BOTWCC Select XI v Birstall Village XI
Saturday 21st April 2007
Okay, so things might have gone better on the first match day of the year, but at least it hasn't affected the outcome of the League Season.
So there's not too much for me to shout about from the activities on the pitch, since I only stayed for about the first half an hour of the game (roast beef at the parent's beckoned and some things are important) but a few positives can certainly be raised.
First Team bowler and now old-timer, Ian Lang, blew off his winter cobwebs with some aplomb and bowled his 8 over spell with 4 maidens, 2 for 14. Given that he only turned up 9 seconds before the match started, walked straight onto the pitch and bowled the opening over without winter netting, is pretty dammed good. I wasn't there, but I can hear the cries of 'form is temporary, class is permanent' from here.
With the bat, however, there's not much to say. Burton didn't have much of a batting line-up on the day (ooh, that rhymes!) but the star of the show has to be last year's Second XI skipper and grounds man Steve Neal, who top scored with 32. Nobody else even got into the 20's. The next highest scorer was the new bloke, Extras, who managed 18 runs. It took him 38.1 overs to to get there mind you. Was it Dibs in disguise do you think? Steve will now retire for the season, no doubt complaining about his ailing limbs, but with a huge smile on his face.
All in all, we came second. But, hey, it the taking part that counts isn't it? (Yeah right).
Next weekend sees the start of the First XI's campaign at home against Leicester Caribbeans.
A win is a certainty.
Grant Penton 26-04-07
MATCH STATS:
Friendly Match
Burton
on the Wolds Friendly XI v Birstall Friendly XI
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Birstall Friendly XI
Won By 83 runs
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Birstall Friendly XI won toss and decided to bat
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Birstall Friendly XI
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193
for 6 (40.0 overs)
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110
all out (38.1 overs)
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Birstall Friendly XI
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Batsman
|
|
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Runs
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Balls
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Mins
|
4s
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6s
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S/r
|
M
Jones*
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run
out (L Smith)
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78
|
103
|
122
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6
|
3
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75.73
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J Sayle
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b
I Lang
|
3
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9
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14
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0
|
0
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33.33
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D
Sharpe
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b
I Lang
|
22
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25
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26
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5
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0
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88.00
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J
Drake+
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b
M Hood
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46
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75
|
87
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5
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0
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61.33
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A
Merry
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b
M Hood
|
3
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5
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11
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0
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0
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60.00
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P
XS
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b
A Archer
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1
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3
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3
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0
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0
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33.33
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M
Fisher
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not
out
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9
|
8
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13
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1
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0
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112.50
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not
out
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|
7
|
12
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9
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0
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0
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58.33
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Extras
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0nb
2w 4lb 18b 0pen
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24
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Provisional
Score For Innings
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193
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Penalties
awarded following Innings
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0
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|
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|
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Total
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193
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for
6
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Bowler
|
O
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M
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R
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W
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Wd
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Nb
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S/r
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Econ
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I
Lang
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8.0
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4
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14
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2
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1 (2)
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0 (0)
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24.50
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1.75
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L
Smith
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8.0
|
2
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32
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0
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0 (0)
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0 (0)
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0.00
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4.00
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J
Child
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6.0
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0
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29
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0
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0 (0)
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0 (0)
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0.00
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4.83
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J
Shipman
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8.0
|
2
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43
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0
|
0 (0)
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0 (0)
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0.00
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5.38
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A
Archer
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6.0
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0
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34
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1
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0 (0)
|
0 (0)
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36.00
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5.67
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M
Hood
|
4.0
|
1
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19
|
2
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0 (0)
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0 (0)
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12.00
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4.75
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Batsman
|
Fall
of Wicket
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Partnership
|
Batsmen
|
Over
|
J Sayle
|
11-1
|
11
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J Sayle (3) M Jones (5)
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4.2
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D
Sharpe
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46-2
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35
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D
Sharpe (22) M Jones (1)
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10.6
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M
Jones
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166-3
|
120
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M
Jones (72) J Drake (40)
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34.2
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J
Drake
|
174-4
|
8
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J
Drake (6) A Merry (1)
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35.4
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P
XS
|
177-5
|
3
|
P
XS (1) A Merry (2)
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36.3
|
A
Merry
|
179-6
|
2
|
A
Merry (0) M Fisher (2)
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37.1
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Batsman
|
|
|
Runs
|
Balls
|
Mins
|
4s
|
6s
|
S/r
|
S
Neal
|
|
b
J Sayle
|
32
|
65
|
65
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5
|
0
|
49.23
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R
Morley
|
|
b
|
1
|
5
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
20.00
|
P
Blount
|
c
J Drake
|
b
|
13
|
30
|
31
|
1
|
0
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43.33
|
R
Dunn*
|
c
J Sayle
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b
P Sharpe
|
17
|
37
|
41
|
2
|
0
|
45.95
|
E
Everett-Stewart
|
c
|
b
P Sharpe
|
3
|
30
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
10.00
|
M
Hood
|
|
b
P Sharpe
|
11
|
18
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
61.11
|
J
Child+
|
|
b
M Fisher
|
2
|
11
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
18.18
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A
Archer
|
run
out (
|
|
1
|
5
|
20
|
0
|
0
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20.00
|
L
Smith
|
|
b
M Fisher
|
1
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
10.00
|
J
Shipman
|
|
b
P XS
|
5
|
13
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
38.46
|
I
Lang
|
not
out
|
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
0
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200.00
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Extras
|
0nb
0w 1lb 17b 0pen
|
18
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|
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|
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Provisional
Score For Innings
|
110
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|
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|
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Penalties
awarded following Innings
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
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Total
|
110
|
all
out
|
|
|
|
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Bowler
|
O
|
M
|
R
|
W
|
Wd
|
Nb
|
S/r
|
Econ
|
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8.0
|
2
|
16
|
1
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
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48.00
|
2.00
|
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8.0
|
2
|
21
|
1
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
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48.00
|
2.63
|
J Sayle
|
8.0
|
2
|
14
|
1
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
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48.00
|
1.75
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P
Sharpe
|
8.0
|
1
|
26
|
3
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
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16.00
|
3.25
|
P
XS
|
3.1
|
1
|
2
|
1
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0 (0)
|
0 (0)
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19.00
|
0.63
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M
Fisher
|
3.0
|
1
|
13
|
2
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
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9.00
|
4.33
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Batsman
|
Fall
of Wicket
|
Partnership
|
Batsmen
|
Over
|
R
Morley
|
3-1
|
3
|
R
Morley (1) S Neal (2)
|
2.4
|
P
Blount
|
30-2
|
27
|
P
Blount (13) S Neal (11)
|
11.5
|
S
Neal
|
54-3
|
24
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S
Neal (19) R Dunn (4)
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20.3
|
R
Dunn
|
70-4
|
16
|
R
Dunn (13) E Everett-Stewart (3)
|
25.4
|
E
Everett-Stewart
|
80-5
|
10
|
E
Everett-Stewart (0) M Hood (8)
|
29.4
|
M
Hood
|
83-6
|
3
|
M
Hood (3) J Child (0)
|
31.5
|
J
Child
|
88-7
|
5
|
J
Child (2) A Archer (1)
|
33.3
|
L
Smith
|
90-8
|
2
|
L
Smith (1) A Archer (0)
|
35.2
|
A
Archer
|
99-9
|
9
|
A
Archer (0) J Shipman (0)
|
36.6
|
J
Shipman
|
110-10
|
11
|
J
Shipman (0) I Lang (11)
|
38.1
|