13-05-04
New Zealand 'A' 394 & 289/6d
Veterans XI 270 & 282
New Zealand 'A' won by 131 runs
Man of the match: RJ Nicol
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South Africa 'A' 367 & 260
India A 486 & 145/5
India A won by 5 wickets
Man of the match: RV Bhardwaj
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England 'A' 307 & 209
Cricket Web Green 233 & 284/5
Cricket Web Green won by 5 wickets
Man of the match: Jason Toogood
Coach's Comments:
What more can be said about Jason Toogood. Stand and deliver, Toogood treated the crowd and hit the Brits with disdain in amassing another brilliant century and going well on his way to the fastest Cricket Webhead to 1000 FC runs. He needs just 91 more runs to reach the milsetone. Yet Toogood was not the only hero of this game. Xavier Rose struggled in the first innings of this his return match, but cast all worries aside the innings after, ripping through the top order with 4/28 in his opening burst. The first innings star proved to be the solid Sanz. In a more than useful season to date, Sanz has finally broken through with a maiden 5-wicket haul in FC cricket. Also breaking through the barrier is Gibbs N Smith, with his maiden FC hundred, after being stranded on 98 not out earlier this season.
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Australia 'A' 340 & 360/4d
Zimbabwe XI 255 & 265
Australia 'A' won by 180 runs
Man of the match: JP Maher
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Cricket Web Blue 324 & 353
Cricket Web Red 356 & 227
Cricket Web Blue won by 94 runs
Man of the match: Patrick Fisher
Coach's Comments:
A fiercely fought game here, with many outstanding performances. First off is to congratulate Sam Vimes on his highest FC score to date, with an innings of true grit, quality and class. Credit also to Ian Markus for hitting his first FC fifty of the season and to Imran Khan Jr. for a responsible yet attacking innings with the lower order. Very impressive for the Blues was Patrick Fisher with bat and ball. The game-winning effort, however, was joint by Halsey and Patrick in the second innings to run through the middle and lower order of the Reds. Congratulations Halsey on a maiden FC fifty too. The winning streak for the Reds stops due to the spirited Blues.