Scotty_WCE
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There's been some interesting fourth-innings scorecards so far! Must say I was surprised to see we chased that down given some of the small targets that haven't been chased.
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Scotty_WCE
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Round 4 Fixtures
Keatoboy v Scotty_WCE
May-Z v Matty76
Keatoboy v BLOWN8
May-Z v Wookiedragon
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Keatoboy v Scotty_WCE
May-Z v Matty76
Keatoboy v BLOWN8
May-Z v Wookiedragon
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Round 4, Match 13
Keatoboy v Scotty_WCE
Keatoboy won the toss but surprisingly elected to bowl first, and 154 overs later it was looking like a horrific decision. His bowlers couldn't contain Scotty_WCE's batsmen, who piled on the runs. Viv Richards hit 148, Gavaskar 84 and Dravid 71 on the way to a big total of 499. Dale Steyn, with 3/68, had the most respectable bowling figures.
But it was more of the same in Keatoboy's first innings, with runs flowing and wickets hard to come by. Bradman finally got his first ton of the tournament, Ian Botham scored 79, and then the tail wagged with last two Sydney Barnes and Murali scoring 70 valuable runs between them. This meant Scotty_WCE's lead was the slimmest possible; just one run.
There was limited time left in the game after two big innings, and a result was looking unlikely. Despite Gavaskar and Richards both falling for 1, Border's 83 and Sobers' 51 enabled Scotty_WCE to set Keatoboy a target of 279 off 68 overs.
It would require a good run-rate but despite having wickets in hand Keatoboy's batsmen seemed satisfied with a draw. Kohli was dimissed just two runs short of another century, and Botham blocked his way to 78 off 163 balls as Scotty_WCE's team had their third draw in four games, while it was Keatoboy's first.
Keatoboy 498 (Bradman 122, Botham 79, Pollock 3/88) & 4/241 (Kohli 98, Botham 78*) drew Scotty_WCE 499 (Richards 148, Gavaskar 84, Steyn 3/68) & 7d/277 (Border 83, Sobers 51).
Keatoboy v Scotty_WCE
Keatoboy won the toss but surprisingly elected to bowl first, and 154 overs later it was looking like a horrific decision. His bowlers couldn't contain Scotty_WCE's batsmen, who piled on the runs. Viv Richards hit 148, Gavaskar 84 and Dravid 71 on the way to a big total of 499. Dale Steyn, with 3/68, had the most respectable bowling figures.
But it was more of the same in Keatoboy's first innings, with runs flowing and wickets hard to come by. Bradman finally got his first ton of the tournament, Ian Botham scored 79, and then the tail wagged with last two Sydney Barnes and Murali scoring 70 valuable runs between them. This meant Scotty_WCE's lead was the slimmest possible; just one run.
There was limited time left in the game after two big innings, and a result was looking unlikely. Despite Gavaskar and Richards both falling for 1, Border's 83 and Sobers' 51 enabled Scotty_WCE to set Keatoboy a target of 279 off 68 overs.
It would require a good run-rate but despite having wickets in hand Keatoboy's batsmen seemed satisfied with a draw. Kohli was dimissed just two runs short of another century, and Botham blocked his way to 78 off 163 balls as Scotty_WCE's team had their third draw in four games, while it was Keatoboy's first.
Keatoboy 498 (Bradman 122, Botham 79, Pollock 3/88) & 4/241 (Kohli 98, Botham 78*) drew Scotty_WCE 499 (Richards 148, Gavaskar 84, Steyn 3/68) & 7d/277 (Border 83, Sobers 51).
Code:
Scotty_WCE's XI versus Keatoboy's XI
Scotty_WCE's XI
L Hutton c AC Voges b AA Donald 15 (15)
SM Gavaskar c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn 84 (169)
IVA Richards c BC Lara b M Muralitharan 148 (283)
RS Dravid c AB de Villiers b AA Donald 71 (191)
AR Border lbw b IT Botham 65 (97)
GS Sobers c AB de Villiers b SF Barnes 41 (71)
A Flower run out 4 (9)
SM Pollock not out 38 (56)
Wasim Akram c DG Bradman b IT Botham 10 (23)
MD Marshall c AW Greig b DW Steyn 0 (3)
WJ O'Reilly c DG Bradman b DW Steyn 0 (7)
Extras ( w3 nb2 b7 lb11 ) 23
Total (from 154 overs) 499 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-25 2-188 3-316 4-398 5-414 6-435 7-469 8-498 9-499 10-499
Bowling Figures for Keatoboy's XI
O M R W
DW Steyn 22 4 68 3
AA Donald 25 6 79 2
SF Barnes 27 6 83 1
M Muralitharan 33 6 93 1
IT Botham 33 6 110 2
AW Greig 14 3 48 0
Keatoboy's XI
BC Lara lbw b Wasim Akram 7 (16)
AB de Villiers c RS Dravid b SM Pollock 45 (79)
DG Bradman c RS Dravid b SM Pollock 122 (238)
V Kohli c A Flower b WJ O'Reilly 41 (73)
IT Botham c & b SM Pollock 79 (149)
AC Voges c & b GS Sobers 8 (20)
AW Greig lbw b Wasim Akram 54 (56)
AA Donald lbw b MD Marshall 23 (46)
DW Steyn c IVA Richards b MD Marshall 5 (25)
SF Barnes c Wasim Akram b GS Sobers 45 (55)
M Muralitharan not out 25 (45)
Extras ( w11 nb3 b11 lb19 ) 44
Total (from 134 overs) 498 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-18 2-90 3-183 4-302 5-327 6-347 7-408 8-412 9-443 10-498
Bowling Figures for Scotty_WCE's XI
O M R W
Wasim Akram 24 7 90 2
MD Marshall 27 5 97 2
SM Pollock 26 6 88 3
WJ O'Reilly 37 9 97 1
GS Sobers 19 0 96 2
Scotty_WCE's XI
L Hutton c AW Greig b SF Barnes 40 (90)
SM Gavaskar c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn 1 (6)
IVA Richards c BC Lara b DW Steyn 1 (19)
RS Dravid c & b SF Barnes 37 (99)
AR Border c AB de Villiers b AA Donald 83 (178)
GS Sobers b M Muralitharan 51 (109)
A Flower b AA Donald 14 (30)
SM Pollock not out 12 (26)
Wasim Akram not out 4 (7)
Extras ( w3 nb2 b12 lb17 ) 34
Total (from 94 overs) 277 - 7 declared
Fall of wickets:
1-3 2-13 3-76 4-112 5-227 6-254 7-265
Bowling Figures for Keatoboy's XI
O M R W
DW Steyn 24 6 61 2
AA Donald 17 3 40 2
SF Barnes 15 3 28 2
M Muralitharan 26 7 85 1
IT Botham 12 1 34 0
Keatoboy's XI
BC Lara c SM Pollock b Wasim Akram 6 (10)
AB de Villiers c A Flower b Wasim Akram 28 (36)
DG Bradman lbw b MD Marshall 5 (5)
V Kohli c SM Pollock b GS Sobers 98 (156)
IT Botham not out 78 (163)
AC Voges not out 10 (38)
Extras ( w4 nb2 b2 lb8 ) 16
Total (from 68 overs) 241 - 4
Fall of wickets:
1-6 2-11 3-59 4-208
Bowling Figures for Scotty_WCE's XI
O M R W
Wasim Akram 16 2 61 2
MD Marshall 8 0 21 1
SM Pollock 10 0 47 0
WJ O'Reilly 18 6 50 0
GS Sobers 16 5 52 1
Match Drawn
Man of the match is IVA RichardsScotty_WCE
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Round 4, Match 14
May-Z v Matty76
May-Z's captain would have been very happy at 1/192 after winning the toss and choosing to bat. Geoff Boycott made a ton and put on 155 with George Headley (88). But after those two were both dismissed by Matty76's Jacques Kallis, Ray Lindwall and Richard Hadlee took care of the rest, each taking four wickets in limiting May-Z to a solid first-innings of 346.
Unfortunately Matty76's batsmen weren't up for the challenge in response, with Graeme Pollock's 33 the highest score on a dismal batting card. Fred Trueman and George Lohmann were to thank for the carnage, between them wiping out all of Matty76's top six batsmen as they made just 121.
This gave May-Z the option of enforcing the follow-on, which they did. This must have spurred Matty76's men on as they avoided embarrassment by posting a much stronger score of 407 in their second innings. Pollock top-scored again with a fine 136; he shared a 216-run partnership with Kallis (108). Fred Trueman bowled well again to claim six more wickets, as May-Z faced a 183-run chase for victory.
If there was ever any doubt about the result, openers Trumper (75) and Boycott (72) laid them to rest by putting on 162 for the first wicket. They fell close together but Headley and Weekes sealed a comfortable eight-wicket win.
May-Z 346 (Boycott 101, Headley 88, Lindwall 4/88, Hadlee 4/97) & 2/183 (Trumper 75, Boycott 72) defeated Matty76 121 (Trueman 3/17, Lohmann 3/33) & 407 (Pollock 136, Kallis 108, Trueman 6/92) by eight wickets.
May-Z v Matty76
May-Z's captain would have been very happy at 1/192 after winning the toss and choosing to bat. Geoff Boycott made a ton and put on 155 with George Headley (88). But after those two were both dismissed by Matty76's Jacques Kallis, Ray Lindwall and Richard Hadlee took care of the rest, each taking four wickets in limiting May-Z to a solid first-innings of 346.
Unfortunately Matty76's batsmen weren't up for the challenge in response, with Graeme Pollock's 33 the highest score on a dismal batting card. Fred Trueman and George Lohmann were to thank for the carnage, between them wiping out all of Matty76's top six batsmen as they made just 121.
This gave May-Z the option of enforcing the follow-on, which they did. This must have spurred Matty76's men on as they avoided embarrassment by posting a much stronger score of 407 in their second innings. Pollock top-scored again with a fine 136; he shared a 216-run partnership with Kallis (108). Fred Trueman bowled well again to claim six more wickets, as May-Z faced a 183-run chase for victory.
If there was ever any doubt about the result, openers Trumper (75) and Boycott (72) laid them to rest by putting on 162 for the first wicket. They fell close together but Headley and Weekes sealed a comfortable eight-wicket win.
May-Z 346 (Boycott 101, Headley 88, Lindwall 4/88, Hadlee 4/97) & 2/183 (Trumper 75, Boycott 72) defeated Matty76 121 (Trueman 3/17, Lohmann 3/33) & 407 (Pollock 136, Kallis 108, Trueman 6/92) by eight wickets.
Code:
May-Z's XI versus Matty76's XI
May-Z's XI
VT Trumper lbw b RJ Hadlee 12 (20)
G Boycott b JH Kallis 101 (185)
GA Headley c IA Healy b JH Kallis 88 (187)
ED Weekes c IA Healy b RR Lindwall 47 (146)
CL Walcott c IA Healy b RR Lindwall 38 (49)
MJ Procter c J Garner b RJ Hadlee 17 (21)
APE Knott lbw b RJ Hadlee 0 (3)
W Rhodes c IA Healy b RR Lindwall 0 (2)
JC Laker c & b RJ Hadlee 8 (34)
FS Trueman not out 9 (17)
GA Lohmann b RR Lindwall 2 (12)
Extras ( w8 b1 lb15 ) 24
Total (from 113 overs) 346 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-37 2-192 3-221 4-277 5-314 6-314 7-316 8-333 9-339 10-346
Bowling Figures for Matty76's XI
O M R W
RR Lindwall 31 9 88 4
RJ Hadlee 33 11 97 4
J Garner 16 3 38 0
DL Underwood 22 4 75 0
JH Kallis 10 1 32 2
Matty76's XI
V Sehwag b GA Lohmann 3 (12)
JB Hobbs lbw b FS Trueman 0 (8)
RN Harvey c MJ Procter b FS Trueman 7 (19)
KF Barrington c VT Trumper b GA Lohmann 10 (18)
RG Pollock c G Boycott b GA Lohmann 33 (108)
JH Kallis c APE Knott b FS Trueman 0 (4)
IA Healy c W Rhodes b MJ Procter 21 (57)
RJ Hadlee c APE Knott b JC Laker 5 (17)
RR Lindwall lbw b MJ Procter 4 (5)
J Garner c ED Weekes b JC Laker 7 (9)
DL Underwood not out 15 (17)
Extras ( nb2 b4 lb10 ) 16
Total (from 46 overs) 121 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-3 2-17 3-29 4-29 5-40 6-76 7-85 8-90 9-97 10-121
Bowling Figures for May-Z's XI
O M R W
FS Trueman 11 4 17 3
GA Lohmann 9 3 33 3
MJ Procter 13 2 36 2
JC Laker 12 4 21 2
Matty76's XI (Following on)
V Sehwag c & b FS Trueman 66 (127)
JB Hobbs b GA Lohmann 10 (39)
RN Harvey c APE Knott b JC Laker 5 (30)
KF Barrington c APE Knott b FS Trueman 9 (31)
RG Pollock lbw b FS Trueman 136 (241)
JH Kallis c GA Headley b FS Trueman 108 (211)
IA Healy c W Rhodes b JC Laker 7 (14)
RJ Hadlee b FS Trueman 5 (19)
RR Lindwall not out 15 (56)
J Garner b FS Trueman 4 (6)
DL Underwood c FS Trueman b MJ Procter 8 (15)
Extras ( w6 nb1 b9 lb18 ) 34
Total (from 132 overs) 407 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-30 2-60 3-83 4-142 5-358 6-367 7-373 8-384 9-388 10-407
Bowling Figures for May-Z's XI
O M R W
FS Trueman 30 7 92 6
GA Lohmann 27 6 59 1
MJ Procter 28 5 81 1
JC Laker 28 5 91 2
W Rhodes 18 2 57 0
May-Z's XI
VT Trumper c & b RJ Hadlee 75 (103)
G Boycott c IA Healy b J Garner 72 (125)
GA Headley not out 16 (29)
ED Weekes not out 4 (28)
Extras ( w4 nb4 lb8 ) 16
Total (from 48 overs) 183 - 2
Fall of wickets:
1-162 2-162
Bowling Figures for Matty76's XI
O M R W
RR Lindwall 10 1 34 0
RJ Hadlee 19 1 76 1
J Garner 13 3 58 1
DL Underwood 5 3 7 0
May-Z's XI won by 8 wickets
Man of the match is FS TruemanScotty_WCE
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Round 4, Match 15
Keatoboy v BLOWN8
BLOWN8 batted first and despite the openers falling early, Sachin Tendulkar compiled a good innings of 76. That was then complemented by countryman Kapil Dev's 82, as they helped their team to a score of 266. South Africans Steyn and Donald took seven wickets between them for Keatoboy.
Keatoboy's first innings was quite similar, with two good contributions surrounded by a few starts but not much else of substance. Bradman's 65 and Voges' 51 were the only scores of note, and this meant Keatoboy surrendered a 34-run lead on the first innings after a total of 232. BLOWN8's men had Waqar Younis to thank for this, who blasted through the line-up to finish with the superb figures of 7/64.
BLOWN8's openers fared even worse in the second innings; both fell for ducks (with Graeme Smith completing a pair) and this time not even Tendulkar could save them. He fell for just 6, before Steve Waugh fought back by making 67. Keeper Mark Boucher made a valuable 55 as a total of 230 meant Keatoboy would be chasing 265.
Two significant partnerships that were surrounded by clusters of wickets - Keatoboy slipped from 1/86 to 5/119, and then 5/247 to 7/247 - made for a tense fourth-innings. In the end Keatoboy had enough batsmen get in and make crucial fifties to get the team across the line. Bradman, who continued his strong form by hitting 71, was only outscored by Voges who made 74. This secured their team an important three-wicket win.
Keatoboy 232 (Bradman 65, Voges 51, Waqar Younis 7/64) & 7/266 (Voges 74, Bradman 71, Warne 3/49) defeated BLOWN8 266 (Kapil Dev 82, Tendulkar 76, Donald 4/60) & 230 (Waugh 67, Boucher 55, Steyn 3/24) by three wickets.
Keatoboy v BLOWN8
BLOWN8 batted first and despite the openers falling early, Sachin Tendulkar compiled a good innings of 76. That was then complemented by countryman Kapil Dev's 82, as they helped their team to a score of 266. South Africans Steyn and Donald took seven wickets between them for Keatoboy.
Keatoboy's first innings was quite similar, with two good contributions surrounded by a few starts but not much else of substance. Bradman's 65 and Voges' 51 were the only scores of note, and this meant Keatoboy surrendered a 34-run lead on the first innings after a total of 232. BLOWN8's men had Waqar Younis to thank for this, who blasted through the line-up to finish with the superb figures of 7/64.
BLOWN8's openers fared even worse in the second innings; both fell for ducks (with Graeme Smith completing a pair) and this time not even Tendulkar could save them. He fell for just 6, before Steve Waugh fought back by making 67. Keeper Mark Boucher made a valuable 55 as a total of 230 meant Keatoboy would be chasing 265.
Two significant partnerships that were surrounded by clusters of wickets - Keatoboy slipped from 1/86 to 5/119, and then 5/247 to 7/247 - made for a tense fourth-innings. In the end Keatoboy had enough batsmen get in and make crucial fifties to get the team across the line. Bradman, who continued his strong form by hitting 71, was only outscored by Voges who made 74. This secured their team an important three-wicket win.
Keatoboy 232 (Bradman 65, Voges 51, Waqar Younis 7/64) & 7/266 (Voges 74, Bradman 71, Warne 3/49) defeated BLOWN8 266 (Kapil Dev 82, Tendulkar 76, Donald 4/60) & 230 (Waugh 67, Boucher 55, Steyn 3/24) by three wickets.
Code:
BLOWN8's XI versus Keatoboy's XI
BLOWN8's XI
ML Hayden c AC Voges b DW Steyn 12 (20)
GC Smith c IT Botham b AA Donald 0 (4)
SR Tendulkar c BC Lara b M Muralitharan 76 (111)
SR Waugh c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn 26 (32)
MEK Hussey c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn 0 (2)
N Kapil Dev lbw b IT Botham 82 (112)
MV Boucher c AW Greig b AA Donald 34 (70)
SK Warne c & b AA Donald 13 (23)
JM Anderson not out 9 (13)
DK Lillee b AA Donald 0 (2)
Waqar Younis c AB de Villiers b M Muralitharan 1 (2)
Extras ( w2 nb3 lb8 ) 13
Total (from 66 overs) 266 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-8 2-34 3-77 4-77 5-159 6-226 7-251 8-265 9-265 10-266
Bowling Figures for Keatoboy's XI
O M R W
DW Steyn 14 5 66 3
AA Donald 19 3 60 4
SF Barnes 9 1 32 0
M Muralitharan 11 3 35 2
IT Botham 12 0 65 1
Keatoboy's XI
BC Lara b Waqar Younis 9 (23)
AB de Villiers c MEK Hussey b Waqar Younis 0 (3)
DG Bradman lbw b JM Anderson 65 (103)
V Kohli c & b Waqar Younis 12 (17)
IT Botham c JM Anderson b Waqar Younis 10 (20)
AC Voges c SR Tendulkar b N Kapil Dev 51 (95)
AW Greig b SK Warne 12 (19)
AA Donald c MV Boucher b Waqar Younis 8 (29)
DW Steyn not out 24 (67)
SF Barnes c MV Boucher b Waqar Younis 21 (38)
M Muralitharan c MEK Hussey b Waqar Younis 2 (8)
Extras ( w3 nb1 b2 lb12 ) 18
Total (from 71 overs) 232 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-0 2-26 3-42 4-65 5-128 6-146 7-177 8-190 9-228 10-232
Bowling Figures for BLOWN8's XI
O M R W
DK Lillee 14 2 50 0
Waqar Younis 21 2 64 7
JM Anderson 11 3 30 1
SK Warne 11 1 44 1
N Kapil Dev 13 3 30 1
BLOWN8's XI
ML Hayden b DW Steyn 0 (12)
GC Smith lbw b AA Donald 0 (7)
SR Tendulkar c IT Botham b DW Steyn 6 (6)
SR Waugh c V Kohli b SF Barnes 67 (93)
MEK Hussey c & b SF Barnes 36 (57)
N Kapil Dev c DW Steyn b M Muralitharan 0 (2)
MV Boucher stAB de Villiers b M Muralitharan 55 (94)
SK Warne c AC Voges b SF Barnes 6 (26)
JM Anderson b M Muralitharan 31 (37)
DK Lillee c & b DW Steyn 1 (4)
Waqar Younis not out 6 (9)
Extras ( w10 b4 lb8 ) 22
Total (from 58 overs) 230 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-0 2-0 3-14 4-107 5-110 6-138 7-165 8-219 9-224 10-230
Bowling Figures for Keatoboy's XI
O M R W
DW Steyn 9 3 24 3
AA Donald 10 2 58 1
SF Barnes 17 3 43 3
M Muralitharan 12 2 52 3
IT Botham 9 0 41 0
Keatoboy's XI
BC Lara c SR Tendulkar b SK Warne 33 (59)
AB de Villiers c GC Smith b Waqar Younis 0 (11)
DG Bradman c MV Boucher b DK Lillee 71 (94)
V Kohli lbw b JM Anderson 7 (21)
IT Botham c SK Warne b JM Anderson 2 (4)
AC Voges c MV Boucher b SK Warne 74 (138)
AW Greig not out 56 (118)
AA Donald c DK Lillee b SK Warne 0 (1)
DW Steyn not out 12 (19)
Extras ( w4 nb1 lb6 ) 11
Total (from 78 overs) 266 - 7
Fall of wickets:
1-4 2-86 3-111 4-113 5-119 6-247 7-247
Bowling Figures for BLOWN8's XI
O M R W
DK Lillee 23 6 76 1
Waqar Younis 7 1 30 1
JM Anderson 19 6 62 2
SK Warne 17 5 49 3
N Kapil Dev 11 1 43 0
Keatoboy's XI won by 3 wickets
Man of the match is Waqar YounisScotty_WCE
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Round 4, Match 16
May-Z v Wookiedragon
Wookiedragon made first use of what seemed to be a good batting pitch, and Greg Chappell capitalised by making 113. Steve Smith made 55 and Javed Miandad 42 to provide support on the way to a total of 339. Wilfred Rhodes ended with four wickets for May-Z.
But at 0/136 May-Z was in a good position in reply. Trumper was then stumped for 60 but Boycott continued his hot form by making 106. They were the main contributions of note as May-Z's middle and lower order let an opportunity slip by conceding a 22-run lead on the first innings.
Wookiedragon's batsmen had a chance to seize control of the match but couldn't, with Steve Smith's second fifty of the match being the only shining light of the innings. They crashed to 186 all out, with Jim Laker ripping through the tail to finish with 4/27.
May-Z had what could be a tricky target of 209 to chase. At 5/55 it was looking more than tricky, as Wookiedragon had a golden opportunity to snatch a win. But May-Z knew it would only take one good partnership and the game was theirs and so it proved, with Everton Weekes combining with Alan Knott for a 139-run partnership which took them to the brink of victory. When both were dismissed with still 11 to get it looked like there may still be one more twist in the tale, but Rhodes and Laker got them home.
May-Z 317 (Boycott 106, Trumper 60, Ambrose 3/75) & 7/210 (Weekes 83, Knott 72, Spofforth 3/27) defeated Wookiedragon 339 (Chappell 113, Smith 55, Rhodes 4/26) & 186 (Smith 50, Laker 4/27) by three wickets.
May-Z v Wookiedragon
Wookiedragon made first use of what seemed to be a good batting pitch, and Greg Chappell capitalised by making 113. Steve Smith made 55 and Javed Miandad 42 to provide support on the way to a total of 339. Wilfred Rhodes ended with four wickets for May-Z.
But at 0/136 May-Z was in a good position in reply. Trumper was then stumped for 60 but Boycott continued his hot form by making 106. They were the main contributions of note as May-Z's middle and lower order let an opportunity slip by conceding a 22-run lead on the first innings.
Wookiedragon's batsmen had a chance to seize control of the match but couldn't, with Steve Smith's second fifty of the match being the only shining light of the innings. They crashed to 186 all out, with Jim Laker ripping through the tail to finish with 4/27.
May-Z had what could be a tricky target of 209 to chase. At 5/55 it was looking more than tricky, as Wookiedragon had a golden opportunity to snatch a win. But May-Z knew it would only take one good partnership and the game was theirs and so it proved, with Everton Weekes combining with Alan Knott for a 139-run partnership which took them to the brink of victory. When both were dismissed with still 11 to get it looked like there may still be one more twist in the tale, but Rhodes and Laker got them home.
May-Z 317 (Boycott 106, Trumper 60, Ambrose 3/75) & 7/210 (Weekes 83, Knott 72, Spofforth 3/27) defeated Wookiedragon 339 (Chappell 113, Smith 55, Rhodes 4/26) & 186 (Smith 50, Laker 4/27) by three wickets.
Code:
Wookiedragon's XI versus May-Z's XI
Wookiedragon's XI
MA Taylor c & b JC Laker 30 (93)
WR Hammond c VT Trumper b GA Lohmann 17 (70)
GS Chappell c VT Trumper b GA Lohmann 113 (207)
SPD Smith c & b JC Laker 55 (119)
Javed Miandad c APE Knott b W Rhodes 42 (122)
Imran Khan b MJ Procter 13 (31)
KC Sangakkara c FS Trueman b W Rhodes 16 (19)
CV Grimmett c W Rhodes b MJ Procter 4 (14)
CEL Ambrose c G Boycott b W Rhodes 7 (11)
FR Spofforth not out 2 (6)
CA Walsh c CL Walcott b W Rhodes 0 (7)
Extras ( w3 nb5 b15 lb17 ) 40
Total (from 117 overs) 339 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-39 2-62 3-212 4-275 5-305 6-323 7-326 8-336 9-336 10-339
Bowling Figures for May-Z's XI
O M R W
FS Trueman 25 9 63 0
GA Lohmann 25 7 43 2
MJ Procter 27 7 85 2
JC Laker 27 7 90 2
W Rhodes 12 3 26 4
May-Z's XI
VT Trumper stKC Sangakkara b CV Grimmett 60 (108)
G Boycott lbw b CEL Ambrose 106 (180)
GA Headley lbw b CV Grimmett 23 (46)
ED Weekes c SPD Smith b CEL Ambrose 33 (62)
CL Walcott lbw b FR Spofforth 10 (18)
MJ Procter b FR Spofforth 1 (4)
APE Knott lbw b CEL Ambrose 3 (13)
W Rhodes b CA Walsh 34 (69)
JC Laker c Javed Miandad b CA Walsh 5 (15)
FS Trueman c GS Chappell b Imran Khan 22 (36)
GA Lohmann not out 6 (4)
Extras ( w3 b5 lb6 ) 14
Total (from 93 overs) 317 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-136 2-186 3-212 4-239 5-243 6-243 7-259 8-270 9-309 10-317
Bowling Figures for Wookiedragon's XI
O M R W
FR Spofforth 21 4 81 2
CEL Ambrose 26 8 75 3
CA Walsh 9 1 22 2
Imran Khan 16 2 69 1
CV Grimmett 20 4 59 2
Wookiedragon's XI
MA Taylor lbw b FS Trueman 8 (5)
WR Hammond c CL Walcott b GA Lohmann 4 (9)
GS Chappell c APE Knott b MJ Procter 41 (58)
SPD Smith lbw b W Rhodes 50 (117)
Javed Miandad c W Rhodes b JC Laker 16 (30)
Imran Khan not out 34 (88)
KC Sangakkara run out 1 (12)
CV Grimmett c GA Headley b MJ Procter 9 (24)
CEL Ambrose c APE Knott b JC Laker 0 (3)
FR Spofforth c APE Knott b JC Laker 0 (11)
CA Walsh stAPE Knott b JC Laker 4 (7)
Extras ( nb1 b8 lb10 ) 19
Total (from 61 overs) 186 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-8 2-16 3-76 4-100 5-145 6-150 7-171 8-172 9-180 10-186
Bowling Figures for May-Z's XI
O M R W
FS Trueman 19 6 57 1
GA Lohmann 11 4 29 1
MJ Procter 12 1 40 2
JC Laker 13 6 27 4
W Rhodes 5 2 15 1
May-Z's XI
VT Trumper b CEL Ambrose 1 (8)
G Boycott c KC Sangakkara b FR Spofforth 5 (30)
GA Headley lbw b CEL Ambrose 9 (22)
ED Weekes c KC Sangakkara b CEL Ambrose 83 (182)
CL Walcott c KC Sangakkara b FR Spofforth 8 (11)
MJ Procter c KC Sangakkara b FR Spofforth 8 (11)
APE Knott b Imran Khan 72 (141)
W Rhodes not out 7 (15)
JC Laker not out 4 (7)
Extras ( nb1 b2 lb10 ) 13
Total (from 72 overs) 210 - 7
Fall of wickets:
1-1 2-17 3-17 4-29 5-55 6-194 7-198
Bowling Figures for Wookiedragon's XI
O M R W
FR Spofforth 14 5 27 3
CEL Ambrose 13 3 38 3
CA Walsh 7 0 26 0
Imran Khan 22 7 58 1
CV Grimmett 15 3 49 0
May-Z's XI won by 3 wickets
Man of the match is W RhodesScotty_WCE
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Matty76
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A big team talk is needed before my next match. Certain individuals need to look in the mirror.....
AND THEY MIGHT NOT LIKE WHAT THEY SEE!!
Hobbs and Sehwag are giving me nothing as an opening combination, and dear old Kenny Barrington is having a so-so series averaging 38.00. Harvey, Pollock and Kallis are averaging 50+ and they are excused. However, we are taking our wickets too expensively - Hadlee is the only bowler to average under 30 per wicket (29.58), the others range from 31.07 to 38.00 (Derek Underwood, I’m looking at YOU!).
Need I paint “Elite Honesty” on the dressing room walls??
AND THEY MIGHT NOT LIKE WHAT THEY SEE!!
Hobbs and Sehwag are giving me nothing as an opening combination, and dear old Kenny Barrington is having a so-so series averaging 38.00. Harvey, Pollock and Kallis are averaging 50+ and they are excused. However, we are taking our wickets too expensively - Hadlee is the only bowler to average under 30 per wicket (29.58), the others range from 31.07 to 38.00 (Derek Underwood, I’m looking at YOU!).
Need I paint “Elite Honesty” on the dressing room walls??
BLOWN8
Such is life!
My team makes me bloody sick.
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Round 5 Fixtures
BLOWN8 v Eels Guru
Wookiedragon v mounteverest
Eels Guru v Scotty_WCE
mounteverest v Matty76
BLOWN8 v Eels Guru
Wookiedragon v mounteverest
Eels Guru v Scotty_WCE
mounteverest v Matty76
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Round 5, Match 17
BLOWN8 v Eels Guru
BLOWN8 elected to bat after winning the toss and this must have pleased Sachin Tendulkar, as he struck a splendid 139. Sadly his only support came from a dour Mike Hussey who took 207 balls to make his 52. They were the only two to pass 15 as they made what seemed to be a below-par 269. Andy Roberts took five wickets.
Amazingly, Eels Guru had even fewer batsmen pass 15; only Keith Miller could, and even he made only 17. It was a disastrous total of only 103, with Dennis Lillee incredibly bowling unchanged for the whole innings; he ended with 6/57 to be the chief destroyer.
The game was firmly in BLOWN8's grasp, and this time the batsmen were able to hammer the advantage home. Tendulkar came within five runs of twin tons, Steve Waugh was dismissed on unlucky 87, and most other batsmen made starts on the way to 387 all out. Andy Roberts took five more wickets to end with ten for the match.
Chasing over 550, not even 122 from Richie Richardson could salvage a result for Eels Guru. In the end it was a much more respectable total of 402, but it still resulted in a 151-run loss and, finally, a win for BLOWN8.
BLOWN8 269 (Tendulkar 139, Hussey 52, Roberts 5/51) & 387 (Tendulkar 95, Waugh 87, Roberts 5/101) defeated Eels Guru 103 (Lillee 6/57, Anderson 4/21) & 402 (Richardson 122, McCullum 67, Waqar Younis 3/70) by 151 runs.
BLOWN8 v Eels Guru
BLOWN8 elected to bat after winning the toss and this must have pleased Sachin Tendulkar, as he struck a splendid 139. Sadly his only support came from a dour Mike Hussey who took 207 balls to make his 52. They were the only two to pass 15 as they made what seemed to be a below-par 269. Andy Roberts took five wickets.
Amazingly, Eels Guru had even fewer batsmen pass 15; only Keith Miller could, and even he made only 17. It was a disastrous total of only 103, with Dennis Lillee incredibly bowling unchanged for the whole innings; he ended with 6/57 to be the chief destroyer.
The game was firmly in BLOWN8's grasp, and this time the batsmen were able to hammer the advantage home. Tendulkar came within five runs of twin tons, Steve Waugh was dismissed on unlucky 87, and most other batsmen made starts on the way to 387 all out. Andy Roberts took five more wickets to end with ten for the match.
Chasing over 550, not even 122 from Richie Richardson could salvage a result for Eels Guru. In the end it was a much more respectable total of 402, but it still resulted in a 151-run loss and, finally, a win for BLOWN8.
BLOWN8 269 (Tendulkar 139, Hussey 52, Roberts 5/51) & 387 (Tendulkar 95, Waugh 87, Roberts 5/101) defeated Eels Guru 103 (Lillee 6/57, Anderson 4/21) & 402 (Richardson 122, McCullum 67, Waqar Younis 3/70) by 151 runs.
Code:
BLOWN8's XI versus Eels Guru's XI
BLOWN8's XI
ML Hayden lbw b JR Thomson 9 (42)
GC Smith c AR Morris b AK Davidson 14 (18)
SR Tendulkar c WH Ponsford b JR Thomson 139 (270)
SR Waugh c IM Chappell b AK Davidson 7 (7)
MEK Hussey b AME Roberts 52 (207)
N Kapil Dev lbw b AME Roberts 1 (14)
MV Boucher c BB McCullum b AME Roberts 1 (6)
SK Warne c AK Davidson b JR Thomson 13 (18)
JM Anderson c RB Richardson b AME Roberts 0 (9)
DK Lillee c & b AME Roberts 0 (2)
Waqar Younis not out 1 (1)
Extras ( w7 b1 lb24 ) 32
Total (from 99 overs) 269 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-17 2-41 3-48 4-226 5-251 6-251 7-264 8-266 9-268 10-269
Bowling Figures for Eels Guru's XI
O M R W
AK Davidson 21 4 65 2
AME Roberts 28 10 51 5
JR Thomson 17 7 51 3
KR Miller 20 8 30 0
SCG MacGill 13 2 47 0
Eels Guru's XI
WH Ponsford c & b DK Lillee 15 (44)
AR Morris b DK Lillee 5 (26)
RB Richardson c SR Tendulkar b DK Lillee 15 (13)
IM Chappell c MV Boucher b DK Lillee 14 (39)
ME Waugh c SR Tendulkar b JM Anderson 2 (20)
BB McCullum c MV Boucher b DK Lillee 9 (7)
KR Miller c MV Boucher b JM Anderson 17 (28)
AK Davidson c SK Warne b JM Anderson 1 (8)
JR Thomson lbw b DK Lillee 12 (14)
SCG MacGill c ML Hayden b JM Anderson 2 (12)
AME Roberts not out 0 (3)
Extras ( w3 lb8 ) 11
Total (from 36 overs) 103 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-10 2-31 3-38 4-47 5-56 6-65 7-77 8-92 9-103 10-103
Bowling Figures for BLOWN8's XI
O M R W
DK Lillee 18 5 57 6
Waqar Younis 8 1 17 0
JM Anderson 9 0 21 4
BLOWN8's XI
ML Hayden c BB McCullum b AME Roberts 24 (30)
GC Smith c KR Miller b JR Thomson 45 (78)
SR Tendulkar lbw b KR Miller 95 (214)
SR Waugh lbw b JR Thomson 87 (155)
MEK Hussey c JR Thomson b KR Miller 17 (46)
N Kapil Dev c IM Chappell b AME Roberts 26 (51)
MV Boucher c BB McCullum b AME Roberts 19 (85)
SK Warne c KR Miller b AME Roberts 17 (35)
JM Anderson c BB McCullum b AME Roberts 0 (1)
DK Lillee c & b KR Miller 32 (42)
Waqar Younis not out 17 (28)
Extras ( nb3 b4 lb1 ) 8
Total (from 128 overs) 387 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-37 2-98 3-241 4-267 5-278 6-306 7-335 8-335 9-360 10-387
Bowling Figures for Eels Guru's XI
O M R W
AK Davidson 29 4 100 0
AME Roberts 34 8 101 5
JR Thomson 22 4 61 2
KR Miller 15 6 33 3
SCG MacGill 27 7 87 0
Eels Guru's XI
WH Ponsford run out 25 (55)
AR Morris c DK Lillee b N Kapil Dev 57 (85)
RB Richardson lbw b N Kapil Dev 122 (158)
IM Chappell b SK Warne 5 (13)
ME Waugh c GC Smith b DK Lillee 23 (63)
BB McCullum b SK Warne 67 (159)
KR Miller c MV Boucher b JM Anderson 26 (52)
AK Davidson lbw b Waqar Younis 6 (20)
JR Thomson c MV Boucher b Waqar Younis 17 (40)
SCG MacGill c JM Anderson b Waqar Younis 0 (2)
AME Roberts not out 5 (18)
Extras ( w6 nb1 b19 lb23 ) 49
Total (from 111 overs) 402 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-52 2-129 3-137 4-248 5-268 6-321 7-349 8-383 9-383 10-402
Bowling Figures for BLOWN8's XI
O M R W
DK Lillee 25 4 63 1
Waqar Younis 21 4 70 3
JM Anderson 16 2 61 1
SK Warne 26 8 76 2
N Kapil Dev 22 3 90 2
BLOWN8's XI won by 151 runs
Man of the match is SR TendulkarScotty_WCE
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Round 5, Match 18
Wookiedragon v mounteverest
After choosing to bat first, Wookiedragon was restricted well by mounteverest's bowlers. Steve Smith made 55 but that was out of a team total of just 235, as Mitchell Johnson claimed the very good figures of 5/51.
mounteverest's batsmen fared better in their first innings; Greenidge and Haynes put on 134 before both fell in the 60s, before Richie Benaud added 70 valuable runs from number 8. It led to a team total of 354; a 119-run lead on the first innings.
Wookiedragon needed a significant third-innings to give their bowlers something to defend but that didn't eventuate. More superb bowling from Johnson - who claimed his second five-wicket haul of the match - kept Wookiedragon to just 188, a total that didn't include any fifties. Imran Khan got closest with 43, but it meant mounteverest would be chasing just 70.
They didn't have any problems knocking off the required runs, as Ricky Ponting and Martin Crowe were not out at the end of an eight-wicket victory.
Wookiedragon 235 (Smith 55, Johnson 5/51) & 188 (Imran Khan 43, Johnson 5/54) defeated by mounteverest 354 (Benaud 70, Ambrose 3/69) & 2/70 (Ponting 29*) by eight wickets.
Wookiedragon v mounteverest
After choosing to bat first, Wookiedragon was restricted well by mounteverest's bowlers. Steve Smith made 55 but that was out of a team total of just 235, as Mitchell Johnson claimed the very good figures of 5/51.
mounteverest's batsmen fared better in their first innings; Greenidge and Haynes put on 134 before both fell in the 60s, before Richie Benaud added 70 valuable runs from number 8. It led to a team total of 354; a 119-run lead on the first innings.
Wookiedragon needed a significant third-innings to give their bowlers something to defend but that didn't eventuate. More superb bowling from Johnson - who claimed his second five-wicket haul of the match - kept Wookiedragon to just 188, a total that didn't include any fifties. Imran Khan got closest with 43, but it meant mounteverest would be chasing just 70.
They didn't have any problems knocking off the required runs, as Ricky Ponting and Martin Crowe were not out at the end of an eight-wicket victory.
Wookiedragon 235 (Smith 55, Johnson 5/51) & 188 (Imran Khan 43, Johnson 5/54) defeated by mounteverest 354 (Benaud 70, Ambrose 3/69) & 2/70 (Ponting 29*) by eight wickets.
Code:
Wookiedragon's XI versus mounteverest's XI
Wookiedragon's XI
MA Taylor lbw b MG Johnson 35 (67)
WR Hammond c & b MG Johnson 34 (77)
GS Chappell c MG Johnson b GD McGrath 26 (54)
SPD Smith c CG Greenidge b R Benaud 55 (90)
Javed Miandad c R Benaud b GD McGrath 1 (5)
Imran Khan c MA Holding b GD McGrath 9 (30)
KC Sangakkara not out 27 (59)
CV Grimmett lbw b MA Holding 18 (30)
CEL Ambrose lbw b MG Johnson 10 (23)
FR Spofforth c R Benaud b MG Johnson 4 (9)
CA Walsh c AC Gilchrist b MG Johnson 0 (3)
Extras ( w9 nb1 b4 lb2 ) 16
Total (from 75 overs) 235 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-66 2-73 3-140 4-142 5-157 6-175 7-207 8-229 9-235 10-235
Bowling Figures for mounteverest's XI
O M R W
GD McGrath 17 1 53 3
MA Holding 16 3 40 1
MG Johnson 14 2 51 5
R Benaud 27 5 85 1
mounteverest's XI
CG Greenidge b CV Grimmett 65 (118)
DL Haynes lbw b FR Spofforth 60 (123)
RT Ponting c GS Chappell b CEL Ambrose 38 (99)
MD Crowe c MA Taylor b FR Spofforth 21 (47)
BA Richards c CV Grimmett b CEL Ambrose 22 (54)
KD Walters c WR Hammond b CEL Ambrose 12 (18)
AC Gilchrist b CA Walsh 6 (14)
R Benaud c Javed Miandad b Imran Khan 70 (93)
MG Johnson c GS Chappell b Imran Khan 30 (41)
MA Holding c Javed Miandad b CA Walsh 6 (14)
GD McGrath not out 0 (3)
Extras ( w1 nb2 b10 lb11 ) 24
Total (from 104 overs) 354 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-134 2-134 3-180 4-204 5-226 6-241 7-241 8-318 9-354 10-354
Bowling Figures for Wookiedragon's XI
O M R W
FR Spofforth 23 7 63 2
CEL Ambrose 23 6 69 3
CA Walsh 24 5 105 2
Imran Khan 14 2 46 2
CV Grimmett 20 5 50 1
Wookiedragon's XI
MA Taylor lbw b MA Holding 1 (13)
WR Hammond c DL Haynes b MA Holding 28 (47)
GS Chappell b GD McGrath 16 (28)
SPD Smith lbw b GD McGrath 38 (52)
Javed Miandad lbw b MA Holding 1 (15)
Imran Khan lbw b MG Johnson 43 (122)
KC Sangakkara c AC Gilchrist b MG Johnson 25 (64)
CV Grimmett b MG Johnson 0 (1)
CEL Ambrose c MA Holding b MG Johnson 0 (5)
FR Spofforth lbw b MG Johnson 12 (27)
CA Walsh not out 8 (12)
Extras ( w6 nb1 lb9 ) 16
Total (from 65 overs) 188 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-5 2-41 3-51 4-61 5-97 6-153 7-153 8-153 9-170 10-188
Bowling Figures for mounteverest's XI
O M R W
GD McGrath 17 6 41 2
MA Holding 13 3 39 3
MG Johnson 15 3 54 5
R Benaud 19 5 45 0
mounteverest's XI
CG Greenidge lbw b FR Spofforth 10 (30)
DL Haynes c GS Chappell b Imran Khan 18 (48)
RT Ponting not out 29 (62)
MD Crowe not out 13 (26)
Extras 0
Total (from 28 overs) 70 - 2
Fall of wickets:
1-18 2-37
Bowling Figures for Wookiedragon's XI
O M R W
FR Spofforth 7 2 21 1
CEL Ambrose 5 2 8 0
CA Walsh 4 1 5 0
Imran Khan 6 0 20 1
CV Grimmett 5 1 16 0
mounteverest's XI won by 8 wickets
Man of the match is MG JohnsonScotty_WCE
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Round 5, Match 19
Eels Guru v Scotty_WCE
Scotty_WCE sent Eels Guru in but the pitch proved to be OK for batting. Despite openers Ponsford and Morris scoring just six between them, Ian Chappell and Mark Waugh were able to bat for long periods. In fact, they put on 147, and Waugh was in sight of a century before being run out just six short. Wasim Akram, Marshall and Pollock took three wickets each as Eels Guru ended on 349.
What seemed to be a competitive total was soon shown to be sub-par, as Len Hutton and Allan Border took control. Hutton hit 162, and Border 140 not out to ensure their team would lead after the first innings. The lead was extended further by Bill O'Reilly who smacked 31 from number 11, as Andy Roberts took his third-consecutive five-wicket haul. The innings ended on 504.
Eels Guru trailed by 155 but their openers put in a much-improved showing, erasing the lead before a wicket fell. Ponsford made 126, but after the top four, the rest of the order contributed little, with the last nine wickets falling for 112. The total of 326 left Scotty_WCE with a potentially tricky chase of 172.
Ultimately it was anything but, as Hutton continued his strong form by hitting 70, before Viv Richards' 49* guided the team to victory.
Eels Guru 349 (Waugh 94, Chappell 89) & 326 (Ponsford 126, Morris 59, Sobers 3/46) defeated by Scotty_WCE 504 (Hutton 162, Border 140*, Roberts 5/125) & 2/175 (Hutton 70, Richards 49*) by eight wickets.
Eels Guru v Scotty_WCE
Scotty_WCE sent Eels Guru in but the pitch proved to be OK for batting. Despite openers Ponsford and Morris scoring just six between them, Ian Chappell and Mark Waugh were able to bat for long periods. In fact, they put on 147, and Waugh was in sight of a century before being run out just six short. Wasim Akram, Marshall and Pollock took three wickets each as Eels Guru ended on 349.
What seemed to be a competitive total was soon shown to be sub-par, as Len Hutton and Allan Border took control. Hutton hit 162, and Border 140 not out to ensure their team would lead after the first innings. The lead was extended further by Bill O'Reilly who smacked 31 from number 11, as Andy Roberts took his third-consecutive five-wicket haul. The innings ended on 504.
Eels Guru trailed by 155 but their openers put in a much-improved showing, erasing the lead before a wicket fell. Ponsford made 126, but after the top four, the rest of the order contributed little, with the last nine wickets falling for 112. The total of 326 left Scotty_WCE with a potentially tricky chase of 172.
Ultimately it was anything but, as Hutton continued his strong form by hitting 70, before Viv Richards' 49* guided the team to victory.
Eels Guru 349 (Waugh 94, Chappell 89) & 326 (Ponsford 126, Morris 59, Sobers 3/46) defeated by Scotty_WCE 504 (Hutton 162, Border 140*, Roberts 5/125) & 2/175 (Hutton 70, Richards 49*) by eight wickets.
Code:
Eels Guru's XI versus Scotty_WCE's XI
Eels Guru's XI
WH Ponsford c & b MD Marshall 6 (7)
AR Morris c A Flower b MD Marshall 0 (4)
RB Richardson c GS Sobers b Wasim Akram 49 (68)
IM Chappell lbw b MD Marshall 89 (159)
ME Waugh run out 94 (144)
BB McCullum lbw b Wasim Akram 3 (30)
KR Miller not out 40 (77)
AK Davidson c A Flower b Wasim Akram 8 (14)
JR Thomson b SM Pollock 25 (47)
SCG MacGill c SM Gavaskar b SM Pollock 0 (4)
AME Roberts c A Flower b SM Pollock 0 (2)
Extras ( w8 nb1 b12 lb14 ) 35
Total (from 93 overs) 349 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-6 2-21 3-93 4-240 5-266 6-284 7-292 8-345 9-349 10-349
Bowling Figures for Scotty_WCE's XI
O M R W
Wasim Akram 28 7 106 3
MD Marshall 15 2 66 3
SM Pollock 17 1 71 3
WJ O'Reilly 24 7 56 0
GS Sobers 8 2 24 0
Scotty_WCE's XI
L Hutton c KR Miller b AK Davidson 162 (283)
SM Gavaskar c RB Richardson b JR Thomson 48 (77)
IVA Richards c ME Waugh b KR Miller 6 (32)
RS Dravid lbw b JR Thomson 18 (31)
AR Border not out 140 (252)
GS Sobers c BB McCullum b AME Roberts 31 (56)
A Flower c BB McCullum b AME Roberts 0 (1)
SM Pollock lbw b AME Roberts 7 (10)
Wasim Akram c AR Morris b AME Roberts 4 (6)
MD Marshall lbw b AME Roberts 12 (13)
WJ O'Reilly c BB McCullum b JR Thomson 31 (39)
Extras ( w12 nb2 b13 lb18 ) 45
Total (from 134 overs) 504 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-112 2-141 3-190 4-316 5-407 6-407 7-423 8-433 9-457 10-504
Bowling Figures for Eels Guru's XI
O M R W
AK Davidson 28 3 98 1
AME Roberts 32 5 125 5
JR Thomson 25 7 90 3
KR Miller 23 4 89 1
SCG MacGill 25 6 71 0
Eels Guru's XI
WH Ponsford b MD Marshall 126 (180)
AR Morris c A Flower b WJ O'Reilly 59 (122)
RB Richardson lbw b MD Marshall 16 (51)
IM Chappell b GS Sobers 41 (82)
ME Waugh b GS Sobers 0 (15)
BB McCullum lbw b GS Sobers 12 (21)
KR Miller c A Flower b Wasim Akram 12 (26)
AK Davidson not out 12 (34)
JR Thomson c GS Sobers b Wasim Akram 0 (1)
SCG MacGill c GS Sobers b Wasim Akram 15 (26)
AME Roberts c A Flower b SM Pollock 6 (11)
Extras ( w4 nb1 b2 lb20 ) 27
Total (from 95 overs) 326 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-165 2-214 3-223 4-231 5-261 6-288 7-290 8-290 9-310 10-326
Bowling Figures for Scotty_WCE's XI
O M R W
Wasim Akram 20 3 67 3
MD Marshall 26 8 85 2
SM Pollock 13 4 47 1
WJ O'Reilly 17 3 59 1
GS Sobers 18 5 46 3
Scotty_WCE's XI
L Hutton c RB Richardson b SCG MacGill 70 (94)
SM Gavaskar c BB McCullum b JR Thomson 24 (62)
IVA Richards not out 49 (85)
RS Dravid not out 23 (45)
Extras ( b5 lb4 ) 9
Total (from 48 overs) 175 - 2
Fall of wickets:
1-58 2-119
Bowling Figures for Eels Guru's XI
O M R W
AK Davidson 11 2 31 0
AME Roberts 11 2 35 0
JR Thomson 10 1 49 1
KR Miller 6 1 16 0
SCG MacGill 9 2 35 1
Scotty_WCE's XI won by 8 wickets
Man of the match is L HuttonScotty_WCE
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Round 5, Match 20
mounteverest v Matty76
Matty76 won the toss and chose to bat, and proceeded to pile on the runs. Neil Harvey and Ken Barrington put on 118 for the third wicket before both were dismissed just short of their centuries - 87 again proving unlucky, this time for Harvey. When those two were dismissed Ian Healy took it upon himself to bat smartly with the tail, and ended with 74* for his efforts. This all meant a score of 447 for Matty76 in the first innings, while Mitchell Johnson and Michael Holding took four wickets each for mounteverest.
In reply a lot of batsmen made starts for mounteverest, but only one could go on with it. Eight batsmen made double figures without passing 50, and the only one who did - Ricky Ponting - was given out lbw after a 279-ball effort for 98. Hence mounteverest, who ended with 316 all out, conceded a lead of 131 on the first innings.
Matty76 was in a position to potentially set mounteverest a big target, and so they did. Again there was an even spread of scores without anyone going on to a big one; Harvey top-scored with 62 despite being one of four batsmen to go past 40. It didn't matter though, as they declared on 6/301, leaving mounteverest facing a chase of 433 or batting out 119 overs for a draw.
At 3/74, and then 5/164, Matty76 would have been supremely confident of a win. But they didn't take into account Doug Walters, who produced a fourth-innings epic of 113 off 199 balls. This almost single-handedly secured a draw for mounteverest, as they ended up 7 down and 81 short of the target at the end of the fifth day.
mounteverest 316 (Ponting 98, Hadlee 3/69, Lindwall 3/80) & 7/352 (Walters 113, Greenidge 58, Hadlee 3/93) drew Matty76 447 (Barrington 91, Harvey 87, Healy 74*, Johnson 4/81, Holding 4/136) & 6d/301 (Harvey 62, Pollock 55*, McGrath 3/65).
mounteverest v Matty76
Matty76 won the toss and chose to bat, and proceeded to pile on the runs. Neil Harvey and Ken Barrington put on 118 for the third wicket before both were dismissed just short of their centuries - 87 again proving unlucky, this time for Harvey. When those two were dismissed Ian Healy took it upon himself to bat smartly with the tail, and ended with 74* for his efforts. This all meant a score of 447 for Matty76 in the first innings, while Mitchell Johnson and Michael Holding took four wickets each for mounteverest.
In reply a lot of batsmen made starts for mounteverest, but only one could go on with it. Eight batsmen made double figures without passing 50, and the only one who did - Ricky Ponting - was given out lbw after a 279-ball effort for 98. Hence mounteverest, who ended with 316 all out, conceded a lead of 131 on the first innings.
Matty76 was in a position to potentially set mounteverest a big target, and so they did. Again there was an even spread of scores without anyone going on to a big one; Harvey top-scored with 62 despite being one of four batsmen to go past 40. It didn't matter though, as they declared on 6/301, leaving mounteverest facing a chase of 433 or batting out 119 overs for a draw.
At 3/74, and then 5/164, Matty76 would have been supremely confident of a win. But they didn't take into account Doug Walters, who produced a fourth-innings epic of 113 off 199 balls. This almost single-handedly secured a draw for mounteverest, as they ended up 7 down and 81 short of the target at the end of the fifth day.
mounteverest 316 (Ponting 98, Hadlee 3/69, Lindwall 3/80) & 7/352 (Walters 113, Greenidge 58, Hadlee 3/93) drew Matty76 447 (Barrington 91, Harvey 87, Healy 74*, Johnson 4/81, Holding 4/136) & 6d/301 (Harvey 62, Pollock 55*, McGrath 3/65).
Code:
Matty76's XI versus mounteverest's XI
Matty76's XI
V Sehwag b MG Johnson 40 (99)
JB Hobbs c MG Johnson b GD McGrath 8 (18)
RN Harvey b MA Holding 87 (204)
KF Barrington b MG Johnson 91 (173)
RG Pollock c BA Richards b MA Holding 22 (33)
JH Kallis b MA Holding 36 (43)
IA Healy not out 74 (136)
RJ Hadlee c MD Crowe b MA Holding 8 (22)
RR Lindwall c MA Holding b GD McGrath 15 (40)
J Garner lbw b MG Johnson 13 (30)
DL Underwood b MG Johnson 10 (13)
Extras ( w5 nb2 b11 lb25 ) 43
Total (from 136 overs) 447 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-25 2-102 3-220 4-264 5-293 6-335 7-349 8-391 9-437 10-447
Bowling Figures for mounteverest's XI
O M R W
GD McGrath 31 6 82 2
MA Holding 34 5 136 4
MG Johnson 26 2 81 4
R Benaud 42 12 101 0
KD Walters 2 0 11 0
mounteverest's XI
CG Greenidge b RJ Hadlee 46 (86)
DL Haynes lbw b RR Lindwall 6 (26)
RT Ponting lbw b RJ Hadlee 98 (279)
MD Crowe c RN Harvey b RJ Hadlee 31 (30)
BA Richards c IA Healy b RR Lindwall 22 (39)
KD Walters c RG Pollock b RR Lindwall 11 (30)
AC Gilchrist lbw b J Garner 23 (43)
R Benaud c & b JH Kallis 23 (41)
MG Johnson c J Garner b JH Kallis 0 (6)
MA Holding not out 17 (23)
GD McGrath run out 10 (15)
Extras ( w8 nb3 b5 lb13 ) 29
Total (from 103 overs) 316 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-21 2-69 3-107 4-153 5-177 6-234 7-286 8-288 9-302 10-316
Bowling Figures for Matty76's XI
O M R W
RR Lindwall 28 6 80 3
RJ Hadlee 24 7 69 3
J Garner 19 5 52 1
DL Underwood 22 6 67 0
JH Kallis 10 1 30 2
Matty76's XI
V Sehwag c AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath 22 (40)
JB Hobbs b MG Johnson 48 (74)
RN Harvey lbw b MA Holding 62 (129)
KF Barrington c & b GD McGrath 47 (97)
RG Pollock not out 55 (112)
JH Kallis c DL Haynes b GD McGrath 17 (31)
IA Healy lbw b R Benaud 20 (69)
RJ Hadlee not out 0 (0)
Extras ( w7 nb4 b4 lb15 ) 30
Total (from 92 overs) 301 - 6 declared
Fall of wickets:
1-48 2-92 3-185 4-201 5-234 6-301
Bowling Figures for mounteverest's XI
O M R W
GD McGrath 25 7 65 3
MA Holding 21 1 72 1
MG Johnson 18 2 70 1
R Benaud 28 9 75 1
mounteverest's XI
CG Greenidge hit wkt b RJ Hadlee 58 (174)
DL Haynes c RN Harvey b RJ Hadlee 6 (11)
RT Ponting c V Sehwag b J Garner 31 (53)
MD Crowe c JH Kallis b DL Underwood 4 (25)
BA Richards c RR Lindwall b RJ Hadlee 38 (72)
KD Walters c & b J Garner 113 (199)
AC Gilchrist c JB Hobbs b DL Underwood 17 (52)
R Benaud not out 43 (118)
MG Johnson not out 5 (10)
Extras ( w11 nb2 b10 lb14 ) 37
Total (from 119 overs) 352 - 7
Fall of wickets:
1-10 2-65 3-74 4-139 5-164 6-235 7-345
Bowling Figures for Matty76's XI
O M R W
RR Lindwall 31 8 84 0
RJ Hadlee 31 10 93 3
J Garner 21 5 66 2
DL Underwood 26 11 53 2
JH Kallis 10 2 32 0
Match Drawn
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Round 6 Fixtures
Keatoboy v Matty76
Keatoboy v May-Z
May-Z v BLOWN8
BLOWN8 v Wookiedragon
Keatoboy v Matty76
Keatoboy v May-Z
May-Z v BLOWN8
BLOWN8 v Wookiedragon
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Round 6, Match 21
Keatoboy v Matty76
Matty76 won the toss, chose to bat, and immediately regretted it. 30 overs later the innings was over, as Keatoboy rolled them for just 89. Sehwag scored 35 and only two others passed six as Allan Donald ripped through the order to take 6/39.
After that performance Matty76 needed a great performance with the ball. Unfortunately, when Don Bradman is in the opposition line-up that's no easy task and so it proved. Brian Lara made 118 but Bradman stole the show, finally living up to his billing as the greatest-ever batsman by making an incredible 272. It was part of a huge team total of 573; one which looked like being even bigger at 4/548 before the lower-order went quickly.
It was effectively a matter of pride now for Matty76's men, and the top three did their part by all making starts before all being dismissed either just short of or just past 50. After that though it was another sad-looking scorecard, as the final eight wickets fell for less than 50. This time Sydney Barnes did the most damage, taking 5/71 as Keatoboy prevailed by a massive innings and 261 runs.
Keatoboy 573 (Bradman 272, Lara 118) defeated Matty76 89 (Donald 6/39) & 223 (Harvey 55, Sehwag 54, Barnes 5/71) by an innings and 261 runs.
Keatoboy v Matty76
Matty76 won the toss, chose to bat, and immediately regretted it. 30 overs later the innings was over, as Keatoboy rolled them for just 89. Sehwag scored 35 and only two others passed six as Allan Donald ripped through the order to take 6/39.
After that performance Matty76 needed a great performance with the ball. Unfortunately, when Don Bradman is in the opposition line-up that's no easy task and so it proved. Brian Lara made 118 but Bradman stole the show, finally living up to his billing as the greatest-ever batsman by making an incredible 272. It was part of a huge team total of 573; one which looked like being even bigger at 4/548 before the lower-order went quickly.
It was effectively a matter of pride now for Matty76's men, and the top three did their part by all making starts before all being dismissed either just short of or just past 50. After that though it was another sad-looking scorecard, as the final eight wickets fell for less than 50. This time Sydney Barnes did the most damage, taking 5/71 as Keatoboy prevailed by a massive innings and 261 runs.
Keatoboy 573 (Bradman 272, Lara 118) defeated Matty76 89 (Donald 6/39) & 223 (Harvey 55, Sehwag 54, Barnes 5/71) by an innings and 261 runs.
Code:
Matty76's XI versus Keatoboy's XI
Matty76's XI
V Sehwag c AB de Villiers b AA Donald 35 (81)
JB Hobbs run out 4 (11)
RN Harvey c IT Botham b AA Donald 13 (21)
KF Barrington b SF Barnes 6 (10)
RG Pollock c AB de Villiers b AA Donald 0 (4)
JH Kallis c V Kohli b AA Donald 16 (22)
IA Healy b AA Donald 6 (17)
RJ Hadlee b AA Donald 3 (5)
RR Lindwall c V Kohli b M Muralitharan 0 (1)
J Garner b M Muralitharan 0 (2)
DL Underwood not out 0 (2)
Extras ( b2 lb4 ) 6
Total (from 30 overs) 89 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-14 2-34 3-41 4-44 5-76 6-82 7-88 8-89 9-89 10-89
Bowling Figures for Keatoboy's XI
O M R W
DW Steyn 4 0 8 0
AA Donald 14 3 39 6
SF Barnes 10 3 35 1
M Muralitharan 1 0 1 2
Keatoboy's XI
BC Lara c IA Healy b DL Underwood 118 (278)
AB de Villiers c JB Hobbs b RR Lindwall 29 (63)
DG Bradman lbw b RR Lindwall 272 (433)
V Kohli lbw b JH Kallis 39 (64)
IT Botham c RJ Hadlee b JH Kallis 5 (10)
AC Voges not out 61 (139)
AW Greig c RG Pollock b DL Underwood 0 (5)
AA Donald lbw b RR Lindwall 4 (3)
DW Steyn b RR Lindwall 0 (11)
SF Barnes c RJ Hadlee b DL Underwood 0 (11)
M Muralitharan lbw b DL Underwood 0 (1)
Extras ( w17 nb2 b11 lb15 ) 45
Total (from 170 overs) 573 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-87 2-330 3-410 4-424 5-548 6-551 7-558 8-568 9-573 10-573
Bowling Figures for Matty76's XI
O M R W
RR Lindwall 43 12 115 4
RJ Hadlee 34 12 107 0
J Garner 39 9 139 0
DL Underwood 34 4 119 4
JH Kallis 19 3 67 2
Matty76's XI
V Sehwag b DW Steyn 54 (66)
JB Hobbs c DW Steyn b M Muralitharan 45 (80)
RN Harvey b M Muralitharan 55 (82)
KF Barrington lbw b SF Barnes 21 (32)
RG Pollock c AB de Villiers b SF Barnes 0 (3)
JH Kallis c AC Voges b SF Barnes 16 (24)
IA Healy b SF Barnes 16 (26)
RJ Hadlee b AA Donald 1 (10)
RR Lindwall c AW Greig b AA Donald 0 (1)
J Garner not out 0 (1)
DL Underwood c AB de Villiers b SF Barnes 0 (3)
Extras ( w9 b3 lb3 ) 15
Total (from 55 overs) 223 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-92 2-125 3-174 4-182 5-196 6-206 7-223 8-223 9-223 10-223
Bowling Figures for Keatoboy's XI
O M R W
DW Steyn 13 1 62 1
AA Donald 8 1 40 2
SF Barnes 18 2 71 5
M Muralitharan 15 5 44 2
Keatoboy's XI won by an innings and 261 runs
Man of the match is DG Bradman
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Round 6, Match 22
Keatoboy v May-Z
This time Keatoboy got to choose to wield the willow first, but again it was an underwhelming first innings. Adam Voges made 52* but it was slim pickings for the rest, as George Lohmann returned figures of 5/44 to restrict Keatoboy to just 169.
In reply George Headley led the way for May-Z. He made 85 from number 3 after both openers posted fifties as they lifted their team to 293, a 124-run lead. Sydney Barnes continued his good form by taking 4/52.
Keatoboy needed a second innings of substance to make a game of it, and in the end produced something that just gave them the slightest sniff. 63 from de Villiers and starts from most of the top seven batsmen meant they posted 264, as Lohmann tore through the line up once again - this time taking 7/45.
May-Z faced a chase of 141, and when they were 2/23 the game was alive. But an 84-run partnership between Headley and Weekes sealed the deal, as even a couple of late wickets couldn't stop May-Z from recording another victory.
Keatoboy 169 (Voges 52*, Lohmann 5/44) & 264 (de Villiers 63, Lara 56, Lohmann 7/45) defeated by May-Z 293 (Headley 85, Barnes 4/52) & 5/144 (Headley 62) by five wickets.
Keatoboy v May-Z
This time Keatoboy got to choose to wield the willow first, but again it was an underwhelming first innings. Adam Voges made 52* but it was slim pickings for the rest, as George Lohmann returned figures of 5/44 to restrict Keatoboy to just 169.
In reply George Headley led the way for May-Z. He made 85 from number 3 after both openers posted fifties as they lifted their team to 293, a 124-run lead. Sydney Barnes continued his good form by taking 4/52.
Keatoboy needed a second innings of substance to make a game of it, and in the end produced something that just gave them the slightest sniff. 63 from de Villiers and starts from most of the top seven batsmen meant they posted 264, as Lohmann tore through the line up once again - this time taking 7/45.
May-Z faced a chase of 141, and when they were 2/23 the game was alive. But an 84-run partnership between Headley and Weekes sealed the deal, as even a couple of late wickets couldn't stop May-Z from recording another victory.
Keatoboy 169 (Voges 52*, Lohmann 5/44) & 264 (de Villiers 63, Lara 56, Lohmann 7/45) defeated by May-Z 293 (Headley 85, Barnes 4/52) & 5/144 (Headley 62) by five wickets.
Code:
Keatoboy's XI versus May-Z's XI
Keatoboy's XI
BC Lara c & b GA Lohmann 1 (7)
AB de Villiers lbw b FS Trueman 27 (30)
DG Bradman c W Rhodes b JC Laker 32 (48)
V Kohli c & b MJ Procter 1 (6)
IT Botham lbw b JC Laker 23 (61)
AC Voges not out 52 (109)
AW Greig c G Boycott b JC Laker 2 (25)
AA Donald c GA Headley b GA Lohmann 4 (11)
DW Steyn c CL Walcott b GA Lohmann 0 (3)
SF Barnes c APE Knott b GA Lohmann 8 (21)
M Muralitharan b GA Lohmann 0 (2)
Extras ( w4 nb1 b2 lb12 ) 19
Total (from 54 overs) 169 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-3 2-52 3-53 4-80 5-110 6-134 7-146 8-148 9-169 10-169
Bowling Figures for May-Z's XI
O M R W
FS Trueman 12 2 42 1
GA Lohmann 13 5 44 5
MJ Procter 10 1 22 1
JC Laker 15 5 33 3
W Rhodes 3 0 14 0
May-Z's XI
VT Trumper lbw b SF Barnes 53 (81)
G Boycott c DW Steyn b M Muralitharan 52 (76)
GA Headley c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn 85 (149)
ED Weekes c AA Donald b SF Barnes 5 (19)
CL Walcott lbw b IT Botham 17 (37)
MJ Procter c DW Steyn b AA Donald 6 (25)
APE Knott b DW Steyn 29 (47)
W Rhodes c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn 20 (33)
JC Laker lbw b SF Barnes 7 (34)
FS Trueman not out 2 (7)
GA Lohmann c AC Voges b SF Barnes 0 (1)
Extras ( w1 b4 lb12 ) 17
Total (from 85 overs) 293 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-98 2-121 3-130 4-172 5-214 6-258 7-263 8-285 9-293 10-293
Bowling Figures for Keatoboy's XI
O M R W
DW Steyn 17 3 67 3
AA Donald 16 2 39 1
SF Barnes 19 4 52 4
M Muralitharan 26 4 93 1
IT Botham 6 1 26 1
Keatoboy's XI
BC Lara lbw b GA Lohmann 56 (130)
AB de Villiers c G Boycott b GA Lohmann 63 (145)
DG Bradman c JC Laker b GA Lohmann 8 (28)
V Kohli stAPE Knott b JC Laker 21 (67)
IT Botham lbw b FS Trueman 29 (69)
AC Voges b GA Lohmann 31 (73)
AW Greig not out 25 (78)
AA Donald c APE Knott b MJ Procter 2 (30)
DW Steyn c G Boycott b GA Lohmann 0 (7)
SF Barnes b GA Lohmann 0 (4)
M Muralitharan c APE Knott b GA Lohmann 0 (3)
Extras ( w2 nb2 b4 lb21 ) 29
Total (from 106 overs) 264 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-127 2-138 3-154 4-190 5-214 6-257 7-261 8-264 9-264 10-264
Bowling Figures for May-Z's XI
O M R W
FS Trueman 23 6 77 1
GA Lohmann 29 10 45 7
MJ Procter 28 6 63 1
JC Laker 19 6 43 1
W Rhodes 6 2 11 0
May-Z's XI
VT Trumper c DW Steyn b AA Donald 11 (31)
G Boycott b DW Steyn 6 (23)
GA Headley b M Muralitharan 62 (104)
ED Weekes lbw b SF Barnes 30 (67)
CL Walcott not out 7 (39)
MJ Procter lbw b M Muralitharan 8 (10)
APE Knott not out 4 (4)
Extras ( b7 lb9 ) 16
Total (from 47 overs) 144 - 5
Fall of wickets:
1-19 2-23 3-107 4-130 5-138
Bowling Figures for Keatoboy's XI
O M R W
DW Steyn 9 2 22 1
AA Donald 10 3 36 1
SF Barnes 12 3 28 1
M Muralitharan 9 1 27 2
IT Botham 6 0 15 0
May-Z's XI won by 5 wickets
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Round 6, Match 23
May-Z v BLOWN8
It was yet another case of a team winning the toss, electing to bat and then struggling badly; this time it was BLOWN8 who suffered that fate. No batsman could get on top of May-Z's potent bowling attack, as they put up a first-innings of a meagre 108. This time Mike Procter was the chief destroyer; he finished with the outstanding figures of 4/8 from 9 overs.
Once again May-Z's team found themselves well on top, and even a relatively low total had them still in a strong position. Boycott and Procter both made fifties, while the tail wagged to add some valuable runs, led by Jim Laker's 33*. Shane Warne took four wickets but a total of 223 meant a lead of 115 runs for May-Z.
BLOWN8, in dire need of a strong second innings, were unable to produce one. They passed their first-innings total, but not by enough; 43 not out from Kapil Dev could only lift the team to 168. Lohmann claimed yet another five-wicket haul and May-Z needed just 54 runs to seal their sixth win and top spot on the ladder.
Boycott fell early but Trumper and Headley were untroubled in knocking off the rest of the target as they claimed a comfortable nine-wicket win.
May-Z 223 (Boycott 60, Procter 53, Warne 4/78) & 1/54 (Trumper 26*, Headley 23*) defeated BLOWN8 108 (Procter 4/8) & 168 (Kapil Dev 43*, Lohmann 5/36) by nine wickets.
May-Z v BLOWN8
It was yet another case of a team winning the toss, electing to bat and then struggling badly; this time it was BLOWN8 who suffered that fate. No batsman could get on top of May-Z's potent bowling attack, as they put up a first-innings of a meagre 108. This time Mike Procter was the chief destroyer; he finished with the outstanding figures of 4/8 from 9 overs.
Once again May-Z's team found themselves well on top, and even a relatively low total had them still in a strong position. Boycott and Procter both made fifties, while the tail wagged to add some valuable runs, led by Jim Laker's 33*. Shane Warne took four wickets but a total of 223 meant a lead of 115 runs for May-Z.
BLOWN8, in dire need of a strong second innings, were unable to produce one. They passed their first-innings total, but not by enough; 43 not out from Kapil Dev could only lift the team to 168. Lohmann claimed yet another five-wicket haul and May-Z needed just 54 runs to seal their sixth win and top spot on the ladder.
Boycott fell early but Trumper and Headley were untroubled in knocking off the rest of the target as they claimed a comfortable nine-wicket win.
May-Z 223 (Boycott 60, Procter 53, Warne 4/78) & 1/54 (Trumper 26*, Headley 23*) defeated BLOWN8 108 (Procter 4/8) & 168 (Kapil Dev 43*, Lohmann 5/36) by nine wickets.
Code:
BLOWN8's XI versus May-Z's XI
BLOWN8's XI
ML Hayden lbw b GA Lohmann 15 (49)
GC Smith b GA Lohmann 30 (74)
SR Tendulkar c CL Walcott b GA Lohmann 8 (16)
SR Waugh lbw b MJ Procter 9 (26)
MEK Hussey c JC Laker b MJ Procter 12 (39)
N Kapil Dev c FS Trueman b MJ Procter 2 (7)
MV Boucher b JC Laker 1 (18)
SK Warne not out 4 (10)
JM Anderson c ED Weekes b MJ Procter 0 (6)
DK Lillee c CL Walcott b JC Laker 1 (2)
Waqar Younis stAPE Knott b JC Laker 4 (3)
Extras ( w15 lb7 ) 22
Total (from 42 overs) 108 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-35 2-61 3-75 4-79 5-85 6-96 7-99 8-103 9-104 10-108
Bowling Figures for May-Z's XI
O M R W
FS Trueman 12 5 34 0
GA Lohmann 16 3 44 3
MJ Procter 9 5 8 4
JC Laker 4 1 15 3
May-Z's XI
VT Trumper b Waqar Younis 4 (13)
G Boycott c MV Boucher b SK Warne 60 (125)
GA Headley c SR Tendulkar b Waqar Younis 8 (16)
ED Weekes c GC Smith b JM Anderson 15 (21)
CL Walcott c GC Smith b JM Anderson 0 (7)
MJ Procter c MV Boucher b SK Warne 53 (97)
APE Knott c MV Boucher b DK Lillee 7 (9)
W Rhodes c GC Smith b SK Warne 5 (19)
JC Laker not out 33 (80)
FS Trueman c GC Smith b SK Warne 20 (32)
GA Lohmann c GC Smith b N Kapil Dev 11 (18)
Extras ( nb1 b5 lb1 ) 7
Total (from 73 overs) 223 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-7 2-26 3-43 4-47 5-131 6-148 7-148 8-166 9-200 10-223
Bowling Figures for BLOWN8's XI
O M R W
DK Lillee 21 6 57 1
Waqar Younis 10 3 24 2
JM Anderson 12 3 39 2
SK Warne 23 6 78 4
N Kapil Dev 6 1 19 1
BLOWN8's XI
ML Hayden c APE Knott b GA Lohmann 1 (22)
GC Smith c APE Knott b FS Trueman 22 (55)
SR Tendulkar c MJ Procter b GA Lohmann 8 (19)
SR Waugh c MJ Procter b FS Trueman 31 (43)
MEK Hussey c APE Knott b MJ Procter 18 (29)
N Kapil Dev not out 43 (85)
MV Boucher c GA Headley b GA Lohmann 21 (31)
SK Warne c & b GA Lohmann 2 (21)
JM Anderson c APE Knott b JC Laker 6 (11)
DK Lillee c & b JC Laker 4 (2)
Waqar Younis c APE Knott b GA Lohmann 2 (6)
Extras ( nb1 b1 lb8 ) 10
Total (from 54 overs) 168 All out
Fall of wickets:
1-7 2-24 3-42 4-72 5-90 6-136 7-146 8-153 9-161 10-168
Bowling Figures for May-Z's XI
O M R W
FS Trueman 15 5 48 2
GA Lohmann 17 5 36 5
MJ Procter 8 2 24 1
JC Laker 12 2 39 2
W Rhodes 2 0 12 0
May-Z's XI
VT Trumper not out 26 (45)
G Boycott b Waqar Younis 0 (2)
GA Headley not out 23 (27)
Extras ( w4 nb1 ) 5
Total (from 13 overs) 54 - 1
Fall of wickets:
1-4
Bowling Figures for BLOWN8's XI
O M R W
DK Lillee 6 1 23 0
Waqar Younis 6 1 31 1
May-Z's XI won by 9 wickets
Man of the match is GA Lohmann