Sunday 3rd October
England A v Cricket Web Black at the SCG
FC Match
CW Black XI: Master Blaster (C), C Buts (vc), Ryan (wk), Ferd, Superkingdave, Mr Ponting, Vishnu Reddy, Yasa Fayaz, Dark Hunter, BK Smith, David Kearsley.
Day 1 Conditions:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A fairly good batting pitch with a few cracks.
Bounce : High bounce. Just what the fast bowlers want.
Outfield : Fast outfield.
Weather : Hot and sunny with very high light clouds.
Toss: England A, bat
Day 1 Game Events:
* Ponting dropped Troughton (2) off Blaster - 17/0
* Fayaz dropped a hard chance of Bell (0) off Blaster - 35/1
* Eng A Lunch - 96/3
* Ryan dropped Smith (0) off Fayaz - 98/3
* Eng A Tea - 169/4
* Ryan missed a half-chance of Blackwell (10) off Superkingdave - 172/4
* Master Blaster took 5 wickets
* Master Blaster took his 6th wicket
* Eng A 226 all out (81.5 overs)
* Blackwell dropped Buts (0) off Saggers - 14/1
* CW Black Stumps - 14/1 (6 overs)(C Buts 8*, BK Smith 4*)
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Day 2:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A fairly good batting pitch with a few cracks.
Bounce : Good bounce with the occasional one lifting off a good length.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Fine and Sunny with light cloud.
Day 2 Game Events:
* BK Smith (5) was dropped by Cork off Saggers - 25/1
* C Buts (31) was dropped by Silverwood off Tremlett - 56/2
* C Buts 50 off 108 balls; 7 fours
* CW Black Lunch - 105/2
* David Kearsley 50 off 101 balls; 7 fours
* CW Black Tea - 210/4
* Yasa Fayaz 50 off 107 balls; 6 fours
* Ponting (0) was dropped by Ward off Cork - 261/7
* Superkingdave (8) was dropped by Tremlett off Cork - 272/8
* CW Black Stumps - 289/8 (96 overs)(Superkingdave 18*, Ryan 15*)
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Day 3:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A fairly good batting pitch with a few cracks.
Bounce : Nice consistent bounce off a good length.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Hot and sunny with very high light clouds.
Day 3 Game Events:
* CW Black 310 all out (100.3 overs)
* Eng A Lunch - 36/1
* Eng A Tea - 129/3
* Kearsley dropped Blackwell (8) off Fayaz - 175/4
* Fayaz dropped Cork (10) off Hunter - 216/6
* Eng A Stumps - 236/8 (83 overs)
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Day 4:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A pitch with quite a few cracks.
Bounce : Nice consistent bounce off a good length.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Hot and sunny with very high light clouds.
Day 4 Game Events:
* Hunter dropped Tremlett (2) off Ponting - 236/8
* Ferd dropped Tremlett (8) off Ponting - 242/8
* Fayaz dropped Tremlett (16) off Reddy - 252/8
* Eng A Lunch - 295/9
* Eng A 295 all out (115.2 overs)
* CW Black set to chase 212 runs off 146 overs to win
* CW Black Tea - 75/4
* CW Black 137 all out (48.5 overs)
England 'A' 1st Innings 226 all out
Cricket Web Black 1st Innings 310 all out
England 'A' 2nd Innings 295 all out
Cricket Web Black 2nd Innings 137 all out
England 'A' won by 74 runs.
Daily Blast Comment: The frustration of Blacks slide continues. This time the real frustration first stemmed from being incapable of knocking over the England A tail as soon as they should have in the 2nd innings and then from a spectacular collapse from 0/3 to an eventual 137 all out chasing 212 to win. It's becoming clearer and clearer that bits and pieces players simply can't win 5D matches posing as batsmen.
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Cricket Web Red v Cricket Web Blue at the PDV Dome
FC Match
CW Red XI: Ian Markus (C), Mr Wright (vc), Samuel Vimes (wk), David Kennett, Dave, Deeps, Gibbs N Smith, Steds, Jagaways, Zaid Ghansar, Imran Khan Jr.
CW Blue XI: Broncoman (C), Tom Halsey (vc), Dylan Jellett (wk), Sudeep, Craig, StUEy, Jason Toogood, Adam, Nath Patrick, Daniel Muhaffy, Peter Young.
Day 1 Conditions:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A perfect batting pitch with no visible cracks.
Bounce : High bounce. Just what the fast bowlers want.
Outfield : Fast outfield.
Weather : Fine and Sunny with light cloud.
Toss: CW Blue, bat
Day 1 Game Events:
* CW Blue Lunch - 77/3
* Khan Jr. dropped Sudeep (6) off Wright - 106/4
* Wright dropped Toogood (19) off Dave - 117/4
* CW Blue Tea - 156/5
* Jason Toogood 50 off 122 balls; 7 fours
* Kennett dropped Halsey (2) off his own bowling - 178/7
* CW Blue Stumps - 221/9 (90 overs)(Tom Halsey 6*, Nath Patrick 1*)
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Day 2:
Ball : The ball is old and soft.
Pitch : A perfect batting pitch with no visible cracks.
Bounce : Good bounce with the occasional one lifting off a good length.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Hot and sunny with very high light clouds.
Day 2 Game Events:
* CW Blue 227 all out (92.1 overs)
* CW Red Lunch - 82/2
* Patrick dropped Ghansar (3) off Sudeep - 130/5
* CW Red Tea - 161/5
* Deeps 50 off 76 balls; 8 fours
* Patrick dropped Deeps (50) off his own bowling - 171/5
* Sudeep dropped Dave (12) off Adam - 204/7
* Jellett dropped Wright (0) off Patrick - 220/8
* CW Red Stumps - 220/8 (89 overs)(Imran Khan Jr. 12*, Mr Wright 0*)
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Day 3:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A perfect batting pitch with no visible cracks.
Bounce : Good bounce with the occasional one lifting off a good length.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Hot and sunny with very high light clouds.
Day 3 Game Events:
* CW Red 229 all out (95 overs)
* Deeps dropped a hard chance of Young (0) off Kennett - 1/0
* CW Blue Lunch - 53/0
* Kennett dropped Craig (1) off Dave - 71/1
* Peter Young 50 off 104 balls; 7 fours
* CW Blue Tea - 141/3
* CW Blue Stumps - 218/4 (82 overs)(Jason Toogood 47*, Sudeep 12*)
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Day 4:
Ball : The ball is old and soft.
Pitch : A fairly good batting pitch with a few cracks.
Bounce : Nice consistent bounce off a good length.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Overcast.
Day 4 Game Events:
* Jason Toogood 50 off 141 balls; 3 fours
* Jason Toogood 100 off 214 balls; 6 fours
* CW Blue Lunch - 295/5
* CW Blue Tea - 362/8
* Dylan Jellett 50 off 130 balls; 4 fours, 1 six
* Dave dropped Patrick (0) off Kennett - 367/9
* CW Blue 375 all out (143.2 overs)
* CW Red set to chase 374 runs from 116 overs to win
* Patrick dropped Jagaways (21) off Muhaffy - 39/0
* CW Red Stumps - 65/0 (26 overs)(Samuel Vimes 24*, Jagaways 32*)
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Day 5:
Ball : The ball is starting to lose its shine.
Pitch : A fairly good batting pitch with a few cracks.
Bounce : Okay bounce with the odd one keeping low.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Very hot and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky.
Day 5 Game Events:
* Craig dropped Jagaways (41) off Muhaffy - 90/2
* Jagaways 50 off 132 balls; 7 fours
* CW Red Lunch - 138/3
* Young dropped Smith (15) off Adam - 164/3
* Jellett missed a half-chance of Smith (15) off Muhaffy - 165/3
* CW Red Tea - 219/4
* Adam dropped Smith (41) off Muhaffy - 240/5
* Jellett missed a half-chance of Ghansar (17) off Halsey - 254/5
* Gibbs N Smith 50 off 156 balls; 7 fours
* Sudeep took 5 wickets
* CW Red 309 all out (120 overs)
Cricket Web Blue 1st Innings 227 all out
Cricket Web Red 1st Innings 229 all out
Cricket Web Blue 2nd Innings 375 all out
Cricket Web Red 2nd Innings 309 all out
Cricket Web Blue won by 64 runs.
Daily Blast Comment: The purple patch for Sudeep continues in a dramatic finish to the crucial clash against Red. Blue entered this game searching for full points to keep pressure on CW Black for the 5D title, but looked to be heading for a draw until Sudeep's 3 wickets post-tea burst to win the game.
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Australia A v Cricket Web Green at Cairns
FC Match
CW Green XI: Age Master (C), Xavier Rose (vc), Jamee999 (wk), Delkap, Biased Indian, Waughney, Anthony Lezama, Majin, Nathan Hoy, Sanz, Loony Bob.
Day 1 Conditions:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A fairly good batting pitch with a few cracks.
Bounce : Nice consistent bounce off a good length.
Outfield : Fast outfield.
Weather : Cloudy with occasional breaks of sun.
Toss: Australia A, bowl
Day 1 Game Events:
* Waughney (0) was dropped by Maher off Williams - 0/0
* CW Green Lunch - 88/4
* Hoy (11) was dropped by Maher off Bichel - 160/8
* Delkap (1) was dropped by Hauritz off Bichel - 169/8
* CW Green Tea - 174/8
* CW Green 188 all out (68.3 overs)
* Indian dropped Maher (0) off Rose - 7/0
* Aus A Stumps - 38/0 (19 overs)
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Day 2:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A fairly good batting pitch with a few cracks.
Bounce : Okay bounce with the odd one keeping low.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Fine and Sunny with light cloud.
Day 2 Game Events:
* Delkap dropped Maher (30) off Rose - 79/0
* Jamee999 dropped Love (0) first ball off Indian - 97/1
* Aus A Lunch - 124/1
* Delkap missed a half-chance of Blewett (11) off Majin - 207/3
* Aus A Tea - 228/4
* Rose missed a half-chance of Hodge (15) off his own bowling - 235/5
* Rose dropped Hodge (35) off Delkap - 305/5
* Master dropped Bichel (8) off Delkap - 321/8
* Aus A Stumps - 322/6 (114 overs)
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Day 3:
Ball : The ball is starting to lose its shine.
Pitch : A fairly good batting pitch with a few cracks.
Bounce : Unpredictable bounce with quite a few keeping low.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Cloudy with occasional breaks of sun.
Day 3 Game Events:
* Majin dropped Bichel (9) off Rose - 322/6
* Lezama dropped Bracken (0) off Rose - 355/7
* 32 minutes were lost to rain - Aus A 355/7
* Rose dropped Williams (0) off his own bowling - 358/8
* Lezama dropped Williams (2) off Hoy - 361/8
* Lezama missed a half-chance of Williams (3) off Rose - 362/8
* Lezama missed a half-chance of Williams (5) off Rose - 364/8
* Aus A Lunch - 379/9
* Aus A 384 all out (136.1 overs)
* CW Green Tea - 79/0
* Waughney 50 off 81 balls; 7 fours
* Bob (34) was dropped by Hodge off Hauritz - 89/0
* Loony Bob 50 off 105 balls; 7 fours
* Waughney 100 off 191 balls; 15 fours
* Waughney (108) was dropped by Bracken off Symonds - 206/1
* CW Green Stumps - 210/1 (65 overs)(Waughney 112*, Biased Indian 28*)
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Day 4:
Ball : The ball is getting old.
Pitch : A pitch with quite a few cracks.
Bounce : Unpredictable bounce with quite a few keeping low.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Cloudy with occasional breaks of sun.
Day 4 Game Events:
* Master (3) dropped by Maher off Bichel - 221/3
* Majin 50 off 65 balls; 8 fours
* CW Green Tea - 391/7
* Delkap (6) was dropped by Hodge off Hauritz - 407/8
* CW Green Tea - 439 all out (154.2 overs)
* Aus A set to chase 244 runs off 91 overs to win
* Delkap dropped Hussey (0) off Rose - 0/0
* Aus A Stumps - 0/0 (1 over)
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Day 5:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A pitch with quite a few cracks.
Bounce : Unpredictable bounce with quite a few keeping low.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Cloudy with occasional breaks of sun.
Day 5 Game Events:
* Bob dropped Maher (0) off Sanz - 1/0
* Hoy dropped Hussey (0) off Rose - 1/0
* Bob dropped Elliott (0) off Hoy - 53/2
* Lezama dropped Love (16) off Hoy - 57/2
* Lezama dropped Love (23) off Hoy - 67/2
* Aus A Lunch - 67/2
* Aus A Tea - 135/8
* Aus A 143 all out (62.3 overs)
Cricket Web Green 1st Innings 188 all out
Australia 'A' 1st Innings 384 all out
Cricket Web Green 2nd Innings 439 all out
Australia 'A' 2nd Innings 143 all out
Cricket Web Green won by 100 runs.
Daily Blast Comment: In a season that has featured some wonderful comeback wins, this one has to be at the very top. To recover from a first innings deficit of 196 to win by 100 runs is unbelievable. A timely hundred from Waughney and half-centuries from Loony Bob and Majin are the main heroic performances, but Australia still had to be bowled out, which Majin returned to contribute alongside Biased Indian in doing. Allround a wonderful team effort, bar the stint where a catch was dropped in each of the first 3 overs of the last innings (5 before lunch on day 5).