Academy series 4 day round 5 results

[The Argonaut]

Border XI v Gavaskar XI
Border XI 515 (Z Gratrix 63, B Mongia 162, T Durani 4/111)
Gavaskar XI 269 (K Andrews 59, H Kulatunga 116, Z Truscott 4/74, G Roll 3/63, Z Gratrix 3/33)
Gavaskar XI 91 (Z Truscott 6/40, B Mongia 4/18)
Border XI won by innings and 155 runs

Bradman XI v Imran Khan XI
Bradman XI 272 (O Fernando 6/112)
Imran Khan XI 265 (Z Halsted 54, M Higgs 55, N Carter 3/59, F Hawkins 4/70)
Bradman XI 400 (O Wessels 119, H Wilkins 80, C Fessey 55*, O fernando 6/124)
Imran Khan XI 294 (F Hawkins 4/50, R Porter 3/80, V Procter 3/46)
Bradman XI won by 113 runs

Ranatunga XI v Flower XI
Ranatunga XI 233 (R Key 63, J Yajuvindra 73*, O Rai Singh 4/36)
Flower XI 320 (B Dale 99, J Yajuvindra 3/92, I Cook 4/60)
Ranatunga XI 239 (W Denny 50, A Adams 4/23)
Flower XI 153/2 (M Beerala 68)
Flower XI won by 8 wickets

Pollock XI v Sobers XI
Pollock XI 187 (P Haylett 78, C Willoughby 4/38)
Sobers XI 282 (M Jones 70, E Durrant 66, Z ROberts 60, G Denton 3/67, T Ablett 4/37)
Pollock XI 210 (M JOnes 3/20, R Olney 4/38)
Sobers XI 119/2
Sobers XI won by 8 wickets

Hadlee XI v Botham XI
Botham XI 387 (V Solanki 100, H Head 108, W Kitson 4/23)
Hadlee XI 372 (V Kaye 121, E Clarkson 51*, H Twentyman 5/78)
Botham XI 395/8d (S Roth 70, U Haylett 142*, V Chandrasekhar 63, O Cope 4/67)
Hadlee XI 252 (E Smith 99, D Tuffey 4/59, T Froggett 4/46)
Botham XI won by 158 runs

Points table
Bradman XI 72, Sobers XI 68, Flower XI 55, Border XI 53, Imran Khan XI 45, Pollock XI 36, Hadlee XI 28, Botham XI 25, Gavaskar XI 22, Ranatunga XI 18

 

[NikhilN]

Man border XI are doing really good, I am almost sorry I left...what are the standings for the academy side?

 

[DJellett]

I am very happy to get a win 1st up with the Flower XI. When you consider that I almost left O. Rai Singh out of the side, I am very happy with his MOM performance. Thank you to The Argonaut for all your help while my membership has been down.

 

[DJellett]

Academy Standings

The standings for the Academy 4 day:

TEAM POINTS
1. Bradman XI 72
2. Sobers XI 68
3. Flower XI 55
4. Border XI 53
5. Imran Kahn XI 45
6. Pollock XI 36
7. Hadlee XI 28
8. Botham XI 25
9. Gavaskar XI 22
10. Ranatunga XI 18

With 4 rounds remaining in the 4 day season it appears that Ranatunga's XI are going to have to look to next season. But cricket is a funny game...

 

[DJellett]

B. Mongia

Wooooooo......I have just noticed B. Mongia's score...He must be the best Rookie player around. Any contender's? I offer P. Marsden of my side, The Flower XI.

 

[DJellett]

Flower XI produce first up win for new Manager

The Flower XI have recorded a fantastic 8 wicket win against Ranatunga's XI in a first up win for new manager, DJellett.
O. Rai Singh, who was almost left out of the side, won Man of the Match, taking 4/36 of 11 overs in the first innings.
"I found some swing with the ball, and it helped my bowling"
Rai Singh said, who is better known as a batsmen.
B. Dale bated well in the first innings, missing out on an Academy century by just 1 run. Regular performer P. Marsden also contributed 49 in his only dig. In the second innings, A. Adams took 4 wickets, leaving The Flower XI's top order batsmen to polish of the winnig runs, with opener Beerala scoring 68. Fittingly, MOM O. Rai Singh hit the winning runs.
New manager DJellett was very impressed with his new side, singling out Rai Singh and Marsden as players for the future.
Marsden, who looks like going up to the Major League in the draft, said that he would be dissapointed to leave the side.
Marsden has been announced as captain of the side for all future matches.


SCORECARD

RANATUNGA XI versus FLOWER XI

RANATUNGA XI
H Fogden lbw b O Rai Singh 15 (23)
R Pushpak c B Dale b O Rai Singh 5 (16)
R Key b A Adams 63 (148)
K Parsons b W Pointer 38 (57)
W Denny lbw b P Laker 6 (19)
J Yajuvindra not out 73 (115)
V Lampard lbw b A Adams 0 (1)
K Blakemore c S Reuben Paul b P Laker 2 (16)
U Jenkins b O Rai Singh 11 (12)
N Carolyne c J Srinath b O Rai Singh 3 (12)
I Cook c S Reuben Paul b W Pointer 6 (12)
Extras ( nb1 b1 lb9 ) 11

Total (from 72 overs) 233 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-16 2-27 3-81 4-94 5-170 6-170 7-185 8-218 9-224 10-233

Bowling Figures for FLOWER XI

O M R W
J Srinath 17 2 50 0
O Rai Singh 11 2 36 4
A Adams 19 6 53 2
W Pointer 11 3 28 2
P Laker 13 4 56 2

FLOWER XI
C Rogers c R Key b J Yajuvindra 27 (60)
M Beerala lbw b N Carolyne 22 (44)
S Friend c K Blakemore b J Yajuvindra 32 (41)
O Rai Singh c W Denny b I Cook 14 (54)
B Dale b H Fogden 99 (135)
P Marsden b J Yajuvindra 49 (70)
S Reuben Paul b H Fogden 32 (65)
A Adams stK Blakemore b I Cook 19 (40)
J Srinath c K Blakemore b I Cook 7 (11)
P Laker c K Blakemore b I Cook 0 (7)
W Pointer not out 0 (2)
Extras ( w6 nb4 b4 lb5 ) 19

Total (from 89 overs) 320 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-40 2-66 3-97 4-120 5-210 6-279 7-303 8-315 9-319 10-320

Bowling Figures for RANATUNGA XI

O M R W
N Carolyne 21 3 90 1
U Jenkins 4 0 11 0
R Pushpak 7 3 24 0
J Yajuvindra 26 5 92 3
I Cook 18 4 60 4
H Fogden 12 2 34 2

RANATUNGA XI
H Fogden lbw b A Adams 12 (18)
R Pushpak c M Beerala b A Adams 10 (23)
R Key run out 30 (44)
K Parsons c M Beerala b O Rai Singh 12 (27)
W Denny lbw b P Laker 50 (79)
J Yajuvindra c O Rai Singh b J Srinath 30 (31)
V Lampard c O Rai Singh b W Pointer 31 (74)
K Blakemore b A Adams 15 (17)
U Jenkins c & b A Adams 0 (1)
N Carolyne not out 13 (33)
I Cook c S Reuben Paul b J Srinath 23 (41)
Extras ( nb1 b3 lb9 ) 13

Total (from 65 overs) 239 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-30 2-37 3-71 4-79 5-125 6-175 7-198 8-198 9-204 10-239

Bowling Figures for FLOWER XI

O M R W
J Srinath 12 2 42 2
A Adams 14 3 23 4
P Laker 21 0 105 1
O Rai Singh 9 2 32 1
W Pointer 8 3 25 1

FLOWER XI
C Rogers c K Blakemore b J Yajuvindra 43 (73)
M Beerala lbw b J Yajuvindra 68 (112)
S Friend not out 21 (44)
O Rai Singh not out 18 (22)
Extras ( lb3 ) 3

Total (from 42 overs) 153 - 2
Fall of wickets:
1-100 2-121

Bowling Figures for RANATUNGA XI

O M R W
W Denny 1 0 2 0
N Carolyne 8 1 41 0
U Jenkins 3 1 12 0
I Cook 11 2 35 0
J Yajuvindra 13 4 50 2
H Fogden 5 2 10 0

 

[Ferd]

Pollock XI v Sobers XI
Pollock XI 187 (P Haylett 78, C Willoughby 4/38)
Sobers XI 282 (M Jones 70, E Durrant 66, Z Roberts 60, G Denton 3/67, T Ablett 4/37)
Pollock XI 210 (M Jones 3/20, R Olney 4/38)
Sobers XI 119/2
Sobers XI won by 8 wickets

Great win by the boys. Good Batting from the top order but no-body went on to make a large score. But poor performance from Carlisle and not much of a tail wag at the end. Willoughby and Gul Mohammad bowling in the first innings was impressive as was Jones in the second. Overall a decent performance but economy and lower-order batting needs to improve before we claim top spot. Now to prove ourselves in the one-day game...

 

[nibbs]

go Malcolm! As in Malcolm Jones. He's in top form at the moment, and I can only hope he'll be Warwickshire's answer to R Stratton of South Australia. Give him a season or too, and he'll be hot property fo sho.

 

[AUST_HiTMaN]

Border XI

What a fantastic first game under their new manager. The guys trained hard and put in 110% to give a lasting first impression to their newly appointed manager, Dave. The battle was intense for a spot in the starting XI, which just proves how much depth this team has.

Game time came, and we were due to bat first. The openers got off to a steady start with the captain Hinds scoring a solid 39, and Underwood a 38. The middle order all got starts but Gratrix and the keper, Marwood, were the only ones to convert those starts into something respectable. Gratrix finished up with a magnificent 63 off 67 balls. Marwood fell just short of his 50, getting beaten by Durani on 42.

Enter Mongia. He showed domination from the start, and was well supported down the other end. He oozed with class as he continued past his 100 with ease. He also fell to Durani on 162. Fantastic innings. He was well supported by a wagging tail, with Roll and Cleary both getting 46 and 38 respectivly. This saw us All out for 515, superb batting effort.

The Gavaskar openers got off to a flying start, their first wicket stand of 174 was looking to be a huge threat. We were wrong, with Truscott and Roll carving through the middle order. Losing 7 wickets for a mere 60 runs. Gavaskar XI all out for 269. Truscott finished up with bowling figures of 4/74, Roll got 3/63 and Gratrix 3/33.

Gavaskar XI openers went in to make a effort at chipping away at our 1st innings total. However were devestated by some amazing bowling by Truscott and Mongia. They were bowled all out for 95 after 35 overs. Leaving them 155 runs short. Bowling figures were outstanding, Truscott - 6/40 and Mongia - 4/18.

Overall this couldnt of been a better win for a welcoming present to the new manager. Mongia is looking like a superstar of the future, and i can sense many of the main teams taking great interest in him. His suberb performance with the bat and ball earnt him the Man of the Match award.

Lets continue this form into the 1 dayers and we will be a force for Bradman XI to contend with in the future

Thanks to I:Indian, the previous manager of Border XI for all the great work with the young players. And for all the work he has done through the start of this season, we are real contenders to take this comp out. Thanks mate.

 

[DJellett]

Congratulations Aust_Hitman on a magnificent entry to the WCC comp. I too had a win, but you really gave 'em a flogging.
Looking forward to being thrashed by Mongia when I play you!!!

 

[Blewy]

It was quite a surprise for Mongia to pull off such a fantasic match effort considering his stats really only rate him as a average player...

 

[Blewy]

BTW guys this is great to see you all getting involved, its what we a looking for in the new managers, hopefully you will inspire some of the current guys to get involved more...

 

[funky miller]

Re: B. Mongia

Wooooooo......I have just noticed B. Mongia's score...He must be the best Rookie player around. Any contender's? I offer P. Marsden of my side, The Flower XI.

Yeh, P.Marsden is a gun. When I was managing the Flower XI he got 199no

 

[AUST_HiTMaN]

Mongias 4D record this season is: 79*, 0, 28 (batting at 11), 12 (bating at 11), and recently his magnificent innings of 162.

It is a very incosistant record, but it cant be sneezed at for a player that bats 8-11.

I am extremely happy with his efforts this season, inconsistant or not. If he can put in innings like the latest 162, and 79* every now and then its a great bonus to the batting lineup. however it doesnt worry me if he scores 10-30 as thats what any normal lower order batsman would score.

Thanks for the praise DJellett, a good win you had there yourself, cant wait for our teams to match up, should be a close game mate.

Regards
Dave

 

[DJellett]

ATT: Dave

Look forward to it mate.