I am considering going with 3 bowlers for the next match and making my batting line-up longer to go for the draw.
Problem is I don't know if I trust Ajmal not just to be a waste of a position as a spinner. I could use Hinds and Pathan and bring in an actual opener. It is desperation tactics but I cannot see me having a chance of beating them.
Actually I thought I was playing BLERTA this round, but I was reading round 6 instead of 5. Reckon I have a definite chance against the Aftershocks.
Code: Name Runs Average Nic Pothas 326 65.2 Yusuf Pathan 386 48.25 Mike Hussey 380 47.5 Angelo Mathews 286 35.75 Jacques Rudolph 282 35.25 SridharanSriram 273 34.13 Jimmy Adams 160 26.67 Ryan Hinds 155 25.83 Chaminda Vaas 161 23 Zaheer Khan 85 17 Danish Kaneria 57 9.5 Munaf Patel 54 9 Corey Collymore 16 5.33 Name Wickets Average Corey Collymore 9 25.11 Chaminda Vaas 16 31.94 Danish Kaneria 19 33.58 Yusuf Pathan 6 45 Munaf Patel 7 53.43 Ryan Hinds 4 54.5 Zaheer Khan 9 55.33 Angelo Mathews 2 107.5 Mike Hussey 2 Pothas and Pathan have done a lot better with the bat than I thought. I expect Pathan to average 40 and Pothas 35-40. On the other hand I expected Rudolph and Mathews to be scoring more than they have been.
Should be a good one, you better hope your bowlers are on form cause my players hit form last round :ninja:
Code: Name Runs Average Mohammad Kaif 207 207 Nic Pothas 433 72.17 Jimmy Adams 429 53.63 Mike Hussey 391 43.44 Yusuf Pathan 391 43.44 Angelo Mathews 368 40.89 Ryan Hinds 245 40.83 SridharanSriram 273 34.13 Jacques Rudolph 295 29.5 Chaminda Vaas 182 22.75 Zaheer Khan 88 14.67 Danish Kaneria 57 9.5 Munaf Patel 54 9 Corey Collymore 16 4 Name Wickets Average Mike Hussey 2 19 Chaminda Vaas 23 28.57 Danish Kaneria 19 33.58 Corey Collymore 11 36.55 Yusuf Pathan 7 43.44 Zaheer Khan 15 48.73 Munaf Patel 7 53.43 Ryan Hinds 6 65.33 Angelo Mathews 2 107.5 With Kaneria back for round 6 things are looking up a bit more for the Claymores. The last match helped the batsmen find some form and there were even positives to take out of it from a bowling point of view. Vaas took 7 @ 20.85 and Zaheer managed to pick up 6 for the match. I am fully confident that we would have won that game had Kaneria been playing. Pothas has definitely been an un-noticed star for the Claymores.
Sridharan Sriram has been traded for Dheeraj Jadhav. The move was made due to the number of middle order batsman the squad possesses and it was felt a back up opener who complete the squad better than having to use a middle order batsman to open as back up. The addition of Jadhav to the squad will keep Rudolph and Lumb on their toes. The latter impressed in the last game and seems to have reacted well to being dropped previously and if Rudolph does not turn things round next match he may well find himself warming the bench. Code: Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St First-class 68 109 13 5019 260* 52.28 15 17 51 0 Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 First-class 68 60 28 0 2.80 0 0 0
Things starting to look more positive for the Claymores now. The middle order is looking really good, some more centuries would be good though and my main 3 bowlers Vaas, Kaneria and lately Zaheer are going well. Really where the success of my team is coming from. Still have concerns about my opening partnership and 3rd seamer. Adams' stats have been heavily inflated by his double ton, with over 50% of his runs coming in that one innings. Rudolph has continued to be poor, although out of the 2 I am more confident about him coming good. Seeing as we won last round I am prepared to give them another go and see how they go. If Rudolph does nothing again and/or Adams looks like the Shocks game was just a fluke again, Jadhav will need to get his whites washed.
First two picks for the Claymores have been made. Two bowlers that can hopefully spearhead the bowling attack and ensure 20 wickets can be taken with regularity. Peter Siddle, the workhorse (but won't eat horse) Australian seamer, and Rangana Herath, the Sri Lankan left arm spinner who is used to carrying a lot of weight on his little shoulders for his Test nation. 1. Peter Siddle Stats Code: Batting Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St Tests 51 73 9 910 51 14.21 1937 46.97 0 2 97 3 16 0 First-class 91 122 18 1697 103* 16.31 3490 48.62 1 4 183 8 34 0 Bowling Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Tests 51 94 10731 5249 183 6/54 9/104 28.68 2.93 58.6 7 8 0 First-class 91 165 17633 8780 321 6/43 9/77 27.35 2.98 54.9 12 15 0 2. Rangana Herath Stats Code: Batting Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Tests 48 67 15 707 80* 13.59 1428 49.50 0 1 76 5 First-class 217 307 71 3823 80* 16.19 0 12 Bowling Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Tests 48 85 13117 6034 204 7/89 12/157 29.57 2.76 64.2 9 16 3 First-class 217 45448 20467 825 8/43 24.80 2.70 55.0 51 8
I wouldn't actually say he does. He could perhaps be described as stocky, but he certainly isn't Powar or Fatel.
Claymores are happy with their latest 5 additions. Simon Katich and Neil McKenzie have added some quality and experience to the top of the order, with McKenzie having the potential to drop down the order. Jesse Ryder adds power to the middle order and Moeen Ali adds another quality batsman to line-up, with the ability to bat in range of position. The two players are likely to act as the 5th and 6th bowling options, Ali's spin bowling has come on in the past few years allowing him to be a competent 2nd spinner and Ryder provides some useful seam up bowling. The final addition to the squad has been the South African seamer bowler Rory Kleinveldt. He will provide another top seam bowling option, as well as providing some more useful lower order batting. 3. Simon Katich Stats Code: Batting Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Tests 56 99 6 4188 157 45.03 8483 49.36 10 25 490 9 First-class 266 448 52 20926 306 52.84 58 111 Bowling Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Tests 56 25 1039 635 21 6/65 6/90 30.23 3.66 49.4 0 1 0 First-class 266 6429 3778 107 7/130 35.30 3.52 60.0 3 0 4. Jesse Ryder Stats Code: Batting Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Tests 18 33 2 1269 201 40.93 2299 55.19 3 6 146 6 First-class 76 127 7 5553 236 46.27 16 25 Bowling Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Tests 18 15 492 280 5 2/7 2/15 56.00 3.41 98.4 0 0 0 First-class 76 3713 1834 52 4/23 35.26 2.96 71.4 1 0 0 5. Neil McKenzie Stats Code: Batting Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Tests 58 94 7 3253 226 37.39 7744 42.00 5 16 409 22 First-class 267 456 58 18169 237 45.65 50 84 6. Moeen Ali Code: Batting Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s First-class 107 186 17 6388 250 37.79 11896 53.69 12 38 Bowling Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 First-class 107 8890 5290 125 6/29 12/96 42.32 3.57 71.1 4 4 1 7. Rory Kleinveldt Stats Code: Batting Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Tests 4 5 2 27 17* 9.00 61 44.26 0 0 1 2 First-class 87 115 14 1921 115* 19.01 2881 66.67 1 9 Bowling Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Tests 4 7 667 422 10 3/65 4/97 42.20 3.79 66.7 0 0 0 First-class 87 14570 7011 241 8/47 29.09 2.88 60.4 4 9 1
