Gareth's s**t bowling

Two weeks ago - the last game we played - was a good win for the Popped Collars. Individual performances within the game varied, and Dan was unfortunate to come away with some less-than-optimal bowling figures. In reading out the stats following the game, rather than offer quiet words of condolence (or just saying nothing) Gareth decided to point out just how s**t the figures were.

His comment apparently "didn't get the reaction [he] expected", and Dan sought revenge.The question was asked: What are Gareth's worst ever bowling figures?


On 6 occasions, G has come away with more than 40 runs off 2 overs. His worst ever is 1/47. Yes, there's a wicket - meaning he went for 52 runs off 15 balls. His first over (and the first over of the match) brought 0/31. Through two overs, he was hit to the back net 6 times.

Gareth actually had to bowl a 3rd over in that match as well - adding 15 more runs to his match tally of 1/62 off 3 overs.

As a side note, this was during the brief period where I was also recording who took catches and affected run-outs. It was me who took the catch to give Gareth his one wicket that game... you can thank me later, G.

Popped Cup results - The Final

I had intended to put both of today's games in one post. But it turns out this needed its own entry. Read on to find out why, and find out who will be the Popped Collars World Champion.

Popped Cup results - 3rd/4th playoff

Julian Mellor and Andrew Pearson face off, looking to salvage 3rd place in the World Cup.

Popped Cup results - Semi-Finals

It's semi-final time!
Rian takes on Julian, and Xavier clashes with former player Andrew Pearson.

Read on to see the results...

Popped Cup results - Quarter Finals

Eight players remain in the Popped Collars World Cup. Number 3 seed, Jim Ragg, was the big casualty, finishing on the bottom of his pool. Gareth is the lowest seed (12) to advance, but he has to face his regular batting partner and the tournament favourite, Rian, in today's match.
Here are the quarter-final results...

Popped Cup results - Round 3

The results for round 3 of the group stage of the Popped Collars World Cup are here...

Popped Cup results - Round 2

The results for round 2 of the group stage of the Popped Collars World Cup are here...

Popped Cup results - Round 1

The results for round 1 of the group stage of the Popped Collars World Cup are here...

Popped Collars World Cup

With the World Cup in Brazil drawing to a close this week, I feel the need to write a related blog post. The team can often be heard treating the hitting of sevens as a soccer scoreline (the singing of "one-nil... one-nil one-nil one-nil!" is often heard after the first such shot of a batting pair).
And so... using results from past "seven-hitting matches"... over the next 7 days, this blog will be reporting the results of a virtual "Popped Collars World Cup"!

Stumpings

Everyone loves a good stumping: the wicket-keeper, the bowler, the other fielders, supporters of the fielding team, the umpire, usually the batting team have a good laugh too. The batsman himself (and the captain of the batting team) are probably the only exceptions.