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17 Nov 04 15:03

Crowley

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18 Nov 04 14:38

The slower paced guys give me nightmares, I get caught all the time.
I hit 5 6's off a McGrath over. Really enjoyed that!

arterioes

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18 Nov 04 14:43

24 runs off one Emburey over.Yeehaa. Try beating that.
By the way, no Tendulkar in the Indian cricket team???😠

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18 Nov 04 23:08

Scored 26 off one Muralitharan over 🙂

-trekkie

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19 Nov 04 06:08

Okay,I am now actually hitting the ball........right into the fielders hands. Timing seems to be very important against the spinners.

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19 Nov 04 06:16

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I am having a lot of trouble scoring on the off-side. So balls wide of off stump I rarely score from, any hints ?

cheers
trekkie

Crowley

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19 Nov 04 06:51

Originally posted by trekkie
I am having a lot of trouble scoring on the off-side. So balls wide of off stump I rarely score from, any hints ?

cheers
trekkie

I struggled in the beginning as well, now I'm hitting 6's and 4's off basically every ball on the off side.
You need to watch carefully - if it's bowled off side, press right immediately, you'll start hitting the boundaries in no time.

What gets me is the slower bowlers.
Like Johan, I keep on hitting it into the hands of mid-wicket.

Nuts!

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19 Nov 04 07:30

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Originally posted by Crowley
I struggled in the beginning as well, now I'm hitting 6's and 4's off basically every ball on the off side.
You need to watch carefully - if it's bowled off side, press right immediately, you'll start hitting the boundaries in no time ...[text shortened]... Johan, I keep on hitting it into the hands of mid-wicket.

Nuts!

When the slower bowlers bowl middle-leg I use the score board as target practise. I love how it blows up when you hit it 🙂

The over from Murali that I mentioned before I scored:

4 4 6 6 3 3 ---- total 26 ALL on the on side

-trekkie

Crowley

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19 Nov 04 08:39

Yeah, that score board exploding is cool!

I just hit 60* with Gilchrist to beat the USA. He got his 50 in the 2nd over! Man that was great. I beat them in three overs.
That's my best batting so far.

Crowley

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19 Nov 04 09:13

Hah, made 52 and 84* with Hayden and Gilchrist to beat SA!
I think I'm getting the hang of this now 😛

Crowley

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19 Nov 04 09:23

Bugger!!!!!

Hit 100 in the 4th over with Hayden and Gilchrist, chasing a mediocre 189.
162 all out, friggin Gayle took 7 bloody wickets!!!

The spinners are really killing me.

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19 Nov 04 11:05

Scored 71 with Ganguly. I murder the other guys until the spinners appear. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

arterioes

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19 Nov 04 12:17

8 wickets out of 10 for Emburey. Everything that i hit off him seems to go for a catch.😠

arterioes

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19 Nov 04 12:29

Finally a hundred.104 by K.Otiena????? of Kenya.🙂

Crowley

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19 Nov 04 12:53

I made 92 with Hayden, can't seem to get a bloody century...

Dr. Brain

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19 Nov 04 13:24

Werner,seems like you got the hang of this game now. have you won a tournament yet?