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Final statistics 2001
This page contains
summary statistics for each player. Should you wish to see a
game-by-game breakdown of each player's season.
The
Review of the Season follows the
final statistics, after which you'll find the 2001 ljcricket.com
Readers' Poll.
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Played |
Won |
Lost
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No
result |
Total |
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1
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Lords |
10 |
9 |
1 |
|
118 |
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2
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Vienna
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10 |
10 |
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117 |
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3
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Concordia |
10 |
8 |
2 |
|
106 |
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4
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Pak
Falken |
10 |
6 |
4 |
|
81 |
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5
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Pakistan
CC |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
78 |
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6
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Ljubljana |
10 |
4 |
6 |
|
61 |
|
7
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Sri
Lanka SC |
10 |
4 |
6 |
|
49 |
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8
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Five
Continents |
10 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
39 |
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9
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United
Nations |
10 |
2 |
8 |
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33 |
|
10
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Zagreb |
10 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
27 |
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11
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Velden |
10 |
1 |
9 |
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17 |
Congratulations to Lords, who have won the league for the
fifth year running.
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Ljubljana CC Final Batting Statistics 2001
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Qualification: 3
completed innings
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Name
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Innings
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N.O.
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Runs
|
Average
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HS
|
|
1
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M Oman
|
15
|
6
|
579
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64.33
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93*
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2
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S Geldart
|
13
|
3
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279
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27.9
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79*
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3
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R Crawford
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9
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2
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183
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26.14
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72
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4
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S Mayland
|
10
|
3
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99
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14.14
|
32
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|
5
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D Ryan
|
15
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0
|
173
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11.53
|
56
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6
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N de Sausmarez
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6
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1
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48
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9.6
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15
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7
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B Eve
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14
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2
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92
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7.67
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19
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8
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G Davies
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12
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2
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74
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7.4
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25
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9
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S Fish
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16
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1
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85
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5.67
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19
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|
10
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J Stachurski
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5
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1
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17
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4.25
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10
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|
11
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A Green
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7
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1
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12
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2.0
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5
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Also batted
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Name
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Innings
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N.O.
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Runs
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Average
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HS
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D Graham
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3
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1
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11
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5.5
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5*
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U Blaznik
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2
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0
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9
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4.5
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8
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R Metcalfe
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1
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0
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8
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8
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8
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B Killer
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1
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0
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3
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3
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3
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K Killer
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2
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2
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0
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-
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0*
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D Herakovič
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3
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1
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0
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0
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0*
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J Cook
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2
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1
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0
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0
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0*
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D Barnes
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1
|
0
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0
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0
|
0
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J Smith
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1
|
0
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0
|
0
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0
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P Townend
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1
|
0
|
0
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0
|
0
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Ljubljana CC
Final Bowling Statistics 2001
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Qualification: 3
wickets
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Name
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Over
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Mdn
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Run
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Wkt
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Strike Rate
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Ave
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BB
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1
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R
Crawford
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21.1
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2
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86
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10
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12.7
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8.6
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5/14
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2
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M
Oman
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131
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7
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484
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27
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29.1
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17.93
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3/13
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3
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S
Geldart
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58.2
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4
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254
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14
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24.9
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18.14
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3/5
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4
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S
Mayland
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106
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4
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440
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24
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26.5
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18.33
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1/13
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5
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B
Eve
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138.3
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12
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437
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23
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36.1
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19
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3/10
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6
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D
Ryan
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105.1
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5
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445
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19
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33.2
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23.42
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2/17
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Also bowled
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Name
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Overs
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Maidens
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Runs
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Wickets
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S Fish
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19
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0
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171
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2
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P Townend
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1.4
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0
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5
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1
|
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A Green
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4
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0
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33
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1
|
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U Blaznik
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3
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0
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29
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0
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Catches
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Stumpings
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16 - G Davies
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9
- S Mayland
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1
- J Stachurski
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6
- A Green
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5
- R Crawford
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.
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4
- M Oman, D Ryan
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3-
S Fish
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2
- N de Sausmarez, B Eve
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1
-
J
Cook, S Geldart, D Herakovič
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Season 2001
January
Winter training starts, amid much optimism. Several key players,
including Bradley Eve and Al Green, are noticed to be a little
above their fighting weight, but are placed under strict dietary
supervision by head coach Fred Hepplethwaite, and all vow to
have profiles like Rocky Marciano by the time the season starts.
Steve Fish is granted a one-year extension to his contract
despite what one report dubs his "off-the-field antics", and in
a full-page interview for World Cricket magazine the
chastened Fish is quoted as saying that Ljubljana Cricket Club
means everything to him, and he would be heartbroken to leave.
"It's my whole life, and it's hard work and discipline from now
on if I want to keep my place in the side", he says.
February
Ljubljana step up pre-season preparations at secret locations in
central Europe. Simultaneously, the long-anticipated
ljcricket.com is launched to widespread acclaim. There is
particular praise for Fred Hepplethwaite, and the down-to-earth
advice of farming correspondent Damir Alidzanovic. Meanwhile, as
part of the jostling for first team places, Kristian Hamster
bids to silence the dressing room jokers by changing his name by
deed poll to 'Killer'.
March
The media circus surrounding Ljubljana's star players said to be
"without precedent" by Time magazine. The Sunday Times
quotes an unnamed dressing room source as expressing disquiet at
the flamboyant lifestyles of certain senior players, believed to
include wicketkeeper Gregory Davies.
April
Anticipation builds to fever pitch. Media speculation linking
Ljubljana players to the ongoing match-fixing scandal leads to
team spokesman Jason Stachurski issuing an official denial of
involvement, which goes on to plead for "an end to the
rumour-mongering". On the eve of the curtain-raising league
fixture, all-rounder Steve Mayland is dubbed 'power-hungry' by
the Daily Express after criticising the tactics of club
supremo Hepplethwaite. The club coach reacts angrily by dropping
Mayland for the first game, but in his absence Ljubljana slump
to a 79-run defeat to Sri Lanka SC.
May
In a closely-fought fixture, Ljubljana are narrowly defeated by
Pakistan CC, but worse is to come. After losing to both Pak
Falken and Concordia, crisis-torn Ljubljana are rooted to the
bottom of the table, and speculation is rife about the imminent
dismissal of Hepplethwaite. Ljubljana players emerge ashen-faced
from a stormy team meeting described in the Sunday Telegraph
as "a full and frank exchange of views". A difficult period for
the club is made worse when Scott Geldart misses training
claiming illness, but is photographed leaving a nightclub in the
company of a woman later revealed to be the sister of PLO chief
Yasser Arafat.
June
Ljubljana describe their mood prior to the forthcoming Lodi
tournament as "determined". The News of the World says
Lodi is "make-or-break time" for Hepplethwaite and calls the new
fitness-orientated training regime 'Back to Asics'. After being
excluded from the team for the tournament, unsettled Alasdair
Green demands a clear-the-air meeting with Hepplethwaite.
However, team captain Mark Oman grabs the media spotlight when
he is briefly detained by police in a raid on what was described
in the Sun as a "late-night drinking den". Oman then
grants an exclusive interview to the Daily Mail headlined
"MY BOOZE
HELL", in which he admits to a 12-year drink dependence. Club
spokesman Paul Townend promises that "Ljubljana will stand by
Mark in his hour of need", provided that he agreed to attend the
Betty Ford clinic.
Despite this disruption to their preparations, comfortable
victories in their group leave Ljubljana facing the hosts in the
final at Lodi. Steve Mayland is then the hero after Ljubljana
looked dead and buried, smashing 18 from four balls in the last
over to give his team an unlikely victory, and a tumultuous
reception on their return home the following day. After Lodi,
Hepplethwaite moves quickly to sign veteran Rob Crawford in a
bid to bolster the batting, and is immediately vindicated as
Crawford hits 72 on debut and Ljubljana beat Five Continents to
move off the bottom of the table. To stand a chance of winning
the league Ljubljana have to beat both Vienna and Lords on
consecutive days, but despite strong performances lose both
games. Geldart shrugs off the recent Arafat controversy by
hitting an unbeaten 79 against Lords. June closes with Ljubljana
easily beating traditional whipping-boys Velden to cement their
mid-table position.
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Vienna v Ljubljana 23 June 2001. Howling gale
not pictured.
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July
Preparations for the test match against the Czech Republic are
disrupted when Dan Ryan threatens to walk out unless his pay
demands are met. The ensuing media storm is heightened when a
leaked memo portrays Ryan as a "troublemaker" and suggests he
may be transfer listed in the close season. Dressing room
tensions are very evident as Ljubljana are humiliated by the
Crusaders, but under-fire coach Hepplethwaite hits back at his
critics in the media, and denies that he has lost the confidence
of his players. In an interview in Newsweek, he calls the
row "a storm in a teacup" and rules out any possibility of Ryan
leaving the club. To the surprise of many, Ryan is in the
starting eleven against the Czechs, and goes on to hit 56 in the
first innings. Slovenia win by 8 wickets, and harmony appears to
have been restored.
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An image from the Slovenija v Czech Rep game in
July. Here a Czech batsman leaves well alone,
and allows Davies to tidy up.
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August
Ljubljana keep their legions of supporters happy by beating
bitter local rivals Zagreb. Behind the scenes, however, contract
negotiations with Scott Geldart and Greg Davies break down, and
both seem set to leave. Interviewed on Sky Sports,
Hepplethwaite brands the pair's wage demands as "exorbitant",
and goes on to say that the club is bigger than any individual.
Both are dropped for the remainder of the season.
September
Ljubljana close their league campaign with victory over the
United Nations, but defeat to Trentino in the final game of the
season leaves plenty of room for close-season speculation about
new signings. Hepplethwaite receives the unanimous backing of
the players at the end-of-season team meeting. Meanwhile,
however, controversial pace bowler Bradley Eve, in an article
headlined 'MY
SECRET SEX & DRUGS SHAME', admits to the Daily Mirror
that he used to lure young women back to his apartment by
offering to show them clandestinely-shot video footage of his
team mates. A remarkable season even by the turbulent standards
of Ljubljana Cricket Club thus draws to a close, leaving even
seasoned observers wondering what could possibly happen next.
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ljcricket.com
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Readers' Poll 2001
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We are enormously grateful to all those that took time to fill
in their questionnaires and return them to us. In fact, we were
overwhelmed by the staggering volume of debate and
correspondence that the Readers' Poll generated, and this means
that it is sure to become an annual end-of-season event.
11,454,209 was the total number of replies we received, and
after all the data was processed by our master computer, some
very interesting things became clear, as you will see. It is
important to point out that the information we have gathered
here will be a crucial element in the strategic decision-making
of the club, so thank you once again to all those who
participated.
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1. Instead of shaving it off straightaway,
should Daniel 'the tash' Herakovic have kept
that quite spectacular moustache that he grew
for our opening fixture?
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a) Yes,
of course. It was magnificent. |
93.4% |
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b) No,
don't be silly. |
4.1% |
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c) I'm
not sure. Ask me again later. |
2.5% |
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2. What do you think of there being a Ljubljana
Cricket Club calendar, complete with all your
favourite players in various stages of undress,
or maybe leatherwear, feathers etc.?
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| a)
Yes, I'd buy at least one, possibly more, for
myself, and I'd make sure all my relatives had one,
too. |
57.9% |
| b)
Yes, I'd love to have one, but such a high-quality
item would probably be too expensive for me. |
38.1% |
| c)
Jesus! Are you mad? There are still some
standards, you know. |
4.0%
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3. Is
ljcricket.com the best thing going? |
| a)
Yep. For sure. |
99.7% |
| b)
Nope. |
0.1% |
| c)
Illegible: Coffee spilt on ballot paper. |
0.2%
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4. Which Ljubljana star does it for you, in the
'wake up lying next to him in the morning' kind
of way?
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| a)
The Fish. Wow!!!! |
48.3% |
| b)
Brad. No; Hold it! All of them. Phwoar! |
44.5% |
| c)
Illegible: Stain on ballot paper, of unknown but
dubious origin. |
7.2% |
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5.
What's your favourite biscuit? |
| a)
Custard creams rule. |
25.2% |
| b)
It's McVitie's wholewheat digestives for me.
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19.8% |
| c)
I'm quite partial to the occasional rich tea.
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19.6% |
| d)
Jaffa cakes. No question. |
18.7% |
| e)
Tricky one, that. |
16.7% |
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6.
Who should be the head coach of Ljubljana Cricket
Club? |
| a)
Fred. |
99.98% |
| b)
Not Fred. |
0.02% |
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7.
Will Rudi ever pop his goal-scoring cherry
for the mighty Slovenia? |
| a)
No. Absolutely not. Forget it, son. |
81.7% |
| b)
Having had that incredible effort tipped over the
bar in Belgrade, you'd have to say 'No'. |
9.4% |
| c)
No chance. |
8.9%
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| d)
Yes. |
0% |
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8. Do
you have a favourite pope? |
| a)
It's obvious. Pius V (1566-72) rocked out. He was
magic. |
50.2% |
| b)
In troubled times, John XXII (1316-34) was a steady
hand on the apostolic tiller. |
29.6% |
| c)
Urban II (1088-99). The others couldn't hold a papal
candle to this pre-eminent pre-eminence. |
20.2% |
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9.
What's your favourite place name in Poland? |
| a)
Kwidzyn |
49.6% |
| b)
Bydgoszcz. |
19.0% |
| c)
Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski |
18.3% |
| d)
Skierniewice |
13.1% |
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10.
Who was better, Shilton or Clemence?
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| a)
Overall, Peter was definitely the better keeper for
many years, although I have to say that in my
opinion he was at fault for Sheedy's equaliser in
Italia '90. |
57.6% |
| b)
No mate, I disagree completely there. I think Ray
dominated his area much more and had better
distribution. He was also better at dealing with
crosses because of those crucial few extra inches of
height. I think it was a real shame how he was
frozen out by the England management. |
59.8% |
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11.
How do you pronounce 'Buyukcekmece', which is a town
not far from Istanbul? |
| a) I
would definitely say 'Buyukcekmece'. It's logical. |
34.9% |
| b)
No, don't be daft. It's 'Buyukcekmece'. That sounds
much more Turkish like that. |
57.1% |
| c)
No, no, no. You're both wrong. It's 'Buyukcekmece'.
For sure. |
18.3% |
| d)
What? My brother went to Turkey once, and I reckon
he would say 'Buyukcekmece'. He should know. |
91.7% |
| e)
Fat lot you know about it. You've never been to the
end of your street, let alone Turkey. Etc. |
54.0% |
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