Playstation – Trophy level guide

Been sitting on the internet at work and wondered how does a person know when you will hit the next level of “Trophies”.
So your profile displays how many Trophies you’ve earned, how many of which type – platinum, gold, silver, or bronze – you have, and what your current “level” is.

With all the threads regarding being a trophy whore or not etc, i went out to search how this whole progress happens.

Points:
A is worth 15 Points
A is worth 30 Points
A is worth 90 Points
A is worth 180 points

Levels:
Level 1 – 0 pts
Level 2 – 200 pts
Level 3 – 600 pts
Level 4 – 1200 pts
Level 5 – 2400 pts
Level 6 – 4000 pts
Level 7 – 6000 pts
Level 8 – 8000 pts
Level 9 – 10000 pts
Level 10 – 12000 pts
Level 11 – 14000 pts
Level 12 – 16000 pts
Level 13 – 24000 pts
Level 14 – 32000 pts
Level 15 – 40000 pts
Level 16 – 48000 pts
Level 17 – 56000 pts
Level 18 – 64000 pts
Level 19 – 72000 pts
Level 20 – 80000 pts

It takes 8,000 points between levels after 20 also.

So that means that if you have 2 Gold Trophies, 7 Silver Trophies and 20 Bronze Trophies you would have 690 points (300 [20x15] + 210 [7x30] + 180 [2x90] = 690)
thus – level 3 with a small progress bar.

On my current one -

I have:
69 bronze
7 silver
2 gold
0 platinum

so…
69 x 15 = 1035
7 x 30 = 210
2 x 90 = 180

Total = 1425

Since i bought my PS3, i told myself that i want to finish each game i buy (not like on my PC) so i was looking at doing it, but now that i have found trophies…i will take more care to where my hard earned cash/peanuts are going and now playing through the game at least twice to collect every trophy!

Now these gaming/trophy cards are popping up all over the place showing more and more people like to brag about their stats, thus that user is playing the game to the fullest.
I have not achieved platinum yet, but i feel warm inside knowing i got something right when i hear that trophy sound in the background.

*can download the sound from here – http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SVEVW0DQ *

Currie Cup: Week 6 & 7

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Bonus	Pts
1.	Griquas	6	5	0	1	224	112	4	24
2.	Sharks	6	5	0	1	175	98	2	22
3.	WesternProvince	6	4	0	2	188	105	4	20
4.	Blue Bulls	6	4	0	2	152	120	3	19
5.	Lions	6	3	0	3	141	126	3	15
6.	Cheetahs	6	2	0	4	160	131	2	10
7.	Boland Cavaliers	6	1	0	5	81	251	1	5
8.	Leopards	6	0	0	6	85	265	0	0

Griquas loosing their first match last week against the Bulls they will be coming back with a bang. 1 point seperated the two teams.

The big game this weekend is the Griquas vs the Sahrks, as loosing this match can see them dropping down to 3rd place!

Blue Bulls v Leopards

Full points here for the Bulls against the struggeling Leopards.

The Bulls by no less than  20 points.

Free State Cheetahs v Boland Cavaliers

After a poor start the Cheetahs will be looking at gettting into winning ways.

win by at least 25 points.

Sharks v Griquas

sdAfter the loss last week, the Griquas will be fighting hard to take the win. Personally i think the knock will be huge and they will be distracted!

Sharks by 4 points

Western Province v Golden Lions

Another big clash this week with the 2 titans up against each other.

Both needing wins and both wanting to move their way up the table. A loss could cost WP dearly!

Western Province by 5 points

District 9

District 9

With District 9 being created and directed in South Africa, i thought this would be a fitting thread (and poll)

The world is going crazy over a locally shot movie, District 9, which features aliens and UFOs moving into Johannesburg.

The film currently occupies the top box office spot in the US and is enjoying rave reviews from some of the toughest movie critics worldwide.

District 9, starring the fairly unknown Sharlto Copley and directed by Neill Blomkamp – both South Africans – raked in 37million (about R296 million) when it opened in the US last week, outdoing the likes of GI Joe: The rise of Cobra, The Time Traveller’s Wife and Julie & Julia.

Locally, the Eyewitness News reported this week that the movie could be the biggest South African export ever.

The film opens with a documentary-style series of interviews that introduce the situation. Twenty years before, an alien ship is seen coming towards Earth and arrives above Johannesburg, South Africa. It hovers above the city for three months without any contact; eventually humans take the initiative and cut into the ship. They discover a large group of aliens who are malnourished and sick. The aliens are later assessed as apparently being all “workers”, with their leadership mysteriously missing (it is hypothesized that a plague may have wiped out all of the leadership-caste). Grainy footage shows part of the ship (supposed to be a command module) falling to Earth, but nobody has been able to find it, leaving the ship inoperable.

The creatures, called “prawns” as a derogatory reference to the sea creature which they resemble, are housed in a government camp. The alien race’s true name is never learned they are primarily referred to as “prawns” or, more rarely, “non-humans”. Overcrowding and militarization eventually turn the area into a slum known as District 9. A massive black market is set up between the aliens and a group of Nigerians primarily led by Mumbo, a paralyzed warlord. In addition to inter-species prostitution, the Nigerians exchange canned cat food for alien weapons, of which the cat food has a similar effect to catnip on the aliens.

The movie takes place in 2010. Patience over the alien situation has run out and control over them has been contracted to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company that shows little regard for the aliens’ welfare. MNU is interested in using the aliens’ advanced weaponry, but its integration with alien biology makes it useless for humans.

An MNU field operative named Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), is set with a task to move 1.8 million aliens to a new District 10 camp located 240 km from Johannesburg, with help from private security forces working for MNU. While inspecting a suspicious alien residence, Wikus handles an alien device which squirts a dark liquid into his face. He becomes very sick and collects the device as evidence.

A rapid transformation begins to occur, and shortly after exposure to the liquid, Wikus’s left arm mutates into a claw exactly like that of a prawn. After collapsing at a surprise party in his house, and a doctor at a local hospital discovers his alien left arm, Wikus is taken into custody and a series of tests and experiments are performed on him; these reveal that his alien DNA allows him to operate alien weapons. The scientists discover that his DNA is currently “in balance” with the alien DNA, which is gradually taking over. They decide to harvest his body for biological material at this critical point, to have the greatest chance of replicating his ability to use alien technology in other humans later. To reduce any side-effects, no anesthetic was used. However, during the attempted vivisection Wikus escapes after overpowering his captors, and flees from MNU.

Wikus seeks refuge in the run-down shack of an alien called Christopher Johnson, the same alien who Wikus attempted to evict earlier, who created the alien device that infected Wikus. The device contains fuel that Christopher scavenged from various alien parts scattered around District 9. It is hinted that Christopher might be a surviving member of the prawn leadership caste, as he shows much more knowledge of how alien technology works, possesses or at least found the command module, and interacts with MNU officials more articulately than other aliens. Although initially hostile towards Wikus, Christopher eventually agrees to help him reverse the transformation if Wikus will retrieve the fuel from MNU labs. Christopher promises to undo the mutation by getting Wikus aboard the mother ship hovering over Johannesburg, and shows Wikus the ship’s command module, which has been hidden under his shack.

Wikus steals some alien weaponry from Mumbo and his gang, with Mumbo vowing to capture Wikus and eat his mutated arm (his witch doctor believes this will give him the power to operate the alien weaponry). With Christopher’s help they launch an assault on MNU and successfully retrieve the fuel sample. While there, Christopher discovers that MNU has been experimenting on his people. Wikus and Christopher fight their way back to District 9 and Christopher begins preparations to leave. He tells Wikus that he must first return to his home world to seek help for his people before he can cure Wikus. Furious, Wikus knocks Christopher unconscious and powers up the ship himself. The MNU mercenaries target Wikus and destroy one of the command module’s engines, causing it to crash land inside District 9.

After Wikus is captured by MNU, a battle between the MNU mercenaries and Mumbo’s gang breaks out. After a protracted firefight, the Nigerians capture Wikus. Just before Wikus’ arm is chopped off, Christopher’s son activates several systems in the mothership, including the autopilot routine of a mechanized battle suit; it slaughters Mumbo and his men after they fire on it. Wikus enters the alien walker battle suit, and after initially attempting to flee, returns and rescues Christopher. Armed with a lightning cannon, tracking missiles, and a high-powered machine gun, Wikus begins to fight the MNU men. After being knocked over by a anti-tank sniper round, he convinces Christopher to return to the shuttle without him, over Christopher’s objections. Christopher promises Wikus that he will return in three years to repair his body. Christopher then boards the shuttle and activates a tractor beam which returns the command module to the mother ship.

Wikus is shot in the back and the walker suit ejects him. Wikus, heavily wounded, begins dragging himself away from the leader (and sole survivor) of an MNU squad, but is quickly caught. As Wikus prepares to die, aliens burst out of the surrounding slums and dismember the mercenary.

The film concludes with another series of interviews and news broadcasts, providing human opinions on the events that unfolded. The aliens are successfully moved to District 10, which now has a population of 2.5 million and is growing. One of Wikus’ coworkers hacks MNU’s database and publicly exposes their illegal genetic experiments. There are many differing theories on Wikus’ fate. Some people believe that he either left on the mother ship, is in hiding, was captured by MNU or a government agency. Some interviewees hypothesize that the aliens are planning to return with a full army and declare war on humanity. An interview with Wikus’ wife reveals a small metal rose was left on her doorstep (Wikus has earlier demonstrated his affection with handmade gifts). Her friends have told her that it could not have possibly been Wikus, but she appears unsure. In the final scene, an alien with a bandaged left arm is shown in a junk yard fashioning a rose out of scrap metal.

(Source: WikiPedia. Bangs_McCoy)

Matt Giteau not to be cited

Matt Giteau, Wallabies flyhalf was yellow carded in the 35th minute after taking out the Bok scrumhalf in the air. New Zealand citing officer David Gray took no further action, which surprised SA Rugby’s manager of referees Andre Watson.

‘It looks bad, but it was Giteau’s arm leading the way,’ Watson told the Cape Times. ‘I don’t think it should be upgraded to a red card. Giteau’s arm was out and he caught Fourie, who got hurt in the incident. He floored Fourie du Preez while the Springbok scrumhalf was waiting for a high ball. Giteau knocked him down with his elbow and made no attempt to play the ball. If he did then i would of left it, but watch the replay and you can see he was playing the man and not the ball!!!

Spiro Zavos is quick to blame SA for ruthless play and boring rugby, but this Australian idiot has never even played International rugby, EVER!

So how can he comment on anything on the field.. can you catch a rugby ball?

Again Aus and NZ moan when SA beat them, get over it!

Once in a lifetime!

Did you know that on August 7, 2009

 

 At 12hr 34 minutes and 56 seconds the time and date will be

 12:34:56 07/08/09

 

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

 

This will never happen in our life again?!!!!

 

 

HD PVR – August 09 Upgrade

Updated software for the HD PVR was released 6 August 2009. To download the latest software, please follow the steps below :

• Reboot the decoder. Wait for full video & audio to resume.
• Press MENU to go to the Decoder Menu
• Select Advanced Options
• Enter 9949
• Select DSD Upgrade
• Wait for the RED button to appear, then press RED and follow the onscreen instructions.
• Warning! Do not interrupt the download process (which could take up to 30 minutes) and wait for full video & audio to resume.

Note:
If the RED button does not appear and your decoder does not have the latest software, try:

Option 1 : factory reset
o Press MENU to go to the Decoder Menu
o Select Information Central
o Select Information Central
o Press i
o Press 7 (to reset all Factory Settings)
o Wait for completion of process (you will end up on the Network Set-up screen)
o Press BLUE to scan this network
o Wait for scan to complete.

Try download process again.

If that still doesn’t work, there is (as an absolute resort) :

Option 2 : front panel forced upgrade
o Reset decoder
o Wait for “DL” to be displayed
o Press “Standby”
o Press “Up Arrow”
o Press “Down Arrow”
o Press “Standby”
o Software download should start, do not interrupt and wait for audio and video to resume.

To check that you have the latest version of software :

• Press MENU to go to the Decoder Menu
• Select Information Central
• Select Hardware Status
• Press the right arrow twice to go to the Loader Status screen
• Take note of the value on the 3rd line (Load Ver/Var). The latest version as @ 6 August is 15 / 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So what’s different in this updated software (released 6 August)?

• (new) Dolby is now available via HDMI
• (fixed) Loss of audio when HD PVR comes out of standby
• (fixed) Exiting SuperSport Active does not default to ALL channels
• (fixed*) Audio glitch when changing soundtrack options from stereo to surround sound **
• (fixed*) Audio glitch when soundtrack automatically changes from stereo to surround sound **
• (fixed*) Scheduled recording fails when starting at the same time that a reminder is triggered ***
• (improved) Slow or non-response to remote control commands **
• (improved) Loading speed of TV Guide schedules
• (improved) Recording reliability
• (improved) “Freezing” i-plate (this was were the i-plate displayed past events and did not update to display the current event) ***
• (improved) Available time based recordings not displaying in the Playlist (reboot required to resolve) ***
• (improved) White dots shown on 16:9 channels when viewed on a 4:3 TV. Note : this is not yet resolved for all channels

* Not observed in testing and trials. This issue was not observed by all customers on the previous software.
** This issue was not observed by all customers on the previous software.
*** This issue was not observed by many customers on the previous software (low incidence rate).

What else do you need to know?

o Audio glitches – if you hear an audio glitch when changing soundtrack options from stereo to surround sound, or when the soundtrack automatically changes from stereo to surround sound, we’d love to hear from you. Please post as much info as possible, including details on your installation, how your audio equipment is connected to your HD PVR and very importantly, details (including brand & model) of your audio equipment.
o Duplicate channels / “funny” numbered channels – this seems to be restricted to certain installation types only (multi-unit dwelling). To resolve, initialise a rescan (press MENU, select Advanced Options, enter 9949, select Network Set-up and press YELLOW to “scan all enabled networks”).
o Multi Unit Dwelling is still not officially supported.
o We have had reports of inconsistent displays on the LED (front panel) but have had no reports where this has had any impact on recordings.

Please know that all other issues previously reported have been noted and we continue our work on improving the software. The team is already working on Series and adding DStv on Demand, but more on that in the next month or so….

Honey, I am home!

Was thinking of writing this item a while back and with another manager mentioning that he has his last home-grown player, at age 36, got this going.
I think it is easier to imagine the situation with a new team. Now in the newby board, there is loads of people giving advice to new and old managers alike.
From how to train, who to train and which poor home-grown player to send packing first.

So firstly. You should pull a 0 ITS player every week as it will cost you nothing and you never know what will climb out of the woodwork. The maximum ITS’s you can save is 100 and to get to this you will need to invest £20000/week to receive 10 ITS’s for that week. Now you asking – how many can i use on a player. 35 can be used on a 17y youth pull if your academy is at superb conditions. Now please! It is a random die roll and you are not garenteed to get a respectable+ player.

12 ITS on a primary is the maximum, so pick at least 1 of batting and bowling, Make sure to spend the remaining ITS sensibly too(on the corresponding secondary). Then the rest can put on stamina and fielding or WK, but that is up to you.
12 ITS will guarantee you mediocre skill.

With the click of a button you pull your 17y and setting the target level to reach is of course an interesting debate in itself.
Depending on the skills of the player and if you want him to go to U19’s or just slow training is all up to the manager. Some great pulls will get from 5-10 nets on them, where some will only get 3!

Concentration and Consistency take a long time to train in this game, particularly for youngsters as the speed of training is adversely weighted against them since young lads have a tendency to not listen and/or apply themselves to the mental side of the game as they should. The theory being that these are signs of maturity and hence more mature players will appreciate and learn these skills more readily. Primary (Bowling & Batting) Skills take about 10 or 11 weeks to train for a 17yr old using one net, 6 or 7 using two nets, 5 weeks with 3 nets. Stamina 6 weeks with one net and players of all ages improve at the same rate. Wicket Keeping takes around 7 weeks for a 17yr old to train and fielding takes 6 weeks with one net session. Given that you get conc/cons bonuses from fielding it’s a cheap and cheerful stat to increase!

Whatever your chosen training path is, train one or two superstars or 3 or 4 players. Soon it will be evident that your superstar is about 30 yrs old and you start the process all over again.

Now i have not gone and searched the whole BT, of teams that are all 100% (or close) home-grown teams.

I hope that somebody reading this finds some new motivation to develop his/her team further and takes on the challenge to see if home-grown success is possible to achieve.

Currie Cup Update: week 4

Currie Cup
Pos	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Bonus	Pts
1.	Griquas	4	4	0	0	167	53	3	19
2.	Blue Bulls	4	3	0	1	112	72	2	14
3.	WesternProvince	4	3	0	1	118	65	1	13
4.	Sharks	4	3	0	1	101	64	1	13
5.	Lions	4	2	0	2	103	83	3	11
6.	Boland Cavaliers	4	1	0	3	61	194	0	4
7.	Cheetahs	4	0	0	4	65	99	1	1
8.	Leopards	4	0	0	4	53	150	0	0

>>Fixtures and results<<

SA vs Aus – 08/08/2009

15. Adam Ashley Cooper 14. Drew Mitchell, 13. Stirling Mortlock 12. Berrick Barnes, 11. Lachie Turner 10. Matt Giteau 9. Luke Burgess, 8.Wycliff Palu 7. George Smith 6. Phil Waugh 5. James Horwil 4. Nathan Sharpe, 3. Ben Alexander 2.Stephen Moore 1.Al Baxter

I believe we will win but it aint going to be a party it’s going to be a war and mark my words if we kick away our ball like we did against NZ better close ur eyes!

I’m just hoping we don’t kick as much this weekend, their back three are way to dangerous and way too good under the highball with Giteau and Barnes and Mortlock pairing up in the middle kicking possesion away and hoping for mistakes for me won’t be at the best interest, and then brussow will have a tough time against waugh and smith…oh this is going to be a belter…..

Currie Cup: Week 2

After a great start last week, the Currie Cup is gettign very interesting.

WP beat the Sharks, could it be the return of province? Few shaky starts but all out best rugby ever.
Being at Craven week, i can sit down and watch the Tri-Nations and the Currie Cup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My predicition was Sharks by 16, but they slaughtered the helpless Boland!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prediction: Lions by 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prediction: Griquas by 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again difficult one for me – as i picked Sharks last week.
Hoping WP go and win this – but will predict Bulls.

NZ vs Aus

Tri Nations.

Fixtures

New Zealand will be running out at Eden Park trying for their 20th consecutive win.
The All Blacks look a bit shaky and could be a match to watch as the Wallabies have done really well in their last few International matches. Still think NZ will take it as they will be better at the breakdown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prediction: NZ by 3

Currie Cup 2009

South Africa’s premier domestic competition kicks-off this weekend as the Sharks set out to defend their Currie Cup title.

With being the longest running domestic competitions in the world, the Currie Cup makes this an interesting weekend with two local derbies in the mix.

Full Fixture list available here:

Boland Kavaliers v Leopards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The 2 smaller teams take battle with the Leopards first premier league match.

The Cavaliers  win – by 10 points or less

Free State Cheetahs v Griquas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From sharing players for Super 14, to fighting it out in Currie Cup, this will be one of the matches to watch!

The Cheetahs to win by 10

Blue Bulls v Lions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the big clashes the weekend.  With 10 players out for the Springboks for the Bulls, they are playing mostly second string players, but the Bulls have depth!
There will be emerging boks in the team so they will go out to show what they are made of. The Bulls will be in the Top 4 this year.

The Bulls by 15 points.

Western Province v Sharks

  

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

There has been huge banter between these 2 teams this week and it will be the match of the weekend. Sharks have lost more players to the SA camp than province, but with 4 players that did play one of the Test vs the B&I Lions they look like the stronger out of the 2 teams on paper.

But the ball and pitch will have the last say!

Undecided still….
Either – Sharks win – by less than 10 points.
WP win – by less than 5 points

Battrick: NT’s first Test match.

West Indies v South Africa (3992923)

Date: 06/07/2009 at 15:30
Ground: Kensington Oval

We are going to play the West Indies in our first ever test match this next monday. It will be something new and I have not much of an idea what to expect from the match. The first ideas for a lineup are already floating around and some players are for sure not going to play, was stated by manager sunrider

[b][u]Day 1[/u] – Morning Session[/b]

A crowd of xxx turned up at Kensington Oval stadium for the Historic inaugural BT NT Test Match.

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat on a cracked pitch.

Arnold opened the bowling with Hale, who with great bowling kept the runrate to a minimum.

Long’s first ball was driven to the boundary for a 4, but his spin bowling was just too much, beating Julian and claiming the first WI wicket in the same over! Keil was supporting from the other end on his debut.

[b]The players are off the field for lunch.[/b]

Over 35. West Indies: 79-1, runrate=2.26

Wickets -

Julian b. Long 20 (FOW: 38/1)

[b]SQUADS:[/b]

[u]SA:[/u]

James, Jenny, Delap, Fitzpatrick, Kelly, Lampard, Long, Keil, Arnold, Hale, Mercer

[u]WI:[/u]

Julian, Hooper, Seargeant, Dancy, East, Maynard, Naykutse, Farquharson, Gillan, Deane, Roberts

[b][u]Day 1[/u] – Afternoon Session[/b]

So far only taken 1 wicket, SA came back on the field wanting more! The runrate was nice and low, but was not goign to help us if we do not take any wickets…

Veteran Spinner Mercer was brought into the attack to try break the partnership after lunch. However it was not to happen. The batsman slowly pondered along with SA doing all they could to get a wicket. Long was brought back into the attack and with his third over this spell got the much awaited wicket of Hooper who went back to the pavilion for 74 off 179 balls. Seargent however did not stay in long, and Long sent him packing as well for 47 off 113 balls.

Keil hungry for a debut wicket got the wicket of East who was looking to be dangerous before tea.

[b]The players are off the field for tea.[/b]

Over 70. West Indies: 195-4, runrate=2.79

Wickets -

Hooper c. Delap b. Long 74 (FOW: 145/2)

Seargeant lbw b. Long 47 (FOW: 146/3)

East b. Keil 16 (FOW: 171/4)

[b][u]Day 1[/u] – Evening Session[/b]

With the final 40 overs to be bowled, South Africa will be hoping to get wickets and capatilise before the end of play on Day 1.

Arnold got the breakthrough giving a sitter for James at midwicket.

Last few overs WI started to push the runrate as our bowlers were showing fatique.

Long has been exceptional, or is it elite , today with 5 out of the 7 wickets. What a great match he is having!

Wickets -

Maynard c. James b. Arnold 14 (FOW: 199/5)

Naykutse c. Lampard b. Long 34 (FOW: 280/6)

Day 1 – Morning Session

A crowd of 2908 turned up at Kensington Oval stadium for the Historic inaugural BT NT Test Match.

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat on a cracked pitch.

Arnold opened the bowling with Hale, who with great bowling kept the runrate to a minimum.
Long’s first ball was driven to the boundary for a 4, but his spin bowling was just too much, beating Julian and claiming the first WI wicket in the same over! Keil was supporting from the other end on his debut.

The players are off the field for lunch.

Over 35. West Indies: 79-1, runrate=2.26

Wickets -
Julian b. Long 20 (FOW: 38/1)

SQUADS:
SA:
James, Jenny, Delap, Fitzpatrick, Kelly, Lampard, Long, Keil, Arnold, Hale, Mercer

WI:
Julian, Hooper, Seargeant, Dancy, East, Maynard, Naykutse, Farquharson, Gillan, Deane, Roberts

Day 1 - Afternoon Session

So far only taken 1 wicket, SA came back on the field wanting more! The runrate was nice and low, but was not goign to help us if we do not take any wickets…

Veteran Spinner Mercer was brought into the attack to try break the partnership after lunch. However it was not to happen. The batsman slowly pondered along with SA doing all they could to get a wicket. Long was brought back into the attack and with his third over this spell got the much awaited wicket of Hooper who went back to the pavilion for 74 off 179 balls. Seargent however did not stay in long, and Long sent him packing as well for 47 off 113 balls.

Keil hungry for a debut wicket got the wicket of East who was looking to be dangerous before tea.

The players are off the field for tea.

Over 70. West Indies: 195-4, runrate=2.79

Wickets -
Hooper c. Delap b. Long 74 (FOW: 145/2)
Seargeant lbw b. Long 47 (FOW: 146/3)
East b. Keil 16 (FOW: 171/4)

Day 1 – Evening Session

With the final 40 overs to be bowled, South Africa will be hoping to get wickets and capatilise before the end of play on Day 1.

Arnold got the breakthrough giving a sitter for James at midwicket.
Last few overs WI started to push the runrate as our bowlers were showing fatique.

Long has been exceptional, or is it elite , today with 7 out of the 10 wickets. What a great match he is having!

The players are off the field for the change of innings.

Over 107. West Indies: 311-10, runrate=2.91

Long 24-6-58-7

Wickets -

Maynard c. James b. Arnold 14 (FOW: 199/5)

Naykutse c. Lampard b. Long 34 (FOW: 280/6)

Farquharson b. Long 4 (FOW: 298/7)

Dancy lbw b. Keil 84 (FOW: 310/8)

Deane c. Kelly b. Long 0 (FOW: 311/9)

Roberts b. Long 0 (FOW: 311/10)

3 Overs left of day 1, all SA needed to do is keep wickets, and build partnerships tomorrow.

James and Jenny opened the batting for us and will continue in the morning.

Great day of test match cricket!

*Interesting facts about today’s game:*

Both captains opened the batting for their teams.

SA only gave away 12 extras in their 107 overs.

WI already has given 5 in 3 overs.

zero sixes has been scored

31 fours were hit.

Cricinfo Story: SA thrash Scotland

SA thrash Scotland

South Africa 211 for 5 (de Villiers 79*, Kallis 48) beat Scotland 81 (Coetzer 42 Botha 2-17, van der Merwe 2-17) by 130 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary

AB de Villiers scorches another six © Getty Images

South Africa produced an ominously clinical performance to send Scotland packing in the ICC World Twenty20, beating them by the second highest margin in this format of 130 runs. AB de Villiers cracked a classy and authoritative 79 from just 34 in South Africa’s 211 for 5, the highest total of the tournament so far, before Dale Steyn and Johan Botha tore through Scotland who were rolled for 81, the seventh-lowest Twenty20 total.

This was a champion performance from one of the tournament favourites. Unlike England, who were out-thought and out-played by Netherlands in the opening match, South Africa asserted themselves from the outset to lay bare Scotland’s technical flaws, not to mention their lack of experience.

Chasing a daunting 212, Scotland were reduced to a hopeless 50 for 6 at the halfway point. Steyn knocked over Ryan Watson and Colin Smith (his second first-ball duck in as many days) while Wayne Parnell removed Gavin Hamilton, who decided to open the innings. Steyn rarely reached his top pace, but he needn’t have: he was quick and menacing enough to sound a warning to the other teams in the tournament. Kyle Coetzer briefly stood in South Africa’s way, the only Scotland batsman to take them on, smiting Albie Morkel over long-on for two sizeable sixes to give a hearty and patriotic crowd something to cheer, but these were the last desperate runs of an innings already terminated.

Coetzer’s 31-ball 42 crowned an impressive personal display from him, following his outstanding catch in South Africa’s innings to dismiss Mark Boucher. Before that, however, Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis ensured South Africa got off to a flying start. Kallis was first to open his shoulders, thumping the wayward Callum MacLeod through extra cover before flicking him fine for four more. He took to Jan Stander – who had a howler of a tournament – with greed, flaying him over backward point; flicking a stray to fine-leg before square cutting twice more past point. South Africa, unlike England who stuttered so aimlessly two days ago, were not going to let an Associate side get the better of them.

Scotland were urged to improve their fielding by the captain, Hamilton, yesterday, but he himself was twice at fault with a couple of mucky indiscretions, and overall, his side’s fielding occasionally verged on the comical. Scotland are nothing if not fighters, however, and they fought back impressively with three wickets. Majid Haq, a canny and underrated offspinner, induced a thick inside edge to a slog-sweep from Kallis to end his innings on 48. Smith, too, attempted a similar shot three balls later but top-edged it to the wicketkeeper. Ryan Watson was then brought on and a lovely piece of flight accounted for Herschelle Gibbs, who was just beginning to look ominous.

And then de Villiers took over with relish. Initially favouring an orthodox approach with a selection of elegant, classy drives, he then scorched Haq for a flat fix over long-on before opening himself up to Glenn Rogers’ slow-left-arm spin, cover-driving him with wonderful flare and elegance. With five overs to go, the manic final flurry was instigated and Watson was treated with pure disdain, carted over midwicket for a crowd-pleasing six.

His and Morkel’s fifty partnership came from 18 balls and, though Morkel fell for 24, de Villiers powered onwards to bring up a 25-ball fifty with his fifth boundary down the ground as an increasingly overawed MacLeod was clattered to all parts. This mercilessness is how to deal with Associates, England.

The moment of the day, however, belonged to Scotland. Boucher, on two, nailed Gordon Drummond over the top but Coezter was lurking at long-on, practically treading on the boundary, and with a trampoline leap he leapt high and stretched his right hand, swivelling in the process, to cling onto an extraordinarily athletic chance which rightfully received a standing ovation. It was Scotland’s only high point.

South Africa wrapped things up in the 16th over with each facet of their game looking polished and their attitude ruthless, but far sterner tests lie ahead in the coming days.

Will Luke is assistant editor of Cricinfo

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