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*Official* Cricket World Cup in Australia, CWLand and New Zealand
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Player of the Week II
After the second round of the group stages, where New Zealand robbed Bangladesh of a Super Eight spot while West Indies eased into second place, these are the nominations for the second week:
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
80* (95b), 8-0-33-2
As West Indies demolished Bermuda, Gayle was wrecker in chief, sharing a huge opening stand with Shivnarine Chanderpaul after having taken the wickets of Pitcher and Romaine. A comfortable victory put huge pressure on England.
Corey Collymore (West Indies)
10-0-38-2
Came on after the new ball had been blunted by Edwards and Bradshaw, and immediately broke through by dismissing opener Gibbons. Put continued pressure on the batsmen, and was the only bowler to complete his quota of ten overs.
Imran Farhat (Pakistan)
104* (136b)
Took over seamlessly from Shoaib Malik when the latter inside edged to Dhoni for two, making a quietly composed hundred to guide Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over India, in what was possibly the best match-up of the Cup so far.
Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan)
58 (48b)
Ensured victory with a bludgeoning innings, after Younis and Farhat had stabilised the innings. Unlike the Indians, Yousuf truly took on the part-timers, and was rewarded with a blitz-speed half century.
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
57 (61b), 5-1-21-0
A brutal innings, which was only ended by a massive hoik to Mohammad Asif. Gave India the perfect platform, which they then wasted by a collapse, and bowled five tight overs to try to limit the damage.
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
10-0-52-4
Death wickets saved Bond's face after Boeta Dippenaar had taken him on in this crucial encounter, which could determine the fate of New Zealand cricket. An elimination at the hands of Bangladesh would be a national humiliation, but Bond stepped up, choked the chase, and the fact that one wicket was bowled and two lbw suggests that this was a spell of quality pace bowling.
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
64* (50b), 5-0-27-0
If Bond was the king of the death of South Africa's innings, Styris ruled the death of New Zealand's. He undid South Africa's containment work, bludgeoning the score from 189 for five to 287 for six, which they then proceeded to defend - with help from Styris, although his five overs were nothing special.
Boeta Dippenaar (South Africa)
116 (112b)
South Africa's specialist one-day batsman once again showed why he's got the job - because he loves to run. Crossing 78 times off his own batting, and an unlimited number to his batting partners, Dippenaar provided the chance for the others to shine. But with Gibbs and Smith scoring too slowly, and Shane Bond coming up trumps at the death, South Africa gave up vital points for the Super Eight stage.
Liam Camps (CW XI)
84* (87b), 10-1-37-3
With miserly bowling and beautiful, assured hitting, Camps was an integral part of CW XI's thumping eight-wicket win over a frail Sri Lanka. He helped tie down the openers before Neil Pickup feasted on them, then bowled a dangerous Tharanga and took out Dilshan and Vaas as CW threatened to bowl out Sri Lanka for less than 150. He then smashed runs in a massive opening stand with Ian Markus, worth 151, and though he didn't get a century because Sri Lanka's target was so low, it was still a fine innings.
Neil Pickup (CW XI)
10-0-35-3
The best bowling figures, and important wickets to boot. A constant threat against Sri Lankans who ought to have experience against quality spin - they didn't look like it, as experienced journeymen like Jayasuriya and Atapattu were bamboozled by the flight and glare.
Ian Markus (CW XI)
77 (72b)
The only CW XI batsman to hit a six, and winner of the Player of the Week award for week one, Markus showed his brutal self before getting bowled by part-timer extraordinaire, Sanath Jayasuriya. A surprisingly fine fielding effort, too, even though no catches were held.
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
148* (154b)
Faced with a target of 305, the scoreboard reading 54 for two, and scant consolation that "it is only England", Gilchrist stepped up with a typically Gilchristian knock. It helped, of course, that the Harmison, Plunkett & Mahmood Local Pies served particularly fine helpings today, but the total of 148 not out is staggering. His partnership with Michael Clarke smashed records - and sent England well and truly out of the World Cup.
Brett Lee (Australia)
10-0-48-4
Carries the heavy burden of the Australian attack, but is nevertheless the fastest bowler at the Cup at present. Taking the wickets of Joyce, Strauss, Flintoff and Jones, he also somehow managed to keep the run rate down reasonably well, and bowled with genuine pace and threat to worry the batsmen. However, with Australia's other bowlers losing the plot, they look vulnerable...batting first.
Results from the previous vote:
I Markus 36
SE Bond 21
V Sehwag 16
C Collymore 3
Shahid Afridi 3
EC Joyce 2
ST Jayasuriya 2
Shoaib Malik 1
After the second round of the group stages, where New Zealand robbed Bangladesh of a Super Eight spot while West Indies eased into second place, these are the nominations for the second week:
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
80* (95b), 8-0-33-2
As West Indies demolished Bermuda, Gayle was wrecker in chief, sharing a huge opening stand with Shivnarine Chanderpaul after having taken the wickets of Pitcher and Romaine. A comfortable victory put huge pressure on England.
Corey Collymore (West Indies)
10-0-38-2
Came on after the new ball had been blunted by Edwards and Bradshaw, and immediately broke through by dismissing opener Gibbons. Put continued pressure on the batsmen, and was the only bowler to complete his quota of ten overs.
Imran Farhat (Pakistan)
104* (136b)
Took over seamlessly from Shoaib Malik when the latter inside edged to Dhoni for two, making a quietly composed hundred to guide Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over India, in what was possibly the best match-up of the Cup so far.
Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan)
58 (48b)
Ensured victory with a bludgeoning innings, after Younis and Farhat had stabilised the innings. Unlike the Indians, Yousuf truly took on the part-timers, and was rewarded with a blitz-speed half century.
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
57 (61b), 5-1-21-0
A brutal innings, which was only ended by a massive hoik to Mohammad Asif. Gave India the perfect platform, which they then wasted by a collapse, and bowled five tight overs to try to limit the damage.
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
10-0-52-4
Death wickets saved Bond's face after Boeta Dippenaar had taken him on in this crucial encounter, which could determine the fate of New Zealand cricket. An elimination at the hands of Bangladesh would be a national humiliation, but Bond stepped up, choked the chase, and the fact that one wicket was bowled and two lbw suggests that this was a spell of quality pace bowling.
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
64* (50b), 5-0-27-0
If Bond was the king of the death of South Africa's innings, Styris ruled the death of New Zealand's. He undid South Africa's containment work, bludgeoning the score from 189 for five to 287 for six, which they then proceeded to defend - with help from Styris, although his five overs were nothing special.
Boeta Dippenaar (South Africa)
116 (112b)
South Africa's specialist one-day batsman once again showed why he's got the job - because he loves to run. Crossing 78 times off his own batting, and an unlimited number to his batting partners, Dippenaar provided the chance for the others to shine. But with Gibbs and Smith scoring too slowly, and Shane Bond coming up trumps at the death, South Africa gave up vital points for the Super Eight stage.
Liam Camps (CW XI)
84* (87b), 10-1-37-3
With miserly bowling and beautiful, assured hitting, Camps was an integral part of CW XI's thumping eight-wicket win over a frail Sri Lanka. He helped tie down the openers before Neil Pickup feasted on them, then bowled a dangerous Tharanga and took out Dilshan and Vaas as CW threatened to bowl out Sri Lanka for less than 150. He then smashed runs in a massive opening stand with Ian Markus, worth 151, and though he didn't get a century because Sri Lanka's target was so low, it was still a fine innings.
Neil Pickup (CW XI)
10-0-35-3
The best bowling figures, and important wickets to boot. A constant threat against Sri Lankans who ought to have experience against quality spin - they didn't look like it, as experienced journeymen like Jayasuriya and Atapattu were bamboozled by the flight and glare.
Ian Markus (CW XI)
77 (72b)
The only CW XI batsman to hit a six, and winner of the Player of the Week award for week one, Markus showed his brutal self before getting bowled by part-timer extraordinaire, Sanath Jayasuriya. A surprisingly fine fielding effort, too, even though no catches were held.
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
148* (154b)
Faced with a target of 305, the scoreboard reading 54 for two, and scant consolation that "it is only England", Gilchrist stepped up with a typically Gilchristian knock. It helped, of course, that the Harmison, Plunkett & Mahmood Local Pies served particularly fine helpings today, but the total of 148 not out is staggering. His partnership with Michael Clarke smashed records - and sent England well and truly out of the World Cup.
Brett Lee (Australia)
10-0-48-4
Carries the heavy burden of the Australian attack, but is nevertheless the fastest bowler at the Cup at present. Taking the wickets of Joyce, Strauss, Flintoff and Jones, he also somehow managed to keep the run rate down reasonably well, and bowled with genuine pace and threat to worry the batsmen. However, with Australia's other bowlers losing the plot, they look vulnerable...batting first.
Results from the previous vote:
I Markus 36
SE Bond 21
V Sehwag 16
C Collymore 3
Shahid Afridi 3
EC Joyce 2
ST Jayasuriya 2
Shoaib Malik 1
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3 - Gilchrist
2 - Pickup
1 - Camps
2 - Pickup
1 - Camps
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3-Gilly
2-Camps
1-Pickup
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It was a pity point.dontcloseyoureyes said:Voting for yourself should not count
Magrat Garlick
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CW XI v West Indies
I Markus
LA Camps
*BJ Goff
CR Butler
MW de Silva
MJ Robbins
+AP Chaulk
TC Halsey
NS Hoy
NS Pickup
NL Patrick
Unchanged.
I'm thinking of postponing the live sim till tomorrow, because there appears to be very few people present. Unless anyone protests rather soon.
I Markus
LA Camps
*BJ Goff
CR Butler
MW de Silva
MJ Robbins
+AP Chaulk
TC Halsey
NS Hoy
NS Pickup
NL Patrick
Unchanged.
I'm thinking of postponing the live sim till tomorrow, because there appears to be very few people present. Unless anyone protests rather soon.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
In front of 4-5? Well, if you promise to cheer loudly...steds said:
While you wait for me getting things ready:
Australia v Sri Lanka
at CWBCC Stadium
Scorecard
Ball By Ball
Australia kicked off the Super Eights in grand style at the CWBCC Stadium, outclassing Sri Lanka and somehow finding ten overs from all part-timers. The bowling remains a concern, but the batsmen, after being inserted on a placid wicket, thumped Sri Lanka all around the park.
Gilchrist and Katich began in expansive fashion, hitting plenty of runs, but Katich was lbw after a poor shot to Vaas. However, that did not stem the tide, as Australia lost wickets at regular intervals, but just kept plugging on. Sri Lanka grew more and more frustrated, and their line more and more inaccurate, conceding a total of 13 wides; while Ponting, Clarke and Hussey cashed in to make half-centuries. Hussey in particular was on vintage form, hitting 13 fours in a splendid knock of 89 not out as Australia breezed past 300 for the second game running.
Sri Lanka's chase was always on, as Jayasuriya and Sangakkara kept the runs flowing and had Ponting in serious trouble mid-innings. However, the reintroduction of Lee stemmed the runs somewhat, and when Jason Gillespie grabbed the wicket of Jayasuriya, Australia knew they had Sri Lanka on the rack. From then on, the other bowlers did a reasonable job of containment, with Bracken once again the hero - grabbing the wicket of Jayawardene to end with fine figures of two for 42.
Australia 304 for 6 (50 overs) beat
Sri Lanka 271 for 4 (50 overs) by 33 runs
Man of the Match: Michael Hussey
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South Africa v India
at the Pickford Reserve
Scorecard
Ball By Ball
A sensational century from Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the number three spot was not enough, as South Africa sealed a close 4-run win over India in their Super Eight matchup. Dhoni smashed 5 sixes in 116 off 115 balls, but it was not enough, and outstanding death bowling by Makhaya Ntini and Shaun Pollock held the game for South Africa.
Earlier it was Ashwell Prince who stole the spotlight. Following on from starts for the top and middle order, Prince played beautifully, striking 7 boundaries in an innings of 84. The Indians proceeded to waste a good pitch for spinners, and the seamers were made the shoulder a heavier burdern, made worse after Graeme Smith was dropped off the first ball of the match.
A total of 271 was always going to present an interesting run chase, and the quick dismissal of Tendulkar further set up the thrills. By the time Sehwag's frustratingly out-of-form innings of 65 was ended, India needed over 7 runs per over, with 14.5 overs remaining in the game.
Dravid, Yuvraj and Pathan all started promisingly, but none could quite lend the support needed by Dhoni toward victory.
South Africa 270-8 (50 overs) beat
India 266-4 (50 overs) by 4 runs
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni
at the Pickford Reserve
Scorecard
Ball By Ball
A sensational century from Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the number three spot was not enough, as South Africa sealed a close 4-run win over India in their Super Eight matchup. Dhoni smashed 5 sixes in 116 off 115 balls, but it was not enough, and outstanding death bowling by Makhaya Ntini and Shaun Pollock held the game for South Africa.
Earlier it was Ashwell Prince who stole the spotlight. Following on from starts for the top and middle order, Prince played beautifully, striking 7 boundaries in an innings of 84. The Indians proceeded to waste a good pitch for spinners, and the seamers were made the shoulder a heavier burdern, made worse after Graeme Smith was dropped off the first ball of the match.
A total of 271 was always going to present an interesting run chase, and the quick dismissal of Tendulkar further set up the thrills. By the time Sehwag's frustratingly out-of-form innings of 65 was ended, India needed over 7 runs per over, with 14.5 overs remaining in the game.
Dravid, Yuvraj and Pathan all started promisingly, but none could quite lend the support needed by Dhoni toward victory.
South Africa 270-8 (50 overs) beat
India 266-4 (50 overs) by 4 runs
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni
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For completeness....
Super Eights: Cricket Web XI v West Indies
at CW Oval
Scorecard
Ball By Ball
Cricket Web XI came down brutally in their first official Super Eights match, as 90 overs of good cricket was thrown away by dire batting in the closing stages. Wild slogs made a chasable run-a-ball target into 14 required off the last over, and once again West Indies - Cricket Web's bogey team - came up trumps.
West Indies had won the toss, and on a flat pitch, Brian Lara had opted to bat first. With Gayle and Chanderpaul in fine form, Cricket Web sought the change bowlers early on, and Liam Camps, who came on in the ninth over, grabbed one wicket in each of his first two overs. West Indies went on the defensive, with Lara, Hinds and Chanderpaul bogged down in the slow bowling of Robbins and Pickup, and in the 35th over the score was 160 for three.
With West Indies requiring runs, Pickup could take wickets. He dismissed Lara and Bravo, and fine death bowling from Camps and Robbins kept the rate down - though Carlton Baugh and Marlon Samuels did get the occasional boundary and helped the total up to 246 for six.
For the first 30 overs, that looked well short of the par score. Though Ian Markus' fabulous Cup was slightly marred by an early hoik and dismissal for six, Liam Camps contributed a steady 34 with Brendan Goff, who then cut loose with Chris Butler. After 30 overs, Cricket Web were 152 for two, nine ahead of West Indies at the time, and though a maiden over from Samuels to Butler slowed the rate down, both looked confident.
With 37 overs down and 62 runs required, with Corey Collymore just having delivered an eight-ball over, Lara was stumped for choice. He brought back Fidel Edwards, who already had taken the wicket of Markus and had five overs still left to bowl, and he immediately impressed - bowling a maiden over to Goff, and in his next over he had Butler caught going for a big shot to reach his half-century.
Now the run rate quickly increased. Despite the occasional leg-bye to the boundary, and de Silva's brief innings of seven, Cricket Web just couldn't cope - and it got even worse when Marc Robbins, CW's crunch finisher at all other Cups, whimpered feebly over for a six-ball one, lbw to Dwayne Bravo. Goff got his hundred, but failed to keep up, and when Edwards' last over yielded only four runs, the game looked lost. Eventually, Goff did get a boundary (through another leg bye), but the Webheads still fell five runs short, and have lost ground on the Super Eight table.
West Indies 246 for 6 (50 overs) beat
Cricket Web XI 241 for 5 (50 overs) by five runs
Man of the Match: Ian Bradshaw
Super Eights: Cricket Web XI v West Indies
at CW Oval
Scorecard
Ball By Ball
Cricket Web XI came down brutally in their first official Super Eights match, as 90 overs of good cricket was thrown away by dire batting in the closing stages. Wild slogs made a chasable run-a-ball target into 14 required off the last over, and once again West Indies - Cricket Web's bogey team - came up trumps.
West Indies had won the toss, and on a flat pitch, Brian Lara had opted to bat first. With Gayle and Chanderpaul in fine form, Cricket Web sought the change bowlers early on, and Liam Camps, who came on in the ninth over, grabbed one wicket in each of his first two overs. West Indies went on the defensive, with Lara, Hinds and Chanderpaul bogged down in the slow bowling of Robbins and Pickup, and in the 35th over the score was 160 for three.
With West Indies requiring runs, Pickup could take wickets. He dismissed Lara and Bravo, and fine death bowling from Camps and Robbins kept the rate down - though Carlton Baugh and Marlon Samuels did get the occasional boundary and helped the total up to 246 for six.
For the first 30 overs, that looked well short of the par score. Though Ian Markus' fabulous Cup was slightly marred by an early hoik and dismissal for six, Liam Camps contributed a steady 34 with Brendan Goff, who then cut loose with Chris Butler. After 30 overs, Cricket Web were 152 for two, nine ahead of West Indies at the time, and though a maiden over from Samuels to Butler slowed the rate down, both looked confident.
With 37 overs down and 62 runs required, with Corey Collymore just having delivered an eight-ball over, Lara was stumped for choice. He brought back Fidel Edwards, who already had taken the wicket of Markus and had five overs still left to bowl, and he immediately impressed - bowling a maiden over to Goff, and in his next over he had Butler caught going for a big shot to reach his half-century.
Now the run rate quickly increased. Despite the occasional leg-bye to the boundary, and de Silva's brief innings of seven, Cricket Web just couldn't cope - and it got even worse when Marc Robbins, CW's crunch finisher at all other Cups, whimpered feebly over for a six-ball one, lbw to Dwayne Bravo. Goff got his hundred, but failed to keep up, and when Edwards' last over yielded only four runs, the game looked lost. Eventually, Goff did get a boundary (through another leg bye), but the Webheads still fell five runs short, and have lost ground on the Super Eight table.
West Indies 246 for 6 (50 overs) beat
Cricket Web XI 241 for 5 (50 overs) by five runs
Man of the Match: Ian Bradshaw
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