CW XI v West Indies
Teams:
CW XI
I Markus
LA Camps
*BJ Goff
CR Butler
MW de Silva
MJ Robbins
+AP Chaulk
TC Halsey
NS Hoy
NS Pickup
NL Patrick
West Indies
CH Gayle
S Chanderpaul
RR Sarwan
*BC Lara
WW Hinds
MN Samuels
DJJ Bravo
CS Baugh
IDR Bradshaw
CD Collymore
FH Edwards
Hopefully people will tune in shortly.
Toss: West Indies win and bat.
West Indies 1st innings
Code:
CH Gayle c Butler b Camps 20 25 1 0
S Chanderpaul c de Silva b Robbins 42 62 1 0
RR Sarwan c Chaulk b Camps 2 8 0 0
BC Lara b Pickup 64 90 2 0
WW Hinds b Hoy 36 41 3 0
MN Samuels not out 41 49 4 0
DJJ Bravo c Robbins b Pickup 4 6 1 0
CS Baugh not out 19 19 3 0
Extras (w8, lb10) 18
Total (for 6 wickets, 50.0 overs) 246
Hoy 8-0-51-1
Patrick 8-0-36-0
Camps 9-0-45-2 (3w)
Pickup 10-0-39-2
Robbins 10-1-37-1 (1w)
Halsey 5-0-28-0 (1w)
0.2 Hoy to Gayle, one run, calmly driven into the off side, good start for West Indies
2.2 Hoy to Chanderpaul, three runs, booming drive from Chanderpaul, a misfield by Patrick in the deep and they steal three, not the best start by Hoy who has bowled too short
3.4 Patrick to Gayle, FOUR, hooked away, through midwicket for the first boundary of the innings.
5.4 Patrick to Chanderpaul, no run, beaten outside the off stump
6.6 Hoy to Chanderpaul, one run, they've just been stealing runs off him all day, think it might be time for a break
8.0 Early bowling change. Camps on for Hoy.
8.4 Camps to Gayle, OUT, gone! attempts the pull shot that's given him plenty of runs today, extra bounce from Camps and the ball takes the top edge, instead of going over Butler it hits him right in the stomach and a thankful catch, the wicket CW wanted
Code:
CH Gayle c Butler b Camps 20 (25b, 1x4)
Score: 42/1
9.3 Patrick to Sarwan, no run, ooh! good length delivery on the stumps and swinging away a tad, Sarwan looks to pull it away, doesn't get clean contact and the ball balloons up, falls just short of silly mid on
10.2 Camps to Sarwan, OUT, that didn't last long! inswinger from Camps, the ball takes the outside edge and it's a good pouch from Chaulk, one-handed to his right, Camps really the talisman for CW so far at this cup
Code:
RR Sarwan c Chaulk b Camps 2 (8b)
Score: 46/2
10.5 Camps to Lara, two runs, nicely off the mark there
11.2 Patrick to Lara, FOUR, BCL of old! Stunning cover drive off a fine Patrick delivery, a little too wide however and Lara takes full advantage, fantastic shot
12.3 Camps to Chanderpaul, FOUR, and Chanders gets in on the fun, slightly wide outside the off stump and Chanderpaul glides it down to third man for a boundary
13.0 Pickup on, an unprecedented early introduction of the spinner
13.1 Pickup to Lara, two runs, googly to start with, Lara reads it perfectly and pulls backward of square, well fielded
14.1 Camps to Chanderpaul, one run, how crucial is that?! slightly wide delivery again, Chanderpaul makes room for the drive, completely mistimes and it should have been a simple catch for Halsey at mid on, but shells it and the batsmen take a single!
14.4 Camps to Chanderpaul, four wides, down the leg side, that's very poor bowling at this stage, no way was that going to take a wicket
15.6 Pickup to Lara, two runs, continues to milk the batsmen
16.0 Robbins on for Camps
16.6 Robbins to Chanderpaul, no run, slow delivery outside the off stump, hit straight along the ground to Halsey. That's two off the over. Reasonably tight.
20.2 Robbins to Lara, three runs, big shot from Lara who continues to look mightily impressive
20.5 Robbins to Chanderpaul, OUT, it's de Silva! from deep square he plucks that ball out of the air one handed, really a stunning catch even though Robbins induced an edge with a fine delivery, three down in this closely contested encounter!
Code:
S Chanderpaul c de Silva b Robbins 42 (62b, 1x4)
Score: 100/3
21.0 Halsey on for Pickup in a spin change.
21.5 Halsey to Lara, no run, that's a good one! slider from Halsey, Lara tries to guide it down the leg side but it hits the pad, just a bit too high to be given out but a fine delivery nevertheless
23.3 Halsey to Hinds, FOUR, regular leg spinner from Halsey, flighted a bit, Hinds charges down the wicket and drives, a fine shot
23.5 Halsey to Hinds, FOUR, and again! costly over this! Is it the lack of confidence from the skipper, one wonders...
24.6 Robbins to Lara, no run, the end of another nigglingly tight over from Robbins, has bowled outstanding line and length all day
26.6 Robbins to Lara, no run, that's a maiden over folks, Robbins' slower ball has Lara beaten outside the off stump, he's bogged down at present, allows Halsey to play a little bit
27.4 Halsey to Lara, wide, that he does, strays down the leg side and gifts away another run
28.2 Robbins to Lara, FOUR, well it had to end, another line and length delivery that swings a tad, this time Lara figures it out and drives in style to the cover rope, easy boundary
29.2 Halsey to Lara, one run, and that's the half-century, quickly taken single after a softly played shot to backward point
30.0 Camps back on for Robbins
30.1 Camps to Hinds, one run, edged cautiously down to third man, who picks up easily on the bounce, good quick delivery from Camps
30.6 Camps to Lara, no run, short, outside off, Lara attempts the drive but misses completely, no run, three off the over
31.6 Hoy completes the first over of his second spell, beats Lara outside the off stump and just the one run conceded
32.5 Camps to Hinds, wide, not a good delivery down the leg side and he knows it
32.5 Camps to Hinds, one run, ooh! another one goes down! this a huge drive from Hinds, he's attempting a six, nowhere near of course and the ball flies up to long on, where Pickup's jogged in...miscued that and it's dropped short, the batsmen have taken a single
35.2 Hoy to Hinds, FOUR, that's another of those expansive drives, this time perfect contact and a boundary results, no chance for the diving fielder
35.5 Hoy to Hinds, OUT, that's another of those drives, but this time he's made no contact at all! blindingly quick delivery on the stumps, dangerous to bowl those at this stage but it's paid off for Hoy, clean bowled
Code:
WW Hinds b Hoy 36 (41b, 3x4)
Score: 167/4
35.6 Hoy to Samuels, two runs, off the mark nicely
36.0 Pickup gets the ball back, spin hasn't been the key so far, soft ball now...
36.4 Pickup to Samuels, four leg byes, full delivery with flight and extra bounce, nips the pads before beating Chaulk and running away down to fine leg, that's leg byes
37.4 Hoy to Samuels, FOUR, fine pull shot, Hoy bowled that one too short and too straight, easy pickings
37.6 Hoy to Samuels, three runs, keeps the strike with another pull shot, not too well timed which allows de Silva to catch up with it
38.1 Pickup to Samuels, four leg byes, and again! slightly sloppy keeping but to be fair there was little to be done with that, stifled appeal of course, but the ball runs away
39.0 Robbins back on for Hoy
39.6 Robbins to Lara, one run, just a bit too wide and Lara hits that easily for a single
40.5 Pickup to Lara, OUT, that's the one they wanted! Mind, Lara hasn't looked that dangerous once he passed thirty, but big celebrations nevertheless as Pickup induces the inside edge with a widish delivery outside off, bowled for 64!
Code:
BC Lara b Pickup 64 (90b, 2x4)
Score: 195/5
40.6 Pickup to Bravo, FOUR, googly to greet the new batsman, Bravo tucks that behind to fine leg, misfield and the new batsman off the mark with a four
41.5 Robbins to Bravo, no run, didn't last long, lovely delivery with a hint of swing even, surely that hit on the toe in front, no? not according to the umpire, Robbins remains with the one wicket
42.1 Pickup to Samuels, FOUR, cracking shot, just what the Windies need at this stage
42.5 Pickup to Bravo, OUT, Pickup strikes again! Bravo attempts another dab at the googly, but it's gone all awry and it's a simple catch for Robbins to take at deep midwicket, fine catch
Code:
DJJ Bravo c Robbins b Pickup 4 (6b, 1x4)
Score: 205/6
43.0 Patrick to take the ball...
43.4 Patrick to Baugh, FOUR, oh dear, that's not the way to bowl at the death, short, wide and cut for four
43.6 Patrick to Baugh, FOUR, another boundary, Patrick evidently not suited to bowling at this stage of the game
44.5 Pickup to Samuels, two leg byes, once again, the ball seems to have some kind of attraction to Samuels' pads at present, happens when he's not scoring runs either
45.6 Patrick to Baugh, FOUR, more boundaries, crowd calls for Camps or Robbins
Pickup's last over...
46.6 Pickup to Baugh, no run, defeated completely, that's one run off the over, just what the Webheads wanted out of this over
47.0 Camps back for Patrick
47.6 Camps to Samuels, no run, they just can't work him away at present, really become bogged down
48.3 Robbins to Samuels, FOUR, not the best of last overs this, too wide and gives West Indies a chance to come back here
49.6 Camps to Baugh, one run, that ends the last over, nine runs and West Indies have completed their quota, 246 for six is pretty much a par score but CW will fancy their chances