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Round 5 First Class Match Reports
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Second draw moves Yorks up in standings
Before the match against NSW, Yorkshire manager Greg Thomas had a feeling neither team would prevail, a feeling that was confirmed as the match petered out into a draw at the SCG over the weekend.
At the end of four days, neither team had grabbed the match by the throat on a pitch that should've made the match closer than it was.
Batting first at home, NSW made a solid total of 301 with C Smith top scoring with a knock of 81. Danish Kaneria dominated, as expected, with a 5 wicket haul. He was well backed up by workhorse Evans who claimed 3 wickets.
In Yorkshire's only innings, Kaneria's performance was matched by Q Moore who worked hard to get 5 wickets. K Agnew posted his first 50 of the season after a string of starts. Martin Love continued his consistent form with another 50. W Tendulkar fell just 2 runs short of another milestone as he fell to Moore for 48.
Jayawardene and Marsden couldn't convert their starts with scores in the mid 30's.
Yorkshire finished all out 371 with a lead of 70.
Martin Love hit his 3rd fifty of the season.
C Smith followed up his 81 with 48 in NSW's second innings. Sehwag blasted 88 runs as the openers shared in a stand of 143. After they fell, four more NSW batsman made starts as the game slowly drew to a close. Kaneria was again dominant with 3 wickets.
After the match, Captain Michael Dawn spoke to reporters outside the ground.
"We came here cautious, knowing it would be a tough battle. Unfortunately, our cautiousness meant we batted a bit slower than we would've liked and it didn't give us much time to play with. NSW also batted quite slowly so the game turned into, like..a practice game for us. We played around with field settings and different bowling tactics to see how they worked. We're looking ahead now to the one day match with Kent and the next CW Bar Cup match" he said.
New South Wales all out 301
C Smith 81, J Martin 49
D Kaneria 5-74, F Evans 3-62
Yorkshire all out 371
K Agnew 66, M Love 57
Q Moore 5-69, I Bloom 2-79
New South Wales 5-276
V Sehwag 88, C Smith 48
D Kaneria 3-74, F Evans 1-65
Match Drawn
MOTM: C Smith
Yorkshire MVP points
3. D Kaneria
2. K Agnew
1. M Love
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Gallant Mumbai force victory
In what was a crushing moral defeat for Mashonaland, Mumbai managed to snatch victory at home after being forced to follow on against an inconsistent Mashonaland side.
The game began with Mashonaland winning the toss and batting, which was followed by quick top-order losses, something which the Zimbabwean team has become all too used to recently. Despite this, captain and opener Jon Lewis played a well constructed 40, while Quentin Oulton, demoted to number 4, found himself coming in to face the new ball regardless of his position. The two of them steadied the ship, although Lewis fell after a 70 run partnership with the score at 3/75. Gibbs and Oulton were then united at the crease, and the two of them put on 180 runs, with Oulton bringing up his, and his team's, maiden century. It was a sweet moment for the young batsman, heralded by manager Andy Cameron as the newest sensation, as he had been struggling for runs at the top of the order. Following his wicket, however, the team crumbled in a startling collapse. From 3/255, Mashonaland found themselves all out for 285, with only Gibbs (73* off 203) playing sensibly. Nazir was the chief destroyer for Mumbai, taking 6/73.
Quentin Oulton showed all the shots in his 128
Mumbai couldn't carry on this momentum with the bat, however, and soon found themselves two for 26 after Danny Prasad dismissed both openers. Spinners Ben Joshi and Abuthahir Rizan, who was playing his debut for the firsts, managed to exploit the pitch well, and no Mumbai batsman was allowed to really play himself in, with Singh (27) the top-scorer. Joshi took 5/42 and Rizan 2/32 as Mumbai capitulated to 124 all out, and Mashonaland were sensing a quick victory as Jon Lewis enforced the follow on, a decision which was to ultimately prove to be very costly.
His decision was initially supported, as Prasad again had Gould lbw with the new ball, and Mumbai were 1/26. Opener Adhikari and first drop Singh then combined in what was a match-winning partnerhsip, the two putting on almost 200 runs together. Singh was the first to go, just 13 shy of his hundred, as a defensive line from Rizan finally caused him to hole out to Lewis in frustration. Adhikari kept on, this time with Roach, as he crossed 150 in what Mashonaland manager Cameron later described as "a masterpiece of an innings." It was Prasad who eventually got the breakthrough, bowling an exhausted Adhikari right through the gate and leaving the home team on 3/296, a lead of 135. Roach and Ahmed managed 50 runs together, with Roach bringing up his individual half century, but Ahmed never looked comfortable and eventually shouldered arms to one from Matthie that came back in and took his bails, with Mumbai on 4/350. They then found themselves all out for 389 in a collapse that Mashonaland would have been proud of, with Rizan gutting the lower order in what was a satisfying debut performance with the ball from the young spinner. Despite that, Mumbai had put on 389, a lead of 228.
What followed next reportedly brought Andy Cameron to tears, as Mashonaland squandered their chance for what would have been their first victory from the last three games. Nazir and Simpson shared three quick wickets between them for only 38 runs, including nigh****chman Danny Prasad, who had managed to survive til the next day. Oulton (30) and Roll (28) posted the team's highest scores, but it was too little for the visitors. After they were dismissed, there was little resistance from the Mashonaland batsman as they were bundled out for 117, giving Mumbai a victory by 111 runs. It was again Nazir who did most of the damage with the ball, taking 5/38 and 11 for the match.
Shahid Nazir took 11 for the match
Mashonaland 285
Oulton 128 (267), Gibbs 73* (203), Lewis 40 (75)
Nazir 6/73, Sampson 2/56
Mumbai 124
Singh 27 (69), Sampson 21* (61), Nazir 12 (23)
Joshi 5/42, Prasad 2/22
Mumbai 389 (following on)
Adhikari 161 (242), Singh 87 (145), Roach 64* (169)
Rizan 4/88, Prasad 3/86
Mashonaland 117
Oulton 30 (55), Roll 28 (52), Mullick 23 (27)
Nazir 5/38, Thaw 2/3
In what was a crushing moral defeat for Mashonaland, Mumbai managed to snatch victory at home after being forced to follow on against an inconsistent Mashonaland side.
The game began with Mashonaland winning the toss and batting, which was followed by quick top-order losses, something which the Zimbabwean team has become all too used to recently. Despite this, captain and opener Jon Lewis played a well constructed 40, while Quentin Oulton, demoted to number 4, found himself coming in to face the new ball regardless of his position. The two of them steadied the ship, although Lewis fell after a 70 run partnership with the score at 3/75. Gibbs and Oulton were then united at the crease, and the two of them put on 180 runs, with Oulton bringing up his, and his team's, maiden century. It was a sweet moment for the young batsman, heralded by manager Andy Cameron as the newest sensation, as he had been struggling for runs at the top of the order. Following his wicket, however, the team crumbled in a startling collapse. From 3/255, Mashonaland found themselves all out for 285, with only Gibbs (73* off 203) playing sensibly. Nazir was the chief destroyer for Mumbai, taking 6/73.
Quentin Oulton showed all the shots in his 128
Mumbai couldn't carry on this momentum with the bat, however, and soon found themselves two for 26 after Danny Prasad dismissed both openers. Spinners Ben Joshi and Abuthahir Rizan, who was playing his debut for the firsts, managed to exploit the pitch well, and no Mumbai batsman was allowed to really play himself in, with Singh (27) the top-scorer. Joshi took 5/42 and Rizan 2/32 as Mumbai capitulated to 124 all out, and Mashonaland were sensing a quick victory as Jon Lewis enforced the follow on, a decision which was to ultimately prove to be very costly.
His decision was initially supported, as Prasad again had Gould lbw with the new ball, and Mumbai were 1/26. Opener Adhikari and first drop Singh then combined in what was a match-winning partnerhsip, the two putting on almost 200 runs together. Singh was the first to go, just 13 shy of his hundred, as a defensive line from Rizan finally caused him to hole out to Lewis in frustration. Adhikari kept on, this time with Roach, as he crossed 150 in what Mashonaland manager Cameron later described as "a masterpiece of an innings." It was Prasad who eventually got the breakthrough, bowling an exhausted Adhikari right through the gate and leaving the home team on 3/296, a lead of 135. Roach and Ahmed managed 50 runs together, with Roach bringing up his individual half century, but Ahmed never looked comfortable and eventually shouldered arms to one from Matthie that came back in and took his bails, with Mumbai on 4/350. They then found themselves all out for 389 in a collapse that Mashonaland would have been proud of, with Rizan gutting the lower order in what was a satisfying debut performance with the ball from the young spinner. Despite that, Mumbai had put on 389, a lead of 228.
What followed next reportedly brought Andy Cameron to tears, as Mashonaland squandered their chance for what would have been their first victory from the last three games. Nazir and Simpson shared three quick wickets between them for only 38 runs, including nigh****chman Danny Prasad, who had managed to survive til the next day. Oulton (30) and Roll (28) posted the team's highest scores, but it was too little for the visitors. After they were dismissed, there was little resistance from the Mashonaland batsman as they were bundled out for 117, giving Mumbai a victory by 111 runs. It was again Nazir who did most of the damage with the ball, taking 5/38 and 11 for the match.
Shahid Nazir took 11 for the match
Mashonaland 285
Oulton 128 (267), Gibbs 73* (203), Lewis 40 (75)
Nazir 6/73, Sampson 2/56
Mumbai 124
Singh 27 (69), Sampson 21* (61), Nazir 12 (23)
Joshi 5/42, Prasad 2/22
Mumbai 389 (following on)
Adhikari 161 (242), Singh 87 (145), Roach 64* (169)
Rizan 4/88, Prasad 3/86
Mashonaland 117
Oulton 30 (55), Roll 28 (52), Mullick 23 (27)
Nazir 5/38, Thaw 2/3