Day 1 North Southern England v Northern England (UK, G) Bruce Force def by Chris Warrington 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 Jonny Ridd def by Geraint Martyn 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 B. Force & J. Ridd def C. Warrington & G. Martyn 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 6-1 Northern England lead 2-1. Celtic Provinces v Queensland (UK, G) Ginger Furball def Ivan Ryabovol 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 Andrew James def by Reagan Wheelson 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (6-8) S. Vimes & G. Furball def B. Quilty & R. Wheelson 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 Celtic Provinces lead 2-1. South NSW Country v NSW City (Australia, G) Tom DeLonge def Wes Welker 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) Kelvin Fung def Luka Popovic 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 K. Fung & T. DeLonge def M. Burridge & W. Welker 6-4, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 NSW Country win 3-0. SW CricSim v New Zealand (USA, H) Bosh Burger def Gareth Weaver 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) Os du Toit def Joshua Ritchie 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 B. Burger & O. du Toit def by G. Weaver & S. Yates 5-7, 6-7 (3-7), 2-6 Southwestern CricSim lead 2-1.
Excellent games, need one more from Rhodes or Dyer. Doubles a bit of a disappointment. Does fatigue play a role in the sim, Mariner?