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*Official* Season XIV Discussion and Results
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Interesting results. Too tired to match report. Later. ktnxbye
superkingdave
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Boo. Expecting a tough game against the masters. In the absence of the Sixth Team, they are the team with the best chance of challenging us.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Agreed.
Travis_Teh
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Hah, that's getting boring hey.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Nah bro.
Flying V
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You keep us in such suspense
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Saturday 23rd August
Cricket Web Green vs Cricket Web Blue
5D - Manuel Ramprakash Trophy - CWBCC Stadium
Scorecard
Ball by Ball
All good teams learn from the great ones before them, and Cricket Web Green issued a warning of greatness by overcoming a familiar deficit and completing a remarkable comeback against Cricket Web Blue. There were eerily similarities to their game against Cricket Web Black at Pickford Reserve, and the Greens apologized to their loyal fans with an historic performance on the pitch.
Bad light plagued an opening day on a bouncy pitch and the conditions certainly assisted CW Blue early on. Travis Demeza looked set for another big haul with a brace, including form batsmen Rob Malone and Andrew Garven. Debutant Andy Maina later chipped in with two of his own, halting a recovery efforts of the middle order in his opening spell. Thamba Mamesh stood tall with the desire to get after his old team, but on 42 he was lured into a loose drive and snaffled by Crampton behind. CW Green struggled at 118-6 from only 23.1 overs. They threatened to be all out in less than a one-day stay, but the tail end showed the fight that the top order could not. Bryce Cunningham (42) and Martyn Corrin (47) stuck in and built the innings to a more competitive level, ultimately 234 all out.
The remains of the day were then punctuated by a couple of close calls for Pete Young, but the Blues ended on a positive 47-0. Pete Young hardly added to his overnight score when he played around a quick Josh Forner ball, and his namesake, Stephen, was caught flicking uppishly to square leg. The Blues stood in difficulty at 57-2 before the middle order took over. Sean Fuller geared up with a confident 55, then gave way to Camps at the crease. He and Cribb piled on 94, and as the latter looked good for a priceless ton, he padded up to Cunningham and was lbw for 80. Typically Bowen came and went with some fireworks, and CW Green were fighting back with the Blues on 300-5.
That hope was seemingly snuffed out by Camps and Crampton. Both batsmen played beautifully on a very good batting pitch and united for 114 runs, ultimately. Camps raised a second consecutive first-class hundred and then chipped a simple catch to Rose. He provided Corrin with a second wicket as he laid the groundwork for a stunning matchwinning show. The legspinner later counted Crampton in his number, for 93, and went on to take a keen 5-wicket haul. Even so CW Blue appeared too far gone to be caught, with a lead of 233 in the bank. But as CW Black so emphatically proved last week, no lead is insurmountable.
CW Green confidence was quickly dented, however, as Malone was easily caught-and-bowled by Collins for 4. The soft dismissal suggested a dramatic collapse despite a pitch still in good shape. Mamesh made his intentions clear by swatting the first balll he saw for six, but he should have been caught 2 balls later, but for a shocking drop by Crampton behind the stumps. As the ball slipped in an out of his gloves, it seemed a horrific foreboding, given the abilities of the batsman. Mamesh survived a close shout for lbw to round off his shaky start, but grew in confidence and marched smoothly onward with Scott at his side, similarly attacking. Scott was particularly brilliant and reeled off several exquisite cover drives and straight drives en route to a sublime ton. It cost just 112 balls and set up the historic comeback.
Mamesh departed for 81 and Scott quickly after for 117 and they left CW Green effectively at 8-3. Deja vu struck as cruelly as it often does, when Crampton shelled another simple chance to reprieve an even more expensive customer, Garven, when he had just 26. The Greens dominated the afternoon session and, aside from his early let-off, Garven was chanceless in doing so. Gonzalez was even more impressive, if understated, and he accelerated to join Garven with a ton by tea. And even as he was bowled around his legs by crib early in the final session, the ominous signs merely strengthened with another solid stand heading to the close. By stumps CW Green had demoralized the visiting attack and elevated their lead to 333 with 6 wickets still intact.
The fifth day pitch report announced a cracked pitch with inconsistent bounce, and with CW Green far into the lead, it looked bad news for the Blues. The Greens batted for 11 overs in the morning and Lezama was allowed the chance to add his half-century milestone to the pot. But the real story as the batsmen walked off, due a declaration, was the unbeaten 183 next to Garven's name. Images of Demeza with his arm around the shoulders of Crampton revealed the despair in the Blue camp. They faced a target of 374 in 76 overs and the best of the batting conditions were long departed. By lunch Xavier Rose had dismissed both Youngs and put the final leg of the CW Green comeback in motion. Again Fuller played stylishly under pressure and even at his dismissal for 51, he seemed to have stabilized and refocused the Blue effort. A brief shower then further fleshed out hopes of a draw by calling an early tea. The Blues resumed with a 36-over session to survive, while the Greens set out in the hunt for 7 wickets.
More rain interrupted the final session, and evidently affected the concentration of the settled Camps (33), who loosely flashed at Mitchell and nicked the ball to slip. Corrin, previously wicketless and flat in the second innings, sensed his opportunity to bowl at unsettled and tentative batsmen. His advantageous strategy involved a tight attacking field and flighted bowling, and it paid immense dividends. Bowen (1) pushed at a big legbreak and sneaked a thin edge to an elated Lezama. And 2 balls into his innings, Crampton received a cleverly-disguised googly and was struck plumb without a run to his account. He capped a terrible second innings and jogged off with his head bowed. Much then depended on the status of vice-captain Rob Cribb. But although he was well set at the crease, he was not immune to a lapse in concentration, and he padded up to a googly and saw his offstump mangled.
Just over an hour remained in the game, and only Popat remained among those recognized for their batting. He rocked back to Corrin and misjudged the length of a legbreak and chopped it onto his stumps. CW Green needed just 2 more wickets and the dramatic result seemed secure. Corrin held his hand to his ear to gauge the rapturous applause of the crowd when he took his 5th of the innings and completed a maiden 10-wicket haul. Some 22 minutes later Cunningham wrapped up the result. Mitchell, mimicking Smith a week ago, had placed himself at slip at the fall of the 9th wicket, and pumped his fist in the air to celebrate his finest hour.
Cricket Web Green 1st Innings 234 all out
Corrin 47, Mamesh 42, Maina 3-57, Collins 2-52
Cricket Web Blue 1st Innings 467 all out
Camps 107, Crampton 93, Corrin 5-88, Cunningham 2-96
Cricket Web Green 2nd Innings 606 for 4 dec.
Garven 183*, Gonzalez 124, Cribb 1-41, Maina 1-99
Cricket Web Blue 2nd Innings 182 all out
Fuller 51, Cribb 39, Corrin 5-35, Cunningham 2-28
Cricket Web Green won by 191 runs.
Man of the Match: M Corrin
Cricket Web Red vs Cricket Web Colts
5D - Manuel Ramprakash Trophy - CW Colts
Scorecard
Ball by Ball
Brimming with confidence, Cricket Web Colts shared the glory among their ranks during another professional win. Cricket Web Red were the latest team to suffer at the hands of the revitalized unit, and they did so by an innings and 24 runs.
The Reds were off to a genuinely shocking start when a horrific mix-up result in the run out of Matt Luff, before the batsman had faced a ball. His captain Mørk may have taken responsibility for the poor calling, but he did not make much more of that realization before he was caught at third slip, also for a duck. From 12-2 the score could have become 30-3, but Fjermestad dropped a very simple chance behind the stumps. It was not a costly miss, however, as Jamee Gray was trapped in front of the stumps by Wright an over later. Rob Dauth (85) gained the company of David Kearsley (33) in partnership for nearly two hours and into the second session.
The Colts seamers returned in tandem and the break of the partnership brought more quick wickets, as CW Red slouched to 157-7. But the remains of the innings belonged to Gaurav Nayak. Always explosive and energetic, he hit 7 fours and left the ground thrice with super-sized sixes. Nayak dominated a partnership of 47 with Sean Bennett (12) and then one of 49 with David Kennett (1). He was finally out to a scorching catch by Mike Wilson in the covers, and walked off with bat raised for 87. CW Red scored 255 all out and left CW Colts with 6 overs to face on day one.
The shaky openers realized the need for a good start and played solidly to stumps with 21 added. On the second morning the Colts young guns came of age. Dan Rai began to look comfortable in his new role as opener, though he was dropped by Mørk on 43, and he scored a very important half-century on a personal and team level. Bosco Fitzsimmons joined him in the 50s early into the afternoon session and the century stand began to take imposing shape. But Kennett made up for the earlier drop and got his man, geting Rai caught at slip for 59. The fast bowler gave way to the spin of Bennett and Towns departed for 6. There was no further drama until late in the session, when Bennett dropped Butler on 33.
The wait was short for redemption, through Muhammad Amir. He operated around the wicket and bowled Butler for 46. Later, armed with the new ball, he crucially got Kerr for a cheap 15. The Reds were back in the hunt, but Fitzsimmons briefly cooled the chaos by reaching 100. CW Colts soldiered into the third day, and lost Fitzsimmons for 118 early on. Mike Wilson replaced him and continued to tortuously deny CW Red the joy of a contest. He and Fjermestad dazzled in a partnership of 76. The confident wicketkeeper attacked anything marginally short during his fiery knock of 57. But he left Wilson in charge of the innings in the 115th over, and the allrounder proceeded to accelerate as needed. Wilson scored 68 of the last 113 runs of the innings and 106 from 114 balls in total. Following his depature Thomas and Wright stuck in to issue further frustration, batting for almost an hour and carrying the score to 489. Amir collected another 5-wicket haul, and understandably celebrated it in a low-key fashion at the cost of 171 runs.
Lots of time remained in the game and nothing on the pitch suggested that CW Red would fold easily. In that light and looking to make up for his unfortunate first innings, Luff set off briskly and raced to 18. But on that score he edged an ambitious drive to a good catch by Weber in the gully. At tea CW Red had 29-1 and the Colts started sloppily in the last session of the day. However, as the hosts sharpened up they looked more spirited and potent and Colts surged back into the lead. Three wickets marked an excellent session - the big three of Mørk, Dauth and Kearsley - to leave Gray and Dwyer, the last recognized batsmen, together at the close.
The uphill struggle was confirmed by a delightfully attacking spell of spin bowling from Tarick Weber. He was supported well by his captain, bowling superbly with the wind, and it allowed him to flight the ball consistently at the lesser Reds. To get to those less established batsmen, Weber bowled Dwyer with a cracking delivery, spinning between bat and pad and into middle stump. The last of hopes then went with Gray, flicking into the lap of legslip. Weber pushed through the tail to complete a 6-wicket haul, and despite a couple of big shots from Bennett, CW Red crumbled to 210 all out.
Cricket Web Red 1st Innings 255 all out
Nayak 86, Dauth 84, Wilson 3-33, Wright 2-71
Cricket Web Colts 1st Innings 489 all out
Fitzsimmons 118, Wilson 106, Amir 5-171, Kennett 3-131
Cricket Web Red 2nd Innings 210 all out
Dauth 29, Gray 28, Weber 6-61, Thomas 3-69
Cricket Web Colts won by an Innings and 24 runs.
Man of the Match: MW Wilson
Masters XI vs Cricket Web Black
5D - Manuel Ramprakash Trophy - Casston Reserve
Scorecard
Ball by Ball
Cricket Web Black won a tough tussle with Masters XI to take crucial points in a tricky fixture at Casston Reserve. Again it was captain fantastic, Dan Smith, who firmed up the CW Black chase on the fourth day with a gritty, if imperfect, 79 not out.
Masters XI sized up conditions and chose first strike on their home turf. But shortly before lunch Neil Pickup bowled Brian Lara (34) with a big legbreak to round out a good session for the Blacks. The home side went to lunch on 81-3, but made a better fight of the second session, due largely to a quick fifty from Dale Benkenstein. The South African checked out for 53, pulling a ball from Patrick directly to Pickup at midwicket, but it was the only success of the afternoon for CW Black. Justin Kemp (46) and Lance Klusener (35) took over from their countryman and did their best to ensure a good total. However, it was the strangely reserved batting of Luke Ronchi that had the biggest say in an eventual score of 290 all out. Ronchi ground out 50 from 133 balls to state his credentials of responsibility.
The best of batting conditions awaited CW Black and each batsman enjoyed his time in the sun. Everyone down to Nick Borcich reached double figures, but disappointingly most threw away starts and none reached triple figures. The best bets were Andrew Cloete (87) and Ash Chaulk (75), but the former was wrongly given out caught behind, and the latter failed to clear mid-off with an ill-advised lofted drive. Dave Richards arrived at the crease with the deficit at 12 and 4 wickets remaining for CW Black. But reliable as ever he set up crucial distance and a lead of 95. Richards offered one chance to bat-pad on 35, and otherwise looked in good nick for his 56.
The trailing Masters XI faced the better part of two sessions on day three and against a fired-up CW Black pace battery. Patrick removed SS Das with a beautiful ball on offstump, snatching the edge and flying to Chaulk. And then with a run to his name and one ball faced, Lara was run out at the striker's end. The fast bowlers gutted the middle order cheaply and then gave way to spin, when Richards found the thin edge of Kemp's bat. Masters XI still trailed by 12 runs with only 5 wickets intact, and Dale Benkenstein, on 52, was the proverbial key. He received brief support from an anxious Ronchi - 38 from 31 balls - then found a true ally in Thomas Odoyo. Kenya's finest struggled to cope with the spin at times, but fought through and conquered his demons in a stand of 78 for the 7th wicket. Benkenstein swept Richards away to reach his hundred, but with the hosts looking to build into a strong position, he received a fierce short ball from Borcich and could only glove it to the slips.
Shaken, Odoyo followed for 42 and Warne for 9. The final two briefly frustrated CW Black, but Pickup took the ball to wrap things up in the 72nd over. That left CW Black needing 162, and though the pitch looked good, the skies were overcast and allowed some swing. Smith and Stedman crept along through a tentative opening partnership. They survived 35 overs together and laid an invaluable platform of 87 to make the chase a lot more comfortable. Warne broke through with the wicket of Stedman (32) with a nicely landed legbreak. Soon after Smith guided the bowler behind point for his 50th run, before he was dropped by Ronchi for a third time in his innings. But Warne would not be denied. He injected some life into the game by dismissing Cloete (19) and Blackman (0) with consecutive balls, then he took a low return catch to account for Armstrong (3). Other teams may have crumbled with 35 needed and a slide in progress. But although Chaulk was a worrying 6th wicket, Blake Donald held out to support his captain to and over the final hurdle.
Masters XI 1st Innings 290 all out
Benkenstein 53, Ronchi 50, Pickup 4-65, Richards 2-41
Cricket Web Black 1st Innings 385 all out
Cloete 87, Chaulk 75, Warne 4-96, Henderson 2-73
Masters XI 2nd Innings 256 all out
Benkenstein 116, Odoyo 42, Patrick 3-68, Borcich 3-84
Cricket Web Black 2nd Innings 164 for 5
Smith D.P. 79*, Stedman 32, Warne 4-41, Bond 1-46
Cricket Web Black won by 5 wkts.
Man of the Match: DP Smith
Cricket Web Green vs Cricket Web Blue
5D - Manuel Ramprakash Trophy - CWBCC Stadium
Scorecard
Ball by Ball
All good teams learn from the great ones before them, and Cricket Web Green issued a warning of greatness by overcoming a familiar deficit and completing a remarkable comeback against Cricket Web Blue. There were eerily similarities to their game against Cricket Web Black at Pickford Reserve, and the Greens apologized to their loyal fans with an historic performance on the pitch.
Bad light plagued an opening day on a bouncy pitch and the conditions certainly assisted CW Blue early on. Travis Demeza looked set for another big haul with a brace, including form batsmen Rob Malone and Andrew Garven. Debutant Andy Maina later chipped in with two of his own, halting a recovery efforts of the middle order in his opening spell. Thamba Mamesh stood tall with the desire to get after his old team, but on 42 he was lured into a loose drive and snaffled by Crampton behind. CW Green struggled at 118-6 from only 23.1 overs. They threatened to be all out in less than a one-day stay, but the tail end showed the fight that the top order could not. Bryce Cunningham (42) and Martyn Corrin (47) stuck in and built the innings to a more competitive level, ultimately 234 all out.
The remains of the day were then punctuated by a couple of close calls for Pete Young, but the Blues ended on a positive 47-0. Pete Young hardly added to his overnight score when he played around a quick Josh Forner ball, and his namesake, Stephen, was caught flicking uppishly to square leg. The Blues stood in difficulty at 57-2 before the middle order took over. Sean Fuller geared up with a confident 55, then gave way to Camps at the crease. He and Cribb piled on 94, and as the latter looked good for a priceless ton, he padded up to Cunningham and was lbw for 80. Typically Bowen came and went with some fireworks, and CW Green were fighting back with the Blues on 300-5.
That hope was seemingly snuffed out by Camps and Crampton. Both batsmen played beautifully on a very good batting pitch and united for 114 runs, ultimately. Camps raised a second consecutive first-class hundred and then chipped a simple catch to Rose. He provided Corrin with a second wicket as he laid the groundwork for a stunning matchwinning show. The legspinner later counted Crampton in his number, for 93, and went on to take a keen 5-wicket haul. Even so CW Blue appeared too far gone to be caught, with a lead of 233 in the bank. But as CW Black so emphatically proved last week, no lead is insurmountable.
CW Green confidence was quickly dented, however, as Malone was easily caught-and-bowled by Collins for 4. The soft dismissal suggested a dramatic collapse despite a pitch still in good shape. Mamesh made his intentions clear by swatting the first balll he saw for six, but he should have been caught 2 balls later, but for a shocking drop by Crampton behind the stumps. As the ball slipped in an out of his gloves, it seemed a horrific foreboding, given the abilities of the batsman. Mamesh survived a close shout for lbw to round off his shaky start, but grew in confidence and marched smoothly onward with Scott at his side, similarly attacking. Scott was particularly brilliant and reeled off several exquisite cover drives and straight drives en route to a sublime ton. It cost just 112 balls and set up the historic comeback.
Mamesh departed for 81 and Scott quickly after for 117 and they left CW Green effectively at 8-3. Deja vu struck as cruelly as it often does, when Crampton shelled another simple chance to reprieve an even more expensive customer, Garven, when he had just 26. The Greens dominated the afternoon session and, aside from his early let-off, Garven was chanceless in doing so. Gonzalez was even more impressive, if understated, and he accelerated to join Garven with a ton by tea. And even as he was bowled around his legs by crib early in the final session, the ominous signs merely strengthened with another solid stand heading to the close. By stumps CW Green had demoralized the visiting attack and elevated their lead to 333 with 6 wickets still intact.
The fifth day pitch report announced a cracked pitch with inconsistent bounce, and with CW Green far into the lead, it looked bad news for the Blues. The Greens batted for 11 overs in the morning and Lezama was allowed the chance to add his half-century milestone to the pot. But the real story as the batsmen walked off, due a declaration, was the unbeaten 183 next to Garven's name. Images of Demeza with his arm around the shoulders of Crampton revealed the despair in the Blue camp. They faced a target of 374 in 76 overs and the best of the batting conditions were long departed. By lunch Xavier Rose had dismissed both Youngs and put the final leg of the CW Green comeback in motion. Again Fuller played stylishly under pressure and even at his dismissal for 51, he seemed to have stabilized and refocused the Blue effort. A brief shower then further fleshed out hopes of a draw by calling an early tea. The Blues resumed with a 36-over session to survive, while the Greens set out in the hunt for 7 wickets.
More rain interrupted the final session, and evidently affected the concentration of the settled Camps (33), who loosely flashed at Mitchell and nicked the ball to slip. Corrin, previously wicketless and flat in the second innings, sensed his opportunity to bowl at unsettled and tentative batsmen. His advantageous strategy involved a tight attacking field and flighted bowling, and it paid immense dividends. Bowen (1) pushed at a big legbreak and sneaked a thin edge to an elated Lezama. And 2 balls into his innings, Crampton received a cleverly-disguised googly and was struck plumb without a run to his account. He capped a terrible second innings and jogged off with his head bowed. Much then depended on the status of vice-captain Rob Cribb. But although he was well set at the crease, he was not immune to a lapse in concentration, and he padded up to a googly and saw his offstump mangled.
Just over an hour remained in the game, and only Popat remained among those recognized for their batting. He rocked back to Corrin and misjudged the length of a legbreak and chopped it onto his stumps. CW Green needed just 2 more wickets and the dramatic result seemed secure. Corrin held his hand to his ear to gauge the rapturous applause of the crowd when he took his 5th of the innings and completed a maiden 10-wicket haul. Some 22 minutes later Cunningham wrapped up the result. Mitchell, mimicking Smith a week ago, had placed himself at slip at the fall of the 9th wicket, and pumped his fist in the air to celebrate his finest hour.
Cricket Web Green 1st Innings 234 all out
Corrin 47, Mamesh 42, Maina 3-57, Collins 2-52
Cricket Web Blue 1st Innings 467 all out
Camps 107, Crampton 93, Corrin 5-88, Cunningham 2-96
Cricket Web Green 2nd Innings 606 for 4 dec.
Garven 183*, Gonzalez 124, Cribb 1-41, Maina 1-99
Cricket Web Blue 2nd Innings 182 all out
Fuller 51, Cribb 39, Corrin 5-35, Cunningham 2-28
Cricket Web Green won by 191 runs.
Man of the Match: M Corrin
Cricket Web Red vs Cricket Web Colts
5D - Manuel Ramprakash Trophy - CW Colts
Scorecard
Ball by Ball
Brimming with confidence, Cricket Web Colts shared the glory among their ranks during another professional win. Cricket Web Red were the latest team to suffer at the hands of the revitalized unit, and they did so by an innings and 24 runs.
The Reds were off to a genuinely shocking start when a horrific mix-up result in the run out of Matt Luff, before the batsman had faced a ball. His captain Mørk may have taken responsibility for the poor calling, but he did not make much more of that realization before he was caught at third slip, also for a duck. From 12-2 the score could have become 30-3, but Fjermestad dropped a very simple chance behind the stumps. It was not a costly miss, however, as Jamee Gray was trapped in front of the stumps by Wright an over later. Rob Dauth (85) gained the company of David Kearsley (33) in partnership for nearly two hours and into the second session.
The Colts seamers returned in tandem and the break of the partnership brought more quick wickets, as CW Red slouched to 157-7. But the remains of the innings belonged to Gaurav Nayak. Always explosive and energetic, he hit 7 fours and left the ground thrice with super-sized sixes. Nayak dominated a partnership of 47 with Sean Bennett (12) and then one of 49 with David Kennett (1). He was finally out to a scorching catch by Mike Wilson in the covers, and walked off with bat raised for 87. CW Red scored 255 all out and left CW Colts with 6 overs to face on day one.
The shaky openers realized the need for a good start and played solidly to stumps with 21 added. On the second morning the Colts young guns came of age. Dan Rai began to look comfortable in his new role as opener, though he was dropped by Mørk on 43, and he scored a very important half-century on a personal and team level. Bosco Fitzsimmons joined him in the 50s early into the afternoon session and the century stand began to take imposing shape. But Kennett made up for the earlier drop and got his man, geting Rai caught at slip for 59. The fast bowler gave way to the spin of Bennett and Towns departed for 6. There was no further drama until late in the session, when Bennett dropped Butler on 33.
The wait was short for redemption, through Muhammad Amir. He operated around the wicket and bowled Butler for 46. Later, armed with the new ball, he crucially got Kerr for a cheap 15. The Reds were back in the hunt, but Fitzsimmons briefly cooled the chaos by reaching 100. CW Colts soldiered into the third day, and lost Fitzsimmons for 118 early on. Mike Wilson replaced him and continued to tortuously deny CW Red the joy of a contest. He and Fjermestad dazzled in a partnership of 76. The confident wicketkeeper attacked anything marginally short during his fiery knock of 57. But he left Wilson in charge of the innings in the 115th over, and the allrounder proceeded to accelerate as needed. Wilson scored 68 of the last 113 runs of the innings and 106 from 114 balls in total. Following his depature Thomas and Wright stuck in to issue further frustration, batting for almost an hour and carrying the score to 489. Amir collected another 5-wicket haul, and understandably celebrated it in a low-key fashion at the cost of 171 runs.
Lots of time remained in the game and nothing on the pitch suggested that CW Red would fold easily. In that light and looking to make up for his unfortunate first innings, Luff set off briskly and raced to 18. But on that score he edged an ambitious drive to a good catch by Weber in the gully. At tea CW Red had 29-1 and the Colts started sloppily in the last session of the day. However, as the hosts sharpened up they looked more spirited and potent and Colts surged back into the lead. Three wickets marked an excellent session - the big three of Mørk, Dauth and Kearsley - to leave Gray and Dwyer, the last recognized batsmen, together at the close.
The uphill struggle was confirmed by a delightfully attacking spell of spin bowling from Tarick Weber. He was supported well by his captain, bowling superbly with the wind, and it allowed him to flight the ball consistently at the lesser Reds. To get to those less established batsmen, Weber bowled Dwyer with a cracking delivery, spinning between bat and pad and into middle stump. The last of hopes then went with Gray, flicking into the lap of legslip. Weber pushed through the tail to complete a 6-wicket haul, and despite a couple of big shots from Bennett, CW Red crumbled to 210 all out.
Cricket Web Red 1st Innings 255 all out
Nayak 86, Dauth 84, Wilson 3-33, Wright 2-71
Cricket Web Colts 1st Innings 489 all out
Fitzsimmons 118, Wilson 106, Amir 5-171, Kennett 3-131
Cricket Web Red 2nd Innings 210 all out
Dauth 29, Gray 28, Weber 6-61, Thomas 3-69
Cricket Web Colts won by an Innings and 24 runs.
Man of the Match: MW Wilson
Masters XI vs Cricket Web Black
5D - Manuel Ramprakash Trophy - Casston Reserve
Scorecard
Ball by Ball
Cricket Web Black won a tough tussle with Masters XI to take crucial points in a tricky fixture at Casston Reserve. Again it was captain fantastic, Dan Smith, who firmed up the CW Black chase on the fourth day with a gritty, if imperfect, 79 not out.
Masters XI sized up conditions and chose first strike on their home turf. But shortly before lunch Neil Pickup bowled Brian Lara (34) with a big legbreak to round out a good session for the Blacks. The home side went to lunch on 81-3, but made a better fight of the second session, due largely to a quick fifty from Dale Benkenstein. The South African checked out for 53, pulling a ball from Patrick directly to Pickup at midwicket, but it was the only success of the afternoon for CW Black. Justin Kemp (46) and Lance Klusener (35) took over from their countryman and did their best to ensure a good total. However, it was the strangely reserved batting of Luke Ronchi that had the biggest say in an eventual score of 290 all out. Ronchi ground out 50 from 133 balls to state his credentials of responsibility.
The best of batting conditions awaited CW Black and each batsman enjoyed his time in the sun. Everyone down to Nick Borcich reached double figures, but disappointingly most threw away starts and none reached triple figures. The best bets were Andrew Cloete (87) and Ash Chaulk (75), but the former was wrongly given out caught behind, and the latter failed to clear mid-off with an ill-advised lofted drive. Dave Richards arrived at the crease with the deficit at 12 and 4 wickets remaining for CW Black. But reliable as ever he set up crucial distance and a lead of 95. Richards offered one chance to bat-pad on 35, and otherwise looked in good nick for his 56.
The trailing Masters XI faced the better part of two sessions on day three and against a fired-up CW Black pace battery. Patrick removed SS Das with a beautiful ball on offstump, snatching the edge and flying to Chaulk. And then with a run to his name and one ball faced, Lara was run out at the striker's end. The fast bowlers gutted the middle order cheaply and then gave way to spin, when Richards found the thin edge of Kemp's bat. Masters XI still trailed by 12 runs with only 5 wickets intact, and Dale Benkenstein, on 52, was the proverbial key. He received brief support from an anxious Ronchi - 38 from 31 balls - then found a true ally in Thomas Odoyo. Kenya's finest struggled to cope with the spin at times, but fought through and conquered his demons in a stand of 78 for the 7th wicket. Benkenstein swept Richards away to reach his hundred, but with the hosts looking to build into a strong position, he received a fierce short ball from Borcich and could only glove it to the slips.
Shaken, Odoyo followed for 42 and Warne for 9. The final two briefly frustrated CW Black, but Pickup took the ball to wrap things up in the 72nd over. That left CW Black needing 162, and though the pitch looked good, the skies were overcast and allowed some swing. Smith and Stedman crept along through a tentative opening partnership. They survived 35 overs together and laid an invaluable platform of 87 to make the chase a lot more comfortable. Warne broke through with the wicket of Stedman (32) with a nicely landed legbreak. Soon after Smith guided the bowler behind point for his 50th run, before he was dropped by Ronchi for a third time in his innings. But Warne would not be denied. He injected some life into the game by dismissing Cloete (19) and Blackman (0) with consecutive balls, then he took a low return catch to account for Armstrong (3). Other teams may have crumbled with 35 needed and a slide in progress. But although Chaulk was a worrying 6th wicket, Blake Donald held out to support his captain to and over the final hurdle.
Masters XI 1st Innings 290 all out
Benkenstein 53, Ronchi 50, Pickup 4-65, Richards 2-41
Cricket Web Black 1st Innings 385 all out
Cloete 87, Chaulk 75, Warne 4-96, Henderson 2-73
Masters XI 2nd Innings 256 all out
Benkenstein 116, Odoyo 42, Patrick 3-68, Borcich 3-84
Cricket Web Black 2nd Innings 164 for 5
Smith D.P. 79*, Stedman 32, Warne 4-41, Bond 1-46
Cricket Web Black won by 5 wkts.
Man of the Match: DP Smith
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
What a ****ing victory, fellas!
Great, great knock by Garven. Proves what a gun he is! More importantly (
), Scottie cracks a ton and everybody rejoices. Not a bad little effort by Gonzalez, either.
And Corrin is back, baby! Ten wickets for the match - now watch him ride on the coat-tails of this like he did with the double last year, Yuvraj-style.
Hopefully the season is back on track.
Great, great knock by Garven. Proves what a gun he is! More importantly (
), Scottie cracks a ton and everybody rejoices. Not a bad little effort by Gonzalez, either.And Corrin is back, baby! Ten wickets for the match - now watch him ride on the coat-tails of this like he did with the double last year, Yuvraj-style.
Hopefully the season is back on track.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
. Can't do anything else really.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Good good, very happy with the way to side has been going, and especially with my own form. Everyone contributing which is another great sign.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
FFS, this is dire.
