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September 17, 2009
Diary of a TFC Century League Challenge 22
Week 20 Days 1 and 2
There was so little cricket on day 1 this week that it hardly merits a section of it's own. For the record I scored 21 points and managed to extend my lead to 504 points. Of course there was cricket on Tuesday, a glorious run-fest at Trent Bridge where England asked the Aussies to score 300 to win and then promptly let them do it, thanks in the main to some schoolboy fielding errors. It was good news for my TFFEA team though. With Ponting (though sadly not captained) it rose from 78th to 65th. Originally I thought that giving you half your transfers and captain changes for the one-day part of the competition was overkill, but now I'm not so sure. The Aussies rested Lee while injuries have caused rotation to key England personnel as well. I'm definitely out of contention for the main prizes now, but it's been great fun and I'll be trying to get in the top 50 if I can.
So, after the rain-drenched antics of Tuesday, the high pressure took control and allowed a full days play everywhere on Wednesday. Unfortunately, most of my players seemed to want to get back to sitting in the dressing room. Kaneria was a notable exception, but then everyone who matters has him. Unfortunately I was sidetracked at the crucial moment when it was announced that Somerset would field and therefore didn't make him captain. That may yet turn out to be a costly mistake. Elsewhere, Key and Stevens both went cheaply while all others in the Kent lineup were having a field-day scoring at between 5 and 6 an over. Chances are that neither will have to bat again which will be a double whammy. In the first innings Kent skittled Leics out without needing more than a catch from Tredwell and New was another who pined for the warmth of the pavillion. The wicket on Tuesday turned out to be Murtagh's only contribution, while at the Oval Schofield had a rare off-day with the bat and lost all the points he did get while not taking a wicket with the ball. Which leaves only Compton (not out at the close) and the all-rounders. Blackwell at least made a half-century, but I'll need a lot more from him with the ball today. And finally, replacing Brown for the final two weeks is Croft. He actually came in for the last day of week 19, but then didn't play in the one-day game. He spent the first day waiting to get in, so hopefully some points will be forthcoming on Thursday.
And so to the damage. In one day three-quarters of that 504 point lead has been wiped out. Ouch! Looks like this is definitely going right to the wire. I just hope Kent don't decide to rest any of my players next week having sewn up the 2nd division championship.
There was so little cricket on day 1 this week that it hardly merits a section of it's own. For the record I scored 21 points and managed to extend my lead to 504 points. Of course there was cricket on Tuesday, a glorious run-fest at Trent Bridge where England asked the Aussies to score 300 to win and then promptly let them do it, thanks in the main to some schoolboy fielding errors. It was good news for my TFFEA team though. With Ponting (though sadly not captained) it rose from 78th to 65th. Originally I thought that giving you half your transfers and captain changes for the one-day part of the competition was overkill, but now I'm not so sure. The Aussies rested Lee while injuries have caused rotation to key England personnel as well. I'm definitely out of contention for the main prizes now, but it's been great fun and I'll be trying to get in the top 50 if I can.
So, after the rain-drenched antics of Tuesday, the high pressure took control and allowed a full days play everywhere on Wednesday. Unfortunately, most of my players seemed to want to get back to sitting in the dressing room. Kaneria was a notable exception, but then everyone who matters has him. Unfortunately I was sidetracked at the crucial moment when it was announced that Somerset would field and therefore didn't make him captain. That may yet turn out to be a costly mistake. Elsewhere, Key and Stevens both went cheaply while all others in the Kent lineup were having a field-day scoring at between 5 and 6 an over. Chances are that neither will have to bat again which will be a double whammy. In the first innings Kent skittled Leics out without needing more than a catch from Tredwell and New was another who pined for the warmth of the pavillion. The wicket on Tuesday turned out to be Murtagh's only contribution, while at the Oval Schofield had a rare off-day with the bat and lost all the points he did get while not taking a wicket with the ball. Which leaves only Compton (not out at the close) and the all-rounders. Blackwell at least made a half-century, but I'll need a lot more from him with the ball today. And finally, replacing Brown for the final two weeks is Croft. He actually came in for the last day of week 19, but then didn't play in the one-day game. He spent the first day waiting to get in, so hopefully some points will be forthcoming on Thursday.
And so to the damage. In one day three-quarters of that 504 point lead has been wiped out. Ouch! Looks like this is definitely going right to the wire. I just hope Kent don't decide to rest any of my players next week having sewn up the 2nd division championship.
| Team | Start | Tue | Wed | Total |
| Bramernic Spitfires | 16 | 21 | 244 | 21181 |
| Outside Edge | 1 | 9 | 622 | 21055 |
| GOLD 1 | 3 | 25 | 373 | 20678 |
