Yep oh well I'll take the blame, I did not field my best team and paid the price but I'll learn from it and come back stronger.
S. Chyer 4-1-19-0, D. Bishop 58 (75b), K. O'Keeffe 21 (31b) End of over 27 (maiden) - Petersham Pistols(145-3). 124 runs required from 23 overs. RR 5.37 RRR 5.39 Was cruising until 2 maidens hit.
Some useful pops for the affiliate. Ernest Field 21 years old | 37,539 rating | $3,676 wage | Right hand batsman | Right arm Fast medium | Sturdy average experience | ordinary form | revived fatigue | poor captaincy <table class="data marg-top marg-bottom"><tbody><tr><th>Batting</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">poor</td> <th>Endurance</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">reasonable</td> <th>Fielding</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">capable</td></tr><tr><th>Bowling</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">accomplished</td> <th>Technique</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">accomplished</td> <th>Training</th><td>Bowling</td></tr><tr><th>Keeping</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">poor</td><th>Power</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">average</td></tr></tbody></table> Alex Seabrook 21 years old | 34,991 rating | $4,308 wage | Right hand batsman | Left arm Finger spin | Boundary Hitter, Gifted (Fielding) reasonable experience | reasonable form | revived fatigue | ordinary captaincy <table class="data marg-top marg-bottom"><tbody><tr><th>Batting</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">poor</td> <th>Endurance</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">reasonable</td> <th>Fielding</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">accomplished</td></tr><tr><th>Bowling</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">expert</td> <th>Technique</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">expert</td> <th>Training</th><td>Bowling</td></tr><tr><th>Keeping</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">atrocious</td><th>Power</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">atrocious</td></tr></tbody></table> Ashura Slognana 21 years old | 38,208 rating | $4,107 wage | Right hand batsman | Left arm Medium | Prodigy ordinary experience | reasonable form | rested fatigue | ordinary captaincy <table class="data marg-top marg-bottom"><tbody><tr><th>Batting</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">expert</td> <th>Endurance</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">reliable</td> <th>Fielding</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">capable</td></tr><tr><th>Bowling</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">poor</td> <th>Technique</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">accomplished</td> <th>Training</th><td>Fielding</td></tr><tr><th>Keeping</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">atrocious</td><th>Power</th><td rel="ranks.htm?rankingNameParam=skills" class="skills">ordinary</td></tr></tbody></table>
E. Chardon 7-0-44-0, D. Bishop 82 (96b), K. O'Keeffe 42 (53b) End of over 34 (12 runs) - Petersham Pistols(197-3). 72 runs required from 16 overs. RR 5.79 RRR 4.50 Should be home here.
Yeah, they're most likely to get promoted. I was really hoping to win today. This kent always beats me.
New Zealand's so much stronger than countries like Zimbabwe/West Indies. The strongest team in each of my OD leagues is around that 140k mark and I'm only 5-10 behind with a few weeks of preparation left to close the gap even more. The rest of the teams are either computer controlled or barely 100k.
Doing fine so far: S. Brodie 5-2-10-0, A. Ranjan 6 (12b), K. Surotama 17 (37b) End of over 21 (5 runs) - C S K(79-4) RR 3.76
http://www.fromthepavilion.org/scorecard.htm?gameId=2146331 Chasing 330 in 43 overs ftw. Just realised the league-toppers have 135k ratings where I have 80. This could get ugly.
On uneven track. cloudy weather A. Younis 4-0-35-0, H. Allen 41 (24b), R. Magee 20 (18b) End of over 7 (10 runs) - Unstoppable Indians(61-0) RR 8.71
Got 10 wickets for 129. Hopefully, from next game when my new purchse leftie fastie new ball bowler Quentin Deetman plays, I can target to start getting 10 wickets for 2-digit scores consistently.