Story Dream To Wear The Baggy Green ? A C2007 Career Story

[MWaugh]

look whos back with a bang. love the presentation aswell mate. especially your stats in the last post

 

[surendar]

love the presentation aswell mate. especially your stats in the last post

Completely agreed! Excellent presentation! :hpraise

Slats deserves the MOTM too!

 

[Cricket_60]

Slats could be looking at an Australian selection if he keeps this form going.

Great stuff mate

 

[madmick96]

yep Slats is going very nicely and i bet he could get into the aussie test squad if he keeps this up

 

[Short Leg]

Thanks for the replys everyone. Hopefully a couple of first class hundred's aren't to far away which is what Slats will need to get in front of Adam Voges in selection for the Ashes which are about a month away. The Bushrangers next match is against the Southern Redbacks at the Adelaide Oval (the place where England choked).

 

[Short Leg]

South Australia Redbacks Vs Victorian Bushrangers
Adelaide Oval from 27th ? 30th October 2006
Head to Head


The Opening Batsmen
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Matthew Elliott Vs Lloyd Mash
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The former Victorian Matthew Elliott just hasn?t been the same batsmen since he left the state the year they won the Pura Cup. However his experience stretches further then young gun Lloyd Mash who averages 32.66 in his short career so far was impressive last match with a couple of half centuries. This contest will have to go to Elliott, as he is the more threatening to the Victorian bowlers.

South Australia Redbacks: 1
Victorian Bushrangers: 0


The First Drop Batsmen
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Cameron Borgas Vs Jesse Slatter
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Slatter stared picking up the MOTM honour in the first game of the season with 6 wickets and over 100 runs in a wining side. Borgas didn?t play the first game of the season although averaging 33.26 with the bat meaning that this match up would have to go to the ever-improving Slatter who?s average with the willow is getting bigger by the innings and is now in the 40?s for his all round ability with bat and ball.

South Australia Redbacks: 1
Victorian Bushrangers: 1

The Key Players
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Mark Cosgrove Vs Brad Hodge
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This one will be the main match up of the match. Both men have played for Australia in one form of the game and are both considered in the elite of the competition. Mark ?little boof? Cosgrove grips the bat low, is at times over aggressive and likes to score square of the wicket where as Hodge is a very neat player with the shots who has a great ability to tailor his game to the match situation. A very tough one to pick but it is believed that Hodge being the more controlled player will convert on a start more often then the sometimes careless Cosgrove.

South Australia Redbacks: 1
Victorian Bushrangers: 2

The Go-To Men
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(C) Darren Lehmann Vs Cameron White
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Both these men being batsmen with the ability to bowl spin. White hasn?t played to his potential in the first couple of games this season but you always feel that a big knock is not far away for him. Lehmann who is now in the back end of his career is still scoring runs consistently and is a fantastic player of both pace and spin and has the ability to play very long innings which is why he wins this one.

South Australia Redbacks: 2
Victorian Bushrangers: 2

The Glovemen
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Graham Manou (WK) Vs Adam Crosthwaite (WK)
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The 27-year-old Manou looked like a child prodigy early in his career but has not been consistent in recent years averaging a modest 19.58 in first-class cricket. Crosthwaite on the other hand is a superb wicket keeper with a bright future and averaging 27.15 in first-class cricket he has the ability to score runs down the order giving him a victory in this match up.

South Australia Redbacks: 2
Victorian Bushrangers: 3

The Spinners
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Cullen Bailey Vs Shane Warne (C)
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How can you compare a rookie leg spinner with the great Shane Warne? You can?t. Bailey is not having the greatest start to his first-class career averaging 40.80 with the red ball and not contributing any real runs to the team either. Arne was not very impressive last match taking just 1 wicket for the match but will be keen to do better here.

South Australia Redbacks: 2
Victorian Bushrangers: 4

The Strike Bowlers
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Jason Gillespie Vs Gerard Denton
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?Dizzy? Gillespie has been out of the Australian side and to the surprise of many people he hasn?t really stood out at the level below. Still bowling high 130?s and swinging the ball he will be looking to regain some form in this match. Gerard Denton was impressive again last game and continues to improve as a strike bowler with genuine pace. Dizzy however will win this one because of experience but a good performance is desperate needed if SA are going tow in this match.

South Australia Redbacks: 3
Victorian Bushrangers: 4

The Partnership Breakers
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Shaun Tait Vs Mick Lewis
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There is a lot of talk around about Shaun Tait who is getting his bowling speeds up into the 150?s. He has the newfound ability to bowl reverse swing and have batting line-ups on their toes a real weapon that needs to be used well by Darren Lehmann. Inconsistency has always been Mick Lewis?s worst fear and has failed to fire s far this season. More of a line and length bowler compared to the out and out pace of Tait who wins this match up because of the fear factor of his bowling.


The Final Result
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South Australia Redbacks: 4
Victorian Bushrangers: 4

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[Left_Hander]

Didn't think it would be all tied up. Anyway good work with the match-ups.

Hopefully the Bushrangers don't do and England

 

[Jaztheman]

come on slats you can do it

 

[madmick96]

looking nice....i seem to always say the same thing....

 

[smssia0112]

Warne is captaining? Surely Whitey has the best brain in Australian cricket!

 

[surendar]

looking nice....i seem to always say the same thing....

me too, i think i have to search for a new word in dictionary

Waiting for another heroics from a person so called Jesse Slatter

 

[plympilgrim]

come on slatts, you are in a good team with the likes of hodge, white and warne show the opposition whos boss

 

[Bala]

Good performance there!

Nice batting by Marsh though!

 

[Jaztheman]

Jesse is expeted a hundred not out in next game

 

[Short Leg]

Thanks for the comments boys. Should be an interesting game coming up.