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Postby Liventia » Sun Feb 08, 2015 5:35 am

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Test Cricket — Season Six

Scheduling thread
NSSport Cricket Discussion Thread

This thread is for all rosters and RPs for the GCF's sixth season of Test cricket. Results will also be posted in this thread.
Please only post in here if you have had a Test confirmed on the schedule.

NOTE:
The Redballer scorinator has a ground modifier function, which allows the hosting nation of each series to determine the type of pitch the players will play on. Before each home series, can the hosting nation please confirm ground modifiers (from –6 for a pitch that suits bowlers to +6 for a batting paradise) for each of the Test matches they will host for the series. Not doing so will indicate acceptance of the ground modifiers being 0.

The current schedule is as follows (exact scorination dates will be confirmed at each scorination; i.e. MD2 date will be confirmed when MD1 is posted):
Matchweek 1 (14 February)
• Liventia in Gruenberg [1 of 3]
• Jeckland in Darmen [1 of 3]
• GOram in Apox [1 of 2]
• Wray in Chelta [1 of 4]
• The Babbage Islands in Estenia [1 of 2]
• Barunia in Affiliated South Califan Sprawls [1 of 3]
Matchweek 2
• Liventia in Gruenberg [2 of 3]
• Jeckland in Darmen [2 of 3]
• GOram in Apox [1 of 2]
• Wray in Chelta [2 of 4]
• The Babbage Islands in Estenia [2 of 2]
• Barunia in Affiliated South Califan Sprawls [2 of 3]
Matchweek 3
• Liventia in Gruenberg [3 of 3]
• Jeckland in Darmen [3 of 3]
• Wray in Chelta [3 of 4]
• Barunia in Affiliated South Califan Sprawls [3 of 3]
Matchweek 4
• Gruenberg in Darmen [1 of 3]
• Liventia in The Babbage Islands [1 of 4]
• Barunia in Jeckland [1 of 3]
• Wray in Chelta [4 of 4]
• Affiliated South Califan Sprawls in GOram [1 of 2]
Matchweek 5
• Gruenberg in Darmen [2 of 3]
• Liventia in The Babbage Islands [2 of 4]
• Barunia in Jeckland [2 of 3]
• Patistan in Wray [1 of 2]
• Chelta in Gloriax [1 of 3]
• Affiliated South Califan Sprawls in GOram [2 of 2]
Matchweek 6
• Gruenberg in Darmen [3 of 3]
• Liventia in The Babbage Islands [3 of 4]
• Barunia in Jeckland [3 of 3]
• Patistan in Wray [2 of 2]
• Chelta in Gloriax [2 of 3]
Matchweek 7
• Liventia in The Babbage Islands [4 of 4]
• Gruenberg in Wray [1 of 3]
• Darmen in Patistan [1 of 2]
• Chelta in Gloriax [3 of 3]
Matchweek 8
• Gruenberg in Wray [2 of 3]
• Liventia in Jeckland [1 of 2]
• Darmen in Patistan [2 of 2]
Matchweek 9
• The Babbage Islands in Barunia [1 of 4]
• Gruenberg in Wray [3 of 3]
• Liventia in Jeckland [2 of 2]
• Gloriax in Darmen [1 of 3]
• Chelta in Patistan [1 of 2]
Matchweek 10
• The Babbage Islands in Barunia [2 of 4]
• Wray in Jeckland [1 of 3]
• Gloriax in Darmen [2 of 3]
• Chelta in Patistan [2 of 2]
• Gruenberg in Affiliated South Califan Sprawls [1 of 3]
• Goram in Liventia [1 of 3]
Matchweek 11
• The Babbage Islands in Barunia [3 of 4]
• Wray in Jeckland [2 of 3]
• Gloriax in Darmen [3 of 3]
• Gruenberg in Affiliated South Califan Sprawls [2 of 3]
• Goram in Liventia [2 of 3]
Matchweek 12
• The Babbage Islands in Barunia [4 of 4]
• Wray in Jeckland [3 of 3]
• Darmen in Chelta [1 of 4]
• Gruenberg in Affiliated South Califan Sprawls [3 of 3]
• Goram in Liventia [3 of 3]
Matchweek 13
• Jeckland in Gruenberg [1 of 3]
• Darmen in Chelta [2 of 4]
• Liventia in Barunia [1 of 3]
• Gloriax in Wray [1 of 3]
Matchweek 14
• Jeckland in Gruenberg [2 of 3]
• Darmen in Chelta [3 of 4]
• Liventia in Barunia [2 of 3]
• Gloriax in Wray [2 of 3]
Matchweek 15
• Jeckland in Gruenberg [3 of 3]
• Darmen in Chelta [4 of 4]
• Liventia in Barunia [3 of 3]
• Gloriax in Wray [3 of 3]

Note that scheduling for this season will remain open until the season's end, please use the scheduling thread linked above to arrange matches.
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All-Time Roll of GCF Tests
001 The Babbage Islands in Krytenia: Krytenia win by 4 wickets
002 Swartaz in Sorthern Northland: Sorthern Northland win by 111 runs
003 North Chicanan in Colmark: North Chicanan win by 117 runs
004 Cotdelapoms in Mytannion: Mytannion win by 10 wickets
005 Akbarabad in The Archregimancy: The Archregimancy win by 4 wickets
006 Coffee Cakes in Spitfyred1: Drawn
007 Eastfield Lodge in Genyria: Genyria win by an innings and 110 runs
008 Khytenna in Silver Beach: Khytenna win by an innings and 40 runs
009 Mossulia in Cosumar: Mossulia win by 7 wickets
010 Gruenberg win by 41 runs at home to Loonaterian
011 The Babbage Islands in Krytenia: The Babbage Islands win by 1 wicket
012 Swartaz in Sorthern Northland: Sorthern Northland win by an innings and 159 runs
013 North Chicanan in Colmark: Drawn
014 Khytenna in Mossulia: Mossulia win by an innings and 55 runs
015 Cotdelapoms in Mytannion: Mytannion win by 32 runs
016 Akbarabad in The Archregimancy: The Archregimancy win by 9 wickets
017 Eastfield Lodge in Genyria: Genyria win by an innings and 28 runs
018 Spitfyred1 in Cosumar: Spitfyred1 win by 9 wickets
019 Loonaterian in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by an innings and 87 runs
020 Colmark in North Chicanan: North Chicanan win by 9 wickets
021 Swartaz in Sorthern Northland: Swartaz win by 8 wickets
022 The Babbage Islands in Spitfyred1: Drawn
023 Khytenna in Mossulia: Mossulia win by 9 wickets
024 Coffee Cakes in Vitaphone Racing: Coffee Cakes win by 1 wicket
025 Cotdelapoms in Mytannion: Mytannion win by 3 wickets
026 Akbarabad in The Archregimancy: Drawn
027 Civil Citizenry in Sirain: Sirain win by 3 wickets
028 Eastfield Lodge in Genyria: Genyria win by 50 runs
029 Krytenia in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by 9 wickets
030 Colmarkin North Chicanan: Colmark win by 37 runs
031 The Archregimancy in The Babbage Islands: The Babbage Islands win by 89 runs
032 Khytenna in Mossulia: Mossulia win by 7 wickets
033 Sorthern Northland in Akbarabad: Drawn
034 Coffee Cakes in Eastfield Lodge: Eastfield Lodge win by 10 wickets
035 Genyria in Spitfyred1: Genyria win by 10 wickets
036 Civil Citizenry in Sirain: Sirain win by 4 wickets (NB: Series abandoned by Sirain)
037 Mytannion in Loonaterian: Drawn
038 Krytenia in Gruenberg: Drawn
039 The Archregimancy in The Babbage Islands: Drawn
040 Sorthern Northland in Akbarabad: Akbarabad win by 6 wickets
041 Krytenia in Mossulia: Drawn
042 Coffee Cakes in Eastfield Lodge: Eastfield Lodge win by 10 wickets
043 Genyria in Spitfyred1: Spitfyred1 win by an innings and 166 runs
044 Civil Citizenry in Delaclava: Civil Citizenry win by 7 wickets
045 Khytennain Silver Beach: Khytenna win by 1 wicket
046 Mytannion in Loonaterian: Mytannion win by 10 wickets
047 Gruenberg in Colmark: Drawn
048 Old Havansk in The Babbage Islands: The Babbage Islands win by 10 wickets
049 Swartaz in Colmark: Drawn
050 Sorthern Northland in Akbarabad: Drawn
051 North Chicanan in Coffee Cakes: North Chicanan win by 76 runs
052 The Archregimancy in Cotdelapoms: The Archregimancy win by 458 runs
053 Krytenia in Mossulia: Drawn
054 Genyria in Spitfyred1: Genyria win by 9 wickets
055 Khytenna in Silver Beach: Silver Beach win by 142 runs
056 Eastfield Lodge in Loonaterian: Eastfield Lodge win by 65 runs
057 Mytannion in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by 32 runs
058 Civil Citizenry in The Babbage Islands: Drawn
059 Swartaz in Colmark: Colmark win by 7 wickets
060 Sorthern Northland in The Archregimancy: Drawn
061 North Chicanan in Coffee Cakes: Drawn
062 Cosumar in Akbarabad: Drawn
063 Krytenia in Mossulia: Drawn
064 Loonaterian in Spitfyred1: Spitfyred1 win by 202 runs
065 Khytenna in Mytannion: Drawn
066 Gruenberg in Genyria: Drawn
067 Delaclava in Eastfield Lodge: Drawn
068 WC Test Genyria in Gruenberg: Genyria win by 40 runs
069 WC Test Mossulia in Mytannion: Mytannion win by 3 wickets
070 WC Test Mytannion in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by 216 runs
071 WC Test Gruenberg in Genyria: Genyria win by 3 wickets
072 Cyborg Holland in Licentiapacisterra: Cyborg Holland win by 5 wickets
073 The Archregimancy in Akbarabad: Drawn
074 Liventia in The Babbage Islands: The Babbage Islands win by an innings and 115 runs
075 Darmen in Cook County: Cook County win by 9 wickets
076 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Apox: Dyurtenali Poksadam win by 92 runs
077 Inis Arglidd in Eastfield Lodge: Drawn
078 Gruenberg in Bruyn: Drawn
079 Cotdelapoms in Sargossa: Drawn
080 The Kytler Peninsulae in Free South Califas: Drawn
081 Arcadian Islands in Michael VII: Drawn
082 Civil Citizenry in Krytenia: Krytenia win by 208 runs
083 Cyborg Holland in Licentiapacisterra: Licentiapacisterra win by 1 wicket
084 The Archregimancy in Akbarabad: The Archregimancy win by 9 wickets
085 Liventia in The Babbage Islands: Liventia win by 190 runs
086 Darmen in Cook County: Cook County win by 93 runs
087 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Apox: Drawn
088 Inis Arglidd in Eastfield Lodge: Eastfield Lodge win by 17 runs
089 Gruenberg in Bruyn: Gruenberg win by 8 wickets
090 Cotdelapoms in Sargossa: Sargossa win by 152 runs
091 The Kytler Peninsulae in Free South Califas: The Kytler Peninsulae win by 8 wickets
092 Arcadian Islands in Michael VII: Arcadian Islands win by 9 wickets
093 Civil Citizenry in Krytenia: Drawn
094 Cyborg Holland in Licentiapacisterra: Licentiapacisterra win by an innings and 6 runs
095 The Archregimancy in Akbarabad: The Archregimancy win by 181 runs
096 Gruenberg in Bruyn: Bruyn win by 18 runs
097 The Kytler Peninsulae in Free South Califas: Drawn
098 Darmen in Sargossa: Sargossa win by 194 runs
099 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Inis Arglidd: Dyurtenali Poksadam win by 6 wickets
100 Megadia & PBI in Thatius: Megadia & PBI win by 7 wickets
101 Apox in Arcadian Islands: Arcadian Islands win by 28 runs
102 Civil Citizenry in Camwood: Drawn
103 FSSO in Cook County: Cook County win by 6 wickets
104 The Kytler Peninsulae in Free South Califas: Free South Califas win by 2 wickets
105 Darmen in Sargossa: Darmen win by 82 runs
106 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Inis Arglidd: Dyurtenali Poksadam win by 8 wickets
107 Megadia & PBI in Thatius: Drawn
108 Apox in Arcadian Islands: Drawn
109 Civil Citizenry in Camwood: Drawn
110 The Babbage Islands in The Archregimancy: The Babbage Islands win by an innings and 165 runs
111 Cyborg Holland in Michael VII: Cyborg Holland win by an innings and 9 runs
112 Cotdelapoms in Akbarabad: Drawn
113 Liventia in Gruenberg: Drawn
114 Licentiapacisterra in Eastfield Lodge: Eastfield Lodge win by 54 runs
115 FSSO in Cook County: FSSO win by 3 wickets
116 Apox in Arcadian Islands: Arcadian Islands win by 9 wickets
117 Civil Citizenry in Camwood: Camwood win by 9 wickets
118 The Babbage Islands in The Archregimancy: The Archregimancy win by 113 runs
119 Cyborg Holland in Michael VII: Michael VII win by 2 wickets
120 Cotdelapoms in Akbarabad: Drawn
121 Liventia in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by 156 runs
122 Licentiapacisterra in Eastfield Lodge: Drawn
123 Darmen in Megadia & PBI: Drawn
124 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Cook County: Drawn
125 Darmen in Megadia & PBI: Darmen win by 184 runs
126 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Cook County: Cook County win by 10 wickets
127 Apox in Cyborg Holland: Cyborg Holland win by an innings and 138 runs
128 Cotdelapoms in Liventia: Liventia win by 200 runs
129 Michael VII in Civil Citizenry: Drawn
130 Eastfield Lodge in Bruyn: Bruyn win by an innings and 36 runs
131 Gruenberg in Akbarabad: Akbarabad win by 6 wickets
132 Kalumba in Arcadian Islands: Drawn
133 Free South Califas in Inis Arglidd: Drawn
134 The Archregimancy in FSSO: FSSO win by 7 wickets
135 Darmen in Megadia & PBI: Darmen win by 3 wickets
136 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Cook County: Dyurtenali Poksadam win by 3 wickets
137 Apox in Cyborg Holland: Apox win by 5 wickets
138 Cotdelapoms in Liventia: Cotdelapoms win by 5 wickets
139 Michael VII in Civil Citizenry: Drawn
140 Eastfield Lodge in Bruyn: Bruyn win by 3 wickets
141 Gruenberg in Akbarabad: Gruenberg win by 1 wickets
142 Kalumba in Arcadian Islands: Arcadian Islands win by 7 wickets
143 Krytenia in The Babbage Islands: The Babbage Islands win by an innings and 4 runs
144 Free South Califas in Inis Arglidd: Free South Califas win by an innings and 13 runs
145 The Archregimancy in FSSO: The Archregimancy win by 1 wickets
146 Cotdelapoms in Liventia: Cotdelapoms win by 2 wickets
147 Gruenberg in Akbarabad: Drawn
148 Kalumba in Arcadian Islands: Arcadian Islands win by 5 wickets
149 Krytenia in The Babbage Islands: The Babbage Islands win by 9 wickets
150 Eastfield Lodge in Megadia & PBI: Megadia & PBI win by 4 wickets
151 Inis Arglidd in Darmen: Darmen win by 177 runs
152 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Cyborg Holland: Cyborg Holland win by 1 wickets
153 Cook County in Civil Citizenry: Drawn
154 Michael VII in Free South Califas: Drawn
155 Apox in The Archregimancy: Apox win by an innings and 56 runs
156 Eastfield Lodge in Megadia & PBI: Eastfield Lodge win by 10 wickets
157 Inis Arglidd in Darmen: Inis Arglidd win by 2 wickets
158 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Cyborg Holland: Dyurtenali Poksadam win by 4 wickets
159 Cook County in Civil Citizenry: Civil Citizenry win by 12 runs
160 Liventia in Sargossa: Liventia win by 8 wickets
161 Gruenberg in The Babbage Islands: Drawn
162 Michael VII in Licentiapacisterra: Michael VII win by an innings and 102 runs
163 Arcadian Islands in Free South Califas: Drawn
164 Apox in The Archregimancy: The Archregimancy win by 2 wickets
165 Liventia in Sargossa: Drawn
166 Gruenberg in The Babbage Islands: Gruenberg win by 10 wickets
167 Licentiapacisterra in Apox: Apox win by 90 runs
168 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Darmen: Drawn
169 Cotdelapoms in Civil Citizenry: Drawn
170 Megadia & PBI in Michael VII: Michael VII win by 37 runs
171 Arcadian Islands in Free South Califas: Arcadian Islands win by an innings and 60 runs
172 Akbarabad in The Archregimancy: Drawn
173 Detanto in Cyborg Holland: Cyborg Holland win by 214 runs
174 Gruenberg in The Babbage Islands: The Babbage Islands win by 231 runs
175 Licentiapacisterra in Apox: Drawn
176 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Darmen: Drawn
177 Cotdelapoms in Civil Citizenry: Cotdelapoms win by 76 runs
178 Megadia & PBI in Michael VII: Megadia & PBI win by 90 runs
179 Eastfield Lodge in Cyborg Holland: Drawn
180 Arcadian Islands in Free South Califas: Free South Califas win by 9 wickets
181 FSSO in Liventia: Liventia win by 7 wickets
182 Akbarabad in The Archregimancy: Akbarabad win by 9 wickets
183 Detanto in Cook County: Cook County win by 2 wickets
184 Gruenberg in The Babbage Islands: Gruenberg win by 204 runs
185 Licentiapacisterra in Apox: Apox win by 6 wickets
186 Dyurtenali Poksadam in Darmen: Dyurtenali Poksadam win by 5 wickets
187 Cotdelapoms in Civil Citizenry: Drawn
188 Michael VII in Megadia & PBI: Michael VII win by 80 runs
189 Eastfield Lodge in Cyborg Holland: Drawn
190 Arcadian Islands in Free South Califas: Drawn
191 FSSO in Liventia: Drawn
192 Akbarabad in The Archregimancy: Drawn
193 Detanto in Cook County: Cook County win by 218 runs
194 Darmen in Free South Califas: Drawn
195 Eastfield Lodge in Apox: Drawn
196 Licentiapacisterra in Cyborg Holland: Cyborg Holland win by an innings and 70 runs
197 Birolika in Cook County: Cook County win by 250 runs
198 Darmen in Free South Califas: Drawn
199 Saugeais in Liventia: Drawn
200 Licentiapacisterra in Cyborg Holland: Cyborg Holland win by 7 wickets
201 Eastfield Lodge in Apox: Drawn
202 Darmen in Free South Califas: Darmen win by 123 runs
203 Birolika in Cook County: Birolika win by 135 runs
204 Licentiapacisterra in Cyborg Holland: Drawn
205 Saugeais in Liventia: Liventia win by 1 wicket
206 Free South Califas in Akbarabad: Akbarabad win by 6 wickets
207 Birolika in Cook County: Cook County win by an innings and 32 runs
208 Free South Califas in Akbarabad: Akbarabad win by 7 wickets
209 Democratic States of Fenbar in Timfen: Timfen win by 1 wicket
210 Eastfield Lodge in Birolika: Drawn
211 Cook County in Darmen: Darmen win by 21 runs
212 Saugeais in Liventia: Liventia win by an innings and 116 runs
213 Cyborg Holland in Shining Armour: Cyborg Holland win by 6 wickets
214 Free South Califas in Akbarabad: Free South Califas win by 4 wickets
215 Democratic States of Fenbar in Timfen: Drawn
216 Eastfield Lodge in Birolika: Birolika win by an innings and 23 runs
217 Cook County in Darmen: Cook County win by 1 wicket
218 Eastfield Lodge in Birolika: Drawn
219 Cyborg Holland in Shining Armor: Drawn
220 Democratic States of Fenbar in Timfen: Democratic States of Fenbar win by 2 wickets
221 Liventia in Cyborg Holland: Drawn
222 Free South Califas in Licentiapacisterra: Drawn
223 Darmen in Michael VII: Darmen win by 7 wickets
224 Saugeais in The Babbage Islands: The Babbage Islands win by 3 wickets
225 Liventia in Cyborg Holland: Liventia win by 141 runs
226 Free South Califas in Licentiapacisterra: Licentiapacisterra win by 75 runs
227 Darmen in Michael VII: Michael VII win by 8 wickets
228 Saugeais in The Babbage Islands: Saugeais win by 5 wickets
229 Free South Califas in Licentiapacisterra: Free South Califas win by 42 runs
230 Liventia in Eastfield Lodge: Liventia win by 2 wickets
231 Free South Califas in Licentiapacisterra: Free South Califas win by 7 wickets
232 Saugeais in The Babbage Islands: Saugeais win by 4 runs
233 Liventia in Eastfield Lodge: Liventia win by 2 wickets
234 Liventia in Eastfield Lodge: Eastfield Lodge win by an innings and 19 runs
235 Licentiapacisterra in Darmen: Drawn
236 Shining Armour in The Babbage Islands: The Babbage Islands win by 4 wickets
237 Licentiapacisterra in Darmen: Licentiapacisterra win by 82 runs
238 Cook County in Cotdelapoms: Cook County win by 7 wickets
239 Licentiapacisterra in Darmen: Drawn
240 Shining Armour in The Babbage Islands: The Babbage Islands win by 57 runs
241 Cyborg Holland in Apox: Apox win by 5 wickets
242 Free South Califas in Eastfield Lodge: Free South Califas win by an innings and 129 runs
243 Cook County in Cotdelapoms: Cook County win by 6 wickets
244 Cook County in Cotdelapoms: Drawn
245 Free South Califas in Eastfield Lodge: Free South Califas win by 209 runs
246 Cook County in Cotdelapoms: Cotdelapoms win by 85 runs
247 Free South Califas in Eastfield Lodge: Eastfield Lodge win by 3 wickets
248 Darmen in Liventia: Liventia win by 6 wickets
249 Michael VII in Free South Califas: Drawn
250 Michael VII in Free South Califas: Free South Califas win by 4 wickets
251 Darmen in Liventia: Liventia win by 71 runs
252 Michael VII in Free South Califas: Drawn
253 Michael VII in Free South Califas: Drawn
254 Apox in Liventia: Apox win by 4 wickets
255 Eastfield Lodge in Cyborg Holland: Drawn
256 Licentiapacisterra in Michael VII: Michael VII win by 7 wickets
257 Cook County in Free South Califas: Drawn
258 Apox in Liventia: Liventia win by 7 wickets
259 Eastfield Lodge in Cyborg Holland: Eastfield Lodge win by 1 wicket
260 Licentiapacisterra in Michael VII: Michael VII win by 9 runs
261 Cook County in Free South Califas: Free South Califas win by 8 wickets
262 Chelta in Eura: Chelta win by 6 wickets
263 Apox in Liventia: Liventia win by 7 wickets
264 Licentiapacisterra in Michael VII: Drawn
265 Schmiegelland in Subramani: Schmiegelland win by 1 wicket
266 Cook County in Free South Califas: Cook County win by 40 runs
267 Chelta in Eura: Chelta win by 7 wickets
268 Michael VII in Shadowbourne: Michael VII win by 8 wickets
269 Chelta in Eura: Drawn
270 Schmiegelland in Subramani: Schmiegelland win by 5 wickets
271 Michael VII in Shadowbourne: Michael VII win by 4 wickets
272 Apox in Darmen: Apox win by 87 runs
273 Eura in Cotdelapoms: Drawn
274 Schmiegelland in Subramani: Subramani win by 6 wickets
275 The Babbage Islands in Shadowbourne: The Babbage Islands win by 8 wickets
276 Apox in Darmen: Apox win by 3 wickets
277 Eura in Cotdelapoms: Eura win by 39 runs
278 Apox in Darmen: Drawn
279 The Babbage Islands in Shadowbourne: The Babbage Islands win by 10 wickets
280 Eura in Cotdelapoms: Cotdelapoms win by an innings and 37 runs
281 Liventia in Cook County: Liventia win by 3 wickets
282 The Babbage Islands in Shadowbourne: Drawn
283 Liventia in Cook County: Liventia win by an innings and 88 runs
284 The Babbage Islands in Chelta: Drawn
285 Megadia and PBI in Darmen: Megadia and PBI win by 4 wickets
286 Liventia in Cook County: Liventia win by an innings and 1 run
287 Megadia and PBI in Darmen: Megadia and PBI win by 10 wickets
288 The Babbage Islands in Chelta: The Babbage Islands win by an innings and 131 runs
289 Megadia and PBI in Darmen: Darmen win by 107 runs
290 The Babbage Islands in Chelta: Drawn
291 Liventia in Eura: Drawn
292 Darmen in Welsh Cowboy: Welsh Cowboy win by 123 runs
293 Apox in The Licentian Isles: The Licentian Isles win by 34 runs
294 Ingla Terra in Chelta: Ingla Terra win by 8 wickets
295 Wray in Cyborg Holland: Wray win by 2 wicket
296 Liventia in Eura: Drawn
297 Darmen in Welsh Cowboy: Welsh Cowboy win by 10 wickets
298 Apox in The Licentian Isles: Apox win by 110 runs
299 Ingla Terra in Chelta: Chelta win by 249 runs
300 Wray in Cyborg Holland: Drawn
301 Liventia in Eura: Liventia win by 6 wickets
302 Apox in The Licentian Isles: Apox win by 94 runs
303 Ingla Terra in Chelta: Ingla Terra win by 62 runs
304 Barunia in Darmen: Drawn
305 Liventia in Eura: Liventia win by an innings and 143 runs
306 Welsh Cowboy in The Licentian Isles: Welsh Cowboy win by 181 runs
307 Apox in Chelta: Chelta win by 87 runs
308 Barunia in Darmen: Darmen win by an innings and 239 runs
309 Liventia in Eura: Eura win by 185 runs
310 Ingla Terra in Barunia: Barunia win by 8 wickets
311 Welsh Cowboy in the Licentian Isles: Welsh Cowboy win by 5 wickets
312 Apox in Chelta: Drawn
313 Django Unchained in Tasrailia: Tasrailia win by 6 wickets
314 Liventia in Wray: Wray win by an innings and 178 runs
315 Eura in The Licentian Isles: Eura win by 7 wickets
316 Ingla Terra in Barunia: Barunia win by 21 runs
317 Chelta in Welsh Cowboy: Drawn
318 Django Unchained in Tasrailia: Django Unchained win by 130 runs
319 Liventia in Wray: Liventia win by 175 runs
320 Eura in The Licentian Isles: Eura win by 13 runs
321 Ingla Terra in Barunia: Barunia win by 174 runs
322 Chelta in Welsh Cowboy: Chelta win by 5 wickets
323 Django Unchained in Tasrailia: Django Unchained win by 114 runs
324 Apox in Cyborg Holland: Apox win by 7 wickets
325 Liventia in Wray: Drawn
326 Eura in The Licentian Isles: Drawn
327 Darmen in Chelta: Chelta win by 9 wickets
328 Apox in Cyborg Holland: Drawn
329 Barunia in Django Unchained: Barunia win by 57 runs
330 Eura in The Licentian Isles: The Licentian Isles win by 3 wickets
331 The Kytler Peninsulae in Liventia: Liventia win by 9 wickets
332 Darmen in Chelta: Chelta win by 7 wickets
333 Wray in Barunia: Barunia win by 10 wickets
334 Eura in The Licentian Isles: The Licentian Isles win by 4 wickets
335 Liventia in Apox: Liventia win by 72 runs
336 Darmen in Chelta: Chelta win by 2 wickets
337 Tasrailia in Ingla Terra: Drawn
338 Wray in Barunia: Wray win by 187 runs
339 Eura in The Kytler Peninsulae: Drawn
340 Liventia in Apox: Apox win by an innings and 93 runs
341 Darmen in Chelta: Drawn
342 Tasrailia in Ingla Terra: Ingla Terra win by an innings and 2 runs
343 The Licentian Isles in Shadowbourne: The Licentian Isles win an innings and 1 run
344 Barunia in Cyborg Holland: Cyborg Holland win an innings and 6 runs
345 Eura in The Kytler Peninsulae: The Kytler Peninsulae win by 9 wickets
346 Liventia in Apox: Apox win by 4 wickets
347 Darmen in Chelta: Drawn
348 Tasrailia in Ingla Terra: Ingla Terra win by 10 wickets
349 The Licentian Isles in Shadowbourne: The Licentian Isles win by 4 wickets
350 Barunia in Cyborg Holland: Barunia win by an innings and 16 runs
351 Wray in Liventia: Liventia win by an innings and 10 runs
352 Schiavonia in Jeckland: Schiavonia win by 9 wickets
353 The Licentian Isles in Apox: Apox win by 220 runs
354 Darmen in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by 5 wickets
355 Nexxus Drako in Ingla Terra: Drawn
356 The Nihilistic view in Chelta: Drawn
357 Gloriax in Jeckland: Drawn
358 Wray in Liventia: Drawn
359 The Licentian Isles in Apox: Apox win by 4 runs
360 Ingla Terra in Schiavonia: Schiavonia win by 1 wicket
361 Darmen in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by 3 wickets
362 The Nihilistic view in Chelta: Chelta win by 154 runs
363 Gloriax in Jeckland: Jeckland win by 8 wickets
364 Wray in Liventia: Wray win by 5 wickets
365 The Licentian Isles in Apox: Drawn
366 Ingla Terra in Schiavonia: Ingla Terra win by 120 runs
367 Darmen in Gruenberg: Darmen win by 8 runs
368 The Nihilistic view in Chelta: Drawn
369 Wray in Liventia: Liventia win by 9 wickets
370 The Glorious Commune in The Licentian Isles: The Licentian Isles win by 203 runs
371 Darmen in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by an innings and 100 runs
372 The Nihilistic view in Ingla Terra: The Nihilistic view win by 2 wickets
373 Gruenberg in Liventia: Drawn
374 The Glorious Commune in The Licentian Islands: The Glorious Commune win by 7 wickets
375 Chelta in Wray: Drawn
376 The Nihilistic view in Ingla Terra: Drawn
377 Nexxus Drako in Darmen: Darmen win by 8 wickets
378 Gruenberg in Liventia: Drawn
379 Chelta in Wray: Wray win by 57 runs
380 The Nihilistic view in Ingla Terra: The Nihilistic view win by 7 wickets
381 Nexxus Drako in Darmen: Darmen win by 6 wickets
382 Ingla Terra in Darmen: Darmen win by 6 wickets
383 Gruenberg in Liventia: Liventia win by 5 wickets
384 The Glorious Commune in Apox: The Glorious Commune win by 9 wickets
385 Chelta in Wray: Wray win by 9 wickets
386 The Licentian Isles in The Nihilistic view: The Licentian Isles win by 1 wicket
387 Ingla Terra in Darmen: Darmen win by 8 wickets
388 Gruenberg in Liventia: Drawn
389 Gloriax in Chelta: Chelta win by 9 wickets
390 The Licentian Isles in The Nihilistic view: Drawn
391 Ingla Terra in Darmen: Ingla Terra win by 10 wickets
392 Wray in Gruenberg: Drawn
393 Chelta in Apox: Chelta win by 5 wickets
394 The Licentian Isles in The Nihilistic view: Drawn
395 Schiavonia in Liventia: Liventia win by 210 runs
396 Wray in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by 184 runs
397 Chelta in Apox: Apox win by 3 wickets
398 Darmen in The Nihilistic view: Darmen win by 6 wickets
399 Jeckland in Ingla Terra: Drawn
400 Schiavonia in Liventia: Liventia win by 10 wickets
401 Wray in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by 6 runs
402 Chelta in Apox: Chelta win by 63 runs
403 Darmen in The Nihilistic view: Darmen win by an innings and 17 runs
404 New North Aqmuland in Drekkevaas: Drekkevaas win by 8 wickets
405 Jeckland in Ingla Terra: Drawn
406 Schiavonia in Liventia: Drawn
407 Liventia in Chelta: Chelta win by 3 wickets
408 Darmen in The Nihilistic view: The Nihilistic view win by 10 wickets
409 New North Aqmuland in Drekkevaas: New North Aqmuland win by 7 wickets
410 Jeckland in Ingla Terra: Ingla Terra win by 4 wickets
411 Macquarrie in Wray: Wray win by an innings and 41 runs
412 Liventia in Chelta: Drawn
413 Darmen in The Nihilistic view: Darmen win by 4 wickets
414 Apox in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by 22 runs
415 Jeckland in The Glorious Commune: Drawn
416 Macquarrie in Wray: Wray win by 5 wickets
417 Liventia in Chelta: Liventia win by 1 wicket
418 The Nihilistic view in Wray: The Nihilistic view win by an innings and 49 runs
419 Apox in Gruenberg: Gruenberg win by 10 wickets
420 Jeckland in The Glorious Commune: Drawn
421 Liventia in Chelta: Chelta win by 75 runs
422 The Nihilistic view in Wray: Wray win by 3 wickets
423 Apox in Gruenberg: Apox win by an innings and 101 runs
424 Jeckland in The Glorious Commune: Drawn
425 Macquarrie in Darmen: Macquarrie win by an innings and 32 runs
TBC


Preseason GCF Test rankings
Full Members
Gruenberg FM 122 (2202/18)
Liventia FM 118 (4512/38)
Chelta FM 117 (3997/34)
Wray FM 114 (3334/29)
Barunia FM 113 (1593/14)
Apox FM 106 (3196/30)
Darmen FM 102 (3987/39)
The Nihilistic view FM 96 (2396/25)
Cyborg Holland FM 95 (1523/16)
Ingla Terra FM 93 (2580/28)
Jeckland FM 92 (1098/12)
The Licentian Isles FM 91 (3972/44)

Associate Members
Drekkevaas AS 100 (300/3)
New North Aqmuland AS 100 (300/3)
Gloriax AS 83 (261/4)

Inactive members*/Ceased to exist
Welsh Cowboy CE 106 (1022/9)
The Kytler Peninsulae IN 105 (442/4)
Schiavonia CE 100 (791/8)
The Glorious Commune CE 99 (789/8)
Tasrailia CE 92 (664/8)
Macquarrie CE 83 (331/4)
Eura IN 82 (383/6)
Nexxus Drako CE 75 (196/4)

*Played in Season 4 but not Season 5


At the end of the season, the top eight Full Member nations will qualify for the GCF Invitational Trophy, an ODI championship. This will give more incentive for nations ranked between 6 and 10 to keep RPing to try to qualify for the tournament. Participation in the ODI Invitational Trophy is not compulsory and other nations outside the top 8 FMs (e.g. an Associate, or a FM ranked lower than 8) may be invited to participate by the host should a top 8 FM nation decline to take part.
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The Holy Wenaist Sultanate of Gruenberg is a large nation in the Malibu Islands region, formerly politically aligned with Antarctic Oasis. It forms its own sprawling subcontinent. Gruenberg is probably best known for being the only Wenaist state in the world. Wenaism is a monotheistic religion founded some 750 years ago. Highly hierarchical in structure, Wenaist teachings are handed down through the priesthood, while the state is administered by religious advisors from the Viziery. The Head of State is a hereditary monarch, currently Sultana Jianna Woltzten I, who has reversed some of the foreign policy endeavours of her father and watching far too much Game of Thrones to make her advisors comfortable.

Outsiders tend to focus on Gruenberg's repressive qualities - its gross social inequality, oppression of women and minorities, its ongoing subjugation of its eastern province, The Gelzien Nub, the public executions and corporal punishments, the fact that listening to Radiohead is a capital offence - but actually the state action has been characterised by the motto of "evolution not revolution" over the past century. Not literally - monkey science is of course not taught in schools - but rather that the Viziery have pushed modest reforms, such as political parties, an elected parliament, an expansion of the suffrage, fairly broad free speech permissions - to prevent the middle classes from rebelling.

Culturally, Gruenberg is best known for its populace's insane fixation on goats, which are revered as cats once were in Ancient Egypt, and as lolcats are in the contemporary USA. Most Gruenbergers are vegetarians, as meat is expensive, but cheap fast food chains such as Gruenberger Fried Dolphin and JewBurger are gaining in popularity, while the closure of WhaleCo Global Foods was met with violent protests. A staple breakfast consists largely of fruit. Alcohol is illegal, although anyone with the money can find speakeasies and moonshines that are tolerated by the police so long as they do not lead to public disorder; most Gruenbergers drink multiple cups of tea throughout the day, as well as an array of cola drinks such as the native Capra Cola and Glow Cola, the imported Blast! and Pink Bunny Cola, and the ever popular GruenChem Mostly Non-Toxic Industrial Syrup Mix #8, with new flavours including Orange Tang!, Summer Fruits!!, and Lead!!!

Cricket is hugely popular, and the national team have competed in several international outings, mostly recently winning the PJH Trophy; they are the reigning #1 ranked Test side. The domestic form of the game includes a lengthy first class season, two 50 over competitions, a new T20 competition, and several interregional All-Star games. Gruenberger cricket is best known for its batting; among bowlers, typically only spinners stand out. Furthermore, Gruenbergers regard themselves as the first developers of reverse swing, which is probably the only thing ever invented in a country with poorly defined patent laws. Fielding standards even among top teams tend to be poor as professional cricketers are semi-royalty, and spend more time promoting sponsorship deals than practising throwing drills. Batsmen tend to be wristy players who like to play the ball late, and often excel against spin while suffering from a lack of exposure to top pace.

Information provided here on grounds, pitches, and weather conditions is for RPing purposes; it should be considered semi-secret IC, as obviously no one would know the pitch conditions in advance.

Liventia, First Test [Week 1] - The Flurthwel Oval ("The Oval")

Ground: Gruenberg's first Test match of the summer traditionally takes place in the capital city, Flurthwel (pronounced "flirt-well"), at the famous Flurthwel Oval. Being based in the royal city, The Oval is naturally set in luxurious surroundings mixed with bureaucratic imposition: the North End faces a tree-lined lake, while the Ministry End has a large, windowless building affiliated to the Sub-Viziery for Toes affiliated to it. The crowd will be much more middle class than at the average domestic game, but home support will still be key.

Pitch: The Oval is generally a batting paradise. Most teams winning the toss opt to bat first, and several of Gruenberg's highest domestic scores have been achieved here - but so have some of their highest successful run chases. The exquisitely prepared pitch usually holds true over a four day first class game, and does not crack easily, but - especially if left/right combinations are produced to make the most of footmarks - can get a little dusty. It has a lightning quick outfield; being an Oval, it naturally rewards shots square of the wicket.

Weather: As the first Test of the summer, it will be a little cooler, and there may be intermittent cloud cover.

Modifier: +6

Liventia, Second Test [Week 2] - The Moroschwegen Arena of Death

Ground: Historically the site of gladiatorial combat, as Moroschwegen has abandoned its traditions to become Gruenberg's largest urban metropolis, so has The Arena of Death been transformed into the country's largest cricket ground. Arguably one of the most imposing spectacles in the sporting world, it regularly features attendances of over 125,000 and can seat 150,000 - the first day sell is for 178,000. Seismic monitoring stations often pick up minor tremors as the result of crowd enthusiasm. Surrounded on all sides by high rise buildings and frequently smogged over in the morning by industrial smoke, what it lacks in glamour it makes up for in sheer awe-inspiring size, as the Vizier said to the actress.

Pitch: The MAD is regarded as a prime location for swing bowling. The buildings surrounding the ground create wind tunnels from the Jailhouse End, while preventing cross-breeze at the Eighth Avenue End. The ball will begin to reverse, with the right technique, after just 40 or 50 overs on occasion. The outfield is extremely large, with very long boundaries. For spinners the wicket generally begins to work on the third day. Batting can be a difficult experience - but centuries are rewarded with an acclaim heard at virtually no other sporting venue in the world.

Weather: There is frequently cloud cover - or at least, skin-melting smog cover - and many of Gruenberg's reverse swing pioneers cut their teeth here. Cooler than most of the other grounds, temperatures will be tolerable for tourists, but still dry enough for abrasive grass that will scuff the ball.

Pitch modifier: -2

Liventia, Third Test [Week 3] - The Rajjenkali Mire of Goatliness

Ground: Rajjenkali is a tropical city in Gruenberg's swampy interior, which hosted its first ever international match last season. The Mire of Goatliness is a fairly small ground on a small elevation overlooking the ancient city; the historic city walls actually encircle the ground along one section of the boundary, while the other sections are lined with tall trees providing a modicum of shade. One of the more modern grounds in the Gruenberger cricketing establishing, the Mire is well equipped and hospitable, and the populace are used to dealing with tourists, thanks to the famous Supremely Goat-Enabled Statues the city boasts.

Pitch: Rajjenkali's soil is red and contains a lot of clay (which was used to make the Statues); as such, the pitch is flat and bouncy. Spinners need to bowl quickly, but they can get extravagant lift and quick turn if they do; seamers are however shit outta luck. It is more or less a very good batting surface, helped by the short boundaries, and the humidity adds to this, tiring out bowlers and fielders quickly. However, a good spinner can still pick up a hatful later in the game. The toss is crucial.

Weather: Rajjenkali has a wet heat rather than a dry one, with extremely high humidity factors,

Pitch modifier: +5

Jeckland, First Test [Week 13] - The Flurthwel Oval

Ground and pitch: As above

Weather: Later in the summer, this Test will see higher temperatures, with less for the seam bowlers in the air, but the pitch more likely to crack soon in the match.

Modifier: +6

Jeckland, Second Test [Week 14] - Most Augustly Goat-Enabled Cricket Association Ground, Wurtbenn ("MAGECAG")

Ground: Another ground that had its Test debut last season, the MAGECAG is perhaps the most scenic ground in the country. Set in the Holy Mountains, it has one of the highest elevations of any world Test ground - it is also by far the most goat-enabled - and is essentially cut into the face of the steep mountains. Gruenberg gets more holy the higher you go; the MAGECAG is surrounded by temples and shrines, while pilgrims to the Holy City will leave religious tokens around the city, lending it a colourful, vibrant feel. Not the most accessible of grounds for tourists, those making the trip will be rewarded by spectactular views, opportunities for mountain climbing, and almost certain intense religious persecution.

Pitch: While the MAGECAG may stand out in many respects, when it comes to the cricket it falls in step with Gruenberger tendencies: flat, easy for scoring, not much for the bowlers. Though conducive to spin and offering a little more swing than other grounds further south, the real kicker is the altitude and short boundaries, which combine to make lofted shots guaranteed run-makers. The ground is at a slight incline - one side is about 8 spontiwuffs higher than the other - which makes the ball naturally tail away from the Most Goat-Enabled End, and tail in from the Only Marginally Less Goat-Enabled End.

Weather: The altitude means that despite baking, blazing sunshine being expected, things can be fairly cool; in winter, the MAGECAG would be under snow. In late summer that's not a threat, but the cable knit sweater isn't about to go out of style there any time soon.

Pitch modifier: +3

Jeckland, Third Test [Week 15] - The Merlefurt Cricket Ground ("The MCG")

Ground: The series concludes in Merlefurt, Gruenberg's largest port. In a country not known for its all-embracing cosmopolitanism, Merlefurt is the closest thing to an international city, with the docks, the large university, and the relaxed local governance combining to make it almost legal to be foreign. The semi-legal nightlife is legendary. Merlefurters themselves tend to consider themselves somewhat superior to rural hicks from the rest of Gruenberg, and are more tolerant of deviance from Wenaism's norms. The Cricket Ground itself is nothing remarkable, but is set in a bustling market district. Fresh sea smells waft in early on, and as the evening draws in, fans will pour out of the stadium and into the street to try imported meats, exotic spices, and mysterious foreign drinks.

Pitch As the local nickname "The Spin Lab" suggests, the MCG is best known as the haven of Gruenberger spin. It is not uncommon for South West to field three or four spinners or to open the bowling with a spinner, and teams really need to plan with regard to selection of batsmen and wicket keepers. A conventional seam attack will get little out of a fairly flat track, even once it starts to crack, although there is sometimes reverse swing from the Port Harbour End. From the Dark End, there is really nothing doing unless you take the pace off the ball. Many of Gruenberg's greatest spinners hail from Merlefurt. With relatively short boundaries it is by no means a batting nightmare, but expect the hosts to field multiple spin options - come prepared.

Weather: A warm finish to the season, the coastal city expected to enjoy record temperatures, but the sea breeze ensuring perhaps the most pleasant playing conditions available on a tour. Possibility of monsoon showers.

Pitch modifier: -4
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Postby Wray » Mon Feb 09, 2015 9:01 am

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WCB announce 30-man GCF Season Squad

The WCB has released the names of 30 players included in the Training Squad for the forthcoming GCF Test Series. Each Squad for each Series will be drawn from this pool of players.

The most notable news is that rebel players Glenn Mitchell and Dean George are included in the 30-man squad, with the belief that the pair would not be selected after going against WCB wishes that no Wray players make themselves eligible. WCB Chairman Bradley Rocha together with new Wray head coach Nathan Shepard released a statement saying: 'Despite the fact the WCB made it clear that they did not desire Wray-registered players to play in Liventia, it is simply not possible to omit players of Glenn's and Dean's quality. They have received their punishment through other channels.' What these other channels may be, we can only guess.

The obvious list of names appear: Storm, Aguando, Sterne, Colt, Matthews, McCaughey, with all 15 Centrally Contracted players appearing, but there are some exciting selections from Domestic Cricket. Aaron Carter, the Eastern Provinces batsman who topped the scoring charts in the Sierra Division 1 has been rewarded for his stellar form with a place in the 30. Other new names include Central Districts all-rounder Mason Hargreaves, whose skiddy right-arm medium has caused trouble for batsmen all over the country, and Ben Monnier, who is one of the fastest youngsters around on the first-class circuit. There are call ups for Domestic stalwarts Jamie Holtermann, 32, and Robbie Reynaulds, 33.

List of players

SLM Sterne (Captain)
SG Aguando
CR Bailey
C Bennett
WR Blackwood
AMR Carter
JWO Colt
CR Dawson-Lane
NJ Gardiner
CL Gatty
DRR George
JH Holtermann
JW Jackson
MT James
JMA Keillher
A Livingstone-Learmoth
MFB Hargreaves
AMA Macallister
BR Matthews
EM McCaughey
GPRJ Mitchell
B Monnier
TD O'Donovan
MJP Perry
RJ Reynaulds
HM Sleath (wk)
JS Stacey (wk)
JS Storm
MR Wallace (wk)

For the upcoming tour of Chelta, 15 have been selected, whilst the other 15 will attend a 2-week training camp, before returning to their respective domestic teams. The conditions in Chelta are similar to those in Wray, so a seam barrage is expected with Aguando as the sole spinner. There is a toss-up for the second all-rounders spot behind Jason Keillher, as Ashton Macallister, fighting to regain his place, faces competition from Jonathan Perry, Will Blackwood, Ashton Livingstone-Learmoth & Mason Hargreaves. Jackson Colt missed the most recent training session with soreness in his calf, but should be fit to play in the 1st Test on the 14th.

Wray 15 man squad

SLM Sterne*, SG Aguando, AMR Carter, JWO Colt, C Dawson-Lane, DRR George, JW Jackson, JMA Keillher, AMA Macallister, BR Matthews, EM McCaughey, GPRJ Mitchell, MJP Perry, JS Stacey (wk), JS Storm

OOC: Line-up for the First Test:

1. EM McCaughey
2. JWO Colt
3. SLM Sterne*
4. GPRJ Mitchell
5. JW Jackson (debut)
6. JMA Keillher
7. JS Stacey
8. JS Storm
9. BR Matthews
10. C Dawson-Lane
11. SG Aguando

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Top order

Pitkin Deisler and Yeepers Naroadnig have established themselves as a reliable opening partnership. Deisler, a tall and elegant left hander, is one of the most natural strokemakers Gruenberg has produced, while Naroadnig is one of the team's most experienced players, and offers left arm spin that's better than part time but not quite first string. Both are good close fielders. The team has struggled to find a reliable number 3, however; Surro Juffwump begins as the man in possession but will be under pressure from Ruttup Izaizakanorb.

Middle order

Benny Enchante has been one of the leading batsmen in international cricket for a number of years and scored the first double century in GCF Test history. His fitness has faded, his off spin not much of a factor, and his fielding a liability anywhere beyond first slip. Zambuimmi Hengtridan made his name as an attacking captain whose batting form increasingly struggles to justify a place in his side. Nernoiks Likkilai had a slow start to his Test career but had earned his place last season, though he will be the first one on the chopping block should the team move an allrounder up to 6.

All-rounders

Naroadnig is the spin all-rounder. Azzawozzawoowizzbitz Telliflikkiflarknon has Test centuries and 5-fors to his name, but his aggressive batting and fast bowling are both wildly inconsistent and he has struggled to keep his place in the side. A left field suggestion would be Tchokoman Warax, a hard hitting middle order batsman and medium pace option, but there's not much indication he's ready to transform into a player capable of playing Tests.

Wicket-keepers

The major change in the side from last season sees Kahunk Uvaevaluvae finally take the gloves from Turvuaednes. Like his predecessor, he's more of a specialist stumper than a wicket-keeper/batsman, so he'll bat down at 8 and face early pressure to score runs even if his keeping to the spinners remains as pretty. The team doesn't have an obvious back-up but Juffwump, who's much more a batsman but a less pure keeper, could deputise.

Seam bowlers

With Dervin Yeg's retirement there is added burden on iiPriyuff Uglaxx to carry the seam bowling. An all-Gelzien opening attack seems likely after iiFobo Yumbucket's promising showing in ODI colours. Left-armer o'Po'o'To'o'So Bant is likely to remain the bridesmaid yet again. Uglaxx and Yumbucket at 10 and 11 make it a very long tail, however, so Whatif Dabravadull, a sturdy number 8 and the leading domestic seamer, whose pace is a notch below Test class, can't be ruled out.

Spin bowlers

Spanglepants Croffnuppet emerged from Sprantothan Juffwump's shadow towards the tail end of the previous season, and will now have to take on the main spin bowling duties with Juffwump and Bizzal Ningveil banned. He will face competition from Lemonzesty Yowoax, the player of the series during the PJH One Day Trophy, but the team could also field two front-line spinners, especially in the latter half of the season.

Default XI
  1. PA Deisler (LHB)
  2. YTQQZK Naroadnig (LHB, SLA)
  3. SR Juffwump (RHB)
  4. BL Enchante (RHB, OB)
  5. ZGK Hengtridan (c, RHB)
  6. NWWUM Likkilai (RHB)
  7. ALL Telliflikkiflarknon (LHB, RF)
  8. KZY Uvaevaluvae (LHB, WK)
  9. SCCD Croffnuppet (RHB, LB)
  10. PPPPPP Uglaxx (RHB, RFM)
  11. FFFFFFF Yumbucket (RHB, RFM)
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Babbage Cricket have announced eighteen call-ups to the national team in preparation for the upcoming GCF Test season.

Anticipated batting order for the first Estenia Test:
  1. Powell CR (Cody), age 27, LH opener, rarely bowls SLA, The Ashes Club
  2. Murray NT (Nick), age 32, RH opener, rarely bowls RMF, Gernsback CC
  3. Wilson JK (Jonathan), captain, age 28, RH top-order batsman. rarely bowls RF, The Ashes Club
  4. Kelly CM (Christian), age 25, RH all-rounder batsman, RFM bowler, Cardiff CC
  5. Bednar JP (Jeffrey), age 23, RH top-order batsman, rarely bowls RMF, Woodlands Manor (Liventia)
  6. Graham JE (Josh), age 22, RH mid-order batsman, RMF bowler, Gernsback CC
  7. Ford AD (Arthur), age 25, wicketkeeper, RH batsman, does not bowl, Talbott Downs (Liventia)
  8. Matthews ID (Isaac), age 29, LH mid-order batsman, LM bowler, Sterling CC
  9. Parker BS (Blake), vice-captain, age 33, RFM specialist bowler, bats RH, Bloomfield Hills Club
  10. Gray CA (Carson), age 28, LB specialist bowler, bats LH, Riverside CC
  11. Nash JMA (Jenifer), age 20, LF specialist bowler, bats LH, Pegasus B (Liventia)
Twelfth man:
  • Russell JL (Justin), age 24, RH mid-order batsman, LB bowler, Cardiff CC
Additional call-ups:
  • Bailey AT (Austin), age 25, RMF specialist bowler, bats RH, Cardiff CC
  • Baker JG (John), age 25, RH top-order batsman, rarely bowls RM, Sterling CC
  • Bennett AJ (Anthony), age 35, RH opener, rarely bowls LMF, Dover Club 09
  • Carter AS (Alex), age 22, OB specialist bowler, bats RH, Bloomfield Hills Club
  • Lewis ZR (Zachary), age 28, wicketkeeper, LH batsman, does not bowl, The Ashes Club
  • Ward LV (Luke), age 28, SLC specialist bowler, bats RH, Dover Club 09
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Well then. This is it. The moment all Goramite cricket fans have been waiting a long, long time for. The sport we love is back, and this time it's on the foremost stage - international test matches, in the world's most prestigious organisation - the Global Cricket Federation. We are just under a week from the first ball going down against Apox - a full member, placing sixth in pre-season rankings. This well established and experienced side having graciously accepted the challenge of the newcomers. To say the Apoxians in Apox will be a hard nut to crack, is an understatement to say the least.

Earlier today, the GCB released a preliminary list of 16 players who will be available for selection during the GCF season. Full details of the announced squad can be found below.



Squad




Batsmen

David Charles Blackwell

32 years of age, bats right handed, bowls right arm slow.

First class career is as follows; 15,255 runs have been scored, in 296 innings - an average of 51.53. He has been 19 times not out. The batsman has scored 43 centuries and 71 half centuries in these matches. His highest score is 268*.



DC Blackwell is what you might call a grafting batsman. He is just as happy to score a century as he would be to bat all day for a princely sum of 6. Blackwell's performances at the crease invariably feature an almost impenetrable defence, especially when his mind is set on staying in. The batsman is never more happy than when his back and the team itself is against a wall or poking the ball into a gap for a single. David Blackwell is the sort of man that makes batting look like trench warfare - he grinds away at the opposition, banking on his concentration to outlast the bowler's. Despite Blackwell's conservative attitude to batting, he is a considerable threat at the top of the order. He is armed with a powerful pull and is a talented hooker of the ball. His stays at the crease are also punctuated by well timed cuts through point. Blackwell is strongest square of the wicket, but he is a capable driver.

There are times when Blackwell's cautious defence will bore GCF viewers to tears. However, he will certainly be Goram's most wanted man and it is no surprise that DC Blackwell has been announced as captain.


Alan Albert Brady

24 years of age, bats right handed, bowls right arm off spin.

First class career is as follows; 5598 runs have been scored, in 126 innings - an average of 44.43. He has been 8 times not out. The batsman has scored 24 centuries and 28 half centuries in these matches. His highest score is 214.



If there was ever an heir to Blackwell's throne, it would be Alan Brady. Eight years the skippers junior, Brady is cut from an almost identical mould. His play is not stylish, he does not bat with flair, but he is almost unbelievably disciplined in his approach - difficult to draw into ill advised shots. Like his captain, Brady will attempt to grind at the opposition's mental fortitude, seeking to frustrate a bowler into making mistakes. When the bad ball comes, Brady is quite capable of swatting it to the boundary.

This past first class season in the First Tier of domestic cricket, Brady filled his boots, making 1,000 runs in 15 innings. Though there are openers with a more accomplished resume, the young batsman from the Northern Reaches oozes potential. This made him a consensus choice for the tour to Apox and likely the entire GCF campaign.


Adam Christopher Evan-Thomas

36 years of age, bats left handed, bowls right arm medium-fast.

First class career is as follows; 15,667 runs have been scored, in 439 innings - an average of 35.60. He has been 28 times not out. The batsman has scored 41 centuries and 99 half centuries in these matches. His highest score is 300*.



A stalwart of Goramite cricket for over a decade, AC Evan-Thomas is in the twilight of his career. Indeed, rumours suggest that the GCF season will be his last hurrah. Coming in at three, Evan-Thomas is a disciplined batsman though he lacks the technically proficient defence of the opening pair. That said, even at the end of his career, he is capable of opening up and scoring freely. Few in Goramite cricket drive the ball as well as Evan-Thomas does.

According to selectors, the 36 year old battleaxe is the perfect man to come in at three. He can dig in to sell his wicket dearly, if the openers fail, but he can accelerate somewhat to push the total upwards if the openers give him a platform to build off.


Brian Jeremy Girdwrithe

27 years of age, bats left handed, bowls left arm medium.

First class career is as follows; 4,467 runs have been scored, in 132 innings - an average of 33.8. He has been 4 times not out. The batsman has scored 14 centuries and 22 half centuries in these matches. His highest score is 199.



BJ Girdwrithe is not the best batsman in the world. What he is, however, is a powerful player who has maintained a first class strike rate of 78.91 over his 132 innings. Girdwrithe does not possess the technical proficiency that some of the other batsmen in the squad have, he does not precisely punch the ball into gaps or caress the ball do the boundary. This batsman is a battering ram, capable of bludgeoning the ball to any part of the ground. Regardless of who is bowling at him, Girdwrithe never seems to be afraid of taking him on - he seems never more pleased than when dancing down to the pitch of the ball and battering the delivery back from whence it came.

Girdwrithe is prone to being dismissed for a low score, due to his hot headed mentality with the bat. That said, he can score very quickly - valuable when the two openers take pride in slowly accumulating and seeing out the new ball. Many tip BJ Girdwrithe to come in at four when Goram faces Apox next week.


Matthew Alexander Breechswathe

29 years of age, bats right handed, bowls off spin

First class career is as follows; 6,666 runs have been scored, in 170 innings - an average of 39.21. He has been 7 times not out. The batsman has scored 11 centuries and 31 half centuries in these matches. His highest score is 151*.



Breechswathe is the odd man out for the tour to Apox. Though handy with the bat and coming into the side with experience of batting up and down the order, one to six, he is not accomplished enough to be picked ahead of those batsmen included in the team. Breechswathe lacks the mental fortitude and defensive technique of the openers and the raw power of numbers three and four. He does, however, possess sufficient skill to be the first choice to fill in any top order slot should the need arise.


Bowlers

Hugo Joel Hipper

29 years of age, bats right handed, bowls right hand fast medium

First class career is as follows; In 161 matches, 501 wickets have been taken for 14,967 runs – an average of 29.87. His strike rate is 57.16. 9 four wicket hauls, 21 five wicket hauls, 2 ten wicket hauls. Best innings – 8/46. Best match – 13/84.


Hipper is one of the best red ball bowlers in the country, but his career has been marred by periods of very poor form. When Hipper is bad, he is terrible. But when he finds form, he is lethal – capable of swinging the ball both ways, and hitting the deck at approximately 80 MPH. What's more, he has fantastic control allowing him to hit the same spot on the pitch consistently and to direct well aimed short deliveries.

Hipper is expected to be the man to get the first bite of the new cherry against Apox.

Thomas Levant Bleachy

26 years of age, bats right handed, bowls right hand fast medium

First class career is as follows; In 140 matches, 300 wickets have been taken for 10,856 runs – an average of 36.18. His strike rate is 43.16. 14 four wicket hauls, 19 five wicket hauls. Best innings – 7/53. Best match – 9/101.


Bleachy will be Hippers partner in crime with the new ball. Whilst more consistent than the other opener, he lacks the raw ability Hipper possesses. He does not swing the ball so well, nor does he extract the same movement off the wicket that Hipper does. On the plus side, Bleachy has performed at a fairly constant rate and is a capable front line quick bowler in his own right.

It is his consistency that earns him a place in the GCF squad


Isaac Emmanuel Russell

22 years of age, bats right handed, bowls left hand fast

First class career is as follows; In 67 matches, 174 wickets have been taken for 5,687 runs – an average of 36.18. His strike rate is 44.89. 7 four wicket hauls, 3 five wicket hauls. Best innings – 6/31. Best match – 8/92.


Most expect Russell to be the first change, perhaps brought on after only ten or fifteen overs. He is a young man, armed with extreme pace – occasionally touching 95-96 MPH, a cut above the rest of Goram’s bowling attack. Standing almost 6 feet and five inches tall, his pace and build allow him to deliver dangerous bouncers – though he occasionally lacks control of these balls. That said, he is capable of bowling a consistent line and length at a batsman if asked to do so.

Pacey and aggressive, this bowler will certainly be looking to russell a few feathers against Apox.


Christoper Micheal Matthews

33 years of age, bats left handed, bowls left hand medium

First class career is as follows; In 211 matches, 381 wickets have been taken for 17,739 runs – an average of 46.56. His strike rate is 64.28. 10 four wicket hauls, 7 five wicket hauls, 3 ten wicket haul. Best innings – 7/101. Best match – 11/98.


Matthew's is likely to be the odd man out against Apox. As a medium pace bowler, he is not particularly quick but he demonstrates decent control and an ability to regularly hit roughly the same spot on the wicket.


William Nathaniel Halifax

23 years of age, bats right handed, bowls right arm fast.

First class career is as follows; In 80 matches, 201 wickets have been taken for 6,358 runs – an average of 31.63. His strike rate is 53.9. 7 four wicket hauls, 7 five wicket hauls. Best innings – 7/43. Best match – 9/86.


A powerful player, capable of irresistible spells of fast bowling. Unfortunately, Halifax is maddeningly inconsistent and for every example of brilliant bowling, there are all too many examples of poor play.

None the less, Halifax is expected to battle Matthews for the fourth bowler's spot against Apox.

All rounders and wicket keepers

James Heath Vinnick

27 years of age, bats left handed, bowls leg break

First class career is as follows; 4,431 runs have been scored, in 135 innings - an average of 36.31. He has been 5 times not out. The batsman has scored 6 centuries and 22 half centuries in these matches. His highest score is 145.

In 72 matches, 239 wickets have been taken for 11,880 runs – an average of 49.71. His strike rate is 71.92. 4 four wicket hauls, 14 five wicket hauls, 1 ten wicket haul. Best innings – 7/36. Best match – 10/128.


Vinnick is a bowling all rounder, included in the squad for his leg spin bowling more than anything else. Though not a front line spinner, as his average and strike rate would indicate, he does fill a role as no dedicated spinner has been included in the squad.With the bat, he has a wide range of strokes and is capable of scoring quickly.

Vinnick will likely see a number of overs in Apox and will probably be called upon to contribute runs batting anywhere between six and eight.


Geoffery Stewart Mulberry

31 years of age, bats left handed, keeps wicket

First class career is as follows; 8,615 runs have been scored, in 293 innings - an average of 32.50. He has been 14 times not out. The batsman has scored 15 centuries and 46 half centuries in these matches. His highest score is 178.

As a wicket keeper, he has taken 586 catches and made 158 stumpings.




Mulberry is probably the best wicket keeper in the country and many a batsman has found his end nestled in his gloves. His ten year career has been marked by acrobatic catches and tentative stays at the crease. Now into his thirties, Mulberry doesn't move quite as well as he used to, but he still does his job admirably - taking 41 catches in his last first class season. Behind the stumps, he is a shrewd tactician and can often be seen consulting field position with his captain. With the bat, Mulberry can often be seen poking gingerly at length balls outside off. However, his 15 first class centuries demonstrate that he does have some skill with the bat. He drives fluently, and once he gets going he can bat reasonably well.


John Charles McGary

28 years of age, bats left handed, left hand fast-medium.

First class career is as follows; 5,141 runs have been scored, in 131 innings - an average of 39.24. He has been 18 times not out. The batsman has scored 19 centuries and 37 half centuries in these matches. His highest score is 211*.




McGarry is a batting all rounder, with some talent with the ball. A powerful batsman capable of scoring quickly, he is armed with a potent pull and can hook freely. Equally, McGarry can drive well and score fluently through point. He is an aggressive batsman, happiest when counter attacking against a fast bowler. He is less talented with the ball, however, lacking the pace and control that the dedicated bowlers possess. However, he is likely to see a few overs against Apox in order to give the front line bowlers a chance to recuperate.





Line up for Matchweek One - at Apox


1. DC BLACKWELL (C)
2. AA BRADY
3. AC EVAN-THOMAS
4. BJ GIRDWRITHE
5. JC MCGARRY
6. JH VINNICK
7. GS MULBERRY (WK)
8. IE RUSSELL
9. WN HALIFAX
10. TL BLEACHY
11. HJ HIPPER
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Rank    Name                    Role            Bats   Bowling
1 Michael G Barrie Batsman Right N/A
2 Roger CP Muirhead Batsman Left N/A
3 Christian A Long Batsman Right N/A
4 Jon B Doveson All-Rounder Left Left-Arm Orthodox
5 James C Walker Wicket-Keeper Left N/A
6 Jack T Dunn Batsman Right Right-arm Leg-Spinner
7 Craig E Botoro Batsman Left N/A
8 Luke S Delaney All-Rounder Right Right-arm Medium Fast
9 Casey L Williams Bowler Right Right-arm Off-Spinner
10 Nick DF Jones Bowler Left Left-arm Fast
11 William A Sorensen Bowler Right Right-arm Medium Fast

12 Simon J Bailey Batsman Right Right-arm Off-Spinner
13 Andy C Fitzwilliam Wicket-keeper Right N/A
14 Patrick O Deen Bowler Right Right-arm Leg-Spinner
15 Colin A Morgan Bowler Right Right-arm Fast
16 Arthur H Ridley Batsman Left N/A


Team Details
Captain: Jon Doveson
Fastest Bowler: Nick Jones
Most Efficient Bowler: Jon Doveson
Most Likely to:
-Score quickly: Michael Barrie
-Take 20 balls to get 1 run: Roger Muirhead
-Score a century: Roger Muirhead
-Score a double century: Michael Barrie
-Keep the run rate moving: Christian Long
-Keep the tail wagging: Casey Williams
-Get out for a duck: Patrick Deen
-Take a spectacular outfield catch: Luke Delaney
-Drop a catch: Colin Morgan
-Create a run-out: Casey Williams
-Get run-out: Craig Botoro
-Bowl a maiden: Patrick Deen or Jon Doveson
-Take a hat-trick: Nick Jones or Jon Doveson
-Get the ball to swing: William Sorensen
-Get the ball to reverse swing: William Sorensen
-Be called on to bowl (part-time bowlers): Jack Dunn
-Carry the drinks: Simon Bailey or Patrick Deen

Bowling list In order of preference, reserves in italics: Jones, Doveson, Sorensen, Williams, Deen, Delaney, Morgan, Dunn, Bailey

1. Newland Cricket Club Ground
Field Modifier: -5
Location: Newland, WB
Capacity: 30,000 (22,000 seats)
Usage: Cricket
Tenants: Newland Cricket Club / Newland Sixers
The NCC is the oldest cricket club in Barunia, and as such Newland has the honour of being the oldest cricket ground in the country. The long boundaries will prove a challenge for any batsmen, and the pitch surface has been prepared to equally favour pace and spin bowlers. According to a long standing tradition, any batsmen who can hit the clock on the roof of the member's stand will receive a cash prize. In it's 74-year history, it's only been done four times.

2. Fairweather Cricket Ground
Field Modifier: -1
Location: Fairweather, MA
Capacity: 25, 000
Usage: Cricket
Tenants: Fairweather Fireballs
Fairweather is aptly named. When the weather is good, everything's fine, but when the fierce storms come up through the Windswept Passage to lash Marion's south coast, the city gets punished. The cricket ground here is no different, so it is entirely possible the covers will need to come on during a game. The job of the groundmen will be made more difficult by the immense size of the oval: 90 metres at it's longest boundary. If the weather hold off though, the outfield will be very quick and the runs will still come. The pitch itself will offer something for both spinners and the quicks.

3. Sheppardton Cricket Ground
Field Modifier: -4
Location: Sheppardton, WB
Capacity: 7,500
Usage: Cricket
Tenants: Sheppardton Scorchers
Sheppardton has the smallest capacity of any cricket ground in the country, but the field itself is not that small. The reduced capacity is due to several high-rise buildings butting up against the west end of the ground, and single-tier seating around two thirds of the remaining space. The high humidity in Sheppardton means the pitch will be soft and produce little bounce, and player fatigue may also be an issue. The coastal winds and humidity should give the best opportunities for bowlers of swing to work their magic.

4. Factory Park
Field Modifier: +5
Location: Dropshort, HV
Capacity: 18,000
Usage: Cricket
Tenants: Dropshort Dragons
Located in the industrial stronghold of Dropshort, Factory Park is a small ground in a city where space is at a premium. The short boundaries mean high scores for the batsmen, but Dropshort's hot weather means the pitch is baked hard and dry. This gives plenty of bounce, and in extreme conditions the pitch can also turn into a perfect dustbowl for spin, so big scores from bowlers are also likely.

1. Porthaven Cricket Ground
Field Modifier: +3
Location: Hamilton, HV
Capacity: 17,000
Usage: Cricket
Tenants: Porthaven Power
Porthaven Cricket Ground has an almost square field, so batsmen will find the boundaries easily with a well-executed cut or pull shot. The new pitch has less bounce than the old one, and should provide more opportunities for spinners, although the quicks will also find it to their liking.

2. Claremont Park
Field Modifier: -6
Location: Appleburgh, TI
Capacity: 11,500
Usage: Football / cricket
Tenants: Appleburgh Tigers / Tildos Tigers
Claremont Park has only been in use as a cricket pitch since the demolition of Delmars Stadium. Still in the development stage, but used for the last season of the domestic T20 league, Claremont's pitch is best described as "green". This gives the bowlers plenty to work with, while batsmen may be frustrated by the uneven bounce and slow outfield. The boundary's aren't too far though, so a strong hit on a good ball should clear the rope.

3. Estadio Del Sol
Field Modifier: +5
Location: Monte Sol, TI
Capacity: 58,000
Usage: Cricket / Football
Tenants: Monte Sol Meteors / Monte Sol Warriors
Built for the 4th T20 World Championships in Barunia, this is the newest and largest (in terms of capacity) cricket ground in Barunia. The pitch is hard and bouncy, and the boundary is an even but short distance from the centre of the pitch in every direction. High scores are almost certain here, but good quick bowling could be very effective.
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Chelta's Test pool announced

A tentative pool of players from which Chelta's Test squads and teams will be drawn in this GCF Test season has been announced by the Cheltish Cricket Board.

As always, Cheltish Test captain Percy Waight returns, along with vice-captain and wicket-keeper/batsman Donald Goss.

Regular Test batsmen Gordon Walters, Adam Blainey, Phil Moody, Jamie Macnair and Ernie Sullivan also return, while uncapped batsmen Lachlan McGann and Alan Gilder have also made a place in the Test squad, and may make their debuts this season.

Other uncapped players included in this season's pool are spin-bowling all-rounder Charlie Aspinall, chosen perhaps for the spin-friendly conditions in Patistan, and pace bowler Ben Callinan, who has been prominent in representing Chelta in ODI's but has yet to bowl in his first Test match.

Returning regular bowlers include fearsome pace double-act Harry Donoghue and Stuart Werren, as well as James Trott, Ian Birt and spinners Alistair May and Hugo Murray.

At the same time a number of new young players have been drafted into the squad, speculation surrounds the playing future of senior Cheltish Test players, Donald Goss and Phil Moody, both 36 years old.

It is widely speculated that this Test season will be both players' last, especially in the case of Phil Moody, who retired some time ago from the shorter forms of the international game and has been solely playing Tests.

Ernie Sullivan, widely touted as a future Cheltish Test captain, would be expected to assume the role of vice-captain if Donald Goss, current occupant of the position, were to retire from Test cricket.

The Cheltish team's first Test outing this season is at home at Newport Cricket Ground in the First Test against Wray.

Chelta will be looking to avenge its 2-0 loss to Wray the last time the two teams met in Wray, while Wray will doubtless be hoping for a second series win to pip Chelta for the third-ranked place.

Cheltish Test Players

Batsmen

Gordon Walters - 33 - Right-hand Bat - Right-arm Medium
Adam Blainey - 30 - Left-hand Bat - Leg Spin
Percy Waight(c) - 33 - Right-hand Bat - Left-arm Orthodox
Phil Moody - 36 - Right-hand Bat - Right-arm Medium
Alan Gilder - 30 - Right-hand Bat - Right-arm Off Spin
Jamie Macnair - 25 - Right-hand Bat - Right-arm Medium
Liam Molloy - 26 - Left-hand Bat - Off Spin
Lachlan McGann - 23 - Left-hand Bat - Left-arm Medium

All-Rounders

Ernie Sullivan - 25 - Right-hand Bat - Left-arm Orthodox
Steve Heseltine - 28 - Right-hand Bat - Right-arm Fast Medium
Rupert Madison - 24 - Right-hand Bat - Right-arm Fast Medium
Charlie Aspinall - 24 - Left-hand Bat - Left-arm Unorthodox (Chinaman)

Wicket-keepers

Donald Goss(vc) - 36 - Right-hand Bat - N/A
Fred McKew - 29 - Right-hand Bat - N/A

Bowlers

Harry Donoghue - 32 - Left-hand Bat - Left-arm Fast
James Trott - 24 - Right-hand Bat - Right-arm Fast
Stuart Werren - 30 - Right-hand Bat - Right-arm Fast Medium
Ian Birt - 28 - Right-hand Bat - Right-arm Fast Medium
Ben Callinan - 27 - Right-hand Bat - Right-arm Fast Medium
Alistair May - 29 - Right-hand Bat - Leg Spin
Hugo Murray - 26 - Right-hand Bat - Off Spin




Details about the Test season in Chelta

The two series to be hosted in Chelta this season will be played at the following venues:

Wray tour of Chelta (MD 1-4)
  • First Test at Newport Cricket Ground, Newport (+2)
  • Second Test at Derwent Cricket Ground, Wimbourne (-5)
  • Third Test at Carnegie Oval, Torpenhow (-4)
  • Fourth Test at King's Cricket Ground, Chelsea (+4)

Darmen tour of Chelta (MD 12-15)
  • First Test at Harrow Ground, Chelsea (+5)
  • Second Test at Claremont Oval, Perth (-3)
  • Third Test at Cardiff Cricket Ground, Cardiff (-6)
  • Fourth Test at King's Cricket Ground, Chelsea (+4)

Ground details:

Claremont Oval, Perth is a quick wicket, noted for its appreciable bounce and carry. The ground offers little swing; the real threat is posed by the bounce that the pitch offers. Bowlers who can consistently bowl a probing line and length will prosper at the Claremont Oval. End names are the Mansfield End and the Mathieson End. Ground modifier: -3.

Cardiff Cricket Ground, Cardiff doesn't have the greater bounce that Claremont and Derwent do, but is even more bowler-friendly for its uneven surface and variable bounce. The ground offers the bowlers plenty of seam movement, and unpredictable bounce, such that batting is excessively difficult on the surface. End names are the City End and the Cathedral End. Ground modifier: -6.

King's Cricket Ground, Chelsea is one of the easier tracks to bat on in Chelta. There is generally not much to assist pace bowling, at least over the first couple of days, although the dust cover over the pitch will provide progressively greater assistance to spin bowling. End names are the Tamworth End and the Edward Street End. Ground modifier: +4.

Harrow Ground, Chelsea is as close to a batting paradise as one will find in Chelta. A solid, flat wicket, short square boundaries and a quick outfield tend to give good batsmen few excuses not to make runs. End names are the Pritchett End and the Pavilion End. Ground modifier: +5.

Derwent Cricket Ground, Wimbourne is the great fast bowlers' hunting ground, infamous for being the quickest and bounciest wicket in Chelta, although it does have an exceptionally fast outfield. Pace bowlers will also find generous swing at Derwent, which is augmented by the afternoon sea-breezes which frequently pass the ground. End names are the City End and the Sea End. Ground modifier: -5.

Newport Cricket Ground, Newport is another of the more bat-friendly grounds, although the ground is more evenly balanced between bat and ball than Harrow or King's. The danger for batsmen at the "NCG" is the capacity for pace bowlers to extract reverse swing as the ball gets older. Sometimes captains will hold off taking the second new ball because of this. End names are the Terrace End and the Members End. Ground modifier: +2.

Carnegie Oval, Torpenhow is Chelta's notorious turning wicket. Dry and prone to deterioration, the surface will offer progressively greater assistance for spin bowlers. It is thus advisable to play two spinners. Pacemen will be hampered by the muffled bounce, although they may be helped with seam movement and variable bounce as the pitch deteriorates. End names are the College End and the Maryborough End. Ground modifier: -4.

Chelta XI for First Test v Wray:

1. Gordon Walters
2. Adam Blainey
3. Jamie Macnair
4. Percy Waight*
5. Ernie Sullivan
6. Rupert Madison
7. Donald Goss
8. Harry Donoghue
9. Ian Birt
10. Alistair May
11. Stuart Werren

Bowling:

1. Donoghue
2. Birt
3. Werren
4. Madison
5. May
6. Sullivan (p/t)
7. Waight (p/t)

Donoghue & Birt to open. After ball stops swinging, Donoghue & Werren to share overs with Birt and Madison. May to bowl spin from Donoghue's end.
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Darmeni Cricket Federation announces Squad and Venues for upcoming Test season
Schedule & Venues
Wk Opponent   Venue                        City          Capacity Condition
1 Jeckland Colosus Romanopolis Oval Romanopolis 8,000 +2
2 Jeckland Chad City Cricket Ground Chad City 1,200 +6
3 Jeckland Brady City Cricket Ground Brady City 6,500 +3
4 Gruenberg Capital Oval Scott City 15,340 +1
5 Gruenberg Vogler City Cricket Ground Vogler City 7,000 +1
6 Gruenberg Sterling City Cricket Ground Sterling City 8,050 -6
7 @ Patistan ??? ??? ??? ??
8 @ Patistan ??? ??? ??? ??
9 Gloriax Sterling City Cricket Ground Sterling City 8,050 -6
10 Gloriax Chad City Cricket Ground Chad City 1,200 +6
11 Gloriax Capital Oval Scott City 15,340 +1
12 @ Chelta Harrow Ground Chelsea ??? +5
13 @ Chelta Claremont Oval Perth ??? -3
14 @ Chelta Cardiff Cricket Ground Cardiff ??? -6
15 @ Chelta King's Cricket Ground Chelsea ??? +4
Squad List
Batsmen               Club          Bats Bowls Age
Galo Kynaston Bryxen City R 21
Foster Cock Scott City CC L 21
Austyn Kimberley Bryxen City R 35
Gil Mandelbaum Brady City L 21
Thomas Stokes Tim City R 27
Manfredo McGee Vogler City R 32
Everard Addison Bryxen City R 21
Lope Meeuweszen Forden R 22
Allyn Aveskamp Brady City L 22
Oliver Tracey Vogler City R 23
Fionntan Bradley Bryxen City L 26

Wicketkeepers Club Bats Bowls Age
Marcel Wilson Forden R 28
Tiedemann Achterkamp Eric City R 33
Siorus Riese Bryxen City L 23

All-rounders Club Bats Bowls Age
Giacinto Obando Vogler City R RFM 27
Matthew Johnson Forden R RFM 27

Spin Bowlers Club Bats Bowls Age
Netanyahu Stafford Forden R OB 24
Bysshe Marino Forden L SLA 35
Alger Díaz Scott City CC R OB 25
Afanasiy Andres Tim City R LBG 31

Pace Bowlers Club Bats Bowls Age
Keshet Abbiati Scott City CC L LM 25
Sha'ul Patterson Scott City CC R RFM 30
Lex Dreesens Sterling City R RM 29
Benaiah West Eric City L LF 22
SCOTT CITY - The Darmeni Cricket Federation's Selection Committee today released its 24 player squad list and venue assignments for the upcoming season of Test Cricket. Darmen, ranked 7th among the full members of the Global Cricket Federation, will open the season with a three match home series against 11th ranked Jeckland.

Darmen's roster will see a mix of old faces returning and new names looking to make an impact with the team. Key returners include Gil Mandelbaum, captain Matthew Johnson, spinner Bysshe Marino and fast bowler Sha'ul Patterson. Mandelbaum will return to his normal opening position in the lineup, after having been dropped to the middle order for the latest T20 World Championships. Among the newcomers to the team include wicketkeeper Tiedemann Achterkamp and batsmen Thomas Stokes and Manfredo McGee.

Following their series with Jeckland, the Green Caps, as they have come to be called, will remain in Darmen for a three match series against top ranked Gruenberg. In the previous test season, Darmen traveled to Gruenberg, dropping the four match series after winning only a single match. Darmen will then face their first challenge away from home, with a two-test series in Patistan, who will be making their debut in international test cricket.

Darmen will return home from Patistan in order to host Gloriax for a three match series. Gloriax are the lowest ranked of the Associate members of the GCF, but have shown promise in past performances. Darmen will close out the season with a four match tour of Chelta. Chelta are ranked third among full GCF members. The series against Chelta could prove to be the toughest of the season, perhaps even tougher than the series against Gruenberg.

Six grounds have been chosen by the GCF to host Darmen's nine home matches, with Capital Oval in Scott City, and the Sterling City and Chad City Cricket Grounds being chosen to host two matches each. The 8,000 seat Colosus Romanopolis Oval in Romanopolis will play host to the first match of the season against Jeckland. The Brady City and Vogler City Cricket Grounds are the two other venues which will host matches.

Prior to the start of the season, Darmen will play two intra-squad matches in Chad City, one a 50 over match, and the other a three day match, in preparation for the upcoming season. Many of the players have not played cricket since the end of the domestic season in mid-December.


Lineup for first match against Jeckland:
1-G. Mandelbaum
2-A. Kimberley
3-G. Kynaston
4-F. Cock
5-M. Wilson (wk)
6-M. Johnson (c)
7-G. Obando
8-S. Patterson
9-B. Marino
10-K. Abbiati
11-N. Stafford

Johnson, Patterson and Marino will bowl a majority of the overs, while Obando will be strictly a part timer.
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Postby Wray » Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:29 pm

(Article written by noted travel Journalist Josie Hughes, now featured on visitwray.co.wr & WCB.co.wr, as it pertains somewhat to cricket)

As countries go, Wray is one of the better ones. There are not tinpot dictators in golden palaces, no secret police forces to take you away for crimes you didn't commit, no rampant poverty or disease, in fact, the only major problem we have is rain. And even then it's only in the South.

Visit Wray has the rather cheery motto of 'Something for Everyone', and this, to a large extent is true. TV ads show smiley 20-somethings engaging in outdoor pursuits, before switching to silver foxes enjoying a stroll along Nelson's Bay White Wharf, before showing parents and kids mucking around in the friendly surf around Gosforth. Whether the adverts are well produced (how they got an extended shot in Nelson's Bay with no rain is beyond most of us) is a different question, but it does highlight just how broad appeal Wray has. Whether you want to come for adventure, culture, shopping or nature, or just to hang out for two weeks, Wray is definitely the place to come.

Say Wray to a random stranger on the street in a different country, and they'll probably stare at you blankly. Those who know their sports might give a smile of acknowledgement, and that's kind of the way we like it: out of the way, tucked away in our corner of Esportiva. International politics does not ravage the halls of the Parliament Building, and Wray's armed forces have never bristled with impending war. The country's politicians, more trusted and liked than their regional counterparts, tend to have a younger appearance, and look happy to be serving their constituents.

People in Wray are friendly, if a tad reserved. If you're in any major city or town, people will welcome you with open arms (although if you're Liventian, there might be a hint of suspicion) and will be more than willing to share a beer with you in one of the almost endless atmospheric bars and restaurants which pepper the city streets. Out in the countryside, the folks are a little more inward. Not that the places or people are unpleasant, but places like the hill-top villages in the Silver Foot Hills in the north east tend to keep themselves to themselves. You can easily find common ground though, especially through the paradigm of sport. For quite a small nation, Wray certainly punches above it's weight. In two successive Summer Olympics, they have come inside the Top 10 for medals, racking up 63 medals, 18 of which have been gold. For a country with a population scraping above 20 millions, and with huge numbers engaging in team sports, it's quite a decent feat. In the pool, especially, Wray has made a name for itself, rivalling the likes of Vekaiyu on the Olympic Medal Chart. Athletics, Canoeing & Kayaking, and Boxing have all seen success, too. You're on the right page with sports, anyone, anywhere will happily chat to you about sports, just don't insult Simon Sterne or Brendan Matthews and you'll be alright.

If Wray were a sport, it'd be cricket. Calm, relaxed, often compelling and always beautiful. Sometimes it sparks into life and makes you believe anything is possible. Standing atop Blue Sky Ridge in Gosforth National Park, staring down into the Hollander Sea, that's the spectacular stuff, but just simply walking down a regular street in any regional city, listening and looking, that's the everyday wonder. If you visit one of the 12 grounds accredited to host First Class cricket, be it the imperious Cartersburg Oval, steeped in colonial history, or the rural Chesley Park outside Albion, you'll find an air quite unlike anything you've ever experienced before. It's difficult to describe, but it just feels like everyone is happy: from the man on the pitch making 200 not out, to the lowliest car parking attendant, there's a smile and a laugh everywhere. Cricket, too, is the one place, amongst a sea of modesty, where Wray likes to talk itself up. In some circles, Wray are the best in the world - Gruenberg are home-track bullies, whilst Liventia are bullies off the pitch* - whether this is true or not is up for debate, but international cricket has somewhat pushed the limelight onto this wind battered rock on the western reaches of Esportiva. At the summit or there abouts for two seasons of Test cricket, Wray does have a presence. If Liventia is the blushing bride, at the centre of attention, then Wray is the bridesmaid, waiting, secretly, for her moment in the sun. Unfortunately, the powers that be have decreed that Wray and Liventia shall not meet this season, although a potential clash at the season-ending GCF Invitational could be a fixture to savour. Cricket for some time now has been a way for Wray to express herself on the world stage, it's something Wray can look on and say 'I did that. That was me.'

The capital Cartersburg, is a delightful little city, a amicable mix between the old colonial and new modern - Cartersburg's historic Piel Square, where the old Uitbregeni Market was located, is now surrounded on all sides by the glass-and-metal of GardenBank. George Street is lined with modern installations housed in buildings that were originally constructed to house corn and other agricultural equipment. Slightly to the east of the CBD, in the leaf-bound district of Shorebrook (there, indeed, used to be a brook in the area), lies the beating heart of sports in Wray: the indefatigable Cartersburg Oval. Constructed in 1975, it belies it's age with a homely feel, a feeling that it's been part of the landscape, despite plenty of the population being able to recall when an empty green space sat on the lot. Originally it stood as a sign of colonial oppression: built by locals for the exclusive use of the Uitbregeni Exiles Club - 10,000 seats for a bunch of foreigners to play our game without us. During GCF 3, before Independence, Uitbregen planned to host a test at the Oval, a gesture of goodwill to the Colony, as it were, but the ground was deemed 'unsuitable' at the time and the test was hauled back to Denvargen. That only poured petrol on the fire, and when Independence did come in 2013, there was one thought on everyone's minds 'Uitbregen. At the Oval.'. It never materialised, for one reason or another, but rather it happened in the lion's den, when the Great Mother greeted Simon Sterne's band of intrepid explorers. Uitbregen had been a dwindling force in world cricket at that stage, but nobody cared. If you looked at the raw stats and abilities of the players, it was pretty clear that the Colony was favourite: faster bowlers, better batters, a more resolute spirit. But still a classic was served up in the bubbling cauldron of the Amzterdam Cricket Ground. Heroic performances from Shane Aguando and Simon Sterne secured the game by two wickets, with a fabulous final session that will live long in the memory in even the less concerned cricket fan from our shores. It's just a shame it wasn't at the Oval.

Nelson's Bay, where it all started and finished for the Uitbregenis, is a lively seaside city built around two bays, not only the eponymous Nelson's Bay, discovered on the 12th July 1821 by Michel van Aalen, who, despite what Uitbregeni historians try to claim, was hopelessly lost and drifting around the Hollander Sea. It was the site of just about the first everything in the country: settlement (1821), harbour (1823), church (1824), as well as University (1903), National Reserve (1913) & cricket field (1932). If the Uitbregenis named everything after a) what they saw there and, b) what they could take from it (See: Gold Hill, Orchard Street, Whitestone etc.), then Wray likes to name everything after people. Particularly after people within the Independence Movement. There are four Cartersvilles in Wray, three villages called Taylor and a smattering of Colgees. The cricket stadium is named after the city's most prominent, but also most tainted, member of the Independence Movement. TM Parker is considered by the Uitbregenis to be at best a rabble-rouser and at worse a terrorist. Traditional views painted him as a historic warrior figure, fighting nobly against oppression. But recent studies and new evidence shows that Parker was not a pleasant man. His band of men were officially responsible for the murder of over 20 minor Colonial officials between 1956-1966, as well as vandalism, theft and other petty offences. He was never caught because of the nature of the country; he could just disappear into the endless forests of the Central Plains and return when the heat was off. He died before he could realise his dream of seeing his country free, but the city honours him by bestowing his name to the cricket ground. The TM Parker Bayside Stadium (just in case you weren't quite sure where it was) was built by Uitbregenis in 1932 as a place to play cricket in the Colony. A team made from the Uitbregeni workers and officials regularly took on the locals, and regularly got spanked. In true Uitbregeni fashion, they completely ignored the fact that it rains 200 days a year in Nelson's Bay, which makes cricket a notoriously difficult prospect. Not to mention the buffeting winds which crack off of the ocean, which lies at it's nearest point, 800 yards from the ground. It's rarely warm at the ground, visitors are advised to wrap up and pack a thermos.

Albion is, in a sentence, all that is good about new Wray. It is a University city, with the country's two premier higher educational establishments, van Aalen University and Univeristy of Albion (UoA), as well as many smaller colleges in every discipline from marine biology to medicine. It has sharp, gleaming sky-scrapers which house the companies at the forefront of Wray's business boom. Houghton Square is arguably the richest place in the country, with four of the country's top 10 biggest and most profitable companies residing there. Albion has always been an academic player, it is, after all, where the Independence Movement, then called the White Order, met in 1922 - a collection of academics and merchants coming together to first whisper of independence. There's a great atmosphere in Albion, as anyone who's been there will tell you. It's almost as if life is just a little less important in that city than anywhere else, there's more time to simply stop and chill, and where better than the newly-appointed University Oval. Situated in the heart of van Aalen University's Goodsen Playing Fields, the University Oval is about as idyllic as they come, sloping grass banks adorn all sides, with shade provided by stately oak trees. A simple white picket fence divides the spectators from the field of play in a testament to it's general loveliness. The grandstand has been extended and temporary seats added for when Gruenberg and Patistan come to town, but it's lost none of it's charm. Head into town after the day's play to enjoy a beer or burger at one of the million class eating establishments, and take it all in with 100,000 college students. Trust me, it's not as bad as it sounds.

Test Grounds

1st Test vs Patistan: Cartersburg Oval, Shorebrook, Cartersburg, Pitch Modifier: +3
2nd Test vs Patistan: University Oval, Goodsen, Albion, Pitch Modifier: +2

1st Test vs Gruenberg: TM Parker Bayside Stadium, Willem's Point, Nelson's Bay, Pitch Modifier: -5
2nd Test vs Gruenberg: Cartersburg Oval, Shorebrook, Cartersburg, Pitch Modifier: +3
3rd Test vs Gruenberg: University Oval, Goodsen, Albion, Pitch Modifier: +2

1st Test vs Gloriax: Cartersburg Oval, Shorebrook, Cartersburg, Pitch Modifier: +3
2nd Test vs Gloriax: TM Parker Bayside Stadium, Willem's Point, Nelson's Bay, Pitch Modifier: -5
3rd Test vs Gloriax: TBA

*IC, of course

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Postby Apox » Thu Feb 12, 2015 5:06 pm

Apox Cricket Roster


The coach: Dan Revie, Aged: 47
Cricket Squad
Name Age M I No Runs Average HS 50/100| Overs M Runs Wkts Average Best 5 Wkts
Basher al Menzes 28 23 26 5 936 44.57 127* 6/1 | 216.5 23 933 32 29.16 5-40 1
James Hughes 26 16 22 0 975 44.32 384 1/2 | 0 0 0 0
Jake Walters 32 37 49 9 1710 42.75 211 4/6 | 0 0 0 0
Sam Gugh 33 37 51 3 1763 36.73 206 7/3 | 0 0 0 0
Dan Watt 35 35 49 8 1397 34.07 127 7/2 | 0 0 0 0
Edgar Orbiton 21 6 7 1 173 28.83 67* 1/0 | 0 0 0 0
Anyi Metrophanes 21 2 2 1 22 22.00 22* 0/0 | 18 0 125 6 20.83 5-63 1
Kate Finika 33 18 24 3 415 19.76 74* 1/0 | 130.1 13 635 16 39.69 2-9 0
Aram Dhawa 32 39 32 11 149 7.10 15 0/0 | 856.2 163 2961 90 32.90 5-36 3
Lucia Swizzard 26 12 11 3 50 6.25 13 0/0 | 173 34 588 26 22.62 5-87 1
Sam Vernon 29 29 18 5 65 5.00 9 0/0 | 537 92 1951 91 21.44 7-28 6
Tkachuk Nomad 23 1 1 0 4 4.00 0 0/0 | 4 0 31 1 31.00 1-31 0
Claire Slater 28 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0/0 | 0 0 0 0
Alex Crawthoot 27 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0/0 | 0 0 0 0
Quentrim Gray 22 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0/0 | 0 0 0 0
Fran Kane 25 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0/0 | 0 0 0 0


Batting Order
Sam Gugh (WK)
James Hughes
Jake Walters (c)
Dan Watt
Bashar al Menzes (all-rounder)
Edgar Orbiton
Kate Finika
Anyi Metrophanes
Lucia Swizzard
Tkachuk Nomad
Sam Vernon

Bowling Order
1. Sam Vernon
2. Lucia Swizzard
3. Anyi Metrophanes
4. Tkachuk Nomad
5. Bashar al Menzes
6. Kate Finika

February 14 vs GOram: Cliff Road (capacity: 14,000) {in town of Cierbana} -3
February ?? vs GOram: Benson Bridge (capacity 22,000) {in city of Dwile} +1
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Postby Gruenberg » Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:32 am

Article posted on the GruenCric website.
    Hengtridan announces retirement

    Zambuimmi Hengtridan has confirmed long awaited rumours in the Gruenberger cricketing world by announcing that the coming Test series against Liventia will be his last as captain of the national team. Not expected to retain his place as a specialist batsman - he averaged 41 with 3 100s in the last season but saw his form decline severely over the course of the year - he will say goodbye at The Rajjenkali Mire of Goatliness, after a career that has seen Gruenberg go from playing their first Test to topping the world rankings.

    His successor had been expected to be Sprantothan Juffwump, but the off-spinner's ban for a suspect action has now ruled him out of contention, and with Benny Enchante still disfavoured by Viziery officials after the "Textgate" saga and Spintmhitz Turvuaednes joining the ranks of the retirees, Yeepers Naroadnig is the most likely candidate to take over the captaincy, beginning with the tour of Darmen, while Ruttup Izaizakanorb and Whimwhob Tootash will compete for the available batting place. Playing five front line bowlers is also a possibility, should Azzawozzawoowizzbitz Telliflikkiflarknon prove capable of batting at 6.

    Anticipation in Gruenberg for the coming Test season has reached fever pitch - helped by the deathly Green Death Plague sweeping the nation - with news of an ODI tournament to follow bringing promise of success in the one format Gruenberg has historically struggled in. "In the name of Most Juicy and Fragrant Mother Wena, we shall be honoured to give our all for our nation, our people, and our goats," said Hengtridan at a pre-match press conference. "And that run out was total bullshit," he added mysteriously.
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Postby Liventia » Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:39 pm

Liventia have named the following 15-man squad to tour Gruenberg:

BATSMEN
WWR Ashworth, 25, RHB, occasional OB
AJ Cunningham, 27, RHB, occasional RM
DA Hennessey, 24, LHB, occasional LB
PW Jamieson, 24, LHB, occasional SLA
JCA Quinn, 23, LHB, very occasional LM

WICKETKEEPER
MA Finney (captain), 26, RHB, occasional OB

ALL ROUNDERS
LP Cartwright, 26, RHB, RF
TD Jonsson, 24, RHB, RMF
DM Lewis, 23, LHB, LB (occasional LBG)
BC Sinclair, 24, RHB, RF
STS Watting, 24, RHB, RM

BOWLERS
JPK Adams, 22, LHB, LF
LM Bérard, 25, RHB, SLA
MC Geach (vice captain), 26, LHB, RFM
DM Quinn, 25, RHB, OB

Squad to play first Test at Flurthwell: PW Jamieson, MA Finney†*, JCA Quinn, DA Hennessey, LP Cartwright, STS Watting, DM Lewis, BC Sinclair, DM Quinn, MC Geach, JPK Adams (bowling: Adams/Geach to open; Cartwright, Watting and Sinclair to share overs with Adams and Geach; Lewis and DM Quinn to bowl majority of overs once footmarks appear)
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Postby Liventia » Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:30 pm

Matchweek 1
Match Report: Liventia in Gruenberg
Gruenberg bat first
Gruenberg 471/6d (153.2 overs), 205 (39.1 overs)
Liventia 404 (113.4 overs), 275/6 (88.3 overs)
Liventia win by 4 wickets

Match Report: Jeckland in Darmen
Darmen bat first
Darmen 453/8d (143.5 overs), 162/3d (38.4 overs)
Jeckland 262 (91.5 overs), 293 (137.5 overs)
Jeckland lose by 60 runs

Match Report: Goram in Apox
Apox bat first
Apox 202 (57.2 overs), 339 (146.4 overs)
Goram 402/9d (135.0 overs), 143/6 (40.1 overs)
Goram win by 4 wickets

Match Report: Wray in Chelta
Wray bat first
Wray 191 (48.0 overs), 637/6d (182.5 overs)
Chelta 466/4d (175.5 overs), 76/2 (26.0 overs)
Drawn

Match Report: The Babbage Islands in Estenia
Estenia bat first
Estenia 142 (43.1 overs), 173 (54.4 overs)
The Babbage Islands 313 (61.3 overs), 3/0 (0.5 overs)
The Babbage Islands win by 10 wickets

Match Report: Barunia in Affiliated South Califan Sprawls
Barunia bat first
Barunia 479/4d (161.3 overs)
Affiliated South Califan Sprawls 645 (287.5 overs)
Drawn


Matchweek 2 scorination: Wednesday, 18 February
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Postby Gruenberg » Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:47 pm

(Provisional) match details as posted on the GruenCric website.
Gruenberg 471-6 dec. (153.2 overs)
R B 4/6

YTQQZK Naroadnig lbw b Adams 15 (48) 2/-
PA Deisler lbw b Adams 123 (211) 17/1
SR Juffwump c J Quinn b Sinclair 5 (9) 1/-
BL Enchante c Finney+ b D Quinn 204 (381) 21/1
ZGK Hengtridan* c Finney+ b D Quinn 104 (261) 15/-
NWWUM Likkilai c & b D Quinn 1 (7) -/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon NOT OUT 6 (6) -/1
EXTRAS (10b, 3nb) 13
Did not bat: KZY Uvaevaluvae+, SCCD Croffnuppet, PPPPPP Uglaxx, FFFFFFF Yumbucket

FoW: 1: 33 (Naroadnig, 10.6 overs); 2: 59 (Juffwump, 15.3 overs); 3: 237 (Deisler, 66.3 overs); 4: 463 (Hengtridan, 149.6 overs); 5: 465 (Likkilai, 151.5 overs); 6: 471 (Enchante, 153.2 overs)

O M R W
Adams 25 7 67 2
Geach 18 6 37 0
Cartwright 12 0 62 0
Watting 15 3 55 0
Sinclair 20 4 62 1
D Quinn 36.2 6 86 3
Lewis 27 4 92 0

Liventia 404 error innings not found (113.4 overs)
R B 4/6

PW Jamieson c Juffwump b Uglaxx 13 (27) 2/-
MA Finney*+ c Deisler b Telliflikkiflarknon 38 (82) 2/1
JCA Quinn b Telliflikkiflarknon 52 (88) 5/-
DA Hennessey c Enchante b Uglaxx 74 (87) 8/-
LP Cartwright run out (Deisler) 42 (105) 6/-
STS Watting c Likkilai b Yumbucket 8 (37) 2/-
DM Lewis c Uvaevaluvae+ b Telliflikkiflarknon 54 (118) 7/-
BC Sinclair c & b Croffnuppet 93 (110) 6/1
DM Quinn run out (Naroadnig) 4 (14) 1/-
MC Geach NOT OUT 9 (20) -/-
JPK Adams c Hengtridan b Croffnuppet 0 (1) -/-
EXTRAS (1wb, 1nb) 2

FoW: 1: 29 (Jamieson, 11.2 overs); 2: 87 (Finney, 25.3 overs); 3: 146 (J Quinn, 37.3 overs); 4: 226 (Hennessey, 60.6 overs); 5: 227 (Cartwright, 65.4 overs); 6: 238 (Watting, 72.3 overs); 7: 372 (Lewis, 105.1 overs); 8: 387 (D Quinn, 108.2 overs); 9: 404 (Sinclair, 113.3 overs); 10: 404 (Adams, 113.4 overs)

O M R W
Telliflikkiflarknon 26 5 88 3
Uglaxx 30 6 101 2
Croffnuppet 14.4 3 44 2
Yumbucket 26 4 122 1
Naroadnig 17 3 39 0

Gruenberg 205 all out (39.1 overs)
R B 4/6

PA Deisler lbw b Adams 0 (1) -/-
YTQQZK Naroadnig c Jamieson b Cartwright 27 (29) 4/1
SR Juffwump lbw b Geach 4 (9) 1/-
BL Enchante c Finney+ b Adams 0 (8) -/-
ZGK Hengtridan* c Sinclair b Adams 4 (4) 1/-
NWWUM Likkilai c Finney+ b Adams 39 (49) 7/1
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon c Finney+ b Cartwright 104 (99) 15/4
KZY Uvaevaluvae+ st Finney+ b D Quinn 17 (40) 1/-
SCCD Croffnuppet c Hennessey b D Quinn 0 (5) -/-
PPPPPP Uglaxx c Finney+ b Geach 0 (1) -/-
FFFFFFF Yumbucket NOT OUT 0 (0) -/-
EXTRAS (10nb) 10

FoW: 1: 0 (Deisler, 0.1 overs); 2: 5 (Juffwump, 1.5 overs); 3: 15 (Enchante, 4.3 overs); 4: 21 (Hengtridan, 6.1 overs); 5: 42 (Naroadnig, 10.3 overs); 6: 125 (Likkilai, 23.1 overs); 7: 188 (Uvaevaluvae, 36.1 overs); 8: 188 (Croffnuppet, 36.6 overs); 9: 205 (Telliflikkiflarknon, 38.6 overs); 10: 205 (Uglaxx, 39.1 overs)

O M R W
Adams 11 0 55 4
Geach 11.1 0 55 2
Cartwright 5 1 26 2
Watting 3 0 18 0
Sinclair 6 0 36 0
D Quinn 4 1 15 2

Liventia 275-6 (88.3 overs)
R B 4/6

PW Jamieson c Uvaevaluvae+ b Telliflikkiflarknon 2 (24) -/-
MA Finney*+ b Croffnuppet 95 (219) 11/-
JCA Quinn b Croffnuppet 30 (39) 2/-
DA Hennessey lbw b Uglaxx 37 (66) 6/-
JPK Adams lbw b Naroadnig 6 (18) 1/-
LP Cartwright run out (Deisler) 42 (105) 6/-
STS Watting NOT OUT 53 (92) 5/-
DM Lewis NOT OUT 31 (58) 5/-
EXTRAS (5lb, 3nb) 8
Did not bat: BC Sinclair, DM Quinn, MC Geach

FoW: 1: 18 (Jamieson, 6.4 overs); 2: 76 (J Quinn, 20.1 overs); 3: 139 (Hennessey, 43.1 overs); 4: 150 (Adams, 47.6 overs); 5: 169 (Cartwright, 54.4 overs); 6: 218 (Finney, 71.2 overs)

O M R W
Yumbucket 15 4 46 0
Uglaxx 17 3 45 1
Telliflikkiflarknon 13 3 39 2
Naroadnig 17.3 1 67 1
Croffnuppet 25 3 72 2
Enchante 1 0 1 0

Day 1
PA Deisler: 50 in 49 balls, 5x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 79-2)
Lunch: Gruenberg 94-2, 27 overs (Deisler 56, Enchante 16)
3rd wicket: 50 in 93 balls (Deisler 28, Enchante 23)
BL Enchante: 50 in 93 balls, 7x4 (Gruenberg 158-2)
3rd wicket: 100 in 209 balls (Enchante 51, Deisler 49)
PA Deisler: 100 in 175 balls, 13x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 186-2)
Tea: Gruenberg 188-2, 58 overs (Deisler 102, Enchante 64)
3rd wicket: 150 in 282 balls (Enchante 77, Deisler 73)
BL Enchante: 100 in 151 balls, 13x4 (Gruenberg 268-3)
4th wicket: 50 in 100 balls (Hengtridan 28, Enchante 21)
New ball taken at 84.0 overs (Gruenberg 291-3)
Close of play: Gruenberg 300-3, 90 overs (Enchante 119, Hengtridan 34)
Day 2
4th wicket: 100 in 234 balls (Hengtridan 47, Enchante 42)
ZGK Hengtridan: 50 in 131 balls, 7x4 (Gruenberg 341-3)
Lunch: Gruenberg 366-3, 118 overs (Enchante 147, Hengtridan 63)
BL Enchante: 150 in 298 balls, 17x4 (Gruenberg 387-3)
4th wicket: 150 in 353 balls (Hengtridan 81, Enchante 58)
ZGK Hengtridan: 100 in 218 balls, 15x4 (Gruenberg 420-3)
4th wicket: 200 in 442 balls (Hengtridan 104, Enchante 85)
Tea: Gruenberg 453-3, 148 overs (Enchante 193, Hengtridan 104)
BL Enchante: 200 in 372 balls, 21x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 460-3)
2nd wicket: 50 in 76 balls (J Quinn 29, Finney 21)
Close of play: Liventia 87-2, 25.3 overs (J Quinn 33)
Day 3
3rd wicket: 50 in 62 balls (Hennessey 37, J Quinn 12)
JCA Quinn: 50 in 83 balls, 5x4 (Liventia 144-2)
DA Hennessey: 50 in 52 balls, 6x4 (Liventia 164-3)
Lunch: Liventia 189-3, 52 overs (Hennessey 66, Cartwright 12)
4th wicket: 50 in in 94 balls (Hennessey 29, Cartwright 18)
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Liventia 265-6)
Tea: Liventia 286-6, 90 overs (Sinclair 36, Lewis 15)
7th wicket: 50 in 109 balls (Sinclair 39, Lewis 12)
BC Sinclair: 50 in 67 balls, 4x4 (Liventia 313-6)
7th wicket: 100 in 143 balls (Sinclair 61, Lewis 34)
DM Lewis: 50 in 106 balls, 7x4 (Liventia 361-6)
Stumps at change of innings
Day 4
6th wicket: 50 in 49 balls (Likkilai 25, Telliflikkiflarknon 22)
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon: 50 in 51 balls, 10x4 (Gruenberg 139-6)
Lunch: Gruenberg 149-6, 30 overs (Telliflikkiflarknon 59, Uvaevaluvae 9)
7th wicket: 50 in 65 balls (Telliflikkiflarknon 34, Uvaevaluvae 15)
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon: 100 in 92 balls, 14x4 4x6 (Gruenberg 200-8)
2nd wicket: 50 in 60 balls (J Quinn 26, Finney 20)
Tea: Liventia 74-1, 18 overs (Finney 40, J Quinn 28)
MA Finney: 50 in 67 balls, 6x4 (Liventia 89-2)
3rd wicket: 50 in 90 balls (Hennessey 29, Finney 23)
Close of play: Liventia 150-4, 48 overs (Finney 69)
Day 5
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Liventia 237-6)
Lunch: Liventia 246-6, 81 overs (Watting 40, Lewis 16)
7th wicket: 50 in 101 balls (Lewis 31, Watting 19)
STS Watting: 50 in 92 balls, 5x4 (Liventia 275-6)

Match result: Liventia win by 4 wickets
Match award: JPK Adams (Liventia)
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Postby Chelta » Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:38 am

Match Report: Wray in Chelta
Wray bat first
Wray 191 (48.0 overs), 637/6d (182.5 overs)
Chelta 466/4d (175.5 overs), 76/2 (26.0 overs)
Drawn


Wray 1st Innings
Batsman Out Bowler Runs Balls
EM McCaughey b Werren 31 47
JWO Colt lbw b Birt 21 30
SLM Sterne c †Goss b Madison 33 48
GPRJ Mitchell c †Goss b Werren 12 22
JW Jackson not out 55 72
JMA Keillher c Waight b Madison 7 12
JS Stacey c Sullivan b Madison 9 13
JS Storm b Werren 1 4
BR Matthews c Walters b Werren 13 30
C Dawson-Lane c †Goss b Werren 0 1
SG Aguando b Werren 3 9
EXTRAS: 6 (3b, 1lb, 2nb)
TOTAL: 191 (48.0)

Fall of wickets: 1/39 (Colt 9.5), 2/63 (MCaughey 15.5), 3/92 (Mitchell 23.1), 4/102 (Sterne 25.4),
5/117 (Keillher 29.3), 6/135 (Stacey 34.0), 7/137 (Storm 35.2), 8/177 (Matthews 45.2), 9/177 (Dawson-Lane 45.3),
10/191 (Aguando 48.0)


Chelta 1st innings
Batsman Out Bowler Runs Balls
GM Walters c †Stacey b Storm 14 21
AH Blainey c Lewis b Dawson-Lane 201 523
JA Macnair b Storm 48 115
PJM Waight c Colt b Aguando 25 49
ERM Sullivan not out 150 346
RT Madison not out 0 1
EXTRAS: 28 (13b, 6lb, 5nb, 4wd)
TOTAL: 466/4d (175.5)

Fall of wickets: 1/18 (Walters 6.5), 2/119 (Macnair 45.0), 3/162 (Waight 61.1), 4/465 (Blainey 174.5)


Wray 2nd Innings
Batsman Out Bowler Runs Balls
EM McCaughey c †Goss b Birt 7 11
JWO Colt b Birt 107 191
SLM Sterne lbw b Madison 213 386
GPRJ Mitchell c †Goss b Werren 78 144
JW Jackson b Donoghue 91 153
JMA Keillher c Waight b Birt 16 30
JS Stacey not out 61 123
JS Storm not out 1 4
EXTRAS: 30 (15b, 5lb, 6nb, 4wd)
TOTAL: 637/6d (182.5)

Fall of wickets: 1/12 (McCaughey 3.3), 2/222 (Colt 63.5), 3/391 (Mitchell 112.0), 4/460 (Sterne 131.5),
5/495 (Keillher 141.5), 6/637 (Jackson 182.5)


Chelta 2nd innings
Batsman Out Bowler Runs Balls
GM Walters c Keillher b Storm 8 13
AH Blainey not out 34 78
JA Macnair c Sterne b Matthews 25 53
PJM Waight not out 7 12
EXTRAS: 2 (2b)
TOTAL: 76/2 (26.0)

Fall of wickets: 1/12 (Walters 4.1), 2/64 (Macnair 22.0)


Edit: Fixed some embarrassing mistakes...
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Hands up who saw that one coming? In their first ever GCF match, the newcomers have knocked off the sixth ranking member - winning by four wickets. I repeat, Goram has beaten Apox by four wickets. On a pitch that offered a fair advantage to the ball, the Goramites delivered when it mattered most.

A full house of 14,000 were on hand to witness the first ball being bowled at the Cliff Road on Saturday morning. Having won the toss and elected to put the hosts in on a bowling friendly track, Goram got their GCF campaign underway. The start was inauspicious, perhaps a case of nerves early on, as Hipper delivered a poor ball to start the Test. Gugh was onto it quickly, carving the short and wide delivery in front of the point fielder for four. The rest of the over continued in a similar fashion as Hipper conceded a further six runs - including a well played clip off the pads for four that brought James Hughes his first runs of the day. Despite the poor start, Hipper was not unnerved. His next over was tighter, his third better still and his fourth was damn near unplayable. It was in the fourth over of the swingy fast medium bowler's over that Goram struck with a ball that swung sharply towards leg before moving viciously away off the pitch to demolish off stump. Hughes was dismissed for 10, and the visitors had collected their first wicket of the match. Hipper did not stop there, collecting three more scalps as Apox were assaulted by blistering spells of fast bowling from a team that seemed to want to put the rest of the GCF on notice. We're here, they seemed to say, and we're here to stay, as they removed the tenth wicket for only 202. Only Orbiton, at six, offered much resistance - scoring a plucky 58 not out off 117 balls.

If Goram's bowling was good, their batting was even better. The opening pair of Blackwell and Brady made the track, that had so tormented their opponents, look like a road as they piled up a first wicket stand of 111. Unfortunately for Brady, who had been the more fluent of the two, Nelson struck and he was removed for a fine 58. Contributions were made up and down the order. Evan-Thomas made 40, Girdwrithe went one better with 41, Mulberry added 42 and the all rounder, Vinnick, passed fifty. These were all good knocks in their own right, but all were surpassed by Blackwell who played a true captain's innings. He started cautiously, utilising the virtually impenetrable defence for which he is so well known within domestic cricket. He poked and prodded the odd ball into gaps, scoring only three fours on his way to a 114 ball fifty. Once passed his fifty, which was barely acknowledged by the entrenched batsman, did he step it up a gear. Short balls, which he might have swayed away from earlier in the innings, were met with ferocious pulls and hooks which seemed to explode out the middle of the bat. Anything pitched up outside off was summarily dispatched through a series of fluent drives and cuts - including a magnificent punch straight back down the ground to move him into the 90's.

The hundred was passed after 146 deliveries, not with a bang but with a single clipped away to backward square leg. The crowd applauded, but the batsman appeared unmoved. His first international century was marked by a simple showing of the bat face to the locker room and a handshake, before the skipper returned to his crease to face down the next ball. In such good touch was Blackwell, that it seemed no one would remove him. That was until Swizzard produced a ball that rapidly left the right hander and kissed the outside edge to nestle in the gloves of the keeper. The Apoxians celebrated and the crowd applauded the dismissed batsman, who dejectedly left the field despite having added 121 to the score. In total, Goram was dismissed for 402 - a lead of 200 runs and far, far better than anyone could have hoped for before the start of the match.

The Apoxians returned to the middle mid way through the first session on the third day, eager to atone for their earlier failures with the bat. The hosts started well, with a well controlled and virtually chanceless stand of 86 - punctuated by cautious defence and good running. Ultimately, however, Hughes was the first man to go when Halifax trapped him lbw. The highlight of the innings was certainly the superb knock played by Dan Watt who made 70, before falling to a vicious bouncer from Hipper, that deflected off the shoulder of the bat and presented a simple chance, gobbled up by Evan-Thomas at short leg. Spurred on by Watt's effort, the Apoxians relied to Goram's first innings lead with a slow burn 339 all out - setting the tourists with a very gettable 139 to win and with plenty of time at the end of the fourth day to get there.

With the light fading, the two Goramite openers returned to the scene of their 100 plus stand with the aim of repeating it and seeing off the hosts with ease. It was not to be. Nothing about the ensuing chase was to be easy. Blackwell fell for only 9. Evan-Thomas followed soon after, contributing just 8. Two down with only 24 on the board, the inexperienced tourists seemed to be in trouble. In favourable bowling conditions, on a day five pitch, perhaps the experience of the hosts would see them home? Brady and Girdwrithe steady the listing ship somewhat with a cautious stand of 36, but when Brady was caught behind off Metrophanes, the Apoxians seemed to be in the ascendency. Of Goram's five recognised batsmen, only two were left. In the face of tremendous bowling from the Apoxians, one of them would have to dig in and play the innings that needed to be played.

It was Girdwrithe who answered his country's call, with an unbeaten 47. He dispensed with his usual style of bludgeoning the ball to all parts of the ground, rather he played a conservative innings, prizing his wicket above all else. Others came and went, but Girdwrithe remained, ever pushing the score towards the magic 139. Fittingly, it was he that scored the winning runs - a powerful four through midwicket, from a no ball none the less, which pushed Goram passed 139 to 143.

There was jubilation on the pitch as the two batsmen embraced in the middle. Their joy was only matched by the celebrations on the locker room balcony and, doubtless, in the home of every Goramite cricket fan. The Apoxians, sixth ranking side in the GCF and a full member, had been beaten by four wickets.



Scorecards


Apox 1st Innings - 202 all out
Batsman Runs Balls Out
S GUGH 24 57 c EVAN-THOMAS b HIPPER
J HUGHES 10 21 b HIPPER
J WALTERS (C) 31 20 lbw BLEACHY
D WATT 0 6 c MULBERRY b HIPPER
B AL MENZES 4 28 c MULBERRY b HALIFAX
E ORBITON 58 117 NOT OUT
K FINIKA 32 64 b HIPPER
A METROPHANES 14 16 c BLACKWELL b BLEACHY
L SWIZZARD 14 18 c MULBERRY b HIPPER
T NOMAD 4 4 c&b VINNICK
S VERNON 0 2 c MCGARRY b BLEACHY
EXTRAS: 13 (3b, 8lb, 2nb)

FALL OF WICKET: 19/1 (Hughes), 40/2 (Gugh), 40/3 (Watt), 52/4 (Al Menzes), 73/5 (Walters), 136/6 (Finika), 160/7 (Metrophanes),
178/8 (Swizzard), 200/9 (Nomad), 202/10 (Vernon)

TOTAL: 202 (57.2)


Goram 1st Innings - 402 declared
Batsman Runs Balls Out
DC BLACKWELL (C)121 189 c GUGH b SWIZZARD
AA BRADY 58 97 lbw VERNON
AC EVAN-THOMAS 40 35 lbw VERNON
BJ GIRDWRITHE 41 71 c GUGH b VERNON
JC MCGARRY 9 20 b FINIKA
JH VINNICK 53 90 c GUGH b FINIKA
GS MULBERRY 42 42 RUN OUT (WATT)
IE RUSSELL 14 30 c ORBITON b NOMAD
WN HALIFAX 8 8 b METROPHANES
TL BLEACHY 5 11 NOT OUT
HJ HIPPER 2 8 NOT OUT

EXTRAS: 9 (4b, 2 w, 3nb)

FALL OF WICKET: 111/1 (Brady), 178/2 (Evan-Thomas), 206/3 (Blackwell), 221/4 (McGarry), 299/5 (Girdwrithe), 329/6 (Vinnick), 350/7 (Russell),
376/8 (Mulberry), 389/9 (Halifax), 402 declared.

TOTAL: 402 (135.0)


Apox 2nd Innings - 339 all out
Batsman Runs Balls Out
S GUGH 62 90 c MULBERRY b RUSSELL
J HUGHES 40 56 lbw HALIFAX
J WALTERS (C) 25 67 b BLEACHY
D WATT 70 134 c EVAN-THOMAS b HIPPER
B AL MENZES 0 1 c MULBERRY b HIPPER
E ORBITON 44 59 lbw RUSSELL
K FINIKA 5 17 c MULBERRY b VINNICK
A METROPHANES 39 28 b VINNICK
L SWIZZARD 24 41 c MULBERRY b HIPPER
T NOMAD 16 4 NOT OUT
S VERNON 8 2 b RUSSELL
EXTRAS: 6 (4 w, 2nb)

FALL OF WICKET: 86/1 (Hughes), 133/2 (Gugh), 187/3 (Walters), 246/4 (Watt), 246/5 (Al Menzes), 250/6 (Finika), 282/7 (Metrophanes),
300/8 (Orbiton), 326/9 (Swizzard), 339/10 (Vernon)

TOTAL: 339 (146.4)


Goram 1st Innings - 402 declared
Batsman Runs Balls Out
DC BLACKWELL (C)9 26 lbw SWIZZARD
AA BRADY 33 69 c GUGH b METROPHANES
AC EVAN-THOMAS 8 12 lbw METROPHANES
BJ GIRDWRITHE 47 94 NOT OUT
JC MCGARRY 20 37 c AL MENZES b SWIZZARD
JH VINNICK 17 10 c WALTERS b FINIKA
GS MULBERRY 5 23 b VERNON
IE RUSSELL 0 0 NOT OUT

DID NOT BAT: WN HALIFAX, TL BLEACHY, HJ HIPPER

EXTRAS: 4 (1lb, 2 w, 1 nb)

FALL OF WICKET: 12/1 (Blackwell), 24/2 (Evan-Thomas), 60/3 (Bradt), 101/4 (McGarry), 138/5 (Vinnick), 140/6 (Mulberry)

TOTAL: 143 (40.1)
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Postby The Babbage Islands » Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:26 am

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Bumblebee cricket returned to the grandest stage in Estenia with a convincing ten-wicket victory in the first Babbage Test match in three seasons.

The Babbage squad had things their way from the toss forward. Captain Jonathan Wilson put the home eleven in after winning the toss, and the Bumblebee attack dispatched the Estenians for 142 in just over a half-day.

Ashes Club batsman Cody Powell then served notice of things to come, opening the Babbage first innings with a steady 86 from just 75 balls. Jeffrey Bednar showed that his time in Liventia has been well-spent with his own half-century 74, and the 10/11 positions combined for 41 in a remarkable tail-wag to finish up 313 in 61.3 overs.

Estenia's second innings was also modest, their total of 173 just enough to avoid an innings loss and require the Bumblebees openers to face five balls in gaining three runs for the win.

Powell was named man of the match for his efforts.

Seven changes have been announced for the second Test of the series, ensuring that all 18 called-up players get in at least one match before Liventia come calling.

Anticipated lineup for the second Estenia Test:
  1. Powell CR (Cody), age 27, LH opener, rarely bowls SLA, The Ashes Club
  2. Bennett AJ (Anthony), age 35, RH opener, rarely bowls LMF, Dover Club 09
  3. Baker JG (John), age 25, RH top-order batsman, rarely bowls RM, Sterling CC
  4. Wilson JK (Jonathan), captain, age 28, RH top-order batsman. rarely bowls RF, The Ashes Club
  5. Bednar JP (Jeffrey), age 23, RH top-order batsman, rarely bowls RMF, Woodlands Manor (Liventia)
  6. Russell JL (Justin), age 24, RH mid-order batsman, LB bowler, Cardiff CC
  7. Lewis ZR (Zachary), age 28, wicketkeeper, LH batsman, does not bowl, The Ashes Club
  8. Bailey AT (Austin), age 25, RMF specialist bowler, bats RH, Cardiff CC
  9. Nash JMA (Jenifer), age 20, LF specialist bowler, bats LH, Pegasus B (Liventia)
  10. Carter AS (Alex), age 22, OB specialist bowler, bats RH, Bloomfield Hills Club
  11. Ward LV (Luke), age 28, SLC specialist bowler, bats RH, Dover Club 09

Match Report: The Babbage Islands in Estenia
Estenia bat first
Estenia 142 (43.1 overs), 173 (54.4 overs)
The Babbage Islands 313 (61.3 overs), 3/0 (0.5 overs)
The Babbage Islands win by 10 wickets


The Babbage Scorecards
TBI bowling, Estonia first innings
BS Parker 10.0 2 38 2 (1nb)
JMA Nash 10.0 3 28 3 (1wd)
CA Gray 9.0 2 33 1
ID Matthews 8.0 2 22 2
CM Kelly 4.1 1 16 1
JP Bednar 2.0 1 5 1

TBI first innings
CR Powell 86 75 3 1
NT Murray 29 43 0 0
JK Wilson* 25 42 1 0
CM Kelly 30 34 2 0
JP Bednar 74 67 5 1
JE Graham 6 8 0 0
AD Ford† 11 18 1 0
ID Matthews 0 1 0 0
BS Parker 2 7 0 0
CA Gray 19 37 0 0
JMA Nash not out 22 34 1 0
Extras (3lb, 3nb, 3wd) 9
TOTAL all out 313 (61.3 overs)

TBI bowling, Estenia second innings
BS Parker 11.0 2 39 3 (1nb)
JMA Nash 13.0 4 30 3
CA Gray 4.0 0 18 0
ID Matthews 14.4 3 40 3 (2nb)
CM Kelly 5.0 0 21 1
JP Bednar 7.0 1 25 0

TBI second innings
CR Powell not out 1 3 0 0
NT Murray not out 2 2 0 0
Extras 0
TOTAL for 0 wickets 3 (0.5 overs)
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Postby Barunia » Mon Feb 16, 2015 8:35 am

Barunia have drawn their opening match of the 6th GCF season against the Affiliated South Califan Sprawls. Barunia started off strongly and looked solid, but had only amassed 40 runs when the first wicket fell. Michael Barrie departed for 28 after a good yorker thudded into his pad in line with middle stump. Christian Long came to the crease and dug in. Down the other end was Muirhead, who was on 12 when Long came to the crease, and joined him for hour after hour of slow but sure batting. Long was by far the more aggressive of the two, reaching his half century in 48 balls, and almost giving his wicket away on 65 after miscuing a cut on a bouncer which flew out to third man. It was a regulation catch, but bounced off the fielder's palms and fell safe.

Long made the most of his second chance, smashing out a century and more before stumps on the first day. By then the partnership had climbed to 195, with the score of 1-236 looking very good indeed. Long and Muirhead continued on day 2 with much of the same flair, Long showing brilliant stroke play as he hit the Califan bowlers to all parts of the ground; whilst Muirhead displayed great defensive technique as he quietly climbed into the nineties. His partner was eying his first double century as he drove past 150, but it was not to be after he feathered a catch through to the keeper. Despite protests from Long, he was giving out by the on-field umpire, and technology suggested that it was the correct decision.

With Long dismissed for 175, the score stood at 2-296, his partnership with Muirhead contributing 255 of those runs. He was replaced by Barunian captain Jon Doveson, who survived an appeal first ball for lbw, the ball correctly judged to be missing off-stump. He'd put a further eight runs on the board by the end of the over with two well-placed drives for four. Tension around the stadium mounted as Roger Muirhead, eight runs off a century in his first match, faced the Califan star bowler. After avoiding two, he smashed an offside drive through the covers for four, and then rushed through a narrow single. Doveson put him on strike for the last ball of the over, and another single saw Muirhead retain the strike on 98.

Muirhead got a bouncer and hooked it away to fine leg. He'd turned for the second run before he saw that the ball had hit the rope, and celebrated his first test century with a modest two armed victory salute, and the congratulations of his captain. He didn't have much time to bask in the glory however; on his next ball he hit what looked like an easy two runs out to backward square, but good fielding and a sharp throw saw him short of his ground by two centimetres. The score was then 3-316, and debutante wicketkeeper James Walker came to the crease.

Walker made a slow start to his innings, taking eight balls to get his first run. He slowly amassed 36 runs before he was clean bowled, with the score at 4-390. He was replaced by fellow debutante Jack Dunn. Working with Doveson, the pair put on a solid batting performance, battling a strong bowling attack as both batsmen posted half-centuries. At tea, Doveson declared, leaving him with figures of 67 not out, Walker on 62 not out, and the team with a score of 4-479d. The final session of day two saw the Califan side post a decent 1-89.

Unfortunately for the Barunians, wickets were hard to come by on day 3, and they didn't take the second until the score was over 200. By the time the stumps were off for the day, Affiliated South Califan Sprawls were 3-322. They were still going strong at 8-587 at the close of day 4, and when Casey Williams finally bowled their number 11 they were all out for 645. With less than a day remaining for two innings, Doveson sought out his counterpart before he left the field, and a nod and a amicable handshake drew the game.

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    Jonathan Adams, Max Finney and Bryan Sinclair led Liventia to a hugely significant win in the opening Test of the GCF season, marking the first time Gruenberg have ever lost a match at the Flurthwel Oval. Having reached 463-3 at one point in their first innings and reduced Liventia to 238-6 in theirs, it was a rank capitulation that saw Gruenberg eventually succumb to a four wicket defeat that meant Zambuimmi Hengtridan begins his final series as Test captain with his back to the wall. Finney, by contrast, had cause to celebrate an iron-willed fourth innings 95 to lead his team to the finish line, Liventia's superior batting depth aiding them even after the captain fell.

    On the surface, the match could not have begun much better for Gruenberg. Winning the toss under clear skies, they made use of an utterly benign pitch that offered the Liventian seamers nothing. Adams ducked one through Yeepers Naroadnig's defences early and opening partner Matt Geach bowled with good control, but the change bowlers were cannon fodder: after Surro Juffwump, who had a wretched Test, fended to short leg off Sinclair, Pitkin Deisler and Benny Enchante feasted on Watting and Cartwright, and the introduction of spin failed to slow their advance as each cruised to a century. Deisler, shrugging off poor ODI form leading into the season, was the most fluent, with an attractive and adventurous hundred, while Enchante, averaging over 100 at the Oval, looked set to complete another double ton on the ground where he had hit the first in GCF history.

    Eventually Adams returned to dismiss Deisler after a third wicket stand of 178, but that just brought Hengtridan to the crease. Given a standing ovation every time he so much as scratched his guard, it was almost impossible for the popular captain not to cash in, and he and Enchante duly set about surpassing records with a 226 run partnership that stretched past lunch on Day 2. Progress on the second day was much slower as Daniel Quinn, bowling on a leg stump line, brought his captain some containment, and Enchante in particular struggled with fitness issues, repeatedly cramping up. The Gruenberger obsession with statistical records cost the team some late acceleration as he neared his double and slowed to a crawl: Hengtridan and Nernoiks Likkilai unselfishly hit out, while Enchante only chanced his arm having brought up 204, to give Quinn three late scalps. A typically aggressive Hengtridan declaration called the innings in, having reached 471-6.

    Azzawozzawoowizzbitz Telliflikkiflarknon then produced his best spell in Test colours in a fiery opening salvo: though he went wicketless, his pressure probably helped iiPriyuff Uglaxx to pick up Jamieson at the other end, and he returned at the end of the day to bend his back with a vicious steepler that Finney could only fend to third slip. Liventia began Day 3 on 87-2 facing a huge deficit, but Dylan Hennessey counter-attacked in fine style, while iiFobo Yumbucket suffered through an inauspicious debut, conceding 30 in his first 3 overs and 60 in his first 10. Another Telliflikkiflarknon thunderbolt castled James Quinn after he reached 50, but Hennessey and Cartwright were able to add another 80, the Gruenberger spinners finding little to assist their pace men.

    Liventia then collapsed, losing 3 wickets for 14 runs. It was sparked by some atypically sharp fielding, Enchante snapping a slow catch off the turf - Hennessey sportingly walking on the fielder's word - and Deisler throwing down the stumps from cover as Cartwright dawdled, and capped by a great diving catch by Likkilai to give Yumbucket his first Test wicket. Yet Liventia's batting order stretched down to 8, and Duncan Lewis and Bryan Sinclair were able to rebuild. Lewis, who has a List A double hundred to his name, showed uncharacteristic restraint in building a patient 54, while Cartwright hit out freely in a delightful 93 off 110 balls, falling short of a hundred only after running out of partners and slogging the unimpressive Spanglepants Croffnuppet against the turn.

    Reducing the margin to just 67 gave Liventia's bowlers renewed hope, and they began Day 4 in inspired fashion. Adams trapped Deisler first ball and proceeded to rocket through the top order in what proved a match winning spell. Trying to make up for the slow pace of their Day 2 batting, Gruenberg counter-attacked, but the decision backfired, with cavalier shots getting more wickets than runs. Telliflikkiflarknon, entering at 42-5, led the charge. He and Likkilai put on 83 before Adams's return accounted for his partner; another 63 came with Kahunk Uvaevaluvae, whose scratchy keeping and insipid batting did little to win confidence in his selection. The allrounder eventually smote Quinn over long on to bring up his fourth career century, containing 15 boundaries and 4 sixes, off just 92 balls, but it was good enough only to haul Gruenberg to 205.

    That left Liventia to chase 273 on a pitch that showed few signs of dusting or breaking. Finney's 95 was the backbone of the innings, resolute while wickets fell at the other end. Once more the Liventian all-rounder corps proved valuable, Leo Cartwright, Stewart Watting and Lewis finishing the innings with scores of 42, 53 and 31*, and although the skipper was cruelly denied a deserved hundred after inside edging onto his stumps, he was able to watch his team claim victory as Watting drove Naroadnig for a boundary to bring up his 50 and the win. Adams was after given the match award for his 6-122 on a batsman's wicket, but a number of Liventians made valuable contributions, while Gruenberg look absurdly dependent on a small number of performers.

    Chairman of selectors Akkoikki Mhron announced two expected changes for the next Test, at the Moroschwegen Arena of Death: Surro Juffwump will lose his place to Ruttup Izaizakanorb, and iiFobo Yumbucket will give way for o'Po'o'To'o'So Bant.
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Ahh, it's good to be back. Test cricket's been gone too long. It's nice to have eyes back on the pitch, as opposed to flitting between various offices and boardrooms waiting for the WCB and LCBA to pull their heads out of their asses and stop fighting. But alas, they wasn't to be and instead we have no series against Liventia this season, which, in all honesty, is a massive travesty.

The scene for Wray's season-opener was Newport in Chelta, in conditions which favoured batting. A few days previously Wray had announced that Jamie Jackson would make his Test debut, filling in at No.5, which was good, as it partially filled a massive hole in our middle order. Other than that, it was standard fare for the team. Sterne won the toss and elected to bat on a relatively dry surface, and McCaughey and Colt set about building a total. Chelta's seamers are, at least according to me, somewhat slower than Wray's pace battery, but they manage to extract a fair deal of lateral movement with the new cherry. McCaughey played and missed at a few Ian Birt outswingers, before adjusting his feet and crashing him through extra-cover for four. Colt made a smart twenty, before falling to the first wicket of the day, getting trapped LBW by a Birt delivery which swung back in. He reviewed the decision in the hope that it was sliding down leg, but EagleEye only confirmed that it was crashing into the base of leg. First man back in the shed, and the captain on the pitch.

McCaughey looked good at the crease, with two sumptuous boundaries off Birt and Werren to take him into the thirties, but then his brain must have taken a temporary leave of absence as he left a delivery outside the off-stump, only to see the ball shape in and send the stump cartwheeling. It's quite a surreal sight, watching Ed standing there, in the perfect leave pose, except everyone is celebrating around him and his off-stump was on the ground. There was certainly a giggle or two in the press box.

Wray's top four all got starts (if you can call 12 a start), but none of them could convert their starts into anything substantial. Mitchell went for his 12 after poking at a ball he probably should have left alone from Werren, and Sterne was dismissed by a screamer from Goss, diving full length across the slip cordon to pluck the ball out of the air following a nick off Madison. 102-4 and lunch was called. Chelta could be happy, and Wray knew that they needed partnerships to get them to a good total.

Keillher, having crunched Madison through point the previous ball, decided he wanted to repeat the shot, but rather got a feather edge which carried to first slip. Jamie Jackson down the other end couldn't have thought there was much to this test cricket lark, as he quietly accumulated runs whilst his team-mates found more and more inventive ways to get themselves out. Stacey was the next to go off a Madison off-cutter, offering a lame chip to Ernie Sullivan at extra-cover. A bizarre shot, but evidence that the pitch had a hint of two-paceness about it. Jackson sat with increasing incredulity at the other end as Werren destroyed the lower order: He bowled Storm, got Matthews caught at mid-on and then had CDL caught behind very next ball. My face spent the majority of the time firmly planted on the desk as the procession of hapless lower order batsmen went to and from the wicket. After CDL got dismissed, Jackson passed his fifty with an agricultural mow over midwicket, and added another six off leg-spinner May before Aguando was cleaned up by Werren to bundle Wray out for an under par, yet unsurprising 191 just after tea. It would need a stellar bowling performance from Storm and co. to keep Wray in the game.

If the performance had to be stellar, then it was very much earthbound when Chelta batted. Heck, it hadn't even left my driveway. It started decently enough, Storm generated serious pace, and was rewarded with the wicket of Walters at the end of the 6th over with a sharp bouncer that he gloved through to Stacey. That was as good as it got for the end of the day, Chelta closed on 79/1.

They then batted for the whole of the morning session, with Storm, Matthews and Dawson-Lane simply not being able to prise the pair of Blainey and Macnair from the crease. It took an absolute jaffer from Storm to break the partnership just after lunch, with the ball pitching on off-stump and swerving back in, cutting Macnair in half and clipping leg-stump. Blainey passed his century after lunch with a tight cut-shot off Aguando. The left-arm spinner had been bowling well, if without luck, but he got lucky when captain Waight chipped a shortish delivery to Jackson Colt at point.

What proceeded this was a fine mix of completely compelling and utterly boring: a 300 run partnership between Blainey and Ernie Sullivan. Both of the batsman played gorgeous shots on numerous occasions, milking the spinner (well, spinners, because Jamie Jackson bowled some leg-break style slow deliveries for 4 overs.) The partnership gobbled up sessions, and it was eventually broken early in the afternoon of the third day, when Blainey had a complete brainstorm, after looking in simply phenomenal touch, pulled a short one from CDL and skewed it up in the air, where Jackson came in a took the catch at midwicket. I don't know the personal relationship between captain Waight and new man Rupert Madison, but it can't be that good considering he made Madison get padded up, walk all the way down to the wicket, face one ball from Aguando which he didn't even hit, only to be told that his team were declaring, with Sullivan 150 not out.

So, trailing by 275 runs with too long left in the game, it was going to be a hard graft to pull any sort of the result. I wasn't used to Wray being on the back foot, well, not on the back foot against countries that aren't Liventia or Gruenberg. Things didn't get better when Ed McCaughey was undone by a good seaming delivery from Birt which he nicked through to Goss behind the stumps,going for 7 off 11 balls. Jackson Colt's first ball was edged almost in an identical fashion, but Goss and first slip Waight looked at each other as the ball whizzed between them and flew away down to the boundary for four.

Colt only needs one chance, and he cashed in on the confusion in the slips, cracking a great, if sturdy, hundred. Hitting 7 fours and a massive six off Tim May, he registered his 5 test century, which was part of a 210-run partnership with captain Simon Sterne. When Colt chopped on against Birt, Wray still trailed by 50 runs. But I'm never a man to doubt Simon Sterne, and he looked calm and collected from the first ball he faced. He played a sharp back-foot cut off May, drove Werren for consecutive fours arrow straight down the pitch & flicked Birt viciously away through midwicket, just a small collection of the great shots he played during a titanic innings; the highest in Wray's history (eclipsing Jackson Colt's 201* against Liventia at Orean, when no-one else scored more than 56, and that was his opening partner McCaughey), scoring a sparkling 213 off 386 balls. He was ably supported by Colt previously, then Glenn Mitchell, whose punchy knock of 78, with 11 fours, was ended by a nick off from Werren. Sterne was finally dismissed after a hard-working bowling spell from all-rounder Rupert Madison, who pinned him in front, and despite the review from the captain, got the wicket.

Jamie Jackson, fresh off a good 50, added a belligerent 91 to his already impressive Test cricket repertoire. His driving suggested great power and skill, whilst his defence work and his footwork against the spinners showed that he was comfortable at the highest level, although he'll receive tougher tests than this. He let out a roar of anguish when he was bowled by Donoghue trying to increase the run rate. Stacey scored a fluent 50, whilst Keillher bagged 16, including a crunching six of Birt.

It was a really good effort from Wray to pull themselves back from the brink, and I was genuinely happy at the close of Wray's innings, it's just a shame that we don't play Liventia this season.

Wray line-up for 2nd Test: Identical

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Postby Darmen » Tue Feb 17, 2015 1:29 pm

Johnson praised for good decisions in win over Jeckland
Match Report: Jeckland in Darmen
Darmen bat first
Darmen 453/8d (143.5 overs), 162/3d (38.4 overs)
Jeckland 262 (91.5 overs), 293 (137.5 overs)
Jeckland lose by 60 runs

Darmen First Innings
Runs Balls 4's 6's SR
Mandelbaum 158 256 9 2 59.62
Kimberley 45 94 4 0 47.87
Kynaston 37 68 3 0 54.41
Cock 29 84 1 0 34.52
Wilson 8 33 0 0 24.24
Johnson 63* 114 4 1 55.26
Obando 18 45 0 0 40.00
Patterson 36 66 0 1 54.54
Marino 17 48 0 0 35.41
Abbiati 20* 55 0 0 36.36
Stafford Did not bat
Extras 22

Jeckland First Innings
Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ.
Johnson 31.5 5 62 4 1.95
Patterson 20 2 57 2 2.85
Marino 20 3 63 3 3.15
Abbiati 10 1 34 0 3.40
Stafford 8 1 36 1 4.50
Obando 2 0 10 0 5.00

Darmen Second Innings
Runs Balls 4's 6's SR
Mandelbaum 51 60 3 1 85.00
Kimberley 40 56 4 0 71.43
Kynaston 9* 28 0 0 32.14
Cock 37 55 1 2 67.27
Wilson 13* 33 0 0 39.39
Johnson Did not bat
Obando Did not bat
Patterson Did not bat
Marino Did not bat
Abbiati Did not bat
Stafford Did not bat
Extras 12

Jeckland Second Innings
Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ.
Johnson 37.5 7 50 2 1.32
Patterson 28 4 58 4 2.07
Marino 27 3 69 2 2.55
Abbiati 20 1 51 1 2.55
Stafford 20 2 46 1 2.30
Obando 5 0 19 0 3.80
ROMANOPOLIS - Darmeni captain Matthew Johnson celebrated another Test victory, the ninth of his young career, following Darmen's victory of sixty runs over Jeckland. The victory takes a huge amount of pressure off of Darmen, who now need only to win another match or draw the remaining two to win the series.

Johnson did well in all facets of the game: batting, bowling, fielding and decision making. While Johnson did not bat in Darmen's second innings, his first innings score of 63 off 114 balls not out was key to giving Darmen a huge lead ahead of Jeckland's turn to bat. When it came to bowling, Johnson was sure and precise, his economy rate in both innings being below 2 runs per over. He had 12 combined maiden overs in the match, and the number of dot balls he bowled would be enough to make any batsman, be they Jeckish or not, cringe. Out in the field, Johnson was also superb, patrolling the field in a fantastic manner. Johnson took three catches during the match, including the final out of the match that secured the victory of Darmen.

Most importantly however, was Johnson's superb decision making. Correctly reading the pitch to be one that would produce a lot of runs, Johnson chose to bat first and Darmen raced ahead to a 88 run total before losing their first wicket when Austyn Kimberley was caught and bowled after he scored 45 runs off 94 balls. The Jeckish bowlers were frustrated throughout the first day and into the second day as they struggled to control Darmen's scoring pace, which at times exceeded five runs an over. They also struggled to take wickets, as every Darmeni batsman who made his way to the wickets faced a minimum of 33 balls.

After scoring 453 runs for eight wickets following 143.5 overs, Johnson decided it was time to take to the field and try their hand at what the Jeckish had failed to accomplish. For the most part, Darmen did just that, as Johnson, debutant Sha'ul Patterson and Bysshe Marino bowled cheaply and took wickets fairly quickly. After 91.5 overs, Jeckland were all out for just 262 runs, giving Darmen a 191 run lead heading into their second innings.

After just 38.4 overs, Darmen's lead had increased to 353 runs, and with a few hours left on the fourth day and all of the fifth, Johnson made the decision to declare and try to repeat the masterful bowling performance of the first innings. Darmen quickly got down to business, and by the end of the fourth day, Jeckland had lost four batsman to Sha'ul Patterson. Having scored just 73 runs, Jeckland remained in need of 280, and would need to rely on the lower order to accomplish it. It certainly looked like a tough task.

Up until lunch on the final day however, Jeckland dominated the match, scoring 120 runs without loss, and reduced their deficit to just 160 runs. A turning point occurred however after Darmen restarted play following the lunch break, as Johnson took two quick wickets to reduce Jeckland to a score of 207 for six. Still in need of 146 runs and with only their bowlers left, the Darmenis looked confident, and slowly and methodically dismantled the rest of the Jeckish lineup. With about an hour left of play, Keshet Abbiati let a ball hang high. The Jeckish batsman on strike, thinking he had a good chance to hit for a boundary, instead sent the ball sailing towards Johnson at extra cover. Johnson easily took the catch, and the Darmeni's celebrated a fantastic win to start the season.

Darmen and Jeckland will now head to Chad City and the smallest cricket stadium approved to host test matches. With the pitch there being described as one of the most batsman friendly pitches in Rushmore, Johnson and the Selection Committee have made only one change to the lineup for the second test, as spin bowler Netanyahu Stafford will be replaced by a debutant batsman, Thomas Stokes. Stokes will bat fifth in the lineup, while wicketkeeper Marcel Wilson, who wasn't very impressive in the middle, will drop to seventh behind Johnson. The remaining bowlers will all drop one spot as well.


1-G. Mandelbaum
2-A. Kimberley
3-G. Kynaston
4-F. Cock
5-T. Stokes
6-M. Johnson (c)
7-M. Wilson (wk)
8-G. Obando
9-S. Patterson
10-B. Marino
11-K. Abbiati
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Postby Liventia » Tue Feb 17, 2015 3:10 pm

NATIONAL CRICKETER/OPINION
Paul Jamieson's return to Test cricket has come too soon
Jonathan Wilkinson

I want to start by saying I'm a fan of Paul Jamieson. I'm from Dover and have a club membership. And perhaps that means that as a supporter of the club, I have a conflict of interest in writing this piece.

I think Paul Jamieson is a fantastic player. Two first-class seasons ago he scored 941 first-class runs in the old one-division Championship at 47 with two centuries. In the Test season that followed, he played five Tests, four against Eura and one against Wray, scoring 320 runs in eight innings at an average of 40. Solid, if unremarkable, stats.

But then something happened. I'm sure Jamieson would agree that he had an off-year last season. But it was much more than that. It was a year in which he averaged just 27 from 20 innings with no centuries and a top score of 53. That in turn resulted in him losing his central contract with the CBA – though surely even he wouldn't have expected to be dropped completely from the contracts list, as he was not awarded an intermediate contract. Despite losing his national contract he featured for the Liventia Tigers in three first-class tour matches during the last Test season, making scores of 0, 34, 23, 12, and 10*.

It was by no means a harsh decision – you can't average under 30 over 20 innings as an opener and make only two fifties and hope to be involved in the national side. He wasn't, for all of last season. James Quinn was. James Quinn, who scored 1241 runs at 65 in the year Jamieson averaged 27. James Quinn, who went on to make what remains a Liventian Test record score of 287* against Wray.

And yet, Jamieson was one of two surprise returns to the Liventia Test side against Gruenberg, alongside Leo Cartwright who was also playing his first Test since the fourth Test season. Quinn remained in the side, batting at three – not exactly a position he's used to.

To his great credit, Quinn acquitted himself well in his new role, making a fifty in the first innings before adding 30 to a 58-run second innings stand with Max Finney. Cartwright marked his return with twin scores of 42, run out in both innings. Jamieson, on the other hand, struggled again, out for scores of 13 and 2.

That shouldn't have been the case. Not on form. Jamieson made twin centuries for Dover in their opening Championship game this season against Folenisa Combined, tallying 244 runs in the match. He is, without doubt, a supremely talented cricketer at the domestic level.

But after an entire season out of the Test side, and coming off the back of a poor run of form in which he averaged 25.8 from his last 25 first-class innings until his masterclass against Folenisa, should he have been thrown straight back into the Test side – to tour the world number 1 team, no less?

I'm biased here – and this is where my conflict of interest as a fan comes into play – but I think Jamieson needs more time in the Championship before he gets another look into the national side. Let him pile on the runs for Dover and then maybe he'll pile on the runs for Liventia. For now? It's too early.

Liventia squad for 2nd Test MA Finney*†, PW Jamieson, JCA Quinn, DA Hennessey, AJ Cunningham, TD Jonsson, DM Lewis, BC Sinclair, DM Quinn, MC Geach, JPK Adams (bowling: Geach/Adams opening; Sinclair/Jonsson pace; Lewis/D Quinn spin. Cunningham very part-time medium; Hennessey and Jamieson part-time spin)
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Postby Liventia » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:52 pm

Matchweek 2 and updated rankings
Match Report: Liventia in Gruenberg
Gruenberg bat first
Gruenberg 233 (85.4 overs), 369/8d (146.5 overs)
Liventia 250 (89.0 overs), 197/2 (67.0 overs)
Drawn

Match Report: Jeckland in Darmen
Darmen bat first
Darmen 426 (101.3 overs), 207/5d (56.5 overs)
Jeckland 265 (79.3 overs), 268 (82.1 overs)
Jeckland lose by 100 runs

Match Report: Goram in Apox
Apox bat first
Apox 206 (68.3 overs), 225 (92.4 overs)
Goram 299 (80.4 overs), 134/9 (37.0 overs)
Goram win by 1 wicket
Series: Goram won 2–0

Match Report: Wray in Chelta
Chelta bat first
Chelta 239 (94.3 overs), 359/3d (101.0 overs)
Wray 155 (60.2 overs), 290 (89.3 overs)
Wray lose by 153 runs

Match Report: The Babbage Islands in Estenia
Estenia bat first
Estenia 327 (111.5 overs), 144 (79.0 overs)
The Babbage Islands 536/9d (176.0 overs)
The Babbage Islands win by an innings and 65 runs
Series: The Babbage Islands won 2–0

Match Report: Barunia in Affiliated South Califan Sprawls
Affiliated South Califan Sprawls bat first
Affiliated South Califan Sprawls 266 (90.1 overs), 270 (147.5 overs)
Barunia 396 (105.3 overs), 142/4 (61.1 overs)
Barunia win by 6 wickets


Full Members
Gruenberg FM 122 (2202/18)
Liventia FM 118 (4512/38)
Chelta FM 117 (3997/34)
Wray FM 114 (3334/29)
Barunia FM 113 (1593/14)
Darmen FM 102 (3987/39)
Apox FM 101 (3346/33)
The Nihilistic view FM 96 (2396/25)
Cyborg Holland FM 95 (1523/16)
Ingla Terra FM 93 (2580/28)
Jeckland FM 92 (1098/12)
The Licentian Isles FM 91 (3972/44)

Associate Members
Goram AS 128 (468/3)
The Babbage Islands AS 125 (450/3)
Drekkevaas AS 100 (300/3)
New North Aqmuland AS 100 (300/3)
Gloriax AS 83 (261/4)
Estenia AS 75 (150/3)

Inactive members*/Ceased to exist
Welsh Cowboy CE 106 (1022/9)
The Kytler Peninsulae IN 105 (442/4)
Schiavonia CE 100 (791/8)
The Glorious Commune CE 99 (789/8)
Tasrailia CE 92 (664/8)
Macquarrie CE 83 (331/4)
Eura IN 82 (383/6)
Nexxus Drako CE 75 (196/4)

*Played in Season 4 but not Season 5


Matchweek 3 scorination: Sunday, 22 February 2015
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