Having received permission from CC to set it up, just awaiting the go ahead from heppa to do so, I am keen to set up a challenge of mammoth proportions.
I hereby challenge Master Q to an Under 24 NAT Friendly match.
Kenya vs Australia. You select your team, I select my team. You set Kenya's orders. I set Australia's orders. You vs I.
The only rules:
1.) All players involved must be 24 years old or under. No exceptions. (Better HP? Atleast I had the right letters in it lol)
2.) You must select the sides, and set the orders. You may get opinions from others if you wish but ultimately, if you don't do it yourself then you are cheating yourself of credit of a win...
3.) There are no rules in NAT Club.
4.) The 4th rule of NAT Club, you DO NOT talk about NAT Club.
Failure to comply with any of these rules will result in mockery and persistent flaming.
What say ye?
Edit: Added the rules
Re-Edit: Added a couple.
AHHHHHHHH! Holy Crap!!!!!!! :o :o :P
DO IT!!!!
Epic challenge, is it not?
It's surpassed epic. :o
Epic of Mammoth proportions!
Edit: Added several rules. :D
Don't think we should discuss Rule 3. ;)
One for the Grandkids ;)
Any money on Q to say he's too busy? ::)
Quote from: MajorLazer on January 25, 2011, 04:22:39 PM
Don't think we should discuss Rule 3. ;)
Discuss what? ;)
Quote from: 8-6 Suited on January 25, 2011, 04:25:54 PM
Quote from: MajorLazer on January 25, 2011, 04:22:39 PM
Don't think we should discuss Rule 3. ;)
Discuss what? ;)
We do NOT talk about it ;)
This is the most epic challenge ever :O
Don't let Q make the rules. He will probably change them a week before the match starts :P
Muahaha. :D
Now if he backs out, he will be mocked for being a person. :>
I doubt q will accept, he will be too busy as boomz said
Quote from: BOOMZ on January 25, 2011, 04:25:18 PM
Any money on Q to say he's too busy? ::)
Busy with what? NAT duties? ::)
:p
Nah I know what it is, but still, this is awesome!
(http://www.hahakiri.com/wp-content/uploads/_ChickWithGreatperson.jpg)
Then he shalt be known forever on as this.
HAHA Shaggy ;D ;D.
Quote from: 8-6 Suited on January 25, 2011, 04:16:07 PM
1.) All players involved must be 24 years old or under. No expections.
Exceptions ;).
Quote from: 8-6 Suited on January 25, 2011, 04:16:07 PM
3.) There are no rules in fight club.
You broke the unspoken rule :-X. Now you must feel the wrath of the thing we keep unspoken ;).
:o
Shaggy thats hilarious... And a bit weird ;)
Quote from: bomberboy0618 on January 25, 2011, 05:40:54 PM
Shaggy thats hilarious... And a bit weird ;)
Of course it is ur too young to understand :P
LOL Shaggy ;D
Quote from: BOOMZ on January 25, 2011, 05:42:13 PM
Quote from: bomberboy0618 on January 25, 2011, 05:40:54 PM
Shaggy thats hilarious... And a bit weird ;)
Of course it is ur too young to understand :P
LOL Shaggy ;D
I get it :P
What can I say... I'm good for laughs. :P
HP, check the first post again for corrections and a comment.
Quote from: 8-6 Suited on January 25, 2011, 05:45:51 PM
HP, check the first post again for corrections and a comment.
It's better although...... ;).
Thats enough out of you!
http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,24219.0.html
PS: What's NAT Club?
For those of us lucky enough to be NT managers/assistants. We dont discuss NT business. So it sounded better suited for the situation instead of Fight Club lol
When heppa gets on, I'll get it set up. Will likely be after this tour, the first Saturday hopefully. Which would make it Saturday week.
My team will be slightly younger than what you 'may' pick as I will be selecting those I deem to have a NT future, even if they are 21-22. But will be a great contest nonetheless.
Kenya seems a lot different to Australia. Anyway, our 21-24 yo are GUNS for a Minor Nation, maybe even a ok Major Nation.
I can organise a friendly whenever I want, but I guess now is a bad time as it's the T20 Tour.
This sounds great, not nearly as Epic as the challenge I was going to organise >>> 'Reversi's' ;D
I just need to make sure we have no friendlies lined up yet Q, that's all.
Alright, I have the go ahead from heppa as well for it.
Q, send the challenge over when you can. Make it for the next available time, preferably Saturday week. Also make it Random/Random. No advantages to anyone that way.
Note: That would be Saturday the 5th of Feb.
Nevermind sending it. DangerDave has.
All those that will be here on Saturday February 5, the game will be at 02:00 server time. That equates to 1pm. Be prepared for a war. :>
AUSSIE AUSSIE AuSSIE!
Oi Oi Oi!
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!
Oi Oi Oi!
AUSSIE!
AUSSIE!
Kenya!!!!!!!!
Shaggy I'll check it out when I log on. DangerDave knows I'm setting the orders, right?
AUSSIE!
Yeah he does. I have to wait for heppa to approve it though. I can only handle squad related stuff. :P
I have full power :)
Good stuff. I like it this way. Means I focus on my duty to rotate players through.
Weather Humid
Pitch Dry
OH ITS ON!
I can't find it ???
Go to NAT > Matches > And its just after the tour matches.
Alright cool thanks.
Shaggy, what is your NAT Record?
I'm 1-1, lost to UAE in a normal OD Friendly, but beat Canada in an U24 Match.
Should be a thrilling game!!
2-0-1
I had a draw against England, but haven't lost yet.
Just so you know Shaggy, FF is going for Australia ;)
At least you've guys gotten wins ::). I'm 0-1 :P. Ah well, hopefully will pick that up in the future.
Just in-case I didnt read right.....
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!
OI OI OI!
Todays the day.
In 2 hours roughly we will meet on the pitch for the toss. Q, better make sure your orders are set. :)
An hour remains before tge start... No sign of Q at all. Disappointing if he forgets
I doubt he would of forgotten. Would of set the lineup a while ago ;).
I'll be out for a while but will check the game out later.
Kenya batting first:
1.6 W Willis to Patel : That's plumb! Patel is checking the edge of his bat as if to indicate that he got something on it, but the replays show he was nowhere near it. Off you go son!
C. Patel lbw b. B. Willis 4 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR:40.00
1/6!
Need someone to do the updates for here as I am out. Not sure Q did the orders though.
End of over 30 (4 runs) - Kenya(115-3) RR 3.83
D. Signh 4 (6b) , A. Shahanah 26 (43b) , D. Smith 5-0-16-0
Somehow, having Kenya at 8-155 or so they managed to get to 194.
So chasing 195 for the win on a Dry pitch, Australia has got off to a slow start.
End of over 1 (maiden) - Australia(0-0). 195 runs required from 49 overs. RR 0.00 RRR 3.98
N. John 0 (6b) , J. Goodwin 0 (0b) , A. Charsi 1-1-0-0
But then some scoring...
End of over 2 (3 runs) - Australia(3-0). 192 runs required from 48 overs. RR 1.50 RRR 4.00
N. John 0 (6b) , J. Goodwin 3 (6b) , D. Suji 1-0-3-0
End of over 11 (4 runs) - Australia(43-2). 152 runs required from 39 overs. RR 3.91 RRR 3.90
J. Goodwin 17 (35b) , G. Archer 0 (0b) , G. Kamabi 1-0-4-1
I'm here, but only for a short time. And Shaggy, I did set the orders - a few hours before the game :P
End of over 22 (3 runs) - Australia(84-3). 111 runs required from 28 overs. RR 3.82 RRR 3.96
T. King 10 (16b) , J. Goodwin 30 (66b) , A. Charsi 6-1-18-0
Anybody's game.
http://www.fromthepavilion.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=21153
Can go either way right now. I have a lot of batting depth in currently, but defensive top order batting. Shattered Archer or John couldn't hang around but meh. :P
The drinks cart is now making its way onto the field.
End of over 25 (2 runs) - Australia(97-3). 98 runs required from 25 overs. RR 3.88 RRR 3.92
T. King 16 (24b) , J. Goodwin 37 (76b) , B. Ali 3-0-7-0
Just didn't know as I had been up from like 7-8am and hadn't seen you on or around. :P
End of over 33 (5 runs) - Australia(139-3). 56 runs required from 17 overs. RR 4.21 RRR 3.29
J. Goodwin 58 (98b) , T. King 32 (51b) , D. Suji 7-0-29-1
End of over 34 (maiden) - Australia(139-3). 56 runs required from 16 overs. RR 4.09 RRR 3.50
T. King 32 (57b) , J. Goodwin 58 (98b) , G. Kamabi 7-2-16-1
A few more overs like that would be handy.
End of over 36 (6 runs) - Australia(155-3). 40 runs required from 14 overs. RR 4.31 RRR 2.86
T. King 44 (67b) , J. Goodwin 62 (100b) , G. Kamabi 8-2-22-1
All over.
Good game Shags.
Not over yet Q... It's not the 41st over yet haha :P Maybe 42nd.
In all fairness though, it has been a great game. I think you guys might even out-rate us.
Plus you rank No.1...
Australia won by 7 wickets
End of over 42 (1 run) - Australia(195-3) RR 4.64
T. King 62 (82b) , J. Goodwin 84 (116b) , B. Ali 5.1-0-20-0
Good game :)
1 ball into Over 42, its game over.
Australia wins by 7 wickets and the super manager Shaggy takes a 1-0 NT lead against FF Nat Managers/assistants.
Kenya Australia
Batting - Top Order: 12,068 12,411
Batting - Middle Order: 9,209 9,847
Batting - Tail: 3,669 4,639
Bowling - Seam: 11,056 (6) 11,095 (4)
Bowling - Spin: 13,202 (4) 12,022 (6)
Fielding/Keeping: 10,839 11,311
Overall: 188,199 195,136
Man of the match: Thomas King (3 points), Jack Goodwin (2), Betoto Odhiambo (1)
King, taking 2 catches and 2 stumpings in the first innings, comes up with the goods to record an unbeaten 62 to steer the Aussies home picks up 3 votes. Its also his highest score to top it off. 21yo future keeper, done fantastically.
Goodwin, with an unbeaten 84 takes home 2 votes, while Odhiambo from Kenya gets 1 vote for his 61.
Yes, Q, we are Rank #1 in the world... With our senior team that is the oldest used. No excuses mate. You played your younger team, I played mine and we have poor depth in pace. I just outplayed you.
Remember this... never bat first on Dry pitches. >.>
The Nat team rankings page has Australia at 4 not 1?
Exactly, I was just about to correct myself there. The T20 tour dropped us back from 1st to 4th.
AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE ! ;D
Quote from: 8-6 Suited on February 05, 2011, 06:56:46 PM
1 ball into Over 42, its game over.
Australia wins by 7 wickets and the super manager Shaggy takes a 1-0 NT lead against FF Nat Managers/assistants.
Kenya Australia
Batting - Top Order: 12,068 12,411
Batting - Middle Order: 9,209 9,847
Batting - Tail: 3,669 4,639
Bowling - Seam: 11,056 (6) 11,095 (4)
Bowling - Spin: 13,202 (4) 12,022 (6)
Fielding/Keeping: 10,839 11,311
Overall: 188,199 195,136
Man of the match: Thomas King (3 points), Jack Goodwin (2), Betoto Odhiambo (1)
King, taking 2 catches and 2 stumpings in the first innings, comes up with the goods to record an unbeaten 62 to steer the Aussies home picks up 3 votes. Its also his highest score to top it off. 21yo future keeper, done fantastically.
Goodwin, with an unbeaten 84 takes home 2 votes, while Odhiambo from Kenya gets 1 vote for his 61.
Yes, Q, we are Rank #1 in the world... With our senior team that is the oldest used. No excuses mate. You played your younger team, I played mine and we have poor depth in pace. I just outplayed you.
Remember this... never bat first on Dry pitches. >.>
What do you mean I played my younger team?
And, I wanted to bowl, I lost the toss :(
I didn't play the team that got us to Rank 1, did I Q? We both played a team of similar players. There is no real excuses that can be used. We dont have as much depth as you think we do though.
Shaggy, you won fair and square. But the odds were always againt Kenya and I, you must admit us. For exanple, you are 1-0 against FF NAT Managers/Assistants, but it's like I get a Handicap, you are playing with the 2 or 3rd biggest nation, while I am with the Smallest, out of 18! I can assure you, you have much more depth - although our U24s are guns.