Match Three Update courtesy of Daniel Baker 23.03.11
Match three saw a player make his test and 18-18 debut. Matthew Theodore Malone arrived at the crease for the first time and made a big impression despite a slow start. In the test Matthew was removed 4 four times before his first run scoring stroke of the day. It must have felt like a frustrating day in the train cab waiting on the reds outside Plymouth station for the delayed 12.42 to clear platform 5. He finished on a modest 12 but against all the odds won his inaugural 18-18 match to move to second in the table. Malone is the first player to win on debut and becomes the 5th player to feature in the BCL.
Steadman took the test match with a dominant display in which he remained ahead of his opponents from the first innings until the last, not even needing to don the pads in the 6th innings as the match was already won.
As usual the main stats displayed on the update are only for the three principle members of the league, however all stats for every player to feature in the game are recorded so they can always been used at a later date, particularly if a player starts to play more regularly. The stats for Malone built up so far indicate that he’s a stronger presence in the field than at the crease, he managed 3 wickets on debut and 2 catches (a higher number of catches than the average of any other player). It’s clearly early days for this youngster but he could be one for the future if he can be tempted back out of the pavilion.
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