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*Official* CW 'A' in Caribbean/North America
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chaminda_00
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Reckon it is down to captaincy.
andruid
Cricketer Of The Year
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Cricket Web 'A' vs Canada - Toronto CS&CC
Day 1 - Webbers rout their way to big total
In the first day of the final match at Toronto, which will go to five days thanks to a recently acquired sponsorship deal, Cricket Web 'A' blasted runs at an obscene rate after benefiting from numerous dropped catches, and Rob Dauth staked his claim for a Test spot with a fine century, terminated just before tea by a lazy shot.
Indeed, cricket purists would have frowned upon the first day's play, where the tourists stood at a respectable limited overs total of 252 for five after Scott and Dauth had terrorised the fielders. Eight shots found their way beyond the boundary, and though Welsh and Osinde sparked a collapse either side of tea, the lower order proved more than capable as Ash Chaulk and Bryce Cunningham both compiled half-centuries in a stand of 97 for the eighth wickets. Osinde was perhaps the pick of the bowlers, but was unable to provide testing bowling for the top order, while Welsh took wickets but was easily hit for six by a rampant Cunningham. In the end, the total stands at 459 all out, while Canada set up camp at a rather more sedate three for nought.
Cricket Web 'A' 459 all out (84.1)
Dauth 103, Cunningham 89*, Chaulk 57; SR Welsh 5/138, H Osinde 3/99
Canada 3 for nought (3)
Cheema 2*, Samad 1*
Cw 'A': S Young, NG Scott, JR Gray, RJ Dauth, DA Kearsley (recalled from Twenty20 duty), SC Morris, +AP Chaulk (see Kearsley), M Corrin, BC Cunningham, MP West, HT Davis.
Canada: Rizwan Cheema, AM Samad, TC Bastiampillai, AA Mulla, Qaiser Ali, Sunil Dhaniram, +A Bagai, Khurram Chauhan, Umar Bhatti, SR Welsh, H Osinde
Day 1 - Webbers rout their way to big total
In the first day of the final match at Toronto, which will go to five days thanks to a recently acquired sponsorship deal, Cricket Web 'A' blasted runs at an obscene rate after benefiting from numerous dropped catches, and Rob Dauth staked his claim for a Test spot with a fine century, terminated just before tea by a lazy shot.
Indeed, cricket purists would have frowned upon the first day's play, where the tourists stood at a respectable limited overs total of 252 for five after Scott and Dauth had terrorised the fielders. Eight shots found their way beyond the boundary, and though Welsh and Osinde sparked a collapse either side of tea, the lower order proved more than capable as Ash Chaulk and Bryce Cunningham both compiled half-centuries in a stand of 97 for the eighth wickets. Osinde was perhaps the pick of the bowlers, but was unable to provide testing bowling for the top order, while Welsh took wickets but was easily hit for six by a rampant Cunningham. In the end, the total stands at 459 all out, while Canada set up camp at a rather more sedate three for nought.
Cricket Web 'A' 459 all out (84.1)
Dauth 103, Cunningham 89*, Chaulk 57; SR Welsh 5/138, H Osinde 3/99
Canada 3 for nought (3)
Cheema 2*, Samad 1*
Cw 'A': S Young, NG Scott, JR Gray, RJ Dauth, DA Kearsley (recalled from Twenty20 duty), SC Morris, +AP Chaulk (see Kearsley), M Corrin, BC Cunningham, MP West, HT Davis.
Canada: Rizwan Cheema, AM Samad, TC Bastiampillai, AA Mulla, Qaiser Ali, Sunil Dhaniram, +A Bagai, Khurram Chauhan, Umar Bhatti, SR Welsh, H Osinde
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Some great work with the bat there from the lads. Hopefully, that's demoralised the Canucks into giving a few wickets away.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Day 2 - Canada take honours on stop-start day
Despite lingering clouds, the interminable breaks for rain meant that the Cricket Web bowlers found no rhythm, yet full credit must go to Rizwan Cheema for a fine display of concentration. A 190-ball vigil ensured that Canada remain in the game after two days of cricket, with only twelve wickets having fallen thus far.
Samad went in the first over of the day, but with Rizwan dropped twice off Cunningham before reaching 20, Canada were let off the hook. Bastiampillai played solidly at the other end, but dragged on a fine Davis delivery just before tea, while Canada cut loose somewhat more after tea and Cheema brought up the half-century with a six over mid-off off skipper Corrin. With Mulla dropped twice off Morris, it was clearly not a good day for CWLand, and Canada closed on 162 for two, still trailing by nearly 300.
Canada 162 for two (57)
Rizwan 65*, Bastiampillai 45; Davis 2 wkts
Canada trail by 297 runs with eight wickets in hand
Despite lingering clouds, the interminable breaks for rain meant that the Cricket Web bowlers found no rhythm, yet full credit must go to Rizwan Cheema for a fine display of concentration. A 190-ball vigil ensured that Canada remain in the game after two days of cricket, with only twelve wickets having fallen thus far.
Samad went in the first over of the day, but with Rizwan dropped twice off Cunningham before reaching 20, Canada were let off the hook. Bastiampillai played solidly at the other end, but dragged on a fine Davis delivery just before tea, while Canada cut loose somewhat more after tea and Cheema brought up the half-century with a six over mid-off off skipper Corrin. With Mulla dropped twice off Morris, it was clearly not a good day for CWLand, and Canada closed on 162 for two, still trailing by nearly 300.
Canada 162 for two (57)
Rizwan 65*, Bastiampillai 45; Davis 2 wkts
Canada trail by 297 runs with eight wickets in hand
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HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Bloody rain. Should mean the bowlers are nice and fresh for the next day's play, though.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Day Three - Davis keeps CW in contention
Another day of poor bowling, abysmal fielding, and a night-time collapse, resulted in Canada taking the ascendancy in a see-saw game of cricket at Toronto. Friendly umpires also helped the Canadians as Cricket Web 'A' broke play at an effective score of 98 for four.
Rizwan Cheema's charmed life was finally cut short after making exactly one hundred, trapped lbw by Davis, who was the only one of the bowlers who had luck in the first two sessions. Dhaniram started slowly, but cut loose after the Cheema dismissal, having reached fifty just before tea. Davis and Morris then hoped to stop Canada, taking two wickets each in the first six overs, but seven boundaries from Osinde and Bhatti resulted in Canada trailing by merely forty runs.
Stephen Young survived two catches early, yet Cricket Web 'A' failed to learn, yielding three catches and a dragged on shot during a dismal evening session. Cricket Web 'A' fell to 58 for four after Canada provided some testing bowling, and it will take a remarkable effort to post a competitive total.
Canada 419 all out (129.5)
Cheema 100, Dhaniram 72, Mulla 64; Davis 6/95
Cricket Web 'A' 459 all out & 58 for four (15)
Osinde 3/19
Cricket Web 'A' lead by 98 runs with six wickets in hand
Another day of poor bowling, abysmal fielding, and a night-time collapse, resulted in Canada taking the ascendancy in a see-saw game of cricket at Toronto. Friendly umpires also helped the Canadians as Cricket Web 'A' broke play at an effective score of 98 for four.
Rizwan Cheema's charmed life was finally cut short after making exactly one hundred, trapped lbw by Davis, who was the only one of the bowlers who had luck in the first two sessions. Dhaniram started slowly, but cut loose after the Cheema dismissal, having reached fifty just before tea. Davis and Morris then hoped to stop Canada, taking two wickets each in the first six overs, but seven boundaries from Osinde and Bhatti resulted in Canada trailing by merely forty runs.
Stephen Young survived two catches early, yet Cricket Web 'A' failed to learn, yielding three catches and a dragged on shot during a dismal evening session. Cricket Web 'A' fell to 58 for four after Canada provided some testing bowling, and it will take a remarkable effort to post a competitive total.
Canada 419 all out (129.5)
Cheema 100, Dhaniram 72, Mulla 64; Davis 6/95
Cricket Web 'A' 459 all out & 58 for four (15)
Osinde 3/19
Cricket Web 'A' lead by 98 runs with six wickets in hand
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Day Four - Enthralling chase of 327 in store
Bryce Cunningham, not out once more to ask serious questions about the top order ability, hit eight fours and boosted a meagre total, while Osinde's form faded away as the day grew longer. Only David Kearsley, who threw away a fine start after making 76, succumbed to Osinde, while Steven Welsh took out the lower order.
After Morris had boosted the total with early hitting, Chaulk found himself on the wrong side of the wicket just before lunch, and the tourists were sitting precariously at 166 for six. Kearsley provided the most runs in good stands with Corrin and Cunningham, but slogged out to Welsh eventually. It took a determined 12 from Heath Davis, which helped to compile a last-wicket stand of 37, to boost the target beyond 300.
Canada require 327 runs in 121 overs - an interestingly poised situation, even further intrigued by the nine overs that rain lopped off before stumps tonight. After an interval of 90 minutes, Corrin and West returned to bowl two overs well past seven, and were clearly not well fit; however, Samad should have been out already but for poor fielding. Canada have reduced 67 of the total, and look slight favourites ahead of an interesting fifth day.
Cricket Web 'A' 459 all out & 266 all out (74.2)
Kearsley 76, Cunningham 54*; Osinde 4/62
Canada 67 for nought (19)
Samad 31*, Cheema 30*
Canada require 260 runs with 10 wickets in hand
Bryce Cunningham, not out once more to ask serious questions about the top order ability, hit eight fours and boosted a meagre total, while Osinde's form faded away as the day grew longer. Only David Kearsley, who threw away a fine start after making 76, succumbed to Osinde, while Steven Welsh took out the lower order.
After Morris had boosted the total with early hitting, Chaulk found himself on the wrong side of the wicket just before lunch, and the tourists were sitting precariously at 166 for six. Kearsley provided the most runs in good stands with Corrin and Cunningham, but slogged out to Welsh eventually. It took a determined 12 from Heath Davis, which helped to compile a last-wicket stand of 37, to boost the target beyond 300.
Canada require 327 runs in 121 overs - an interestingly poised situation, even further intrigued by the nine overs that rain lopped off before stumps tonight. After an interval of 90 minutes, Corrin and West returned to bowl two overs well past seven, and were clearly not well fit; however, Samad should have been out already but for poor fielding. Canada have reduced 67 of the total, and look slight favourites ahead of an interesting fifth day.
Cricket Web 'A' 459 all out & 266 all out (74.2)
Kearsley 76, Cunningham 54*; Osinde 4/62
Canada 67 for nought (19)
Samad 31*, Cheema 30*
Canada require 260 runs with 10 wickets in hand
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Decent effort from Canada here really. It'll require a determined bowling and fielding performance to take this one out! Come on, lads!
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Day Five - Bhatti complete memorable coup
Despite requiring 115 for the final three wickets, Canada have completed an outstanding victory in front of a small, but elated, crowd in Toronto. With half an hour remaining of the scheduled play, Henry Osinde struck the winning runs as Corrin's gamble to back Morris failed to pay off, and a patient Canadian side secured perhaps their largest victory in first class cricket yet.
The morning session was the dullest of the match so far, with few runs and few chances of wickets. West was brought in midway through, and snapped a blinding caught-and-bowled to dismiss Samad, but Cheema had learnt from his injudicious shots in the first innings and was impenetrable. He took lunch with the best of consience, having made 52.
Davis' luck from the first innings seemed to have deserted him, and even the umpires took no favours; Bastiampillai was clearly lbw to this reporter, standing at square leg, but the appeal was unbelievably turned down by the home umpire. Shortly after, he clearly realised his mistake, and gave Cheema lbw to the umpteenth leave; that sparked some life into the bowling attack, as well as fear of failure into Canada, and some fine catches saw the end of the middle order. Canada crashed to 212 for seven, and with Bagai and Bhatti in, the last recognised batsmen, it seemed as though Cricket Web should cruise.
The leg-spinners Morris and Corrin both induced an edge off Bhatti immediately after tea, but neither wicket-keeper Chaulk nor fine leg Davis could hold the easy chances. With three wickets left to take, Corrin entrusted the pace and swing to do the job, but instead, Canada found plenty of balls they could leave alone, only swinging at the truly dreadful deliveries. By 5pm, Bagai and Bhatti both neared fifty, the required target was down to forty, and the home umpire had turned down another stone dead appeal.
With the seamers under pressure to perform, Davis produced an away-swinger to Bagai, which was smashed to West at long on. The hardly recognised Welsh at ten prompted Bhatti to mount an attempt to end the match quickly, and he was twice dropped on the off side off a despairing Davis; two boundaries off Corrin then brought up the half-century, before Davis found two successive outside edges. The first went to the gloves - Welsh gone for two, twenty runs required for the final wicket - but the second was dropped at cover by Young, a very easy chance. The third ball went for a single, and the sixth ball was edged behind again - but this time, Chaulk failed to complete the forward dive, the fourth drop in ten minutes.
Corrin had got rid of Dhaniram and Chauhan, but seemed to lack the confidence in late over bowling, and instead threw the ball to the joker Morris. It paid off somewhat in the first over, but his second flew awry, and two glorious pull shots from Osinde tied the game. The third repeat found the edge of the bat, but it fell down eight metres short of any fielder, Osinde and Bhatti ran the single, and completed the humiliation of the tourists.
Canada 327 for nine (101.4)
Bhatti 60*, Cheema 57, Bagai 52, Samad 47; West 2/63, Davis 2/64, Cunningham 2/67, Corrin 2/69
Canada won by one wicket
Man of the Match: Umar Bhatti (Canada)
Despite requiring 115 for the final three wickets, Canada have completed an outstanding victory in front of a small, but elated, crowd in Toronto. With half an hour remaining of the scheduled play, Henry Osinde struck the winning runs as Corrin's gamble to back Morris failed to pay off, and a patient Canadian side secured perhaps their largest victory in first class cricket yet.
The morning session was the dullest of the match so far, with few runs and few chances of wickets. West was brought in midway through, and snapped a blinding caught-and-bowled to dismiss Samad, but Cheema had learnt from his injudicious shots in the first innings and was impenetrable. He took lunch with the best of consience, having made 52.
Davis' luck from the first innings seemed to have deserted him, and even the umpires took no favours; Bastiampillai was clearly lbw to this reporter, standing at square leg, but the appeal was unbelievably turned down by the home umpire. Shortly after, he clearly realised his mistake, and gave Cheema lbw to the umpteenth leave; that sparked some life into the bowling attack, as well as fear of failure into Canada, and some fine catches saw the end of the middle order. Canada crashed to 212 for seven, and with Bagai and Bhatti in, the last recognised batsmen, it seemed as though Cricket Web should cruise.
The leg-spinners Morris and Corrin both induced an edge off Bhatti immediately after tea, but neither wicket-keeper Chaulk nor fine leg Davis could hold the easy chances. With three wickets left to take, Corrin entrusted the pace and swing to do the job, but instead, Canada found plenty of balls they could leave alone, only swinging at the truly dreadful deliveries. By 5pm, Bagai and Bhatti both neared fifty, the required target was down to forty, and the home umpire had turned down another stone dead appeal.
With the seamers under pressure to perform, Davis produced an away-swinger to Bagai, which was smashed to West at long on. The hardly recognised Welsh at ten prompted Bhatti to mount an attempt to end the match quickly, and he was twice dropped on the off side off a despairing Davis; two boundaries off Corrin then brought up the half-century, before Davis found two successive outside edges. The first went to the gloves - Welsh gone for two, twenty runs required for the final wicket - but the second was dropped at cover by Young, a very easy chance. The third ball went for a single, and the sixth ball was edged behind again - but this time, Chaulk failed to complete the forward dive, the fourth drop in ten minutes.
Corrin had got rid of Dhaniram and Chauhan, but seemed to lack the confidence in late over bowling, and instead threw the ball to the joker Morris. It paid off somewhat in the first over, but his second flew awry, and two glorious pull shots from Osinde tied the game. The third repeat found the edge of the bat, but it fell down eight metres short of any fielder, Osinde and Bhatti ran the single, and completed the humiliation of the tourists.
Canada 327 for nine (101.4)
Bhatti 60*, Cheema 57, Bagai 52, Samad 47; West 2/63, Davis 2/64, Cunningham 2/67, Corrin 2/69
Canada won by one wicket
Man of the Match: Umar Bhatti (Canada)
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Scorecard and BBB.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
That's abysmal. We dropped more catches than the club side I play for. That's a lot of catches.