Cricket Web Blue v Cricket Web Green
in PDV Dome
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Undecisive top order batting ensured that Blue were defeated handsomely by Green in this encounter, though Ryan Dunn nearly did enough to keep Blue in the hunt with a stunning seven-over spell. He went a little off the boil towards the end, however, allowing Gundry and Rose to take Green over the line.
Blue crashed to 121 batting first, with Darren Dubb-Lynch run out in the first over backing up too far against his team-mates. Young bashed 29, and Collins and Smith provided useful runs, but the tail-enders charged Hing with disappointing results, and the Green off-spinner got handy figures of three for 10. Rose was the pick of the bowlers, however, consistently threatening with pace and bounce.
Demeza struck twice in the opening overs, but Garven and Scott were on the way to securing victory when Dunn intruded. He bowled line and length throughout, and with plenty of movement under heavy clouds and on a worn wicket, he claimed stunning figures of six for 36. However, when he and Demeza were about to close things off at 100 for eight, Rose and Gundry fought back. Running the key singles with ease and dabbing the ball with soft hands, they ensured that the house Andrew Garven built with his 52 did not fall down, and Green eked out a two-wicket victory.
Cricket Web Blue 121 all out (33.2 overs; Young 29; Hing 3/10, Rose 3/33)
Cricket Web Green 122 for eight (32.2 overs; Garven 52; Dunn 6/36, Demeza 2/32)
Cricket Web Green won by two wickets
Points: Green 5, Blue 0
Man of the Match: R. D. Dunn
Cricket Web Red v Cricket Web Black
in CW Oval
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Despite horribly irresponsible batting, which included two run outs in the first three overs, Red somehow got across the line again versus Black in the Oval. Zach Ritchie helped rebuild the innings from a shaky start at 56 for three, while Dwyer, Bennett, and Nayak all played a part. However, the key to the 200 score was arguably the poor bowling from Black's change men, who let away 20 wides - helped by a generous wicketkeeper.
When Black batted, Stedman and Fitzsimmons added 96 for the first wicket, but Stedman never got going, and that was to be their downfall. Dwyer struck thrice with his gentle off breaks, and a disciplined bowling effort was rewarded with a 10-run victory, despite late charges from Thompson off Kennett.
Cricket Web Red 215 for nine (50 overs; Ritchie 47; Thompson 2/54)
Cricket Web Black 205 for six (50 overs; Stedman 60 (125b), Fitzsimmons 50; Dwyer 3/40)
Cricket Web Red won by 10 runs
Points: Red 4, Black 1
Man of the Match: Z. R. Ritchie
Table: Red 24pts (W6 L1, +0.06), Green 22pts (W4 L2, +1.01), Blue 18.5pts (W3 T1 L3, +0.13), Colts 11pts (W2 L4, -0.30), Black 4.5 pts (T1 L5, -0.92)
Tomorrow's first class fixtures: Colts v Green in Fardin Qayyumi CC, Blue v Red in PDV Dome.