NSW City v NSW Country CribbSim Complex %NSW City <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Allrounder.jpg> %RG Cribb <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Batsman.jpg> %DR Armstrong <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Batsman.jpg> %DW Lewis <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Batsman.jpg> %AJ Parker <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Allrounder.jpg> %SA Flack <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Allrounder.jpg> %L Popovic <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Keeper.jpg> %AJ O'Neill <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Allrounder.jpg> %JP Gonzalez <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Bowler.jpg> %AD Hunt <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Bowler.jpg> %WC Welker <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Bowler.jpg> %SB Wilson @NSW Country <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Allrounder.jpg> %DG Speirs <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Allrounder.jpg> %BS Read <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Batsman.jpg> %T Delonge <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Batsman.jpg> %BG Herd <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Keeper.jpg> %K Fung <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Keeper.jpg> %JB Dempsey <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Allrounder.jpg> %JM Hughes <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Allrounder.jpg> %L Tyson <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Bowler.jpg> %BJ Taylor <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Bowler.jpg> %AJ James <img src=http://cricsim.com/site/images/Bowler.jpg> %HG Emm NSW City - 1.49 NSW Country - 2.62
NSW City v NSW Country NSW City: Cribb, Armstrong, Lewis, Parker, Flack, Popovic, O'Neill, Gonzalez, Hunt, Welker, Wilson NSW Country: Speirs, Read, Delonge, Herd, Fung, Dempsey, Hughes, Tyson, Taylor, James, Emm The local rivals kick off their provincial seasons with a face-off that matches the trial from prior this year's victorious Origin campaign. Looking at that match will no doubt give City confidence as they won a low-scoring encounter by 70 runs. In a match up that sees both teams put forward potent spin attacks, City take the cake with no less than four of the top five spin bowlers in the competition. On top of that, City will draw their edge from their formidable middle order, in which Parker and Scott Flack will look to draw on their dominant BS form, Popovic and O'Neill have proven quality, and so Cyclones no.3 Gonzalez is effectively an afterthought at number eight. One thing Country have to boast about on their side is pace spearhead Andrew James. The speedster has had a rough history in representative cricket but proved he has the weaponry to take top-level wickets in this year's Origin series. He could well be the key man here, as the only bowler on either side who could really break through an innings before it's even started, and given that kind of a platform, Country have the quality and experience to see out the result. In the end such an upset seems a touch fanciful. While Country will be by no means a pushover, the depth of City's batting combined with a near-uplayable 4th innings attack should get them a three-wicket win.
Code: NSW City 1st Innings RG Cribb ct Herd b Emm 57 110 2 4 DR Armstrong b Tyson 4 7 0 0 DW Lewis ct Tyson b Hughes 68 146 3 3 AJ Parker ct Herd b Hughes 26 30 2 1 SA Flack ct Speirs b Tyson 124 209 12 1 L Popovic b Taylor 82 138 6 2 AJ O'Neill ct Fung b Hughes 118 250 9 2 JP Gonzalez ct Fung b Emm 120 230 7 1 AD Hunt not out 9 26 0 0 WC Welker ct & b Emm 0 1 0 0 SB Wilson lbw b Hughes 6 6 0 0 Extras (byes 8 leg byes 40 no balls 7 wides 2) 57 Total (10 Wkts 191.0 Overs) 671 Fall of Wkts 7 123 155 182 370 420 652 664 664 671 James 33 5 97 0 5 0 Tyson 32 4 104 2 2 1 Taylor 38 2 151 1 0 1 Emm 24 2 102 3 0 0 Read 22 2 62 0 0 0 Hughes 27 4 76 4 0 0 Speirs 15 3 31 0 0 0
Code: NSW Country 1st Innings DG Speirs ct Armstrong b Hunt 27 59 1 0 BS Read b Welker 84 164 10 0 T Delonge ct Lewis b Cribb 39 70 5 0 BG Herd ct Flack b Welker 95 156 6 2 K Fung run out 66 128 8 0 JB Dempsey ct O'Neill b Welker 15 40 2 0 JM Hughes run out 17 20 2 0 L Tyson b Welker 0 1 0 0 BJ Taylor ct Gonzalez b Welker 0 1 0 0 AJ James run out 4 24 0 0 HG Emm not out 9 5 0 1 Extras (byes 2 leg byes 17 no balls 3 wides 2) 24 Total (10 Wkts 110.5 Overs) 380 Fall of Wkts 53 135 176 329 334 366 366 366 369 380 Flack 18 0 52 0 3 1 Popovic 8 0 29 0 0 0 Hunt 22 4 60 1 0 0 Welker 27.5 3 92 5 0 1 Cribb 19 3 74 1 0 0 Wilson 16 2 54 0 0 0 NSW City have enforced the follow on. NSW Country need 291 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
Code: NSW Country 2nd Innings Following On DG Speirs b Wilson 85 196 6 2 BS Read lbw b Cribb 37 72 4 1 T Delonge ct Parker b Cribb 11 13 1 1 BG Herd lbw b Wilson 47 68 2 2 K Fung ct O'Neill b Wilson 15 31 1 0 JB Dempsey ct Hunt b Welker 15 31 2 0 JM Hughes run out 1 7 0 0 L Tyson ct & b Cribb 10 14 1 0 BJ Taylor lbw b Wilson 2 10 0 0 AJ James not out 5 2 1 0 HG Emm ct Cribb b Wilson 2 5 0 0 Extras (byes 0 leg byes 16 no balls 0 wides 1) 17 Total (10 Wkts 74.5 Overs) 247 Fall of Wkts 86 102 194 197 224 227 229 240 240 247 Flack 6 0 29 0 0 0 Hunt 18 5 43 0 0 0 Welker 17 3 43 1 0 1 Cribb 14 0 68 3 0 0 Wilson 19.5 4 48 5 0 0 NSW City won by an Innings and 44 runs.