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Postby Michael VII » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:17 pm

Hello and welcome to the First NationStates World Twenty20 Cricket Championships! This edition is to be played in the glorious nation of Michael VII, where we can expect some great Cricket over the next few weeks! We hope everyone has a splendid time showcasing our wonderful sport!

Okay, so this is the Everything Thread, so all your Rosters/RPs and OOC queries (please try the OOC stuff to a minimum) can be posted here in this thread. Any questions can be TG'ed to me, so try use that medium as a means of contacting others.

We have 24 teams competing in this event, which will be placed into Four Groups of Six Teams, randomly seeded. The Matchdays will be put on hold until Sunday 4 November at 7pm UTC. All cutoffs will be done at this time from each day onwards until the end of the tournament. Up until then, all teams should post roster and/or RPs about the tournament.

RPs will be graded accordingly to quality, with a maximum bonus of 1.0 per matchday. This can be renewed each matchday, and each matchday where there is no RP, the bonus will shed half of its value. All teams must post a style modifier that will be used for the entire tournament, from -5 to +5.

Host Bid

  1. Uncertainty
  2. The Kytler Peninsulae
  3. Manu Tenere
  4. Ipeland
  5. Michael VII
  6. Darmen
  7. Soviet Canuckistan
  8. Western cuba
  9. Bruyn
  10. Lithatrius
  11. Mossulia
  12. Homelands our
  13. 19th Century Beards
  14. Megadia
  15. Patricant
  16. Kalumba
  17. Super Bwitain
  18. Prince Bartholomew Islands - puppet of Megadia
  19. Akbarabad
  20. Cyborg Holland
  21. Glasgia
  22. Hutt River - puppet of Ipeland
  23. The Weegies
  24. Landereien
  25. Cotdelapoms


Group 1 -To be played at Meshkete Royal Stadium
Matchday One
Cyborg Holland v Cotdelapoms
Kalumba v Western cuba
Homelands our v Ipeland

Matchday Two
Cotdelapoms v Ipeland
Western cuba v Homelands our
Cyborg Holland v Kalumba

Matchday Three
Kalumba v Cotdelapoms
Homelands our v Cyborg Holland
Ipeland v Western cuba

Matchday Four
Cotdelapoms v Western cuba
Cyborg Holland v Ipeland
Kalumba v Homelands our

Matchday Five
Homelands our v Cotdelapoms
Ipeland v Kalumba
Western cuba v Cyborg Holland

Group 2 -To be played at Sir Brian Walker Memorial Stadium
Matchday One
Manu Tenere v Mossulia
Landereien v Akbarabad
Patricant v Soviet Canuckistan

Matchday Two
Mossulia v Soviet Canuckistan
Akbarabad v Patricant
Manu Tenere v Landereien

Matchday Three
Landereien v Mossulia
Patricant v Manu Tenere
Soviet Canuckistan v Akbarabad

Matchday Four
Mossulia v Akbarabad
Manu Tenere v Soviet Canuckistan
Landereien v Patricant

Matchday Five
Patricant v Mossulia
Soviet Canuckistan v Landereien
Akbarabad v Manu Tenere

Group 3 -To be played at Mount Sinai Cricket Oval
Matchday One
The Weegies v Lithatrius
The Kytler Peninsulae v Megadia
Prince Bartholomew Islands v Darmen

Matchday Two
Lithatrius v Darmen
Megadia v Prince Bartholomew Islands
The Weegies v The Kytler Peninsulae

Matchday Three
The Kytler Peninsulae v Lithatrius
Prince Bartholomew Islands v The Weegies
Darmen v Megadia

Matchday Four
Lithatrius v Megadia
The Weegies v Darmen
The Kytler Peninsulae v Prince Bartholomew Islands

Matchday Five
Prince Bartholomew Islands v Lithatrius
Darmen v The Kytler Peninsulae
Megadia v The Weegies

Group 4 -To be played at the International Cricket Stadium
Matchday One
Glasgia v Bruyn
Michael VII v Super Bwitain
19th Century Beards v Corridor of Uncertainty

Matchday Two
Bruyn v Corridor of Uncertainty
Super Bwitain v 19th Century Beards
Glasgia v Michael VII

Matchday Three
Michael VII v Bruyn
19th Century Beards v Glasgia
Corridor of Uncertainty v Super Bwitain

Matchday Four
Bruyn v Super Bwitain
Glasgia v Corridor of Uncertainty
Michael VII v 19th Century Beards

Matchday Five
19th Century Beards v Bruyn
Corridor of Uncertainty v Michael VII
Super Bwitain v Glasgia

Division A -To be played at Sir Brian Walker Memorial Stadium
Matchday One
Glasgia v Patricant
Megadia v Western cuba

Matchday Two
Patricant v Western cuba
Glasgia v Megadia

Matchday Three
Megadia v Patricant
Western cuba v Glasgia

Division B -To be played at Meshkete Royal Stadium
Matchday One
Cyborg Holland v Bruyn
Darmen v Soviet Canuckistan

Matchday Two
Bruyn v Soviet Canuckistan
Cyborg Holland v Darmen

Matchday Three
Darmen v Bruyn
Soviet Canuckistan v Cyborg Holland


Semifinals -To be played at Mount Sinai Cricket Oval and the International Cricket Stadium
Semifinal One -Mount Sinai Cricket Oval
Glasgia v Soviet Cauckistan

Semifinal Two -International Cricket Stadium
Bruyn v Patricant

Finals -To be played at Mount Sinai Cricket Oval (3rd Place) and the International Cricket Stadium (Final)


Schedule (All times UTC 7pm) (All days from S8 stage onwards will be delayed one day.)
MD1 Sunday 4 December
MD2 Monday 5 December
MD3 Tuesday 6 December
MD4 Wednesday 7 December
MD5 Thursday 8 December
S8 MD1 Friday 9 December
S8 MD2 Saturday 10 December
S8 MD3 Sunday 11 December

SF 1&2 Monday 12 December
TP PO Tuesday 13 December
FINAL Wednesday 14 December

EDIT: Sorry, I just realised that 4pm UTC is 5am NZDT, which is a problem for me, so I changed it to 7pm so I'm able to cutoff before training in the morning. Hope there's no inconveniences! :)
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Postby Michael VII » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:17 pm

Stadia to be used for the World Twenty20 Championships!

Group 1/Division B Super Eights

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This glorious stadium is at the heart of Meshkete, with all major attractions being centred around it, even the Summer Palace, built in 1792 for the Royals to live nearby the Cricket Stadium. This stadium is the home of cricket, seating 12,500 people will be a great place to play, known for its low bounce and high amounts of turn that make it a spinners paradise. Meshkete rains heavily for much of the year, making this pitch have a slower outfield and damper pitch than usual, although the summer months usually provide less rain in the Meshkete Plains of the Nile Valley. The Meshkete Royal Stadium was originally a lone cricket pitch on the Meshkete Cricket Club grounds from 1790, but was converted into a proper stadium in 1990, on the MCC's 200th Anniversary.


Group 2/Division A Super Eights

http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/pics/sir-vivian-richards-stadium.jpg
This stadium has been built in a retro modern style that allows for a lot of runs to be scored on the dry pitch that favours batsmen and pace bowlers. The Stadium has a retro feel to it with grassy fields surrounding the stands, with beautiful scenery all around. Built in Nile Valley, close to Jagoza, less rain is expected than in Meshkete this Summer, but when it rains, its rains hard and long. The Stadium was built in 1996, one year after the death of Cricketing Legend Sir Brian Walker.


Group 3/Semifinal 2/Third Place Playoff

http://www.kochiservnet.com/news/images/Eda_kochi_cricket_stadium.JPG
This new stadium built in the middle of the Sinai Desert has been designated as Michael VII's new home of cricket, being one of the largest in its capacity, plays perfectly into the strengths of Michael VII Cricket, allowing for great swing bowling statistics and a fast outfield for quick runs and fast boundaries on the dry wicket. The Sinai Desert almost never rains, so one can expect a lot of runs from this pitch and long fine spells. Perhaps too fine for the fielders, as the Sinai Desert Cricket Club often deals with fainting players from heatstroke as the stadium often gets above 40 degrees. The MSCO was built in 2005.


Group 4/Semifinal 1/Final

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The newest stadium, purpose built for International play where Michael VII plans to play in soon, was built in 2011 and has huge amounts of seating so that the National team can draw the crowds. Built on the Jagoza State University Campus, this stadium receives little rain and is another batting pitch that makes for a lot of runs and a lot of bounce. The ICC, is a much cooler stadium than the MSCO, and subsequently has been given rights to the Final, should the Michael VII bid be successful.
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Postby Michael VII » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:17 pm

Official Announcement from the Michael VII Cricket Assocation. Team for T20 WC Announced.


Roster
No. Name           Club              Province       Bats    Bowls
1. Jeremy Shire North Coast DCC Twin Harbour Right Right Fast
3. Daniel Kefter Port Nicholson CC Hillside Right Right Fast
4. Terry Carter Freemans Bay CC Twin Harbour Left Left Fast
7. Michael Kelly North Coast DCC Twin Harbour Right Right Off Spin
8. John Clark Mahia Coastal CC Poverty Bay Left Left Leg Spin
10. Geoff Anderson Peninsula CC Southeastern Right Right Leg Spin
11. Fred Yonder Port Nicholson CC Hillside Right Right Medium Fast
14. Jonny Carlson Port Nicholson CC Hillside Right Right Fast
15. Ronnie Peters Peninsula CC Southeastern Left Left Medium Fast
16. William Karger Mahia Coastal CC Poverty Bay Right Right Off Spin
18. Peter Yucatan Freemans Bay CC Twin Harbour Right Right Medium Fast
20. Edward Felton Port Devon CC Twin Harbour Left Wicketkeeper
22. Riley Hooper University CC Twin Harbour Right Wicketkeeper
23. Dasdan Auscht Port Devon CC Twin Harbour Right Right Fast
25. Robin Dender Dune Dain CC Scots Land Right Right Medium Fast

*Jeremy Shire has been named as Captain for the tournament


Expected Batting Order
1. #22 Riley Hooper (WK/Batter)
2. #16 William Karger (Batter)
3. #18 Peter Yucatan (Batter)
4. #1 Jeremy Shire (All Rounder)
5. #7 Michael Kelly (Batter)
6. #25 Robin Dender (All Rounder)
7. #23 Dasdan Auscht (Bowler)
8. #10 Geoff Anderson (Bowler)
9. #8 John Clark (Bowler)
10. #14 Jonny Carlson (Bowler)
11. #11 Fred Yonder (Bowler)

Expected Bowling Attack
1. John Clark
2. Fred Yonder
3. Dasdan Auscht
4. Jonny Carlson
5. Jeremy Shire/Robin Dender
6. Geoff Anderson

Style Modifier: -3.5

Schedule
MD1: v Super Bwitain
MD2: v Glasgia
MD3: v Bruyn
MD4: v 19th Century Beards
MD5: v Corridor of Uncertainty
S81: v TBC
S82: v TBC
S83: v TBC
SF: v TBC
F: v TBC

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If you RP first then you can do pretty much whatever you like. But stay reasonable, no career-enders, no dying, no crazy crap, but you can do anything cricket related you like!

Michael VII Cricket Info
All Cricketers in Michael VII are trained to play Test Cricket from a young age. Therefore, Michael VII cricketers often score much more slowly than most countries, however they have a very good bowling attack, usually containing the runs well. Don't expect too many boundaries or quick singles from these guys, they're used to playing it safe for an entire day! But as T20 is a much more aggressive game, the runs will be scored, and a lot of mistakes will likely be made to make up for the lack of overs to bat...But, we're still gonna win of course!
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Postby Kalumba » Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:34 pm

Kalumban T20 Roster:

Batting Order:

Terrence Mtwetwe, Captain, powerfully built paratrooper, not much craft but the clout is there
George Nzou, Vice-Captain, strong on the offside but leaves a lot alone on the on side
Isaac Manyaro, The craftsman, will take poor bowling apart, but can be decieved by the fuller ball
Timothy Vickers, Blocker, never loses his wicket cheaply but rarely posts a large total, more suited to test cricket
Peter Walls, Part time spinner, useful batsman
Ronald Daly, Medium Pacer, reliable with the bat
Desmond Muzerowa, Wickie, solid behind the stumps and not too shabby in front
Joshua Muguta, Trundler, effective but unimaginitive
James Tabonda, Fast man, likes to aim at the batsman's head
Laurence Tarrson, Off-Spinner, useful for slowing an innings
Andrew Barnes, Quickie, wild but usually effecient enough to warrant selection

Reserves:
Peter Keppers, Batsman stand in
George Alnwick, Substitute Wickie, can also bowl medium pace
Brian Lane, Trundler
Jerry Standing, Fast/Medium competes with Barnes for a place
Jack Halford, Batsman, good short fielder
Alphonse Renard, Excellent fielding but batting leaves a lot to be desired
James Butts, Old man of the team at 46 useful for experience

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The Kalumban team consists entirely of amateurs due to there not being a proffesional cricket league in Kalumba. This is, however, not due to the sport's unpopularity but due to the security issues surrounding Kalumba. Terrorist attacks are common and target large sporting events, so the teams are kept amateur except on the international stage.

The team will be looking forward to playing against some old foes from the ODI World Cup and some new ones. T20 is not a common form of the game in Kalumba so the players will be adapting as the tournament goes on. The public won't be expecting great things but will be hoping to see a win or two posted.
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Postby Corridor of Uncertainty » Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:15 pm

IN'T CORRIDOR (UPA) — Tom Kyngdon (captain) and Jack Brader (vice-captain) will lead a 15-man squad to Michael VII to play in the inaugural World T20 Championship. After a disappointing and controversial early exit from the ODI World Cup last year, there will be hopes for a stronger performance from both returning players, including opener Jay Thomas, allrounders Ryan Matthews and Lahiru Jayasinghe and offspinner James Blind, and those new to the national team, such as hard hitting opener Nuwan Pushpakumara and middle order bat Samuel Cousineau.

No. Name                   Bats Bowling Age Club
5 Samuel Cousineau R RM 24 Candle in the Dark CC
13 Tom Kyngdon L WK 29 Bolaño SC
15 Muhammad Zufar Hussain L RFM 23 Orthoplex SC
25 Saeed Malik R - 27 Candle in the Dark CC
27 Lahiru Jayasinghe L RMF 32 Pryde SC
30 Jack Brader L SLA 33 Pryde SC
31 Pranav Sharma R RFM 26 Southfield CC
38 Kuruppu Perera R RM 24 Bolaño SC
49 Ben Smits R RF 19 Orthoplex SC
70 John Andrews L RFM 30 Valladolid CC
71 Mohamed Rahman Malik L OB 28 Orthoplex SC
78 James Blind R OB 33 Candle in the Dark CC
88 Ryan Matthews R RMF 21 Bolaño SC
91 Jay Thomas R OB 28 Gagarin CC
97 Nuwan Pushpakumara L RM 23 Cratendune CC


With an expected emphasis on strike bowling over containment but a lack of serious middle order clout, the team's tactics will be reflected by a +2 modifier.

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Postby Akbarabad » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:16 am

The Akbarabad Cricket Board has announced it's team for the tournament:

Saeed Akbar (LHB, SLA)
Zeeshan Rahman (LHB, RM)
Imran Rabb (C) (RHB, RM)
Shamsul Hassan (LHB, LM)
Najmul Bari (RHB, LMF)
Rashid Adil (WK) (RHB)
Mahmud Azam (LHB, SLA)
Hamid Ali (RHB, RM/OS/LS)
Arif Hossain (RHB, LS)
Zafir Khan (RHB, RF)
Anisur Rahman (RHB, LF)

Qaiser Hossain (LHB, SLA)
Jamshed Ali (RHB, OS)
Tanvir Ahmed (RHB, RF)
Riasat Ashraf (RHB, OS)
Mushfiqur Rahman (RHB, RMF)

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Style Modifier: +1

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Postby Cotdelapoms » Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:26 am

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Apple Leaves Head Off to Twenty 20 Championship

Chances are pretty good if you are reading this from within Cotdelapoms that you are not a fan of cricket. That's totally cool, most Cotdelapomais are not! In fact, our national cricket team, which is currently off at the World Twenty20 Championships in Michael VII is made up entirely of amateurs, and receive much of their funding from Waaldish companies. What is Twenty20 cricket? Well, it's like regular cricket, but with perfect vision. Or perhaps it's like regular cricket but instead of taking 5 days it takes 5 hours or so. It doesn't matter, you won't watch anyway. None of the games will be on Sport+, nor will they be anywhere on domestic television. If you have a crazy satellite dish with foreign TV channels maybe you can see Darmen play.

Batting order:
Diarmait Ó Corraidhín
Youri Smith
Murdoch Ahearne
Reunanig Néron
Piet Rowe
Daan Seegers
Quirijn Kloet
Cormac Var Aarle
Ludovick Jalbert
Xavier Bélair
Eloic Turmel

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Postby Landereien » Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:38 am

Landereien Twenty20 Cricket Team

Staff
(Name, Age, Domestic Club, Role)
Hans Von Schleieder, 56, Schwartheberge Cricket Club, Coach/manager
Dreidich Munszt, 42, Drakensberge Athletic Club, Bowling Coach
Franz Zchleiechk, 46, Nuweveldeberge Royal University Cricket Club, Batting Coach


Starters
(Number, Name, Bat, Bowl, Age, Domestic Strike-Rate, Role)
1, Aloysius Greondichk, LHB, LMF, 28, 40, Batsman/Starter
2, Thomasch Broichk, RHB, ROS, 24, 40, All-Rounder
3, Warnscht Wagner, RHB, RLS, 30, 20, Wicket-Keeper/Vice-Captain
4, Coupller Kadich, RHB, RMF, 25, 30, Bowler
5, Dieder Munszt, LHB, LOS, 20, 65, Batsman/Starter
6, Kurt Aiszengroeben, LHB, LLS, 34, 40, Batsman/Captain
7, Whilhelm Leiedler, RHB, RFF, 25, 45, All-Rounder
8, Noxt Brogenhausen, LHB, LFF, 26, 50, All-Rounder
9, Branden Berges, LHB, LSF, 25, 5, Bowler
10, Otto Von Trapppinscht, RHB, RSF, 18, 35, Bowler/ Vice-Captain
11, Adolffe Beiegler, RHB, RMS, 32, 60, All-Rounder
12, Edger Van Traussen, LHB, LMS, 22, 10, 12th Man

Reserves
(Number, Name, Bat, Bowl, Age, Domestic Strike-Rate, Domestic Club, Role)

TBC
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Postby Bruyn » Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:01 am

The Bruynese Cricket Board sends forth to Michael VII this explosive but rather green squad. Only five faces from the inaugural ODI World Cup have been selected. The team's style modifier will be +4.

Name			Age	Bat	Bowl
Herman Butcher 34 LHB -
José Obanda Lopez 21 RHB -
Manuel Watson* 28 RHB RM
Wallace Stevens Kircher 23 RHB -
Carl Feynman 27 RHB OB
Lysander Iguadala 25 RHB -
Garen Rivers † 26 RHB -
Alan Rabin VC 30 RHB LB
Darrow Smith 22 RHB LB
Irenaeus Black 21 RHB RF
Toussaint de Vargas 19 RHB RF

Chester Cannon 26 RHB -
Quintus Sertorius 26 RHB RMF
Saul Sterne 29 RHB OB
Franklin Levertov 21 RHB RF

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Postby Michael VII » Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:55 am

Super Bwitain? Easy as pie! Michael VII ready to take on Super Bwitain in T20WC opener at home at the ICC! C'mon Boys!

Official Lineups v Super Bwitain
Batting Order:
1. Riley Hooper (Wk)
2. William Karger
3. Peter Yucatan
4. Jeremy Shire (c)
5. Michael Kelly
6. Robin Dender
7. Dasdan Auscht
8. Geoff Anderson
9. John Clark
10. Jonny Carlson
11. Fred Yonder
12th Man. Edward Felton (Wk)

Pitch Overview
In tomorrow's game, the team winning the toss should always choose to bat. This pitch is very hard and has good bounce. The seam bowlers and swing bowlers will have the most advantage, while the spinners will struggle as the pitch offers very little turn and doesn't crack as much as the Sinai pitch. The pitch won't usually have much deviation, so if the batsman can cover his stumps, then the swingers will be needed to get the edges to the Keeper. This pitch should offer a very attacking gameplan, with many boundaries able to come straight off the bounce. Experts predict 180-200 runs to be scored in each innings.

Outfield Overview
The Weather Service has predicted that there will be a few light showers in the morning before clearing up in the afternoon, ready for the day's matches. As it has rained all day today, the outfield will be slower than usual, so some quick singles should be found while surrendering some fours in the outfield as the fielders will have a much better chance of chasing the ball down before the ropes. However, when is the Weather Service right? They say it rains here 80 days a year, but it really doesn't at all!

The Overall Lookout
Tomorrow's match will be about containing the runs, a defensive field will be set by Jeremy Shire, allowing some quick runs but stopping the boundaries. If the opening bowlers manage to take down the top order and have a fast start, then Michael VII should be sitting pretty over Super Bwitain. But if the openers with the bat collapse, then we'll hardly be expecting a win here, as the tail wags very quickly when it comes to the Twenty20 form of the game. If runs have to be scored quickly, then wickets fall around these guys.
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Postby Corridor of Uncertainty » Sun Dec 04, 2011 3:35 am

JAGOZA (UPA) -- The Uncertain World T20 campaign begins tomorrow with a day/night game at the International Cricket Stadium in Michael VII, where the team will be based for the duration of their games in what looks likely to be one of the more competitive groups.

Expected lineup:

1. Nuwan Pushpakumara
Possessing a technique based more around muscular biffing than classic strokeplay, he is there to provide impetus in the first six overs with no frills. Also a highly agile presence in the covers.
2. Jay Thomas
An innovative and unorthodox batsman who can also hit a good clean straight drive when the need arises, his ability to provide tight off-spin will be almost as important as his batting and athletic fielding.
3. Tom Kyngdon (c, wk)
Not the most naturally suited to the shortest form of the game, Kyngdon may find few opportunities to unfurl his trademark cover drives. But he can still keep the score rate going and play around anyone.
4. Saeed Malik
One of the most technically complete batsmen of his generation, Malik was disappointing in the ODI World Cup and needs to perform here to quiet rumours of being a "flat track bully".
5. Samuel Cousineau
Originally a hockey player, Cousineau is expected to provide a second wind to the batting with an array of unconventional cross-batted strokes to find the gaps, and occasional spectacular power. Could well spend the entire competition sweeping.
6. Kuruppu Perera
Most likely to lose his place if the team switches to five bowlers plus Matthews, Perera is going to divide opinions: either he's a bits-and-pieces cricketer not good enough to do any one thing well, or he's a vital addition to fill in the gaps that would otherwise require a restructuring of the lineup.
7. Ryan Matthews
A genuine allrounder who could move up if the team has wickets in hand and wants to accelerate, his bowling might be the thing to suffer if he is unable to extract much swing. A spectacular fielder.
8. Jack Brader
Arguably a better batsman than several of those above him, Brader's trademark is nonetheless his extraordinarily stingy left arm spin, relying more on height and changes of pace than huge turn.
9. Lahiru Jayasinghe
Another clubbing lower order allrounder, who like Matthews might leap up the order to clear the ropes in the final overs, Jayasinghe's bowling has lost some effectiveness as his persistent knee injuries have taken their toll on his pace - but he maintains a mastery of line and length.
10. Muhammad Zufar Hussain
Unlucky not to play after being picked in the ODI squad, Hussain is a tall pace bowler who can extract bounce and make the ball reverse swing. But he is a touch wild, and has not transferred his allrounder credentials in longer forms of the game into much T20 success.
11. Ben Smits
The quintessential T20 bowler: a slingy, super-fast, reverse-swinging yorker specialist who is, of course, horribly injury prone.

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Postby Ipeland » Sun Dec 04, 2011 4:52 am

Ipeland roster

Michael Simon (LHB, SLA)
Edward Radley (LHB, RM)
Dominic Strauss (C) (RHB, RM)
Peter Worsely (LHB, LM)
Leighton Weaver (RHB, LMF)
Nare Smellish (WK) (RHB)
Wamer Sodas (LHB, SLA)
Muhammed Ali (RHB, RM/OS/LS)
Callum Aspberger (RHB, LS)
Joey Threaders (RHB, RF)
Zeus Dew (RHB, LF)
Luke Anderson (LHB, SLA)

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Postby Bruyn » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:33 am

The Bruynese squad: an introduction
by Socrates d'Oliveira

As mentioned above, this squad includes just five men that featured in Bruyn's unfortunate ODI World Cup campaign. Among them is Herman Butcher, the prototypical atavistic pummeler. His style brought him zero success in North Chicanan, but he could well be lethal in this format. The diminutive Obanda Lopez, thirteen years Butcher's junior, also has a penchant for big hitting but has a more nuanced game than Butcher and looks a real prospect at the top of the order. Then comes Manuel Watson, whose class is apparent to everyone - not least because he is given to talking about it with unyielding regularity. Such confidence is vindicated, however, by a full array of proper cricketing strokes, skiddy medium pace - though he fancies himself to be quicker than he really is - and a deep knowledge of the game. That being so, Bruyn's best cricketer was the natural choice to lead the side. Kircher at number 4 is a mini-Watson. Belligerent in manner and batting style, he will go on to break the wills of many a bowler, and surely many records also. After him comes Feynman, a relatively quiet but elegant accumulator who possesses not the flair of those that come before him but the nous to shore up any breaches. Iguadala at 6 innovates and irritates. He can find runs in unusual places, although the singularity of that desire can often be his downfall. At any rate, Iguadala will be relied upon in the closing overs and is near-indispensable for his electric fielding alone. Rivers was preferred over Charon de Vincy for his superior batting. His glovework is excellent too, and no other keeper has been included. Rabin flummoxes batsmen with a brimming armoury of deliveries, and is famously economical for a wrist spinner. His aggressive batting is also suited to this form of the game. Watson will look to him to nurture the exciting talent of young Darrow Smith, his natural successor. Smith has a ripping leg-break and while his variations need a little work, he seems to have a good cricketing mind. Then come the firebrands: Irenaeus Black is the third of four brothers and perhaps the most gifted. He has a devilish slower ball and a rifle throw that will have opposition batsmen scampering. The wiry de Vargas is perhaps a shade slower but still frighteningly quick; he will look to spear in the yorkers and give away nothing. As for the other squad members, Cannon lives up to his name with bat in hand while Sertorius is a savage batsman capable of surprising pace and swing with the ball. Saul Sterne is a parsimonious off-spinner whose primary purpose is to contain and he happens also to be a handy hitter. Levertov is another of that battery of strong, young but callow Bruynese quicks, and may well get a game if either of those in the starting XI fail to fire.

Overall, the squad is an exciting one. The batting looks extremely dangerous on paper, but a combination of raw impetuosity and shrewd bowling could very quickly leave Bruyn in tatters and Watson with too much to do. The bowling may be similarly erratic, especially the fast stuff. Commentators have remarked on the apparent one-dimensional nature of the pace trinity. Each of the quicks is under 21 and bowls over 145kph - the mixture of youth and fiery pace could savage or be savaged. Much depends on the conditions in Michael VII, but in Rabin, Smith, and Sterne, the spin department at least is in safe hands. In short, the Bruynese team is justified in harbouring hopes of progression, but the vagaries of Twenty20 mean that no team can be too sure.

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Postby Cyborg Holland » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:15 am

Cyborg Holland's Roster for the WT20

(Name, Bat, Bowl, Age, Domestic Strike-Rate, Shirt Number, Club, Role

1. Robert Bernik (LHB, LM, 24, 126.4, #14, Amzterdam SCC, Opener)
2. Tim Gornahawld (RHB, RF, 26, 135, #26, Amzterdam SCC, All-Rounder/Opener)
3. David Thomson (RHB, LS, 30, 114.3, #4, Berlike SCC, Batsman)
4. Joseph Waldern (RHB, LS, 23, 129.2, #16, Eindhoven-Pariztburg SCC, Batsman)
5. Mikale Weiss (LHB, RF, 28, 148.9, #38, Berlike SCC, All-Rounder)
6. James van Deer (RHB, RM, 30, 151.3, Amzterdam SCC, Batsman) (CAPTAIN)7. Andrew Berttel (LHB, OS, 27, 112.7, Hapsburg SCC, All Rounder)
8. David Strauch (RHB, RFM, 31, 131.5, EP SCC, All-Rounder)
9. Nick Fallon (LHB, LF, 21, 140.6, Lille-Haglich SCC, Bowler)
10. Wtjek Michaels (RHB, OS, 32, 138.7, EP SCC, Bowler)
11. William Furah (LHB, LFM, 28, 101.1, Amzterdam SCC, Bowler)

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Ipeland Cricket Team start World T20 Championships with opener against Homelands our
People optimistic about chances

Ipeland begin their first international cricket tournament tomorrow, starting in Group 1 of the World Twenty20 Championships in Michael VII. Also in Group 1 are Cyborg Holland, Cotdelapoms, Kalumba, Western cuba and Homelands our, the latter of which we will be playing in MD1 tomorrow. Lets look at the expected batting order:

Batting order
Michael Simon
Edward Radley
Dominic Strauss (C)
Peter Worsely
Leighton Weaver
Nare Smellish
Wamer Sodas
Muhammed Ali
Callum Aspberger
Joey Threaders
Zeus Dew
Luke Anderson


Weather overview
Ipeland Met office has (wildly) predicted a dry match, cloudy in the morning and getting brighter by the afternoon, although this probably isn't accurate, as they can't even predict our own weather right, let alone a country's that is 2200 km away. The pitch will probably be bone dry, allowing for some good cricket.

What do people think of our chances?
We posted a poll on our website on the 28th November, to see what people think of our chances. Here is the result:

We'll win/get to the final 29%
Semi finals 17%
Quarter finals 10%
Out in the Group Stage 12%
Never heard of this tournament 32%


The majority of people who've heard of the tournament, 29%, believe Ipeland are going to get through to the final, a sign of optimism, since this is the first cricket tournament we've entered
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Postby Michael VII » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:17 am

Here we have it the first cutoff of the tournament!

Group 1
Cyborg Holland 145/7 (19.4 overs)
Cotdelapoms 144/4 (20 overs)

Kalumba 131/2 (20 overs)
Western cuba 147/4 (20 overs)

Homelands our 140/4 (20 overs)
Ipeland 143/7 (19.1 overs)

Group 1                          Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD  Pts   NRR
1 Western cuba 1 1 0 147 131 +16 2 +0.80
2 Cyborg Holland 1 1 0 145 144 +1 2 +0.17
3 Ipeland 1 1 0 143 140 +3 2 +0.15
4 Homelands our 1 0 1 140 143 −3 0 -0.15
5 Cotdelapoms 1 0 1 144 145 −1 0 -0.17
6 Kalumba 1 0 1 131 147 −16 0 -0.80


Group 2
Manu Tenere 138/7 (20 overs)
Mossulia 141/5 (12.5 overs)

Landereien 176/6 (19.3 overs)
Akbarabad 172/7 (20 overs)

Patricant 135/5 (20 overs)
Soviet Canuckistan 136/4 (16.1 overs)


Group 2                          Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD  Pts   NRR
1 Mossulia 1 1 0 141 138 +3 2 +4.09
2 Soviet Canuckistan 1 1 0 136 135 +1 2 +1.67
3 Landereien 1 1 0 176 172 +4 2 +0.43
4 Akbarabad 1 0 1 172 176 −4 0 -0.43
5 Patricant 1 0 1 135 136 −1 0 -1.67
6 Manu Tenere 1 0 1 138 141 −3 0 -4.09


Group 3
The Weegies 150/6 (19.3 overs)
Lithatrius 146/2 (20 overs)

The Kytler Peninsulae 109 (16.2 overs)
Megadia 110/7 (15 overs)

Prince Bartholomew Islands 135/5 (20 overs)
Darmen 153/4 (20 overs)


Group 3                          Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD  Pts   NRR
1 Megadia 1 1 0 110 109 +1 2 +1.88
2 Darmen 1 1 0 153 135 +18 2 +0.9
3 The Weegies 1 1 0 150 146 +4 2 +0.39
4 Lithatrius 1 0 1 146 150 −4 0 -0.39
5 Prince Bartholomew Islands 1 0 1 135 153 −18 0 -0.9
6 The Kytler Peninsulae 1 0 1 109 110 −1 0 -1.88


Group 4
Glasgia 137/6 (17 overs)
Bruyn 136/6 (20 overs)

Michael VII 158/6 (19.5 overs)
Super Bwitain 156/4 (20 overs)

19th Century Beards 133/5 (20 overs)
Corridor of Uncertainty 175/5 (20 overs)

Group 4                          Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD  Pts   NRR
1 Corridor of Uncertainty 1 1 0 175 133 +42 2 +2.10
2 Glasgia 1 1 0 137 136 +1 2 +1.26
3 Michael VII 1 1 0 158 156 +2 2 +0.16
4 Super Bwitain 1 0 1 156 158 −2 0 -0.16
5 Bruyn 1 0 1 136 137 −1 0 -1.26
6 19th Century Beards 1 0 1 133 175 −42 0 -2.10


EDIT: NRR done.
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Postby Akbarabad » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:12 pm

Akbarabad upset in opening encounter.

(Akbarabad Press, AP): The inaugural World Twenty20 Cricket Championship started of in an inauspicious fashion for Akbarabad as a shoddy bowling and fielding effort saw them go down to Landereien who chased down the target with three balls and four wickets remaining. Nevertheless despite the disappointing start, it is far too early to begin panicking. One defeat doesn't really mean much as proven by our ODI World Cup campaign where recovered from our opening game loss to win ten matches in a row and the entire tournament with it. Only if we lose our second game against Patricant as well, will it be time to panic., although it should be kept in mind that the Twenty20 format favours weaker teams and allows them to pull of upsets they would never be capable of in other formats.


As for the individual performances in the match, opener Zeeshan Rahman batted well but received little support from the other end with there being a consistent loss of wickets throughout the innings. Even so 172 runs should have been enough for the win, if only we had not inexplicably let down by our fielding. At least six catches were put down by our fielders with even Captain Imran Rabb being guilty of shelling one. Ultimately our fielding lapses were the main thing which cost us the game and the difference between the two sides on the day.

Our poor fielding in this game can be put down to rustiness after a long layoff, but if it carries on to our next matches, it will be a serious cause for concern. Or status as the best limited overs cricket team in the world is at stake and despite the disdain we normally hold for this particular format, we will still fight tooth and nail to uphold that status. Nothing would take the gloss of our One Day International World Cup victory than a poor performance in this tournament. We have to prevent that at all cost.


Akbarabad 172/7 (20 overs) - Landereien 176/6 (19.3 overs) (43.2 overs) Landereien won by 4 wickets.
(Zeeshan Rahman 79) ( Anisur Rahman 2-34)

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Postby Corridor of Uncertainty » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:27 am

The Report by Kalyana Bhattacharya

Uncertainty 175 for 7 (Kyndon 87, Pushpakumara 56) beat 19th Century Beards 133 for 5 (Brader 3-16) by 42 runs

Uncertainty eased to a comfortable victory in their opening match of the World T20 in Michael VII, with a 42 run margin reflecting more a tight bowling display than particular fireworks with the bat. In fact, having reached 124-1 inside 13 overs, they could add only 51 runs off the last 7; but the result was never in doubt once Jack Brader began his constricting spell. He claimed the Match Award for figures of 4-0-16-3, his miserly left arm spin frustrating the Bearded batsmen into rash swipes to little effect.

Nuwan Pushpakumara made a valuable 56 on his international debut, hitting 6 fours and 2 sixes in an innings that demonstrated little timing but ample power, but it was captain Tom Kyngdon who led the innings. The two put on 119 after Jay Thomas fell early to a clever use of a spinner as opener by the Beards; once Pushpakumara swatted a pull straight down midwicket's throat, Kyngdon, who had brought up his 50 off 26 balls, continued on towards a possible rare T20 century before one slog sweep too many had him running a leading edge to cover just 13 short.

He had had little support from the middle order: troublingly, Saeed Malik could eke out only 5 off 12 in a painful innings, while the short form specialists Samuel Cousineau (1 off 2) and Kuruppu Perera (11* off 8) were not able to provide much in the way of acceleration. But 175 was still easily the best score produced on the ICC, whose nominally batsman-friendly surface had offered a little more bounce than expected and neither of the other Group 4 games saw a single 160+ score.

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Postby Michael VII » Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:29 am

Complacency almost ruins us. Michael VII win thriller over Super Bwitain in Tournament Opener!
Result: Michael VII 158/6 (19.5 Overs, M. Kelly 54*) defeated Super Bwitain 156/4 (20.0 Overs, J. Clark 3/18) by 4 Wickets

Well, it turned out that we really needed all of our overs, as our boys got uneasy quickly. In fact, without our great bowling, especially from Clarky, we'd have been dog tucker as we got far too complacent with a good 50 run partnership between Jeremy Shire and Michael Kelly keeping us in good shape.

After 10 overs, we had already made well over half of our needed runs, having scored at 9.5 runs per over to be needing only 67 off of our last 60 balls. The spin attack wore us down far too quickly, and some cheap wickets fell, Dender going for a duck, and Auscht taking 18 balls just to get 9 runs before leaving with Michael VII in a hole, needing 52 off of just 5 overs. Suddenly the crowd weren't so into it, and it was up do Kelly and Anderson to do the job, Anderson getting his 31 quickly, off of just 14 balls, while Kelly added 23 more in 15, ticking over the runs with the boundaries in the faster than expected outfield. The final over required Michael VII to get just 8 off of the last 6 balls, child's play when compared to the monumental task just achieved in the previous few. But things went awry when Anderson missed the first two balls, both easily able to have been donked to the boundaries. Following that, Anderson managed to smack a huge six straight over the bowlers head to make it 2 required from 3 balls. Geoff then managed to finish off the job two balls later by hitting one straight to the cover boundary to end the game. An intense finish to start off the tournament, here's hoping to more good results! Clark managed to bowl fine, getting just 18 runs from his 4 overs while taking 3 of the 4 Super Bwitain wickets in a great start to the match.

Tomorrow the Michael VII boys are to take on Glasgia, who defeated Bruyn quite comfortably today in their Group 4 clash. The pitch is getting dryer all week, so expect the winners of the toss to take to the bat first, as the runs should be screaming in. By the fourth day, the outfield should be faster than any pitch in the world, so one should never expect to pick to field first as the pitch will begin to crack in the dry heat, opening up a more aggressive spinning attack as the day progresses. One should expect a win over Glasgia, but not an easy one, and Jeremy Shire, PLEASE PICK TAILS! IT NEVER FAILS!
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Postby Michael VII » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:36 am

Matchday Two Cutoff.

Group 1
Cotdelapoms 131/8 (20 overs)
Ipeland 132/4 (17.5 overs)

Western cuba 198/2 (20 overs)
Homelands our 142/7 (20 overs)

Cyborg Holland 163/7 (20 overs)
Kalumba 164/5 (16.5 overs)


Group 1                          Pld  W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts   NRR
1 Western cuba 2 2 0 345 273 +72 4 +1.80
2 Ipeland 2 2 0 275 271 +4 4 +0.66
3 Kalumba 2 1 1 295 310 −15 2 +0.25
4 Cyborg Holland 2 1 1 308 308 0 2 -0.60
5 Cotdelapoms 2 0 2 275 277 −2 0 -0.51
6 Homelands our 2 0 2 282 341 −59 0 -1.66


Group 2
Mossulia 131/8 (20 overs)
Soviet Canuckistan 151/7 (20 overs)

Akbarabad 135/8 (20 overs)
Patricant 137/9 (16.2 overs)

Manu Tenere 157/8 (20 overs)
Landereien 129/7 (20 overs)


Group 2                          Pld  W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts   NRR
1 Soviet Canuckistan 2 2 0 287 266 +21 4 +1.29
2 Mossulia 2 1 1 272 289 −17 2 +1.06
3 Patricant 2 1 1 272 271 +1 2 +/- 0
4 Landereien 2 1 1 305 329 −24 2 -0.51
5 Manu Tenere 2 1 1 295 270 +25 2 -0.85
6 Akbarabad 2 0 2 307 313 −6 0 -1.06


Group 3
Lithatrius 135/5 (20 overs)
Darmen 139/2 (18.5 overs)

Megadia 164/8 (20 overs)
Prince Bartholomew Islands 140 (15.5 overs)

The Weegies 162/9 (18 overs)
The Kytler Peninsulae 159/2 (20 overs)


Group 3                          Pld  W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts   NRR
1 Megadia 2 2 0 274 249 +25 4 +1.60
2 Darmen 2 2 0 292 270 +22 4 +0.77
3 The Weegies 2 2 0 312 305 +7 4 +0.69
4 Prince Bartholomew Islands 2 0 2 275 317 −42 0 -1.05
5 Lithatrius 2 0 2 281 289 −8 0 -1.24
6 The Kytler Peninsulae 2 0 2 268 272 −4 0 -1.54


Group 4
Bruyn 154/6 (17.3 overs)
Corridor of Uncertainty 152/8 (20 overs)

Super Bwitain 140/9 (19.1 overs)
19th Century Beards 137/6 (20 overs)

Glasgia 146/7 (17.4 overs)
Michael VII 143/7 (20 overs)


Group 4                          Pld  W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts   NRR
1 Glasgia 2 2 0 283 279 +4 4 +1.19
2 Corridor of Uncertainty 2 1 1 327 287 +40 2 +0.52
3 Super Bwitain 2 1 1 296 295 +1 2 +0.16
4 Bruyn 2 1 1 290 289 +1 2 -0.08
5 Michael VII 2 1 1 301 302 −1 2 -0.46
6 19th Century Beards 2 0 2 270 315 −45 0 -1.29


Sorry for the delay in scores, NRR takes a long time to calculate by hand seeing as xkoranate doesn't take it into account, but its the only thing that can solve tiebreakers in Limited Overs cricket...
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Postby Ipeland » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:55 am

Ipeland beat Homelands in T20 Championship

Ipeland made a successful start to their first Cricket Championship, winning the first game against "rivals" Homelands our. The score was: Ipeland 143/7 (19.1 overs) - Homelands our 140/4 (20 overs). Ipeland's next game is against Cotdepalms, a team made of amateurs from a country which knows nothing about cricket.

We unfortunately do not have the information to tell you about Homelands' overs, but we can tell you about highlights of ours. Edward Radley, Dominic Strauss, Nare Smellish and Zeus Dew all hit sixes. Strauss scored the highest of the game, scoring 49 runs. Ipeland's bowling wasn't great, but we made up for it in the batting.
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Everything going well so far

Ipeland have won again in the World T20 Championships, this time over a team which "is made up entirely of amateurs", yep it's Cotdepalms. The score was: Cotdelapoms 131/8 (20 overs) - Ipeland 132/4 (17.5 overs). Ipeland's third game is against much tougher opponents, group leaders, Western Cuba, who thrashed Homelands our in yesterday's game.

Ipeland's bowling improved since the last game with Homelands our, but it still wasn't perfect. Our batting continues to excel, 11 6's were hit today, and the highest scoring batsman, Zeus Dew scored 66 runs, half the total score. You could tell Cotdepalms was made of amateurs, their batting was pretty terrible, and a few batters went out for a duck, although the highest scoring batsman, Reunanig Néron, scored 52, putting him on the attention of some cricket clubs in Ipeland, who hope to look for new players further afield than Ipeland.
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Postby Michael VII » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:11 am

Okay everyone, due to a training obligation, I must delay tomorrow's cutoff and subsequent scorination to 9am NZT, or 8pm GMT, so enjoy the later cutoff! (And again, NRR will take longer to complete, so scores will take a while to generate...)
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Postby Bruyn » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:02 am

Unspectacular start for Bruyn in Michael VII
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GAME ONE
Glasgia 137-6 from 17 overs (de Vargas 2-15) beat Bruyn 136-6 from 20 overs (Iguadala 39*) by four wickets

The Bruynese cricket team began their campaign at Jagoza State University under a deep blue sky that was entirely unbroken, save for the sun's hot splendour. The pitch itself looked placid enough, and this combination of perfect conditions and a reasonably gentle surface ensured that Manuel Watson chose to bat after winning the toss.

The innings began unpromisingly, as José Obanda Lopez holed out in only the second over with just three runs to his name. The captain marched to the wicket but was sent marching back a single later after chopping on. Butcher, the only left-hander in the squad, smote two huge sixes off Glasgia's wicket-taker and Kircher added two boundaries of his own to pull Bruyn partially out of the mire. However, they both fell in quick succession after a partnership of 37. The porcine pummeler was first to depart, run out by a sharp bit of fielding. Kircher miscued a pull shot four balls later and gave the bowler a simple return catch. All of this ultimately brought Carl Feynman and Lysander Iguadala together at 53-4 in the ninth over. Feynman is made for situations like these, and went about his innings diligently, giving the strike to the more impetuous Iguadala wherever possible. The latter blazed away, relentlessly switch-hitting against the obligatory middle-overs spin. Feynman was less comfortable against the spinners, however, and had reached 16 when he too gifted the bowler with a dolly. At 94-5 after 14, 160 - which would have been a par score on this pitch - looked to be impossible. Garen Rivers nurdled his way to 11 before he was stumped trying to break the shackles. Alan Rabin belted three successive fours in a cameo of 13, and Bruyn finished on 136-6, with Iguadala remaining unbeaten on 39 from 29. All in all, it was a highly disappointing total.

In all fairness, Glasgia struggled in the early overs of a chase that should have begun much more comfortably. de Vargas steamed in and uprooted timber in his second over, and trapped the newcomer leg-before just two deliveries later. He looked a real handful, even in the benign conditions. However, the Glaswegian batsmen looked more comfortable against Irenaeus Black, hammering him for four fours and a six. Rabin, as expected, strangled the scoring a little and looked very dangerous, snapping up two wickets. There was no dream debut for Darrow Smith, whose four wicketless overs were seen off at over eight an over. Watson too looked innocuous and may want to think about playing five bowlers in the next match. Two late run-outs - both effected by the superb Iguadala - threatened to change the game's complexion but it was not so. In the end, Glasgia eased to a four-wicket win with exactly three overs remaining.

'Nothing fathers peace of mind so well as having no opinion,' said an aloof Watson at the presentation. 'We may perform better tomorrow. Nunc est bibendum.'

GAME TWO
Bruyn 154-6 from 17.3 overs (Watson 70*, Brader 3-20) beat Uncertainty 152-8 from 20 overs (Kyngdon 71*, de Vargas 4-34) by four wickets*

The Bruyn-Uncertainty game at the International Cricket Stadium was structured around two fine knocks, one from each side's captain. First came Tom Kyngdon's measured 71 not out, which was studded with attractive orthodox strokes. The Bruynese fast men gave the left-hander far too much width, and he tucked them away time and time again. Kyngdon - who scored a half-century in his team's first game - got good support from Samuel Cousineau and Kuruppu Perera but little else. Toussaint de Vargas was again the pick of the Bruynese bowlers despite spraying it around early on. He picked up four wickets. Darrow Smith again looked toothless and unthreatening. In the end, 152 was a fair score.

Bruyn then commenced their innings and rattled along thanks to Herman Butcher's 24. José Obanda Lopez struggled against the sheer pace of Ben Smits before succumbing to a screaming yorker. That brought the captain in. Watson cut with dexterity, pulled with ferocity, and lashed the bowlers - especially Matthews - back over their heads again and again. He was the only man to handle at all well the asphyxiating spin of Jack Brader, who was once more vastly impressive. Kircher was stumped by Kyngdon, Feynman was all at sea and Iguadala's horrible hoick saw him walking back. Garen Rivers followed in much the same way to end the mini-collapse. However, with Watson's strike rate above 200, the required run rate posed no problem and a little flourish from Rabin saw them home.

* scorecard available upon request
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Postby Michael VII » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:15 pm

Well, that sucked. Michael VII falls to Glasgia by 3 wickets to drop to 5th in Group 4.
Result: Glasgia 146/7 (17.4 Overs, J. Carlson 3/24) defeated Michael VII 143/7 (20 Overs, R. Hooper 86*) by 3 Wickets

We started off well, with Riley Hooper carrying his bat in an opening partnership of 74 with William Karger, but again, as soon as the medium pace boys from Glasgia came in, the Michael VII hopefuls began to fall quickly, losing their last 5 wickets for just 29 runs while being restricted to just 24 runs in the last 5 overs which turned a promising start into a relatively disappointing 143 run effort after the first 20 overs. Michael VII couldn't make use of the fast and bouncy pitch that was complemented with a very fast outfield, as Riley Hooper carried his bat in an 86 run effort that could have been more had the expert Glasgian bowlers not kept him off strike, offering nothing in the death overs.

The second innings started off disappointing, as the openers gave up 83 runs in the opening 10 overs, before Jonny boy Carlson came in to take a quick 3/24 that took Glasgia down to 121/7 with just 4 overs to go, needing 25 from 24 to win with the speedsters coming back in. Glasgia ended up taking 10 balls to do it, hitting four fours and a few quick singles to end up taking the win with 14 balls to spare.

Sadly this easy win for Glasgia meant that Michael VII's NRR dropped a lot, placing us 5th in the tiebreaker, and as only the top 2 can go through, this isn't the way we want to go. Come on Michael VII!

Tomorrow it looks like there's some rain in store in Jagoza, meaning that the spinners might have a bit more presence on the pitch, especially with the slower outfield. So hopefully Michael VII will adjust to the conditions well enough to defeat Bruyn in a match that could prove to be nail in the coffin for the losing team tomorrow!
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Postby Michael VII » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:16 pm

Matchday Three cutoff! Enjoy!


Scores below. NRR will be done later.

Group 1
Kalumba 142 (18.3 overs)
Cotdelapoms 143 (16.3 overs)

Homelands our 109/5 (20 overs)
Cyborg Holland 177/9 (20 overs)

Ipeland 147/5 (20 overs)
Western cuba 149/5 (15.2 overs)


Group 1                          Pld  W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Western cuba 3 3 0 494 420 +74 6
2 Cyborg Holland 3 2 1 485 417 +68 4
3 Ipeland 3 2 1 422 420 +2 4
4 Cotdelapoms 3 1 2 418 419 −1 2
5 Kalumba 3 1 2 437 453 −16 2
6 Homelands our 3 0 3 391 518 −127 0


Group 2
Landereien 125/3 (20 overs)
Mossulia 153/5 (20 overs)

Patricant 149/8 (20 overs)
Manu Tenere 151/2 (17.2 overs)

Soviet Canuckistan 182/7 (20 overs)
Akbarabad 134 (17.3 overs)


Group 2                          Pld  W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Soviet Canuckistan 3 3 0 469 400 +69 6
2 Mossulia 3 2 1 425 414 +11 4
3 Manu Tenere 3 2 1 446 419 +27 4
4 Patricant 3 1 2 421 422 −1 2
5 Landereien 3 1 2 430 482 −52 2
6 Akbarabad 3 0 3 441 495 −54 0


Group 3
The Kytler Peninsulae 172/9 (20 overs)
Lithatrius 133/5 (20 overs)

Prince Bartholomew Islands 144/7 (20 overs)
The Weegies 117/5 (20 overs)

Darmen 145/2 (14.1 overs)
Megadia 142/8 (20 overs)


Group 3                          Pld  W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Darmen 3 3 0 437 412 +25 6
2 Megadia 3 2 1 416 394 +22 4
3 The Weegies 3 2 1 429 449 −20 4
4 The Kytler Peninsulae 3 1 2 440 405 +35 2
5 Prince Bartholomew Islands 3 1 2 419 434 −15 2
6 Lithatrius 3 0 3 414 461 −47 0


Group 4
Michael VII 134 (18.1 overs)
Bruyn 179/5 (20 overs)

19th Century Beards 141/8 (20 overs)
Glasgia 149 (18.1 overs)

Corridor of Uncertainty 165/5 (20 overs)
Super Bwitain 180/5 (20 overs)


Group 4                          Pld  W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Glasgia 3 3 0 432 420 +12 6
2 Bruyn 3 2 1 469 423 +46 4
3 Super Bwitain 3 2 1 476 460 +16 4
4 Corridor of Uncertainty 3 1 2 492 467 +25 2
5 Michael VII 3 1 2 435 481 −46 2
6 19th Century Beards 3 0 3 411 464 −53 0
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