tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48966847400621978812024-03-13T17:08:43.253+00:00Women's Cricket Blogexpert & informed news, views and comment on women's cricket around the world - sponsored by B3 CricketMartin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.comBlogger556125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-55906703016360935182023-01-19T13:53:00.001+00:002023-01-19T14:03:33.582+00:00Super 6 Groups and Fixtures<p>So the Group Stage has now finished and the Super 6 groups have been decided</p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>League 1 </b></span><br /><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c;">Bangladesh, Australia, Sri Lanka, India, South Africa, and UAE</span></b><br />India v Australia<br />Bangladesh v South Africa<br />India v Sri Lanka<br />UAE v Australia<br />South Africa v Sri Lanka<br />UAE v Bangldesh</p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>League 2</b></span><br /><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c;">England, Pakistan, Rwanda, New Zealand, West Indies, and Ireland</span></b><br />Rwanda v New Zealand<br />Ireland v England<br />West Indies v Rwanda<br />Pakistan v Ireland<br />New Zealand v Pakistan<br />England v West Indies</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Games by date</span></p><p><b>Sat 21st January </b><br />Rwanda v New Zealand<br />Ireland v England <br />India v Australia<br />Bangladesh v South Africa</p><p><b>Sun 22nd January </b><br />West Indies v Rwanda<br />India v Sri Lanka</p><p><b>Mon 23rd January </b><br />Pakistan v Ireland <br />UAE v Australia<br />South Africa v Sri Lanka<br />New Zealand v Pakistan <br /><br /><b>Wed 25th January </b><br />UAE v Bangladesh<br />England v West Indies</p><p><br /></p><p>Martin Davies <br />19/I/23</p>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-20831196681593681142023-01-14T15:13:00.007+00:002023-01-14T15:20:00.282+00:00Fabulous first day at the U19 World Cup<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Group A Games</b></span></p><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;">Australia v Bangladesh</span></b><br />A stunning win for Bangladesh as they chased down Australia's 130/5 with some ease. The Aussies looked short of runs coming in to the last two overs, but managed to hit 28 from the last 12 balls to reach a par score.<br />After losing a wicket to the first ball of their reply, Bangladesh batted with confidence as seven Aussie bowlers struggled to contain them. They look like a side in good form and full of confidence. <br /><br /><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;">Australia - 130/5 (Moore 52(51), Hayward 35 (39) - Biswas 2/25, Marufa Akter 2/29)</span></b><div><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;">Bangladesh - 132/3 (18 overs) (Dilara Akter 40(42), Sumaiya Akter 31(25) - Ainsworth 2/9)</span></b><br /><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;">Sri Lanka v USA </span></b><br />A tight finish in a low-scoring game, but Sri Lanka held their nerve to get over the line in the 19th over, finishing the game with a 6. Good effort from USA to contain the Sri Lankans after failing to put enough runs on the board.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b>USA - 96/9 (Singh 22 - Wijerathne 3/11, Perera 2/15)<br />Sri Lanka 100/3 (19 overs) (Gunarathne 34*, Nanayakkara 32* - Bhadriraju 2/17)</b></span><br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Group D Games</span></b></div><br /><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>UAE v Scotland </b></span></div><div>Scotland never really got any momentum into their batting innings and ended on 99/9. Two wickets in the 9th over of the UAE reply could have knocked them off track, but Gaur held firm to bring her side home in the 17th over.<br /><br /><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>Scotland 99/9 (Walsingham 37 (33) - Mahesh 2/19, Nandakumar 2/20, Dharnidhaka 2/22)</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>UAE 100/4 (16.2 overs) (Gaur 33* - Maceira 2/7)</b></span></div><div><br /><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>South Africa v India</b></span><br />South Africa got away to an unbelievable start with 20 off the first over of their innings and were 64/2 at the end of the powerplay. They finally posted 166/5, which looked a very decent total. But India ended their own powerplay on 70/0 with Shafali Verma hitting 24 off the 6th over and they never really looked back. They got over the line with just three wickets down and 21 balls to spare, and Shweta Sehrawat a magnificent 92*. </div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="color: #f9cb9c;">South Africa 166/5 (Lourens 61 - Verma 2/31)<br />India 170/3 (17.3 overs) (Sehrawat 92*, Verma 45)</span></span></div>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-80318409080461635042023-01-12T14:34:00.003+00:002023-01-13T11:09:28.746+00:00U19 World Cup First Games<p>The first games of the Women's U19 T20 World Cup get underway in South Africa this Saturday (14th January)</p><p><b>Group A Games</b><br />Australia v Bangladesh - 8am UK time (10am local)<br />Sri Lanka v USA - 11:45am UK time (1:45pm local)<br /><br /><b>Group D Games</b><br />UAE v Scotland - 8am UK time (10 am local)<br />South Africa v India - 11:45am UK time (1:45pm local)</p><p><br /></p><p>And then on Sunday (15th January) it is the turn of groups B and C<br /><br /><b>Group B Games</b><br />Pakistan v Rwanda - 8am UK time (10am local)<br />England v Zimbabwe - 11:45am UK time (1:45pm local)<br /><br /><b>Group C Games</b><br />West Indies v Ireland - 8am UK time (10am local)<br />New Zealand v Indonesia - 11:45am UK time (1:45pm local)</p><p><br /></p><p>Martin Davies<br />12/I/23</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-73873706710966108942023-01-11T18:28:00.007+00:002023-01-12T12:21:16.085+00:00Wednesday's Warm-Up Games - scores & scorecard links<p><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>USA v UAE</b></span><br /><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">USA 122/7</b><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">UAE 91/6</b><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">
USA won by 31 runs
scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101898">USA v UAE scorecard</a></span><br /></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>Bangladesh v India</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Bangladesh 121/7
</b></span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">India 118/2</b><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">Bangladesh won by 3 runs
</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101905" target="_blank">Bangladesh v India scorecard</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>England v Indonesia</b></span><br /><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Indonesia 49</b><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"> (MacDonald-Gay 2/9)
</span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">England 139/2 </b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(batting on for 14.4 overs)</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Scrivens 53*, Holland 42* )
England won by 10 wickets
scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101906" target="_blank">Indonesia v England scorecard</a></span><br /></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>Rwanda v Ireland</b></span><br /><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Rwanda 103/8</b><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Murekatete 26 - Macguire 2/20, MacNulty 2/23)
</span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Ireland 102/4</b><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Hunter 41 - Ishimwe 2/19 )
Rwanda won by 1 run
scorecard -</span><br /></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>South Africa v Australia</b></span><br /><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">South Africa 61</b><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Australia 64/2</b><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">
Australia won by 8 wickets
scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101908" target="_blank">South Africa v Australia scorecard</a></span><br /></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>Zimbabwe v West Indies</b></span><br /><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Zimbabwe 71/8
West Indies 74/4
</b>West Indies won by 6 wickets
scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101909" target="_blank">Zimbabwe v West Indies scorecard</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;"><b>Pakistan v New Zealand</b></span><br /><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Pakistan 109/5</b><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">New Zealand</b><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"> 110/3
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">s</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">corecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101910" target="_blank">Pakistan v New Zealand scorecard</a></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;">Sri Lanka v Scotland<br /></span></b><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Scotland 86</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</span></span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Sri Lanka 87/4</b><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101911" target="_blank">Scotland v Sri Lanka scorecard</a></span></p><p><br /></p>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-78639567250927427712023-01-09T12:16:00.018+00:002023-01-10T17:53:25.609+00:00Monday's Warm-Up games - scores & scorecard links<p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;">Scotland v USA</span></b>
<b>Scotland 135/5</b> (Lister 42, Carter 41- Bhumika 2/26, Vaghela 2/20 , Geetika 1/9)
<b>USA 90</b> (Vaghela 40 - Fraser 3/7, Maceira 3/15, Montgomery 3/25 )
Scotland won by 45 runs
scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101899">Scotland v USA scorecard</a></span></p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c;">Ireland v Pakistan</span></b>
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Ireland 89/6</b> ( A Squires 35, G Dempsey 24 - A Shah 2/11, Z un Nisa 1/24)
<b>Pakistan 91/3</b> (15.4 overs) (E Fatima 58* - MacNulty 1/13, McCartney 1/14, Craig 1/14)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101900" target="_blank">Ireland v Pakistan scorecard</a></span><div><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;">Indonesia v Zimbabwe</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Indonesia 70/9</b> (Chare 3/8, Ndhlalambi 2/19)
<b>Zimbabwe 55</b> (Mtomba 15 - Suarniasih 3/9, Dewi 3/13, Ariani 2/14)
Indonesia won by 15 runs
scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101901" target="_blank">Indonesia v Zimbabwe scorecard</a>
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;">India v Australia</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>India 97/8</b> (Basu 28 - Hayward 2/12)
<b>Australia 79/7</b> (Moore 25 - Verma 3/8, Chopra 2/14)
India won 18 runs
scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101912" target="_blank">India v Australia scorecard</a>
<span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;">UAE v Sri Lanka</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Sri Lanka 90/9</b> (Senarathna 53 - Gokhale 1/1)
<b>UAE 38</b> (Perera 3/5)
scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101902" target="_blank">UAE v Sri Lanka scorecard</a>
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: medium;">New Zealand v Rwanda</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>New Zealand 154/5</b> (Browning 67, Hamilton 25 - Murekatete 2/22
<b>Rwanda 91/9</b> (Tuyizere 19 - Kotkamp 2/19)
New Zealand won by 63 runs
scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101903" target="_blank">New Zealand v Rwanda scorecard</a><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;">West Indies v England</span>
</b><b>West Indies 65/8</b> (Cumberbatch 25 - Baker 3/9, Pavely 1/5, SAE Smale 1/4, Groves 1/5, </span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">Scrivens 1/7, </span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">Scott 1/7)
<b>England 68/1</b> (10.3 overs) (Heap 31, SA Smale 30* - Munisar 1/8)
England won by 9 wickets
scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101904" target="_blank">West Indies v England scorecard</a></span></div><div><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #f9cb9c; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-size: large;">South Africa v Bangladesh</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>South Africa 98/7</b> (Siyo 32, Lourens 29 - Akter 3/13, Khatun 2/15, Biswas 2/23)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Bangladesh 72/4 </b>(S Akter 20*, Prottasha 19 - Reyneke 1/9, Hlubi 1/13)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">Bangladesh won by 7 runs (DLS method)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">scorecard - <a href="https://www.u19worldcup.com/match/101913" target="_blank">South Africa v Bangladesh scorecard</a></span></div>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-70233480208355465852023-01-07T16:13:00.030+00:002023-01-10T10:57:10.680+00:00Women's U19 T20 World Cup - Format and Warm Up Games<p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Welcome to our coverage of the inaugural Women's U19 T20 World Cup.
First of all let's have a look at the format of the competition. Initially the sixteen qualifying teams are divided into four groups. </span></p><p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Group A - Australia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, USA
Group B - England, Pakistan, Rwanda, Zimbabwe
Group C - Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand, West Indies
Group D - India, Scotland, South Africa, UAE</span><span style="font-size: 15px;">
Each team will play two warm-up games (see below).
In the Group Stage they will play each team in their group once. The top three teams in each group will then enter the Super 6s Leagues.
Super 6 League 1 - A1, A2, A3, D1, D2, D3
Super 6 League 2 - B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3</span></span></p><p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the Super 6 Leagues teams will only play two more games (not three). The top two sides from the Super 6s Leagues go on to the semi-finals, and then the winners to the final. </span></p><p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Warm-up games are on Monday and Wednesday this week and the competition proper starts on Saturday 14th January 2023. Here are the warm-up games.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Monday 9th January 2023</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">Scotland v USA
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">Ireland v Pakistan
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">Indonesia v Zimbabwe
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">India v Australia
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">UAE v Sri Lanka
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">New Zealand v Rwanda
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">West Indies v England
</span><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">South Africa v Bangladesh</span></span></p><p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wednesday 11th January 2023</span></p><p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bangladesh v India
England v Indonesia
Rwanda v Ireland
South Africa v Australia
Zimbabwe v West Indies
Pakistan v New Zealand
Sri Lanka v Scotland</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">W</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">e will try and keep you up-to-date with all the scores, results, performances and standings. </span></span><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Martin Davies
08/I/23</span></p><p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></p>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0Chichester, UK50.837610000000012 -0.77493622.527376163821167 -35.931186 79.147843836178851 34.381314tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-65655164580798615482021-11-11T17:41:00.001+00:002021-11-11T17:41:18.152+00:00The race to the WBBL Finals<p>WBBL07 is less than two weeks away from completing its group stage, with the teams finishing in third and fourth due to play Eliminator One on 24th November. </p><p>The winner of that game will then play in Eliminator Two, the following day, against the team that have finished second in the table. </p><p>And the winner from that game will then play the table-toppers, who will go straight to the final on 27th November.</p><p>Finishing top is therefore a big plus. Finish second and you will have to play at least one game before the final. If you finish third or fourth then you will need to win three games in four days to take the title. </p><p>Here are the current league placings</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q-q0mGg0-Xs/YY0NqxU8e-I/AAAAAAAAGQU/_8qpFKbZsxI8QMe-q8KE0hyjwLFCeZYxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s829/wbbl07table111121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="829" height="331" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q-q0mGg0-Xs/YY0NqxU8e-I/AAAAAAAAGQU/_8qpFKbZsxI8QMe-q8KE0hyjwLFCeZYxQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h331/wbbl07table111121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>So what games do the teams have left to play? Here they are in table order....</p><p><b>Renegades</b> - Thunder, Hurricanes, Heat <br />This looks a very comfortable run in for table-topping Renegades who are almost certainly into the Play-Offs, but would really like to finish top of the league and go straight into the final. Two wins and 20 points should be enough to claim top spot, but Renegades will be looking to win all three games, which would leave only Heat as contenders for league winners. They would have to win all of their last four games.</p><p><b>Scorchers</b> - Strikers, Stars, Sixers<br />Currently sitting in second place Scorchers have a tougher set of fixtures to finish their league season. They will back themselves to beat struggling Stars, but Strikers and Sixers will be tougher opponents. That one win may be enough, but two out of three will make life much more comfortable for them. Three out of three and they might sneak top spot.</p><p><b>Heat</b> - Sixers, Strikers, Thunder, Renegades<br />Heat also have a tough finish to the season. Thunder are almost done, but that means they can play with some freedom and it would be no surprise to see Thunder's Smriti Mandhana win a game on her own. Sixers, Strikers and Renegades will all be scrapping for top four, but Heat have already beaten both Sixers and Strikers. One win may be enough, but three or four could see them finish top.</p><p><b>Stars</b> - Scorchers, Strikers <br />Stars have won only four of their twelve games, so only have two more to come. They did beat Strikers in a 14 over bash, but then lost their last two games badly to Renegades and Scorchers. They may have all the points they are going to get in WBBL07 which means they are unlikely to make the Play-Offs.</p><p><b>Strikers </b>- Hurricanes, Heat, Scorchers, Sixers, Stars <br />Strikers still have five games to play and their destiny really is still in their own hands. Win all five and they will end up with 19 points, which probably won't get them straight to the final, but would be enough for a Play-Off spot. But five wins on the bounce would be a big ask. Two this weekend would be a great start - Hurricanes and Heat stand in their way.</p><p><b>Sixers</b> - Heat, Thunder, Strikers, Scorchers<br />Sixers have been disappointing all season, and winning their last four games may not be enough for them, even if they could do it. Given their opponents 4/4 looks unlikely. Depending on other results three wins and 15 points might just be enough to sneak into the top 4, but even then NRR might let them down. Sixers need wins and big wins at that.</p><p><b>Hurricanes</b> - Strikers, Renegades, Thunder <br />Technically Canes are not out of it, but they would have to win all three and other results would have to go their way. Neither scenario seems very likely, but they could dent Strikers' hopes if they can string together a full performance.</p><p><b>Thunder</b> - Sixers, Renegades, Heat, Hurricanes <br />Last year's winners can make it to 14 points if they win all four of their games. But even that is very unlikely to be enough to get through. They have only managed two wins to date so four on the trot seems unlikely, but who knows in this topsy turvy version of the WBBL?</p><p>With four games over the weekend, not involving either Renegades or Scorchers, the chasing pack have the chance to state their claim. Can they take it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Martin Davies<br />11/XI/21</p>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5072178 -0.127586223.196983963821154 -35.2838362 79.817451636178845 35.0286638tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-52207109079112682782021-11-01T11:31:00.003+00:002021-11-01T11:32:27.461+00:00Heat dialled down, as Gades march on!<p> Another unpredictable (well by me anyway) weekend in the WBBL!!</p><p>Table-toppers Brisbane Heat managed to lose top spot having beaten Hurricanes in a high-scorer on Saturday, but then limping to just 95/9 against struggling Stars to lose by eight wickets on Sunday.</p><p>Meanwhile Melbourne Renegades marched on with another defeat of lacklustre Sydney Sixers, and then a remarkable 161 run-chase on Sunday against Adelaide Strikers. Gades needed 106 from the last 10 overs and then 58 from the last 5 overs. The problem was that Harmanpreet Kaur was batting; Megan Schutt was bowled out; and Strikers felt unable to bowl either Amanda Jade Wellington or Dane van Niekerk. Gades got home with two balls to spare with Kaur 73*(46). It took Renegades to the top of the table.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_NVFqfq3XdA/YX_FYxaYb_I/AAAAAAAAGOA/BpYEZjNV9hw3Biy-l7eXiQjaGM-8o98UQCLcBGAsYHQ/s451/wbbl07table011121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="451" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_NVFqfq3XdA/YX_FYxaYb_I/AAAAAAAAGOA/BpYEZjNV9hw3Biy-l7eXiQjaGM-8o98UQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/wbbl07table011121.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />At the other end of the table Sydney Thunder managed not just one win, but two!! On Saturday 133/5 proved too much for Stars with youngsters Tahlia Wilson (53) and Phoebe Litchfield (49) setting up the win, which spinners Deepti Sharma and Sam Bates then secured with 5/39 between them. On Sunday they posted a respectable 146/6 against Hurricanes thanks to a workmanlike 50 from Smriti Mandhana. Once Mignon du Preez (41) was out Canes never looked like getting close and finished 37 runs short. Deepti was again in the wickets (3/13). Having looked down and out Thunder are right back in it.<div><div><br /></div><div>Perth Scorchers weekend was only saved by the fact that Sophie Devine is unbeatable in a Super Over. Her stats in the game settler are just phenomenal as @Hypocaust pointed out on twitter....<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKEaUnDtI1Y/YX_H1kgxt_I/AAAAAAAAGOI/CtN5rYwpK60eCi71ftEt1P_dc1Gv-Xy7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s556/hypocaustdevine.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="556" height="349" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKEaUnDtI1Y/YX_H1kgxt_I/AAAAAAAAGOI/CtN5rYwpK60eCi71ftEt1P_dc1Gv-Xy7ACLcBGAsYHQ/w386-h349/hypocaustdevine.JPG" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Scorchers duly won their second Super Over game, this time against Strikers, who failed to score 68 off the last ten overs with 7 wickets in hand to win the game "in normal time". Just five runs off the 18th over from Alana King meant they needed 20 off the last two, which became nine off the last, and then four off the last 4 balls, but they could only manage three. Strikers then scored nine in their Super Over, but Devine dispatched Schutt's first two balls for 6s and walked off!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If only Devine could have played the same way in the match the following day. Instead she, and the rest of the Scorchers, looked out of sorts against Sixers, who put 161/3 on the board (and it probably should have been more) including 95* for Alyssa Healy, and then strangled Scorchers who scored just 117/9 in response. It was a welcome win for Sixers, breaking their losing streak. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So we are halfway through, with just two games to be played in mid-week this week, before six more games next weekend in Adelaide and Perth. Can Gades keep their winning run (now four on the trot) going against Scorchers and Heat mid-week? Two wins and they would have a toe in the Finals set-up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Martin Davies<br />01/X/2021</div><br /> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-26408537430253387332021-10-28T14:56:00.000+01:002021-10-28T14:56:28.328+01:00Tough weekend in WBBL07<p> Who would be foolish enough to try and predict all eight results in the WBBL this weekend?</p><p>......here goes......</p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Renegades</span></b> v <span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b>Sixers<br /></b></span>Well this is where it could all go wrong before it has even started!<br />All-star Sixers were just about everyone's tournament favourites before this all started, but they have not looked like potential champions in their four games so far. They were unconvincing in their first two games, but managed to get 4 points on the board, but then they batted poorly against both Stars and Renegades and were soundly beaten. By contrast Renegades have won their last two fixtures against Thunder and Sixers themselves, basing their bowling around their spinners (with leggie Hayward stepping in for the injured Wareham), and the dibbly dobbly seam of Leeson and Webb. Surely Sixers will have figured out a way of dealing with Pace-Off Gades?<br /><b>Winners - Sixers</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Thunder </span></b>v <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Stars<br /></b></span>It has been a tough start for last year's winners Sydney Thunder, and it is difficult to see it getting much better. On the plus side Smriti Mandhana has now got a score under her belt and you can expect more, but she has precious little support. Stars missed a golden opportunity to pick up another win when they allowed Mignon du Preez to lead Hurricanes to a win in mid-week, but Meg Lanning is due a big score.<br /><b>Winners - Stars</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Scorchers </span><span>v</span><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Strikers</span></b> <br />This could be a cracker. Neither team played in mid-week. Scorchers have the most-feared opening partnership in the WBBL in Sophie Devine and Beth Mooney, but, IF you can get them early (big "if" I know), the batting looks thin behind them. Strikers will be buoyed by the return of Megan Schutt to their ranks, although she will be short on cricket. The only game Strikers have lost was an 11 over shoot out with the hard-hitting Heat. Tough to call, but overall strength suggests<br /><b>Winners - Strikers</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #01ffff;">Heat </span><span>v</span><span style="color: #01ffff;"> </span></b><span><b style="color: #800180;">Hurricanes</b><br />Hurricanes are coming off a good win against Stars, but I think they will find the high-flying Heat too strong again, as they did on Tuesday. Heat's triumvirate of spinners - Jonassen, Yadav and Harris are tough to see beyond and their batting is sound.<br /><b>Winners - Heat</b></span></p><p><span><b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Thunder </span></b>v </span><span><b style="color: #800180;">Hurricanes</b><br />Canes will be right back in action first thing on Sunday morning. Will Rachel Priest be fit enough to open the batting and keep both days? It will be tough with her finger injury. This game could be a real scrap, but I'm going to suggest that Thunder might just get over the line.....somehow.<br /><b>Winners - Thunder</b></span></p><p><span><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Strikers </span><span>v</span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> </span></b></span><span><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Renegades</span><br />On paper Strikers look far too strong for Renegades, both with bat and ball. This is a game that they really should win at a canter, but Gades have a lot of self-belief at the moment. Their result from the previous day could be a decisive factor.<br /><b>Winners - Strikers</b></span></p><p><span><b><span style="color: #01ffff;">Heat</span> v </b></span><span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Stars</b></span><br />This is another good match-up of a game. Heat's batting looks to be in good order at the moment and if they can come to the party again then Stars are going to find it difficult to keep them in check. Therefore<br /><b>Winners - Heat</b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Scorchers</span></b> v <span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b>Sixers</b></span><br />Sixers have looked out-of-sorts with both the bat and the ball, and no-one is more likely to punish an out-of-sorts bowling attack than Devine and Mooney. If Sixers can keep Kapp at bay they will also back themselves to score big. This could be a high-scoring shoot out. The side that bats first will probably win. I'm going to plump for <br /><b>Winners - Scorchers</b></span></p><p>So there you have it, eight predictions. Six out of eight would be a reasonable return, particularly given the topsy-turvy nature of WBBL07 so far. Can the Sydneysiders come to the party this weekend? Or will the Melburnians in red keep their run going? <br /><br />Any team that can pick up two wins this weekend will feel they are on the right track; two losses and there will be a lot of ground to make up, as the competition reaches it's halfway stage on Sunday night. </p><p><br /></p><p>Martin Davies<br />28/X/21</p>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-813164556565283282021-10-27T15:43:00.000+01:002021-10-27T15:43:13.360+01:00The WBBL07 Roller Coaster continues<p> After 20 games of WBBL07 just two points separate seven of the eight teams in the current league table.<br /></p><p>On Tuesday Sydney Thunder, alst year's winners, kept Melbourne Stars to just 108/7, but then could only stagger to 96/5 in reply. At the end of the powerplay Thunder's response was in tatters at 13/4, with Kim Garth having bowled three maidens and taken three wickets. They never looked like getting back into the game, despite 44* from Deepti Sharma.<br />On Wednesday they had another shot at getting their first win on the board, but Melbourne Renegades clocked up 142/5, with Jemimah Rodrigues starring with an uneaten 75. It was a tough ask, but Thunder looked on course with Smriti Mandhana going well, but when she fell for 64 Thunder lost all self-belief and finished 9 runs short.<br />It means they prop up the table with just one point from five games. They have nine to come, but their season is looking done and dusted already. As for Renegades they are a surprising joint top, with Heat, on 7 points. </p><p>Stars, having beaten Thunder, had the chance to move up to 7 points from six games when they took on Hurricanes on Wednesday, but having been dug out of trouble again by Maia Bouchier (42) and Kim Garth (44*) (who are both having great tournaments) to post 144/4, they ran into an inspired Mignon du Preez, who hit three crisp 6s, in her 62 off 45 balls. By the time she fell it was too late for Stars who were beaten with 4 balls to spare, by six wickets.</p><p>It was a welcome win for Canes, who had lost the previous day to a rampant Heat outfit. They chased down Canes 132/8 with consummate ease led by Grace Harris's 57* and a fine 49* from Mikayla Hinkley. Of all the teams Heat look the most convincing at the moment, with Scorchers, who didn't have a mid-week match, a close second. Here is how the table looks ahead on another packed weekend <br />of games.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g2F-6vID6DA/YXlkhitOXdI/AAAAAAAAGMQ/_IfFet_tnZwu7isN8bTa1q4LATXtxHVfACLcBGAsYHQ/s573/wbbl07table271021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="381" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g2F-6vID6DA/YXlkhitOXdI/AAAAAAAAGMQ/_IfFet_tnZwu7isN8bTa1q4LATXtxHVfACLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/wbbl07table271021.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Martin Davies<br />27/X/21Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-89175264025045119332021-10-25T10:57:00.002+01:002021-10-25T11:00:52.440+01:00Devine scorches Thunder as Strikers lose "unbeaten" tag.<p>After a rather damp weekend in Launceston five of the eight teams are tied at the top of the table on five points, with Brisbane Heat heading the standings due to a superior NRR.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wU3oEe56KGE/YXZtk7kDAQI/AAAAAAAAGLY/BQK5siAeydMuwJpLltxJ1kLF-1i0u6A8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/wbbl07table251021.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wU3oEe56KGE/YXZtk7kDAQI/AAAAAAAAGLY/BQK5siAeydMuwJpLltxJ1kLF-1i0u6A8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/wbbl07table251021.gif" width="256" /></a></div><p>All of Saturday's four games fell foul of the weather, and it was only due to an exceptional effort by the groundstaff, that all three of Sunday's games were completed. </p><p>The first was restricted to just 11 overs a side due to initial damp conditions, played between Heat v Strikers. The shortened game favoured Heat's big strikers, who hit an impressive 104/5 off their 66 balls, despite a hat-trick from Darcie Brown halfway through Heat's innings. Georgias Voll (31*) and Redmayne (28) hit most of Heat's runs. In response Strikers seemed to have matters under control through Wolvaardt (54) and van Niekerk (24), who put on 68 for the first wicket, but DvN had chewed up 22 balls for her 24, which meant they only had 68 off 53 balls when she was given out lbw. An initial RRR of 9.54 had gone up to over 12, and that became 15.50 as new bat Maddy Penna struggled. When Wolvaardt fell in the 10th over the game was up for Strikers, as was their unbeaten tag. Heat won by 5 runs.<br /><br />Having said Sydney Sixers could not bat as badly again as they did against Stars, they did just that against Renegades! Shafali Verma got out first ball; Ash Gardner managed to edge a wide long hop to the keeper; and Alyssa Healy hit another Kaur long hop straight back to her. Sixers were 12/3! It mean that Ellyse Perry (50*) and Nicole Bolton (38) batted like it was a Test Match for 7 overs. At the end of the 11th over Sixers were 41/3 with Perry on 9 off 25 balls and Bolton on 17 off 21 balls. 13 runs off the next over suggested a shift in the gears, but it was a false dawn as Strikers' innings limped to 118/4 with Perry still there at the end, having scored 29 off her last 21 balls. After a positive powerplay from Renegades (44/1) it was a walk in the park for the team in red. Sixers bowling looked innocuous, with Perry failing to give herself a single over. Harmanpreet Kaur put Sixers out of their misery with two 6s at the end of the 17th over. Sixers really are not in a good place at the moment.</p><p>The final game went according to plan with Sophie Devine smashing the young Thunder bowlers for a 58 ball century, as Scorchers notched up 186/2. It was Devine's third WBBL century and she looked in fine touch. Thunder struggled to 105/9 in reply with Phoebe Litchfield top-scoring with 24. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br />This week's mid-week games are :-</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1BpbJozWeo0/YXZ6xXxTpzI/AAAAAAAAGLg/BB_EK6ZRgkkAWzgtcgnexdXa139yS2OhACLcBGAsYHQ/s308/WBBL07fixtures26271021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="142" data-original-width="308" height="142" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1BpbJozWeo0/YXZ6xXxTpzI/AAAAAAAAGLg/BB_EK6ZRgkkAWzgtcgnexdXa139yS2OhACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/WBBL07fixtures26271021.JPG" width="308" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Stars, Canes and Thunder will be desperate to get something out of their two games, with just two wins from eleven games so far between them. Stars play both their rivals, so have the most to gain. Can their batting strength compensate for their bowling weakness? Two wins could rocket them to the top of the table by Wednesday night.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Canes will have to battle out their second game with the in-form Heat, who may well prove too strong for them with both bat and ball. Thunder face a buoyant Renegades in their second game. Could this be Smriti Mandhana's opportunity to kick start her WBBL? If so then Thunder could pick up their first win. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Martin Davies<br />25/X/21</p>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-74259288114544973032021-10-21T16:04:00.003+01:002021-10-21T16:15:43.941+01:00Topsy turvy WBBL07 may be clearer by Sunday night<p>The focus of WBBL07 moves north on the island of Tasmania, from Hobart to Launceston, for the next few league games, with seven being played over the coming weekend. <br /><br />Here are this weekend's games (UK times) :-<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IUbARx1cYXg/YXFNx_CDc9I/AAAAAAAAGKE/3lsTMc9dElcZdrmEqW9-WQGrqpPDumX9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s323/WBBLfixtures23Oct.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="323" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IUbARx1cYXg/YXFNx_CDc9I/AAAAAAAAGKE/3lsTMc9dElcZdrmEqW9-WQGrqpPDumX9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/WBBLfixtures23Oct.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Undefeated Strikers have the early start on both days, facing off first against Canes and then Heat. Canes will be buoyed by their big win over Stars, particularly bearing in mind Stars then went on to beat Sixers the next day. Canes certainly bowled well, but their batting was almost entirely in the hands of skipper Rachel Priest. Who will stand up against Strikers should she fail? In-form Strikers will fancy their chances.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heat have shown their good and their bad sides already in their two games against Scorchers. One they lost, when they should have won, and the other they won by a country mile. They are the infuriating, yet loveable, toddler of WBBL07. Some days they will be really naughty, but it is difficult not to laugh as you tell them off. Uber-sensible Strikers might give them a hard time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heat's other game of the weekend is against the Stars - the giant-killers of Wednesday! As well as Stars bowled you have to say that Sixers gifted that game to them. I'm not sure Heat will be so generous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The final two games on Saturday are Thunder v Sixers and Scorchers v Renegades. Sixers can't bat as badly as they did against Stars can they? They do have issues though. They may well be strong enough to beat Thunder, but the road ahead does not look to be without some hazardous obstacles. Scorchers will back themselves to beat Renegades, all the more so after Renegades learned that Georgia Wareham's unfortunate knee injury will keep her out of the tournament. Renegades bowling line-up was thin before. Now it is just skipper Sophie Molineux. Things won't get any better for Gades on Sunday when Sixers are their second opponents of the weekend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally Scorchers v Thunder will round out the weekend. Thunder are a very young side, led by a 19 year old captain in Hannah Darlington. That is a very big ask. Their batting relies on Smriti Mandhana and 18 year old Phoebe Litchfield. They are both immensely talented, but it is a tough ask to carry the batting in every game. Their bowlers are young too. Sophie Devine might just have a field day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the end of the weekend I'd expect Strikers, Sixers, Heat and Scorchers to be the happiest of the eight teams, and filling the top four places in the league.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Martin Davies<br />21/X/21</div>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-71324225856739032872021-10-20T12:21:00.002+01:002021-10-20T12:21:25.652+01:00Sixers' batting falls short, as Stars and Canes find their feet<p style="text-align: left;">What a difference a day makes!<br /><br />On Monday Stars got their butts handed to them by Canes, who clocked up their first win of the WBBL07 campaign, but next day Stars dished out a convincing 30 run win over tournament favourite Sixers! But then that is T20 cricket.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bt0VkcDdJqI/YW_rOyMpdkI/AAAAAAAAGJ8/6LsW8MvUnbEaWkfCUE-61Lk6pgmZNkU2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1047/cockasnoot.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bt0VkcDdJqI/YW_rOyMpdkI/AAAAAAAAGJ8/6LsW8MvUnbEaWkfCUE-61Lk6pgmZNkU2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cockasnoot.png" width="199" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="source-sans-pro, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image credit: Punch Magazine, July 17, 1841</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table>To be fair Stars didn't as much lose to Canes, but to Rachel Priest. The veteran Kiwi once again cocked a snook at the White Fern's selection committee by smashing her first WBBL century off 65 balls. Batting first Canes surged to 152/4 with Priest finishing unbeaten on 107. That is 70.39% of her team's runs - the highest percentage ever in the WBBL (courtesy of @_hypocaust). Stars had no answers as Priest helped herself to ten 4s and seven 6s. In reply Stars never recovered from being 3/2 in the third over and were bundled out for just 89. <br /><br />With the prospect of playing the mighty Sixers then next day it looked like Stars would start their campaign with a miserable and demoralising 0/3, but their bowlers, and a dismal batting effort from Sixers the next day, would prove otherwise. Stars set Sixers 140 to win, courtesy of 41 off the last 4 overs from Bouchier 32* (25) and Garth 24* (21). Given their power-packed batting line-up Sixers were still favourites to win, but Verma's luck ran out after three balls, and Healy holed out off Sutherland in the deep to leave Sixers 30/2 at the end of the powerplay. With Gardner and Perry there Sixers were still favourites.<br /><br />Ash Gardner was going at about a run-a-ball, but Perry had 7 off 15 before she hit her first boundary in the 11th over. Two balls later the scoreboard pressure told on Gardner as she sliced to cover. The RRQ had climbed to nearly 9 an over. Nicole Bolton joined Perry. Three more overs - nine, six and four scored. RRQ 10 per over off the last seven overs. Things were getting serious for Sixers. Bolton and Brown departed in the 15th over from Flintoff, with only one run scored, and Sixers were toast! They limped to 109/8 at the end of their allotted 20 overs, with Perry out three balls from the end for 40 off 42 balls. Add that to her one over for 13 and it was a miserable day for the Sixers' skipper.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">In the other games Heat took revenge on Scorchers for their Super Over loss on Sunday with a convincing win. Their top three - Harris 34, Redmayne 59* and Voll 24, set the platform for a formidable 162/5. Scorchers lost Mooney early, and after an initially positive start which took them to 34/1 after 4 overs, they found ways to get themselves out and were bowled out in the 18th over for 103. Spinners Yadav, Harris and Jonassen took 6/45 off their 11 overs. Heat will need them to keep having good days with the ball.<br /><br />And finally Strikers looked assured as they rolled over Renegades. They restricted them to 126/6 with all their bowlers keeping things tight. Chief wicket-taker was Sarah Coyte with 3/20. In reply they never looked troubled. By the end of the powerplay they were 42/2, but from there Laura Wolvaardt (36*) and Tahlia McGrath (50*) sauntered along to finish the game in the 18th over. In all Renegades threw the ball to eight different players, with none of their seamers (with the exception perhaps of Courtney Webb) proving to be accurate or effective. This could be a recurring theme for the Gades.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The results were :- </p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #800180;"><b>Hurricanes</b></span> 152/4 beat </span><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Stars</span> </b><span>89 all out (19.2 overs)<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">------<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><b><span style="color: #01ffff;">Heat</span> </b>162/5 beat </span></span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Scorchers</b></span><span> </span><span>103 all out (17.2 overs)<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">------<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Renegades</b></span><span> </span><span>126/6 lost to </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>Strikers</b></span><span> </span><span>129/2 (17.3 overs)<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">------<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Stars</span> </b><span>139/3 beat </span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b>Sixers</b></span><span> </span><span>109/8<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">------</span></h4><div><span>The next seven games are being played on Saturday and Sunday in Launceston and we will take a look at them all later in the week.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span><br />Martin Davies<br />20/X/21</span></div>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-51761604893141979722021-10-18T11:36:00.005+01:002021-10-20T10:57:42.590+01:00Sixers take early lead in WBBL07, but look far from unbeatable<p>Despite Tasmania being shut down for the weekend due to a covid scare, the first five games of WBBL07 were completed, albeit with no crowds allowed. </p><p>All five games were tight, with all going into the last over, and Scorchers v Heat only being settled after a Super Over.</p><p>Here are the results from Week One:-<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Stars</span> </b>99/1 lost to </span><b style="color: #ff00fe;">Sixers </b>100/1 (10.2 overs) (11 over game)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>------<br /></span><span><span style="color: #800180;"><b>Hurricanes</b></span> 121 all out lost to <span style="color: red;"><b>Renegades</b></span> 125/4 (19.2 overs)<br /> </span>------</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>Strikers</b></span> 140/7 beat <span style="color: #93c47d;"><b>Thunder</b></span> 110 all out (19.2 overs)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">------</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>Hurricanes</b></span> 125/9 lost to <span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b>Sixers</b></span> 129/5 (19.3 overs)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>------<br /></span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Scorchers</b></span> 137/7 tied with <b><span style="color: #01ffff;">Heat</span> </b>137/9, but then won the Super Over - </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff;">Heat </span></b>13/2 v <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Scorchers</span></b> 14/0 (4 balls)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">------</span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Strikers took the two victories most people expected with a comfortable win over Stars in an eleven over fixture, but a less than comfortable win over Canes, even though they were only chasing 126 to win. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Ellyse Villani (54*) looked in good form for the Stars as they posted 99/1, but Alyssa Healy's 50 off 24 balls, including four 4s in an over off both Tess Flintoff and Annabel Sutherland, saw the Sixers most of the way to their first victory. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In game two Sixers restricted the Canes to 125/9 and, despite losing Healy early, looked to be cruising, needing a run a ball at 72/2 after 11 overs, but Shafali Verma and Nicole Bolton allowed the run rate to creep up to 8s. But Tayla Vlaeminck then conceded 15 off the 18th over leaving just 9 runs from 12 balls. Molly Strano (3/19) removed Verma in the next over and the equation got to 7 off 8 before Ange Reakes hit a beautiful lofted cover drive for 4. It meant two off the last over, but even that was a struggle, as Reakes was bowled, but a Carey wide relieved the tension, before Maitlan Brown added the coup de grace. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That made it 0/2 for Canes, who had lost on Saturday to Renegades. Canes could only post an under-par 121 all out as they lost wickets consistently with Georgia Wareham the main beneficiary with 3/13 off her 4. Renegades cruised to 90/1, but then lost three quick wickets. A steepling cow-corner 6 from Harmanpreet Kaur in the 19th over steadied Renegades' nerves and they got over the line in the next over.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Strikers opened up their campaign with a convincing 30 run win over a depleted Thunder line-up. Having already lost skipper Rachel Haynes, spinners Erin Osborne and Linsey Smith were also unavailable for Thunder's first game of WBBL07. Chasing 140 they ran out of puff in the 90s losing 5 wickets for 6 runs. New Strikers' skipper Tahlia McGrath had a good day with bat (42) and ball (3/17).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And so to Scorchers v Heat. Scorchers batted first and posted a par 137/7 with Beth Mooney playing the anchor, but with few supporters. Jess Jonassen picked up 3/16. In reply Heat were breezing to victory one wicket down and needing just 51 off 62 balls, but the wheels fell off when they lost Jonassen and Harris in quick succession in the 90s. Off-spinner Lilly Mills took a wicket and conceded just one run off the 17th over, which left Heat needing 20 off the last three overs with Saffers Anneke Bosch and Nadine de Klerk at the wicket. The equation became 12 from 12, but 19th over nerves got the better of them. 10 were needed from the last with Mills to bowl. Five came from the first two balls, but wickets fell from the third and the fifth and three were still needed from the last. Nicola Hancock pumped the ball to long on and the diminutive Poonam Yadav should have been run out by several metres as she came back for the tieing second run, but Mills could not gather the ball. Into the Super Over.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Scorchers threw the ball to Kapp, despite the fact that she is not a death overs bowler, and she proceeded to pitch it halfway down the track, and Bosch proceeded to hit her for eleven runs off the last four balls. Twelve seemed a good score, but Jess Jonassen's chest-high first ball to Sophie Devine was swatted for 6 and her third pitched, but was dispatched over long on for 6 more, to end the game. Heat will be kicking themselves.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the next four games which are all going to be pretty difficult to call.....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWdL_hi0s0Y/YW1IfDJxooI/AAAAAAAAGJc/D3XA4B3sYv4k76BJTJ3Gje7gbwOxLAbPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s322/WBBLweek2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="322" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWdL_hi0s0Y/YW1IfDJxooI/AAAAAAAAGJc/D3XA4B3sYv4k76BJTJ3Gje7gbwOxLAbPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/WBBLweek2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Stars batting looked in decent order against Sixers, but their bowling was a bit toothless. Canes will be buoyed by their strong showing against Sixers, but their batting looks thin. If Stars bat first they will win.<br /><br />The second game on Tuesday is Heat v Scorchers rematch. Heat should have won the first game; then they should have lost before the Super Over; then they scored enough to win the Super Over; but then they still lost! So who knows second time around?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Renegades v Strikers looks intriguing too. Renegades look to have good domestic depth, plus the punch of Rodrigues and Kaur. The same can be said of Strikers, who won their first game without any significant contributions from Dane van Niekerk or Laura Wolvaardt. Who will step up in this one? Strikers might just edge it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stars are then out again on Wednesday against table-toppers Sixers. You'd have to make Sixers favourites, but if Stars bat first and put a few runs on the board Sixers might wobble, although we doubt it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The other big question is whether we will be able to watch these games in the UK? They are not being shown on Sky, but we hope they may be available online at the CA website. We shall see.....or maybe we won't?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Martin Davies<br />18/X/21 </div><br /><p></p>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-10008825584095137182021-10-11T09:23:00.003+01:002021-10-18T11:47:59.008+01:00WBBL07 - Not quite Seventh Heaven<p>The seventh iteration of the WBBL starts this Thursday with 24 games due to be played on the island of Tasmania, before there are further "festivals" in Western Australia, Adelaide and Mackay, where the rest of the games will be played before the finals in late November. For all the fixtures check out our <a href="http://womens-cricket.blogspot.com/p/fixtures.html">Fixtures Page</a>.</p><p>Covid, of course, has meant that the original schedule has had to be altered, and covid has also shaped the squads for this year's competition with regard to the overseas players within each squad. It is good to see Indian players featuring once again, for the first time since 2017. In fact there are eight of them, more than any other nation, across five different teams. There are no English contracted players this year, but regional pros Eve Jones, Maia Bouchier, Issy Wong, and the capped Linsey Smith, will all have the opportunity to show what they can do on the big stage.</p><p>There are also five South Africans including Wolvaardt, van Niekerk and Kapp, who all made their mark in the Hundred, in England, in August this year. The usually high number of Kiwis is reduced to just two - Devine and Priest, at Scorchers and Hurricanes respectively. The prospect of substantial quarantine periods, or potentially not being able to get back into New Zealand at all, obviously weighed heavily on their minds.</p><p>Here is the current list of overseas players :-</p><p><b>Adelaide Strikers</b> - Laura Wolvaardt (SA), Dane van Niekerk (SA)<br /><b>Brisbane Heat</b> - Anneke Bosch (SA), Nadine de Klerk (SA), Poonam Yadav (IND)<br /><b>Hobart Hurricanes </b>- Richa Ghosh (IND), Mignon du Preez (SA), Rachel Priest (NZ)<br /><b>Melbourne Renegades</b> - Eve Jones (ENG), Harmanpreet Kaur (IND), Jemimah Rodrigues (IND)<br /><b>Melbourne Stars</b> - Maia Bouchier (ENG), Kim Garth (IRE), Linsey Smith (ENG)<br /><b>Perth Scorchers</b> - Chamari Atapattu (SL), Sophie Devine (NZ), Marizanne Kapp (SA)<br /><b>Sydney Sixers</b> - Shafali Verma (IND), Radha Yadav (IND)<br /><b>Sydney Thunder</b> - Smriti Mandhana (IND), Deepti Sharma (IND), Issy Wong (ENG)</p><p>Each team is allowed five marquee players - overseas and Aussie contracted (with a maximum of three overseas). As for the Aussie contracted players (15 of them) they are distributed like this :-</p><p><b>Adelaide Strikers</b> - Darcie Brown, Tahlia McGrath, Megan Schutt<br /><b>Brisbane Heat</b> - Jess Jonassen<br /><b>Hobart Hurricanes </b>- Nicola Carey, Tayla Vlaeminck<br /><b>Melbourne Renegades</b> - Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham<br /><b>Melbourne Stars</b> - Meg Lanning, Annabel Sutherland<br /><b>Perth Scorchers</b> - Beth Mooney<br /><b>Sydney Sixers</b> - Ash Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry<br /><b>Sydney Thunder</b> - Rachel Haynes</p><p>Given this distribution this would certainly suggest that Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers have good depth in marquee players, with the Renegades not far behind. But five players doesn't make a team, so who are the other key domestic players to look out for. Here are a few :-</p><p><b>Adelaide Strikers</b> - Katie Mack, Tegan McPharlin, Maddy Penna, Amanda Jade Wellington<br /><b>Brisbane Heat</b> - Grace Harris, Laura Kimmince, Georgia Redmayne<br /><b>Hobart Hurricanes </b>- Maisy Gibson, Molly Strano, Belinda Vakerewa<br /><b>Melbourne Renegades</b> - Jess Duffin, Carly Leeson, Courtney Webb<br /><b>Melbourne Stars</b> - Maddy Darke, Tess Flintoff, Erin Osborne, Elyse Villani<br /><b>Perth Scorchers</b> - Sam Betts, Heather Graham, Alana King, Chloe Piparo<br /><b>Sydney Sixers</b> - Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Nicole Bolton, Stella Campbell, Lauren Cheatle<br /><b>Sydney Thunder</b> - Sam Bates, Hannah Darlington, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Phoebe Litchfield</p><p>On paper <b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Sixers</span></b> seem to have all bases covered with a strong international batting and spin-bowlng line-up. But with the exception of Ellyse Perry (who seems to having her own struggles of late) their pace attack looks raw, which could leave them exposed at the death of an innings.</p><p><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Scorchers</span></b> have three powerful overseas players who could all be potential match winners. They are light on Aussie contracted players, but their "second-string" is full of very experienced WBBL players, who could all contribute when needed. It makes them a strong "team".</p><p><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Strikers</span></b> too have two key overseas players in Wolvaardt and van Niekerk. It would be no surprise to see Wolvaardt at the top of the run scorers at the end of the tournament. Their Aussie contingent are also strong, although Schutt missed the Indian tour due to motherhood intervening so may not be at prime fitness. Will she be back to her metronomic and miserly best? Katie Mack and Amanda Jade Wellington both enjoyed the Hundred in England, with Mack excelling in the field and Wellington getting a hatful of wickets at a great economy rate. She will win Strikers games.</p><p>Last year's winners, <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Thunder</span></b>, have picked up two very useful Indians in Mandhana and Sharma. Skipper Rachel Haynes also missed the Indian tour, and they will need her to add some stability to their batting, where young Phoebe Litchfield could be a key contributor. Perhaps not the strongest team on paper, but they could surprise people again.</p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Renegades</span></b> look a bit short on seamers, which leaves the spin of Molineux and Wareham somewhat exposed. With the bat Rodrigues may be their key player, but she may have a lot to do. Kaur and Eve Jones may have to try and hold things together for the team in red.</p><p>Much-changed <b><span style="color: #800180;">Hurricanes</span></b> hope that they can do better than they have done in the last few seasons. The veteran Kiwi Rachel Priest will lead them this year, with a new recruit in off-spinner Molly Strano, leading wicket-taker in the WBBL (although WBBL06 wasn't her best with just 8 wickets), in their ranks. They have home advantage for the first set of games, but will it be enough for them?</p><p><b><span style="color: #01ffff;">Heat</span> </b>have performed consistently in the WBBL and have had an uninterrupted preparation for the tournament. They will miss Amelia Kerr and will hope that Jess Jonassen is fully fit after missing the India tour. Georgia Redmayne is the rock with the bat, while the Harris sisters will provide the fireworks, but the question is how often will they fire?</p><p>And finally <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Stars</span>,</b> who have the Aussie captain Meg Lanning in their ranks, but may still struggle to notch up too many wins. Their batting looks solid, but they look light on the bowling front having lost Alana King and Nat Sciver, their leading wicket-takers last year. Left arm spinner Linsey Smith has had a good 2020 in England, and may be needed to steady the bowling effort alongside Aussie veteran Erin Osborne. </p><p>The opening games this week are (UK times) :-<br /></p><div class="day" id="day-20211014" style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(204, 221, 238); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="date-label" style="background: rgb(229, 236, 249); font-weight: bold; padding: 0.2em 1em; position: relative;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Thursday, October 14</span></div><div class="event first-event" style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 221, 238); clear: both; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px;"><div class="event-summary" id="1-20211014" style="margin: 0.3em 1em; white-space: nowrap;" toggle-details=""><span alt="Thu, October 14, 9:40am – 12:40pm" class="event-time" style="display: block; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 3.5em;" title="Thu, October 14, 9:40am – 12:40pm"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9:40am</span></span><div class="title-wrapper" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5em; padding: 0px;"><span class="event-reply-status" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 2em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span><span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">WBBL - Sixers v Stars</span></span></div></div><div class="event-details" id="details-1-20211014" style="clear: both; cursor: default; float: none; margin: 0.3em 1em; padding: 0px;"></div></div></div><div class="day" id="day-20211016" style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(204, 221, 238); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="date-label" style="background: rgb(229, 236, 249); font-weight: bold; padding: 0.2em 1em; position: relative;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saturday, October 16</span></div><div class="event first-event" style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 221, 238); clear: both; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px;"><div class="event-summary" id="2-20211016" style="margin: 0.3em 1em; white-space: nowrap;" toggle-details=""><span alt="Sat, October 16, 5:40am – 8:40am" class="event-time" style="display: block; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 3.5em;" title="Sat, October 16, 5:40am – 8:40am"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5:40am</span></span><div class="title-wrapper" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5em; padding: 0px;"><span class="event-reply-status" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 2em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span><span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">WBBL - Renegades v Hurricanes</span></span></div></div><div class="event-details" id="details-2-20211016" style="clear: both; cursor: default; float: none; margin: 0.3em 1em; padding: 0px;"></div></div><div class="event last-event" style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 221, 238); clear: both; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px;"><div class="event-summary" id="3-20211016" style="margin: 0.3em 1em; white-space: nowrap;" toggle-details=""><span alt="Sat, October 16, 9:05am – 12:05pm" class="event-time" style="display: block; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 3.5em;" title="Sat, October 16, 9:05am – 12:05pm"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">9:05am</span></span><div class="title-wrapper" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5em; padding: 0px;"><span class="event-reply-status" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 2em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span><span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">WBBL - Thunder v Strikers</span></span></div></div><div class="event-details" id="details-3-20211016" style="clear: both; cursor: default; float: none; margin: 0.3em 1em; padding: 0px;"></div></div></div><div class="day" id="day-20211017" style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(204, 221, 238); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="date-label" style="background: rgb(229, 236, 249); font-weight: bold; padding: 0.2em 1em; position: relative;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Sunday, October 17</span></div><div class="event first-event" style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 221, 238); clear: both; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px;"><div class="event-summary" id="4-20211017" style="margin: 0.3em 1em; white-space: nowrap;" toggle-details=""><span alt="Sun, October 17, 12:15am – 3:15am" class="event-time" style="display: block; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 3.5em;" title="Sun, October 17, 12:15am – 3:15am"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">12:15am</span></span><div class="title-wrapper" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5em; padding: 0px;"><span class="event-reply-status" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 2em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span><span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">WBBL - Scorchers v Heat</span></span></div></div><div class="event-details" id="details-4-20211017" style="clear: both; cursor: default; float: none; margin: 0.3em 1em; padding: 0px;"></div></div><div class="event last-event" style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 221, 238); clear: both; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px;"><div class="event-summary" id="5-20211017" style="margin: 0.3em 1em; white-space: nowrap;" toggle-details=""><span alt="Sun, October 17, 3:40am – 6:40am" class="event-time" style="display: block; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 3.5em;" title="Sun, October 17, 3:40am – 6:40am"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3:40am</span></span><div class="title-wrapper" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5em; padding: 0px;"><span class="event-reply-status" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 2em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span><span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">WBBL - Hurricanes v Sixers</span></span></div></div></div></div><p>You can see all the games in the UK on Sky Sports and Sky Main Event channels. I'd expect the Sixers to be the happiest team on Sunday evening, whilst the Hurricanes may be wondering how to get their season off the ground.</p><p><br /></p><p>Martin Davies<br />11/X/2021</p>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-64698587862616090332020-11-20T12:04:00.016+00:002020-11-20T16:55:49.752+00:00Who will make the WBBL06 Finals?<p>With just eight games to play over this weekend there is still only one team who know they have made the WBBL06 semi-finals, and that is Meg Lanning's table-topping Melbourne Stars. Until this year they were the only team never to have made the Finals, and here they are sitting in an unassailable position at the top of the league. The question then is who will join them there?</p><p>Whilst mathematically the Renegades and the Hurricanes could still just squeak in, it is statistically almost impossible. The fight therefore for the other three slots will be between Heat, Thunder, Scorchers and Sixers, with the Strikers lurking, but with two massive games to play against teams above them (Thunder and Scorchers). </p><p>So how might the games play out? Let's have a look at each game....</p><p><br /><b>STARS v HEAT<br /></b>Given that the Stars are already through they might be forgiven for taking their foot off the gas and perhaps resting some of their players. You might expect English pair Brunt and Sciver to only feature in one game this weekend, but Stars still look strong in the batting department even without them. Heat have won five on the bounce, thanks largely to some inspired hitting from Laura Kimmince. But can that sustain them here? It looks doubtful.<br /><b style="background-color: #93c47d;">STARS TO WIN</b><br /><br /><b>STRIKERS v THUNDER</b><br />Strikers have struggled this season and look destined to miss out (they also play the Scorchers to round off their season). They are a very young team, even their overseas star (Laura Wolvaardt) is only 21! Thunder's big names - Haynes and Knight - have held their batting together and you'd have to back them to do so again here<br /><b style="background-color: #04ff00;">THUNDER TO WIN</b></p><p><b>CANES v SCORCHERS</b><br />Canes have struggled with the bat, with four completed innings' totals below 90. Unless Rachel Priest comes good they are unlikely to trouble the Scorchers with Sophie Devine back in their ranks, although early Scorcher wickets could make it a low-scoring thriller!<br /><b style="background-color: #ffa400;">SCORCHERS TO WIN</b></p><p><b>SIXERS v RENEGADES</b><br />Sixers just clung on to end their five game losing streak against the Thunder on Wednesday, but they look a nervous team. They are jam-packed with stars, but none have really taken WBBL06 by the scruff of the neck - Healy, Perry, Gardner, Kapp, van Niekerk. But a moderate performance should be enough to beat a Renegades side who have struggled with the bat. <br /><b style="background-color: #ea9999;">SIXERS TO WIN</b></p><p><b>THUNDER v CANES </b><br />If the Thunder have beaten the Strikers the day before then playing the Canes gives them an ideal opportunity to cement their place in the Finals. The momentum will be with them and the Canes could buckle.<br /><b style="background-color: #04ff00;">THUNDER TO WIN</b></p><p><b>SCORCHERS V STRIKERS</b><br />The Scorchers will be the favourites to take this game out, but the Strikers might just pull off a shock win. If the Strikers' bowlers can keep a lid on the Scorchers top four, then some of the lesser known Strikers' batters might just do what they need for the win.<br /><b style="background-color: #9fc5e8;">STRIKERS TO WIN</b></p><p><b>STARS V SIXERS </b><br />This is probably the game of the weekend with everything riding on it for the Sixers, who have an inferior run rate to those around them. The Stars might just feel that if they win this won it might keep the Sixers out of the Finals, and thereby get rid of their closest rival. Stars in-form batting line-up of Lanning, du Preez, Villani, Sutherland, and Sciver looks too hot for the Sixers to handle.<br /><b style="background-color: #93c47d;">STARS TO WIN</b></p><p><b>RENEGADES V HEAT</b><br />The Heat will probably need to win this game to ensure themselves of a place in the Finals. Lose and net run rate might be required to get them through. They will know the calculations before the game starts so winning may not be the be all and end all for them. This could be the Gades' chance to sneak a cheeky win and force everyone to get their calculators out.<br /><b style="background-color: red;">RENEGADES TO WIN</b><br /><br />If this were all to play out then the top of the table would look like this<br /><br />Stars <span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span></span>23<br />Thunder <span> <span> </span> 16<br /><span>Scorchers <span> <span> 1</span>4<br />Heat <span> </span><span> </span><span> 14<br /></span></span></span></span></span>Sixers 14</p><p>Net run rate would decide the second two teams to qualify for the semi-finals, with Sixers currently significantly in arrears of Heat and Scorchers. <br /><br />Is this how it will pan out? Almost certainly not.......but it will be fun to see!!<br /><br />Martin Davies<br />20/XI/20</p>Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-63688008421037792472019-05-20T16:59:00.002+01:002019-05-20T16:59:28.381+01:00 WCB R4 MVP Ratings - 19th May 2019Here are the top 10 players in each of the batting, bowling and overall categories from the fourth round of fixtures in Division One of Women's County Championship. The games were played on Sunday 19th May 2019 and the results were as follows<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Hampshire 233/6 lost Kent 235/7<br />
Notts 207/9 beat Warwickshire 203/9<br />
Sussex 176/7 lost to Surrey 177/5<br />Lancashire 158 all out lost to Yorkshire 160/5<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SzIUqtvrYEc/XOLOpXW5d4I/AAAAAAAADo4/cPOkZKvW7XwnBClfFfvdiR-2tEdDejWhgCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBatting190519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="344" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SzIUqtvrYEc/XOLOpXW5d4I/AAAAAAAADo4/cPOkZKvW7XwnBClfFfvdiR-2tEdDejWhgCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBatting190519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8yeKOy6M8fc/XOLOpZ3anBI/AAAAAAAADo8/pzdILdWVGFQtgCmFfPJfRHHZ_pthdjzlACLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBowling190519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="349" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8yeKOy6M8fc/XOLOpZ3anBI/AAAAAAAADo8/pzdILdWVGFQtgCmFfPJfRHHZ_pthdjzlACLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBowling190519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S9AuqGSY7KY/XOLOpso8TNI/AAAAAAAADpA/8Ag11J9DOx4jYR9Nv15J6OAV3_XNfnwswCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPOverall190519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="357" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S9AuqGSY7KY/XOLOpso8TNI/AAAAAAAADpA/8Ag11J9DOx4jYR9Nv15J6OAV3_XNfnwswCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPOverall190519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
Martin Davies<br />20/05/19</div>
<br /></div>
Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-17354052198610356122019-05-13T14:33:00.001+01:002019-05-13T14:33:13.545+01:00WCB Cumulative Ratings as at 12th May 2019 (after three rounds of games)After three rounds of the Women's County Championship here are the current WCB MVP Ratings, taking into account performances by players in those first three games.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9stUd2MxktI/XNlx5n52a3I/AAAAAAAADmw/2oT_I4du8bsIR-mhHX_66pZyVKs7zYcZwCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPCumulativeBatsmen120519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="350" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9stUd2MxktI/XNlx5n52a3I/AAAAAAAADmw/2oT_I4du8bsIR-mhHX_66pZyVKs7zYcZwCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPCumulativeBatsmen120519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g6MuGGaQMIY/XNlx5uIN8VI/AAAAAAAADm0/Q-fj3e_MVv4lAit6x044XlRNb6dl8V0ygCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPCumulativeBowler120519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="348" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g6MuGGaQMIY/XNlx5uIN8VI/AAAAAAAADm0/Q-fj3e_MVv4lAit6x044XlRNb6dl8V0ygCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPCumulativeBowler120519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MFt8iRpUEW4/XNlx5i8GvRI/AAAAAAAADm4/xXFFsiQQaicX1Z_C405306F6e2OQ0lPoACLcBGAs/s1600/MVPCumulativeOverall120519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="353" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MFt8iRpUEW4/XNlx5i8GvRI/AAAAAAAADm4/xXFFsiQQaicX1Z_C405306F6e2OQ0lPoACLcBGAs/s1600/MVPCumulativeOverall120519.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Martin Davies<br />13/V/19</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-81583066519108481552019-05-13T14:30:00.003+01:002019-05-13T14:33:25.880+01:00WCB R3 MVP Ratings - 12th May 2019Here are the top 10 players in each of the batting, bowling and overall categories from the third round of fixtures in Division One of Women's County Championship. The games were played on Sunday 12th May 2019 and the results were as follows<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Hampshire 128 all out lost to Sussex 129/9<br />
Lancashire 241/6 beat Notts 195/9<br />
Surrey 148 all out lost to Kent 152/3<br />
Yorkshire 112 all out beat Warwickshire 108 all out<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9S6b0RqH8fw/XNlxPzpo57I/AAAAAAAADmg/qi1J3hKOVNoz1KEoso86-D-rnVGvUvLTQCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBatting120519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="365" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9S6b0RqH8fw/XNlxPzpo57I/AAAAAAAADmg/qi1J3hKOVNoz1KEoso86-D-rnVGvUvLTQCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBatting120519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cOZFPDXXyb0/XNlxPvNdWjI/AAAAAAAADmc/D1hlLcUi7qMedTq8IUnBSJJyyczP_fPVgCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBowling120519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="356" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cOZFPDXXyb0/XNlxPvNdWjI/AAAAAAAADmc/D1hlLcUi7qMedTq8IUnBSJJyyczP_fPVgCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBowling120519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5YK5OSL-jFM/XNlxPyVzt6I/AAAAAAAADmk/nDrII_VDP8gX7fD9M6QhOL4KB3rUht2iwCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPOverall120519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="372" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5YK5OSL-jFM/XNlxPyVzt6I/AAAAAAAADmk/nDrII_VDP8gX7fD9M6QhOL4KB3rUht2iwCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPOverall120519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
Martin Davies<br />
13/V/19</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</div>
Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-58876287996689679272019-05-08T15:17:00.000+01:002019-05-08T15:17:45.751+01:00WCB Cumulative MVP Ratings as at 6th May 2019 (after two rounds of games)<br />
After two rounds of the Women's County Championship here are the current WCB MVP Ratings, taking into account performances by players in those first two games.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KgfTjA3A280/XNLil-gki-I/AAAAAAAADlM/M0YLdEtKPQsuMxDS4wpkwBz_LvS3HYcugCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBatsmanCumulative.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="275" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KgfTjA3A280/XNLil-gki-I/AAAAAAAADlM/M0YLdEtKPQsuMxDS4wpkwBz_LvS3HYcugCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBatsmanCumulative.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YCVohsnZ9So/XNLkPtItQmI/AAAAAAAADl0/mnzw0Z-Z2204gUabr7wn2Hmf83nFLZw7QCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBowlerCumulative.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="281" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YCVohsnZ9So/XNLkPtItQmI/AAAAAAAADl0/mnzw0Z-Z2204gUabr7wn2Hmf83nFLZw7QCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBowlerCumulative.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DMQRbizmJQo/XNLil8rWJlI/AAAAAAAADlI/76nDNHhFhrUFzS339BecpWbgDvnhj9ZAwCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPOverallPlayerCumulative.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="277" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DMQRbizmJQo/XNLil8rWJlI/AAAAAAAADlI/76nDNHhFhrUFzS339BecpWbgDvnhj9ZAwCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPOverallPlayerCumulative.JPG" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
Martin Davies<br />08/V/19</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</div>
Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-85394357679834243822019-05-08T14:46:00.002+01:002019-05-08T14:46:42.304+01:00WCB R2 MVP Ratings - 6th May 2019Here are the top 10 players in each of the batting, bowling and overall categories from the second round of fixtures in Division One of Women's County Championship. The games were played on Monday 6th May 2019 and the results were as follows<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Yorkshire 190 all out beat Hampshire 131 all out</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Warks 232 all out lost to Kent 233/3</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Lancs 242/9 beat Surrey 241/7</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Notts 150 all out beat Sussex 127 all out</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zeee0FX9Ic8/XNLdmqhIjfI/AAAAAAAADk0/BF2EsghLvGEkVwtuC5kdhSLwnlKhGeBygCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBattingTopTen060519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="294" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zeee0FX9Ic8/XNLdmqhIjfI/AAAAAAAADk0/BF2EsghLvGEkVwtuC5kdhSLwnlKhGeBygCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBattingTopTen060519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P5Cg6S1Engk/XNLdmlHIZGI/AAAAAAAADks/uvdRmQWJEb8B7WI44KkO2C4hdcixnJWCACLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBowlingTopTen060519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P5Cg6S1Engk/XNLdmlHIZGI/AAAAAAAADks/uvdRmQWJEb8B7WI44KkO2C4hdcixnJWCACLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBowlingTopTen060519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TTa_DheZuj0/XNLdmtJOlXI/AAAAAAAADkw/4HD_RA-7Dow88EyWL7rjCkPqcD_u9Or-gCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPOverallTopTen060519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="283" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TTa_DheZuj0/XNLdmtJOlXI/AAAAAAAADkw/4HD_RA-7Dow88EyWL7rjCkPqcD_u9Or-gCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPOverallTopTen060519.JPG" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-52475079551176798392019-05-08T14:42:00.000+01:002019-05-08T14:42:20.918+01:00WCB R1 MVP Ratings - 5th May 2019Here are the top 10 players in each of the batting, bowling and overall categories from the first round of fixtures in Division One of Women's County Championship. The games were played on Sunday 5th May 2019 and the results were as follows<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Lancashire 179 all out beat Hampshire 163 all out</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Kent 192/9 beat Notts 143 all out</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Yorkshire 118 all out lost to Surrey 119/2</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Warks 165 all out lost to Sussex 167/9</div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HL0KncJhHtk/XNLcUtkBFAI/AAAAAAAADkY/2zHwTXb66Mc4t5PTVCwbCHQOhfUkZM9fQCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBattingTopTen050519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="309" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HL0KncJhHtk/XNLcUtkBFAI/AAAAAAAADkY/2zHwTXb66Mc4t5PTVCwbCHQOhfUkZM9fQCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBattingTopTen050519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eEGQl-LpgDM/XNLcUdsZZ9I/AAAAAAAADkU/iAqtbAXcgys3sMPS4y6D6QCPzLfR6GoUACLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBowlingTopTen050519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="313" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eEGQl-LpgDM/XNLcUdsZZ9I/AAAAAAAADkU/iAqtbAXcgys3sMPS4y6D6QCPzLfR6GoUACLcBGAs/s1600/MVPBowlingTopTen050519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FWsRerppM1M/XNLcUtE9SNI/AAAAAAAADkQ/HysnqJNGoTM5qxW0leWYnITG9_d4-I0PwCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPOverallTopTen050519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="307" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FWsRerppM1M/XNLcUtE9SNI/AAAAAAAADkQ/HysnqJNGoTM5qxW0leWYnITG9_d4-I0PwCLcBGAs/s1600/MVPOverallTopTen050519.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />Martin Davies<br />08/V/19Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-82608799819279479662019-05-08T14:34:00.002+01:002019-05-08T14:34:59.023+01:00New WCB Women's County Championship MVP Player Ratings - explainedWe thought it would be interesting to try and create an MVP (Most Valuable Player) system specifically for the Women's County Championship played here in England. The games are 50 over format with the first 10 overs of the game deemed to be Powerplay overs, during which time only two fielders are allowed outside the fielding ring. For the rest of the game, except the batting powerplay of five overs, four fielders are allowed outside the ring. During the batting powerplay only three fielders are allowed outside the ring.<br />
<br />
The aim of the MVP calculations is to achieve parity between a good performance with either the bat or the ball, which means taking into account strike rate as well as runs scored for batsmen, and economy rate as well as wickets taken for bowlers.<br />
<br />
For batting there are points for :-<br />i) weighted runs (ie depends where you bat - to reflect more opportunity to score runs in the top four for example)<br />ii) strike rate <br />iii) overall percentage of a team's runs <br />iv) plus bonuses for 50 & 100<br />
<br />
For bowling there are points for <br />i) weighted wickets taken (more for top 4, then 5-6, then 7-8 & then 9-11); <br />ii) economy rate (linked to overs bowled)<br />
iii) maidens<br />
iv) bonus for 5 wickets<br />
<br />
All players are also given points for catches, run outs, and stumpings and there is a bonus of five runs for each member of the winning team.<br />
<br />
No system is perfect - sometimes a battling 7* off 35 balls might be the crucial innings in a game - but we hope that this MVP Rating system gives an idea of who the most valuable players are to their counties in each individual match and over the season as a whole.<br />
<br />
The WCB MVP Rating will be updated and published after each round of the Women's County Championship.<br />
<br />
Martin Davies<br />08/V/19Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-30248880577457810872019-03-25T01:40:00.001+00:002019-03-25T10:05:03.979+00:00Women's County Cricket Day - 6th MayAs we look forward to a new season of county cricket a group of women's cricket supporters have decided to try and get more people along to watch the women playing the game.<br />
<br />
The idea was first mooted by Worcestershire supporter Richard Clark, who thought that the lack of games in men's county cricket some weekends might throw up an opportunity to get some cricket lovers, who had not seen the women's game, out and watching their first women's match.<br />
<br />
Richard reached out to established blogs Women's Cricket Blog and CRICKETher for help and, after looking at the fixtures in both the men's and womens games, Women's Cricket Day on 6th May was born.<br />
<br />
A social media campaign is being launched today to try and achieve just this. The aim of the new campaign is to promote women’s county cricket to a wider audience and to encourage cricket lovers across the country to get out and discover a part of the game they may not know much about.<br />
<br />
The campaign will be launched on Twitter today via a dedicated account (@WomensCricDay), using the hashtag #YourCounty. Cricket fans up and down the country will be encouraged to discover the hidden gem that is women’s county cricket by attending their nearest match on Monday 6th May.<br />
<br />
England stars such as Heather Knight (Berkshire), Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire), Anya Shrubsole (Somerset) and Dani Wyatt (Sussex) will be in action for their counties on the Bank Holiday Monday, using it as a chance to hone their skills ahead of this summer’s series against both West Indies and Australia in the Women’s Ashes.<br />
<br />
The campaign has already received massive support from within women's cricket and the aim is now to spread the word to all cricket lovers. Get out there and support #YourCounty.<br />
<br />
Former England captain Charlotte Edwards said: “This is a brilliant campaign and something I really support. It’s important we raise awareness of women’s county cricket, and hopefully as a result we’ll get more cricket lovers watching and following their local counties.”<br />
<br />
Any questions about the campaign should be addressed in the first instance to Richard Clark (womenscountycricket@outlook.com). And for updates and news follow the dedicated Twitter account @WomensCricDay.<br />
<br />
A full list of women’s county fixtures for Monday 6th May is below. All matches are scheduled to start at 11am.<br />
<br />
Division 1:<br />
<br />
Hampshire v Yorkshire - Totton and Eling Cricket Club, Southern Gardens, Totton, Southampton SO40 8RW<br />
<br />
Kent v Warwickshire - Kent County Cricket Club, Beckenham, Worsley Bridge Rd, Beckenham BR3 1DR<br />
<br />
Surrey v Lancashire - Guildford Cricket Club, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Rd, Guildford GU1 4RP<br />
<br />
Sussex v Nottinghamshire - Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Lewes Rd, Brighton BN1 9PW<br />
<br />
Divison 2:<br />
<br />
Berkshire v Worcestershire - North Maidenhead Cricket Club, Summerleaze Rd, Maidenhead SL6 8SP<br />
<br />
Devon v Wales - North Devon Cricket Club, 8 Sandhills, Instow, Bideford EX39 4LF<br />
<br />
Somerset v Durham - Taunton Vale Sports Club, Gipsy Lane, Taunton TA2 6L<br />
<br />
Division 3:<br />
<br />
Cumbria v Leicestershire - Lindal Moor Cricket Club, Pennington Lane, Lindal-in-Furness LA12 0LA<br />
<br />
Derbyshire v Scotland - Marehay Cricket Club, Warmwells Ln, Ripley DE5 8JB<br />
<br />
Northumberland v Lincolnshire - Stocksfield Cricket Club, Main Road, Stocksfield NE43 7NN<br />
<br />
Cambridgeshire v Netherlands - Bluntisham Cricket Club, Mill Lane, Bluntisham PE28 3LR<br />
<br />
Norfolk v Northamptonshire - Cromer Cricket Club, Cromer NR27 0AU<br />
<br />
Suffolk v Hertfordshire - Copdock and Old Ipswichian Cricket Club, Old London Road, Copdock, Ipswich IP8 3JN<br />
<br />
Cornwall v Gloucestershire - Roche CC, Trezaise Road, Roche PL26 8HD<br />
<br />
Dorset v Oxfordshire - Hamworthy Sports Club, Magna Road, Bournemouth BH21 3AP<br />
<br />
Wiltshire v Buckinghamshire - South Wilts Cricket Club, The County Ground, Skew Bridge, Wilton Road, Salisbury SP2 9NY<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-7983330480936384562019-01-26T10:07:00.001+00:002019-01-26T10:07:30.590+00:00WBBL04 - Heat surprise Sixers to win WBBL04After two amazing, cliff-hanger semi-finals, there was a fear that the final of this year's WBBL04 competition, might be a let-down. It was not.<br />
<br />
The Sydney Sixers were clear favourites with the undoubted Player of the Tournament, Ellyse Perry, at the heart of their team, but with an amazing supporting cast of Healy, Gardner, Burns, van Niekerk and Kapp, in the wings.<br />
<br />
As for the Heat they have relied almost exclusively on local talent - much of it unsung. Sure they had Aussie contracted players Beth Mooney, Jess Jonassen and Delissa Kimmince, but under skipper Kirby Short, it was players such as the Harris sisters, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Josie Dooley, Jemma Barsby and Haidee Birkett (remember the semi-final catch?) that have won Heat many games this year. Overseas players Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus have simply been passengers, with batsman Wolvaardt never batting above 8 (she has scored just 67 runs in 14 appearances), and Luus not even making the 11 for Heat's last four games of the season.<br />
<br />
It seemed inevitable then that the star-studded Sixers would ride roughshod over the plucky Heat. They won the toss and opted to bat. The idea being to put so many runs on the board that Heat simply melted in the ...well...the heat. But it wasn't to be that way.<br />
<br />
The disciplined Heat bowlers kept the Sixers top order under pressure and despite starts removed Healy, Gardner and Perry before they could cut loose and then stifled the middle order, until Dane van Niekerk smashed 32* off 15 balls, with 33 runs coming from the last three overs to take Sixers to a par 131/7.<br />
<br />
Gung-ho Heat batsmen Grace Harris and Johnson failed to make an impact, as Heat set about their task, but Mooney and Short added 84 for the third wicket in 11.3 overs to set up what looked like an easy victory, provided they held their nerve. When both were out in the same 15th over from van Niekerk it looked like they were going to throw it away. When Jonassen and Dooley went too it seemed almost inevitable. But nine off five balls from Wolvaardt (perhaps the most important nine runs she has ever scored?) left Heat needing just five off the last over. A single taken off the first ball and then Laura Harris swotted the second ball of Kapp's over to the boundary for a famous, and immensely popular victory.<br />
<br />
The closeness of the last three games of the season; the powerful and elegant batting that has been seen throughout the tournament; the emergence of more young Aussie talent; the free-to-air television coverage and the growing crowd numbers, bode well for next year's earlier standalone competition. People are looking forward to it already!!<br /><br />Martin Davies<br />26/I/19Martin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.com0