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*Official* Cricket Web 'A' in Top End Series
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age_master
Hall of Fame Member
Happy to get a run in the last game, lets keep the good form going guys.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Cricket Web A v East Asia Pacific XI
in Gardens Oval
Scorecard
Commentary
A shellshocked Cricket Web A stared defeat in the eyes after two days' play in the Gardens Oval, but Dan Smith came up with a memorable performance to save the day and some faces in a good game of cricket throughout.
After winning the toss, East Asia Pacific went to bat with total disrespect. There were a number of silly dismissals - the four caught-behinds to Chaulk, of which three were to top edges - but Brazier stood tall, crafting 54, and smashing Demeza out of the attack. Smith was called upon to bowl the final over, removing Tavo lbw with his third ball in first-class cricket for a Cricket Web team.
Smith made a good 85, but was clean bowled by Baeau, the standout bowler of the first innings with four for 58, all well recognised batsmen. At one point CW feared they might have to concede a first-innings deficit, but Richards and Cunningham added 30 for the eighth wicket, and Demeza kept out 12 balls for a streaky three.
With a lead of 36, CW proceeded to bowl even poorer. Dunu Eliaba and Dai were gifted wide full tosses in succession, allowing Papuan Mahuru Dai to get a first-class hundred on debut. He thus made more runs in one innings than a more famed Papuan cricketer who recently visited Australia made in a series. Gimapau Keimelo also edged some boundaries, ending with 53, and the EAP side totalled 308.
With a target of 273, less than in the first innings, some would have thought nerves could have crept into the Cricket Web A team. However, Smith, Luff and Dravid showed that class eventually comes through in four-day cricket: all made fifties, smashing the Pacific bowlers around for masses of runs. The result was never in doubt once Luff had passed 50; Inao Baeau had lost his zip, while the gentle dobbers served up by the rest was taken apart.
East Asia Pacific XI 220 all out
J Brazier 54; DP Richards 3-21
Cricket Web A 256 all out
DP Smith 85; I Baeau 4-58, H Areni 3-49
East Asia Pacific XI 308 all out
M Dai 101, G Keimelo 53, D Eliaba 50; BC Cunningham 4-31, TJ Demeza 3-85
Cricket Web A 273 for three
DP Smith 103*, MD Luff 79, N Dravid 64
Cricket Web A won by seven wickets
Man of the Match: DP Smith
Australia A v New Zealand A
in Marrara Cricket Ground
Scorecard
Commentary
Those who paid for tickets to the final day of the match between Australia A and New Zealand A got to see a turnaround of epic proportions, as New Zealand A threw away an excellent position to be contented with a drawn game. Having batted well to gain a first-innings lead of 57, Sinclair, Cumming and Harris led the way to a 400-plus target; as it turned out, the declaration might have been delayed a little too long. As it was, Australia A got 91 overs, and crashed to 196 for seven with Voges and Cullen in.
Then New Zealand lost their heads. The bowling fell back on short-and-up-the-nose, duly put away by the aforementioned pair, who totalled twenty-seven boundaries in their two innings. The victory, which had sounded completely unlikely when Australia A required more than 200 in a session and a half with three wickets in hand, now had a slight chance entering the last 15 overs, but with Dorey caught behind New Zealand managed to avoid that. Tait saved the draw, however, making 14 not out, but Cullen was the Man of the Match after a brutal 93.
NZ A 374 & 348 drew with
Aus A 317 & 379/9
Man of the Match: DL Cullen
in Gardens Oval
Scorecard
Commentary
A shellshocked Cricket Web A stared defeat in the eyes after two days' play in the Gardens Oval, but Dan Smith came up with a memorable performance to save the day and some faces in a good game of cricket throughout.
After winning the toss, East Asia Pacific went to bat with total disrespect. There were a number of silly dismissals - the four caught-behinds to Chaulk, of which three were to top edges - but Brazier stood tall, crafting 54, and smashing Demeza out of the attack. Smith was called upon to bowl the final over, removing Tavo lbw with his third ball in first-class cricket for a Cricket Web team.
Smith made a good 85, but was clean bowled by Baeau, the standout bowler of the first innings with four for 58, all well recognised batsmen. At one point CW feared they might have to concede a first-innings deficit, but Richards and Cunningham added 30 for the eighth wicket, and Demeza kept out 12 balls for a streaky three.
With a lead of 36, CW proceeded to bowl even poorer. Dunu Eliaba and Dai were gifted wide full tosses in succession, allowing Papuan Mahuru Dai to get a first-class hundred on debut. He thus made more runs in one innings than a more famed Papuan cricketer who recently visited Australia made in a series. Gimapau Keimelo also edged some boundaries, ending with 53, and the EAP side totalled 308.
With a target of 273, less than in the first innings, some would have thought nerves could have crept into the Cricket Web A team. However, Smith, Luff and Dravid showed that class eventually comes through in four-day cricket: all made fifties, smashing the Pacific bowlers around for masses of runs. The result was never in doubt once Luff had passed 50; Inao Baeau had lost his zip, while the gentle dobbers served up by the rest was taken apart.
East Asia Pacific XI 220 all out
J Brazier 54; DP Richards 3-21
Cricket Web A 256 all out
DP Smith 85; I Baeau 4-58, H Areni 3-49
East Asia Pacific XI 308 all out
M Dai 101, G Keimelo 53, D Eliaba 50; BC Cunningham 4-31, TJ Demeza 3-85
Cricket Web A 273 for three
DP Smith 103*, MD Luff 79, N Dravid 64
Cricket Web A won by seven wickets
Man of the Match: DP Smith
Australia A v New Zealand A
in Marrara Cricket Ground
Scorecard
Commentary
Those who paid for tickets to the final day of the match between Australia A and New Zealand A got to see a turnaround of epic proportions, as New Zealand A threw away an excellent position to be contented with a drawn game. Having batted well to gain a first-innings lead of 57, Sinclair, Cumming and Harris led the way to a 400-plus target; as it turned out, the declaration might have been delayed a little too long. As it was, Australia A got 91 overs, and crashed to 196 for seven with Voges and Cullen in.
Then New Zealand lost their heads. The bowling fell back on short-and-up-the-nose, duly put away by the aforementioned pair, who totalled twenty-seven boundaries in their two innings. The victory, which had sounded completely unlikely when Australia A required more than 200 in a session and a half with three wickets in hand, now had a slight chance entering the last 15 overs, but with Dorey caught behind New Zealand managed to avoid that. Tait saved the draw, however, making 14 not out, but Cullen was the Man of the Match after a brutal 93.
NZ A 374 & 348 drew with
Aus A 317 & 379/9
Man of the Match: DL Cullen
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Massive game from Smith there to get us over the line. Very well supported by Dravid and Luff. Good signs that the there of inexperienced batsmen got us over the line. Richards bowled well in the first innings and Cunningham and Demeza bowled ok in the 2nd Innings, but a fair bit of work needs to be done before our next game.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Wow, I'll take that. Two wickets for not many and 188 runs for once out. Good to get us over the line. Well batted to the young guys too.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Geez, horrible game from me. That EAP team isn't too bad, though.
Top effort from Smith.
Top effort from Smith.
ash chaulk
International Captain
smitho
Buddhmaster
International Captain
Wtf happened there?
alternative
Cricket Web Content Updater
Smithy what a gun he is. Well done mate 
Travis_Teh
International Regular
Not happy, Jan. Been working my ring off recently with the Porters and in the nets trying to improve consistency and overall tightness ... to no avail.
Well played Smith, though, and a win's a win
Well played Smith, though, and a win's a win
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Smith - Ledge
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Cricket Web A v New Zealand A
at Marrara Cricket Ground
Scorecard
Commentary
Mathew Sinclair thought he'd show some faith in his bowlers after he'd won the toss on a murky morning - and promptly lost the game. The Webheads embarked on a batting tour de force on a par with Australia in their finest moments, ticking along at five an over seemingly effortlessly. Chris Martin was tackled, smashed, and bamboozled around the ground, and before the Webheads knew it, they had accumulated 551, with five men making starts. It says something that the bumbly medium pacers of Jesse Ryder got the best returns; he took four for 60, all caught, with Cricket Web's lazy shotmaking the only fault of the first day.
Not satisfied with their work, Cricket Web went on to demolish New Zealand's hopes. By the end of the morning session, which included three men caught behind and plenty of balls clocked at well over 88mph, New Zealand trailed by 483 runs...with only six wickets in hand. Ryder, seemingly the only New Zealand cricketer to turn up, rebuilt with the tail, and eked out 75 against Richards' nagging left-armers, which was the greatest threat after the ball had stopped swinging. In the end, New Zealand A made 281, with eight men caught and Martin run out attempting desperately to get off the strike.
Following on, New Zealand A batted well, Ryder once more leading with a lovely 134. Sinclair's dismissal summed up the match, however; with 20 minutes to tea, he went to thump Garven for six, but ended up finding Richards at long on. Ryder threatened to take New Zealand to a winning total, but Richards worked him out with the quicker ball, then removed the tail to ensure a target of a mere 175. It did seem a little worrying when Luff was caught in the slips, but Dravid played a capital innings from number three, stroking eleven fours on his way to a brutal 96.
Cricket Web A 551 all out
AJ Garven 147, AP Chaulk 95, N Dravid 62, S Jasotharan 60, SE Fuller 58; JD Ryder 4-70, IE O'Brien 3-90
New Zealand A 281 all out
JD Ryder 75; TJ Demeza 3-35
New Zealand A 445 all out (following on)
JD Ryder 134, MS Sinclair 57; DP Richards 4-70
Cricket Web A 176 for three
N Dravid 96*
Cricket Web A won by seven wickets
Man of the Match: JD Ryder (New Zealand A)
at Marrara Cricket Ground
Scorecard
Commentary
Mathew Sinclair thought he'd show some faith in his bowlers after he'd won the toss on a murky morning - and promptly lost the game. The Webheads embarked on a batting tour de force on a par with Australia in their finest moments, ticking along at five an over seemingly effortlessly. Chris Martin was tackled, smashed, and bamboozled around the ground, and before the Webheads knew it, they had accumulated 551, with five men making starts. It says something that the bumbly medium pacers of Jesse Ryder got the best returns; he took four for 60, all caught, with Cricket Web's lazy shotmaking the only fault of the first day.
Not satisfied with their work, Cricket Web went on to demolish New Zealand's hopes. By the end of the morning session, which included three men caught behind and plenty of balls clocked at well over 88mph, New Zealand trailed by 483 runs...with only six wickets in hand. Ryder, seemingly the only New Zealand cricketer to turn up, rebuilt with the tail, and eked out 75 against Richards' nagging left-armers, which was the greatest threat after the ball had stopped swinging. In the end, New Zealand A made 281, with eight men caught and Martin run out attempting desperately to get off the strike.
Following on, New Zealand A batted well, Ryder once more leading with a lovely 134. Sinclair's dismissal summed up the match, however; with 20 minutes to tea, he went to thump Garven for six, but ended up finding Richards at long on. Ryder threatened to take New Zealand to a winning total, but Richards worked him out with the quicker ball, then removed the tail to ensure a target of a mere 175. It did seem a little worrying when Luff was caught in the slips, but Dravid played a capital innings from number three, stroking eleven fours on his way to a brutal 96.
Cricket Web A 551 all out
AJ Garven 147, AP Chaulk 95, N Dravid 62, S Jasotharan 60, SE Fuller 58; JD Ryder 4-70, IE O'Brien 3-90
New Zealand A 281 all out
JD Ryder 75; TJ Demeza 3-35
New Zealand A 445 all out (following on)
JD Ryder 134, MS Sinclair 57; DP Richards 4-70
Cricket Web A 176 for three
N Dravid 96*
Cricket Web A won by seven wickets
Man of the Match: JD Ryder (New Zealand A)
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vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Well played lads. Good to see Jaso back in the runs.