Mister Wright
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That was a disapointing effort. However, with a full strength side I'm sure we would have won that game easily. Excellent bowling by Shah at the death.
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*Official* Season XII Results and Discussion Thread
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BARNES OUT
It's not as though we were at full strength.
Mister Wright
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I don't really care. Still doesn't change my opinion.
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Pathetic performance, need to improve and that too very fast.
DCC_legend
International Regular
Good Win by greens 
cricketboy29
International Regular
A good win there Reds. Captain leading from the front like anything, I must say Morkster. Powerhitting or what?
. Captain leading from the front like anything, I must say Morkster. Powerhitting or what?
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April 26
Cricket Web Blue v Cricket Web Black
Pickford Reserve
Scorecard
Ball by Ball
With every stroke that Alex Crampton executed and every defensive shot he watchfully played, the hopes of his team grew stronger. Crampton scored a responsible and patient 85, helping Cricket Web Blue to 374 all out in their second innings, after they were asked to follow-on by Daniel Smith. Cricket Web Black, then needing 155 runs in 20 overs, struggled to 61-4 and a drawn result.
It was the game of CW Black for the most part. After they were inserted under cloud cover and in damp conditions, there was scarcely a glance back at CW Blue. The Blues laboured in the field for five sessions. Smith and Arnold started carefully, and the partnership then bloomed to the point of 124 when Robert Cribb dismissed the captain with a wide legbreak. The players went in for lunch at the celebration of the wicket. The second session started brightly for the Blues - Andrew Cloete out to Collins for 6. From 142-2, Camps would have hoped to see his team fight back, but such is the strength of CW Black's batting, that was a harder task than hoped for.
Arnold continued to play the defining innings of his career to date, albeit in his first first-class innings, thundering to a debut hundred with a pull shot off May-Quinlan. Ian Markus fell at 234-3, having played a positive innings. He gave way to Ash Chaulk, who proved demoralizing the Blue bowlers further, alongside Arnold. The wicketkeeper-batsman packed away his typical aggressive streak and structured a 123-ball innings in the evening session. The fourth wicket stand flourished with value of 127 runs. Again Collins made the breakthrough, having Chaulk caught at slip for 63. The left-arm attack of Collins was by far the best for CW Blue on the day and in the game.
At stumps on day one, Arnold raised his bat to an adoring audience, unbeaten on 186. With him was Gerard Armstrong with 4 to his name. The batsmen took guard on day two with Arnold intent on stirring history with a double hundred on debut. But Collins ruined the fete, deceiving the batsman with a slower ball as he looked to hit past mid-off. Again with bat raised, Arnold walked off for a brilliant 189 and he was embraced by Gelman on the way off. Armstrong was out 65 runs later, privileging Richards and Gelman to add the last bits of insult to the festering injury. CW Black stated its batting depth with a stand of 118 coming for the seventh wicket. Both allrounders added half-centuries, and Smith finally called the innings closed at 586-8.
The Blues were not overawed by the total facing them. Pete Young and Thamba Mamesh played like opening batsmen who have faced the best of international bowlers. Particularly against Kev Gough, the two looked at ease whilst the teenaged phenom toiled. Pickup snared Mamesh just before the close of the second day's play. The strike pulled CW Black back in front.
Nightwatchman Collins was the only wicket to fall in the morning session of the third day. The game was then fascinatingly poised at lunch. Young achieved his 22nd FC hundred with a hustle for 3 runs, and Goff looked set for one of his own, as he breezed past the 50-run mark. Luckily for CW Black, the new ball arrived soon before tea, allowing Patrick and Gough to attack and dismiss both batsmen in a tricky mini-session. The blows were most opportune, as the final session saw the Blues unravel to 366-9. Gelman and Richards were the main destroyers, and the latter needed just two balls on day three to end the innings.
Smith hailed his Aussie roots and mercilessly enforced the follow-on. Again Mamesh and Young played solidly at the top of the order, but spin unsettled the innings once more. First Young chipped a simple chance back to Richards, then Mamesh was caught brilliantly at silly-point off Pickup. When Dinu DeSilva was squared up and caught behind off Pickup for 5, CW Blue wobbled at 78-3, staring at a heavy defeat. Cricket Web XI captain Brendan Goff was finding his feet, however, and Sean Fuller played as gutsy an innings as ever. The Blues got to tea at 163-4, having just lost the wicket of Goff for 61.
Cribb looked to be under severe pressure in the middle, sledged consistently by the Black fielders and needing to redeem a poor game to that point. He was missed by Chaulk - a difficult chance - on 5, and ushered his vice-captain to a half-century. But as soon as batting looked to be easy again, Patrick ripped a jaffa off the seam to pouch Fuller for 58. So good was the ball that it missed the edge on the way through to the wicketkeeper. Cribb, Camps and Collins were out within the first hour on the fifth day. The lead was a paltry 33 then with only 2 wickets intact. The scene was set for greatness. James May-Quinlan took guard for his second FC innings with 2 runs to his career. None too friendly at the best of times is Pickup; he ripped a legbreak to take the edge, only to see Chaulk hash the chance behind the stumps.
A couple of minutes of contemplation followed, though it hardly seemed it would be a costly miss at the time. When Chaulk missed an identical chance later in the same over, Pickup yelped in frustration. It was a sign of the things to come. Crampton pushed on aggressively. He marshalled the strike expertly, also showing confidence in the improving abilities of May-Quinlan. The partnership carried through the afternoon session, and Dan Smith led his team off for tea with a solemn look upon his face. No wicket fell in the second session of the day, in the face of a partnership of 117. Worse than that, Arnold dropped another simple chance off May-Quinlan right before the interval.
Crampton was finally out in attempting to push on to his hundred, caught at square cover for 85. The innings ended soon after - 374 all out - and CW Black faced a target of 155 at more than 7 runs per over. Camps took his time to set the field and turned to Collins and Fuller with the new ball, his most trustworthy of bowlers. Both impressed in their duties, not allowing the Black openers to get a clear shot at the target. Fuller swung past Arnold's bat to win an lbw decision, then Collins tore through the middle order with conventional swing and accuracy. Only Smith looked at ease in his determined innings of 30. He saw CW Black to the close, but would have rued the missed chances that cost a victory on captaincy debut.
Cricket Web Black 1st 586-8 dec. (163 overs)
AR Arnold 189, ZE Gelman 76, DP Richards 67, AP Chaulk 63, DP Smith 58
AAA Collins 3-95, LA Camps 2-69
Cricket Web Blue 1st 366 all out (123.2 overs)
PE Young 126, BJ Goff 72, T Mamesh 46
DP Richards 3-31, ZE Gelman 2-64
Cricket Web Blue 2nd (f/o) 374 all out (162.4 overs)
AJ Crampton 85, BJ Goff 61, SE Fuller 58, JP May-Quinlan 37*
ZE Gelman 3-76, NS Pickup 3-81
Cricket Web Black 2nd 61-4 (20 overs)
DP Smith 30*
AAA Collins 3-25
Match drawn.
Man of the Match: AR Arnold
Cricket Web Colts v Cricket Web Red
CW Oval
Scorecard
Ball by Ball
This season looks to be a thrilling prospect, most forcefully displayed by the Colts in their opening win against Cricket Web Red. Having never entered a season considered a genuine contender before, the CW Colts achieved a stunning 7-wicket win to open their campaign with fervour and in style.
Batting, bowling and fielding, the Reds were outplayed on their home ground, though captain Mørk will be encouraged by the performances of his two returning players. In choosing to bat on day one, Mørk would have looked for an imposing score on a tame CW Oval surface. He led from the front and raced off the mark while Matt Luff dropped anchor and looked to play himself in and justify his opening gig. Some 75 runs were added with few difficulties, but with one wicket there usually comes two - both openers were out in the space of 3 overs.
The collapse was triggered by a feisty return from Greg Thomas. The fast bowler was hit around early on, but returned to take 3 wickets before lunch. At the break the home side was 109-4. Robbins never looked at ease over the course of his 34-ball innings. He was caught behind, pushing at Mike Wilson with just 1 run to credit. Jamee Gray joined David Kearsley and the crowd welcomed the stand between two players returning to re-establish themselves in CW Red colours. Gray was the early aggressor, and should have had more than his 35 when he was run out.
Kearsley soldiered on with the company of Bennett. The seventh wicket partnership produced 119 runs and Kearsley celebrated a richly deserved hundred under pressure. He scored 135 from 270 balls of the CW Red total of 330 all out. Not to be overlooked was the contribution of Bennett, who scored a hard-fought 41.
Then with runs on the board, the Red seamers steamed in at Simon Fitzsimmons and James Malthus. The two played so well together in the preseason and they continued their form in the face of the Red attack. Malthus' was a streaky innings for the most part - dropped thrice before 25 - though he grew in confidence. But Fitzsimmons was a man in charge of his destiny in getting to his half-century comfortably. The opening stand was worth 250 when Fitzsimmons miscued a hook shot to be caught behind. He had scored 133 runs, his 26th first-class ton.
Daniel Towns eased to 23, then he too missed out with a hook shot and was caught in the deep. Malthus was the picture of determination, almost deserving of a hundred despite his many lives. At 84 he was bowled comprehensively by Watt, who finished the best of the bowlers with 4 wickets. But Chris Butler and Shan Jasotharan ensured that the good start would not be wasted. Butler was out one short of a deserved half-century, and Jasotharan was caught at deep square leg looking to advance toward his hundred from 90. Kyle Wright was shrewd in his captaincy, calling the innings closed at 505, despite only having one wicket in hand.
The move allowed the Colts 5 overs before the close of day three and a lead of 175 on first innings. Thomas made the decision worthwhile, striking with his first ball to peg back Mørk's offstump. There was no further loss on the evening, but the Colts finished with the clear mental edge.
Fight was the urge from the thousands at at CW Oval on day four. They watched on desperately hoping to see their beloved Reds show some valour in looking to salvage the game. Dobson and Luff heard the call. They took contrasting approaches in the morning session. Luff was positive, and got to his 50 from 45 balls, while Dobson was more conservative and watchful. The former approach ended tragically for the home team; Luff was caught at midwicket looking to flick Hancock away.
Dobson carried on for 48, and Dauth and Kearsley after him showed great promise in attacking strokeplay. For a while, when Dauth and Kearsley were in partnership, it seemed the game was truly alive. But wickets continued to fall at inopportune times. Kearsley was perhaps the best of the innings, following on nicely from his hundred with a comfortable half-century, but he dragged Wilson onto his stumps when well-set. The last 6 Red wickets fell for 12 runs. A score of 226 all out was far from adequate, and a target of 52 would never unduly trouble the Colts.
Watt bowled with heart to claim 2 wickets of 3 that fell for the Colts, but Jasotharan calmed whatever nerves there may have been at 30-3. He hit three consecutive boundaries off Watt to eliminate any question of the result. Butler then drove Kennett through the covers to win the game with a boundary.
Cricket Web Red 1st 330 all out (111.2 overs)
DA Kearsley 135, SA Bennett 41, H Mørk 39
GM Thomas 4-97, MW Wilson 2-29
Cricket Web Colts 1st 505-9 (152 overs)
SG Fitzsimmons 133, S Jasotharan 90, JB Malthus 84
DJ Watt 4-100, DM Kennett 2-102
Cricket Web Red 2nd 226 all out (75.2 overs)
DA Kearsley 52, MD Luff 51, GKK Dobson 48
MW Wilson 3-27, TV Weber 3-47
Cricket Web Colts 2nd 55-3 (22.1 overs)
S Jasotharan 17*, SG Fitzsimmons 13
DJ Watt 2-25
Cricket Web Colts won by 7 wickets.
Man of the Match: DA Kearsley
Cricket Web Blue v Cricket Web Black
Pickford Reserve
Scorecard
Ball by Ball
With every stroke that Alex Crampton executed and every defensive shot he watchfully played, the hopes of his team grew stronger. Crampton scored a responsible and patient 85, helping Cricket Web Blue to 374 all out in their second innings, after they were asked to follow-on by Daniel Smith. Cricket Web Black, then needing 155 runs in 20 overs, struggled to 61-4 and a drawn result.
It was the game of CW Black for the most part. After they were inserted under cloud cover and in damp conditions, there was scarcely a glance back at CW Blue. The Blues laboured in the field for five sessions. Smith and Arnold started carefully, and the partnership then bloomed to the point of 124 when Robert Cribb dismissed the captain with a wide legbreak. The players went in for lunch at the celebration of the wicket. The second session started brightly for the Blues - Andrew Cloete out to Collins for 6. From 142-2, Camps would have hoped to see his team fight back, but such is the strength of CW Black's batting, that was a harder task than hoped for.
Arnold continued to play the defining innings of his career to date, albeit in his first first-class innings, thundering to a debut hundred with a pull shot off May-Quinlan. Ian Markus fell at 234-3, having played a positive innings. He gave way to Ash Chaulk, who proved demoralizing the Blue bowlers further, alongside Arnold. The wicketkeeper-batsman packed away his typical aggressive streak and structured a 123-ball innings in the evening session. The fourth wicket stand flourished with value of 127 runs. Again Collins made the breakthrough, having Chaulk caught at slip for 63. The left-arm attack of Collins was by far the best for CW Blue on the day and in the game.
At stumps on day one, Arnold raised his bat to an adoring audience, unbeaten on 186. With him was Gerard Armstrong with 4 to his name. The batsmen took guard on day two with Arnold intent on stirring history with a double hundred on debut. But Collins ruined the fete, deceiving the batsman with a slower ball as he looked to hit past mid-off. Again with bat raised, Arnold walked off for a brilliant 189 and he was embraced by Gelman on the way off. Armstrong was out 65 runs later, privileging Richards and Gelman to add the last bits of insult to the festering injury. CW Black stated its batting depth with a stand of 118 coming for the seventh wicket. Both allrounders added half-centuries, and Smith finally called the innings closed at 586-8.
The Blues were not overawed by the total facing them. Pete Young and Thamba Mamesh played like opening batsmen who have faced the best of international bowlers. Particularly against Kev Gough, the two looked at ease whilst the teenaged phenom toiled. Pickup snared Mamesh just before the close of the second day's play. The strike pulled CW Black back in front.
Nightwatchman Collins was the only wicket to fall in the morning session of the third day. The game was then fascinatingly poised at lunch. Young achieved his 22nd FC hundred with a hustle for 3 runs, and Goff looked set for one of his own, as he breezed past the 50-run mark. Luckily for CW Black, the new ball arrived soon before tea, allowing Patrick and Gough to attack and dismiss both batsmen in a tricky mini-session. The blows were most opportune, as the final session saw the Blues unravel to 366-9. Gelman and Richards were the main destroyers, and the latter needed just two balls on day three to end the innings.
Smith hailed his Aussie roots and mercilessly enforced the follow-on. Again Mamesh and Young played solidly at the top of the order, but spin unsettled the innings once more. First Young chipped a simple chance back to Richards, then Mamesh was caught brilliantly at silly-point off Pickup. When Dinu DeSilva was squared up and caught behind off Pickup for 5, CW Blue wobbled at 78-3, staring at a heavy defeat. Cricket Web XI captain Brendan Goff was finding his feet, however, and Sean Fuller played as gutsy an innings as ever. The Blues got to tea at 163-4, having just lost the wicket of Goff for 61.
Cribb looked to be under severe pressure in the middle, sledged consistently by the Black fielders and needing to redeem a poor game to that point. He was missed by Chaulk - a difficult chance - on 5, and ushered his vice-captain to a half-century. But as soon as batting looked to be easy again, Patrick ripped a jaffa off the seam to pouch Fuller for 58. So good was the ball that it missed the edge on the way through to the wicketkeeper. Cribb, Camps and Collins were out within the first hour on the fifth day. The lead was a paltry 33 then with only 2 wickets intact. The scene was set for greatness. James May-Quinlan took guard for his second FC innings with 2 runs to his career. None too friendly at the best of times is Pickup; he ripped a legbreak to take the edge, only to see Chaulk hash the chance behind the stumps.
A couple of minutes of contemplation followed, though it hardly seemed it would be a costly miss at the time. When Chaulk missed an identical chance later in the same over, Pickup yelped in frustration. It was a sign of the things to come. Crampton pushed on aggressively. He marshalled the strike expertly, also showing confidence in the improving abilities of May-Quinlan. The partnership carried through the afternoon session, and Dan Smith led his team off for tea with a solemn look upon his face. No wicket fell in the second session of the day, in the face of a partnership of 117. Worse than that, Arnold dropped another simple chance off May-Quinlan right before the interval.
Crampton was finally out in attempting to push on to his hundred, caught at square cover for 85. The innings ended soon after - 374 all out - and CW Black faced a target of 155 at more than 7 runs per over. Camps took his time to set the field and turned to Collins and Fuller with the new ball, his most trustworthy of bowlers. Both impressed in their duties, not allowing the Black openers to get a clear shot at the target. Fuller swung past Arnold's bat to win an lbw decision, then Collins tore through the middle order with conventional swing and accuracy. Only Smith looked at ease in his determined innings of 30. He saw CW Black to the close, but would have rued the missed chances that cost a victory on captaincy debut.
Cricket Web Black 1st 586-8 dec. (163 overs)
AR Arnold 189, ZE Gelman 76, DP Richards 67, AP Chaulk 63, DP Smith 58
AAA Collins 3-95, LA Camps 2-69
Cricket Web Blue 1st 366 all out (123.2 overs)
PE Young 126, BJ Goff 72, T Mamesh 46
DP Richards 3-31, ZE Gelman 2-64
Cricket Web Blue 2nd (f/o) 374 all out (162.4 overs)
AJ Crampton 85, BJ Goff 61, SE Fuller 58, JP May-Quinlan 37*
ZE Gelman 3-76, NS Pickup 3-81
Cricket Web Black 2nd 61-4 (20 overs)
DP Smith 30*
AAA Collins 3-25
Match drawn.
Man of the Match: AR Arnold
Cricket Web Colts v Cricket Web Red
CW Oval
Scorecard
Ball by Ball
This season looks to be a thrilling prospect, most forcefully displayed by the Colts in their opening win against Cricket Web Red. Having never entered a season considered a genuine contender before, the CW Colts achieved a stunning 7-wicket win to open their campaign with fervour and in style.
Batting, bowling and fielding, the Reds were outplayed on their home ground, though captain Mørk will be encouraged by the performances of his two returning players. In choosing to bat on day one, Mørk would have looked for an imposing score on a tame CW Oval surface. He led from the front and raced off the mark while Matt Luff dropped anchor and looked to play himself in and justify his opening gig. Some 75 runs were added with few difficulties, but with one wicket there usually comes two - both openers were out in the space of 3 overs.
The collapse was triggered by a feisty return from Greg Thomas. The fast bowler was hit around early on, but returned to take 3 wickets before lunch. At the break the home side was 109-4. Robbins never looked at ease over the course of his 34-ball innings. He was caught behind, pushing at Mike Wilson with just 1 run to credit. Jamee Gray joined David Kearsley and the crowd welcomed the stand between two players returning to re-establish themselves in CW Red colours. Gray was the early aggressor, and should have had more than his 35 when he was run out.
Kearsley soldiered on with the company of Bennett. The seventh wicket partnership produced 119 runs and Kearsley celebrated a richly deserved hundred under pressure. He scored 135 from 270 balls of the CW Red total of 330 all out. Not to be overlooked was the contribution of Bennett, who scored a hard-fought 41.
Then with runs on the board, the Red seamers steamed in at Simon Fitzsimmons and James Malthus. The two played so well together in the preseason and they continued their form in the face of the Red attack. Malthus' was a streaky innings for the most part - dropped thrice before 25 - though he grew in confidence. But Fitzsimmons was a man in charge of his destiny in getting to his half-century comfortably. The opening stand was worth 250 when Fitzsimmons miscued a hook shot to be caught behind. He had scored 133 runs, his 26th first-class ton.
Daniel Towns eased to 23, then he too missed out with a hook shot and was caught in the deep. Malthus was the picture of determination, almost deserving of a hundred despite his many lives. At 84 he was bowled comprehensively by Watt, who finished the best of the bowlers with 4 wickets. But Chris Butler and Shan Jasotharan ensured that the good start would not be wasted. Butler was out one short of a deserved half-century, and Jasotharan was caught at deep square leg looking to advance toward his hundred from 90. Kyle Wright was shrewd in his captaincy, calling the innings closed at 505, despite only having one wicket in hand.
The move allowed the Colts 5 overs before the close of day three and a lead of 175 on first innings. Thomas made the decision worthwhile, striking with his first ball to peg back Mørk's offstump. There was no further loss on the evening, but the Colts finished with the clear mental edge.
Fight was the urge from the thousands at at CW Oval on day four. They watched on desperately hoping to see their beloved Reds show some valour in looking to salvage the game. Dobson and Luff heard the call. They took contrasting approaches in the morning session. Luff was positive, and got to his 50 from 45 balls, while Dobson was more conservative and watchful. The former approach ended tragically for the home team; Luff was caught at midwicket looking to flick Hancock away.
Dobson carried on for 48, and Dauth and Kearsley after him showed great promise in attacking strokeplay. For a while, when Dauth and Kearsley were in partnership, it seemed the game was truly alive. But wickets continued to fall at inopportune times. Kearsley was perhaps the best of the innings, following on nicely from his hundred with a comfortable half-century, but he dragged Wilson onto his stumps when well-set. The last 6 Red wickets fell for 12 runs. A score of 226 all out was far from adequate, and a target of 52 would never unduly trouble the Colts.
Watt bowled with heart to claim 2 wickets of 3 that fell for the Colts, but Jasotharan calmed whatever nerves there may have been at 30-3. He hit three consecutive boundaries off Watt to eliminate any question of the result. Butler then drove Kennett through the covers to win the game with a boundary.
Cricket Web Red 1st 330 all out (111.2 overs)
DA Kearsley 135, SA Bennett 41, H Mørk 39
GM Thomas 4-97, MW Wilson 2-29
Cricket Web Colts 1st 505-9 (152 overs)
SG Fitzsimmons 133, S Jasotharan 90, JB Malthus 84
DJ Watt 4-100, DM Kennett 2-102
Cricket Web Red 2nd 226 all out (75.2 overs)
DA Kearsley 52, MD Luff 51, GKK Dobson 48
MW Wilson 3-27, TV Weber 3-47
Cricket Web Colts 2nd 55-3 (22.1 overs)
S Jasotharan 17*, SG Fitzsimmons 13
DJ Watt 2-25
Cricket Web Colts won by 7 wickets.
Man of the Match: DA Kearsley
Loony BoB
International Captain
Perfect start, lads. 
Huge applause to the bowlers who were fantastic as ever - impressed to see how easily Wilson has fitted into the side and started taking wickets alongside our other four big names. Fitzy and Buts also came into the side well in their first FC game for Colts, the former in particular with a great century. Awesome knock from Jaso, typically at speed. Good to see Malthus continuing his form too. Incredible opening stand... surely a record for Colts, 250!
Huge applause to the bowlers who were fantastic as ever - impressed to see how easily Wilson has fitted into the side and started taking wickets alongside our other four big names. Fitzy and Buts also came into the side well in their first FC game for Colts, the former in particular with a great century. Awesome knock from Jaso, typically at speed. Good to see Malthus continuing his form too. Incredible opening stand... surely a record for Colts, 250!
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Me and my big mouth...
Awful fielding effort which sums up our whole game - we were too confident and gave away good positions. Colts were clinical once they had the advantage.
Awful fielding effort which sums up our whole game - we were too confident and gave away good positions. Colts were clinical once they had the advantage.