Saturday, February 28, 2015
Friday, February 27, 2015
Seriously fun cricket
There has been some really exciting matches in the tournament - at least they read exciting. I wish I could watch a few of them but time zones are an issue as the $100 price to get the feed. Aah well, I have to rely on cricinfo for my blow by blow commentary.
Yesterday South Africa beat the West Indies by 257 runs! WTF? SA needed that win for sure but did anyone predict such a blow out? The West Indies have been doing well. SA put 408 runs, that is the highest total we have seen by far. Amla, duPlessis, and Rossouw all scored in the 60's and deVilliers got 162! 162 from only 66 balls - that's lots of 4's and 6's that is. Must have been exciting to watch that. SA only dropped 5 wickets on their way to 408 so there wasn't much to talk about with WI bowling. And apparently there wasn't much to talk about with their batting either because they went all out after 33 overs. Gayle got 3 - hope you all picked him! And the only one to score anything of note was Holder with 56, on the other side, Tahir got a 5 wicket haul. Who had him?? I did! I did!
Today we will see the huge match up of Australia and New Zealand. Australia missed their last match from the hurricane so their numbers look low compared to NZ but I wouldn't count them out my friends, I wouldn't count them out. Time for my captain choice to pay off! India will also be handing the UAE tickets home, actually with this tournament I shouldn't be so quick to judge. But India is definitely a favorite.
I got back in front of my mom, Moira remains on top, Henry continues to climb and it appears that Paulpaulpaulpaulpaul and the Nagelators have both woken up.
Yesterday South Africa beat the West Indies by 257 runs! WTF? SA needed that win for sure but did anyone predict such a blow out? The West Indies have been doing well. SA put 408 runs, that is the highest total we have seen by far. Amla, duPlessis, and Rossouw all scored in the 60's and deVilliers got 162! 162 from only 66 balls - that's lots of 4's and 6's that is. Must have been exciting to watch that. SA only dropped 5 wickets on their way to 408 so there wasn't much to talk about with WI bowling. And apparently there wasn't much to talk about with their batting either because they went all out after 33 overs. Gayle got 3 - hope you all picked him! And the only one to score anything of note was Holder with 56, on the other side, Tahir got a 5 wicket haul. Who had him?? I did! I did!
Today we will see the huge match up of Australia and New Zealand. Australia missed their last match from the hurricane so their numbers look low compared to NZ but I wouldn't count them out my friends, I wouldn't count them out. Time for my captain choice to pay off! India will also be handing the UAE tickets home, actually with this tournament I shouldn't be so quick to judge. But India is definitely a favorite.
I got back in front of my mom, Moira remains on top, Henry continues to climb and it appears that Paulpaulpaulpaulpaul and the Nagelators have both woken up.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Shocked and Dismayed
I can't believe I have fallen to 5th place. I mean to be passed by your own parents, its just not right. And with my In-laws in hot pursuit, well, I'm afridi, very afridi.
In yesterdays two matches it was all about that Dilshan and those Zadrans. Sri Lanka took out Bangladesh by 92 runs. I expect more from Bangladesh quite frankly. Sri Lanka only needed 3 batsmen, Thirimanne got 52, Sangakarra 105, and Dilshan 161. The lone wicket for Bangladesh went to Hossain. Where were the rest of the Bangladeshi bowlers? Did they get stuck on the bus? Cause it doesn't seem like they showed up here. But then neither did their batsmen. Rahman got a half century but nothing for anyone else and they went all out after 47 overs falling 92 runs short. 3 wicket haul for Malinga (nice to see something from him) and 2 a piece for Lakmal and Dilshan.
Afghanistan was able to beat Scotland, although this doesn't seem to be that great of a feat. Not impressed so far by the tartan clad crowd. Scotland managed a meager 210 in the opening inning but the real news was on the other side with Afghanistans bowlers. 3 wickets to D. Zadran and 4 wickets to S. Zadran. I guess it didn't matter much if you mixed those two up. In the second inning Afghani Ahmadi got a half century and that was about all but it didn't matter they chased down that 210 with 1 wicket to spare. But hats off to Berrington for a 4 wicket haul, well done son.
Overall in the competition Pool A see's New Zealand on top with 6 points, Sri Lanka has 4, and Australia and Bangladesh are tied for the last 2 spots with 3 each. In Pool B there is a 3 way tie for the top, 4 a piece for India, the West Indies, and Ireland. (Well done Ireland!), followed by 2 each for South Africa and Zimbabwe. Those Proteas really need a win today, we don't want to see them so low.
Today's match is South Africa and the West Indies. Whose gonna pick Gayle?? Can he repeat?? I hope not.
In yesterdays two matches it was all about that Dilshan and those Zadrans. Sri Lanka took out Bangladesh by 92 runs. I expect more from Bangladesh quite frankly. Sri Lanka only needed 3 batsmen, Thirimanne got 52, Sangakarra 105, and Dilshan 161. The lone wicket for Bangladesh went to Hossain. Where were the rest of the Bangladeshi bowlers? Did they get stuck on the bus? Cause it doesn't seem like they showed up here. But then neither did their batsmen. Rahman got a half century but nothing for anyone else and they went all out after 47 overs falling 92 runs short. 3 wicket haul for Malinga (nice to see something from him) and 2 a piece for Lakmal and Dilshan.
Afghanistan was able to beat Scotland, although this doesn't seem to be that great of a feat. Not impressed so far by the tartan clad crowd. Scotland managed a meager 210 in the opening inning but the real news was on the other side with Afghanistans bowlers. 3 wickets to D. Zadran and 4 wickets to S. Zadran. I guess it didn't matter much if you mixed those two up. In the second inning Afghani Ahmadi got a half century and that was about all but it didn't matter they chased down that 210 with 1 wicket to spare. But hats off to Berrington for a 4 wicket haul, well done son.
Overall in the competition Pool A see's New Zealand on top with 6 points, Sri Lanka has 4, and Australia and Bangladesh are tied for the last 2 spots with 3 each. In Pool B there is a 3 way tie for the top, 4 a piece for India, the West Indies, and Ireland. (Well done Ireland!), followed by 2 each for South Africa and Zimbabwe. Those Proteas really need a win today, we don't want to see them so low.
Today's match is South Africa and the West Indies. Whose gonna pick Gayle?? Can he repeat?? I hope not.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
We are in the thick of it
Things are heating up and competitions are getting fierce. Lots of cricket left to play. 2 games today, and a few more double game days in the week ahead. I like a double game day, it provides more opportunity to differentiate our teams, and therefore make a move. How are everyones trades going? Have you mastered the schedule yet? Have you appropriately planned out how many trades you will do each day? Which players are turning out to be your Achilles heel? I for one am having issue with Jayawardene, I've picked him for today, so guaranteed he will get a duck.
In yesterdays game Ireland beat the UAE. The UAE put up 278 in the first inning, not shabby but not stellar. Shaiman Anwar earned himself a century, so well done to him. And the Irish shared the wicket love with 2 a piece for Sorenson, Stirling, Cusack and K. OBrien. Ireland was able to chase it down with 2 wickets and 4 balls remaining. Half centuries for Wilson and K. OBrien. (I of course had N. OBrien, but no matter). And Javed racked up 3 wickets.
Today Afghanistan and Scotland will do battle followed by Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - two potentially good match ups. Tomorrow will be South Africa and the West Indies is you are placing your pending trades early.
Ciao
In yesterdays game Ireland beat the UAE. The UAE put up 278 in the first inning, not shabby but not stellar. Shaiman Anwar earned himself a century, so well done to him. And the Irish shared the wicket love with 2 a piece for Sorenson, Stirling, Cusack and K. OBrien. Ireland was able to chase it down with 2 wickets and 4 balls remaining. Half centuries for Wilson and K. OBrien. (I of course had N. OBrien, but no matter). And Javed racked up 3 wickets.
Today Afghanistan and Scotland will do battle followed by Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - two potentially good match ups. Tomorrow will be South Africa and the West Indies is you are placing your pending trades early.
Ciao
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Things are shaking up!
What is going on around here?? Are there pigs flying? Has anyone check hell? Has it frozen over? Is it simply that the Robinsons are back from Lake Como? Has Moira been hitting the Amarula? I'm in shock. I start my day checking out Anna's fine worm. All seems well, Moira is still in second, Catherine and Henry have woken up but no real threat yet, its status quo......and then I checked cric info to see the results of the game, WHAT? And then I checked the fantasy site and WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? Moira is in first! She has unseated Anna! And my Dad has overtaken James! And then there's Henry who didn't just surge but rocketed, with Catherine not far behind. Those are closing the gap and fast. Now all of sudden there are lots more people for me to be looking over my shoulder at. Its crazy up in here! Such fun, and so much cricket left to play.
As for the game yesterday, The West Indies, or I say Gayle, beat Zimbabwe in truly amazing style. Gayle and Smith opened for the West Indies, Smith fell quickly after like 2 balls. Enter Samuels..... let the greatness begin. Those two, Gayle and Samuels were in the rest of the game. Yes, you heard me, all fifty overs. Samuels earned a century, almost a century and a half. And Gayle, well Gayle scored 215!! What? What? Double century for the man. This is the man who I had as my captain the first time we ventured into this little game of ours, and he did ok. But since then, not so much. Haven't seen much greatness from Gayle in a long while. But to bat for 50 overs and reach 215! Awesome. Well Done Gayle. I am assuming this is how Moira managed to knock Anna down a peg, Gayle would not have figured into Anna's pivot very well. But HooNus? Moira nus. And maybe Bob? And Henry? Was he your secret weapon?
Zimbabwe didn't just curl up and go away though. They fought hard and clawed back 289 of those runs, going all out after 44.3 overs. So well done Gayle and all you Gayle pickers.
Today it will be Ireland against the UAE, could be a good one, you just never know!
As for the game yesterday, The West Indies, or I say Gayle, beat Zimbabwe in truly amazing style. Gayle and Smith opened for the West Indies, Smith fell quickly after like 2 balls. Enter Samuels..... let the greatness begin. Those two, Gayle and Samuels were in the rest of the game. Yes, you heard me, all fifty overs. Samuels earned a century, almost a century and a half. And Gayle, well Gayle scored 215!! What? What? Double century for the man. This is the man who I had as my captain the first time we ventured into this little game of ours, and he did ok. But since then, not so much. Haven't seen much greatness from Gayle in a long while. But to bat for 50 overs and reach 215! Awesome. Well Done Gayle. I am assuming this is how Moira managed to knock Anna down a peg, Gayle would not have figured into Anna's pivot very well. But HooNus? Moira nus. And maybe Bob? And Henry? Was he your secret weapon?
Zimbabwe didn't just curl up and go away though. They fought hard and clawed back 289 of those runs, going all out after 44.3 overs. So well done Gayle and all you Gayle pickers.
Today it will be Ireland against the UAE, could be a good one, you just never know!
Monday, February 23, 2015
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Cyclone Marcia
Cyclone Marcia has ruined all my plans for a massive surge. I was poised with the best ever team for yesterdays match between Australia and Bangladesh, but sadly they did not play. No result there so each team will earn 1 point. In the other match, The West Indies won by 150 runs! They crushed it. Strong all around hitting gave the West Indies 310 for Pakistan to chase, but they couldn't even chase a baby. The first 5 of their batsmen went out with only 8 runs scored. Yes, I said 8 runs, 3 of those dismissed went out with a duck. Maqsood and U. Akmal tried in the middle to rally, but really it was just to late.
So right now Afghanistan is desperately trying to hold off Sri Lanka and India has just picked up the bat against South Africa.
You should be thinking about your strategy for tomorrow , maybe make some pending trades. England will be hoping to gain back some pride as they take on Scotland.
What is going with us? Have you seen the worms, they are lovely. We seem to have two groups. And not a whole lot of movement just yet in either one. Cricketing Seagull is flying so high we all need to be wary of getting poop on our heads, Barnett's Ball Breaking Batsmen keep thinking, "It's a Doosra, I just don't get it, it's really a Doosra?!?", and apparently the HooNus don't know about Brown Sugar Squares (its a See's thing - ask Catherine) but they do know not to Antipivot. As for the other crew, The Nagelators lead the pack in the back while Team is one beat ahead of Hartless. And really Paulpaulpaulpaulpaulpaulpaulpaulpaul.....is that enough Pauls? You really shouldn't be showing up your folks like this - they are on vacation after all. When they get back they are going to be pissed, don't you want the bat back?? You should be fighting young man, fighting.
So, I hope you all are enjoying the tournament, now go trade.
So right now Afghanistan is desperately trying to hold off Sri Lanka and India has just picked up the bat against South Africa.
You should be thinking about your strategy for tomorrow , maybe make some pending trades. England will be hoping to gain back some pride as they take on Scotland.
What is going with us? Have you seen the worms, they are lovely. We seem to have two groups. And not a whole lot of movement just yet in either one. Cricketing Seagull is flying so high we all need to be wary of getting poop on our heads, Barnett's Ball Breaking Batsmen keep thinking, "It's a Doosra, I just don't get it, it's really a Doosra?!?", and apparently the HooNus don't know about Brown Sugar Squares (its a See's thing - ask Catherine) but they do know not to Antipivot. As for the other crew, The Nagelators lead the pack in the back while Team is one beat ahead of Hartless. And really Paulpaulpaulpaulpaulpaulpaulpaulpaul.....is that enough Pauls? You really shouldn't be showing up your folks like this - they are on vacation after all. When they get back they are going to be pissed, don't you want the bat back?? You should be fighting young man, fighting.
So, I hope you all are enjoying the tournament, now go trade.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Science Fair
Sean had his science fair tonight, his sun dial project took honorable mention for the Kindergarten set! Well done Sean! So, its late now I will make this short. My earlier mistake did indeed leave the door open for my dear brother, but I cry no more. Sean's sun dial might need to point North but I am all about the SOUTHEE!!!!! 7 wickets! 200 points! I had him, James did not, I'm back on top baby! Or at least back on top of James, I still need to catch my sister.
Seems England can not get their acts together this tournament. Hope no one had a Brit as captain, if so I see a trade in your future. England batted first and went all out after 33 overs with only 123 runs! What?!? I mean WHAT?!? Seriously, did you all see that coming? You might have thought them underdogs for the game but really, that is a bit embarrassing. It only took New Zealand 12 overs and 2 wickets to crack that code. Sorry England you be at the bottom of pool A.
Tomorrow their are two games being played, Pakistan and the West Indies - both teams could really use a win, and Australia and Bangladesh - my money is on this match for the action.
Don't forget to make trades!
Seems England can not get their acts together this tournament. Hope no one had a Brit as captain, if so I see a trade in your future. England batted first and went all out after 33 overs with only 123 runs! What?!? I mean WHAT?!? Seriously, did you all see that coming? You might have thought them underdogs for the game but really, that is a bit embarrassing. It only took New Zealand 12 overs and 2 wickets to crack that code. Sorry England you be at the bottom of pool A.
Tomorrow their are two games being played, Pakistan and the West Indies - both teams could really use a win, and Australia and Bangladesh - my money is on this match for the action.
Don't forget to make trades!
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
And Again with the mistakes.....
I have left the door open for my brother, this pains me no end..... I worked at the preschool this morning, didn't get home until after the game started........no trades made.... wah wahhhhhh........ I guess I will be joining the pending trade club in the future.
So, Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 105 runs. They batted first and put up 267 runs. Both Al Hasan and Rahim earned half centuries. They lasted all 50 overs but used all 10 outs to get there so Afghanistan did rack up some wicket points. Then Afghanistan took their turn at the bat and well.....it was raining wickets for awhile. Three outs in 3 overs. But the middle of the order were able to hang in there and get a few runs on the board. In the end though it just was not enough. 105 runs short all out at 42. overs.
Currently the UAE is battling Zimbabwe. I have no players playing, booo! But UAE put up 285 in their inning with a half century for Anwar and they only dropped 7 wickets. SO well done UAE! Now Zimbabwe is at the bat and as of 5 seconds ago Zimbabwe require another 214 runs with 9 wickets and 35.0 overs remaining.
Tomorrow it will be two powerhouses, New Zealand and England!
Ciao!
So, Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 105 runs. They batted first and put up 267 runs. Both Al Hasan and Rahim earned half centuries. They lasted all 50 overs but used all 10 outs to get there so Afghanistan did rack up some wicket points. Then Afghanistan took their turn at the bat and well.....it was raining wickets for awhile. Three outs in 3 overs. But the middle of the order were able to hang in there and get a few runs on the board. In the end though it just was not enough. 105 runs short all out at 42. overs.
Currently the UAE is battling Zimbabwe. I have no players playing, booo! But UAE put up 285 in their inning with a half century for Anwar and they only dropped 7 wickets. SO well done UAE! Now Zimbabwe is at the bat and as of 5 seconds ago Zimbabwe require another 214 runs with 9 wickets and 35.0 overs remaining.
Tomorrow it will be two powerhouses, New Zealand and England!
Ciao!
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
We Love a Worm!
Thank you Anna for the lovely worm!
Sorry that I have been a bit remiss in my blog writing, the up side is that my house is significantly cleaner than it was 3 days ago. I can't do EVERYTHING people!
Anyway, Ireland did indeed beat West Indies! First upset of the tourney. And then Scotland was obliterated by New Zealand, seriously, it was pretty sad, I felt bad for the Scots. I was thinking maybe its better that they didn't vote for independence - not sure they can hang on their own.
Currently Bangladesh is battling Afghanistan. They are only 11 overs in so its to early to tell what will happen but Bangladesh is the favorite. However, Bangladesh hasn't been playing well and Afghanistan has, so...........might be the second upset of the tournament!
Tomorrow it will be UAE Vs. Zimbabwe. Both are underdogs so it could be an interesting game. UAE is the last new team, so after tomorrow it will all be teams we have seen before.
Make your trades! Have Fun!
Sorry that I have been a bit remiss in my blog writing, the up side is that my house is significantly cleaner than it was 3 days ago. I can't do EVERYTHING people!
Anyway, Ireland did indeed beat West Indies! First upset of the tourney. And then Scotland was obliterated by New Zealand, seriously, it was pretty sad, I felt bad for the Scots. I was thinking maybe its better that they didn't vote for independence - not sure they can hang on their own.
Currently Bangladesh is battling Afghanistan. They are only 11 overs in so its to early to tell what will happen but Bangladesh is the favorite. However, Bangladesh hasn't been playing well and Afghanistan has, so...........might be the second upset of the tournament!
Tomorrow it will be UAE Vs. Zimbabwe. Both are underdogs so it could be an interesting game. UAE is the last new team, so after tomorrow it will all be teams we have seen before.
Make your trades! Have Fun!
Monday, February 16, 2015
A tale of two groups
I couldn't take Katy Soucy off the list. I know she is playing with us in spirit - just having technical issues. :-)
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Players that don't play
Is there anything more frustrating than picking a player and then they don't play? I mean really, the nerve. Anyway, Yesterday saw South Africa beating Zimbabwe and India taking the piss out of Pakistan.
Things started well for Zimbabwe, they got top 4 of South Africa's order out within the first 20 overs. This is no small feat when you consider that top four includes, de Kock, Amla, du Plessis, and de Villiers. But then they were left with Miller and Duminy, and those two refused to leave. They each had centuries well in hand finished out the innings not out. So, in the end Zimbabwe allowed SA to rack up 339 that they had to chase. I think the match was probably over at that point. Although Chibhabha and Masakadza both earned half centuries, Zimbabwe went all out after 48 overs and came up 62 runs short.
I think the first inning went ok for Pakistan. They were able to hold India to 300 runs - that's should have been within reach. Kohli got a century and both Dahwan and Raina were in the 75 run range. But it seems Pakistan could not hit to save their lives. They went all out after 47 overs and were 76 runs shy - Zimbabwe did better against SA. The Haq was the only Pakistani of note run wise with 76.
Today there is only one match, Ireland take on the West Indies. Should be a WI day, but apparently they have been in bad form of late and this is a World Cup, so the luck of the Irish may have some surprises for us.
Get your trades in!
Things started well for Zimbabwe, they got top 4 of South Africa's order out within the first 20 overs. This is no small feat when you consider that top four includes, de Kock, Amla, du Plessis, and de Villiers. But then they were left with Miller and Duminy, and those two refused to leave. They each had centuries well in hand finished out the innings not out. So, in the end Zimbabwe allowed SA to rack up 339 that they had to chase. I think the match was probably over at that point. Although Chibhabha and Masakadza both earned half centuries, Zimbabwe went all out after 48 overs and came up 62 runs short.
I think the first inning went ok for Pakistan. They were able to hold India to 300 runs - that's should have been within reach. Kohli got a century and both Dahwan and Raina were in the 75 run range. But it seems Pakistan could not hit to save their lives. They went all out after 47 overs and were 76 runs shy - Zimbabwe did better against SA. The Haq was the only Pakistani of note run wise with 76.
Today there is only one match, Ireland take on the West Indies. Should be a WI day, but apparently they have been in bad form of late and this is a World Cup, so the luck of the Irish may have some surprises for us.
Get your trades in!
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Mistakes have already been made, mistakes have been made
So, let me share with you a lesson I have had to learn the hard way in just about every competition we have done: When you make a trade, make sure you hit the "confirm changes" button on the second page. You will make trades and at the bottom it will say "make changes", then it will show you the changes you've picked and you have to click the "confirm changes" button! You MUST click TWO buttons before the trade is actually made. Otherwise you will think you have made a change, go about your day, sit down to check in on your players progress only to find the guy with the 5 wicket haul is not actually on your team.
Anyway, well done every one on the first day of matches. Anna and James soared to the top - I suspect well picked captains. I am in third - my captain earned me a duck! This is mistake number two for me, pick a good captain. Michael doesn't seem to know what game he is playing, and for most of us we are just getting our feet wet.
So what happened? Well, For starters New Zealand beat Sri Lanka. NZ went in to bat first and put up a respectable score of 331. Half centuries to B. McCullum, Williamson, and Anderson. They only dropped 6 wickets and Sri Lanka didn't seem to have any stand out bowlers. Then Sri Lanka went in and went all out only answering 233 of the runs after 46.1 overs. Thirimanne got 65 but he was the only one do to much. The Kiwis like to share the love so Southeem Boult, Milne, Vettori, and Anderson all got 2 wickets a piece.
The second match was Australia v. England and I am sorry to say for Moira, Catherine and Henry that Australia seemed to kick a little English tail. Australia batted first and with half centuries for Bailey and Maxwell to add to Finch's 135, they racked up 342 runs for England to chase. But it wasn't a blow out, England's bowlers did get 9 wickets with a 5 wicket haul going to Finn. England then went in to bat and Taylor was their all star with 98 runs, he was not out so bummer for him that he couldn't have snuck a few extras in to reach the 100. But with 2 wickets a piece for Starc and Johnson and another 5 wicket haul going to Marsh, England just could not reach the mark and fell 111 runs short.
So this evening, or in the wee hours of tomorrow, South Africa will take on Zimbabwe (the only two African nations in the tournament) and India will battle Pakistan, always a heated battle.
For those of us in California it seems like morning is the best time to make your trades, I guess that means in the evening for those in England. And Moira?? Well, that is one to many time zones for me to figure out just now.
Good Luck All!
Anyway, well done every one on the first day of matches. Anna and James soared to the top - I suspect well picked captains. I am in third - my captain earned me a duck! This is mistake number two for me, pick a good captain. Michael doesn't seem to know what game he is playing, and for most of us we are just getting our feet wet.
So what happened? Well, For starters New Zealand beat Sri Lanka. NZ went in to bat first and put up a respectable score of 331. Half centuries to B. McCullum, Williamson, and Anderson. They only dropped 6 wickets and Sri Lanka didn't seem to have any stand out bowlers. Then Sri Lanka went in and went all out only answering 233 of the runs after 46.1 overs. Thirimanne got 65 but he was the only one do to much. The Kiwis like to share the love so Southeem Boult, Milne, Vettori, and Anderson all got 2 wickets a piece.
The second match was Australia v. England and I am sorry to say for Moira, Catherine and Henry that Australia seemed to kick a little English tail. Australia batted first and with half centuries for Bailey and Maxwell to add to Finch's 135, they racked up 342 runs for England to chase. But it wasn't a blow out, England's bowlers did get 9 wickets with a 5 wicket haul going to Finn. England then went in to bat and Taylor was their all star with 98 runs, he was not out so bummer for him that he couldn't have snuck a few extras in to reach the 100. But with 2 wickets a piece for Starc and Johnson and another 5 wicket haul going to Marsh, England just could not reach the mark and fell 111 runs short.
So this evening, or in the wee hours of tomorrow, South Africa will take on Zimbabwe (the only two African nations in the tournament) and India will battle Pakistan, always a heated battle.
For those of us in California it seems like morning is the best time to make your trades, I guess that means in the evening for those in England. And Moira?? Well, that is one to many time zones for me to figure out just now.
Good Luck All!
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Is Everyone Ready??
Welcome everyone! I am so glad to see some new names in the mix, and I look forward to beating the new and old alike. I haven't seen that bat since we bought it back in the West Indies - time for it to return home. So, matches will be starting tomorrow, get your teams in order and your captains picked. The first match begins tomorrow at 2pm my time. Which is like 10 pm England time and 11 am (the next day) local time. I see keeping the match schedule straight as the hardest part this time around. Be Vigilant!
Match one: New Zealand V. Sri Lanka. I've been looking for prematch previews but my normal source doesn't seem to have anything yet. So.... you can bet it will be a good match. Both strong teams, we know those Sri Lankans like to hit, a lot. And the kiwis? Well, maybe they'll do a little Haka for us during the drinks break.
Match Two: Australia v. England. I do know the Irish are pissed. They are a bit tired of England stealing all their players, me thinks South Africa can relate. Moira, what does one do when Australia is playing England? I mean I know its anyone but Australia, but when England have pilfered your best men?? What then?
Good luck to everyone tomorrow and check back later in the day for a post match recap.
Have Fun and Good Luck!
Katy
Match one: New Zealand V. Sri Lanka. I've been looking for prematch previews but my normal source doesn't seem to have anything yet. So.... you can bet it will be a good match. Both strong teams, we know those Sri Lankans like to hit, a lot. And the kiwis? Well, maybe they'll do a little Haka for us during the drinks break.
Match Two: Australia v. England. I do know the Irish are pissed. They are a bit tired of England stealing all their players, me thinks South Africa can relate. Moira, what does one do when Australia is playing England? I mean I know its anyone but Australia, but when England have pilfered your best men?? What then?
Good luck to everyone tomorrow and check back later in the day for a post match recap.
Have Fun and Good Luck!
Katy
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
The tournament
So I promised a breakdown of how the tournament is structured. Here goes. The teams are broken into two pools of 7 (pool A and pool B). Each team will play a One Day International (ODI) match against all the other teams in their pool. A win earns them 2 points, 1 point for a tie or no result, and 0 points for a loss. Top 4 teams in each pool advance to the quarter finals with A1 playing B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1. Qaurter finals is a knockout round with winners moving on to the semi finals. Winners of the semis move onto the final match.
An ODI is a shortened version of the game in which each side plays 50 overs. An over consists of 6 balls. So one team will go in to bat and will face 50 x 6 balls, scoring as many runs as possible. Of course the inning will be over early if the bowling team can get 10 outs before the 50 overs are up. Then we'll have a drinks break, tea anyone? Then the second team will go in to bat and again face 50 x 6 balls (or until 10 outs), hoping to score more than the first team.
Everyone clear? If not, study up with the "cricket 101" link on the right.
Pool A
England (1)
Australia (4)
Sri Lanka (5)
Bangladesh (8)
New Zealand (9)
Afghanistan (12)
Scotland (13)
Pool B
South Africa (2)
India (3)
Pakistan (6)
West Indies (7)
Zimbabwe (10)
Ireland (11)
United Arab Emirates (14)
An ODI is a shortened version of the game in which each side plays 50 overs. An over consists of 6 balls. So one team will go in to bat and will face 50 x 6 balls, scoring as many runs as possible. Of course the inning will be over early if the bowling team can get 10 outs before the 50 overs are up. Then we'll have a drinks break, tea anyone? Then the second team will go in to bat and again face 50 x 6 balls (or until 10 outs), hoping to score more than the first team.
Everyone clear? If not, study up with the "cricket 101" link on the right.
Pool A
England (1)
Australia (4)
Sri Lanka (5)
Bangladesh (8)
New Zealand (9)
Afghanistan (12)
Scotland (13)
Pool B
South Africa (2)
India (3)
Pakistan (6)
West Indies (7)
Zimbabwe (10)
Ireland (11)
United Arab Emirates (14)
Monday, February 2, 2015
Join our Competition
Ok, did you create a team? If not, read the last post and go make a team. Don't worry about who is on it just yet, just make one.
Team made? Ok, next you need to join our private competition. Go to the cricket web site, sign in, and on the right click "user comp - join"
Enter "1422824046" as the user comp key. You will now have joined Robinsons Cricketers Rout where you can see everyone else in our group and how they are doing.
Come back tomorrow and I will share some info on the general tournament set up.
Katy
Team made? Ok, next you need to join our private competition. Go to the cricket web site, sign in, and on the right click "user comp - join"
Enter "1422824046" as the user comp key. You will now have joined Robinsons Cricketers Rout where you can see everyone else in our group and how they are doing.
Come back tomorrow and I will share some info on the general tournament set up.
Katy
Sunday, February 1, 2015
ICC World Cup 2015 - How to create your team
Hi all, if you've joined us in the past the email from cricket web with an invite should be coming in the next day or so, so keep an eye out for it - check your spam.
For those who are new:
Let me start by walking you around the bog. Look on the right hand side of the screen, see the links?? Those are handy. The one marked "Cricket 101" will take you to a good basic intro to the game and its rules if you care. You might not. The one marked "cricket web fantasy home" will take you to the site where you will create and manage your team. The other two "ICC World Cup 2015" and "Cricinfo" are both links to sites with useful info about the tournament - schedules, team rosters, and so on.
Now look at the bottom of this post. See in aqua blue where it says "0 comments" click that and leave a comment. The comments are the best part of the competition, really they are. Comment frequently. I will be trying to write a blog post most days during the competition. And we will also be posting a worm, Anna, you want to be in charge of the worm? The worm is a graph that will show your standings in our private competition.
So, that is blog. Visit often, comment with wild abandon. Now you need to create your team:
Go and click the link on the right for "cricket web fantasy home" and log in. If you've never played with us you will need to create an account – easy.
The on the left hand side choose “add team”, then choose “World Cup 2015 ODI Competition” from the drop down menu. And hit “select competition”
Now you have to pick a team name and your players. Team name is important – you want it to be good. :)
Players. You will see drop menus for the 11 positions (6 batsmen, 1 wicketkeeper, and 4 bowlers). Each player is listed under their country and they have a ranking A-E. You are allotted 125 points with which to create your team. A players cost 15 points, B players 13 points, and so on with E players costing 7. So you have to budget, you can not have a team of 11 A players.
You will also be able to make 300 modifications or trades during the tournament. So, you can change your team daily depending on who is playing that day. *****modifications are FREE until a few hours before the start of the tournament***** so feel free to just choose random people for now.
Once you have selected all your players, pick one of them to be your captain. Your captain will earn you double points (and will lose double points) so Captain choice is key. Also, it will cost you 4 modifications to trade your captain once the competition starts.
So go and make a team, leave us a comment with your teams name. I will post again soon with the next step.
Katy
For those who are new:
Let me start by walking you around the bog. Look on the right hand side of the screen, see the links?? Those are handy. The one marked "Cricket 101" will take you to a good basic intro to the game and its rules if you care. You might not. The one marked "cricket web fantasy home" will take you to the site where you will create and manage your team. The other two "ICC World Cup 2015" and "Cricinfo" are both links to sites with useful info about the tournament - schedules, team rosters, and so on.
Now look at the bottom of this post. See in aqua blue where it says "0 comments" click that and leave a comment. The comments are the best part of the competition, really they are. Comment frequently. I will be trying to write a blog post most days during the competition. And we will also be posting a worm, Anna, you want to be in charge of the worm? The worm is a graph that will show your standings in our private competition.
So, that is blog. Visit often, comment with wild abandon. Now you need to create your team:
Go and click the link on the right for "cricket web fantasy home" and log in. If you've never played with us you will need to create an account – easy.
The on the left hand side choose “add team”, then choose “World Cup 2015 ODI Competition” from the drop down menu. And hit “select competition”
Now you have to pick a team name and your players. Team name is important – you want it to be good. :)
Players. You will see drop menus for the 11 positions (6 batsmen, 1 wicketkeeper, and 4 bowlers). Each player is listed under their country and they have a ranking A-E. You are allotted 125 points with which to create your team. A players cost 15 points, B players 13 points, and so on with E players costing 7. So you have to budget, you can not have a team of 11 A players.
You will also be able to make 300 modifications or trades during the tournament. So, you can change your team daily depending on who is playing that day. *****modifications are FREE until a few hours before the start of the tournament***** so feel free to just choose random people for now.
Once you have selected all your players, pick one of them to be your captain. Your captain will earn you double points (and will lose double points) so Captain choice is key. Also, it will cost you 4 modifications to trade your captain once the competition starts.
So go and make a team, leave us a comment with your teams name. I will post again soon with the next step.
Katy
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