May be the last game for this season !!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Rain God spoils the EPL weekend :(
The attendance was quite good (at least the poll said so) and many of us were simply waiting for the game. But rain God made it his day turning the pitch into a perfect place for soccer game or rain dance.Have a look at the street in front of my house - view from my kitchen !
Another view of soaked Nuernbergerstrasse and Gebbertstrasse junction from my balcony !
Today's game is called off - Anybody is still interested in cycling to the venue?
I am going to enjoy hot Tea and Pakoda while watching any recent Hindi movie :)
Another view of soaked Nuernbergerstrasse and Gebbertstrasse junction from my balcony !Thursday, October 8, 2009
Poll for game on coming weekend (10/11 Oct 2009)
Weather forecast:
Mild rain on Sat/Sun ; temperature in the range of 10 to 16 degC
Game on last weekend (3/4 Oct 2009)
Once again I would like to forget the statistics and scores of the games we played... not only because I do not remember them but also because I want to test your memory this time.
I think this will serve two purposes - First, we can appreciate the top performers of the day and second, it will, in the form of a quiz, test your attention-to-the-details-of-the-game (How much are you involved in the game)?
So the quiz starts like this:
Q1) Who do you think was the top run-getter of the day?
A: Saket
B: Mukesh
C: Madhu
D: Shubhajit
E: Other (Name) _______
Q2) Who was the 'pinch-hitter' of the day?
A: Vibhash
B: Pranav
C: Ajit
D: Shubhajit
E: Other (Name) _______
Q3) Who was the best bowler of the day?
A: Saket
B: Jagraj
C: Madhu
D: Shubhajit
E: Pranav
F: Umakanth
G: Other (Name) _______
Q4) How many games were played on the day?
A: 2
B: 3
C: 4
D: Did we play on Saturday?
Q5) Whose bowling was tough to play on the day?
A: Ishan
B: Jagraj
C: Madhu
D: Shubhajit
E: Pranav
F: Umakanth
G: NLN
H: Other (Name) _______
Q6) Who took most wickets?
A: Saket
B: Jagraj
C: Madhu
D: Shubhajit
E: Pranav
F: Umakanth
G: Other (Name) _______
Q7) Which fielder (including keeper) amazed you with his fielding on the day?
A: Ishan
B: Mukesh
C: Madhu
D: Shubhajit
E: Shriram
F: Umakanth
G: NLN
H: Other (Name) _______
Q8) What was the highest team score of the day?
A: in 40's
B: in 20's
C: in 70's
D: in 80's
Q9) How many run-outs and stumpings were done (in total) ?
A: 4
B: 6
C: 8
D: 5
Q10) How many players turned up for the day (in total) ?
A: 4
B: 12
C: 8
D: 20
Bonus question:
How many of you would write comment on EPL Blog?
Friday, October 2, 2009
Last week's game
Hi Everyone,
Blame it to my aging memory or not-so-active/prompt-response from fellow colleagues (on the match scores) or to even Team India getting out of Champion's Trophy, I do not have full scorecard for the matches we played on last weekend. Still I thought I should blog few lines on it.
The highlights of the day were:
* Superb bowling performances by Jagraj (until he was taken for task by Umakanth)
* The matches were pretty low scoring until Ajit woke up in the final game
* There was a nice > 4 over (yah..it means > 50% of the match overs) batting partnership between Umakanth and Mukesh (the common man) for the last wicket. They took the score from ~21 to 43 thanks to great strokes from Uma. He took charge and made Jagraj sweat in his over. Till this match Jagraj's bowled so well that even strike batsmen of EPL had tough time playing it.
* Last match will be remembered for superb strokeplay from Ajit. He really looked bullish on Grusher and Pranav , the helpless but otherwise striker bowlers. Ajit's team made 56 or so in a 5 over game.
* Poor fielding by Pranav and few more :)
Do let me know if I miss something?
EPL Cricket Quiz
Hello Everyone,
Here are two quizzes to test your CQ (Cricketing Quotient).
1) Identify the player shown here.
2) Identify the player shown here.
Hint: For those having poor eye-sight (like me ;) ) this pic is made up from faces of two players.
Rush your entries 'as comment' here !
Thursday, October 1, 2009
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