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*Official* CW U19s in Europe
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chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Selectors keep faith in their players
After a disappointing loss to the England Under 19s in the 2nd Youth Test, the Under 19 selectors have kept their faith in their players and named the same eleven. The selectors have decided to re-suffle the batting line with Nick Scott moved up to open the batting with captain Thamba Mamesh. Matt Pitt has been promoted to number three, to reward him for his brilliant batting performance in the 1st Test. Keeper Stephen Burke has been moved down to number 6, to reduce his workload. There is also likely to be a change in the bowling attack with Callum McKern expected to open the bowling with Andy Cameron.
Starting XI:
Thamba Mamesh ©
Nick Scott
Matt Pitt
Ben Vaughan
Shan Jasotharan
Stephen Burke (wk/vc)
Matt Currie
Harry Warwick
Andy Cameron
Callum McKern
Richard Edmunds
12th Man: George Roberts
Note: Subject to change after further selection discussions
After a disappointing loss to the England Under 19s in the 2nd Youth Test, the Under 19 selectors have kept their faith in their players and named the same eleven. The selectors have decided to re-suffle the batting line with Nick Scott moved up to open the batting with captain Thamba Mamesh. Matt Pitt has been promoted to number three, to reward him for his brilliant batting performance in the 1st Test. Keeper Stephen Burke has been moved down to number 6, to reduce his workload. There is also likely to be a change in the bowling attack with Callum McKern expected to open the bowling with Andy Cameron.
Starting XI:
Thamba Mamesh ©
Nick Scott
Matt Pitt
Ben Vaughan
Shan Jasotharan
Stephen Burke (wk/vc)
Matt Currie
Harry Warwick
Andy Cameron
Callum McKern
Richard Edmunds
12th Man: George Roberts
Note: Subject to change after further selection discussions
new_age_ar
First Class Debutant
Disappointing result last game, but lets put it behind and show the poms what we are made of in the last game and finish this great tour on a real high.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
England U-19 v Cricket Web U-19
at Grace Road, Leicester
Excuses were rife among the Webheads at Grace Road, as England U-19 pulled back to record a surprise victory in the home Test series. It was a true comeback; at 81 for 5 in the second innings, under cloudy skies and with Moeen Ali back in the pavilion, England looked dead and buried, but inaccurate bowling and reckless batting allowed England to come back.
Earlier, the hosts had been cruelly punished for their decision to bat first, as Callum McKern and Harry Warwick nabbed two wickets each in England's slide to 40 for 4. Once again, it was up to England's two lone batting stars of the series - Moeen Ali and Rory Hamilton-Brown - to rescue the innings, and a fine stand of 72 ensured that the hosts were once again competitive, to the delight of the small crowd.
Smart bowling and fielding from the Webheads then ended the innings quickly, with Rich Edmunds picking up three wickets, but no-balls, with 10, were the fifth-highest scorer of England's innings as they totalled 177. England responded with nippy seam bowling - Andrew Miller got makeshift opener Nick Scott bowled for 5 early on, and kept pegging back the visitors with three wickets in his opening spell. Hamilton-Brown then got a bunch of wickets to Webhead slog shots, but Matt Pitt kept his head calm, batting with Harry Warwick to secure the century and a lead for the visitors. Warwick made his visit to the crease short, but pointed; his total of 42 was hit at well over a run a ball, ensuring a draw was out of the question.
With a lead of 48, Andy Cameron came to the fore. He had struggled with length in the first innings, but the recently called-up youngster fired in beauties at the England top order, and was deservedly rewarded with three wickets. The success may have caused overbowling, because without the new ball Cameron found the conditions difficult, even with plenty of clouds overhead. Hamilton-Brown was allowed to rebuild with Wright and wicket-keeper Simpson, who played his only knock worthy of note all tour, and 81 for 5 turned into 217 for 6 before McKern and Edmunds brought a quick end to proceedings.
Set a tricky 184 to win in murky conditions, Cricket Web got off to the worst start imaginable when Mamesh gave Scott the strike in the first over - and promptly saw his team-mate's stumps shattered with a full inswinger from Miller. Determined to repair the damage, Mamesh attempted a hoik over midwicket in the next over - only to miss and be clean bowled middle stump. And thus it continued. The middle-order scorecard read like temperature readings for Leicester in January, and the eventual total when Burke was deemed lbw off Huw Waters was more like a rugby score at 20-6.
Needing 164 for the last four wickets, Matt Currie showed maturity and application seemingly vanished from the heads of his team-mates. Taking the runs when required, he made more than half the total, but was deserted by his partners, as Waters picked up two more wickets to send the Webheads to 104 for 9. The hope was rekindled when Edmunds found some unexpected sticking capability, but David Kennett he was not - as shown when a straight delivery from White cannoned into his off stump after a mistimed defensive stroke. The final wicket was down, Currie stood in disbelief at the other end on 73 not out, England could celebrate, and congratulated by family and friends they lifted the trophy - while the Webhead players were left ruing what could have been.
England Under-19 177 all out
Cricket Web Under-19 225 all out
England Under-19 231 all out
Cricket Web Under-19 139 all out
England Under-19 won by 44 runs and won the series 2-1
Man of the Match: Andrew Miller
at Grace Road, Leicester
Excuses were rife among the Webheads at Grace Road, as England U-19 pulled back to record a surprise victory in the home Test series. It was a true comeback; at 81 for 5 in the second innings, under cloudy skies and with Moeen Ali back in the pavilion, England looked dead and buried, but inaccurate bowling and reckless batting allowed England to come back.
Earlier, the hosts had been cruelly punished for their decision to bat first, as Callum McKern and Harry Warwick nabbed two wickets each in England's slide to 40 for 4. Once again, it was up to England's two lone batting stars of the series - Moeen Ali and Rory Hamilton-Brown - to rescue the innings, and a fine stand of 72 ensured that the hosts were once again competitive, to the delight of the small crowd.
Smart bowling and fielding from the Webheads then ended the innings quickly, with Rich Edmunds picking up three wickets, but no-balls, with 10, were the fifth-highest scorer of England's innings as they totalled 177. England responded with nippy seam bowling - Andrew Miller got makeshift opener Nick Scott bowled for 5 early on, and kept pegging back the visitors with three wickets in his opening spell. Hamilton-Brown then got a bunch of wickets to Webhead slog shots, but Matt Pitt kept his head calm, batting with Harry Warwick to secure the century and a lead for the visitors. Warwick made his visit to the crease short, but pointed; his total of 42 was hit at well over a run a ball, ensuring a draw was out of the question.
With a lead of 48, Andy Cameron came to the fore. He had struggled with length in the first innings, but the recently called-up youngster fired in beauties at the England top order, and was deservedly rewarded with three wickets. The success may have caused overbowling, because without the new ball Cameron found the conditions difficult, even with plenty of clouds overhead. Hamilton-Brown was allowed to rebuild with Wright and wicket-keeper Simpson, who played his only knock worthy of note all tour, and 81 for 5 turned into 217 for 6 before McKern and Edmunds brought a quick end to proceedings.
Set a tricky 184 to win in murky conditions, Cricket Web got off to the worst start imaginable when Mamesh gave Scott the strike in the first over - and promptly saw his team-mate's stumps shattered with a full inswinger from Miller. Determined to repair the damage, Mamesh attempted a hoik over midwicket in the next over - only to miss and be clean bowled middle stump. And thus it continued. The middle-order scorecard read like temperature readings for Leicester in January, and the eventual total when Burke was deemed lbw off Huw Waters was more like a rugby score at 20-6.
Needing 164 for the last four wickets, Matt Currie showed maturity and application seemingly vanished from the heads of his team-mates. Taking the runs when required, he made more than half the total, but was deserted by his partners, as Waters picked up two more wickets to send the Webheads to 104 for 9. The hope was rekindled when Edmunds found some unexpected sticking capability, but David Kennett he was not - as shown when a straight delivery from White cannoned into his off stump after a mistimed defensive stroke. The final wicket was down, Currie stood in disbelief at the other end on 73 not out, England could celebrate, and congratulated by family and friends they lifted the trophy - while the Webhead players were left ruing what could have been.
England Under-19 177 all out
Cricket Web Under-19 225 all out
England Under-19 231 all out
Cricket Web Under-19 139 all out
England Under-19 won by 44 runs and won the series 2-1
Man of the Match: Andrew Miller
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Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Statistics
Four-day statistics:
One-day statistics:
Four-day statistics:
Code:
Batting averages:
M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 100 Ct St
MJ Pitt 3 6 1 272 148* 54.40 0 2 2 0
T Mamesh 3 6 0 180 77 30.00 2 0 9 0
MJC Currie 3 6 2 166 73* 41.50 1 0 2 0
S Jasotharan 3 6 0 142 51 23.66 2 0 1 0
BV Vaughan 3 6 0 111 30 18.50 0 0 2 0
HG Warwick 3 6 0 110 34 18.33 0 0 1 0
NG Scott 3 6 0 103 50 17.16 1 0 5 0
AA Cameron 3 6 2 101 58 25.25 1 0 4 0
CD McKern 3 6 0 34 6 5.66 0 0 1 0
SJ Burke 3 6 0 28 9 4.66 0 0 1 0
RE Edmunds 3 6 1 19 10 0 0 2 0
Code:
Bowling averages:
Ovs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave BB SR Econ 5wi 10wm
CD McKern 102 11 350 14 25.00 4-58 43.71 3.43 0 0
RE Edmunds 88.2 12 286 11 26.00 3-40 48.18 3.23 0 0
AA Cameron 110.2 9 372 11 33.81 5-88 60.18 3.37 1 0
HG Warwick 101.1 11 320 9 35.55 2-40 67.44 3.16 0 0
MJC Currie 64 8 181 7 25.85 4-6 54.85 2.82 0 0
Code:
Batting averages:
M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 100 Ct St
T Mamesh 4 4 0 266 148 66.50 1 1 2 0
S Jasotharan 5 5 0 239 94 47.80 2 0 0 0
SJ Burke 5 5 1 195 81* 48.75 2 0 2 0
MJ Pitt 5 5 0 185 140* 37.00 0 1 0 0
BV Vaughan 5 5 1 135 77* 33.75 1 0 3 0
NG Scott 4 4 1 81 70* 27.00 1 0 0 0
HG Warwick 4 3 3 17 9* 0 0 1 0
P Bharat 2 1 0 17 17 17.00 0 0 1 0
MJC Currie 2 1 0 7 7* 7.00 0 0 0 0
PG Gundry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AA Cameron 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
RE Edmunds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CB Benjamin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GM Roberts 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CD McKern 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Code:
Bowling averages:
Ovs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave BB SR Econ 4wi 5wi
AA Cameron 40 1 203 7 29.00 3-37 34.28 5.07 0 0
MJC Currie 26 1 114 4 28.50 3-42 39.00 4.38 0 0
RE Edmunds 36.1 1 142 4 35.50 2-44 54.25 3.92 0 0
CB Benjamin 40 4 144 4 36.00 2-44 60.00 3.60 0 0
GM Roberts 20 1 93 3 31.00 3-50 40.00 4.65 0 0
CD McKern 17 0 56 2 28.00 2-16 51.00 3.29 0 0
PG Gundry 28 0 122 2 61.00 2-34 84.00 4.35 0 0
HG Warwick 30 0 136 1 136.00 1-62 120.00 4.53 0 0
MJ Pitt 4 0 23 0 5.75 0 0
NG Scott 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 0
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Loony BoB
International Captain
Poor batting lost us that one. Ouch.
Still, happy with some individuals doing well at the least.
For 4D...
1. McKern - Excellent strike bowling. 14 wickets at a good average.
1. Pitt - Two centuries and averaging over 50 - you can't ask for much more, especially with him playing out of his normal position in some (or all?) games.
1. Currie - Great allround show, and although he didn't take too many wickets or make a massive amount of runs, he gritted it out extremely well and his averages reflect that.
First equal, the three of them!
Still, happy with some individuals doing well at the least.
For 4D...
1. McKern - Excellent strike bowling. 14 wickets at a good average.
1. Pitt - Two centuries and averaging over 50 - you can't ask for much more, especially with him playing out of his normal position in some (or all?) games.
1. Currie - Great allround show, and although he didn't take too many wickets or make a massive amount of runs, he gritted it out extremely well and his averages reflect that.
First equal, the three of them!
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superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
blown away by a Lancashire reject there boys...
There's plenty of promise though
There's plenty of promise though
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Unlucky guys. But the last game was close IMO and you really had the wood over them the entire tour.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Four-day statistics. Happy?marc71178 said:
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Nope, apart from the U-19 records which should probably be up at the website at some foreseeable juncture.marc71178 said:
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Well done boys on a great series, it didn't finish the way we wanted it to but thats cricket and im sure we will learn from this. Some great indiviual performances and i guess its time to reward then with some MVP votes, here is mine:
3. Matt Currie
2. Matt Pitt
1. Thamba Mamesh
3. Matt Currie
2. Matt Pitt
1. Thamba Mamesh