BLAKE'S XI v BABYLON XI At Outer Galle, February 24, 25, 2262. Babylon XI won by three wickets. Toss: Blake's XI.
This was great!
incorrectly, Blake chose to bat on a pitch which was to display unexpected signs of seismic activity.
<g> Was this in regard to the dice rolling? Did you roll dice on an uneven or unstable surface?
But the rebels made a confident start. Tarrant hit three successive boundaries off Ivanova's opening over and had raised 45 in ten overs with Jenna when he attempted to keep the strike by taking a sharp single off the final ball. Lennier's swift return to Kosh from deep extra cover saw him stranded.
Go Tarrant! I appreciate his effort, even if his reckless nature led to his eventual out.
Zen soon followed, crashing into his own stumps as he attempted to drive Marcus,
What's "crashing into his own stumps"?
and the introduction of Lennier's leg-spin for the following over saw Blake and Gan perish within four balls.
Ouch.
But overconfidence undid him when he trod on his wicket attempting a hook, and gave Lennier his third victim.
Eeeks, and another out I don't understand (I fear I'm losing my cricket knowledge; it needs reinforced!)-- trod on his wicket??
All the while, however, Jenna had been scoring steadily, and almost unnoticed, at the other end.
That's so perfect for her character, the stealth attack style.
This brought Delenn in to join her husband Sheridan,
I love the difference between B7 and B5, the B7 loners and the B5 couples.
but as Dayna hugged him, Martok pronounced that it was a bump ball.
Another translation needed, please -- bump ball?
overs later, Sheridan pushed the ball back to her and she dived forward to take a spectacular catch off her own bowling; but Martok announced that he was uncertain as to whether it had carried and signalled for the third umpire, Brunt, to review the vistape.
I'm beginning to wonder about these umpires. If they all show up with free wormhole passes, I think an investigation is in order. ;-)
end. But Sinclair, playing a true captain's innings, reached his half- century under the floodlights.
Though I'm rooting for the Seveners, I have to admit that I like Sinclair and don't regret his success.
Zen and Gan lasted little longer than they did the previous day,
Not a good time for them to go into slumps at the stumps.
That left the Babylonians a target of 157, and they made theworst possible start when Londo, after weaving his erratic way to the wicket, was bowled second ball by Soolin.
Am I allowed to clap for that? :)
was lbw to its third ball, and gave umpire Dukat an icy look when he turned down her appeal.
The evidence mounts! Did the rebels get any calls in their favor?
But Garibaldi lashed out for a couple of fours and Kosh glided the winning runs.
Oh no!
Asked to comment on the umpiring controversies of the match just completed, he said only that he would be making his own report to the Intergalactic Cricket Council;
Indeed!
This was wonderful, Harriet. You put it together in most entertaining and exciting fashion. Thanks.
Carol