Cricket Web Red v Cricket Web Green
at CW Oval
Scorecard
Ball By Ball
Red continued inside their bubble, seemingly not affected by the injury to Rich Edmunds, though Greens' lower order showed that runs were there for the taking, at least when the new ball wasn't swinging across acres for Watt and Kennett.
However, Reds' new-ball pairing against Green's top order resulted in chaos. The first time around, it gave 23 for two; the second time it was 19 for five. With Red piling on 134 for their first wicket, that was where the match was lost and won.
Green won the toss, batted first, and immediately struggled before Scott and Rodgie rebuilt nicely for the third wicket. A huge partnership was in store, but Bennett broke the stand, and Reddlapalli picked up the wickets of Scott and Garven in slightly fortiutous circumstances. Kennett and Watt, returning for a second spell, cleaned up the rabble, and Green crashed to 134 all out.
This score was, as mentioned, matched by Mamesh and Mørk: Mamesh marked his return to form with a glorious hundred, though the umpire will have to live with the sound of Rose's vociferous appeals ringing in his ears for several nights to come. David Kearsley fell one short of a half-century, as did Håkon Mørk, while the lower order once again failed to push home the advantage, and Red crawled from 267 for four to 304 all out. In the end, it was of little consequence: against beautiful swinging deliveries, poorly executed forward defensives were of little use, and scores of 1, 2, 8, 0 and 5 in the top order suggest something is up in the Green camp. Darren Dubb-Lynch managed 48 on Green debut, however, in a stand of 75 with Bryce Cunningham, and Paddy Gundry slogged nine fours and a six to hammer an unbeaten 70. Red had the last laughs, however, bowling Green out for 214 and despite Cunningham's two wickets, they eased home by the remaining eight.
Cricket Web Green 134 all out (Cunningham 30; Kennett 4/33, Watt 3/30)
Cricket Web Red 304 all out (Mamesh 104; Cameron 3/59)
Cricket Web Green 214 all out (Gundry 70*, Cunningham 54; Kennett 4/47, Watt 3/47)
Cricket Web Red 43 for two (Cunningham 2/16)
Cricket Web Red won by eight wickets
Man of the Match: D. M. Kennett
Points: Red 20, Green 3
