You can go up to 100, I think you can use about 38 on one player maybe more.

 

[willvillain]

Thanks. This is how I learn. Better start saving up I suppose!!

Meanwhile, back at the cricket....a career-defining innings from Bob Raven here! Chasing the small target on a tricky pitch, he's thrown caution to the wind to bring up his first ever first class 50 - off 36 balls!

Currently mowing down the target nicely. 0/82 after 12.

 

[willvillain]

Biggest win ever!!!! 10 wicket win in the 23rd over. Raven cruelly robbed of his maiden 100, ending up 95* off 65 balls. William Wright-Phillips played a composed innings, finishing with 60 off 72 which was also his first 50.

Things are looking up for the Stylers.

 

[Big_Bad_Shark_Fan]

I went down in a thriller.

They limped home by 9 wickets

 

[aussies1st]

Lol I don't like the sounds of that friendly on Sunday.

 

[willvillain]

Are you the baggy blues?

You've hit me while I'm in form! Though to be fair, the dude that I played today - I checked out his profile, it was only his second game... so hardly a good gauge on how my team is going. Though it will have got the confidence of my players sky-high!

 

[aussies1st]

Yep thats me, don't take notice of me being in Div 4 as I'm clearly a noob!

 

[willvillain]

Again, I don't understand what the divisions mean. I'm in V.232....whatever that means, but the gulf between the top team and the bottom three is just tragic.

 

[aussies1st]

Well I'm just going by the obvious, V being division 5 and 232 the league number.

 

[Eskimo Sharkie]

I'm 0-184 in the 21st over. A bit of a surprise given that I'm a bowler trainer. Go the Tassie Devils!

Posted my highest hotel, 5-403.

Glad to see the bowlers did the job, skittling the opposition for a piddling 10 runs - a nice little win by 393 runs.

A couple of tough matches coming up though, play the 2nd and 3rd placed teams over the next fortnight.

 

[Dogs Of War]

My league is boring me to tears, can't wait to get into Div 2 next season. All my games are just too onsided. I bowl them out for less than 20 every match, and all I can do is hope I get to bat first so I have something to watch.

Anyway, feel free to drop by and sign my guestbook. My team is the Hungry Hungry Hippos (username : Howzat)

 

[JTR]

We should have another friendly or two.
It's been a while since our last game.

As for me, I'm still stuck in div III after 3 seasons of trying to get out.
I've finished 2nd, 3rd & 2nd! :x

Each time, I've led the league at the midway-ish point, then dropped crucial games towards the end of the season. It's getting quite frustrating!

I went top again after the most recent league round so hopefully I can stay there.

Btw, if anyone wants to stop past, say hello, or have a crack at me in a friendly game, then...
Team: Ivory Coast 3rd XI
Username: JTR

 

[Big_Bad_Shark_Fan]

Playing a friendly today.
I got 6\331. My batting fired. Had a team of new signings and they all went pretty well. Most chipped in with 50.

They are 7\240 with 10 overs to go.

My first win this will be if I win but I just checked the guys side and not 1 of them played in the team he picked in his last league game :s

 

[willvillain]

Totally forgot about today's friendly! Probably a good thing. Just checked, Baggy Blues beat me comfortably.

For some reason my batsmen were in cruise control. Batted out the 50 overs but only picked up 230 runs!

Baggy blues ran it down comfortably, only lost 4 wickets and had 3 overs to spare.

 

[aussies1st]

Finally got a win to end my losing streak

Chasing 230 got them with 3.2 overs to spare. Sorry about the crowd figure will

 

[willvillain]

Haha, I saw that crowd figure! Dismal! No doubt something to do with your poor form and my poor team....

Not that it bothers me! I don't get a cut in the gate receipts anyway do i?

 

[aussies1st]

It's 50/50 so probably like $100 ;-)

 

[willvillain]

Fantastic. I should probably give anything I earned to Osborn...the MoM! Though his slow-arse 50 probably cost me in the end.

 

[aussies1st]

Lol, I reckon if you won the toss and fielded I would have lost. My bowling is still very shakey.

 

[NK Arsenal]

I've just started on this, it's fun.