The Blue Thread

[Travis_Teh]

Yay! No Porters

Looks rad.

 

[PY]

Quality stuff, looking to get a solid start and sort out some of our selection queries before the real deal begins.

Honoured to share the field with the big policeman.

 

[dinu23]

Quality stuff, looking to get a solid start and sort out some of our selection queries before the real deal begins.

Honoured to share the field with the big policeman.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Leverock maybe?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Cricket Web Blue welcoming James May-Quinlan on. Should be a solid addition to our esteemed pace attack.

 

[dinu23]

Leverock maybe?

hmmm...

 

[PY]

Leverock maybe?

Riiiggghhhttt.

He's a policeman when he's not the best fielder on the planet.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The Cricket Web Blue preseason training will kick off with a 3-game one-day series between a Camps XI and a Fuller XI, starting tonight at the PDV Dome. All gate proceeds will go to charity.

Greg Blewett, Shane Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Jeremy Bray, Luke Ronchi and Geraint Jones have been invited to participate in the event.

Camps XI
T Mamesh (wk)
LA Camps (c)
MW DeSilva
BL Wilshere
GS Blewett
S Lee
GO Jones
MJC Currie
JP May-Quinlan
TJ Demeza
CD McKern

Fuller XI
PE Young
RGEWS Cribb
JP Bray
BJ Goff
SE Fuller (c)
A Crampton (wk)
L Ronchi
NM Hauritz
GS Gooljar
AAA Collins
RD Dunn

It will be the first opportunity for May-Quinlan and Mamesh in Blue colours, and will also feature the return of Ben Wilshere. The series will be followed by a 3 week (= 6 days) training camp on Garven Island. Players will be required to swim there.

 

[PY]

Er boss.....I can't swim.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Er boss.....I can't swim.

Between the Camps-Fuller games and swim trunks, you've got 3 days to learn to bat and swim.

 

[Loony BoB]

I hear it's all taken care of.

 

[The Baconator]

Er boss.....I can't swim.

Pedalo. Make sure you don't drink first though.

 

[PY]

Between the Camps-Fuller games and swim trunks, you've got 3 days to learn to bat and swim.

Harsh but fair.

I liking Crampton's suggestion of a pedalo though I'm thinking banana boat may be my choice of transport. Fun for everyone....until Fuller pops it for being too bright and actually fun.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

May-Quinlan electrifies Dome audience
Cricket Web Blue Preseason Cricket

James May-Quinlan announced himself in Blue colours in resounding fashion, lighting up the PDV Dome with bat and ball in a confident win by the Camps XI. In arriving at the crease with the score 220-7, May-Quinlan only had two balls to make an impact. But he did so with immense power, smacking two towering sixes off fast bowler Ryan Dunn and advancing the total to 232-7.

Mamesh and Camps added 84 earlier on to lay the foundations with a solid opening stand. The spin of Gooljar and Hauritz then pegged things back for the Fuller XI. Both bowled with intelligence and economy, and Robert Cribb joined in later with an economical spell of his own. Shane Lee and Geraint Jones tried to add urgency to the innings, but it was the 20-run final over that really infused the Camps XI with confidence.

A reasonable start to the chase was quickly undone, and Callum McKern dismissed both Young and Cribb in an impressive new ball spell. But the real damage came from May-Quinlan. The uncapped youngster regularly touched on 93 miles-per-hour, showing impressive control as well. He was first rewarded with the wicket of Bray in his 4th over, then accounted for Brendan Goff and Alex Crampton for ducks an over later.

Wickets continued to tumble at a disturbing rate. Only 4 bowlers were needed by the Camps XI, and each was among the wickets. Fuller XI scrambled to 92 all out.

Camps XI 232-7 (50 overs)
LA Camps 45, T Mamesh 41, GO Jones 31
NM Hauritz 2-30, GS Gooljar 2-37

Fuller XI 92 all out (25 overs)
PE Young 24, RGEWS Cribb 15
CD McKern 3-23, JP May-Quinlan 3-24

Camps XI won by 140 runs.
Man of the Match: JP May-Quinlan

How OUT:
Camps XI
T Mamesh - top-edged slog sweep; caught cover
LA Camps - full toss, lashed to midwicket; caught
MW DeSilva - charged down track, drove to midoff; caught
BL Wilshere - charged down track, lofted inside out; caught longoff
GS Blewett - missed sweep shot, straighter ball; lbw
S Lee - not out
GO Jones - slogged to long-on; caught
MJC Currie - dragged back wide slower ball; bowled
JP May-Quinlan - not out

Fuller XI
PE Young - played down wrong line; bowled
RGEWS Cribb - pushed at full delivery; caught slip
JP Bray - played around full delivery; lbw
BJ Goff - attemped to pull 97mph ball, miscued; caught midon
SE Fuller - yorked legstump
A Crampton - missed full slower ball; lbw
L Ronchi - slashed at wide full ball; caught point
NM Hauritz - run out by DeSilva
GS Gooljar - skied to longoff; caught
AAA Collins - pulled to midwicket; caught
RD Dunn - not out

 

[PY]

Oh dear. Not a great start from myself.

Awesome from the rookie though, big statement made before the new season.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha, 40/0 turned to 92 all out. So dire.

 

[Travis_Teh]

Fuller is not very good

Glad I took a couple of wickets in a one day match. Pity I didn't get a bat,... reckon I would've pulled two big dorothies from two balls out of my arse, too

Jammy looks like he likes one dayers....

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Jack Ullungura will replace Greg Blewett in the Camps XI.

 

[age_master]

The series will be followed by a 3 week (= 6 days) training camp on Garven Island. Players will be required to swim there.

Green players prefer to come to Garven Island a little more comfortably

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Green players prefer to come to Garven Island a little more comfortably

Clearly not real men.