http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 Cricket Board President’s XI vs Australians – Tour Match – Day 2 Update
Bowlers from both camps triumphed yet again at the Three Ws Oval, Bridgetown, after a total of 18 wickets fell on Day 2 of the tour match between West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI and Australians on April 3, 2012.
It was another unsatisfactory outing for the tourist’s batters, who failed to get accustomed to the dry, low surface and succumbed to the hosts bowling lineup. After resuming their first innings on 81 for 2, the visitors stuttered to establish dominancy
– forcing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 to declare at 214 for 9.
However, the Aussie bowlers again proved their adaptability, as they skittle the local team on 98 in their second outing – leaving themselves 86 to chase, of which http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Graham-Downton-c44379 Cowan collected 30.
The morning began with Clarke and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 taking guard, hoping to spend some valuable time at the crease ahead of the all important Test series, which begins from April 7.
After a confident start, both fell in quick succession, the skipper edging behind off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Nevill-c2180 to rescue the innings and both
batsmen looked intent on making the most of their outing.
They shared a valuable 49-run stand, after which Nkrumah Bonner took out Nevill for a well made 25. His departure exposed a long tail – with Bonner then accounting for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BW-Hilfenhaus-c1204
– forcing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822 (6).
When the Aussies came out to bowl again, they ensured they did not let their opponents off the hook, with Hilfenhaus starting the rout as early as the second over of innings, catching http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kieran-Omar-Akeem-Powell-c71441 lbw.
The pacer got his second shortly after that, with Cowan taking a well judged catch to get rid of Bonner. A brief resistance followed, which saw http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kyle-Anthony-McDonald-Corbin-c71963 sharing 40 for the third-wicket. However, it remained the only significant contribution
from the batting side as Pattinson cleaned up http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Beer-c1949 in the first innings, took the next four batters to leave the hosts in tatters at 96 for 7.
Hilfenhaus got two more and took the last catch off Siddle as the hosts succumbed on a disappointing 98. With 86 to chase, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 and Cowan weathered the final few overs to remain unbeaten on 15 and 10 respectively.
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