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Post by Balladeer on May 19, 2021 16:42:46 GMT
There was cricket on today? Why? (Other than, 'cricket is stupid sometimes' which is valid but not the answer I'm looking for.)
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Post by nemouk on May 19, 2021 17:59:50 GMT
Not very much of it.
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Post by waughandpeace on May 19, 2021 18:09:17 GMT
Yeah, not really sure why we have one random match breaking the Thursday-Sunday structure. I can only assume it's due to New Zealand, they're currently isolating at the ground and presumably are gonna take over in a few days, starting with an inter squad game next Wednesday - presumably have control from Sunday (although they only have to isolate for 3 days so are training from tomorrow I think?). Who knows
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Post by waughandpeace on May 20, 2021 15:16:00 GMT
Pretty incredible from Surrey.
64, 63, 6*, 0, 0, 0, 1, 4*
135-0 to 142-6 in 49 balls.
As Boycott often said, the score doesn't look so good if you add 6 wickets!
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Post by Balladeer on May 21, 2021 13:31:35 GMT
How has Darren Stevens never played for England!?
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Post by soulcircus on May 21, 2021 13:36:42 GMT
Partnership is currently 105. Miguel Cummins has scored 1.
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Post by soulcircus on May 21, 2021 13:43:32 GMT
My fantasy captain as well. God bless Stevo.
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Post by nemouk on May 21, 2021 14:47:55 GMT
How has Darren Stevens never played for England!? To be *fair* he only got good around 35, by which point it was always "too late". The fact that he's still playing ten years later is mad. Seriously, his record in a normal cricketer's prime years was pretty average, he's the most ridiculous late bloomer. And, yes absolutely everyone has signed in to CricketXI to see if the opposition has Stevens. I can confirm I've lost. What a bloody innings.
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Post by waughandpeace on May 21, 2021 14:55:29 GMT
Darren Stevens 506-500 My Entire Team
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Post by nemouk on May 24, 2021 8:57:57 GMT
So with 3/4 games to go the race for the top division looks like:
Group 1: Incredibly open, Notts best placed but at least four teams will fancy it - Essex second at the moment but have played a game more than Durham and Warks. Essex probably need to win every game from now on to have a chance of retaining the championship
Group 2: Gloucs are more or less qualified, top with a game in hand. Somerset or Hants will be the other qualifier unless something very odd happens, and they play each other on 3rd June in a near-knockout game
Group 3: Lancashire and Yorkshire looking the most likely here, both are fairly far clear of Glamorgan in third and have a game in hand. Northants may be better placed to catch them but I can't see it.
So looks like Notts, Gloucs, Lancashire, Yorkshire and then Somerset/Hants and Essex/Durham/Warks for the top division.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on May 24, 2021 12:22:11 GMT
Good round to have a bye in, benefit goes to those 4 teams who didn't play....shame Oafletico Madkids didn't have a bye in the fantasy.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on May 27, 2021 10:24:44 GMT
The state of that Yorks batting line up......oh....dang.
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Post by nemouk on May 27, 2021 11:16:40 GMT
Yeah, callow doesn't quite cover Fraine 3, Hill at 5, Bess 6, Duke 7. David Willey must be unavailable right? He'd get in this side as a pure batsman.
Also feel this was a very good week to play a fantasy side including Abbas, Abbott and Robinson. Poor sod has three players playing.
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Post by waughandpeace on May 27, 2021 11:35:39 GMT
That would be me... oh balls, completely forgot again!
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Post by nemouk on May 27, 2021 12:03:03 GMT
Wowzers.
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