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uPDATE - WEEK 11
It seems every week is a mixed bag
lately, with one side winning and the other losing - there has only been
one 'double victory' weekend so far this season, back in Week Three.
With the half-way point of the season now upon us perhaps it's time for
that to change!
This week the 1st XI put in a better performance to
defeat lowly S&L Corby. It was mainly the bowlers who earned the
plaudits, all four seamers used being very economical. Rosco led the way
with three early scalps on his way to 3-25, Beano bowled 15 overs
straight through for 3-32 (with five maidens) and Livers picked up two
at each end of the innings (and six maidens). There was still time for a
couple of dropped catches though, from Boycie and Balders. The total of
116-8 looked imminently chaseable but the misfiring top order struggled
again, Rosco out second ball and a Heyford collapse on the cards at
44-4. However, former and current captains Leggie and Livers combined in
a superb partnership to take the score past 100, and even Livers
dismissal for 39 couldn't stop the momentum then. Victory was secured
with 5 wickets and 16 overs in hand, Leggie finishing on an excellent
41*.
The 2nd XI bowled reasonably well at home to Horton
House, taking wickets at regular intervals, but making things harder for
themselves with an amazing six dropped catches! Pecky took two
economical wickets on his return from injury, while young Kyle Browne
and not-as-young Andy Sharp also picked up two each. In the reply Lacey
emulated Rosco in being dismissed for a duck early on, but Sharpy and
the returning Linnell struck 20s each to build some momentum. However,
wickets started to fall and continued to do so, only Rory with an
excellent 32* holding things together and trying in vain to chase the
target with injured last man Dion. They finished 29 runs short with
eight overs left unused.
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The Transfer Window is now OPEN!! **
From now until Friday 8th July you are
permitted to make a maximum of TWO
changes to your team(s). Your changes must be communicated to Ross
before the deadline or the changes
will not be permitted.
Your team must still have six players and not exceed a total value of
45. Players removed from your team will immediately cease to earn
points. Players added to your team will start to earn you points from
this Saturday 9th
July (full information and player 'profiles' can still be found on the ‘Rules’ tab above).
N.B. Jamie Apps has now sadly left the
club to go back and play for Kislingbury, for which we wish him the best
of luck. Consequently he will not be able to earn any more fantasy
points for us this year! Therefore, if you have selected Jamie in your
team (he currently appears in eight teams) you will be allowed to
transfer him out IN ADDITION to the two standard transfers permitted
above. Whether you make just this one transfer, or two, or the full
allotment of three the same rules apply in terms of your total team
value not exceeding 45.
If you do not let me know which player
you wish to draft in to replace Jamie, I will select one for you at
random!
PLAYER OF THE WEEK - DAVE LIVERMORE
Skipper Livers led from the front again
on Saturday with ball and bat. He produced two fiery bowling spells at
the beginning and end of the Corby innings, taking 2-29 from his fifteen
overs with six maidens, and could easily have had more wickets. Then,
when the side were struggling at 44-4 he came in to steady the ship in a
partnership of 64 with Leggie, departing for 39 only when the target was
almost achieved. Some more captain's performances like that in the
second half of the season may well help the side move in the right
direction up the table.
Batting: 39
Bowling: 32 Fielding: 0
Other: 12
TOTAL: 83 points
Overall Livers is now in the lead again with 523
points, a figure that could well see him drafted into a few teams during
the transfer window. Rosco has also passed the 500 point mark, while
others who could see themselves in a few more teams come the weekend are
Al Lovell, Ed Rogers, Andy Sharp (amazingly only in two teams
currently!) and Laurence Buck who is the highest scorer of the players
valued at five.
MANAGER OF THE WEEK
Eleven weeks in and we have our first
'manageress' of the season, Suzanne Legge securing the prize as one of
only eleven teams who passed 200 points for the weekend. The three
highest scorers of the week in Livers, husband Simon, and Beano all
appeared in her team with Rory and Ed also contributing.
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SUZANNE LEGGE |
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LEGGE'S XI MINUS V |
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PLAYER |
WEEKLY POINTS |
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Dave Livermore |
83 |
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Simon Legge |
55 |
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Rob Pardon |
52 |
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Ed Rogers |
22 |
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Rory Smallbone |
36 |
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Jonny Cooper |
0 |
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TOTAL
POINTS |
248 |
LEAGUE TABLES
Yet again the top three remains
unchanged and are now starting to pull clear of the chasing pack. Ed
is a comfortable 77 points in the lead ahead of Beano who is 96
points ahead of David, in turn 76 points ahead of fourth. All three
teams contain the current top three players - Livers, Rosco and Al -
but then there are a few differences in player selection that
account for their current positions. Will either man look to make
any changes in the transfer window, and if so will they have an
impact on the standings by the end of next weekend?!
Elsewhere Stan and Leggie both pass 2000 points
and move back up to joint fourth, pushing Lacey and Livers back down
again. Courtesy of her high-scoring week Suzanne is the biggest
riser of the week, up 12 places to 16th, sitting just behind the
leading lady Jade, who is in 13th. Coincidentally she has exactly
the same points tally as hubby Matt, who was just behind Suzanne for
team of the week. Only one other team had a double figure rise this
week; Boycie's sixth team (!) moved up ten places but still sits
down in the bottom half of the table. Two of his other teams are
trying hard to rival Dion for the wooden spoon, and Big G now seems
to be fighting his customary battle of the basement, all three of
his teams lying in the bottom ten. Perhaps the transfer window has
come just at the right time for these teams as they look to climb up
the table...
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This
week |
Last
week |
Manager
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Team Name |
Weekly
Points |
Total
Points |
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1 |
1 |
Ed Rogers 2 |
EJR 2 |
177 |
2255 |
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2 |
2 |
Rob Pardon 2 |
Blood Transfusion |
152 |
2178 |
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3 |
3 |
David Baker |
Dave's Dynamos |
188 |
2082 |
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4= |
7= |
Nick Inwood |
Stan's Sloggers |
208 |
2006 |
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4= |
7= |
Nathan Lacey |
Primus Inter Pares |
208 |
2006 |
Jade is back in the lead of the Ladies
table again, pushing Kelly down to third. Suzanne's winning week sees
her rise to a season-high second position, 56 points behind Jade. Sarah
and Chris Pardon are still challenging these top three in 4th and 5th,
and again the transfers made (or not made!) this weekend could see
things start to change slightly going forward...
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This
week |
Last
week |
Manager
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Team Name |
Weekly
Points |
Total
Points |
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1 |
2 |
Jade Baker |
- |
213 |
1902 |
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2 |
5 |
Suzanne Legge |
Legge's XI Minus V |
248 |
1846 |
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3 |
1 |
Kelly Rogers |
Kelly's New Heroes |
131 |
1830 |
Click on the buttons at
the top to see the tables in full
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