Travis_Teh
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*Official* England 'A' in CWLand
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Mr Mxyzptlk
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Not too long ago you were in the running for a provisional World Cup squad spot. That was when you were opening the batting though. We don't turn a blind eye to potential though, so you're still in the frame.steds said:
cricketboy29
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quite a load of 'thoughs' thereMr Mxyzptlk said:
Loony BoB
International Captain
A massive congratulations on Hancock on his maiden FC ton, looks like we both achieved that against an England side. 
Shame we couldn't win, but here's looking to a dominant OD series after a strong third test. Honoured to be named as captain and I hope I'll do CWLand proud.
Shame we couldn't win, but here's looking to a dominant OD series after a strong third test. Honoured to be named as captain and I hope I'll do CWLand proud.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
England A:
AN Cook
RWT Key
EC Joyce
OA Shah
*VS Solanki
R Clarke
+CMW Read
AG Wharf
SI Mahmood
SCG Broad
JM Anderson
Cricket Web A
SG Fitzsimmons
DP Smith
AJ Blackman
AJ Garven
*SE Fuller
I Markus
+D Jellett
NR Hancock
DP Richards
NL Patrick
TJ Demeza
Ring the changes for the third Test. Patrick and Markus gets match practice ahead of the upcoming ODI tour, while de Silva and Wright get left out. England A unchanged.
AN Cook
RWT Key
EC Joyce
OA Shah
*VS Solanki
R Clarke
+CMW Read
AG Wharf
SI Mahmood
SCG Broad
JM Anderson
Cricket Web A
SG Fitzsimmons
DP Smith
AJ Blackman
AJ Garven
*SE Fuller
I Markus
+D Jellett
NR Hancock
DP Richards
NL Patrick
TJ Demeza
Ring the changes for the third Test. Patrick and Markus gets match practice ahead of the upcoming ODI tour, while de Silva and Wright get left out. England A unchanged.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
i've said it before and i'll say it again, carn boys
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Scorecard.
Commentary.
Cricket Web A v England A
at CW Oval
Nath Patrick's second over of the series saw hope injected into the CWLand fanatics once again, as the rest and training seemed to have done him good. The over saw an outside edge flying past second slip, then the shattering of Rob Key's stumps, and a return catch to dismiss Ed Joyce - and England A were 12 for two. And even though Ali Cook and Owais Shah put on another show of dominance by scoring 143 for the third wicket, it didn't seem to deter a hosting side who were fixed on getting that victory. Part-timer Ian Markus got rid of Cook and Solanki in a special over, and though Shah managed to get his century up, the bowlers kept working and bundled out England A for 302.
A belligerent stand between Fitzsimmons and Smith then took Cricket Web A to stumps having cut 58 off the English lead, and it was the Webheads who wanted to assert their dominance on the second morning. Fitzsimmons departed rather early after an outside snick off Mahmood, but Smith was not deterred, dispatching his opening partner's conqueror for six to bring up his half-century shortly afterwards. A couple of wickets from star bowlers Mahmood and Anderson before the lunch break, however, ensured the game was still in the balance - with England A squandering a potential advantage when flooring Fuller on 0.
It was to prove costly. The A team captain, who definitely had a point to prove, shared a century stand with an imperious Alex Blackman - and brought up his half-century with a glorious cover drive shortly after Blackman had made his hundred. The new ball was little help; the A team players dispatched Anderson for twelve in his first over with it, with Blackman straight driving him for six with the last ball of the over. However, Anderson got his revenge when the ball was eleven overs old - a hint of swing caused an inside edge, and Blackman was gone for an exquisite 145. That didn't help; Fuller and Markus continued in the same vein, batting onwards seemingly unnoticed, and the two added 93 before the second day waned, with Fuller also reaching the hundred.
Markus continued with his typically aggressive style of batting on the third morning, and had reached 97 off as many balls when he outside edged a rare Mahmood line-and-length delivery to Read. However, the partnership of 153 had well and truly given the game to the Webheads, even though Fuller went in the next over for 143, and a minor collapse saw four wickets fall for 37. It didn't matter - Nath Patrick saw things out with a fine 64-ball innings, while Dylan Jellett hit runs all around the park, and Cricket Web A closed on a massive 621, quite possibly the highest first class total in CWLand.
As had been the case for so long on tour, however, England A's batsmen refused to give in. Rob Key and Ed Joyce both put in stunning innings, and it was up to Trav Demeza to get the wickets, which he did admirably by picking up one in each of his three spells. However, overnight England A were just 32 behind, with seven wickets in hand.
That turned to six when Hancock got rid of Shah early on, then nearly had Clarke lbw, then had him caught at third slip under the clouds with a reverse swinging ball. Vikram Solanki and Chris Read counter-attacked, as had been the England tactic for so long, but captain Fuller got a rare but crucial wicket by having his opposing number caught behind, and Demeza followed up with the last three wickets in his second spell to cement his place as a wicket-taking bowler. He ended with six for 105, with England A bowled out for 395, leaving just 77 to chase.
It didn't take long. Fitzsimmons took out his fury on the England A bowlers, smashing two sixes off Anderson, while Broad was too inaccurate with the new ball - allowing a ten-wicket win for the hosts, who thus took considerable confidence into the OD series.
England A 302 all out
Cricket Web A 621 all out
England A 395 all out
Cricket Web A 77 for 0
Cricket Web A won by ten wickets
Man of the Match: Travis Demeza
Commentary.
Cricket Web A v England A
at CW Oval
Nath Patrick's second over of the series saw hope injected into the CWLand fanatics once again, as the rest and training seemed to have done him good. The over saw an outside edge flying past second slip, then the shattering of Rob Key's stumps, and a return catch to dismiss Ed Joyce - and England A were 12 for two. And even though Ali Cook and Owais Shah put on another show of dominance by scoring 143 for the third wicket, it didn't seem to deter a hosting side who were fixed on getting that victory. Part-timer Ian Markus got rid of Cook and Solanki in a special over, and though Shah managed to get his century up, the bowlers kept working and bundled out England A for 302.
A belligerent stand between Fitzsimmons and Smith then took Cricket Web A to stumps having cut 58 off the English lead, and it was the Webheads who wanted to assert their dominance on the second morning. Fitzsimmons departed rather early after an outside snick off Mahmood, but Smith was not deterred, dispatching his opening partner's conqueror for six to bring up his half-century shortly afterwards. A couple of wickets from star bowlers Mahmood and Anderson before the lunch break, however, ensured the game was still in the balance - with England A squandering a potential advantage when flooring Fuller on 0.
It was to prove costly. The A team captain, who definitely had a point to prove, shared a century stand with an imperious Alex Blackman - and brought up his half-century with a glorious cover drive shortly after Blackman had made his hundred. The new ball was little help; the A team players dispatched Anderson for twelve in his first over with it, with Blackman straight driving him for six with the last ball of the over. However, Anderson got his revenge when the ball was eleven overs old - a hint of swing caused an inside edge, and Blackman was gone for an exquisite 145. That didn't help; Fuller and Markus continued in the same vein, batting onwards seemingly unnoticed, and the two added 93 before the second day waned, with Fuller also reaching the hundred.
Markus continued with his typically aggressive style of batting on the third morning, and had reached 97 off as many balls when he outside edged a rare Mahmood line-and-length delivery to Read. However, the partnership of 153 had well and truly given the game to the Webheads, even though Fuller went in the next over for 143, and a minor collapse saw four wickets fall for 37. It didn't matter - Nath Patrick saw things out with a fine 64-ball innings, while Dylan Jellett hit runs all around the park, and Cricket Web A closed on a massive 621, quite possibly the highest first class total in CWLand.
As had been the case for so long on tour, however, England A's batsmen refused to give in. Rob Key and Ed Joyce both put in stunning innings, and it was up to Trav Demeza to get the wickets, which he did admirably by picking up one in each of his three spells. However, overnight England A were just 32 behind, with seven wickets in hand.
That turned to six when Hancock got rid of Shah early on, then nearly had Clarke lbw, then had him caught at third slip under the clouds with a reverse swinging ball. Vikram Solanki and Chris Read counter-attacked, as had been the England tactic for so long, but captain Fuller got a rare but crucial wicket by having his opposing number caught behind, and Demeza followed up with the last three wickets in his second spell to cement his place as a wicket-taking bowler. He ended with six for 105, with England A bowled out for 395, leaving just 77 to chase.
It didn't take long. Fitzsimmons took out his fury on the England A bowlers, smashing two sixes off Anderson, while Broad was too inaccurate with the new ball - allowing a ten-wicket win for the hosts, who thus took considerable confidence into the OD series.
England A 302 all out
Cricket Web A 621 all out
England A 395 all out
Cricket Web A 77 for 0
Cricket Web A won by ten wickets
Man of the Match: Travis Demeza
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Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Averages and statistics for the first class leg of the tour.
(The CW A file has been manually edited to reflect statistics for only the CW A v England A part of the series.)
(The CW A file has been manually edited to reflect statistics for only the CW A v England A part of the series.)
Mr Mxyzptlk
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Finally they've been beaten! Terrific effort there.
Nath suffering from 1-innings syndrome again...
Just about everyone contributed in that one. Awesome.
Nath suffering from 1-innings syndrome again...
Just about everyone contributed in that one. Awesome.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Trav, Alex, Ian, Nathan. Fantastic team effort, kicked off by Nath's bowling, and then a huge batting effort by the whole team. Pretty much everyone had a significant role in the win, and we left our other performances for dead. Great work.
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82 runs for once out off 88 balls isn't TOO bad...broncoman said:
FaaipDeOiad
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Haha. How about my bowling average? 155. At least I did something with the bat before the end.Samuel_Vimes said:
Blackman would be our man of the series you'd think, he was the most consistent batsman by far. Travis the pick of the bowlers comfortably, especially given the quality of the batting opposition, and Jellett, Smith, Richards and Fitzsimmons all had good series too.
England A batsmen were awesome. Amazing that four of them scored 500+ runs in a three test series.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Woah! Big win to finally beat those buggers! Well done!
Buddhmaster
International Captain
Holy ****, huge effort there guys