Cricket Web Green 354 & 196
New Zealand 'A' 292 & 260/8
New Zealand 'A' won by 2 wickets
Man of the match: MJ Mason
Coach's Comments:
It's the worst feeling in the world when an epic performance comes from a player and yet his team loses. Just ask Brian Lara, Muralitharan, Andy Flower, Age Master. In an innings of pure elegence, Age Master just continued to split the field ball after ball. Whilst his team-mated floundered against the seam, the Greens captain held his nerve to go to by far his highest FC score and his second century. With Xavier Rose, he added a record 146 runs for the 9th wicket. A late second innings burst from Rose then almost won the game for the Greens, but alas it fell just short.
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Australia 'A' 365 & 332/2d
Cricket Web Red 193 & 227
Australia 'A' won by 277 runs
Man of the match: MTG Elliott
Coach's Comments:
The only real show of ball in this one came from rookie Zaid Ghansar as the Reds slipped further with another devastating defeat.
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Veterans XI 345 & 363
Cricket Web Blue 362 & 259/5
Cricket Web Blue draw with Veterans XI
Man of the match: ME Waugh
Coach's Comments:
A great bowling comeback saw the bowlers share the wickets pretty equally, to set the stage for a solid batting effort, led by Jellett. Dark Hunter played well in the lower order to record his maiden half-century and the game was pretty even on first innings. The bowlers were again good in the second innings, but, after have the Vets at 258/7, they failed to finish the job in time and were made to chase 347 in 74 overs. Buts and Jellett were spirited in the middle order, but ultimately the game petered out to a draw.
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NEW ZEALAND 'A' 164 43.1 overs
CRICKET WEB GREEN 165/6 35.3 overs
Cricket Web Green won by 4 wickets
Man of the match: Sanz
Coach's Comments:
I'm extremely impressed with the temperament of Sanz. He continues to move from strength to strength as a bowler and showed his worth again today. The real hero IMO though, was Age Master. The skipper came good again to guide the chase after a middle order collapse and was rewarded with his highest score of the season and his 3rd List-A fifty.
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CRICKET WEB RED 283/6 50.0 overs
AUSTRALIA 'A' 165 36.2 overs
Cricket Web Red won by 118 runs
Man of the match: Ian Markus
Coach's Comments:
The Reds stay in the picture and bounce back with a huge win over their Aussie opponents. After a relatively slow start, Deeps and Ian Markus spurren on the middle order to elevate the run rate dramatically and end on a great total of 283. Markus raises his OD avge this season to a fantastic 192 with yet another unbeaten half-century. With the ball, Dave was as solid as ever and Zaid Ghansar grabbed two crucial wickets to put the game beyond the reach of Australia A.
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CRICKET WEB BLUE 175/5 30.0 overs
VETERANS XI 167/4 30.0 overs
Cricket Web Blue won by 8 runs
Man of the match: C Buts
Coach's Comments:
Due to overnight showers, the game was reduced to 30 overs per side, causing a couple of minor changes to the batting lineup of the Blues. The outfield was wet and the pitch a bit tough to time the ball off initially, but StUEy got the ball rolling well and Buts held the innings intact with a solid effort from the 3 spot. Sam Vimes then contributed lustily late to set a decent total. Early wickets for Bhooth Nath made the total look even more imposing, but it took some tight stuff in the middle from Fisher and Andre to seal the deal. The Vets entered the final two overs totally out of it, but Mark Waugh took 15 from 5 balls in the Bhooth Nath's over (the penultimate), leaving 18 needed from the last over. The best of efforts could only manage 10 from Chris Broadbent though, and a classic match was won by the Blues.
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