51.   Williams has missed four weeks with a broken thumb while the ultra-brashy Cassell is nursing a groin injury and missed the season-ending clincher last Sunday.

52.   Opener Wajahatullaha Wasti suffered fractured ribs and middle order batsman Taimur Khan had a broken thumb when batting against Northern Conference.

53.   Phil Waugh replaces George Smith in the back row, while center Graeme Bond comes in for Daniel Herbert, who flew home with a broken thumb.

54.   Phil Waugh replaces George Smith in the back row, while center Graeme Bond comes in for Daniel Herbert, who returned home with a broken thumb.

55.   After the game, it was disclosed that Johnson played the second half with a broken thumb on his throwing hand.

56.   As he moved through broken thumbs, cracked ribs and concussions, his ring profile increased and bookings improved.

57.   Batsman Asanka Gurusinha will miss the one-day game with a broken thumb and Ranatunga hopes the Sri Lankan batsmen will be abe to lift themselves.

58.   Batsmen Blair Pocock return home on Saturday with a fractured left big toe while middle order batsman Craig McMillan has a broken right thumb.

59.   Brockermeyer publicly vented his frustration over being kept on the bench while he recovers from a broken thumb.