Sunday, 5 November 2017

Rhinos v Tigers - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Match Preview

Rhinos v Tigers - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Cape Town

Pitch: 103 - This looks like a good batting wicket and the batsmen should prosper for at least the first three days. Thereafter the bowlers may begin  to get some assistance, with the   spinners expected to benefit most.

Day 1 starting pitch: 2 - Good batting wicket

Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny

Injuries: None

Rhinos XI:

T.McKirk (1)
C.Lamont
S.Gledhill
P.Kebber.......................LBG
P.Duggan (c)
D.Kingdom..................RFM
L.Castlemain.................LM
G.Dupre (wk)
C.Kendall......................RFM
K.Sanford......................SLA
G.Grainger.....................LBG

Tigers XI:

B.Hilling (c)
H.Kopal
P.Valstein.......................LM
W.Callender
B.Krista
A.Klutch (wk)
S.Ilstrom.........................RM
G.Thorn..........................RFM
P.Burtmann.....................LBG
R.Merkta.........................OB
Arif Akhtar.....................LBG


Toss: Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.

Cobras v Marlins - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Cobras 2nd Innings

Cobras v Marlins - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Chittagong

3 wickets to the left arm spin of Ralph Newbury saw Cobras slip to 63/4 in their 2nd innings, and it seemed the Marlins had victory in their sights.
An unbroken century partnership for the 5th wicket between opener Adrian Knight and allrounder Barrington Leroy saved the game.
Rain and bad light caused the loss of 16 overs and forced the pair to bat out time rather than force for a late victory charge.
The match was Drawn, but featured some excellent cricket, with Man of the Match going to Christopher Stevens for his first innings century.

Drawn

Match Points: Marlins 11 Cobras 8

Man of the Match: C.Stevens

Cobras 2nd Innings 181/4 Closed (Overs 64)

Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
A Knight not out 84 236 206 6 0
B Dryburgh c R Brett b D Hayes 5 46 29 0 0
C Cranley c C Stevens b R Newbury 17 52 31 2 0
D Westerminster st A Davies b R Newbury 4 14 16 1 0
A Lindsay* c M Monk b R Newbury 0 7 4 0 0
B Leroy (1) not out 65 111 100 9 0
A Grimes dnb
K Harris (1)+ dnb
A Easter dnb
S Ellis dnb
A Dowson dnb
extras (b4 lb0 w1 nb1) 6
TOTAL 4 wickets for 181
FOW
1-15(B Dryburgh) 2-49(C Cranley) 3-59(D Westerminster) 4-63(A Lindsay)

Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts
D Hayes 12 3 40 1
F Johnson 12 3 20 0
R O'Shea 7 2 25 0
R Brett 9 4 16 0
R Newbury 11 0 34 3
A Foxx 7 2 22 0
WS Rocklin 6 2 20 0

Saturday, 4 November 2017

Cobras v Marlins - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Marlins 2nd Innings

Cobras v Marlins - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Chittagong

Lead by some more good batting from Stevens, and a return to form to Darren Garner, Marlins declared setting Cobras 276 to win in 80 overs on a wearing pitch.
It appeared a perfectly timed declaration, giving both teams a chance, and the Marlins plenty of time to take 10 wickets.

Marlins 2nd Innings 140/3 Declared (Overs 46.3)

Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
WS Rocklin c C Cranley b S Ellis 14 66 41 2 0
A Foxx c B Leroy (1) b S Ellis 14 52 32 2 0
C Stevens b B Leroy (1) 49 134 104 0 0
D Garner not out 52 127 100 5 1
M Monk* not out 2 6 7 0 0
R Brett dnb
R Newbury dnb
A Davies+ dnb
R O'Shea dnb
D Hayes dnb
F Johnson dnb
extras (b4 lb0 w2 nb3) 9
TOTAL 3 wickets for 140
FOW
1-33(A Foxx) 2-36(WS Rocklin) 3-134(C Stevens)

Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts
S Ellis 12 3 26 2
B Leroy (1) 9.3 1 30 1
C Cranley 4 0 24 0
A Dowson 9 2 15 0
A Easter 4 0 15 0
A Grimes 4 0 13 0
D Westerminster 4 0 13 0

Cobras v Marlins - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Cobras 1st Innings

Cobras v Marlins - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Chittagong

Half centuries to Adrian Knight and David Westerminster laid a strong foundation for the Cobras innings, and at 245/4 they were well pleased with their position.
But the second new ball caused all sorts of problems, as Drury Hayes and Frank Johnson ran through the middle and lower order to set up a lead of 135.
In all the last 6 wickets tumbled for 24, handing the Marlins a strong advantage.

Cobras 1st Innings 269/10 All Out (Overs 94)

Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
A Knight c M Monk b R Brett 57 175 141 3 0
B Dryburgh c A Davies b D Hayes 19 66 44 1 0
C Cranley c A Davies b R O'Shea 5 33 24 1 0
D Westerminster b R O'Shea 72 126 111 6 0
A Easter c R O'Shea b D Hayes 43 126 98 3 0
A Lindsay* c C Stevens b F Johnson 29 84 78 2 0
B Leroy (1) b F Johnson 8 29 21 0 0
A Grimes b D Hayes 0 6 6 0 0
K Harris (1)+ b F Johnson 9 57 29 1 0
S Ellis c R Newbury b F Johnson 2 4 2 0 0
A Dowson not out 4 39 21 0 0
extras (b10 lb0 w5 nb6) 21
TOTAL 10 wickets for 269
FOW
1-42(B Dryburgh) 2-62(C Cranley) 3-143(A Knight) 4-189(D Westerminster)
5-245(A Easter) 6-251(A Lindsay) 7-252(A Grimes) 8-254(B Leroy (1)) 9-256(S Ellis)
10-269(K Harris (1))

Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts
D Hayes 26 8 46 3
F Johnson 23 6 60 4
R O'Shea 14 1 39 2
R Brett 11 2 36 1
R Newbury 7 1 27 0
A Foxx 7 0 22 0
WS Rocklin 6 1 29 0

Cobras v Marlins - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Marlins 1st Innings

Cobras 4 Marlins - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Chittagong

Toss: Marlins

Pitch: 103

Marlins won the toss and elected to bat first on a good batting wicket, and though they lost Foxx early, Rocklin and Stevens carried them into a strong position.
Christopher Stevens powered on to a well paced century after Rocklin was out for 67, and later in the innings Robin Brett and Ralph Newbury added a pair of 80's to see the total past 400.
The score at the hundred over mark was 312/5, handing 3 points to the Marlins, and 2 to the Cobras.
Apart from Ellis who worked up a lively pace, the Cobras bowling lacked penetration on a pitch which offered them little.

Score at 100 overs: 312/5

Marlins 1st Innings 404/10 All Out (Overs 134.3)

Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
WS Rocklin c A Easter b D Westerminster 67 210 174 3 0
A Foxx c D Westerminster b S Ellis 10 63 35 0 0
C Stevens c D Westerminster b S Ellis 111 276 209 10 1
D Garner lbw b A Easter 0 4 5 0 0
M Monk* c A Dowson b B Leroy (1) 15 49 46 2 0
R Brett b C Cranley 83 163 121 7 1
R Newbury b S Ellis 82 190 145 7 2
A Davies+ b C Cranley 3 26 24 0 0
R O'Shea b A Grimes 11 31 23 1 0
D Hayes c D Westerminster b A Easter 8 21 22 0 0
F Johnson not out 2 15 12 0 0
extras (b2 lb1 w5 nb4) 12
TOTAL 10 wickets for 404
FOW
1-35(A Foxx) 2-136(WS Rocklin) 3-139(D Garner) 4-182(M Monk) 5-256(C Stevens)
6-324(R Brett) 7-338(A Davies) 8-371(R O'Shea) 9-383(D Hayes) 10-404(R Newbury)

Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts
S Ellis 22.3 4 65 3
B Leroy (1) 20 1 80 1
C Cranley 23 6 60 2
A Dowson 15 5 29 0
A Easter 22 1 70 2
A Grimes 17 2 54 1
D Westerminster 15 2 43 1

Friday, 3 November 2017

Cobras v Marlins - Lambourne 4 day League Round 1 1990 - Match Preview

Cobras v Marlins - Lambourne 4 day League - Round 1 1990 - Chittagong

Pitch: 103 - This looks like a good batting wicket and the batsmen should prosper for at least the first three days. Thereafter the bowlers may begin  to get some assistance, with the spinners expected to benefit most.

Day 1 starting Pitch: 2 - Good batting wicket

Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny


Cobras XI:

A.Knight
B.Dryburgh
C.Cranley....................................RM
D.Westerminster.........................OB
A.Lindsay (c)
B.Leroy (1).................................LF
AGrimes.....................................LBG
Kevin Harris (1) (wk)
Andrew Easter............................SLA
S.Ellis.........................................RF
A.Dowson..................................OB


Marlins XI:

A.Foxx........................................OB
W.S.Rocklin................................OB
C.Stevens
D.Garner
M.Monk (c)
R.Brett.........................................OB
R.Newbury...................................SLA
A.Davies (wk)
R.O'Shea......................................RM/OB
D.Hayes.......................................RF
F.Johnson.....................................RFM

Toss: Marlins

Thursday, 2 November 2017

League/Competition Rules

League/Competition Rules

Competitions:

Wisden 4 day First Class League
Wisden 50 over List A League
Wisden T20 League
Wisden 50 over Cup
Wisden 20 over Cup

Wisden 4 day First Class League Points:

Win 16 pts
Draw 4 pts
Loss 2 pts

Bonus Points after 100 overs of each innings:

200 runs 1 pt
250 runs 2 pts
300 runs 3 pts
350 runs 4 pts

3,4 wickets 1 pt
5,6 wickets 2 pts
7,8 wickets 3 pts
9,10 wickets 4 pts

Limited Overs League and Cup Points:

Win 2 pts
Tie 1 pt
No Result 1 pt
Loss 0 pts

The 3 Leagues will be run over 4 rounds, featuring 2 games Home and 2 Away v each team.

The Cups will feature one 5 team group stage,with 1 game v each team, followed by a Final between the top two placed teams.



Cobras - Squad Preview

Cobras - Squad Preview

Team: Cobras

Based: Sri Lanka/Bangladesh

Squad:

Adrian Knight (OB).................Opening Batsman
Bill Dryburgh (OB)..................Opening Batsman
Tony Brown (OB).....................Opening Batsman
Charles Cranley (OB?).............Allrounder........................RM
Graham Styllgo (OB)................Allrounder.......................LM

Alan Lindsay.............................Batsman
David Westerminster.................Batsman..........................OB
Hugh Woodfeld.........................Batsman...........................RM
Terry Wilde...............................Batsman...........................RM

Andrew Easter..........................Allrounder.......................SLA
Barrington Leroy (1)................Allrounder........................LF

John Tudor (wk).......................Wicket Keeper
Kevin Harris (1) (wk)...............Wicket Keeper

Giles Kincaid.........................Allrounder.........................RM
Ashley Grimes........................Allrounder........................LBG

Alistair Dowson.........................Spin Bowler..................OB

Kevin Tredhill...........................Seam Bowler..................RFM
Steve Hicks (1)..........................Seam Bowler..................RFM
Simon Ellis................................Seam Bowler..................RF
Roy Nadkin (1)..............................Seam Bowler.............RFM


Rhinos - Squad Preview

Rhinos - Squad Preview


Team: Rhinos

Based: South Africa/Zimbabwe

Squad:

Tom McKirk (1) (OB).................Opening Batsman
Clive Lamont (OB)......................Opening Batsman
Stan Herriot (OB)........................Allrounder............................RM
Martin Gosforth (OB?)................Wicket Keeper

Peter Duggan...............................Batsman
Simon Gledhill.............................Batsman
Paul Kebber (1)............................Batsman...............................LBG

David Angelo...............................Allrounder.............................OB
David Gilbert................................Allrounder.............................LBG
Lester Castlemain.........................Allrounder.............................LM
Buce Kingdom..............................Allrounder............................RFM

Greg Dupre (wk)...........................Wicket Keeper

Phillip Carr....................................Allrounder.............................OB
Bob Crosbie...................................Allrounder.............................RF

Kirk Sanford (1)............................Spin Bowler...........................SLA
Gordon Grainger............................Spin Bowler..........................LBG
Don Kerrigan.................................Spin Bowler...........................LBG

Terry Quiller (1)............................Seam Bowler..........................LFM
John Da Costa (1)..........................Seam Bowler..........................RF
Colin Kendall.................................Seam Bowler.........................RFM

Rams - Squad Preview

Rams - Squad Preview


Team: Rams

Based: Australia/New Zealand

Squad:

Tom McKirk (2) (OB).........................Opening Batsman
Mark Timonson (OB)..........................Opening Batsman
Bob Greenstreet (OB?).........................Allrounder..............................LM
Mike Watson (wk) (OB?).....................Wicket Keeper

Bobby Porterhouse................................Batsman
Paul Kebber...........................................Batsman.................................LBG

William Hilton.......................................Allrounder.............................RFM
Barry Soramander..................................Allrounder..............................SLA
Walter Salt.............................................Allrounder..............................LBG
Quinton Burrows...................................Allrounder.............................RFM
Stephen Jordan......................................Allrounder..............................RFM

Bob Trupp (wk).....................................Wicket Keeper

Walter Pickles........................................Allrounder............................LBG
Brad Melrose.........................................Allrounder.............................OB
Gary McMilan.......................................Allrounder............................RMF

Kirk Sanford (2)....................................Spin Bowler..........................SLA
John Balch.............................................Spin Bowler..........................SLC
Bruce Wilson.........................................Spin Bowler..........................OB

John Da Costa (2)..................................Seam Bowler.........................RF
Terry Quiller (2)....................................Seam Bowler.........................LFM

Marlins - Squad Preview

Marlins - Squad Preview


Team: Marlins

Based: England/West Indies

Squad:

Chris Sinclair (OB)................Opening Batsman
Alan Foxx (OB).....................Opening Batsman...................OB
Billy Harold (OB)................Opening Batsman...................OB
Sam Rocklin (OB).................Opening Batsman...................OB
Andy Ollerton (OB?).............Batsman

Marius Monk.........................Batsman
Darren Garner........................Batsman
Christopher Stevens...............Batsman

Robin Brett............................Allrounder................................OB
Barrington Leroy (2).............Allrounder................................LF

Rev Godrey Adams (wk).......Wicket Keeper
Kevin Harris (2) (wk)............Wicket Keeper
Alun Davies (wk)...................Wicket Keeper

Richard O'Shea.......................Allrounder..............................RM/OB

Ralph Newbury.......................Spin Bowler............................SLA

Frank Johnson.........................Seam Bowler..........................RFM
Steve Hicks (2).......................Seam Bowler..........................RFM
Roy Nadkin (2).......................Seam Bowler..........................RFM
Michael Lodge.......................Seam Bowler...........................LFM
Drury Hayes...........................Seam Bowler...........................RF

Tigers - Squad Preview

Tigers - Squad Preview


Team: Tigers

Based: Pakistan/India/Sharjah

Squad:

Bruce Hilling (OB)..............Opening Batsman
Asif Balif (OB)....................Allrounder..........................OB
Harinda Kopal (OB)............Opening Batsman

Baru Krista...........................Batsman
Worrell Callender.................Batsman
Martin N'Kooba...................Batsman

Peter Valstein........................Allrounder..........................LM
Barrymore Grant...................Allrounder..........................LF
Gunnar Torvaldsheim (wk)...Allrounder..........................RFM
Gerry Thorn..........................Allrounder...........................RFM
Stuart Ilstrom........................Allrounder...........................RM

Aaron Klutch (wk)...............Wicket Keeper
Garay Del Portis (wk)........ Wicket Keeper
Waller Allens (wk)...............Wicket Keeper

Peter Burtmann.....................Allrounder..........................LBG
Simon Walker........................Allrounder...........................OB

Arminda De Trelcova...........Spin Bowler........................SLA
Ranjan Merkta......................Spin Bowler........................OB
Arif Akhtar............................Spin Bowler.......................LBG

Rupert Dion..........................Seam Bowler........................RF

Site Introduction

Site Introduction

This blog will be run to provide scorecards, match reports, and other information about a ficticious league I created using player cards for a couple of International Cricket extensions.
The extensions are The Mariner's Friends, The Boarding Party, and Alternative Ashes.
These sets all provide fictional players with cards but unknown stats, meaning I have no way of knowing what each player will produce.
Apart from a few obvious signs on the cards themselves which give me an idea as to the player's role in the team, I don't know what stats these players should achieve.
These players all have a short bio in each extension set giving some information on their various previous career achievements, so each has a bit of personality to me already, adding to the fun.
But the main point is the players will build up stats of their own and not be locked into any expectations like career cards for real life players..
This will be my own fictional cricket universe, in a similar vein to some baseball universes other's have created with baseball games similar to IC.
I may at some point create a draft using players from The New Faceless Ones set to add additional players as some established players age and retire or lose form, but I am sticking with carded players from the 3 previously mentioned sets for now.
To create some background for the league I will now post a short squad preview for each team before the leagues begin.


Rhinos v Tigers - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Match Preview

Rhinos v Tigers - Lambourne 4 day League 1st Round 1990 - Cape Town Pitch: 103 - This looks like a good batting wicket and the batsmen sho...