Thursday 7th October
Cricket Web Blue v Cricket Web Black at the SCG
FC Match
CW Blue XI: Mr Mxyzptlk (C), Broncoman (vc), Dylan Jellett (wk), StUEy, Craig, Sudeep, Jason Toogood, Peter Young, Nath Patrick, Adam, Tom Halsey.
CW Black XI: Neil Pickup, Master Blaster (vc), C Buts, Ash Chaulk (wk), Rich_2001, Superkingdave, Mr Ponting, Yasa Fayaz, BK Smith, David Kearsley, Eclipse.
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 : Normal speed outfield.
Weather : Overcast.
Toss: CW Black, bat
Day 1 Game Events:
* Jellett dropped Eclipse (34) off Halsey - 63/0
* CW Black Lunch - 117/1
* Rich_2001 50 off 114 balls; 6 fours
* 48 minutes were lost to rain
* CW Black Tea - 129/2
* Jellett dropped Pickup (0) 1st ball off Adam - 253/9
* Jellett dropped Pickup (0) 2nd ball off Adam - 253/9
* CW Black Stumps - 253/9 (90 overs)(Chris Broadbent 0*, Neil Pickup 0*)
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Day 2:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A pitch with quite a few cracks.
Bounce : Good bounce with the occasional one lifting off a good length.
Outfield : Normal speed outfield.
Weather : Very hot and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky.
Day 2 Game Events:
* CW Black 254 all out (90.5 overs)
* Blaster dropped Toogood (3) off Fayaz - 76/3
* CW Blue Lunch - 76/4
* Superkingdave dropped Sudeep (36) off his own bowling - 168/5
* CW Blue Tea - 189/6
* Sudeep 50 off 122 balls; 8 fours
* CW Blue Stumps - 244/7 (89 overs)(Sudeep 74*, Tom Halsey 18*)
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Day 3:
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 : Very hot and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky.
Day 3 Game Events:
* CW Blue 268 all out (100.2 overs)
* Sudeep dropped a hard chance of Eclipse (32) off Mr M - 50/0
* CW Black Lunch - 50/0
* CW Black Tea - 142/3
* Jellett dropped Kearsley (18) off Mr M - 176/4
* StUEy dropped Fayaz (0) off Halsey - 188/5
* Adam dropped Fayaz (0) off Mr M - 193/6
* CW Black Stumps - 202/6 (83 overs)(Yasa Fayaz 6*, Superkingdave 6*)
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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 : Cloudy with occasional breaks of sun.
Day 4 Game Events:
* CW Black 210 all out (88.1 overs)
* CW Blue set to chase 197 run in 164 overs to win
* CW Blue Lunch - 65/1
* Peter Young 50 off 100 balls; 4 fours
* Blaster missed a half-chance of StUEy (39) off his own bowling - 125/1
* StUEy 50 off 86 balls; 8 fours
* CW Blue Tea - 177/3
* CW Blue 197/4; won by 6 wickets
Cricket Web Black 1st Innings 254 all out
Cricket Web Blue 1st Innings 268 all out
Cricket Web Black 2nd Innings 210 all out
Cricket Web Blue 2nd Innings 197 for 4
Cricket Web Blue won by 6 wkts.
Daily Blast Comment: Perhaps the biggest game all season and the Blues emerged victorious over Black for the second consecutive time. Now leading the season series 2-1, the Blues dealt a severe blow to CW Black's 5D title chances with a clinical finish after a close game early on. Sudeep was the star yet again as his amazing purple patch continues. With the ball he was not as sharp as he has been lately, but he managed an outstanding unbeaten half-century to his team's cause. Also quite crucial was the role played by Adam with the ball on the 4th morning, to collapse the Black tail, as they lost 4 wickets for 8 runs.
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Australia A v England A at the MCG
Australia 'A' 1st Innings 145 all out
Blewett 34, Hussey 25, Silverwood 5-43, Cork 3-33
England 'A' 1st Innings 476 all out
Pieterson 147, Smith 99, Noffke 4-87, Symonds 2-17
Australia 'A' 2nd Innings 146 all out
Elliott 66*, Hussey 41, Silverwood 6-32, Tremlett 3-28
England 'A' won by an Innings and 185 runs.