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General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: uknsaunders on May 23, 2011, 05:29:57 PM
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Thought it might be handy to have a dedicated thread for T20 cricket. It would be interesting to know who is playing t20 cricket this season, whether it's a league / cup / friendly and how guys are finding it if they are playing for the first time.
We (Headingley CC) playing Friendlies / 2 Cup Competitions - 1 associated to our Saturday League and another a friendly cup and a new league as well, The Headingley & District T20 Midweek League. Quite a mouthful!. We play every Thursday and the occasional Tuesday. Currently we are the holders of the Friendly Cup and won our first game this season easily. We are played 2 won 2 in the Midweek League and going well. We've also got a bye to the Second round of our Leagues Evening Cup.
We also have the Mighty Simmy playing for us in the Midweek League :-). What T20 cricket is everyone else playing?
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Nice idea. We have a T20 competition within the northants cricket league. Never played in it with my old club, but my new club enter, we have been drawn against a division 1 club in the first round (we play div. 3) so it may not be a long campaign :D all good fun though!
think the first round is to be played in the first week of june.
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Well got a bye against wills lot for my club but just been picked in a different club for a different side tommorow
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We play several divisions below some of the teams we play in our midweek league, and win. Be surprised how little difference there can be between divisions. If you get your t20 tactics right you'll surprise a few teams.
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There isn't a T20 league in Worcs that I know of... Also Sunday cricket is on the demise so I've sent a few emails to the league officials to try and sort out a T20 league/cup on Sundays. It won't take all day, it's a bit of fun so I'm sure it'll be successful - however they are yet to get back to me... Shame really.
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we play in the loros 20/20 cup we entered for the first time last year and got to the final and this year we have a local derby in the 1st round :D
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There isn't a T20 league in Worcs that I know of... Also Sunday cricket is on the demise so I've sent a few emails to the league officials to try and sort out a T20 league/cup on Sundays. It won't take all day, it's a bit of fun so I'm sure it'll be successful - however they are yet to get back to me... Shame really.
good idea, it's typically about 3 hours long and could be playing morning,afternoon,evening. Wouldn't be surprised if it does take off on a Sunday as alot of players can still spend most of the day with families and sneak off for a quick game :-)
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just to add that our Midweek League is new this year. We have 9 teams but before a ball was bowled another 3 have applied to join next season. I guess it's just getting something going.
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haha dunno about mighty nick lol i jsut love cricket so try get much in as i can
we play ponty league 20/20 evening league on a tuesday and i play with nick on a thursday..
playing againts prowannabe tomorrow! game on BIATCHHH!!
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i wish there were more midweek/sunday leagues around my way. My club play saturdays thats it. Would love a few extra games even if it wasnt every week!
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We are in the Herts Village Cup 20/20 competition, had a bye as Great Gaddesdon couldn't be arsed to let us know they weren't turning up and we were there waiting. Did it to us two years ago apparently as well.
We are also in the Gazette Cup (Local Newspaper) and our first game is tomorrow against Northwood who we thrashed by 112 runs in our first sunday game of the year, however we have a very weak batting lineup tomorrow so we may well experience a taste of our own medicine.
This only my second full season at this club and my first playing adult T20 so i'm looking forward to this very much :)
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Well got a bye against wills lot for my club but just been picked in a different club for a different side tommorow
Yeah was a bit gutted about that mate, would have been good as was looking forward to it.
Sorry I have not been replying to PMs - head has not been on the last couple of weeks as I said.
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That's cool would've been fun but flattered at the min to get asked to play for wroxeters team tommorow against reman
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Please say yes and spank them.
Take it you were asked by Nick? We have their 2's on the weekend, if I can play
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Yeah I'm playing and it was nick that asked but Matt is captain and wants me to bat top 4 at least so no pressure
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haha dunno about mighty nick lol i jsut love cricket so try get much in as i can
we play ponty league 20/20 evening league on a tuesday and i play with nick on a thursday..
playing againts prowannabe tomorrow! game on BIATCHHH!!
lol - if I could get in the side! We're not a bad little outfit on Thursdays :-) . I still come down and watch, it's been good stuff.
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yeah have a strong side on a thursday dont we... ur to culture mate for this 20/20 lark. you are branded as a batter lol
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Won tonight in bloody awful weather, cold, wet, raining for large parts of the game. Oppo got 129 ao - about 20 more than they should and we did it for 8 down with 9 balls left. We were 35-4, before recovering to 98-4 and then collapsing again to 114-8!
Doubt many teams got a full game tonight. We came off twice for rain and finished at 9.15!
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Won on tuesday we got 263 in 20 overs
they got 121 for 9 poor game of cricket to one sided :(
Scored 69 off 23
my opening partner 39off 15 got us off to a flyer .
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good going! We managed 212 this season and generally anything over 200 takes alot of getting!
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yeah 200+ is very good in 20/20 bowling must be shocking!
bit gutted i got a scratchy 11 yesterday there bowling was average
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We've been averaging around 190 so far, and often bowling them out for 110-130. Managed a few wickets last night
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I've got my first 20 20 game tonight weather depending and will be using the joker for the first time in the middle....
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Won another tight can last night . Stumbled along to 139 ao off 19.5 and the oppo appeared to have things under control at 83-1 off 12. However, the odd wicket with a couple of tight overs and panic set in, for us to win by 5 runs.
Golden rule of t20, try and get ahead of the rate if you can, it's never as easy for the next bat in.
Experience counted last night, we've played alot of t20 and held our nerve. Off to Headingley tonight for a t20 celebration.
Hows everyone else getting on?.
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We played on friday and won in great style. Ilford posted 140-8 in their 20 overs. We got it with the loss of 2 wickets in 12 overs.
http://essexcl.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11136423
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I've been playing for 4 weeks, 4 games and 4 victories, we've set more than 150 every game and defended it too less than 120 every time :)
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Playing in the Kent Powerplay League, five team double round-robin format, using the brightest orange balls I've ever seen. Even in fading light you could pick it out against the greenery in the background.
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love the orange balls, by far the best bit of kit for evening cricket.
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We got some pink balls, they are bright as, you always pick them up quickly
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who do you play for sami?
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our opener keeps on making 80 or 90 and getting out in the 8th over, great to watch.
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We have a Bristol and District Cup T20 midweek which most teams enter. f you lose in the early rounds you get put in to the plate. So there is potentially a few games of T20.
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Think the plate starts a week on weds again....
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Think we're in that.
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I heard we had a game this coming wednesday. Bristol Pakistanis at home!
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Haha we have their 2s this Saturday. Although I get to play Peplow's team if I'm back in the 1s
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who do you play for sami?
Newington CC, though I'll probably be playing for someone else next year if I sort out work in London.
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Well I played in some sort of mid-week T-20 cup yesterday, out captain lost it for us...
In the previous round me and and another guy opened and scored 36 off the first 6, both of us getting out for 16. This round, I am put down to number 5 and he is put down to number 8.
Our captain decided he was best to open and after 10 overs we were on about 20, he took most of the strike for the entire time he was in, and finally when he left in the 15th over he had scored about 20 and we were on 40 ish. I came in, scored 9, including lots of quick running and eventually got run out when we were really pushing. Me and the tail eventually got us to 89 off our 20 overs, and I'm still not sure how we even got that...
They got it very easily and we are now out...Good work skip :o
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Got our first t20 cup game on Sunday morning for the 1's. CANNOT WAIT!
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Played last night against Bristol Pakistanis. We batted first and got 167 for 7. I got a quick fire 21 with a couple of straight sixes. They ended on 120-6. We majorly out played them and it was a great win against a team a division higher.
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Lost tonight for the first time in our midweek league. We started badly and were 27-4 off 6 but recovered to 150-9. The oppo who played 8 divisions higher did it for 5 down with 9 balls left. We didn't bowl very well but it was a respectable effort and with a bit more luck mid innings we might of sneaked another win. Still top I think :-)
Funniest sight was Simmy skying a cover drive, only to see the waiting catcher turn his back on it and run away due to the suns glare lol!
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Didn't play, but our t20 side conceded 224-5 and lost by 100 odd. Their safer overseas and other opener both hit 100. Unbelievable hitting and we didn't get close. Their overseas was only young as well, certainly one for the future. Louis kraucamp lol, remember the name. Would have got closer if I had played(!) Lol.
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Who did you play Nick? We are playing your old team on Sunday :) any bowlers to look out for?
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We played Ilminster mate and they were deecent! Chard isn't huge but it's not particularly small either. Lots of sixes lol. My old team being Ilton? I didn't realise they had a sunday team. If Roo Mason plays then look out for him cos he's sharp and very tall. Des Price might open up and he's a bit skiddy with a decent slower ball. Other than that, you should be alright mate, I expect they will play a relatively young 1st/2nd mix and their 2nds are quite a way down the league structure (Div 10SE, Shrubbery cricket league). And if you're playing at the Childs Clarke ground mate you can spit for six from the wicket lol. Let me know how you get on :D
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Haha good work! We played Illminster in the cup last year and they beat us! And its a cup game on Sunday, at our place... I'll look out for those guys, cheers for the heads up!
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We played wednesday, and thursday and lost both games, wednesday we lost on the last ball, bunch of moaning, cheats, and calling in all the shots to beat us. Thursday was just a 20/20 for my staff at school, slapped a massive 6 and lost again in the last over. Opened the bowling both games and bowled averagely, got no wickets but didn't go for many runs so
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Haha good work! We played Illminster in the cup last year and they beat us! And its a cup game on Sunday, at our place... I'll look out for those guys, cheers for the heads up!
Might be slightly different then although taking a look at the play.cricket website will show you what sort of season they're having.
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Qualified for the playoffs of the Headingley T20. Beat a team 4 divisions higher with an overseas. We got 250-3 in 20 overs. Our third wicket put 220 on in 15 overs with Simmy getting a cheeky 86 in 55 balls. The other lad Kammy, I'm told, made him look slow with 137* in 52 balls, including 13 sixes. The oppo didn't do too bad with 194-6 in 20 overs, the overseas scoring 90 odd for them.
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Won tonight We got 145 I got a 41* off 23 batting at 5 as I was late as got lost but took a sharp slip catch and bowled 2-0-12-0
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semi final tonight wooop :)
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Lost the semi failed to chase 160, ended up on 138 with 3 overs to go :-(
Won our Cup game tonight at tiny ledsham. Ideal for six hitting until you looked at the deck, green wet soft. Result 88 ao v 71-9 off 20 overs, big hitting cricket at it's finest!
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Worst track I have seen in my LIFE!! You can't call it wet as it wasn't really that soggy, softer than a sponge cake though and mire grass than my back garden!! May as well just put some stumps on a cow field and played there
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mate us pros just cant bat on it lol
the lam got me out today lol defensive push straight back to bowler lol
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Had our last game of season yesterday, won comfortably again, posted 177 on a sodden track with moss growing on and snails hiding on, bowled them out for 95, was rather boring game. Reckon we come 2nd in the league behind a team of cheats in which they have won the league every year but often lose 3/4 games
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Worst track I have seen in my LIFE!! You can't call it wet as it wasn't really that soggy, softer than a sponge cake though and mire grass than my back garden!! May as well just put some stumps on a cow field and played there
Bit harsh considering you played no shot to an off spinner and watched it hit your off peg :-) Did I mention I got 23* on this minefield, seemed ok when I was caressing the ball through extra cover for 4 :-)
Still think batsman get it easy now, when I started these decks were pretty common!
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Bit harsh considering you played no shot to an off spinner and watched it hit your off peg :-) Did I mention I got 23* on this minefield, seemed ok when I was caressing the ball through extra cover for 4 :-)
Still think batsman get it easy now, when I started these decks were pretty common!
Haha that was a very bad leave on my part. Caressing the ball where nick... To the edge of the track ;) haha "oh my god one has popped, get me my Helmet" hehe love ya really pal. Honestly that's the worst track I have ever seen, played on, bowled on etc. Someone will get Hurt badly on there one day.
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Haha that was a very bad leave on my part. Caressing the ball where nick... To the edge of the track ;) haha "oh my god one has popped, get me my Helmet" hehe love ya really pal. Honestly that's the worst track I have ever seen, played on, bowled on etc. Someone will get Hurt badly on there one day.
since the boundary was only 20 yards away I suppose it wasn't far lol! It was only after the second one popped and manton was busy throwing his arm around did I think about protecting my teeth :-)
It was a strange passage of play. I suggest you play with the spin and get inside it on such a slow deck, you then take leg stick guard instead of middle and then leave it, almost like you couldn't reach it. What I thought you would do is take off-stump and look to get outside off and hit with the turn through leg. Very odd.
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Nah, I wanted to try and expose that tiny boundary and maybe I over compensated a little. Still, (No Swearing Please) track, (No Swearing Please) bowling boot a good result. Those usually end up being one way, and the home team who should know how to bat on the track knock it off in no time and make us cricketers look (No Swearing Please) lol
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mate us pros just cant bat on it lol
the lam got me out today lol defensive push straight back to bowler lol
No wonder you're advertising the fact you're selling it if it's getting you out Simmy ;)
Any victims behind the stumps though mate? ??? :D
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We've had an awesome season in midweek, won the league, in the final which we've won 2 years in a row so far. Think we've won 2 in 2 with the league as well. I love 16 8-ball overs, for some reason I go for less than at weekends in a comparative amount of overs...
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No wonder you're advertising the fact you're selling it if it's getting you out Simmy ;)
Any victims behind the stumps though mate? ??? :D
think i got 3 stumpings but i missed one and dropped a bloody sitter stud up.
nightmare!
worst track i have played on and maybe the worst team i have played againts.
if the track was nice i think we would of put 300 on lol
as for nick u must of got ball of square 3 times lol
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I have a t20 final on Sunday... However my birthday is tomorrow so I may be a little worse for wear.... :S
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haha try not to break urself this time Ian!
weve got QF's next weds as it was cancelled this week....still some decent teams left in the draw though atm
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think i got 3 stumpings but i missed one and dropped a bloody sitter stud up.
nightmare!
worst track i have played on and maybe the worst team i have played againts.
if the track was nice i think we would of put 300 on lol
as for nick u must of got ball of square 3 times lol
Book says 4 fours, though the one through extra cover wouldn't of got off most peoples squares so short was the boundary lol.
Simmy was on a mission to demoralise me, dropping a regulation chance and missing a stumping off my bowling. Fortuantly, I seen far more shocking attempts at keeping off my bowling in my 27 years of cricket lol. To be fair he did well to take some of the deliveries that spat up. Just as well nearly every ball that pitched kept us interested lol!
Funny thing was Simmy thought they had reversed the batting order and I had to tell him it was their best batsman out there!
Was Big Dave bowling fast offies on that deck?
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haha try not to break urself this time Ian!
No guarantees, we're playing against the same team where it all went off last year! However it will be a very quiet evening tonight...
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Joking aside, just had news that Simmy has jointly won the Headingley & District T20 Keeping Award with 11 victims - 7 caught,4 stumped.
Congrats to Simmy on a top effort!
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cheers pal! shame i missed 5 or i wud of walked it!
another keeping award on the shelf tho lol
I really thought they had put order upside down they weere shocking!
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Got our t20 finals in a weeks time so should be fun
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well done simmy lad
got our final next wednesday the beast will be unleashed
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Had a friendly 20/20 on Tuesday, playing for my Saturday team against my Sunday team. After 6 overs they were 65-1, I came on and bowled my 3 overs conceding only 5 runs(Test match figures!) they finished on about 120.
We were struggling to hunt it down and I came to the crease needing 17 off the final over, after a boundary or two, a dropped catch after I skyed a full toss and a couple of no-balls and wides it was 1 needed from 1 and I was at the non-strikers end. Never been so nervous in my life, and I didn't even need to hit the damn thing! Sprinted off and was well over half way down the pitch by the time he hit the ball, he smashed it for 4 and we won.
It was just a friendly but that made me remember why I love playing 20/20's so much more than 40-45 overs games. And hopefully that will show my Sunday team what they have been missing when they haven't been picking me...