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@Welwyn

@Andrin Issac

Bombay v England A - 3 day match - at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay - 1991/2

A five and a half hour 144 from experienced allrounder and current India opener Ravi Shastri lead a strong Bombay reply which stetched into Day 3 after the loss of over 2 hours play due to Thunderstorms.
The home side declared early on Day 3 shortly after young left hander Vinod Kambli had posted an unbeaten half century.
Star batsman Sachin Tendulkar also passed 50 as the England A bowlers struggled on a pitch which had slowed down to a Normal wicket on Day 2.
The England A seamers lacked penetration in Humid conditions on Day 2 which were aiding their Swinging deliveries and only Alan Igglesden with 2-65 emerged with credit.
With the pitch continuing to wear very slowly the match seems headed for a Draw.

Bombay Vs England A
Bombay 1st Innings 328/5 Declared (Overs 93)

BatsmanFieldsmanBowlerRunsMinBls4s6s
RJ Shastrib AP Igglesden144332262121
JB Jadhavc JP Crawleyb AP Igglesden29664940
SV Manjrekarc JP Crawleyb RDB Croft8313000
DB Vengsarkar*b M Watkinson23523720
SR Tendulkarb DA Reeve62878770
VG Kamblinot out561058770
SS Dighe+not out313900
SV Bahutulednb
RR Kulkarnidnb
A Kuruvilladnb
SA Ankoladnb
extras(b0 lb0 w1 nb2)3
TOTAL5 wickets for328
FOW
1-45(JB Jadhav) 2-65(SV Manjrekar) 3-120(DB Vengsarkar) 4-225(SR Tendulkar)
5-316(RJ Shastri)
BowlerOversMaidRunsWkts
AP Igglesden193652
TA Munton192720
DA Reeve193541
RDB Croft203711
M Watkinson110431
KJ Barnett50230


Ravi Shastri.jpg

Ravi Shastri top scored with a 5 and a half hour innings of 144 to lead a strong Bombay reply v England A
 
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@Welwyn

@Andrin Issac

Bombay v England A - 3 day match - at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay - 1991/2

The England A top 5 gained some useful batting practice in their 2nd innings with opener Martyn Moxon following his first innings hundred with a half century.
Hugh Morris and Kim Barnett were also in decent touch for the visitors while Bombay left arm spinner Ravi Shastri took 3 cheap wickets.
A declaration half an hour before Tea on Day 3 left the England A bowlers some time to find form with a wicket or two before the Unofficial Test series with India A begins.

Bombay Vs England A
England A 2nd Innings 155/3 Declared (Overs 52)

BatsmanFieldsmanBowlerRunsMinBls4s6s
H Morris*c SV Manjrekarb RJ Shastri371088120
MD Moxonlbwb RJ Shastri5614112750
KJ Barnettc RR Kulkarnib RJ Shastri32535220
AP Wellsnot out 13433010
JP Crawleynot out 12232520
DA Reevednb
SJ Rhodes+dnb
M Watkinsondnb
RDB Croftdnb
TA Muntondnb
AP Igglesdendnb
extras (b0 lb2 w1 nb2)5
TOTAL 3 wickets for155
FOW
1-86(H Morris) 2-112(MD Moxon) 3-131(KJ Barnett)
BowlerOversMaidRunsWkts
RR Kulkarni81350
A Kuruvilla82140
SA Ankola81340
SV Bahutule81280
RJ Shastri165253
SR Tendulkar40170
 
@Andrin Issac

@Welwyn

Bombay v England A - 3 day match - at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay - 1991/2

The Bombay openers put on a stand of 169 for the 1st wicket but a slow start meant a target of 215 for victory off what became 40 overs was never attempted.
Kim Barnett dismissed Ravi Shastri for 88 with with his leg spin off the final ball of the match while Jayakaprash Jadhav was left not out on 75* as the match was left Drawn.
The England A batsmen had gained a lot from a high scoring game but their bowlers were not so lucky on a pitch which wore slowly and never offered the expected help for the spinners.
Ravi Shastri was named Man of the Match for his scores of 144 and 88 and bowling figures of 2-81 and 3-25.
We now head to Delhi for the 1st Unofficial Test of a 6 match series between India A and England A.

Drawn

Man of the Match:
R.J.Shastri

Bombay Vs England A
Bombay 2nd Innings 169/1 Closed (Overs 40)

BatsmanFieldsmanBowlerRunsMinBls4s6s
RJ Shastric DA Reeveb KJ Barnett8814012681
JB Jadhavnot out7514212050
SV Manjrekardnb
DB Vengsarkar*dnb
SR Tendulkardnb
VG Kamblidnb
SS Dighe+dnb
SV Bahutulednb
RR Kulkarnidnb
A Kuruvilladnb
SA Ankoladnb
extras(b0 lb0 w3 nb3)6
TOTAL1 wickets for169
FOW
1-169(RJ Shastri)
BowlerOversMaidRunsWkts
AP Igglesden61190
TA Munton61260
DA Reeve80290
RDB Croft100470
M Watkinson60390
KJ Barnett4191
 
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@Andrin Issac

@Welwyn

Please choose your XIs for the 1st Unofficial Test between India A and England at Delhi, it's a 4 day game as per A "Tests" of the time.
There are no injuries for this game so you can pick any member of your A squad.

India A v England A - 1st Unofficial Test - at Delhi - 1991/2

Pitch:
- 69 - A pitch hardly up to Test standard, with the surface already cracked and crumbling in some places.
Bowlers will dominate this match and unless the weather intervenes it is unlikely to go the full 5 days.
Indeed, it might be wise for the paying public to avoid buying their 4th day tickets at this stage as well!
The pitch should initially favour the faster bowlers before offering some extreme spin on Day 3 and 4.


Day 1 Starting Pitch: - 6B - Dry and Cracked (favours Movement off the Pitch deliveries by Fast and Fast Medium bowlers)

Day 1 Weather: - 3 - Sunny, some cloud about

Injuries: - None

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Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, hosts the first 4 day Unofficial Test between India A and England A in 1991/2

@Andrin Issac

Here is your India A squad, there are no injuries, pick an XI for the first 4 day game v England A.

India A Squad 1991/2

W.V.Raman SLA
N.S.Sidhu
A.D.Jadeja

V.G.Kambli
P.K.Amre
S.C.Ganguly RM

A.K.Sharma SLA

R.R.Singh RMF

V.Yadav (wk)
N.R.Mongia (wk)

C.Sharma RFM

A.Kumble LBG
M.Venkataramana OB
N.D.Hirwani LBG
Maninder Singh SLA

S.T.Banerjee RMF
J.Srinath RFM
S.A.Ankola RMF
 
H.Morris
M.D.Moxon
K.J.Barnett LBG
A.P.Wells
G.P.Thorpe
J.P.Crawley
D.J.Capel RMF
S.J.Rhodes (wk)
R.D.B.Croft OB
M.C.Ilott LMF
A.P.Igglesden RFM
 
@Disharies

@CremerCurrans

Zimbabwe A v Australian XI - 50 over match - at Queens Sports Club Ground, Bulawayo

Pitch:
2A - Dry and Grassless (good for batting)

Weather: 5 - Hot and Sunny

Toss: Zimbabwe A

After taking first use of a wicket that looked good for batting the Zimbabwe XI were indebted to a well paced hundred by the experienced Ali Omarshah as they managed to post 207/9 off 50 overs.
When Omarshah was out the score stood at 158/5 off 40.1 leaving the tail to drag the home side past 200.
Fast bowler Craig McDermott put an ordinary first outing behind him as he took 3 wickets in a much improved display in his 2nd game of the Tour.
The Australian XI used 8 bowling in order to give management a look at all their team's support bowlers in Zimbabwean conditions before the ODI series starts.

Zimbabwe A Vs Australian XI
Zimbabwe A 1st Innings 207/9 Closed (Overs 50)

BatsmanFieldsmanBowlerRunsMinBls4s6s
GW Flower b CJ McDermott15382520
AH Omarshahc TJ Zoehrerb MR Whitney102172125111
ADR Campbell* b PR Reiffel614910
AC Waller b SK Warne12523710
CN Evansc MA Taylorb CJ McDermott17493800
WR James+c SR Waughb PR Reiffel16432520
IP Butchartc TJ Zoehrerb TM Moody98800
GJ Crockerc AR Borderb MR Whitney12221310
SG Peallnot out 8231100
DH Brainlbwb CJ McDermott09500
AG Hucklenot out 611810
extras (b0 lb0 w2 nb2)4
TOTAL 9 wickets for207
FOW
1-29(GW Flower) 2-51(ADR Campbell) 3-81(AH Omarshah) 4-139(CN Evans)
5-158(AH Omarshah) 6-167(IP Butchart) 7-192(WR James) 8-192(GJ Crocker)
9-197(DH Brain)
BowlerOversMaidRunsWkts
CJ McDermott101373
MR Whitney102422
PR Reiffel102392
SK Warne80421
TM Moody70221
ME Waugh20120
AR Border2070
SR Waugh1060
 
@Disharies
@CremerCurrans

Zimbabwe A v Australian XI - 50 over match - at Queens Sports Club Ground, Bulawayo - 1991/2

A stroke filled 79 off 65 balls with 13 fours by opener Geoff Marsh set up an easy 8 wicket Australian win with 12.1 overs to spare.
Mark Taylor looked in better touch than the first game in posting an unbeaten 89* as the visitors bounced back from a loss to post their first win of the tour.
Medium pacer Craig Evans was the only successful bowler for the home side but his 2 wickets made little difference.
The form of Tom Moody might be a concern for Australian team management as he registered his 2nd failure in 2 innings in a poor start to the tour.
Marsh was named Man of the Match for his innings which trumped Al Omarshah's hundred and set up an easy win.

Australian XI won by 8 wickets

Man of the Match:
G.R.Marsh

Zimbabwe A Vs Australian XI
Australian XI 1st Innings 208/2 Closed (Overs 37.5)

BatsmanFieldsmanBowlerRunsMinBls4s6s
MA Taylornot out89138102111
GR Marshb CN Evans797865130
TM Moodyc ADR Campbellb CN Evans8141000
SR Waugh*not out30445230
AR Borderdnb
ME Waughdnb
PR Reiffeldnb
TJ Zoehrer+dnb
SK Warnednb
CJ McDermottdnb
MR Whitneydnb
extras(b0 lb0 w0 nb2)2
TOTAL2 wickets for208
FOW
1-131(GR Marsh) 2-147(TM Moody)
BowlerOversMaidRunsWkts
DH Brain60370
GJ Crocker60360
IP Butchart20260
AH Omarshah30180
AG Huckle6.50300
SG Peall60260
CN Evans60262
GW Flower2090
 
@CremerCurrans
@Disharies

Please choose your XIs for the 1st ODI between Zimbabwe and Australia in 1991/2
Here are the match details.

Zimbabwe v Australia - 1st ODI - at Harare - 1991/2

Pitch:
6 - Green Wicket

Weather: 6 - Cloudy

Injuries: M.E.Waugh - Back Strain (miss 1 match) - I.A.Healy - Badly Bruised Hand (miss 1 match)

@CremerCurrans

Here is your Zimbabwe squad in 1991/2, there are no injuries for this game.

Zimbabwe available players 1991/2

K.J.Arnott
G.W.Flower SLA
G.A.Paterson
A.H.Omarshah RM
N.P.Hough

A.D.R.Campbell
A.J.Pycroft
A.C.Waller
G.A.Briant

D.L.Houghton (wk)
A.Flower (wk)
W.R.James (wk)

C.N.Evans RM
I.P.Butchart RM
S.G.Davies RMF
M.G.Burmester RM

S.G.Peall OB
A.J.Traicos OB
A.G.Huckle LBG

E.A.Brandes RFM
D.H.Brain LFM
K.G.Duers RMF
M.P.Jarvis LMF
A.C.I.Lock RM
 
@Welwyn

Auckland XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Eden Park, Auckland - 1991/2

Pitch:
- 87 - A well prepared pitch which is likely to play easily throughout the match.
There may be some help for the seamers on the first morning until the affects of overnight watering wear off but after that happens the bowlers are likely to toil.

Day 1 Starting Pitch: - 6 - Green Wicket

Day 1 Weather: - 2 - Hot and Sunny

Winning the Toss and bowling first with the ideal attack for the seam friendly conditions the England XI bowled the Auckland XI for 166 with about 12 overs left on Day 1.
The 4 frontline seamers and part time medium pacer Graham Gooch were all amongst the wickets on a pitch which stayed Green until Tea.
Medium Fast bowler Steve Watkin was the pick of the bowlers with 3-47 and Martin Bicknell also impressed with 2-34 off 19 overs at an Economy Rate of under 2 runs per over.
Tailenders Murphy Sua and Chris Pringle both resisted for over 2 hours to drag their side past 150 and frustrate the visitors but the England A side had gained what looked a significant advantage after bowling first.
With the pitch now set to by a Good Batting Wicket for probably the rest of the match the visitors look set to see the best of the conditions after winning an important Toss.

Auckland XI Vs England XI
Auckland XI 1st Innings 166/10 All Out (Overs 75)

BatsmanFieldsmanBowlerRunsMinBls4s6s
TJ Franklinc GA Hickb MP Bicknell4151600
BA Pocockb CC Lewis391388830
JJ Crowe*lbwb GA Gooch23734310
JTC Vaughanc RC Russellb SL Watkin26800
MR Pringlec MP Maynardb CC Lewis8262200
AJ Huntb DE Malcolm16584300
AC Parore+c RC Russellb SL Watkin5161200
PJ Wisemanc GA Hickb DE Malcolm5191000
ML Su'ac RC Russellb MP Bicknell131238000
C Pringlenot out3414711310
MJ Haslamb SL Watkin8342200
extras(b1 lb1 w2 nb5)9
TOTAL10 wickets for166
FOW
1-5(TJ Franklin) 2-55(JJ Crowe) 3-58(JTC Vaughan) 4-72(MR Pringle) 5-85(BA Pocock)
6-93(AC Parore) 7-102(PJ Wiseman) 8-105(AJ Hunt) 9-150(ML Su'a) 10-166(MJ Haslam)
BowlerOversMaidRunsWkts
DE Malcolm121382
MP Bicknell186342
CC Lewis122322
SL Watkin216473
GA Gooch125131
 
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Zimbabwe

G.W.Flower :bwl:
A.D.R.Campbell
D.L.Houghton (wk)
A.Flower :c:
A.J.Pycroft
A.C.Waller
A.J.Traicos :bwl:
A.G.Huckle :bwl:
E.A.Brandes :bwl:
D.H.Brain :bwl:
M.P.Jarvis :bwl:
 
@Welwyn

Auckland XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Eden Park, Auckland - 1991/2

England XI captain Graham Gooch top scored with 57 and middle order batsman Matthew Maynard impressed with an unbeaten half century as the visitors declared their innings at 274/6 late on Day 2.
Humid Conditions on Day 2 saw the ball swing around but the Auckland XI seamers failed to take advantage and lacked penetration on what had become a flat pitch.
Left arm spinner Mark Haslam flighted the ball well on a flat pitch to be the best of the Auckland XI bowlers.
The Auckland XI will begin their 2nd innings trailing the England XI by 108 runs and the visitors bowlers hoping to bowl as well as the 1st innings.

Auckland XI Vs England XI
England XI 1st Innings 274/6 Declared (Overs 88)

BatsmanFieldsmanBowlerRunsMinBls4s6s
GA Gooch*c MR Pringleb MJ Haslam5717011950
MA Athertonrun out MJ Haslam/AC Parore16313100
GA Hickc PJ Wisemanb JTC Vaughan39998500
RA Smithb MJ Haslam46817440
MR Ramprakashc ML Su'ab PJ Wiseman14302420
MP Maynardnot out501279740
RC Russell+b C Pringle44928620
CC Lewisnot out7211300
MP Bicknelldnb
SL Watkindnb
DE Malcolmdnb
extras(b0 lb0 w0 nb1)1
TOTAL6 wickets for274
FOW
1-17(MA Atherton) 2-98(GA Hick) 3-132(GA Gooch) 4-166(MR Ramprakash) 5-175(RA Smith)
6-262(RC Russell)
BowlerOversMaidRunsWkts
C Pringle201481
ML Su'a205480
JTC Vaughan140401
PJ Wiseman140641
MJ Haslam173562
AJ Hunt30180
 
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@Welwyn

Auckland XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Eden Park, Auckland - 1991/2

A patient unbeaten century to young Auckland XI opener Blair Pocock saw the home side to safety before a declaration with a little over an hour left on Day 3.
The England XI seamers failed to back up their first innings performance in conditions that remained Humid and aiding Swing into the final day.
Pocock shared a partnership of 94 for the 2nd wicket with captain Jeff Crowe to erase the deficit and take the Auckland XI into the lead after the visitors attack ran out of ideas on a Good Batting Wicket.
Fast Medium bowler Martin Bicknell was the pick of the attack and again conceded under 2 runs per over.

Auckland XI Vs England XI
Auckland XI 2nd Innings 228/3 Declared (Overs 80)

BatsmanFieldsmanBowlerRunsMinBls4s6s
TJ Franklinb SL Watkin351048300
BA Pococknot out12133123690
JJ Crowe*b MP Bicknell411147820
JTC Vaughanb CC Lewis9644800
MR Pringlenot out11454200
AJ Huntdnb
AC Parore+dnb
PJ Wisemandnb
ML Su'adnb
C Pringlednb
MJ Haslamdnb
extras(b4 lb0 w3 nb4)11
TOTAL3 wickets for228
FOW
1-56(TJ Franklin) 2-150(JJ Crowe) 3-194(JTC Vaughan)
BowlerOversMaidRunsWkts
DE Malcolm110290
MP Bicknell206371
CC Lewis132581
SL Watkin203591
GA Gooch101260
GA Hick3080
MR Ramprakash3070
 
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@Welwyn

Auckland XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Eden Park, Auckland - 1991/2

The England XI batted out the remaining overs for just the loss of Mike Atherton to offspinner Paul Wiseman for 18 to leave the match Drawn.
Captain Graham Gooch scored an unbeaten 28* and after his 1st inning fifty seems to be running back into form after getting out cheaply in both 50 over games.
After a bright start to the match by the England XI bowlers the match petered out on a flat pitch.
Young Auckland XI opener Blair Pocock was named Man of the Match for his 2nd innings hundred which saved his side from defeat.

Drawn

Man of the Match:
B.A.Pocock

Auckland XI Vs England XI
England XI 2nd Innings 61/1 Closed (Overs 18)

BatsmanFieldsmanBowlerRunsMinBls4s6s
GA Gooch*not out28705010
MA Athertonb PJ Wiseman18533710
GA Hicknot out14152210
RA Smithdnb
M Ramprakashdnb
MP Maynarddnb
RC Russell+dnb
CC Lewisdnb
MP Bicknelldnb
SL Watkindnb
DE Malcolmdnb
extras(b0 lb0 w1 nb0)1
TOTAL1 wickets for61
FOW
1-42(MA Atherton)
BowlerOversMaidRunsWkts
C Pringle62140
ML Su'a60250
JTC Vaughan2090
PJ Wiseman2041
MJ Haslam1040
AJ Hunt1050
 
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@Welwyn

Please choose an England XI for the following 3 day match v Auckland

Auckland v England XI - 3 day match - at Eden Park, Auckland - 1991/2

Pitch:
79 - A pitch prepared with the batsmen in mind.
Likely to play easily after a bit of early pace, but the intensive preparation that has gone into this pitch could cause it to begin to break up on the final day.

Day 1 Starting Pitch: 7A - Fast Paced Wicket

Day 1 Weather: 1 - Hot and Humid (bonus to Swing deliveries)

Injuries: D.E.Malcolm - Back Strain (miss 1 match)
 
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