Winning start to December

Daily Result: £252.44

So after a poor November, which saw a disasterous start, it's nice to get off with a win in December. Today was a bit of a trader's dream in fact. For the hardcore there was a good 18 hours straight trading available with the 2nd day of the Ashes test, the final day of the Pakistan v West Indies test, Davis Cup tennis and the Pro20 clash between South Africa and India.

All a bit too much for me but I did do the Pro20 match and the dip into final day of the Pakistan test. The Pro20 game was fantastic. A last two ball thriller once again cementing the form of the game as the crack cocaine of the cricket trading world. (The royalty cheque's in the post Mr B!) I'd levelled my position out way before then though and just enjoyed the spectacle. For those a little braver than me there were small fortunes to be made. With swings in the prices of 1.42 to 1.05 in one delivery the ends of these games are often strictly for those with balls of steel!!

I won't run through the details of the game but it was noteable for the fact it was India's first ever international Pro20 game - and they actually won a game in South Africa at last. Though they did make a total pig's ear of chasing the 3rd lowest ever international Pro20 score of just 126. But that just made the game all more interesting to watch.

Earlier on I'd done the final day of the Pakistan test. Made enough on it to more than cover the cost of my ARY digital subscription and so effectively get 5 free televised ODIs over the next month or so now to trade. Hoping it will help me keep building the wedding funds in what will be a quietish month trading wise.

The match provided a close finish which I again just sat back an enjoyed after building some green on the two likely results. The issue was the light. West Indies were clinging on for a draw - and if the light had been offered would have survived. But in the end it never got quite dark enough and Pakistan managed to get the wickets they needed. Another exciting finish.

The test was probably most notable for another stunning batting performance from Mohammad Yousuf. With a century in both innings he notched up his 9th test match century of the year and broke Sir Viv Richards' 30 year old record of most test runs in a calendar year. Yousuf cruised past Sir Viv's record of 1710 in his second innings finally making 1788 before being bowled by Sarwan. An amazing achievement at the end of a stunning year for the Pakistani batsman.

Anyway, some good news! As the test started in November Betfair include the winnings in November's results so that improves those a little making them a little more respectable.

Finally, this opportunity to win some free trading software. Will probably put this up on Sunday now.

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