Tuesday 19th October
England A v Cricket Web Blue at PDV Dome
FC Match
CW Blue XI: Mr Mxyzptlk (C), Broncoman (vc), Dylan Jellett (wk), Tom Halsey, Craig, StUEy, Nath Patrick, Sudeep, Jason Toogood, Adam, 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 : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Very hot and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky.
Toss: CW Blue, bowl
Day 1 Game Events:
* Jellett dropped Bell (0) first ball off Patrick - 5/1
* Patrick dropped Pieterson (8) off Adam - 23/3
* Adam dropped a hard chance of Smith (1) off his own bowling - 24/3
* Jellett dropped Blackwell (14) off Halsey - 56/4
* Patrick dropped Blackwell (20) off Halsey - 72/4
* Sudeep missed a run out chance of Blackwell (39) - 96/4
* Eng A Lunch - 96/4
* Broncoman dropped Blackwell (47) off Patrick - 115/4
* Jellett missed a half-chance of Blackwell (114) off Halsey - 219/4
* Eng A Tea - 252/4
* Patrick took 5 wickets
* Patrick took 6th wicket
* Eng A Stumps - 318/9 (101 overs)
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Day 2:
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 : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Hot and sunny with very high light clouds.
Day 2 Game Events:
* Eng A 328 all out (111.3 overs)
* Young (5) dropped by Cork off Silverwood - 23/1
* CW Blue Lunch - 55/2
* Young (32) dropped by Pieterson off Cork - 90/2
* Craig 50 off 80 balls; 8 fours
* CW Blue Tea - 164/4
* Halsey (12) dropped by Read off Tremlett - 271/7
* CW Blue Stumps - 278/7 (77 overs)(Mr Mxyzptlk 25*, Tom Halsey 18*)
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Day 3:
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 : Cloudy with occasional breaks of sun.
Day 3 Game Events:
* Patrick (0) dropped by Read off Saggers - 316/9
* CW Blue 316 all out (99.2 overs)
* Eng A Lunch - 12/0
* Broncoman dropped Bell (9) off Mr M - 49/1
* Eng A Tea - 95/1
* Mr M dropped Bell (56) off Patrick - 130/2
* Sudeep bowled 3 consecutive noballs to Pieterson
* Patrick dropped Pieterson (18) off Sudeep - 153/2
* Eng A Stumps - 201/4 (73.3 overs)
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Day 4:
Ball : The ball is getting old.
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 : Fine and Sunny with light cloud.
Day 4 Game Events:
* Mr M dropped Smith (5) off Adam - 212/5
* Mr M dropped Saggers (7) off Patrick - 223/5
* Eng A Lunch - 257/6
* Patrick dropped Blackwell (16) off Halsey - 274/6
* Toogood dropped Smith (40) off his own bowling - 299/8
* Sudeep dropped Cork (2) off Halsey - 307/8
* Jellett missed a hard chance of Cork (6) off Halsey - 318/8
* Eng A Tea - 326/8
* Halsey missed a run out chance of Smith (82) - 361/9
* Eng A 363/9 declared (160 overs)
* CW Blue set to chase 376 runs in 98 overs to win
* StUEy (11) dropped by Ward off Silverwood - 19/2
* CW Blue Stumps - 29/2 (Peter Young 11*, StUEy 15*)
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Day 5:
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 : Cloudy with occasional breaks of sun.
Day 5 Game Events:
* Sudeep (4) dropped by Ward off Tremlett - 92/5
* CW Blue Lunch - 113/5
* Sudeep (27) dropped by Read off Saggers - 139/5
* Sudeep (40) dropped by Troughton off Cork - 181/6
* CW Blue Tea - 197/7
* CW Blue 211 all out (72.2 overs)
England 'A' 1st Innings 328 all out
Cricket Web Blue 1st Innings 316 all out
England 'A' 2nd Innings 363 for 9 dec.
Cricket Web Blue 2nd Innings 211 all out
England 'A' won by 164 runs.
Daily Blast Comment: On a fresh PDV Dome pitch, the Blue bowlers looked to be backing Mr Mxyzptlk's decision to bowl first early on, but things changed so quickly. Crucial misses of Blackwell and Ed Smith early did not go unnoticed, as the two took the score from 24/4 to 260/5 and England A never really looked back. With a long season coming to the end, the Blue bowlers seem very much weary, it showed and they paid for it in this one.
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Australia A v Cricket Web Black at SCG
FC Match
CW Black XI: Master Blaster (C), Ryan (wk), Umpire Money, Eclipse, Superkingdave, Vishnu Reddy, Mr Ponting, Ferd, BK Smith, David Kearsley, Dark Hunter.
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 : Cloudy with occasional breaks of sun.
Toss: Australia A, bowl
Day 1 Game Events:
* Ryan dropped Hussey (20) off Blaster - 46/0
* Aus A Lunch - 75/0
* Aus A Tea - 188/0
* Aus A Stumps - 293/2 (90 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 : Good bounce with the occasional one lifting 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 2 Game Events:
* Aus A Lunch - 363/5
* Aus A Tea - 405/6
* Ryan dropped Bichel (11) off Superkingdave - 431/7
* Superkingdave dropped Bichel (13) off his own bowling 433/7
* Kearsley dropped Bracken (6) off Ponting - 454/8
* Ryan dropped Bracken (12) off Ponting - 468/8
* Ryan missed a half-chance of Hauritz (5) off Ponting - 474/9
* Reddy dropped Hauritz (9) off Ponting - 481/9
* Aus A 482 all out (178.5 overs)
* CW Black Stumps - 2/0 (1 over)(Eclipse 1*, Ferd 1*)
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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 : Fine and Sunny with light cloud.
Day 3 Game Events:
* CW Black Lunch - 84/5
* BK Smith (34) dropped by Bichel off Hauritz - 92/5
* BK Smith 50 off 91 balls; 5 fours, 1 six
* Ponting (6) dropped by Elliott off Hauritz - 160/7
* CW Black Tea - 184/7
* CW Black 191 all out (66.4 overs)
* CW Black told to follow on 291 runs behind
* BK Smith (17) dropped by Love off Bichel - 42/2
* CW Black Stumps - 68/3 (22 overs)(David Kearsley 25*, Umpire Money 0*)
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Day 4:
Ball : The ball is starting to lose its shine.
Pitch : A pitch with quite 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 overcast.
Day 4 Game Events:
* Money (0) dropped by Elliott off Bichel - 78/3
* David Kearsley 50 off 57 balls; 9 fours
* Money (9) dropped by Elliott off Bichel - 118/4
* Hunter (2) dropped by Bracken off his own bowling - 121/4
* CW Black Lunch - 160/5
* Ryan (12) dropped by Blewett off Hauritz - 210/8
* Umpire Money 50 off 177 balls; 2 fours
* CW Black Tea - 234/8
* CW Black 245 all out (90.3 overs)
Australia 'A' 1st Innings 482 all out
Cricket Web Black 1st Innings 191 all out
Cricket Web Black 2nd Innings Following On 245 all out
Australia 'A' won by an Innings and 46 runs.
Daily Blast Comment: It's the stuff of nightmares. No doubt it will be a very long time before the Black bowlers can cast the memories of Maher's and Hussey's dominant partnership in bowler friendly conditions. When the opponents' opening partnership outscores your innings total each time, you've lost the game. A very much understrength Black team very much outclassed in this one.