Somerset
Cricketer Of The Year
Three Day Friendly vs Singha
Opportunity for some match practice against Singha.
The side is: Fulton, Fleming, Sinclair, McMillan, Oram, McCullum, Weston, Franklin, Bond, Martin, Gillespie
Weston is looking for a test spot but McCullum holds the box seat for the wicket keeping position at the moment. Vettori is out injured for a week so Martin gets a chance.
Day One
New Zealand 340/7
B.McCullum 86*
S.Fleming 61
M.Ranasinghe 5/92
Mixed day for the New Zealanders with McCullum and Fleming the only batsmen to pass 50. Bowlers will no doubt have their role to play tomorrow.
Day Two
New Zealand 490 all out
B.McCullum 114
S.Bond 64
S.Fleming 61
M.Ranasinghe 6/140
Singha 220/7
F.Wijetinge 53
B.Martin 5/55
The New Zealand tail added more runs with Bond passing 50 and Martin and Gillespie making 40s. Bruce Martin then proved his usefulness with five wickets in Singha's first innings.
Day Three
Singha 285 all out
F.Wijetinge 53
B.Martin 7/106
New Zealand 111/5 declared
M.Ranasinghe 3/36
Singhe 123/2
J.Samanrtha 80
Martin took two further wickets to secure a bag of 7 and Singha were dismissed just short of the follow on. New Zealand opted for more batting practice but with conditions not suiting, declared and Franklin and Martin picked up a further wicket each in the last session.
Match Drawn
Opportunity for some match practice against Singha.
The side is: Fulton, Fleming, Sinclair, McMillan, Oram, McCullum, Weston, Franklin, Bond, Martin, Gillespie
Weston is looking for a test spot but McCullum holds the box seat for the wicket keeping position at the moment. Vettori is out injured for a week so Martin gets a chance.
Day One
New Zealand 340/7
B.McCullum 86*
S.Fleming 61
M.Ranasinghe 5/92
Mixed day for the New Zealanders with McCullum and Fleming the only batsmen to pass 50. Bowlers will no doubt have their role to play tomorrow.
Day Two
New Zealand 490 all out
B.McCullum 114
S.Bond 64
S.Fleming 61
M.Ranasinghe 6/140
Singha 220/7
F.Wijetinge 53
B.Martin 5/55
The New Zealand tail added more runs with Bond passing 50 and Martin and Gillespie making 40s. Bruce Martin then proved his usefulness with five wickets in Singha's first innings.
Day Three
Singha 285 all out
F.Wijetinge 53
B.Martin 7/106
New Zealand 111/5 declared
M.Ranasinghe 3/36
Singhe 123/2
J.Samanrtha 80
Martin took two further wickets to secure a bag of 7 and Singha were dismissed just short of the follow on. New Zealand opted for more batting practice but with conditions not suiting, declared and Franklin and Martin picked up a further wicket each in the last session.
Match Drawn