Eagles won the toss and elected to bowl at Cypress Canyon Ground (Small).
Airborne is a new team in the taped tennis ball format of the game. Anil (Vishwa) bowled a fiery spell at the start making the batsmen to duck and sway. The Cypress Canyon Ground (Small) offered plenty of assistance to bowlers with pace and bounce. Hari held a sharp catch behind the wicket with gloves in hand. All bowlers inclusive of Anil, Nitin T, Srinivas N, Vilas and Hari continued to keep the batmen relatively quiet throughout the inning.
All the bowlers ended up with excellent figures as below:-
Anil (Vishwa) :- 4-0-15-2
Nitin T :- 4-0-14-2
Srinivas N :- 4-0-14-1
Vilas :- 4-0-22-0
Hari :- 4-0-17-1
Hari R, Gopal and Sanjay R held catches in the field. The catch by Sanjay R at long-on as he ran right behind the bowler, would have earned accolades at the highest of levels.
In reply the Eagles scored 87/3 in 15.5 overs. The top three bowlers for Airborne managed to keep the batsmen at bay but could not find the fourth/fifth/sixth bowlers that could continue to hold the tight reign. The target score being low, the asking rate being moderate and the continuous flow of extras meant there was no pressure on the Eagles batsmen. It was a familiar position that we have faced many a time in recent losses, the only difference being that we were watching it rather than facing it.
Sanjay R 16 (19b, 2*4), Parag 26*(46b, 1*4), Hari 17 (26b, 2*4) put runs on the board. Not many got batting opportunities but for a change we did win. Vilas hit a massive six towards mid-wicket to finish the game for the Eagles.
Eagles saw this through with relative ease but they will need to play extremely well in the upcoming tournament when posed with tougher opponents. The question for the tournament though is whether they will be able to play consistently with eleven to sixteen committed players..
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Match 7 against Strikers on 10092010
Match 7 against Strikers was played on the picturesque ground at Cypress Canyon Park (Small). The ground does not offer opportunities to the batsman behind the wicket but the grass is always green and never too thick. The ground is relatively flat and the wicket has very good pace and bounce. What else can one ask as a cricketer ?
Strikers lost the toss and were asked to bat. Vinay struck two sixes right at the start of the inning in over number 2 and 4. The first was a full toss that he hit towards mid-wicket that travelled a few yards over the 70 yard boundary. The second seemed even bigger where he charged down the wicket and lofted about 5 yards over the 70 yard boundary in the direction of long-off. Over number 6 went for eleven runs wherein two boundaries were struck. A lofted drive over the bowler and another hit towards square leg/mid-wicket. While the first beat the slow moving fielder at long-off the second was a flat hit that arguably might have gone for six had the fielder not been in the way. The ball was dropped and resulted in a boundary.
Three overs of 11 runs each within the first six overs meant the score reached 39/1 in 6 overs. Hari had been bowling well at the other end making batting difficult even for a aggressive Vinay.
Excellent spells of 4-0-11-2 by Amit C, 4-0-14-1 by Rahul C and 3-0-13-2 by Amol K slowed down the scoring thereafter. Strikers finished with 92/8 in 20 overs that could have been a lot more looking at where they were in six overs.
Hari R however had the best figures of 4-0-9-2. Santosh pocketed as many as six catches behind the wicket a few of which were an excellent effort.
93 seemed to be a gettable target in good batting conditions even against a potent bowling attack. This Strikers team though had a pack of line and length bowlers. They made scoring very difficult for our batmen at the top of the order. Lack of runs in the first few overs and the loss of three wickets in the first 5 overs increased the pressure on the incoming batsmen. A period of consolidation went on for too long amidst tight bowling. At the end of 10 overs 59 were needed which seemed a possibility with six wickets in hand. The desired 3/4 good overs of 8-9 runs never came our way as the bowlers kept the batsmen quiet throughout the inning. 33 runs were needed in the final three overs with 3 wickets in hand.
Eventually, we lost by a margin of 20 runs. Amol K (15*, 27b, 1*4) and Samir (14, 29b) had consolidated the inning after the fall of four wickets at the top of the order. As the final score indicates not a single bowler from the Strikers went for more than 5 RPO which again is an indicator of how few freebies were on offer. On the other hand 4 of our most expensive overs yielded 43 runs. This meant Strikers scored only 49 runs in the remainder of 16 overs.
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Strikers lost the toss and were asked to bat. Vinay struck two sixes right at the start of the inning in over number 2 and 4. The first was a full toss that he hit towards mid-wicket that travelled a few yards over the 70 yard boundary. The second seemed even bigger where he charged down the wicket and lofted about 5 yards over the 70 yard boundary in the direction of long-off. Over number 6 went for eleven runs wherein two boundaries were struck. A lofted drive over the bowler and another hit towards square leg/mid-wicket. While the first beat the slow moving fielder at long-off the second was a flat hit that arguably might have gone for six had the fielder not been in the way. The ball was dropped and resulted in a boundary.
Three overs of 11 runs each within the first six overs meant the score reached 39/1 in 6 overs. Hari had been bowling well at the other end making batting difficult even for a aggressive Vinay.
Excellent spells of 4-0-11-2 by Amit C, 4-0-14-1 by Rahul C and 3-0-13-2 by Amol K slowed down the scoring thereafter. Strikers finished with 92/8 in 20 overs that could have been a lot more looking at where they were in six overs.
Hari R however had the best figures of 4-0-9-2. Santosh pocketed as many as six catches behind the wicket a few of which were an excellent effort.
93 seemed to be a gettable target in good batting conditions even against a potent bowling attack. This Strikers team though had a pack of line and length bowlers. They made scoring very difficult for our batmen at the top of the order. Lack of runs in the first few overs and the loss of three wickets in the first 5 overs increased the pressure on the incoming batsmen. A period of consolidation went on for too long amidst tight bowling. At the end of 10 overs 59 were needed which seemed a possibility with six wickets in hand. The desired 3/4 good overs of 8-9 runs never came our way as the bowlers kept the batsmen quiet throughout the inning. 33 runs were needed in the final three overs with 3 wickets in hand.
Eventually, we lost by a margin of 20 runs. Amol K (15*, 27b, 1*4) and Samir (14, 29b) had consolidated the inning after the fall of four wickets at the top of the order. As the final score indicates not a single bowler from the Strikers went for more than 5 RPO which again is an indicator of how few freebies were on offer. On the other hand 4 of our most expensive overs yielded 43 runs. This meant Strikers scored only 49 runs in the remainder of 16 overs.
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Match 2 against SDKings on 10032010
Game 2 against SKings was once again played at Spring Canyon Ground (Small). Ram and Satish opened the inning for SDKings and made the best of loose bowling at the start of the inning. Both were run-out after having made very good contributions of 22 by Ram (20b, 3*4) and 38 by Satish (33b, 5*4). Vilas M (4-0-19-2) and Naveen (4-0-18-1) were the only bowlers with respectable figures of less than run a ball. SDKings reached a healthy score of 133/9 in 20 overs.
In reply, dismal batting by us saw the game end in 15.1 overs and a huge deficit of 55 runs. The procession of batsmen was continuous and a score of 78/10 was only made possible by some hitting in the low order.
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In reply, dismal batting by us saw the game end in 15.1 overs and a huge deficit of 55 runs. The procession of batsmen was continuous and a score of 78/10 was only made possible by some hitting in the low order.
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Match 1 against SDKings on 09252010
Samir and Amit opened the inning in the 20 over game played at Spring Canyon Ground (Small) against SDKings.
An excellent inning of 51 (56b, 5*4, 1*6) by Samir with contribution of 24 (16b, 4*4) from Hari R and 18 (22b, 1*4) from Naveen S took the score to 143/6 in 20 overs.
In reply SDKings scored 109/10 in 18.33 overs. Srinivas N struck with 3 wickets in over number 18 to make the game a no contest. Earlier Boopathi 35 (25b, 4*4, 1*6) and Sara 23 (35b, 3*4) had turned things around when faced with a situation of 90 odd runs being needed in the last 10 overs. When Srinivas began bowling over no 18, 35 runs were needed in the final 3 overs. The game was quickly over as the final four wickets fell in a space of 7 balls.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Match 18 against Doyle Devils on 08/28/2010
The match against Doyle Devils was played at Cypress Canyon Ground (Small). We had to borrow four players from two different teams to make up a playing eleven.
Doyle Devils won the toss and elected to field first. Manish and Gopal opened up the inning against Ashwin and Anand. The bowling to begin with was good with only a few extras being scored in the first four overs. Manish hit a boundary over point to begin scoring of the bat. Naman played a good knock of 25 runs (3*4, 1*2) and stood on the crease almost until over number 16. The three hits on the leg side were in the region of mid-wicket and square leg. Pavel scored a brisk 18 with two straight sixes hit of consecutive balls off the bowling of Vipul. Later on he was kept quiet with Anand and Ravi bowling a tight line and length.
Mid-way into the inning we were at 40/3 but only managed another 41 runs for the loss of 6 additional wickets in the second half. A score of 81/9 seemed low on the wicket at Cypress Canyon Ground. Doyle Devils bowled well throughout the inning conceding four boundaries and two sixes amidst a high number of extras. The fielding was good throughout with a couple of hard chances being spilled. Sampath held an excellent running catch square on the leg side to deny Pavel a boundary (it could have been another six).
In reply Sam and Giresh opened up the bowling, followed by Sudhakar and Pavel continuing the good work. Sampath lofted one straight over long-on for a six. Tushnim was run-out being asked to go for a non-existent second on a fielding lapse. We did pick up wickets at regular intervals at the top. A dropped catch or two, quite a few wides, byes saw the Doyle Devils go into the break at 45/5. Venkat and Ashwin held fort, played their strokes over the infield to stop the slide while batting. Doyle Devils moved to a comfortable victory in the 17th over with an all-round performance on the field. We were left to think over catching lapses, lack of aggression when faced with tight bowling, lack of support in the field amidst good bowling etc.
Venkat hit a few good hits to long-on or the extra cover/mid-off area to negate the possibility of a collapse in the second half of the second inning. Venkat made most of the lives he was offered, waiting for loose balls and thus made up for quiet periods. Ashiwn finished the game with two consecutive fours when seven were needed for a win with four overs to go.
Summary:-
FAC - 81/9 in 20 overs
Naman : 25, Pavel :18
Anand, Ravi and Ashwin were the top bowlers
Doyle Devils - 82/7 in 16.2 overs
Venkat and Ashwin were the batting heroes
Sam, Giresh, Sudhakar, Pavel were all among the wickets
Doyle Devils won the toss and elected to field first. Manish and Gopal opened up the inning against Ashwin and Anand. The bowling to begin with was good with only a few extras being scored in the first four overs. Manish hit a boundary over point to begin scoring of the bat. Naman played a good knock of 25 runs (3*4, 1*2) and stood on the crease almost until over number 16. The three hits on the leg side were in the region of mid-wicket and square leg. Pavel scored a brisk 18 with two straight sixes hit of consecutive balls off the bowling of Vipul. Later on he was kept quiet with Anand and Ravi bowling a tight line and length.
Mid-way into the inning we were at 40/3 but only managed another 41 runs for the loss of 6 additional wickets in the second half. A score of 81/9 seemed low on the wicket at Cypress Canyon Ground. Doyle Devils bowled well throughout the inning conceding four boundaries and two sixes amidst a high number of extras. The fielding was good throughout with a couple of hard chances being spilled. Sampath held an excellent running catch square on the leg side to deny Pavel a boundary (it could have been another six).
In reply Sam and Giresh opened up the bowling, followed by Sudhakar and Pavel continuing the good work. Sampath lofted one straight over long-on for a six. Tushnim was run-out being asked to go for a non-existent second on a fielding lapse. We did pick up wickets at regular intervals at the top. A dropped catch or two, quite a few wides, byes saw the Doyle Devils go into the break at 45/5. Venkat and Ashwin held fort, played their strokes over the infield to stop the slide while batting. Doyle Devils moved to a comfortable victory in the 17th over with an all-round performance on the field. We were left to think over catching lapses, lack of aggression when faced with tight bowling, lack of support in the field amidst good bowling etc.
Venkat hit a few good hits to long-on or the extra cover/mid-off area to negate the possibility of a collapse in the second half of the second inning. Venkat made most of the lives he was offered, waiting for loose balls and thus made up for quiet periods. Ashiwn finished the game with two consecutive fours when seven were needed for a win with four overs to go.
Summary:-
FAC - 81/9 in 20 overs
Naman : 25, Pavel :18
Anand, Ravi and Ashwin were the top bowlers
Doyle Devils - 82/7 in 16.2 overs
Venkat and Ashwin were the batting heroes
Sam, Giresh, Sudhakar, Pavel were all among the wickets
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Match 11 against Real Panthers on 08212010
The team was back to practicing after a period of irregular cricketing activity. The match with Real Panthers was played on August 21st at Cypress Canyon Ground. Although we had arranged a team to 12, Manish, Aravind and Srinivas K dropped out or did not show up.
The game began close to 9am. We won the toss and were forced to bat due to just about half the players being around at the time of the toss.
The grass at Cypress Canyon was thick akin to the one at Miramar College Ground. The top half collapsed within the first 6 overs with Vijay S, Gopal, Naman, Umesh and Parag losing their wickets in different ways. It was clear that the batsmen were short on match practice and rusty. Half way into the inning we had reached 52/6 and an early closure seemed a high probability.
Hari R has been playing regularly and was the only one confident on our side. His demeanor was one of mixed caution and aggression. None of the bowlers troubled him while at the crease. A face savings inning (score unknown ?) studded with about 5-7 boundaries helped the team get to 110/10 in 20 overs. Hari remained unbeaten at the end of the inning with one hard chance being dropped down the leg side by keeper Anil N. Hari dispatched a few for boundaries in the region from long-leg to long on and one in the cover point region. Satish M provided good support to Hari in the second half of the inning. Helped by a healthy number of extras throughout the inning and the occasional boundary the score moved along despite the collapse at thre top.
In reply Real Panthers opened with Anil and Naveen. Our bowlers bowled tightly at the start of the inning. Helped by two dropped catches the openers put on a 52 run opening partnership before Naveen was held in the slips by Srinivas N. Anil N continued to bat with confidence despite the asking rate increasing in the second half. With 44 needed in 36 balls, Vilas M gave Hari the charge and hit three boundaries in over number 15. This changed the match equation in favor of Real Panthers. Until then a victory by our side looked probable discounting the very few wickets we had secured until then. At the end of over 19, Real Panthers had all but wiped out the target. With 5 wickets in hand and 2 runs to get in the final over the match was all but pocketed by Real Panthers. Gopal was able to make the match last for four additional balls but in the end we could not stop Real Panthers from winning the game.
Anil (47 in 59b, 2*4, 1*6), Naveen (21 in 22b, 3*4), Vilas (15 in 13b, 3*4) took the side to victory with 2 balls and 5 wickets to spare.
Real Panthers were without their complete side and most of us were rusty after a period of hiatus. Despite that it was a good fight considering the collapse at the top and the couple of dropped catches. The slim bowling attack did well to keep us in the game until the final over.
Great job Hari, the confidence while batting on this day was supreme. Amit ended up as the most economical bowler on our side with figures of 4-0-18-1.
Summary :-
FAC - 110/10 in 20 overs
Real Panthers - 111/5 in 19.4 overs
Let's better our performance in the next few games.
The game began close to 9am. We won the toss and were forced to bat due to just about half the players being around at the time of the toss.
The grass at Cypress Canyon was thick akin to the one at Miramar College Ground. The top half collapsed within the first 6 overs with Vijay S, Gopal, Naman, Umesh and Parag losing their wickets in different ways. It was clear that the batsmen were short on match practice and rusty. Half way into the inning we had reached 52/6 and an early closure seemed a high probability.
Hari R has been playing regularly and was the only one confident on our side. His demeanor was one of mixed caution and aggression. None of the bowlers troubled him while at the crease. A face savings inning (score unknown ?) studded with about 5-7 boundaries helped the team get to 110/10 in 20 overs. Hari remained unbeaten at the end of the inning with one hard chance being dropped down the leg side by keeper Anil N. Hari dispatched a few for boundaries in the region from long-leg to long on and one in the cover point region. Satish M provided good support to Hari in the second half of the inning. Helped by a healthy number of extras throughout the inning and the occasional boundary the score moved along despite the collapse at thre top.
In reply Real Panthers opened with Anil and Naveen. Our bowlers bowled tightly at the start of the inning. Helped by two dropped catches the openers put on a 52 run opening partnership before Naveen was held in the slips by Srinivas N. Anil N continued to bat with confidence despite the asking rate increasing in the second half. With 44 needed in 36 balls, Vilas M gave Hari the charge and hit three boundaries in over number 15. This changed the match equation in favor of Real Panthers. Until then a victory by our side looked probable discounting the very few wickets we had secured until then. At the end of over 19, Real Panthers had all but wiped out the target. With 5 wickets in hand and 2 runs to get in the final over the match was all but pocketed by Real Panthers. Gopal was able to make the match last for four additional balls but in the end we could not stop Real Panthers from winning the game.
Anil (47 in 59b, 2*4, 1*6), Naveen (21 in 22b, 3*4), Vilas (15 in 13b, 3*4) took the side to victory with 2 balls and 5 wickets to spare.
Real Panthers were without their complete side and most of us were rusty after a period of hiatus. Despite that it was a good fight considering the collapse at the top and the couple of dropped catches. The slim bowling attack did well to keep us in the game until the final over.
Great job Hari, the confidence while batting on this day was supreme. Amit ended up as the most economical bowler on our side with figures of 4-0-18-1.
Summary :-
FAC - 110/10 in 20 overs
Real Panthers - 111/5 in 19.4 overs
Let's better our performance in the next few games.
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