First BCCC 10-Over Match, 6/28/09 at WIllow Park
Them (36/5) beat Us (23 all out) by 13 runs
It's not that hard, really. Up top we have "Them" (i.e. not the team I was on) and below that, "Us". Reading down the left-hand side are the batters in the order they appeared. The "Runs" column is how many runs they scored (Kevin led all scorers with 9 runs?!?!?!?) then "Balls" is how many balls they faced. 4s and 6s are self-explanatory, with Mick hitting the only boundary, a towering six off of Brian! The asterisks next to Kevin and Eric's names denote that they were "not out", i.e. they made it through the last over without losing their wicket. No one on "Us" was that fortunate, however...
To the right of each team's batting figures are the bowling figures for the other team. The bowlers for "Us", Big Peter, Mick, Joe and myself display overs bowled, runs given up and wickets taken. The same goes for "Them's" bowlers below.
What do the numbers mean?
You can see that both Mick and Brian took 3 wickets apiece, but as Mick only gave up 4 runs, he fared a little better. Eric gave up 4 runs in 4 overs, or one run an over - very darned good. I myself gave up 4 runs an over - pretty expensive by comparison. If I bowled all 10 overs, They would've scored 40 runs instead of the 36 they did manage!
The most telling number, however, is the extras. Those are all the wides or no-balls that cost a run. As you can see, "Them" score 13 runs off the extras "Us" bowled. 13 runs. Can you say "margin of victory???" :)
Needless to say, extras can be deadly - keep them under control!
On the batting side, the best breakdown I can give you at this point is to look at both Mick and Eric's numbers. They both scored more runs than balls faced. This means that if they batted all 10 overs, they would have 'averaged' more than 60 runs - almost double the winning total of 36! Big Peter's 4 runs in 15 balls was a little slow for this short of a game. If he batted all 10 overs, he would've scored only 16 runs off of all 60 balls!
This should give you a rough idea of how to attack the bowling in a game. If you're facing more than twice the number of balls than runs scored, you need to get a move on and swing for the boundaries!
I hope this gives you a little clarity on what you should be doing while you're in the crease. As always, I'm here to field your questions!
Thanks for a great match - see you all next Sunday!
Sobo
