*Official* England 'A' in CWLand

[David]

Yes, I agree. If it wasn't for the bowlers bowling well, they might have scores a lot of runs...

Captain Obvious statement of the day?

On thursday it will be thursday.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

On thursday it will be thursday.

You just had to steal his thunder, ey...

 

[chaminda_00]

Cricket Web Under-19s v England A
at Goffmouth Park

The England A team were truly shown up at Goffmouth, as a Cricket Web youth team exposed all England's problems in the one-day game. Toothless, inaccurate bowling was punished by four brutal batsmen, and the batsmen were out to injudicious shotmaking. Not to take anything away from the U-19s, however, who performed stunningly. Thamba Mamesh had seemingly forgotten his woeful one-day season, playing a wonderful if restrained innings of 74, and putting on a stand of 173 with Shan Jasotharan for the first wicket. When Saj Mahmood and Stuart Broad managed to get their breakthroughs, the U-19s threw more at them - with Matt Pitt hitting a 33-ball 48 without a single boundary, due to Vikram Solanki having seven men on the ropes at times.

When England A batted, it was a different story. Although the bowling was taken for runs, Rob Key in particular couldn't score quickly enough, and when his batting partner Alastair Cook inside edged a slower ball from Colin Benjamin, a rot began. Solanki and Loudon tried to rescue the innings with a gritty stand, but it was broken when Solanki slogged to Ben Vaughan at midwicket, and Callum McKern sliced through the lower order to leave Chris Read and Jon Lewis to hit 38 for the win in the last two overs. Though Lewis tried, taking 13 (including two byes) off the five balls he faced off Rich Edmunds, they needed 24 off the last over, and Callum McKern ensured that wouldn't happen by bowling a varied last over that went for four.

Cricket Web U-19 276 for 2 (50 overs)
England A 257 for 9 (50 overs)
Cricket Web U-19 won by 19 runs
Man of the Match: Shan Jasotharan

Any news on the scorecard?

 

[dinu23]

looks like the poms don't have a clue when it comes to One dayers.

 

[cricketboy29]

looks like the poms don't have a clue when it comes to One dayers.

Liam is anything but unrealistic. 'Teh Poms' have to suck in ODIs for realism.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Looking good for us in the OD format, hopefully we can nail the poms next.

 

[crickhowell]

I was the U19 12th man but wasn't even in my dev league sides squad. Nice

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Any news on the scorecard?

Will be up in 6 hours.

Again, apologies.

 

[chaminda_00]

I was the U19 12th man but wasn't even in my dev league sides squad. Nice

Yeah i think a certain U19/Colts selector needs to have a serious look at himself...

 

[Magrat Garlick]

The much belated Under-19 scorecard and commentary.

 

[vic_orthdox]

What a terrible england A performance.

Shame these english guys were the complete opposite in the FC games.

Thanks for the credit, Trav

 

[David]

Thanks for the credit, Trav

Don't kid yourself

 

[Blaze]

Happy to have gotten 3 wickets in the Under 19 game. Particuarly considering that I got Rob Key and Solanki who are both reasonable bats...

Awesome win as well. For us youngsters to knock over a team with such experience is a decent achievement.

 

[33/3from3.3]

I got an International wicket !!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooo
and kept it pretty tight

Who is Bopara - is he good?


Whoop whoop whoop whoop

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Cricket Web Blue v England 'A': Teams

Sorry for taking over the job as team selector, but someone has to do it...

RGEWS Cribb
N Dravid
PE Young
AP Cloete
MR Reddlapalli
+D Jellett
MJC Currie
AAA Collins
TJ Demeza
MS Smith
E Clancroft

England A:

RWT Key
EC Joyce
RS Bopara
*VS Solanki
AGR Loudon
JWM Dalrymple
+CMW Read
GJ Batty
JM Anderson
SI Mahmood
SCG Broad

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Scorecard
Commentary

Cricket Web Blue v England A
at PDV Dome

A good early spell from Matt Smith and a masterful century from Andrew Cloete helped an understrength Blue side to another victory, as it seemed only two England A players turned up for the match in the Dome. Vikram Solanki won the toss and chose to bat, but immediately got into trouble as his best batsman, Ed Joyce, chipped a return catch in Trav Demeza's stomach for 3. Ravinder Bopara rebuilt with Rob Key, but when first-change bowler Smith broke that stand for 51, the predictable collapse followed - and England A were 77 for 5. However, Chris Read wanted to take his team out of the mire, and did so with an excellent 65 - well helped by Alex Loudon and Gareth Batty. In the end, the target of 239 looked defendable.

England A's opening bowlers cost plenty of runs, but they did get the odd wicket, and at 61 for 2 the game was in the proverbial balance. However, Peter Young and Andrew Cloete put on one of those stands they've been famed for in Blue colours, bashing the England bowlers to all corners. Solanki was forced to recall Sajid Mahmood early, and the young Lancastrian did his job commendably with the old ball, nailing Young lbw and then claiming three more scalps before the end of his ten-over spell. Cloete stood tall, however, and with the help of a steady Adam Collins the two took Blue to the target without further problems.

England A 238 for 7 (50 ovs)
Cricket Web Blue 242 for 6 (45.3 ovs)
Cricket Web Blue won by four wickets
Man of the Match: Andrew Cloete

 

[marc71178]

The England 'A' side kind of mirrors the real life England side - extremely good in 4/5 day games, but awful in ODs!

 

[Nate]

Good win Blues. Up Nady.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Wasn't it supposed to be CW Black playing England 'A'?

 

[Travis_Teh]

Holy ****, I played a one day game :O
Also taking two wickets in a one day game at that .... and even more suprisingly...listed at 9 hahaha


Awseome team effort to beat an international A team with a somewhat undermaned one day team Well done blue-boys