T20 World Cup Cricket

[BC Wench]

Well, it starts today and England play Scotland on the 4th June.

Looks like there will be no gardening or cross stitch these next few weeks so will have to stick to the simple crochet blanket.

[BC Wench]

Well at least England will have two supporters, me and Ken will be watching this afternoon to see England playing Scotland

[mallosa]

What was the score then Barb?

[BC Wench]

Well mally, the two teams were "in and out like fiddlers elbows" 'cos of the rain. Eventually the match was abandoned and both teams got 1 point.

We are playing Australia tonight and really looking forward to that one - weather permitting

[Rob]

I've tried my best to like T20 cricket. It's exciting but i can't get used to the "sloggers" coming in and all the unconventional strokes that are played. What does ex Accles and Pollock cricketer Ken think of it all? I know its probably me but i miss the real cricketers like Sir Geoffrey Boycott and Ken Barrington and many more.

[BC Wench]

What a load of rubbish the England vs Australia match was I couldn't even be bothered to watch the end. We have this one bowler that Ken absolutely HATES and oh boy does he go off on one when he sees that this bowler is in the team again.

I was telling Ken about what you said Rob about missing the real cricket players. I didn't mention any cricketers names, I just mentioned the old batter and old bowler and he said straight away "Oh you're talking of Boycott and Barrington"

Will see how we get on tonight facing Oman.

[BC Wench]

WE WON!!! Yippy doooo and we only had to get 48 runs and we lost 2 wickets in getting them

[mallosa]

WE WON!!! Yippy doooo and we only had to get 48 runs and we lost 2 wickets in getting them

[BC Wench]

Thank goodness, because of the rain we actually managed to play Namibia and beat them. If it had been rained off there would have been too many "ifs and buts" but we have ended up being 2nd in our group so able to go to the next round Oh yes, Ken's favourite bowler played and he got a wicket

[BC Wench]

We beat the West Indies by 8 Wickets. COME ON ENGLAND - we are at THE TOP of Group 2 Playing South Africa this afternoon

[mallosa]

We beat the West Indies by 8 Wickets. COME ON ENGLAND - we are at THE TOP of Group 2 Playing South Africa this afternoon

Sorry I'm not a cricket fan but how did that go Barb?

[BC Wench]

South Africa won by 7 runs.

Shock this morning, Afghanistan beat Australia by 21 runs We are playing the United States this afternoon.

[BC Wench]

YIPPEE!!! We are through to the Semi Finals.

Ken's favourite bowler got 4 WICKETS IN ONE OVER

[BC Wench]

Whoopy Doo Afghanistan are through to the Semi Finals for the very first time having beaten Bangladesh by 8 runs

Wouldn't it be AMAZING if the Final was between England and Afghanistan along with my two favourite captains. We can but hope.

[BC Wench]

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