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Seems like I've been batting ok enough, a couple of 20 odd's 
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The Blue Thread
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Sean Fuller will again lead Cricket Web Blue, as the team takes on Bermuda in a 3-day match at the National Sports Centre in Hamilton, Bermuda. He will head a team mixed with experience and youth, as the Blue management search for the best combination heading into the official Season XII preparation matches, and further into the season proper.
Cricket Web Blue
PE Young
T Mamesh
MW DeSilva
SE Fuller (c)
BL Wilshere
RGEWS Cribb
A Crampton (wk)
MJ Currie
MJ Smith
RD Dunn
CD McKern
12th Man: R Williams
Bermuda
OL Pitcher
CJ Smith
IH Romaine (c)
DL Hemp
KL Tucker (wk)
LOB Cann
DCC Borden
JJ Tucker
KAD Hurdle
SKW Kelly
RDM Leverock
12th Man: SD Outerbridge
Cricket Web Blue
PE Young
T Mamesh
MW DeSilva
SE Fuller (c)
BL Wilshere
RGEWS Cribb
A Crampton (wk)
MJ Currie
MJ Smith
RD Dunn
CD McKern
12th Man: R Williams
Bermuda
OL Pitcher
CJ Smith
IH Romaine (c)
DL Hemp
KL Tucker (wk)
LOB Cann
DCC Borden
JJ Tucker
KAD Hurdle
SKW Kelly
RDM Leverock
12th Man: SD Outerbridge
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Bermuda fight in drawn result
Cricket Web Blue Preseason Cricket
Bermuda gave a pleasant account of themselves in their three-day game against Cricket Web Blue. Despite some exceptional batting by the Blues in spurts, Bermuda managed to fight back from periods of struggle in a drawn result.
Pete Young and Thamba Mamesh got the game off to a cracking start. In the 33 overs before lunch, the Blues mounted 153-1, having been inserted on a good batting surface. Bermuda captain Romaine stated that he expected to see some seam movement early on in the game. That was far from the case though, and Mamesh in particular made sure that it was well-known. His 50 took 45 balls and then he advanced seemlessly to 89 from 79 balls before playing over the top of a Dwayne Leverock arm ball.
In contrast, Young played a very much measured innings. While Mamesh was smashing his three sixes and seven fours, Young was compiling his innings with care and ease. At lunch he scored 54 from 107 balls. Leverock struck quickly after lunch with the wicket of DeSilva for a tame 9. Blue captain Sean Fuller came to the crease in a fit of poor form. As such he joined Young, playing carefully, building his way into good form over the course of his innings of 63. Fuller never looked fully at ease, but certainly appeared in far better shape than he has in the Caribbean to date. Borden dismissed him as he looked to push toward a hundred, bowling a sharp yorker aside from his typical offbreaks.
Fast bowler Kevin Hurdle returned to the attack and dismissed Young immediately. Aside from a chance on 77, it was a fine innings by Young and a welcome 121 in the buildup to the new season. Ben Wilshere too received a life, dropped on 8, but he played a determined innings of 46 not out from the number five spot. Robert Cribb was caught flashing outside offstump and Alex Crampton took his opportunity in the middle, compiling 28 unbeaten. When rain interrupted play on the second day, Fuller called the innings to a close on 404-5.
The fighting spirit shown by Bermuda with the ball was translated in their turn at the crease. Oliver Pitcher fought for 81 balls to score 18 runs and looked constantly strangled by some tight bowling. At the other end of the spectrum, Lionel Cann blasted his first two balls to the boundary, and looked to thoroughly enjoy himself on his way to 99. It would have been a truly deserved hundred had he achieved it, but he was caught out by an excellent spell of old ball bowling by Fuller. Swing was the aim of the Blues, and Fuller and Dunn used reverse swing to great effect late on day two, then Dunn turned to conventional swing with the new ball on day three. Fuller then returned with the old ball and ended the innings at 283 all out.
It was a far more relaxed performance when the Blues took their second turn at the crease. So relaxed that Young, Cribb and Crampton met demise to soft dismissals. Again Mamesh - dropped on 25 - found his dominant stride on his way to 69 off 65 balls. Almost quietly at the other end, Dinu DeSilva played a stunning innings of 118. DeSilva played with total freedom and needed just 122 balls in his effort. His was the standout performance of the innings, especially given the meek score of 253-8 when Fuller declared for the second time in the game.
One over was available before the close of the game, and Matt Smith beat the bat thrice in a sharp maiden.
Cricket Web Blue 1st innings 404-5 dec.
PE Young 121, T Mamesh 89, SE Fuller 63, BL Wilshere 46*
KAD Hurdle 2-81, RDM Leverock 2-83
Bermuda 1st innings 283 all out
LOB Cann 99, IH Romaine 44, DCC Borden 35
RD Dunn 3-57, SE Fuller 3-59
Cricket Web Blue 2nd innings 253-8 dec.
MW DeSilva 118, T Mamesh 69
KAD Hurdle 3-55, RDM Leverock 3-57
Bermuda 2nd innings 0-0
Match Drawn.
Man of the Match: T Mamesh
Cricket Web Blue Preseason Cricket
Bermuda gave a pleasant account of themselves in their three-day game against Cricket Web Blue. Despite some exceptional batting by the Blues in spurts, Bermuda managed to fight back from periods of struggle in a drawn result.
Pete Young and Thamba Mamesh got the game off to a cracking start. In the 33 overs before lunch, the Blues mounted 153-1, having been inserted on a good batting surface. Bermuda captain Romaine stated that he expected to see some seam movement early on in the game. That was far from the case though, and Mamesh in particular made sure that it was well-known. His 50 took 45 balls and then he advanced seemlessly to 89 from 79 balls before playing over the top of a Dwayne Leverock arm ball.
In contrast, Young played a very much measured innings. While Mamesh was smashing his three sixes and seven fours, Young was compiling his innings with care and ease. At lunch he scored 54 from 107 balls. Leverock struck quickly after lunch with the wicket of DeSilva for a tame 9. Blue captain Sean Fuller came to the crease in a fit of poor form. As such he joined Young, playing carefully, building his way into good form over the course of his innings of 63. Fuller never looked fully at ease, but certainly appeared in far better shape than he has in the Caribbean to date. Borden dismissed him as he looked to push toward a hundred, bowling a sharp yorker aside from his typical offbreaks.
Fast bowler Kevin Hurdle returned to the attack and dismissed Young immediately. Aside from a chance on 77, it was a fine innings by Young and a welcome 121 in the buildup to the new season. Ben Wilshere too received a life, dropped on 8, but he played a determined innings of 46 not out from the number five spot. Robert Cribb was caught flashing outside offstump and Alex Crampton took his opportunity in the middle, compiling 28 unbeaten. When rain interrupted play on the second day, Fuller called the innings to a close on 404-5.
The fighting spirit shown by Bermuda with the ball was translated in their turn at the crease. Oliver Pitcher fought for 81 balls to score 18 runs and looked constantly strangled by some tight bowling. At the other end of the spectrum, Lionel Cann blasted his first two balls to the boundary, and looked to thoroughly enjoy himself on his way to 99. It would have been a truly deserved hundred had he achieved it, but he was caught out by an excellent spell of old ball bowling by Fuller. Swing was the aim of the Blues, and Fuller and Dunn used reverse swing to great effect late on day two, then Dunn turned to conventional swing with the new ball on day three. Fuller then returned with the old ball and ended the innings at 283 all out.
It was a far more relaxed performance when the Blues took their second turn at the crease. So relaxed that Young, Cribb and Crampton met demise to soft dismissals. Again Mamesh - dropped on 25 - found his dominant stride on his way to 69 off 65 balls. Almost quietly at the other end, Dinu DeSilva played a stunning innings of 118. DeSilva played with total freedom and needed just 122 balls in his effort. His was the standout performance of the innings, especially given the meek score of 253-8 when Fuller declared for the second time in the game.
One over was available before the close of the game, and Matt Smith beat the bat thrice in a sharp maiden.
Cricket Web Blue 1st innings 404-5 dec.
PE Young 121, T Mamesh 89, SE Fuller 63, BL Wilshere 46*
KAD Hurdle 2-81, RDM Leverock 2-83
Bermuda 1st innings 283 all out
LOB Cann 99, IH Romaine 44, DCC Borden 35
RD Dunn 3-57, SE Fuller 3-59
Cricket Web Blue 2nd innings 253-8 dec.
MW DeSilva 118, T Mamesh 69
KAD Hurdle 3-55, RDM Leverock 3-57
Bermuda 2nd innings 0-0
Match Drawn.
Man of the Match: T Mamesh
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Decent hit out, with Young and De Silva making runs. Had a reasonable game myself, too. Would have been nice to win though, with all due respect to the opposition.
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Liam Camps jr. will return to the Cricket Web Blue team for the first one-day match against Bermuda today. Camps sat out the 3-day game, and is joined by James May-Quinlan and Brendan Goff in returning to the team.
Cricket Web Blue
PE Young
LA Camps (c)
BJ Goff
MW DeSilva
SE Fuller (vc)
RGEWS Cribb
A Crampton (wk)
MJ Currie
MJ Smith
JP May-Quinlan
RD Dunn
12th Man: CD McKern
Bermuda
OL Pitcher
CJ Smith
IH Romaine (c)
DL Hemp
LO Cann
JJ Tucker
KL Tucker (wk)
DCC Borden
RW Steede
KAD Hurdle
RDM Leverock
12th Man: SKW Kelly
Cricket Web Blue
PE Young
LA Camps (c)
BJ Goff
MW DeSilva
SE Fuller (vc)
RGEWS Cribb
A Crampton (wk)
MJ Currie
MJ Smith
JP May-Quinlan
RD Dunn
12th Man: CD McKern
Bermuda
OL Pitcher
CJ Smith
IH Romaine (c)
DL Hemp
LO Cann
JJ Tucker
KL Tucker (wk)
DCC Borden
RW Steede
KAD Hurdle
RDM Leverock
12th Man: SKW Kelly
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Clinical Blues overwhelm Bermuda
Cricket Web Blue Preseason Cricket
The Blues hit their straps with some verve and hit the Bermudans even harder in an entirely dominant 270-run win in Hamilton. From a watchful start, Liam Camps laid the platform for a huge total with a no-nonsense hundred - 106 from 86 balls - and everyone contributed to a total of 327-6.
Brendan Goff played the cameo of 30 from 21 balls, then Dinu DeSilva continued where he left off in the three-day game, advancing comfortably to 60 from 59. Sean Fuller - dropped on 36 - looked to be back in touch with his brisk 41, and Robert Cribb, Matt Currie and Alex Crampton injected late urgency. There was never really a loss of momentum in the innings and it was a true team effort from all on show as Cricket Web Blue looked entirely confident in their dominion over the opposition.
With the ball the dominance was as soundly portrayed, if not even more so. Only Clay Smith, with 12, got to double figures, as Matt Smith and Ryan Dunn swung the ball consistently and tore through the Bermudan batting. The two shared 9 of the wickets to fall and then Fuller had the honour of yorking big Dwayne Leverock to finish things off - 57 all out.
Liam Camps expressed great satisfaction at the result. "We've finally pulled together and [we] got everything going today. [It] was a true team effort," he said.
Cricket Web Blue 327-6 (50 overs)
LA Camps 106, MW DeSilva 60, SE Fuller 41
IH Romaine 3-45, DCC Borden 2-50
Bermuda 57 all out (19.3 overs)
CJ Smith 12
RG Dunn 5-24, MJ Smith 4-25
Cricket Web Blue won by 270 runs.
Man of the Match: RG Dunn
Cricket Web Blue Preseason Cricket
The Blues hit their straps with some verve and hit the Bermudans even harder in an entirely dominant 270-run win in Hamilton. From a watchful start, Liam Camps laid the platform for a huge total with a no-nonsense hundred - 106 from 86 balls - and everyone contributed to a total of 327-6.
Brendan Goff played the cameo of 30 from 21 balls, then Dinu DeSilva continued where he left off in the three-day game, advancing comfortably to 60 from 59. Sean Fuller - dropped on 36 - looked to be back in touch with his brisk 41, and Robert Cribb, Matt Currie and Alex Crampton injected late urgency. There was never really a loss of momentum in the innings and it was a true team effort from all on show as Cricket Web Blue looked entirely confident in their dominion over the opposition.
With the ball the dominance was as soundly portrayed, if not even more so. Only Clay Smith, with 12, got to double figures, as Matt Smith and Ryan Dunn swung the ball consistently and tore through the Bermudan batting. The two shared 9 of the wickets to fall and then Fuller had the honour of yorking big Dwayne Leverock to finish things off - 57 all out.
Liam Camps expressed great satisfaction at the result. "We've finally pulled together and [we] got everything going today. [It] was a true team effort," he said.
Cricket Web Blue 327-6 (50 overs)
LA Camps 106, MW DeSilva 60, SE Fuller 41
IH Romaine 3-45, DCC Borden 2-50
Bermuda 57 all out (19.3 overs)
CJ Smith 12
RG Dunn 5-24, MJ Smith 4-25
Cricket Web Blue won by 270 runs.
Man of the Match: RG Dunn
The Baconator
International Vice-Captain
Showing our class there.
pinchy81
International Vice-Captain
yea if theres no Smith and me then theres no pace attackMmm tidy spell. Me and the Dunnster seem to work well in tandem. Hint hint, skipper.
but seriously that was a really great performenace for Blue to beat a World Cup team by 200 runs shows we'll be hard to beat in the One Day format
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
That's the sort of performance you like to see. Not quite a full strength lineup either, with no Wilshere in there. Clinical display, with Camps and the two opening bowlers particularly good. Dunn's shaping up as a really good ODI seamer actually. Made an impression in a few starts last season, and he'll play a lot of games in this one.
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pinchy81
International Vice-Captain
just taking it one game at a time tbh
AussieDominance
Banned
tbh he has never played a ODI.
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Im sure he means 'potential'...
AussieDominance
Banned
Hmmm wouldn't think so I would think he would mean OD.
PY
International Coach
If you know what he meant then you didn't need to point it out. 
Happy with my form in the longer format of the game but disappointed with OD game just gone just when I was looking to cement a season of OD cricket too.
Well done everyone, lots of people getting some serious game time.
Happy with my form in the longer format of the game but disappointed with OD game just gone just when I was looking to cement a season of OD cricket too.
Well done everyone, lots of people getting some serious game time.
Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
Get out.
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Wholesale changes for the second one-day match against Bermuda. Rhys Williams, Callum McKern and Travis Demeza return to the side, as Matt Currie, Matt Smith and Ryan Dunn sit out.
Cricket Web Blue
PE Young
RGEWS Cribb
MW DeSilva
SE Fuller (vc)
BL Wilshere
LA Camps (c)
AJ Crampton (wk)
R Williams
JP May-Quinlan
TJ Demeza
CD McKern
12th Man: T Mamesh
Cricket Web Blue
PE Young
RGEWS Cribb
MW DeSilva
SE Fuller (vc)
BL Wilshere
LA Camps (c)
AJ Crampton (wk)
R Williams
JP May-Quinlan
TJ Demeza
CD McKern
12th Man: T Mamesh