Australia A cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06
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The Australia A cricket team toured Pakistan in September 2005. Australia A
are a team made up of the second tier of Australian cricketers, just below the national team. They played two first class games against Pakistan A
, one which they lost by seven wickets, and one draw. In addition, they played three one-day games before departing Pakistan, chasing down a total winning the first by seven wickets, losing the other by eight wickets and 14 overs, but coming back to take a 97-run win in the third.
Rain and poor conditions stopped play early on the first two days at Rawalpindi
, but the conditions were friendly for the home side's bowlers, who got 20 wickets for 326 runs in total in the match. Shahid Nazir
took three wicket
s on the first day, removing Michael Hussey
and Shane Watson
for single-figure scores, while Mohammad Sami
took care of Brad Hodge
and captain
Brad Haddin. The tourists did recover from 43 for 4, however, thanks to Phil Jaques
. He hit 56 on the first day and added a further 36 on the second, while his team mates deserted him and the team was all out for 196, Shoaib Malik
wrapping up the tail with two wickets.
Most of the Pakistani batsmen got starts on the second day, but only two passed 30 - Bazid Khan
and, surprisingly, Mohammad Sami
. Sami and wicket-keeper
Zulqarnain Haider
fought back with a 49-run stand for the seventh wicket, and Pakistan were 181 for 7 by the close of the second day's play. On the third morning, Zulqarnain battled on, adding 47 with Mansoor Amjad
before Cam White dismissed Amjad and Watson removed Umar Gul
and Shahid Nazir quickly.
Trailing by 17 on first innings, Australia A were once again shocked by Sami, but Umar Gul also joined the fray as the first five wickets fell for 33 runs. Only Hussey passed ten of the top five, and it was only thanks to 30s from captain Haddin and Nathan Bracken
that Australia passed 100. Chasing 114 to win, Salman Butt
and Shoaib Malik flayed the Australian opening bowlers, as Bracken ended with 4-0-26-0 and Mick Lewis
with 3-1-19-0. They were both dismissed by White, who got three wickets, yet conceded 36 in 5.5 overs
. Pakistan A reached their target in 19.5 overs, taking a convincing victory.
Scorecard from Pakistan Cricket Board
Australia A
dominated the first day, mostly thanks to 146 from James Hopes
, who had come in as a replacement for Phil Jaques
. The Pakistani bowling attack who had been so effective a week earlier had been replaced, with only Mansoor Amjad
retained from the previous game, and the Pakistan A
team had seven new faces. They now conceded 19 no ball
s in a day, as Australia A racked up 318 runs for the loss of five wickets, and Hopes scored 146. The second day was rained off, but the tourists added 89 in 17 overs on the third day, as Shane Watson
got a half-century. Pakistan A, batting second, had Hasan Raza
to thank for even getting near a competitive score - the 23-year-old batsman added 111 not out
from number five, defying off spinner
Dan Cullen
to help Pakistan A to 249 for 6 at the close of play on day three.
Raza was dismissed early on the fourth morning, lbw
to Stuart Clark
for 116, Pakistan A's only century of the series. Stubborn resistance from Mansoor Amjad
and Mohammad Irshad
, however, added 74 for the ninth wicket in about 30 overs, before Marcus North
got two wickets with his first three balls on tour, ending with the figures
of 0.3-0-0-2. With a slender lead of 59, Australia A batted out 48 overs with Michael Hussey
scoring 101 not out
, as Australia A added 181 for no loss before the captains agreed to a draw.
Cricinfo scorecard
Australia A recorded their first win of the series, as their bowlers backed up captain
Hussey's decision to bowl first. After five overs, Pakistan A had scampered seven runs, before Salman Butt gave a catch to Hussey. Catches were indeed the favoured dismissal method of the day - all ten Pakistan A batsmen were caught, but none by the wicket-keeper
Chris Hartley
. Pakistan A never got off the mark, and they were 36 for 6 after 17.5 overs. A small fight-back by Hasan Raza and Zulqarnain, whose seventh-wicket stand was worth 29, was ended when the latter was caught by Hopes, and despite a six from Mohammad Sami, Pakistan A closed on 96 all out. Yasir Arafat took two wickets with three balls for Pakistan, but Jaques remained confident, smashing ten fours in front of the square in his 64. Australia A eased to 97 for 3, winning with over two thirds of their innings potentially remaining.
Scorecard from The Cricket Site
Australia A lost four wickets with the first 43 balls, and though they managed to face every single one but one of the 300 allotted balls, their total was not enough to defend against Pakistan's batsmen. Umar Gul
got the most wickets, dismissing James Hopes
, Marcus North
, Mike Hussey and Mick Lewis
on his way to four for 51, while Mohammad Asif
bowled five no-balls and still conceded 35. Only two players made it past 15 for Australia; captain Hussey scored 31 and shared a 63-run stand with Cam White, who went on to make an unbeaten 106. It was to be the highest score of the match, but though Lewis had Ashar Zaidi
lbw
for 12 in the fourth over, Pakistan A only lost one further wicket in chasing the target. Shoaib Malik
got his century, hitting four sixes and twelve fours, and Pakistan A ended with a total of 208 for 2 in 35.5 overs. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Australia A came back from the defeat two days earlier, and, at the same stadium (Gaddafi Stadium
), it was the tourists who handed out a victory which by the net run rate
method was just as comprehensive as Pakistan A's two days earlier. Once again, their first four wickets fell with the batsmen on sub-11 scores, but it took time to get them out; Marcus North
made 10 off 26 balls and Hussey two runs off 21. At the same time, Phil Jaques was hitting runs at the other end, ensuring that the score was 87 for 4 after 19.2 overs. Yasir Arafat, who got the wickets of North and Hussey and bowled two maiden overs, nevertheless conceded 60 in his other eight overs to end with figures
of 10–2–60–2, and with 44 from Shane Watson
and 59 not out
for White, Australia A posted a total of 273 for 7 when their 50 overs had been completed. Pakistan A then lost four wickets in 31 balls, Salman Butt
, Zaidi, Imran Farhat
and Hasan Raza all departing in single figures to see Pakistan to 16 for 4. Stuart Clark
and Nathan Bracken
were the perpetrators, and when the ball changed hands, wickets fell again. Seven men bowled for Australia; all of them got at least one wicket, while Dan Cullen
joined Bracken and Clark in getting two, despite bowling the least of all the seven. Cullen dismissed Umar Gul
for two in the 37th over, and two overs later he got the last wicket of the match by taking a return catch off Bazid Khan
's bat. Khan had made 95, the highest score of the innings by some distance, as the second-highest score was 25. Pakistan A were all out for 176, and lost the series 1–2. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Australia A cricket team
The Australia A cricket team is a cricket team representing Australia and is the second team of the Australian cricket team. They have also played far more one-day than first-class matches; indeed they have played only three first-class games against equivalent A sides, against South Africa A in...
are a team made up of the second tier of Australian cricketers, just below the national team. They played two first class games against Pakistan A
Pakistan A cricket team
The Pakistan A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. It is the 'second-tier' of international Pakistan cricket, below the full Pakistan national cricket team. Matches played by Pakistan A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving...
, one which they lost by seven wickets, and one draw. In addition, they played three one-day games before departing Pakistan, chasing down a total winning the first by seven wickets, losing the other by eight wickets and 14 overs, but coming back to take a 97-run win in the third.
Squads
| Australia A | Pakistan A | ||
| Brad Haddin | (c) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... , (wk) Wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike... 1 |
Misbah-ul-Haq Misbah-ul-Haq Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi is a Pakistani cricketer and the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team for s and s... |
(c) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
| Michael Hussey Michael Hussey Michael Edward Killeen Hussey is an Australian cricketer, a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname Mr Cricket. Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the one-day international and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective... |
(c) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... 1 |
Zulqarnain Haider Zulqarnain Haider Zulqarnain Haider is Pakistani cricketer who has played for his national team. Having played for Pakistan Under-19s, Haider was called up to the senior national side in 2010 as cover for wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal during their tour of England. Haider made his Test debut during the tour, but a... |
(wk) Wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike... |
| Chris Hartley Chris Hartley Christopher Desmond "Chris" Hartley in Nambour, Queensland, is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket. He is their first choice wicketkeeper batsman... |
(wk) Wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike... 1 |
Ashir Zaidi | |
| Nathan Bracken Nathan Bracken Nathan Wade Bracken is a former Australian cricketer. A tall left-arm fast-medium bowler, Bracken is capable of swinging the ball both ways. He has represented Australia in all forms of the game... |
Asim Kamal Asim Kamal Mohammad Asim Kamal is a test cricketer for the national team of Pakistan who scored 99 against South Africa on his Test debut.... |
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| Stuart Clark Stuart Clark Stuart Rupert Clark is an Australian International cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler... |
Bazid Khan Bazid Khan Bazid Khan is a Pakistani cricketer. He comes from a famous cricketing family, with his grandfather Jahangir Khan having represented British India before the partition of India and his father Majid , and uncles Imran Khan and Javed Burki having all captained Pakistan.With a combination of an... |
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| Dan Cullen Dan Cullen Daniel James Cullen is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-hand off break bowler. He plays his domestic cricket for South Australia and played for Somerset in the 2006 English cricket season.... |
Faisal Iqbal Faisal Iqbal Faisal Iqbal is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.-Early Life and Family:... |
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| Brad Hodge Brad Hodge Bradley John Hodge is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. He attended St Bede's College in Mentone, Victoria. He is a right hand batsman who bats in the middle order, as well as a part time right arm off spin bowler.... |
Hasan Raza Hasan Raza Hasan Raza is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. He initially was subject to something of a claim for an international cricketing record, as his debut performance was believed to have taken place at the age of 14 years and 227 days, then a... |
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| James Hopes James Hopes James Redfern Hopes is an Australian cricketer. Hopes plays domestic cricket for Queensland and for Delhi Dare Devils in the Indian Premier League, he has represented Australia in One Day International and Twenty20 cricket.A medium pacer whose aggressive batting has been shuffled around the... |
Imran Farhat Imran Farhat Imran Farhat is a Pakistani cricketer who has played over 30 Tests and One Day Internationals for Pakistan, opening the batting in most of his international innings.-Career:... |
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| Phil Jaques Phil Jaques Philip Anthony Jaques is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who has played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and Worcestershire, as well as international cricket for Australia... |
Mansoor Amjad Mansoor Amjad Mansoor Amjad is a Pakistani cricket player. Despite his young age he has already played for the Pakistan A cricket team.Mansoor Amjad is a right-handed wrist spinner who took five wickets against an England XI at Lahore in 2005–06... |
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| Mitchell Johnson Mitchell Johnson (cricketer) Mitchell Guy Johnson is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman. He was awarded the International Cricket Council's 2009 "Cricketer of the Year" award, the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.-Career:... |
Mohammad Asif | ||
| Mick Lewis Mick Lewis Michael Llewellyn "Mick" Lewis is an Australian cricketer.-Grade career and state career:Born in Greensborough, Victoria, Lewis was a grade cricketer who played for Northcote and the Victorian Bushrangers gave him his first-class debut in the 1999/2000 season... |
Mohammad Irshad Mohammad Irshad Mohammad Irshad is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who plays for Service Industries and Sui Gas Corporation of Pakistan as a right-arm medium-fast. He has also represented the PCB Patron's XI.... |
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| Marcus North Marcus North Marcus James North is an Australian cricketer, who scored centuries on both his Test and Ashes debuts. He has also played for the Australian Cricket Academy, Western Australia, Australia A, Durham, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire and Hampshire.He is a left-handed batsman and right arm... |
Mohammad Sami Mohammad Sami Mohammad Sami is a Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket who is currently representing the Pakistan cricket team in Test cricket and Twenty20 cricket matches... |
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| Dominic Thornely Dominic Thornely Dominic Thornely is an Australian cricketer who plays for the New South Wales Blues in Australian domestic cricket.Thornely made his debut for the Blues aged 25 and made his maiden First class century with 143 against Victoria at Newcastle... |
Najaf Shah Najaf Shah Syed Najaf Hussain Shah is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who plays for Rawalpindi and Pakistan A. He is a left-arm medium-fast bowler and has taken over 200 first class wickets with a career best of 7/57.... |
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| Shane Watson Shane Watson Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast medium bowler. He mainly bats as an opener in international cricket, although he does not do so domestically.... |
Salman Butt Salman Butt Salman Butt is a former Pakistani cricketer who was a regular Test and ODI left-handed opening batsman. He made his Test debut on 3 September 2003 in the third Test against Bangladesh, and a year later made his ODI debut against West Indies on 22 September 2004. He was appointed captain of the... |
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| Shahid Nazir Shahid Nazir Shahid Nazir is a Pakistani cricketer.He made his Test debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura in 1996, and immediately received much criticism from the spectators whose local favourite Aaqib Javed he was thought to have replaced... |
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| Shoaib Malik Shoaib Malik Shoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricket player and former captain. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. He has taken over 100 ODI wickets, and has a batting average in the mid 30s in both Test and ODI cricket... |
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| Tahir Khan Tahir Khan Mohammad Tahir Khan is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who plays for Karachi and has represented Pakistan A. He is a right-arm offbreak bowler and handy lower order batsman.-External links:... |
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| Umar Gul Umar Gul Umar Gul is a Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who has played Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani cricket team... |
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| Yasir Arafat Yasir Arafat (cricketer) Yasir Arafat Satti is a Pakistani cricketer. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast medium.-International career:... |
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| Yasir Hameed Yasir Hameed Yasir Hameed Qureshi is a Pakistani cricketer. He scored two centuries on his Test debut against Bangladesh, becoming only the second player to do so... |
- 1 Haddin suffered a broken finger while playing against Pakistan A of the third day of the second four-day match. Chris Hartley was called up to replace him as wicket-keeper, while Michael Hussey was asked to captain the team for the three one-day matches.
Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue |
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| September 11-14 |
PAK A v AUS A, 1st FC match |
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is the only international standard cricket stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This stadium has recently been expanded to cater for the ever increasing number of spectators for the game. With the increase in capacity, it can now hold around 15,000 spectators... |
| 17–20 | PAK A v AUS A, 2nd FC match | Khan Research Labs Ground |
| 23 | PAK A v AUS A, 1st OD match | Gaddafi Stadium Gaddafi Stadium Gaddafi Stadium is a cricket ground in Lahore, Pakistan. It was designed by Daghestani-born architect and engineer Nasreddin Murat-Khan who also designed Lahore's Minar-e-Pakistan and constructed by Mian Abdul Khaliq and Company in 1959. Following the ground's renovation for the 1996 Cricket World... |
| 25 | PAK A v AUS A, 2nd OD match | Bagh-e-Jinnah Cricket Ground Bagh-e-Jinnah Bagh-e-Jinnah is a historical park in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. It was formerly known as Lawrence Gardens. Today, the large green space contains a botanical garden, a mosque, and Jinnah library situated in a Victorian building.There are also entertainment and sports facilities within the... |
| 27 | PAK A v AUS A, 3rd OD match | Gaddafi Stadium Gaddafi Stadium Gaddafi Stadium is a cricket ground in Lahore, Pakistan. It was designed by Daghestani-born architect and engineer Nasreddin Murat-Khan who also designed Lahore's Minar-e-Pakistan and constructed by Mian Abdul Khaliq and Company in 1959. Following the ground's renovation for the 1996 Cricket World... |
First Match: Pakistan A v Australia A, 11 September–13 September
Pakistan A won by seven wicketsRain and poor conditions stopped play early on the first two days at Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is the only international standard cricket stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This stadium has recently been expanded to cater for the ever increasing number of spectators for the game. With the increase in capacity, it can now hold around 15,000 spectators...
, but the conditions were friendly for the home side's bowlers, who got 20 wickets for 326 runs in total in the match. Shahid Nazir
Shahid Nazir
Shahid Nazir is a Pakistani cricketer.He made his Test debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura in 1996, and immediately received much criticism from the spectators whose local favourite Aaqib Javed he was thought to have replaced...
took three wicket
Wicket
In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...
s on the first day, removing Michael Hussey
Michael Hussey
Michael Edward Killeen Hussey is an Australian cricketer, a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname Mr Cricket. Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the one-day international and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective...
and Shane Watson
Shane Watson
Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast medium bowler. He mainly bats as an opener in international cricket, although he does not do so domestically....
for single-figure scores, while Mohammad Sami
Mohammad Sami
Mohammad Sami is a Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket who is currently representing the Pakistan cricket team in Test cricket and Twenty20 cricket matches...
took care of Brad Hodge
Brad Hodge
Bradley John Hodge is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. He attended St Bede's College in Mentone, Victoria. He is a right hand batsman who bats in the middle order, as well as a part time right arm off spin bowler....
and captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
Brad Haddin. The tourists did recover from 43 for 4, however, thanks to Phil Jaques
Phil Jaques
Philip Anthony Jaques is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who has played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and Worcestershire, as well as international cricket for Australia...
. He hit 56 on the first day and added a further 36 on the second, while his team mates deserted him and the team was all out for 196, Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricket player and former captain. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. He has taken over 100 ODI wickets, and has a batting average in the mid 30s in both Test and ODI cricket...
wrapping up the tail with two wickets.
Most of the Pakistani batsmen got starts on the second day, but only two passed 30 - Bazid Khan
Bazid Khan
Bazid Khan is a Pakistani cricketer. He comes from a famous cricketing family, with his grandfather Jahangir Khan having represented British India before the partition of India and his father Majid , and uncles Imran Khan and Javed Burki having all captained Pakistan.With a combination of an...
and, surprisingly, Mohammad Sami
Mohammad Sami
Mohammad Sami is a Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket who is currently representing the Pakistan cricket team in Test cricket and Twenty20 cricket matches...
. Sami and wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
Zulqarnain Haider
Zulqarnain Haider
Zulqarnain Haider is Pakistani cricketer who has played for his national team. Having played for Pakistan Under-19s, Haider was called up to the senior national side in 2010 as cover for wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal during their tour of England. Haider made his Test debut during the tour, but a...
fought back with a 49-run stand for the seventh wicket, and Pakistan were 181 for 7 by the close of the second day's play. On the third morning, Zulqarnain battled on, adding 47 with Mansoor Amjad
Mansoor Amjad
Mansoor Amjad is a Pakistani cricket player. Despite his young age he has already played for the Pakistan A cricket team.Mansoor Amjad is a right-handed wrist spinner who took five wickets against an England XI at Lahore in 2005–06...
before Cam White dismissed Amjad and Watson removed Umar Gul
Umar Gul
Umar Gul is a Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who has played Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani cricket team...
and Shahid Nazir quickly.
Trailing by 17 on first innings, Australia A were once again shocked by Sami, but Umar Gul also joined the fray as the first five wickets fell for 33 runs. Only Hussey passed ten of the top five, and it was only thanks to 30s from captain Haddin and Nathan Bracken
Nathan Bracken
Nathan Wade Bracken is a former Australian cricketer. A tall left-arm fast-medium bowler, Bracken is capable of swinging the ball both ways. He has represented Australia in all forms of the game...
that Australia passed 100. Chasing 114 to win, Salman Butt
Salman Butt
Salman Butt is a former Pakistani cricketer who was a regular Test and ODI left-handed opening batsman. He made his Test debut on 3 September 2003 in the third Test against Bangladesh, and a year later made his ODI debut against West Indies on 22 September 2004. He was appointed captain of the...
and Shoaib Malik flayed the Australian opening bowlers, as Bracken ended with 4-0-26-0 and Mick Lewis
Mick Lewis
Michael Llewellyn "Mick" Lewis is an Australian cricketer.-Grade career and state career:Born in Greensborough, Victoria, Lewis was a grade cricketer who played for Northcote and the Victorian Bushrangers gave him his first-class debut in the 1999/2000 season...
with 3-1-19-0. They were both dismissed by White, who got three wickets, yet conceded 36 in 5.5 overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
. Pakistan A reached their target in 19.5 overs, taking a convincing victory.
Scorecard from Pakistan Cricket Board
Second Match: Pakistan A v Australia A, 17 September–20 September
Match drawnAustralia A
Australia A cricket team
The Australia A cricket team is a cricket team representing Australia and is the second team of the Australian cricket team. They have also played far more one-day than first-class matches; indeed they have played only three first-class games against equivalent A sides, against South Africa A in...
dominated the first day, mostly thanks to 146 from James Hopes
James Hopes
James Redfern Hopes is an Australian cricketer. Hopes plays domestic cricket for Queensland and for Delhi Dare Devils in the Indian Premier League, he has represented Australia in One Day International and Twenty20 cricket.A medium pacer whose aggressive batting has been shuffled around the...
, who had come in as a replacement for Phil Jaques
Phil Jaques
Philip Anthony Jaques is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who has played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and Worcestershire, as well as international cricket for Australia...
. The Pakistani bowling attack who had been so effective a week earlier had been replaced, with only Mansoor Amjad
Mansoor Amjad
Mansoor Amjad is a Pakistani cricket player. Despite his young age he has already played for the Pakistan A cricket team.Mansoor Amjad is a right-handed wrist spinner who took five wickets against an England XI at Lahore in 2005–06...
retained from the previous game, and the Pakistan A
Pakistan A cricket team
The Pakistan A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. It is the 'second-tier' of international Pakistan cricket, below the full Pakistan national cricket team. Matches played by Pakistan A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving...
team had seven new faces. They now conceded 19 no ball
No ball
In the sport of cricket a no ball is a penalty against the fielding team, usually as a result of an illegal delivery by the bowler. The delivery of a no ball results in one run to be added to the batting team's score, and an additional ball must be bowled...
s in a day, as Australia A racked up 318 runs for the loss of five wickets, and Hopes scored 146. The second day was rained off, but the tourists added 89 in 17 overs on the third day, as Shane Watson
Shane Watson
Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast medium bowler. He mainly bats as an opener in international cricket, although he does not do so domestically....
got a half-century. Pakistan A, batting second, had Hasan Raza
Hasan Raza
Hasan Raza is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. He initially was subject to something of a claim for an international cricketing record, as his debut performance was believed to have taken place at the age of 14 years and 227 days, then a...
to thank for even getting near a competitive score - the 23-year-old batsman added 111 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
from number five, defying off spinner
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
Dan Cullen
Dan Cullen
Daniel James Cullen is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-hand off break bowler. He plays his domestic cricket for South Australia and played for Somerset in the 2006 English cricket season....
to help Pakistan A to 249 for 6 at the close of play on day three.
Raza was dismissed early on the fourth morning, lbw
Leg before wicket
In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a series of circumstances which primarily include the ball striking the batsman's body when it would otherwise have continued on to hit the batsman's...
to Stuart Clark
Stuart Clark
Stuart Rupert Clark is an Australian International cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler...
for 116, Pakistan A's only century of the series. Stubborn resistance from Mansoor Amjad
Mansoor Amjad
Mansoor Amjad is a Pakistani cricket player. Despite his young age he has already played for the Pakistan A cricket team.Mansoor Amjad is a right-handed wrist spinner who took five wickets against an England XI at Lahore in 2005–06...
and Mohammad Irshad
Mohammad Irshad
Mohammad Irshad is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who plays for Service Industries and Sui Gas Corporation of Pakistan as a right-arm medium-fast. He has also represented the PCB Patron's XI....
, however, added 74 for the ninth wicket in about 30 overs, before Marcus North
Marcus North
Marcus James North is an Australian cricketer, who scored centuries on both his Test and Ashes debuts. He has also played for the Australian Cricket Academy, Western Australia, Australia A, Durham, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire and Hampshire.He is a left-handed batsman and right arm...
got two wickets with his first three balls on tour, ending with the figures
Bowling analysis
In the sport of cricket, a bowling analysis usually refers to a notation summarising a bowler's performance in terms of overs bowled, how many of those overs are maidens , total runs conceded and number of wickets taken...
of 0.3-0-0-2. With a slender lead of 59, Australia A batted out 48 overs with Michael Hussey
Michael Hussey
Michael Edward Killeen Hussey is an Australian cricketer, a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname Mr Cricket. Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the one-day international and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective...
scoring 101 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
, as Australia A added 181 for no loss before the captains agreed to a draw.
Cricinfo scorecard
First Match: Pakistan A v Australia A, 23 September
Australia A won by seven wicketsAustralia A recorded their first win of the series, as their bowlers backed up captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
Hussey's decision to bowl first. After five overs, Pakistan A had scampered seven runs, before Salman Butt gave a catch to Hussey. Catches were indeed the favoured dismissal method of the day - all ten Pakistan A batsmen were caught, but none by the wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
Chris Hartley
Chris Hartley
Christopher Desmond "Chris" Hartley in Nambour, Queensland, is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket. He is their first choice wicketkeeper batsman...
. Pakistan A never got off the mark, and they were 36 for 6 after 17.5 overs. A small fight-back by Hasan Raza and Zulqarnain, whose seventh-wicket stand was worth 29, was ended when the latter was caught by Hopes, and despite a six from Mohammad Sami, Pakistan A closed on 96 all out. Yasir Arafat took two wickets with three balls for Pakistan, but Jaques remained confident, smashing ten fours in front of the square in his 64. Australia A eased to 97 for 3, winning with over two thirds of their innings potentially remaining.
Scorecard from The Cricket Site
Second Match: Pakistan A v Australia A, 25 September
Pakistan A won by eight wicketsAustralia A lost four wickets with the first 43 balls, and though they managed to face every single one but one of the 300 allotted balls, their total was not enough to defend against Pakistan's batsmen. Umar Gul
Umar Gul
Umar Gul is a Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who has played Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani cricket team...
got the most wickets, dismissing James Hopes
James Hopes
James Redfern Hopes is an Australian cricketer. Hopes plays domestic cricket for Queensland and for Delhi Dare Devils in the Indian Premier League, he has represented Australia in One Day International and Twenty20 cricket.A medium pacer whose aggressive batting has been shuffled around the...
, Marcus North
Marcus North
Marcus James North is an Australian cricketer, who scored centuries on both his Test and Ashes debuts. He has also played for the Australian Cricket Academy, Western Australia, Australia A, Durham, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire and Hampshire.He is a left-handed batsman and right arm...
, Mike Hussey and Mick Lewis
Mick Lewis
Michael Llewellyn "Mick" Lewis is an Australian cricketer.-Grade career and state career:Born in Greensborough, Victoria, Lewis was a grade cricketer who played for Northcote and the Victorian Bushrangers gave him his first-class debut in the 1999/2000 season...
on his way to four for 51, while Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Asif (Pakistani cricketer)
Mohammad Asif is a Pakistani right-arm fast medium bowler in cricket. Asif was born in Sheikhupura, and has played first-class cricket for Khan Research Labs, the National Bank, Quetta, Sheikhupura, Sialkot and Leicestershire...
bowled five no-balls and still conceded 35. Only two players made it past 15 for Australia; captain Hussey scored 31 and shared a 63-run stand with Cam White, who went on to make an unbeaten 106. It was to be the highest score of the match, but though Lewis had Ashar Zaidi
Ashar Zaidi
Syed Ashar Ahmed Zaidi Urdu: سید اشعر احمد زیدی is a Pakistani first-class cricketer. Ashar was born on July 13, 1981 in Karachi, Pakistan. Ashar is plays for Islamabad Cricket Association and has represented Pakistan A cricket team as a left-handed batsman...
lbw
Leg before wicket
In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a series of circumstances which primarily include the ball striking the batsman's body when it would otherwise have continued on to hit the batsman's...
for 12 in the fourth over, Pakistan A only lost one further wicket in chasing the target. Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricket player and former captain. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. He has taken over 100 ODI wickets, and has a batting average in the mid 30s in both Test and ODI cricket...
got his century, hitting four sixes and twelve fours, and Pakistan A ended with a total of 208 for 2 in 35.5 overs. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Third Match: Pakistan A v Australia A, 27 September
Australia A won by 97 runsAustralia A came back from the defeat two days earlier, and, at the same stadium (Gaddafi Stadium
Gaddafi Stadium
Gaddafi Stadium is a cricket ground in Lahore, Pakistan. It was designed by Daghestani-born architect and engineer Nasreddin Murat-Khan who also designed Lahore's Minar-e-Pakistan and constructed by Mian Abdul Khaliq and Company in 1959. Following the ground's renovation for the 1996 Cricket World...
), it was the tourists who handed out a victory which by the net run rate
Net run rate
Net Run Rate is a statistic used in the sport of cricket. It is the most commonly used method of separating teams in one-day league competitions, effectively acting as the Cricket equivalent of "goal difference" in football....
method was just as comprehensive as Pakistan A's two days earlier. Once again, their first four wickets fell with the batsmen on sub-11 scores, but it took time to get them out; Marcus North
Marcus North
Marcus James North is an Australian cricketer, who scored centuries on both his Test and Ashes debuts. He has also played for the Australian Cricket Academy, Western Australia, Australia A, Durham, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire and Hampshire.He is a left-handed batsman and right arm...
made 10 off 26 balls and Hussey two runs off 21. At the same time, Phil Jaques was hitting runs at the other end, ensuring that the score was 87 for 4 after 19.2 overs. Yasir Arafat, who got the wickets of North and Hussey and bowled two maiden overs, nevertheless conceded 60 in his other eight overs to end with figures
Bowling analysis
In the sport of cricket, a bowling analysis usually refers to a notation summarising a bowler's performance in terms of overs bowled, how many of those overs are maidens , total runs conceded and number of wickets taken...
of 10–2–60–2, and with 44 from Shane Watson
Shane Watson
Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast medium bowler. He mainly bats as an opener in international cricket, although he does not do so domestically....
and 59 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
for White, Australia A posted a total of 273 for 7 when their 50 overs had been completed. Pakistan A then lost four wickets in 31 balls, Salman Butt
Salman Butt
Salman Butt is a former Pakistani cricketer who was a regular Test and ODI left-handed opening batsman. He made his Test debut on 3 September 2003 in the third Test against Bangladesh, and a year later made his ODI debut against West Indies on 22 September 2004. He was appointed captain of the...
, Zaidi, Imran Farhat
Imran Farhat
Imran Farhat is a Pakistani cricketer who has played over 30 Tests and One Day Internationals for Pakistan, opening the batting in most of his international innings.-Career:...
and Hasan Raza all departing in single figures to see Pakistan to 16 for 4. Stuart Clark
Stuart Clark
Stuart Rupert Clark is an Australian International cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler...
and Nathan Bracken
Nathan Bracken
Nathan Wade Bracken is a former Australian cricketer. A tall left-arm fast-medium bowler, Bracken is capable of swinging the ball both ways. He has represented Australia in all forms of the game...
were the perpetrators, and when the ball changed hands, wickets fell again. Seven men bowled for Australia; all of them got at least one wicket, while Dan Cullen
Dan Cullen
Daniel James Cullen is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-hand off break bowler. He plays his domestic cricket for South Australia and played for Somerset in the 2006 English cricket season....
joined Bracken and Clark in getting two, despite bowling the least of all the seven. Cullen dismissed Umar Gul
Umar Gul
Umar Gul is a Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who has played Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani cricket team...
for two in the 37th over, and two overs later he got the last wicket of the match by taking a return catch off Bazid Khan
Bazid Khan
Bazid Khan is a Pakistani cricketer. He comes from a famous cricketing family, with his grandfather Jahangir Khan having represented British India before the partition of India and his father Majid , and uncles Imran Khan and Javed Burki having all captained Pakistan.With a combination of an...
's bat. Khan had made 95, the highest score of the innings by some distance, as the second-highest score was 25. Pakistan A were all out for 176, and lost the series 1–2. (Cricinfo scorecard)