Cricket - GCF World Test Challenge 13 (everything)

by **Liventia** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:51 pm

Test Cricket — Season 13

• NSSport Cricket Discussion Thread
• Season 13 Scheduling
• Season 12 RP thread
• Season 11 RP thread
• Ko-oren's guide to RPing cricket
• Wikipedia page on Test Cricket
• Explanation of how Test cricket works
• Beginner's Guide to Cricket

This thread is for all squad lists and RPs for the GCF's 13th season of Test cricket. Results will also be posted in this thread.
Please only post in here if you have had a Test confirmed on the schedule, or have indicated an interest in scheduling. Do not schedule any series in here; there is a separate thread for that. SCHEDULING IS STILL OPEN, and will remain open throughout the season until Week 10.

All games will be scorinated by Liventia. The scorinator is the publicly-available ApoxBaller, which includes an option to define pitch/ground modifiers. This allows the host nation of each series to determine the type of pitch the players will play on. Before each home series, can the hosting nation please confirm ground modifiers (from –6 for a pitch that suits bowlers to +6 for a batting paradise) for each of the Test matches they will host for the series. Not doing so will indicate acceptance of the ground modifiers being 0.

Confirmed Tests (as of 6 Feb 23)
Matchweek 1 - 11 Feb
Elmyia in Eastfield Lodge (1 of 2)
Liventia in Plough Islands (1 of 2)
Friendship Trophy: Ko-oren in Darmen (1 of 2)
Pratapgadh in Krytenia (1 of 2)
Quebec and Shingoryeo in Sylestone (1 of 3)
Baggieland in StrayaRoos (1 of 3)
TJUN-ia in Sajnur (1 of 3)
Gruenberg in Milchama (1 of 3)

Matchweek 2 - 15 Feb
Elmyia in Eastfield Lodge (2 of 2)
Liventia in Plough Islands (2 of 2)
Friendship Trophy: Ko-oren in Darmen (2 of 2)
Pratapgadh in Krytenia (2 of 2)
Quebec and Shingoryeo in Sylestone (2 of 3)
Baggieland in StrayaRoos (2 of 3)
TJUN-ia in Sajnur (2 of 3)
Gruenberg in Milchama (2 of 3)

Matchweek 3 - 22 Feb
Quebec and Shingoryeo in Sylestone (3 of 3)
Baggieland in StrayaRoos (3 of 3)
TJUN-ia in Sajnur (3 of 3)
Gruenberg in Milchama (3 of 3)
Eastfield Lodge in Sharktail (1 of 2)
Darmen in Pratapgadh (1 of 2)
Eura in Liventia (1 of 2)

Matchweek 4 - 27 Feb
Eastfield Lodge in Sharktail (2 of 2)
Plough Islands in Elmyia (1 of 2)
Sylestone in Gruenberg (1 of 3)
Milchama in TJUN-ia (1 of 3)
Darmen in Pratapgadh (2 of 2)
Ko-oren in Krytenia (1 of 2)
Eura in Liventia (2 of 2)

Matchweek 5 - 3 Mar
Plough Islands in Elmyia (2 of 2)
Sylestone in Gruenberg (2 of 3)
Milchama in TJUN-ia (2 of 3)
Edwards–Winter Trophy: Liventia in Darmen (1 of 3)
Ko-oren in Krytenia (2 of 2)
Eastfield Lodge in Quebec and Shingoryeo (1 of 2)

Matchweek 6 - 10 Mar
Sylestone in Gruenberg (3 of 3)
Milchama in TJUN-ia (3 of 3)
Edwards–Winter Trophy: Liventia in Darmen (2 of 3)
Eastfield Lodge in Quebec and Shingoryeo (2 of 2)

Matchweek 7 - 17 Mar
Edwards–Winter Trophy: Liventia in Darmen (3 of 3)
Sylestone in Lozho (1 of 3)
Plough Islands in Ko-oren (1 of 3)
Eastfield Lodge in Gruenberg (1 of 3)
Krytenia in Milchama (1 of 3)
Quebec and Shingoryeo in Baggieland (1 of 3)

Matchweek 8 - 24 Mar
Sylestone in Lozho (2 of 3)
Plough Islands in Ko-oren (2 of 3)
Eastfield Lodge in Gruenberg (2 of 3)
Krytenia in Milchama (2 of 3)
Quebec and Shingoryeo in Baggieland (2 of 3)
TJUN-ia in Liventia (1 of 3)

Matchweek 9 - 31 Mar
Sylestone in Lozho (3 of 3)
Plough Islands in Ko-oren (3 of 3)
Eastfield Lodge in Gruenberg (3 of 3)
Krytenia in Milchama (3 of 3)
Quebec and Shingoryeo in Baggieland (3 of 3)
TJUN-ia in Liventia (2 of 3)

Matchweek 10 - 7 Apr
Ko-oren in Sylestone (1 of 3)
Darmen in Eastfield Lodge (1 of 3)
Milchama in Pratapgadh (1 of 3)
TJUN-ia in Liventia (3 of 3)
Gruenberg in Quebec and Shingoryeo (1 of 3)

Matchweek 11 - 14 Apr
Ko-oren in Sylestone (2 of 3)
Darmen in Eastfield Lodge (2 of 3)
Sharktail in Plough Islands (1 of 2)
Krytenia in TJUN-ia (1 of 2)
Milchama in Pratapgadh (2 of 3)
Gruenberg in Quebec and Shingoryeo (2 of 3)

Matchweek 12 - 20 Apr
Ko-oren in Sylestone (3 of 3)
Darmen in Eastfield Lodge (3 of 3)
Sharktail in Plough Islands (2 of 2)
Krytenia in TJUN-ia (2 of 2)
Milchama in Pratapgadh (3 of 3)
Gruenberg in Quebec and Shingoryeo (3 of 3)

by **Liventia** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:51 pm

Pre-season 13 GCF Test Rankings

Full Members                       Score  Pts/MP  Adjusted
 1 Ko-oren			 FM  126 (4170/33)  113.18
 2 Gruenberg                     FM  123 (2225/18)  111.81
 3 Liventia			 FM  116 (3502/30)  108.37
 4 Darmen			 FM  113 (3843/34)  106.51
 5 Milchama                      FM  109 (1421/13)  104.65
 6 The Plough Islands		 FM  104 (2600/25)  102.00
 7 Sylestone			 FM   90 (1809/20)   95.23
 8 Krytenia			 FM   84 (1434/17)   92.18
 9 TJUN-ia                       FM   81 (816/10)    90.80
10 Sajnur			 FM   80 (1771/22)   90.25
11 Pratapgadh		         FM   63 (1148/18)   81.89
12 Brookstation                  FM   59 (597/10)    79.85
13 Eastfield Lodge	         FM   47 (717/15)    73.90

Associate Members
Presently none

Affiliate Members
 1 Baggieland                    AF   96 (288/3)    103.00
 2 Sharktail                     AF   55 (330/6)     83.00
 3 StrayaRoos                    AF   46 (140/3)     79.00
 4 Quebec and Shingoryeo         AF   16 (64/4)      63.00

Inactive Members/CTE
 1 The Grearish Union	      IN/FM  119 (2513/21)  109.83
 2 Teusland		      IN/FM  112 (2478/22)  106.32
 3 Uncertainty		      CE/FM  111 (1443/13)  105.50
 4 Eura			      IN/FM  103 (1765/17)  101.91
 5 The Licentian Isles	      IN/FM   98 (1080/11)   99.09
 6 Jeckland		      CE/FM   85 (856/10)    92.80
 7 Lisander		      IN/FM   80 (1689/21)   90.21
 8 Ethane		      IN/FM   75 (1205/16)   87.66
 9 Bollonich                  IN/FM   57 (803/14)    78.68
10 New Lunenburg	      CE/AS  136 (816/6)    113.00
11 Apox			      IN/AS  101 (711/7)     96.00
12 Barunia                    IN/AS   82 (740/9)     97.00
13 Elejamie		      IN/AS   77 (465/6)     94.00
14 Damukuni                   IN/AF  148 (1783/12)  119.00
15 Busoga Islands	      IN/AF  111 (890/8)    100.00
16 The Sherpa Empire          IN/AF   94 (282/3)    102.00
17 Northwest Kalactin	      IN/AF   82 (741/9)     97.00
18 Britland                   IN/AF   70 (210/3)     90.00
19 Kiltoch                    CE/AF   51 (153/3)     81.00
20 Garbelia                   IN/AF   33 (200/6)     72.00
21 The Sarian                 CE/AF   38 (230/6)     75.00

The GCF Season

1. Each GCF season runs for a period decided by the season host. The schedule must afford each nation the opportunity to schedule at least ten Test matches, one per scorination period. (There is no maximum number of Tests.)
2. Each nation may have at most one Test scheduled per scorination period (matchday). Determination of home ground is up to the nations who agree to play.
3. Nations are strongly encouraged to schedule series of two or more consecutive Tests with the same host nation instead of one-offs. Nations are not allowed to schedule home-and-away series or two or more one-offs in the same season with the same opponent.

The GCF Rankings

4. Definitions

One-off Test: Any Test not part of a series. One-off results are added to ratings of Full Members and Associate Members immediately; for Candidates the results are held until qualification for Associate Member status and then added in.
Series: Two, three or more consecutive Tests between the same parties and played in the same host nation. Results for both the series and all constituent Tests are added into ratings only after the series is complete.
Match: All Tests and all series are considered matches. A one-off Test is one match. A two-Test series is three matches; a three-Test series, four matches.
Full Member (FM): A nation calendared in the current Test season that has accumulated 10 or more matches, counting this season and the two most recent completed seasons, and is not an Affiliate Member.
Associate Member (AS): A nation calendared in the current Test season that has completed at least one series but does not yet meet the standard for Full Member, and is not an Affiliate Member.
Affiliate Member (AF): A nation calendared in the current Test season that has completed at least one series, but has not been allowed to schedule more than five Tests due to roleplaying restrictions.
Affiliate Members can be promoted to Associate Members; once Associate Membership is obtained, the nation will retain Associate or Full Membership permanently while active. Returning Associate or Full Members will start at Candidate level, but bypass Affiliate status once the appropriate criteria are met.
Candidate (CA): A nation calendared in the current Test season that has yet to complete a series.
Competitors in the most recent complete season that have not calendared in the current Test season are coded IN for Inactive, or CE if their federation has Ceased to Exist. Records are maintained for a possible return to activity.

5. A Candidate has a adjusted rating of 100 for scorination purposes, and will have a calculated rating of 80 for rankings calculation purposes.
6. When rating one nation in a series, if their opponent is rated (calculated rating) more than 40 points higher/lower at the start of the series then the ranking formula in Clauses 9 and 10 below apply and the ranking formula in Clause 8 below does not apply.
7. A Match win (including a Series win) will count as one series point and a Match draw (including a Series draw) will count as half a series point for ranking calculation purposes.
8. The rating points earned by one nation in a series (or a one-off), where both nations are rated (calculated rating) within 40 points of each other, equal the team's series points multiplied by the opponent's calculated rating plus 50, plus the opponent's series points multiplied by the opponent's calculated rating minus 50.

Example: Four-Test series, A (rated 125) in B (rated 90). A wins Tests 1 and 4, B wins Test 2, and Test 3 is drawn.

Team A has 3.5 series points (two Tests and one series won, one Test drawn). Team B has 1.5 series points (one Test won, one Test drawn).

Team A gets 3.5*(90+50)+1.5*(90-50) = 490+60 = 550 rating points.
Team B gets 1.5*(125+50)+3.5*(125-50) = 262.5+262.5 = 525 rating points.

9. The rating points earned by one nation in a series (or a one-off), where that nation is rated (calculated rating) more than 40 points higher than its opponent, equal the team's series points multiplied by the team's own calculated rating plus 10, plus the opponent's series points multiplied by the team's own calculated rating minus 90.
10. The rating points earned by one nation in a series (or a one-off), where that nation is rated (calculated rating) more than 40 points lower than its opponent, equal the team's series points multiplied by the team's own calculated rating plus 90, plus the opponent's series points multiplied by the team's own calculated rating minus 10.

Example: Four-Test series, A (rated 125) in B (rated 70). A wins Tests 1 and 4, B wins Test 2, and Test 3 is drawn.

Team A has 3.5 series points (two Tests and one series won, one Test drawn). Team B has 1.5 series points (one Test won, one Test drawn).

Team A gets 3.5*(125+10)+1.5*(125-90) = 472.5+52.5 = 525 rating points.
Team B gets 1.5*(70+90)+3.5*(70-10) = 240+210 = 450 rating points.

11. An Associate or Affiliate Member whose calculated rating is above 100 averages the calculated rating with 90, rounding towards 100; an Associate or Affiliate Member whose calculated rating is below 100 averages the calculated rating with 110, rounding towards 100.
12. All Full Members average their calculated rating with 100, for their adjusted rating.
13. A four-step procedure is used to update ratings.

a. Add the rating points for each nation to their previous total.
b. Add the number of matches played to that previous total.
c. Divide the new rating points total by the updated number of matches to get an updated calculated rating.
d. Average the calculated rating with the required constant as specified in Clauses 11 and 12 above, producing an adjusted rating correct to two decimal places for Full Members and rounded towards 100 for Associate and Affiliate Members.

14. Ratings are based on data from the current season and and the two immediately preceding complete seasons. At the end of each season all older results are purged and ratings recalculated accordingly.
15. Scorination will be done using each team's adjusted rating.

The League standings and World Test Challenge Final
16. League points will be awarded as follows: 16 points for a win, 9 for a tie, 5 for a draw, an additional 4 points for a first-innings lead or 2 points for a first-innings tie, 1 bonus point for a win by 10 wickets or an innings.
17. To qualify for the final League standings and the World Test Challenge Final, teams must play a minimum of one home and one away series, and a minimum of six matches (not including series). Teams that play at least six matches but all at home or all away shall not be eligible for the final League standings.
18. To account for the different number of matches each team may play, the final total – not including bonus points – will be averaged by the number of matches played. This does not include series (unlike when tabulating the rankings, which do count series as matches). Bonus points are to be added after the average. Points will be rounded to the nearest 0.1 point. Teams tied on points shall not be separated, except where there is a tie for a deciding qualifying spot for the World Test Challenge Final.
19. After 12 matchdays, the top two qualified teams in the League standings will play a one-off World Test Challenge Final, to be played at a venue selected by the League standings winner.
20. Should there be more than one team on the same number of points (rounded to the nearest 0.1) that would qualify for the World Test Challenge Final, the tie(s) shall be broken as follows: Points not including bonus points, number of wins divided by number of matches played, number of wins plus draws plus ties divided by number of matches played, GCF Test rating after Matchday 12 (Full Members shall always be considered to be ranked higher than Associate Members).
21. Should the World Test Challenge Final be drawn or tied, the team with the first-innings lead in the Final shall be crowned champions. If there is a tie on first-innings scores, the World Test Challenge title shall be shared.

by **Baggieland** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:39 am

Baggieland Welcomes Quebec and Shingoryeo

The Throstles

Grounds: Baggieland maintains dusty pitches due to our bowling attack consisting mostly of spinners.

Match: First test versus Quebec and Shingoryeo (March 17)
Maripasoula Stadium (32,836), Regis Island.

Modifier: +2

Match: Second test versus Quebec and Shingoryeo (March 24)
The Archway (19,026), Cunningham Island.

Modifier: +2

Match: Third test versus Quebec and Shingoryeo (March 31)
Cooper’s Field (62,591), Stoney Lane.

Modifier: +3

Manager:
Gareth White.

Starting XI:
1. Billy Richards (opening batsman, R).
2. Reg Marshall (opening batsman, R).
3. Peter Mead (batsman, L).
4. Richard Smith (batsman, R).
5. Garry Greenidge (C) (batsman, R).
6. Brian Parks (wicketkeeper / batsman, R).
7. Sam Udal (all-rounder: off-spin bowler / batsman, R).
8. Steve Warne (leg-spin bowler, R).
9. Michael Marshall (fast bowler, R).
10. David Shackleton (medium pace bowler, R).
11. Paul Sainsbury (orthodox-spin bowler, L).

Reserves:
12. Keith Pieterson (batsman, R).
13. Graham Brown (wicketkeeper / batsman / medium pace bowler, L).
14. Don White (fast bowler, R).
15. Roy Cottam (fast-medium bowler, R).

Batting:
Richards, R. Marshall, Mead, Smith, Greenidge and Parks are all top-class batters and capable of producing a match-winning innings on their day.

Udal and Warne are pretty useful too, can contribute with a half-century or more.

M. Marshall won't post a high score, but he can hang around with solid defensive strokes – handing the scoring duties to a more 'in' batter.

Shackleton and Sainsbury are both true tail-enders.

Bowling:
Baggieland likes to share all the overs between the five recognised bowlers, it prefers not to allow part-time bowlers to have a few overs. If a pitch / opposition requires more than five bowlers than White will usually exchange Smith for Brown.

For a general overview of life in Baggieland, click below:
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1398571

by **Ko-oren** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:31 am

Fifth Ko-orenite Test Cricket Team

All-time results: (updated S12)
OPP          W  D  L  T Played
Tobiasia     2  0  1  0  3
Darmen       5  4  5  0 14
Plough Isles 6  3  4  0 13
Ethane       2  1  0  0  3
Liventia     2  0  2  0  4
Teusland     1  0  2  0  3
NW Kalactin  2  0  0  0  2
Sajnur       2  0  0  0  2
Bollonich    1  1  0  0  2
Krytenia     1  0  1  0  2
Grearish U   1  0  1  0  2

TOTAL       25  9 16  0 50
Season 9:
588: v Tobiasia, Win
593: v Tobiasia, Win
598: v Tobiasia, Loss
617: @ Darmen, Loss
623: @ Darmen, Draw
631: v Plough Isles, Win
634: v Plough Isles, Loss
638: v Plough Isles, Win
642: v Plough Isles, Win
Semi 644: @ Ethane, Win
Semi 646: @ Ethane, Draw
Semi 648: @ Ethane, Win
Final 651: @ Darmen, Loss
Final 653: @ Darmen, Win
Final 655: @ Darmen, Loss

Season 10:
657: v Liventia, Win
662: v Liventia, Loss
670: @ Teusland, Loss
675: @ Teusland, Loss
681: @ Teusland, Win
689: v Darmen, Draw
692: v Darmen, Win
696: v Darmen, Draw
700: @ Plough Isles, Draw
702: @ Plough Isles, Draw
705: @ Plough Isles, Loss
709: @ Plough Isles, Draw

Season 11:
713: @ Darmen, Win
718: @ Darmen, Draw
723: @ Darmen, Loss
728: @ Darmen, Loss
736: v NW Kalactin, Win
739: v NW Kalactin, Win
741: v Plough Isles, Win
745: v Plough Isles, Loss
749: @ Liventia, Win
752: @ Liventia, Loss
765: v Sajnur, Win
773: v Sajnur, Win

Season 12:
v Bollonich, Win
v Bollonich, Draw
v Darmen, Win
v Darmen, Win
v Krytenia, Loss
v Krytenia, Win
v Grearish Union, Loss
v Grearish Union, Win
@ Plough Islands, Win
@ Plough Islands, Win
@ Plough Islands, Loss

Season 13:
@ Darmen
@ Darmen
@ Krytenia
@ Krytenia
v Plough Islands, Greencaster Oval
v Plough Islands, Ruby Hills
v Plough Islands, Leewardia Oval
@ Sylestone
@ Sylestone
@ Sylestone

Results per location: (updated S12)
GROUND            W D L T
Greencaster Oval: 5 0 0 0
Royal Oval      : 3 0 3 0
yBherafon Hills : 2 0 2 0
Southbight Grnd : 3 0 0 0
Silverion Grnd  : 2 1 0 0
Leewardia Oval  : 1 2 0 0
Goledon Oval    : 1 0 0 0

Darmen          : 2 2 5 0
Ethane          : 2 1 0 0
Teusland        : 1 0 2 0
Plough Isles    : 2 3 2 0
Liventia        : 1 0 1 0

Standard batting order:
Denis Treloar (27) - L orth/L Opener - Leeshire
Alois Lyness (26) - L med/L Opener - Greencaster
Everett White (35) - R med/R Batsman - Leeshire
Isaac Quelch (25) - R fast/R Batsman - Willowbourne
Gilbert Wheelwright (36) - R med/R Wicketkeeper - Greencaster
Douglas Trevorrow (29) - R leg/R All-rounder - Willowbourne
Aaron Maitland (24) - L fast/L All-rounder - East Surbourneshire
Mitchell Enright (25) - R leg/R Spin Bowler - Greencaster
Herschel Marsden (37) - R fast/R Pace Bowler - West Surbourneshire
Norman Chapman (28) - R leg/R Spin Bowler - East Surbourneshire
Zacharias Fox (32) - L fast/L Pace Bowler - East Surbourneshire

Additional Team Members:
Grover Treadway (34) - R med/R Opener - Leeshire
Reginald Twaddle (29) - R fast/R Opener - West Surbourneshire

Genorak Dherengun (23) - L fast/L Batsman - Leeshire
Silas Hazelflower (25) - R med/R Batsman - Greencaster
Martine (f) Raafden (23) - R off/R Batsman - Willowbourne
Dennis Stanway (33) - L orth/L Batsman - Leeshire
Dallas Welsh (35) - R med/R Batsman - West Surbourneshire

Cwin yRwceinaig (19) - L med/L All-rounder - Mawryshire
Arnold Douglas (26) - R off/R All-rounder - Leeshire

Chognam yBewlchawd (25) - R leg/R Wicketkeeper - Mawryshire
Theryn yCherwean (39) - R med/R Wicketkeeper - Mawryshire

Lachlan Harvey (35) - R fast/R Pace Bowler - East Surbourneshire
Newton Courtenay (34) - R fast/R Pace Bowler - Leeshire
Walter Dencherry (24) - R fast/R Pace Bowler - West Surbourneshire
Nia (f) yEdenw (25) - R fast/R Pace Bowler - Mawryshire

Rutherford Lincoln (35) - R leg/R Spin Bowler - Willowbourne
Borllog yLellmedd (28) - R off/R Spin Bowler - Mawryshire
Lewis Tilcott (28) - L unorth/L Spin Bowler - Greencaster

Additional U23 Players:
Lewis Birkridge (20) - L med/L Opener - West Surbourneshire
Columbus Silverleigh (22) - R med/R Batsman - East Surbourneshire
Theophilus Armfellow (21) - R med/R Batsman - West Surbourneshire
Adelmoed (f) Wolslager (23) - L fast/L Wicketkeeper - East Surbourneshire
Emory Wakin (19) - L orth/L All-rounder - Willowbourne
Twyford Merton (21) - R fast/R Pace Bowler - Willowbourne
Beval Wakekin (18) - L unorth/L Spin Bowler - Leeshire
Doncan yAeronw (19) - R leg/R Spin Bowler - Mawryshire

Venues
Greencaster Oval (50.000) in Greencaster, Surbourneshire (used by Greencaster (FC, LA) and the Greencaster Heralds and Greencaster Bears (T20))
Ground mod 0 - Greencaster lies in in the centre of the southern gulf. The maritime conditions and slightly artificial pitch give all players a chance to succeed.

Royal Oval (40.000) in Willowbourne, the Corridor (used by Willowbourne (FC, LA) and the Willowbourne Zenith (T20))
Ground mod +1 - Willowbourne is right in the middle of western Ko-oren, on the plains. Prone to mild droughts, the pitch deteriorates perfectly throughout a match but suits batsmen more in the first (few) day(s).

Leewardia Oval (31.000) in Maynard, Leeshire (used by Leeshire (FC, LA))
Ground mod +2 - Rural, but close to large population centres, at the foot of a mountain range, close to the nation's breadbasket, and with a great sporting tradition, Maynard has a bit of everything. The altitude combined with otherwise neutral conditions means there's runs to be scored through the air at your own risk.

Southbight Ground (29.000) in Ansonville, Springlands (used by West Surbourneshire (FC, LA))
Ground mod -1 - Ansonville's stable climate, not too humid, not too dry, close to the coast but not directly on it, means this is as close to a neutral climate as you'll find. The pitch itself has a poor reputation in Ko-oren but it's not all that bad.

yBherafon Hills (24.000) in Llandy, Mawryshire (used by Mawryshire (FC, LA))
Ground mod -3 - Llandy is located on the far southwestern peninsula of Ko-oren's mainland. Windy, rainy conditions mean it's seldom comfortable and warm - even in summer - and the rapidly changing conditions are good for any team and captain that can anticipate these.

Silverion Ground (25.000) in Cirelbourne, Surbourneshire (used by East Surbourneshire (FC, LA) and Eastern Miners (T20))
Ground mod +2 - Cirelbourne is originally a mining city, hidden deep away on the south coast, between the sea and a mountain range. This is also where the arid land begins, and if the wind blows in from the east, you'll notice that. During mid-summer heat waves (which might happen) the ground has plenty on offer for batsmen. If not, the flat track still favours batsmen anyway.

Goledon Oval (25.005) in Bruncester, Surbourneshire (used by East Surbourneshire (FC, LA) and Eastern Miners (T20))
Ground mod +1 - Bruncester completed their stadium just a few years after Cirelbourne's, making it a full five seats larger because they could. Otherwise, the same conditions as Cirelbourne apply.

Additional Venues
Ruby Hills (18.000) in Burnet, Burnet Island (used by Burnet Rubies (T20)), Ground mod 0
Timberton Oval (12.800) in Aubury, Leeshire (used by Aubury Maroons (T20)), Ground mod +2
Dawsend Oval (11.500) in Idyllwild, the Corridor (used by Idyllwild Antlers (T20)), Ground mod 0
Stade Échechade (9.000) in Norille, the Corridor (used by Norille Chevron Vert (T20)), Ground mod -2
Kherodru Oval (7.900) in Mayara, KCT (used by Mayara Marauders (T20)), Ground mod -1
Ovale Liniane (6.600) in Linieux, Cote Austral (used by Linieux Lieutenants (T20)), Ground mod 0
Bwdellafon Parc (6.000) in Mawrystwyth, Mawryshire (used by Mawrystwyth Mustangs(T20)), Ground mod -3
Summerkind Oval (21.000) in Willowbourne, the Corridor (used by teams in the Willowbourne state league), Ground mod +1

by **TJUN-ia** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 5:03 pm

Name: TJUN-ia
Trigram: TJU
National Cricket Board: TJUN-ia Board of Cricket (TBC)
Nickname: Jaguars (official)/Jags (short form)/Bowlin' Jags (who knows)
Test Colours: White with Blue (home)/Orange (away) Helmets
ODI Colours: Light Blue with Orange Accents
T20 Colours: Light Blue with Orange Stripes on front and sleeves
Red Ball Head Coach: Joseph Smith III (43, NAU)
White Ball Head Coach: Virat Indushapa (38, CEA)

Test time, eh? Alrighty then! The Bowlin' Jags last competed in the GCF during the T20 as they suddenly crashed out of the group stage on the final day but now, they are back to the longest format in the observable universe: Test. The last time we played in the World Test Challenge, we played 7 times and managed a 3-2-2 record - enough for 9th in the table and for Full Member status within the GCF. We will enter this new season with the potential of an 11-test schedule on the horizon (with 1 3-test series pending) as the #14 side in the GCF and with "The Trent Zone" ready to host matches once again, both Joseph Smith III and Jason Walkins will be hoping the red ball can calm down the sadness caused by the white ball in recent times. Of course, playing the Championship Series may be a step too far...but if we can get as close as possible, then that should be fine for us in this format of the game.

PLAYERS
Number: Name (Position, Age, Handedness, Region)
BATTING LINE-UP
#01 Jason Walkins (Batter, 26, R, NAU) (Test C)
#02 Logan McGarra (Batter, 25, R, UO)
#03 Roger Ntini (All-Rounder, 27, L, AU) (T20 C)
#04 Chase Helton (Batter, 24, R, CU)
#05 Rohit Rajpore (All-Rounder, 23, R, CEA)
#06 Esteban Soto (Bowler, 24, R, UAC)
#07 Zawar Ahmed (Batter, 27, R, ArU)
#08 Gabriel Miziara (Wicket-Keeper, 26, L, UAS)
#09 Joseph Gregorson (Batter, 28, L, JB TJUN-ia) (ODI C)
#10 Peter Kylasov (Bowler, 27, R, CSTO)
#11 Ahmed Ali (Bowler, 25, L, CEA)

RESERVES
#12 Wille Mutombodzi (Batter, 23, R, AU)
#13 Chris Parker (All-Rounder, 24, L, CU)
#14 Kane Nukunuku (Bowler, 23, R, UO)
#15 James Laughlin (Wicket-Keeper, 24, R, NAU)

HOME GROUND
Name: "The Trent Zone"
Location: Notts, NAU Zone
Capacity: 18,000

Based on a stadium well known to the Secretary-General, The Trent Zone has wacky dimensions and that allows it to produce very chaotic games of cricket from time to time. No wonder the locals prefer to call the ground "The Trent Zone" instead of its actual name of "Sherwood Pines Cricket Ground", as anything usually goes here in this place!

SCHEDULE
MW1-3: TJUN-ia in Sajnur
MW4-6: Milchama in TJUN-ia - "The Trent Zone", Notts
MW8-10: TJUN-ia in Liventia (TBC, decision at later date)
MW11-12: Krytenia in TJUN-ia - "The Trent Zone", Notts

PERMISSIONS
No violence against the players, but godmodding will be allowed (I like fun ).
As TJUN-ia is a nation built on the notions of equality for all, "Mankading" shall not be used by the TJUN-ian team.
Style Modifier: 0

by **Pratapgadh** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 2:45 am

OOC: More information will be added later.

Pratapgadh National Cricket Team

Batsmen
Aziz Malik (Age: 28, Left-handed)

Darsheel Upadhyay (Age: 27, Left-handed)

Divaj Dharel (Age: 28, Right-handed)

Farhang Gondalwala (Age: 34, Left-handed)

Kavyan Desai (Age: 30, Left-handed)
YET TO DEBUT
Nusrat Khan (Age: 30, Left-handed)
YET TO DEBUT
Rajendra Rathore (Age: 33, Right-handed

Vinay Pujari (Age: 29, Right-handed)

Wicketkeepers
Ishan Awasthi (Age: 31, Right-handed)

Prashant Bajpai (Age: 30, Left-handed)
YET TO DEBUT
Praveer Pattalwar (Age: 30, Left-handed)
YET TO DEBUT
Rajeev Mourya (Age: 27, Right-handed)
YET TO DEBUT

All-Rounders
Jamyang Tenzin (Age: 31, Left-handed, Left-arm Medium Fast)

Nusrat Razavi (Age: 29, Left-handed, Right-arm Fast Medium)
YET TO DEBUT
Rajat Rajawat (Age: 32, Right-handed, Right-arm Off Spin)
YET TO DEBUT
Savir Sanghavir (Age: 29, Right-handed, Right-arm Leg Spin)

Peter Butler (Age: 31, Left-handed, Right-arm Fast Medium)
YET TO DEBUT
Goutam Satyananda (Age: 30, Right-handed, Right-arm Leg Spin)
YET TO DEBUT

Bowlers
Anand Chauhan (Age: 28, Righ-handed, Right-arm Fast Medium)

Bhuvan Shahane (Age: 30, Left-handed, Left-arm Fast)

Natwar Nevatia (Age: 29, Right-handed, Right-arm Fast)
YET TO DEBUT
Neel Karamchand (Age: 30, Right-handed, Right-arm Off Spin)

Parghat Singh Kahlon (Age: 31, Right-handed, Right-arm Fast)
YET TO DEBUT
Kabir Khan (Age: 32, Left-handed, Left-arm Fast)
YET TO DEBUT
Sunil Chandra (Age: 31, Right-handed, Right-arm Fast)
YET TO DEBUT
Gulzar Panesar (Age: 28, Right-handed, Right-arm Leg Spin)
YET TO DEBUT
Woenang Drakpa (Age: 27, Right-handed, Right-arm Leg Spin)
YET TO DEBUT

Selected Squad For Krytenia Series
1. Rajendra Rathore
2. Divaj Dharel
3. Nusrat Khan
4. Farhang Gondalwala (Captain)
5. Aziz Malik
6. Darsheel Upadhyay
7. Ishan Awasthi
8. Jamyang Tenzin
9. Rajat Rajawat
10. Savir Sanghavir
11. Anand Chauhan
12. Bhuvan Shahane
13. Natwar Nevatia
14. Neel Karamchand

green background = First 11

Batting Order:
1. Rajendra Rathore (VC)
2. Divaj Dharel
3. Darsheel Upadhyay
4. Farhang Gondalwala (C)
5. Aziz Malik
6. Ishan Awasthi
7. Jamyang Tenzin
8. Savir Sanghavir
9. Bhuvan Shahane
10. Anand Chauhan
11. Natwar Nevatia

by **Krytenia** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:00 am

Krytenian Grounds
For use in the first five Tests of the season

Emberton Cricket Ground, Emberton (aka The ECG; cap 58,330)
Used by: Emberton SCC (State Championship), Emberton Lions (One Day Cup, T20 Trophy)
Ground modifier: 0
Ends: Pavilion End, Grandstand End
Match: First Test v Pratapgadh
Useful information: The ECG is the headquarters of Cricket Krytenia, and the de facto home of cricket in the nation. As such, it will tend to host the first home Test of the season - for Season 13 this will be the First Test versus Pratapgadh. It is best described as a "fair" pitch, providing opportunities for batters and bowlers alike to show their class. The Grandstand End is a few yards shorter than the Pavilion End, so batters should bear this in mind when selecting shots.

Vale Park, Avidia (aka The Vale; cap 52,025)
Used by: Avide-Dioro SCC (State Championship), Avide-Dioro Rivermen (One Day Cup, T20 Trophy)
Ground modifier: +2
Ends: Bridge Street End, Lockwood Road End
Match: Second Test v Ko-oren
Useful information: Vale Park hosted the first-ever GCF Test match, between Krytenia and The Babbage Islands. Nowadays, it serves as the venue for the finale of the Krytenian home Test season, and will host the Second Test against rivals Ko-oren. The pitch tends to be more willow-friendly, and doesn't tend to break up too much over the course of five days; spinners will not like this place. Morning sessions could be interesting, as its position close to the River Avide can lead to dew on the outfield - on cooler days, it's even been known for mist patches rolling in off the river around the area, though this doesn't tend to extend to the playing area itself thanks to the surrounding stands.

University Ground, Ousevale (aka The Uni; cap 37,155)
Used by: Central Mercia SCC (State Championship), Central Mercia Scholars (One Day Cup, T20 Trophy)
Ground modifier: 0
Ends: Pavilion End, Keys College End
Match: First Test v Ko-oren
Useful information: Officially, the ground is owned by the University of Ousevale rather than the State Cricket Club, making it one of only two State grounds (the ECG being the other) owned by an entity other than the local SCC. Has some slightly unusual dimensions due to the way the corner stands were built; the playing area is technically octagonal, though the boundaries immediately opposite and square of the wicket do have the expected curve. The diagonally-positioned corner stands each have a cow statue set in concrete placed in them; one of these will be underlit for each delivery, depending on which one is actually at "cow corner".

Northern Oval, Quinton (aka The Oval; cap 28,800)
Used by: Quinneth SCC (State Championship), Quinneth Wolves (One Day Cup, T20 Trophy)
Ground modifier: -3
Ends: Heatherfields End, Shed End
Match: Second Test v Pratapgadh
Useful information: The north-east of Krytenia has what we like to call "good farming weather". In other words - expect grey skies and the potential for rain and bad light stoppages. On the other hand, an absolute dream for swing bowlers. Don't be surprised if the outfield is slow even in dry weather, as the grass used is a thicker variety than used at most grounds.

Richmond Green, Teddington (aka The Green; cap 19,680)
Used by: Yardley SCC (State Championship), Yardley Lumberjacks (One Day Cup, T20 Trophy)
Ground modifier: +1
Ends: Garden End, Dunne Street End
Match: none scheduled at present
Useful information: Located to the north-west of Avidia, the city of Teddington is the home of the Krytenian film industry. Whether or not this leads to a silver screen type ending to the match they host remains to be seen. The ground favours batters a little, with a fast outfield, and the wicket itself tends to hold true over a five day period. Pace bowlers could find something to work with if they manage line and length well. There is a gap in the stands in the eastern corner of the Dunne Street End, exposing part of the car park; those spaces in the "splash zone" are marked with red tarmac, park there at your own risk.

by **The Plough Islands** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:15 pm

The flag of the Commonwealth of the Plough Islands; a vertical triband of green and amber charged, on the central stripe, with the coat of arms of the country.

INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY

Breaking with the tradition of these pieces, I - the user behind the Plough Islands - am going to use the first-person pronoun for this and the next paragraph only to admit that I am a little out of ideas for how to keep describing the Plough Islands in new and interesting ways. (I thought that I was out of ideas after the wordsearch, but I really am out of ideas now, at least ones I have the time to put into effect.) At one point I asked on Discord if anyone was able to ask one of the newfangled AI models that are so popular now what the Plough Islands were, in the hopes of generating an eerily correct - or at least, amusingly wrong - answer that I could riff off of. Sadly, when Mertagne asked the question it just confidently named them as the Sørøyane Islands, placed them in the Barents Sea near Svalbard, and claimed they were a protected nature reserve due to the 'unique Arctic wildlife that inhabits the area, including seabirds and seals'.
So, erm, well done to ~~automatic plagiarism~~ the brave new future of computing! If nothing else, I suppose this means that there is no danger of my being replaced by an AI model any time soon, so - unfortunately - you are all stuck with the real me, trying to come up with more ways of combining the words 'communism', 'evergreen', and 'unchecked growth of feral foxes'. If you want a serious description of what the islands are, feel free to look at previous rosters, or at the overview factbook that I wrote some time ago, which is still broadly relevant. Or, if you know about the Plough Islands already, feel free to read on; the words from here on down are all about cricket and - I promise - more interesting!

Describing cricket as the 'most popular sport' in the Plough Islands verges on inadequate, so interwoven with daily life is the game; the typical Plough Islander will socialise at their local cricket club in the evenings after their work for the day is done, and often follow the scores or head out for a quick session at lunchtime while they are doing it. Players picked to represent their island team or the national side become familiar, but remain accessible; in such a small population, at least one of them will be a comrade's sister or a friend of your cousin's. Many cricket fans of a certain age in other countries might claim to have hit the national team captain for six in their playing days, but on the close knit, quietly social Plough Islands, that feels instinctively more likely (and not just because Kevin Laing's medium pacers lack any menace).
After a long period in the relative wilderness following independence in 1960, the Plough Islands Cricket Association affiliated with the Global Cricket Federation in 2018 and played their first Test against Lisander that year, but their achievements have more often come in white-ball cricket of late. Having been founding members of the Anaian Board of Cricket following the Declaration of Foxchester that established the region in 2021, the Foxes began 2022 by travelling to Grande Cucina and returning as champions of its inaugural tournament, defeating old rivals Krytenia in the final of the Anaian One Day Cricket Competition. The victory was celebrated widely both inside and beyond the cricketing community of the islands; the general feeling being one of elation that a small country, lacking the depth of opponents that were orders of magnitude larger in size and resources, could make up the difference with unity and passion and come away with a title.
If they had been on cloud fourteen at the victory in Barilla, though, the one that followed in Greencaster - with the Plough Islands travelling to Brookstation and Ko-oren for the World Trophy and defeating the hosts in the final, once again overcoming an old friend for a title - sent them to a plane far beyond the skies. The subsequent glide down to earth as a threadbare Foxes side failed to defend their ABC title in StrayaRoos did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the country for their heroes, and a strong performance in the invitation-only Dragonfly Day festivities in Ko-oren - where the Foxes again beat their hosts and Krytenia to share the quad-series title - finished what had been a spectacular year for the Plough Islands in green and amber. As Test cricket returns to the Celestial Ocean for the first time since November 2021, there will be many, many observers wondering what the future holds for them in whites.

PLAYERS AND COLOURS

LIST OF RETAINED PLAYERS, 2023 SEASON

Name	Date of birth	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team
Kevin Laing (captain)	26th September 1986	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium	Bradford
Dimitry Andreyev	14th July 2002	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	Redcliff
Sarah Ashe	30th August 1994	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	New Hibernia (first class), Constabulary (one day)
Andrew Baxter	9th January 1990	Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast	Sutton & Avalon
Tim Bleasdale	1st June 1989	Right-hand bat	wicket-keeper	Swift
Alec Fedorov	22nd February 1993	Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm unorthodox	New Dalmatia
Jonathan Iddon	12th January 1994	Right-hand bat	Right-arm leg break	Bradford
Ilya Lebed	28th September 1993	Left-hand bat	wicket-keeper	New Dalmatia
Audrey Leggett	12th March 1988	Right-hand bat	Right-arm leg break	Bradford
Ilya Postukhov	4th March 1994	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	Bradford
Naomi Salisbury	21st December 1992	Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox	Bradford
Brett Scarbeck	10th October 1990	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	Bradford
Arnold Tyrie	29th February 2002	Right-hand bat	Right-arm leg break	New Dalmatia
Shauna Weaver	30th January 1994	Right-hand bat	Right-arm leg break	Swift
Sarah Wilson	28th February 1993	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	Redcliff

on the 4th February 2023, the Plough Islands Gazette wrote:
FOXES LOOK TO FUTURE AHEAD OF BUSY 2023 SCHEDULE
by Denis Wormwood, Sporting Correspondent, in Sutton

After what has felt like a long fourteen months without Tests, but a nonetheless fruitful break for the Plough Islands in the shorter forms of the game, first-class international cricket is finally returning to our small country with the fixtures being published for the 2023 Global Cricket Federation Test season. Kevin Laing's team will be playing no fewer than four series in 2023, with the attention of the islands' cricket community becoming increasingly drawn to succession planning for what has been a highly competitive, but increasingly ageing, national player pool.
The season begins next week with two Tests at December Park and Highrock against former Test champions Liventia, before the Foxes make the long trip to the Mediterranean republic of Elmyia for a two-Test series away from home. They then travel to our Anaian friends and neighbours Ko-oren for a three-Test series on very familiar grounds, before returning across the Salamantic Sea and Celestial Ocean for two Tests against a touring Sharktail team at Foxdale and Redcliff.
Ahead of the season, there are a few surprises on the list of retained players published by the Association on Monday, including the inclusion of former Young Foxes Arnold Tyrie and Dimitry Andreyev following their performances in limited overs matches in 2022. More contentiously, a number of long-serving players are no longer retained by the Association, including opener Matthew Davy and wicketkeeper Leanne Martin, with Hendricks alluding to "difficult decisions" that needed to be made.
The greatest surprise was, however, entirely uncontroversial; New Dalmatian all-rounder Andrew Fairfield scored a match-winning century against Ko-oren during the Dragonfly Day series in that country just last December, but has been omitted from the retained list at his own request with the 37-year-old wishing to step back from regular cricket. "He has been having trouble with his knees on occasions,", Hendricks told this author, "which as an old fart myself I'm kinda sympathetic to! He wants to be as available as he can, ja but he doesn't wanna stand in the way of younger players coming into the team if he can avoid it. I think he also wants to have a full life as well, with his boys and his flying - I think you need your knees to fly a plane, anyway..."
Fairfield ties in with established Association policy to consider players from outside the retained list, and a tour match by a Plough Islands XI side against the Liventians - to be played at the Lainemouth Athletic Club on the 8th February, ahead of the first Test at December Park two days later - will serve as a showcase for players outside the established core of the Test side, with an emphasis on recognising good performances in the 2022 Harrison Cup.
Regular captain Laing and occasional deputy Audrey Leggett, both in their thirties, will both likely be absent from the tour match, and combined with the news about Fairfield Hendricks admitted to this author that the topic of generational change was on his mind. "Ja, no, I've discussed it with Kevin over the winter and we had the talk before then even...it's something we've gotta think about just now. Not immediately, but there's none of us getting any younger, y'know?" He chuckles. "Ag, there's no point in trying to stop the tide from coming in, you've gotta embrace the change when the time is right..."

Full Plough Islands Test schedule for 2023;

8th February 2023: Tour match (Plough Islands XI), Liventia in the Plough Islands, Lainemouth Athletic Club, Lainemouth (-2)
10th February 2023: First Test, Liventia in the Plough Islands, December Park, Sutton (-3)
14th February 2023: Second Test, Liventia in the Plough Islands, Highrock Athletic Club, Highrock (-5)
26th February 2023: First Test, Plough Islands in Elmyia, venue to be announced
3rd March 2023: Second Test, Plough Islands in Elmyia, venue to be announced
17th March 2023: First Test, Plough Islands in Ko-oren, Greencaster Oval, Greencaster
24th March 2023: Second Test, Plough Islands in Ko-oren, Ruby Hills, Burnet
31st March 2023: Third Test, Plough Islands in Ko-oren, Leewardia Oval, Maynard
14th April 2023: First Test, Sharktail in the Plough Islands, Foxdale Sports Club, Foxdale (-2)
14th April 2023: Second Test, Sharktail in the Plough Islands, Ironworks Ground, Redcliff (-1)

The current kits being worn by Plough Islands Cricket Association teams for the 2022-24 period; the white kit at the far left is worn in Test matches.

The new set of Red Flag playing kits revealed in 2022, which feature a woven jacquard print of a scene resembling the coat of arms of the Plough Islands, included Test whites alongside the green and red One Day International sets, but these have not been worn until now. As with the previous kits, the design is the same across all three colours but with the collar and cuffs in dark green on the Test kits as opposed to amber for limited overs; the Plough and mountain are also effectively rendered in negative on the white shirts to allow the design to stand out better on a light background.
The badge of the Plough Islands Cricket Association, with its red and white foxes representing first-class and limited-overs cricket, remains unchanged, although it occupies an unusually high position on the shirts to fit between the stars of the Plough. The seven stars of this constellation are conventionally assigned to one of each of the inhabited Plough Islands in the archipelago that make up the modern country, an analogue dating from the initial mapping and naming of the region by Royal Navy captain Cornelius Sutton in the 18th Century.

on the 4th February 2023, the Plough Islands Gazette wrote:
LIVENTIA TOUR MATCH: A SPOTTER'S GUIDE TO THE FOXES OF TOMORROW
by Andrew Kulayev, Cricket Correspondent for Plough Radio, in Lainemouth

Remarkably, this is only the second time in the modern history of the team that a Plough Islands XI team has played a first-class match; the only previous occasion was in 2021, when a scheduled four-day game against a Hoqanuc provincial side descended into farce in northern Krytenia and ended in a draw after just 61 overs, several hours of speeches, and no small amount of avoidable injuries. Events should hopefully prove a little more contained tomorrow at the Lainemouth Athletic Club, as the touring Liventian side take on a team that features a number of regular internationals, including four who played in the ill-fated match in Adanac.
The side will be captained by the decorated all-rounder Shauna Weaver, who recently took over as Swift captaincy to add to her many records and achievements for board and country. Offspinner Sarah Ashe and left-handed batter Alec Fedorov similarly need little introduction; they will add stability to the batting order and, doubtless, provide guidance to the younger and greener members of the team.
Former New Hibernia captain Colin Williams and jovial Redcliff opener Andrew Barrett have both opened for the Foxes in Test cricket, although never in the same match; Williams has ten caps, five of them in a barren initial run against Sajnur and Ko-oren in 2020, before a more successful stint in the team the following year that saw him fall two runs short of a century against Sylestone in Avondale. Barrett scored 86 in his debut innings against Lisander at his home Ironworks Ground, but only played two more Tests in 2020 and 2021 as he struggled to replicate his form elsewhere; he comes back into contention following a productive 2022 Harrison Cup season where he scored three centuries for Redcliff.
Other players potentially returning to contention for Test cricket include off-spinning all-rounder Angus Whittall, who has not played an international match in nearly four years but has been increasingly dangerous for Swift with a remodelled bowling action, and the Redcliff fast bowler Aubrey Wood, whose only previous Test cap came on the doomed Plough Islander tour of Krytenia two years ago. Leg-spinner Terry Gibbs will also be a familiar face, albeit one uncapped at Test level, as he was part of the squad that won the Anaian One-Day Cricket Championship in Grande Cucina and played in the Dragonfly Day series last December.
As for the uncapped players, two have previous GCF experience with the Young Foxes. Wicketkeeper John Scott played and briefly captained the side that entered the 2019 World 20-over Championship, and will be the first player from Avalon Island to represent a senior Plough Islands team in any capacity in the modern era, while Oldendale batter Ruth Milroy was a near ever-present in the side that reached the 2022 final of the same tournament in Sylestone, although her force of will and determination will have caught the attention of the selectors as much as her frequent middle-order comeback innings for Swift. The team is completed by Sutton slow left-armer Marigold Fletcher, who better fits into the side as a bowling all-rounder rather than a frontline spinner in the Naomi Salisbury mould, but who nonetheless took over 100 wickets last year for Sutton & Avalon across both formats.

PLOUGH ISLANDS CRICKET ASSOCIATION
XI FOR TOUR MATCH AGAINST LIVENTIA

      PLAYER            BAT   BOW
CF    Williams          RHB      
AM    Barrett           RHB      
SLC   Weaver (c)        RHB   RLB
A     Whittall          RHB   ROB
RA    Milroy            RHB      
OD    Fedorov           LHB      
J     Scott (w)         RHB      
MP    Fletcher          LHB   SLA
A     Wood              LHB   LMF
S     Ashe              RHB   ROB
TSF   Gibbs             RHB   RLB

LAINEMOUTH ATHLETIC CLUB (PM: -2)

by **The Plough Islands** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:20 pm

Match Report: Liventia in the Plough Islands  		
Plough Islands XI bat first			
Plough Islands XI 134 (47.0 overs), 260/4 (69.0 overs)			
Liventia 404/7d (112.5 overs)  			
Drawn

PLOUGH ISLANDS CRICKET ASSOCIATION
XI FOR FIRST TEST AGAINST LIVENTIA

      PLAYER            BAT   BOW
II    Postukhov         RHB      
CF    Williams          RHB      
SLC   Weaver            RHB   RLB
KCT   Laing (c)         RHB   RMD
AC    Leggett           RHB   RLB
OD    Fedorov           LHB      
IT    Lebed (w)         LHB      
S     Ashe              RHB   ROB
JPE   Iddon             RHB   RLB
A     Baxter            RHB   RFS
NA    Salisbury         LHB   SLA

DECEMBER PARK (PITCH MODIFIER -3)

in the 2023 edition of their handbook, the Plough Islands Cricket Association wrote:
DECEMBER PARK STADIUM, SUTTON
Pavilion End (north), Trotsky Avenue End (south) ☭ ~20 000 capacity ☭ -2 to -3 style modifiers (first-class)

The premier showground and events space of the entire country - not just cricket - December Park Stadium sits in the colonial centre of the capital city, Sutton, within the park that gives the ground its name. In another time, this was Hanover Park; as the general layout of what was then Port Sutton began to take shape during the 19th century, several hectares of land were set aside that separated the warehouses and trading halls by the docks from the residential area towards the east, and named in 1815 after the then recent re-establishment of the Kingdom of Hanover as one of the British royal family's possessions. Since then, the park has been an important place in the lives of those living in Sutton, and by extension the entire colony; it has borne witness to many important occasions in the history of the Plough Islands, including the public sitting of the first Legislative Council in 1852 and, more recently, the violently suppressed Socialist rally on 11 November 1957 that ultimately led to the independence of the country three years later. Renamed December Park as part of the new era, the park continues to provide recreation for Suttoners today, even that small proportion who might not have visited the cricket ground.
The stadium sits in the southern tip of the park, just a few minutes' walk from the harbourside and overlooked by the Sutton Radio Tower and the government buildings on Lenin Avenue, and the first thing most visitors will see is the pavilion facade. This is a grand Georgian styled building on the northern side of the playing area that actually dates from much later than appearances would suggest, and was built in 1932 in commemmoration of a visit by a touring MCC team. Neoclassical detailing and white rendered columns mark out the players' entrance and spectator turnstiles, while decorative brickwork and wrought iron railings surround the spectator enclosures and the paddock below the structure itself, either side of the bowler's run up.
The pavilion sits in the shadow of the ground's two more modern main stands, which betray the scale of the stadium; sitting to the east and west, each wraps around about a third of the perimeter, and between them they house the main facilities of the Plough Islands Cricket Association and its associated bodies. Holding at least eight thousand people each, raised comfortably above the level of the outfield, and with a side profile resembling two scalene triangles balanced atop each other, these date from the early independence years and are triumphs of Modernist architecture, with the stone-faced roofs reflecting any sound back into the field and making a capacity twenty thousand strong crowd feel like ten times that on the first day of a Test. When the occasion demands, temporary seating can be fitted at the Trotsky Avenue End to accommodate extra people, but normally this is left open, with just the electronic scoreboard and sightscreen sitting in front of a row of Sutton pines marking the southern boundary of the park.
The pitch is well-used, and not just for cricket; even with the Sutton & Avalon Cricket Board splitting their matches between December Park and other grounds in the capital, there is nearly always some sort of cricket being played, be it competitively or as part of the Association's elite training programmes, and when there is not cricket it hosts political rallies, major speeches, and other events. Despite this, thanks to dedicated groundstaff and over a century of practice, the pitch tends to be good for play year-round; while the densely knit grass and lichen-heavy soil here are no different from the rest of the islands, regular rolling and conditioning normally produce a surface that gives pace bowlers a little more to work with than elsewhere, as Sutton native Andrew Baxter demonstrated when he took 5-35 in the Plough Islands' inaugural Global Cricket Federation Test against Lisander.

by **Krytenia** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 5:07 pm

Team for First Test vs Pratapgadh

Howard TATTON (HM Tatton)
Batsman : Right-handed
Age: 29
State: Beck SCC
With soft hands and an eagerness to score runs, Tatton is an artisan at the crease. Unlikely to bloot the leather for six, but his ability to exploit gaps for boundaries makes him a dangerous opponent.

Ian CARLTON (IT Carlton)
Batsman : Left-handed
Age: 27
State: Abbia Mersa SCC
Carlton is a patient run-scorer, happy to play defensive rather than smash the ball around the park. It may not be the most exciting way to play, but it is effective. More difficult to remove than Cinzano Bianco.

Edward FENN (EL Fenn)
Batsman : Right-handed
Age: 24
State: West Mercia SCC
The golden boy of Krytenian cricket, Ed Fenn loves the game. He's a supreme technician, preferring placement and accuracy to pure arm strength, looking to punish any gaps in the field. Also a top-notch fielder.

Andrew TAYLOR (ARD Taylor)
Batsman : Right-handed
Age: 26
State: East Mercia SCC
Aggressive without being showy, Taylor prefers to find a gap and nail the ball through it as hard as he can. Expect the umpire to get involuntary trembles from signalling fours.

Damon STENSON (DN Stenson)
Batsman : Left-handed
Age: 25
State: Quinneth SCC
With his mix of swing power and shot selection, Stenson is a dangerous opponent for bowlers, and will happily crunch pace bowling in any and all directions. Can be foxed by a bowler who can get a bit of swing or turn in the ball, though; fielders be on guard for that fine edge to snag him.

Wesley KOSTA (WS Kosta)
Wicket-keeper : Right-handed
Age: 31
State: Emberton SCC
Reliable behind the stumps, though merely competent with the willow in his hand, Kosta has successfully managed to oust Bradley Grafton as first choice wicketkeeper.

Lynton SAXON (LR Saxon)
CAPTAIN
All-rounder : Right-handed : Right arm pace
Age: 34
State Team: Emberton SCC
Has a cricketing brain to be feared; sometimes gives off an air of being "surrounded by idiots" when field placements don't work the way he intends. Saxon's batting style leans towards keeping the ball low, looking to make the fielders work to prevent the four. With the ball, Saxon leans towards inviting the edge, tending to bowl a little short of length.

Gavin UDALL (GM Udall)
All-rounder : Right-handed : Right arm pace
Age: 31
State Team: Overa SCC
An aggressive talent with either bat or ball in hand, Udall is sure to create excitement of some description, whether that be bowling 90mph artillery shells down the track or crunching a misplaced delivery into the stands.

James MARLBOROUGH (JA Marlborough)
Bowler : Left-handed : Left-arm swing
Age: 26
State Team: Central Mercia SCC
Marlborough is OK with the bat, though don't expect fireworks. The blockhole and the scurried single are his stock in trade. With the ball, though? Catch him on a good day, and he can make it sing.

Odell LOVATOVIC (OP Lovatovic)
Bowler : Right-handed : Right arm swing
Age: 25
State Team: Newland SCC
Lovatovic loves nothing more than a cloudy day and a white ball in his hand. Excels at getting the ball to move both ways. Batting isn't his strong suit, but then again that's not why he's in the team.

Brigham HILL (BY Hill)
Bowler : Left-handed : Wrist (leg) spin
Age: 27
State Team : Atrebla SCC
Potentially GCF's best Mormon. Hill is an absolute spin demon, foxing some of the world's best in the World Trophy and now looking to do the same in the long-form game. Unfortunately, he can't bat for toffee.

by **Sylestone** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 6:01 pm

SYLESTONE NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM

GCF World Test Challenge: Sylestone vs Quebec and Shingoryeo

OVERVIEW

Sylestone is a tropical island nation located in far-western Esportiva, located to the east of Cyborg Holland and north of the S.U.S (Star United States) Islands. The nation is inhabited by roughly 30 million citizens (the exact number is unknown), and includes roughly 60,000 Sentient Objects from the city of Kirkham in the southeast. Famous for its multiverse-class beaches and rainforests, Sylestone has a thriving tourism industry, and despite financial fallouts meaning that professional association football is currently on a hiatus, it is widely acknowledged to be a rising sporting power, particularly in cricket and handball. In handball, the nation is the reigning world champion in the multiverse, but in cricket, that process has been a little slower. However, they are still not an easy side to beat on any day of the week, evident from their rank in the test arena. Interestingly, the Hawthorns are seemingly more capable away from home than in front of those supporting them, winning both series touring (against Bollonich and at the time, the number one ranked Ethanians), while losing at home to eventually WTC champions The Grearish Union and the Anaian stalwarts, The Plough Islands. However, on the back of a quarterfinal finish in the third GCF ODI World Trophy and a fourth place in the recently completed T20 World Championship on home soil, Sylestone will be looking to capitalise on their success and finish off the year with a home triumph against the Quebecois before travelling to similar Gruenberg to play on similar turning surfaces, hopefully recording another series victory there.

In the years since the last World Test Challenge, the makeup of the Sylestonean test cricket team has - understandably - changed a fair amount. Daniel Fomleya and Josh Vilesti’s respective choices to hang up their boots forced a bit of that and with the wait to find someone to partner Luke Tiati at the top of the order still ongoing, changes were always going to be rung. The exclusion of Taylah Monnier - who played in Sylestone’s most recent test against Bollonich and scored a fifty on debut - is a bit of a mind scratcher, while Zachary Charlton’s hand injury has forced him out of the side. In their places, Samuel Scron’s meteoric rise across all formats appears certain to be continued, while Amber Homburg’s recent form with the swinging ball has earned her a berth in the squad. As for the batters, Caitlyn Freehill’s dominance at the top of the order for the New Gloucester Jaguars has earned the left-handed all-rounder a place in the squad, while the likes of Patrick Shotenham, Cameron Cunnings and Brianna Eastwood round out the ring of changes after all shone for their respective states in the to-be-renamed Lavatory Shield almost a year ago.

The first test between Sylestone and Quebec & Shingoryeo will be played at Betham Cricket Ground, Betham [GROUND MOD -2], before the two teams head northwards to Halpenley, where Sunlife Stadium [GROUND MOD -5] awaits. Finally, the series will move from the dust bowls to the batting paradises, with Bolton Oval, Pesfield [GROUND MOD +4] playing host to the final test of the series.

KITS

STAFF AND UMPIRES

Coach: Jake Fiedler

(M) - Age 43
Batting Coach: Sandra Morton

(F) - Age 40
Bowling Coach: George Byron

(M) - Age 58
Fielding Coach: Daniel Michael

(M) - Age 49

Umpires: Ellie Innes

(F) - Age 53; Thomas Moore

(M) - Age 42; Sebastian Brewster

(M) - Age 44

SQUAD

SYLESTONE SQUAD FOR TEST SERIES VS QUEBEC & SHINGORYEO

Will add once I have access to Notepad again

Luke TIATI
20 matches. 2097 runs @ 63.55, SR 54.51, HS 177, 9 50s, 7 100s.
Captain
31 years old; male
Left-hand top-order bat
Wicketkeeper-batter
Suffolk Seals
Is there nothing Luke Tiati can’t do with the bat in hand? Across all formats, the left-handed incumbent has shown his skills, averaging above fifty in all but the shortest version of the game. With over 2000 runs from just twenty matches, Tiati may well go down as one of the greats - perhaps even one of the pioneers of the sport - by the time he calls time on his illustrious career. Although he’s only played twenty career test matches, Tiati has an intricate understanding of the longest format, forming a rather shrewd tactical mindset that all are wary of. One of the only things he lacks in tests is the boasting of a double century but if given the chance, he will stop at nothing to achieve that goal.

Jonah APPLEBY
17 matches. 827 runs @ 34.46, SR 38.27, HS 112, 6 50s, 1 100s.
Vice-captain
30 years old; male
Right-hand middle-order bat
Batter
Central Sylestone Snakes
You’d have to look pretty hard and far to find a batter with a more demoralising forward defence than Jonah Appleby. Although he only averages 35 on the international scene, Appleby’s ability to break down a bowling attack is considered integral to Sylestone’s success, as he can wear out bowlers and allow the rest of the middle order to capitalise on their weariness. With a strong tactical mind, Appleby’s appointment as vice captain was only a matter of time after Fomleya announced his retirement and will partner Luke Tiati and head coach Jake Fiedler well. Appleby does tend to often get out early as although he’s a very patient batter, sometimes he can be a little too eager to start his innings well.

Samuel ASASKIA
6 matches. 385 runs @ 48.13, SR 60.06, HS 105*, 1 50s, 1 100s. 17 wickets @ 28.76, ER 3.06, SR 56.47, BBI 4-67, 0 5-fors.
27 years old; male
Right-hand middle-order bat; right-arm fast-medium
All-rounder
Central Sylestone Snakes
After bursting onto the scene with the Central Sylestone Snakes two years ago, Samuel Asakia has consolidated his spot in Sylestone’s XI as a genuine all-rounder in all formats over the past year or so and can bat anywhere from four to eight. With the bat, Asaskia likes to score runs at a quick rate, taking the attack to bowlers whenever they drop short or wide - he’s very good on the pull and cut, but can sometimes hold back a little on the drive. With the ball, Asakia has good pace and while he doesn’t swing it much, is able to nip it around off the seam ti square batters up. Certainly a handful to deal with when he’s on song.

Cameron CUNNINGS
On debut.
32 years old; male
Right-hand middle-order bat
Batter
Central Sylestone Snakes
If you’re good enough, there’s no such thing as old enough. Although Cameron Cunnings may be 32 years of age - past the prime of many - he’s continually shown why he’s good enough to be here and finally, the selectors have answered. A consistent performer, Cunnings can be trusted to put in the shifts when the team needs it most on the domestic scene and is arguably one of the best players of spin - leg or off - in Sylestone. If he can transfer that kind of form and consistency across to the Tests against Quebec and Gruenberg before the domestic break, then they may have serious problems on their hands.

Juan DE POLO
4 matches. 84 runs @ 16.80, SR 49.41, HS 33, 0 50s, 0 100s. 18 wickets @ 25.50, ER 3.23, SR 47.39, BBI 5-88, 1 5-fors.
29 years old; male
Right-hand middle-order bat; right-arm leg-spin
Bowler
New Gloucester Jaguars
With the rise of Lily Bodenweiser and Kate Sonnel, Juan de Polo has fallen down the Sylestonean spin bowling ranks a little, although he’s still putting in the shifts for the New Gloucester Jaguars and is thoroughly deserving of an opportunity here on home soil. In the tests he has played, de Polo has shown that he is capable, taking a five wicket haul against Baggieland among his eighteen wickets at just over 25. At only 170 centimetres tall, he doesn’t necessarily have height on his side and generally bowls at a quickish pace, with his main weapons the subtle changes of pace and spin he applies to the ball. de Polo can also prove a handy batter down the order, and can score runs just when the team needs them.

Brianna EASTWOOD
On debut.
23 years old; female
Right-hand middle-order bat; right-arm off-spin
Batter
Suffolk Seals
With 27 T20 Internationals to her name, Brianna Eastwood has far more experience than what her age suggests. For the Suffolk Seals, Eastwood has undoubtedly been let down by her team for despite her performances, the state has been unable to replicate their feats from three years ago - mainly due to a lack of depth in their squad. Although she prefers to bat in the middle order in red ball cricket, she’s more than capable of joining Luke Tiati at opener, creating a formidable left-right combination as she does in the game’s shortest official format (T10 and The Seven aside). As well as being a composed batter strong on the front foot, Eastwood is capable of bowling some handy part-time offies and has a knack for getting big wickets and breaking partnerships so when all else fails, there’s still this option.

Alyssa FIHELLY
10 matches. 515 runs @ 27.11, SR 46.69, HS 87, 4 50s, 0 100s. 1 wicket @ 54.00, ER 3.38, SR 96.00, BBI 1-38, 0 5-fors.
23 years old; female
Right-hand top-order bat; right-arm leg-spin
Batter
Central Sylestone Snakes
Although her first stint as a test opener didn’t quite go as planned, at only 23 years of age Alyssa Fihelly is bound to have another chance to show what she’s capable of. A patient player, legend has it that as a 14-year-old, Fihelly batted for three days straight in a junior grand final and at no point ever appeared frustrated, holding firm in her defence in the dry 40C heat of Halpenley. A very good player of spin, Fihelly’s main troubles on the domestic scene come early on in the innings but when making the step up to international, the slightly higher overall quality of bowling has caused a fair few problems for the inexperienced Sylestonean talent. As well as providing an option at the top of the order, Fihelly is also able to bow a few part time leg-spinners and with a devilish wrong’un, may just be the player Sylestone are looking for on home soil if she can tap into her domestic form with the bat.

Caitlyn FREEHILL
On debut.
25 years old; female
Left-hand top-order bat; left-arm medium-fast
All-rounder
New Gloucester Jaguars
Albeit inconsistent, Caitlyn Freehill’s ability to attack from the word go has seen her soar into this team, ahead of Alyssa Fihelly and Taylah Monnier as Sylestone’s best choice to partner Luke Tiati at the top of the order. Like all Sylestoneans, Freehill is in excellent player of spin and loves playing against the new ball - mainly because it comes off the bat that much better. This carefree mindset can sometimes get her out, though, and it is the tactic of many an opposition to stack the slips, leave cover open and get her driving through that region of the ground. Her left-arm seamers can also prove a nuisance to get away, particularly if she can find her lines and lengths but with so many capable bowlers in this squad, she’ll have to perform if she does indeed receive the opportunity.

Broughton HALL
18 matches. 343 runs @ 14.29, SR 46.54, HS 41*, 0 50s, 0 100s. 90 wickets @ 24.18, ER 2.87, SR 50.60, BBI 6-32, 3 5-fors.
25 years old; male
Right-hand tail-end bat; right-arm off-spin
Bowler
Capital Coyotes
It’s hard to believe that despite their recent successes, Broughton Hall is still the only Capital Coyote player in the Sylestonean squad, portraying their depth - something you’d expect from the nation’s most populous state. Although he’s officially classed as an off-spinner, Hall has all the tricks in the book and is not afraid to use them, keeping a batter awake at all times. Despite recent troubles with his spinning finger, Hall seems raring to go again and has said outright that he’s looking forward to bowling lots and lots of overs in the upcoming test series on the spinning surfaces of Sylestone and Gruenberg. With all of his subtle variations, it’s pretty easy to fathom why he averages just 24 in the format, with his 100th test match wicket surely just around the corner. How long will he take to reach that milestone?

Angelina HODEL
On debut.
30 years old; female
Left-hand middle-order bat; left-arm fast-medium
All-rounder
South Sylestone Scorpions
If something happens to Samuel Asaskia throughout the home series against Quebec and Shingoryeo, the Sylestonean selectors know exactly who to turn to. Although Angelina Hodel’s a slightly more patient batter and relies more on swing and bounce, she’s effectively a left-handed, female version of Asaskia. She’s particularly good through the point region - she loves to slash at anything wide once she’s got herself going. With the ball, she’s unusually tall for a female - coming in at 183 centimetres - and uses that to her advantage with a long, elegant action. She’s been included in a test squad once before - on the tour to Bollonich which resulted in a whitewash - but did not receive an opportunity then. Could this be her time?

Amber HOMBURG
On debut.
22 years old; female
Left-hand lower-order bat; left-arm fast-medium
Bowler
Freeman Firestorm
It’s difficult to believe that after all she’s done for the Freeman Firestorm, Amber Homburg is only 22 years old. Although some say she’s effectively a Norbert Pistecial clone, the fact that she swings the ball back into the left hander shows that she’s anything but, creating awkward angles that bring her so many wickets. Her selection here marks an historic moment for her state, becoming just the second player from the Freeman Firestorm to make a Sylestonean test squad after Sean Lake. She’s almost classed as an all-rounder as well and is a determined fighter with the bat in hand, typically mbatting at eight for her state. She can get a bit headstrong at times, though, and although she’s working on trying to keep an even temper on the field of play, can sometimes lose it.

Jack MARTIN
8 matches. 484 runs @ 40.33, SR 62.05, HS 114*, 2 50s, 1 100s. 17 wickets @ 20.00, ER 2.98, SR 40.24, BBI 6-45, 1 5-fors.
24 years old; male
Left-hand middle-order bat; left-arm off-spin
All-rounder
Glomridge Magpies
Talk about numbers. With a batting average twice as high as his bowling one, Jack Martin’s statistics indicate that he may well turn out to be one of the best all-rounders to ever grace the sport’s longest format come his retirement in 10+ years. However, most of his bowling exploits have admittedly come on dust bowls, hence the average spot on 20. That also does show his excellence with the bat in hand, though - to average over 40 on those kinds of wickets he’s selected to play on is no mean feat. Having begun his test career in brilliant fashion, Martin appears likely to become a regular in Sylestone’s XI if he can replicate those performances on a diverse mix of wickets. He’ll certainly be given the opportunity, but whether he’ll take it remains to be seen.

Norbert PISTECIAL
19 matches. 746 runs @ 27.63, SR 69.72, HS 100, 1 50s, 1 100s. 60 wickets @ 30.67, ER 3.14, SR 58.58, BBI 8-33, 2 5-fors.
26 years old; male
Left-hand middle-order bat; left-arm fast-medium
All-rounder
South Sylestone Scorpions
Ever since Norbert Pistecial tore through the Ethanian batting lineup in that famous test, opposition teams have all of a sudden begun to analyse his style of bowling and as a result, he’s yet to taste proper success since. A bowler who relies on swing with both the new and old ball, Pistecial can bowl up to ten overs at the start of an innings to maximise his chance if breaking through, before coming back later for another long spell if the ball begins to reverse. It’s this spell that often makes or breaks him - although he’s very accurate and dangerous with the new ball, he can sometimes stray a bit when it’s older and gift batters free runs. Pistecial’s also no dud with the bat, with a test century to his name and an average of 27.63, as well as a strike rate edging 70 due to his preference to attack the bowlers. Will provide handy lower order runs.

Samuel SCRON
On debut.
27 years old; male
Right-hand tail-end bat; right-arm fast
Bowler
New Gloucester Jaguars
Yet another Sylestonean to have gone from nobody to somebody over the past two years or so, Samue Scron’s performances in the recent ODI World Trophy and World T20 Championship has seen him soar into Sylestone’s best XI across all formats. Scarily, he considers the five-day format to be his strongest suit, with excellent stamina and accuracy to be marvelled. He can get a bit of swing out of the new ball, get it to seam at times and has some deadly variations that he’s not afraid to use to keep batters on their toes. Coming in at close to 200 centimetres of height, Scron’s ability to use bounce is second to none in the nation and at a pace close to 150 km/h when he’s at his best, he can be quite the scary sight as a batter.

Patrick SHOTENHAM
On debut.
27 years old; male
Right-hand middle-order bat; right-arm medium
Batter
South Sylestone Scorpions
It’s taken a while, but Patrick Shotenham’s remarkable consistency with the South Sylestone Scorpions has finally been rewarded, with Sylestonean selectors taking notice of the sheer volume of runs he has scored for his state. He has a slightly unorthodox technique, with a little back and across shuffle just before the ball leaves the bowler’s hand, but his head still remains very still throughout - integral to his success. He had always been tipped as Daniel Fomleya’s successor by many and now, will hopefully receive the chance to show what he’s capable with a debut in front of his home crowd in Betham. Shotenham can also bowl a little medium pacers as well, but they hopefully will not be used as he’s a fair way down the bowling order.

Kate SONNEL
On debut.
19 years old; female
Right-hand tail-end bat; right-arm leg-spin
Bowler
Central Sylestone Snakes
Finally, rounding out the squad for the series against the Quebecois is none other than Kate Sonnel, who has risen so much she’s now considered a serious rival to Broughton Hall on pitches less conducive to spin, although the two can play together on the majority of wickets across the nation. Sonnel herself generally bowls pretty slowly through the air, but has devilish variations and can effectively turn the ball square. With twenty wickets from just eight matches in ODIs and 33 from 24 in T20s the start she’s got to her career is excellent and is only a step away from becoming an all-format player at just 19 years of age.

ROLEPLAY PERMISSIONS

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Select my XI: No. You may only do this if I have not specified in a previous RP
Godmod match events: Only with my permission. 
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but I decide the length.
Godmod injuries to my players: No.
Godmod how my players were dismissed: Yes.
Create a full scorecard for my team: Yes.

NB: Controversial tactics such as Mankading, etc. will not be used by Sylestoneans. Please do not RP any cheating scandals without my prior permission, either.

by **Milchama** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:25 pm

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Milchama Favorite?

During the last test series Milchama was new to the cricket world. Before the Isolation cricket was niche sport that nobody really paid attention to with only minimal people playing. During the Isolation cricket became huge, or at least a lot bigger, and Milchama started to put together regional sides. Of course, once the Isolation ended it only made sense to go to the biggest stage and create a national team. As a cricket nation that prioritizes test cricket over all else the Warriors are a formidable foe in test cricket. After only one year of playing test cricket Milchama is already ranked 5th in the world over more experienced sides like Krytenia and Sylestone who tend to prioritize the white ball over the red.

So, of course, the question is whether Milchama can sustain their momentum from their first season of test cricket and continue climbing the rankings or will the Warriors wreck against different opponents who are no longer surprised by the plucky upstarts from Milchama. Very soon we shall see as we host Gruenberg.

Of course considering the success of Milchama in our first go 'round in test cricket it made very little sense for the selectors to pick anybody else that was not already on the team.

Managed by David Krumpton:

Likely lineup (in batting order):
Daniel Ross RHB
Philip de Franches LHB
Hayden March (c) RHB Part time off spin
Jerome Carney RHB
Ryan Cohen RHB Part time leg spin
Davy Carpenter LHB All around medium fast
Bethany Guerin WK
Tanya Pehrson RHB Opening fast bowler. Throws left
Kesem Prentice LHB Legspinner
Bonnie Woods RHB Opening fast bowler Throws right
Benny Huant RHB Double bowler. Generally bowls medium pace but will occasionally bowl off spin.

Others in the squad
Yohonatan Malliteen RHB. Middle order batter
Greg Cochran LHB Opening batter
Bryan Hampton LHB Off spinner
Wesley Hesch RHB Fast bowler
Denny Kischant RHB Fast bowler (somewhat bowling all rounder)
Efes Mahbet RHB Batter

Stadia
The National Cricket Stadium is the home of cricket in Milchama and is generally considered the best stadium in the country. Of course, Milchamians like certain things out of their cricket and one of them is that ball should come before bat. Thus, the Stadium's wicket often looks like this and so is a bowler favorite for its unforgiving seem (-4).

The Cricketstadion is slightly more batter friendly but not much more. The groundskeepers have been known to keep the outfield heavy, meaning tall grass, which makes hitting 4s much harder than on a typical ground. However, the wicket is more even than in Alexandria but still expect a bowler friendly game (-2).

That Giant Oval Over There is the most batter friendly pitch in Milchama. But that's mostly because it almost comes out to neutral. It's known for its short boundaries and T20 run fests. However, the uneven pitch and the quick wear and tear usually bring bowlers back into the game over the course of a multiday match. It was considered too batter friendly by the bowling loving Milchamians and was recently renovated to be slightly more defensive. Expect some fireworks and then those fireworks to be quickly dowsed (-1).

RP Permissions: If you do a scorecard please do my side as well. Other than that go crazy whatever you want to happen let it be done. To be clear here: of course Milchama mankads because we're a baseball playing nation and understand how pickoffs work.

by **Darmen** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:29 pm

Darmeni National Cricket Team
presented by the
Darmeni Cricket Board

The Selection Committee of the Darmeni Cricket Board has announced the sixteen player squad that will contest the 13th GCF World Test Challenge season. No stats can be given at this time as the intern from Dancougar hired to collate the statistics from season 12 has squandered the period between test seasons playing Esportiva Universalis IV and interning with the National Census Bureau of Darmen.

First XI
Máel Sechlainn Brice - Right-handed Batsman - 29 years old - Vogler City CC
Sigmund Winter (Captain) - Right-handed Batsman - 35 years old - Bloomer CC
Theudofrid Milligan - Right-handed Batsman - 31 years old - Romanopolis CC
Winston van der Zee - Right-handed Batsman - 30 years old - Hendricks City CC
Kenny O’Callaghan - Right-handed Batsman - 26 years old - Bloomer CC
Bud Bachmann (Vice-Captain) - Right-handed All-rounder - Bowls right fast - 27 years old - Johnho CC
Justin Beckett - Left-handed Wicket-keeper - 27 years old - Romanopolis CC
Corwin McAlister - Right-handed Pace Bowler - Bowls right fast - 31 years old - Bloomer CC
Alf Dickenson - Left-handed Pace Bowler - Bowls left fast-medium - 30 years old - Brham CC
Ilia Snelling - Left-handed Spin Bowler - Bowls slow left-arm unorthodox - 31 years old - Romanopolis CC
Jean-François Simonson - Right-handed Spin Bowler - Bowls off spin - 24 years old - Cosmopolitan CC

Reserves
Ellar Ready - Right-handed Batsman - 31 years old - Sterling City CC
Eli English - Right-handed All-rounder - Bowls right off spin - 24 years old - Springfield CC
Caerwyn Rodgers - Right-handed Wicket-keeper - 26 years old - Starburg CC
Edmund Fairclough - Right-handed Pace Bowler - Bowls right fast - 27 years old - Hendricks City CC
Gregor Bean - Left-handed Pace Bowler - Bowls left fast - 25 years old - Menomonie CC

Schedule & Records

Week Opponent        Location                          Capacity Ground Mod Note
 1   Ko-oren         Capital Stadium, Scott City       25,000   +1         Friendship Trophy
 2   Ko-oren         East Hampton Road Ground, Augusta 11,500   -1         Friendship Trophy
 3   Pratapgadh      TBA                               TBA
 4   Pratapgadh      TBA                               TBA
 5   Liventia        Brham Municipal Ground, Brham     13,500   +5         Edwards-Winter Trophy
 6   Liventia        Larunda Gardens, Liverpool        15,650   +2         Edwards-Winter Trophy
 7   Liventia        Capital Stadium, Scott City       25,000   +1         Edwards-Winter Trophy
 8   OPEN
 9   OPEN
10   Eastfield Lodge TBA                               TBA
11   Eastfield Lodge TBA                               TBA
12   Eastfield Lodge TBA                               TBA

Record @ Home Grounds
Capital Stadium: 9 matches, 7 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss
East Hampton Road Ground: 2 match, 2 wins
Brham Municipal Ground: 4 matches, 1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses
Larunda Gardens: 3 matches, 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss

Record vs. Opponents
Ko-oren: 14 matches, 5 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses
Pratapgadh: 2 matches, 2 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses
Liventia: 12 matches, 4 wins, 1 tie, 1 draw, 6 losses
Eastfield Lodge: 10 matches, 4 wins, 5 draws, 1 loss

All-time record: 129 matches, 52 wins, 1 tie, 29 draws, 47 losses

RP Permissions: No killing or other serious life altering events. If you make a scorecard for your team, please also make one for mine. Feel free to send me a TG (preferred) or Discord DM if you have any questions.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:00 am

QUEBEC AND SHINGORYEO NATIONAL TEST CRICKET TEAM

Nickname: Grim Reapers, Tricolour Taegeuk
Trigramme: QUE
Colours: Red and Black, with Yellow stripes

Cricket in Quebec and Shingoryeo

Au contraire to what many people seem to think about, cricket is one of the oldest sports the country has welcomed, though not at a particular level of prominence we would see from other batting sports the Quebecois have embraced since then. Cricket was introduced to Quebec and Shingoryeo in the late 1800s, thanks to two elements: 1) the active travels of Quebecois diplomats and tradesmen who frequented the RL-IC portal into the so-called 'British Isles', and 2) when the increased trading relations between Q&S and its allies, namely the former Teus Empire and the Ko-orenite state, successfully brought the sport to the Quebecois soil. It was initially introduced to a series of small townships out in West and East Coasts, where it drew particular appeal towards the landed gentry and the bourgeoisie and gained community presence in local schools and rotary clubs where generations of great players and their friendships were forged.

While the sport, due to its community-based limitations, was unable to expand much into major cities and other regions, where football, baseball and later handball took a greater hand during the summers, the sport has remained strong in smaller regions across the country. The Quebecois Cricket Board (QCB), from time to time, may have found themselves under severe financial and broadcasting challenges, but they have improved the sport's stances and the quality of competition since then. In past decades, there have been several cricketers who have plied their trades abroad, most notably in their Anaian neighbour Ko-oren but also in other rising nations such as Sylestone and Brookstation, and all three forms of cricket competition have stabilised after the struggles faced during the 2010s and 2020s, with increased media representation and increased money in television rights proving to be good signs.

The state of test cricket in Quebec and Shingoryeo is a tricky thing. Test cricket has been played for almost 200 years now, and the multi-day nature of test and the communal nature of cricket in Quebec have meant that while test series are regularly scheduled and played on domestic soil under a historical league of 'The Six'. Consisting of the six most prominent provincial/regional sides who play test cricket since 1877, The Six continues to present itself as a successful, well-sustaining league even in the recent era of commercialisation and faster pace in cricket, and hopes remain high in that the Ko-orenite visit to Quebec will only add more to the sport's emergence among the Quebecois public.

As always, the Quebecois players are open to plying their trades abroad- please send me a PM via Discord, or a TG for any interest in Quebecois players. A sole exception applies to Jang Joon-Gweon, who cannot sign for a foreign side due to reasons that are listed once you scroll lower over this post.

The Roster

Name                   Age     Position
Ginerva Kayondo         46     Head Coach
Francois Glenn-Dufresne 38     Assistant Coach
Edward Hwang            46     Bowling Coach
Francoise Michaelson    40     Team Manager

Batting order: McNeill - Chevening - Tatti - Kayondo-Kirkley - Bohng - Jang - Barnes - de Vries - Joh - MacDonnell - O'Neill
Captain: Hector de Vries
Best Batter (WK/AA included): Jang Joon-Gweon
Best Bowler (AA included): Hector de Vries

For the most part, we see the same names from the past couple of national teams who have performed admirably to a joint-fifth place in the Twenty20 World championships, as well as a middling group stage finish at the ODI World Trophy, even though a few newer names, who were marked with an asterix, suggest that the depth of cricketers in Quebec continues to improve and in being younger. Continuing the Quebecois reputation of firebrands across most sports, it remains a squad known for its batting prowess, led by one of only two elite to world-class batters in all of Quebec named Jang Joon-Gweon, a wicket-keeper currently studying at Univ. St. Croix when not on the pitches, and will not be shy with said approach towards the batting.

Where the team can improve upon, however, is the bowling with the Grim Reapers still considered to be a couple of big-time bowlers away from being considered for international relevance outside of limited-overs cricket. It does not completely lack depth, however, and veteran expertise of the veteran trio of O'Neill, Woo-Barnes and MacDonnell may work well enough at times. The team also brings two all-arounders - the one to watch there is Adeline J. Barnes, who went lights out at various points of both the AODICC (as Inteachan provincial side) and the T20WC side - and if all things go well enough for them, may not be able to humiliate themselves against a superior Sylestone side on their visit.

№   Name		                Age  Sex Role         Bats  Bowls       State Side  
00  Hannah-Anne Tatti            33    F Batter        RHB  Leg-Spin    Acadie
01  Jang Joon-Gweon              20    M Wicket-Keeper RHB  N/A         Inteachan
02  Bohng Dae-Doo                23    M Batter        LHB  Slow        Terre-Aux-Oiseaux
03  Emeli Eskelinen              20    M All-rounder   RHB  Legbreak    Mahan
04  Devon Blough                 22    F Batter        LHB  Orthodox    Terre-Aux-Oiseaux
05  Donheil-Stormhawk O'Neill    29    M Bowler        LHB  Medium-Fast Mahan
06  Horatio Woo-Barnes           31    M Bowler        LHB  Medium      Yoseo
07  Hector de Vries              33    M Bowler        LHB  Fast        Acadie
08  Maude Cha                    27    F Wicket-Keeper LHB  N/A         Acadie
09  Claude MacDonnell            28    M Bowler        RHB  Medium-Fast Yoseo
10  Adeline J. Barnes            21    F All-rounder   LHB  Unorthodox  Inteachan
11  Laurent Chevening            25    M Opener        RHB  Off-Break   Joongyeong
12  Jacqueline Yang-Bordeleau    23    F Bowler        LHB  Wrist       Terre-Aux-Oiseaux
13  Hannah Kayondo-Kirkley       25    F Batter        RHB  Slow        Joongyeong
14  Jerome McNeill               24    M Opener        LHB  Orthodox    Inteachan
15  Park Seung-Moo               27    M Batter        RHB  Fast        Acadie
16  Joh Ja-Ryong                 31    M Bowler        RHB  Off-Break   Terre-Aux-Oiseaux
17  Clemenence-Odette Chinenyeze 32    F Bowler        LHB  Fast        Terre-Aux-Oiseaux

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes, but no death or career-ending injuries.
Godmod how my players were dismissed: Yes!
Create a full scorecard for my team: Of course!

by **Liventia** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:05 am

The Liventian Cricketing Board of Authority has come under fire after failing to arrange any home Test matches on the eve of the new season.

While the Red-and-Gold are on a two-Test tour of the Plough Islands to begin the new campaign, fans at home remain faced with the all-too-real possibility that there will be no international cricket when the tourists return home until the next edition of the Edwards–Winter Trophy, to be held in Darmen as a three-match series this year.

Sources at the CBA insist "everything is being done to put together a home international season befitting a world top-five team", but Liventian fans are increasingly resigned to what would be a historic first Test season without home games, something that would also rule Liventia out of the World Test Challenge Final even before a single league match has been played.

Teams must play at least six games, and at least one home and one away series each season, to qualify for the Final. The Red-and-Gold currently have five matches scheduled from a possible 12, all away from home.

In terms of the lineup, with the retirement of Eddie Reynolds, the Finney brothers and Jonathan Adams, spots have opened up for first Test call-ups for limited-overs caps Guillaume Bardet, Hasegawa Daiki, and Victor Shazi-Allan.

All 21 players will travel on away tours, with playing XIs to be selected from the touring squads.

Liventia will make use of a DRS review only if:
- If it is an obvious error by the on-field umpire; or if it is not, the following apply:
- If batting, the batsman has made at least 40; or
- If batting, the batsman involved is a recognised batsman or all-rounder and only the tail is left; or
- If bowling, the opposition batsman is one of the three best batsmen on the team and has made at least 35; or
- If bowling, the opposition batsman is someone else has made at least 50.

If you RP first and create a scorecard, I ask that you also do one for my side. Please don't kill any of my players, and serious injuries should be discussed with me beforehand. Retired hurts are fine, within reason.

FIRST NAMES (COMMONLY)			SCORECARD/LAST NAME	AGE	BATHAND	ROLE/BOWLING
Sean Harvey Aaron (Sean)		SHA Keller		21	LEFT	OPENER
Peter Dennis (Peter)			PD Finch**		30	RIGHT	OPENER
Daiki Léon-Michel Tsuyoshi (Daiki)	Hasegawa DLMT		24	LEFT	TOP ORDER & OPENER
David Huw Jacob (Dave)			DHJ Edwards		32	RIGHT	TOP ORDER
Philippe Jean-André (Philippe)		PJA Bérenger		32	RIGHT	MIDDLE ORDER
Glenn Ivan (Ivan)			GI Reeve		24	RIGHT	MIDDLE ORDER
Percéval Jérôme (PJ)			PJ Trouvé		25	LEFT	MIDDLE ORDER
Pierre Guillaume Xavier (Guillaume)	PGX Bardet		23	RIGHT	MIDDLE ORDER/occasional SLOW LEFT ARM UNORTHODOX (SLC)
William Robert Dennis (Will)		WRD Daniels		23	RIGHT	MIDDLE ORDER/reserve WK
Yoann Michel (Yoann)			YM Lemoine		24	RIGHT	BAT ALL-ROUNDER/RIGHT ARM MEDIUM-FAST (RMF)
Rhys Llewellyn (Rhys)			RL Quentin		24	RIGHT	BAT ALL-ROUNDER/RIGHT ARM MEDIUM (RM)
Brendon Alexander Radley (Brendon)	BAR du Pont		34	RIGHT	LOWER ORDER/primary WK
Gabriel Heath Steven Conor (Gabe)	GHSC Lloyd-Blackburn	23	RIGHT	LOWER ORDER/reserve WK
Ruairidh Joseph (Ruairidh)		RJ MacMaster		32	RIGHT	BOWL ALL-ROUNDER/RIGHT ARM FAST-MEDIUM (RFM)
James Francis Michael (Francis)		JFM Kennedy		31	LEFT	BOWL ALL-ROUNDER/SLOW LEFT ARM ORTHODOX (SLA)
Mathieu Édouard-Paul (Matt)		MEP Goudreau*		29	RIGHT	BOWL ALL-ROUNDER/LEGSPIN (rLS)/GOOGLY (LBG)
Bradley Lewis (Brad)			BL Kerr**		33	LEFT	BOWLER/LEFT ARM FAST-MEDIUM (LFM)
Ryan Pietro Tomas (Ryan)		RPT de Cerci		26	LEFT	BOWLER/OFFSPIN (rOS)
Gareth Joshua Daniel (Josh)		GJD Huws		25	RIGHT	BOWLER/RIGHT-ARM MEDIUM-FAST (RMF)
Juan James Andrew (JJ)			JJA Martínez-Jones	22	RIGHT	BOWLER/LEFT ARM MEDIUM-FAST (LMF)
Victor Thabo (Victor)			VT Shezi-Allan		27	RIGHT	BOWLER/SLOW LEFT ARM UNORTHODOX (SLC)

* Captain
** Vice-captain

Most likely starting lineup in italics, although this is not set in stone

by **Gruenberg** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:29 am

Roster & Permissions

Nation: The Holy Wenaist Sultanate of Gruenberg
Trigram: None. Abbreviating "Gruenberg" is sacrilegious
Demonym: Gruenberger
Kit: Green caps, hence the nickname

Squad: EME Broimbles (RHB, OB, c), YQB Contemnible (RHB, WK), ZZAJ Effervescentpyjamas (LHB, LFM), BPGV Grovan (LHB, RFM), ZVEU Hengtridan Jr. (RHB, WK), CRFQ Hmnff (RHB), MKSC Karsters (LHB, RMF), TIMTAM Renkauer (RHB, RF), THUJ Reversiblechocolatestalin (RHB), WBR Sempauer (RHB, RM), QD Skejjibox (RHB, OB), VBPU Skkrrrtltwibe (LHB), NEM Syzygyswallower (LHB, LFM), SAF Thunduggan (RF, RFM), HAYW Tumcoweiss (LHB, SLA), ! (RHB)

With Pitkin Deisler, Kahunk Uvaevaluvae and Lemonzesty Yowoax retired, the link to the past is more or less fully severed, and this 16 player squad has more or less moved on to the new generation.

Leading the team is Ettexinor Broimbles. Consistently the best batsman for Gruenberg, and one of the best in the world, since Gruenberg's return to international cricket, he's also the team's best fielder and a more than handy part-timer with the ball, though as captain he seems reluctant to bowl himself. A fluent and technically composed batter with an aggressive streak against spin, he's a consistent run scorer and has multiple Test hundreds, including a double, to his name. His white ball captaincy has its crickets and this is his first time leading the Test side, so it remains to be seen how he will adapt. Don't expect too much in the way of tactical innovation: he's fairly conservative when it comes to things like field placings and bowling changes, though he encourages attacking play from his batters.

The only other returning player from the prior generation is Compoundinterest Hmnff, now the team's most experienced batsman. A defensive opening batter, he has scored a Test triple century, the only one in Gruenberger history, but his slow scoring isn't to everyone's tastes. Back in the day he was considered a useful bat-pad fielder but with age he's moved into the slips.

With Deisler gone, finding an opening partner for Hmnff will be the team's first port of call. Zambuimmi Hengtridan Jr. looks set to make his long awaited Test debut. Though listed as the back-up keeper he's not really got the glovework to stand back for a whole Test and is here as a specialist batter. Maturing from his more impetuous days, he now looks to have the patience and skill to make more of a red ball contribution. Veryspicymediumsalty Skkrrrtltwibe is there as a reserve in an attempt at picking a like-for-like replacement: a tall left hander. He lacks some of Deisler's fluent elegance but has established a formidable run scoring record in domestic cricket.

The remaining batting spots seems likely to be a shootout between Wengerzein Sempauer, a short, compact player with lightning fast feet, who made his Test debut last season and did capably enough without nailing down a place; !, a tall, thin young man with a long straggly beard who has established himself as a dependable white ball batter in the last couple of years, and put to bed doubts about his ability against the short ball, though like many Gruenberger batters he's prone to flashes of aggression against spin that don't always come off; and Terg Reversiblechocolatestalin, an aggressive young middle order player whose astonishing century lit up the last T20 competition but managed little else in his remaining innings.

Key to balancing the side will be Hraffinthroquadilamjamhampamsamtamrambamattawakkipurrheliomansthophthanes Tumcoweiss. Tumcoweiss is a left-arm spinner, but it's his batting that has really excelled, and he was in truly outstanding form through the last ODI World Trophy. Also a superb fielder, there's some talk he should be the next captain, though it may indeed be his bowling that's actually the weakest string to his bow. His initial go in Tests showed he lacked wicket taking bite. Metalhips Karsters is another all-round option, though there's some question as to whether his nagging mediums will be wicket taking deliveries at Test level, or whether his burly slogging will translate to the demands of five-day cricket.

Ystipug Contemnible follows very much in Uvaevaluvae's footsteps, being a keeper-batsman rather than a batsman-keeper. His excellent glovework, particularly to the spinners, needs to compensate for being a substandard international batter. In a pinch Hengtridan Jr. could keep if Contemnible fails.

The bowling will once again be led by Brigveger Grovan, who while not listed as an all-rounder made numerous important contributions with the bat last season. A canny right arm seamer who's a master of reverse swing, Grovan is the team's bowling captain. He's supported by Transportflowmap Renkauer, injury prone pacer and handy batter who can rip through bowling lineups at his best. In the interests of balancing the attack, the third seamer could be a left armer, either Zefixaq Effervescentpyjamas or Naffineffiniffinoffinuffi Syzygyswallower. Medium-fast swingers, both offer a left arm option, with Effervescentpyjamas the more penetrating, Syzygyswallower the more reliable. Saxifrage Thunduggan is a leading domestic wicket taker, a bustling young seamer.

Naming only one specialist spinner may seem extraordinary for a Gruenberger team. That's partly a vote of confidence in Quouodan Skejjibox not to need much help: the tall mystery spinner has been Gruenberg's best player for the last two years. Tumcoweiss is there, too, of course, and Broimbles could bowl in a pinch.

Probable batting lineup:

1. Hmnff
2. Hengtridan Jr.
3. Sempauer
4. Broimbles*
5. !
6. Tumcoweiss
7. Contemnible+
8. Grovan
9. Renkauer
10. Effervescentpyjamas
11. Skejjibox

RP permissions: I want to make scorecards. Let me do that, and you can do whatever you like.

by **Liventia** » Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:54 am

Matchweek 1

GCF Test 883
Match Report: Elmyia in Eastfield Lodge (1 of 2)
Elmyia bat first
Eastfield Lodge 420/8d (97.0 overs), 93/1 (22.1 overs)
Elmyia 220 (80.1 overs), 292 (102.2 overs)
Eastfield Lodge win by 9 wickets

GCF Test 884
Match Report: Liventia in The Plough Islands (1 of 2)
Liventia bat first
The Plough Islands 255 (60.3 overs), 329/8 (90.5 overs)
Liventia 349 (121.0 overs), 399/6d (116.0 overs)
Drawn

GCF Test 885
Match Report: Ko-oren in Darmen (Friendship Trophy 1 of 2)
Ko-oren bat first
Darmen 404 (102.0 overs), 114/8 (35.0 overs)
Ko-oren 110 (23.5 overs), 407 (197.2 overs)
Darmen win by 2 wickets

GCF Test 886
Match Report: Pratapgadh in Krytenia (1 of 2)
Pratapgadh bat first
Krytenia 284 (61.1 overs), 221/5 (73.0 overs)
Pratapgadh 251 (66.2 overs), 253 (55.2 overs)
Krytenia win by 5 wickets

GCF Test 887
Match Report: Quebec and Shingoryeo in Sylestone (1 of 3)
Sylestone bat first
Sylestone 296 (52.1 overs), 150 (56.1 overs)
Quebec and Shingoryeo 194 (44.4 overs), 224 (53.2 overs)
Quebec and Shingoryeo lose by 28 runs

GCF Test 888
Match Report: Baggieland in StrayaRoos (1 of 3)
StrayaRoos bat first
StrayaRoos 288 (96.5 overs), 162 (34.1 overs)
Baggieland 250 (124.1 overs), 202/2 (72.0 overs)
Baggieland win by 8 wickets

GCF Test 889
Match Report: TJUN-ia in Sajnur (1 of 3)
TJUN-ia bat first
Sajnur 269 (58.0 overs), 284/8 (59.5 overs)
TJUN-ia 249 (57.2 overs), 302 (117.3 overs)
Sajnur win by 2 wickets

GCF Test 890
Match Report: Gruenberg in Milchama (1 of 3)
Gruenberg bat first
Milchama 183 (58.1 overs), 225 (51.2 overs)
Gruenberg 183 (69.1 overs), 281 (86.4 overs)
Milchama lose by 56 runs

League standings

                         Pl  W  L  D  T  Ld  Lv  Pts BP  Avg
Darmen			  1  1  0  0  0   1   0   20  0 20.0
Eastfield Lodge		  1  1  0  0  0   1   0   20  0 20.0
Krytenia		  1  1  0  0  0   1   0   20  0 20.0
Sajnur			  1  1  0  0  0   1   0   20  0 20.0
Sylestone		  1  1  0  0  0   1   0   20  0 20.0
Gruenberg		  1  1  0  0  0   0   1   18  0 18.0
Baggieland		  1  1  0  0  0   0   0   16  0 16.0
Liventia		  1  0  0  1  0   1   0    9  0  9.0
The Plough Islands	  1  0  0  1  0   0   0    5  0  5.0
StrayaRoos		  1  0  1  0  0   1   0    4  0  4.0
Milchama		  1  0  1  0  0   0   1    2  0  2.0
Elmyia			  1  0  1  0  0   0   0    0  0  0.0
Ko-oren			  1  0  1  0  0   0   0    0  0  0.0
Pratapgadh		  1  0  1  0  0   0   0    0  0  0.0
Quebec and Shingoryeo	  1  0  1  0  0   0   0    0  0  0.0
TJUN-ia			  1  0  1  0  0   0   0    0  0  0.0

The early-season scorination schedule up to Week 3 has been adjusted.

by **Gruenberg** » Sat Feb 11, 2023 10:18 am

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

Gruenberg 183 all out (69.1 overs)
                                                 R    B   4/6
CRFQ Hmnff                     lbw b Pehrson     8  (15)  2/-
ZVEU Hengtridan Jr.      c Guerin+ b Pehrson     4  (17)  -/-
WBR Sempauer                   lbw b Prentice   12  (37)  -/-
EME Broimbles*           c Guerin+ b Woods       3   (2)  -/-    
!                              lbw b Carpenter  17  (36)  1/-
HAYW Tumcoweiss          c Ross    b Prentice   49 (101)  4/-
YQB Contemnible+         c March   b Huant      59 (160)  4/-
BPGV Grovan              c Ross    b Huant      18  (19)  1/1
TIMTAM Renkauer          c Guerin+ b Pehrson     4  (21)  -/-
QD Skejjibox             c Huant   b Pehrson     7   (7)  -/1
ZZAJ Effervescentpyjamas NOT OUT                 0   (0)  -/-
EXTRAS (1lb, 1wb)                                2

FoW: 1: 10 (Hmnff, 4.2 overs); 2: 15 (Hengtridan Jr., 6.2 overs); 3: 18 (Broimbles, 7.1 overs); 4: 42 (Sempauer, 16.3 overs); 5: 46 (!, 19.2 overs); 6: 124 (Tumcoweiss, 50.4 overs); 7: 151 (Grovan, 58.3 overs); 8: 176 (Contemnible, 66.6 overs); 9: 176 (Renkauer, 67.6 overs); 10: 183 (Skejjibox, 69.1 overs)

            O    M    R    W
Pehrson    12.1  3   33    4
Woods      10    2   24    1
Prentice   18    3   33    2
Huant      10    1   43    2
Carpenter  12    3   28    1
Cohen       7    3   21    0

Milchama 183 all out (58.1 overs)
                                                            R    B   4/6
D Ross                          lbw b Effervescentpyjamas  22  (50)  4/-
P de Franches run out (!)                                   4  (12)  1/-
H March*      c Contemnible+        b Skejjibox            18  (46)  2/-
J Carney      c Contemnible+        b Renkauer             61 (114) 11/-
R Cohen                         lbw b Effervescentpyjamas  39  (71)  7/-
D Carpenter   c Broimbles           b Grovan               23  (39)  2/1
B Guerin+     c Effervescentpyjamas b Renkauer              3   (7)  -/-
T Pehrson     c Broimbles           b Grovan                1   (6)  -/-
K Prentice    c Broimbles           b Grovan                4   (2)  1/-
B Woods                         lbw b Grovan                0   (2)  -/-
B Huant       NOT OUT                                       0   (1)  -/-
EXTRAS (1b, 5lb, 1wb, 1nb)                                  8

FoW: 1: 20 (de Franches, 4.3 overs); 2: 34 (Ross, 14.3 overs); 3: 66 (March, 23.5 overs); 4: 125 (Cohen, 43.4 overs); 5: 171 (Carney, 54.2 overs); 6: 177 (Carpenter, 55.6 overs); 7: 179 (Pehrson, 57.1 overs); 8: 183 (Prentice, 57.3 overs); 9: 183 (Woods, 57.5 overs); 10: 183 (Guerin, 58.1 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Effervescentpyjamas  15    2   62    2
Grovan               18    6   39    4
Renkauer             13.1  3   30    2
Tumcoweiss            6    0   34    0
Skejjibox             6    2   12    1

Gruenberg 281 all out (86.1 overs)
                                                    R    B   4/6
CRFQ Hmnff               c de Franches b Prentice  46  (94)  6/-     
ZVEU Hengtridan Jr.                lbw b Huant     12  (30)  1/-
WBR Sempauer                           b Prentice  45  (76)  5/-  
EME Broimbles*                     lbw b Pehrson   63 (134)  7/1    
!                                  c & b Pehrson   68 (131)  6/1
HAYW Tumcoweiss          c Guerin+     b Pehrson    3  (20)  -/-        
YQB Contemnible+         c Woods       b Pehrson   16  (23)  2/-   
BPGV Grovan              c Guerin+     b Pehrson    0   (2)  -/-  
TIMTAM Renkauer          NOT OUT                   10   (8)  2/-
QD Skejjibox             c Guerin+     b Pehrson    7   (7)  1/-
ZZAJ Effervescentpyjamas c Guerin+     b Pehrson    0   (1)  -/-
EXTRAS (5wb, 6nb)                                  11

FoW: 1: 22 (Hengtridan Jr., 10.4 overs); 2: 107 (Sempauer, 31.6 overs); 3: 108 (Hmnff, 33.4 overs); 4: 232 (Broimbles, 70.6 overs); 5: 239 (Tumcoweiss, 76.4 overs); 6: 257 (!, 82.1 overs); 7: 257 (Grovan, 82.3 overs); 8: 270 (Contemnible, 84.6 overs); 9: 281 (Skejjibox, 86.3 overs); 10: 281 (Effervescentpyjamas, 86.4 overs)

            O    M    R    W
Pehrson    23.4  6   50    7
Woods      20    3   80    0
Huant       9    1   19    1
Carpenter  13    1   35    0
Prentice   22    2   97    2

Milchama 225 all out (51.2 overs)
                                                      R    B   4/6
D Ross        c Contemnible+  b Effervescentpyjamas  36  (68)  4/-
P de Franches c Sempauer      b Renkauer             18  (39)  3/-
H March*      st Contemnible+ b Skejjibox            37  (52)  4/-
J Carney      c Hmnff         b Grovan                8  (13)  1/-
R Cohen                   lbw b Grovan                0   (1)  -/-
D Carpenter   c Contemnible+  b Grovan               75  (73)  9/2
B Guerin+     c !             b Skejjibox             0   (3)  -/-
T Pehrson     c Contemnible+  b Skejjibox             7  (20)  1/-
K Prentice    c Contemnible+  b Grovan               33  (27)  5/-
B Woods       c Contemnible+  b Grovan                8  (12)  1/-
B Huant       NOT OUT                                 0   (0)  -/-
EXTRAS (2b, 1wb)

FoW: 1: 34 (de Franches, 10.2 overs); 2: 78 (Ross, 23.6 overs); 3: 96 (Carney, 27.3 overs); 4: 96 (Cohen, 27.4 overs); 5: 106 (March, 30.3 overs); 6: 106 (Guerin, 30.6 overs); 7: 138 (Pehrson, 38.6 overs); 8: 197 (Prentice, 47.3 overs); 9: 223 (Carpenter, 49.6 overs); 10: 225 (Woods, 51.2 overs)

                      O    M    R    W
Effervescentpyjamas  18    2   68    1
Grovan               12.2  0   46    5
Renkauer             12    0   62    1
Tumcoweiss            3    0   15    0
Skejjibox             6    0   32    3

Day 1
Lunch: Gruenberg 58-5, 24 overs (Contemnible 7, Tumcoweiss 6)
6th wicket: 50 in 123 balls (Tumcoweiss 31, Contemnible 19)
Tea: Gruenberg 124-6, 50.4 overs (Contemnible 30)
YQB Contemnible: 50 in 150 balls, 2x4 (Gruenberg 167-7)
Close of play: Milchama 24-1, 11 overs (Ross 17, March 3)
Day 2
Lunch: Milchama 108-3, 39 overs (Carney 33, Cohen 29)
4th wicket: 50 in 99 balls (Cohen 33, Carney 16)
J Carney: 50 in 102 balls, 9x4 (Milchama 155-4) 
Tea: Gruenberg 16-0, 8 overs (Hengtridan Jr. 11, Hmnff 2)
2nd wicket: 50 in 88 balls (Sempauer 31, Hmnff 17)
Close of play: Gruenberg 131-3, 40 overs (! 17, Broimbles 5)
Day 3
4th wicket: 50 in 70 balls (! 32, Broimbles 20)
EME Broimbles: 50 in 88 balls, 7x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 203-3)
4th wicket: 100 in 183 balls (Broimbles 52, ! 46)
Lunch: Gruenberg 213-3, 66 overs (Broimbles 54, ! 48)
!: 50 in 92 balls, 5x4 1x6 (Gruenberg 218-3)
New ball taken: Gruenberg 254-5, 80.1 overs (! 66, Contemnible 8)
Tea: Milchama 16-0, 5 overs (de Franches 10, Ross 5)
Close of play: Milchama 130-6, 37 overs (Carpenter 24, Pehrson 6)
Day 4
D Carpenter: 50 in 55 balls, 7x4 (Milchama 170-7)
8th wicket: 50 in 44 balls (Prentice 29, Carpenter 24)

Match result: Gruenberg win by 56 runs

Article posted on the GruenCric website.

Experienced Grovan holds his nerve in thrilling finish to Test

Expected XI:

* Merriness is considered a sin in Wenaism.

by **Ko-oren** » Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:19 pm

So, where do we stand on this team? We invited a handful of commentators, pundits, and journalists to share their thoughts about this team. It's Morris Berkeleigh from East Surbourneshire, Flora Esheway from West Surbourneshire, Branton Grassmeadow from Willowbourne, and Dornared yDachasion from Mawryshire, with some contributions by Ruboze Majarthen from the emerging cricket region of the Capitals, and Greencastrian Grace Crassick.

First, the numbers: among the starters, additional team members, and U23 members, we have:
- 5 openers
- 9 batsmen
- 4 wicketkeepers
- 5 all-rounders, two of which are starting
- 7 spinners
- 7 pacers

From:
- Leeshire: 8
- West Surbourneshire: 6
- East Surbourneshire: 6
- Greencaster: 5
- Willowbourne: 6
- Mawryshire: 6

Which are a divided a little unevenly: West and East Surbourneshire and Willowbourne all have two of their six players on the U23 list, and those will struggle to get overs at all. That leaves us Leeshire with 7 senior team members, and Greencaster and Mawryshire with 5 each. Anyone care to jump in with a comment on which under 23 players will definitely get to play?

Branton Glassmeadow, Willowbourne: I have to make a case here for Wakin. I can see him as being among that group with Trevorrow and Maitland, two guys who have brought back the all-rounder role from obscurity. There was a moment when all-rounders all but disappeared from our starting XIs, and after some time, they were quietly brought back, with Maitland leading the charge by showing he can be deadly with his inswinger. yRwceinaig is a little more mature than Wakin as it stands, but then again Emory isn't playing all the time with Willowbourne, while yRwceinaig is already a starting factor on a weaker Mawryshire team.

Dornared yDachasion, Mawryshire: Allegedly.

Branton Glassmeadow, Willowbourne: And I have to speak out on Silverleigh, who started the season as an unknown factor but has held his own in East Surbourneshire!

Morris Berkeleigh, East Surbourneshire: Not necessarily the best team of last season (they finished sixth out of six) but he's surely been a joy to watch. The team have issues but they're certainly not his.

Do you see a risk in how the current starters rely on East Surbourneshire bowlers?

Morris Berkeleigh, East Surbourneshire: There's a risk in that, they've all been brought up on the same kinds of pitches. But we've also seen the captain and the coaches select players based on that week's challenge so I'm not worried that the risk will ever have an impact. What we're more looking at is an Eastern team that's relying on three of the best individual players - that's Silverleigh, Chapman, and Fox - paired up with a lot of younger players. The team will be fine in the long run, and these three players will get a lot done for the Dragonflies, I'm convinced. And it's not like they finished last by a mile. One fewer loss, one more draw would have put them third...

Grace Crassick, Greencaster: That's the thing with last season, it's virtually impossible to say that players under a certain system are better off than others. All six teams were very close together, and the teams better equipped to deal with odd circumstances prevailed.

Another thing: we're seeing a true revolution in younger age brackets with the amount of female players breaking through. Looking at this roster, it's got... Martine Raafden, Nia yEdenw, and Adelmoed Wolslager. One Mawr, two Intermareans. Where is that talent from the centre and the south?

Morris Berkeleigh: It's slowly filtering through, for now it's only visible in limited overs. But it's definitely happening. Greender, Finisterbrook, yGwrtheireninion, Bexnock, Dulway, and yEdenw again, all playing to a pretty good level in limited overs. Hylflower, Readrich are two more names that come to me, and in the next few years it'll improve. But with the focus on experienced talent, I mean, even the under 23s have been playing top level domestic cricket for over a year, it'll take a little longer to see the results in this team. But it's happening, I feel!

You've got me convinced, and I'm not hearing any objections from the rest of the panel for now. Well then, which players are we expecting the most from? Obviously the coach strategy and Marsden's on-field decisions matter most, but any individuals we're looking for?

Ruboze Majarthen: Seeing as nobody speaks up for Leeshire in the current party, I think Treloar and Treadway could be an opening duo with a lot of joint experience, and especially with Treloar seemingly becoming the undisputed number one opener in the country across last season, he should start every match. Whether it's Lyness or Treadway to join him - the latter makes a lot of sense. Dherengun should be the obvious option in the middle order as likely the best leftie we have right now, and arguably should have already been included over White, as you can see he's already getting a more important job at Leeshire than him. White's experienced is unmatched and something we'd otherwise miss...

Flora Esheway: Sorry for butting in, but I don't fully understand why the proposed team starting in match one has only two batsmen - aside from openers - with Wheelwright right after that and two more all-rounders? I get the focus on all-rounders, but it would be worth considering to drop a bowler and get a slightly harder hitting team in. This team as it stands won't be toothless, but it's certainly skewed.

Ruboze Majarthen: I had considered that, but I think this is a team that'll see a lot of turnover from match to match. Dherengun will get his innings! Now, whether this is Marsden's, Wheelwright's, and White's last big season is maybe more important to the stability of the team long-term... We could see the inclusion of a co-captain, to allow a peaceful transition of power. For Wheelwright I believe we have a capable follow-up in yBewlchawd of Mawryshire, do you agree, Dornared?

Dornared yDachasion: Definitely! As far as other Mawr go I'm not sure which can count on a lot of playing time, but yBewlchawd can be the long term option - nearly every other contender is deep in their 30s and hardly a younger version of Wheelwright.

Ruboze Majarthen: As far as leadership is concerned... I'm hearing good things about Hazelflower in Greencaster but he'd need to become a regular in the batting lineup first, and the competition for middle order batsman is stiff, probably more so than any other position aside from keeper or opener. It would fit to go from bowler to bowler in the impact they have on the game - I'd like to see a player who teams up with others a lot, so a middle order guy who scores slowly or a bowler fits as far as I'm concerned. Treloar is the Leeshire captain right now but as an opener... I just don't think that'd be the right choice. Courtenay is only a few years younger than Herschel. I'd like to see Enright develop into that direction but he's a little hot-headed at times.

Grace Crassick: From following most Greencaster matches last season, I agree Hazelflower could be a good long term option. He's doing great work at the region, but to say he ought to be a starting batsman every single match is perhaps a bit much - his skills depend on the situation and context, and guys like Dherengun are way more suited for that. That said, if White drops out, you've got a set of about six quality batsmen and then Hazelflower is easily in the mix. But at that point, why not Mothdrow? Also a Greencastrian, and had he been a year older, I'm sure he would've been captain.

Branton Grassmeadow: That we're going from a West Surbourneshire captain to a Greencastrian seems a done deal, given the dominance in the Regions' Trophy as of late. Individual talent is found outside of there in a lot of cases, but they somehow keep coming up with results. They're simply better prepared - well, they seem to find the few percent extra advantage needed for draws and wins.

And for clear standout individual talent?

Branton Grassmeadow: This is Treloar's year to break through. Courtenay and Wheelwright - we know what they can do - but can yBewlchawd and Dencherry do the same thing? Our main pacers are Harvey, Courtenay, Fox, Marsden - and they're all well in their 30s. The wealth we have in batting options isn't something we have in bowling right now, but we have a few years before it really starts to become a problem. Anyway, Lyness and Treadway will decide on the long term opening duo as partner to Treloar. Silverleigh and Dherengun, as well as Armfellow - maybe - can be the big new batsman to watch. And Enright needs to continue his development to become the third or fourth name on the team sheet for the rest of his career. He really has the world at his feet right now!

Flora Esheway: Agreed. Courtenay, Harvey, and Fox can use their last few years to dominate with Marsden always taking a spot as a pacer given his captaincy - so not all three can play at the same time. I'd also really reconsider having two all-rounders. May I suggest three pacers - Marsden and two of the above - with Trevorrow? Maitland really is too light and yRwceinaig is not ready yet either. That's a solid bowling attack, and with Enright or sometimes Lincoln you have spinning options. Obviously, there needs to be some evaluation before very series and between matches, but I don't really see the default decisions working...

by **Baggieland** » Sat Feb 11, 2023 10:52 pm

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sat Feb 11, 2023 11:53 pm

Sylestone 1st Innings
Batter                                                  R   B  4s  6s   SR
L Tiati              c Jang b de Vries                 25  41   3   1   60.98
C Freehill           c Tatti b Barnes                  70  62   8   2  112.9
P Shotenham          c Bohng b Barnes                  14  23   1   0   60.87
J Appleby            c Tatti b Joh                     70  70  10   1  100
C Cunnings           c Kayondo-Kirkley b Joh           20  32   1   0   62.5
J Martin             c Jang b McNeill                  11  18   2   0   61.11
S Asaskia            run out (Kayondo-Kirkley)         29  34   3   0   85.29
N Pistecial          c Jang b Barnes                    6   5   1   0  120
B Hall               c Chevening b MacDonnell          17  14   1   0  121.43
S Scron              c Jang b Joh                       1   4   0   0   25
K Sonnel             NOT OUT                           23  13   2   2  176.92
        EXTRAS       (1 b, 2 lb, 4 wd, 3 nb)           10
        TOTAL        all out                          296   (52.1 ov; 5.67 RPO)

Quebec and Shingoryeo Bowling
Bowler                  Ov   M   R  W   Econ  Ext
H de Vries               6   0  51  1    8.5  
JR Joh                   9   2  32  3   3.56  
AJ Barnes               23   3 105  3   4.57  
C MacDonnell           8.1   2  56  1   6.86  
J McNeill                6   1  52  1   8.67  

Quebec and Shingoryeo 1st Innings
Batter                                                  R   B  4s  6s   SR
J McNeill            c Tiati b Sonnel                   1   5   0   0   20
L Chevening          c Appleby b Hall                   2   3   0   0   66.67
HA Tatti             b Sonnel                          11  23   1   0   47.83
H Kayondo-Kirkley    run out (Appleby)                 33  48   0   0   68.75
JG Jang              NOT OUT                           84  86   8   2   97.67
AJ Barnes            c Tiati b Sonnel                  43  45   5   0   95.56
DD Bohng             c Tiati b Sonnel                   5  31   0   0   16.13
H de Vries           run out (Martin)                   2   5   0   0   40
JR Joh               c Tiati b Scron                    6  10   1   0   60
C MacDonnell         c Freehill b Pistecial             2   3   0   0   66.67
DS O'Neill           c Cunings b Sonnel                 0  11   0   0    
        EXTRAS       (1 lb, 2 wd, 2 nb)                 5
        TOTAL        all out                          194   (44.4 ov; 4.34 RPO)
                  
Sylestone Bowling
Bowler                  Ov   M   R  W   Econ  Ext
K Sonnel                12   5  43  5   3.58  
B Hall                  16   2  53  1   3.31  
S Scron                  9   1  41  1   4.56  
N Pistecial            7.3   1  58  1   7.73  

Sylestone 2nd Innings   (Target: 123)
Batter                                                  R   B  4s  6s   SR
L Tiati              c Jang (b Joh)                    17  36   2   0   47.22
C Freehill           c Chevening (b de Vries)          35  59   3   1   59.32
P Shotenham          c Kayondo-Kirkley (b O'Neill)      7  21   0   0   33.33
J Appleby            c Chevening (b Barnes)            14  30   1   0   46.67
C Cunnings           c Jang (b Joh)                     6  17   0   0   35.29
J Martin             c Kayondo-Kirkley (b Barnes)      23  55   2   0   41.82
S Asaskia            c Bohng (b Barnes)                15  43   2   0   34.88
N Pistecial          c Kayondo-Kirkley (b Joh)         11  29   0   0   37.93
B Hall               c Jang (b de Vries)                3  18   0   0   16.67
S Scron              c Tatti (b Barnes)                 2  14   0   0   14.29
K Sonnel             NOT OUT                            7  18   1   0   38.89
        EXTRAS       (2 b, 1 lb, 4 wd, 3 nb)           10
         TOTAL       all out                          150   (56.1 ov; 2.67 RPO)
                   
Quebec and Shingoryeo Bowling
Bowler                  Ov   M   R  W   Econ  Ext
JR Joh                  13   4  22  3   1.69  
H de Vries              11   0  43  2   3.91  
DS O'Neill               8   2  20  1    2.5  
C MacDonnell           8.1   1  27  0   3.31  
AJ Barnes               16   3  38  4   2.38  

Quebec and Shingoryeo 2nd Innings
Batter                                                  R   B  4s  6s   SR
J McNeill            c Tiati (b Sonnel)                 7  24   1   0   29.17
L Chevening          c Asaskia (b Pistecial)            5  10   0   0   50
HA Tatti             c Freehill (b Hall)               23  48   2   0   47.92
AJ Barnes            c Tiati (b Sonnel)                48  62   3   1   77.42
JG Jang              c Martin (b Scron)               101  93   7   2  108.6
H Kayondo-Kirkley    c Asaskia (b Pistecial)           11  17   1   0   64.71
DD Bohng             c Tiati (b Sonnel)                 2  13   0   0   15.38
JR Joh               NOT OUT                           13  25   2   0   52
H de Vries           c Freehill (b Pistecial)           7  11   1   0   63.64
C MacDonnell         c Appleby (b Hall)                 2  13   0   0   15.38
DS O'Neill           c Martin (b Sonnel)                0   6   0   0    
        EXTRAS       (1 b, 2 wd, 2 nb)                  5
        TOTAL        all out                          224   (53.2 ov; 4.2 RPO)
                   
Sylestone Bowling
Bowler                  Ov   M   R  W   Econ  Ext
K Sonnel                19   2  70  4   3.68  
S Scron                 10   2  48  1    4.8  
N Pistecial             11   1  66  3      6  
B Hall                13.2   3  40  2      3  

Venue: Betham Cricket Ground, Betham, Sylestone
Match number: GCF Test 887
Toss: Sylestone decided to bat first
Season: 13th GCF World Test Cricket Challenge
Matchdays: Matchweek 1
Player of the Match: Kate Sonnel (Sylestone)
Series result: Sylestone lead the series 1-0
Test debut: N/A
Umpires: Unknown
TV Umpire: Unknown
Reserve Umpire: Unknown
Match Referee: Unknown
Match Result: Quebec and Shingoryeo lose by 28 runs

by **Krytenia** » Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:04 am

The Evolution of Krytenian Cricket Fandom

Sport in Krytenia is, and always has been, a growth industry. Recardless of political, economic, or social issues, the men and women of the Federal Kingdom have always found succor in the sight of elite (and sometimes not so elite) athletes performing to the limits of their ability and beyond. Football, of course, has always taken centre stage, but there has always been space for other sports to fill the void. Take a look at the heavingly full venues in the Ashton and Emberton Olympics. A quick peruse of television viewing figures down the years also reveals the pattern, with sporting events from the World Cup, to track cycling, to the World Bowl dotting the upper echelons of "most watched" lists. Until recently, though, the sport of cricket has failed to gain traction.

Cricket has long been the red-headed stepchild of Krytenian sport. It was seen as a niche thing - yes, even more so than the likes of fencing or biathlon, which Krytenians only seem interested in when there's a gold medal with the Estoile stamped on it on offer - a curiosity for university students to play and/or drink too much beer watching. The fact, T20 aside, matches would require at least one full day of attention also made it, for the rank and file anyway, that bit more obtuse and inaccessible.

The times, however, are well and truly a-changing. The last three years or so has seen a sea change in how cricket is viewed in the country, to such an extent that it could be argued as the second most popular sport in Krytenia...from a spectator point of view, anyway. Attendances to domestic and international games are up massively on where they had been when the Stars made their hesitant return to the international fold, and with it has brought a new energy around the grounds and a new identity for the fanbase.

In the before times, you probably wouldn't recognise the average Krytenian fan. The cricket itself was almost an aside for them, an excuse for a social event out in the sun. A cooler full of beer and finger food was a must, and the atmosphere was, to not mince words, pathetic. Even the polite applause of the more staid nations' fans was more than the distracted murmuring of the Krytenians on their own turf. As a true fan, someone actually at Vale Park or the Northern Oval to watch the goings on in the field, it was frankly embarrassing to experience. Little did anyone in those early days know how a small band of fans would change the way the game was perceived, nor that it wouldn't be on Krytenian soil where they would perform their brand of magic.

They called themselves the "Krytie Krazies", and they descended upon Liventia for the first ODI World Trophy. They represented the hardcore of the Krytenian cricket fandom, and they were a world away from the casual "supporter". Full of voice and large of heart, they numbered only a few hundred, but what they lacked in numbers they made up for in spectacle. Decked out in sky blue, up to and including painted faces - and, in Orean, torsos - you would see amongst their ranks centurion costumes, painstakingly painted chainmail effect plastic armour, superhero capes...the works. Add to this the sheer wall of noise from those who had brought with them trumpets, drums, and Margaret knows what else, and you had a touchpoint for those watching the game to emulate. As the tournament progressed, and the team continued to improve, their numbers began to swell. So, too, did those of the viewers at home, enough so that the semi-final against the Plough Islands, widely regarded as one of the best ODI matches ever played, became the first game of cricket ever to be shown on KBS One. Though the Stars fell at the final hurdle, beaten by the marginally better side in New Lunenberg, the cyan die had been cast, and Krytenian cricket would never be the same again.

Fast forward to the present. Pratpgadh have come to visit, and they were given a welcome both warm and intimidatingly loud. Gone are the days of the picnic in the stands, and though the cold lager still flows freely, it is now the fuel for the Krazies' engines. That first delivery of this season's First Test is testament to this. We saw it against Milchama, and again here. It's picked up a nickname too - the Lions' Roar. The crescendo of cheering that accompanies the first delivery at the ECG, a "whoooooa" that increases in intensity as the bowler makes their run-up and sets the tone for a party atmosphere that never lets down.

The journey, perhaps, is still to be completed. Time will tell whether the team can add some silverware in some format of the game - most likely the fifty-over format - or whether the long form of the game can make the leap from its current home of KBS Two to the main channel. The steps made so far, though, have been gargantuan. Chirper - a relatively small social media platform founded in Bostopia but now as Krytenian as vindaloo brownies - has become the beating heart of the fandom on the Internet. Who would have imagined those scant thirty-six months ago that we'd be taking about Memelord Diego Aquino, or "Puny Ko-oren", or that the phrase "scheming over chicken" would enter the common parlance? Nobody is the answer. There again, cricket is a game where you can see the twists and turns develop, the suspense build, and unlike with, say, bingewatching some generic crime drama, no chance of leaked spoilers before it airs. It may never replace football as the national game, but as event watching, there are few things finer. Long may that fact remain.

by **Sylestone** » Tue Feb 14, 2023 1:36 am

BREAKING: JONAH APPLEBY HAS IS CAPABLE OF PLAYING SHOTS

BETHAM, SYLESTONE - After seven years of speculation, Sylestonean cricketer Jonah Appleby has finally announced that he is capable of playing a wider variety of shots than just the forward defence, as cricket fans across the nations found their jaws dropping to the floor while watching the first test against Quebec and Shingoryeo in Betham. The first blow came on just the third ball of his innings when he danced down the track to left-arm leg-spinner Adeline Barnes and lofted her back over her head for a one bounce four, setting the tone for the run-a-ball seventy that was to follow. To dispel any theories that it was his secret plan all along, Appleby did precede that shot with two classic forward defensive strokes - only hitting one as the other turned square past his outstretched bat - before realising that actually, it was only a matter of time before a ball came down with his name on it.

It proved to be the way to play on such a wreck of a pitch. Although the city of Betham is located deep within lush rainforest, the soil at the ground is still adaptable for these kinds of dust bowls and particularly so in the dry season when the pitches are actually used. Somehow, despite never looking truly comfortable, Appleby’s 70-ball innings proved to be the longest of anyone during the test save Quebecois superstar Jang Joon-Gweon’s two as he recorded scores of 84 not out and 101 on a surface where the highest team total was 296 - Sylestone’s first innings after Luke Tiati won the toss and did not hesitate in sending his opposite number into the field. In spite of his team’s loss, many questioned the official’s decision to not award him player of the match - after all, he had scored 185 runs out his country’s 418 over two innings. Add in the fact that he wasn’t even dismissed in the first innings despite coming in at five, and his case becomes even stronger. In the end, though, Kate Sonnel’s nine wickets throughout the match - including a five-for in the first innings - was judged to be the most impressive performance over the three days the game progressed through before Jack Martin’s catch off the bat of Donheil-Stormhawk O’Neill’s bat ensured that the hosts would emerge triumphant by 28 runs.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, Caitlyn Freehill ensured that the Hawthorns would get off to a flier, tearing into the pace of Hector de Vries en route to a 62-ball 70, a score that proved to be equal top of the innings alongside the aforementioned Appleby. At the other end, both Luke Tiati and Patrick Shotenham achieved starts before they were each claimed by the pitch - a trend that continued throughout the remainder of the innings. Aside from Freehill and Appleby, the next highest score was Samuel Asaskia’s 29, although Cameron Cunnings, Jack Martin, Broughton Hall and somehow Kate Sonnel all joined Tiati and Shotenham in double figures before being sent back to the dressing rooms. With almost all of the Sylestonean batters taking Freehill and Appleby’s lead and playing with serious intent, the innings run rate never dropped far below six an over and by the time Asaskia was run out by Hannah Kayondo-Kirkley, only 52.1 overs (313 balls) had been delivered, the Hawthorns racking up an impressive 296 runs.

In the end, it was one of three innings’ throughout the test that produced run rates of above four an over, the outlier being the hosts’ paltry second innings total of 150. Despite facing 24 more legal deliveries, their batters seemed to possess a mysterious lack of confidence against the Quebecois bowling - it was either that, or the visitors were bowling a whole lot better than they had in the first innings of the match. Not even Caitlyn Freehill really took the bowling on, taking 59 balls to record an innings-high of 35 runs but still finished with the highest strike rate on the scorecard at 59.32. One can assume that the accuracy of all-rounder Adeline Barnes (4-38 from 16) and off-spinner Joh Ja-Ryong (3-22 from 13) contributed significantly to that as the bowlers gave their team their best possible chance of recording an upset win, with 253 runs required in the final innings to achieve that.

Although the Hawthorns do have a history of choking those kinds of matches - just ask fans from Baggieland - this would not be one of those games. Although Jang’s quickfire century seemed to snuff out all hope, his dismissal with forty runs still required for victory put the match back in Sylestone’s favour, with Norbert Pistecial, Broughton Hall and Kate Sonnel taking a wicket apiece to wrap up the tail, 29 runs short of their target. Their fightback from a first-innings deficit of 103 runs was valiant at the very least but unfortunately for those wishing for an upset, the experience of the Esportivans shone through just when they needed it most.

Despite taking a 1-0 deficit heading into the crucial second game of the series at Halpenley City Oval, the Quebecois will be feeling confident that to only go down by 28 runs means that they have a genuine shot at levelling the series on a pitch expected to be much the same as to the one curators displayed down on the southern shores. For the hosts, their new-look lineup has successfully passed its first hurdle, if only just, and that will also bring them a whole world of confidence heading into the centre of the red-hot Sylestonean desert, where the city of Halpenley lies.

With both teams confident, will we see another thriller? Many would certainly hope so!

Second Test XI vs Quebec & Shingoryeo @ Halpenley City Oval, Halpenley, Sylestone

1. Luke Tiati (+)
2. Caitlyn Freehill
3. Patrick Shotenham
4. Jonah Appleby
5. Cameron Cunnings
6. Jack Martin
7. Samuel Asaskia
8. Juan de Polo
9. Broughton Hall
10. Samuel Scron
11. Kate Sonnel

by **TJUN-ia** » Tue Feb 14, 2023 7:02 am

Finally, it is time for the longest format of the game to shine once more. The Bowlin' Jaguars were back to play in the Test format - one where Joseph Smith III is their head coach, Jason Walkins is their captain and both sides have 2 innings to play with. The aim of the 11 (hopefully) Test schedule was to try and develop our standing in this format to a point where we can potentially challenge for or get as close as possible to the Top 2 and a spot in the WTC Final. We always have a lot to go through when it comes to test cricket, so let's see what came about in our 2nd ever season of this code!

TJUN-ia 1st Innings (249ao (57.2 overs))
Our first series of the season is a 3-test tour of Sajnur, the team rated directly below us in the WTC rankings. With that in mind, we won the toss and elected to bat first - sending out Captain Walkins and Logan McGarra to start out this long journey. Of course, we tried our best to be cautious in the early going which would lead to 57 innings where we both had highs and lows. Both Roger Ntini and Chase Helton ended up with half-centuries due to a cracking partnership between the two of them and in the end, we managed to get 249 before we were bowled all out. Not the best of starts, but it certainly could've been much worse.

Sajnur 1st Innings (269ao (58.0 overs))
Sajnur came in next and they managed 58 overs of grind and grit until they surpassed our total and tried to go as far as possible. Our bowling attack certainly tried their best to frustrate the hosts across this innings, with both Peter Kylasov and Esteban Soto getting 3-fors for their efforts, but Sajnur would finally get bowled out for 269 - a lead of 20 overall.

TJUN-ia 2nd Innings (302ao (117.3 overs))
With a 20-run deficit to our name, we knew that we had to put the pedal to the metal if we were to make it to the promised land of a positive result. We ended up with over 117 overs to play with as we pushed through death bowling in our quest for the win and while a century from Logan McGarra and a 50 from Rohit Rajpore were certainly well-earned, it did kinda feel like all this effort was...just not enough. we were bowled all out for 302, meaning 282 was the target we would be defending.

Sajnur 2nd Innings (284/8 (59.5 overs))
282, as a target, felt right at the time considering the numbers from the previous 3 innings. But just like how we stepped up our batting game in our 2nd innings, Sajnur did the same. Our 8 wickets in this final act were achieved thanks to 3 each for Roger Ntini and Ahmed Ali and two stumpings by Gabriel Miziara, but that would not end up being enough in the end. Sajnur crossed that line after under 60 overs and they would claim a 2-wicket victory in the 1st Test.

Both positives and negatives were on display in this 1st Test and while we took the L, things weren't as bad as many might think. We weren't the best team in this Test, but we have many more opportunities to show our potential across the tests to come. The 2nd Test will be very interesting indeed. GO BOWLIN' JAGS!

SCHEDULE
MW1-3: TJUN-ia in Sajnur 0-1 after 1
MW4-6: Milchama in TJUN-ia - "The Trent Zone", Notts
MW8-10: TJUN-ia in Liventia (TBC, decision at later date)
MW11-12: Krytenia in TJUN-ia - "The Trent Zone", Notts

by **The Plough Islands** » Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:00 pm

IMPORTANT: The warmup/tour match scorecard has now been edited into the RP above; I've not included it here to try and avoid too much clutter.

on the 14th February 2023, the Plough Islands Gazette wrote:
LIVENTIA TOUR: TERRY GIBBS OVERCOMES VICIOUS CYCLE TO MAKE TEST DEBUT
by Andrew Kulayev, Cricket Correspondent for Plough Radio, in Highrock

With an election to the People's Assembly scheduled for later this year, it makes sense that a Gibbs would be in the news, with the only real surprise being that it would be Plough Islands legspinner Terry making his Test debut that would be generating headlines. The family have, of course, been prominent in Socialist politics since before independence; Cde Arthur Gibbs OP, the Minister for Finance and Trade and Terry's grandfather, is the most visible current representative, with cousin Cde Morgan Gibbs sitting in the People's Assembly for Western Sutton and another cousin, Kevin, seeking a Socialist nomination for the Seal Coast later this year.
"It certainly made for an unorthodox upbringing, that much is true!" Belying his age - he is still just 21 - Terry is in a mature, reflective mood at the Highrock Athletic Club on the eve of the Test. Educated at the specialist Red Star Academy, he carries himself with a visible but indescribable assurance and has the social gift of a comrade; people, this writer included, find themselves almost compulsively sharing their stories with Terry, as much as he shares his. "I think two or three Gibbses in politics is about the right number," he laughs, although he studied Marxist-Leninist economics and admits to being a scholar of the early years of independence. "I just think of myself as lucky to be able to meet so many people and share a little in their lives...which are a lot more interesting than mine, anyhow."
It is this self-deprecation, weaponised at times into self-doubt, that most informed observers think has held Terry back until now. Ruled more than most cricketers by his emotions, form has always been a fragile concept for the spinner, and recovering from setbacks even more so. His leg-spin technique - aggressively looped, sharply turning, and difficult to predict - saw him nurtured in school and age group cricket from his earliest years, but there were frequent plateaus, absences even, as he struggled to perform consistently from game to game. "Sometimes it worked, and I would speak to someone or confront some of the tough questions in my mind and it would clear my head for the next innings. But it has not happened often, and, you know, developing that mental toughness from scratch has been really difficult".
After being called up to the Sutton & Avalon Harrison Cup team while still at university, Terry was mentored by his captain Robin McCulloch and was well placed to benefit from Lourens Hendricks, his former coach in Young Foxes sides, looking for new young players to bring through to the senior team. He made his full international debut in the inaugural World Trophy in 2020 as the youngest member of the squad; with Andrew Fairfield and Jannie Hendricks both in vintage form, the then 19-year-old was essentially injury cover, playing two group stage matches against Barunia and Lisander and picking up a pair of wickets in the latter.
Despite a starring performance in the World 20-over Championships later that year, however, the old doubts began to creep back into Terry's game, and he played just one further international match in the next two years while other young players like Arnold Tyrie and Dimitry Andreyev flourished. "I became obsessed with finding something to distinguish myself, because I am just another legspinner...I still am, truth be told, but I went through a phase of being so fixated on the complexities that I forgot to do the simple things well". His domestic form suffered as he adjusted to life after university working at the Ministry of Finance and Trade, and he spent time away from the game as spells in the Sutton & Avalon second eleven failed to rekindle any spark.
It was the elder Hendricks who rescued Terry from the wilderness, as he was invited to a senior team coaching session in the first few months of 2022 as a net bowler, and managed to lever that into inclusion in the Plough Islands team for the inaugural Anaian One-Day Cricket Competition that year n Grande Cucina. Again, however, he mainly served as injury cover, and having taken only four rather costly wickets in four matches in tournament matches, he remained on the fringes for the rest of the year, missing out on the World Trophy victory in Ko-oren. But he was playing regular cricket again, and was back in the Sutton & Avalon first eleven; a career-best 8-79 against New Dalmatia in August kept his name in selectors' minds for the longer form of the game, and in due course he was called up for the Plough Islands XI match against the touring Liventians last week.
It was, as he admits with a bitter laugh, "quite typical. Liventia were so much sharper in the first innings and I came out to bat just after lunch, and took the wrong guard, and promptly got stumped first ball! And I think a couple of years ago I would have thrown the ball away and sulked, but I did not feel that way for some reason..." Terry was quiet enough during the rest of the first day, but seemed to grow in confidence on the second, taking the crucial wicket of Peter Finch with a ball that was simply unplayable before ripping through the tourists' middle order and finishing with figures of 4-50. He had proved himself at a higher level, and when Jonathan Iddon sustained a thigh injury lunging for his ground during the first Test, he found himself almost a ready-made replacement for the match at Highrock.
"It has been a longer road to get here than I would have hoped, with a few more turns, but I think having those experiences has made me a better cricketer" Terry muses. "I have had to learn how to manage my emotions a little better and not get knocked off course by things that do not really matter. And I think if I can do that, I can be proud of myself - and I hope that our country can be proud of me!"

PLOUGH ISLANDS CRICKET ASSOCIATION
XI FOR SEC'D TEST AGAINST LIVENTIA

      PLAYER            BAT   BOW
II    Postukhov         RHB      
CF    Williams          RHB      
SLC   Weaver            RHB   RLB
KCT   Laing (c)         RHB   RMD
AC    Leggett           RHB   RLB
OD    Fedorov           LHB      
IT    Lebed (w)         LHB      
S     Ashe              RHB   ROB
A     Baxter            RHB   RFS
NA    Salisbury         LHB   SLA
TSF   Gibbs             RHB   RLB

HIGHROCK ATHLETIC CLUB (P.M.: -5)

in the 2023 edition of their handbook, the Plough Islands Cricket Association wrote:
HIGHROCK ATHLETIC CLUB, HIGHROCK
Highrock End (north), Old Pavilion End (south) ☭ ~7 500 capacity ☭ -4 to -5 style modifiers (first-class)

The Highrock Athletic Club is the smallest and most isolated of the grounds that have hosted international cricket in the Plough Islands, but at the same time, one of the most iconic. It is not unheard of for those less familiar with the country to wonder why they are being sent to what, on the face of it, is a glorified club ground inaccessible to large vehicles; a common follow-up question then asks why players familiar with the ground, rather than warning them, treat the place as a wonder of the modern cricketing world.
The true joy comes from the setting; nestled into the landscape just south of Highrock city centre, on the eastern coast of New Dalmatia, the club sits on a brief plateau on the steep cliffs of eastern New Dalmatia; the perimeter Route 61 runs far below the boundary between the ground and the shoreline, with a sharp drop in elevation between them. Though it is quite safe to play shots into the leg side - in reality, there is room for a ball to travel before it hits the road, and ample netting just in case - the difference in height gives the impression that the world ends at the boundary, with just the immense, hazy Celestial Ocean lying beyond the rope and blending in with the mackerel sky. Photographs taken looking out towards the sea never fail to look dramatic, with a fielder making a routine stop transformed into a diver leaping into the endless void beyond.
The current pavilion is square of the wicket rather than inline, as at most other grounds, and is a relatively modern structure with a varnished wood and slate cantilevered roof that overlaps the spectator areas to the north and south. Almost all the spectators sit on the landward side of the ground, within a natural amphitheatre tapering and opening up to the elements as the hillside drops on either side towards the coast, with the dramatic location limiting the ground's capacity and causing headaches for administrators. There are no structures of any sort on the eastern boundary, although a storage shed is positioned just far enough down the hill to be concealed below the horizon.
Matches at Highrock are generally lower scoring than elsewhere in the country - in fourteen innings played in the Global Cricket Federation era, only twice has a team scored more than 300, one of those coming in [url]a memorable innings defeat[/url] of Teusland - and there has yet to be a consensus as to precisely why this is the case, with a number of theories being offered. The pitches tend to be typically Plough Islander - slow, spongy, and with plenty of spin - and if anything are slightly faster than the otherwise similar conditions in Foxdale or Lainemouth, though Highrock, with nothing to protect it from winter storms except timely deployment of the covers, is certainly more susceptible to weather delays than most. About the only thing that can be said with certainty is that games at the ground are unlikely to be boring.

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