Week 5 round-up

Hello again,

It was a  bit of a different Monday this week but there was still plenty of enjoyable cricket to be had.

No Featured Match as such this week but there was a cracking game between JURA and Ova Throws. It was the third game  Ova Throws have lost after going into the last over with at least an even chance of winning. On this occasion they needed 16 off 6 balls but lost a couple of wickets in the chase and fell 19 short. They remain without a win but three of their defeats have been by a combined total of 27 runs -  if those results were reversed they would be in second place, with a chance of the title. As it is JURA occupy that spot and now seem to be the team most likely to halt CTU's march - assuming anyone can. Both teams who played in Week 5 have added players to the Awards table.

The overall league table has been updated too. Neither LWW or Morrisons are mathematically out of the title but nor are either of them yet safe from the wooden spoon. Sadly, Morrisons had to concede this week and allow LWW to catch them up on points although Run Rate means LWW stay in 4th place. No-one's position is certain and there's a lot  to play for over the next  month.

We didn't get as much cricket as we hoped this Monday - not just in the league but in terms of friendlies too - and that's always a shame. We'd like as many games on as possible and we're constantly trying to attract more teams and players but unfortunately there are occasions when it doesn't all click into place. Our aim is to run an efficient, coherent league but we don't lose sight of the fact that the most important part is people coming down and enjoying playing, umpiring, being involved. Despite this week's disappointment we're happy overall with the way everything's progressing and I think now would be a good time to reiterate, from the admin side, how grateful we are for all your help, support and input.

Looking forward to next week, Morrisons and CTU  should both be raring to go after a week off. LWW practised this Monday just gone and will now look to test the legitimacy of JURA's title challenge. Ova Throws will be hoping a rest can bring a change of fortune.

As ever, feel free to contact us about the stats, friendlies, players, anything else....

Thanks and enjoy

JURA v Ova Throws

JURA    v     Ova Throws  on :  25  / 2 /2013                                          

 Inns of : JURA

PAIR NAME	SCORE	NET RUNS		BOWLER NAME	OVERS	FIGURES
Chris P Ryan J	31-2	21		Rob	2	0-18
				Ged	3	1-25
Pete C Alex S	50-1	45		Tim	3	4-29
				Luke	2	0-41
Hanzaq M Hamza M	55-3	40		Raj	2	1-23

RUNS    136    WKTS     6  NET TOTAL 106

Inns of : Ova Throws

PAIR NAME	SCORE	NET TOTAL		BOWLER NAME	OVERS	FIGURES
Rob Tim	47-1	42		Ryan J	2	0-19
				Chris P	2	3-26
Ged Raj	42-3	27		Alex S	2	0-27
				Pete C	2	3-16
Matt Luke	38-4	18		Hanzaq M	2	0-22
				Hamza M	2	2-17

RUNS       127     WKTS     8      NET TOTAL    87       

RESULT :      JURA    WON BY    19 runs                        Umpire & Scorer : R. Bleasdale

Hello again,

Another Monday has passed, more thrills and spills as the league nears the halfway stage.

CTU and  Ova Throws met for the second time in this campaign,  JURA and Morrisons were the other teams in action. The latest table is up and each teams' stats have been updated.

The race for the individual awards is on now too and to save you clicking back and forth between each team we've put up a leaderboard. At the moment  only a few  have reached the qualification mark - expect lots of personnel changes over the coming weeks as more of you clock up overs and innings.

As always - let us know if there are any mistakes with any of the records. (Remember - bowlers get credited the run outs!)

Next week  CTU will be watching to see who closes the gap. JURA play Ova Throws for the first time this season and LWW return to action against Morrisons - those two have already met in a game that went down to the last over.

We've had a few enquiries from new teams. We won't be changing the format of this league but we are  hoping to get them some  friendlies. Obviously whoever's on a week off would be best placed for these but if anyone else wants a second game one night that might be possible too.
Another plan is to build up a database of players who can fill in when any teams short - sort of like Owais Shah style freelancers! If you know anyone who's keen but can't force their way into your own side, point them our way please.

Thanks and enjoy.

Featured Match : CTU v Ova Throws

CTU    v    Ova Throws  on :   18 /   2 /2013   

CTU kindly allowed their opponents some leeway in the team line ups so as to overcome illness and absence but once the game began they were their usual clinical selves. Admittedly they might have scored more than 102 after the openers had made over half of that but this was less to do with being charitable and more to do with their later pairs losing wickets when attacking too much.Ova Throws stuck to their task in the field and although they missed a few chances they could have taken they did manage to bag a few difficult ones. Luke bowled better than his figures suggest, several times getting batsmen playing and missing.

CTU had won their previous two games by three-figure margins and they came close to doing so again. When they bowled fast they were ruthlessly efficient, probing the corridor with subtle away swing and attacking the stumps with ones that went the other way. The slower bowlers found exaggerated turn, sometimes pitching on or just outside off only to leave both the batsman and the  keeper stretching. On the few occasions any of the attack did lose accuracy it was usually just the ball doing too much. Ova Throws struggled to just break even but such was the lack of respite it would be harsh to criticise them for their approach or their execution.

The result consolidated the teams’ positions at opposite ends of the table. However, Ova Throws can now take comfort from not having to play CTU again, their games against other teams have been very close affairs. Whether anyone else can mount a challenge to the leaders remains to be seen.

Inns of : CTU

PAIR NAME	SCORE	NET RUNS		BOWLER NAME	OVERS	FIGURES
Trappa Matt	54-0	54		Stew	4	4-37
				Luke	4	3-48
Robbie Miller	42-5	17		Matt	4	2-62
Ty Saul	51-4	31

                                         

RUNS    147 WKTS     9  NET TOTAL 102

Inns of : Ova Throws

PAIR NAME	SCORE	NET TOTAL		BOWLER NAME	OVERS	FIGURES
Luke Tim	23-3	8		Robbie	2	4-8
				Ty	2	1-13
Stew Matt	15-3	0		Saul	2	1-14
				Matt	2	2-11
Luke Matt	22-5	-3		Miller	2	1-10
				Trapper	2	2-4

RUNS     60     WKTS    11     NET TOTAL    5      

RESULT :       CTU         WON BY    97  runs           Umpire & Scorer : S. McVeagh

JURA v Morrisons

JURA     v   Morrisons    on :  18  / 2   /2013   

Inns of : JURA

PAIR NAME	SCORE	NET RUNS		BOWLER NAME	OVERS	FIGURES
Pete C Chris P	38-2	28		Faz	3	1-24
				Kashee	3	1-29
Hamzaq Alex	41-2	31		Asad	3	1-30
				Ehsan	3	1-29
Rich S Hamza	33-0	33

                                        

RUNS     112   WKTS   4     NET TOTAL 92

Inns of : Morrisons

PAIR NAME	SCORE	NET TOTAL		BOWLER NAME	OVERS	FIGURES
Faz Asad	39-5	14		Alex S	2	2-17
				Hamza	2	3-11
Gaz Jaida	39-3	24		Rich S	2	2-22
				Pete C	2	2-16
Kashee Ehsan	31-5	6		Hamzaq	2	2-20
				Chris P	2	2-23

RUNS       109     WKTS   13        NET TOTAL    44       

RESULT :        JURA          WON BY    48 runs               Umpire & Scorer : R. Bleasdale