Cricket Banter

The misery is endless. I mean FFS .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scor...pp#AusA1st

Tbh they have had a lean time of it for a few years, but that draw for West Indies makes them look a half decent for once, lol.

And way better than England.

New Zealand v West Indies 2nd Test Wellington Day 1 Close
Toss - New Zealand elected to field
West Indies 205 (75 overs) Hope 48 Campbell 44 King 33 Chase 29 Tickner 4-32 Rae 3-67
New Zealand 24-0 (9 overs) Conway 16 no

(09-12-2025 23:27 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  New Zealand v West Indies 2nd Test Wellington Day 3 Close
Toss - New Zealand elected to field
West Indies 205 (75 overs) Hope 48 Campbell 44 King 33 Chase 29 Tickner 4-32 Rae 3-67
New Zealand 278 (74.4 overs) Conway 60 Hay 60 Williamson 37 Mitchell 25 Foulkes 23 no Phillips 3-70 Roach 2-43
West Indies 32-2 (10 overs)

I have a horrible feeling that if West Indies were to win this test they'd go above us in the Test Championship and would that serve as a challenge to England to win the Third Test?

(11-12-2025 09:49 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(09-12-2025 23:27 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  New Zealand v West Indies 2nd Test Wellington Day 4
Toss - New Zealand elected to field
West Indies 205 (75 overs) Hope 48 Campbell 44 King 33 Chase 29 Tickner 4-32 Rae 3-67
New Zealand 278-9 dec (74.4 overs) Conway 60 Hay 60 Williamson 37 Mitchell 25 Foulkes 23 no Phillips 3-70 Roach 2-43
West Indies 128 (46.2 overs) Hodge 35 Greaves 25 King 22 Duffy 5-38 Rae 3-45
New Zealand 57-1 (10 overs) Conway 28 no
New Zealand won by 9 wickets

New Zealand 3rd Test Mount Maunganui Day 3 Close
Toss - New Zealand elected to bat
New Zealand 575-8 dec(155 overs) Conway 227 Latham 137 Ravindra 72 Williamson 31 Patel 30 no Phillips 29 Greaves 2-83 Seales 2-100 Phillips 2-154
West Indies 381-6 (113 overs) Hodge 109 no King 63 Campbell 45 Athanaze 45 Greaves 43 Duffy 2-79 Patel 2-94

(20-12-2025 10:02 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  New Zealand 3rd Test Mount Maunganui Day 4 Close
Toss - New Zealand elected to bat
New Zealand 575-8 dec(155 overs) Conway 227 Latham 137 Ravindra 72 Williamson 31 Patel 30 no Phillips 29 Greaves 2-83 Seales 2-100 Phillips 2-154
West Indies 420 (128.2 overs) Hodge 123 King 63 Campbell 45 Athanaze 45 Greaves 43 Duffy 4-86 Patel 3-113 Rae 2-89
New Zealand 306-2 (54 overs) Latham 101 Conway 100 Williamson 40 no Ravindra 46 Hodge 2-80
West Indies 43-0 (16 overs) King 37 no
Target 462

(21-12-2025 08:37 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  [quote='Boomerangutangangbang' pid='2999054' dateline='1766221359']
New Zealand 3rd Test Mount Maunganui Day 5
Toss - New Zealand elected to bat
New Zealand 575-8 dec(155 overs) Conway 227 Latham 137 Ravindra 72 Williamson 31 Patel 30 no Phillips 29 Greaves 2-83 Seales 2-100 Phillips 2-154
West Indies 420 (128.2 overs) Hodge 123 King 63 Campbell 45 Athanaze 45 Greaves 43 Duffy 4-86 Patel 3-113 Rae 2-89
New Zealand 306-2 (54 overs) Latham 101 Conway 100 Williamson 40 no Ravindra 46 Hodge 2-80
West Indies 138 (80.3 overs) King 67 Duffy 5-42 Patel 3-23
New Zealand won by 323

England Under 19s posted 277-7 against Australia in the World Cup Semi-Final. Australia were bowled out in 47.3 overs for 250.
England's total was build around a 4th wicket partnership of 135 between captain Thomas Rew (110) & Caleb Falconer. (40), after being in trouble at 60-3. ;ate wickets prevented England reaching 3oo, Farhan Ahmed made a useful 28 no to ensure a decent target.
Australia's main contribution came from the 3rd wicket partnership between Samuel (47) & captain Peake (100) which added 62. Samuel's was a painstaking knock, whilst Peake's came from 88 balls, he took 22 from a Lumsden over as the asking rate climbed. Sharma made a quickfire 34 with six boundaries. England's bowled well as a collective unit backed up by some excellent fielding.