kears_falcon_9
International Debutant
Happy to have made this squad as well, really hoping to make an impact once back from the 20/20 shindig.
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*Official* CW 'A' in Caribbean/North America
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Cricket Web 'A' vs Barbados
A new look Cricket Web 'A' lines up against Barbados tomorrow to open their much anticipated tour of the Caribbean. One of the most notable inclusions is that of Jamee Gray, out of the wilderness and hoping to make a most unlikely push for a Test cap.
S Young
BC Fitzsimmons
JR Gray (wk)
AJ Garven
RF Bowen
SC Morris
M Corrin (c)
BC Donald
MP West
MU Amir
HT Davis
A new look Cricket Web 'A' lines up against Barbados tomorrow to open their much anticipated tour of the Caribbean. One of the most notable inclusions is that of Jamee Gray, out of the wilderness and hoping to make a most unlikely push for a Test cap.
S Young
BC Fitzsimmons
JR Gray (wk)
AJ Garven
RF Bowen
SC Morris
M Corrin (c)
BC Donald
MP West
MU Amir
HT Davis
HeathDavisSpeed
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Hope the umpires have their arms suitably warmed up in advance of my opening spell. Bound to be a few no-balls and wides in there. Hopefully a couple of wickets too.
Brought my background-noise-cutting-out-headphones in preparation of Corrin's pre-match team talk. I'll make sure to listen to Guns 'n' Roses in order to not upset him too much.
EDIT: By the way, who selects the 'A' squad and then the final match XI?
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Fair enough IMO. I'm in serious danger of being pegged as a one day specialist. I'm holding out for getting in most of the OD games, and just backup for the four day stuff here.
Good looking side, as well.
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Captain can if he wants to, otherwise Mork/Camps will.
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CWBCC, CW XI coach, PA Rep and skipper all have input actually.
dontcloseyoureyes
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Well last time I was captain Morkeh just asked me to name a side and offered to do it if I cbf.
I cbf, iirc.
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Johnners
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IIRC, Jack Mac was voted as the new PA rep this time last year. Or did that never actually happen?
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Barbados XI
DM Richards
JAM Haynes
DR Smith
RO Hinds
AR Holder
JL Carter
SSJ Brooks
PA Browne (wk)
KA Stoute
TL Best
CD Collymore (c)
DM Richards
JAM Haynes
DR Smith
RO Hinds
AR Holder
JL Carter
SSJ Brooks
PA Browne (wk)
KA Stoute
TL Best
CD Collymore (c)
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Yes, and the PA Rep has been a part of the selection panel for as long as I can remember.
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Cricket Web 'A' vs Barbados - Bay Pasture
Day 1 - Tourists tuck in at the crease
An enormous second wicket partnership helped Cricket Web 'A' recover from an early loss to win the opening day of their tour. Fast and furious as always, Tino Best dismissed Stephen Young (0) with a sharp rising delivery 2 balls into the match. Best could have then had Bosco Fitzsimmons for a cheap 10, but with consecutive deliveries the opener was dropped. While Jamee Gray played the innings of confidence and care, Fitzsimmons edged past the half-century mark. Indeed, he was dropped twice more in the afternoon session.
Both batsmen raised hundreds before they were finally separated. One of the youngest of the Bajan ranks, Brooks clung on to his chance and sent Fitzsimmons back to the pavilion for 103. His replacement Garven understood the dominance of his team, so he played his shots with an air of arrogance from the moment he arrived. Notably he hit Dwayne Smith past midwicket with a classic flick of the wrist. Gray reached his 150 first, then Garven his 50. The latter took 54 balls. At stumps the two had added another century between them, and Cricket Web 'A' sat pretty on 360-2.
Cricket Web 'A' 1st innings 360-2 (100 overs)
JR Gray 167*, BC Fitzsimmons 103, AJ Garven 73*
CD Collymore 1-69
Day 2 - Storms slow Cricket Web progress
The Cricket Web 'A' batsmen endured a long delay for poor weather, but posted a large score of 400-4 when they declared the first innings closed. The score centred on Jamee Gray's impressive 170, which ended with a false shot outside offstump, 5 balls after a near 6-hour rain delay. Rob Bowen (2) came and went to Smith on an apparently fresher surface. But after he survived a close lbw shout on 88, Andrew Garven reached the third century of the innings from 109 balls. That prompted the declaration and left Barbados with an hour to survive on the evening. Rain intervened again, and with the home side on 32-0, the day was called to a close.
Cricket Web 'A' 1st innings 400-4 dec. (111 overs)
JR Gray 170, BC Fitzsimmons 103, AJ Garven 100*
CD Collymore 2-81
Barbados 1st innings 32-0 (9 overs)
JAM Haynes 14*, DM Richards 12*
Day 3 - Hinds revives Barbados with 98
A cool innings by former captain Ryan Hinds kept Barbados afloat after a Martin West brace threatened a top order collapse. The left-armer made an excellent impression on his first Cricket Web 'A' duty, and was by far the best bowler on show on the day. His discipline and pace paid off early when he bowled left-hander Haynes for 20, then swung the ball sharply into right-hander Dwayne Smith to bowl him a ball later. It could well have been a hat-trick, but Davis failed to cling on to a difficult chance at mid-off to reprieve Hinds. Still, Dale Richards followed for 21, and Barbados struggled at 67-3.
Alcindo Holder and Hinds set out to counterattack the confident tourists and did so with some initial success. Holder was dropped by Heath Davis on 27, and progressed to an exciting 49 before his luck ran out. A wild swipe outside offstump offered a chance to slip, which Fitzsimmons grabbed smartly. Despite the loss, the Bajans continued to frustrate their opponents. Hinds led the charge and seemed set for a ton, as Sam Morris was handed the ball. The part-timer paid off hugely by bowling an over-ambitious Hinds 2 runs short of his milestone. Donald consolidated the breakthrough with Brooks lbw for 7, and at tea Barbados were 250-6.
In the last session they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs. West improved his figures to a tidy 3-53, while Mohammad Amir ended with 3-72. A lead of 130 in the bag, in the second innings Cricket Web 'A' again lost Stephen Young (17) cheaply. But by stumps they had pushed the lead past 200 without further loss. At the crease, Fitzsimmons and Gray looked set to carry on from their first innings heroics.
Cricket Web 'A' 1st innings 400-4 dec. (111 overs)
JR Gray 170, BC Fitzsimmons 103, AJ Garven 100*
CD Collymore 2-81
Barbados 1st innings 270 ao (75.5 overs)
RO Hinds 98, AR Holder 49, JL Carter 40
MP West 3-53, MU Amir 3-72
Cricket Web 'A' 2nd innings 72-1 (31 overs)
BC Fitzsimmons 28*, JR Gray 20*, S Young 17
DR Smith 1-18
Day 4 - Corrin spins Webbers home
Martyn Corrin marked his captaincy debut with a stunning 6-wicket haul to unravel the efforts of Barbados and seal an impressive Cricket Web 'A' win. Barbados bowled their way back into the game in the first two sessions, limiting the tourists to 186 and a lead of 316. And after Heath Davis struck twice early, Barbados battled into the final session in increasingly impressive shape.
Corrin replaced Blake Donald at 109-2 and immediately removed Dwayne Smith for a swashbuckling half-century. Smith rode his luck, dropped and misstumped, and finally lofted a flighted delivery to Heath Davis in the deep. That wicket triggered a stunning collapse that saw the next 6 wickets fall within an hour.
The legspinner was the chief destroyer, crucially picking up Ryan Hinds for 18, and he raced to a 5-wicket haul. Only Martin West, with the wicket of Alcindo Holder (0), interrupted the one-man show, and Corrin added a 6th wicket with Brooks for 6. For a while there seemed hope that the Bajan tailenders would hold out in the final hour, as the Webbers dropped catches with shocking regularity. In fact it was the direct throw of substitute Nick Scott that wrapped up the match. His good work ran out Collymore for 12.
Cricket Web 'A' 1st innings 400-4 dec. (111 overs)
JR Gray 170, BC Fitzsimmons 103, AJ Garven 100*
CD Collymore 2-81
Barbados 1st innings 270 ao (75.5 overs)
RO Hinds 98, AR Holder 49, JL Carter 40
MP West 3-53, MU Amir 3-72
Cricket Web 'A' 2nd innings 186 ao (74.5 overs)
AJ Garven 46, JR Gray 36, BC Fitzsimmons 33
RO Hinds 3-12, CD Collymore 2-30
Barbados 2nd innings 162 ao (46 overs)
DR Smith 67, RO Hinds 18, JAM Haynes 16
M Corrin 6-24, HT Davis 2-24
Cricket Web 'A' won by 154 runs.
Man of the Match: M Corrin (CW 'A')
Day 1 - Tourists tuck in at the crease
An enormous second wicket partnership helped Cricket Web 'A' recover from an early loss to win the opening day of their tour. Fast and furious as always, Tino Best dismissed Stephen Young (0) with a sharp rising delivery 2 balls into the match. Best could have then had Bosco Fitzsimmons for a cheap 10, but with consecutive deliveries the opener was dropped. While Jamee Gray played the innings of confidence and care, Fitzsimmons edged past the half-century mark. Indeed, he was dropped twice more in the afternoon session.
Both batsmen raised hundreds before they were finally separated. One of the youngest of the Bajan ranks, Brooks clung on to his chance and sent Fitzsimmons back to the pavilion for 103. His replacement Garven understood the dominance of his team, so he played his shots with an air of arrogance from the moment he arrived. Notably he hit Dwayne Smith past midwicket with a classic flick of the wrist. Gray reached his 150 first, then Garven his 50. The latter took 54 balls. At stumps the two had added another century between them, and Cricket Web 'A' sat pretty on 360-2.
Cricket Web 'A' 1st innings 360-2 (100 overs)
JR Gray 167*, BC Fitzsimmons 103, AJ Garven 73*
CD Collymore 1-69
Day 2 - Storms slow Cricket Web progress
The Cricket Web 'A' batsmen endured a long delay for poor weather, but posted a large score of 400-4 when they declared the first innings closed. The score centred on Jamee Gray's impressive 170, which ended with a false shot outside offstump, 5 balls after a near 6-hour rain delay. Rob Bowen (2) came and went to Smith on an apparently fresher surface. But after he survived a close lbw shout on 88, Andrew Garven reached the third century of the innings from 109 balls. That prompted the declaration and left Barbados with an hour to survive on the evening. Rain intervened again, and with the home side on 32-0, the day was called to a close.
Cricket Web 'A' 1st innings 400-4 dec. (111 overs)
JR Gray 170, BC Fitzsimmons 103, AJ Garven 100*
CD Collymore 2-81
Barbados 1st innings 32-0 (9 overs)
JAM Haynes 14*, DM Richards 12*
Day 3 - Hinds revives Barbados with 98
A cool innings by former captain Ryan Hinds kept Barbados afloat after a Martin West brace threatened a top order collapse. The left-armer made an excellent impression on his first Cricket Web 'A' duty, and was by far the best bowler on show on the day. His discipline and pace paid off early when he bowled left-hander Haynes for 20, then swung the ball sharply into right-hander Dwayne Smith to bowl him a ball later. It could well have been a hat-trick, but Davis failed to cling on to a difficult chance at mid-off to reprieve Hinds. Still, Dale Richards followed for 21, and Barbados struggled at 67-3.
Alcindo Holder and Hinds set out to counterattack the confident tourists and did so with some initial success. Holder was dropped by Heath Davis on 27, and progressed to an exciting 49 before his luck ran out. A wild swipe outside offstump offered a chance to slip, which Fitzsimmons grabbed smartly. Despite the loss, the Bajans continued to frustrate their opponents. Hinds led the charge and seemed set for a ton, as Sam Morris was handed the ball. The part-timer paid off hugely by bowling an over-ambitious Hinds 2 runs short of his milestone. Donald consolidated the breakthrough with Brooks lbw for 7, and at tea Barbados were 250-6.
In the last session they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs. West improved his figures to a tidy 3-53, while Mohammad Amir ended with 3-72. A lead of 130 in the bag, in the second innings Cricket Web 'A' again lost Stephen Young (17) cheaply. But by stumps they had pushed the lead past 200 without further loss. At the crease, Fitzsimmons and Gray looked set to carry on from their first innings heroics.
Cricket Web 'A' 1st innings 400-4 dec. (111 overs)
JR Gray 170, BC Fitzsimmons 103, AJ Garven 100*
CD Collymore 2-81
Barbados 1st innings 270 ao (75.5 overs)
RO Hinds 98, AR Holder 49, JL Carter 40
MP West 3-53, MU Amir 3-72
Cricket Web 'A' 2nd innings 72-1 (31 overs)
BC Fitzsimmons 28*, JR Gray 20*, S Young 17
DR Smith 1-18
Day 4 - Corrin spins Webbers home
Martyn Corrin marked his captaincy debut with a stunning 6-wicket haul to unravel the efforts of Barbados and seal an impressive Cricket Web 'A' win. Barbados bowled their way back into the game in the first two sessions, limiting the tourists to 186 and a lead of 316. And after Heath Davis struck twice early, Barbados battled into the final session in increasingly impressive shape.
Corrin replaced Blake Donald at 109-2 and immediately removed Dwayne Smith for a swashbuckling half-century. Smith rode his luck, dropped and misstumped, and finally lofted a flighted delivery to Heath Davis in the deep. That wicket triggered a stunning collapse that saw the next 6 wickets fall within an hour.
The legspinner was the chief destroyer, crucially picking up Ryan Hinds for 18, and he raced to a 5-wicket haul. Only Martin West, with the wicket of Alcindo Holder (0), interrupted the one-man show, and Corrin added a 6th wicket with Brooks for 6. For a while there seemed hope that the Bajan tailenders would hold out in the final hour, as the Webbers dropped catches with shocking regularity. In fact it was the direct throw of substitute Nick Scott that wrapped up the match. His good work ran out Collymore for 12.
Cricket Web 'A' 1st innings 400-4 dec. (111 overs)
JR Gray 170, BC Fitzsimmons 103, AJ Garven 100*
CD Collymore 2-81
Barbados 1st innings 270 ao (75.5 overs)
RO Hinds 98, AR Holder 49, JL Carter 40
MP West 3-53, MU Amir 3-72
Cricket Web 'A' 2nd innings 186 ao (74.5 overs)
AJ Garven 46, JR Gray 36, BC Fitzsimmons 33
RO Hinds 3-12, CD Collymore 2-30
Barbados 2nd innings 162 ao (46 overs)
DR Smith 67, RO Hinds 18, JAM Haynes 16
M Corrin 6-24, HT Davis 2-24
Cricket Web 'A' won by 154 runs.
Man of the Match: M Corrin (CW 'A')
vic_orthdox
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TBF, may as well retire from PA Rep-ing, because I've done SFA for ages.
