Story International Cricket - Dice and Cards

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I will be using this thread to post potted scores and match reports from various cricket games played using dice and cards.
Most of the matches will be played with Lambourne Games excellent International Cricket game, using IC Helper to simulate games on pc.
Owing to the difficulty attaching photos and scorecards on the Planetcricket website, full scorecards and match reports including photos and statistical reviews may be found on this thread's dedicated blog over at blogspot.com.au

International Cricket - Dice and Cards

For now I will post only potted scores on the planetcricket website.

The first full international tour I will cover is a Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa in 1985/6.
This will be played using only officially carded players, which will result in Zimbabwe and South Africa using mostly 1991/2 era players who were active in First Class or List A cricket in 1985/6.

Pakistan will tour Zimbabwe for 3 Tests, and 5 ODIs, followed by 5 Tests and 7 ODIs in South Africa.

Tour preview and match reports to follow, though you can find full details of the early tour matches and previous matches I have played using IC on the blog.

 

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Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa 1985/6 - Tour Preview

Pakistan will tour Zimbabwe and South Africa in 1985/6 for Test and ODI series v both nations, and a number of First Class and List A tour games.
The Pakistanis were a major force in world cricket at the time, but I expected a strong South African side to challenge them.
The Pakistanis selected a large squad, based on players active at international level in 1985/6 or shortly before or after.
Lead by Javed Miandad, the batting looks particularly strong, with allrounders Imran Khan and Wasim Akram featuring in a strong lower order.
Spinners Abdul Qadir and Tauseef Ahmed give the bowling attack a strong and balanced look, with Iqbal Qasim to back them up if either should falter.
Zimbabwe will be reliant on the experienced Dave Houghton and John Traicos, though a young Andy Flower, playing his first season at top level, may be one to watch if he can force his way into the side with runs in the tour games.
Zimbabwe will also be boosted by the appearance of future England batsman Graeme Hick, playing the last of his representative matches for Zimbabwe in the 1985/6 season.
This should at least give the Zimbabweans a chance, though the fact 80's stars Kevin Curran and Peter Rawson never played Test cricket and are thus uncarded and unavailable weakens the home team slightly.
The South African side features alltime great batsman Graeme Pollock, and will be captained by opener Jimmy Cook.
With me allowing former Australian batsman Kepler Wessels to join the side after leaving the Australian team after the 1st Test v New Zealand in 1985/6, the batting has a solid look.
The bowling will be lead by Allan Donald, with Fanie de Villiers expected to be his main pace support.
Allrounders Adrian Kuiper and Brian McMillan give the side balance and a strong look.

Pakistan squad:
Mudassar Nazar, Mohsin Khan, Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Shoaib Mohammad, Rameez Raja, Mansoor Akhtar, Qasim Omar, Javed Miandad (c), Zaheer Abbas, Saleem Malik, Imran Khan (vc), Ashraf Ali (wk), Saleem Yousuf (wk), Anil Dalpat (wk), Manzoor Elahi, Naved Anjum, Wasim Akram, Tahir Naqqash, Abdul Qadir, Tauseef Ahmed, Iqbal Qasim, Zakir Khan, Mohsin Kamal, Sikander Bakht, Azeem Hafeez

Zimbabwe available players:
K.J.Arnott, A.H.Shah, G.A.Hick, A.J.Pycroft (c), D.L.Houghton (wk), A.C.Waller, A.Flower (wk), W.R.James (wk), I.P.Butchart, M.G.Burmester, E.A.Brandes, D.H.Brain, A.J.Traicos, A.C.I.Lock, M.P.Jarvis

South Africa available players:
S.J.Cook (c), A.C.Hudson, K.C.Wessels, M.W.Rushmere, P.N.Kirsten, R.G.Pollock, D.J.Cullinan, A.P.Kuiper, B.M.McMillan, D.J.Richardson (wk), P.L.Symcox, O.Henry, P.S.de Villiers, C.E.Eksteen, A.A.Donald, M.W.Pringle

M.J.Proctor played first class cricket up to 1988/9, but did not play during the 1985/6 season so is unavailable for the international games.

Potted scores of matches to follow, full reports and scorecards may be found on the blog.

 

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Zimbabwe 'B' v Pakistanis - 3 day First Class match - Harare - Match Report

Toss: Pakistanis

Pitch: 72

The Pakistanis took good use of good batting conditions in their first innings, 136* from opener Mudassar Nazar leading them to a declaration at 290/1 at Stumps on Day 1.
Mudassar shared an opening stand of 168 with Mohsin Khan 81, then added an unbroken 122* with Qasim Omar who scored 61*.
Zimbabwe 'B' lost wickets steadily to be all out for 168 in reply, 52 from a young Andy Flower and 39 to Hick the only bright spots as all the Pakistani bowlers enjoyed themselves.
The visitors rejigged their batting lineup in the 2nd innings, hoping to give other players some practice, but it seemed to unsettle them, though Javed with 70 and Ashraf Ali with 45 ensured they had enough runs to set a target.
Half centuries to Arnott and Flower gave the home team thoughts of a late charge at victory, before the loss of both forced Butchart and James to bat out time and ensure the draw.
Though the visitors had dominated for the most part, the home side would have been heartened by their improved play in both 2nd innings.

Pakistanis 290/1 declared (89 overs)
(Mudassar Nazar 136*, Mohsin Khan 81, Qasim Omar 61*)

Zimbabwe 'B' 168 all out (70 overs)
(G.A.Hick 39, A.C.Waller 20, A.Flower 71; Sikander Bakht 3-23, Tahir Naqqash 2-29, Abdul Qadir 3-62)

Pakistanis 132/6 declared (37.2 overs)
(Javed Miandad 70, Ashraf Ali 45; E.A.Brandes 2-25, M.P.Jarvis 2-26)

Zimbabwe 'B' 214/5 (68 overs)
(K.J.Arnott 56, A.Flower 71, I.P.Butchart 46*; Tahir Naqqash 2-41)

Match Drawn.

Man of the Match: Mudassar Nazar

 

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Zimbabwe 'B' v Pakistanis - 50 over List A match - Harare - 1985/6

Toss: Zimbabwe 'B'

Pitch: 1 - Good Batting Wicket

Zimbabwe 'B' batted first, and with Sikander Bakht and Tahir Naqqash finding regular swing, collapsed to 73/5.
A wonderful 126* from Andy Flower held them together, the home team would have been happy with their eventual total of 210/8 off 50 overs.
The Pakistanis replied strongly, Mudassar continuing his good form with a solid 80, before a run a ball 74 from Javed took them home.

Zimbabwe 'B' 210/8 (50 overs)
(A.H.Shah 21, A.Flower 126*, W.R.James 31; Sikander Bakht 3-40, Tahir Naqqash 4-43)

Pakistanis 211/5 (46 overs)
(Mudassar Nazar 80, Mohsin Khan 20, Javed Miandad 74; D.H.Brain 2-44)

Pakistanis won by 5 wickets.

Man of the Match: A.Flower

 

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ZCU President's XI v Pakistanis - 3 day First Class match - Bulawayo - 1985/6

The Pakistanis, lead by Saleem with 76, and Rameez with 49, declared at 205/6 shortly after Tea on the 1st Day.
Superb spin bowling by Iqbal Qasim with 6-65 backed by excellent swing bowling by Mohsin Kamal with 3-24 on a pitch which was still excellent for batting and offered them little saw the ZCU President's XI tumble for 154 all out in reply.
Most of the Pakistanis got starts in the 2nd innings, with Rizwan leading the way with 56, enabling them to declare and set a target at Lunch on Day 3.
The home team comfortably batted out time to achieve a draw, with Waller and Flower making impressive half centuries.

Pakistanis 205/6 (54.1 overs)
(Rameez Raja 49, Saleem Malik 76, Imran Khan 35; D.H.Brain 2-27, A.J.Traicos 3-68)

ZCU President's XI 154 all out (64.5 overs)
(K.J.Arnott 44, A.H.Shah 27, I.P.Butchart 41*; Mohsin Kamal 3-24, Iqbal Qasim 6-65)

Pakistanis 181/5 declared (56.2 overs)
(Shoaib Mohammad 21, Rizwan-uz-Zaman 56, Rameez Raja 33, Manzoor Elahi 33, Saleem Malik 20*; A.J.Traicos 2-56)

ZCU President's XI 182/5 (58 overs)
(A.C.Waller 67*, A.Flower 76; Zakir Khan 2-32, Manzoor Elahi 2-25)

Match Drawn.

Man of the Match: Iqbal Qasim

 

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ZCU President's XI v Pakistanis - 50 over List A match - Bulawayo - 1985/6

Pitch: 8A

With the pitch offering help to the spinners, the Pakistanis won the toss and batted first.
The Pakistanis slipped to 9/3 early in their innings, as seamer Brain made inroads, before a well paced 73 from Rameez lead a recovery.
Brain went on to take 3-19 to restrict the visitors to 183/9 from their 50 overs, as spinner Traicos enjoyed the spinning conditions to take 2-21.
With Imran Khan 4-33 and Mohsin Kamal 3-37 enjoying themselves, the home team struggled in their reply.
A magnificent hundred by Dave Houghton took them close, but with the score 180/9 and 4 required for victory and he dramatically edged a swinging Manzoor Elahi delivery.
The crowd held their breath as keeper Saleem Yousuf dived to take the inside edge, but the ball evaded him and ran to the boundary to give victory to the home side, much to the anguish of the Pakistanis.

Pakistanis 183/9 (50 overs)
(Rameez Raja 73, Imran Khan 28, Manzoor Elahi 22, Saleem Yousuf 30; D.H.Brain 3-19, I.P.Butchart 2-40, A.J.Traicos 2-21)

ZCU President's XI 184/9 (47.3 overs)
(D.L.Houghton 104*, I.P.Butchart 32; Imran Khan 4-33, Mohsin Khan 3-37)

ZCU President's XI won by 1 wicket.

Man of the Match: D.L.Houghton

 

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Zimbabwe v Pakistan - 1st One Day International - Harare - 1985/6

Pitch: 1B

Toss: Pakistan

With a low and slow pitch taking the sting out of the bowling, Pakistan elected to bat first upon winning the toss.
The top order made starts, before half centuries to the experienced Javed and Zaheer lead them to a healthy total.
Zimbabwe were never in the hunt during their reply, scoring much too slowly, as all the pakistani bowlers kept it tight, despite missing Imran through injury.
Legspinner Abdul Qadir took 4-34 in a Man of the Match peformance.
Victory by 72 runs gave the Pakistanis a 1-0 lead in the 5 match ODI series.

Pakistan 235/8 (50 overs)
(Mohsin Khan 24, Rameez Raja 33, Javed Miandad 56, Zaheer Abbas 55, Ashraf Ali 24*; D.H.Brain 4-46)

Zimbabwe 163/9 (50 overs)
(K.J.Arnott 20, A.H.Shah 40, D.L.Houghton 46; Tahir Naqqash 2-31, Mudassar Nazar 2-32, Abdul Qadir 4-34)

Pakistan won by 72 runs.

Man of the Match: Abdul Qadir

 

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Zimbabwe v Pakistan - 1st Test - Harare - 1985/6

Pitch: 72

Toss: Zimbabwe

With experienced batsmen Javed Miandad and Zaheer Abbas missing through injury, Pakistan went into this match with looking vulnerable.
With the pitch unlikely to offer offspinner Tauseef Ahmed much joy, seamer Mohsin Kamal was preferred for the final bowling spot in the Pakistani lineup.
Zimbabwe were full strength, though youngster Andy Flower, despite good form in the tour games, was left out after his failure in the ODI.
Zimbabwe batted first in good batting conditions, but Mohsin Kamal with 4-57 and Mudassar Nazar with 3-20 caused problems with their swing.
Houghton scored an excellent 101 under pressure, and with number 9 David Brain scoring a gritty 62, Zimbabwe posted a respectable 270 in their 1st innings.
Offspinner Traicos took 5 of the first 6 wickets, as Pakistan slipped to 209/6, but healthy contributions from the lower order saw the Pakistanis post 395 and a 1st innings lead of 125.
Keeper Ashraf to scored with 87*, and was helped by Mudassar 77, Imran 55, and Wasim 47.
Traicos went on to claim 5-111, while left armer seamer Jarvis claimed 3-48 from 26 accurate overs.
Zimbabwe collapsed in their 2nd innnings, all out for 147, with only Waller offering resistance in a typically hard hitting innings.
The Pakistani openers polished off the runs required without loss to hand the Pakistanis a comprehensive 10 wicket victory.

Zimbabwe 270 all out (113.2 overs)
(K.J.Arnott 37, D.L.Houghton 101, D.H.Brain 62; Wasim Akram 2-50, Mohsin Kamal 4-57, Mudassar Nazar 3-20)

Pakistan 395 all out (136.2 overs)
(Mudassar Nazar 77, Mohsin Khan 29, Rameez Raja 27, Shoaib Mohammad 34, Imran Khan 55, Ashraf Ali 87*, Wasim Akram 47; D.H.Brain 2-60, M.P.Jarvis 3-48, A.J.Traicos 5-111)

Zimbabwe 147 all out (48.1 overs)
(A.C.Waller 69; Imran Khan 3-24, Abdul Qadir 4-56)

Pakistan 25/0 (10.3 overs)

Pakistan won by 10 wickets.

Man of the Match: Mudassar Nazar

 

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Zimbabwe v Pakistan - 2nd One Day International - Bulawayo - 1985/6

Pitch: 4 - Normal

Toss: Pakistan

Imran returned for Pakistan after missing the 1st match for Pakistan, while Shoaib Mohammad replaced Zaheer Abbas who remained injured.
For Zimbabwe, Pycroft and Jarvis returned after missing the 1st game through injury, replacing Andy Flower and Wayne James.
Pakistan batted first, and with most of the batsmen making contributions, lead by Saleem Malik with 56, the visitors posted a defendable 210/6 from their 50 overs.
Eddo Brandes and Ali Shah impressed for the home side with 3 wickets apiece.
With Shah making run a ball 73, and Pycroft a steady 46, Zimbabwe were given a strong platform.
An unbeaten 62* from Houghton took them close, before the last 4 batsmen tumbled without scoring, to leave Zimbabwe all out for 190 with 3 overs to spare.
The late collapse had handed Pakistan a 20 run victory and a 2-0 lead in the series.

Pakistan 210/6 (50 overs)
(Mohsin Khan 28, Shoaib Mohammad 32, Javed Miandad 38, Saleem Malik 56, Rameez Raja 34*, E.A.Brandes 3-37, A.H.Shah 3-32)

Zimbabwe 190 all out (47 overs)
(A.H.Shah 73, A.J.Pycroft 46, D.L.Houghton 62*; Zakir Khan 2-42, Tahir Naqqash 2-44, Abdul Qadir 4-39)

Pakistan won by 20 runs.

Man of the Match: A.H.Shah