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First Class Round 2 Match Reports
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Mashonaland scrape home on minefield
In an incredibly low-scoring game that saw only one half-century, Mashonaland managed to arrive home from Sri Lanka victorious as the Colts failed to capitalise on what could have been an unlikely escape.
The wicket was tipped to be a nightmare for batsmen from the start of the season, causing the Colts to go into the game with two spinners while Mashonaland opted with just the one, and it was no surprise that when the Colts won the toss, they elected to bat. Colts opener Oliver Phillips seemed undettered by the nature of the pitch, smashing fours off both opening bowlers, before this eagerness proved to be his undoing as he blasted the return straight into Danny Prasad's stomach, where he somehow hung on to the catch to leave the Colts 1/17. Vice captain Ashraf Ali was the next to fall, this time to Brad Matthie, as he top-edged a pull to fine leg for 27, which was to be the highest score in the innings. Matthie struck again, two balls later, trapping Ed Joyce in front for a duck. The Colts batsmen, shocked at suddenly being 3/42, tried to slow things down, but an outswinger from allrounder Ben Straw eventually found the edge of Kenny Andrews for a hard fought 9 off 44 balls. After twenty overs, with the score on 4/64, spinner Ben Joshi was finally given the ball, and he rewarded his captain by striking with his third ball, with Thiru Alwis caught at bat-pad, leaving the Colts on 5/64. Ian Bell and Ranasinghe Wickramaratne put on 28 together, the highest partnership of the innings, before Matthie returned and had Bell caught with the score on 6/92 in the 30th over. By the 33rd, the innings was over with only 5 more runs added, as Joshi and Matthie ran through the tail, Matthie ending with his second five-for in as many games, with the Colts dimissed for only 97.
The Mashonaland openers Quentin Oulton and Jon Lewis came out, desperate to improve on an opening partnership that has not received much good press in the recent past. Unfortunately, Upul Gordon had Lewis dismissed for a duck, and soon followed with Oulton for 9, leaving the visitors on 2/29, and the home crowd more vocal. First drop Quinn Roll and Walter Gibbs both managed tentative twenties until spinner Murali Madugalle was called on to bowl, and got through Roll's defences. Mullick came and went for two, and Mashonaland were in even more trouble at 4/52, while the Colts were sensing a chance for an innings lead, or at least a small deficit. With the pitch seemingly deteriorating with every ball, Madugalle was close to unplayable as he consistently landed the ball on the large cracks that were developing. He dismissed Rohan Gavaskar with a wrong'un that clipped his gloves, while Ben Straw understandably offered no shot to a ball that pitched almost two feet outside off stump, only to see it violently turn back in and hit him on the pads in front. Gibbs was next to go, caught at bat-pad to a straight ball for a gritty 29 off 88, leaving Madugalle with 5. Keeper James Midlane then continued his shocking form for the season by being the sixth victim of a delighted Madugalle, who had dismissed numbers 3 to 8. Exley came on and finished off the tail, eventually bowling the visitors out for 110, a lead of 13.
Remarkably, even though both teams had been bowled out, stumps had still not been called for the first day, although one couldn't tell that by looking at the pitch.
The Kandy pitch, after the first day
Day two began well for Mashonaland, with Oliver Phillips out caught to Prasad for 2, with the Colts ahead by only 6. The next wicket proved hard to come by for the Zimbabwean bowlers, as opener Ali and Kenny Andrews pressed on slowly. It was Ben Straw who again got rid of Andrews, this time making a stunning low dive to claim a return catch, dismissing him for 9 off 40, with a lead of 43. Two overs later, Ed Joyce spooned back an easier catch to Joshi after facing only four balls. Ashraf Ali, however, continued to play well at the other end, eventually bringing up his fifty after 92 balls while in a 30 run partnership with Alwis. It was Alwis who fell first, bowled by Joshi, who was beginning to land it in the rough well. It took only another over for the spinner to claim his next wicket, Ian Bell for a duck, with the score on 5/99. In what proved a masterstroke by captain Jon Lewis, Brad Matthie was brought on to bowl, with the hopes of bundling the Colts for as small a lead as possible, as batting last on the pitch was clearly going to be difficult. In his first over, Matthie had Ali trapped in front for a determined 64 off 118, after a close decision was turned down only three balls earlier. Spinner Birch then ran himself out to complete a pair to go with his wicketless first innings, and at 7/115, the Colts looked in danger of being twenty or so runs too short. Tailender Upul Gordon (2) tried to hang around with his captain Wickramaratne, who was gallantly trying to set a competitive total, but Matthie had both him and Exley (0) out for little damage to the scoreboard. Number 11 Murali Madugalle, spurred on from his 6/39, pushed the score up to 135 with his captain, before a screaming yorker from Prasad had him lbw for 10. The Colts had managed to set Mashonaland a target of 123 to win, which many believed was enough to defend.
The Colts bowlers, supported by their boisterous home crowd, started confidently, but were thwarted by the slow caution of the Mashonaland batsmen. It took 10 overs, a long time on this pitch, before the opening partnership was eventually broken, as Oulton slashed at a wide one off Exley and was caught in the slips for 12. Lewis was out soon after, as he inexplicably shouldered arms to a ball from Gordon that pitched on middle, stayed on middle, and eventually took out middle, leaving the score on 2/40. Quinn Roll hit only 16 before he too was bowled, this time to one from Exley that kept low. This third wicket brought Mullick to the crease, who for the second time this season, was involved in a match winning partnership, this time with Gibbs. Over a painstaking 28 overs, the two added 56 runs, none of which were scored through boundaries. It was this unwillingness to hit boundaries that eventually saw Mullick dismissed, as he was caught short of his crease for a battling 28 off 87. Gibbs, however, continued with Gavaskar (8* off 34), and the two of them finally brought the score to 4/123, winning the game for Mashonaland. Gibbs ended the innings with 22 not out off an incredible 119 balls.
After the game, Mashonaland manager Andy Cameron was very praising of his players' efforts.
"That pitch wasn't an easy one for anyone to bat on, but the boys eventually brought us home. That innings from Gibbs at the end required incredible concentration, and there's no doubt it won us the game. The bowlers from both teams bowled with great discipline, especially Madugalle from the Colts, and Brad Matthie, who hasn't put a foot wrong this season with the ball."
Colts 97 (33.2)
Ali 27 (38), Bell 18 (42), Wickramaratne 17 (31)
Matthie 5/23, Joshi 3/20
Mashonaland 110 (44.1)
Gibbs 29 (88), Roll 24 (60), Gavaskar 13 (20)
Madugalle 6/39, Gordon 2/10
Colts 135 (53.4)
Ali 64 (118), Alwis 22 (49), Wickramaratne 18* (50)
Matthie 3/36, Joshi 3/42
Mashonaland 4/123 (59.1)
Mullick 28 (87), Gibbs 22* (119), Lewis 19 (46)
Exley 2/40, Gordon 1/34
In an incredibly low-scoring game that saw only one half-century, Mashonaland managed to arrive home from Sri Lanka victorious as the Colts failed to capitalise on what could have been an unlikely escape.
The wicket was tipped to be a nightmare for batsmen from the start of the season, causing the Colts to go into the game with two spinners while Mashonaland opted with just the one, and it was no surprise that when the Colts won the toss, they elected to bat. Colts opener Oliver Phillips seemed undettered by the nature of the pitch, smashing fours off both opening bowlers, before this eagerness proved to be his undoing as he blasted the return straight into Danny Prasad's stomach, where he somehow hung on to the catch to leave the Colts 1/17. Vice captain Ashraf Ali was the next to fall, this time to Brad Matthie, as he top-edged a pull to fine leg for 27, which was to be the highest score in the innings. Matthie struck again, two balls later, trapping Ed Joyce in front for a duck. The Colts batsmen, shocked at suddenly being 3/42, tried to slow things down, but an outswinger from allrounder Ben Straw eventually found the edge of Kenny Andrews for a hard fought 9 off 44 balls. After twenty overs, with the score on 4/64, spinner Ben Joshi was finally given the ball, and he rewarded his captain by striking with his third ball, with Thiru Alwis caught at bat-pad, leaving the Colts on 5/64. Ian Bell and Ranasinghe Wickramaratne put on 28 together, the highest partnership of the innings, before Matthie returned and had Bell caught with the score on 6/92 in the 30th over. By the 33rd, the innings was over with only 5 more runs added, as Joshi and Matthie ran through the tail, Matthie ending with his second five-for in as many games, with the Colts dimissed for only 97.
The Mashonaland openers Quentin Oulton and Jon Lewis came out, desperate to improve on an opening partnership that has not received much good press in the recent past. Unfortunately, Upul Gordon had Lewis dismissed for a duck, and soon followed with Oulton for 9, leaving the visitors on 2/29, and the home crowd more vocal. First drop Quinn Roll and Walter Gibbs both managed tentative twenties until spinner Murali Madugalle was called on to bowl, and got through Roll's defences. Mullick came and went for two, and Mashonaland were in even more trouble at 4/52, while the Colts were sensing a chance for an innings lead, or at least a small deficit. With the pitch seemingly deteriorating with every ball, Madugalle was close to unplayable as he consistently landed the ball on the large cracks that were developing. He dismissed Rohan Gavaskar with a wrong'un that clipped his gloves, while Ben Straw understandably offered no shot to a ball that pitched almost two feet outside off stump, only to see it violently turn back in and hit him on the pads in front. Gibbs was next to go, caught at bat-pad to a straight ball for a gritty 29 off 88, leaving Madugalle with 5. Keeper James Midlane then continued his shocking form for the season by being the sixth victim of a delighted Madugalle, who had dismissed numbers 3 to 8. Exley came on and finished off the tail, eventually bowling the visitors out for 110, a lead of 13.
Remarkably, even though both teams had been bowled out, stumps had still not been called for the first day, although one couldn't tell that by looking at the pitch.
The Kandy pitch, after the first day
Day two began well for Mashonaland, with Oliver Phillips out caught to Prasad for 2, with the Colts ahead by only 6. The next wicket proved hard to come by for the Zimbabwean bowlers, as opener Ali and Kenny Andrews pressed on slowly. It was Ben Straw who again got rid of Andrews, this time making a stunning low dive to claim a return catch, dismissing him for 9 off 40, with a lead of 43. Two overs later, Ed Joyce spooned back an easier catch to Joshi after facing only four balls. Ashraf Ali, however, continued to play well at the other end, eventually bringing up his fifty after 92 balls while in a 30 run partnership with Alwis. It was Alwis who fell first, bowled by Joshi, who was beginning to land it in the rough well. It took only another over for the spinner to claim his next wicket, Ian Bell for a duck, with the score on 5/99. In what proved a masterstroke by captain Jon Lewis, Brad Matthie was brought on to bowl, with the hopes of bundling the Colts for as small a lead as possible, as batting last on the pitch was clearly going to be difficult. In his first over, Matthie had Ali trapped in front for a determined 64 off 118, after a close decision was turned down only three balls earlier. Spinner Birch then ran himself out to complete a pair to go with his wicketless first innings, and at 7/115, the Colts looked in danger of being twenty or so runs too short. Tailender Upul Gordon (2) tried to hang around with his captain Wickramaratne, who was gallantly trying to set a competitive total, but Matthie had both him and Exley (0) out for little damage to the scoreboard. Number 11 Murali Madugalle, spurred on from his 6/39, pushed the score up to 135 with his captain, before a screaming yorker from Prasad had him lbw for 10. The Colts had managed to set Mashonaland a target of 123 to win, which many believed was enough to defend.
The Colts bowlers, supported by their boisterous home crowd, started confidently, but were thwarted by the slow caution of the Mashonaland batsmen. It took 10 overs, a long time on this pitch, before the opening partnership was eventually broken, as Oulton slashed at a wide one off Exley and was caught in the slips for 12. Lewis was out soon after, as he inexplicably shouldered arms to a ball from Gordon that pitched on middle, stayed on middle, and eventually took out middle, leaving the score on 2/40. Quinn Roll hit only 16 before he too was bowled, this time to one from Exley that kept low. This third wicket brought Mullick to the crease, who for the second time this season, was involved in a match winning partnership, this time with Gibbs. Over a painstaking 28 overs, the two added 56 runs, none of which were scored through boundaries. It was this unwillingness to hit boundaries that eventually saw Mullick dismissed, as he was caught short of his crease for a battling 28 off 87. Gibbs, however, continued with Gavaskar (8* off 34), and the two of them finally brought the score to 4/123, winning the game for Mashonaland. Gibbs ended the innings with 22 not out off an incredible 119 balls.
After the game, Mashonaland manager Andy Cameron was very praising of his players' efforts.
"That pitch wasn't an easy one for anyone to bat on, but the boys eventually brought us home. That innings from Gibbs at the end required incredible concentration, and there's no doubt it won us the game. The bowlers from both teams bowled with great discipline, especially Madugalle from the Colts, and Brad Matthie, who hasn't put a foot wrong this season with the ball."
Colts 97 (33.2)
Ali 27 (38), Bell 18 (42), Wickramaratne 17 (31)
Matthie 5/23, Joshi 3/20
Mashonaland 110 (44.1)
Gibbs 29 (88), Roll 24 (60), Gavaskar 13 (20)
Madugalle 6/39, Gordon 2/10
Colts 135 (53.4)
Ali 64 (118), Alwis 22 (49), Wickramaratne 18* (50)
Matthie 3/36, Joshi 3/42
Mashonaland 4/123 (59.1)
Mullick 28 (87), Gibbs 22* (119), Lewis 19 (46)
Exley 2/40, Gordon 1/34
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Nice to see Madugalle take some wickets and Ali score some runs, also the match was at Colombo not Kandy..
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Toss of a coin
Colts captain Ravinda Wickramaratne has blamed himself for the loss against Zimbabwean outfit Mashonaland. "I feel where we lost the match was at the start of the game, i admitt i made a mistake when i choice to bat first" In the 2nd match in a row at Colts First Class home ground in Kandy. The pitch has leveled out during the 2nd innings, leaving the pitch the easiest to bat on in the 4th innings. In the first match of the season at Kandy, Colts strolled to a eight wicket win against Victoria, with the highest partnership of the match in the last innings. Once again the Kandy 4th innings pitch looked as easy to bat on as the Harare pitch in Zimbabwe. When asked in his press conference if Wickramarantne thinks the Colts will make any changes for the next game, Wickie replied, "well when we play at home, we will bowl first, which seems to be the hardest time to bat"
Colts captain Ravinda Wickramaratne has blamed himself for the loss against Zimbabwean outfit Mashonaland. "I feel where we lost the match was at the start of the game, i admitt i made a mistake when i choice to bat first" In the 2nd match in a row at Colts First Class home ground in Kandy. The pitch has leveled out during the 2nd innings, leaving the pitch the easiest to bat on in the 4th innings. In the first match of the season at Kandy, Colts strolled to a eight wicket win against Victoria, with the highest partnership of the match in the last innings. Once again the Kandy 4th innings pitch looked as easy to bat on as the Harare pitch in Zimbabwe. When asked in his press conference if Wickramarantne thinks the Colts will make any changes for the next game, Wickie replied, "well when we play at home, we will bowl first, which seems to be the hardest time to bat"
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah i noticed that, i guess the management decided cus there is only one Sri Lankan side we will be playing out First Class games in Kandy, sharing the love.andyc said:
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Lancashire stumble to victory
Lancashire managed to secure their first FC win of the season at the Rose Bowl, but not with a massive scare. Winning the toss for the second match running, Lancashire appeared to have made the wrong decision again. Anderton made just two and captain Midlane displayed the turning circle of an ocean liner when he set off for a suicidal single, only to be out by yards when sent back by Yapp. It was Yapp that provided the only real resistance from the visitors, in partnership with Aronstam he took Lancashire past 50. Despite the loss of Aronstam and Truscott, Lancashire would have been hopefull of over two hundred with the score on 96-4, but a collapse of Wall Street proportions saw Lancashire slip to 108 all out. Yapp was out one short of his 50, Exley and Gamage doing the damage with 3 wickets each. For Exley it was vindication for turning his back on his father's leather business to pursue his cricketing dream.
Exley's father showing off his produce
Lancashire had to look for early wickets, and they managed to get them. A magnificent piece of fielding from Midlane to remove Chopra was followed by a Freeman rip snorter to Graham to reduce Hamts to 7-2. Freeman continued his superb opening spell by having Inzamam caught in the gully after a painful 30 ball stay for just 2. Just when Hampshire thought they had seen off Freeman he uprooted Exley's off stump to reduce Hants to 48-4. Fernando and Mongia each got in on the act leaving the score 78-6 but a determined partnership of 41 between 'Sue' Pollard and Arjen Robben took Hampshire in to the lead. Freeman broke the partnership and completed a 5 wicket haul, and with Pollard run out for 49, Hampshire could only take an 18 run lead.
Arjen Robben scored 25 and took 2 wickets to put Hampshire ahead on first innings
Lancashire made a much better fist of things second time round, Frank Yapp and Andy Anderton beating the teams first innings score for the first wicket, though both went in quick succession. Yapp's 78 would prove to be the top score of the match. Midlane set out to make up for his first innings blooper, adding 97 with Aronstam(47) and 83 with Truscott(54) before being 5th man out for 67 at 312. Keeper Patwardhan then added useful runs, and Freeman added some lusty blows as Hamts were set 396 to win.
Hampshire did nothing to help their cause with some hapless running between the wickets, both openers fell in the same fashion, which, as Freeman and Mongia were both struggling to make the batsmen play, was just what Lancashire needed. Hampshire briefly threatened, Graham and Pollard adding 108 for the 4th wicket, but once Graham went sweeping at Diawn, their chance went, and Mongia blew the tail away with some aggresive reverse swing bowling to finish it for 249, and a win by 146.
It was a win, but there was plenty to think about for the Lancashire managment, the failure to secure batting points high among thoughts. It was good to see Freeman and Mongia amongst the wickets and for the top 5 to get decent runs second time round.
MOM: Frank Yapp, top scored in both innings and lively in the field.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Mørk thankful of turning pitch
Toss crucial at Adelaide
South Australia bounced back to record their first victory this season, and it was in convincing fashion as the team swept aside the Yorkshire challenge by ten wickets. Rick Stratton put in a sterling allround performance, showing exactly why he will be a key player, although his final bowling figures of eight for 72 flattered him somewhat.
South Australia batted first, and immediately suffered major setbacks, as the first over read 4 W W, with Asif Mujtaba and Nick Collyer both back in the pavilion. However, Yarvinder Singh gritted it out with a flamboyant Oliver Foot, eking out 28 runs - though he was close to lbw on 17 - as South Australia built a partnership of 90 for the third wicket, which was broken by the stroke of lunch.
Both teams had claims to winning the first session, but the second firmly belonged to South Australia. With Arshad Ali seamlessly taking over the anchor role of Yarvinder, Foot could hit plenty of runs, bringing up his hundred with a fine pull shot off Evans. A hoik for six off Kaneria stamped the intents of South Australia, who added 111 for no loss before tea, and suddenly were dominant.
Yorkshire came back somewhat after tea, as Kaneria choked Foot and had Arshad caught with the first ball to him in the evening session. However, with the total at 225 for six and a collapse imminent, Rick Stratton and Sanjay Borde built a crucial stand of 44, and Trev Binny held on to bat out the day.
Stratton was run out in the morning, and South Australia totalled 310. It would turn out to be more than enough, as the vaunted SA bowling attack set out to repair their failure in the previous match. After both openers had been dropped early on, Michael Dawn was out to Binny for 22, and when Agnew went lbw for 47 to SA veteran Heath Axelby, that precipitated a middle order choke. Runs were at a premium, and Binny grabbed three more wickets to firmly swing the balance of the game towards South Australia.
After tea, Marsden was run out in the first over, attempting a second run without partner Vincent noticing. Then Stratton came on for Binny, bowling a crucial ten over spell off a short run-up - he failed to get wickets in his first six, but then grabbed four wickets as Yorkshire crashed from 148 for six to 153 all out.
Defending a lead of 157, Stratton took the new ball together with Ian Mooney. Though the new ball swung plenty, as seen by the four byes let through by Borde, but in the tenth over Stratton took out both Agnew and nigh****chman Laker, before stumps were drawn due to bad light before Mooney had a chance to steam in.
The third day was clean-up, though Tendulkar, Dawn and Love attempted the fightback. Dawn, indeed, was not out at the end; but as Mooney and Stratton took six wickets in nine overs, crushing the tailend resistance, the South Australia target was only 11. Foot and Mujtaba eased to victory, taking only ten deliveries (one a no-ball), to send South Australia into second place on the table.
South Australia 310 all out
O Foot 119
P Laker 3/83, D Kaneria 3/89, F Evans 2/51
Yorkshire 153 all out
R Stratton 4/31, T Binny 4/39 [29]
Yorkshire 167 all out (following on)
M Dawn 70*
I Mooney 4/37, R Stratton 4/41
South Australia 11 for 0
South Australia won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: O Foot
Guyana 2-0-0 (27pts)
South Australia 1-0-1 (24pts)
Karachi 1-1-0 (21pts)
New South Wales 1-0-1 (20pts)
Surrey 0-0-2 (15pts)
Free State 1-1-0 (15pts)
Kent 0-2-0 (6pts)
Yorkshire 0-2-0 (2pts)
Asif Mujtaba 3/10 - had his off stump smashed by a 90mph delivery, but should have stayed in longer.
Oliver Foot 9/10 MOM - smashing century, the best innings of the match by far, and possibly the best innings of Division Two in this round. Eight not out in the second innings. Also held Dawn.
Nick Collyer 1/10 - golden duck, did hold a catch of Laker
Yarvinder Singh 4/10 - gritty knock, but poor fielding, with four dropped catches.
Arshad Ali 7/10 - supported Foot very well with an innings of 32, held Love to start the second innings rot
Ben Allen 5/10 - early dismissal, but late and in poor conditions. Three catches in the slips.
Rick Stratton 9/10 - competed hard with Foot for Man of the Match title, with 42 to give his team a healthy lead and eight wickets. However, most were tailenders, Agnew and Laker excepted.
Sanjay Borde 7/10 - solid wicketkeeping (five catches) and expected batting, with 19 before a silly run out ended it.
Trev Binny 8/10 - six wickets with good, extremely tight bowling (46-16-77-6) and was a consistent threat.
Ian Mooney 7/10 - recovered splendidly to bowl with genuine pace and swing in the late second innings, cutting Yorkshire short. Poor new ball bowling, though
Heath Axelby 4/10 - one wicket, but a crucial one. Repaired his dropped catch by having Agnew lbw on 47.
Toss crucial at Adelaide
South Australia bounced back to record their first victory this season, and it was in convincing fashion as the team swept aside the Yorkshire challenge by ten wickets. Rick Stratton put in a sterling allround performance, showing exactly why he will be a key player, although his final bowling figures of eight for 72 flattered him somewhat.
South Australia batted first, and immediately suffered major setbacks, as the first over read 4 W W, with Asif Mujtaba and Nick Collyer both back in the pavilion. However, Yarvinder Singh gritted it out with a flamboyant Oliver Foot, eking out 28 runs - though he was close to lbw on 17 - as South Australia built a partnership of 90 for the third wicket, which was broken by the stroke of lunch.
Both teams had claims to winning the first session, but the second firmly belonged to South Australia. With Arshad Ali seamlessly taking over the anchor role of Yarvinder, Foot could hit plenty of runs, bringing up his hundred with a fine pull shot off Evans. A hoik for six off Kaneria stamped the intents of South Australia, who added 111 for no loss before tea, and suddenly were dominant.
Yorkshire came back somewhat after tea, as Kaneria choked Foot and had Arshad caught with the first ball to him in the evening session. However, with the total at 225 for six and a collapse imminent, Rick Stratton and Sanjay Borde built a crucial stand of 44, and Trev Binny held on to bat out the day.
Stratton was run out in the morning, and South Australia totalled 310. It would turn out to be more than enough, as the vaunted SA bowling attack set out to repair their failure in the previous match. After both openers had been dropped early on, Michael Dawn was out to Binny for 22, and when Agnew went lbw for 47 to SA veteran Heath Axelby, that precipitated a middle order choke. Runs were at a premium, and Binny grabbed three more wickets to firmly swing the balance of the game towards South Australia.
After tea, Marsden was run out in the first over, attempting a second run without partner Vincent noticing. Then Stratton came on for Binny, bowling a crucial ten over spell off a short run-up - he failed to get wickets in his first six, but then grabbed four wickets as Yorkshire crashed from 148 for six to 153 all out.
Defending a lead of 157, Stratton took the new ball together with Ian Mooney. Though the new ball swung plenty, as seen by the four byes let through by Borde, but in the tenth over Stratton took out both Agnew and nigh****chman Laker, before stumps were drawn due to bad light before Mooney had a chance to steam in.
The third day was clean-up, though Tendulkar, Dawn and Love attempted the fightback. Dawn, indeed, was not out at the end; but as Mooney and Stratton took six wickets in nine overs, crushing the tailend resistance, the South Australia target was only 11. Foot and Mujtaba eased to victory, taking only ten deliveries (one a no-ball), to send South Australia into second place on the table.
South Australia 310 all out
O Foot 119
P Laker 3/83, D Kaneria 3/89, F Evans 2/51
Yorkshire 153 all out
R Stratton 4/31, T Binny 4/39 [29]
Yorkshire 167 all out (following on)
M Dawn 70*
I Mooney 4/37, R Stratton 4/41
South Australia 11 for 0
South Australia won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: O Foot
Guyana 2-0-0 (27pts)
South Australia 1-0-1 (24pts)
Karachi 1-1-0 (21pts)
New South Wales 1-0-1 (20pts)
Surrey 0-0-2 (15pts)
Free State 1-1-0 (15pts)
Kent 0-2-0 (6pts)
Yorkshire 0-2-0 (2pts)
Asif Mujtaba 3/10 - had his off stump smashed by a 90mph delivery, but should have stayed in longer.
Oliver Foot 9/10 MOM - smashing century, the best innings of the match by far, and possibly the best innings of Division Two in this round. Eight not out in the second innings. Also held Dawn.
Nick Collyer 1/10 - golden duck, did hold a catch of Laker
Yarvinder Singh 4/10 - gritty knock, but poor fielding, with four dropped catches.
Arshad Ali 7/10 - supported Foot very well with an innings of 32, held Love to start the second innings rot
Ben Allen 5/10 - early dismissal, but late and in poor conditions. Three catches in the slips.
Rick Stratton 9/10 - competed hard with Foot for Man of the Match title, with 42 to give his team a healthy lead and eight wickets. However, most were tailenders, Agnew and Laker excepted.
Sanjay Borde 7/10 - solid wicketkeeping (five catches) and expected batting, with 19 before a silly run out ended it.
Trev Binny 8/10 - six wickets with good, extremely tight bowling (46-16-77-6) and was a consistent threat.
Ian Mooney 7/10 - recovered splendidly to bowl with genuine pace and swing in the late second innings, cutting Yorkshire short. Poor new ball bowling, though
Heath Axelby 4/10 - one wicket, but a crucial one. Repaired his dropped catch by having Agnew lbw on 47.
The Baconator
International Vice-Captain
Victorian bowlers set up win
A confident bowling performance from Victoria, led by Shane Harwood set them a target of just 72 to beat Tasmania.
Tasmania put out a pitiful batting performance batting first. They were skittled for 105, with Bulman 36* at number 3. Shane Harwood took five wickets, and was well supported by Guinness, Lee and Ahmed.
In their reply, Victoria made 193. The pitch was one giving plenty of assistance to the bowlers, but Victoria were able to cope better than their Tasmanian counterparts. No batsman passed 50, Hussey was dismissed by Lampard for 49. Sami was the pick of the Tasmanian bowlers, taking 5-75.
Having already done so before, Victoria's seamers made light work of the Tasmanian batting. They were rolled over for 159 this time, with Harwood inspirational once again, taking 4-29. This left Victoria a target of just 72 to chase, which they did for the loss of four wickets.
A confident bowling performance from Victoria, led by Shane Harwood set them a target of just 72 to beat Tasmania.
Tasmania put out a pitiful batting performance batting first. They were skittled for 105, with Bulman 36* at number 3. Shane Harwood took five wickets, and was well supported by Guinness, Lee and Ahmed.
In their reply, Victoria made 193. The pitch was one giving plenty of assistance to the bowlers, but Victoria were able to cope better than their Tasmanian counterparts. No batsman passed 50, Hussey was dismissed by Lampard for 49. Sami was the pick of the Tasmanian bowlers, taking 5-75.
Having already done so before, Victoria's seamers made light work of the Tasmanian batting. They were rolled over for 159 this time, with Harwood inspirational once again, taking 4-29. This left Victoria a target of just 72 to chase, which they did for the loss of four wickets.
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Free State lose due to poor cricket
Free State manager Xavier Rose today lambasted his team for their poor efforts in their recent loss to Karachi. " It was just simply awful. No way can you let a team get 300+ in their first innings and then get rolled out for less than 150. It's just unacceptable in my eyes." Rose however praised his team slightly for their small fightback in their second inngs." Well at least we got over 200," said the unamused Rose. Sean Westwood was a player singled for his batting efforts." If everyone else had played like him we wouldn't have lost that game." Rose also stated that for his team to be competitive this season they need to improve and quickly too.
Free State manager Xavier Rose today lambasted his team for their poor efforts in their recent loss to Karachi. " It was just simply awful. No way can you let a team get 300+ in their first innings and then get rolled out for less than 150. It's just unacceptable in my eyes." Rose however praised his team slightly for their small fightback in their second inngs." Well at least we got over 200," said the unamused Rose. Sean Westwood was a player singled for his batting efforts." If everyone else had played like him we wouldn't have lost that game." Rose also stated that for his team to be competitive this season they need to improve and quickly too.
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Comets gain upper hand
The Division One grudge match fizzled out into a fairly one sided contest on the weekend as ACT thrashed fellow heavyweights Tamil Nadu. Widely tipped to finish the season in the top two positions both sides were confident of a good showing in this match, few could have predicted the end result as the Comets won in India by an Innings and 38 runs.
After winning the toss and batting TN were in good shape at 4/147, the big wicket of Cowe soon came and the Comets were into the lower order. Not much of a fight was put up from here as the Comets bundled them out for 191. Young spinner George Goff again was impressive in taking three wickets, Bent on debut also managed three as did opening bowler Benji Marshall. After a steady start to the Comets innings a few wickets fell quickly and a close game was looking likely it wasnt until Misbah Ul Haq and Yashpal Singh came together at 3/100 that the game was taken away from the Indians, a stand of 144 put the comets in the box seat and they never let the game out of their grasp from there. Yasphal with another great innings, 173 this time, was the real star, Ul Haq played a fine innings for his 65. Rookie bowler B Guy took six wickets and always looked dangerous, ACT all out for 422.
Misbah Ul Haq again in amongst the runs
The second innings wasnt much better for Tamil Nadu, Radford looked good for 49 and retiring keeper R Parida made 30 odd not out down the order in an otherwise lacklustre performance. Goff took 5 more as TN were all out for 193 and a massive loss was the end result.
ACT Manager had this to say, "It was a fine performance, obviously Yashpal and Goff were the standouts but again everyone played very well, it's only round two so we arent getting ahead of ourselves, we still have two matches to play against TN and I doubt we will beat them that easily again, they have a good manager and a strong side i'm sure they'll hit back next week."
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Yorkshire demolished by South Australian attack.
The Yorkshire first eleven, lead by Michael Dawn, headed to Adelaide with plenty of confidence. They were expecting a win, but couldn't back up their enthusiasm as both the bowling and batting failed to make an impact.
South Australia batted first and lost two wickets for just 4 runs. Yorks had started with the confidence they showed pre-match but it faded away as Foot took the game away from the touring side.
A majestic 119 from 197 ensured SA's total went past 300, with help from Arshad and Stratton.
Evans grabbed 2 wickets for 51 runs from 27.1 overs, arguably the best of the bowlers for his tight line and length. Kaneria was in the wickets again with another 3, while Laker also picked up 3.
The Yorkshire opening combination of Dawn and Agnew started strongly, reaching 50 for no loss. However, Dawn was the first of Binny's four wickets which saw the trickle of wickets fall until the 73rd over, when Yorks were all out for 153 and required to follow on. Agnew was the pick of the batsmen in that innings, hitting 47.
Jayawardene was out cheaply in both innings.
Yorkshire fared little better the second time around as only four batsman made it into double figures. The captain played a desperate role in trying to save the match with 70 not out off 194 deliveries. Combining with Tendulkar (30) their fortunes were looking better until Binny claimed Tendulkar for a second time.
Love hung around like a bad spell seeing out 59 balls for 14 runs but couldn't progress any further and the rest of the line up collapsed like a house of cards.
The SA batsman had to bat again though to get a small amount of runs to win which they did without fuss.
After the match, Yorkshire's manager Greg Thomas spoke of his teams performance.
"It left a lot to be desired. I seriously believed we had sewn up any problems that were shown in our last FC match, but it appears not. Only one batsman really stood up in each innings and our bowling wasn't troubling their batsmen enough. So far, no-one has really stood out to win matches with the bat or ball. I expect a better performance from out guys in the next round, otherwise there will be some serious changes to the side" he said outside Adelaide Oval.
"At the moment, we don't have too many options in the batting department as Yashpal and Kripal Singh are hardly impressing in the 2nd XI, though Saeed, and to a lesser extent Laker, are definately putting their hands up for the third seamers role. Currently Silva's form isn't too flash but I'm going to give him another go in the match versus New South Wales and we'll decide after that match if any serious changes are needed."
He also commented on the form of his Second Eleven.
"Nick's doing a great job with the rookies. Patel was very unlucky to get out for 99. If he had made it to triple figures that would've meant all of our batsman have made hundreds so far this season." he enthused "Lyon made a hundred in the first FC match, Foster made a hundred in the first OD match, Davies made a hundred and a half century in this round and Patel made a 99. Belle has made two 50's in three games in both forms and has bowled superbly. His captaincy has been a revelation and he's the front runner for a spot at Yorkshire seniors next season."
After taking 19 wickets in just two matches, some wonder how long Saeed can be left out of the side.
"Like I said earlier, we will review the current XI after the next round. He's been in great form but it has just been two matches in the new season and I don't want to make any rash line up changes. i've learnt a lot from last year, where it was basically a revolving door for playings in and out of the playing eleven."
Mr. Thomas is expected to name the One Day First XI later tonight.
South Australia all out 310
O Foot 119, R Stratton 42
P Laker 3-83, D Kaneria 3-89
Yorkshire all out 153
K Agnew 47, R Silva 24
R Stratton 4-31, T Binny 4-39
Yorkshire all out 167 (following on)
M Dawn 70*, W Tendulkar 30
I Mooney 4-37, R Stratton 4-41
South Australia 0 for 11
O Foot 8*, A Mujtaba 2*
P laker 0-8, F Evans 0-3
South Australia won by ten wickets.
Yorkshire player points
3. M Dawn
2. K Agnew
1. F Evans
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Nsw lucky to get away with a draw.
nsw met surey in what was always going to be a tough challenge for the nsw boys. Batting first they struggled to 252 after being 2 - 0 early on with both openers going cheaply. some good middle order batting seen a few batsmen get starts but no one went on with it and 252 was all they could post. Nsw attack feeling confident where hoping to put a dent ito the surrey top order early however with some good batting against a fair attack surrey where able to put on a good score and get a very handy 1st innings lead, hitting 460.
With everything to do for nsw they needed to put up a better fight with the stick and some players did aim up with pamler nearly getting another tonne however they could only get another small total of 260. surrey in the box seat however time would elude them and they would share the points.
nsw met surey in what was always going to be a tough challenge for the nsw boys. Batting first they struggled to 252 after being 2 - 0 early on with both openers going cheaply. some good middle order batting seen a few batsmen get starts but no one went on with it and 252 was all they could post. Nsw attack feeling confident where hoping to put a dent ito the surrey top order early however with some good batting against a fair attack surrey where able to put on a good score and get a very handy 1st innings lead, hitting 460.
With everything to do for nsw they needed to put up a better fight with the stick and some players did aim up with pamler nearly getting another tonne however they could only get another small total of 260. surrey in the box seat however time would elude them and they would share the points.
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Heartbreak to jubilation
After losing a heartbreaker in the first FC round, the Bulls turned it around this week, largely thanks to some second innings heroics from their South African captain, Darryll Cullinan.
Mumbai arrived full of confidence, and after a look at the pitch their captain Adhikari didn't hesitate to bat, but the in-form Queensland attack took to their job with vigour, and dismissed the vistors for 212, with every one of the four bowlers putting in great displays.
After failing in both innings in the first round, the Bulls batsman were keen to display their skills to their home fans at the Gabba. But due to some great bowling from Sampson with 6-76, the batsman failed to click into gear, and were dismissed for a lowly 162 and surrendered a 50 run first innings lead.
Not flustered, the bowlers yet again bowled their guts out in the hot conditions, dismissing Mumbai for 224 and setting up a large, but not unassailable target of 275 for victory. All the bowers contributed, but Wascaroni yet again set the standard with a powerful 4-49.
The openers fell both fell early, but Queensland never looked like losing once Cullinan and Sathish stepped foot on the Gabba wicket. They both played with elegance and assurance. Despite a few setbacks after the wicket of Sathish, Cullinan held firm and remained unbeaten on 119 when the winning runs were collected. The Mumbai bowlers failed to penetrate the defences of the Queenslanders like they did in the first innings, and ultimately payed the price.
Former South African test batsman, and current Queensland First Class captain Daryll Cullinan stroked a match-winning 119* against Mumbai at the Gabba
Man of the Match, and Bulls skipper, Daryll Cullinan was delighted with the victory in the post match press conference. "Look, we were distraught after the loss to Mashonaland last round, and the drilling we got in the one dayers didn't help our confidence, but we've been training well all week and really felt we could win this one. The bowlers set this one up for us, they bowled great line and length all match and kept the runs tight, They made the chase possible."
After losing a heartbreaker in the first FC round, the Bulls turned it around this week, largely thanks to some second innings heroics from their South African captain, Darryll Cullinan.
Mumbai arrived full of confidence, and after a look at the pitch their captain Adhikari didn't hesitate to bat, but the in-form Queensland attack took to their job with vigour, and dismissed the vistors for 212, with every one of the four bowlers putting in great displays.
After failing in both innings in the first round, the Bulls batsman were keen to display their skills to their home fans at the Gabba. But due to some great bowling from Sampson with 6-76, the batsman failed to click into gear, and were dismissed for a lowly 162 and surrendered a 50 run first innings lead.
Not flustered, the bowlers yet again bowled their guts out in the hot conditions, dismissing Mumbai for 224 and setting up a large, but not unassailable target of 275 for victory. All the bowers contributed, but Wascaroni yet again set the standard with a powerful 4-49.
The openers fell both fell early, but Queensland never looked like losing once Cullinan and Sathish stepped foot on the Gabba wicket. They both played with elegance and assurance. Despite a few setbacks after the wicket of Sathish, Cullinan held firm and remained unbeaten on 119 when the winning runs were collected. The Mumbai bowlers failed to penetrate the defences of the Queenslanders like they did in the first innings, and ultimately payed the price.
Former South African test batsman, and current Queensland First Class captain Daryll Cullinan stroked a match-winning 119* against Mumbai at the Gabba
Man of the Match, and Bulls skipper, Daryll Cullinan was delighted with the victory in the post match press conference. "Look, we were distraught after the loss to Mashonaland last round, and the drilling we got in the one dayers didn't help our confidence, but we've been training well all week and really felt we could win this one. The bowlers set this one up for us, they bowled great line and length all match and kept the runs tight, They made the chase possible."
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