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Post by Balladeer on Sept 13, 2021 11:52:02 GMT
George Dobell leaving Cricinfo due to editorial line clashes... Can't say I'm shocked, I wonder if it was the ECB stuff or the (milder, but touchier) BCCI stuff that got him more trouble? Doesn't reflect well on Cricinfo either way.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Sept 14, 2021 8:53:52 GMT
Cock and balls, realised too late about this round so no transfers made in the fantasy. Intersting pitch in the Warks Yorks match I remembered to make my changes with about 5 minutes to spare. Swapped my captain Stevens for Barker, which is proving something of a good/lucky move as he's taken a 5-for already this morning. I'll see your captain 7 fer and raise you Tom Abell's pair, Ryan Higgins' duck and Logan's duck......I'm utterly doomed! Stupid fantasy cricket
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Post by nemouk on Sept 14, 2021 9:07:18 GMT
I remembered to make my changes with about 5 minutes to spare. Swapped my captain Stevens for Barker, which is proving something of a good/lucky move as he's taken a 5-for already this morning. I'll see your captain 7 fer and raise you Tom Abell's pair, Ryan Higgins' duck and Logan's duck......I'm utterly doomed! Stupid fantasy cricket My captain scored 7 points and then broke his arm. My oppo have Alistair Cook skippered. Grand.
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Post by nemouk on Sept 14, 2021 15:39:52 GMT
A 10 wicket loss to go with Somerset's two innings defeats. Oh dear. In addition to my previous complaint about batsmen not averaging very much, we also used eight bowlers in this game of which a grand total of zero Somerset are essentially a team of a few outstanding players (Coverton, Abell, Gregory, Leach, Davey - of which only Abell played this game) and a lot of underperforming ones averaging 20 with the bat or 35 with the ball. It's only really Steve Davies and Roelof van der Merwe having an "average" season. stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13821;team=1384;type=tournamentMost of the underperforming ones are very young, but James Hildreth is becoming a bit of a problem. Brooks getting a new contract whilst averaging 44 is a surprise too, but he does seem a lovely fella and bowled well in this game. Anyway, finals day this weekend and the season more or less over in FC cricket. Give Smeed a debut and spend the winter learning to play the moving ball.
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Post by soulcircus on Sept 21, 2021 13:31:30 GMT
For some God forsaken reason, and in the final of the fantasy no less, I left Darren Stevens out of my fantasy team. WHY?
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Post by waughandpeace on Sept 21, 2021 17:25:53 GMT
Warwickshire's title to lose now, as hilarious as winning the title with 2.5 batting points would've been
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Sept 21, 2021 17:40:39 GMT
15 wickets for Essex in a day and captain harmer has fkin none of them!
What a shocker of a pitch BTW.... 25 wickets in a day!
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Post by nemouk on Sept 21, 2021 18:04:42 GMT
15 wickets for Essex in a day and captain harmer has fkin none of them! What a shocker of a pitch BTW.... 25 wickets in a day! *Grumbles in Taunton*
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Post by nemouk on Sept 22, 2021 10:01:48 GMT
An innings and 45 runs wins off a first innings of 170. Farcical.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Sept 22, 2021 13:39:11 GMT
That's got to be one of the lowest scoring and quickest championship games in like ever right?
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Sept 22, 2021 13:40:40 GMT
Meanwhile at the Roadval......
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Post by soulcircus on Sept 23, 2021 16:28:27 GMT
That last half hour at Aigburth was enthralling. Nerves of steel from Vilas.
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Post by nemouk on Sept 23, 2021 16:36:42 GMT
Quite the finish. Jack Blatherwick the most relieved man in the country, I should imagine. Now, over to Somerset to do a professional job and help out Lancashire. Oh my, what is this scorecard doing here?
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Post by waughandpeace on Sept 23, 2021 16:57:17 GMT
Gutted. Probably more painful as it was so close but made for some viewing! Clocking a pretty massive heart beat by the end just watching the stream Missed Abbo for most of D1 but don't wanna think about what might have been. Somerset providing a great subplot all week, awesome that the title could still go down to the last ball of the season.
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Post by waughandpeace on Sept 23, 2021 17:55:57 GMT
Also, is the Oval pitch the flattest of all time? ZERO wickets to seamers in 9 full sessions?!?!?!
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