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The WDXI board has launched an investigation into the wookiedragon XI after suspicions were raised after giving up a first innings lead of 143 runs and then failing to bowl the opposition out on day five on a turning pitch conceding and almost world record 386 runs in the fourth innings.
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.
 
Round 4 Fixtures
Keatoboy v Scotty_WCE
May-Z v Matty76
Keatoboy v BLOWN8
May-Z v Wookiedragon

More dodgy automatically-generated fixtures. Sorry if you don't have a game this round!
 
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).

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 Richards
 
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.

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 Trueman
 
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.

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 Younis
 
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.

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 Rhodes
 
After Round 4:

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Leading Batting Averages

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Leading Bowling Averages

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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?? 😜
 
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.

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 Tendulkar
 
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.

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 Johnson
 
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.

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 Hutton
 
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).

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
Man of the match is RJ Hadlee
 
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.

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
 
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.

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
@Keatoboy - not a word. Not. A. Word! Don’t forget that I know your postal address and unless you’d like something brown for christmas, let the result go through to the keeper (in the cricket vernacular) :-)
 
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.

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
Man of the match is GA Lohmann
 
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.

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
 
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