Martin, it follows the 2009 season of the Manassas Tigers, based in downtrodden West Memphis, Tenn.

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The draw means the Tigers can no longer match West Ham's points tally, but they were effectively down in any case because their goal difference is vastly inferior to that of the Hammers, who lie one place above them in 17th.

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Second row Wentzel joined the West Yorkshire club in the summer from Leicester Tigers and was given the captain's armband after impressing in pre-season.

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The Tigers beat Oregon on a neutral site in Dallas, West Virginia on the road and then-No. 3 Arkansas 41-17.

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The Tigers scored only 58 runs in the Group B encounter before West Indies romped home in 12.2 overs.

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Yet after ten months of laying siege to the Tigers' enclave, the army has gained a few kilometres in the south-west, and little else.

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Bangladesh have largely themselves to blame for this, for while the West Indies' utilised a good line to capitalise on movement from the pitch, the majority of the Tigers' wickets, particularly from their recognised batsmen, were down to poor shot selection rather than outstanding bowling.

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