Victoria held on for a gallant draw today.
I’m not sure what a gallant draw is, but that’s exactly what they managed.
Mark Cameron and Beau Casson, absolute champions of world cricket, just scraped together 18 wickets between them.
Which is a great sign for Victoria as Cameron may not even get a Guernsey for the final.
Beau Casson took 7 wickets in the match, which probably makes him favourite for the Pakistan tour.
Lets look at what this drawn game means for Victoria.
They are now guaranteed a spot in the final. Woohoo.
Cameron White almost made back to back 50’s. Not bad.
CWB’s Nice Bryce took 5 wickets, and if he had a bit more time could have made a real mess to the NSWales tail. Conjecture.
We still have Harwood, Denton and Nannes to come back. Hopefully.
McDonald continued his resurgence from injury, taking wickets and making runs. Shane who?
Hodge and Hussey continued to be Hodge and Hussey, which is a good and bad thing. Nothing new.
Now let us forget the weird NSWales selections, their obvious cheating to get Hussey out of the side, and the fact two nobodies bowled us out on their own and look forward to taking on the Tasmanians in the Holden Barina cup.
George Bailey beware.
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Monday, February 18, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
day two from less bizzarro world
Victoria got themselves to 390 odd.
It wasn’t pretty, and the tail had to fight a bit, and some bloke called Cameron got a swag full of wickets.
Then NSWales got in and batted like they were batting for time.
Their failure to take more than 2 specialist bowlers into this side mean that first innings points is really important.
But the Vics like to choke sides up and with McGain they have the perfect man for the job.
His 2 for 64 is not his sexiest figures, but with Hodge getting out the crab Katich and Siddle chipping in with the new ball they are 4 down with 180 odd to get.
They do bat down to 9 in this game, but I suppose that is always going to happen when you don’t pick any bowlers.
Game is well poised but you’d rather be wearing Victorias shoes at this stage.
McGain only needs 3 wickets to complete his 5 wicket haul.
Clinton McKay only needs 5 to do the same.
Beau Casson is in, so that’s a positive.
It wasn’t pretty, and the tail had to fight a bit, and some bloke called Cameron got a swag full of wickets.
Then NSWales got in and batted like they were batting for time.
Their failure to take more than 2 specialist bowlers into this side mean that first innings points is really important.
But the Vics like to choke sides up and with McGain they have the perfect man for the job.
His 2 for 64 is not his sexiest figures, but with Hodge getting out the crab Katich and Siddle chipping in with the new ball they are 4 down with 180 odd to get.
They do bat down to 9 in this game, but I suppose that is always going to happen when you don’t pick any bowlers.
Game is well poised but you’d rather be wearing Victorias shoes at this stage.
McGain only needs 3 wickets to complete his 5 wicket haul.
Clinton McKay only needs 5 to do the same.
Beau Casson is in, so that’s a positive.
day one from bizzaro world
I hate catches down the leg side.
I can never tell if they are out, and it’s just a sh1t way for a batsman to go.
Today Hussey went out on the last ball before tea, caught down the leg side, off Dominic Thornley.
If that isn’t enough to slit your wrists over, he was on 86.
Then Hodge does the same thing off Beau Casson, mind you his pain was less cause he made a ton.
Mind you by then Victoria had used the flat wicket to score more than enough runs for one day.
6 for 340 on the first day is better than a slap in the face from an angry woman.
Yet again the money men held us up, but at least Whitey made a fair dinkum contribution and we still have McDonald to bat with the tail.
The weirdest thing for the whole day goes to the NSWelsh and their selection process.
The game was played at the SCG, as far as I’m aware. And yet when Matthew Nicholson, the 52 year old fast bowler, got ill before the game they replaced him with a debutant opening batsmen to bat at number 6.
Good luck to Usman Khawaja, but he obviously wasn’t going to take the new ball.
I’m glad the kid got a go, but isn’t it odd, that they would replace a bowler with a batsman.
NSWales only has 2 full time bowlers in this side, the game they have to win to get a home final, how stupid is that.
Beau Casson had none for 58 off ten at one stage, he may have been a full time bowler once upon a time, but no more.
Moises Enriques is a kid with more talent than Spiderman, but he is still young and is nowhere near a first tier bowler.
So if it is a home game, and Nicholson came down with the sniffles, why would they not replace him with another bowler, it defies all logic, unless we are in bizzarro world, are we in bizzaro world?
The Vics are in a good position, but their bowling line up scares me.
McKay and Pattinson may be good bowlers, but at this stage I do not have a zealotry belief in their talents.
However if we get to 450 tomorrow and then bowl them out for 83 I’ll prostrate myself before them.
I can never tell if they are out, and it’s just a sh1t way for a batsman to go.
Today Hussey went out on the last ball before tea, caught down the leg side, off Dominic Thornley.
If that isn’t enough to slit your wrists over, he was on 86.
Then Hodge does the same thing off Beau Casson, mind you his pain was less cause he made a ton.
Mind you by then Victoria had used the flat wicket to score more than enough runs for one day.
6 for 340 on the first day is better than a slap in the face from an angry woman.
Yet again the money men held us up, but at least Whitey made a fair dinkum contribution and we still have McDonald to bat with the tail.
The weirdest thing for the whole day goes to the NSWelsh and their selection process.
The game was played at the SCG, as far as I’m aware. And yet when Matthew Nicholson, the 52 year old fast bowler, got ill before the game they replaced him with a debutant opening batsmen to bat at number 6.
Good luck to Usman Khawaja, but he obviously wasn’t going to take the new ball.
I’m glad the kid got a go, but isn’t it odd, that they would replace a bowler with a batsman.
NSWales only has 2 full time bowlers in this side, the game they have to win to get a home final, how stupid is that.
Beau Casson had none for 58 off ten at one stage, he may have been a full time bowler once upon a time, but no more.
Moises Enriques is a kid with more talent than Spiderman, but he is still young and is nowhere near a first tier bowler.
So if it is a home game, and Nicholson came down with the sniffles, why would they not replace him with another bowler, it defies all logic, unless we are in bizzarro world, are we in bizzaro world?
The Vics are in a good position, but their bowling line up scares me.
McKay and Pattinson may be good bowlers, but at this stage I do not have a zealotry belief in their talents.
However if we get to 450 tomorrow and then bowl them out for 83 I’ll prostrate myself before them.
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