Independent Leyton Orient Forum

In the spirit of entertainment created by MB Gold with his superb Boardin’ cup I hereby invite 21 players so submit their names for partaking in the inaugural Cricket Boarding Cup on Monday 6th April

The first 6 players on each team each get two chances to roll the dice before they are ‘out’. To get ‘out’ a 5 must be thrown. The last 5 players get just one life and can roll the dice and accumulate runs until they throw a 5.

Once a player is out I will roll the dice to establish method of wicket loss, namely
1. Lbw
2. Caught A Bowled B
3. Bowled
4. Hit wicket
5. Run out
6. Caught and bowled

I will then roll the dice again according to the outcome of their dismissal to attribute the player responsible for taking the wicket.
Players 6-11 will count as bowlers
Players 1-6 will count as fielders

I will live updates as wickets fall having listed up the team sheets on the mb first.
As this is the first ‘test’ I invite players to state their best position in the team and I will do my best to accommodate them. However, in the end you’ll get shoved in wherever there is space. That includes me - yea I am the umpire but I fancy a game too - and will only stand aside if numbers exceed requirements.
You have the weekend to submit your name and to get practicing with your batting stroke or bowling arm.
The match is being held at the Oval and the weather forecast is mild but a bit windy.

Cheers for now

CF ‘Dickie Bird’ Benaut

I'm in, or is it out and then back in or...

Good to see some Boarding outside the box.

Go on then Fred, please put me down for this.
Do we get a nice ‘tea’ included ??

I'm in

P.S. This is the daddy of Cricket dice games.

And I thought Max's football tournament was too complicated to understand!!

I'm bowled over by this , yes I'm in

BIGRON wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:57 am I'm bowled over by this , yes I'm in

How’s the haircut BigRon, look any better today ??
I’m beginning to resemble Robinson Crusoe

Cheshunto wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:01 am

BIGRON wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:57 am I'm bowled over by this , yes I'm in

How’s the haircut BigRon, look any better today ??
I’m beginning to resemble Robinson Crusoe

Now I've sobered up it looks ok , whilst under the influence yesterday it looked the dogs bolox

Love to participate

Leg break bowler. When I was 15-16 I could turn the ball more than Shane Warne in his prime. But lost it when Robin Hobbs (my then hero) taught me to bowl a proper googly. That spin I had never came back.

And in the spirit of all leg-break bowlers at that time No. 9,10 or 11 batsman

Seeing as how Maxy stitched me up like a kipper in the football tournament, I'll have a go at this please.
Opening bat if you're asking.

Me please.
Quite like playing wicketkeeper, bat around number 5 or 6, once the quick bowlers are tired out

As you are all speaking in some weird sort of code, I'd best sit this one out as wouldn't know whether I'd won or not

You’re in Celtient!

Yes please, like a waft over the slips.

How many dice are you using because if it is only the one the correct description is die. Dice is the plural of die.

Not that I've made that clear count me in.

Middle order batsman and can throw in a bit of off-spin. Count me in please.

In.

Haven’t we got any fast bowlers or are we all to old and decrepit for that

Count me in. If you can remember Basil D'Oliveira's run up then that is what I copied. Batting is in the same bracket as Chris Tavare i.e. blocker.

Ok please add me to the list. Bat at 3 or 4, medium fast bowler or was very good as a wicketkeeper (I had to be doing something as standing around is not fun for me)

I'm in, middle order slogger with a bit of medium pace or spin, a la andrew symonds

Morning All

The teams have been selected, with one or two boarding legends co-opted in to make up the numbers

They Will Line Up as Follows

GENTlEMEN

Huxley
Lucky7
BigRon
Digby Chicken Ceasar
OhMyGawd
Thor (Wicket Keeper)
DaggerHam
CheshuntO
EliotNes
Dunners
Griffin1975

PLAYERS

I8UButler
Constanza
Celtient
Contrifibularory Fred
Stillspike
M B Gold (Wicket Keeper)
Tuffers1
Father Ted Crilly
Howling Mad Murdoch
OrientinOZ
Adz

It's a two innings match, and the toss will be held shortly
First player from either team to post 'heads' or 'tails' will decide who is going to bat first

Best of luck to all players involved

Stillspike (Players) and OhmyGawd (Gentlemen) are treated as all-rounders and will be designated as sixth bowler in each team

what ground are we playing at

I want a nice hard and dry pitch for my leg spin

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