kwek said:
damn i didnt even play 2nd team..i must be sucking :P
You were rested because your fitness was low.
The lads like to have a bet like anyone else and there’s currently a book going round on the Nat West Trophy. Despite the involvement of 4 CW players in the side there seems to be a surprising lack of money on England, infact no one has bet on them. An undisclosed source said “ England are no hopers, especially since they picked Richards and Vimes, they might aswell have picked Anthony Mcgrath and Vikram Solanki.”
The next match was away at Old Trafford. With the all rounders from CW selected, the bulky Flintoff was available for Lancashire. The web cared not. Paucity of form and players availability mean CW went in to the game with 4 openers, 2 wicketkeepers and 5 bowlers, they won the toss and batted first. It nearly backfired as only 2 players got many runs, however Sean Bennett and Scott Craze put on 144 for the 4th wicket and Bennett cracked a lovely century. The highlight of the innings had to be Pickup smashing Flintoff back over his head for 4 in the last over though.
In reply Mr Wright picked up early wickets before Neil Pickup and Ton Halsey came on to finish them off. A great return to the side for Pickup taking 4 for, but Bennett won the man of the match.
Afterwards the players went to the bar to catch the England one dayer and saw Vimes crack 92* as England won by 10 wickets. Malone bowled 10-2-31-2 whilst Cloete was not required to bat or bowl. Richards was dropped.
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Lancashire v Cricket Web
National League - D1 - 30 Jun 2003
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Cricket Web - 1st Innings
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Eclipse b Smethurst 4
S Bennett c Smethurst b Chapple 104
Blewy c Swann b Smethurst 10
A Ferd b Schofield 5
S Craze b Schofield 73
A Master st Haynes b Schofield 4
M Wright lbw b Flintoff 18
P Nath b Chapple 0
R Thomas not out 7
T Halsey c Swann b Flintoff 2
N Pickup not out 11
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Extras (nb4,w5) 9
TOTAL (9 wkts, 45 overs) 247
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O M R W
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A Flintoff 9 0 69 2
G Chapple 9 1 48 2
C Schofield 9 0 32 3
M Smethurst 9 1 51 2
P Martin 9 0 47 0
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1-5 2-27 3-43 4-187 5-199 6-227
7-227 8-227 9-229
Lancashire - 1st Innings
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A Swann b Pickup 23
R Driver c Blewy b Wright 13
A Flintoff lbw b Wright 0
N Fairbrother c Bennett b Pickup 8
G Lloyd c Thomas b Halsey 14
T Roberts c Thomas b Pickup 12
C Schofield st Craze b Halsey 9
J Haynes c Thomas b Halsey 5
G Chapple not out 28
P Martin c Bennett b Pickup 31
M Smethurst c Blewy b Thomas 4
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Extras (nb2,w3) 5
TOTAL (all out, 29 overs) 152
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O M R W
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R Thomas 3 0 25 1
T Halsey 5 0 34 3
N Pickup 9 0 47 4
M Wright 6 1 21 2
P Nath 6 0 25 0
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1-24 2-24 3-46 4-53 5-73 6-73
7-86 8-89 9-141 10-152
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Cricket Web won by 95 runs
Man of the match: S Bennett
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Second Team Performances
Nichani(4), Brad Smith(68) CHaulk(11), Bluefox(19), BK Smith(208), Nathan Hoy (21), Jellett(102*), Gray(INJ - 3 weeks), Weber(4), Chapman( 13, 1-17) Kearsley(1, 1-34), Hall(4, 1-50)