Tuesday 22nd September
Cricket Web Blue v Cricket Web Green at Cairns
FC Match
CW Blue XI: Broncoman (C), Tom Halsey (vc), Dylan Jellett (wk), Sudeep, Craig, StUEy, Jason Toogood, Adam, Nath Patrick, Daniel Muhaffy, Peter Young.
CW Green XI: Age Master (C), Jamee999 (wk), Sanz, Biased Indian, Anthony Lezama - CW debut, Loony Bob, Majin, Xavier Rose, Delkap, Waughney, Nathan Hoy.
Day 1 Conditions:
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 : Fast outfield.
Weather : Fine and Sunny with light cloud.
Toss: CW Blue, bat
Day 1 Game Events:
* CW Blue Lunch - 100/2
* Broncoman 50 off 86 balls; 6 fours
* Lezama dropped Toogood (34) off Rose - 188/3
* CW Blue Tea - 201/3
* Craig 50 off 93 balls; 6 fours
* Lezama missed a half-chance of Craig (57) off Delkap - 219/3
* Toogood 50 off 108 balls; 7 fours
* Jamee999 dropped Jellett (1) off Sanz - 262/5
* Bob dropped Jellett (9) off Rose - 281/5
* CW Blue Stumps - 297/7 (91 overs)(Jason Toogood 95*, Daniel Muhaffy 1*)
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Day 2:
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 : Fine and Sunny with light cloud.
Day 2 Game Events:
* Jason Toogood 100 off 179 balls; 14 fours
* CW Blue 356 all out (108.3 overs)
* CW Green Lunch - 14/1
* Daniel Muhaffy took 5 wickets
* Daniel Muhaffy took his 6th wicket
* Sudeep dropped Majin (6) off Muhaffy - 44/6
* Daniel Muhaffy took his 7th wicket
* Daniel Muhaffy took his 8th wicket
* Daniel Muhaffy took his 9th wicket
* CW Green 63 all out (27.1 overs)
* Tea
* StUEy (3) was dropped by Majin off Sanz - 44/1
* Craig (27) was dropped by Waughney off Hoy - 142/3
* Craig (27) was dropped by Jamee999 off Hoy - 142/3
* CW Blue Stumps - 153/4 (41 overs)(Jason Toogood 35*, Dylan Jellett 5*)
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Day 3:
Ball : The ball is starting to go soft.
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 : Hot and sunny with very high light clouds.
Day 3 Game Events:
* CW Blue Lunch - 239/9
* Halsey (14) was dropped by Hoy off his own bowling - 246/9
* CW Blue 246 all out (76.2 overs)
* CW Green Tea - 59/3
* CW Green Stumps - 113/4 (56 overs)(Loony Bob 31*, Jamee999 15*)
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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 : 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 4 Game Events:
* Bob (42) was dropped by Craig off Muhaffy - 151/7
* Loony Bob 50 off 205 balls; 4 fours, 1 six
* Rose (15) was dropped by Muhaffy off Toogood - 166/7
* CW Green Lunch - 208/8
* CW Green 216 all out (87.4 overs)
Cricket Web Blue 1st Innings 356 all out
Cricket Web Green 1st Innings 63 all out
Cricket Web Blue 2nd Innings 246 all out
Cricket Web Green 2nd Innings 216 all out
Cricket Web Blue won by 323 runs.
Daily Blast Comment: Unbelievable! That's the word of the day. Daniel Muhaffy produced the most amazing bowling spell in Cricket Web history and the Greens fell away for the lowest FC score in Cricket Web history. It was never really a contest after that. Like a true Aussie, Broncoman decided not to enforce the follow on and instead batted again to force the dominance. In their second knock, the Greens looked a bit better, but only Loony Bob really pushed that to mean runs and the result was sealed spectacularly.
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England A v Cricket Web Red at the CW Oval
FC Match
CW Red XI: Ian Markus (C), Mr Wright (vc), Samuel Vimes (wk), Amit Mookerjee, David Kennett, Nibblet, Gibbs N Smith, Andre, Zaid Ghansar, Imran Khan Jr., Jagaways.
Day 1 Conditions:
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 : Very hot and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky.
Toss: England A, bat
Day 1 Game Events:
* Markus missed a half-chance of Bell (2) off Kennett - 31/1
* Eng A Lunch - 111/3
* Vimes dropped Blackwell (17) off Kennett - 164/5
* Eng A Tea - 205/6
* Ian Markus took 5 wickets
* Eng A 232 all out (72.1 overs)
* Gibbs N Smith (2) was dropped by Ward off Saggers - 9/0
* CW Red Stumps - 32/1 (15 overs)(Samuel Vimes 8*, Imran Khan Jr. 0*)
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Day 2:
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 2 Game Events:
* CW Red Lunch - 96/6
* Jagaways (49) was dropped by Ed Smith off Saggers - 135/6
* Jagawyas 50 off 118 balls; 6 fours
* CW Red Tea - 187/6
* Zaid Ghansar 50 off 122 balls; 7 fours
* CW Red Stumps - 277/9 (105 overs)(Zaid Ghansar 89*, David Kennett 1*)
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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 : 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:
* Zaid Ghansar 100 off 214 balls; 14 fours
* CW Red 288 all out (110 overs)
* Kennett missed a half-chance of Bell (2) off Mr. Wright - 49/1
* Eng A Lunch - 74/1
* Eng A Tea - 139/8
* Mookerjee dropped Silverwood (21) off Mr. Wright - 164/8
* Khan Jr. dropped Silverwood (27) off Markus - 176/8
* Ghansar dropped Silverwood (32) off Markus - 182/8
* Markus dropped a return chance of Silverwood (44) - 196/8
* Markus took 5 wickets
* Markus took 10 wickets in the match
* Markus took his 6th wicket
* Eng A 209 all out (77.5 overs)
* CW Red set to chase 154 runs off 184 overs to win
* CW Red Stumps - 15/0 (4 overs)(Gibbs N Smith 15*, Samuel Vimes 0*)
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Day 4:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A perfect batting pitch with no visible cracks.
Bounce : Okay bounce with the odd one keeping low.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Cloudy.
Day 4 Game Events:
* CW Red Lunch - 78/7
* CW Red 108 all out (38.4 overs)
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England 'A' 1st Innings 232 all out
Cricket Web Red 1st Innings 288 all out
England 'A' 2nd Innings 209 all out
Cricket Web Red 2nd Innings 108 all out
England 'A' won by 45 runs.
Daily Blast Comment: The saying 'Snatched defeat from the grasp of victory' has never been more applicable. Ian Markus' amazing spin bowling came from nowhere to set up a great shot at victory for the Reds, but the batsmen lost the plot on a difficult pitch and fell apart. The game was really lost by the fielders though, dropping Silverwood 4 times on his way to a half-century and boosting the England A total significantly. The horrible fielding and batting display really put to waste the wonderful first innings recovery that Jagaways and Zaid Ghansar staged. For CW Red, surely things can only go up?