The Night Watchman

From the Pavilion news site.

  • Caught In The Crowd

    Minor Nations PCC World Cup Final, Canada VS UAE

    October 13th, 2009
    Well, after weeks of hard fought battles only two nations remained standing in Canada who had defeated Bermuda 13-2 and the UAE who had beaten the Netherlands 7-6 in a thrilling encounter last week. There was plenty of hype and intense moments before a ball was bowled when the moderator's of the FTP forums said they would lock the banter topic if both nations couldn't control themselves. A few d

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  • Friendlies

    Jakstaz .vs. Rish XI - Old rivals meet again

    December 6th, 2009
    For as long as I remember, my team (Jakstaz) have been rivals with Rish XI. We registered for FTP within a week of each other. Within the first week, they had their first friendly against each other. The teams have met on fourteen occasions, with Jakstaz picking up 9 wins (64.29%) and Rish XI winning a mere 5 wins (35.71%). In there club tangles, they have played 2 Twent20's, 2 YOD's and 10 SOD

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  • Howzzat!

    My double-deluxe experience

    November 28th, 2009
    What does it take to get double-deluxe academies? How do you sustain this? What's it like? Achieving such task takes time. How on earth do you build towards such expensive constant investment from the beginning? Personally, it takes 5-6 seasons of fun prize-money distribution, rising through the divisions, and playing the game right. This article separates itself to two sections a) Loose, ro

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  • Inside Edge

    Does the toss matter?

    October 12th, 2009
    Many a time, batting first or chasing is discussed in the forums and yet never are any real consensuses reached. Some pitches are said to be better to bat first, others bowl first, but such word of mouth is often not to be trusted. So, this article will examine a number of factors related to the toss and examine if that's how real cricket works. I'll start by telling you about the data I'll be

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  • International Competitions - U19s

    South Africa Tied In A Knott But Head Southam To Win

    October 13th, 2009
    After two days of testosterone filled cricket, angry managers debating luck and tactics, we eventually got to day three of the tournament. With India and Canada facing the possibility of elimination from the tournament AB-Daveilliers South African side faced New Zealand at the Falkirk stadium. Sri Lankan assistant Foxy voiced concerns previously about the weather both sides would face, but it woul

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  • International Competitions -Nats

    World Cup: Groups Announcement

    January 18th, 2010
    he Senior World Cup groups have been announced a few days a go and I thought I would share my thoughts on it. These groups have been copied from the Forums (credit to Sully89). Group 1 England 1 131.35 Zimbabwe 6 112.18 Sri Lanka 7 110.45 Bermuda 12 88.27 UAE 13 88.14 USA 18 70.79 England, Zimbabwe & Bermuda , so half the group has remained the same from the last World Cup. The t

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  • League Reports - Australia

    Wild Tangent wins again

    April 29th, 2009
    Yes, this is another attention seeking article, but since I've bothered to write one, I deserve the attention and whether you give a crap or not, thank you =) Last week, Wild Tangent fielded their 2nd XI (117k) and defeated Jail Bred Boys (125k) with a 6 wicket win to remain undefeated in SOD 3.2 Aus. This gave Wild Tangent some sort of advantage for the PC and T20 to come, despite Round 5 oppo

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  • League Reports - England

    Oh, The Times They are a Changing

    August 11th, 2008
    An Article by The-Academy.tv Just 3 and a half weeks after The Academy bidded a fond farewell to Nicholas Carter, Ricky Town have announced that their 31 y/o all-rounder, Percy Napier, has parted company with the club following a 21k transfer to Valley Power. This is the second selling of a notable player that has passed manager mischivious' current age range. The 31 year old was still believed

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  • League Reports - South Africa

    Harold Kutcher- Farewell to a Legend

    January 7th, 2009
    Harold Kutcher will sign off his international career against Scotland on Saturday. I met up with his club manager SamuelVimes, to ask him about the spinner. 1. Kutcher has been a member of the Zimbabwe squad since day one, and has provided some memorable performances. Which performance do you think has been his best? Would have liked to have said one of his tour performances there, but he's

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  • League Reports - West Indies

    Super Sledgers end TBS unbeaten streak!

    October 18th, 2008
    Fourth places Super Sledgers have brought The Blind Society's unbeaten streak to an end with a comprehensive 5 wicket win at the TBS CG. Powered by excellent spells from Nascimento and Brew, and superb knocks from Daniel and Bennet, the Super Sledgers acheived what many teams have failed to so far in an incredible upset that left the home fans bitterly disappointed. After winning the toss and

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  • League Reports Bangladesh

    Bangladesh SOD 1.1 -- Season 8 Preview

    October 8th, 2009
    After another hard-fought season in Bangladesh’s most illustrious competition, it is now time to look towards next season’s rivalries and matchups in Bangladesh Division 1’s Senior One Day (SOD) league. This season it was Team Xtreme who came out on top, fending off powerhouses Labrooys Leb Lions and McLovin’ for the title. Bot club Aylmerton and James’ club Eagles are the two teams that

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  • Pavilion Cup

    Pavilion Cup - Round 5

    November 28th, 2009
    Hi and welcome to Radio DNA, 969 on your radio, for the Round 5 Pavilion Cup wrap up. Let’s go straight to our reporter, Tony Kreig, on the ground of one of the recently completed games. He has the captain of the winning side with him. Are you there, Tony? Tony : Yes I am and Welcome to the Peregrine Plane, home of the HG/Origin Peregrines. They have just completed a great 6 wicket win over T

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  • The 12th Man

    WC=Bore/Snore

    October 9th, 2009
    Let's skip the boring intro and get to some things, why do people join FTP? Normally because they want a cricketing managing experience where they can put themselves in a real life situation and make themselves the most successful team in the game. But now let's put this to real life, how many people go down to your local cricket club every single week to watch the seniors play? How m

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  • Uncategorized

    WC Fantasy: Selecting your squad

    January 18th, 2010
    With the WC kicking off in less than a week, it's that time of the season when you are all no doubt scrupulously analysing stats and performances in an attempt to win the illustrious prize of...12 months FTP membership. Having won a prize in all but one of the WC fantasy competitions we've had thus far, I felt that I may as well repay the game by sharing some of my thoughts on selecting your WC fa

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