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!
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
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)
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