Wednesday 20th October
Australia 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, KennyD - FC debut, 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 : Hot and sunny with very high light clouds.
Toss: Australia A, bat
Day 1 Game Events:
* StUEy missed a hard run out chance of Hussey (10) - 35/0
* Aus A Lunch - 84/1
* Aus A Tea - 176/1
* Aus A Stumps - 286/6 (103 overs)
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Day 2:
Ball : The ball is starting to lose its shine.
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.
Day 2 Game Events:
* Jellett missed a half-chance of Bichel (33) off Patrick - 320/6
* Nath Patrick took 5 wickets
* Jellett dropped Williams (4) off Patrick - 396/8
* Aus A Lunch - 405/8
* Nath Patrick took 6th wicket
* Nath Patrick took 7th wicket
* Aus A 428 all out (148.5 overs)
* Williams missed a run out chance of KenneyD (13) - 49/1
* CW Blue Tea - 52/1
* StUEy (18) dropped by Haddin off Hauritz - 66/2
* CW Blue Stumps - 142/3 (47 overs)(Broncoman 41*, Craig 16*)
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Day 3:
Ball : The ball is starting to go soft.
Pitch : A perfect batting pitch with no visible 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:
* Broncoman 50 of 94 balls; 6 fours
* Craig (27) dropped by Love off Williams - 170/3
* Craig 50 off 123 balls; 3 fours
* CW Blue Lunch - 250/4
* CW Blue Tea - 304/8
* Elliott missed a run out chance of Mr M (22) - 319/8
* Mr M (26) dropped by Elliott off Hauritz - 324/8
* Mr M (32) dropped by Bichel off Williams - 333/8
* CW Blue Stumps - 353/9 (138 overs)(Adam 21*, Nath Patrick 3*)
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Day 4:
Ball : The ball is starting to go 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 : Hot and sunny with very high light clouds.
Day 4 Game Events:
* CW Blue 360 all out (143.2 overs)
* Aus A Lunch - 49/1
* Sudeep dropped Maher (44) off Patrick - 117/2
* Aus A Tea - 129/2
* Aus A Stumps 200/2 (95 overs)
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Day 5:
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 5 Game Events:
* Aus A 233/3 declared (111 overs)
* CW Blue set to chase 302 runs from 75 overs to win
* CW Blue Lunch - 39/0
* Peter Young 50 off 110 balls; 4 fours
* CW Blue Tea - 124/2
* Hussey missed a run out chance of Broncoman (3) - 140/3
* CW Blue 207/5 (75 overs)
Australia 'A' 1st Innings 428 all out
Cricket Web Blue 1st Innings 360 all out
Australia 'A' 2nd Innings 233 for 3 dec.
Cricket Web Blue 2nd Innings 207 for 5
Match Drawn.
Daily Blast Comment: A brave effort from a tired team. KennyD entered to add some fresh spirit to the Blues, but the bowlers showed their fatigue early when the Aussie top order belted the ball about. Some wonderful bowling from Nath Patrick at the end of day 1 then got his team back into things, and he finished with a career-best haul when all was said and done. The batsmen then did well enough to put the game into 'draw' territory before another tired bowling effort. All in all the bowlers did well in spurts, but simply could not sustain pressure. However, enough was done for an honourable draw and a decent way to finish the 5D regular season.
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Cricket Web Red v England A at the MCG
FC Match
CW Red XI: Samuel Vimes (C)(wk), David Kennett (vc), Mr Wright, Deeps, Steds, Supa Freak, Zaid Ghansar, Gibbs N Smith, Andre, Nibblet, Jagaways.
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 slow outfield. Boundaries will be hard to score.
Weather : Very overcast.
Toss: CW Red, bowl
Day 1 Game Events:
* Vimes missed a half-chance of Pieterson (0) off Mr Wright - 30/2
* Eng A Lunch - 61/5
* Vimes dropped Bell (39) off Freak - 82/5
* David Kennett took 5 wickets
* David Kennett took 6th wicket
* David Kennett took 7th wicket
* Eng A 115 all out (56.4 overs)
* Gibbs N Smith (2) dropped by Cork off Tremlett - 55/1
* Andre (1) dropped by Ed Smith off Tremlett - 60/3
* Gibbs N Smith (4) dropped by Troughton off Cork - 64/3
* CW Red Stumps - 64/3 (31 overs)(Gibbs N Smith 5*, Andre 6*)
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Day 2:
Ball : The ball is starting to lose its shine.
Pitch : A perfect batting pitch with no visible cracks.
Bounce : High bounce. Just what the fast bowlers want.
Outfield : Slow outfield.
Weather : Fine and Sunny with light cloud.
Day 2 Game Events:
* Deeps (8) dropped by Tremlett off Silverwood - 81/4
* Deeps (28) dropped by Tremlett off Cork - 122/5
* CW Red Lunch - 150/5
* Ghansar (49) dropped by Ward off Saggers - 180/9
* Zaid Ghansar 50 off 127 balls; 2 fours
* CW Red Tea - 209/9
* CW Red 211 all out (92.5 overs)
* Andre dropped Ward (6) off Kennett - 11/0
* Vimes dropped Pieterson (9) off Kennett - 62/2
* Eng A Stumps - 66/3 (26 overs)
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Day 3:
Ball : The ball is starting to lose its shine.
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:
* Supa Freak took 5 wickets
* Eng A Lunch - 142/8
* Vimes dropped Silverwood (19) off Mr Wright - 150/8
* Steds dropped Silverwood (43) off Kennett - 198/9
* Eng A Tea - 202/9
* Eng A 206 all out (88.2 overs)
* CW Red set to chase 111 runs from 205 overs to win
* CW Red Stumps - 68/4 (25 overs)(Deeps 33*, Zaid Ghansar 8*)
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Day 4:
Ball : The ball is starting to lose its shine.
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 : Fine and Sunny with light cloud.
Day 4 Game Events:
* Deeps 50 off 75 balls; 5 fours
* CW Red 111/5 (41.2 overs)
England 'A' 1st Innings 115 all out
Cricket Web Red 1st Innings 211 all out
England 'A' 2nd Innings 206 all out
Cricket Web Red 2nd Innings 111 for 5
Cricket Web Red won by 5 wkts.
Daily Blast Comment: A couple of career-high bowling performances set up this win. David Kennett was all but unplayable in the first innings for an astonishing and superb haul, then Supa Freak had the Englishmen in a spin the second time around. With the bat, Deeps and Zaid Ghansar each played two crucial innings to hold things together. Great win to end the season for Red.