Sign-ups International Cricket - 1991/2 and onwards

[Slowcoach]

@CerealKiller

Score update Stumps Day 1:

SLC XI v West Indies - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Moratuwa

SLC XI 227/5 (71 overs)
(D.S.B.P.Kuruppu 41, R.S.Mahanama 68, M.S.Atapattu 60*, E.A.R.de Silva 28*; W.K.M.Benjamin 2-45, R.A.Harper 2-71)

Rain and bad light cause loss of 19 overs play.
SLC XI, lead by half cenuturies to Test hopefuls Mahanama and Atapattu, reach solid position at Stumps.

 

[Slowcoach]

@Na Maloom Afraad

Zimbabwe Board XI v England A - 3 day First Class match - Bulawayo

Zimbabwe Board XI 366/4 (92 overs)
(K.J.Arnott 29, A.H.Shah 203, A.C.Waller 88, C.N.Evans 22*; P.C.R.Tufnell 2-71)

Stumps Day 1 - a brilliant double century by veteran opener and all rounder Ali Shah has the Zimbabwe Board XI well on top.
Shah made 203 before being dismissed by J.P.Taylor just before stumps, and Waller a powerful 88 as the home side feasted on some poor England bowling on pitch rated Normal for batting.

 

[Slowcoach]

@CerealKiller

SLC XI v West Indies - 3 day First Class match - Moratuwa

SLC XI 267/7 declared (88.1 overs)
(D.S.B.P.Kuruppu 41, R.S.Mahanama 68, M.S.Atapattu 64, E.A.R.de Silva 50*; W.K.M.Benjamin 2-54, R.A.Harper 4-71)

SLC XI declare about 40 minutes before Lunch on Day 2 after a couple of wickets to Harper and half century to Asoka de Silva.
Keen to make up for time lost due to rain on day 1, the SLC XI will probably hope to open the game up with a series of declarations.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Wow, we are in pressure and a bad position at the moment. Need early wickets tomorrow.

 

[Slowcoach]

@Na Maloom Afraad

Zimbabwe Board XI v England A - 3 day First Class match - Bulawayo

Zimbabwe Board XI 480/8 declared (127.5 overs)
(K.J.Arnott 29, A.H.Shah 203, A.C.Waller 88, C.N.Evans 46, I.P.Butchart 62*, W.R.James 26*; P.C.R.Tufnell 2-98)

Zimbabwe Board XI declare at Lunch on Day 2, England A require 331 to avoid the follow on.
Pitch is only wearing slowly, may be offering help to spinners late on Day 3.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

We need to make sure that we don't lose wickets at regular intervals.

 

[Slowcoach]

@CerealKiller

Score update:

SLC XI 267/7 declared

West Indies 148/4 (40)
(D.L.Haynes 38, P.V.Simmons 23, C.A.Best 45*; K.P.J.Warnaweera 3-34)

Tea Day 2 - Haynes and Simmons again start well, adding a quick 55 for the 1st wicket.
3 wickets to experienced Test off spinner Warnaweera threatens to derail the innings, while Best holds on at the other end for an important 45*.

 

[Slowcoach]

@NaviN GandhI

A.C.B.Chairman's XI v Pakistan A - T20 match 1991/2 - Perth

Pakistan A win by 49 runs

Man of the Match: Manzoor Elahi

Pakistan A 106/9 (20 overs)
(Rizwan-uz-Zaman 33; B.P.Julian 2-20, G.B.Hogg 2-11, D.S.Lehmann 4-17)

ACB Chairman's XI 57 all out (16.4 overs)
(Manzoor Elahi 5-8, Saqlain Mushtaq 4-13)

Pakistan A record their first win of the tour as seam bowling allrounder Manzoor Elahi runs through the ACB Chairman's XI batting lineup with off spinner Saqlain Mushtaq.
The value of Rizwan-uz-Zaman's 33 off 22 balls on a Very Slow Paced Wicket becomes clearer after both teams have batted.

 

[Slowcoach]

@Na Maloom Afraad

Zimbabwe Board XI 480/5 declared

England A 178/4 (50 overs)
(M.D.Moxon 38, G.P.Thorpe 50*, M.Watkinson 57*; D.H.Brain 2-38)

Stumps Day 2 - After England A slip to 70/4, before an unbeaten 108* run partnership for the 5th wicket by Graham Thorpe and allrounder Mike Watkinson repairs the damage.
With a day left and the pitch still Normal a draw is favourite.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Thanks to Moxon and Thorpe, we avoid a humiliating collapse.

 

[Slowcoach]

@CerealKiller

SLC XI 267/7 declared

West Indies 233/8 declared (68 overs)
(D.L.Haynes 38, P.V.Simmons 23, C.A.Best 87; K.P.J.Warneera 5-54)

19 overs left on Day 2 - Upon Best's dismissal for an excellent 87, West Indies declared 34 behind in the hope of bowling the SLC XI out cheaply, or more likely be set a target of around 200 off 50 overs in the 4th innings.
Offspinner Warnaweera claims 5 wickets in a performance that almost guarantees him a Test spot.

 

[Slowcoach]

@Na Maloom Afraad

3 day match - Lunch, Day 3

Zimbabwe Board XI 480/5 declared

England A 302/8 (83 overs)
(M.D.Moxon 38, G.P.Thorpe 111, M.Watkinson 72; D.H.Brain 3-49, A.H.Shah 2-29)

At Lunch on Day 3 England A are still in trouble despite Thorpe's first century for the A team.
Ali Shah continued his form, picking up a couple of cheap wickets with his medium pace to back up his first innings double hundred.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

It's a draw, but I think that performance exploits our problems. Which is good for our future matches.

 

[Slowcoach]

@CerealKiller

Score update, shortly before Tea, Day 3:

SLC XI 267/7 declared

West Indies 233/8 declared

SLC XI 120 all out (52.3 overs)
(D.S.B.P.Kuruppu 48, R.S.Mahanama 28; K.C.G.Benjamin 2-27, W.K.M.Benjamin 4-24, R.A.Harper 2-33)

An excellent bowling and fielding performance by the West Indies, lead by fast bowler Winston Benjamin with 4-24, saw the SLC XI collapse to be all out for 120.
West indies now require 155 runs for their 2nd 3 day win on tour, with 2 hours 45 minutes play left, weather permitting.
The pitch is now Uneven, explaining the collapse, and it could prove an interesting chase.

 

[Slowcoach]

Full match reports of the above recent matches will appear on the blog tomorrow.