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**Dev League Season 7**
- Thread starter Mr Mxyzptlk
- Start date
roseboy64
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The Green's success this season will depend on the less experienced guys to step up when the "big guns"are gone and for the more experienced to at least not embarass themselves.I think that will happen.Do you?(This is for the Green teammates only.I know how you guys can get.)
Mr Mxyzptlk
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Schedule:
CW Green at CW Red
CW Black at Australia A
CW Blue at England A
The 12-man squads for the opening round of games:
Cricket Web Red
Marc71178 (C), Bugssy (vc), Samuel Vimes (wk), Gibbs N Smith, Deeps, Ian Markus, Zaid Ghansar, Imran Khan Jr., Dave, Mr Ponting, Mr Wright, A Massive Zebra.
Cricket Web Blue
Peter Young (C), Mr Mxyzptlk (vc), Dylan Jellett (wk), Jason Toogood, Daniel Muhaffy, Craig, StUEy, Broncoman, Nath Patrick, Adam, Tom Halsey, Amir Ahmad.
Cricket Web Green
Age Master (C), Lord of Darkness (vc), Eyes Only (wk), Cloete, Xavier Rose, Blewy, David Jr., Biased Indian, Delkap, Sanz, Rob Timewell, Waughney.
Cricket Web Black
Neil Pickup (C), Master Blaster (vc), Ash Chaulk (wk), BK Smith, Dark Hunter, C Buts, Eclipse, Rich_2001, Chris Broadbent, Jagaways, Ferd, Vishnu Reddy.
To those of you who weren't picked, don't be discouraged. As anyone who has played a significant amount of Dev Cricket can attest to, everyone will play a few times over the course of the season.
To those of you who have been picked, understand that this was a hugely difficult chance and thus you are all under pressure to perform.
CW Green at CW Red
CW Black at Australia A
CW Blue at England A
The 12-man squads for the opening round of games:
Cricket Web Red
Marc71178 (C), Bugssy (vc), Samuel Vimes (wk), Gibbs N Smith, Deeps, Ian Markus, Zaid Ghansar, Imran Khan Jr., Dave, Mr Ponting, Mr Wright, A Massive Zebra.
Cricket Web Blue
Peter Young (C), Mr Mxyzptlk (vc), Dylan Jellett (wk), Jason Toogood, Daniel Muhaffy, Craig, StUEy, Broncoman, Nath Patrick, Adam, Tom Halsey, Amir Ahmad.
Cricket Web Green
Age Master (C), Lord of Darkness (vc), Eyes Only (wk), Cloete, Xavier Rose, Blewy, David Jr., Biased Indian, Delkap, Sanz, Rob Timewell, Waughney.
Cricket Web Black
Neil Pickup (C), Master Blaster (vc), Ash Chaulk (wk), BK Smith, Dark Hunter, C Buts, Eclipse, Rich_2001, Chris Broadbent, Jagaways, Ferd, Vishnu Reddy.
To those of you who weren't picked, don't be discouraged. As anyone who has played a significant amount of Dev Cricket can attest to, everyone will play a few times over the course of the season.
To those of you who have been picked, understand that this was a hugely difficult chance and thus you are all under pressure to perform.
Good to see my name in the squad...hopefully the experienced line-up we have their can see off CW Red. I'm one of the newcomers and I hope that nerves will not get the best of me - but I was relatively pleased with my performances for CW 'A' during the Winter and also for Indiana.
Good luck to the Greens - let's do a clean sweep now of all the "major" trophies.
Good luck to the Greens - let's do a clean sweep now of all the "major" trophies.
ash chaulk
International Captain
please dont give them ideaslord_of_darkness said:
thewizard1o1
International Debutant
haha, feel free to swing around to the CW bar sometime, i'll be the drunk one abusing CW Red fansCloete said:Hell yes!
Playing under Age should be alot of fun, beats playing under Blewy(Nah I'm just joking)!! Anyway will be good to bat with you and maybe rack up a few runs, also really looking forward to meeting the resident "superstar" Nathan Hoy!
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lord_of_darkness
Cricket Web XI Moderator
The lineup looks mad ***y..
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Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Hopefully you'll be distracted by your team mates enough to perform poorly.lord_of_darkness said:
lord_of_darkness
Cricket Web XI Moderator
I think saying that only alerted me.. now i have to step up my game another notch when the season gets going.!!
lord_of_darkness
Cricket Web XI Moderator
you mean kyle.?
AUST_HiTMaN
International Debutant
Why am i "like doh"?
Pleased to be named in the Red's 12 member squad, hope we can all put in a good one.
Pleased to be named in the Red's 12 member squad, hope we can all put in a good one.
Mr Mxyzptlk
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**Opening Day**
A fascinating start to the Dev League Season with some top class performances and great contests.
Cricket Web Green v Cricket Web Red
Cricket Web Red 1st Innings 266 all out
Cricket Web Green 1st Innings 203 all out
Cricket Web Red 2nd Innings 255 all out
Cricket Web Green 2nd Innings 281 all out
Cricket Web Red won by 37 runs.
HOW OUT:
1st innings
Samuel Vimes - top-edged pull, caught at midwicket
Gibbs N Smith - trapped on the crease, LBW
Bugssy - squared up and edged to slip
Marc71178 - pushed off back foot, edged to slip
Deeps - no shot played, LBW
Ian Markus - wild cut/slash, caught behind
Zaid Ghansar - clipped aerially to midwicket
Imran Khan Jr. - lofted to midoff, caught
Mr Ponting - run out by Blewy
Dave - bowled through the gate
Mr Wright - not out
Waughney - 98mph short ball, fended to 'keeper
Eyes Only - edged away swinger to slip
Cloete - run out by Bugssy
Biased Indian - looked to ondrive and got a leading edge back to bowler
Age Master - missed legcutter
Blewy - sharp and back-of-a-length ball, edged to 'keeper
L of Darkness - drove at a wide ball, brilliantly held at cover
Xavier Rose - missed 95mph full length ball, LBW
David Jr. - flayed at wide ball, caught at slip
Delkap - drove early, caught at cover
Sanz - not out
2nd innings
Samuel Vimes - chopped on short ball
Gibbs N Smith - trapped on the crease, LBW
Bugssy - yorker-length, hit on toe, LBW
Marc71178 - pushed off back foot, edged to slip
Deeps - bowled through the gate
Ian Markus - looked to flick, leading edge to midon
Zaid Ghansar - cut to point
Imran Khan Jr. - pulled straight to midwicket
Mr Ponting - bowled legstump
Dave - missed inseamer, LBW
Mr Wright - not out
Waughney - edged sharp outseamer to slip
Eyes Only - inside egde pushing forward, caught at short leg
Cloete - full length slower ball, missed and LBW
Biased Indian - played around slower ball, bowled
Age Master - beaten by 99mph delivery, bowled
Blewy - yorked middle stump
L of Darkness - dragged on attempted pull shot
Xavier Rose - run out by Bugssy
David Jr. - pushed at length ball, caught behind
Delkap - not out
Sanz - top-edged cut, caught at third man
On a pitch with consistent bounce and few cracks and with a blazing fast outfield, Marc71178 won the toss and elected to bat first. Test seamer David Jr. would make them pay quickly though, setting the score back to 31/3. Sanz then chipped in and the score later sat at a worrying 65/6. With disaster seemingly on the cards, the impressive Zaid Ghansar (dropped by Only on 17 and 73) began his sophomore season well and added a composed 119 runs with reliable veteran Imran Khan Jr. Both batsmen registered half-centuries in a total of 266 all out.
On his debut Delkap bowled well and reaped the rewards of 3 wickets, as many as David Jr.
In the Greens reply drama was immediate. Mr Ponting displayed a fiery spell of pace, bounce and accuracy and took a wicket with his first ball. He was blunted for a period by the Green middle order, but returned late to dismiss Blewy, Xavier Rose and Mr Ponting in the first ever Cricket Web FC hat-trick. Ghansar then ended the innings, taking 3 wickets in total to accompany Ponting's 4. Cloete was the only batsman, of six who got starts, to carry on to anything significant, playing for a half-century.
With a 63-run lead in the bag, the Reds set about to build once more. Gibbs N Smith had his problems for the second time in the game and perished cheaply. Bugssy and Marc showed promise but never truly got going. The score was 58/4 with big Ian Markus strode to the middle. His would be a tremendous knock and crucial to his team. A maiden FC hundred, having scored 99 twice before. At the other end Samuel Vimes gave solid support and registered a half-century to his name. There was little other contribution otherwise though and Delkap's sharp spell of accuracy and movement saw to the tailend.
Chasing 319 to win, the Greens lost early wickets and looked well and truly out of contention at 81/6. One man was determined though. The number two Test batsman in the world, Cloete oozed class and dealt with anything loose with clinical aggression. His century took 180 balls and for a while it looked like he would take the Greens to an epic win. Alas a gutsy bit of bowling from Ghansar paid off and the right-hander had to walk back to the pavilion. The tailenders hung in there and showed purpose to the cause but it was too little too late.
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Cricket Web Black v Australia A
Australia 'A' 1st Innings 364 all out
Cricket Web Black 1st Innings 335 all out
Australia 'A' 2nd Innings 172 all out
Cricket Web Black 2nd Innings 113 for 5
Test Match Drawn.
How OUT:
1st innings
Rich_2001 - shuffled across, bowled legstump
Eclipse - trapped LBW by inswinger
Jagaways - flicked to square leg, caught
C. Buts - edged to slip off back foot
B.K. Smith - bottom-edged pull, caught behind
Ash Chaulk - drove at wide ball, caught at slip
Dark Hunter - pulled to deep square leg, caught
Master Blaster - pulled to deep square leg, caught
Vishnu Reddy - run out by Master Blaster
Chris Broadbent - not out
Neil Pickup - pushed at length ball, caught at 6th slip
2nd innings
Rich_2001 - ball didn't bounce, bowled
Eclipse - ball didn't bounce, LBW
Jagaways - top-edged hook, caught at deep square leg
C. Buts - beaten outside offstump, given out caught behind
B.K. Smith - not out
Ash Chaulk - not out
It was a typical WACA surface - hard, bouncy and quick. With such considerations Neil Pickup (the artist formerly listed as Age Master) elected to cut his seamers loose and bowl first when he won the toss. Hussey was well-caught off Broadbent early, then Maher, Love and Elliott made a strong recovery with good starts all. Love was the real danger man and reached 92 then Hunter had him caught behind driving. A fightback by the Blacks against the middle order was blunted once more, this time by the Aussie lower order.
Andy Bichel, Ashley Noffke (dropped by Jagaways on 23 and by Noffke on 36) and Brad Williams all frustrated the bowlers and Australia reached 364 all out. Hunter and Broadbent were the picks of the bowlers with 3 wickets apiece. Blaster took 2 wickets but had two catches dropped off his bowling.
Chasing a good total, the Blacks started impressively with partnerships of 49 and 65 to open up. Rich_2001 anchored the top half of the innings with a solid Athertonesque half-century. Eclipse, Jagaways and Buts all got starts, then B.K. Smith was dismissed cheaply on debut. The score now having slumped to 125/4, Rich found an able partner in Ash Chaulk. Chaulk was at his best. Indeed, he didn't quite match his FC high of 181, but the innings he played is rated by many as his finest innings - his second FC hundred (dropped by Hodge on 62).
The innings defined the eventual total of 335 for the Blacks.
With such new inspiration Pickup lead the Blacks back onto the field. The first wicket took a while to come, but Dark Hunter got both openers and the score read 81/2. Now it was Ginger time. Landing on a classic legspinners length and affording prodigious spin, Neil Pickup ripped through the Australia middle order (including two nightwatchmen), compensating for his first innings lack of penetration. Michael Clarke (dropped by Jagaways off Pickup on 17) and Andy Bichel fought on late in the innings, but the Aussies were all out for 172.
This set the Blacks a difficult chase of 202 from 41 overs on a day five pitch. The task was made all the more difficult in quick time, with Rich_2001, Eclipse and Jagaways all back in the hut at 16/3. With the heat definitely on, Buts and Chaulk batted with a controlled mix of defence and attack for a partnership of 82. It appeared as though the two batsmen would take the game to a draw, but both were dismissed with some 8 overs left in the game. Smith and Hunter calmly batted out the time.
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Cricket Web Blue vs England A
Cricket Web Blue 1st Innings 264 all out
England 'A' 1st Innings 93 all out
Cricket Web Blue 2nd Innings 305 all out
England 'A' 2nd Innings 246 all out
Cricket Web Blue won by 230 runs.
How OUT:
1st innings
Craig - hit uppishly to midon, caught
StUEy - edged outswinger of front foot, caught behind
Broncoman - edged cut to slip
Peter Young - beaten by full inswinger, LBW
Jason Toogood - flashing slash, caught at gully
Dylan Jellett - edged off back foot to slip
Mr Mxyzptlk - flicked off hip to square leg, caught
Daniel Muhaffy - edged outswinger off front-foot drive, caught at slip
Tom Halsey - bowled through the gate
Adam - not out
Nath Patrick - edged outswinger off defensive shot, caught behind
2nd innings
Craig - drove at outswinger, caught at slip
StUEy - cut hard to backward point, caught brilliantly
Broncoman - hit hard back to bowler, brilliantly held
Peter Young - knocked over by length ball
Jason Toogood - top-edged pull shot, caught at midoff
Dylan Jellett - yorked middlestump
Mr Mxyzptlk - trapped LBW by neat inseamer
Daniel Muhaffy - lofted comfortably to midon
Tom Halsey - missed a straight one
Adam - top-edged hook to long leg, caught
Nath Patrick - not out
A good batting track with good bounce for the seamers. Unfortunately the weather meant that there would be regular delays due drizzles and poor light. With all that in mind, the Englishmen had no hesitation in inserting the Blues upon winning the toss. Despite the difficulties of the conditions, the Blues batsmen batted calmly to take the score to a well-placed 184/2. At this stage, the innings lost its way. Wickets for the veteran Saggers and youngster Kabir Ali meant that the Blues were ultimately set back to 264 all out.
Broncoman topscored with a delightful half-century, complementing StUEy well and then rotating the strike nicely in partnership with Peter Young.
The conditions were now very much overcast and the bounce still steep. On a pitch expected by some to suit the batsmen, the Blues romped into the driver's seat with an awesome display of seam bowling. Muhaffy made the initial breakthrough of Troughton. When Adam replaced Nath Patrick, the good start turned to spectacular. On debut, the young left-armer got Bell with an unplayable delivery. This opened the door for Muhaffy to rip out 2 more quick wickets and Adam then claimed his second.
England 'A' had been set back to 53/5 and only Smith there of the specialist batting. A small partnership with Chris Read was broken by Nath Patrick who was working up some good rhythm. From the other end Mr Mxyzptlk hit some elusive bowling form and wrapped up the tail in tandem with Patrick - 93 all out!
With a first-innings lead of 171, the Blues took to the middle once more. Craig was dropped early by Pieterson but didn't last much longer as Saggers' first second innings wicket. StUEy, Broncoman and Mr Mxyzptlk got starts but it was Jason Toogood's 6th FC hundred and Dylan Jellett's 7th half-century that inspired the eventual total of 305 all out.
This set up a massive task of a 477-run chase. Jellett dropped Troughton before he had scored (2nd ball) and England ended the day at 17/0. Just 11 runs were added on the fourth day and the Patrick got Ian Ward for 11. Soon after, the successful bowler was the culprit as he dropped Troughton on 22. Jellett dropped Bell on 20, then Mr Mxyzptlk dropped him on 25. The Englishmen went to lunch at 88/1 and Troughton reached his half-century the over after. As reward for a long spell, Halsey would break through, dismissing Troughton for 75 - 139/2. Bell reached his half-century, then was missed by Craig on 57 - the third chance put down off Patrick.
Nath Patrick made way for Daniel Muhaffy and that change produced 3 quick wickets. Suddenly the score slipped from 159/2 to 169/5 and the Blues were completely in charge again. Immediately after tea Muhaffy got Read, caught by Craig, then Adam had Cork caught by the same man. The tail end fought back somewhat, but Muhaffy completed his 5-wicket haul and then Mr. Mxyzptlk snared the final wicket with a loose ball outside offstump - a massive win for the impressive Blues.
A fascinating start to the Dev League Season with some top class performances and great contests.
Cricket Web Green v Cricket Web Red
Cricket Web Red 1st Innings 266 all out
Cricket Web Green 1st Innings 203 all out
Cricket Web Red 2nd Innings 255 all out
Cricket Web Green 2nd Innings 281 all out
Cricket Web Red won by 37 runs.
HOW OUT:
1st innings
Samuel Vimes - top-edged pull, caught at midwicket
Gibbs N Smith - trapped on the crease, LBW
Bugssy - squared up and edged to slip
Marc71178 - pushed off back foot, edged to slip
Deeps - no shot played, LBW
Ian Markus - wild cut/slash, caught behind
Zaid Ghansar - clipped aerially to midwicket
Imran Khan Jr. - lofted to midoff, caught
Mr Ponting - run out by Blewy
Dave - bowled through the gate
Mr Wright - not out
Waughney - 98mph short ball, fended to 'keeper
Eyes Only - edged away swinger to slip
Cloete - run out by Bugssy
Biased Indian - looked to ondrive and got a leading edge back to bowler
Age Master - missed legcutter
Blewy - sharp and back-of-a-length ball, edged to 'keeper
L of Darkness - drove at a wide ball, brilliantly held at cover
Xavier Rose - missed 95mph full length ball, LBW
David Jr. - flayed at wide ball, caught at slip
Delkap - drove early, caught at cover
Sanz - not out
2nd innings
Samuel Vimes - chopped on short ball
Gibbs N Smith - trapped on the crease, LBW
Bugssy - yorker-length, hit on toe, LBW
Marc71178 - pushed off back foot, edged to slip
Deeps - bowled through the gate
Ian Markus - looked to flick, leading edge to midon
Zaid Ghansar - cut to point
Imran Khan Jr. - pulled straight to midwicket
Mr Ponting - bowled legstump
Dave - missed inseamer, LBW
Mr Wright - not out
Waughney - edged sharp outseamer to slip
Eyes Only - inside egde pushing forward, caught at short leg
Cloete - full length slower ball, missed and LBW
Biased Indian - played around slower ball, bowled
Age Master - beaten by 99mph delivery, bowled
Blewy - yorked middle stump
L of Darkness - dragged on attempted pull shot
Xavier Rose - run out by Bugssy
David Jr. - pushed at length ball, caught behind
Delkap - not out
Sanz - top-edged cut, caught at third man
On a pitch with consistent bounce and few cracks and with a blazing fast outfield, Marc71178 won the toss and elected to bat first. Test seamer David Jr. would make them pay quickly though, setting the score back to 31/3. Sanz then chipped in and the score later sat at a worrying 65/6. With disaster seemingly on the cards, the impressive Zaid Ghansar (dropped by Only on 17 and 73) began his sophomore season well and added a composed 119 runs with reliable veteran Imran Khan Jr. Both batsmen registered half-centuries in a total of 266 all out.
On his debut Delkap bowled well and reaped the rewards of 3 wickets, as many as David Jr.
In the Greens reply drama was immediate. Mr Ponting displayed a fiery spell of pace, bounce and accuracy and took a wicket with his first ball. He was blunted for a period by the Green middle order, but returned late to dismiss Blewy, Xavier Rose and Mr Ponting in the first ever Cricket Web FC hat-trick. Ghansar then ended the innings, taking 3 wickets in total to accompany Ponting's 4. Cloete was the only batsman, of six who got starts, to carry on to anything significant, playing for a half-century.
With a 63-run lead in the bag, the Reds set about to build once more. Gibbs N Smith had his problems for the second time in the game and perished cheaply. Bugssy and Marc showed promise but never truly got going. The score was 58/4 with big Ian Markus strode to the middle. His would be a tremendous knock and crucial to his team. A maiden FC hundred, having scored 99 twice before. At the other end Samuel Vimes gave solid support and registered a half-century to his name. There was little other contribution otherwise though and Delkap's sharp spell of accuracy and movement saw to the tailend.
Chasing 319 to win, the Greens lost early wickets and looked well and truly out of contention at 81/6. One man was determined though. The number two Test batsman in the world, Cloete oozed class and dealt with anything loose with clinical aggression. His century took 180 balls and for a while it looked like he would take the Greens to an epic win. Alas a gutsy bit of bowling from Ghansar paid off and the right-hander had to walk back to the pavilion. The tailenders hung in there and showed purpose to the cause but it was too little too late.
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Cricket Web Black v Australia A
Australia 'A' 1st Innings 364 all out
Cricket Web Black 1st Innings 335 all out
Australia 'A' 2nd Innings 172 all out
Cricket Web Black 2nd Innings 113 for 5
Test Match Drawn.
How OUT:
1st innings
Rich_2001 - shuffled across, bowled legstump
Eclipse - trapped LBW by inswinger
Jagaways - flicked to square leg, caught
C. Buts - edged to slip off back foot
B.K. Smith - bottom-edged pull, caught behind
Ash Chaulk - drove at wide ball, caught at slip
Dark Hunter - pulled to deep square leg, caught
Master Blaster - pulled to deep square leg, caught
Vishnu Reddy - run out by Master Blaster
Chris Broadbent - not out
Neil Pickup - pushed at length ball, caught at 6th slip
2nd innings
Rich_2001 - ball didn't bounce, bowled
Eclipse - ball didn't bounce, LBW
Jagaways - top-edged hook, caught at deep square leg
C. Buts - beaten outside offstump, given out caught behind
B.K. Smith - not out
Ash Chaulk - not out
It was a typical WACA surface - hard, bouncy and quick. With such considerations Neil Pickup (the artist formerly listed as Age Master) elected to cut his seamers loose and bowl first when he won the toss. Hussey was well-caught off Broadbent early, then Maher, Love and Elliott made a strong recovery with good starts all. Love was the real danger man and reached 92 then Hunter had him caught behind driving. A fightback by the Blacks against the middle order was blunted once more, this time by the Aussie lower order.
Andy Bichel, Ashley Noffke (dropped by Jagaways on 23 and by Noffke on 36) and Brad Williams all frustrated the bowlers and Australia reached 364 all out. Hunter and Broadbent were the picks of the bowlers with 3 wickets apiece. Blaster took 2 wickets but had two catches dropped off his bowling.
Chasing a good total, the Blacks started impressively with partnerships of 49 and 65 to open up. Rich_2001 anchored the top half of the innings with a solid Athertonesque half-century. Eclipse, Jagaways and Buts all got starts, then B.K. Smith was dismissed cheaply on debut. The score now having slumped to 125/4, Rich found an able partner in Ash Chaulk. Chaulk was at his best. Indeed, he didn't quite match his FC high of 181, but the innings he played is rated by many as his finest innings - his second FC hundred (dropped by Hodge on 62).
The innings defined the eventual total of 335 for the Blacks.
With such new inspiration Pickup lead the Blacks back onto the field. The first wicket took a while to come, but Dark Hunter got both openers and the score read 81/2. Now it was Ginger time. Landing on a classic legspinners length and affording prodigious spin, Neil Pickup ripped through the Australia middle order (including two nightwatchmen), compensating for his first innings lack of penetration. Michael Clarke (dropped by Jagaways off Pickup on 17) and Andy Bichel fought on late in the innings, but the Aussies were all out for 172.
This set the Blacks a difficult chase of 202 from 41 overs on a day five pitch. The task was made all the more difficult in quick time, with Rich_2001, Eclipse and Jagaways all back in the hut at 16/3. With the heat definitely on, Buts and Chaulk batted with a controlled mix of defence and attack for a partnership of 82. It appeared as though the two batsmen would take the game to a draw, but both were dismissed with some 8 overs left in the game. Smith and Hunter calmly batted out the time.
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Cricket Web Blue vs England A
Cricket Web Blue 1st Innings 264 all out
England 'A' 1st Innings 93 all out
Cricket Web Blue 2nd Innings 305 all out
England 'A' 2nd Innings 246 all out
Cricket Web Blue won by 230 runs.
How OUT:
1st innings
Craig - hit uppishly to midon, caught
StUEy - edged outswinger of front foot, caught behind
Broncoman - edged cut to slip
Peter Young - beaten by full inswinger, LBW
Jason Toogood - flashing slash, caught at gully
Dylan Jellett - edged off back foot to slip
Mr Mxyzptlk - flicked off hip to square leg, caught
Daniel Muhaffy - edged outswinger off front-foot drive, caught at slip
Tom Halsey - bowled through the gate
Adam - not out
Nath Patrick - edged outswinger off defensive shot, caught behind
2nd innings
Craig - drove at outswinger, caught at slip
StUEy - cut hard to backward point, caught brilliantly
Broncoman - hit hard back to bowler, brilliantly held
Peter Young - knocked over by length ball
Jason Toogood - top-edged pull shot, caught at midoff
Dylan Jellett - yorked middlestump
Mr Mxyzptlk - trapped LBW by neat inseamer
Daniel Muhaffy - lofted comfortably to midon
Tom Halsey - missed a straight one
Adam - top-edged hook to long leg, caught
Nath Patrick - not out
A good batting track with good bounce for the seamers. Unfortunately the weather meant that there would be regular delays due drizzles and poor light. With all that in mind, the Englishmen had no hesitation in inserting the Blues upon winning the toss. Despite the difficulties of the conditions, the Blues batsmen batted calmly to take the score to a well-placed 184/2. At this stage, the innings lost its way. Wickets for the veteran Saggers and youngster Kabir Ali meant that the Blues were ultimately set back to 264 all out.
Broncoman topscored with a delightful half-century, complementing StUEy well and then rotating the strike nicely in partnership with Peter Young.
The conditions were now very much overcast and the bounce still steep. On a pitch expected by some to suit the batsmen, the Blues romped into the driver's seat with an awesome display of seam bowling. Muhaffy made the initial breakthrough of Troughton. When Adam replaced Nath Patrick, the good start turned to spectacular. On debut, the young left-armer got Bell with an unplayable delivery. This opened the door for Muhaffy to rip out 2 more quick wickets and Adam then claimed his second.
England 'A' had been set back to 53/5 and only Smith there of the specialist batting. A small partnership with Chris Read was broken by Nath Patrick who was working up some good rhythm. From the other end Mr Mxyzptlk hit some elusive bowling form and wrapped up the tail in tandem with Patrick - 93 all out!
With a first-innings lead of 171, the Blues took to the middle once more. Craig was dropped early by Pieterson but didn't last much longer as Saggers' first second innings wicket. StUEy, Broncoman and Mr Mxyzptlk got starts but it was Jason Toogood's 6th FC hundred and Dylan Jellett's 7th half-century that inspired the eventual total of 305 all out.
This set up a massive task of a 477-run chase. Jellett dropped Troughton before he had scored (2nd ball) and England ended the day at 17/0. Just 11 runs were added on the fourth day and the Patrick got Ian Ward for 11. Soon after, the successful bowler was the culprit as he dropped Troughton on 22. Jellett dropped Bell on 20, then Mr Mxyzptlk dropped him on 25. The Englishmen went to lunch at 88/1 and Troughton reached his half-century the over after. As reward for a long spell, Halsey would break through, dismissing Troughton for 75 - 139/2. Bell reached his half-century, then was missed by Craig on 57 - the third chance put down off Patrick.
Nath Patrick made way for Daniel Muhaffy and that change produced 3 quick wickets. Suddenly the score slipped from 159/2 to 169/5 and the Blues were completely in charge again. Immediately after tea Muhaffy got Read, caught by Craig, then Adam had Cork caught by the same man. The tail end fought back somewhat, but Muhaffy completed his 5-wicket haul and then Mr. Mxyzptlk snared the final wicket with a loose ball outside offstump - a massive win for the impressive Blues.
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