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First Class Round 1 Match Reports and Media Conferences
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Jamee999
Hall of Fame Member
Hakon's doing the report, so I decided to knock something up...
PANDIT CAPTAINCY SLAMMED!
Geoff Boycott, supreme expert at everything today had a go at the captaincy of Surrey skipper Fardin Pandit. Mr Boycott, speaking for some unknown reason on the post match wrap-up, said that "I can not fault that lad's batting on the feerst couple 'a days, but you can't afford to make stuuupid mistakes when captaining a crickeeet match." The comments are believed to have stemmed from Pandit's decision to replace Bangladeshi leggie Arafat Sunny with Australian quickie Tim Bradshaw near the end of the first day in questionable light. The batsmen then took the offer of bad light straight away, closing play for the night, and losing time to bowl at the South Australians.
Boycott was however, complimentary about Pandit's batting in the first Surrey innings, battling to 55 in conditions where all fell around the opener, before being run out after a mixup between him and Bradshaw, with Pandit being run out going back after being defied on a call on a quick single. Pandit was the only batsman to reach 27. Fardin also started the saving of the match on the fourth morning, as he made a defiant 42. The game was eventually drawn with Zac Keegan making 83, and the last pair, De Bruyn and Tully holding on for bad light, and a draw.
Mr Pandit is not expected to make an offical comment on the events of the first evening.
Boycott
Zac Keegan batting in his match saving innings, which was setup by Pandit
Pandit driving through cover
PANDIT CAPTAINCY SLAMMED!
Geoff Boycott, supreme expert at everything today had a go at the captaincy of Surrey skipper Fardin Pandit. Mr Boycott, speaking for some unknown reason on the post match wrap-up, said that "I can not fault that lad's batting on the feerst couple 'a days, but you can't afford to make stuuupid mistakes when captaining a crickeeet match." The comments are believed to have stemmed from Pandit's decision to replace Bangladeshi leggie Arafat Sunny with Australian quickie Tim Bradshaw near the end of the first day in questionable light. The batsmen then took the offer of bad light straight away, closing play for the night, and losing time to bowl at the South Australians.
Boycott was however, complimentary about Pandit's batting in the first Surrey innings, battling to 55 in conditions where all fell around the opener, before being run out after a mixup between him and Bradshaw, with Pandit being run out going back after being defied on a call on a quick single. Pandit was the only batsman to reach 27. Fardin also started the saving of the match on the fourth morning, as he made a defiant 42. The game was eventually drawn with Zac Keegan making 83, and the last pair, De Bruyn and Tully holding on for bad light, and a draw.
Mr Pandit is not expected to make an offical comment on the events of the first evening.
Boycott
Zac Keegan batting in his match saving innings, which was setup by Pandit
Pandit driving through cover
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superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Sellars Spares Richards' Blushes
Manchester Evening News
Rarely in the history of this competition can there have been a decision as poor as Lancashire's decision to bowl first on this featherbead. Rarer still can the opposition have failed to punish the poor decision as Leicestershire did here. Had this match been at Grace Road then the cheers from the crowd which greeted Sellars final forward defensive would definitely have been boos and perhaps worse.
Leicestershire had dominated the match from the first morning, Marston's huge 176 forming the backbone of Leicestershire's 444/4 declared. Perhaps it was the quadrouple nelson that came back to haunt them later, perhaps is was the 160 overs it took them to score the runs in painstaking fashion. Vaughan's 30 from 137 balls was particularly tedious, all the more so given he came to the crease at 322-3. The captain's decision to declare 7 runs short of the final batting point must also be questioned.
The match sprung to life somewhat when Lancashire batted, Gallage and Ezard snaring the top 3 to leave Lancashire in deep trouble. Aronstam and Truscott added 64, Aronstam top scoring with 55, but wickets fell regularly and when Fernando was last out for 39, Lancashire forced to follow on 192 behind.
This time Anderton produced a solid 81, and Truscott and Patwardhan added useful contributions down the order but no one could go on to the bigscore. When the innings was ended the lead was just 72. One interesting occurence during the Lancashire innings was the fact the Freeman was able to bat twice in the same innings, perhaps the first time in cricketing history.
Leics were set 73 to win in 25 overs, which should have been simplicity in itself. Yet somehow Marston and Slater, and Sellars when he came to the wicket, were completely devoid of attacking strokes. They reach 50 off the first 15 easy enough, but then contrived to score just 16 runs from the last 10 overs of play. Leicestershire came to the last over needing 10 and took 3 from the first 3 balls, but that brought Sellars on strike, and he deadbatted the last 3 balls.
Lancashire's performance deserved a defeat, the bowling was inept, the batting impatient and loose, and the fielding was rusty, but Leicestershire wouldn't let them lose. Questions must be asked in both camps, but it's clear most of the problems lie with the home side.
Lancashire's Truscott sees his bail dislodged by Sammels after making a brisk 35
A young Leicestershire fan is unable to hide his dissapointment as Sellars blocks out for a draw
Manchester Evening News
Rarely in the history of this competition can there have been a decision as poor as Lancashire's decision to bowl first on this featherbead. Rarer still can the opposition have failed to punish the poor decision as Leicestershire did here. Had this match been at Grace Road then the cheers from the crowd which greeted Sellars final forward defensive would definitely have been boos and perhaps worse.
Leicestershire had dominated the match from the first morning, Marston's huge 176 forming the backbone of Leicestershire's 444/4 declared. Perhaps it was the quadrouple nelson that came back to haunt them later, perhaps is was the 160 overs it took them to score the runs in painstaking fashion. Vaughan's 30 from 137 balls was particularly tedious, all the more so given he came to the crease at 322-3. The captain's decision to declare 7 runs short of the final batting point must also be questioned.
The match sprung to life somewhat when Lancashire batted, Gallage and Ezard snaring the top 3 to leave Lancashire in deep trouble. Aronstam and Truscott added 64, Aronstam top scoring with 55, but wickets fell regularly and when Fernando was last out for 39, Lancashire forced to follow on 192 behind.
This time Anderton produced a solid 81, and Truscott and Patwardhan added useful contributions down the order but no one could go on to the bigscore. When the innings was ended the lead was just 72. One interesting occurence during the Lancashire innings was the fact the Freeman was able to bat twice in the same innings, perhaps the first time in cricketing history.
Leics were set 73 to win in 25 overs, which should have been simplicity in itself. Yet somehow Marston and Slater, and Sellars when he came to the wicket, were completely devoid of attacking strokes. They reach 50 off the first 15 easy enough, but then contrived to score just 16 runs from the last 10 overs of play. Leicestershire came to the last over needing 10 and took 3 from the first 3 balls, but that brought Sellars on strike, and he deadbatted the last 3 balls.
Lancashire's performance deserved a defeat, the bowling was inept, the batting impatient and loose, and the fielding was rusty, but Leicestershire wouldn't let them lose. Questions must be asked in both camps, but it's clear most of the problems lie with the home side.
Lancashire's Truscott sees his bail dislodged by Sammels after making a brisk 35
A young Leicestershire fan is unable to hide his dissapointment as Sellars blocks out for a draw
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The Baconator
International Vice-Captain
Singh and Roach grind out draw
Mumbai batsmen Singh and Roach batted for most of Day 4 to enable Mumbai to avoid defeat against Tasmania. They were brought together at 48-4, after Mark Lampard had taken three wickets to leave the Indians reeling. But they stuck at their task, and shared a match saving 155 run partnership, before both fell late on with the result was secured.
It was captain Murray Goodwin's 80 who set up the Mumbai chase, a target then started out attempting to chase. When speaking to reporters, the Tasmanian captain couldn't help but show his disappointment at the result: "From 48-4 we really should have won. The pitch was taking plenty of turn, and we have two top-class spinners in our side. Things just didn't seem to go our way though, but Singh and Roach played out of their skin, and in all fairness deserved something for their efforts. Overall, though, a pretty good performance by the bowlers, but the batters really need to knuckle down and build some partnerships, a couple of them were shown up by the tail."
Mark Lampard on his way to 8 wickets in the match
Murray Goodwin cuts during his fine 80
Mumbai batsmen Singh and Roach batted for most of Day 4 to enable Mumbai to avoid defeat against Tasmania. They were brought together at 48-4, after Mark Lampard had taken three wickets to leave the Indians reeling. But they stuck at their task, and shared a match saving 155 run partnership, before both fell late on with the result was secured.
It was captain Murray Goodwin's 80 who set up the Mumbai chase, a target then started out attempting to chase. When speaking to reporters, the Tasmanian captain couldn't help but show his disappointment at the result: "From 48-4 we really should have won. The pitch was taking plenty of turn, and we have two top-class spinners in our side. Things just didn't seem to go our way though, but Singh and Roach played out of their skin, and in all fairness deserved something for their efforts. Overall, though, a pretty good performance by the bowlers, but the batters really need to knuckle down and build some partnerships, a couple of them were shown up by the tail."
Mark Lampard on his way to 8 wickets in the match
Murray Goodwin cuts during his fine 80
Magrat Garlick
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Light Robs SA Of Opening Division Two Victory
Mørk Praises Opposition Effort
Surrey coach Jamee Gray was left to thank the weather that had left spectators and players alike frustrated, but nevertheless helped in producing a true see-saw of a match at the Adelaide Oval. With eleven overs left to go, the clouds grew thick over Adelaide, and despite frequent checks on the light meter the umpires would not allow play to restart. One and a half nervy hours for the crowd, who stared alternately at the empty pitch and the grey sky, was finally ended when a teary South Australia announcer Peter Sleep had to declare the game a draw. South Australia were left considering their fielding, with Rick Stratton making everyone in the packed Oval forget his stellar first-innings effort when he dropped first Tim Ambrose, then Zac Keegan in the space of six overs.
Håkon Mørk, however, was generous to his opponents, saying that his team "had done spectacularly well to recover from 38 for four", and that "Keegan and Ambrose were simply too good for our bowlers today." What he neglected to comment on was the slipshod fielding after tea, which potentially cost South Australia a number of points in what seems to be an extremely close promotion battle.
Ratings South Australia:
Asif Mujtaba 6/10 - poor dismissal against the new ball, crucial second innings however. Equally crucial drop near the end.
Oliver Foot 4/10 - unlucky in the first dig, dropped on 17 and 23 in the second and looking generally uncertain
Nick Collyer 8/10 - solid job, got a couple of jaffas from Tully but still managed 22 and 47
Yarvinder Singh 3/10 - two single-figure dismissals, good catches to dismiss Abdul Mohammed while fielding at fourth slip however.
Arshad Ali 8/10 - entering at 39 for four, the UAE batsman recorded a match-turning 98, even though it wasn't the most elegant one. Fine pair of hands to catch Keegan and Ambrose.
Ben Allen 4/10 - 18 quick runs, little to write home about
Rick Stratton 7/10 - excellent game by the all-rounder, good wicket-to-wicket bowling and a quality 158-run stand with Arshad. Fielding draws down somewhat.
Sanjay Borde 5/10 - not entirely tidy wicket-keeping, although a fine unbeaten 26 in the first innings helped boost the total. Held his opposite number to a cheeky googly from Binny.
Ed Graham 6/10 - somehow managed to preserve his average, with two wickets costing only 74 runs, but he bowled a massive 244 balls to get them. Most of them well wide of the bat. Useful innings with Ian Mooney to put the game truly beyond the not-quite-Londoners.
Trevor Binny 8/10 - the leg-spinner cost runs, but got five wickets, and in addition had three dropped chances and captain Pandit dead lbw on 28. Unfortunately, the umpire disagreed. Good debut, but expecting more in years to come.
Ian Mooney 9/10 - bowled his heart out, and his second over with the new ball in Surrey's innings will remain long in the memory. First ball: outswinger, Ambrose never in control, nicked to third slip to end 119-ball vigil. Second ball: Yorker, Bradshaw can't keep it out, clean bowled. Sixth ball: Good length, seaming away a tad, Sunny cuts straight to Mujtaba at fifth slip. Eight wickets, 24 runs at No. 11 and one catch. Minus points for failing to get the last wicket.
Surrey ratings:
Abdul Mohammed 5/10 - rarely visible, though his medium-pace did get Allen and Stratton out in the first innings. Mooney's bunny.
Fardin Pandit 7/10 - led from the front with two fine innings, and was one of the last to depart in Surrey's first-innings collapse. Minus points for poor fielding and lots of ineffective bowling variation.
Kevin Straw 2/10 - 20 runs from number three is rarely expected at this level. To compound his misery, he floored Arshad on 46 - the man went on to make 98.
Zac Keegan 8/10 - his 83 was crucial in Surrey's bid for the draw, as he and Ambrose held out Binny's bowling on the rough surface with the old ball. Bit loose first-innings dismissals.
Edgar Good 2/10 - stuck around, didn't do much, out to Binny and Mooney for 20 runs in total.
Iftikhar Anjum 4/10 - an all-rounder at six in a side filled with bowlers was always going to struggle. Got both openers, but by then South Australia had wrested control of the game. Invisible with the bat.
Tim Ambrose 7/10 - legendary second innings, gutsy and well played out. Solid keeping, though the spectacular chances evaded him.
Sammy de Bruyn 6/10 - six points for keeping out Mooney's swing under clouds, nil for getting the SA rabbits out, nil for being stationed in the deep for most of the game.
Tim Bradshaw 4/10 - bowled with zip, but lacked the pace to consistently threaten the batsmen. Got Mooneyed in the second innings, and his one top-order wicket was a dodgy caught-behind.
Arafat Sunny 3/10 - the underused Bangladeshi leg-spinner failed to make an impression with the ball, though he did bash 12 quick runs. Held two catches.
Frederick Tully 10/10 MOTM - fast, furious, always keen to win. A fully-deserved ten-for on a day where no one else turned up, then kept out Mooney in a manner worthy of a higher batting position than 11.
New South Wales 1-0-0 (16pts)
Guyana 1-0-0 (15pts)
Free State 1-0-0 (14pts)
South Australia 0-0-1 (8pts)
Surrey 0-0-1 (5pts)
Karachi 0-1-0 (4pts)
Yorkshire 0-1-0 (1pt)
Kent 0-1-0 (1pt)
Mørk Praises Opposition Effort
Surrey coach Jamee Gray was left to thank the weather that had left spectators and players alike frustrated, but nevertheless helped in producing a true see-saw of a match at the Adelaide Oval. With eleven overs left to go, the clouds grew thick over Adelaide, and despite frequent checks on the light meter the umpires would not allow play to restart. One and a half nervy hours for the crowd, who stared alternately at the empty pitch and the grey sky, was finally ended when a teary South Australia announcer Peter Sleep had to declare the game a draw. South Australia were left considering their fielding, with Rick Stratton making everyone in the packed Oval forget his stellar first-innings effort when he dropped first Tim Ambrose, then Zac Keegan in the space of six overs.
Håkon Mørk, however, was generous to his opponents, saying that his team "had done spectacularly well to recover from 38 for four", and that "Keegan and Ambrose were simply too good for our bowlers today." What he neglected to comment on was the slipshod fielding after tea, which potentially cost South Australia a number of points in what seems to be an extremely close promotion battle.
Ratings South Australia:
Asif Mujtaba 6/10 - poor dismissal against the new ball, crucial second innings however. Equally crucial drop near the end.
Oliver Foot 4/10 - unlucky in the first dig, dropped on 17 and 23 in the second and looking generally uncertain
Nick Collyer 8/10 - solid job, got a couple of jaffas from Tully but still managed 22 and 47
Yarvinder Singh 3/10 - two single-figure dismissals, good catches to dismiss Abdul Mohammed while fielding at fourth slip however.
Arshad Ali 8/10 - entering at 39 for four, the UAE batsman recorded a match-turning 98, even though it wasn't the most elegant one. Fine pair of hands to catch Keegan and Ambrose.
Ben Allen 4/10 - 18 quick runs, little to write home about
Rick Stratton 7/10 - excellent game by the all-rounder, good wicket-to-wicket bowling and a quality 158-run stand with Arshad. Fielding draws down somewhat.
Sanjay Borde 5/10 - not entirely tidy wicket-keeping, although a fine unbeaten 26 in the first innings helped boost the total. Held his opposite number to a cheeky googly from Binny.
Ed Graham 6/10 - somehow managed to preserve his average, with two wickets costing only 74 runs, but he bowled a massive 244 balls to get them. Most of them well wide of the bat. Useful innings with Ian Mooney to put the game truly beyond the not-quite-Londoners.
Trevor Binny 8/10 - the leg-spinner cost runs, but got five wickets, and in addition had three dropped chances and captain Pandit dead lbw on 28. Unfortunately, the umpire disagreed. Good debut, but expecting more in years to come.
Ian Mooney 9/10 - bowled his heart out, and his second over with the new ball in Surrey's innings will remain long in the memory. First ball: outswinger, Ambrose never in control, nicked to third slip to end 119-ball vigil. Second ball: Yorker, Bradshaw can't keep it out, clean bowled. Sixth ball: Good length, seaming away a tad, Sunny cuts straight to Mujtaba at fifth slip. Eight wickets, 24 runs at No. 11 and one catch. Minus points for failing to get the last wicket.
Surrey ratings:
Abdul Mohammed 5/10 - rarely visible, though his medium-pace did get Allen and Stratton out in the first innings. Mooney's bunny.
Fardin Pandit 7/10 - led from the front with two fine innings, and was one of the last to depart in Surrey's first-innings collapse. Minus points for poor fielding and lots of ineffective bowling variation.
Kevin Straw 2/10 - 20 runs from number three is rarely expected at this level. To compound his misery, he floored Arshad on 46 - the man went on to make 98.
Zac Keegan 8/10 - his 83 was crucial in Surrey's bid for the draw, as he and Ambrose held out Binny's bowling on the rough surface with the old ball. Bit loose first-innings dismissals.
Edgar Good 2/10 - stuck around, didn't do much, out to Binny and Mooney for 20 runs in total.
Iftikhar Anjum 4/10 - an all-rounder at six in a side filled with bowlers was always going to struggle. Got both openers, but by then South Australia had wrested control of the game. Invisible with the bat.
Tim Ambrose 7/10 - legendary second innings, gutsy and well played out. Solid keeping, though the spectacular chances evaded him.
Sammy de Bruyn 6/10 - six points for keeping out Mooney's swing under clouds, nil for getting the SA rabbits out, nil for being stationed in the deep for most of the game.
Tim Bradshaw 4/10 - bowled with zip, but lacked the pace to consistently threaten the batsmen. Got Mooneyed in the second innings, and his one top-order wicket was a dodgy caught-behind.
Arafat Sunny 3/10 - the underused Bangladeshi leg-spinner failed to make an impression with the ball, though he did bash 12 quick runs. Held two catches.
Frederick Tully 10/10 MOTM - fast, furious, always keen to win. A fully-deserved ten-for on a day where no one else turned up, then kept out Mooney in a manner worthy of a higher batting position than 11.
New South Wales 1-0-0 (16pts)
Guyana 1-0-0 (15pts)
Free State 1-0-0 (14pts)
South Australia 0-0-1 (8pts)
Surrey 0-0-1 (5pts)
Karachi 0-1-0 (4pts)
Yorkshire 0-1-0 (1pt)
Kent 0-1-0 (1pt)
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Matteh
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Karachi fall to a defeat
First game of the new season saw Karachi face Guyana away from home and despite the confidence of the away side, they largely failed to deliver. After bowling out Guyana for 200 courtesy from great bowling from Remmington (4/48) and Woodcock (3/50),it was expected that we could at the very least match that total.
However none of the Karachi batsmen applied themselves and were decimated by a strong Guyana bowling lineup. Only one man got over 20 - James Cooke, a contracted player, made 24. 76 runs behind an impressive bowling perfomance was needed, and went largely according to plan. Only Powar's knock of 62 prevented Guyana making a similiar total to Karachi's first innings. Pradeep was the pick of the bowlers in the innings getting 4/36 with Remmington and Mills both getting 2 wickets each.
Needing a reachable 243 to win, Karachi performed better as a team with only Pradeep and Cook batting at numbers 10 and 11 failed to make double figures. Waragoda top scored with 40 with Youhana and Mills both making scores in the 30s. The lack of any batsman making a substantial 50+ score combined with the fact that noone other than these 3 made 20+ ultimately led to Guyana winning. Credit goes to their bowler e-Akbar for getting figures of 7/41, but Karachi know that they could easily have won this game had their batsmen performed anywhere near to their abilities.
Simon
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Goff Selection Proves Masterstroke
Heavyweights ACT started the season with a fine win in South Africa. Batting first ACT made a reasonable 245 with Yashpal Singh making 90 in his first innings in WCC and Misbah Ul Haq making a crucial 57 not out. It was with the ball that the Comets made their mark on this match, in knocking Northerns over for 206 they gave themselves a 39 run lead, the real story of the match was the form of young spinner George Goff, he was expected to be playing 2nd XI cricket the start the season but his inclusion in the first team was a massive call, but one which proved to be a good move.
Ricky Ponting made a 2nd innings century as ACT were ever closer to winning their round one clash. his 103 was well supported by Vice Captain AB De Villiers' 83 not out. Northerns were set an unlikely 347 to win the match in the last innings, but again Goff did the job taking four wickets, Peter Marlowe also grabbed four of his own to knock em over for 140, a very easy win in the end with that extra bit of class in the comets line up showing.
De Villiers made an impressive 87 not out
ACT manager Simon Fitzsimmons had this to say after the match; "It was definately our bowling that set up this win, i was delighted with Goffy and Marls they were both outstanding in their debut matches, I understand we are one of the favourites but its easy to forget we had six players making their debut today, all the bowlers were nervous before going out there but they didnt let anyone down." "Also the batsmen stood up, its hard to single out anyone as they all made vital runs, obviously Yasphal's first innings 90 was critical in getting us to a decent score and Ricky's 103 in the second dig was one of his better innings, overall though all the guy looked solid out in the middle and we are looking to build on that now"
ACT 245 - S Yashpal 90, M Ul Haq 57*, R Ponting 41, V Harkness 5/83
Northerns 206 - G Smith 83, G Goff 4/51, P Marlowe 3/53
ACT 307 - R Ponting 103, AB De Villiers 89*, V Harkness 4/67
Northerns 140 - A Holland 37, G Goff 4/27, P Marlowe 4/33
mikeW
International Vice-Captain
Northerns Slams players
The Northerns management went to great lengths at the end of the game to drill into thier players heads that this peformance was not acceptable. " Look we got spanked in the 2nd innings of the game which is were we think we lost the game". Like ACT, Northerns were happy with the form of thier spinner. Harkness was a shock inclusion to the lineup and he bowled tremendously well taking 9 wickets for the match. But in the end 347 on the last day was always going to be too much. MikeW also stated he'd be looking closely at the 2nd XI game for players to push for selection.
The Northerns management went to great lengths at the end of the game to drill into thier players heads that this peformance was not acceptable. " Look we got spanked in the 2nd innings of the game which is were we think we lost the game". Like ACT, Northerns were happy with the form of thier spinner. Harkness was a shock inclusion to the lineup and he bowled tremendously well taking 9 wickets for the match. But in the end 347 on the last day was always going to be too much. MikeW also stated he'd be looking closely at the 2nd XI game for players to push for selection.
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Guyana Start Season With Tight Win
The Guyana first XI started season seven with a tight win at home against Karachi. With a new look first class side, with only three players having represented Guyana in season six manager Kyle Wright was unsure of how Guyana would perform, and he was not happy when old habits returned as Guyana fell into early trouble slipping to 4-47 due largely to Karachi quick Remmington (4-47). For Guyana it was that man again Jenkins who steadied the Guyana ship. Captain Jenkins entered with his side in deep trouble at 4-42. He combined with M Rudolph for an 85 run partnership, of which he was the main contributor, when Rudolph departed for a gritty seven off 85 balls Guyana were still eight short of 100 and looking at a mediocre first innings total of barely 150. Jenkins and Hameed combined for the games' first 50 partnership, but that was as far as it would get. Jenkins was caught by Jaffer for 58 and any hope of a large total was dismissed. Hameed combined well with the tail guiding Guyana to 200. He was left stranded on 41 and found some brutal assistance in Zulch who managed a quickfire 31 off 27 balls.
Guyana needed quick wickets if they were to be any chance in this match and with only a few overs remaining on the first day Jenkins gave Nelson and e-Akbar licence to bowl with pace and aggresion. The plan seemed to backfire as Karachi finished the day well placed at 2-42, However Jenkins continued to attack in the morning with Nelson making crucial breakthroughs as Karachi were reduced to 6-107. Enter vice captain Satti. He bowled with accuracy and nagging length that the Karachi tail just could not handle. Karachi's last 4 wickets fell for 17 runs and Satti found himself on a hat-trick. Karachi were all out for 124 giving Guyana five bowling points and a very handy 76 run lead on the first innings.
Guyana had a great chance to put the first game of the season beyond Karachi's reach, however Karachi's opening bowlers had something to say about that as Pradeep and Remmington combined early to have Guyana again in deep early trouble removing Donald without scoring with the score on five. A slight recovery was lead by Christian and Wilkes, however it was not enough as Mills removed the heart of the Guyana middle order removing Wilkes for 27 and Jenkins without scoring. Karachi were well and truely back in the game. This time the tail could not get Guyana's score close to 200 after Powar (62) and Hameed (21*) combined to get the total past 150 and the lead over 200. Guyana were dismissed for 167 and a lead of 243.
Karachi were off to a flying start in their second innings, but it didn't last long. After Jaffer and Dharmani moved the score to 20 e-Akbar took the first of his second innings wickets to remove Jaffer. Nelson then had Dharmani and Karachi were in early trouble again at 2-29. Waragoda and Youhana then combined to push Karachi towards the victory target, however e-Akbar would have none of it. He returned to remove both men and then wrapped up the tail for figures of 7-41 and to give Guyana a 40 run victory in their first game of the season.
Guyana 200
Jenkins 58
Hameed 41*
Remmington 4-48
Woodcock 3-50
Karachi 124
Cooke 24
Satti 4-32
Nelson 3-25
Guyana 167
Powar 62
Pradeep 4-36
Karachi 203
Waragoda 40
Youhana 33
e-Akbar 7-41
MOTM: F. e-Akbar
The Guyana first XI started season seven with a tight win at home against Karachi. With a new look first class side, with only three players having represented Guyana in season six manager Kyle Wright was unsure of how Guyana would perform, and he was not happy when old habits returned as Guyana fell into early trouble slipping to 4-47 due largely to Karachi quick Remmington (4-47). For Guyana it was that man again Jenkins who steadied the Guyana ship. Captain Jenkins entered with his side in deep trouble at 4-42. He combined with M Rudolph for an 85 run partnership, of which he was the main contributor, when Rudolph departed for a gritty seven off 85 balls Guyana were still eight short of 100 and looking at a mediocre first innings total of barely 150. Jenkins and Hameed combined for the games' first 50 partnership, but that was as far as it would get. Jenkins was caught by Jaffer for 58 and any hope of a large total was dismissed. Hameed combined well with the tail guiding Guyana to 200. He was left stranded on 41 and found some brutal assistance in Zulch who managed a quickfire 31 off 27 balls.
Guyana needed quick wickets if they were to be any chance in this match and with only a few overs remaining on the first day Jenkins gave Nelson and e-Akbar licence to bowl with pace and aggresion. The plan seemed to backfire as Karachi finished the day well placed at 2-42, However Jenkins continued to attack in the morning with Nelson making crucial breakthroughs as Karachi were reduced to 6-107. Enter vice captain Satti. He bowled with accuracy and nagging length that the Karachi tail just could not handle. Karachi's last 4 wickets fell for 17 runs and Satti found himself on a hat-trick. Karachi were all out for 124 giving Guyana five bowling points and a very handy 76 run lead on the first innings.
Guyana had a great chance to put the first game of the season beyond Karachi's reach, however Karachi's opening bowlers had something to say about that as Pradeep and Remmington combined early to have Guyana again in deep early trouble removing Donald without scoring with the score on five. A slight recovery was lead by Christian and Wilkes, however it was not enough as Mills removed the heart of the Guyana middle order removing Wilkes for 27 and Jenkins without scoring. Karachi were well and truely back in the game. This time the tail could not get Guyana's score close to 200 after Powar (62) and Hameed (21*) combined to get the total past 150 and the lead over 200. Guyana were dismissed for 167 and a lead of 243.
Karachi were off to a flying start in their second innings, but it didn't last long. After Jaffer and Dharmani moved the score to 20 e-Akbar took the first of his second innings wickets to remove Jaffer. Nelson then had Dharmani and Karachi were in early trouble again at 2-29. Waragoda and Youhana then combined to push Karachi towards the victory target, however e-Akbar would have none of it. He returned to remove both men and then wrapped up the tail for figures of 7-41 and to give Guyana a 40 run victory in their first game of the season.
Guyana 200
Jenkins 58
Hameed 41*
Remmington 4-48
Woodcock 3-50
Karachi 124
Cooke 24
Satti 4-32
Nelson 3-25
Guyana 167
Powar 62
Pradeep 4-36
Karachi 203
Waragoda 40
Youhana 33
e-Akbar 7-41
MOTM: F. e-Akbar
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
'Weak' bowling attack runs through Vics
Colombo Colts started there FC season in solid fashion with a fairly easy eight wicket win over the Bushranger. Lead by there so called weak bowling line up Colts knocked over the Vics for 117 on the first day of play, with Canadian born seamer Ellepola Exley taking 5/21. The Vics reply was lead by WCC Australian International Shane Harwood who once again took a five wicket haul against the Colts, for what seemed like the 100th time. But some resilent batting from Colts lower middle order gave them a cruitial 50 run lead.
Colts seamer once again took advantage of an uneven track and left the Vics struggling at 5/32. In comes Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen Lanka De Silva, who was faced with similar situation at his time at Yorkshire to recuse the ship. Finding some unlikely support from Vics seamer Brett Lee and Harwood, De Silva helped Vics to 180, with a classy 73.
A 130 run lead didn't seem like much, but on this uneven track anything over a hundred was going to be hard to chase. When Harwood got Colts vice captain Ashraf Ali out for a duck, many in ground started to think they were in for another Harwood masterclass. But no one told Oliver Phillips and Kenny Andrews who stood tall and grafted out a 92 run partnership, the highest of the match. With still 32 runs to still get Ed Joyce joined Phillips at the crease and guilded the Colts to a eight wicket win.
EDIT: Player of the Season Points:
3. Kenny Andrews
2. Oliver Phillips
1. Ellepola Exley
Colombo Colts started there FC season in solid fashion with a fairly easy eight wicket win over the Bushranger. Lead by there so called weak bowling line up Colts knocked over the Vics for 117 on the first day of play, with Canadian born seamer Ellepola Exley taking 5/21. The Vics reply was lead by WCC Australian International Shane Harwood who once again took a five wicket haul against the Colts, for what seemed like the 100th time. But some resilent batting from Colts lower middle order gave them a cruitial 50 run lead.
Colts seamer once again took advantage of an uneven track and left the Vics struggling at 5/32. In comes Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen Lanka De Silva, who was faced with similar situation at his time at Yorkshire to recuse the ship. Finding some unlikely support from Vics seamer Brett Lee and Harwood, De Silva helped Vics to 180, with a classy 73.
A 130 run lead didn't seem like much, but on this uneven track anything over a hundred was going to be hard to chase. When Harwood got Colts vice captain Ashraf Ali out for a duck, many in ground started to think they were in for another Harwood masterclass. But no one told Oliver Phillips and Kenny Andrews who stood tall and grafted out a 92 run partnership, the highest of the match. With still 32 runs to still get Ed Joyce joined Phillips at the crease and guilded the Colts to a eight wicket win.
EDIT: Player of the Season Points:
3. Kenny Andrews
2. Oliver Phillips
1. Ellepola Exley
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cricketboy29
International Regular
Match report to come, had it all written out, and explorer crashed on me...
andyc
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Mashonaland pull off thriller
The WCC season was finally underway in Zimbabwe, with Mashonaland playing host to Queensland on a diabolical Bulawayo track. Mashonaland Andy Cameron had reportedly been expecting an easy win going into the match, and given the team's strength on paper, it would be hard to blame him. The game that followed, however, bucked all expectations.
Queensland captain Daryl Cullinan won the toss and elected to bowl in what initially seemed to be a puzzling decision. His choice was soon paid off, however, as West Indian fastman Tino Best had Mashonaland opener Quentin Oulton caught behind for only 3 as the young batsman went for an elaborate drive too far outside of his offstump. Best followed this up with the perfect outswinger which caught the edge of John Lewis, the Mashonaland captain. Hazare was the next to strike for Queensland, with Gibbs playing back to a seaming ball that kept low and got through him. Youngster Quinn Roll tried to rescue the home team, hitting a battling 36 before Best returned with a blistering spell took Roll, Mullick (24) and Gavaskar (9), which left him with 5 wickets and Mashonaland on 6/117. Allrounder Ben Straw and keeper James Midlane tried to put on some more to the struggling total, but Hazare and Masood finished off them and the remaining tail to bowl out the hosts for a meagre 172 before the umpires had even considered calling stumps.
Cullinan's decision to bowl first was again backed up, this time by his batsmen as openers Gibbs and Bundela saw off the new ball bowlers Matthie and Prasad. Despite this, the two had only managed to put on 33 together before Ben Straw struck with his fifth ball, catching Herschelle Gibbs plumb in front for his first WCC wicket. First drop Sathish came entered the fray but was soon back in the dressing rooms after Straw had him out as well, this time caught behind off a bouncer that clearly surprised the batsman. New man Jones failed to make any impression before he popped one back to spinner Ben Joshi, who was looking ominous, spinning the ball from the cracks that had been evident from the first ball. He quickly dismissed Bundela soon after for a fighting 27 off 79, which left the visitors on a far from stable 4/77, which seemed to have sufficiently woken up the home crowd, who were rejoycing what seemed to be a rescue effort from the bowlers. Captain Cullinan, however, managed to add 27 to the score before being caught in the slips off a vicious spinner from Joshi, while at the other end Paynter seemed to be going nowhere, and seemed to be focused solely upon batting out the day. The next day was a far better day for batsmen, however, as keeper Bassano and Paynter put on almost 100 runs in a contrasting partnership; Bassano scored his 60 off 68 balls, while Paynter was striking at around 30. With the seamers doing little with the ball, it was up to Joshi to break the partnership, which he did with a wrong'un which Bassano edged to the slips. Matthie managed to bowl to bowl Hazare, while Joshi quelled wrapped off the tail in style, taking Mashonaland's first five-for, and ending with 7/80 as Queensland were out for 246, 74 in front.
What followed next was later described by manager Andy Cameron as 'the closest I've come to crying while watching cricket.' Needing to begin well to gain the initiative, the Zimbabwean openers again failed to put on any kind of platform, with John Lewis out for one to Masood, who was bowling incredibly fast in his opening spell. He eventually accounted for all of the top four, as Roll (2) stood no chance, while Gibbs (1 off 32) and Oulton (17 off 43) scraped around before succumbing to some beautiful deliveries. The home side were suddenly 4/32, still 42 behind. Rohan Gavaskar then fell for 27 to Best and the hosts were effectively 5/12. This wicket united Ben Straw and Patrick Mullick at the crease, and the two did not leave for another 147 runs. Both players brought up their fifties after batting out day 2 despite a few chances going begging in the field. It was Hazare who finally got the breakthrough, with Straw out for 88. Keeper James Midlane failed to continute the momentum and was out for 8, and Mullick soon followed for 81 as the home team crumbled again to be out for 266, a lead of 192.
The Queensland openers again bettered Mashonaland's, this time starting with 28 before Matthie clipped Gibbs' off bail, much to the crowds appreciation. With tea approaching, the batsmen were focused purely on preservation, but that didn't stop Joshi from having Sathish and Jones both caught for under 10, leaving Queensland 3 down with 131 to get. Brad Matthie had opener Bundela out for 38 just after the final session of the day began; 4 down, 111 to get. The next partnership between Paynter and Cullinan almost won Queensland the game, with the two adding 89 in what was sometimes a painfully slow display of batting. But it seemed to work for the visitors; at 4/170, the game seemed over, with Queensland needing only 22 with six wickets in hand. The crowd had already begun to filter out of the stadium, and again it was up to Joshi to break the partnership. A fizzing legbreak from the young spinner saw Paynter get a leading edge which ballooned back to the bowler. After 95 balls, Paynter was out for 28; 5 down, 22 runs left. In what proved to be a stroke of luck for the captain Lewis, he then called on Brad Matthie to bowl the next over, which saw Cullinan trapped in front for a gritty captain's innings of 69; 6 down, 22 runs left. With the fielders in for the kill, with only bowlers to come, the umpires offered light which the batsmen gratefully accepted.
Play began on the final day with only 8 runs needed for a Queensland victory, and four wickets still in hand, with first innings hero Bassano at the crease. A dramatic short passage of play was to follow. First Bassano was out, going for a wild swing off Matthie with no runs added to the score; 8 runs left, 3 wickets in hand. In the very next over, express bowler Danny Prasad had Hazare out for four with no runs added. Still 8 runs left, only 2 wickets in hand. Tino Best then managed a single, which brought Warasconi on strike, who was then caught in the six-man wide slip cordon off Prasad for a four ball duck. The crowd was going delirious as Queensland needed 7 for victory with only one wicket in hand. Best scraped another single, this time off Matthie, which left Masood to face Matthie, who served up an incredible swinging delivery which just clipped Masood's gloves and carried straight to Gibbs' chest in the slip cordon, giving Matthie five and Mashonaland an unlikely victory.
In the post match conference, manager Andy Cameron was evidently relieved.
"That was one of the most tense matches I've ever seen. Right from the start we had our backs against the walls, but the boys managed to pull through. Our bowlers were amazing, Joshi with ten and Matthie with his five in the last innings. The batsmen still need to brush off some of their offseason dust though, but I feel confident that they should be able to recover. All in all, a lucky win for us considering everything. Full credit to the Queensland boys who had us worried till the very end. We obviously underestimated them, and they showed that they're a class team who are really tough to beat."
Mashonaland fans took to the streets after the game to celebrate the game
Mashonaland 172
Roll 36 (77), Straw 24 (35), Mullick 24 (50)
Best 5/47 (20), Hazare 3/40 (13)
Queensland 246
Paynter 61* (192), Bassano 60 (68), Cullinan 27 (44)
Joshi 7/80 (25), Straw 2/49 (14)
Mashonaland 266
Straw 88 (130), Mullick 81 (161), Gavaskar 27 (43)
Masood 4/62 (22), Hazare 3/76 (19.5)
Queensland 187
Cullinan 69 (146), Bundela 38 (88), Paynter 28 (95)
Matthie 5/44 (18.5), Joshi 3/56 (24)
The WCC season was finally underway in Zimbabwe, with Mashonaland playing host to Queensland on a diabolical Bulawayo track. Mashonaland Andy Cameron had reportedly been expecting an easy win going into the match, and given the team's strength on paper, it would be hard to blame him. The game that followed, however, bucked all expectations.
Queensland captain Daryl Cullinan won the toss and elected to bowl in what initially seemed to be a puzzling decision. His choice was soon paid off, however, as West Indian fastman Tino Best had Mashonaland opener Quentin Oulton caught behind for only 3 as the young batsman went for an elaborate drive too far outside of his offstump. Best followed this up with the perfect outswinger which caught the edge of John Lewis, the Mashonaland captain. Hazare was the next to strike for Queensland, with Gibbs playing back to a seaming ball that kept low and got through him. Youngster Quinn Roll tried to rescue the home team, hitting a battling 36 before Best returned with a blistering spell took Roll, Mullick (24) and Gavaskar (9), which left him with 5 wickets and Mashonaland on 6/117. Allrounder Ben Straw and keeper James Midlane tried to put on some more to the struggling total, but Hazare and Masood finished off them and the remaining tail to bowl out the hosts for a meagre 172 before the umpires had even considered calling stumps.
Cullinan's decision to bowl first was again backed up, this time by his batsmen as openers Gibbs and Bundela saw off the new ball bowlers Matthie and Prasad. Despite this, the two had only managed to put on 33 together before Ben Straw struck with his fifth ball, catching Herschelle Gibbs plumb in front for his first WCC wicket. First drop Sathish came entered the fray but was soon back in the dressing rooms after Straw had him out as well, this time caught behind off a bouncer that clearly surprised the batsman. New man Jones failed to make any impression before he popped one back to spinner Ben Joshi, who was looking ominous, spinning the ball from the cracks that had been evident from the first ball. He quickly dismissed Bundela soon after for a fighting 27 off 79, which left the visitors on a far from stable 4/77, which seemed to have sufficiently woken up the home crowd, who were rejoycing what seemed to be a rescue effort from the bowlers. Captain Cullinan, however, managed to add 27 to the score before being caught in the slips off a vicious spinner from Joshi, while at the other end Paynter seemed to be going nowhere, and seemed to be focused solely upon batting out the day. The next day was a far better day for batsmen, however, as keeper Bassano and Paynter put on almost 100 runs in a contrasting partnership; Bassano scored his 60 off 68 balls, while Paynter was striking at around 30. With the seamers doing little with the ball, it was up to Joshi to break the partnership, which he did with a wrong'un which Bassano edged to the slips. Matthie managed to bowl to bowl Hazare, while Joshi quelled wrapped off the tail in style, taking Mashonaland's first five-for, and ending with 7/80 as Queensland were out for 246, 74 in front.
What followed next was later described by manager Andy Cameron as 'the closest I've come to crying while watching cricket.' Needing to begin well to gain the initiative, the Zimbabwean openers again failed to put on any kind of platform, with John Lewis out for one to Masood, who was bowling incredibly fast in his opening spell. He eventually accounted for all of the top four, as Roll (2) stood no chance, while Gibbs (1 off 32) and Oulton (17 off 43) scraped around before succumbing to some beautiful deliveries. The home side were suddenly 4/32, still 42 behind. Rohan Gavaskar then fell for 27 to Best and the hosts were effectively 5/12. This wicket united Ben Straw and Patrick Mullick at the crease, and the two did not leave for another 147 runs. Both players brought up their fifties after batting out day 2 despite a few chances going begging in the field. It was Hazare who finally got the breakthrough, with Straw out for 88. Keeper James Midlane failed to continute the momentum and was out for 8, and Mullick soon followed for 81 as the home team crumbled again to be out for 266, a lead of 192.
The Queensland openers again bettered Mashonaland's, this time starting with 28 before Matthie clipped Gibbs' off bail, much to the crowds appreciation. With tea approaching, the batsmen were focused purely on preservation, but that didn't stop Joshi from having Sathish and Jones both caught for under 10, leaving Queensland 3 down with 131 to get. Brad Matthie had opener Bundela out for 38 just after the final session of the day began; 4 down, 111 to get. The next partnership between Paynter and Cullinan almost won Queensland the game, with the two adding 89 in what was sometimes a painfully slow display of batting. But it seemed to work for the visitors; at 4/170, the game seemed over, with Queensland needing only 22 with six wickets in hand. The crowd had already begun to filter out of the stadium, and again it was up to Joshi to break the partnership. A fizzing legbreak from the young spinner saw Paynter get a leading edge which ballooned back to the bowler. After 95 balls, Paynter was out for 28; 5 down, 22 runs left. In what proved to be a stroke of luck for the captain Lewis, he then called on Brad Matthie to bowl the next over, which saw Cullinan trapped in front for a gritty captain's innings of 69; 6 down, 22 runs left. With the fielders in for the kill, with only bowlers to come, the umpires offered light which the batsmen gratefully accepted.
Play began on the final day with only 8 runs needed for a Queensland victory, and four wickets still in hand, with first innings hero Bassano at the crease. A dramatic short passage of play was to follow. First Bassano was out, going for a wild swing off Matthie with no runs added to the score; 8 runs left, 3 wickets in hand. In the very next over, express bowler Danny Prasad had Hazare out for four with no runs added. Still 8 runs left, only 2 wickets in hand. Tino Best then managed a single, which brought Warasconi on strike, who was then caught in the six-man wide slip cordon off Prasad for a four ball duck. The crowd was going delirious as Queensland needed 7 for victory with only one wicket in hand. Best scraped another single, this time off Matthie, which left Masood to face Matthie, who served up an incredible swinging delivery which just clipped Masood's gloves and carried straight to Gibbs' chest in the slip cordon, giving Matthie five and Mashonaland an unlikely victory.
In the post match conference, manager Andy Cameron was evidently relieved.
"That was one of the most tense matches I've ever seen. Right from the start we had our backs against the walls, but the boys managed to pull through. Our bowlers were amazing, Joshi with ten and Matthie with his five in the last innings. The batsmen still need to brush off some of their offseason dust though, but I feel confident that they should be able to recover. All in all, a lucky win for us considering everything. Full credit to the Queensland boys who had us worried till the very end. We obviously underestimated them, and they showed that they're a class team who are really tough to beat."
Mashonaland fans took to the streets after the game to celebrate the game
Mashonaland 172
Roll 36 (77), Straw 24 (35), Mullick 24 (50)
Best 5/47 (20), Hazare 3/40 (13)
Queensland 246
Paynter 61* (192), Bassano 60 (68), Cullinan 27 (44)
Joshi 7/80 (25), Straw 2/49 (14)
Mashonaland 266
Straw 88 (130), Mullick 81 (161), Gavaskar 27 (43)
Masood 4/62 (22), Hazare 3/76 (19.5)
Queensland 187
Cullinan 69 (146), Bundela 38 (88), Paynter 28 (95)
Matthie 5/44 (18.5), Joshi 3/56 (24)
Slats4ever
International Vice-Captain
haha love the picture andy
Cloete
International Captain
Business As Usual For TN
Tamil Nadu travelled to the UK to take on a highly fancied Warwickshire team. What started well for TN, with a win of the toss, continued throughout and they wrapped up a very comprehensive and impressiev performance with a 156 run win.
Things started shakily for TN after losing both openers for 1 and 3. With Cowe and Jadhav at the crease with the score at 2/5. The two kept their cool and built a 110 run partnership before they fell in quick succession. Raza continued where they left off and helped himself to a brilliantly crafted 81 run inings from just 117 balls. Raza recieved alot of help from the lower order and Tamil Nadu posted a very respectable 296. TN manager Cloete declared himself "delighted" with the first innings and TN were only "5 runs short of our [their] target 1st innings score". With the brilliant bowling attacks and a few changes in the conditions of the way games are played this season, it is likely that there will be alot of low scores.
Warwickshire also posted a solid first innings. But their score of 212 was still 84 runs short of the visitor's first innings total. What started well for Warwickshire with Sriram and Drinkell hitting 50's from 2 and 3 respectively in a partnership of 104 soon went sour as Guy and Kumble proceeded to rip through the Warwickshire line-up. Guy ended with figures of 4/45 while Kumble managed 5/52, Asad chimed in with 1/50.
Thins started disastrously for Tamil Nadu as they were 7/51 in seemingly no time at all. Once again the lower order stood up and saved the Indians from embarassment. Guy hit 17, Kumble was 28* but the all-rounder Philander was the hero with a cool innings of 52. His knock guided TN to 152 All Out, a fairly impressive 3rd innings total against a great bowling attack.
It was Philander again who was the hero. Managing 3/10 from 14 overs as the Warwickshire batsmen failed to score at all, let alone quickly. They were dismissed for a total of 80 with Extras tied as 2nd top scorer, Drinkell (16) and Vernon (23*) were the only other scores worth mentioning. Kumble also took 4/10 and Guy 2/28 as Asad chimed in with another 1 wicket innings taking 1/22.
In the end Kumble was a certainty for man of the match with 24, 5/52, 28* and 4/10. Philander was also a noteworthy performer, with 2 brilliant displays in both teams 2nd innings.
In the end TN were the better team and their general class proved the difference. A good start to TN's season easily overcoming a team touted as one of the "Big Four".
Tamil Nadu travelled to the UK to take on a highly fancied Warwickshire team. What started well for TN, with a win of the toss, continued throughout and they wrapped up a very comprehensive and impressiev performance with a 156 run win.
Things started shakily for TN after losing both openers for 1 and 3. With Cowe and Jadhav at the crease with the score at 2/5. The two kept their cool and built a 110 run partnership before they fell in quick succession. Raza continued where they left off and helped himself to a brilliantly crafted 81 run inings from just 117 balls. Raza recieved alot of help from the lower order and Tamil Nadu posted a very respectable 296. TN manager Cloete declared himself "delighted" with the first innings and TN were only "5 runs short of our [their] target 1st innings score". With the brilliant bowling attacks and a few changes in the conditions of the way games are played this season, it is likely that there will be alot of low scores.
Warwickshire also posted a solid first innings. But their score of 212 was still 84 runs short of the visitor's first innings total. What started well for Warwickshire with Sriram and Drinkell hitting 50's from 2 and 3 respectively in a partnership of 104 soon went sour as Guy and Kumble proceeded to rip through the Warwickshire line-up. Guy ended with figures of 4/45 while Kumble managed 5/52, Asad chimed in with 1/50.
Thins started disastrously for Tamil Nadu as they were 7/51 in seemingly no time at all. Once again the lower order stood up and saved the Indians from embarassment. Guy hit 17, Kumble was 28* but the all-rounder Philander was the hero with a cool innings of 52. His knock guided TN to 152 All Out, a fairly impressive 3rd innings total against a great bowling attack.
It was Philander again who was the hero. Managing 3/10 from 14 overs as the Warwickshire batsmen failed to score at all, let alone quickly. They were dismissed for a total of 80 with Extras tied as 2nd top scorer, Drinkell (16) and Vernon (23*) were the only other scores worth mentioning. Kumble also took 4/10 and Guy 2/28 as Asad chimed in with another 1 wicket innings taking 1/22.
In the end Kumble was a certainty for man of the match with 24, 5/52, 28* and 4/10. Philander was also a noteworthy performer, with 2 brilliant displays in both teams 2nd innings.
In the end TN were the better team and their general class proved the difference. A good start to TN's season easily overcoming a team touted as one of the "Big Four".
cricketboy29
International Regular
Wow, brillant stuff Andy. One thing do both managers have to write up a report?. Because I could write up that report again, that I lost because of the ****ing Explorer. But the thing is even I did write it, It would be pretty useless given Andy's through report.
Leicestershire Round 1 FC Wrap Up
Well in what turned out to be a somewhat strange way to end a game, having dominated for the majority of the match, Leicestershire walk away a little disappointed, not gaining the points they were hoping to attain and probably should have obtained. In a brief interview after the game the manager was asked what he thought about the result and about the speculation tthat the disappointed fan was from Leics. The response was fairly limited, and i'm quite certain he was still somewhat unsatisfied with what had unfolded as he headed towards the stands. The following is what he had to say:
" Overall , I was satisfied with the way we played. There were many disruptions during the match, and we dropped a few chances on some of their key batsmen early on and that doesn't help and is something we shall try to improve upon. The guys really batted superbly despite the pressure the opposition bowlers tried to put on us. 444 runs is a great start considering we were somewhat struggling for form during the pre season and there were some terrific partnerships between Marston and Sellars and also Marston and Platt which are certainly key positives for the future. Marston played a sensational innings of 176 and I'm sure that will do him the world of good come future matches. Bowling wise, I thought we can still do a little better. Sammels was a little off his usual today but i'm sure he'll know that and will be eager to bounce back next week with a solid performance in the nets during the week. One thing I will be talking to the players though is to be more aware of the time factor left. We took things a little too casual towards the end and should have really lifted the runrate a little in the chase of victory. Regardless of that to come away from Lancashire with a draw in our first match in division 1 is a good achievement."
Asked about the spectator incident the manager was quick to reply:
" That might have been true but I'm quite convinced most of the home supporters left on day one after the team's inability to gain any momentum on the match. That's really where the game was more or less over for them and they were very fortunate to walk away with a draw. I'm sure their manager will not be satisfied given their strong history. "
With those words the manager walked away. Seems like the heat really is on, at such an early time in the season.
Anyway, to conclude this segment, we the press would like to give the nominations for the Leicestershire FC player of the season. This week we couldn't go past T Marston with his brilliant innings of 176 which included 2 100 run partnerships and set Leicestershire clearly on the front foot. Other strong performers were F Platt with an unbeaten 90 and E Sellars with a decent knock of 89. I Gallage and R Ezard were useful with the ball, taking 7 wickets and 4 wickets respectively.
The points awarded by us are as follows:
3. T Marston
2. F Platt
1. E Sellars
Thanks for listening in.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Perhaps there could be a weekly round up too? With a player/team/manager of the week...