FanFooty Under 24 World Cup Discussion

[Master Q]

End of over 35 (1 run) - SE Melbourne Thunder Dogs(112-5) RR 3.20
B. Lowery 0 (1b) , R. Doolan 5 (13b) , P. Jhappan 8-1-13-2

Up againt Fletch on a Sticky. Not doing too bad  :-\

[Master Q]

End of over 37 (2 runs) - SE Melbourne Thunder Dogs(115-8) RR 3.11
H. Wainwright 0 (0b) , C. Mwangi 2 (2b) , P. Jhappan 9-1-15-4

Nearly all out  :-X Lost 3 wickets for 3 runs  :P

[CrowsFan]

Was about to agree with you Q that you weren't doing too badly, but losing 3 wickets for 3 runs has really put you on the back foot now.

In my game Warwick is keeping it competitive...
End of over 37 (8 runs) - The Matchbox Matadors(191-6) RR 5.16
G. Warwick 89 (113b) , W. Orange 11 (19b) , C. Hayes 9-0-40-2

[Master Q]

37.1   4   Kramer to Mwangi : And that's just beautiful from Mwangi, the ball is a touch full and he just guides it through covers. Wainwright goes to meet him at halfway with a celebratory tap of the gloves.

Yeahhhh!  ;D ;D ;D

[Bazinga]

Ended up having a comfortable win over Barlow in the end. My middle order and my bowlers are performing exceptionally well  :)

Rob Thomas and Sebastian Vettel batted superbly to help build a very good total, putting on 88 unbeaten runs inside the last 10 overs. Then Sheldon Cooper and Jay Cartwright both excelled with the ball to ensure an easy win.

Golden C Ballpit Chaos
Batting - Top Order: 7,446 7,539
Batting - Middle Order: 8,081 9,475
Batting - Tail: 2,511 4,310
Bowling - Seam: 8,622 (10) 10,171 (8)
Bowling - Spin:0 (0) 8,548 (2)
Fielding/Keeping: 8,445 10,377
Overall: 138,083 161,352

This ensures a final round showdown with Fletch next week to see who is the inaugural U24 WC champion for season 14.

[Fletch74]

Comfortable win last night against Q

Result: Fletch's No Balls won by 6 wickets

Fletch's No Balls SE Melbourne Thunder Dogs
Batting - Top Order: 8,451 8,688
Batting - Middle Order: 6,565 5,377
Batting - Tail: 4,050 3,340
Bowling - Seam: 9,762 (8) 8,019 (10)
Bowling - Spin: 13,478 (2) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping: 9,896 7,114
Overall: 154,427 127,715

Man of the match: Paul Jhappan (3 points), Cosmos Kramer (2), Beau Baker (1)

Jhappan - 4/19
Kramer - 3/30
Baker - 50 (77)

Bowled Q out for 131 on a sticky, then made the total in 35.5 overs :D

[CrowsFan]

Lost to pyro by 2 wickets last night.
Batted first on a dry and got all out for 237 in 46.7 overs. Then in reply they chased that down in 48 overs.

   The Matchbox Matadors    PyroNerds XI
Batting - Top Order:    9,610    9,311
Batting - Middle Order:    7,102    6,945
Batting - Tail:    2,994    3,385
Bowling - Seam:    8,234 (6)    8,476 (6)
Bowling - Spin:    9,301 (4)    8,114 (4)
Fielding/Keeping:    8,896    8,567
Overall:    145,818    142,535

That makes it 2 games this week that I have lost when out rating the opponent :(

[pyronerd]

Lost to pyro by 2 wickets last night.
Batted first on a dry and got all out for 237 in 46.7 overs. Then in reply they chased that down in 48 overs.

   The Matchbox Matadors    PyroNerds XI
Batting - Top Order:    9,610    9,311
Batting - Middle Order:    7,102    6,945
Batting - Tail:    2,994    3,385
Bowling - Seam:    8,234 (6)    8,476 (6)
Bowling - Spin:    9,301 (4)    8,114 (4)
Fielding/Keeping:    8,896    8,567
Overall:    145,818    142,535

That makes it 2 games this week that I have lost when out rating the opponent :(

good game CF, really happy that I managed to chase down a decent total on a dry :)

[CrowsFan]

Yeah was a good game pyro. My problem was I just couldn't get enough wickets early on, which set you up to attack at the end

[Fletch74]

Today see's the finale of the U24 WC Competition and what a great competition it has been for those who've followed the rules  :D

The fixture for today see's the Top 2 playoff against one another to see who will win the competition. Both are undefeated ;D

15 Sep 00:00  PyroNerds XI v Golden C - Pyro likely to win, even if Barlow follows the rules, unlikely!
15 Sep 09:00  Ballpit Chaos v Fletch's No Balls     - Baz the favourite
15 Sep 09:00  chrisuzz v Cicjose   - Zz likely to win
15 Sep 09:00  Feeling Sheepish v The Matchbox Matadors   - Cf will win due to Sid playing in breach of the rules
15 Sep 15:00  SE Melbourne Thunder Dogs v Milwaukee Beers - easy win for ML

Standings
Pos Team Matches Wins Losses Ties Points NRR For Against
1 Fletch's No Balls 8 8 0 0 32 +1.3734 1592 / 325.5 1405 / 400.0
2 Ballpit Chaos 8 8 0 0 32 +1.1158 2205 / 393.1 1797 / 400.0
3 Milwaukee Beers 8 6 2 0 24 +0.2451 1742 / 367.3 1798 / 400.0
4 Feeling Sheepish 8 4 4 0 16 +1.0928 2061 / 371.0 1782 / 399.2
5 The Matchbox Matadors 8 4 4 0 16 +0.2355 2189 / 400.0 2011 / 384.0
6 PyroNerds XI 8 3 5 0 12 +0.1713 2009 / 398.0 1849 / 379.1
7 Cicjose 8 3 5 0 12 -1.8900 1697 / 400.0 1944 / 317.0
8 chrisuzz 8 2 6 0 8 -0.7549 1629 / 382.5 2004 / 400.0
9 Golden C 8 1 7 0 4 -0.7615 1578 / 378.5 1786 / 362.3
10 SE Melbourne Thunder Dogs 8 1 7 0 4 -1.1451 1609 / 397.2 1935 / 372.3

Baz has defeated me the only 3 times we've played, however all 3 have been outside the rules of this competition, including a 1 run win to Baz in the last match. Let's see how having to play a youth changes things, and see who comes home with the bacon ;)

Baz has outrated me in this competition, but an upset is looming  ;D

Good luck Baz :D   May your team fall to their knees ;)

[Bazinga]

Nice write up Fletch   ;)

I've just been on the phone to my (C) Jay Cartwright and he assures me the boys are fully psyched for this evenings finale. They have been preparing themselves for this very moment for quite some time, and they are ready to fight to the death to ensure the inaugural FanFooty Under 24 World Cup goes to Team Bazinga   ;D

Good luck Fletch (even though I don't sincerely mean it :P)


It has been a great comp, and I will definitely be holding it again next season for those who are interested.

[8-6 Suited]

Make it U25 next season though Baz. :P

[Bazinga]

Same thing Shaggy .. U24 is actually 24 and under.

[Fletch74]

Make it U25 next season though Baz. :P

Yes please, that way I can still play my 24yo's who will be too old next season :P

[8-6 Suited]

No one at international level does U24 comps though. Its U25 because that is the middle of a senior career Plus you will likely get more people who will play with U25 due to those with 24yo's this season.