Day Five - Corrin completes dream haul
Cricket Web 'A' should have had the match in the bag when the US had crashed to 170 for eight. Yet again, though, the team failed to close out the last-wicket stand, but tireless work from Corrin eventually brought its reward as the number ten, Imran Awan, was given out lbw on 67, falling 21 runs short.
Manan Shah gave Cricket Web a good start, and after Thyagajaran and Nadkarni had smashed a rearguard, Amir struck twice and Corrin had Nadkarni lbw to leave the US reeling at 144 for five. Davis then steamed through the lower order, and Allen inside edged Morris; the US required 149 runs with two wickets in hand.
The last three hours were fascinating, though largely through inept cricket. Imran Awan loaded sixteen in a widiwash over off Amir, largely off the outside edge, then was dropped by Bowen on 32. Another wily slider from Morris clattered the stumps of Marshall, though, and the US still required 75.
Corrin decided to give himself the chance to bowl unchanged through to tea, taking over from Donald, but had little luck early on. Shah and Amir both had a catch dropped off their bowling; then, in the last over before tea, Corrin found a little more control, gave an arm ball some extra pace, and deceived Imran to secure a narrow, if uninspiring, victory.
Cricket Web 'A' 374 all out (120.3) & 342 all out (94.5)
United States 398 all out (102.4) & 297 all out (63)
Imran 67, Nadkarni 45, Marshall 45
Cricket Web 'A' won by 21 runs
Man of the Match: M. Corrin (CW 'A')