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First Class Round 4 Match Reports
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Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Light Robs Crowd Of Contest
SA Toppled As Free State Ease To Draw
Neither team really deserved the victory here at the Adelaide Oval, as adequately shown by the
number of wickets taken, where Free State beat South Australia 18-16. In a contest which was
South Australia's for the taking until the fourth day, Free State fought well enough to just secure the three points for the draw, which enabled Guyana to go top of the Division Two table once again.
The match was dominated by the lack of play. In total, 50 overs were scratched away due to the poor light conditions and slow over rates, and with true stonewalling innings from Arshad Ali and Rick Stratton in particular, a result looked far away, even after South Australia won the toss and batted on a fine morning.
Oliver Foot and Yarvinder Singh were the heroes on the first day, after Free State had used the new ball to shatter the stumps of Asif Mujtaba and Nick Collyer, leaving South Australia in a spot of bother at 19 for two. Foot then put on 89 with Yarvinder, playing a fine and measured knock before getting bowled by Venkat, and Yarvinder and Arshad somehow survived until tea despite numerous appeals. It didn't last long: Halse finally held a catch in the fourth over after tea, and Arshad followed fourteen overs later, having put on 28 with Allen. The Free State bowlers were dominant, and deservedly earned another wicket, that of Allen, before bad light curtailed play with South Australia at 226 for six.
Venkat cleaned up on the second morning, roasting South Australia's rabbits for an hour before finishing the meal with a red-hot delivery to Ian Mooney, which had the latter lbw for 5. Defending 257, South Australia got the best of starts when opener Halse was caught behind on the fifth ball of the innings, and under the ominous clouds Free State found the going tough against SA's three seamers. Mooney, Graham and Stratton picked a wicket each, and by tea, with Free State at 80 for five, the crowd were lightening up.
The weather was, too, which helped Kroll settle on the way to a very fine unbeaten 52, possibly the knock of the match. It certainly helped settle Free State nerves: Naved-ul-Hasan survived with him until stumps, leaving SA with only two wickets in an elongated evening session, where Free State ground out 79 runs in 37 overs. Kroll brought up his fifty shortly after six p.m; by half past eleven the following day, he was off the crease, left not out with only two more added to his tally after Mooney and Graham had made the most of the unpredictable bounce.
Foot and Mujtaba brought the match beyond Free State, putting on 92 for the first wicket to leave the hosts with a lead of 171 with nine wickets in hand. All that was needed was for someone to bat with the correct sense of urgency. However, the only batsman capable of doing so, Nick Collyer - who placed four masterful drives as he raced to 19 - was run out after taking too quick a single, while the other batsmen were more concerned with negotiating the swing than getting enough runs up. Although 30 runs came from the 11 overs following Collyer's run out, SA made no more than 68 runs in the evening session, after the clouds stopped play with 18 overs still remaining to be bowled. Allen was chief culprit among the South Australians; after 100 minutes, he had made 13 runs, and not even a risky single and a edge to third man could save his reputation. Admittedly, the rut was also caused by excellent bowling from Ecclestone and Venkat; the shrewd Free State captain Halse realised his main threat, and with both unpredictable swing and bounce, the seamer pairing did just enough to keep SA from setting a big enough target.
An hour into the second morning, Mujtaba had had enough. Stratton had eked out 34 valuable runs (with Allen gone on the fifth ball of the morning), and South Australia had secured a lead of 342, a daunting target for the remaining five hours of cricket. Then Westwood stole the stage, well supported by his finest batting partners, Halse and Court. Free State lost one wicket in the afternoon session, with Westwood giving exactly one chance: when on 51, he hit a swipe through gully which Foot, throwing himself to his right, only got his fingertips to. By tea, Free State were 117 for one, and had secured a drawn result. The evening session saw Binny get four wickets to boost his average, robbins Westwood of a fully deserved century in the process as a feeble appeal to a ball hitting outside off was upheld, but with five wickets - and four on a disintegrating pitch - Binny said afterwards that "my performance had, simply put, not been good enough."
South Australia 257 all out
YA Singh 68
O Foot 62
H Venkat 5/67 [31.4]
Z Eccelstone 4/65 [29]
Free State 178 all out
S Kroll 52*
E Graham 4/47 [22.2]
South Australia 263 for eight declared
O Foot 69
H Venkat 4/63 [31]
Z Eccelstone 3/69 [27]
Free State 207 for six
S Westwood 95
T Binny 4/56 [28]
Match drawn
South Australia ratings:
A Mujtaba 5/10 - fine second innings, which secured the draw, as batsmen are expected to do. Played the new ball poorly
O Foot 8/10 - two excellent innings, but threw it away when extraordinarily well set. Also dropped Westwood at a crucial stage.
N Collyer 5/10 - gets plus points for aggressive intent, but was also one of only two batsmen to record a duck in this game.
YA Singh 7/10 - similar to Foot, two fine innings but without the required grit.
A Arshad 4/10 - 42 runs at a horribly gritty pace. Never looked comfortable, and was trapped lbw twice by Eccelstone
B Allen 3/10 - even slower and grittier than Arshad. Possibly, the two lost them the game...
R Stratton 5/10 - not at his finest, particularly with the ball in hand, but he's there to balance the side and he did that well enough.
S Borde 6/10 - almost faultless keeping, certainly when compared to the hapless Dilshan. Few runs, however.
E Graham 6/10 - started the Free State rot with a good spell on the second day, but failed to exploit the variable bounce on the fourth as he sent down 17 wicketless overs.
I Mooney 7/10 - a consistent threat, but didn't get the figures to show for it. Five wickets, but most of them tailenders.
T Binny 5/10 - a fine performance when it didn't really matter, and one wicket in the rest of the game. Negligible batting.
SA Toppled As Free State Ease To Draw
Neither team really deserved the victory here at the Adelaide Oval, as adequately shown by the
number of wickets taken, where Free State beat South Australia 18-16. In a contest which was
South Australia's for the taking until the fourth day, Free State fought well enough to just secure the three points for the draw, which enabled Guyana to go top of the Division Two table once again.
The match was dominated by the lack of play. In total, 50 overs were scratched away due to the poor light conditions and slow over rates, and with true stonewalling innings from Arshad Ali and Rick Stratton in particular, a result looked far away, even after South Australia won the toss and batted on a fine morning.
Oliver Foot and Yarvinder Singh were the heroes on the first day, after Free State had used the new ball to shatter the stumps of Asif Mujtaba and Nick Collyer, leaving South Australia in a spot of bother at 19 for two. Foot then put on 89 with Yarvinder, playing a fine and measured knock before getting bowled by Venkat, and Yarvinder and Arshad somehow survived until tea despite numerous appeals. It didn't last long: Halse finally held a catch in the fourth over after tea, and Arshad followed fourteen overs later, having put on 28 with Allen. The Free State bowlers were dominant, and deservedly earned another wicket, that of Allen, before bad light curtailed play with South Australia at 226 for six.
Venkat cleaned up on the second morning, roasting South Australia's rabbits for an hour before finishing the meal with a red-hot delivery to Ian Mooney, which had the latter lbw for 5. Defending 257, South Australia got the best of starts when opener Halse was caught behind on the fifth ball of the innings, and under the ominous clouds Free State found the going tough against SA's three seamers. Mooney, Graham and Stratton picked a wicket each, and by tea, with Free State at 80 for five, the crowd were lightening up.
The weather was, too, which helped Kroll settle on the way to a very fine unbeaten 52, possibly the knock of the match. It certainly helped settle Free State nerves: Naved-ul-Hasan survived with him until stumps, leaving SA with only two wickets in an elongated evening session, where Free State ground out 79 runs in 37 overs. Kroll brought up his fifty shortly after six p.m; by half past eleven the following day, he was off the crease, left not out with only two more added to his tally after Mooney and Graham had made the most of the unpredictable bounce.
Foot and Mujtaba brought the match beyond Free State, putting on 92 for the first wicket to leave the hosts with a lead of 171 with nine wickets in hand. All that was needed was for someone to bat with the correct sense of urgency. However, the only batsman capable of doing so, Nick Collyer - who placed four masterful drives as he raced to 19 - was run out after taking too quick a single, while the other batsmen were more concerned with negotiating the swing than getting enough runs up. Although 30 runs came from the 11 overs following Collyer's run out, SA made no more than 68 runs in the evening session, after the clouds stopped play with 18 overs still remaining to be bowled. Allen was chief culprit among the South Australians; after 100 minutes, he had made 13 runs, and not even a risky single and a edge to third man could save his reputation. Admittedly, the rut was also caused by excellent bowling from Ecclestone and Venkat; the shrewd Free State captain Halse realised his main threat, and with both unpredictable swing and bounce, the seamer pairing did just enough to keep SA from setting a big enough target.
An hour into the second morning, Mujtaba had had enough. Stratton had eked out 34 valuable runs (with Allen gone on the fifth ball of the morning), and South Australia had secured a lead of 342, a daunting target for the remaining five hours of cricket. Then Westwood stole the stage, well supported by his finest batting partners, Halse and Court. Free State lost one wicket in the afternoon session, with Westwood giving exactly one chance: when on 51, he hit a swipe through gully which Foot, throwing himself to his right, only got his fingertips to. By tea, Free State were 117 for one, and had secured a drawn result. The evening session saw Binny get four wickets to boost his average, robbins Westwood of a fully deserved century in the process as a feeble appeal to a ball hitting outside off was upheld, but with five wickets - and four on a disintegrating pitch - Binny said afterwards that "my performance had, simply put, not been good enough."
South Australia 257 all out
YA Singh 68
O Foot 62
H Venkat 5/67 [31.4]
Z Eccelstone 4/65 [29]
Free State 178 all out
S Kroll 52*
E Graham 4/47 [22.2]
South Australia 263 for eight declared
O Foot 69
H Venkat 4/63 [31]
Z Eccelstone 3/69 [27]
Free State 207 for six
S Westwood 95
T Binny 4/56 [28]
Match drawn
South Australia ratings:
A Mujtaba 5/10 - fine second innings, which secured the draw, as batsmen are expected to do. Played the new ball poorly
O Foot 8/10 - two excellent innings, but threw it away when extraordinarily well set. Also dropped Westwood at a crucial stage.
N Collyer 5/10 - gets plus points for aggressive intent, but was also one of only two batsmen to record a duck in this game.
YA Singh 7/10 - similar to Foot, two fine innings but without the required grit.
A Arshad 4/10 - 42 runs at a horribly gritty pace. Never looked comfortable, and was trapped lbw twice by Eccelstone
B Allen 3/10 - even slower and grittier than Arshad. Possibly, the two lost them the game...
R Stratton 5/10 - not at his finest, particularly with the ball in hand, but he's there to balance the side and he did that well enough.
S Borde 6/10 - almost faultless keeping, certainly when compared to the hapless Dilshan. Few runs, however.
E Graham 6/10 - started the Free State rot with a good spell on the second day, but failed to exploit the variable bounce on the fourth as he sent down 17 wicketless overs.
I Mooney 7/10 - a consistent threat, but didn't get the figures to show for it. Five wickets, but most of them tailenders.
T Binny 5/10 - a fine performance when it didn't really matter, and one wicket in the rest of the game. Negligible batting.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
See saw match ends in draw.
Batting first at home, Yorkshire were hoping to get their second FC win of the season.
Their innings was somewhat predictable and without excitement. 7 players made starts and yet again, no-one went on to the higher scores - with the exception of W Tendulkar who struck 60 runs to continue his fine run of form.
Kumble of Kent was in good shape, eventually removing Tendulkar and ending up with 5 wickets.
Martin Love struck his second half century of the season.
In reply, Kent were solid without taking risks. They batted slowly and cautiously which might've robbed them of the win later on in the match. Rao was the top scorer of the match with 106 with contributions by Adam (65), Gow (73) and former Yorkshire batsman Weir with 80.
F Evans was economical, accurate and dominant. His hard work was rewarded with 6 wickets after bowling 47 overs. Only Kaneria bowled more overs than him but only claimed 1 wicket.
When the last wicket fell, Kent had scored 416 runs. Proceedings were very much in their favour.
Lou Vincent on his way to 75 not out. He and P Marsden shared in a vital 100 run partnership.
Kumble struck early in Yorkshire's second innings with the wicket of Dawn. Tendulkar and Agnew missed out on larger scores, both falling in the 20's. Mahela Jayawardene had yet another bad match, scoring just 19 runs in total.
Martin Love, P Marsden and Lou Vincent all passed the 50 run mark to make sure Kent batted again. Vincent cracked 9 fours in his pressure relieving knock of 75. The Kent bowlers all shared in the wickets to have the home side out for 291.
Set just 107 runs for victory, time was against Kent. Their slow but sure batting in the first innings came back to haunt them as they ended up 27 runs short of their target.
Apart from Adam's 42, no batsman made it into double figures. P Laker claimed his best figures of the season with 4 wickets for 23 runs. Kent saw out the draw in a match they looked like winning but almost lost.
The Yorkshire players left the field wondering if they could've gotten the remaining 4 wickets to win within 27 runs if only they had more time.
Yorks manager Greg Thomas spoke to the press after the match.
"It was a match that we nearly won. We really turned it around in the final innings and if we won, it would've been a very lucky win for us. The Kent batsman dominated in their first innings but were knocked over cheaply in their second. It was a very up and down match." he said.
Yorkshire all out 232
W Tendulkar 60, L Vincent 25
N Kumble 5-67, N Kulasekara 2-45
Kent all out 416
YV Rao 106, S Weir 80
F Evans 6-106, P Laker 2-79
Yorkshire all out 291
L Vincent 75*, M Love 65
N Kulasekara 3-60, C Fish 3-68
Kent 6-80
N Adam 42
P Laker 4-23, F Evans 1-17
Yorkshire MVP points
3. F Evans
2. L Vincent
1. P Laker
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Bears trapped on sticky wicket
Several members of the Warwickshire side were left taking quizical looks at the Edgebaston wicket as Lancashire completed an innings victory before Lunch on day three. The home team would have thought they were in with a shout when they won the toss and dismissed the visitors for 286. Keeper Patwardhan top scored with an unbeaten 68 and there were decent contributions from Stanton and Midlane, with useful lower order runs from Freeman and Mongia. Jones was the pick of the Warks attack taking 5.
In reply Freeman uprooted Bradshaws middle peg for just 2, but Drinkell was badly dropped at slip and he added 56 for the second wicket with Sriram. At 59-1 a decent score was in prospect, but Mongia turned in an absolutely superb 13 over spell on the second morning taking 3 wickets to turn the game. Then, after lunch, Freeman blew the rest of the side away to finish with 6-38 and force the bears to follow on.
It didn't get much better second time around, Drinkell's 40 the only significant innings as wickets were shared round the 4 man attack. Spinner Diawn made the most of some turn and bounce, taking 4 top order wickets including Drinkell, whilst Mongia took his match tally to six with some agressive short pitched deliveries including last man Lawrence, sounding the death knell for Warwickshires chances.
Patwardhan : Fine knock
Several members of the Warwickshire side were left taking quizical looks at the Edgebaston wicket as Lancashire completed an innings victory before Lunch on day three. The home team would have thought they were in with a shout when they won the toss and dismissed the visitors for 286. Keeper Patwardhan top scored with an unbeaten 68 and there were decent contributions from Stanton and Midlane, with useful lower order runs from Freeman and Mongia. Jones was the pick of the Warks attack taking 5.
In reply Freeman uprooted Bradshaws middle peg for just 2, but Drinkell was badly dropped at slip and he added 56 for the second wicket with Sriram. At 59-1 a decent score was in prospect, but Mongia turned in an absolutely superb 13 over spell on the second morning taking 3 wickets to turn the game. Then, after lunch, Freeman blew the rest of the side away to finish with 6-38 and force the bears to follow on.
It didn't get much better second time around, Drinkell's 40 the only significant innings as wickets were shared round the 4 man attack. Spinner Diawn made the most of some turn and bounce, taking 4 top order wickets including Drinkell, whilst Mongia took his match tally to six with some agressive short pitched deliveries including last man Lawrence, sounding the death knell for Warwickshires chances.
Patwardhan : Fine knock
The Baconator
International Vice-Captain
Tight bowling to wrap up the tail and hundreds from Goodwin and Ferreira were the keys to Tasmania's innings victory over Queensland. The Tasmanian total of 393 was hugely indebted to Goodwin and Ferreira's partnership of 168, with little else either side of it. Hazare and Masood impressed for Queensland, taking four wickets each, but it was clear towards the end of the innings that the pitch was beginning to detoriorate, with the bowlers finding some variable bounce.
Tasmania's 393 would prove to be more than Queensland would manage in their two innings. Queensland were just a single run away from avoiding the follow on in their first innings, but some tidy bowling stopped the tail from taking them there. It was a slow scoring innings, 242 off nearly 140 overs. Cullinan and Paynter both ground out half centuries, while Dhamika and Sharma shared seven wickets between them. Following on, Queensland were progressing well at 106-1 but the batting line up imploded from there. The last nine wickets tumbled for just 28 runs to the delight of Tasmania. Included were three run outs, the result of poor communication from Queensland and sharp Tasmanian fielding. Queensland finished on 134, 17 short of making Tasmania bat again and securing a comfortable victory for the hosts.
A young Queensland fan disgusted at his team's display
Neil Ferreira's innings of 100 comes to an end
Tasmania's 393 would prove to be more than Queensland would manage in their two innings. Queensland were just a single run away from avoiding the follow on in their first innings, but some tidy bowling stopped the tail from taking them there. It was a slow scoring innings, 242 off nearly 140 overs. Cullinan and Paynter both ground out half centuries, while Dhamika and Sharma shared seven wickets between them. Following on, Queensland were progressing well at 106-1 but the batting line up imploded from there. The last nine wickets tumbled for just 28 runs to the delight of Tasmania. Included were three run outs, the result of poor communication from Queensland and sharp Tasmanian fielding. Queensland finished on 134, 17 short of making Tasmania bat again and securing a comfortable victory for the hosts.
A young Queensland fan disgusted at his team's display
Neil Ferreira's innings of 100 comes to an end
Batsmen dictate in Perth
Leicestershire travelled to Perth to take on Western Australia with high hopes of coming back with the points but Western Australia had other ideas. Winning the toss and batting first WA managed to take control of a pretty boring pitch to say the least as the Leicestershire bowling attack sweltered in the conditions. Western Australia basically batted their way from a somewhat poor start with the assistance of D Thornley. He frustrated the Leicestershire bowlers on his way to a tally of 139 before finally Sammels took the breakthrough. This was towards the end of the innings , and even so there was another spurt of brilliance which frustrated the away side even more in the form of Q Friend who just wouldn't get out. Eventually Western Australia were bowled out after a mammoth amount of time spent in the middle for 502. Leicestershire had hard issues as they slowly walked back to the pavilion. It was always going to be a tough ask and the Leicestershire top order slumped with both Marston and Slater going cheaply although the 2nd wicket fell with the score on 77. The hero of the away side was E Sellars as he smashed his way to 137 in which 17 boundaries were hit and one massive six. He was assisted by C Vaughan whose grinding 85 was enough to ensure that Leicestershire posted a respectable total. Also not to be outdone was I De Saram who managed to make 68. Leicestershire were eventually dismissed for 440. With not a whole lot of time left to win the match both sides took a few risks as WA declared their 2nd innings with the score being 2/189. It was never really more then a frustration as Leicestershire took no chances and batted out the remaining overs for yet another draw. This now leads Leicestershire 1 win and 3 draws and with certain results not falling their way leaves them 4th on the ladder/table and with lots to do before facing the giants of TN and ACT.
Player of The Season Votes :
3 E Sellars
2 C Vaughan
1 I De Saram
bugssy
Cricketer Of The Year
NSW outplayed and given a cricketing lesson
NSW where absolutely terrible against Guyana in there fc match over the weekend and it was a terrible performance. "You can not let teams score 500 odd runs and expect to beat them when your batsmen struggle". That was the qoute heard coming from the dressing room of the nsw blues after the game as bugs malone displayed his temper at the one dominate force in wcc which has slowly deteriorated.
Guyana just played the perfect game and just left nsw manager rob malone wondering what he has to do to get there fc season back on track.
With no cameras allowed in teh sheds there was a proffesional sketch artist to get Bugs malone in all his anger.
Training this week back behind closed gates at the scg in prep for next round.
NSW where absolutely terrible against Guyana in there fc match over the weekend and it was a terrible performance. "You can not let teams score 500 odd runs and expect to beat them when your batsmen struggle". That was the qoute heard coming from the dressing room of the nsw blues after the game as bugs malone displayed his temper at the one dominate force in wcc which has slowly deteriorated.
Guyana just played the perfect game and just left nsw manager rob malone wondering what he has to do to get there fc season back on track.
With no cameras allowed in teh sheds there was a proffesional sketch artist to get Bugs malone in all his anger.
Training this week back behind closed gates at the scg in prep for next round.
Cloete
International Captain
Last Innings Saves TN
After knocking over Western Province for 194 in their first innings, with Guy managing 4/36, Edmonsd 3/66 and Philander 2/42, Tamil Nadu were feeling fairly confident. Only Western Province's new recruit (having move from TN) Hammett (54) and Funston (34) put up any real fight.
This confidence was shattered after the whole top and middle order fell far too cheaply to leave the visiting team at 7/41. Only a 43 run partnershi between Philander (21) and Parida (29*) helped lift the score above 100 to a rather pathetic 104. Ballard and Tate were the main culprits at the heart of the collapse taking 4/31 and 3/38 respectively.
Province's 2nd innings followed the same plan as the first as Funston (54) and Hammett (42) were the only two who stood out. However the meagre 180 all out still left Tamil Nadu with a huge fourth innings defecit to chase. Had it not been for an amazing 29 overs from Guy, which produced 7 wickets for the cost of just 54 runs, and some support from Philander (18 overs 2/22) the match would have been over with the way most 4th innings' this season have turned out.
Philander this time casted aside his support role and smashed the bowling to all parts of the ground racking up an unbeaten 99 from just 134 balls. He was cruelly denied his hundred after Parida hit a single on the last ball of a Porter over to win the game for TN. After chasing 271 rusn to win the task seemed almost impossible given the 1st innings and TN's batting this season. Once again it started poorly after being 2/9 with both openers back i nthe pavillion. Cowe (50) stayed strong and was finally offered some support when Birch came to the crease. The partnership was, however, short lived and Cowe was caught by Gambhir. At 5/96 it looked over for Tamil Nadu. But a rampant Viv Philander combined with Zac Birch (78) as the two snatched the game from WP's hands and put together a 140 run partnership. Birch fell at 6/236 and Parida managed only 9 unbeaten runs as Philander dominated the home team's bowlers. After playing 2nd XI cricket the week before due to his poor form with the ball, Viv surely sent a message to Cloete with his heroic batting innings and solid bowling contributions.
The hero of the day and man of the match was still Guy who took a staggering 11 wickets for 92 runs off 52 overs (economy rate of 1.77) and helped give Tamil Nadu a slight change. But Philander's performance, aided by Birch's fine innings, was nigh on heroic as the win seemed almost impossible at one stage.
Cloete declared that he was "very pleased with the win. The character shown by the boys today is commendable but Ben desevres a big pat on the back. Take nothign away from Viv who produced one of the finest knocks under pressure I've had the pleasure of witnessing and he was helped by Zac's great innings. It's still disappointing that we've only managed 1 batting point and if we can hit 271 runs in the fourth innings the only thing I can see holding us back is a lack of effort, concentration and application in our first innings. That's definitely visible when you consider that not one of our batsmen has hit a hundred this season, although I don't think there's been a more deserving knock in WCC that hasn't been rewarded with a ton than Viv's."
Tamil Nadu are now top of the table and the only team to have won 3 out of the 4 games played. The top is still very close and the batting points they have been losing have been crucial. Never the less, they will go into their next Four Day game with alot of confident. Their manager will certainly be hoping they can transfer some of their Four Day bowling form to the One Day arena where the performances by the bowlers has, thus far, been totally lacklustre.
After knocking over Western Province for 194 in their first innings, with Guy managing 4/36, Edmonsd 3/66 and Philander 2/42, Tamil Nadu were feeling fairly confident. Only Western Province's new recruit (having move from TN) Hammett (54) and Funston (34) put up any real fight.
This confidence was shattered after the whole top and middle order fell far too cheaply to leave the visiting team at 7/41. Only a 43 run partnershi between Philander (21) and Parida (29*) helped lift the score above 100 to a rather pathetic 104. Ballard and Tate were the main culprits at the heart of the collapse taking 4/31 and 3/38 respectively.
Province's 2nd innings followed the same plan as the first as Funston (54) and Hammett (42) were the only two who stood out. However the meagre 180 all out still left Tamil Nadu with a huge fourth innings defecit to chase. Had it not been for an amazing 29 overs from Guy, which produced 7 wickets for the cost of just 54 runs, and some support from Philander (18 overs 2/22) the match would have been over with the way most 4th innings' this season have turned out.
Philander this time casted aside his support role and smashed the bowling to all parts of the ground racking up an unbeaten 99 from just 134 balls. He was cruelly denied his hundred after Parida hit a single on the last ball of a Porter over to win the game for TN. After chasing 271 rusn to win the task seemed almost impossible given the 1st innings and TN's batting this season. Once again it started poorly after being 2/9 with both openers back i nthe pavillion. Cowe (50) stayed strong and was finally offered some support when Birch came to the crease. The partnership was, however, short lived and Cowe was caught by Gambhir. At 5/96 it looked over for Tamil Nadu. But a rampant Viv Philander combined with Zac Birch (78) as the two snatched the game from WP's hands and put together a 140 run partnership. Birch fell at 6/236 and Parida managed only 9 unbeaten runs as Philander dominated the home team's bowlers. After playing 2nd XI cricket the week before due to his poor form with the ball, Viv surely sent a message to Cloete with his heroic batting innings and solid bowling contributions.
The hero of the day and man of the match was still Guy who took a staggering 11 wickets for 92 runs off 52 overs (economy rate of 1.77) and helped give Tamil Nadu a slight change. But Philander's performance, aided by Birch's fine innings, was nigh on heroic as the win seemed almost impossible at one stage.
Cloete declared that he was "very pleased with the win. The character shown by the boys today is commendable but Ben desevres a big pat on the back. Take nothign away from Viv who produced one of the finest knocks under pressure I've had the pleasure of witnessing and he was helped by Zac's great innings. It's still disappointing that we've only managed 1 batting point and if we can hit 271 runs in the fourth innings the only thing I can see holding us back is a lack of effort, concentration and application in our first innings. That's definitely visible when you consider that not one of our batsmen has hit a hundred this season, although I don't think there's been a more deserving knock in WCC that hasn't been rewarded with a ton than Viv's."
Tamil Nadu are now top of the table and the only team to have won 3 out of the 4 games played. The top is still very close and the batting points they have been losing have been crucial. Never the less, they will go into their next Four Day game with alot of confident. Their manager will certainly be hoping they can transfer some of their Four Day bowling form to the One Day arena where the performances by the bowlers has, thus far, been totally lacklustre.
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ACT Consolidate Season
It wasnt a win but ACT manager Simon Fitzsimmons was happy enough with the result in Auckland this week. After winning the toss and batting first the Comets put in a solid display with AB De Villiers making his second score in the ninties this season. After he fell for 94 the rest of the top order put in sound performances however no one else was able to make it past fifty. 41 not out from recalled spinner Ismail Tamhane helped the Comets to a respectable 348. Dangerous opening bowling Dwyane Leverock again showed his class in taking 4/86 and former ND player R Herath took 3.
AB De Villiers was again in fine form for the Comets
K Godwin stole the show in Aucklands innings as he smashed his way to 166. Wicketkeeper Ryan Campbell played well for an unbeaten half century in the lower order. After a stop start game due to the rain the game was well and trully headed for a draw as Auckland batted their way to 399 all out. Ben Marshall took 3/79 and Tamhane completed an good all round performance with his 3/90. De Villiers showed his class with the gloves taking two great catches including that of star batsman and former ACT man Jack Smith. The stumping of Z Roberts was also impressive.
Dwayne Leverock was dangerous for Auckland
The Comets went out in their second innings looking for some match practice. the first two wickets fell with the score on one but a 116 run partnership between Ponting and Yashpal was valuable for both these men. Misbah Ul Haq later chipped in with an unbeaten 38. Comets finished at 3/198 and the match was declared a draw.
Ricky Ponting made a fine second innings fifty
chooka_nick
International 12th Man
'We need to go two wickets better'
Still 113 runs away from winning, and sitting perilously at 8/192, the Kent Second Eleven were lucky to walk away with a draw from their match against Yorkshire Second Eleven. Relaxing in an arm-chair and sipping his orange juice from a straw, Timothy Lyons looks at me and winks. Draping his arm over the back of his chair, Tim is oddly at ease, despite having made just 29 runs during the game.
But it's the vice-captaincy that's made Timothy so happy. 'We shouldnt have been given a look in during that game,' he conceeds, 'after we dropped first innings points so easily. Jansen and Snow were genuinely quick, and it took a lot from the boys to rally back and bowl them out just sixteen runs ahead.'
With Yorks making just 188, the Kent batsmen couldnt capitalise, and were bowled all-out for 204, with Rao (50), Hopcutt (90) and Bandara (21) contributing more than fifty percent of their runs.
Luckily, when the going gets tough the struggling openers get going.
'Greg (Belle, captain) opened the batting in both innings with William Cornwall, an allrounder who plays First Divison One Dayers, as a hard-hitting counterattacker. He hit a nine-ball duck in the first innings, but he played a vital innings in the second.'
Opening his eyes for the first time all season, Cornwall played with rare freedom and precision, belting 61 from just 75 balls. Down the other end, Yashpal, who had been in terminal decline all season, played a mammoth innings of 63 from 232 balls.
'I didnt know if he had it in him, to be honest.' Admits Lyons. 'I know it's a hard thing to say, but when I looked at Yashpal I always saw him as the debonair, quick-scorer like Will. But that innings was magnificent. It was just what we needed. He sure has won a lot of respect in my eyes.'
Kripal Singh, another struggling opener who had been dropped to number five, played an important innings of 56 as Yorkshire closed on 321.
'We were in with a shot, but it was a slim one. They're not world-beaters by any chance, Kent, but they've got a core group of good players who do a fine job.'
'But then Saeed got French. And then Snow. And then Henshaw. With an hour to go they were 6/147...'
But that was the last of it. A couple of dropped catches and a missed run-out by Kripal Singh made sure that Yorkshire ran out of time.
'Greg was inspirational, and his three wickets almost made an upset possible. All of the bowlers chipped in, even guys like Goughy [Darren Gough] and Yassir [Arafat]. It was a great game, and next time I hope we can go two wickets better and win it!'
Yorkshire 2 1st Innings 188 all out
Belle® 39, Davies® 37, Jansen 4-40, Snow 3-41
Kent 2 1st Innings 204 all out
Hopcutt 90, Rao 50, Belle® 2-40, Arafat 2-48
Yorkshire 2 2nd Innings 321 for 9 dec.
Yashpal 63, Cornwall 61, Jansen 4-89, Snow 2-62
Kent 2 2nd Innings 192 for 8
Rao 56, Boxall 37, Belle® 3-43, Saeed 3-50
Test Match Drawn.
Yorkshire Man of the Match: Greg Belle
Still 113 runs away from winning, and sitting perilously at 8/192, the Kent Second Eleven were lucky to walk away with a draw from their match against Yorkshire Second Eleven. Relaxing in an arm-chair and sipping his orange juice from a straw, Timothy Lyons looks at me and winks. Draping his arm over the back of his chair, Tim is oddly at ease, despite having made just 29 runs during the game.
But it's the vice-captaincy that's made Timothy so happy. 'We shouldnt have been given a look in during that game,' he conceeds, 'after we dropped first innings points so easily. Jansen and Snow were genuinely quick, and it took a lot from the boys to rally back and bowl them out just sixteen runs ahead.'
With Yorks making just 188, the Kent batsmen couldnt capitalise, and were bowled all-out for 204, with Rao (50), Hopcutt (90) and Bandara (21) contributing more than fifty percent of their runs.
Luckily, when the going gets tough the struggling openers get going.
'Greg (Belle, captain) opened the batting in both innings with William Cornwall, an allrounder who plays First Divison One Dayers, as a hard-hitting counterattacker. He hit a nine-ball duck in the first innings, but he played a vital innings in the second.'
Opening his eyes for the first time all season, Cornwall played with rare freedom and precision, belting 61 from just 75 balls. Down the other end, Yashpal, who had been in terminal decline all season, played a mammoth innings of 63 from 232 balls.
'I didnt know if he had it in him, to be honest.' Admits Lyons. 'I know it's a hard thing to say, but when I looked at Yashpal I always saw him as the debonair, quick-scorer like Will. But that innings was magnificent. It was just what we needed. He sure has won a lot of respect in my eyes.'
Kripal Singh, another struggling opener who had been dropped to number five, played an important innings of 56 as Yorkshire closed on 321.
'We were in with a shot, but it was a slim one. They're not world-beaters by any chance, Kent, but they've got a core group of good players who do a fine job.'
'But then Saeed got French. And then Snow. And then Henshaw. With an hour to go they were 6/147...'
But that was the last of it. A couple of dropped catches and a missed run-out by Kripal Singh made sure that Yorkshire ran out of time.
'Greg was inspirational, and his three wickets almost made an upset possible. All of the bowlers chipped in, even guys like Goughy [Darren Gough] and Yassir [Arafat]. It was a great game, and next time I hope we can go two wickets better and win it!'
Yorkshire 2 1st Innings 188 all out
Belle® 39, Davies® 37, Jansen 4-40, Snow 3-41
Kent 2 1st Innings 204 all out
Hopcutt 90, Rao 50, Belle® 2-40, Arafat 2-48
Yorkshire 2 2nd Innings 321 for 9 dec.
Yashpal 63, Cornwall 61, Jansen 4-89, Snow 2-62
Kent 2 2nd Innings 192 for 8
Rao 56, Boxall 37, Belle® 3-43, Saeed 3-50
Test Match Drawn.
Yorkshire Man of the Match: Greg Belle
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Cameron hails seconds after firsts underperform
At a press conference today, Mashonaland manager Andy Cameron praised the recent performance of his 2nd XI team against Victoria while lambasting his 1st XI side.
"The 2nds this round played some of the best cricket I've seen any Mashonaland team play this season. The tail, and especially rookie Burke, showed great determination in hanging on for a draw, and it's a performance that the firsts should no doubt take notice of. The seconds have definitely been upstaging the firsts, remaining undefeated throughout the season so far, while the firsts have been completely outplayed in their last two games."
Cameron was impressed by rookie Jimmy Burke's rearguard effort for the 2nds
Cameron's attack on his players didn't end there, however, as he named individual players who need to start performing or face consequences.
"Some of the players have been playing cricket that third grade players would be ashamed of. The batsmen so far have been woeful, with not one batting point secured this season, while no one has even reached triple figures. The openers, Lewis and Oulton, really need to start playing to their potential and setting up the rest of the team. Meanwhile, youngsters in the middle order like Gibbs, Roll and Straw also have to begin to score consistently if we're going to put up some semblance of a fight for promotion."
"Bowling wise, things are better, but they still need improvement. Rizan, after his 50 in the 2nds, is pushing for a spot, so it's up to all four bowlers to take wickets regularly. So far, only Brad Matthie has been doing that, and I'll be looking for the others to step up with decent hauls in coming rounds."
At a press conference today, Mashonaland manager Andy Cameron praised the recent performance of his 2nd XI team against Victoria while lambasting his 1st XI side.
"The 2nds this round played some of the best cricket I've seen any Mashonaland team play this season. The tail, and especially rookie Burke, showed great determination in hanging on for a draw, and it's a performance that the firsts should no doubt take notice of. The seconds have definitely been upstaging the firsts, remaining undefeated throughout the season so far, while the firsts have been completely outplayed in their last two games."
Cameron was impressed by rookie Jimmy Burke's rearguard effort for the 2nds
Cameron's attack on his players didn't end there, however, as he named individual players who need to start performing or face consequences.
"Some of the players have been playing cricket that third grade players would be ashamed of. The batsmen so far have been woeful, with not one batting point secured this season, while no one has even reached triple figures. The openers, Lewis and Oulton, really need to start playing to their potential and setting up the rest of the team. Meanwhile, youngsters in the middle order like Gibbs, Roll and Straw also have to begin to score consistently if we're going to put up some semblance of a fight for promotion."
"Bowling wise, things are better, but they still need improvement. Rizan, after his 50 in the 2nds, is pushing for a spot, so it's up to all four bowlers to take wickets regularly. So far, only Brad Matthie has been doing that, and I'll be looking for the others to step up with decent hauls in coming rounds."
chooka_nick
International 12th Man
Mere facts Cloete, mere facts. Never let them get in the way of a good storyCloete said:Must be extremely difficult to face then. Two spinners bowling at 140+ km/h
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
TN Stamps All Over WP
Manager Jack McNamara faced a hostile press, as his media conference got underway ahead of the selection meeting for this week's one day round. McNamara had talked up his team's chances against Tamil Nadu privately, yet the club couldn't pass 200 in any of its innings over both grades. This is what McNamara highlighted as the downfall of the teams.
"We had our chances. I mean, we did manage to set TN 270-odd, and if we were good enough we would have won it. Unfortunately, what we saw was a rearguard knock of the finest order. However, the psychological difference of chasing 300+ instead of 270 is what really could have held us in good stead, and that required someone to stand up. Pretty disappointing, in all truth, to let a guy go for less than 2 runs per over throughout 50 overs, as well. Someone should have at least attempted to take the initiative".
When asked for his thoughts on the 2nd XI outcome, McNamara expressed similar sentiments. "No-one scored a 50 for the game. I thought the boys battled manfully, but TN was a much too battle-hardened outfit, and when your team leaders like Watson, Jaques and Schofield aren't picking up the slack, then you're leaving too much pressure on the four rookies."
Manager Jack McNamara faced a hostile press, as his media conference got underway ahead of the selection meeting for this week's one day round. McNamara had talked up his team's chances against Tamil Nadu privately, yet the club couldn't pass 200 in any of its innings over both grades. This is what McNamara highlighted as the downfall of the teams.
"We had our chances. I mean, we did manage to set TN 270-odd, and if we were good enough we would have won it. Unfortunately, what we saw was a rearguard knock of the finest order. However, the psychological difference of chasing 300+ instead of 270 is what really could have held us in good stead, and that required someone to stand up. Pretty disappointing, in all truth, to let a guy go for less than 2 runs per over throughout 50 overs, as well. Someone should have at least attempted to take the initiative".
When asked for his thoughts on the 2nd XI outcome, McNamara expressed similar sentiments. "No-one scored a 50 for the game. I thought the boys battled manfully, but TN was a much too battle-hardened outfit, and when your team leaders like Watson, Jaques and Schofield aren't picking up the slack, then you're leaving too much pressure on the four rookies."
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Zac Birch "I want to play for the Colts"
After a surprise appreance for the Colts 2nd XI, Tamil Nadu batsmen has come out in the Indian papers claiming his wants out of the TN and wants to move south to play for Colts. The article in the Bombay Times claims that an apparent bust up with TN head coaches Cloete and Dela Cruz as the reason for him wanting out of the club. Apparently the same situation was the reason for Birch's move TN to WP a couple seasons ago. It seems that Cloete is back to his old tricks and getting too friendly with his player's partners and his assistant coach Dela Cruz has joined in. It's belived that Birch has already moved his family down to Kandy where they live with Zac's nephew, Colts all rounder Quintaz Birch, the man he replaced for the last game. If these sources are correct then it shouldn't be too long before Zac joins his family and his nephew in Sri Lanka. This specialation is sure to add a bit more spice when the Divison One heavyweights meet in one month time.
More to follow...
After a surprise appreance for the Colts 2nd XI, Tamil Nadu batsmen has come out in the Indian papers claiming his wants out of the TN and wants to move south to play for Colts. The article in the Bombay Times claims that an apparent bust up with TN head coaches Cloete and Dela Cruz as the reason for him wanting out of the club. Apparently the same situation was the reason for Birch's move TN to WP a couple seasons ago. It seems that Cloete is back to his old tricks and getting too friendly with his player's partners and his assistant coach Dela Cruz has joined in. It's belived that Birch has already moved his family down to Kandy where they live with Zac's nephew, Colts all rounder Quintaz Birch, the man he replaced for the last game. If these sources are correct then it shouldn't be too long before Zac joins his family and his nephew in Sri Lanka. This specialation is sure to add a bit more spice when the Divison One heavyweights meet in one month time.
More to follow...
Cloete
International Captain
Cloete Denies Colts' Propaganda
Arriving at a press conference with a smile on his face, which he later attributed to the victory by the 2nd XI which meant a clean sweep in Four Day Round 4 over WP for TN, Cloete took his seat before a bombard of questions were directed his way. After singling out one reporter from the Chennai Sports Daily publication the reporter had the following to say, "Firstly, congratulations to TN on the great performances in the 1sts and 2nds against WP. But the burning issue on everyone's lips is Zac Birch. What's the latest? Has there been a disagreement between the two of you or does he want to go to the Colts?"
Cloete's grinning facial gesture changed to a far more revealing one. Two of our artists depicted it like this:
After a short fit of laughter Cloete's face once again changed to a grin as he replied with, "Are you serious?" The reporter seemingly was so and Cloete continued, "Look Zac and I are great mates and his wife is a good friend of mine. The accusations from the Bombay Times are an absolute joke. It's quite obvious that they're seemingly upset by their apparent lack of success and the whole of Gujarat, and perhaps the rest of India, is jealous of our Division 1 position. Anyway I first spotted Zac when he was 17 and he was playing local grade cricket. His family are originally English but he's as Indian as you came get. Anyway I knew the kid had talent and it didn't take long before he was in the TN team and was captain of it. A new change of scenery was in order after a poor season and while he was a loss both him and I thought it was a good move for him and TN. Anyway he was homesick at Western Province and the TN batting line-up just wasn't as good without him. He immediately recieved the vice captaincy when he joined us this season and he's been a great team member this season. The reason this all came about was because I gave the 1sts lads 4 days of their own before we started training again. Zac and his family went to visit his cousin Quintaz in Kandy. Anyway Zac rung me up the day before the 2nds game and said Quitnaz had come down with a cold and he was wondering if he could have a run for the Colts 2nsd. I said yeah of course it won't effect us in anyway and it'll be good for him to hit some form. Of coruse Zac was relentlessly hounded by both Loganathans in the Colts management staff because they needed someone who could bat given the pittiful state of their 2nd XI. Zac was kind enough to oblige on behalf of Quintaz and the rest is history. Anyway he got back yesterday and we had a talk and everything's fine. Zac's still a crucial part of both the 1D and 4D teams and a great club man. I'm furious with Bombay Times and Loganathan for that interview and Tharmi is kidding himself if he thinks Zac wants to play for him. This is definitely the last time I'll let any TN players play a 2nds game which was seemingly meaningless given how poor the Colts are. IT was a worthless game because the Colts are certain to be relegated. Anyway the crucial thing is Zac's found some form and is keen to do well in this week's OD game. Bring it on!"
Arriving at a press conference with a smile on his face, which he later attributed to the victory by the 2nd XI which meant a clean sweep in Four Day Round 4 over WP for TN, Cloete took his seat before a bombard of questions were directed his way. After singling out one reporter from the Chennai Sports Daily publication the reporter had the following to say, "Firstly, congratulations to TN on the great performances in the 1sts and 2nds against WP. But the burning issue on everyone's lips is Zac Birch. What's the latest? Has there been a disagreement between the two of you or does he want to go to the Colts?"
Cloete's grinning facial gesture changed to a far more revealing one. Two of our artists depicted it like this:
After a short fit of laughter Cloete's face once again changed to a grin as he replied with, "Are you serious?" The reporter seemingly was so and Cloete continued, "Look Zac and I are great mates and his wife is a good friend of mine. The accusations from the Bombay Times are an absolute joke. It's quite obvious that they're seemingly upset by their apparent lack of success and the whole of Gujarat, and perhaps the rest of India, is jealous of our Division 1 position. Anyway I first spotted Zac when he was 17 and he was playing local grade cricket. His family are originally English but he's as Indian as you came get. Anyway I knew the kid had talent and it didn't take long before he was in the TN team and was captain of it. A new change of scenery was in order after a poor season and while he was a loss both him and I thought it was a good move for him and TN. Anyway he was homesick at Western Province and the TN batting line-up just wasn't as good without him. He immediately recieved the vice captaincy when he joined us this season and he's been a great team member this season. The reason this all came about was because I gave the 1sts lads 4 days of their own before we started training again. Zac and his family went to visit his cousin Quintaz in Kandy. Anyway Zac rung me up the day before the 2nds game and said Quitnaz had come down with a cold and he was wondering if he could have a run for the Colts 2nsd. I said yeah of course it won't effect us in anyway and it'll be good for him to hit some form. Of coruse Zac was relentlessly hounded by both Loganathans in the Colts management staff because they needed someone who could bat given the pittiful state of their 2nd XI. Zac was kind enough to oblige on behalf of Quintaz and the rest is history. Anyway he got back yesterday and we had a talk and everything's fine. Zac's still a crucial part of both the 1D and 4D teams and a great club man. I'm furious with Bombay Times and Loganathan for that interview and Tharmi is kidding himself if he thinks Zac wants to play for him. This is definitely the last time I'll let any TN players play a 2nds game which was seemingly meaningless given how poor the Colts are. IT was a worthless game because the Colts are certain to be relegated. Anyway the crucial thing is Zac's found some form and is keen to do well in this week's OD game. Bring it on!"
Dark Hunter
State Vice-Captain
Karachi Batting Fails Once Again
Karachi's batting order has failed once again to continue on from the hard work done by the bowlers, as they fell to Surrey by 186 runs. The match started well enough for Karachi, as they ran through the Surrey batting order for only 141. Looking quite comfortable at 3/108, Surrey collapsed in the face of a clinical display of spin bowling from Yasim Cole, who finished with the outstanding figures of 4.5 overs, 5/7.
But this was when the trouble began for Karachi. A switch in the order saw Rookie Ben Monaghan moved up to first drop, but the experiment failed, as did most of the top order, which saw Karachi slump to 3/57. A patient 37 from recently demoted Mark Richardson set up a faultless display of batting from Rookie Peter Baker (76). Supported by Kyle Mills (44) he helped carry Karachi past Surrey's total and past the 200 mark. But as soon as these 2 fell, so did the Karachi innings. Looking strong at 4/197, the usually reliable lower order collapsed in a heap and Karachi folded all out for 232, 91 runs ahead of Surrey.
As soon as Mills' watchfull innings came to an end, so did the Karachi resistance.
Quietly confident that his bowlers would be able to again dismiss Surrey easily, manager Myles Hutchinson dismissed the lower order collapse of his sides first innings."Yeah, it is something that we have been working on, getting a large total on the board, but our bowlers have been bowling excellently, meaning it hasn't had that much of an effect on the game."
Unfortunately, this thinking backfired for Hutchinson, as two of Surrey's Rookies racked up massive hundreds. Buxton (122) and Bissex(143) helped lift their team to 403, a 312 run lead over Karachi. Karachis bowlers toiled away under the sun for 123 overs, Johann Louw the most succesful finishing with 4/77 off his 33.2 overs. Monaghan (2/44) and William Kaye (2/52) were the only other multiple wicket takers. Monaghan was the only batsmen to pass 12 as Karachi crumbled to a meek second Innings total of 126. Hutchinson's anger was clearly visible at the after match press conference. "Obviously its not what we wanted, and i think a few changes will deffinitely have to be made. We've only passed 300 once or twice this season, and it's deffinitely not acceptable. But he was full of praise for his bowlers. "I bowlers performed really well, even during their second innings, its our batting thats been letting us down."
Karachi MVP Votes:
3- Y Cole
2- B Monaghan
1- J Louw
Karachi's batting order has failed once again to continue on from the hard work done by the bowlers, as they fell to Surrey by 186 runs. The match started well enough for Karachi, as they ran through the Surrey batting order for only 141. Looking quite comfortable at 3/108, Surrey collapsed in the face of a clinical display of spin bowling from Yasim Cole, who finished with the outstanding figures of 4.5 overs, 5/7.
But this was when the trouble began for Karachi. A switch in the order saw Rookie Ben Monaghan moved up to first drop, but the experiment failed, as did most of the top order, which saw Karachi slump to 3/57. A patient 37 from recently demoted Mark Richardson set up a faultless display of batting from Rookie Peter Baker (76). Supported by Kyle Mills (44) he helped carry Karachi past Surrey's total and past the 200 mark. But as soon as these 2 fell, so did the Karachi innings. Looking strong at 4/197, the usually reliable lower order collapsed in a heap and Karachi folded all out for 232, 91 runs ahead of Surrey.
As soon as Mills' watchfull innings came to an end, so did the Karachi resistance.
Quietly confident that his bowlers would be able to again dismiss Surrey easily, manager Myles Hutchinson dismissed the lower order collapse of his sides first innings."Yeah, it is something that we have been working on, getting a large total on the board, but our bowlers have been bowling excellently, meaning it hasn't had that much of an effect on the game."
Unfortunately, this thinking backfired for Hutchinson, as two of Surrey's Rookies racked up massive hundreds. Buxton (122) and Bissex(143) helped lift their team to 403, a 312 run lead over Karachi. Karachis bowlers toiled away under the sun for 123 overs, Johann Louw the most succesful finishing with 4/77 off his 33.2 overs. Monaghan (2/44) and William Kaye (2/52) were the only other multiple wicket takers. Monaghan was the only batsmen to pass 12 as Karachi crumbled to a meek second Innings total of 126. Hutchinson's anger was clearly visible at the after match press conference. "Obviously its not what we wanted, and i think a few changes will deffinitely have to be made. We've only passed 300 once or twice this season, and it's deffinitely not acceptable. But he was full of praise for his bowlers. "I bowlers performed really well, even during their second innings, its our batting thats been letting us down."
Karachi MVP Votes:
3- Y Cole
2- B Monaghan
1- J Louw
chooka_nick
International 12th Man
CONTROVERSYchaminda_00 said:
that's how we like it
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A costly Defeat
Manager of Mumbai 2nd XI Manjunath Reddlapalli, faced a tough press meet after the 3 wicket victory by Colts. Batting First Mumbai's Athar made a solid start with 90 and with some ordinary middle order they were all out for 210.
Colt's batting was very much ordinary but effective as they gained 18 run lead, pick of mumbai's bowlers were the rookie Thompson(3-41) and experienced Bhandari (3-64).
Mumbai's first innings hero was out for a golden duck, while the rooker opener Hakim posted 87 runs on the board to lead the team to 247. Needing only 230 runs for the victory, Mumbai had a best possible start taking out their rookie opener for 0 but their good middle order seemed be positive.
A very sad sight to see in form bowler Thomposon out for 2 weeks with an injury.
Mumbai 2 1st Innings 210 all out
Athar 90, Wise 30, Tweedie 5-55
Colts 2 1st Innings 228 all out
Birch 70,Thompson 3-41, Bhandari 3-64
Mumbai 2 2nd Innings 247 all out.
Hakim 87, Maxwell 46, Cope 6-72
Colts 2 2nd Innings230 for 7
Birch 39, Curgenven 3-52
Colts 2nd Xi won by 3 wickets.
Yorkshire Man of the Match: Tweedie
Manager of Mumbai 2nd XI Manjunath Reddlapalli, faced a tough press meet after the 3 wicket victory by Colts. Batting First Mumbai's Athar made a solid start with 90 and with some ordinary middle order they were all out for 210.
Colt's batting was very much ordinary but effective as they gained 18 run lead, pick of mumbai's bowlers were the rookie Thompson(3-41) and experienced Bhandari (3-64).
Mumbai's first innings hero was out for a golden duck, while the rooker opener Hakim posted 87 runs on the board to lead the team to 247. Needing only 230 runs for the victory, Mumbai had a best possible start taking out their rookie opener for 0 but their good middle order seemed be positive.
A very sad sight to see in form bowler Thomposon out for 2 weeks with an injury.
Mumbai 2 1st Innings 210 all out
Athar 90, Wise 30, Tweedie 5-55
Colts 2 1st Innings 228 all out
Birch 70,Thompson 3-41, Bhandari 3-64
Mumbai 2 2nd Innings 247 all out.
Hakim 87, Maxwell 46, Cope 6-72
Colts 2 2nd Innings230 for 7
Birch 39, Curgenven 3-52
Colts 2nd Xi won by 3 wickets.
Yorkshire Man of the Match: Tweedie
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
alternative said:
Wow, looks like there's a lot of players wanting to leave for better pastures...
