Thank you very much. :-). Its nice to spread my experience.Cloete said:Brilliant! Has to be one of teh best match reports, and matches I'v read! Of all the things to happen on the last ball, that has to make your day!
Very well done mate, and a top notch performance to beat Pakistan in Pakistan, let alone with Zimbabwe!
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Great Test Matches..
- Thread starter Neil Pickup
- Start date
Barney Rubble
International Coach
Again, not a Test match, but an incredible game nonetheless.
2003: Somerset (me) are running away with the Championship after 9 matches, but then they suffer injuries to Keith Dutch and Richard Johnson and their bowling attack becomes slightly toothless with only Peter Trego and Steffan Jones to replace them. They then lose a couple of matches and Lancashire begin to catch up with them, and with the last match approaching, Somerset need to win, with at least one bonus point, to make sure they clinch the title. If they lose, and Lancashire win heavily, they will lose it.
The final match of the season is played at Taunton, Somerset versus Leicestershire. Somerset are far from at full strength, but luckily they still have Tendulkar the run machine (2321@107.74 going into the final match - those runs included two 300s), backed up by Trescothick and Ian Ward at the top of the order, plus Jimmy Kirtley taking the wickets, to aid their cause. Leicestershire have built up a strong side, with Lucas in good form, Nasser Hussain strengthening their batting and some good youngsters making progress.
Leicestershire win the toss and bat first on a flat Taunton track, great for batting. They rack up 429 all out, Hussain making 112 and Phil Weston 79. The surprise pick of the Somerset bowlers is Trescothick, taking 3-19 in a 7-over burst of trundlers at the end. Kirtley has an ineffective day-and-a-bit, taking 1-105 from 28.
Somerset then go in having gained their bonus point and more by bowling Leics out, knowing they only need to win. The opening partnership of Trescothick and Ward falters, they score 4 and 16 respectively, but Tendulkar, at 3, rescues them with a rapid 76 before being bowled by, of all people, Darren Maddy. Somerset reach 312 all out, thanks to 56 at no7 from Matt Bulbeck, who although an England international, is coming out of a horrible run of form, averaging only 19 with the bat all season in fc cricket, and 36 with the ball. The first innings ends, with 4 overs left in day two, with Leicestershire having a lead of 117.
Leicestershire go in to bat again, this time looking to score quickly to set Somerset a big target. However, Kirtley strikes in the third over, meaning day three starts with Leics 11-1.
Weston is again in the runs for Leics, with a patient 84, allowing Maddy to hit a quickfire 69 at the other end. At tea on day three, Leics are 248-6, leading by 365. They decide to bat on into the final session, and youth player David Clews hits 46 at no8 to take them to 341-9 dec with 5 overs to bat out in the evening. Somerset are chasing an improbable 458 in about a day to win. Lancashire are progressing well against Warwickshire, so a draw may not be enough for Somerset. Openers Ward and Trescothick negotiate those 5 overs, leaving Somerset 16-0 going into the final day of the season, needing 442 more to win, and clinch the Championship.
On the morning of day four, disaster strikes for Somerset. Trescothick is forced to retire hurt after a vicious delivery from newly-capped England paceman Stephen Cleef, having faced only 17 balls and made 10. That brings Tendulkar to the crease, with Somerset effectively 22-1. The Taunton crowd rises to its feet to acclaim Tendulkar, the man who has drowned all his opponents in a sea of runs that year.
Tendulkar is bowled third ball, by Cleef, for 0.
This brings veteran Mark Lathwell to the crease, who is having a bad summer, only averaging 24 and only playing because of injuries. True to form, he departs for 17, Somerset left on 59-3 with Trescothick's retirement, as it becomes clear he will not be able to return to bat again. Still 399 to win 7 wickets left. That wicket brings young starlet Matthew Baker to the wicket the 18-year-old all-rounder who has been a real star for Somerset in his first year, taking 54 wickets at 27.45 and scoring 944 runs at 44.23. He sticks around a bit but with little impact. He makes a slow 22 and departs, his partnership with Ward being worth 51. Ward is now on 52*, Somerset 113-4 at lunch on day four. 345 to get in two sessions.
This is when things start to get harder. Leicestershire turn back to Stephen Cleef, who roughed up Somerset earlier with a quick spell to Lathwell and Ward. He has 2-45 so far.
He rips through the middle order, dismissing no6 Ali Brown for 4, Bulbeck for 11, and then wicketkeeper Rob Turner for 1. This leaves Somerset reeling at 136-7, with no way back, it would seem. No9 Peter Trego comes in, and with an fc average of 19.12, it seems that he will need to work hard if he is to avoid becoming Cleef's next victim.
And that he does, helping Ward to his hundred, and scoring 57 as Somerset work their way up to 270-7 at tea, Ward having upped his scoring rate to reach 137*.
However, Trego falls soon after tea, to Cleef. Cleef now has 6-67, Somerset 284-8. 174 to win in one session, two wickets left. Somerset try desperately to get news of Lancashire's game - turns out it has finished, Lancashire won by 8 wickets - Somerset must win to clinch the title for sure, if they don't, they lose it. Ward begins to hog the strike, with no10 Steffan Jones nudging singles to allow Ward to progress. However, with Ward on 174*, Jones on 17*, Somerset 351-8 with an hour's play left - Cleef is back. He has Jones dropped in the slips, but then bowls him next ball to complete a 10-wicket haul for the match, and bring last man, James Kirtley, average 7.82, in, with an hour's play left. Ward decides it is up to him to win the Championship for Somerset.
He tells Kirtley to block out everything, he will go on the attack. And go on the attack he does. He hits 17 off an over from Cleef straightaway, with a single off the last ball to keep the strike. The ball is old, so Leics are hoping Cleef's pace will be enough to knock over Kirtley. But Kirtley stands firm, allowing Ward to reach his double century, with Somerset proceeding to 384-9 with about ten overs to play. Kirtley has 3*, Ward 204*. 78 to get in 10. Ward continues hogging the strike, until Kirtley faces a ball from Cleef, into his 32nd over with figures of 7-101, and edges to slip - but Hussain drops his second catch of the innings, and Somerset survive. 6 overs to go, Somerset 415-9, 43 to win.
Ward takes strike to Lucas, and smashes him over the long-off boundary for six, taking him on to 244*, with his second six. Lucas then gets angry, and bowls a bouncer to Ward, which Ward proceeds to top-edge just out of fine leg's reach for another six, to bring up his 250*. Lucas follows this up with two fine yorkers, and another dot, but allowing Ward a single off the last ball with a leg-stump half-volley.
Somerset 428-9, 30 to win from 5 overs. First ball of the over from Cleef, Ward hits it deep to the cover boundary, looking for two, but they can't make it so he stops - Kirtley will have to survive of get a single. Cleef roars in, bowls a very quick bouncer - and Kirtley pulls him for four, taking himself into double figures. He then blocks out the rest of the over.
Somerset 432-9, 26 to win off 4 overs. Ward to take strike from Lucas. Ward is forced to block the first two balls of the over. He then hits Lucas for four through long-on. He then takes a single off the fourth ball, leaving Kirtley to face two balls, which he does successfully. Ward 257*, Kirtley 10*.
Somerset 439-9, 19 to win off 3 overs. Cleef to Ward, Ward pulls him for four through mid-wicket. Then again. Cleef is fired up, and bowls two very quick and accurate yorkers. Eleven to win off fourteen balls. Ward decides to take a gamble. He wants to back Kirtley to get a single off Lucas and try and hit Cleef to avoid the game gonig to another over from Cleef. He swings at the fifth ball from Cleef and smashes it to the boundary, but then gets overconfident and misses the sixth, which only misses the stumps by a whisker.
Somerset 451-9, 7 to win off 2 overs. Suddenly Somerset are marginal favourites, but Kirtley must get off strike first. Lucas bowls tight and straight, with the field brought in, and following a conversation with Ward, Kirtley plays out a maiden.
Somerset 451-9, 7 to win off 1 over. Cleef to Ward. Ward 269*. Cleef bowls a fast, straight one, which Ward attempts to work off his legs, but it goes straight to square leg. No run. 7 off 5 balls needed. Ward drives the next ball to long-on, and they push hard for two, and get there - just. 5 off 4 balls. Next ball Ward plays a drive to a full ball outside off stump, and misses by a hair. 5 off 3 balls. Fourth ball of the over, Ward pushes for two to the mid-wicket boundary, but they can't make it - Kirtley to face, 4 to win off two balls. Cleef steams in, bowls, Kirtley edges one down to third man and they pick up a single. 3 to win off the last ball, to win the Championship for Somerset. Stephen Cleef to Ian Ward. Ward 272*, batting for his place in history.
Cleef runs in, bowls.........and Ward smacks him through the covers to win the Championship for Somerset and finish on a career-best 276*!! What a game, what a season for Somerset. Tendulkar picks up the most runs award, and the highest score for his 381. But it is Ward who will live forever in the annals of cricket history as the man who won the Championship on his own.
2003: Somerset (me) are running away with the Championship after 9 matches, but then they suffer injuries to Keith Dutch and Richard Johnson and their bowling attack becomes slightly toothless with only Peter Trego and Steffan Jones to replace them. They then lose a couple of matches and Lancashire begin to catch up with them, and with the last match approaching, Somerset need to win, with at least one bonus point, to make sure they clinch the title. If they lose, and Lancashire win heavily, they will lose it.
The final match of the season is played at Taunton, Somerset versus Leicestershire. Somerset are far from at full strength, but luckily they still have Tendulkar the run machine (2321@107.74 going into the final match - those runs included two 300s), backed up by Trescothick and Ian Ward at the top of the order, plus Jimmy Kirtley taking the wickets, to aid their cause. Leicestershire have built up a strong side, with Lucas in good form, Nasser Hussain strengthening their batting and some good youngsters making progress.
Leicestershire win the toss and bat first on a flat Taunton track, great for batting. They rack up 429 all out, Hussain making 112 and Phil Weston 79. The surprise pick of the Somerset bowlers is Trescothick, taking 3-19 in a 7-over burst of trundlers at the end. Kirtley has an ineffective day-and-a-bit, taking 1-105 from 28.
Somerset then go in having gained their bonus point and more by bowling Leics out, knowing they only need to win. The opening partnership of Trescothick and Ward falters, they score 4 and 16 respectively, but Tendulkar, at 3, rescues them with a rapid 76 before being bowled by, of all people, Darren Maddy. Somerset reach 312 all out, thanks to 56 at no7 from Matt Bulbeck, who although an England international, is coming out of a horrible run of form, averaging only 19 with the bat all season in fc cricket, and 36 with the ball. The first innings ends, with 4 overs left in day two, with Leicestershire having a lead of 117.
Leicestershire go in to bat again, this time looking to score quickly to set Somerset a big target. However, Kirtley strikes in the third over, meaning day three starts with Leics 11-1.
Weston is again in the runs for Leics, with a patient 84, allowing Maddy to hit a quickfire 69 at the other end. At tea on day three, Leics are 248-6, leading by 365. They decide to bat on into the final session, and youth player David Clews hits 46 at no8 to take them to 341-9 dec with 5 overs to bat out in the evening. Somerset are chasing an improbable 458 in about a day to win. Lancashire are progressing well against Warwickshire, so a draw may not be enough for Somerset. Openers Ward and Trescothick negotiate those 5 overs, leaving Somerset 16-0 going into the final day of the season, needing 442 more to win, and clinch the Championship.
On the morning of day four, disaster strikes for Somerset. Trescothick is forced to retire hurt after a vicious delivery from newly-capped England paceman Stephen Cleef, having faced only 17 balls and made 10. That brings Tendulkar to the crease, with Somerset effectively 22-1. The Taunton crowd rises to its feet to acclaim Tendulkar, the man who has drowned all his opponents in a sea of runs that year.
Tendulkar is bowled third ball, by Cleef, for 0.
This brings veteran Mark Lathwell to the crease, who is having a bad summer, only averaging 24 and only playing because of injuries. True to form, he departs for 17, Somerset left on 59-3 with Trescothick's retirement, as it becomes clear he will not be able to return to bat again. Still 399 to win 7 wickets left. That wicket brings young starlet Matthew Baker to the wicket the 18-year-old all-rounder who has been a real star for Somerset in his first year, taking 54 wickets at 27.45 and scoring 944 runs at 44.23. He sticks around a bit but with little impact. He makes a slow 22 and departs, his partnership with Ward being worth 51. Ward is now on 52*, Somerset 113-4 at lunch on day four. 345 to get in two sessions.
This is when things start to get harder. Leicestershire turn back to Stephen Cleef, who roughed up Somerset earlier with a quick spell to Lathwell and Ward. He has 2-45 so far.
He rips through the middle order, dismissing no6 Ali Brown for 4, Bulbeck for 11, and then wicketkeeper Rob Turner for 1. This leaves Somerset reeling at 136-7, with no way back, it would seem. No9 Peter Trego comes in, and with an fc average of 19.12, it seems that he will need to work hard if he is to avoid becoming Cleef's next victim.
And that he does, helping Ward to his hundred, and scoring 57 as Somerset work their way up to 270-7 at tea, Ward having upped his scoring rate to reach 137*.
However, Trego falls soon after tea, to Cleef. Cleef now has 6-67, Somerset 284-8. 174 to win in one session, two wickets left. Somerset try desperately to get news of Lancashire's game - turns out it has finished, Lancashire won by 8 wickets - Somerset must win to clinch the title for sure, if they don't, they lose it. Ward begins to hog the strike, with no10 Steffan Jones nudging singles to allow Ward to progress. However, with Ward on 174*, Jones on 17*, Somerset 351-8 with an hour's play left - Cleef is back. He has Jones dropped in the slips, but then bowls him next ball to complete a 10-wicket haul for the match, and bring last man, James Kirtley, average 7.82, in, with an hour's play left. Ward decides it is up to him to win the Championship for Somerset.
He tells Kirtley to block out everything, he will go on the attack. And go on the attack he does. He hits 17 off an over from Cleef straightaway, with a single off the last ball to keep the strike. The ball is old, so Leics are hoping Cleef's pace will be enough to knock over Kirtley. But Kirtley stands firm, allowing Ward to reach his double century, with Somerset proceeding to 384-9 with about ten overs to play. Kirtley has 3*, Ward 204*. 78 to get in 10. Ward continues hogging the strike, until Kirtley faces a ball from Cleef, into his 32nd over with figures of 7-101, and edges to slip - but Hussain drops his second catch of the innings, and Somerset survive. 6 overs to go, Somerset 415-9, 43 to win.
Ward takes strike to Lucas, and smashes him over the long-off boundary for six, taking him on to 244*, with his second six. Lucas then gets angry, and bowls a bouncer to Ward, which Ward proceeds to top-edge just out of fine leg's reach for another six, to bring up his 250*. Lucas follows this up with two fine yorkers, and another dot, but allowing Ward a single off the last ball with a leg-stump half-volley.
Somerset 428-9, 30 to win from 5 overs. First ball of the over from Cleef, Ward hits it deep to the cover boundary, looking for two, but they can't make it so he stops - Kirtley will have to survive of get a single. Cleef roars in, bowls a very quick bouncer - and Kirtley pulls him for four, taking himself into double figures. He then blocks out the rest of the over.
Somerset 432-9, 26 to win off 4 overs. Ward to take strike from Lucas. Ward is forced to block the first two balls of the over. He then hits Lucas for four through long-on. He then takes a single off the fourth ball, leaving Kirtley to face two balls, which he does successfully. Ward 257*, Kirtley 10*.
Somerset 439-9, 19 to win off 3 overs. Cleef to Ward, Ward pulls him for four through mid-wicket. Then again. Cleef is fired up, and bowls two very quick and accurate yorkers. Eleven to win off fourteen balls. Ward decides to take a gamble. He wants to back Kirtley to get a single off Lucas and try and hit Cleef to avoid the game gonig to another over from Cleef. He swings at the fifth ball from Cleef and smashes it to the boundary, but then gets overconfident and misses the sixth, which only misses the stumps by a whisker.
Somerset 451-9, 7 to win off 2 overs. Suddenly Somerset are marginal favourites, but Kirtley must get off strike first. Lucas bowls tight and straight, with the field brought in, and following a conversation with Ward, Kirtley plays out a maiden.
Somerset 451-9, 7 to win off 1 over. Cleef to Ward. Ward 269*. Cleef bowls a fast, straight one, which Ward attempts to work off his legs, but it goes straight to square leg. No run. 7 off 5 balls needed. Ward drives the next ball to long-on, and they push hard for two, and get there - just. 5 off 4 balls. Next ball Ward plays a drive to a full ball outside off stump, and misses by a hair. 5 off 3 balls. Fourth ball of the over, Ward pushes for two to the mid-wicket boundary, but they can't make it - Kirtley to face, 4 to win off two balls. Cleef steams in, bowls, Kirtley edges one down to third man and they pick up a single. 3 to win off the last ball, to win the Championship for Somerset. Stephen Cleef to Ian Ward. Ward 272*, batting for his place in history.
Cleef runs in, bowls.........and Ward smacks him through the covers to win the Championship for Somerset and finish on a career-best 276*!! What a game, what a season for Somerset. Tendulkar picks up the most runs award, and the highest score for his 381. But it is Ward who will live forever in the annals of cricket history as the man who won the Championship on his own.
Neil Pickup
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Wow! That's one hell of a run chase - they beat my stories into the ground, I think 
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If that wasn't made up, that was extremely well played! 
Barney Rubble
International Coach
It wasn't made up, believe me - I was at my wits' end watching the last few overs ball-by-ball! It was tempting just to make Kirtley slog too, but that never works for me - I find sometimes tailenders playing defensively actually gets a few runs, I once had a partnership of 184 between Matthew Hoggard and Darren Gough with both on two red bars of "attackingness" for want of a better word.
Also, from now on, Ian Ward has a guaranteed place in any team of mine - he still features in my Surrey team which also includes Ramprakash, Hussain, Atherton, Butcher, Trescothick, Tendulkar (for 1 year), and Ali Brown. Brown plays Tests for England but can't get in my team!
It was tempting just to make Kirtley slog too, but that never works for me - I find sometimes tailenders playing defensively actually gets a few runs, I once had a partnership of 184 between Matthew Hoggard and Darren Gough with both on two red bars of "attackingness" for want of a better word.Also, from now on, Ian Ward has a guaranteed place in any team of mine - he still features in my Surrey team which also includes Ramprakash, Hussain, Atherton, Butcher, Trescothick, Tendulkar (for 1 year), and Ali Brown. Brown plays Tests for England but can't get in my team!
SirBloody Idiot
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One I just had then.
The New Zealanders had just toured and lost in straight sets against England. The 2041 NatWest Series had England lose in the final to South Africa. Now it was time for retribution.
It was top ranked England hosting second ranked South Africa, the last time these two met in England, 2039, The Poms took it out 2-1.
It was the first test. England naming a pretty experience lineup, the average test matches played for the team was fifty.
South Africa won the toss, electing to bat first on this wonderful pitch. Out to the crease came Graham Koster and William Venter, with six thousand runs between them. The opening bowlers, 23 year old Geoffrey Street and veteran John Hockney. Could these two fill the gap of 1200 test wicket star Daniel Charles?
Things were going well for the Proteas, at 0/70, but star off spinner Andy Boxall would make the first breakthrough as a sharp turning delivery bowled Venter for 25. In came William Arthur, with a test average of 46, he would be handful to get out. A fourteen run partnership between Koster and Arthur, saw Arthur edge one straight to first slip where all-rounder Peter Emerson took a simple catch.
As Arthur began to score more freely, the captain Malcolm Hudson departing from a bouncing Malcolm Crashaw delivery which was caught behind by captain Joel McDonald for 33, the score was 3/165. A huge partnership between Robin Bruyns and Arthur of 130 began to worry the English, the change to bring on Boxall worked, Bruyns departing for a nice 66. As debuton Phil Forde made his way to the crease, it would not be long until Arthur hit a four to make his 11th test century. But at 4/340, Arthur's brilliant innings came to an end at 105.
Then came the collapse, the next five wickets fell for just 28, Boxall taking all five, including two bowled, two LBWs and an easy catch in the deep to John Hockney. The visitors all out for 368, Boxall taking 7/102, the 22 year old's 8th five wicket haul.
With the English set to bat next, out came opening pair Julian Darkes and Chris Shelley. 30 year old Shelley, unlucky to only have played 33 test matches in his injury plagued career up to date, had thirteen centuries and six half centuries in his career. Two early wickets fell for just 48, Darkes and Michael Dyson going for 14 and 12 respectively. Youngster Dennis Marlowe came to the crease, departing for 73, 154 balls later. England looked comfortable at 3/192. Stuart Welsh came and went for three, bringing captai Joel McDonald, fresh off a 243* for Northhamptonshire in a one day game, came to the crease. Shelley brought up his 14th test century, and after a 142 run stand with McDonald, departed for 154 from 291. Nobody else did damage for the English, unfortunately McDonald fell two short of his 23 test century. England, all out for 395, 27 ahead.
Boxall again did most of the damage for the English in the second innings, he took six more wickets giving him thirteen for the match. A 153 opening stand between Koster and Venter put the South Africans in control, but a wonderful turning delivery took out Venter. The next over the other opening would be bamboozeled for 70 by John Hockney. The the next over saw danger man Arthur clean bowled for four again by Boxall. 3/158 soon became 6/248 as Boxall claimed Forde, Bruyns and Commins. 65 between Hudson and Swanepoel was broken up by all rounder Emerson as he took a spectacular return catch. South Africa soon where 351 all out, captain Hudson not out for 81. Boxall taking 6/89, giving him match figures of 13/191.
With a target of 325 to win, Darkes and Dyson again fell early at 2/68. But Shelley again looked in good form. Marlowe and Shelley put on 83 before Marlowe was caught behind. Welsh went for 24, bringing McDonald to the crease. The two put on 52, as Shelley made his 15th test century before departing for 105. At 5/249, there were five wickets left to make 76. A fifty seven run partnership between McDonald and Emerson got them in position before Emerson fell for 31. 19 to win with four wickets became 19 to win with three wickets as McDonald fell for 51 the next ball, the first ball of Wessels' over. Hockney made it tough for the English, going for 0, leaving them with two wickets in hand and 14 to win.
11 between Crayshaw and Geoffrey Street, before Street fell for a helpful 16. 3 runs to win, a wicket in hand.
Most probably this was to be the last over, two to win. 22 year old Scott Swanepoel was given the ball, a kid averaging seventy with the ball. Up the other end, tail ender Andy Boxall, 1*, who averaged just 6.
First Ball: Boxall just defended it to Forde at second slip. 2 to win.
Second Ball: A full delivery from Swanepoel, catching an outside edge which travels to second slip. Forde, in his first match goes for the catch, but unlike other ones, this slips straight through allowing Boxall to run for a single. 1 to win with a wicket in hand.
Third Ball: LBW appeal on Crawshaw but it was clearly missing off.
Forth Ball: Defended back to the bowler.
Fifth Ball: Left through to the keeper. 1 to win.
Sixth ball: Swanepoel bowls it in the right area, forcing Crawshaw on the back foot. Crawshaw goes for a defencive shot, but a hard hit goes into the hands of the bowler, forcing a tie.
MATCH TIED.
Chris Shelley's outstanding match gave him the honours to be man of it, and the exciting start to the series would be hopefully a sign of things to come.
The New Zealanders had just toured and lost in straight sets against England. The 2041 NatWest Series had England lose in the final to South Africa. Now it was time for retribution.
It was top ranked England hosting second ranked South Africa, the last time these two met in England, 2039, The Poms took it out 2-1.
It was the first test. England naming a pretty experience lineup, the average test matches played for the team was fifty.
South Africa won the toss, electing to bat first on this wonderful pitch. Out to the crease came Graham Koster and William Venter, with six thousand runs between them. The opening bowlers, 23 year old Geoffrey Street and veteran John Hockney. Could these two fill the gap of 1200 test wicket star Daniel Charles?
Things were going well for the Proteas, at 0/70, but star off spinner Andy Boxall would make the first breakthrough as a sharp turning delivery bowled Venter for 25. In came William Arthur, with a test average of 46, he would be handful to get out. A fourteen run partnership between Koster and Arthur, saw Arthur edge one straight to first slip where all-rounder Peter Emerson took a simple catch.
As Arthur began to score more freely, the captain Malcolm Hudson departing from a bouncing Malcolm Crashaw delivery which was caught behind by captain Joel McDonald for 33, the score was 3/165. A huge partnership between Robin Bruyns and Arthur of 130 began to worry the English, the change to bring on Boxall worked, Bruyns departing for a nice 66. As debuton Phil Forde made his way to the crease, it would not be long until Arthur hit a four to make his 11th test century. But at 4/340, Arthur's brilliant innings came to an end at 105.
Then came the collapse, the next five wickets fell for just 28, Boxall taking all five, including two bowled, two LBWs and an easy catch in the deep to John Hockney. The visitors all out for 368, Boxall taking 7/102, the 22 year old's 8th five wicket haul.
With the English set to bat next, out came opening pair Julian Darkes and Chris Shelley. 30 year old Shelley, unlucky to only have played 33 test matches in his injury plagued career up to date, had thirteen centuries and six half centuries in his career. Two early wickets fell for just 48, Darkes and Michael Dyson going for 14 and 12 respectively. Youngster Dennis Marlowe came to the crease, departing for 73, 154 balls later. England looked comfortable at 3/192. Stuart Welsh came and went for three, bringing captai Joel McDonald, fresh off a 243* for Northhamptonshire in a one day game, came to the crease. Shelley brought up his 14th test century, and after a 142 run stand with McDonald, departed for 154 from 291. Nobody else did damage for the English, unfortunately McDonald fell two short of his 23 test century. England, all out for 395, 27 ahead.
Boxall again did most of the damage for the English in the second innings, he took six more wickets giving him thirteen for the match. A 153 opening stand between Koster and Venter put the South Africans in control, but a wonderful turning delivery took out Venter. The next over the other opening would be bamboozeled for 70 by John Hockney. The the next over saw danger man Arthur clean bowled for four again by Boxall. 3/158 soon became 6/248 as Boxall claimed Forde, Bruyns and Commins. 65 between Hudson and Swanepoel was broken up by all rounder Emerson as he took a spectacular return catch. South Africa soon where 351 all out, captain Hudson not out for 81. Boxall taking 6/89, giving him match figures of 13/191.
With a target of 325 to win, Darkes and Dyson again fell early at 2/68. But Shelley again looked in good form. Marlowe and Shelley put on 83 before Marlowe was caught behind. Welsh went for 24, bringing McDonald to the crease. The two put on 52, as Shelley made his 15th test century before departing for 105. At 5/249, there were five wickets left to make 76. A fifty seven run partnership between McDonald and Emerson got them in position before Emerson fell for 31. 19 to win with four wickets became 19 to win with three wickets as McDonald fell for 51 the next ball, the first ball of Wessels' over. Hockney made it tough for the English, going for 0, leaving them with two wickets in hand and 14 to win.
11 between Crayshaw and Geoffrey Street, before Street fell for a helpful 16. 3 runs to win, a wicket in hand.
Most probably this was to be the last over, two to win. 22 year old Scott Swanepoel was given the ball, a kid averaging seventy with the ball. Up the other end, tail ender Andy Boxall, 1*, who averaged just 6.
First Ball: Boxall just defended it to Forde at second slip. 2 to win.
Second Ball: A full delivery from Swanepoel, catching an outside edge which travels to second slip. Forde, in his first match goes for the catch, but unlike other ones, this slips straight through allowing Boxall to run for a single. 1 to win with a wicket in hand.
Third Ball: LBW appeal on Crawshaw but it was clearly missing off.
Forth Ball: Defended back to the bowler.
Fifth Ball: Left through to the keeper. 1 to win.
Sixth ball: Swanepoel bowls it in the right area, forcing Crawshaw on the back foot. Crawshaw goes for a defencive shot, but a hard hit goes into the hands of the bowler, forcing a tie.
MATCH TIED.
Chris Shelley's outstanding match gave him the honours to be man of it, and the exciting start to the series would be hopefully a sign of things to come.
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Zimbabwe vs Australia 2008
Australia had fallen from grace somewhat to Number 5 in the world Rankings but most of the Zimbabwean players had grown up in the Aussie glory days.
After 5 good, almost competitive ODI's, The Australians winning 4-1 but the first test was drawn.
The Zimbabweans had a world-class opening partnership in Hamilton Masakadza and AJ Ryder and the next 3; Marillier,Goodwin and Vermuelen weren't bad. Gary Brent took a 6 for in the opening Test.
Ponting won the toss and elected to bat.
Langer, Hayden and Bevan made 74,68 and 74 respectively but they were the only scores of more than 40 as Gary Brent took a 5 for taking the wickets of Hussey, Katich, Bevan, Lee and Dawes. Australia made 360 all out.
Zimbabwe didn't make a good start with Masakadza and Marillier gone for just 13 runs on the scoreboard but 49 from captain Goodwin and 57 from Neil Ferreira the wicket-keeper batting at 8 he had added 74 for the 9th wicket with Brent who made 32. Zimbabwe were all out for 258, 102 behind Australia.
Second time round Australia batted well again with 80 from Katich, 77 from Martyn and 61 from Hayden. But for some batters and bowlers it was double dissapointment; Hussey: 7 and 13, Ponting 12 and 27, Streak 92-1 and 77-1. But the star once again was Gary Brent, 6 wickets ; Hayden, Katich, Langer, Martyn, Lee, Dawes. Australia hit 322 all out. Setting Zimbabwe 425 in 4 and a half sessions. Can it be done?
Ryder fell for Zimbabwe with the score on 50 and this brought together Masakadza and Marillier who's partnership was broken up.. with Marillier on 101 they had put on 190 together and the score was 240-2. Masakadza fell on 146 having added 73 with Goodwin. Goodwin fell after putting on just 21 with Vermeulen leaving the score at 334-4. 91 in around a session needed for Vermeulen and Gratrix in his 14th Test.
The match would end after 130 overs of the innings. After 122 Zimbabwe were 389-4 but Ponting strangely brought on Katich and Martyn with strange results... just 3 overs later-125- Zimbabwe were 408-4. 19 runs off 3 overs!
27 needed in 5 overs. 9,8. 415-4. 10 needed in 3!
128.1 Martyn to Vermulean: Single.
128.2 Martyn to Gratrix: Quickly run single.
128.3 Martyn to Vermulean: 8 needed, Martyn's medium pace cover driven for 4!
128.4 Martyn to Vermulean: Vermulean drives past the bowler it's hit the fence!!! Zimbabwe win by 6 wickets! Vermulean 48 not out! Gratrix 43 not out!!! Zimbabwe win chasing 425 against Australia!!!!
Zimbabwe guarentee a draw against Australia!
Australia had fallen from grace somewhat to Number 5 in the world Rankings but most of the Zimbabwean players had grown up in the Aussie glory days.
After 5 good, almost competitive ODI's, The Australians winning 4-1 but the first test was drawn.
The Zimbabweans had a world-class opening partnership in Hamilton Masakadza and AJ Ryder and the next 3; Marillier,Goodwin and Vermuelen weren't bad. Gary Brent took a 6 for in the opening Test.
Ponting won the toss and elected to bat.
Langer, Hayden and Bevan made 74,68 and 74 respectively but they were the only scores of more than 40 as Gary Brent took a 5 for taking the wickets of Hussey, Katich, Bevan, Lee and Dawes. Australia made 360 all out.
Zimbabwe didn't make a good start with Masakadza and Marillier gone for just 13 runs on the scoreboard but 49 from captain Goodwin and 57 from Neil Ferreira the wicket-keeper batting at 8 he had added 74 for the 9th wicket with Brent who made 32. Zimbabwe were all out for 258, 102 behind Australia.
Second time round Australia batted well again with 80 from Katich, 77 from Martyn and 61 from Hayden. But for some batters and bowlers it was double dissapointment; Hussey: 7 and 13, Ponting 12 and 27, Streak 92-1 and 77-1. But the star once again was Gary Brent, 6 wickets ; Hayden, Katich, Langer, Martyn, Lee, Dawes. Australia hit 322 all out. Setting Zimbabwe 425 in 4 and a half sessions. Can it be done?
Ryder fell for Zimbabwe with the score on 50 and this brought together Masakadza and Marillier who's partnership was broken up.. with Marillier on 101 they had put on 190 together and the score was 240-2. Masakadza fell on 146 having added 73 with Goodwin. Goodwin fell after putting on just 21 with Vermeulen leaving the score at 334-4. 91 in around a session needed for Vermeulen and Gratrix in his 14th Test.
The match would end after 130 overs of the innings. After 122 Zimbabwe were 389-4 but Ponting strangely brought on Katich and Martyn with strange results... just 3 overs later-125- Zimbabwe were 408-4. 19 runs off 3 overs!
27 needed in 5 overs. 9,8. 415-4. 10 needed in 3!
128.1 Martyn to Vermulean: Single.
128.2 Martyn to Gratrix: Quickly run single.
128.3 Martyn to Vermulean: 8 needed, Martyn's medium pace cover driven for 4!
128.4 Martyn to Vermulean: Vermulean drives past the bowler it's hit the fence!!! Zimbabwe win by 6 wickets! Vermulean 48 not out! Gratrix 43 not out!!! Zimbabwe win chasing 425 against Australia!!!!
Zimbabwe guarentee a draw against Australia!
squiz
U19 Debutant
This would arguably be the best test match ever in the history of ICC 2002:
Sri Lanka: 533 All Out
Australia: 554 All Out
Sri Lanka: 226 All Out
Australia: 9/206
6:03 pm (2 overs remaining)
Australia's 2nd innings: 2 sessions to get 206 runs: Australia started off very shakily losing Langer without him troubling the scorers. Ponting fell a short time later when we had only posted 32. Hayden and Martyn upped the anti, trying to reach the target within the amount of time remaining. They found themselves in a good position at 2/99, but then panic struck! First Hayden, then Hussey, and then Gilchrist with the score at a dismal 5/115 still 91 short of the target. Martyn and Watson were at the crease now and they knew one of them had to stay at the crease till the end of the game if they were to win it. 23 runs later Martyn was gone and Australia were revelling at 6/138, 68 runs behind. Cameron White played a short innings, getting a couple of singles then hitting a boundary to mid off, 3 balls later he was on his way back to the pavilion. Warne was next in and as he entered, Watson departed. 8/151 and the Australian fans hearts beating a million miles a second. With still 55 runs to get and over an hour and half to get them, Warne and Gillespie played it safe, playing very defensively, blocking out most balls and collecting the odd single. They had a plan, all out defence till there's 30 mins left and then go for it. They exectued it perfectly until Muralitharan struck with Warne edging him to the slips. McGrath walked onto the ground, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd of 30,000. It was 9/192 and they still needed 14 runs. McGrath and Gillespie slowly got 13 runs. There was 3 overs remaining, 1 wicket left, and 1 more run to get. Balls 1 to 5 of the 3rd last over were dot ball with just McGrath blocking them back to the bowler and letting them through to the keeper. The last ball of the over saw McGrath trying to whip the ball onto the leg side but the result was a play and miss and the ball just missing the leg stump. Muralitharan was to bowl the last over. First ball was pitched wide of off stump and Gillespie took advantage of this, cutting the ball to point and getting the winning run! The crowd errupted.
Australian 2nd Innings Scorecard:
M Hayden c Jayasuriya b M'itharan 60
J Langer c T'karatne b Vaas 1
R Ponting c J'wardene b Vaas 8
D Martyn c T'karatne b Vaas 43
D Hussey b Zoysa 4
A Gilchrist c J'wardene b M'itharan 1
S Watson b Vaas 14
C White b Vaas 6
S Warne c Gunaratne b M'itharan 24
J Gillespie not out 29
G McGrath not out 1
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Extras (nb4,w4,b7) 15
TOTAL (9 wkts, 67.1 overs) 206
F.O.W.
1-15, 2-32, 3-99, 4-112, 5-115, 6-138, 7-146, 8-151, 9-192
Below is the Match Summary...
Sri Lanka: 533 All Out
Australia: 554 All Out
Sri Lanka: 226 All Out
Australia: 9/206
6:03 pm (2 overs remaining)
Australia's 2nd innings: 2 sessions to get 206 runs: Australia started off very shakily losing Langer without him troubling the scorers. Ponting fell a short time later when we had only posted 32. Hayden and Martyn upped the anti, trying to reach the target within the amount of time remaining. They found themselves in a good position at 2/99, but then panic struck! First Hayden, then Hussey, and then Gilchrist with the score at a dismal 5/115 still 91 short of the target. Martyn and Watson were at the crease now and they knew one of them had to stay at the crease till the end of the game if they were to win it. 23 runs later Martyn was gone and Australia were revelling at 6/138, 68 runs behind. Cameron White played a short innings, getting a couple of singles then hitting a boundary to mid off, 3 balls later he was on his way back to the pavilion. Warne was next in and as he entered, Watson departed. 8/151 and the Australian fans hearts beating a million miles a second. With still 55 runs to get and over an hour and half to get them, Warne and Gillespie played it safe, playing very defensively, blocking out most balls and collecting the odd single. They had a plan, all out defence till there's 30 mins left and then go for it. They exectued it perfectly until Muralitharan struck with Warne edging him to the slips. McGrath walked onto the ground, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd of 30,000. It was 9/192 and they still needed 14 runs. McGrath and Gillespie slowly got 13 runs. There was 3 overs remaining, 1 wicket left, and 1 more run to get. Balls 1 to 5 of the 3rd last over were dot ball with just McGrath blocking them back to the bowler and letting them through to the keeper. The last ball of the over saw McGrath trying to whip the ball onto the leg side but the result was a play and miss and the ball just missing the leg stump. Muralitharan was to bowl the last over. First ball was pitched wide of off stump and Gillespie took advantage of this, cutting the ball to point and getting the winning run! The crowd errupted.
Australian 2nd Innings Scorecard:
M Hayden c Jayasuriya b M'itharan 60
J Langer c T'karatne b Vaas 1
R Ponting c J'wardene b Vaas 8
D Martyn c T'karatne b Vaas 43
D Hussey b Zoysa 4
A Gilchrist c J'wardene b M'itharan 1
S Watson b Vaas 14
C White b Vaas 6
S Warne c Gunaratne b M'itharan 24
J Gillespie not out 29
G McGrath not out 1
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Extras (nb4,w4,b7) 15
TOTAL (9 wkts, 67.1 overs) 206
F.O.W.
1-15, 2-32, 3-99, 4-112, 5-115, 6-138, 7-146, 8-151, 9-192
Below is the Match Summary...
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SIX AND OUT
U19 12th Man
Great looking scorecard, sort of - 
good summary of the 2nd inns aswell. I was jsut wondering whether you have editied some of the players using magpie or not, coz it is quite unusual to see Watson score more than 10 runs - lol - he is useless for me, how is he, and where i have heard good signs from some people - Cam White?
good summary of the 2nd inns aswell. I was jsut wondering whether you have editied some of the players using magpie or not, coz it is quite unusual to see Watson score more than 10 runs - lol - he is useless for me, how is he, and where i have heard good signs from some people - Cam White?
squiz
U19 Debutant
The only person i edited was David Hussey because he wasn't in the game. Watson gets more than 10 on various occassions for me, although hes' a shocking bowler. Warne and Gillespie saved us with their batting in that game, I just set them to very defensive till the last 30 mins when they were set to normal.
_Ed_
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I just had a great test match, my youth-packed Zimbabwe team against New Zealand, 2nd test, December 2006. Every test I had played in this game so far had been a big loss for Zimbabwe, and the first test of the series went NZ's way by an innings.
A similar result looked possible when Zimbabwe were knocked over for just 188 in their first innings, with only N.Barlow (playing just his 2nd test) getting a decent score with a respectable 66. Tuffey took 4-34 and Vettori, who took 12 wickets in the first test, took another 3 for 54.
NZ started very strongly in their first innings and were 261/3 at one point but Engelbrecht (3-39) and Lamb (3-70) both bowled quite well to trigger a collapse by NZ to be all out for 305. McMillan got 120 and Sinclair 89.
Trailing by 117, Zimbabwe needed a good second innings. And they definitely got one. Things were looking a bit worrying at 60/3, but then the big partnerships started. Captain A.Brummer, who had managed 2 first ball ducks and a 1 in his 3 innings in the series to date, chose a perfect time to find his best form with 69 in an important partnership of 109 with M.James, who followed up that partnership with a match-turning stand of 181 for the 5th wicket with Travis Friend. James scored a career-best 142 and Friend was even better, giving very few chances in his maiden test century with his score of 163. Zimbabwe eventually bowled out for a brilliant 543, setting NZ 427 to win.
NZ were reduced to 124/5, a first test win in many years looking quite likely for Zimbabwe. But then Richardson and Fleming put on 183 for the 6th wicket in a partnership that lasted 233 minutes and made a draw the most likely result. At tea on the final day Zimbabwe still needed to break the partnership and take 5 wickets in the final session to win. On came Travis Friend, who looked tired from his marathon 163 when he came on for his first spell as the first change bowler. But this time he took 3 quick wickets to finish with 3-41 and 19 year old spinner T.Harris took the last 2 wickets to dismiss NZ for 332 and get a 94 run victory.
A similar result looked possible when Zimbabwe were knocked over for just 188 in their first innings, with only N.Barlow (playing just his 2nd test) getting a decent score with a respectable 66. Tuffey took 4-34 and Vettori, who took 12 wickets in the first test, took another 3 for 54.
NZ started very strongly in their first innings and were 261/3 at one point but Engelbrecht (3-39) and Lamb (3-70) both bowled quite well to trigger a collapse by NZ to be all out for 305. McMillan got 120 and Sinclair 89.
Trailing by 117, Zimbabwe needed a good second innings. And they definitely got one. Things were looking a bit worrying at 60/3, but then the big partnerships started. Captain A.Brummer, who had managed 2 first ball ducks and a 1 in his 3 innings in the series to date, chose a perfect time to find his best form with 69 in an important partnership of 109 with M.James, who followed up that partnership with a match-turning stand of 181 for the 5th wicket with Travis Friend. James scored a career-best 142 and Friend was even better, giving very few chances in his maiden test century with his score of 163. Zimbabwe eventually bowled out for a brilliant 543, setting NZ 427 to win.
NZ were reduced to 124/5, a first test win in many years looking quite likely for Zimbabwe. But then Richardson and Fleming put on 183 for the 6th wicket in a partnership that lasted 233 minutes and made a draw the most likely result. At tea on the final day Zimbabwe still needed to break the partnership and take 5 wickets in the final session to win. On came Travis Friend, who looked tired from his marathon 163 when he came on for his first spell as the first change bowler. But this time he took 3 quick wickets to finish with 3-41 and 19 year old spinner T.Harris took the last 2 wickets to dismiss NZ for 332 and get a 94 run victory.
Robertinho
Cricketer Of The Year
This isn't the best/highest-scoring/etc. match, but it was a very good display and it was pleasing to finish the 3 test series with some consolation... (I am West Indies)
Australia v West Indies
3rd Test Match - 7 Dec 2004
The West Indies, after a strong showing in previous test series against New Zealand and England, had performed poorly in Australia, having lost the series after two games. They went into the third test determined to perform.
AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS
Ponting won the toss and went into bat, the Australians getting to 3/103 before Katich and Hussey came in to bring the score to 4/237. Some desperate batting from the tail brought the Aussies to 323 all out, Katich top scorer with a magnificent 120, McGarrell taking 5/125.
Scorecard:
WEST INDIES - 1ST INNINGS
A steady opening partnership of 40 between Sarwan and Campbell help the visitors establish some partnerships, though no partnerships reached the 50 mark, nor did any batsmen, Sarwan the highest scorer with 44. Many batsmen got off to starts - but failed to continue, which ultimately left the West Indies stuck all out for 222, only scraping to that total thanks to some good batting by the tail.
Scorecard:
AUSTRALIA - 2ND INNINGS
The West Indies bowling attack came out desperate to improve of their dismal form and the poor bowling that was witnessed in the first innings. This happened, with Australia quickly losing Hayden for 9 and Langer for 10. Some ineffective partnerships followed and the home side, with the help of skipper Ricky Ponting and Brett Lee made it to 6/152, where they were looking good for 200+. Ramnarine struck and claimed the three last batsmen, Australia losing 4 wickets for just 1 run, all out for 153. A good bowling effort by the West Indies saw the batsmen set 255 to win.
Scorecard:
WEST INDIES - 2ND INNINGS
Desperate to maintain face after losing the first two matches with little resistance, Sarwan and Campbell slowly took the score to 1/93. Some wickets fell in quick succession and the West Indies were 4/154, possible looking at a third consecutive defeat. Gayle and Samuels looked threatening, putting on 21 runs before Samuels fell victim to a great Ricky Ponting catch. A good defensive display by the lower order, an unbeaten 80 run partnership between Gayle (60*) and Jacobs (25*) lifted the Windies to a 5 wicket victory, scoring 5/255. Unfortunately Simon Katich (120 & 20) won Man of the Match despite some good West Indian bowling.
Scorecard:
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Australia v West Indies
3rd Test Match - 7 Dec 2004
The West Indies, after a strong showing in previous test series against New Zealand and England, had performed poorly in Australia, having lost the series after two games. They went into the third test determined to perform.
AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS
Ponting won the toss and went into bat, the Australians getting to 3/103 before Katich and Hussey came in to bring the score to 4/237. Some desperate batting from the tail brought the Aussies to 323 all out, Katich top scorer with a magnificent 120, McGarrell taking 5/125.
Scorecard:
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[b]Australia[/b] - 1st Innings
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M Hayden c Jacobs b Collymore 6
J Langer c Jacobs b McGarrell 36
S Katich b McGarrell 120
R Ponting b McGarrell 5
M Hussey b Ramnarine 68
M Slater lbw b McGarrell 5
A Gilchrist lbw b Ramnarine 10
B Lee b McGarrell 37
S Warne b Ramnarine 2
J Gillespie b King 21
G McGrath not out 3
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Extras (nb6,w1,lb3) 10
[b]TOTAL[/b] (all out, 131 ovrs) 323
O M R W
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N McGarrell 50 13 125 5
D Ramnarine 51 12 117 3
C Collymore 15 2 40 1
R King 15 1 38 1
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Fall of Wickets: 1-19 2-91 3-103 4-237 5-247
6-257 7-267 8-284 9-316 10-323A steady opening partnership of 40 between Sarwan and Campbell help the visitors establish some partnerships, though no partnerships reached the 50 mark, nor did any batsmen, Sarwan the highest scorer with 44. Many batsmen got off to starts - but failed to continue, which ultimately left the West Indies stuck all out for 222, only scraping to that total thanks to some good batting by the tail.
Scorecard:
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[b]West Indies[/b] - 1st Innings
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R Sarwan b McGrath 17
S Campbell c Gilchrist b McGrath 44
B Lara c Katich b Warne 22
S Chanderpaul b McGrath 11
R Samuels b McGrath 31
C Gayle lbw b McGrath 5
R Jacobs c Lee b McGrath 18
N McGarrell c Hussey b McGrath 24
D Ramnarine c Hayden b Warne 22
C Collymore c Langer b Gillespie 6
R King not out 10
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Extras (nb6,w2,b1,lb3) 12
[b]TOTAL[/b] (all out, 117.3 ovrs) 222
O M R W
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M Hayden 2 1 3 0
S Katich 1 0 1 0
S Warne 26.3 2 64 2
M Hussey 5 0 9 0
J Gillespie 25 6 60 1
G McGrath 30 7 37 7
B Lee 28 9 44 0
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Fall of Wickets: 1-40 2-78 3-102 4-103 5-125
6-146 7-184 8-193 9-204 10-222The West Indies bowling attack came out desperate to improve of their dismal form and the poor bowling that was witnessed in the first innings. This happened, with Australia quickly losing Hayden for 9 and Langer for 10. Some ineffective partnerships followed and the home side, with the help of skipper Ricky Ponting and Brett Lee made it to 6/152, where they were looking good for 200+. Ramnarine struck and claimed the three last batsmen, Australia losing 4 wickets for just 1 run, all out for 153. A good bowling effort by the West Indies saw the batsmen set 255 to win.
Scorecard:
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[b]Australia[/b] - 2nd Innings
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M Hayden lbw b King 9
J Langer c Jacobs b King 10
S Katich b Collymore 20
R Ponting lbw b McGarrell 54
M Hussey c Jacobs b Collymore 6
M Slater c McGarrell b Ramnarine 19
A Gilchrist b McGarrell 6
B Lee not out 20
S Warne c McGarrell b Ramnarine 1
J Gillespie c & b Ramnarine 0
G McGrath b Ramnarine 0
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Extras (nb2,w1,b3,lb2) 8
[b]TOTAL[/b] (all out, 53.2 overs) 153
O M R W
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D Ramnarine 16.2 2 37 4
N McGarrell 17 5 47 2
C Collymore 10 1 35 2
R King 10 0 29 2
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Fall of Wickets: 1-14 2-32 3-52 4-66 5-97 6-105
7-152 8-153 9-153 10-153Desperate to maintain face after losing the first two matches with little resistance, Sarwan and Campbell slowly took the score to 1/93. Some wickets fell in quick succession and the West Indies were 4/154, possible looking at a third consecutive defeat. Gayle and Samuels looked threatening, putting on 21 runs before Samuels fell victim to a great Ricky Ponting catch. A good defensive display by the lower order, an unbeaten 80 run partnership between Gayle (60*) and Jacobs (25*) lifted the Windies to a 5 wicket victory, scoring 5/255. Unfortunately Simon Katich (120 & 20) won Man of the Match despite some good West Indian bowling.
Scorecard:
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[b]West Indies[/b] - 2nd Innings
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R Sarwan c Gilchrist b McGrath 43
S Campbell b Warne 54
B Lara run out 30
S Chanderpaul c Gilchrist b Warne 9
R Samuels c Ponting b Gillespie 24
C Gayle not out 60
R Jacobs not out 25
N McGarrell
D Ramnarine
C Collymore
R King
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Extras (nb7,w2,b1) 10
[b]TOTAL[/b] (5 wkts, 131 ovrs) 255
O M R W
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S Katich 2 1 3 0
S Warne 46 15 91 2
J Gillespie 16 4 32 1
G McGrath 34 7 70 1
B Lee 33 11 58 0
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Fall of Wickets: 1-93 2-118 3-132 4-154 5-175Whole Scorecard:
Code:
[b][u]Australia v West Indies[/b][/u]
3rd Test Match - 7 Dec 2004
[b]Australia[/b] - 1st Innings
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M Hayden c Jacobs b Collymore 6
J Langer c Jacobs b McGarrell 36
S Katich b McGarrell 120
R Ponting b McGarrell 5
M Hussey b Ramnarine 68
M Slater lbw b McGarrell 5
A Gilchrist lbw b Ramnarine 10
B Lee b McGarrell 37
S Warne b Ramnarine 2
J Gillespie b King 21
G McGrath not out 3
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Extras (nb6,w1,lb3) 10
[b]TOTAL[/b] (all out, 131 ovrs) 323
O M R W
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N McGarrell 50 13 125 5
D Ramnarine 51 12 117 3
C Collymore 15 2 40 1
R King 15 1 38 1
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Fall of Wickets: 1-19 2-91 3-103 4-237 5-247 6-257 7-267 8-284 9-316 10-323
[b]West Indies[/b] - 1st Innings
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R Sarwan b McGrath 17
S Campbell c Gilchrist b McGrath 44
B Lara c Katich b Warne 22
S Chanderpaul b McGrath 11
R Samuels b McGrath 31
C Gayle lbw b McGrath 5
R Jacobs c Lee b McGrath 18
N McGarrell c Hussey b McGrath 24
D Ramnarine c Hayden b Warne 22
C Collymore c Langer b Gillespie 6
R King not out 10
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Extras (nb6,w2,b1,lb3) 12
[b]TOTAL[/b] (all out, 117.3 ovrs) 222
O M R W
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M Hayden 2 1 3 0
S Katich 1 0 1 0
S Warne 26.3 2 64 2
M Hussey 5 0 9 0
J Gillespie 25 6 60 1
G McGrath 30 7 37 7
B Lee 28 9 44 0
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Fall of Wickets: 1-40 2-78 3-102 4-103 5-125 6-146 7-184 8-193 9-204 10-222
[b]Australia[/b] - 2nd Innings
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M Hayden lbw b King 9
J Langer c Jacobs b King 10
S Katich b Collymore 20
R Ponting lbw b McGarrell 54
M Hussey c Jacobs b Collymore 6
M Slater c McGarrell b Ramnarine 19
A Gilchrist b McGarrell 6
B Lee not out 20
S Warne c McGarrell b Ramnarine 1
J Gillespie c & b Ramnarine 0
G McGrath b Ramnarine 0
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Extras (nb2,w1,b3,lb2) 8
[b]TOTAL[/b] (all out, 53.2 overs) 153
O M R W
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D Ramnarine 16.2 2 37 4
N McGarrell 17 5 47 2
C Collymore 10 1 35 2
R King 10 0 29 2
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Fall of Wickets: 1-14 2-32 3-52 4-66 5-97 6-105 7-152 8-153 9-153 10-153
[b]West Indies[/b] - 2nd Innings
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R Sarwan c Gilchrist b McGrath 43
S Campbell b Warne 54
B Lara run out 30
S Chanderpaul c Gilchrist b Warne 9
R Samuels c Ponting b Gillespie 24
C Gayle not out 60
R Jacobs not out 25
N McGarrell
D Ramnarine
C Collymore
R King
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Extras (nb7,w2,b1) 10
[b]TOTAL[/b] (5 wkts, 131 ovrs) 255
O M R W
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S Katich 2 1 3 0
S Warne 46 15 91 2
J Gillespie 16 4 32 1
G McGrath 34 7 70 1
B Lee 33 11 58 0
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Fall of Wickets: 1-93 2-118 3-132 4-154 5-175
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[b]West Indies won by 5 wickets[/b]
[b]Man of the match:[/b] S Katich
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tassietiger
U19 Debutant
I got an 800 vs. South Africa with Zimbabwe..._Ed_ said:
SIX AND OUT
U19 12th Man
Awesome Test Match.
It came right down to the wire. India batted so defensive, with Muzmadar the perfect example, scoring 98 off 441 balls. England had a strong middle order partnership between Strauss and Bassano to get England close to the lead, with Bassano carrying on to another century. India went for 215 in there second inns, giving a target of 294 with 4 sessions to do it in.
I started off shakey, losing out of form, Vaughan and then Trescothick late in the session, to bring the side to 2/91 at stumbs, leaving just over 200 runs remaining to win. Bassano and Thorpe held on with a 5 partnership, but Bell fell and things were looking even. At lunch, Bassano and Strauss were at the crease, needing 135 to win, in 2 sessions. Strauss went when the score was 226, still needing under 68 with 5 wkts in hand. Foster and Bassano batted right throughout most of the session, until Bassano went for 114, scoring a century in both innings. 33 runs needed with 4 wkts in hand.
Franks went first ball in the last session, and then Sidebottom and Hutchison stood by Foster to take the required runs to 3 before both bowlers went.
1hr 6 mins left, Foster and Hoggard at the crease. 3 runs needed, 1 wkt in hand.
There were 8 maidens in a row, including chances in 6 of the overs. But Foster soon set off for a run, and then got another whilst Hoggard blocked out the rest. Time had run out, and only 2 overs left in the match. The English side looked very very shaky. Foster was at the crease. They ran on a risky leg bye to win the match.