GCF World Test Challenge season 7– RP/rosters/scores

[Gruenberg]

Match Report: Eastfield Lodge in Barunia
Barunia bat first
Barunia 127 (49.3 overs), 534 (155.1 overs)
Eastfield Lodge 415/4d (148.2 overs), 159/8 (41.0 overs)
Drawn

[Gruenberg]

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

Wray 211 all out (61.4 overs)
                                           R    B   4/6
TJP Sutcliffe c Tootash      b Uglaxx     32  (81)  5/-
JWO Colt      c Qilairana    b Yowoax     30  (60)  4/-
SLM Sterne*   c Hmnff        b Qilairana   2  (10)  -/-
GPRJ Mitchell c Hmnff        b Qilairana  11  (17)  1/1
JGN Jackson   c Uvaevaluvae+ b Yowoax     71 (102) 12/1
JMA Keillher  c Uvaevaluvae+ b Ke          9  (17)  -/-
JS Stacey+    c Tootash      b Broimbles  18  (30)  3/-
MJP Perry     c Ke           b Uglaxx      0   (3)  -/-
JS Storm      c Qilairana    b Ke         14  (14)  3/-
NR Gardiner   NOT OUT                     18  (36)  4/-
SG Aguando    c Enchante     b Yowoax      0   (3)  -/-
EXTRAS (2b, 1lb, 3nb)                      6

FoW: 1: 53 (Colt, 18.2 overs); 2: 63 (Sterne, 22.3 overs); 3: 79 (Mitchell, 26.6 overs); 4: 79 (Sutcliffe, 27.4 overs); 5: 107 (Keillher, 35.2 overs); 6: 146 (Stacey, 43.4 overs); 7: 153 (Perry, 44.6 overs); 8: 173 (Storm, 50.4 overs); 9: 205 (Jackson, 59.5 overs); 10: 211 (Aguando, 61.4 overs)

           O    M    R    W
Uglaxx    14    0   69    2
Ke        20    6   63    2
Yowoax    20.4  5   59    3
Qilairana  5    2   13    2
Broimbles  3    2    4    1

Gruenberg
Bugger it all to hell, I somehow managed to delete this during copy+paste.

Wray 469-4 dec. (174.3 overs)
                                          R    B   4/6
TJP Sutcliffe c Uvaevaluvae+ b Yowaox   122 (327) 15/-
JWO Colt      c Hmnff        b Yowoax    15  (90)  1/-
SLM Sterne*   c Broimbles    b Uglaxx    79 (175) 13/-
GPRJ Mitchell c Uvaevaluvae+ b Enchante 129 (344) 14/-
JGN Jackson   NOT OUT                   101 (205)  9/2
JMA Keillher  NOT OUT                    73  (68)  6/3
Did not bat: JS Stacey+, MJP Perry, JS Storm, NR Gardiner, SG Aguando
EXTRAS (14b, 1lb, 5wb, 1nb)              21

FoW: 1: 32 (Colt, 27.5 overs); 2: 47 (Sterne, 32.6 overs); 3: 235 (Sutcliffe, 109.2 overs); 4: 357 (Mitchell, 148.5 overs)

           O    M    R    W
Uglaxx    26   11   34    1
Ke        26    5   74    0
Qilairana 51.3  8  142    0
Yowoax    51   15  134    2
Broimbles 15    1   54    0
Enchante   5    0   16    1

Gruenberg 293-9 (117.4 overs)
                                            R    B   4/6
PA Deisler*      st Stacey+ b Aguando   13  (26)  1/-
CRFQ Hmnff              lbw b Aguando   44 (100)  5/-
RSK Izaizakanorb c Keillher b Aguando   13  (18)  2/-
BL Enchante      NOT OUT               135 (326)  9/-
WH Tootash       c Perry    b Gardiner  13  (64)  1/-
EME Broimbles    c Colt     b Aguando   48 (117)  5/-
SIT Qilairana           lbw b Storm      2   (7)  -/-
KZY Uvaevaluvae+ c Colt     b Aguando    2  (12)  -/-
LCS Yowoax       c Colt     b Aguando    4   (6)  1/-
K Ke             c Stacey+  b Gardiner  11  (22)  1/-
PPPPPP Uglaxx    NOT OUT                 2   (8)  -/-
EXTRAS (4b, 2wb)                         6

FoW: 1: 23 (Deisler, 7.4 overs); 2: 43 (Izaizakanorb, 11.5 overs); 3: 110 (Hmnff, 35.4 overs); 4: 144 (Tootash, 57.2 overs); 5: 225 (Broimbles, 91.4 overs); 6: 230 (Qilairana, 94.6 overs); 7: 235 (Uvaevaluvae, 97.5 overs); 8: 241 (Yowoax, 99.2 overs); 9: 260 (Ke, 108.5 overs)

            O    M    R    W
Storm      20    4   49    1
Keillher   15    1   30    0
Aguando    39.4  1  113    6
Gardiner   23    2   42    2
Perry      18    4   52    0
Jackson     2    0    3    0

Day 1
1st wicket: 50 in 81 balls (Colt 29, Sutcliffe 20)
Lunch: Wray 79-4, 27.4 overs (Jackson 0)
JGN Jackson: 50 in 64 balls, 9x4 (Wray 161-7)
Rain stopped play: Wray 169-7, 49 overs (Jackson 52, Storm 10)
Rain stopped play: Wray 174-8, 51 overs (Jackson 52, Gardiner 0)
Tea taken during rain break
Rain stopped play: Wray 197-8, 56 overs (Jackson 67, Gardiner 8)
Rain stopped play: Gruenberg 22-0, 5.2 overs (Deisler 16, Hmnff 6)
Stumps called during rain break
Day 2
Lunch: Gruenberg 91-5, 34 overs (Broimbles 10, Qilairana 4)
EME Broimbles: 50 in 83 balls, 5x4 (Gruenberg 174-7)
Tea: Gruenberg 179-7, 62 overs (Broimbles 52, Yowoax 19)
Close of play: Wray 26-0, 24 overs (Sutcliffe 14, Colt 12)
Day 3
TJP Sutcliffe: 50 in 159 balls, 5x4 (Wray 97-2)
3rd wicket: 50 in 124 balls (Sutcliffe 28, Mitchell 24)
Lunch: Wray 101-2, 55 overs (Sutcliffe 52, Mitchell 26)
3rd wicket: 100 in 255 balls (Sutcliffe 50, Mitchell 48)
GPRJ Mitchell: 50 in 129 balls, 4x4 (Wray 149-2)
Tea: Wray 163-2, 84 overs (Sutcliffe 84, Mitchell 54)
New ball taken at 84.0 overs (Wray 163-2)
TJP Sutcliffe: 100 in 269 balls, 13x4 (Wray 188-2)
3rd wicket: 150 in 348 balls (Sutcliffe 80, Mitchell 63)
Close of play: Wray 244-3, 114 overs (Mitchell 85, Jackson 5)
Day 4
GPRJ Mitchell: 100 in 286 balls, 11x4 (Wray 284-3)
4th wicket: 50 in 127 balls (Jackson 28, Mitchell 19)
JGN Jackson: 51 in 94 balls, 6x4 2x6 (Wray 330-3)
4th wicket: 100 in 203 balls (Jackson 51, Mitchell 41)
Lunch: Wray 336-3, 144 overs (Mitchell 122, Jackson 52)
5th wicket: 50 in 97 balls (Keillher 29, Jackson 17)
JMA Keillher: 50 in 59 balls, 5x4 1x6 (Wray 437-4)
5th wicket: 100 in 148 balls (Keillher 66, Jackson 31)
JGN Jackson: 100 in 205 balls, 9x4 2x6 (Wray 469-4)
Close of play: Gruenberg 88-2, 27 overs (Hmnff 33, Enchante 29)
Day 5
3rd wicket: 50 in 108 balls (Enchante 32, Hmnff 17)
BL Enchante: 50 in 92 balls, 2x4 (Gruenberg 123-3)
Lunch: Gruenberg 143-3, 56 overs (Enchante 59, Tootash 13)
5th wicket: 50 in 108 balls (Broimbles 30, Enchante 16)
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Gruenberg 208-4)
Tea: Gruenberg 219-4, 87 overs (Enchante 87, Broimbles 43)
BL Enchante: 100 in 261 balls, 3x4 (Gruenberg 250-8)
Bad light stopped play (Gruenberg 293-9, 117.4 overs)

Match award: JGN Jackson (Wray)

[Elejamie]

Elejamian national cricket team
Selección de críquet de Elejamia
Elejam cerikit tim

Cricket is a fairly new sport to Elejamie, with the first match on Elejamian soil being played in 1960. However, it wasn't until 1967 that a national side was formed and 1974 when the first domestic match was played; a limited-overs game between Aventry and Surter held at the recently-built Aventry Cricket Ground, with Aventry winning by seven wickets. In 1987, a small limited-overs (50 overs per side, to be exact) cricket tournament - the Cross-Tractal Cup - was played, with Wyken winning all of their group games against East Reise, Nuevo Paraíso and Mittedorf before beating Aventry in the semi-final and Autumnia in the final (Autumnia would later go on to win the 1989 edition). Three more editions were played before the tournament was cancelled in 1991 for unknown reasons, with West Reise (who had won the trophy in 1988 and 1990) being allowed to keep it. The tournament was still a success however and, in 2005, a Twenty20 cricket league - the Elejamie Cricket League (or ECL for short) - began.

Test cricket, on the other hand, hasn't reached the same amount of popularity that limited overs has reached. In fact, that first game on Elejamian soil - held at the 35,000-capacity Davenport Baseball Ground, which was eventually demolished in 1987- saw a packed crowd on the opening day but attendance dwindled as the match went on and, by the fifth day, there were 2,500 people left watching. And, despite being formed in 1967, the national team had only played a handful of test cricket matches (the first of which was in 1974 and the most recent being in August 1997, where they won by 14 runs). However, despite being a mostly Twenty20 nation (and, indeed, the entire 15-man team is made up of Twenty20 players - all of whom compete in the ECL - who had received extensive training to be test-worthy), Cricket Elejamie are confident that the Greenblacks will do well in their two-game test series against Liventia (who currently reside fifth in the table, with threes across the board).

Due to his wife going into labour less than 24 hours before they were to set off to Liventia, Kelly Entwistle (whose real name is Kyle Shaun Entwistle) dropped out and was replaced by Dave Garner. Fortunately, due to the fact that he was selected as a reserve just in case anyone had to pull out or got injured, Garner trained with the team, meaning that he's fit and ready for that first game starting Wednesday.

Batsmen:

• Steve Loughlin (left-handed batsman)
• Dawoud Halabi (right-handed batsman)
• Dan McCafferty (left-handed batsman)
• Ricardo Montoya (left-handed batsman)
• Salman Halabi (right-handed batsman)

Bowlers:

• Danny Slezinger (left-armed unorthodox spinner)
• Lucas Mahler (left-armed orthodox spinner)
• Arían Rodriguez (right-armed leg-spinner)
• Pablo Novak (right-armed fast)
• Julián Blanco (left-armed swinger)

All-rounders:

• Robert Hamilton (left-handed batsman, left-armed fast bowler)
• Dave Garner (right-handed batsman, right-armed medium-fast bowler)
• Nick Hutcherson (left-handed batsman, left-armed medium bowler)

Wicket-keepers

• Mike Bentley (left-handed batsman, primary wicket-keeper)
• Pael Cetorin (right-handed batsman, reserve wicket-keeper)

No.	Name			Tract	Hand
1	Steve Loughlin (vc)	SRTR	Left
2	Dawoud Halabi		WYKN	Right	
3	Robert Hamilton		ESRE	Right
4	Mike Bentley		BNTT	Left
5	Dave Garner		SHNR	Right
6	Ricardo Montoya		BIST	Left	
7	Salman Halabi		KEDS	Right
8	Danny Slezinger (c)	AVEN	Left
9	Lucas Mahler		MTDF	Left
10	Arían Rodriguez		MDLN	Right
11	Pablo Novak		NUPA	Right

(c) - Captain
(vc) - Vice captain

No	Name	Tract	Hand	Position
1	Nick Hutcherson		WERS	Left	1-2
2	Dan McCafferty		ESEL	Left	1-4
3	Pael Cetorin		SWNG	Right	5-7
4	Julián Blanco		RCST	Left	8-11

• Steven Patrick (SP) Loughlin
• Dawoud (D) Halabi
• Robert Charles Michael (RCM) Hamilton
• Michael James (MJ) Bentley
• David Paul (DP) Garner
• Ricardo Esteban (RE) Montoya
• Salman (S) Halabi
• Daniel John (DJ) Slezinger
• Lucas (L) Mahler
• Arían Gustavo (AG) Rodriguez
• Pablo (P) Novak
• Nicholas Terence (NT) Hutcherson
• Daniel Robert (DR) McCafferty
• Pael (P) Cetorin
• Julián Andrés (JA) Blanco

Don't kill any of my players. You can injure one of them but they have to miss the next game. Other than that, go nuts.

• Hopefully this is alright. Any problems with this, please let me know so I can go back and take out, change or put in anything that needs to be done.
• Even though they wear all-white in test cricket, feel free to call the national team "The Greenblacks" if you want to.
• And no, I didn't forget about this. I decided to wait until Block 13 started before I put up a roster and information.

[Gruenberg]

Match Report: Elejamie in Liventia
Liventia bat first
Liventia 597 (120.0 overs)
Elejamie 144 (40.4 overs), follow-on 271 (66.5 overs)
Liventia win by an innings and 182 runs

[Wray]

Sterne confirms he will retire after Gruenberg series

In a perhaps unsurprising announcement, Wray captain Simon Sterne has announced that he will retire following the conclusion of Wray's tour of Gruenberg, the fourth test of which gets underway tomorrow.

The 38 year old captain called a press-conference in Wray's hotel in Flurthwel, reading a brief, pre-written statement announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket upon Wray's return from Gruenberg.

Good morning everyone,

In consultation with my team-mates and senior team management, I have decided that the time is right for me to retire from cricket. It was not an easy decision - I love this game and I love representing my country, but I've felt that the time is right to step down and pass the reigns onto someone else. At 38, innings are a bit tougher, the sun is a bit hotter and the days are a bit longer, and I'm not sure whether my body is still up to it. The mind is still strong, but it's the body that ultimately makes the calls. I will play in the last test here in Flurthwel, but that will be my last game of professional cricket. It's been a wonderful journey, one I'm immensely grateful for, but I think it's right that someone else gets a shot now. Glenn Mitchell will take over captaincy from me, whilst the selectors will convene to discuss who fills the vacant number 3 role next season. Thank you.

Glenn Mitchell's elevation to captain is, however, one of little surprise - he has been long earmarked as Sterne's successor, and has been groomed in field placement and bowling changes progressively throughout this season.

Sterne appeared somewhat downcast during the press conference - he took no questions, instead allowing Team Manager Irvine Reid to field questions, and was not seen for the rest of the afternoon. He was seen at the team meal in the hotel that evening, but again declined to comment.

Sterne leaves international cricket as one of the greatest to have played the game, that is for sure. Not considering his performance in the final test, he will retire having played 42 test matches, averaging an imperious 53.78, scoring 3765 runs in the process. He has made 8 test centuries, and 21 test fifties, his highest score of 213 coming against Chelta in GCF 6. He captained Wray to their first ever series victory, as well as historic wins over Liventia and Gruenberg, and briefly took Wray to the top of the world rankings. He will be remembered fondly in Wray's cricketing community, and has effectively a free pick over what position, if any, he decides to take afterwards. He has mentioned briefly that he may be interested in coaching overseas - how tasty would it be to see Sterne coach Liventia or Gruenberg against Wray?

As for his vacant number 3 slot, a position which has been secured since Wray began playing test cricket, some have suggested Tom Sutcliffe will move into his natural number 3 role, with the recall of Ed McCaughey, or the promotion of domestic openers Kelly Rivett, 24 or Ross Maitland, 23, who have both impressed this season in first-class cricket. Alternatively, Sutcliffe could stay at opener - where averages 59 - and a middle-order shuffle could take place to have Jamie Jackson or Glenn Mitchell take the place, and recall Aaron Carter or Mason Hargreaves to fill a role in the middle order.

[Liventia]

Match Report: Ethane in Lisander [1 of 2]
Lisander bat first
Lisander 458/8d (143.2 overs), 192/7 (53.0 overs)
Ethane 205 (51.0 overs), follow-on 444 (105.0 overs)
Lisander win by 3 wickets

[Barunia]

Match Report: Wray in Gruenberg @ Flurthwell Oval
Wray bat first
Wray 232 (65.3 overs), 288 (67.5 overs)
Gruenberg 317 (107.0 overs), 205/3 (44.4 overs)
Gruenberg win by 7 wickets

[Liventia]

World rankings after Gruenberg v Wray series completion

Full Members		   Score  Pts/MP   Adjusted
1 Gruenberg		FM  151 (3787/25)  125.74
2 Liventia		FM  139 (3755/27)  119.54
3 Wray			FM  118 (3659/31)  109.02
4 Eastfield Lodge	FM  115 (1500/13)  107.69
5 Mattijana		FM  106 (1387/13)  103.35
6 Barunia		FM  100 (2915/29)  100.26

Associate Members
1 Ethane		AS  149 (1049/7)   119.00
2 The Licentian Isles	AS  132 (1057/8)   111.00
3 Tobiasia		AS   67 (466/7)     89.00

Inactive members/Ceased to exist
Chelta			IN/FM  132 (1857/14)  116.32
The Babbage Islands	CE/FM  120 (1565/13)  110.00
Gloriax			CE/AS  124 (992/8)    107.00
Goram			IN/FM  113 (1492/14)  106.86
Darmen			CE/FM  104 (2084/20)  102.00
South Califas (ASCS)	CE/FM   80 (874/11)    90.00
Jeckland		CE/FM   79 (1562/20)   89.05
Patistan		CE/AS   67 (599/9)     89.00
Estenia			CE/AS   50 (150/3)     80.00
Apox			IN/AS   50 (150/3)     80.00

League standings after Gruenberg v Wray series completion

#  Team			Pl   W   L   D   T  Ld  Lv  IW  Pts  BP   Adj
 1 Lisander		 1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   20   1  21.0  *
 2 Gruenberg		 7   4   1   2   0   5   0   1   93   0  13.3  Q
 3 Ethane		 6   3   1   2   0   5   0   0   78   0  13.0  Q
 4 The Licentian Isles	 5   3   1   1   0   3   0   0   63   0  12.6  Q
 5 Liventia		10   4   3   3   0   5   0   2   97   0   9.7  Q
 6 Wray			12   4   4   4   0   7   0   2  111   0   9.3
 7 Barunia		 8   2   3   3   0   4   0   1   62   0   7.8
 8 Eastfield Lodge	10   3   4   4   0   1   0   0   60   1   7.0
 9 Mattijana		 9   2   4   3   0   4   0   1   62   0   6.9
10 Tobiasia		 5   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   18   0   3.6
11 Elejamie		 1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0.0

Pl: Games played
W: Games won (14 pts)
L: Games lost (0 pts)
D: Games drawn (3 pts)
T: Games tied (7 pts)
Ld: First-innings lead (6 pts)
Lv: First-innings scores level (3 pts)
IW: Innings win/10-wicket win (1 pt)
Pts: Total points
BP: Bonus points
Adj: Adjusted points; i.e. (Total points/Games played)+Bonus points

*Minimum of five games to qualify for post-season playoffs

Gruenberg have qualified based on league position, meaning their world ranking
place falls to the next team in the league.
Ethane have qualified based on league position and will qualify even with another
defeat to Lisander in Block 14.
The Licentian Isles have qualified based on league position (passed on from Gruenberg).
Liventia have qualified based on world ranking.

Test World Championship semifinal matchups will be finalised following Block 14.

[Gruenberg]

Match Report: Elejamie in Liventia
Liventia bat first
Liventia 381 (122.1 overs), 207/4d (71.4 overs)
Elejamie 196 (66.4 overs), 171 (80.5 overs)
Elejamie lose by 221 runs

[Liventia]

Match Report: Ethane in Lisander [2 of 2]
Lisander bat first
Lisander 224 (52.5 overs), 273 (112.4 overs)
Ethane 362 (147.0 overs), 139/3 (43.4 overs)
Ethane win by 7 wickets

Final league table after Block 14, season 7

#  Team			Pl   W   L   D   T  Ld  Lv  IW  Pts  BP   Adj
 1 Ethane		 7   4   1   2   0   6   0   0   98   0  14.0  Q
 2 Gruenberg		 7   4   1   2   0   5   0   1   93   0  13.3  Q
 3 The Licentian Isles	 5   3   1   1   0   3   0   0   63   0  12.6  Q
 4 Lisander		 2   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   20   1  11.0
 5 Liventia		11   5   3   3   0   6   0   2  117   0  10.6  Q
 6 Wray			12   4   4   4   0   7   0   2  111   0   9.3
 7 Barunia		 8   2   3   3   0   4   0   1   62   0   7.8
 8 Eastfield Lodge	10   3   4   4   0   1   0   0   60   1   7.0
 9 Mattijana		 9   2   4   3   0   4   0   1   62   0   6.9
10 Tobiasia		 5   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   18   0   3.6
11 Elejamie		 2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0.0

Pl: Games played
W: Games won (14 pts)
L: Games lost (0 pts)
D: Games drawn (3 pts)
T: Games tied (7 pts)
Ld: First-innings lead (6 pts)
Lv: First-innings scores level (3 pts)
IW: Innings win/10-wicket win (1 pt)
Pts: Total points
BP: Bonus points
Adj: Adjusted points; i.e. (Total points/Games played)+Bonus points

Therefore Ethane will host Liventia and Gruenberg will host the Licentian Isles in the playoff semi-finals. They will be best-of-three series, with both Ethane and Gruenberg able to nominate the grounds (and ground modifiers) that will host the games. These matches will count towards the world ranks.

World rankings after Block 14

Full Members		   Score  Pts/MP   Adjusted
1 Gruenberg		FM  151 (3787/25)  125.74
2 Liventia		FM  140 (4205/30)  120.08
3 Ethane		FM  137 (1376/10)  118.80
4 Wray			FM  118 (3659/31)  109.02
5 Eastfield Lodge	FM  115 (1500/13)  107.69
6 Mattijana		FM  106 (1387/13)  103.35
7 Barunia		FM  100 (2915/29)  100.26

Associate Members
1 Lisander		AS  140 (420/3)    115.00
2 The Licentian Isles	AS  132 (1057/8)   111.00
3 Elejamie		AS   89 (267/3)     99.50
4 Tobiasia		AS   67 (466/7)     89.00

Inactive members/Ceased to exist
Chelta			IN/FM  132 (1857/14)  116.32
The Babbage Islands	CE/FM  120 (1565/13)  110.00
Gloriax			CE/AS  124 (992/8)    107.00
Goram			IN/FM  113 (1492/14)  106.86
Darmen			CE/FM  104 (2084/20)  102.00
South Califas (ASCS)	CE/FM   80 (874/11)    90.00
Jeckland		CE/FM   79 (1562/20)   89.05
Patistan		CE/AS   67 (599/9)     89.00
Estenia			CE/AS   50 (150/3)     80.00
Apox			IN/AS   50 (150/3)     80.00

[Gruenberg]

Match Report: Liventia in Ethane
Liventia bat first
Liventia 478/3d (173.2 overs), 71/0 (21.1 overs)
Ethane 231 (61.1 overs), follow-on 317 (101.2 overs)
Liventia win by 10 wickets
Liventia leads series 1-0

[Liventia]

Finney brothers' masterclass hands Liventia semi-final series lead

ETHANE— Sean Finney claimed 11 wickets and Max Finney scored 188 runs as Liventia took a 1–0 lead in their best-of-three Test World Championship semi-final against Ethane.

Older brother Max, who stepped down as captain earlier in the season, hit a majestic first-innings 152 before adding an unbeaten 36 in the second innings as the former world number one side dominated the hosts in the first such playoff game in Test cricket in six seasons.

Dylan Hennessey, James Quinn, and current captain Ollie Kerr all added fifties of their own as the tourists racked up a commanding total of 478 for the loss of just three wickets when Kerr declared late into the second day to have five overs at the hosts before the close of play.

Ethane scored at over a run-per-over quicker than Liventia in their response, but managed to lose opening bat Jacqueline Simpson to a Sean Finney inswinger that knocked back her leg peg before stumps. Finney would take a further six victims to claim a seven-wicket first innings haul, as the hosts — who finished top of the season's league standings with 14 points from seven games — crumbled for just 231 before tea on day three, a deficit of 247 runs and allowing Kerr to enforce the follow-on.

On a track increasingly conducive to the tweakers, off-spinner Daniel Quinn then removed both Ethane openers cheaply before the middle order put up some resistance, taking the score to a somewhat more respectable 61/2 at the end of play. The scoring rate was upped as day four dawned brightly and apparently good for batting, but regular wickets for Daniel Quinn, Matt Geach and Jonathan Adams ensured Ethane were unable to get a rhythm going before Sean Finney mopped up the tail, taking 4/24 in his last three overs for match figures of 11/188.

With light fading badly, Kerr promoted himself to open the batting alongside Max Finney with the visitors needing 71 to win from a minimum of 20 overs left on day four, and after the pair had knocked off 66 of those runs in the allotted time, the umpires granted the batsmen the extra half hour – of which only four minutes were required.

Liventia side for the second semi-final Test (unchanged):
MA Finney, DA Hennessey, JS Millbank, JCA Quinn, OH Kerr*, GP Goudreau†, DM Lewis, MC Geach, DM Quinn, SV Finney, JPK Adams

[Gruenberg]

Article posted on the GruenCric website.

Few places certain even as Gruenberg vies for title

Rarely in any sport can there have been a world championship semifinalist with as many question marks on its teamsheet as is the case with Gruenberg's Test side ahead of their series against The Licentian Islands. Though Pitkin Deisler and Compoundinterest Hmnff have forged an excellent opening partnership and iiPriyuff Uglaxx remains as reliable as ever, elsewhere uncertainty prevails. Benny Enchante, his own powers clearly waning, has had little support in the middle order, with Ruttup Izaizakanorb, Whimwhob Tootash and Ettexinor Broimbles all struggling to prove themselves reliable Test match players. Azzawozzawoowizzbitz Tellflikkiflarknon may never realize his full potential as an allrounder, Kahunk Uvaevaluvae's subpar batting performances cannot be atoned for through silky glovework alone, and perhaps most damningly for a country made famous by spin bowling, the slow bowlers have lacked penetration all season long, with Lemonzesty Yowoax's low arm action failing to extract significant turn and Salajaff Qilairana clearly more of a batting all-rounder - and a manically inconsistent one at that.

While the same team that played Liventia and Wray is likely to take the field against The Licentian Islands, with a recall for Ke Ke at the expense of Broimbles to rebalance the bowling attack, the dependence on Hmnff's runs and Uglaxx's wickets has left Deisler to turn to the pitch, rather than his own players, for assistance. In what some dissident bloggers have labelled a "cynical ploy", the GCB has nominated the flattest wicket in the country for the final Test: the Flurthwel Oval (+6). Though the official press release has indicated The Oval has been picked for its historic and cultural importance to Gruenberg, sources close to those within the GCB Test Committee believe the real reason is the knowledge that, should a third Test be needed, a draw will be enough to secure Gruenberg a place in the Championship final. The first two Tests will be played in more bowler friendly conditions, at the Moroschwegen Arena of Death (-2) and Silver Crown Ground in Arradan (-1).

[Liventia]

Despite Barunia not indicating he would be unable to scorinate when I TGd him, he hasn't yet, so stepping in here.

Match Report: The Licentian Isles in Gruenberg
Gruenberg bat first
Gruenberg 236 (51.0 overs), 397/3d (111.2 overs)
The Licentian Isles 155 (53.1 overs), 223 (86.5 overs)
The Licentian Isles lose by 255 runs
Gruenberg lead series 1–0

[Mattijana]

Match Report: Liventia in Ethane
Liventia bat first
Liventia 286 (92.1 overs), 253 (82.1 overs)
Ethane 351 (99.5 overs), 189/7 (63.5 overs)
Ethane win by 3 wickets

[Liventia]

Match Report: The Licentian Isles in Gruenberg
The Licentian Isles bat first
The Licentian Isles 161 (52.1 overs), 221 (85.4 overs)
Gruenberg 426/7d (121.3 overs)
Gruenberg win by an innings and 44 runs
Gruenberg win series 2–0 and qualify for final

Updated ranks

Full Members		   Score  Pts/MP   Adjusted
1 Gruenberg		FM  153 (4306/28)  126.89
2 Liventia		FM  140 (4205/30)  120.08
3 Ethane		FM  138 (1349/10)  118.80
4 The Licentian Isles	FM  123 (1360/11)  111.82
5 Wray			FM  118 (3659/31)  109.02
6 Eastfield Lodge	FM  115 (1500/13)  107.69
7 Mattijana		FM  106 (1387/13)  103.35
8 Barunia		FM  100 (2915/29)  100.26

Associate Members
1 Lisander		AS  140 (420/3)    115.00
2 Elejamie		AS   89 (267/3)     99.50
3 Tobiasia		AS   67 (466/7)     89.00

Inactive members/Ceased to exist
Chelta			IN/FM  132 (1857/14)  116.32
The Babbage Islands	CE/FM  120 (1565/13)  110.00
Gloriax			CE/AS  124 (992/8)    107.00
Goram			IN/FM  113 (1492/14)  106.86
Darmen			CE/FM  104 (2084/20)  102.00
South Califas (ASCS)	CE/FM   80 (874/11)    90.00
Jeckland		CE/FM   79 (1562/20)   89.05
Patistan		CE/AS   67 (599/9)     89.00
Estenia			CE/AS   50 (150/3)     80.00
Apox			IN/AS   50 (150/3)     80.00

[Gruenberg]

Match Report: Liventia in Ethane
Ethane bat first
Ethane 193 (89.2 overs), 260 (58.5 overs)
Liventia 452/6d (216.4 overs), 2/0 (0.4 overs)
Liventia win by 10 wickets
Liventia win series 2-1

[Gruenberg]

(Provisional) match details as posted on the GruenCric website of the First Test; details of the Second Test hopefully to follow.

Gruenberg 236 all out (51 overs)
                                               R    B   4/6
PA Deisler*                   lbw b McCloud    0   (3)  -/-
CRFQ Hmnff              c McCloud b Linders   18  (30)  2/-
RSK Izaizakanorb                  b Duncan    11  (17)  2/-
BL Enchante                       b Samuels   65  (72) 10/-
WH Tootash                    lbw b McCloud   23  (49)  3/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon       lbw b Samuels    5   (7)  -/-
SIT Qilairana                 lbw b McCloud   36  (26)  2/2
KZY Uvaevaluvae+        c Nathan  b Linders   45  (68)  4-
LCS Yowoax                    lbw b Samuels   11   (6)  2/-
K Ke                    c Bracke+ b McCloud    2   (8)  -/-
PPPPPP Uglaxx           NOT OUT               16  (22)  1/1
EXTRAS (2wb, 2nb)                              4

FoW: 1: 0 (Deisler, 0.3 overs); 2: 19 (Izaizakanorb, 5.3 overs); 3: 46 (Hmnff, 10.5 overs); 4: 117 (Enchante, 27.5 overs); 5: 121 (Tootash, 28.2 overs); 6: 139 (Telliflikkiflarknon, 31.1 overs); 7: 173 (Qilairana, 36.6 overs); 8: 190 (Yowoax, 39.1 overs); 9: 203 (Ke, 42.3 overs); 10: 236 (Uvaevaluvae, 50.6 overs)

          O    M    R    W
McCloud  13    1   75    4
Duncan    5    0   30    1
Linders  11    0   49    2
Samuels  17    1   59    3
Reid      5    0   23    0

The Licentian Isles 155 all out (53.1 overs)
                                                          R    B   4/6
K Martin                          b Telliflikkiflarknon  28  (68)  3/-
A Stevenson c Qilairana           b Ke                   33  (74)  3/1 
D de Lepper c Telliflikkiflarknon b Yowoax               25  (22)  2/1
R Nathan    c Uvaevaluvae+        b Telliflikkiflarknon   1  (17)  -/-
Y Bracke+   c Enchante            b Ke                   16  (18)  2/1
L Duncan    c Hmnff               b Yowoax               32  (55)  4/-
C Reid      c Uvaevaluvae+        b Uglaxx                6  (31)  -/-
C Samuels   c Uvaevaluvae+        b Telliflikkiflarknon   8  (22)  -/-
C Jones     c Uvaevaluvae+        b Telliflikkiflarknon   0   (1)  -/-
M McCloud   c Uvaevaluvae+        b Telliflikkiflarknon   1  (11)  -/-
C Linders   NOT OUT                                       0   (0)  -/-
EXTRAS (5lb)                                              5

FoW: 1: 62 (Stevenson, 21.4 overs); 2: 84 (Martin, 26.3 overs); 3: 90 (de Lepper, 27.5 overs); 4: 96 (Nathan, 30.6 overs); 5: 108 (Bracke, 33.6 overs); 6: 125 (Reid, 42.5 overs); 7: 141 (Samuels, 48.5 overs); 8: 141 (Jones, 48.6 overs); 9: 155 (McCloud, 52.6 overs); 10: 155 (Duncan, 53.1 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Uglaxx               16    4   40    1
Ke                   16    0   47    2
Telliflikkiflarknon  13    6   19    5
Yowoax                8.1  1   44    2

Gruenberg 397-3 dec. (111.2 overs)
                                                R    B   4/6
PA Deisler*             c Linders   b McCloud  70 (153)  5/1
CRFQ Hmnff              c Stevenson b Duncan  129 (231) 10/2
RSK Izaizakanorb        NOT OUT               100 (180)  9/1
BL Enchante             c Linders   b Duncan   46  (76)  2/1
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon NOT OUT                37  (32)  3/2
Did not bat: WH Tootash, SIT Qilairana, KZY Uvaevaluvae+, LCS Yowoax, K Ke, PPPPPP Uglaxx
EXTRAS (4b, 2lb, 5wb, 4nb)                     15

FoW: 1: 160 (Deisler, 50.2 overs); 2: 237 (Hmnff, 78.1 overs); 3: 338 (Enchante, 102.5 overs)

            O    M    R    W
McCloud  26    3   83    1
Duncan   27    3  102    2
Linders  20    1   84    0
Samuels  20.2  2   58    0
Reid     18    1   64    0

The Licentian Isles 223 all out (86.5 overs)
                                                          R    B   4/6
K Martin                      lbw b Uglaxx                0   (1)  -/-
A Stevenson                       b Telliflikkiflarknon  16  (23)  2/-
D de Lepper                   lbw b Ke                    7  (59)  1/-
R Nathan    c Uvaevaluvae+        b Telliflikkiflarknon  31 (121)  3/-
Y Bracke+   run out (Hmnff/Uvaevaluvae+)                 23  (50)  2/-
L Duncan                          b Ke                   47 (131)  6/-
C Reid                        lbw b Yowoax               44  (72)  5/1
C Samuels   NOT OUT                                      12  (37)  1/-
C Jones     c Uvaevaluvae+        b Ke                   20  (18)  5/-
M McCloud   c Uvaevaluvae+        b Uglaxx                5  (15)  -/-
C Linders   c Uvaevaluvae+        b Uglaxx                4   (8)  1/-
EXTRAS (5lb)                                              5

FoW: 1: 0 (Martin, 0.1 overs); 2: 16 (Stevenson, 11.1 overs); 3: 29 (de Lepper, 14.5 overs); 4: 69 (Bracke, 31.4 overs); 5: 104 (Nathan, 49.6 overs); 6: 179 (Reid, 74.1 overs); 7: 179 (Duncan, 75.1 overs); 8: 205 (Jones, 79.5 overs); 9: 215 (McCloud, 84.2 overs); 10: 223 (Linders, 86.5 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Uglaxx               22.83 8   66    3
Telliflikkiflarknon  25   10   40    2
Ke                   18    5   57    3
Qilairana             2    0   13    0
Yowoax                19   4   47    1

Day 1
4th wicket: 50 in 67 balls balls (Enchante 35, Tootash 15)
BL Enchante: 50 in 46 balls, 9x4 (Gruenberg 99-3)
Lunch: Gruenberg 110-3, 26 overs (Enchante 60, Tootash 17)
Tea: The Licentian Isles 24-0, 6 overs (Stevenson 12, Martin 8)
1st wicket: 50 in 111 balls (Stevenson 27, Martin 20)
Close of play: The Licentian Isles 110-4, 36 overs (Duncan 2, Reid 0)
Day 2
Lunch: Gruenberg 28-0, 14 overs (Deisler 15, Hmnff 12)
1st wicket: 50 in 119 balls (Hmnff 26, Deisler 23)
CRFQ Hmnff: 50 in 86 balls, 5x4 2x6 (Gruenberg 84-0)
1st wicket: 100 in 199 balls (Hmnff 60, Deisler 39)
PA Deisler: 50 in 114 balls, 4x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 119-0)
Tea: Gruenberg 138-0, 43 overs (Hmnff 75, Deisler 61)
1st wicket: 150 in 288 balls (Hmnff 83, Deisler 65)
CRFQ Hmnff: 100 in 189 balls, 8x4 2x6 (Gruenberg 199-1)
2nd wicket: 50 in 115 balls (Izaizakanorb 26, Hmnff 24)
Close of play: Gruenberg 216-1, 71 overs (Hmnff 116, Izaizakanorb 26)
Day 3
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Gruenberg 244-2)
RSK Izaizakanorb: 50 in 118 balls, 3x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 269-2)
3rd wicket: 50 in 88 balls (Izaizakanorb 25, Enchante 25)
Lunch: Gruenberg 325-2, 101 overs (Izaizakanorb 76, Enchante 39)
3rd wicket: 100 in 145 balls (Izaizakanorb 48, Enchante 46)
4th wicket: 50 in 40 balls (Telliflikkiflarknon 29, Izaizakanorb 17)
RSK Izaizakanorb: 100 in 180 balls, 9x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 397-3)
Tea: The Licentian Isles 40-3, 16 overs (Nathan 12, Bracke 0)
Close of play: The Licentian Isles 96-4, 44 overs (Duncan 29, Reid 14)
Day 4
5th wicket: 50 in 95 balls (Reid 28, Duncan 19)
Lunch: The Licentian Isles 161-4, 69 overs (Duncan 42, Reid 31)
New ball taken at 81.0 overs (The Licentian Isles 209-8)

Match award: ALL Telliflikkiflarknon

[Gruenberg]

(Provisional) match details as posted on the GruenCric website, for the Second Test.

The Licentian Isles 161 all out (52.1 overs)
                                      R    B   4/6
K Martin            lbw b Uglaxx     11  (17)  1/-
A Stevenson         lbw b Ke         14  (49)  1/-
D de Lepper         lbw b Ke          5  (17)  1/-
R Nathan            lbw b Ke          4  (10)  -/-
Y Bracke+           lbw b Ke          9  (18)  1/-
L Duncan            lbw b Qilairana  28  (57)  4/-
C Reid      NOT OUT                  49  (95)  1/-
C Samuels   c Enchante  b Ke         13  (14)  1/-
C Jones                 b Yowoax      9  (34)  1/-
M McCloud   c Qilairana b Yowoax      6   (2)  -/1
C Linders   c Hmnff     b Ke          0   (3)  -/-
EXTRAS (4b, 6lb, 3nb)                13

FoW: 1: 14 (Martin, 4.3 overs); 2: 23 (de Lepper, 8.5 overs); 3: 27 (Nathan, 10.3 overs); 4: 45 (Bracke, 16.4 overs); 5: 48 (Stevenson, 18.4 overs); 6: 104 (Duncan, 35.3 overs); 7: 123 (Samuels, 40.1 overs); 8: 152 (Jones, 49.6 overs); 9: 160 (McCloud, 51.2 overs); 10: 161 (Linders, 52.1 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Uglaxx               10    4   21    1
Telliflikkiflarknon   5    0   15    0
Ke                   15.1  3   36    6
Qilairana            13    1   46    1
Yowoax                9    0   33    2

Gruenberg 426-7 dec. (121.3 overs)
                                                R    B   4/6
PA Deisler*                     lbw b Reid    115 (166) 13/1
CRFQ Hmnff              c Bracke+   b Samuels  65 (134)  7/1
RSK Izaizakanorb        c de Lepper b Reid     40  (90)  4/-
BL Enchante             NOT OUT               120 (199) 14/-
WH Tootash                      lbw b Reid      2  (14)  -/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon c Samuels   b Duncan   11  (30)  1/-
SIT Qilairana                   lbw b Linders  57  (94)  6/-
KZY Uvaevaluvae+        c Linders   b Samuels   0   (4)  -/-
Did not bat: LCS Yowoax, K Ke, PPPPPP Uglaxx
EXTRAS (6b, 4lb, 4wb, 2nb)                     16

FoW: 1: 183 (Hmff, 47.1 overs); 2: 210 (Deisler, 55.2 overs); 3: 256 (Izaizakanorb, 74.4 overs); 4: 266 (Tootash, 78.4 overs); 5: 299 (Telliflikkiflarknon, 89.5 overs); 6: 423 (Qilairana, 120.4 overs); 7: 426 (Uvaevaluvae, 121.3 overs)

            O    M    R    W
McCloud  26    3   83    1
Duncan   27    3  102    2
Linders  20    1   84    0
Samuels  20.2  2   58    0
Reid     18    1   64    0

The Licentian Isles 221 all out (85.4 overs)
                                                   R    B   4/6
K Martin    c Enchante     b Telliflikkiflarknon   2  (10)  -/-
A Stevenson c Uvaevaluvae+ b Telliflikkiflarknon  48 (116)  7/-
D de Lepper            lbw b Yowoax               45 (120)  6/-
R Nathan    c Uvaevaluvae+ b Yowoax               16  (45)  2/-
Y Bracke+   c Uvaevaluvae+ b Ke                    3   (6)  -/-
L Duncan               lbw b Ke                   37 (105)  6/-
C Reid      c Enchante     b Yowoax                0   (5)  -/-
C Samuels   c Uvaevaluvae+ b Ke                   46  (96)  5/-
C Jones     c Uvaevaluvae+ b Telliflikkiflarknon  13  (11)  2/-
M McCloud   NOT OUT                                0   (0)  -/-
C Linders   c Tootash      b Telliflikkiflarknon   0   (3)  -/-
EXTRAS (5lb, 6nb)                                 11

FoW: 1: 8 (Martin, 3.3 overs); 2: 90 (Stevenson, 35.1 overs); 3: 113 (de Lepper, 46.5 overs); 4: 120 (Nathan, 48.4 overs); 5: 120 (Bracke, 49.3 overs); 6: 125 (Reid, 50.5 overs); 7: 204 (Samuels, 82.3 overs); 8: 221 (Duncan, 84.6 overs); 9: 221 (Jones, 85.1 overs); 10: 221 (Linders, 85.4 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Uglaxx               18    3   57    0
Telliflikkiflarknon  19.4  2   46    4
Ke                   16    4   52    3
Qilairana             3    0    7    0
Yowoax               29    7   54    3

Day 1
Lunch: The Licentian Isles 68-5, 26 overs (Reid 9, Duncan 7)
6th wicket: 50 in 90 balls (Duncan 26, Reid 20)
Tea: Gruenberg 18-0, 5 overs (Hmnff 8, Deisler 6)
1st wicket: 50 in 85 balls (Deisler 25, Hmnff 19)
PA Deisler: 50 in 97 balls, 5x4 (Gruenberg 98-0)
1st wicket: 100 in 179 balls (Deisler 53, Hmnff 35)
Close of play: Gruenberg 117-0, 33 overs (Deisler 59, Hmnff 46)
Day 2
CRFQ Hmnff: 50 in 91 balls, 7x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 129-0)
1st wicket: 150 in 236 balls (Deisler 87, Hmnff 52)
PA Deisler: 100 in 143 balls, 12x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 174-0)
Lunch: Gruenberg 218-2, 58 overs (Izaizakanorb 20, Enchante 5)
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Gruenberg 274-4)
BL Enchante: 50 in 91 balls, 8x4 (Gruenberg 290-4)
Tea: Gruenberg 290-4, 86 overs (Enchante 50, Telliflikkiflarknon 5)
6th wicket: 50 in 68 balls (Enchante 36, Qilairana 14)
BL Enchante: 100 in 162 balls, 13x4 (Gruenberg 373-5)
6th wicket: 100 in 136 balls (Enchante 51, Qilairana 46)
SIT Qilairana: 50 in 70 balls, 5x4 (Gruenberg 404-5)
Close of play: Gruenberg 426-7, 121.3 overs (Enchante 120)
Day 3
Gruenberg declared their innings overnight
2nd wicket: 50 in 107 balls (Stevenson 28, de Lepper 23)
Lunch: The Licentian Isles 81-1, 29 overs (Stevenson 44, de Lepper 31)
Tea: The Licentian Isles 145-6, 59 overs (Samuels 13, Duncan 12)
7th wicket: 50 in 126 balls (Samuels 31, Duncan 17)
New ball taken at 81.0 overs (The Licentian Isles 201-6)

Match award: K Ke
Series award: ALL Telliflikkiflarknon

[Liventia]

Updated ranks ahead of final series

Full Members		   Score  Pts/MP   Adjusted
1 Gruenberg		FM  153 (4306/28)  126.89
2 Liventia		FM  142 (4857/34)  121.43
3 Ethane		FM  129 (1809/14)  114.61
4 The Licentian Isles	FM  123 (1360/11)  111.82
5 Wray			FM  118 (3659/31)  109.02
6 Eastfield Lodge	FM  115 (1500/13)  107.69
7 Mattijana		FM  106 (1387/13)  103.35
8 Barunia		FM  100 (2915/29)  100.26

Associate Members
1 Lisander		AS  140 (420/3)    115.00
2 Elejamie		AS   89 (267/3)     99.50
3 Tobiasia		AS   67 (466/7)     89.00

Inactive members/Ceased to exist
Chelta			IN/FM  132 (1857/14)  116.32
The Babbage Islands	CE/FM  120 (1565/13)  110.00
Gloriax			CE/AS  124 (992/8)    107.00
Goram			IN/FM  113 (1492/14)  106.86
Darmen			CE/FM  104 (2084/20)  102.00
South Califas (ASCS)	CE/FM   80 (874/11)    90.00
Jeckland		CE/FM   79 (1562/20)   89.05
Patistan		CE/AS   67 (599/9)     89.00
Estenia			CE/AS   50 (150/3)     80.00
Apox			IN/AS   50 (150/3)     80.00

SCHEDULE:
December 4: Liventia in Gruenberg [match 1]
December 5: No matches
December 6: Liventia in Gruenberg [match 2]
December 7: Liventia in Gruenberg [match 3 if necessary]

[Gruenberg]

Grounds for the final series:

1. The Flurthwel Oval (+6)
2. The Rajjenkali Mire of Goatliness (+3)
3. The Raqqanderjiffuleb Stadium, Sal-Siabi (-1)

[Mattijana]

Match Report: Liventia in Gruenberg, Match 1
Liventia bat first
Liventia 482/9d (143.1 overs), 349/6d (118.0 overs)
Gruenberg 438 (101.4 overs), 164/5 (36.4 overs)
Drawn

[Gruenberg]

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

Liventia 482-9 dec. (143.1 overs)
                                                     R    B   4/6
MA Finney                    b Yowoax              112 (175) 17/1
DA Hennessey run out (Izaizakanorb)                 65 (146)  8/-
JS Millbank  c Uvaevaluvae+  b Ke                    1   (4)  -/-
JCA Quinn                lbw b Telliflikkiflarknon  36 (101)  3/-
OH Kerr*     c Hmnff         b Yowoax               95 (168) 15/-
DM Quinn     st Uvaevaluvae+ b Yowoax               11  (30)  1/-
GP Goudreau+ c Enchante      b Yowoax               71 (128)  6/2
DM Lewis     c Uglaxx        b Telliflikkiflarknon  71  (91)  3/5
MC Geach                 lbw b Yowoax                0   (1)  -/-
SV Finney    NOT OUT                                10  (16)  1/-
Did not bat: JPK Adams
EXTRAS (8lb, 1wb, 1nb)                              10

FoW: 1: 180 (Hennessey, 49.1 overs); 2: 181 (Millbank, 50.3 overs); 3: 189 (M Finney, 55.3 overs); 4: 262 (J Quinn, 87.1 overs); 5: 298 (D Quinn, 95.4 overs); 6: 353 (Kerr, 109.5 overs); 7: 450 (Lewis, 136.3 overs); 8: 452 (Geach, 137.1 overs); 9: 482 (Goudreau, 143.1 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Uglaxx               31    6   99    0
Telliflikkiflarknon  33    5  118    2
Ke                   22    4   77    1
Yowoax               49.1  6  140    5
Qilairana             8    0   40    0

Gruenberg 438 all out (101.4 overs)
                                                 R    B   4/6
PA Deisler*             c Goudreau+ b Geach     49 (101)  8/-
CRFQ Hmnff              c J Quinn   b Adams    135 (199) 25/-
RSK Izaizakanorb                c & b D Quinn    4  (12)  -/-
BL Enchante             handled ball            57  (77)  9/-
WH Tootash              c Goudreau+ b Geach      0   (1)  -/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon         c & b Adams      6   (9)  1/-
SIT Qilairana           c Goudreau+ b Geach     75  (97) 11/-
KZY Uvaevaluvae+        c Goudreau+ b Adams     53  (78)  7/-
LCS Yowoax              c Goudreau+ b S Finney  30  (28)  5/-
K Ke                    c Goudreau+ b Geach      6  (11)  -/-
PPPPPP Uglaxx           NOT OUT                  1   (4)  -/-
EXTRAS (6b, 4lb, 4wb, 2nb)                     16

FoW: 1: 137 (Deisler, 35.1 overs); 2: 151 (Izaizakanorb, 38.3 overs); 3: 256 (Enchante, 61.1 overs); 4: 256 (Tootash, 61.2 overs); 5: 266 (Telliflikkiflarknon, 63.6 overs); 6: 275 (Hmnff, 67.3 overs); 7: 376 (Uvaevaluvae, 91.1 overs); 8: 406 (Qilairana, 96.5 overs); 9: 432 (Ke, 100.3 overs); 10: 438 (Yowoax, 101.4 overs)

           O    M    R    W
S Finney  24.4 10  112    1
Geach     28    4  142    4
Adams     20    1   78    3
D Quinn   14    2   42    1
Lewis     11    2   41    0
Kerr       4    0   13    0

Liventia 349-6 dec. (118 overs)
                                           R    B   4/6
MA Finney    NOT OUT                     147 (333)  9/-
DA Hennessey             lbw b Yowoax     39  (69)  4/-
JS Millbank  c Uvaevaluvae+  b Qilairana  49 (112)  3/-
JCA Quinn    c Uvaevaluvae+  b Uglaxx      5  (13)  -/-
OH Kerr*     c Enchante      b Uglaxx      4   (9)  -/-
GP Goudreau+ c Uvaevaluvae+  b Qilairana  23  (40)  1/-
DM Lewis     c Uvaevaluvae+  b Uglaxx     71 (135)  5/-
Did not bat: MC Geach, DM Quinn, SV Finney, JPK Adams
EXTRAS (2b, 1lb, 5wb, 3nb)                11

FoW: 1: 65 (Hennessey, 20.3 overs); 2: 167 (Millbank, 56.3 overs); 3: 177 (J Quinn, 60.5 overs); 4: 183 (Kerr, 62.6 overs); 5: 223 (Goudreau, 75.2 overs); 6: 349 (Lewis, 117.6 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Uglaxx               28    1  103    4
Telliflikkiflarknon  11    3    19    0
Yowoax               34    7   91    1
Ke                   20    2   58    0
Qilairana            25    3   40    2

Gruenberg 164-5 all out (36.4 overs)
                                                 R    B   4/6
PA Deisler*             c J Quinn   b Geach      9  (22)  2/-
CRFQ Hmnff              c J Quinn   b S Finney  24  (41)  4/-
RSK Izaizakanorb        c Goudreau+ b Adams      5  (11)  1/-
BL Enchante             c Kerr      b Adams      3  (10)  1/-
WH Tootash              c Goudreau+ b Geach      8  (12)  1/-
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon NOT OUT                 53  (78) 10/-
SIT Qilairana           NOT OUT                 52  (52)  9/-
Did not bat: KZY Uvaevaluvae+, LCS Yowoax, K Ke, PPPPPP Uglaxx
EXTRAS (4wb, 6nb)                               10

FoW: 1: 17 (Deisler, 7.1 overs); 2: 29 (Izaizakanorb, 10.4 overs); 3: 40 (Hmnff, 12.5 overs); 4: 50 (Enchante, 15.1 overs); 5: 61 (Tootash, 17.4 overs)

           O    M    R    W
S Finney   9    0   39    1
Geach      8    2   22    3
Adams      8    0   61    1
D Quinn    7    1   27    0
Kerr       4.4  1   15    0

Day 1
1st wicket: 50 in 90 balls (M Finney 28, Hennessey 20)
MA Finney: 50 in 69 balls, 7x4 (Liventia 84-0)
Lunch: Liventia 93-0, 29 overs (M Finney 52, Hennessey 37)
1st wicket: 100 in 179 balls (M Finney 60, Hennessey 38)
DA Hennessey: 50 in 120 balls, 7x4 (Liventia 152-0)
1st wicket: 150 in 229 balls (M Finney 90, Hennessey 53)
MA Finney: 50 in 132 balls, 16x4 1x6 (Liventia 170-0)
Tea: Liventia 199-3, 58 overs (Kerr 9, J Quinn 3)
4th wicket: 50 in 129 balls (Kerr 29, J Quinn 20)
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Liventia 245-3)
Close of play: Liventia 275-4, 90 overs (Kerr 47, D Quinn 5)
Day 2
OH Kerr: 50 in 110 balls, 9x4 (Liventia 285-4)
6th wicket: 50 in 65 balls (Kerr 29, Goudreau 24)
Lunch: Liventia 395-6, 119 overs (Lewis 34, Goudreau 31)
7th wicket: 50 in 91 balls (Lewis 39, Goudreau 14)
DM Lewis: 50 in 62 balls, 2x4 4x6 (Liventia 420-6)
GP Goudreau: 50 in 107 balls, 6x4 (Liventia 452-7)
Tea: Gruenberg 5-0, 2 overs (Hmnff 5, Deisler 0)
1st wicket: 50 in 78 balls (Deisler 28, Hmnff 22)
CRFQ Hmnff: 50 in 73 balls, 10x4 (Gruenberg 84-0)
1st wicket: 100 in 143 balls (Hmnff 50, Deisler 38)
Close of play: Gruenberg 127-0, 32 overs (Hmnff 67, Deisler 48)
Day 3
CRFQ Hmnff: 100 in 140 balls, 21x4 (Gruenberg 180-1)
3rd wicket: 50 in 65 balls (Hmnff 27, Enchante 18)
BL Enchante: 50 in 68 balls, 8x4 (Gruenberg 250-2)
3rd wicket: 100 in 131 balls (Enchante 52, Hmnff 42)
Lunch: Gruenberg 256-3, 61.1 overs (Hmnff 127)
7th wicket: 50 in 74 balls (Uvaevaluvae 27, Qilairana 25)
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Gruenberg 327-6)
KZY Uvaevaluvae: 50 in 75 balls, 7x4 (Gruenberg 371-6)
Tea: Gruenberg 371-6, 90 overs (Uvaevaluvae 52, Qilairana 48)
SIT Qilairana: 50 in 75 balls, 6x4 (Gruenberg 376-6)
7th wicket: 100 in 142 balls (Uvaevaluvae 53, Qilairana 47)
1st wicket: 50 in 83 balls (Hennessey 33, M Finney 21)
Close of play: Liventia 63-0, 19 overs (Hennessey 38, M Finney 24)
Day 4
MA Finney: 50 in 113 balls, 3x4 (Liventia 114-1)
2nd wicket: 50 in 113 balls (M Finney 25, Millbank 24)
Lunch: Liventia 129-1, 47 overs (M Finney 57, Millbank 28)
2nd wicket: 100 in 217 balls (Millbank 49, M Finney 47)
Tea: Liventia 223-5, 75.2 overs (M Finney 95)
New ball taken at 80.0 overs (Liventia 232-5)
MA Finney: 100 in 248 balls, 6x4 (Liventia 257-5)
6th wicket: 50 in 110 balls (Lewis 39, M Finney 11)
DM Lewis: 50 in 89 balls, 5x4 (Liventia 293-5)
Close of play: Liventia 297-5, 103 overs (M Finney 116, Lewis 51)
Day 5
6th wicket: 100 in 228 balls (Lewis 65, M Finney 33)
Tea: Gruenberg 36-2, 12 overs (Hmnff 20, Enchante 1)
6th wicket: 50 in 59 balls (Qilairana 26, Telliflikkiflarknon 24)
SIT Qilairana: 50 in 52 balls, 9x4 (Gruenberg 159-5)
ALL Telliflikkiflarknon: 50 in 78 balls, 10x4 (Gruenberg 164-5)
Rain stopped play (Gruenberg 164-5, 36.4 overs)

Match award: MA Finney**

** In Gruenberg, it is traditional for the match award to be selected by the home team

[Gruenberg]

Article posted on the GruenCric website.

Double change in middle order, but hosts still counting on home advantage

Ettexinor Broimbles will be recalled and a debut handed to Plumbert Sthwlorq as Gruenberger selectors' patience with perpetually underperforming middle order batsmen Ruttup Izaizakanorb and Whimwhob Tootash has led to their being dropped for the crucial Second Test of the World Championship, to be played at the Rajjenkali Mire of Goatliness. A win would seal the title for Gruenberg on rankings, while a draw or defeat would leave them needing a third Test, to be played in the hostile desert city of Sal-Siabi, considered something of a home "fortress". The GCB have admitted they are freely taking advantage of the home conditions, giving Liventia games in the capital city, jungle interior, and desert borderlands, to discomfit them, but have defended the tactics, with chief selector A'Zler Hchode stating that any team with the chance to win the championship would do "exactly the same".

Izaizakanorb may count himself unfortunate, having recently scored a century, but that came against a desperately overpowered Licentian side, and otherwise he has failed to provide a stable base at #3. Tootash's form last season has not continued, and his fourth innings demise in the First Test in Flurthwel was truly painful to behold. Broimbles and Sthwlorq can also contribute part-time spin, though Gruenberg's spin resources have been found wanting over the course of the season, with questions being raised about the crackdown on illegal actions that led to many spinners' arms being chopped off so they could be biomechanically tested (the findings that they were in fact not using illegal degrees of flexion was of little comfort).

Ground details: Rajjenkali is a tropical city in Gruenberg's swampy interior, which has hosted two Test matches. 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. 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. Rajjenkali has a wet heat rather than a dry one, with extremely high humidity factors.

[Mattijana]

Match Report: Liventia in Gruenberg, Match 2
Gruenberg bat first
Gruenberg 338 (96.0 overs), 225/2 (57.5 overs)
Liventia 124 (50.0 overs), follow-on 437 (119.2 overs)
Gruenberg win by 8 wickets

Greunberg take a 1-0 series lead, making them this season's champions.