TFF Transfer Deadlines: Wed 08-02-2012 at 19:45,
Sat 11-02-2012 at 12:45, Sun 12-02-2012 at 13:30.
September 01, 2009
Diary of a TFC Century League Challenge 11
Week 17 Day 7
Thanks to the desire to televise as many Pro40 matches as possible there are no cricketless days (weather permitting of course) until September 20th. There are quite a few days when only one or two matches are taking place which gives people an opportunity to see who has particular players. The last day of August was good because there was one standout player - Andrew Hall who scored 148 points. Today is another as there is just one championship match. Somerset are batting first so hopefully I can verify that everyone does indeed have Trescothick.
Yesterday was the last bank holiday before Christmas and with the best of the weather being in the South East we decided to lead the sheep down to the beach. I say lead because the day started somewhat overcast and many people seemed to be waiting for confirmation that it would indeed be a fine day. When we arrived at Minnis Bay there were plenty of the free parking bays on the seafront and loads of room on the beach. Three hours later people were still arriving to a beach that was now packed and they were moaning about the queues on the roads. After a day of paddling, sandcastles and ice-cream we left a little earlier than many and avoided any jams on the way home. Who said you have spend bank holidays stuck in traffic? I must also thank David for keeping me in touch with progress from Canterbury by a steady stream of text messages.
Anyway, back to the challenge. I don't have Hall (having lost patience with him earlier in the season), but I do have more than enough Kent players to add a respectable 165 points. However, looking at the table it does seem that GOLD1 might have had Hall as captain (along with a bowler who lost 4 points like All Out Winners did). Here are the current top 10, although realistically I think that the top 7 are the only ones still with a chance.
I'm also finding it interesting how four of the top five were the teams in pole position at the split. Had I not ditched two players in the week before, then in fact the whole top five would have been a closed shop. But hey, let's not dwell on that scenario too much.
Just before I sign off, a quick reminder for anyone else playing TFC that transfer deadlines have now come forward to 1030 on championship days and 1245 if there are only daytime Pro40 matches being played. Until next time ...
Thanks to the desire to televise as many Pro40 matches as possible there are no cricketless days (weather permitting of course) until September 20th. There are quite a few days when only one or two matches are taking place which gives people an opportunity to see who has particular players. The last day of August was good because there was one standout player - Andrew Hall who scored 148 points. Today is another as there is just one championship match. Somerset are batting first so hopefully I can verify that everyone does indeed have Trescothick.
Yesterday was the last bank holiday before Christmas and with the best of the weather being in the South East we decided to lead the sheep down to the beach. I say lead because the day started somewhat overcast and many people seemed to be waiting for confirmation that it would indeed be a fine day. When we arrived at Minnis Bay there were plenty of the free parking bays on the seafront and loads of room on the beach. Three hours later people were still arriving to a beach that was now packed and they were moaning about the queues on the roads. After a day of paddling, sandcastles and ice-cream we left a little earlier than many and avoided any jams on the way home. Who said you have spend bank holidays stuck in traffic? I must also thank David for keeping me in touch with progress from Canterbury by a steady stream of text messages.
Anyway, back to the challenge. I don't have Hall (having lost patience with him earlier in the season), but I do have more than enough Kent players to add a respectable 165 points. However, looking at the table it does seem that GOLD1 might have had Hall as captain (along with a bowler who lost 4 points like All Out Winners did). Here are the current top 10, although realistically I think that the top 7 are the only ones still with a chance.
| Team | Start | Mon | Week17 | Total |
| Bramernic Spitfires | 16 | 165 | 1939 | 18230 |
| GOLD 1 | 3 | 292 | 1650 | 17610 |
| Outside Edge | 1 | 201 | 1589 | 17531 |
| All Out Winners | 2 | -4 | 1413 | 17281 |
| Jones Boys Two | 4 | 88 | 1601 | 17275 |
| Red Eleven | 35 | 44 | 1161 | 17188 |
| KPs Love Child | 11 | 14 | 1266 | 17033 |
| batsentertainment | 32 | -2 | 1244 | 16799 |
| Highway CC | 12 | 52 | 1145 | 16638 |
| Roadblock Hijack | 7 | -6 | 842 | 16462 |
I'm also finding it interesting how four of the top five were the teams in pole position at the split. Had I not ditched two players in the week before, then in fact the whole top five would have been a closed shop. But hey, let's not dwell on that scenario too much.
Just before I sign off, a quick reminder for anyone else playing TFC that transfer deadlines have now come forward to 1030 on championship days and 1245 if there are only daytime Pro40 matches being played. Until next time ...
