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September 24, 2009
Diary of a TFC Century League Challenge 27
Week 21 Day 1
The week of reckoning. 1015am and only one match has confirmed team news. I could put Mitchell in my side, but surely his near triple century last week was a one-off given his mediocre performances in the rest of the season. Andrew is also on my radar for the bowling place. Slowly the other teams start to get confirmed, yet nothing from Old Trafford or Trent Bridge. Bell and Trott are both contenders to fill the slot vacated by Compton, but are they playing? Teams are in from Headingly and Wainright is playing, but again, was last week a flash in the pan? I have 12 rating points available as Murtagh was the only 9 rated bowler, but it somehow seems wrong to maybe only use 5 or 6 of them, yet looking at the form over the last 4 weeks that seems to be the way to go. With about 30 seconds to spare I finally opt for Rogers (who has always done me proud in past seasons but somehow never quite made it before now) and Shahzad. The final dilemma: Yorkshire are fielding so should I switch captain? Rudolph doesn't seem to like early starts, but there's a fair chance he won't have to bat first thing, so perhaps I'll take a chance and leave it as it is.
And so to the action. Key and Rogers are batting straight away, slowly at first. Key lets himself off the leash, makes 50, then annoyingly gets out. Stevens comes in but after two balls he's on his way back to the pavillion clutching the infamous bath toy. The only batting duck of the day and he's in my team. Argh!!!! At the other end of the spectrum of scores, Rogers bats for the whole day and manages to record another double-ton, the highest score of the day. Unfortunately my bowlers have a very slow day with no wickets for Kaneria or Blackwell, one for Shahzad and Croft, a brief bat for Tredwell and nothing for Schofield. The net returns from nine of my players total just 4, leaving me with effectively just the fruits of Key and Rogers. And when the table is updated this morning it is not enough. Four more days to go ...
The week of reckoning. 1015am and only one match has confirmed team news. I could put Mitchell in my side, but surely his near triple century last week was a one-off given his mediocre performances in the rest of the season. Andrew is also on my radar for the bowling place. Slowly the other teams start to get confirmed, yet nothing from Old Trafford or Trent Bridge. Bell and Trott are both contenders to fill the slot vacated by Compton, but are they playing? Teams are in from Headingly and Wainright is playing, but again, was last week a flash in the pan? I have 12 rating points available as Murtagh was the only 9 rated bowler, but it somehow seems wrong to maybe only use 5 or 6 of them, yet looking at the form over the last 4 weeks that seems to be the way to go. With about 30 seconds to spare I finally opt for Rogers (who has always done me proud in past seasons but somehow never quite made it before now) and Shahzad. The final dilemma: Yorkshire are fielding so should I switch captain? Rudolph doesn't seem to like early starts, but there's a fair chance he won't have to bat first thing, so perhaps I'll take a chance and leave it as it is.
And so to the action. Key and Rogers are batting straight away, slowly at first. Key lets himself off the leash, makes 50, then annoyingly gets out. Stevens comes in but after two balls he's on his way back to the pavillion clutching the infamous bath toy. The only batting duck of the day and he's in my team. Argh!!!! At the other end of the spectrum of scores, Rogers bats for the whole day and manages to record another double-ton, the highest score of the day. Unfortunately my bowlers have a very slow day with no wickets for Kaneria or Blackwell, one for Shahzad and Croft, a brief bat for Tredwell and nothing for Schofield. The net returns from nine of my players total just 4, leaving me with effectively just the fruits of Key and Rogers. And when the table is updated this morning it is not enough. Four more days to go ...
| Team | Start | Wed | Total |
| Outside Edge | 1 | 401 | 22337 |
| Bramernic Spitfires | 16 | 258 | 22079 |
| GOLD 1 | 3 | 421 | 21955 |
