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 05, 2009
Diary of a TFC Century League Challenge 14
Week 18 Day 4
Today was a day of conflicting interests. It started with serious thought about bringing in a player to replace Ervine. This thought process was interrupted several times by requests to help with cleaning the house. In the end, 1030 arrived and I'd talked myself out of the idea on account of very bad weather forecasts for the north of England. Next up was preparation for the final park picnic and play. A group of parents organised meet-ups at local play areas throughout the summer holiday as a cheap way of entertaining the kids. When I agreed to take them this lunchtime I'd forgotten that the ODI started at 1pm. Luckily my eldest was too old for this sort of activity, so a quick lesson in how to make transfers ensued. I arranged to call him at about 1240 to check teams. It all went well, apart from the fact that neither of us spotted the variance in the initials next to Mr Hussey's name. As it turns out, this error had saved me 20 points in the Twenty20 match, but I still don't know how I didn't investigate just how I'd scored more than expected.
When I returned home from the park it was a case of more disappointment as every scorecard produced yet more woe. Bowlers were conceeding runs without taking wickets, Brown went for another duck, while in Manchester they finally managed some play and Yardy (who I nearly bought in) ended up making a valuable score. Curses! At the end of play my team had managed to muster a stupendously huge total of three points! Yes, just 3. At least my international team seemed to be going well, although when the scores were eventually updated it became clear that what looked a reasonable total wasn't even enough to maintain my place. A thouroughly miserable day cricket-wise.
Remember a few days ago I was sitting on a 700+ point lead? I knew it could all change, but even I was shocked when the table was revealed. The only consolation was that one of my challengers had actually managed to go backwards. Here once again is the top 3.
Week 18 Day 5
Throughout the week thus far I had resisted the temptation to make any changes, convinced that the poor weather would mean most people would struggle for points. The single figure total from Friday focussed the mind and told me I had to do something. Thanks to a rare late update from the Telegraph I had no idea how well Outside Edge had performed, but something told me it wouldn't be good news. So belatedly out went Ervine, replaced now by Blackwell. Plus, after a wasted two days for captain Tresco I gambled and gave the armband to Key. As he was already on 17 I knew the worst I could get was double zero.
With transfers out of the way and tables not updated it was time for the last trip out of the summer. We bought travelcards and made our way to the British Museum. This was another of those cases of something being so close to home that you don't go and see it. We had no idea just how big it is until we arrived. We probably only saw a quarter of the exhibits, but it was an interesting experience nevertheless. The highlight for me was the clocks gallery as that had working exhibits.
The best bit came when I checked the scorecards on our arrival back home. Key had excelled himself, Blackwell likewise and Schofield had another good knock with the bat. Only five players scored points today but the 473 was getting on for double the total from the first four days. Halleluia! Here's the latest top 3.
Today was a day of conflicting interests. It started with serious thought about bringing in a player to replace Ervine. This thought process was interrupted several times by requests to help with cleaning the house. In the end, 1030 arrived and I'd talked myself out of the idea on account of very bad weather forecasts for the north of England. Next up was preparation for the final park picnic and play. A group of parents organised meet-ups at local play areas throughout the summer holiday as a cheap way of entertaining the kids. When I agreed to take them this lunchtime I'd forgotten that the ODI started at 1pm. Luckily my eldest was too old for this sort of activity, so a quick lesson in how to make transfers ensued. I arranged to call him at about 1240 to check teams. It all went well, apart from the fact that neither of us spotted the variance in the initials next to Mr Hussey's name. As it turns out, this error had saved me 20 points in the Twenty20 match, but I still don't know how I didn't investigate just how I'd scored more than expected.
When I returned home from the park it was a case of more disappointment as every scorecard produced yet more woe. Bowlers were conceeding runs without taking wickets, Brown went for another duck, while in Manchester they finally managed some play and Yardy (who I nearly bought in) ended up making a valuable score. Curses! At the end of play my team had managed to muster a stupendously huge total of three points! Yes, just 3. At least my international team seemed to be going well, although when the scores were eventually updated it became clear that what looked a reasonable total wasn't even enough to maintain my place. A thouroughly miserable day cricket-wise.
Remember a few days ago I was sitting on a 700+ point lead? I knew it could all change, but even I was shocked when the table was revealed. The only consolation was that one of my challengers had actually managed to go backwards. Here once again is the top 3.
| Team | Start | Fri | Total |
| Bramernic Spitfires | 16 | 3 | 18486 |
| Outside Edge | 1 | 309 | 18302 |
| GOLD 1 | 3 | 109 | 18051 |
Week 18 Day 5
Throughout the week thus far I had resisted the temptation to make any changes, convinced that the poor weather would mean most people would struggle for points. The single figure total from Friday focussed the mind and told me I had to do something. Thanks to a rare late update from the Telegraph I had no idea how well Outside Edge had performed, but something told me it wouldn't be good news. So belatedly out went Ervine, replaced now by Blackwell. Plus, after a wasted two days for captain Tresco I gambled and gave the armband to Key. As he was already on 17 I knew the worst I could get was double zero.
With transfers out of the way and tables not updated it was time for the last trip out of the summer. We bought travelcards and made our way to the British Museum. This was another of those cases of something being so close to home that you don't go and see it. We had no idea just how big it is until we arrived. We probably only saw a quarter of the exhibits, but it was an interesting experience nevertheless. The highlight for me was the clocks gallery as that had working exhibits.
The best bit came when I checked the scorecards on our arrival back home. Key had excelled himself, Blackwell likewise and Schofield had another good knock with the bat. Only five players scored points today but the 473 was getting on for double the total from the first four days. Halleluia! Here's the latest top 3.
| Team | Start | Sat | Total |
| Bramernic Spitfires | 16 | 473 | 18959 |
| Outside Edge | 1 | 156 | 18458 |
| GOLD 1 | 3 | 183 | 18234 |
