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*Official* India in CWLand Discussion and Results
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chaminda_00
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Unless Zac or Blake want to do their own bowling orders.
Basically just open with Forner and Sriram, with McNamara and Donald first change and Ritchie after. Give Howgate, Malone and Arnold a bowl if the main bowlers are struggling. Give Howgate a decent bowl in 2nd innings if possible.
Well done to Malone, Young, Fitzsimmons and Sriram for their first call ups, all well deserved. Good luck to Howgate in what probably is shock call up after a couple FC matches.
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Fifth ODI: Cricket Web XI vs India
at Pickford Reserve
Scorecard
Ball By Ball
In awful batting conditions after the match had been postponed two days due to rain, 211 turned out to be a winning total, as India's batsmen failed once more. Selectorial decisions before the match saw the seasoned perfomers retained; however, the middle order would probably not have contributed anything on this minefield.
James Stedman got a peach first up from Zaheer Khan, and left his middle stump vulnerable, thus departing for a golden duck. Cricket Web slipped to 48 for three, with Cloete and Butler perishing softly, and a rebuilding effort was needed. They did show a resilience completely unknown to India on this tour; in weather and conditions where boundaries were impossible, Dauth, Fuller and Chaulk all stuck in, and the total crept up steadily. Crampton lashed out, scoring at nearly a run-a-ball despite the impossible conditions, but there was a niggling feeling that the death overs should have been executed better.
There was no need to worry. Tendulkar and Ganguly opened cautiously, trying to set the platform for the late charge, but it is pretty much impossible to build a late charge against the leg spin duo. Halsey and Pickup combined for six wickets, and though Halsey was expensive, he did get the wickets of Ganguly, Uthappa and Yuvraj - more than making up for his economy rate of 5.2. The bowlers surrendered feebly, and India batted out to 177 for nine. Pickup ended with 16 wickets, one short of his series record for Cricket Web.
Cricket Web XI 211 for eight (50)
AP Chaulk 46; Z Khan 3/33 (10), P Kumar 2/35 (10), SC Ganguly 2/37 (8)
India 177 for nine (50)
SC Ganguly 50; NS Pickup 3/27 (10), TC Halsey 3/52 (10), KR Clapham 2/36 (10)
Cricket Web XI won by 34 runs and won the series 5-0
Man of the Match: A. Crampton (Cricket Web XI)
at Pickford Reserve
Scorecard
Ball By Ball
In awful batting conditions after the match had been postponed two days due to rain, 211 turned out to be a winning total, as India's batsmen failed once more. Selectorial decisions before the match saw the seasoned perfomers retained; however, the middle order would probably not have contributed anything on this minefield.
James Stedman got a peach first up from Zaheer Khan, and left his middle stump vulnerable, thus departing for a golden duck. Cricket Web slipped to 48 for three, with Cloete and Butler perishing softly, and a rebuilding effort was needed. They did show a resilience completely unknown to India on this tour; in weather and conditions where boundaries were impossible, Dauth, Fuller and Chaulk all stuck in, and the total crept up steadily. Crampton lashed out, scoring at nearly a run-a-ball despite the impossible conditions, but there was a niggling feeling that the death overs should have been executed better.
There was no need to worry. Tendulkar and Ganguly opened cautiously, trying to set the platform for the late charge, but it is pretty much impossible to build a late charge against the leg spin duo. Halsey and Pickup combined for six wickets, and though Halsey was expensive, he did get the wickets of Ganguly, Uthappa and Yuvraj - more than making up for his economy rate of 5.2. The bowlers surrendered feebly, and India batted out to 177 for nine. Pickup ended with 16 wickets, one short of his series record for Cricket Web.
Cricket Web XI 211 for eight (50)
AP Chaulk 46; Z Khan 3/33 (10), P Kumar 2/35 (10), SC Ganguly 2/37 (8)
India 177 for nine (50)
SC Ganguly 50; NS Pickup 3/27 (10), TC Halsey 3/52 (10), KR Clapham 2/36 (10)
Cricket Web XI won by 34 runs and won the series 5-0
Man of the Match: A. Crampton (Cricket Web XI)
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Stedman either fails to pass 10 or goes big style. CW's Atapattu.
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Test specialists arrive
Today the Indian players selected specially for the upcoming Test series against the Cricket Web XI have arrived in Cricket Web Land.
In the Test squad there is a mixture of experience and youth. Allrounder Piyush Chawla has played a solitary Test for India, but has found his way into the selectors' favour despite his mediocre return. With him is phenom Ishant Sharma, who poses a threat with his pace bowling. Sharma has been included pending a fitness test while VRV Singh and Murali Kartik have been left out from the last Test squad.
The squad features quite a few changes and one less player than the ODI squad. Dravid, Laxman and Jaffer come in for Robin Uthappa, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Praveen Kumar and Gautam Gambhir. Anil Kumble takes over as captain from Dhoni the ODI captain who becomes the Test vice-captain.
Test squad:
A Kumble (c), MS Dhoni (wk), RS Dravid, SC Ganguly, H Singh, SR Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, IK Pathan, V Sehwag, W Jaffer, Y Singh, S Sreesanth, I Sharma, RP Singh, Z Khan, KD Karthik(wk), PP Chawla .
Today the Indian players selected specially for the upcoming Test series against the Cricket Web XI have arrived in Cricket Web Land.
In the Test squad there is a mixture of experience and youth. Allrounder Piyush Chawla has played a solitary Test for India, but has found his way into the selectors' favour despite his mediocre return. With him is phenom Ishant Sharma, who poses a threat with his pace bowling. Sharma has been included pending a fitness test while VRV Singh and Murali Kartik have been left out from the last Test squad.
The squad features quite a few changes and one less player than the ODI squad. Dravid, Laxman and Jaffer come in for Robin Uthappa, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Praveen Kumar and Gautam Gambhir. Anil Kumble takes over as captain from Dhoni the ODI captain who becomes the Test vice-captain.
Test squad:
A Kumble (c), MS Dhoni (wk), RS Dravid, SC Ganguly, H Singh, SR Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, IK Pathan, V Sehwag, W Jaffer, Y Singh, S Sreesanth, I Sharma, RP Singh, Z Khan, KD Karthik(wk), PP Chawla .
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AWTA.
Awesome form in the OD series from the CWers. Looking forward to this test series now.
Awesome form in the OD series from the CWers. Looking forward to this test series now.
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Indians vs James Nixon Invitational XI
4-day fixture at Pickford Reserve
Cricket Web XI incumbents, the James Nixon Invitational XI gave an excellent account of themselves by pushing Indians to the very end in a useful warm-up fixture at Pickford Reserve. After mixed fortunes on the opening day, when the visitors chose to bat, the home team fought back with a positive batting performance, then rattled the Indian batting before playing out a draw.
Wasim Jaffer kicked off the game with three consecutive boundaries against Nick Borcich, and after two erratic overs the fast bowler was replaced in the attack by his club mate, Nath Patrick. But Borcich came back sharply and removed Jaffer (30) and Dravid (10) in quick succession. He then pitchd up to VVS Laxman and found a thin edge to leave the Indians in trouble at 98-3. The threat of Yuvraj Singh was brief, and by the time he was lbw to Kyle Wright, the tourists were reeling on 138-4. But MS Dhoni shrugged off his poor one-day international form with 64 (though dropped by Lezama on 30) and provided solid company for the dominant Virender Sehwag (dropped by Lezama on 36).
The Indians regained the initiative with some bold strokeplay, and built a total of 408 around the brave batting of Sehwag. Wright was the pick of the seamers and eventually bowled the opener for 171, but by then the pitch had flattened out completely, so Pathan settled in comfortably for an unbeaten half-century. The Indians declared with 7 wickets down, and Dan Smith and Thamba Mamesh walked out after lunch on day two. Both batsmen looked to promote cases for recall, and neither wasted time in leaning into the Indian pacers with some authority. Even the early signs of spin were handled with ease, so it seemed against the run of play when Mamesh (48) missed an attempted sweep shot and was struck plumb in front of his stumps.
Shortly after Rob Malone jr. swiped a Pathan short ball to Sreesanth at midwicket, and the Indians sensed a revival. Captain Smith continued to battle onward with few difficulties and made his way to a fine hundred. And for the most part he was accompanied by Robert Cribb, who also made the best of his call to the spotlight, notching a 12th first-class hundred. For the Indians it was hardly ideal practice, as the third day featured regular rain delays and clearly affected the concentration of the Indian bowlers, who too often erred short and wide. Cribb advanced serenely to 128 not out - a chanceless knock - and the Invitational XI declared their innings on 389-6, still 19 short of the Indians on the final day.
The Indians took to the crease for the second time with 3 overs to go to lunch. They started positively again and resumed in the second session on 13-0. Again the openers looked to be getting on top of the pacers, until Patrick delivered two sharp blows. First Sehwag (31) and then Dravid (10) fell to the fast man, and the innings proceeded to unravel through a series of alarming shots. Only Jaffer had his name enhanced, and once again the middle order crumbled. Far from his meek showing in the first innings, Martyn Corrin was a genuine force with his legspin. He snapped up Laxman from the top edge of a sweep, then returned to trap Jaffer in front for 45. And by the time Kumble declared for a second time, his team had limped to 155-7.
The Invitational XI then faced 17 overs of batting and a target of 175. There was no attempt to chase the unlikely total, and but for an RP Singh yorker, the openers would have finished the match unscathed. Mamesh was bowled for 30 and Malone faced 1 ball before the teams decided to call the game off, an over short of the scheduled finish.
India 1st Innings 408 for 7 dec.
Sehwag 171, Dhoni 64, Wright 4-79, Borcich 3-100
James Nixon XI 1st Innings 389 for 6 dec.
Cribb 128*, Smith 102, Kumble 2-53, Pathan 1-70
India 2nd Innings 155 for 7 dec.
Jaffer 45, Sehwag 31, Patrick 2-25, Corrin 2-44
James Nixon XI 2nd Innings 52 for 1
Mamesh 30, Smith 19*, Singh 1-12
Match drawn.
For some reason I'm not able to upload the card and commentary.
4-day fixture at Pickford Reserve
Cricket Web XI incumbents, the James Nixon Invitational XI gave an excellent account of themselves by pushing Indians to the very end in a useful warm-up fixture at Pickford Reserve. After mixed fortunes on the opening day, when the visitors chose to bat, the home team fought back with a positive batting performance, then rattled the Indian batting before playing out a draw.
Wasim Jaffer kicked off the game with three consecutive boundaries against Nick Borcich, and after two erratic overs the fast bowler was replaced in the attack by his club mate, Nath Patrick. But Borcich came back sharply and removed Jaffer (30) and Dravid (10) in quick succession. He then pitchd up to VVS Laxman and found a thin edge to leave the Indians in trouble at 98-3. The threat of Yuvraj Singh was brief, and by the time he was lbw to Kyle Wright, the tourists were reeling on 138-4. But MS Dhoni shrugged off his poor one-day international form with 64 (though dropped by Lezama on 30) and provided solid company for the dominant Virender Sehwag (dropped by Lezama on 36).
The Indians regained the initiative with some bold strokeplay, and built a total of 408 around the brave batting of Sehwag. Wright was the pick of the seamers and eventually bowled the opener for 171, but by then the pitch had flattened out completely, so Pathan settled in comfortably for an unbeaten half-century. The Indians declared with 7 wickets down, and Dan Smith and Thamba Mamesh walked out after lunch on day two. Both batsmen looked to promote cases for recall, and neither wasted time in leaning into the Indian pacers with some authority. Even the early signs of spin were handled with ease, so it seemed against the run of play when Mamesh (48) missed an attempted sweep shot and was struck plumb in front of his stumps.
Shortly after Rob Malone jr. swiped a Pathan short ball to Sreesanth at midwicket, and the Indians sensed a revival. Captain Smith continued to battle onward with few difficulties and made his way to a fine hundred. And for the most part he was accompanied by Robert Cribb, who also made the best of his call to the spotlight, notching a 12th first-class hundred. For the Indians it was hardly ideal practice, as the third day featured regular rain delays and clearly affected the concentration of the Indian bowlers, who too often erred short and wide. Cribb advanced serenely to 128 not out - a chanceless knock - and the Invitational XI declared their innings on 389-6, still 19 short of the Indians on the final day.
The Indians took to the crease for the second time with 3 overs to go to lunch. They started positively again and resumed in the second session on 13-0. Again the openers looked to be getting on top of the pacers, until Patrick delivered two sharp blows. First Sehwag (31) and then Dravid (10) fell to the fast man, and the innings proceeded to unravel through a series of alarming shots. Only Jaffer had his name enhanced, and once again the middle order crumbled. Far from his meek showing in the first innings, Martyn Corrin was a genuine force with his legspin. He snapped up Laxman from the top edge of a sweep, then returned to trap Jaffer in front for 45. And by the time Kumble declared for a second time, his team had limped to 155-7.
The Invitational XI then faced 17 overs of batting and a target of 175. There was no attempt to chase the unlikely total, and but for an RP Singh yorker, the openers would have finished the match unscathed. Mamesh was bowled for 30 and Malone faced 1 ball before the teams decided to call the game off, an over short of the scheduled finish.
India 1st Innings 408 for 7 dec.
Sehwag 171, Dhoni 64, Wright 4-79, Borcich 3-100
James Nixon XI 1st Innings 389 for 6 dec.
Cribb 128*, Smith 102, Kumble 2-53, Pathan 1-70
India 2nd Innings 155 for 7 dec.
Jaffer 45, Sehwag 31, Patrick 2-25, Corrin 2-44
James Nixon XI 2nd Innings 52 for 1
Mamesh 30, Smith 19*, Singh 1-12
Match drawn.
For some reason I'm not able to upload the card and commentary.
ash chaulk
International Captain
good series win
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Not a bad result for us, if not for the rain it could've been a very interesting match.
Very happy with the result personally, I believe that's my 10th FC hundred.
Very happy with the result personally, I believe that's my 10th FC hundred.
roseboy64
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chaminda_00
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Man that is a shock that Chawla isn't opening the batting in the first Test. Thought he was meant to be their best batsmen or something.
