Global Cricket Federation - Test season 6 everything thread

by **Wray** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:46 pm

Wray Line-up for 1st Test vs Patistan @ Cartersburg Oval

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

Storm and Monnier to open the bowling, Matthews and Keillher to provide other seam bowling. Jackson and Mitchell to provide leg-spin and medium-pace respectively.

Monnier receives surprise call for Patistan opener

Northern Territories fast bowler Ben Monnier will receive a surprise call-up to the Wray test side, according to a source within the Wray set-up.

The 19-year old will technically replace Jonathan Perry, who was the incumbent following the Cheltish test seris, but it is widely believed that he has taken the spot of left-armer seamer Christian Dawson-Lane, who was dropped for a combination of poor form and needing a second spinner after the 2nd Test in Chelta.

The young right armer has been catching eyes in the domestic game, taking startling figures such as 7-92 and 6-42 in Division 1 games last season, on his way to coming third on the wicket-takers list with 41 scalps. The fast bowler was promoted from the development side after a long-term injury to first-choice seamer Alex Douglas, and was in good form in his opening match on a green deck against Central Districts, bagging four wickets and gunning the speed clock: some measurements had him coming in at 94mph, although most estimates bring this down to around 90mph, which is still a rapid pace for such a young bowler.

Otherwise, the line-up remains the same for the opening Test of the summer, which will see Jamie Jackson looking to bring his imperious overseas form back into Wray. TV coverage starts on WNTV1 at 10:30am, whilst radio coverage is on Cartersburg City Radio (103.4fm) and Radio 7, starting at 10:40.

by **Liventia** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:44 pm

MD5 will be put back to tomorrow, 2 March.

by **Liventia** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 5:01 pm

Matchweek 5 and updated rankings

Match Report: Gruenberg in Darmen
Darmen bat first
Darmen 315 (75.4 overs), 157 (58.3 overs)
Gruenberg 401 (86.0 overs), 72/1 (24.1 overs)
Gruenberg win by 9 wickets

Match Report: Liventia in The Babbage Islands
The Babbage Islands bat first
The Babbage Islands 440 (144.0 overs), 268 (71.0 overs)
Liventia 720/6d (149.3 overs)
Liventia win by an innings and 12 runs

Match Report: Barunia in Jeckland
Barunia bat first
Barunia 164 (63.3 overs), 397/9d (100.3 overs)
Jeckland 198 (92.3 overs), 320 (123.4 overs)
Jeckland lose by 43 runs

Match Report: Patistan in Wray
Wray bat first
Wray 532/4d (180.4 overs)
Patistan 200 (52.2 overs), follow-on 265 (77.4 overs)
Wray win by an innings and 67 runs

Match Report: Chelta in Gloriax
Gloriax bat first
Gloriax 286 (125.1 overs), 136 (46.2 overs)
Chelta 360 (124.0 overs), 64/1 (23.3 overs)
Chelta win by 9 wickets

Match Report: Affiliated South Califan Sprawls in Goram
Affiliated South Califan Sprawls bat first
Affiliated South Califan Sprawls 380 (133.5 overs), 346/8d (93.1 overs)
Goram 356 (122.5 overs), 114/2 (35.0 overs)
Drawn
Series: Goram won 1–0 (1 drawn)

Full Members
Gruenberg		  FM  121 (2674/22) 
Liventia                  FM  119 (5000/42)
Chelta                    FM  117 (4567/39) 
Wray                      FM  115 (3919/34)
Barunia                   FM  113 (2043/18)
Darmen                    FM  105 (4555/43)
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   82 (1306/16)
The Licentian Isles       FM   91 (3972/44)

Associate Members
The Babbage Islands	  AS  125 (450/3)
Goram			  AS  119 (832/6)
Drekkevaas		  AS  100 (300/3)
New North Aqmuland	  AS  100 (300/3)
South Califas (ASCS)	  AS   92 (586/7)
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 6 scorination: Friday, 6 March

by **Gruenberg** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 7:36 am

(Provisional) match details as posted on the GruenCric website.

Darmen 315 all out (75.4 overs)
                                                    R    B   4/6
G Mandelbaum c Uvaevaluvae+ b Uglaxx               11  (20)  2/-
A Kimberley             lbw b Gguddu               44  (64)  8/-
G Kynaston   run out (Naroadnig)                   15  (39)  1/-
F Cock       c Naroadnig    b Telliflikkiflarknon 119 (174) 18/1
M Wilson+    c Uvaevaluvae+ b Gguddu                9  (36)  1/-
M Johnson*   c Naroadnig    b Uglaxx                1   (8)  -/-
G Obando                lbw b Telliflikkiflarknon  71  (85) 12/-
B Marino     c Izaizakanorb b Telliflikkiflarknon  16  (39)  1/-
K Abbiati    NOT OUT                               23  (24)  4/-
B West       c Uvaevaluvae+ b Telliflikkiflarknon   0   (1)  -/-
S Patterson  c Naroadnig    b Telliflikkiflarknon   0   (2)  -/-
EXTRAS (6b, 2lb, 1wb, 6nb)                         15

FoW: 1: 29 (Mandelbaum, 7.4 overs); 2: 55 (Kynaston, 17.3 overs); 3: 87 (Kimberley, 23.5 overs); 4: 91 (Wilson, 25.3 overs); 5: 92 (Johnson, 28.3 overs); 6: 214 (Obando, 54.4 overs); 7: 269 (Marino, 68.5 overs); 8: 315 (Cock, 75.1 overs); 9: 315 (West, 75.2 overs); 10: 315 (Patterson, 75.4 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Telliflikkiflarknon  20.4  4   69    5
Uglaxx               21    4   87    2
Yowoax               11    1   62    0
Gguddu               13    2   32    2
Croffnuppet          10    0   57    0

Gruenberg 401 all out (86 overs)
                                                  R    B   4/6
PA Deisler              c Kimberley b Marino     55  (72)  5/-
YTQQZK Naroadnig*               lbw b Patterson  16  (17)  2/-
LCAS Yowoax                         b Patterson   0   (1)  -/-
RSK Izaizakanorb        run out (Marino)         82  (96) 10/1
BL Enchante             c Kynaston  b Marino     12  (31)  -/-
K Gezzalqin             c Kynaston  b Marino      0   (2)  -/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon c Kynaston  b West       63  (74)  6/1
KZY Uvaevaluvae+                    b Marino     89 (143)  8/-
XTYV Gguddu             c Kimberley b Marino     25  (42)  3/-
SCCD Croffnuppet        NOT OUT                  43  (40)  6/-
PPPPPP Uglaxx                       b Marino      0   (2)  -/-
EXTRAS (1b, 4lb, 3wb, 5nb)                       13

FoW: 1: 41 (Naroadnig, 7.1 overs); 2: 41 (Yowoax, 7.2 overs); 3: 135 (Deisler, 26.2 overs); 4: 170 (Enchante, 35.1 overs); 5: 170 (Gezzalqin, 35.3 overs); 6: 180 (Izaizakanorb, 37.5 overs); 7: 282 (Telliflikkiflarknon, 61.2 overs); 8: 330 (Gguddu, 73.3 overs); 9: 401 (Uvaevaluvae, 85.4 overs); 10: 401 (Uglaxx, 85.6 overs)

            O    M    R    W
Johnson    18    0  103    0
Patterson  14    1   46    2
West       12    0   77    1
Marino     27    3  105    6
Obando      2    0   13    0
Abbiati    13    0   52    0

Darmen 157 all out (58.3 overs)
                                                    R    B   4/6
G Mandelbaum c Deisler      b Uglaxx                7  (20)  1/-
A Kimberley  c Uvaevaluvae+ b Telliflikkiflarknon   0   (8)  -/-
G Kynaston   c Uvaevaluvae+ b Croffnuppet          58 (169)  6/-
F Cock                  lbw b Uglaxx                0   (7)  -/-
M Wilson+    c Uvaevaluvae+ b Gguddu                9  (36)  1/-
M Johnson*              lbw b Croffnuppet          32  (63)  2/-
G Obando                c & b Croffnuppet           0   (3)  -/-
B Marino     c Naroadnig    b Croffnuppet          21  (28)  1/2
K Abbiati    NOT OUT                               17  (14)  3/-
B West                  lbw b Telliflikkiflarknon   5   (4)  1/-
S Patterson                 b Telliflikkiflarknon   0   (2)  -/-
EXTRAS (5wb, 3nb)                                   8

FoW: 1: 6 (Kimberley, 3.2 overs); 2: 10 (Mandelbaum, 6.3 overs); 3: 16 (Cock, 10.2 overs); 4: 35 (Wilson, 23.1 overs); 5: 97 (Johnson, 41.1 overs); 6: 97 (Obando, 41.4 overs); 7: 127 (Marino, 51.5 overs); 8: 148 (Kynaston, 57.2 overs); 9: 157 (West, 58.1 overs); 10: 157 (Patterson, 58.3 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Uglaxx               14    5   36    2
Telliflikkiflarknon   8.3  2   18    3
Gguddu               12    4   20    1
Yowoax                9    2   27    0
Croffnuppet          15    4   56    4

Gruenberg 72-1 (24.1 overs)
                                        R    B   4/6
PA Deisler        c Wilson+ b Johnson   0   (6)  -/-      
YTQQZK Naroadnig* NOT OUT              38  (72)  6/-
RSK Izaizakanorb  NOT OUT              25  (70)  3/-
EXTRAS (3b, 1lb, 2wb, 3nb)              9
Did not bat: BL Enchante, K Gezzalqin, ALL Telliflikkiflarknon, KZY Uvaevaluvae+, XTYV Gguddu, LCAS Yowoax, SCCD Croffnuppet, PPPPPP Uglaxx

FoW: 1: 0 (Deisler, 0.6 overs)

            O    M    R    W
Johnson    10    1   28    1
Patterson   8    0   29    0
Marino      6.1  2   11    0

Day 1
Lunch: Darmen 91-4, 25.3 overs (Cock 15)
6th wicket: 50 in 74 balls (Obando 37, Cock 12)
G Obando: 50 in 68 balls, 8x4 (Darmen 177-5)
F Cock: 50 in 102 balls, 10x4 (Darmen 188-5)
6th wicket: 100 in 152 balls (Obando 58, Cock 38)
Tea: Darmen 214-6, 54.4 overs (Cock 59)
7th wicket: 50 in 80 balls (Cock 34, Marino 16)
F Cock: 100 in 162 balls, 16x4 1x6 (Darmen 277-7)
Close of play: Gruenberg 62-2, 12 overs (Deisler 28, Izaizakanorb 17)
Day 2
3rd wicket: 50 in 62 balls (Izaizakanorb 30, Deisler 17)
RSK Izaizakanorb: 50 in 59 balls, 6x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 116-2)
Rain stopped play: Gruenberg 124-2, 23 overs (Izaizakanorb 55, Deisler 48)
Lunch taken during rain break
PA Deisler: 50 in 60 balls, 4x4 (Gruenberg 127-2)
7th wicket: 50 in 63 balls (Telliflikkiflarknon 30, Uvaevaluvae 19)
Tea: Gruenberg 254-6, 54 overs (Telliflikkiflarknon 42, Uvaevaluvae 35)
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon: 50 in 53 balls, 4x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 265-6)
7th wicket: 100 in 140 balls (Telliflikkiflarknon 55, Uvaevaluvae 41)
KZY Uvaevaluvae: 50 in 96 balls, 5x4 (Gruenberg 307-7)
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Gruenberg 364-8)
9th wicket: 50 in 47 balls (Croffnuppet 34, Uvaevaluvae 16)
Stumps called at change of innings
Day 3
Lunch: Darmen 63-4, 30 overs (Kynaston 29, Johnson 16)
5th wicket: 50 in 90 balls (Johnson 23, Kynaston 20)
G Kynaston: 50 in 140 balls, 5x4 (Darmen 114-6)
Tea taken at change of innings
2nd wicket: 50 in 97 balls (Naroadnig 27, Izaizakanorb 22)

Match result: Gruenberg win by 9 wickets
Match award: ALL Telliflikkkiflarknon (Gruenberg)

by **Wray** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 10:40 am

(Article in Cricket Week magazine)

Warning Shots

Jamie Jackson enjoyed a prolific debut series, showing signs of things to come

Crack. The ball scurries away through the verdant extra-cover region. Four more runs onto Jackson's already intimidating innings.

It's the 2nd Innings in the 1st Test Match at Newport, the sun is shimmering and Jamie Jackson is enjoying life. Having been called up to the national side, he impressed in his opening innings, marshalling the tail to prevent Wray from falling to a significantly underpar total. His 55 not out was the stand-out knock in an otherwise dour innings from the Green Caps. He is watchful against the seamers, and uses his feet well against Tim May, lodging a half-century during his first appearance on the international stage. After the close of play that day, instead of heading back to the changing room, he follows batting coach Brandon Jones down to the nets and hits a 100 balls from the bowling machine. His avarice for runs and for stroke-making is perhaps only matched by the great Simon Sterne.

He comes back out for the second innings, and picks up his second half century, even better than the previous knock. He showed remarkable calm against a particularly hostile spell from Stuart Werren and Harry Donoghue, weaving out of the way of bouncers and remaining vigilant outside his off-stump, which was repeatedly probed by the Cheltan seamers. Two things that bowlers try to do with new batsmen is bowl down the 'corridor of uncertainty', outside the off-stump, and also the short ball. In one over against Werren, he was peppered with short balls, and Jackson calmly rocked back and smacked him first behind square for 4 runs and then over deep-midwicket for another boundary. The confidence he displayed was very impressive for 24-year old, especially on Test debut, but for those who had seen him in the green-kit of Wray's limited overs team, this was nothing new.

His exploits in the Quadrangular Series in Liventia, his first series, as a young 20-year old, he started with a measured 67, remarkably similar to the innings he played at Newport, holding up one end valiantly whilst wickets tumbled at the other. He also chipped in well with his loopy leg-breaks, although we're yet to see that at the test level. He made another 50 against Chelta, but his best innings came against Liventia; after the hosts had posted an intimidating 335 to win, he came in with the side on 65-4, and played a rapid and confident innings. He registered 106 off just 63 balls, never looking in doubt, and scoring 14 fours. It was a sumptuous knock that caught the attention of then-coach Tom Werren, who first brought him into the Test set-up. "It was by chance that I was the Park Central Oval, I had missed my connecting flight, and the next one wasn't until the following day, so I stopped in on the PCO to see us play. I saw Jamie play and instantly thought 'this guy has got serious talent''.

He filled in at the top of the order for a while, but it highlighted some struggles against the seaming ball and he soon returned lower down the order, where he could play a more natural game against spin and the non-seaming ball. He flourished once there, bagging two ODI tons. In the GardenBank Tri-Series, he played the anchor role with 54 as Jason Keillher went bezerk against Gruenberg's bowlers with his 149* off 112 balls. He then took two wickets in that game with a surprisingly effective spell of leg-spin, including having opener Diesler caught at cover. He then registered a century in the 2nd final, scoring 114 in Wray's 302.

It was following that innings (his most recent in ODI cricket, after a hamstring injury put him out for the last Final), that he was called up for the Selection Pool for GCF 5, and was included in the squad for the Tour of Liventia, on the insistence of Werren. He never did turn out for the national side, but the experienced held him in good stead for his debut at the beginning of the following season after Ashton Macallister lost his place in side, with the regime seeking a shift in the balance in the side.

He immediately paid off the faith had in him by the selectors, grabbing a pair of 50s on debut in an astute performance. A slight blip occurred at Derwent, with two low scores, apparently undone by the zippy legspin of May. But he bounced back in the third test at Chelsea, scoring his maiden test century as Wray racked up 522/4d, making 103 in a double-century stand with Glenn Mitchell. He also showed his fielding prowess with a superb catch at mid-on, throwing himself across the turf to pluck a hard drive Ernie Sullivan from the bowling of Blake Matthews. He was a rock in that position, as well as backward point, always willing to hit the turf to stop runs. He went one better in the 4th and final Test, scoring his second century with 151, leading Wray 469/9d in a dominating display.

He returned home with a series average of 63, with 2 fifties and 2 centuries, and said that his aim was to keep his form going into the domestic summer.

"I'm just really excited about being selected and being able to show what I'm capable. I played well in Chelta but it would mean a lot to me if I were to be able to perform in front of the home crowds. I'd like to make my place permanent, and to do that I have to keep my form going well into the summer: a couple of centuries against Gruenberg would do that.

by **Chelta** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 3:59 am

Cheltish bowlers feast in Gloriax

Chelta’s three-match tour of Gloriax has started positively with Chelta’s 9-wicket win in the First Test at Millennium Park, Titania.

Chelta’s decisive victory can be in large part attributed to a stunning performance put in by Chelta’s pace bowling battery, who prospered in otherwise untested conditions for this Cheltish team.

The Millennium pitch sported a healthy grass cover, making for conditions conducible to pace and bounce, and leaving Chelta’s pace trio, Werren, Donoghue and Trott, licking their lips.

Chelta bowled Gloriax all out for 286 in the latter’s first innings, with Werren taking four wickets while Donoghue took three, Trott two and Madison one.

Werren’s four-for involved claiming Gloriax wickets one, two and three in quick succession, including a ball that has received widespread replay on YouTube, which was bowled seemingly safely well outside off stump only to jag aggressively back in to take down a hapless Kendrick Ybanez’s middle stump.

He never saw it coming, and, sure enough, looked it as he walked away, incredulous.

Rodrick Heister and Gregorio Blane restored some sanity to Gloriax’s innings after their initial collapse, putting on a stabilising partnership together to bring Gloriax out of the danger zone.

However, with the second new ball, the Cheltish bowlers turned the game decisively back in Chelta’s favour.

A particularly belligerent spell of Harry Donoghue’s claimed 3 quick wickets, disposing of the last of the middle order and the beginning of the tail.

Cleaning up the remainder of the tail proved fast work for Stuart Werren and James Trott.

It was in Gloriax’s second innings, however, that the Cheltish bowlers really put in an eminent performance.

Chelta bowled Gloriax all out for a mere 136, six of the wickets being claimed by Harry Donoghue.

Harry Donoghue’s six-for was aggressive and at express pace.

He made liberal use of the short ball, peppering the Gloriax seamers with hostile balls aimed at the body, intended to intimidate, a testament to this being that two of Donoghue’s six wickets came from short balls.

These aggressive tactics seemed to work, as Donoghue single-handedly induced a batting collapse and, with help from Werren and Trott again, saw Gloriax bowled out in their second innings for 136.

The Cheltish bowlers’ stellar performances made life easy for Chelta’s batsmen, who needed only 64 runs to win the game in the final innings.

They managed it in less than 24 overs with 9 wickets to spare.

Harry Donoghue was, unsurprisingly, named man of the match for his 6-wicket haul and 9 wickets in the match.

by **Gruenberg** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:49 am

Article posted on the GruenCric website.

Cock again almost overwhelms Gruenberg

Pitkin Deisler (LHB)
Yeepers Naroadnig (c, LHB, SLA)
Ruttup Izaizakanorb (RHB)
BL Enchante (RHB, RM/OB)
K Gezzalqin (RHB)
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon (LHB, RF)
KZY Uvaevaluvae (LHB, WK)
LEA Wuffan (LHB, LM)
XTYV Gguddu (RHB, RM)
SCCD Croffnuppet (RHB, LB)
PPPPPP Uglaxx (RHB, RFM)

by **Wray** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:31 pm

Wray line-up for 2nd Test vs Patistan, at the University Oval, Albion.

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

Sorry for lack of RP, I've been muy busy as of late.

by **Liventia** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:35 pm

No worries – with apologies myself, MD6 is being put back to Saturday night.

by **Liventia** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:52 pm

Matchweek 6 and updated rankings

Match Report: Gruenberg in Darmen
Darmen bat first
Darmen 226 (48.5 overs), 446 (109.0 overs)
Gruenberg 323 (101.1 overs), 240 (84.3 overs)
Gruenberg lose by 109 runs
Series: Gruenberg win 2–1

Match Report: Liventia in The Babbage Islands
The Babbage Islands bat first
The Babbage Islands 364 (198.0 overs), 166/3 (64.4 overs)
Liventia 624/6d (132.5 overs)
Drawn

Match Report: Barunia in Jeckland
Jeckland bat first
Jeckland 375 (225.3 overs), 146/6 (41.2 overs)
Barunia 595/5d (161.0 overs)
Drawn
Series: Barunia win 2–0 (1 drawn)

Match Report: Patistan in Wray
Wray bat first
Wray 249 (64.0 overs), 202/8d (69.0 overs)
Patistan 92 (29.3 overs), 358 (111.5 overs)
Patistan lose by 1 run
Series: Wray win 2–0

Match Report: Chelta in Gloriax
Chelta bat first
Chelta 582/4d (233.2 overs)
Gloriax 375 (88.3 overs), follow-on 271/9 (90.1 overs)
Drawn


Full Members
Gruenberg		  FM  122 (3194/26) 
Liventia                  FM  119 (5000/42) 
Wray                      FM  118 (4369/37)
Chelta                    FM  117 (4567/39)
Barunia                   FM  114 (2521/22)
Darmen                    FM  105 (4939/47)
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   81 (1608/20)
The Licentian Isles       FM   91 (3972/44)

Associate Members
The Babbage Islands	  AS  125 (450/3)
Goram			  AS  119 (832/6)
Drekkevaas		  AS  100 (300/3)
New North Aqmuland	  AS  100 (300/3)
South Califas (ASCS)	  AS   92 (586/7)
Gloriax			  AS   83 (261/4)
Patistan		  AS   83 (195/3)
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 7 scorination: Tuesday, 10 March

by **Chelta** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:51 am

Match Report: Chelta in Gloriax
Chelta bat first
Chelta 582/4d (233.2 overs)
Gloriax 375 (88.3 overs), follow-on 271/9 (90.1 overs)
Drawn

Chelta 1st Innings
Batsman           Out          Bowler        Runs  Balls
GM Walters        c †Blane     b Ferreira      50    105
AH Blainey                     b Ewing        110    229
JA Macnair        c †Blane     b Granger       59    149     
PJM Waight        not out                     178    446
ERM Sullivan      c Ewing      b Ferreira     159    401 
RT Madison        not out                       0      0
EXTRAS: 26 (6b, 13lb, 3wd, 4nb)
TOTAL: 582/4d (233.2)

Fall of wickets: 1/87 Walters 34.5), 2/211 (Macnair 84.3), 3/249 (Blainey 99.4), 4/582 (Sullivan 233.2)

Gloriax 1st Innings
Batsman           Out          Bowler        Runs  Balls
E Walston         c Waight     b Birt          24     30
G Ehrhart         c †Goss      b Donoghue      19     13 
K Ybanez          st †Goss     b May           70    112
M Contreras       c Walters    b May           71     95
R Heister         c Madison    b May          102    114
G Blane                        b Donoghue      67    133
D Emond           c &          b May            0      1
N Helt            c Walters    b Donoghue      15     22
H Granger         not out                       6      6
T Ferreira                     b Donoghue       0      1
M Ewing                        b Donoghue       2      4
EXTRAS: 9 (3b, 6lb, 1wd, 2nb)
TOTAL: 375 (88.3)

Fall of wickets: 1/19 (Ehrhart 4.3), 2/41 (Walston 9.4), 3/175 (Contreras 41.2), 4/178 (Ybanez 41.5), 
5/337 (Heister 79.2), 6/337 (Emond 79.3), 7/367 (Blane 86.3), 8/368 (Helt 36.5), 9/368 (Ferreira 87.0),
10/375 (Ewing 88.3)

Gloriax 2nd Innings (follow-on)
Batsman           Out          Bowler        Runs  Balls
E Walston         c †Goss      b Birt          20     41
G Ehrhart         c †Goss      b Madison       56    111 
K Ybanez          c †Goss      b Werren        22     47
M Contreras       c Sullivan   b Madison        3      9
R Heister         c Walters    b May           59    124
G Blane           lbw          b May           63    128
D Emond           not out                      28     49
N Helt            c Blainey    b May            0      1
H Granger                      b May            0      1
T Ferreira                     b Donoghue       4     13
M Ewing           not out                       6     17
EXTRAS: 10 (1b, 4lb, 2wd, 3nb)
TOTAL: 271/9 (90.1)

Fall of wickets: 1/41 (Walston 13.4), 2/88 (Ybanez 29.2), 3/97 (Contreras 32.2), 4/111 (Ehrhart 37.0), 
5/221 (Heister 73.4), 6/239 (Blane 79.4), 7/239 (Helt 79.5), 8/239 (Granger 80.0), 9/252 (Ferreira 84.2)

by **Gruenberg** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:43 pm

(Provisional) match details as posted on the GruenCric website.

Darmen 226 all out (48.5 overs)
                                                    R    B   4/6
G Mandelbaum run out (Telliflikkiflarknon)         10  (10)  1/-
A Kimberley  c Enchante     b Telliflikkiflarknon  14  (24)  2/-
G Kynaston   c Izaizakanorb b Naroadnig            87 (120) 11/-
F Cock                  lbw b Croffnuppet          14  (11)  3/-
M Wilson+                   b Wuffan               20  (27)  1/-
M Johnson*                  b Wuffan                0   (4)  -/-
G Obando     c Uvaevaluvae+ b Croffnuppet          50  (69)  2/1
B Marino     c Uvaevaluvae+ b Croffnuppet          16  (10)  3/-
K Abbiati    c Uvaevaluvae+ b Croffnuppet           2  (15)  -/-
B West                      b Wuffan                0   (1)  -/-
S Patterson  NOT OUT                                2   (3)  -/-
EXTRAS (10wb, 1nb)                                 11

FoW: 1: 17 (Mandelbaum, 2.2 overs); 2: 37 (Kimberley, 8.4 overs); 3: 53 (Cock, 10.6 overs); 4: 98 (Wilson, 19.2 overs); 5: 98 (Johnson, 19.6 overs); 6: 205 (Kynaston, 43.3 overs); 7: 211 (Obando, 44.3 overs); 8: 223 (Marino, 46.6 overs); 9: 224 (West, 47.3 overs); 10: 226 (Abbiati, 48.5 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Telliflikkiflarknon   7    0   31    1
Uglaxx                7    1   44    0
Croffnuppet          16.5  1   77    4
Gguddu                3    0   14    0
Wuffan                6    1   12    3
Naroadnig             9    0   48    1

Gruenberg 323 all out (101.1 overs)
                                                   R    B   4/6
YTQQZK Naroadnig*       c Wilson+    b Johnson    53 (123)  5/-
PA Deisler                       lbw b Marino     31  (87)  3/-
RSK Izaizakanorb                 lbw b Johnson    45  (82)  2/3
LEA Wuffan                           b Marino     14  (44)  -/-
BL Enchante             c Johnson    b Abbiati     5  (10)  1/-
K Gezzalqin             c Marino     b Johnson    50 (104)  7/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon c Johnson    b West        9  (44)  2/-
KZY Uvaevaluvae+        NOT OUT                   65  (77) 11/-
XTYV Gguddu             c Kimberley  b Marino      0   (1)  -/-
SCCD Croffnuppet        c Patterson  b West       46  (33)  5/2
PPPPPP Uglaxx           c Mandelbaum b Patterson   0   (3)  -/-
EXTRAS (4wb, 1nb)                                  5

FoW: 1: 70 (Deisler, 28.6 overs); 2: 96 (Naroadnig, 37.5 overs); 3: 137 (Wuffan, 50.1 overs); 4: 148 (Enchante, 53.6 overs); 5: 165 (Izaizakanorb, 59.6 overs); 6: 196 (Telliflikkiflarknon, 74.6 overs); 7: 235 (Gezzalqin, 87.3 overs); 8: 243 (Gguddu, 88.5 overs); 9: 312 (Croffnuppet, 98.6 overs); 10: 323 (Uglaxx, 101.1 overs)

            O    M    R    W
Patterson  24.1  5   66    1
Johnson    24    5   75    3
West       14    2   57    2
Marino     26    6   76    3
Abbiati     9    0   46    1
Obando      4    3    3    0

Darmen 446 all out (109 overs)
                                                    R    B   4/6
G Mandelbaum c Gezzalqin    b Telliflikkiflarknon  36  (46)  5/-
A Kimberley                 b Croffnuppet          35  (58)  3/-
G Kynaston              c & b Wuffan               32  (81)  3/-
F Cock       c Uvaevaluvae+ b Telliflikkiflarknon 110 (199) 10/-
M Wilson+    c Gezzalqin    b Telliflikkiflarknon  34  (52)  6/-
M Johnson*   NOT OUT                              134 (147) 21/2
G Obando                lbw b Telliflikkiflarknon   9  (15)  2/-
B Marino     c Gezzalqin    b Uglaxx               37  (45)  5/-
K Abbiati    c Uvaevaluvae+ b Croffnuppet           2   (5)  -/-
B West                      b Telliflikkiflarknon  10   (5)  1/1
S Patterson  c Uvaevaluvae+ b Telliflikkiflarknon   0   (2)  -/-
EXTRAS (5wb, 3nb)                                   8

FoW: 1: 64 (Mandelbaum, 14.3 overs); 2: 76 (Kimberley, 19.4 overs); 3: 136 (Kynaston, 42.2 overs); 4: 190 (Wilson, 56.4 overs); 5: 331 (Cock, 84.3 overs); 6: 340 (Obando, 88.4 overs); 7: 424 (Marino, 104.4 overs); 8: 435 (Abbiati, 107.2 overs); 9: 446 (West, 108.4 overs); 10: 446 (Patterson, 108.6 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Telliflikkiflarknon  19    1   85    6
Uglaxx               23    7   74    1
Wuffan               17    1   79    1
Gguddu               10    1   39    0
Croffnuppet          26    1  122    2
Naroadnig            14    5   43    0

[Gruenberg 240 all out (84.3 overs)
                                                     R    B   4/6
PA Deisler                       lbw b Marino       80 (152) 10/-
YTQQZK Naroadnig*                lbw b Marino       34 (108)  2/-
RSK Izaizakanorb        c Wilson+    b Marino        6  (15)  1/-
BL Enchante             c Wilson+    b Marino        3   (9)  -/-
K Gezzalqin             c Wilson+    b Johnson      29  (89)  3/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon c Johnson    b Obando        6   (6)  1/-
KZY Uvaevaluvae+        NOT OUT                     44  (87)  5/-
LEA Wuffan              run out (Kynaston/Marino+)  13  (11)  1/1
XTYV Gguddu                          b Marino        8  (13)  -/1
SCCD Croffnuppet        c Obando     b Marino        0   (2)  -/-
PPPPPP Uglaxx           run out (Cock/Johnson)       9  (18)  1/-
EXTRAS (2b, 2lb, 1wb, 3nb)                           8

FoW: 1: 99 (Naroadnig, 34.1 overs); 2: 107 (Izaizakanorb, 38.1 overs); 3: 119 (Enchante, 42.1 overs); 4: 134 (Deisler, 50.6 overs); 5: 145 (Telliflikkiflarknon, 53.3 overs); 6: 192 (Gezzalqin, 71.4 overs); 7: 210 (Wuffan, 74.3 overs); 8: 222 (Gguddu, 78.1 overs); 9: 222 (Croffnuppet, 78.3 overs); 10: 240 (Uglaxx, 84.3 overs)

            O    M    R    W
Johnson    13.3  0   48    1
Patterson  12    2   28    0
Marino     30    3   92    6
West       11    3   21    0
Abbiati     9    3   25    0
Obando      9    2   22    1

Day 1
G Kynaston: 50 in 63 balls, 7x4 (Darmen 114-5)
Lunch: Darmen 137-5, 30 overs (Kynaston 65, Obando 12)
6th wicket: 50 in 70 balls (Kynaston 32, Obando 16)
6th wicket: 100 in 133 balls (Obando 47, Kynaston 46)
G Obando: 50 in 66 balls, 2x4 1x6 (Darmen 205-5)
Tea: Gruenberg 20-0, 10 overs (Deisler 13, Naroadnig 5)
1st wicket: 50 in 122 balls (Deisler 25, Naroadnig 23)
YTQQZK Naroadnig: 50 in 116 balls, 5x4 (Gruenberg 95-1)
Close of play: Gruenberg 108-2, 40 overs (Izaizakanorb 17, Wuffan 4)
Day 2
Lunch: Gruenberg 187-5, 70 overs (Gezzalqin 27, Telliflikkiflarknon 9)
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Gruenberg 209-6)
K Gezzalqin: 50 in 101 balls, 7x4 (Gruenberg 220-6)
KZY Uvaevaluvae: 50 in 54 balls, 9x4 (Gruenberg 281-8)
9th wicket: 50 in 36 balls (Croffnuppet 30, Uvaevaluvae 19)
Tea: Gruenberg 303-8, 97 overs (Uvaevaluvae 52, Croffnuppet 39)
1st wicket: 50 in 73 balls (Mandelbaum 32, Kimberley 21)
Close of play: Darmen 89-2, 25 overs (Kynaston 10, Cock 8)
Day 3
3rd wicket: 50 in 123 balls (Cock 27, Kynaston 21)
Lunch: Darmen 159-3, 52 overs (Cock 47, Wilson 5)
4th wicket: 50 in 80 balls (Wilson 32, Cock 19)
F Cock: 50 in 114 balls, 4x4 (Darmen 215-4)
5th wicket: 50 in 54 balls (Johnson 29, Cock 22)
M Johnson: 50 in 39 balls, 8x4 1x6 (Darmen 278-4)
5th wicket: 100 in 114 balls (Johnson 61, Cock 40)
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Darmen 312-4)
F Cock: 100 in 188 balls, 9x4 (Darmen 316-4)
Tea: Darmen 325-4, 83 overs (Cock 109, Johnson 74)
M Johnson: 100 in 112 balls, 15x4 2x6 (Darmen 381-6)
7th wicket: 50 in 59 balls (Johnson 27, Marino 22)
Stumps called at change of innings
Day 4
1st wicket: 50 in 113 balls (Deisler 26, Naroadnig 23)
PA Deisler: 50 in 82 balls, 6x4 (Gruenberg 83-0)
Lunch: Gruenberg 99-0, 34 overs (Deisler 62, Naroadnig 34)
Tea: Gruenberg 173-5, 66 overs (Uvaevaluvae 21, Gezzalqin 19)
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Gruenberg 225-9)

Match result: Darmen win by 109 runs
Match award: B Marino (Darmen)

Series result: Gruenberg win 2-1
Series award: ALL Telliflikkkiflarknon (Gruenberg) and F Cock (Darmen)

by **Gruenberg** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:56 pm

Article posted on the GruenCric website.

Gruenberg absolutely pounded by massive amounts of Cock

Pitkin Deisler (LHB)
Yeepers Naroadnig (c, LHB, SLA)
Ruttup Izaizakanorb (RHB)
BL Enchante (RHB, RM/OB)
WH Tootash (RHB)
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon (LHB, RF)
KZY Uvaevaluvae (LHB, WK)
LCAS Yowoax (LHB, SLA)
SCCD Croffnuppet (RHB, LB)
PPPPPP Uglaxx (RHB, RFM)
FFFFFFF Yumbucket (RHB, RFM)

by **Liventia** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:26 pm

Matchweek 7a and updated rankings
With this being the halfway point in the season, and me being busier IRL than I'd imagined, I'm going to split MW7 into the two series ending on MW7 today and the two series beginning on MW7 tomorrow. Normal scorination (i.e. not split) will resume from MW8.

Match Report: Liventia in The Babbage Islands
The Babbage Islands bat first
The Babbage Islands 194 (72.2 overs), 378 (119.5 overs)
Liventia 312 (110.0 overs), 193/5 (88.0 overs)
Drawn
Series: Liventia win 2–0 (2 drawn)

Match Report: Chelta in Gloriax
Chelta bat first
Chelta 334 (135.1 overs), 251 (88.0 overs)
Gloriax 331 (108.3 overs), 256/9 (91.2 overs)
Gloriax win by 1 wickets
Series: Drawn 1–1 (1 drawn)

Full Members
Liventia                  FM  122 (5775/47) 
Gruenberg		  FM  122 (3194/26) 
Wray                      FM  118 (4369/37)
Barunia                   FM  114 (2521/22)
Chelta                    FM  113 (4899/43)
Darmen                    FM  105 (4939/47)
Apox                      FM  101 (3346/33)
Jeckland		  FM   81 (1608/20)

Associate Members
Goram			  AS  119 (832/6)
The Babbage Islands	  AS  106 (895/8)
Drekkevaas		  AS  100 (300/3)
New North Aqmuland	  AS  100 (300/3)
Gloriax			  AS   96 (729/8)
South Califas (ASCS)	  AS   92 (586/7)
Patistan		  AS   83 (195/3)
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)
The Nihilistic view       IN   96 (2396/25)
Cyborg Holland            IN   95 (1523/16)
Ingla Terra               IN   93 (2580/28)
Tasrailia                 CE   92 (664/8)
The Licentian Isles       IN   91 (3972/44)
Macquarrie		  CE   83 (331/4)
Eura                      IN   82 (383/6)
Nexxus Drako		  CE   75 (196/4)

*Played in Season 4 but not Season 5 or scheduled in Season 6

by **Darmen** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:37 pm

Following Darmen's 1-2 series loss to Gruenberg at home, Cricket Wectnchil (or Cricket Weekly for you non-Legonian speakers) sat down with Darmeni captain Matthew Johnson to talk about the series, the trip to Patistan and Darmeni cricket in general.

Q: Give us your overall view on how things went with Gruenberg.
A: Not exactly the way I wanted it to go. I expected to lose the series sure, playing against the number one team in the multiverse is no easy task, but I definitely expected it to be closer than it was. There were some individuals as well, who, after playing well against Jeckland, I thought would continue their good form into the Gruenberg series, but didn't.

Q: You say you expected to lose, but shouldn't a captain be more optimistic, even when facing a tough opponent like Gruenberg?
A: I was optimistic, just realistic in the overall result. Sha'ul Patterson had performed outstandingly against Jeckland, and I was certain he'd give Gruenberg a hard time. In the end, he only took five wickets compared to the 23 he took against Jeckland. My own bowling was fairly disapointing, taking three less than I did against Jeckland and giving up a fair many runs as well. Had we performed better bowling, I think we would have had several closer matches, and a tighter overall series. I still think Gruenberg would have won though, overall they are the better team.

You've highlighted the bowling performance of the team, but what about the batting?
A: Foster Cock was outstanding, his three centuries key to keeping the matches competitive. I think if he hadn't fallen as early as he did in the second innings of the second test, we could certainly have taken that match to a fourth day, possibly even a fifth. Aside from Cock though, myself and Mandelbaum were fairly disapointing. Mandelbaum's high score for the series of 50 is certainly not something you want, nor expect, from your opener, while I had several innings that ended way to short.

Q: Moving on to the tour of Patistan, can you explain your team selection for the first test?
A: I'm leaving Mandelbaum in simply because I hope to restore some confidence in him. He'll be facing some inexperienced bowlers, Patistan has never played in test cricket before, and the deeper into his innings he goes, the better time he'll have against fatigued bowlers. I'm pairing him with Cock in the hopes of putting up some massive numbers in the opening partnership.

Kynaston had two half centuries against Gruenberg, and several times helped stabilize us after a collapse. The second innings of the second test comes to mind there. Austyn Kimberley, who scored the least runs among the batsmen to play in all three matches will be replaced by Fionntan Bradley, who's played for us before, and who had a good season last year domestically.

In terms of the bowling attack, I'm dropping Abbiati and West from the lineup and replacing them with Alger Díaz and Lex Dreesens. Abbiati took only one wicket in three matches, while West, despite taking nine wickets, is complaining of soreness in both shoulders. Díaz will give us another spin option, and will hopefully take some of the load off of Marino.

Q: Do you expect to win the series against Patistan?
A: I do, but I think it will be a challenge. They've played decently in the shorter forms of the game, but this is their first ever test season, so they're a bit of an unknown. We've also never played in Patistan, so we'll need to learn the conditions quickly.

Q: Moving away from the cricket on the pitch to the cricket off it, you played you're second match of the season against Jeckland at the 1,200 seat Chad City Cricket Ground. That's an incredibly small ground. Do you know why the DCF decided to play there, and again in a future test against Gloriax later this season?
A: From my understanding, it has everything to do with finances. According to one of your own articles, only three clubs are projected to make a profit this season, while 23 clubs are in debt. Chad City are one of those clubs, and hosting a test match, especially one that goes all five days, can be an incredible thing when it comes to making much needed money.

Q: But the DCF just changed the format of domestic first class cricket from five day matches to four day matches. That's one less day to open the gates and sell tickets, isn't it?
A: Yes, but that change was brought about by the need for a shorter calendar. Every club will play 20 T20 and List A matches, for a total of 40 matches, while Division 1 clubs will play 10 first class matches. Those first class matches will take up 40 days, while under the old format they'd take up 50. Add in the number of international matches we're expecting to play this year, and the later months are beginning to look a bit busy as we try to squeeze in the matches before the end of the year.

Q: One final question, do you think playing test matches against top teams like Gruenberg is a good idea, especially if it might hurt our ranking, and therefore our chances of qualifying for the GCF Invitational Trophy?
A: I think the Invitational Trophy is the exact reason why we need to be playing test series against top teams like Gruenberg and Chelta. Yes, our ranking might be hurt by losing the series, but if we win, the reward will be massive. And of course, playing against associates all season long won't do anything to help our ranking or bring the fans through the turnstiles.

Statistical Leaders
Batting
                       Series Leader           Season Leader
Most Runs:             Foster Cock     423     Foster Cock       642
Most Balls:            Foster Cock     784     Foster Cock     1,175
Most Fours:            Foster Cock      45     Foster Cock        58
Most Sixes:            Matthew Johnson   2     Foster Cock         7
                       Bysshe Marino     2     Matthew Johnson     7
Highest Strike Rate:   Benaiah West    150.00  Benaiah West      150.00
Highest Average:       Foster Cock      70.50  Matthew Johnson    79.43
Highest Batting Index: Benaiah West    154.80  Benaiah West      154.80
Highest Boundary %:    Benaiah West     25.00% Benaiah West       25.00%
High Score:            Matthew Johnson 134     Matthew Johnson   164
Most Half Centuries:   Galo Kynaston     2     Gil Mandelbaum      3
                       Giacinto Obando   2
Most Centuries:        Foster Cock       3     Foster Cock         3
                                               Matthew Johnson     3

Bowling
                    Series Leader          Season Leader
Most Overs:         Bysshe Marino   135.1  Bysshe Marino       256.1
Most Maidens:       Bysshe Marino    25    Bysshe Marino        44
Least Runs:         Giacinto Obando  38    Nettanyahu Stafford  82
Most Wickets:       Bysshe Marino    19    Bysshe Marino        30
Lowest Economy:     Giacinto Obando   2.53 Nettanyahu Stafford   2.93
Lowest Avgerage:    Bysshe Marino    23.00 Sha'ul Patterson     25.64
Lowest Strike Rate: Benaiah West     42.00 Benaiah West         42.00
Best Best:          Bysshe Marino     6/92 Sha'ul Patterson      6/68

Lineup for first test in Patistan
1-Gil Mandelbaum
2-Foster Cock
3-Galo Kynaston
4-Fionntan Bradley
5-Marcel Wilson (wk)
6-Matthew Johnson (c)
7-Giacinto Obando
8-Bysshe Marino
9-Lex Dreesens
10-Alger Díaz
11-Sha'ul Patterson

by **Liventia** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:06 pm

Matchweek 7b

Match Report: Gruenberg in Wray
Wray bat first
Wray 451 (108.4 overs), 276/7d (86.1 overs)
Gruenberg 360 (155.2 overs), 166/5 (54.5 overs)
Drawn

Match Report: Darmen in Patistan
Patistan bat first
Patistan 178 (73.2 overs), 312 (120.1 overs)
Darmen 401/7d (97.2 overs), 93/2 (26.0 overs)
Darmen win by 8 wickets

Full Members
Liventia                  FM  122 (5775/47) 
Gruenberg		  FM  122 (3194/26) 
Wray                      FM  118 (4369/37)
Barunia                   FM  114 (2521/22)
Chelta                    FM  113 (4899/43)
Darmen                    FM  105 (4939/47)
Apox                      FM  101 (3346/33)
Jeckland		  FM   81 (1608/20)

Associate Members
Goram			  AS  119 (832/6)
The Babbage Islands	  AS  106 (895/8)
Drekkevaas		  AS  100 (300/3)
New North Aqmuland	  AS  100 (300/3)
Gloriax			  AS   96 (729/8)
South Califas (ASCS)	  AS   92 (586/7)
Patistan		  AS   83 (195/3)
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)
The Nihilistic view       IN   96 (2396/25)
Cyborg Holland            IN   95 (1523/16)
Ingla Terra               IN   93 (2580/28)
Tasrailia                 CE   92 (664/8)
The Licentian Isles       IN   91 (3972/44)
Macquarrie		  CE   83 (331/4)
Eura                      IN   82 (383/6)
Nexxus Drako		  CE   75 (196/4)

*Played in Season 4 but not Season 5 or scheduled in Season 6

As an aside – I'm thinking of relaxing Full Member criterion to bolster the FM numbers before the end-of-season cutoff for the Invitational Trophy, as we currently have only eight FMs and the GCFIT is meant to take the top 8 FMs. So, unless there are any objections, after Matchweek 8, any team that's played eight ranking matches (rather than the current 10) will be a Full Member. This means TBI and Gloriax will gain FM status, as will Goram after their series against Liventia and ASCS should they play another series this season.

by **Gruenberg** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:48 am

(Provisional) match details as posted on the GruenCric website. The persistent rain during the Test match disrupted the satellite broadcast in Gruenberg, meaning that some Wray players may have been incorrectly identified.

Wray 451 all out (108.4 overs)
                                                            R    B   4/6
EM McCaughey  c Enchante            b Uglaxx               55  (91)  7/-
JWO Colt      c Tootash             b Croffnuppet          69  (91) 11/-
SLM Sterne*   st Uvaevaluvae+       b Naroadnig           104 (154) 17/-
GPRJ Mitchell c Izaizakanorb        b Uglaxx               36  (84)  5/-
JW Jackson    c Deisler             b Telliflikkiflarknon  31  (49)  5/-
JMA Keillher  NOT OUT                                      89 (112) 11/2
JS Stacey+    c Telliflikkiflarknon b Yowoax               12  (28)  2/-
JS Storm      c Yumbucket           b Yowoax               22  (17)  4/-
BR Matthews   c Deisler             b Yowoax                8  (12)  2/-
B Monnier     c Yumbucket           b Yowoax                0   (1)  -/-
SG Aguando    c Enchante            b Yowoax               10  (14)  2/-
EXTRAS (5b, 8lb, 1wb, 1nb)                                 15

FoW: 1: 129 (McCaughey, 29.3 overs); 2: 131 (Colt, 30.5 overs); 3: 211 (Mitchell, 55.4 overs); 4: 274 (Jackson, 72.1 overs); 5: 325 (Sterne, 84.5 overs); 6: 372 (Stacey, 94.3 overs); 7: 410 (Storm, 100.3 overs); 8: 425 (Matthews, 104.3 overs); 9: 425 (Monnier, 104.4 overs); 10: 451 (Aguando, 108.4 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Uglaxx               25    2  100    2
Telliflikkiflarknon  16    2   58    1
Yumbucket            16    4   60    0
Croffnuppet          21    3   84    1
Yowoax               18.4  1   87    5
Naroadnig            12    3   49    1

Gruenberg 360 all out (155.2 overs)
                                                R    B   4/6
PA Deisler                     lbw b Aguando   47 (125)  5/-
YTQQZK Naroadnig*       c Sterne   b Matthews  28  (64)  4/-
RSK Izaizakanorb        c Stacey+  b Keillher  57 (110)  9/-
BL Enchante                        b Aguando    0   (2)  -/-
WH Tootash                     lbw b Matthews 108 (263) 14/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon c Stacey+  b Matthews  16  (17)  2/1   
KZY Uvaevaluvae+        c Colt     b Aguando   33 (132)  5/-
LCAS Yowoax             st Stacey+ b Aguando    8  (20)  1/-
SCCD Croffnuppet                   b Storm     20  (81)  3/-
PPPPPP Uglaxx           NOT OUT                23  (83)  3/-
FFFFFFF Yumbucket       c Stacey+  b Mitchell  11  (41)  1/-
EXTRAS (6nb)                                    6

FoW: 1: 53 (Naroadnig, 22.1 overs); 2: 101 (Deisler, 37.6 overs); 3: 101 (Enchante, 39.2 overs); 4: 150 (Izaizakanorb, 59.4 overs); 5: 169 (Telliflikkiflarknon, 64.6 overs); 6: 250 (Uvaevaluvae, 104.2 overs); 7: 264 (Yowoax, 110.6 overs); 8: 317 (Tootash, 130.3 overs); 9: 328 (Croffnuppet, 140.1 overs); 10: 360 (Yumbucket, 155.2 overs)

           O    M    R    W
Storm     26    8   67    1
Monnier   25    9   66    0
Matthews  22    8   52    3
Keillher  22    9   51    1
Aguando   51   11  103    4
Jackson    9    3   18    0
Mitchell   0.2  0    0    1

Wray 276-7 dec. (86.1 overs)
                                             R    B   4/6
EM McCaughey  c Enchante     b Croffnuppet  95 (213) 10/1
JWO Colt                 lbw b Yowoax       39  (60)  6/-
SLM Sterne*   c Uvaevaluvae+ b Naroadnig    31  (74)  3/-
GPRJ Mitchell            lbw b Croffnuppet  13  (20)  1/-
JW Jackson               lbw b Yumbucket     9   (8)  1/-
JMA Keillher             lbw b Yowoax       19  (39)  2/-
JS Stacey+    NOT OUT                       33  (52)  1/2
JS Storm                 lbw b Uglaxx       34  (50)  4/1
Did not bat: BR Matthews, B Monnier, SG Aguando
EXTRAS (3b)                                  3

FoW: 1: 69 (Colt, 18.3 overs); 2: 129 (Sterne, 44.1 overs); 3: 146 (Mitchell, 49.3 overs); 4: 160 (Jackson, 51.6 overs); 5: 193 (Keillher, 64.6 overs); 6: 215 (McCaughey, 71.5 overs); 7: 276 (Storm, 86.1 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Telliflikkiflarknon  11    2   41    0
Uglaxx               12.1  1   45    2
Yowoax               24    3   55    2
Croffnuppet          25    2   90    2
Yumbucket             9    3   33    1
Naroadnig             5    1    9    0

Gruenberg 166-5 (54.5 overs)
                                                R    B   4/6
PA Deisler              c Jackson  b Aguando   20  (52)  -/-
YTQQZK Naroadnig*              lbw b Keillher   7  (18)  1/-
RSK Izaizakanorb                   b Monnier   30  (63)  4/-
BL Enchante                        b Storm      4  (17)  -/-
WH Tootash              NOT OUT                39  (90)  4/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon c Stacey+  b Monnier   64  (81) 10/1
KZY Uvaevaluvae+        NOT OUT                 0   (8)  -/-
Did not bat: LCAS Yowoax, SCCD Croffnuppet, PPPPPP Uglaxx, FFFFFFF Yumbucket
EXTRAS (1lb, 1wb)                               2

FoW: 1: 16 (Naroadnig, 5.3 overs); 2: 45 (Deisler, 17.2 overs); 3: 58 (Enchante, 23.2 overs); 4: 68 (Izaizakanorb, 27.2 overs); 5: 165 (Telliflikkiflarknon, 53.1 overs)

           O    M    R    W
Storm     16.5  2   32    1
Monnier   13    2   57    2
Matthews  11    2   39    0
Keillher   8    0   21    1
Aguando    3    1    7    1
Mitchell   3    1    9    0

Day 1
1st wicket: 50 in 54 balls (Colt 27, McCaughey 19)
JWO Colt: 50 in 34 balls, 10x4 (Wray 85-0)
1st wicket: 100 in 91 balls (Colt 59, McCaughey 38)
EM McCaughey: 50 in 67 balls, 7x4 (Wray 118-0)
Lunch: Wray 118-0, 21 overs (Colt 63, McCaughey 50)
3rd wicket: 50 in 87 balls (Sterne 24, Mitchell 23)
Tea: Wray 199-2, 49 overs (Sterne 36, Mitchell 29)
SLM Sterne: 50 in 82 balls, 8x4 (Wray 228-3)
4th wicket: 50 in 71 balls (Jackson 27, Sterne 26)
SLM Sterne: 100 in 140 balls, 17x4 (Wray 320-4)
5th wicket: 50 in 71 balls (Sterne 31, Keillher 20)
Close of play: Wray 354-5, 92 overs (Keillher 37, Stacey 12)
Day 2
JMA Keillher: 50 in 70 balls, 9x4 (Wray 370-5)
Lunch: Gruenberg 34-0, 12 overs (Deisler 18, Naroadnig 16)
1st wicket: 50 in 108 balls (Naroadnig 28, Deisler 22)
Tea: Gruenberg 102-3, 41 overs (Izaizakanorb 25, Tootash 0)
RZK Izaizakanorb: 50 in 82 balls, 9x4 (Gruenberg 134-3)
Close of play: Gruenberg 190-5, 73 overs (Tootash 32, Uvaevaluvae 8)
Day 3
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Gruenberg 196-5)
6th wicket: 50 in 151 balls (Tootash 23, Uvaevaluvae 22)
WH Tootash: 50 in 167 balls, 5x4 (Gruenberg 238-5)
Lunch: Gruenberg 246-5, 103 overs (Tootash 58, Uvaevaluvae 33)
WH Tootash: 100 in 245 balls, 13x4 (Gruenberg 308-7)
8th wicket: 50 in 104 balls (Tootash 38, Croffnuppet 13)
Tea: Gruenberg 321-8, 134 overs (Croffnuppet 14, Uglaxx 3)
Bad light stopped play: Wray 38-0, 8 overs (Colt 25, McCaughey 13)
Day 4
Rain delayed start
1st wicket: 50 in 84 balls (Colt 26, McCaughey 24)
Lunch: Wray 79-1, 22 overs (McCaughey 38, Sterne 2)
EM McCaughey: 50 in 110 balls, 7x4 (Wray 115-1)
2nd wicket: 50 in 114 balls (Sterne 26, McCaughey 23)
Tea: Wray 160-4, 52 overs (McCaughey 67)
Close of play: Wray 259-6, 82 overs (Storm 26, Stacey 24)
Day 5
New ball taken at 82.0 overs (Wray 259-6)
7th wicket: 50 in 68 balls (Storm 26, Stacey 23)
Rain stopped play: Gruenberg 34-1, 11 overs (Izaizakanorb 14, Deisler 13)
Lunch taken during rain break
Tea: Gruenberg 112-4, 41 overs (Tootash 25, Telliflikkiflarknon 25)
5th wicket: 50 in 90 balls (Telliflikkiflarknon 30, Tootash 19)
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon: 50 in 75 balls, 8x4 (Gruenberg 148-4)
Rain stopped play: Gruenberg 166-5, 54.5 overs (Tootash 39, Uvaevaluvae 0)

Match result: Match drawn

by **Darmen** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 12:01 pm

Cock and Mandelbaum open impressively, Patterson rebounds well

Match Report: Darmen in Patistan
Patistan bat first
Patistan 178 (73.2 overs), 312 (120.1 overs)
Darmen 401/7d (97.2 overs), 93/2 (26.0 overs)
Darmen win by 8 wickets

Patistan First Innings
          Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ.
Johnson   18.2  2       45   4       2.45
Marino    16    4       32   2       2.00
Patterson 20    2       63   3       3.15
Dreesens  10    1       24   1       2.40
Díaz       8    3       13   0       1.63
Obando     1    0        1   0       1.00

Darmen First Innings
           Runs Balls 4's 6's SR
Mandelbaum 123  226   14  2   54.42
Cock       178  210   23  3   84.76
Kynaston    17   35    1  0   48.57
Bradley      4    9    0  0   44.44
Wilson      23   29    1  0   79.31
Johnson     38*  45    2  1   84.44
Obando       3   10    0  0   30.00
Marino       8   17    0  0   47.06
Dreesens     0*   3    0  0    0.00
Díaz       Did Not Bat
Patterson  Did Not Bat
Extras       7

Patistan Second Innings
          Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ.
Johnson   27.1  2       105  2       3.87
Marino    26    7        62  5       2.38
Patterson 26    4        79  2       3.04
Dreesens  19    8        35  0       1.84
Díaz      18    8        24  1       1.33
Obando     4    1         7  0       1.75

Darmen Second Innings
           Runs Balls 4's 6's SR
Mandelbaum 48   55    6   2   87.27
Cock       23   50    2   1   46.00
Kynaston   17*  42    1   0   40.48
Bradley     3*   9    0   0   33.33
Wilson     Did Not Bat
Johnson    Did Not Bat
Obando     Did Not Bat
Marino     Did Not Bat
Dreesens   Did Not Bat
Díaz       Did Not Bat
Patterson  Did Not Bat
Extras      2

Match report to come...

by **Wray** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:56 pm

Sterne, Aguando secure promising draw

Wray came into this match with an XI unchanged from the one that secured the narrowest victory in GCF history*, when they overcame Patsitan by a solitary run after Jackson Colt grasped an edge off Shane Aguando in the fading light in Albion. It was a perfect start - for the neutrals at least - to the city's test hosting history.

The visitors, on their first trip to the Colony, have come off the back of a strong series victory of Darmen, although their most recent fixture ended defeat by 109 runs. Wray's coaching staff have identified the short ball as the key tactic to be unfurled against the tourists, with Blake Matthews expected to play a pivotal role if things were going to fall the Green Caps' way.

A sell-out at the TM Parker Bayside Stadium, an unusually warm and sunny one at that, greeted the captains at the toss and Simon Sterne won the toss and elected to bat on an unusually friendly looking Bayside wicket - it seems the message of 'fast-bowling barrage' had filtered down to the groundstaff and a suitable pitch had been prepared.

Ed McCaughey, whilst not fearing for his place, could have used a good innings, and Jackson Colt had slipped off the boil ever so slightly, so there was much interest as the opening pair strode to the crease on the opening day. Uglaxx, with his shuffled action, bowled his opening spell at what could liberally be called 'fast-medium', although Colt and McCaughey were troubled by few deliveries. Colt tucked into Telliflikkiflarknon early, pushing him past mid-on for four before rocking back and cutting a wide delivery through point for another boundary. Gruenberg's opening bowling unit possessed the decent fundamentals: good lines and decent pace, but sadly, they couldn't piece them together enough to pose a constant threat; too often did Uglaxx offer up a 73mph dolly or Telliflikkiflarknon spray a ball off the square. Yumbucket was brought on soon enough, and almost made the breakthrough when Colt pushed away from his body to a seaming delivery, only for the edge to spilled uncharacteristically by Benny Enchante at 1st slip. This catch deemed costly, as Colt raced away to a half century off just 34 balls, punishing the visitors attack with 10 boundaries in his opening salvo. He didn't fear striding out of his crease, even when Naroadnig brought keeper Uvaevaluvae up to the stumps, and successively slapped Telliflikkiflarknon first over extra-cover and then straight down the ground in a display that got the 12,000 strong crowd really buzzing.

Wray were rattling along very nicely for 20 overs before lunch, bringing up the 100 in just 91 balls as the openers cashed in on the good surface and poor bowling with 50s, and going into the break on 118 without loss, but McCaughey just couldn't resist pushing at a Uglaxx delivery which seamed away, and his edge was taken low by Enchante this time. A timely breakthrough just after lunch for the tourists. Colt went cheaply the next over to put a dampener on Wray's efforts, when his attempted slog sweep caught the top-edge and was taken by Tootash at deep-square leg off the bowling of leg-spinner Croffnuppet. Glenn Mitchell and Simon Sterne came together and were more reserved at the crease, with Mitchell particularly wary against the spin of Croffnuppet, whose darting leg-spin action had caused him problems in the past. The pair added 50 in more sedate fashion, 87 balls, and the session passed without much incident, tea being taken with the hosts cruising at 199-2.

Mitchell was dismissed soon after tea thanks to a blinding catch from Ruttup Izaizakanorb at cover-point. Uglaxx had laid down another half-volley, and Mitchell opened his stance to flay the ball away. He middled the ball perfectly, but Izaizakanorb, standing not 20 yards from the bat, somehow got low enough and darted out a left hand and somehow clung onto the ball. Neither Uglaxx nor Mitchell could believe that the catch had been taken, but their reactions were in stark contrast: the Gruenberger wheeling away to celebrate ecstatically, whilst Mitchell trudged off, thoroughly unamused. This wicket brought Jamie Jackson to the crease, who'd shown a few weaknesses against spin during his time against Patistan, and immediately the captain Naroadnig brought himself on against young batsman. In his first over, Jackson played and missed at two, and was soon joined at the crease by three close Gruenberger fielders. But as he had shown against Chelta, Jackson could survive tricky periods, and showed his class soon afterwards, lofting Naroadnig over cow-corner for four. He looked confident against the spinner, and looked to be set for another half-century, but it was the extra pace of Telliflikkiflarknon which did for him on 31, when he was hurried by a shorter ball and he could only fend the ball down to second slip.

Jason Keillher had been in rich run-scoring form recently, and had finally began to justify all these selections as the teams premier all-rounder, and he began in much the same vein against the tourists. He practically battered Croffnuppet out of the attack, smiting him clean down the track for for, before punishing him through cover for another. The captain wisely chose to remove the leg-spinner and brought back himself in an attempt to get another breakthrough before the close, and this proved to be an inspired move, when five overs before the end of play, he lured Sterne, who had passed his 6th Test century, out of his crease and spun the ball past his leg-stump, where Uvaevaluvae almost made a hash of things, but managed to bundle the bails back off before the captain could get back. Captain dismisses captain, and Wray closed shortly afterwards on 354-5.

The second began with Keillher looking to accelerate, and he bludgeoned his way to 50 off 70 balls, with 9 boundaries. He then went after Yumbucket, hooking him over deep backward square for six, but Yumbucket was disappointed to see him dropped on the boundary three balls later Tootash making a mess of a swirler, much to the delight of the crowd, which numbered around 8,000 for the second day. Stacey nicked off from Yowoax for 12, which began a stellar spell of spin bowling which saw him take all 5 of Wray's last wickets for 79 runs. Jackson Storm smashed him for two boundaries in a rapid-fire 22, but he struck back when Storm was outdone by the turning ball and was nabbed at short leg by Yumbucket. He had Matthews soon afterwards, edging to slip as the ball skidded low, and then bowled a ripper to Ben Monnier first ball, squaring up the youngster and having him caught at short leg the very first ball. Monnier is yet to score a run in three test matches. Keillher tonked the left-armer down the ground for six, whilst Aguando hacked a pair of boundaries off Croffnuppet, before Yowoax completed his 5fer by dismissing fellow spinner when Aguando tamely chipped to mid-on to end Wray's innings on a still intimidating 451 all out.

With greying skies overheard, Deisler and Naroadnig faced up to Storm for the start of Gruenberg's innings, and immediately Simon Sterne was in the quick's ear, presumably something along the lines of 'pitch it short'. That's exactly what followed with the first ball of the innings, Storm spearing in a rapid bouncer on leg-stump, which Deisler managed to pull out of the way of at the last moment. Storm deployed another two bouncers in the over, and the message was very clear. Ben Monnier, more of a fuller-length bowler, stuck to his guns and saw Deisler play and miss at the first delivery, as he swiped at a non-existent bouncer. Blake Matthews, all 6ft 7" of him, tore in from the Pavillion End and extracted substantial bounce from the wicket, and managed to brush the glove of Naroadnig, but the ball soared over Stacey and ran away for four runs. The pair overcame the early barrage, and dug in with a solid 50-run partnership, typified by quick singles and few expansive strokes. But Matthews wasn't to be denied, and he had the visitor's captain on 28 when a sharp bouncer reared up and Naroadnig gloved it to Sterne at slip. Izaizakanorb came in and played a grafting knock, but he saw Deisler fall at the other end for 47, when he reached forward to an Aguando delivery which held it's line and edged behind.

Things went from good to great for wray two balls later, when Aguando delivered a pearl of a delivery to dismiss the evergreen Benny Enchante, who'd been on a horror run with the bat. Aguando flicked out a wrong-un which drifted across the right hander. Enchante moved to block, the ball kicked out of the pitch and seared past the bat and clipped the top of off stump. Pitching on leg and clipping off, every leggie's dream, and the celebrations certainly showed as much. Izaizakanorb accumulated quietly and brought up a measured 50, but he was dismissed 7 runs later when Jason Keillher fired an 89mph delivery past his outside edge, and was gathered by Stacey. Keillher and the slip cordon all went up, but the umpire remained unmoved. Sterne, with consultation from Stacey and Keillher, went for the review. Both SpotHot and Snik-Yo confirmed Sterne's beliefs, Izaizakanorb had clearly edged the ball, kissing the outside of his bat, and he was on his way.

Telliflikkiflarknon came out guns blazing, and dispatched Aguando for a brace of fours, before lifting Ben Monnier over mid-on for a six. As soon as Sterne brought Matthews back on and the bouncers came flying in, Telliflikkiflarknon flailed. He hooked and missed at a bouncer, got struck in the ribcage by another, before he gloved the third one through to Stacey. It was a perfect demonstration of hostile fast bowling from Matthews, and he got his just rewards. Tootash and new batsman Uvaevaluvae remained solid till the close of play, with Gruenberg 190-5, still 261 in arrears.

Gruenberg consolidated in the morning, and despite ample swing from Storm and Monnier, as well as a tricky chance for Jackson at point, the pair pushed on till lunch, adding 60 on to the total and taking the away side past the follow-on. Tootash brought up his 50 off a very sedate 167 balls, but Uvaevaluvae couldn't keep going as he got an inside edge onto his pads which was held by Jackson Colt inches from the ground at short leg. Yowoax, next in, hit a sweet drive off Monnier, but was removed four balls later after ill-advisedly charging out against Aguando, only to see the ball move past his edge and for Stacey to whip off the stumps. Tootash brought up a century off 245 balls, a paragon of calm batting on a lively track, working the spinner well whilst avoiding the worst of what the seamers could throw at him. It all ended, though, just when he was looking to get a move on. A straighter, full delivery from Matthews was missed by Tootash's leg-side swipe, and he was pinned in front of the leg-stump. Croffnuppet, Uglaxx & Yumbucket did their best to stick around, using up a frustrating 205 balls to be dismissed. Storm removed Croffnuppet with an unplayable yorker, and then Yumbucket was dismissed by a bit of a collector's item, a wicket for Glenn Mitchell. Jamie Jackson had taken most of the part-time bowling duties, laying down 9 overs of economical leg-spin, but he was off the field when Matthews requested a change of end, so Mitchell was thrown the ball.

To call Mitchell medium-pace is generous. His first ball was more of a quick spinners delivery, floating down at 54mph which a touch of inswing. Yumbucket defended it easily enough. But the second was a tad quicker, 59mph, but not to mention wide and short down the leg side, but somehow Yumbucket got himself into a tangle and managed to flick the ball to Stacey. Mitchell's second test wicket (his other one came against Chelta) signalled the end of Gruenberg's innings, all done on 360, trailing by 91.

Wray had plenty of time left in the game, and wanted to set an imposing total to chase, and Jackson Colt tried to imitate his first innings form with a slap-dash 39 with 6 fours before he was the first wicket to fall, lbw to the first-innings hero Yowoax - Wray batsmen seemed to struggle with his flatter angle. A leisurely partnership between Sterne and McCaughey ensued, with the game slowing down to a crawl as the spinners bowled in tandem and the batsmen looked unfussed to increase the rate. Sterne fell for 31, trying to play the ball fine off Naroadnig, and for the second time in the match, he saw himself dismissed by the opposition captain, caught behind. Glenn Mitchell and Jamie Jackson were both out in rapid succession, both LBW, Mitchell to Croffnuppet and Jackson to Yumbucket. Keillher smited a few fours, but played down totally the wrong line against Yowoax and was pinned in front. McCaughey remained resolute at the other end, and looked on course for a needed century, but he was dismissed for 95, when Croffnuppet slid a ball across his bat and the opener edged to Enchante at slip, the ageing batsman managing to throw himself to his right to pouch the catch.

Jackson Storm and Julian Stacey had some fun at the end, making quick 30s as Gruenberg's bowlers perhaps waned in concentration, offering numerous half-volleys and short deliveries which Storm and Stacey tucked into. Stacey knocked two sixes, one off Croffnuppet over midwicket, and then the second off Yumbucket which climbed out of the stadium over long-on. The partnership was finished, and Wray declared, when Storm was lbw to Uglaxx. The review was used, more out of hope than judgement, but the umpire was confirmed and Wray declared on 276-7d, leaving Gruenberg needing an improbably 367 to win, with 2 sessions left and with rain in the air.

Wray did manage to prise out five wickets in a decent bowling performance. Naroadnig was LBW to Keillher for 7, before Aguando saw his half-tracker bunted into the hands of Jamie Jackson at cover-point from Deisler. Ben Monnier finally got his name in the wickets column when he unleashed a screaming yorker at 89mph to Izaizakanorb, and the view from the stump-cam confirmed the ferocity of the deliver, the cherry breaking the camera. Storm got Enchante with a ball that stayed straight for 4. Telliflikkiflarknon played a belligerent knock for 64, with 10 fours and a steepling six off Aguando, but he edged off Monnier. The rain came in and this time stayed, ending the match in a draw with a handshake between the two captains.

The series now moves onto Cartersburg, where Wray will repIace Monnier, who will return to domestic cricket, but got a promise from David Shepard that he will return to the starting XI. Christian Dawson-Lane will return.

TG me Gruenberg if I've made any incorrect assumptions.

by **Liventia** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:34 pm

Matchweek 8 scorination will be tomorrow, Monday 16 March.

by **Gruenberg** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:52 pm

Article posted on the GruenCric website. Last one, I promise.

Clouds fail to cover Enchante's poor form

* The gruffle is a Gruenberger stringed instrument, similar to a fiddle, and featured in such notable works as "Symphony to a Goat", "Concerto for Two Goats", and "The Ten Billion Goat March".

by **Liventia** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:16 pm

Matchweek 8 and updated rankings

Match Report: Gruenberg in Wray
Wray bat first
Wray 276 (74.3 overs), 258 (86.4 overs)
Gruenberg 236 (98.5 overs), 243 (69.0 overs)
Gruenberg lose by 55 runs

Match Report: Liventia in Jeckland
Jeckland bat first
Jeckland 414 (131.0 overs), 196 (87.4 overs)
Liventia 618/8d (204.2 overs)
Liventia win by an innings and 8 runs

Match Report: Darmen in Patistan
Patistan bat first
Patistan 387 (91.1 overs), 258 (81.2 overs)
Darmen 420 (106.4 overs), 228/9 (82.5 overs)
Darmen win by 1 wickets
Series: Darmen win 2–0

Full Members
1 Liventia                FM  122 (5775/47) 
2 Gruenberg		  FM  122 (3194/26) 
3 Wray                    FM  118 (4369/37)
4 Barunia                 FM  114 (2521/22)
5 Chelta                  FM  113 (4899/43)
6 The Babbage Islands	  FM  111 (895/8)
7 Darmen                  FM  106 (5338/50)
8 Apox                    FM  101 (3346/33)
9 Gloriax		  FM   92 (729/8)
10 Jeckland		  FM   81 (1608/20)

Associate Members
11 Goram		  AS  119 (832/6)
12 Drekkevaas		  AS  100 (300/3)
13 New North Aqmuland	  AS  100 (300/3)
14 South Califas (ASCS)	  AS   92 (586/7)
15 Patistan		  AS   80 (360/6)
16 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)
The Nihilistic view       IN   96 (2396/25)
Cyborg Holland            IN   95 (1523/16)
Ingla Terra               IN   93 (2580/28)
Tasrailia                 CE   92 (664/8)
The Licentian Isles       IN   91 (3972/44)
Macquarrie		  CE   83 (331/4)
Eura                      IN   82 (383/6)
Nexxus Drako		  CE   75 (196/4)

by **Gruenberg** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:45 am

(Provisional) match details as posted on the GruenCric website.

Wray 276 all out (74.3 overs)
                                                   R    B   4/6
EM McCaughey           lbw b Uglaxx               61 (114)  7/-
JWO Colt       c Naroadnig b Yumbucket            22  (23)  5/-
SLM Sterne*                b Croffnuppet          70 (131) 12/-
GPRJ Mitchell  c Deisler   b Uglaxx               17  (26)  2/-
JW Jackson                 b Telliflikkiflarknon  33  (68)  6/-
JMA Keillher   c Tootash   b Yowoax               26  (35)  5/-
JS Stacey+             lbw b Telliflikkiflarknon   2   (6)  -/-
JS Storm               lbw b Yowoax               15  (22)  3/-
BR Matthews    c Tootash   b Yowoax                5   (8)  1/-
CR Dawson-Lane run out (Izaizakanorb)             16  (15)  3/-
SG Aguando     NOT OUT                             1   (1)  -/-
EXTRAS (4lb, 2wb, 2nb)                             8

FoW: 1: 36 (Colt, 8.4 overs); 2: 134 (McCaughey, 36.5 overs); 3: 171 (Mitchell, 46.1 overs); 4: 202 (Sterne, 51.6 overs); 5: 229 (Jackson, 65.1 overs); 6: 239 (Keillher, 66.4 overs); 7: 239 (Stacey, 67.1 overs); 8: 244 (Matthews, 68.4 overs); 9: 271 (Dawson-Lane, 73.6 overs); 10: 276 (Storm, 74.3 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Telliflikkiflarknon  19    2   79    2
Uglaxx               16    3   77    2
Yumbucket             8    0   29    1
Yowoax               17.3  3   51    3
Croffnuppet          12    1   34    1
Naroadnig             2    0    2    0

Gruenberg 236 all out (98.5 overs)
                                                   R    B   4/6
PA Deisler              c Stacey+  b Dawson-Lane   1  (15)  -/-
YTQQZK Naroadnig*              lbw b Matthews     23  (36)  3/-
LCAS Yowoax             c Stacey+  b Dawson-Lane  24  (38)  4/-
RSK Izaizakanorb               lbw b Storm        50 (112)  6/-
BL Enchante                    lbw b Storm        11  (39)  2/-
WH Tootash                     lbw b Dawson-Lane  57 (169)  7/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon c Mitchell b Storm        49 (133)  9/-
KZY Uvaevaluvae+        c Stacey+  b Storm        17  (49)  3/-
SCCD Croffnuppet        c Sterne   b Storm         0   (1)  -/-
PPPPPP Uglaxx           NOT OUT                    1   (1)  -/-
FFFFFFF Yumbucket       c Stacey+  b Storm         0   (1)  -/-
EXTRAS (2wb, 1nb)                                  3

FoW: 1: 19 (Deisler, 5.5 overs); 2: 32 (Naroadnig, 11.6 overs); 3: 54 (Yowoax, 16.6 overs); 4: 73 (Enchante, 29.4 overs); 5: 144 (Izaizakanorb, 53.6 overs); 6: 207 (Tootash, 82.6 overs); 7: 235 (Telliflikkiflarknon, 98.1 overs); 8: 235 (Croffnuppet, 98.2 overs); 9: 236 (Uvaevaluvae, 98.4 overs); 10: 236 (Yumbucket, 98.5 overs)

              O    M    R    W
Storm        20.5  7   47    6
Dawson-Lane  23    5   60    3
Matthews     26    9   43    1
Keillher     12    5   32    0
Aguando      12    0   48    0
Mitchell      5    2    6    0

Wray 258 all out (86.4 overs)
                                                      R    B   4/6
EM McCaughey   c Uvaevaluvae+ b Telliflikkiflarknon   0   (3)  -/-
JWO Colt       c Enchante     b Yumbucket            60 (151) 11/-
SLM Sterne*               lbw b Yumbucket            23  (49)  4/-
GPRJ Mitchell  c Enchante     b Yowoax                4  (21)  1/-
JW Jackson                lbw b Yumbucket            36  (75)  8/-
JMA Keillher   c Naroadnig    b Uglaxx               77 (117) 12/1
JS Stacey+     c Uvaevaluvae+ b Uglaxx               46  (81)  8/-
JS Storm       c Uvaevaluvae+ b Uglaxx                0   (3)  -/-
BR Matthews    c Uvaevaluvae+ b Uglaxx                8  (11)  2/-
CR Dawson-Lane c Deisler      b Telliflikkiflarknon   3   (8)  -/-
SG Aguando     NOT OUT                                0   (1)  -/-
EXTRAS (1wb)                                          1

FoW: 1: 0 (McCaughey, 0.3 overs); 2: 36 (Sterne, 15.5 overs); 3: 47 (Mitchell, 24.1 overs); 4: 124 (Jackson, 49.3 overs); 5: 125 (Colt, 49.6 overs); 6: 246 (Stacey, 82.3 overs); 7: 246 (Storm, 82.6 overs); 8: 247 (Keillher, 84.1 overs); 9: 254 (Dawson-Lane, 85.5 overs); 10: 258 (Matthews, 86.4 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Telliflikkiflarknon  16    1   61    2
Uglaxx               15.4  3   48    4
Yumbucket            15    8   40    3
Yowoax               17    7   51    1
Croffnuppet          17    5   39    0
Naroadnig             6    0   19    0

Gruenberg 243 all out (69.0 overs)
                                                   R    B   4/6
PA Deisler              c Sterne   b Matthews    119 (191) 22/-
YTQQZK Naroadnig*       c Stacey+  b Storm         8   (7)  2/-
RSK Izaizakanorb               lbw b Storm        11  (47)  2/-
BL Enchante                    lbw b Aguando      11  (42)  2/-
WH Tootash              c Stacey+  b Storm         1   (6)  -/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon c Stacey+  b Keillher      4  (13)  -/-
KZY Uvaevaluvae+               lbw b Storm        57  (73)  8/-
LCAS Yowoax                    lbw b Matthews      0   (1)  -/-
SCCD Croffnuppet        c Sterne   b Keillher     15  (28)  3/-
PPPPPP Uglaxx           NOT OUT                    7   (8)  1/-

FFFFFFF Yumbucket       c Matthews b Keillher      0   (1)  -/-
EXTRAS (7lb, 3nb)                                 10

FoW: 1: 10 (Naroadnig, 2.4 overs); 2: 57 (Izaizakanorb, 17.3 overs); 3: 116 (Enchante, 32.1 overs); 4: 127 (Tootash, 35.2 overs); 5: 132 (Telliflikkiflarknon, 38.3 overs); 6: 189 (Deisler, 58.5 overs); 7: 189 (Yowoax, 58.6 overs); 8: 231 (Uvaevaluvae, 65.4 overs); 9: 243 (Croffnuppet, 68.5 overs); 10: 243 (Yumbucket, 68.6 overs)

              O    M    R    W
Storm        24    9   68    4
Dawson-Lane  13    3   45    0
Matthews     13    2   42    2
Aguando       6    0   17    1
Keillher     10    1   56    3
Jackson       2    0    6    0
Mitchell      1    0    2    0

Day 1
2nd wicket: 50 in 113 balls (McCaughey 30, Sterne 22)
EM McCaughey: 50 in 95 balls, 5x4 (Wray 96-1)
Lunch: Wray 99-1, 30 overs (McCaughey 52, Sterne 23)
SLM Sterne: 50 in 88 balls, 9x4 (Wray 144-2)
Tea: Wray 207-4, 58 overs (Jackson 27, Keillher 2)
Close of play: Gruenberg 24-1, 8 overs (Naroadnig 23, Yowoax 0)
Day 2
Lunch: Gruenberg 99-4, 37 overs (Izaizakanorb 24, Tootash 16)
5th wicket: 50 in 90 balls (Tootash 28, Izaizakanorb 22)
RSK Izaizakanorb: 50 in 106 balls, 6x4 (Gruenberg 144-4)
Tea: Gruenberg 186-5, 68 overs (Tootash 44, Telliflikkiflarknon 33)
WH Tootash: 50 in 146 balls, 7x4 (Gruenberg 197-5)
6th wicket: 50 in 132 balls (Telliflikkiflarknon 35, Tootash 18)
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Gruenberg 205-5)
Close of play: Gruenberg 234-6, 96 overs (Telliflikkiflarknon 49, Uvaevaluvae 16)
Day 3
Lunch: Wray 40-2, 19 overs (Colt 12, Mitchell 4)
4th wicket: 50 in 106 balls (Colt 29, Jackson 21)
JWO Colt: 50 in 125 balls, 10x4 (Wray 101-3)
Tea: Wray 124-4, 49.3 overs (Colt 60)
6th wicket: 50 in 98 balls (Keillher 26, Stacey 24)
JMA Keillher: 50 in 99 balls, 6x4 1x6 (Wray 220-5)
Close of play: Wray 221-5, 80 overs (Keillher 51, Stacey 46)
Day 4
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Wray 221-5)
6th wicket: 100 in 182 balls (Keillher 54, Stacey 46)
Lunch: Gruenberg 62-2, 19 overs (Deisler 38, Enchante 0)
PA Deisler: 50 in 66 balls, 10x4 (Gruenberg 74-2)
3rd wicket: 50 in 80 balls (Deisler 39, Enchante 11)
PA Deisler: 100 in 138 balls, 20x4 (Gruenberg 153-5)
Tea: Gruenberg 170-5, 50 overs (Deisler 109, Uvaevaluvae 17)
6th wicket: 50 in 112 balls (Deisler 29, Uvaevaluvae 22)
KZY Uvaevaluvae: 50 in 64 balls, 7x4 (Gruenberg 220-7)

Match result: Wray win by 55 runs

by **Wray** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 4:25 pm

(Article posted on cricketweek.co.wr, Mary Flynn's Opinion Column)

Six Balls from Heaven

Fast bowling is a fine art. Balancing speed, movement and aggression whilst renaming feasible in an international team is a difficult task. When you look at it from a purely physical point of view, it seems a crazy exertion, sprinting in and hurling a small sphere of cork and leather at over 90 miles an hour, trying to hit some 18-inch high sticks which is being blocked by a man wearing the modern-day equivalent (in sports at least) of chain-link armour, wielding his willow sword. Its an unforgiving, terrifying effort, and that's what separates bowlers like Jackson Storm from the penny-a-dozen fast-mediums being churned out by every cricket playing nation in the world.

It's day 3. Cartersburg Oval. For the third successive day, the sky is overcast and there is a bubble of anticipation in the 9,000 strong crowd. Gruenberg had closed the day in a decent position, 33 runs behind Wray. As is tradition with Wray on a new day's cricket, Simon Sterne tosses the ball to Shane Aguando who lays down a steady over of less-then-threatening chinaman bowling. Telliflikkiflarknon and Uvaevaluvae see off the spin and take a single off the the second over, a loosener from Blake Matthews. Sterne then handed the cherry calmly to Jackson Storm. He just his usual routine at the top of his mark, turning his upper body on his hips. Once. Twice. He windmills his arms and does a dummy delivery to mid-on. 23 yards away from the crease, he starts with a few small steps before breaking into a rapid stride. He approaches the crease, passes the umpire and delivers the ball.

It's fierce, full length and swinging away. Telliflikkiflarknon plants one foot forward and flashes his bat as the ball tails away. It grazes the outside edge and flies away to the second of three slips. It drops low, slightly, but Glenn Mitchell throws his hands forwards and scoops the ball up. Storm doesn't see this until he is fully through his follow-through, but he hears the crowd's roar and looks up expectantly, before raising one arm and rushing over to to Mitchell, being embraced by his team-mates. Shane Aguando jogs all the way over from fine leg and gives the cursory platonic bum-slap. There is general merriment, a well-timed wicket at the start of the day's play. But just you wait.

He stalks back to the top of his mark, that glint in his eye. The ball is held with a straight seam, two fingers either side of the bruised mark. He stops a second, the new batsman takes his guard. They both formulate plans on how to deal with one another. Storm's is pretty straightforward. Full. Fast. Simple. Let the ball talk. One, two, his legs start again, pounding in towards the cut-strip. Once again, past the umpire and in. This ball another ripper, full and on the stumps. Fearing for his toes, Croffnuppet backed away and poked his bat forward. The ball pitched and moved away slightly, kissing the edge and flying through at perfect height for Storm at 1st slip, who celebrated before the ball was in his gloves. There was no doubt about this one, and Storm knew it was gone. The bowling had reached a stage where both the deliverer and receiver knew it was too good, and if it could have happened, then Storm and Croffnuppet would have shaken hands in the middle and the Gruenberger would have been spared the pain.

The third ball, the hat-trick, reached a level of skill that was so ridiculously good that to get a wicket from it was simply impossible. A sharply directed bouncer, rapidly at Uglaxx. He threw his bat blindly, more in hope than judgement, and the ball took a looping edge down past the keeper and rolled to a stop before Aguando at Short Leg. Storm stood, double tea-pot, on the middle of the strip, knowing fully well that he'd be warned. Uglaxx adjusted his glove at the non-strikers end, thankful that he was away from the assault.

As if he were peeved that he hadn't claimed his hat-trick, he charged in against Uvaevaluvae. A good length, jagging in and taking the edge off the keeper's strangled cut shot. The ball rose high to the cordon, where Sterne jumped and tried to pluck it, but instead knocked it up into the air with greatly reduced speed, and Stacey just had to step to the right and pouch the catch. Queue yet more pandemonium, from both the crowd and the players on the pitch.

Number 11 Yumbucket only put his helmet on as he arrived at the crease. He'd had a word with the departing batsman, presumably something along the lines of "Good luck, mate." He'd need the luck, with Storm in this mood. But, as everyone knew, he had no chance. Storm prowled in with vengeance, this ball steaming with fast-bowling fury. Push and hope, Yumbucket must have thought. It would have been more sensible to leave, although the angles were impossible close, but the ball seemed to attract the bat, and as with the previous three, the edge was taken and Stacey completed the dismissal. Storm leapt into the arms of the significantly shorter Jamie Jackson who had been fielding at mid-on. Celebrations lasted a good 30 seconds; Storm had destroyed Gruenberg.

What made this better than your typical (if this kind of thing can be typical) furious spell of fast bowling, was the perfect control of the subtleties of fast-swing bowling. Any old quick can charge in and take a wicket by bowling fast enough and beating the bat to hit the pads or stumps, but Storm used the moisture, the graceful swin to nab his wickets. The deliveries, one, two, four and five, were phenomenal, how they managed to find the edge is beyond everyone, even Storm himself. If you watch one piece of fast bowling ever, watch this.

Mary Flynn is a freelance cricket writer. She is the author of Home Front: A History of Wray Domestic Cricket, and Oval Home, on the Cartersburg Oval. She is the official biographer of Simon Sterne, whose biography will be released later in the year.

by **Gruenberg** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:07 pm

Article posted on the GruenCric website.

Gruenberg wither in the sight of Storm's amazing balls

* GruenCric is assuming here, if it's different obviously ignore this.

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