**Dev League Season 7**

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Tuesday 5th October

Cricket Web Black v Cricket Web Green at Cairns
FC Match

CW Black XI: Neil Pickup, Master Blaster (vc), C Buts, Ryan (wk), Rich_2001, Superkingdave, Mr Ponting, Yasa Fayaz, BK Smith, David Kearsley, Eclipse.

CW Green XI: Age Master (C), Xavier Rose (vc), Jamee999 (wk), Delkap, Biased Indian, Waughney, Blewy, Majin, Nathan Hoy, Cloete, Loony Bob.

Day 1 Conditions:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
Pitch : A perfect batting pitch with no visible cracks.
Bounce : Nice consistent bounce off a good length.
Outfield : Fast outfield.
Weather : Fine and Sunny with light cloud.

Toss: CW Black, bowl

Day 1 Game Events:
* Chaulk dropped Blewy (16) off Pickup - 61/5
* Chaulk dropped Blewy (24) off Fayaz - 74/5
* CW Green Lunch - 76/5
* Blewy 50 off 69 balls; 7 fours
* CW Green 186 all out (56.3 overs)
* CW Black Tea - 2/0
* 28 minutes were lost to rain - CW Black 71/1
* Master dropped Eclipse (24) off Rose - 73/1
* CW Black Stumps - 104/2 (31 overs)(Ash Chaulk 16*, C Buts 3*)
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Day 2:
Ball : The ball is starting to lose its shine.
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.

Day 2 Game Events:
* CW Black Lunch - 202/4
* BK Smith 50 off 97 balls; 7 fours
* David Kearsley 50 off 73 balls; 6 fours
* CW Black Tea - 276/6
* Cloete dropped Kearsley (72) off Hoy - 286/6
* Nathan Hoy took 5 wickets
* CW Black 329 all out (108 overs)
* CW Green Stumps - 47/5 (11 overs)(Blewy 6*, Jamee999 0*)
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Day 3:
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 : Very hot and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky.

Day 3 Game Events:
* Chaulk dropped a very hard chance of Jamee999 (14) off Broadbent - 91/5
* Blewy 50 off 76 balls; 6 fours
* Chaulk missed a half-chance of Rose (2) off Fayaz - 139/8
* CW Green Lunch - 155/8
* Blewy 100 off 138 balls; 12 fours
* Rich_2001 dropped Blewy (116) off Superkingdave - 237/9
* Chaulk missed a half-chance of Blewy (124) off Blaster - 246/9
* CW Green 250 all out (60.1 overs)
* CW Black Tea - 15/0
* 40 minutes were lost to rain - CW Black 42/3
* CW Black Stumps - 94/4 (38 overs)(Rich_2001 48*, BK Smith 9*)
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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 : Unpredictable bounce with quite a few keeping low.
Outfield : Very fast outfield. Lots of boundaries likely to be scored.
Weather : Overcast.

Day 4 Game Events:
* Rich_2001 50 off 128 balls; 5 fours, 1 six
* CW Black 109/5 to win by 5 wickets

Cricket Web Green 1st Innings 186 all out
Cricket Web Black 1st Innings 329 all out
Cricket Web Green 2nd Innings 250 all out
Cricket Web Black 2nd Innings 109 for 4
Cricket Web Black won by 6 wkts.

Daily Blast Comment: It took a couple of Herculean efforts by Blewy to keep his team afloat at all, but ultimately the reunited Cricket Web Black team was too much for their Green opponents. Just about everyone contributed at some point in the match for Black and the Green top order failure spelt disaster twice.
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Australia A v Cricket Web Red at the CW Oval
FC Match

CW Red XI: Marc71178 (C), Bugssy (vc), Samuel Vimes (wk), David Kennett, Dave, Ian Markus, Gibbs N Smith, Mr Wright, Jagaways, Zaid Ghansar, Imran Khan Jr.

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 : Fast outfield.
Weather : Cloudy with occasional breaks of sun.

Toss: CW Red, bat

Day 1 Game Events:
* Ian Markus 50 off 72 balls; 6 fours
* CW Red Lunch - 111/3
* Smith (4) was dropped by Maher off Bichel - 165/4
* CW Red Tea - 187/5
* Dave (11) was dropped by Maher off Hauritz - 220/7
* Dave (24) was dropped by Clarke off Hauritz - 250/7
* Gibbs N Smith 50 off 142 balls; 5 fours, 1 six
* CW Red Stumps - 280/7 (91 overs)(Gibbs N Smith 50*, Dave 46*)
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Day 2:
Ball : The ball is nice and new.
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 : Cloudy.

Day 2 Game Events:
* CW Red 291 all out (99.1 overs)
* Aus A Lunch - 26/0
* Bugssy dropped Hussey (13) off Wright - 29/0
* Marc71178 dropped Hussey (13) off Wright - 29/0
* Aus A Tea - 127/2
* Aus A Stumps - 224/3 (79 overs)
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Day 3:
Ball : The ball is old and soft.
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 with occasional breaks of sun.

Day 3 Game Events:
* Smith dropped Elliott (45) off Khan Jr. - 275/5
* Aus A Lunch - 285/5
* Kennett dropped Symonds (6) off Marc71178 - 285/5
* Ghansar dropped Symonds (14) off Kennett - 296/7
* Ghansar dropped Bracken (7) off Kennett - 303/7
* Aus A 313 all out (122.5 overs)
* CW Red Tea - 11/0
* CW Red Stumps - 92/2 (44 overs)(Samuel Vimes 30*, Marc71178 0*)
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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 : Very hot and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky.

Day 4 Game Events:
* Samuel Vimes 50 off 220 balls; 3 fours
* CW Red Lunch - 158/5
* Bugssy 50 off 85 balls; 8 fours
* CW Red 239 all out (99.1 overs)
* Tea taken
* Aus A set to chase 218 from 124 overs to win
* Vimes missed a half-chance of Blewett (0) off Khan Jr. - 51/3
* Aus A Stumps - 71/6 (34 overs)
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Day 5:
Ball : The ball is starting to lose its shine.
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 5 Game Events:
* Aus A 86 all out (43.1 overs)

Cricket Web Red 1st Innings 291 all out
Australia 'A' 1st Innings 313 all out
Cricket Web Red 2nd Innings 239 all out
Australia 'A' 2nd Innings 86 all out
Cricket Web Red won by 131 runs.

Daily Blast Comment: A dramatic victory for the Reds to rebound from their heartbreaking loss to Blue a week ago. All the seamers were superb in the 2nd innings, as they rallied to defend just 218 runs. David Kennett in particular was on song and continued his wonderful season, returning to his best form. Not at all to be forgotten, the target was set up by some determined batting by Vimes, Jagaways and especially Bugssy amidst a clutter of wickets on day four. Very satisfying win for those invested in the Reds, further helping hopes to avoid a last place finish in the Dev League this season.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Standings and Schedule - 5D

I worked out the kinks in the 5D schedule for the remainder of the season.
Amended 5D schedule and 5D Standings attached.

Basically CW Black HAS to win its last 2 games of the season to have a genuine chance at the title given Blues form of late. Those games will come against...

CW Blue at home in Sydney ... and...
CW Green in Cainrs.

So it's up to the CW teams to defy Black's last title charge.

Blue's chances are better but still not easy by any stretch. If Black beats Blue on Thursday and then goes on to beat Green on Saturday, Blue will have to win all 3 of its other games to ensure sole posession of the 5D crown. Those games will come against...

CW Green at home at the PDV Dome, ...
CW Green at home once more ... and...
England A finishing at home.

A crucial homestand at the end of the season will make for some thrilling cricket, providing that the Blacks keep their season alive. England A is still in it though, because if they win the remainder of their games and Blue loses to Black, either the Blues or Blacks will be knocked out of the playoffs with 5 points being the decider.

 

[steds]

Super win Reds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(I was there!! Carrying the drinks!! When Australia "A" where 86 all out!!)

 

[marc71178]

Fantastic effort Reds.

Well done Dave in particular.

 

[Mister Wright]

Great win Reds, good to see us keep our performance up with the Internationals back. Great to see the seemers get wickets.

It would be nice if people could hold catches off my bowling...

 

[chrisbroadie]

blacks back in the winners circle - i notice a couple of late changes to the side too

 

[age_master]

CW Green in Cainrs.

CW Green at home at the PDV Dome, ...
CW Green at home once more ... and...

well we will certainly be playing in some huge games for the other teams. lets make sure we make it as hard as we possibly can for them.

 

[age_master]

In our last game every single batsmen failed except blewy, who batted superbly in both innings. if even a couple of us had given him abit more support we would have been in a position to win that game. ive just said we have some important games coming up, we need to pick ourselves up and fight with the bat.

also well done to Hoy for good bowling performance in teh first innings.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Full amended schedule

Ok, I've had time to look over the remainder of OD and Smash. The schedule is still slightly imbalanced, but all teams now play 20 games of each for the season, whereas the old schedule had a couple of teams playing 22 in OD and only 16 or 17 each in Smash.

 

[roseboy64]

Come on Greens!!Let's pick it up for the end of the season charge!!Fielding needs work.

 

[roseboy64]

Nice batting by me.Getting vice skip for those few matches was a joy but not so much since we lost a few.

 

[SupaFreak2005]

YAY .... WHAT A COMEBACK!!!!!!!!!

Go Reds!!!

 

[kears_falcon_9]

Com on blacks keep it up we want that 5day premiership badly, DONT WE??

 

[Paid The Umpire]

Com on blacks keep it up we want that 5day premiership badly, DONT WE??

No. No We Blacks don't want the 5D title

Let the blues have it


Muhahahha!

 

[Ferd]

Thats the sort of talk that got Nikil in trouble!

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Except Paid is Blue.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

For once we induce a collapse, instead of the other way around. That was some excellent stuff after Hussey and Maher had us in a tricky position - particularly the fourth innings bowling was great (*hides after missing one of his two chances*)

Time to join in the chant. GO REDS!!

 

[masterblaster]

The Black's are BACK IN TOWN!!!!!!

We've got one huge opportunity to be Champions, lets take it with both hands.

 

[superkingdave]

Woohoo Blacks are Back!

I think i took my 50th FC wicket for the season in that match

The title will be ours


RE: the new schedule, aren't 'Blacks' supposed to be playing Sri Lanka today - 6th October? we are listed as playing Eng A OD

 

[masterblaster]

Our side is completely different at full strength, its amazing. For all of those who didn't make the squad this week, work that bit extra in the nets and with your game in general, because with our First XI being so strong, its going to be hard to get games when the Black CW XI players are playing.

Well done on the win again everyone!