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Steve Moore

3 0 3 24 18 6.00 (batting 3 innings 24 runs highest 18 average 6)

Steve Moore 27.4-6-106-9 average = 11.78

very impressive great work awesome stuff
 
8th-10th March 2008
Barbados. Three Day Game

Team:
Horsley
Cachopa
Guptill
Oram ?
Englefield
Eathorne
Woodcock
Watling (wk)
McSkimming
Davis
Martin

Result: lost by 6 wkts.

ME: ?Well, that was shocking wasn?t it!?
JO: ?I think it fair to say it started O.K. and went downhill from there.?
ME: ?From 140-1 to 173 all out wasn?t a good start, ruined all of Horsley and Guptill?s good work.?
JO: ?Thought we did well to reduce them to 222, Macca taking 7-80 was great bowling.?
ME: ?Yep but then nobody except Guptill wanted to bat second time around!?
JO: ?Yep.?
ME: ?I think it?s save to say we learned sod all about the middle-order boys.?
JO: ?And even less about Woodcock as a spinner, he wasn?t needed!?
 
13th March 2008
Kingston, Jamaica
West Indies. 1st Test, 1st Day
Team:
Horsley
Guptill
Taylor
Eathorne
Oram ©
Ryder
Watling (wk)
Franklin
McSkimming
Patel
Martin

Lunch
ME: ‘Good Session lads, I’d have taken 78-2 at Lunch. Horsley, Guptill, you can’t get yourselves in and then chuck your wickets away for 20’s & 30’s.'
Score: NZ 78-2 (Taylor 10, Eathorne 7)

Tea
ME: ‘What happened there?’
JO: ‘It’s moving about all over the place boss, it bloody difficult to stay in out there. I had to grind like heck just to make 18. It’s even turning out there’
ME: ‘Is it really Brad, James?’
BJW: ‘Well, it’s not easy to middle it, I’ll tell you that.’
Score: NZ 155-6 (Watling 37, Franklin 12)

Close
ME: ‘Now that’s a great session, top batting!’
JF: ‘Yep, the ball stop doing anything in it’s last 15 overs.’
BJW: ‘The New one didn’t do anything either!’
ME: ‘Bradders, I thought Stevey Rixon told me you couldn’t bat *laughs*.’
BJW: ‘I can’t!’
*Whole changing room laughs*
Score: NZ 253-6 (Watling 89, Franklin 55)
 
14th March
West Indies. 1st Test 2nd Day

Change of Innings/Lunch
BJW: ‘Well, I’ll tell you what. I never expected to get my 1st first-class hundred in a Test Match!’
SCORECARD: NZ 323 a.o. (130.2ovrs)
Horsley – lbw Jaggernauth 24
Guptill - b Collymore 34
Taylor – lbw Collymore 10
Eathorne – b Jeremy 12
Oram – b Jaggernauth 18
Ryder – c Gayle, b Jeremy 0
Watling – c&b Jeremy 101
Franklin – b Mohammed 74
McSkimming – lbw Mohammed 9
Patel – c Lara b Collymore 14
Martin – NOT OUT 16

Tea
ME: ‘ummmm, they’re batting well, but we’ve done O.K., 2 decent wickets, keep up the hard work bowlers.’
Score: WI 97-2 (McSkimming 1-25, Oram 1-22)

Close
ME: ‘Now we can bowl a hell of a lot better than that! You know it & I know it, shocking!’
Score: WI 204-3 (Franklin 1-19, Oram 1-35) NZ 323 a.o.
 
awesome awesome work steve good read and good to see Rixon getting a word in :p

looking forward to more mate sensational as ever :)
 
15th March
West Indies. 1st Test 3rd Day

Lunch
ME: ?How come they?re finding it so easy??
JF: ?There?s nothing out there boss, no swing, no movement, nothing!?
ME: ?Jezus, either we?re getting shocking luck or well, I don?t know!?
Score: WI 322-4 (Franklin 2-55, Oram 1-46)

Tea
ME: ?Hummm, looks like it?s going to be a draw we?re fighting for. I?m going to give them some credit now; Chris Gayle has played rather well for his 215 hasn?t he! Now let?s have a good final session and claw some control back for us.?
Score: WI 437-7 (Franklin 2-68, Oram 2-86)

Change of Innings
ME: ?Good clean up lads. Top tail bowling after a bad start Chris. Let?s bat well in this next hour lads. No wickets.?

SCORECARD: WI 453 a.o. (146.2 ovrs)
Gayle ? b McSkimming 217
W.Hinds ? c Taylor b McSkimming 9
Chanderpaul ? c Watling b Oram 25
Lara ? c&b Franklin 55
Sarwan ? c Patel b Franklin 26
R.Hinds ? b Patel 55
Baugh ? c Patel b Oram 8
Mohammed ? c Patel b Ryder 18
Jaggernauth ? b Martin 18
Jeremy ? lbw Martin 0
Collymore ? NOT OUT 0
Bowling
Martin 18.2-4-66-2
McSkimming 28-4-88-2
Franklin 26-5-68-2
Oram 27-2-86-2
Patel 21-2-61-1
Ryder 26-6-70-1

Close
ME: ?Good hard work Nick & Martin. No 20?s & 30?s tomorrow though, big score?s please.?
Score: NZ 25-0 (Horsley 8, Guptill 15) & 323. WI 453
 
16th March
West Indies. 1st Test 4th Day

Lunch
ME: ?Nice 50 Martin, also, Nick, in future don?t play all round a straight one!?
NH: ?Sorry?
ME: ?Ross, Sean, watch the straight one. They?ve done you both with that. Also, I don?t want to put any pressure on you two but, 3 runs behind, with 7 wickets in hand and 5 sessions left these next couple of hours are key to the entire match.?
Score: NZ 127-3 (Guptill 59, Oram 4)

Tea
ME: ?Ah! Well, that?s knackered that one them! FOR H?S SAKE!?
Score: NZ 217-8 (McSkimming 2, Patel 0)

End of Innings
SCORECARD: NZ: 223 a.o. (88.3 ovrs)
Horsley ? b Hinds 45
Guptill ? b Mohammed 62
Taylor ? c&b Hinds 10
Eathorne ? lbw Jaggernauth 1
Oram ? b Hinds 25
Ryder ? c Baugh b Collymore 26
Watling ? b Jeremy 15
Franklin ? lbw Jeremy 22
McSkimming ? run out 8
Patel ? c Chanderpaul b Jeremy 0
Martin ? NOT OUT 0

END OF MATCH
SCORECARD: WI: 94-3 (24.1 ovrs)
Gayle ? c Taylor b Oram 44
W.Hinds - lbw Martin 15
Chanderpaul b Martin 17
Lara ? NOT OUT 16
Sarwan ? NOT OUT 0
Bowling
Martin 10-1-44-2
McSkimming 6-0-32-0
Franklin 6-1-16-0
Oram 2.1-1-2-1

Summary
NZ 323
Watling 101, Franklin 74
Jeremy 3-64, Collymore 3-70
WI 453
Gayle 217, Lara 55
Martin 2-66, Franklin 2-68
NZ 223
Guptill 62, Horsley 45
Jeremy 3-14, R.Hinds 3-36
WI 94-3
Gayle 44, Chanderpaul 17
Martin 2-44, Oram 1-2
West Indies win by 7 wickets
MOTM: Chris Gayle (WI)

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Pre-2nd Test Discussion
20th March 2008
St. John?s Antigua
JO: ?Steve, that track is looking rather quick & uneven. How about using Davis instead of Woodcock.?
SM: ?Well, that gives us 6 pace bowlers, you sure??
JO: ?It?s a lot, but we need to win this Test Match to draw the series.?
SM: ?Seriously, if 5 isn?t going to do it, are 6??
JO: ?Where did you learn that, out of which manual! 6 gives us the options if 1 or 2 don?t fire, remember 3 of us can bat.?
SM: ?I?ll go with you, but if you really want Te in, I?d recommend you drop the fat Jesse and have another batsman.?
 
West Indies. 2nd Test. 1st Day.
Team:
Horsley
Guptill
Taylor
Flynn
Oram
Ryder
Watling
Franklin
McSkimming
Davis
Martin

Lunch
MG: ?You?ve got a technical fault in there Ross, the bat is miles away from your body.?
ME: ?Also, Martin, watch that concentration, 3 innings in a row you?ve given it away once in.?
Score: NZ 85-2 (Horsley 31, Flynn 15)

Tea
ME: ?Good stuff you two, nice 50 Nicky, good start skip. Need to push this one on though.?
JO: ?As long as we don?t get one that stays low like Danny?s we should.?
ME: ?Yep, not a nice one to get in your first Test innings, unlucky Daniel.?
Score: NZ 174-3 (Horsley 68, Oram 43)

Close
ME: ?Terrific knock Nicky, really excelled yourself in that session with the ball doing god knows what! Really tough session that one.?
NH: ?Well errr, thanks boss.?
Score: NZ 242-7 (Horsley 97, McSkimming 2)
 
21st March 2008
West Indies. 2nd Test. 2nd Day

End Of Innings
ME: ‘Nice frustrating few you put on this morning. Good job on your maiden Test century, at least you got there. Good slog hitting Te as well.’

SCORECARD: NZ 275 a.o (104.4 ovrs)
Horsley – lbw Collymore 104
Guptill – b King 31
Taylor – c Lara b Taylor 5
Flynn – b Collymore 20
Oram – c&b Taylor 51
Ryder – c Lara b King 8
Watling – b Jeremy 5
Franklin – b Taylor 10
McSkimming – lbw Collymore 2
Davis – NOT OUT 25
Martin – c Gayle b Collymore 1

Lunch
ME: ‘Bowling Jimmy, great stuff. Talk about ripping the heart out. Need another session of that please!’
JF: ‘Not straight away boss, that was flipping knackering!’
*dressing room laugh*
Score: WI 53-3 (Franklin 3-19)

Tea
ME: ‘COME ON LADS, Surely the rest of us can bowl as well, not just James, he can’t do it on his own!’
Score: WI 126-3 (Franklin 3-36)

Close
ME: ‘They’re not batting that well surely!’
*Slams door*
Score: WI 231-3 (Franklin 3-40) NZ 275
 
22nd March 2008
West Indies. 2nd Test. 3rd Day.

Lunch
ME: Is there Nothing we can do to stop Sarwan & Lara?.please!?
Score: WI 343-3 (Franklin 3-65)

Tea
*complete silence*
Score: WI 466-4 (Franklin 3-78, Davis 1-95)

End of Innings
ME: ?What happened Jesse??
JR: ?I don?t know, they just started getting themselves out!?

SCORECARD: 495 a.o. (161.2 ovrs)
Gayle ? c Ryder b Franklin 8
W.Hinds ? lbw Franklin 16
Chanderpaul ? c Ryder b Franklin 9
Lara ? lbw Ryder 218
Sarwan ? b Davis 153
R.Hinds ? b Ryder 67
Baugh ? c Watling b Ryder 1
Jeremy ? lbw Ryder 0
Taylor ? b Franklin 2
Collymore ? b Ryder 0
King ? NOT OUT 4
Bowling
Martin 26-4-83-0
Franklin 39-8-100-4
Davis 22-2-95-1
McSkimming 23-6-68-0
Oram 22-4-66-0
Ryder 24.2-4-52-5
Taylor 4-0-22-0
Flynn 1-0-5-0

Close
ME: ?Decent batting, anyone can be done by the odd one early doors Martin, hence why you?ve got to work on your concentration for when you do get in. Plenty of sleep lads, big day tomorrow.?
Score: NZ 71-1 (Horsley 37, Taylor 33) & 275. WI 495
 

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