Sri Lanka v West Indies - 1st T20 International 1991/2 - Match Report

Sri Lanka v West Indies - 1st T20 International 1991/2 - Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Pitch: 5 - Normal

Weather: 4 - Hot and sunny

Toss: West Indies

West Indies won the toss, and though their openers got them off to a good start with the bat, found themselves 74/7 shortly after the halfway mark of their innings.
The loss of Brian Lara through injury was sorely felt at that point, but an unbroken partnership of 66* between Best and Marshall gave them something to bowl at.
Ratnayake and Warnaweera lead the way for the home side, taking two wickets apiece in miserly spells.
Sri Lanka fell to 58/4 in reply, with Ambrose among the wickets, but old heads Aravinda de Silva and Arjuna Ranatunga added 80 for the 5th wicket to settle the match.
Arjuna Ranatuna made an unbeaten 60* and won the Man of the Match award, showing his experience and cool head in the run chase.

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets

Man of the Match: A.Ranatunga

West Indies 1st Innings 140/7 Closed (Overs 20)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
DL Haynes	c AP Gurusinha	b GP Wickremasinghe	23	22	20	3	0
PV Simmons		b RJ Ratnayake	20	30	18	5	0
RB Richardson*		b CPH Ramanayake	18	16	10	2	1
C Hooper		b RJ Ratnayake	0	4	1	0	0
CA Best	not out		46	51	34	6	1
AL Logie		b KPJ Warnaweera	6	8	6	0	0
D Williams+		b KPJ Warnaweera	4	3	4	1	0
RA Harper	c ST Jayasuriya	b EAR de Silva	0	3	2	0	0
MD Marshall	not out		23	25	25	4	0
CEL Ambrose	dnb
WKM Benjamin	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb0)	0
TOTAL		7 wickets for	140

FOW
1-43(DL Haynes) 2-53(PV Simmons) 3-53(C Hooper) 4-62(RB Richardson) 5-74(AL Logie)
6-78(D Williams) 7-81(RA Harper)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
RJ Ratnayake	4	1	26	2
CPH Ramanayake	3	0	26	1
GP Wickremasinghe	3	0	25	1
AP Gurusinha	1	0	6	0
KPJ Warnaweera	4	0	22	2
EAR de Silva	3	0	16	1
ST Jayasuriya	1	0	8	0
PA da Silva	1	0	11	0

Sri Lanka 1st Innings 142/5 Closed (Overs 18.1)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
DSBP Kuruppu+	c CA Best	b CEL Ambrose	30	32	20	2	2
ST Jayasuriya		b MD Marshall	6	20	11	1	0
AP Gurusinha	c C Hooper	b CEL Ambrose	4	7	2	1	0
MS Atapattu		b CEL Ambrose	8	14	8	1	0
PA da Silva	c RA Harper	b MD Marshall	31	53	30	3	1
A Ranatunga*	not out		60	44	40	8	1
EAR de Silva	not out		0	1	1	0	0
RJ Ratnayake	dnb
CPH Ramanayake	dnb
GP Wickremasinghe	dnb
KPJ Warnaweera	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb3)	3
TOTAL		5 wickets for	142

FOW
1-26(ST Jayasuriya) 2-41(AP Gurusinha) 3-45(DSBP Kuruppu) 4-58(MS Atapattu)
5-138(PA da Silva)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
CEL Ambrose	4	0	26	3
MD Marshall	4	0	31	2
WKM Benjamin	3	0	26	0
PV Simmons	2	0	15	0
RA Harper	3.1	0	27	0
C Hooper	2	0	17	0

Arjuna Ranatunga's unbeaten 60* saw Sri Lanka home to a 5 wicket victory in the first T20 International

Sri Lanka v West Indies - 1st T20 International 1991/2 - Match Preview

Sri Lanka v West Indies - 1st T20 International 1991/2 - Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Pitch: 5 - Normal

Weather: 4 - Hot and sunny

Sri Lanka XI:

D.S.B.P.Kuruppu (wk)
S.T.Jayasuriya SLA
A.P.Gurusinha RM
M.S.Atapattu
P.A.de Silva OB
A.Ranatunga (c) RM
E.A.R.de Silva
R.J.Ratnayake RFM
C.P.H.Ramanayake RFM
G.P.Wickremasinghe RFM
K.P.J.Warnaweera OB

West Indies XI:

D.L.Haynes
P.V.Simmons RM
R.B.Richardson (c)
C.L.Hooper OB
C.A.Best
A.L.Logie
D.Williams (wk)
R.A.Harper OB
M.D.Marshall RF
C.E.L.Ambrose RF
W.K.M.Benjamin RF

Sri Lanka choose what looks a full strength lineup from a full complement of fit players, while West Indies have injury worries.
Veteran keeper Brendon Kuruppu, chosen as opener/keeper will be one to watch in his final season with World Cup selection up for grabs in a few months.
Lara and Adams are missing from the West Indies middle order, and how much this damages the visitors remains to be seen, particularly the loss of Lara given his early tour form.
Hard to pick a winner here with Sri Lanka often good in home conditions and the injuries weakening the visitors, maybe West Indies in a close one.

Brian Lara is out injured for the first match of the T20 international series causing worry for the visitors

India A v West Indies A - 5th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Match Preview

India A v West Infdies A - 5th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Bangalore

Pitch: 90 - Nothing in the appearance of this strip suggests that it will misbehave. Dark coloured, flat and featureless it is expected to offer both batsmen and bowlers a fair contest. There might just be a little in it for the spinners late in the match but not enough to influence team selection.

Day 1 weather: 2 - Hot and sunny

Day 1 starting pitch: 5 - Normal


Injuries:

India:
None

West Indies:
E.A.Moseley - 1 match
A.H.Gray - 1 match
S.Ragoonagth - 1 match
R.G.Samuels - 1 match


India A XI:

V.V.S.Laxman
A.Jadeja
V.G.Kambli
R.S.Dravid (wk)
S.C.Ganguly RM
Gursharan Singh
S.B.Joshi SL
S.T.Banerjee RMF
Gopal Sharma OB
B.K.V.Prasad RMF
N.D.Hirwani LBG

West Indies A XI:

S.L.Campbell
S.C.Williams
D.A.Joseph
R.I.C.Holder (c)
K.L.T.Arthurton SLA
S.Chanderpaul LBG
R.D.Jacobs (wk)
V.C.Drakes RF
H.R.Bryan RFM
A.C.Cummins RFM
C.E.Cuffy RF

India A make two changes, bringing in opener Ajay Jadeja for keeper Nayan Mongia, and handing the gloves to Dravid for the first time in the Unofficial Test series.
Offspinner Gopal Sharma also returns in place of M.Venkataramana.
West Indies A have a number of injury worries, but still field a fairly competant pace attack and this could be a close contest.
They will however miss their tour leading wicket taker Fast bowler Tony Gray, who took 8 wickets last game and has more than double the wickets of West Indies A's next best on tour.

Toss: India A

India A win the toss and elect to bat first.

Injury to Fast bowler Tony Gray robs West Indies A of some strike power going into the final game

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Match Summary

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Kanpur

Pitch: 4

Toss: West Indies A

Sent in on a Green pitch, India A were all out for 247 in their first innings, the 4 West Indies A pace bowlers sharing the wickets.
West Indies A replied strongly, mainly through a brilliant 237 to opener Stuart Williams, who almost carried his bat in scoring more than half the visitors eventual total of 444.
With a lead of 197 and plenty of time left, West Indies A looked poised for victory, but rain, bad light, and a century to a young Rahul Dravid saved the home side.
The draw leaves India A with a 1-0 lead in the series with the final match in Bangalore to come.

Drawn

Man of the Match: S.C.Williams

India A 247 all out (82.3 overs)
(V.G.Kambli 89, Gursharan Singh 30, S.B.Joshi 46, M.Venkataramana 32*; A.H.Gray 4-47, F.A.Rose 2-64, O.D.Gibson 2-49, I.B.A.Allen 2-73)

West Indies A 444 all out (147 overs)
(S.C.Williams 237, K.L.T.Arthurton 21, S.Chanderpaul 28, R.D.Jacobs 65, A.H.Gray 25*; S.T.Banerjee 2-95, N.D.Hirwani 3-85, S.B.Joshi 5-89)

India A 305/6 (85 overs)
(V.G.Kambli 58, R.S.Dravid 132, S.C.Ganguly 42, Gursharan Singh 40; A.H.Gray 4-66, F.A.Rose 2-73)

Stuart Williams was man of the match for his brilliant double century

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - India A 2nd Innings

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Kanpur

Lead by an excellent century under pressure to a young Rahul Dravid, his first in the Unofficial Test series, India A escaped with the draw.
They were also aided by bad light and rain, and some consistent batting by the middle order after the openers had again failed.
Gray took 4 wickets to finish with 8 for the match, but received little support, and West Indies A would feel disappointed to let such an opportunity slip.
Man of the Match was Stuart Williams, his 237 having lit up the match, featuring brilliant shot making and aggressive intent.

Drawn

Man of the Match: S.C.Williams

India A 2nd Innings 305/6 Closed (Overs 85)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
VVS Laxman	c SC Williams	b F Rose	4	10	9	1	0
NR Mongia+	c S Chanderpaul	b AH Gray	8	31	14	1	0
VG Kambli	c S Chanderpaul	b AH Gray	58	98	64	5	1
RS Dravid	c RD Jacobs	b AH Gray	132	335	241	10	0
SC Ganguly*	c RD Jacobs	b AH Gray	42	87	60	8	0
Gursharan Singh	c RD Jacobs	b F Rose	40	136	93	3	0
SB Joshi	not out		6	49	16	1	0
ST Banerjee	not out		12	17	16	2	0
M Venkataramana	dnb
BKV Prasad	dnb
ND Hirwani	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb2)	3
TOTAL		6 wickets for	305

FOW
1-5(VVS Laxman) 2-22(NR Mongia) 3-93(VG Kambli) 4-173(SC Ganguly)
5-270(Gursharan Singh) 6-288(RS Dravid)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AH Gray	22	5	66	4
F Rose	18	0	73	2
OD Gibson	12	0	50	0
IBA Allen	14	1	35	0
KLT Arthurton	11	1	40	0
S Chanderpaul	8	0	41	0

Rahul Dravid blunted the West Indies A attack with a hundred on the last day to force a draw

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test - West Indies A 1st Innings

India A v West Indies - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test - Kanpur

West Indies A replied strongly to India A's first innings of 247, piling on 444 to gain a lead of 197 with close to 8 hours play left in the match.
Stuart Williams top scored with a brilliant 237, almost carrying his bat and scoring more than half the runs in an amazing solo performance.
Apart from a half century from Jacobs he received little support, as the home side's spinners, lead by Joshi again caused the batsmen problems.
West Indies would have felt confident of pushing for a win to level the series at this point, though the pitch remains Normal for batting.

West Indies A 1st Innings 444/10 All Out (Overs 147)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
PC Wallace	c BKV Prasad	b ST Banerjee	19	52	39	1	0
SC Williams	c SC Ganguly	b SB Joshi	237	492	414	25	2
DA Joseph*	c ST Banerjee	b ND Hirwani	11	38	35	1	0
FL Reifer		b SB Joshi	0	8	7	0	0
KLT Arthurton	lbw	b SB Joshi	21	57	59	4	0
S Chanderpaul		b SB Joshi	28	72	65	3	0
RD Jacobs+		b ND Hirwani	65	151	130	6	0
OD Gibson	c M Venkataramana	b SB Joshi	13	33	30	3	0
F Rose	c RS Dravid	b ND Hirwani	4	11	14	1	0
AH Gray	not out		25	90	79	1	0
IBA Allen	lbw	b ST Banerjee	5	32	21	0	0
extras		(b5 lb0 w5 nb6)	16
TOTAL		10 wickets for	444

FOW
1-41(PC Wallace) 2-73(DA Joseph) 3-75(FL Reifer) 4-127(KLT Arthurton)
5-192(S Chanderpaul) 6-325(RD Jacobs) 7-362(OD Gibson) 8-369(F Rose)
9-435(SC Williams) 10-444(IBA Allen)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
ST Banerjee	27	4	95	2
BKV Prasad	24	7	50	0
SC Ganguly	12	1	49	0
M Venkataramana	16	2	71	0
ND Hirwani	31	5	85	3
SB Joshi	37	10	89	5

Stuart Williams brilliant 237 put the West Indies A side in the driving seat on Day 3 v India A

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - India A 1st Innings

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Kanpur

Toss: West Indies A

West Indies A won an important toss, allowing them to bowl first on a Green pitch, and though the over rate was slow, their 4 man seam attack didn't disappoint.
Lead by Tony Gray's 4 wickets, a good team effort saw India A all out for 247 early on Day 2
With the pitch having flattened out overnight the visitors would have been eyeing a lead.
Kambli top scored with a stroke filled 89, and the tail hung around for a while, but the story of the day was the West Indies pace attack lead by Gray.

India A 1st Innings 247/10 All Out (Overs 82.3)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
VVS Laxman		b AH Gray	0	3	3	0	0
NR Mongia+	c SC Williams	b AH Gray	9	35	24	1	0
VG Kambli	c RD Jacobs	b F Rose	89	201	119	11	2
RS Dravid	c RD Jacobs	b F Rose	10	35	25	1	0
SC Ganguly*	c RD Jacobs	b OD Gibson	9	88	41	1	0
Gursharan Singh	c PC Wallace	b AH Gray	30	84	58	6	0
SB Joshi		b IBA Allen	46	125	83	1	0
ST Banerjee	lbw	b AH Gray	0	4	3	0	0
M Venkataramana	not out		32	149	92	2	0
BKV Prasad	c DA Joseph	b IBA Allen	13	45	36	1	0
ND Hirwani	c RD Jacobs	b OD Gibson	6	22	14	1	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb3)	3
TOTAL		10 wickets for	247

FOW
1-0(VVS Laxman) 2-13(NR Mongia) 3-36(RS Dravid) 4-98(SC Ganguly) 5-138(VG Kambli)
6-162(Gursharan Singh) 7-162(ST Banerjee) 8-217(SB Joshi) 9-237(BKV Prasad)
10-247(ND Hirwani)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AH Gray	20	5	47	4
F Rose	19	1	64	2
OD Gibson	18.3	2	49	2
IBA Allen	20	2	73	2
KLT Arthurton	3	1	8	0
S Chanderpaul	2	1	6	0

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test - Match Preview

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test - Kanpur

Pitch: 4 - An under prepared wicket, not the best advertisement for the groundsmans skills. There are patches of green at both ends around a length, and batting is likely to be difficult against the  quickies on the first day. After the spite has worn off there will be runs to be had, but by day 4 the spinners may come into their own and this could be a match dominated by the bowlers.

Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny

Day 1 starting pitch - 6 - Green - assists all seam bowlers

India A XI:

V.V.S.Laxman
N.R.Mongia (wk)
V.G.Kambli
R.S.Dravid
S.C.Ganguly (c) RM
Gursharan Singh
S.B.Joshi SLA
S.T.Banerjee RMF
M.Venkataramana OB
B.K.V.Prasad RMF
N.D.Hirwani LBG

West Indies A XI:

P.A.Wallace
S.C.Williams
D.A.Joseph (c)
F.L.Reifer
K.L.T.Arthurton SLA
S.Chanderpaul LBG
R.D.Jacobs (wk)
O.D.Gibson RF
F.A.Rose RF
A.H.Gray RF
I.B.A.Allen RFM

India A bring back the fit again Laxman for opener R.Lamba, and also replace W.V.Raman with S.B.Joshi in order to strengthen the spin attack.
Venkatesh Prasad also comes back as seamer to replace Robin Singh.
West Indies make a number of changes after losing openers Campbell and Ragoonath to injury, along with seamer Moseley.
They choose a 4 pronged pace attack for this game, hoping to get the chance to bowl first on a Green pitch.

Green Park Kanpur hosts the 4th Unofficial Test between India A and West Indies A

SLC XI v West Indies - T20 match 1991/2 - Match Report

SLC XI v West Indies - T20 match 1991/2 - P.Saravanamattu Stadium, Colombo

Pitch: 6B - Dry and slightly cracked - some help for F and FM bowlers

Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny

Toss: West Indies

West Indies won the toss, and feeling they had nothing to fear from the Sri Lankan pace attack, batted first.
They lost both openers to the new ball, before Richardson blew the opposition away.
Blasting his way to 100 off 51 balls, the West Indies captain reached 123* by the end of their 20 overs with the total at 175/4.
SLC XI were given a great start by their openers as they brought up 50 inside the first 6 overs thanks to a flurry of boundaries from Kuruppu.
It didn't last, the accurate West Indies seam attack eventually wearing the batting down, and giving the visitors a well earned 31 run victory.
Man of the Match for the 2nd match running was West Indies captain Richie Richardson, this time
for the highest T20 innings yet in this league.

West Indies won by 31 runs

Man of the Match: R.B.Richardson

West Indies 1st Innings 175/4 Closed (Overs 20)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
DL Haynes	c RS Mahanama	b GP Wickremasinghe	4	4	5	1	0
PV Simmons	lbw	b KEA Upasantha	0	15	7	0	0
RB Richardson*	not out		123	72	63	18	6
CA Best		b KEA Upasantha	44	45	37	5	1
AL Logie	c DSBP Kuruppu	b KEA Upasantha	0	3	3	0	0
C Hooper	not out		4	11	5	0	0
D Williams+	dnb
RA Harper	dnb
WKM Benjamin	dnb
IR Bishop	dnb
CA Walsh	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb0)	0
TOTAL		4 wickets for	175

FOW
1-4(DL Haynes) 2-16(PV Simmons) 3-141(CA Best) 4-141(AL Logie)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
GP Wickremasinghe	3	0	30	1
KEA Upasantha	4	1	16	3
MAR Samarasekera	2	0	21	0
KPJ Warnaweera	4	0	40	0
SD Anurasiri	4	0	38	0
EAR de Silva	3	0	30	0

SLC XI 1st Innings 144/6 Closed (Overs 20)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
DSBP Kuruppu	c CA Walsh	b WKM Benjamin	47	40	28	11	0
SAR Silva+		b CA Walsh	20	46	21	1	1
RS Mahanama	c IR Bishop	b CA Walsh	0	1	1	0	0
MS Atapattu*	c CA Walsh	b PV Simmons	18	22	10	2	1
AM de Silva		b PV Simmons	34	29	29	7	0
MAR Samarasekera		b CA Walsh	5	13	8	0	0
EAR de Silva	not out		9	23	11	1	0
KEA Upasantha	not out		10	18	13	2	0
GP Wickremasinghe	dnb
SD Anurasiri	dnb
KPJ Warnaweera	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb0)	1
TOTAL		6 wickets for	144

FOW
1-67(DSBP Kuruppu) 2-67(RS Mahanama) 3-67(SAR Silva) 4-112(MS Atapattu)
5-125(AM de Silva) 6-125(MAR Samarasekera)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
CA Walsh	4	0	30	3
IR Bishop	4	0	26	0
WKM Benjamin	4	0	33	1
PV Simmons	4	0	16	2
RA Harper	2	0	20	0
C Hooper	2	0	19	0

Richie Richardson continued his good form with a brilliant 123* in the T20 match v SLC XI

SLC XI v West Indies - T20 match 1991/2 - Match Preview

SLC XI v West Indies - T20 match 1991/2 - P.Saravanamattu Stadium, Colombo

Pitch: 6B - Dry and slightly cracked - some help for F and FM bowlers

Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny

SLC XI:

D.S.B.Kuruppu
S.A.R.Silva (wk)
R.S.Mahanama
M.S.Atapattu (c)
A.M.de Silva
M.A.R.Samarasekera RM
E.A.R.de Silva LBG
E.A.Upasantha RFM
G.P.Wickremasinghe RFM
S.D.Anurasiri SLA
K.P.J.Warnaweera OB

West Indies XI:

D.L.Haynes
P.V.Simmons RM
R.B.Richardson (c)
C.A.Best
A.L.Logie
C.L.Hooper OB
D.Williams (wk)
R.A.Harper OB
W.K.M.Benjamin RF
I.R.Bishop RF
C.A.Walsh RF

SLC XI name an unchanged lineup from the 50 over game, while West Indies A continue to give match practice to their batsmen.
Carl Hooper is the major change, coming back to strengthen the bowling attack with his offspin to support Harper.
This should be close, though West Indies attack should get more from the pitch and this will make them start favourites.

Carl Hooper comes back into the West Indies side to strengthen the bowling attack with his offspin

Young Zimbabwe v England A - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Match Report

Young Zimbabwe v England A - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Harare

Pitch: 5 - Normal

Weather: 1 - Hot and sunny

Toss: Young Zimbabwe

Young Zimbabwe won the toss and batted first, and opener Gavin Rennie, and number 3 Wishart laid a strong platform.
Allrounder Guy Whittall made sure the good start wasn't wasted, though most of the others struggled against an accurate Phil Tufnell.
England's reply never got going, and a late charge from keeper Rhodes could only cut the margin of defeat.
Legspinner Paul Strang claimed 5 wickets as a succession of batsmen perished trying to match a mounting required run rate, and in the end the home side won by a margin of 30 runs.

Young Zimbabwe won by 30 runs

Man of the Match: P.A.Strang

Young Zimbabwe 1st Innings 221/9 Closed (Overs 50)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
MH Dekker	lbw	b SL Watkin	16	34	21	2	0
GJ Rennie	lbw	b PCR Tufnell	67	110	106	6	0
CB Wishart	c KJ Barnett	b SL Watkin	46	92	62	6	0
GJ Whittall	c IDK Salisbury	b PCR Tufnell	54	79	70	7	0
WR James+	lbw	b SL Watkin	3	7	7	0	0
GJ Crocker	st SJ Rhodes	b IDK Salisbury	0	6	4	0	0
PA Strang	c SL Watkin	b PJ Newport	13	26	15	1	0
HH Streak*		b JP Taylor	3	5	4	0	0
AR Whittall	c SJ Rhodes	b PCR Tufnell	7	7	6	1	0
BC Strang	not out		1	8	3	0	0
ACI Lock	not out		4	3	6	1	0
extras		(b3 lb0 w1 nb3)	7
TOTAL		9 wickets for	221

FOW
1-50(MH Dekker) 2-124(GJ Rennie) 3-143(CB Wishart) 4-150(WR James)
5-154(GJ Crocker) 6-201(PA Strang) 7-204(HH Streak) 8-216(AR Whittall)
9-217(GJ Whittall)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
JP Taylor	9	0	43	1
PJ Newport	8	1	49	1
SL Watkin	10	2	41	3
PCR Tufnell	10	0	29	3
IDK Salisbury	10	2	42	1
KJ Barnett	3	0	14	0

England A 1st Innings 191/10 All Out (Overs 50)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
H Morris	lbw	b PA Strang	25	127	74	3	0
KJ Barnett*	c WR James	b GJ Crocker	16	22	17	2	0
JP Crawley	c CB Wishart	b HH Streak	14	15	14	3	0
GP Thorpe	lbw	b ACI Lock	19	62	58	2	0
M Maynard	c GJ Whittall	b PA Strang	38	55	50	7	0
SJ Rhodes+	c GJ Rennie	b PA Strang	52	56	54	5	1
PJ Newport		b GJ Whittall	1	4	5	0	0
IDK Salisbury		b PA Strang	14	28	17	1	1
PCR Tufnell	c ACI Lock	b AR Whittall	5	16	10	0	0
JP Taylor		b PA Strang	0	2	3	0	0
SL Watkin	not out		0	4	3	0	0
extras		(b2 lb0 w3 nb2)	7
TOTAL		10 wickets for	191

FOW
1-26(KJ Barnett) 2-43(JP Crawley) 3-71(GP Thorpe) 4-109(H Morris) 5-140(M Maynard)
6-144(PJ Newport) 7-172(SJ Rhodes) 8-186(IDK Salisbury) 9-187(JP Taylor)
10-191(PCR Tufnell)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
HH Streak	8	0	37	1
BC Strang	7	3	19	0
GJ Crocker	8	2	28	1
ACI Lock	5	0	26	1
GJ Whittall	7	2	23	1
PA Strang	10	1	36	5
AR Whittall	5	1	20	1

Paul Strang took 5-36 to claim the Man of the Match award and give his side a 30 run victory

Young Zimbabwe v England A - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Match Preview

Young Zimbabwe v England A - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Harare

Pitch: 5 - Normal

Weather: 1 - Hot and sunny

Young Zimbabwe XI:

M.H.Dekker
G.J.Rennie
C.B.Wishart
G.J.Whittall RM
W.R.James (wk)
G.J.Crocker LMF
P.A.Strang LBG
H.H.Streak RFM
A.R.Whittall OB
B.C.Strang LMF
A.I.C.Lock RM

England A XI:

H.Morris
K.J.Barnett (c) LBG
J.P.Crawley
G.P.Thorpe
M.P.Maynard
S.J.Rhodes (wk)
P.J.Newport RFM
I.D.K.Salisbury LBG
P.C.R.Tufnell SLA
J.P.Taylor LFM
S.L.Watkin RMF

Young Zimbabweans are unchanged from the 3 day game, while England A make the one change, bringing back Thorpe for Reeve.
England A appear to have the better team in this one, and would view it as a good chance for their first win of the tour.

Graham Thorpe strengthens the England A batting lineup with his return for the 50 over game

SLC XI v West Indies - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Match Report

SLC XI v West Indies - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Khetterama Stadium, Colombo

Pitch: 7 - Uneven - assists all bowlers

Weather: 6 - Hot and sunny

Toss: West Indies

West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl first, and a disciplined display by all their bowlers restricted the SLC XI to 144/8 from 50 overs.
Walsh took 3-30 to lead the way among the bowlers, but they all played their part.
In reply West Indies slipped to 58/4, and with a suspect middle order under pressure it appeared the home side were in the game.
An unbeaten half century to Man of the Match Richardson settled things in partnership with Lambert, handing West Indies a comfortable enough 6 wicket victory.
It was set up by their bowlers, but it needed the cool head of Richardson to see them home after another inconsistent batting performance.

West Indies won by 6 wickets

Man of the Match: R.B.Richardson

SLC XI 1st Innings 144/8 Closed (Overs 50)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
DSBP Kuruppu		c&b PV Simmons	31	104	56	4	0
SAR Silva+	lbw	b IR Bishop	14	57	36	2	0
RS Mahanama	c WKM Benjamin	b IR Bishop	32	98	77	2	0
MS Atapattu*		b CA Walsh	32	84	57	2	0
AM de Silva	c CA Best	b CA Walsh	0	11	7	0	0
MAR Samarasekera	c RA Harper	b CA Walsh	4	12	9	0	0
EAR de Silva		b RA Harper	3	28	15	0	0
KEA Upasantha		b RA Harper	0	10	6	0	0
GP Wickremasinghe	not out		14	34	25	0	0
SD Anurasiri	not out		10	24	16	0	0
KPJ Warnaweera	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w2 nb2)	4
TOTAL		8 wickets for	144

FOW
1-29(SAR Silva) 2-57(DSBP Kuruppu) 3-100(RS Mahanama) 4-103(AM de Silva)
5-112(MAR Samarasekera) 6-117(MS Atapattu) 7-117(KEA Upasantha) 8-120(EAR de Silva)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
CA Walsh	10	1	30	3
IR Bishop	10	0	32	2
WKM Benjamin	10	3	27	0
PV Simmons	10	1	26	1
RA Harper	10	2	29	2

West Indies 1st Innings 145/4 Closed (Overs 35.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
DL Haynes	c SAR Silva	b KEA Upasantha	12	30	26	2	0
PV Simmons	c SAR Silva	b GP Wickremasinghe	9	36	20	2	0
RB Richardson*	not out		57	99	72	7	0
CA Best	c DSBP Kuruppu	b SD Anurasiri	26	31	36	3	0
AL Logie	lbw	b SD Anurasiri	2	14	15	0	0
CB Lambert	not out		37	45	47	6	0
JR Murray+	dnb
RA Harper	dnb
WKM Benjamin	dnb
IR Bishop	dnb
CA Walsh	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb2)	2
TOTAL		4 wickets for	145

FOW
1-17(DL Haynes) 2-21(PV Simmons) 3-55(CA Best) 4-58(AL Logie)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
GP Wickremasinghe	7.4	3	25	1
KEA Upasantha	7	2	27	1
MAR Samarasekera	3	0	14	0
KPJ Warnaweera	6	1	24	0
SD Anurasiri	8	2	37	2
EAR de Silva	4	1	18	0

Richie Richardson saw the West Indies side home with an unbeaten 57* to win Man of the Match

SLC XI v West Indies - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Match Preview

SLC XI v West Indies - 50 over List A match 1991/2 - Khetterama Stadium, Colombo

Pitch: 7 - Uneven - assists all bowlers

Weather: 6 - Hot and sunny

SLC XI:

D.S.B.P.Kuruppu
S.A.R.Silva (wk)
R.S.Mahanama
M.S.Atapattu (c)
A.M.de Silva
M.A.R.Samarasekera RM
E.A.R.de Silva LBG
E.A.Upasantha RFM
G.P.Wickremasinghe RFM
S.D.Anurasiri SLA
K.P.J.Warnaweera OB

West Indies XI:

D.L.Haynes
P.V.Simmons RM
R.B.Richardson (c)
C.A.Best
A.L.Logie
C.B.Lambert
J.R.Murray (wk)
R.A.Harper OB
W.K.M.Benjamin RF
I.R.Bishop RF
C.A.Walsh RF

SLC XI remain unchanged from the 3 day match, with spin appearing their main strength.
West Indies give their reserve batsmen a chance to impress in the limited overs format after a rough start to the tour.
West Indies appear too strong in this one, though an upset wouldn't surprise on an Uneven pitch in what could be a low scoring shootout.

Reserve batsman Clayton Lambert gets a chance to impress in the limited overs format

Young Zimbabwe v England A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Match Summary

Young Zimbabwe v England A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Harare

Pitch: 72

Toss: England A

England A made the most of good batting conditions, with John Crawley piling on a massive unbeaten 240*.
The Young Zimbabweans replied strongly, batting out the remaining time to finish 8 wickets down and 30 runs short of England A's first innings total.
Gavin Rennie was unlucky to be out for 97 for the home side, while 3 other batsmen passed the half century mark in a convincing reply.
It was a batsman's match, with most of the bowlers struggling on a pitch which refused to wear, but was tedious for the spectators apart from the batting of Crawley.

Drawn

Man of the Match: J.P.Crawley

England A 462/9 declared (136 overs)
(H.Morris 38, J.P.Crawley 240*, D.A.Reeve 46, S.J.Rhodes 46, P.J.Newport 42, S.L.Watkin 29; B.C.Strang 3-84, G.J.Whittall 2-57, P.A.Strang 4-73)

Young Zimbabwe 432/8 (136 overs)
(M.H.Dekker 37, G.J.Rennie 97, W.R.James 68, G.J.Crocker 86, H.H.Streak 64, B.C.Strang 25*; J.P.Taylor 3-76, P.C.R.Tufnell 3-65)

John Crawley was Man of the Match for his unbeaten 240* not out

Young Zimbabwe v England A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Young Zimbabweans 1st Innings

Young Zimbabwe v England A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Harare

The home side replied so strongly that they batted out the remaining time in the match, finishing 8 wickets down and 30 short of England A's first innings total.
Most of the batsmen made runs, with Gavin Rennie and Gary Crocker going close to centuries against an England A attack that again struggled in what is turning out to be a tough tour.
An injury in the field to Wishart prevented him from taking his place at number 3 for the home side but the other batsmen were unphased by the reshuffle.
Taylor and Tufnell finished with 3 wickets apiece, but the match was predictably drawn, rain having taken 2 hours play from the first day, and the pitch proving too flat.
Man of the Match was John Crawley for his unbeaten 240*.

Drawn

Man of the Match: J.P.Crawley

Young Zimbabwe 1st Innings 432/8 Closed (Overs 136)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
MH Dekker		b JP Taylor	37	78	59	4	0
GJ Rennie	c DA Reeve	b JP Taylor	97	201	171	7	0
GJ Whittall		b PCR Tufnell	13	22	23	0	0
WR James+		b PCR Tufnell	68	154	110	7	0
GJ Crocker	lbw	b KJ Barnett	86	183	150	8	1
PA Strang		b JP Taylor	17	51	46	2	0
HH Streak*	c SJ Rhodes	b PJ Newport	64	169	150	4	1
AR Whittall	c IDK Salisbury	b PCR Tufnell	14	20	23	0	0
BC Strang	not out		25	91	75	3	0
ACI Lock	not out		3	17	17	0	0
CB Wishart	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w5 nb3)	8
TOTAL		8 wickets for	432

FOW
1-69(MH Dekker) 2-99(GJ Whittall) 3-197(GJ Rennie) 4-251(WR James) 5-292(PA Strang)
6-349(GJ Crocker) 7-368(AR Whittall) 8-427(HH Streak)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
JP Taylor	20	3	76	3
PJ Newport	18	3	61	1
SL Watkin	19	4	64	0
DA Reeve	18	5	50	0
PCR Tufnell	27	5	65	3
IDK Salisbury	20	2	76	0
KJ Barnett	14	1	40	1

Gavin Rennie was unlucky to be out for 97 for the Young Zimbabweans

Young Zimbabweans v England A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - England A 1st Innings

Young Zimbabwe v England A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Harare

Toss: England A

England A won the toss and elected to bat first, losing captain Barnett for a duck almost immediately.
Morris stuck around for a while, before Crawley took over.
Crawley went on to a magnficent unbeaten 240*, scoring more than half his side's eventual 462/9 declared.
A few of the others got starts, but Crawley made the most of some luck and was the star of the show.
The Strang brothers bowled well for the home side with their contrasting styles, but the attack generally struggled on a flat pitch.

England A 1st Innings 462/9 Declared (Overs 136)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
H Morris	lbw	b PA Strang	38	111	85	4	0
KJ Barnett*	c WR James	b BC Strang	0	13	7	0	0
M Maynard	c WR James	b BC Strang	9	24	21	1	0
JP Crawley	not out		240	485	352	15	0
DA Reeve		b PA Strang	46	50	60	6	0
SJ Rhodes+	c CB Wishart	b PA Strang	46	117	96	3	0
PJ Newport	lbw	b GJ Whittall	42	129	109	5	0
IDK Salisbury	c HH Streak	b PA Strang	0	5	4	0	0
PCR Tufnell	c WR James	b GJ Whittall	4	5	5	1	0
SL Watkin	c WR James	b BC Strang	29	89	77	0	0
JP Taylor	not out		0	10	8	0	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w5 nb3)	8
TOTAL		9 wickets for	462

FOW
1-6(KJ Barnett) 2-17(M Maynard) 3-91(H Morris) 4-158(DA Reeve) 5-280(SJ Rhodes)
6-363(PJ Newport) 7-364(IDK Salisbury) 8-371(PCR Tufnell) 9-459(SL Watkin)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
HH Streak	18	2	51	0
BC Strang	33	11	84	3
GJ Crocker	20	4	72	0
ACI Lock	13	2	56	0
GJ Whittall	15	2	57	2
PA Strang	22	4	73	4
AR Whittall	15	1	69	0

John Crawley on his way to a magnificent unbeaten 240* not out

Young Zimbabwe v England A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Match Preview

Young Zimbabwe v England A - 3 day First Class match 1991/2 - Harare

Pitch: 72 - A flat track without grass or other blemish. Batting should be easy until late in the match when the pitch is expected to wear. This will be a good toss to win for the team batting first must have a significant advantage. Chasing runs on the final day or even preserving wickets may not be easy.

Day 1 Weather: 5 - Cloudy, chance of showers

Day 1 starting pitch: 5A - Dry and dusty - normal conditions

Young Zimbabwe XI:

M.H.Dekker
G.J.Rennie
C.B.Wishart
G.J.Whittall RM
W.R.James (wk)
G.J.Crocker LMF
P.A.Strang LBG
H.H.Streak RFM
A.R.Whittall OB
B.C.Strang LMF
A.I.C.Lock RM

England A XI:

H.Morris
K.J.Barnett (c) LBG
M.P.Maynard
J.P.Crawley
D.A.Reeve RMF
S.J.Rhodes (wk)
P.J.Newport RFM
I.D.K.Salisbury LBG
P.C.R.Tufnell SLA
S.L.Watkin RMF
J.P.Taylor LFM

The Young Zimbabweans name a talented but very inexperienced team, while England A look a stronger side after strengthening their seam attack.
England A will be keen for a win here as they remain winless after 3 games on tour.

Harare hosts the second 3 day warmup game of England A's tour of Zimbabwe in 1991/2

India A v West Indies A - 3rd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Match Summary

India A v West Indies A - 3rd Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Bombay

Pitch: 80

Toss: India A

India A batted first and piled on 525, lead by a big hundred from Vinod Kambli who made 153.
Most of the others chipped in against a disappointing West Indies attack on a pitch that flattened out on Day 2.
West Indies A just about avoided the follow on in their reply, with Reifer and Chanderpaul the major scorers.
Hirwani claimed 5 wickets for the home side, and another 3 in the second innings, but 93 to Campbell and starts to most of the others allowed West Indies A to get away with the Draw.

Draw

Man of the Match: V.G.Kambli

India A 525 all out (159.2 overs)
(R.Lamba 68, W.V.Raman 45, V.G.Kambli 153, R.S.Dravid 56, S.C.Ganguly 21, N.R.Mongia 58, M.Venkataramana 40*, N.D.Hirwani 39; A.H.Gray 2-90, C.E.Cuffy 4-93, E.A.Moseley 2-90, R.Dhanraj 2-128)

West Indies A 369 all out (125.4 overs)
(S.L.Campbell 42, S.Ragoonath 42, D.A.Joseph 43, F.L.Reifer 83, S.Chanderpaul 72*, R.D.Jacobs 20, E.A.Moseley 20; S.T.Banerjee 2-131, N.D.Hirwani 5-65)

West Indies A 282/6 declared (77 overs)
(S.L.Campbell 93, S.Ragoonath 41, F.L.Reifer 27, K.L.T.Arthurton 24, S.Chanderpaul 36*, R.D.Jacobs 21; S.T.Banerjee 2-94, N.D.Hirwani 3-64)

India A 22/2 (6 overs)
(E.A.Moseley 2-2)

Vinod Kambli was Man of the Match for his 1st innings score of 153 for India A