24/05/2009 Southfield CC v Portugal_XI

Portugal_XI won the toss and elected to field.
Pitch: Flat

End of Over 5: 21-0, runrate=4.20
Britton 3-0-15-0
Stacey* 6 (12 balls)
Bridgewater 14 (18 balls)

It's going to be a run fest today, i just hope i got my bowling orders correct in these conditions

Playing doctors orders, chasing 334 to win. Actually expect to get it with a strong batting lineup...

Welcome to Spicy wedges by Mccain stadium for the match between mighty foxes and Matrix_xfx.

We can tell you that Matrix_xfx won the toss and elected to bat. The pitch is looking a little uneven. Should be tough for the batsmen on this sunny day.

Had a slow but possitive start -
End of Over 12: 49-0, runrate=4.08
Increased the runrate, but great bowling from them slowed us down and then lost wickets.
End of Over 38: 149-1, runrate=3.92
End of Over 44: 181-4, runrate=4.11
End of Over 50: 209-10, runrate=4.18

So not a very high total to defend!

Few players i have to look out for, but tried different orders on my bowlers today, so hoping it will work.
go Swift out early - Now to get cash
End of Over 8: 29-1, runrate=3.63, reqrunrate=4.31 (209-10)

2 Big players in with Van der Walt still to come
End of Over 26: 123-1, runrate=4.73, reqrunrate=3.63 (209-10)
Bentley 3-0-9-0
France* 49 (73 balls)
Cash 56 (55 balls)

Last Wicket: Swift lbw b. Cahill 17 (FOW: 29/1)

26.2 W Banga to France
Yes, no, yes, no... sorry! Awful mixup between the batsmen there.
27.4 W Bentley to Cash
A quick delivery and Cash is left looking back at his stumps. He's gone!

2 quick, BIG wickets.
Come on chaps!!

End of Over 31: 145-5, runrate=4.68, reqrunrate=3.42 (209-10)
Few overs later and another 2, but van der walt still there


Now to get the bowlers out, as i know will struggle with ex U19 player!

I lost by 10 runs

Also, i accepted Skyraptors friendly for next week

aftershock9 wrote:I lost by 10 runs

Also, i accepted Skyraptors friendly for next week

He can't bat . You can take his resps.

I bowled my opp for 55 and won by 8 wickets. Bad batting :@

It's quite true. I have a poor batting lineup, mainly coz I have a shortage of batsmen and I'm very careful with their PFLs. So that they don't lose too much fitness when leading up to important games.

Will be a good match. Trying out new tactics and orders for our match

OH afterschock, bowl first

hehe, sounds like you and sky raptors need to have another friendly to settle the score

Half the reason I play BT is cause of our rivalry . His YP was so much betta than mine @

Goodvibrater wrote:OH afterschock, bowl first

He did bowl first! I usually lose when I bat first.
However, I expect to lose this match anyway even though I just wanna see how my best 11 go against his half-best team.

End of Over 15: 72-0, runrate=4.80, reqrunrate=3.00 (176-10)
Thorpe 3-0-13-0
Mcginn* 36 (41 balls)
Nunens 29 (50 balls)

i got killed today by Slabey Saints spinners!
oh well.

now rebuild for my team this season and watch De Villiers in U19 squad

Thanks for the match Sky Raptors. It allowed me to:

1. Try a different pitch successfully
2. Shuffled my batting order around a bit.
3. Experimented with bowling orders a bit.

I accepted a friendly request from living legends but it will probably be cancelled because i have a cup game.

Yeah it was cancelled, shame because I think it would be quite a close one, anyone else on here available for a game?

aftershock9 wrote:Thanks for the match Sky Raptors. It allowed me to:

1. Try a different pitch successfully
2. Shuffled my batting order around a bit.
3. Experimented with bowling orders a bit.

I accepted a friendly request from living legends but it will probably be cancelled because i have a cup game.

No worries. At least I got to see where my team's level is at.

stealthjet wrote:

aftershock9 wrote:Thanks for the match Sky Raptors. It allowed me to:

1. Try a different pitch successfully
2. Shuffled my batting order around a bit.
3. Experimented with bowling orders a bit.

I accepted a friendly request from living legends but it will probably be cancelled because i have a cup game.

No worries. At least I got to see where my team's level is at.

The word your looking for is LOW

hahahahaa

No wonder. Look at my rankings compared to u guys.

Anyway, the rankings I think are pretty stupid. It doesn't reflect on how good the team is but the position of the team in their respective leagues. Division 5 AUS and ENG team are lowly ranked in the world even though they have better teams, and their leagues are much harder.

anyone for a friendly?

looking forward to our friendly this Sunday Aftershock, shame my 18yo won't be fit to play, but otherwise will be full strength, so should be good even game