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Stubbings and Rogers too much for Lancashire
Steve Stubbings and Chris Rogers shared an emphatic opening stand of 150 which gave Derbyshire the advantage and a momentum which did not let up throughout their 100-run defeat of Lancashire
Cricinfo staff
22-May-2008
Derbyshire 288 for 5 (Stubbings 95*, Rogers 94) beat Lancashire 188 by 100 runs
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Steve Stubbings and Chris Rogers shared an emphatic opening stand of 150 which gave Derbyshire the advantage and a momentum which did not let up throughout their 100-run defeat of Lancashire. Stubbings carried his bat with 95 while Rogers did not hang about, his 94 coming from 109 balls and containing 13 fours.
Rogers could have been in the Caribbean (had his only Test gone better a few months ago), instead he was at the County Ground, vindicating Rikki Clarke's decision to bat. His solid platform with Stubbings gave the rest of the batsmen licence to swing and they consequently amassed 288 for 5. No Lancashire bowler was spared the sword, but they will be heartened by another two wickets for Steven Cheetham in his second one-day game.
Full postRudolph responds to Butcher double
Mark Butcher's double-hundred and Matt Nicholson's highest ever score helped Surrey declare on 466 for 8, but Yorkshire will be well pleased with closing the gap to 174 runs
Jenny Roesler at The Oval
22-May-2008
Yorkshire 292 for 3 (Rudolph 99*, Gale 70*, McGrath 54) trail Surrey 466 for 8 dec (Butcher 205, Nicholson 133) by 174 runs
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Mark Butcher's double-hundred and Matt Nicholson's highest ever score helped Surrey declare on 466 for 8, but Yorkshire will be satisfied with closing the gap to 174 runs, with Jacques Rudolph on the brink of his century. Rudolph, Anthony McGrath and Andrew Gale reached fifties, while Rudolph will have to wait until the third day to try for his century after bringing up 99 on the last ball of the day. Gale is not too far behind on 70.
The pair forged a strong fourth-wicket partnership of 169 that was unbeaten by the close and their determination has left the game well balanced. And while not flawless, their efforts have given Yorkshire a solid base.
Rudolph gave a tough chance on 75, while Gale was dropped on 9 off Saqlain Mushtaq and then struck three quick fours to apply the salt. In the closing overs, Usman Afzaal thought he had Rudolph on 93 and he may yet be in trouble for his overzealous celebration (not quite in the 2001 Ashes-style, though). The umpire turned him down and then called him over to have a chat. Rudolph's own response needed no words; he merely drove the next ball hard - and just past Afzaal - for four. Rudolph and Gale will fight another day.
Full postTrescothick pushes Somerset ahead
A round-up from the latest County Championship matches
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22-May-2008
First Division
Second day
Peter Trego ended Martin van Jaarsveld's chances of a 38th first-class century when he dismissed him on 95 as Kent forced a lead at Tunbridge Wells which Somerset, in turn, snuffed out. Darren Stevens made 46 for Kent before receiving one of five lbw decisions in the innings. Trego grabbed 4 for 52, Charl Willoughby 3 for 91. Marcus Trescothick led the reply with an unbeaten 71, while Justin Langer fell just before stumps for 42, stumped off James Tredwell. The pair had put on 111 after Ryan McLaren removed Neil Edwards for 16.
Peter Trego ended Martin van Jaarsveld's chances of a 38th first-class century when he dismissed him on 95 as Kent forced a lead at Tunbridge Wells which Somerset, in turn, snuffed out. Darren Stevens made 46 for Kent before receiving one of five lbw decisions in the innings. Trego grabbed 4 for 52, Charl Willoughby 3 for 91. Marcus Trescothick led the reply with an unbeaten 71, while Justin Langer fell just before stumps for 42, stumped off James Tredwell. The pair had put on 111 after Ryan McLaren removed Neil Edwards for 16.
For a report of Surrey's second day against Yorkshire, where Jacques Rudolph reached an unbeaten 99 in response to Mark Butcher's double-hundred, click here.
Third day
For John Ward's account of how Sussex bowled their way to a strong position against Nottinghamshire click here.
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Washout ends Kolkata's hopes
The Kolkata Knight Riders became the third team to be eliminated from the race for the semi-finals after persistent rain caused their match against the Delhi Daredevils to be abandoned
The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran
22-May-2008
Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
The Kolkata Knight Riders became the third team to be eliminated from the race for a semi-final spot after persistent rain caused their match against the Delhi Daredevils to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. The result was good news for the Kings XI Punjab, though, as it guarantees them a berth in the final four.
The washout leaves Delhi with a must-win situation in their remaining fixture against the Mumbai Indians at the Feroz Shah Kotla - a fixture that is threatened, though, by the forecast of thunderstorms for the next three days. A victory in that game will take them to 15 points, three above Mumbai - who will then have to win their remaining two games to reach the semi-finals. If that game is washed out as well, then one win for Mumbai will suffice.
Though the rain let up around 75 minutes after the scheduled start, the ground staff reckoned they needed about two hours to ensure the ground was fit for play which was beyond the cut-off time for the match to begin. Earlier, curator Radhey Shyam had said two Super Soppers were pressed into service and called the Kotla "one of the best grounds in the country in terms of drainage".
Full postSublime Ponting punishes West Indies
Ricky Ponting said in the lead-up to the first Test that Australia, the No. 1-ranked team in the world, would show no mercy against West Indies, who are in eighth position. It took only one day of the series for Ponting to put his words into action as he
The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale
22-May-2008
Australia 301 for 4 (Ponting 158, Hussey 56, Hodge 53*, Edwards 2-56) v West Indies
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Ricky Ponting said in the lead-up to the first Test that Australia, the No. 1-ranked team in the world, would show no mercy against West Indies, who are in eighth position. It took only one day of the series for Ponting to put his words into action as he scored 158, his 35th Test century, to guide Australia to an excellent position at stumps at Sabina Park. The visitors reached 301 for 4 with Brad Hodge on 53 and the nightwatchman Mitchell Johnson on 1.
Only a screamer of a catch at the end of the day could halt Ponting's progress; he made good contact with a pull off a Dwayne Bravo bouncer and the diving Brenton Parchment at midwicket snared the chance in his right hand, at full stretch. It ended a 119-run stand between Ponting and Hodge, which was an excellent effort on a pitch offering variable bounce, and gave West Indies' stand-in captain Ramnaresh Sarwan some relief on a day when his bowlers struggled for penetration. It is no consolation to Sarwan, but it is hard to imagine any world attack posing major threats to Ponting in this sort of touch.
Full postHonours even despite Masters six
A round-up from the latest County Championship matches
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21-May-2008
Second Division
First day
David Masters returned a career-best 6 for 24 from 14 overs against his old county but Essex may still end with a first-innings deficit despite having Leicestershire at 4 for 4 and then bowling them out for 159. Essex ended the first day at Chelmsford on 138 for 8, still trailing by 21. Masters took full advantage of a green track and swinging conditions to strike twice in his second over, HD Ackerman caught at wide mid-on, Tom New edging to third slip, while Tony Palladino trapped Matthew Boyce lbw for 1 and Boeta Dippenaar was caught behind. When Claude Henderson edged to Jason Gallian at slip, Masters had 250 first-class wickets. Paul Nixon made the innings' sole half-century before Palladino yorked him but even when he and Jacques du Toit were adding 86 to push them into three figures, Leicestershire must have been rueing batting first. They may have changed their minds when, in turn, Essex lurched to 89 for 7, but James Middlebrook was beginning an unlikely fightback. Nadeem Malik has five wickets so far, Dillon du Preez three.
David Masters returned a career-best 6 for 24 from 14 overs against his old county but Essex may still end with a first-innings deficit despite having Leicestershire at 4 for 4 and then bowling them out for 159. Essex ended the first day at Chelmsford on 138 for 8, still trailing by 21. Masters took full advantage of a green track and swinging conditions to strike twice in his second over, HD Ackerman caught at wide mid-on, Tom New edging to third slip, while Tony Palladino trapped Matthew Boyce lbw for 1 and Boeta Dippenaar was caught behind. When Claude Henderson edged to Jason Gallian at slip, Masters had 250 first-class wickets. Paul Nixon made the innings' sole half-century before Palladino yorked him but even when he and Jacques du Toit were adding 86 to push them into three figures, Leicestershire must have been rueing batting first. They may have changed their minds when, in turn, Essex lurched to 89 for 7, but James Middlebrook was beginning an unlikely fightback. Nadeem Malik has five wickets so far, Dillon du Preez three.
A groin injury to Monde Zondeki rounded off a dispiriting day for Warwickshire, although their captain Darren Maddy provided some brightness with 4 for 25 against Middlesex at Edgbaston. Maddy was forced to take on more of a bowling load when Zondeki broke down with a groin injury in his third over. He immediately limped from the field for scans and the timing could barely have been worse for Warwickshire, who had just learned that their other overseas signing for the summer, Sanath Jayasuriya, would now be unavailable for their Twenty20 campaign. By the close of play, though, Warwickshire had fought back well after Middlesex had reached 110 for 1. The bottom-of-the-table visitors closed the day at 285 for 9 following a promising start from Ed Smith, who made 85, and Ed Joyce (60). Owais Shah also made a handy contribution of 36 before he gifted Maddy a wicket with his first ball, a long hop that was pulled to midwicket. Maddy also picked up the important wicket of Smith, who was caught at point. Shaun Udal added a quick 40 late in the afternoon but for Middlesex, it was a day that could have been a whole lot more productive.
David Sales made his first century since ceding the Northamptonshire captaincy as his strong start to the season continued. He piled on 173 at Swansea while Niall O'Brien, the opener who got the nod ahead of Alex Wakely, made his fifth first-class hundred as Northamptonshire forged a weighty 453 for 6. Robert White also made 83. Robert Croft was Glamorgan's most successful bowler with three wickets, while Jason Gillespie's hamstring passed the fitness test, which was just as well as he finally severed the 126-run opening partnership of O'Brien and Stephen Peters (39). Amid the flaying, Lance Klusener's absence was hardly noted.
Full postSussex edge tight day
In the crucial match between the table leaders Nottinghamshire and the reigning champions Sussex, the southern team finished the second day slightly ahead
John Ward at Trent Bridge
21-May-2008
Sussex 277 and 70 for 2 (Yardy 31*, Goodwin 7*) lead Nottinghamshire 251 (Wagh 54, Voges 53, Collymore 4-47) by 96 runs
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In the crucial match between the table leaders Nottinghamshire and the reigning
champions Sussex, the southern team finished the second day slightly ahead,
after taking a small lead on first innings. But the match is still very much
alive, building up towards a climax, with a result almost certain barring
unexpected rain. The ball moved off the seam and in the air for most of the
day, though not excessively, and no individual player stood out above the rest.
Nottinghamshire, 46 for 2 overnight, made a quiet beginning with Mark Wagh and
Adam Voges looking to consolidate. After half an hour, Mushtaq Ahmed came on
to bowl for the first time since his minor knee operation. His first over was
a good maiden, tossed right up to the bat and played with care. Thereafter,
though, he did not appear to be in quite his best form, straying at times in
line and length.
Voges reached his fifty and then departed for 53 (86 balls), driving a catch
straight to extra cover. Wagh, who had been batting quietly, then took over
the role of aggressor and set out in particular to dominate Mushtaq, driving
him handsomely, especially on the off side. Mushtaq bowled a ten-over spell
for 48 runs and perhaps should have been removed a little earlier to regroup. He still managed to get in one or two of his typically
vociferous appeals, though, but in vain.
Full postButcher hundred hurts Yorkshire
Mark Butcher piled on the runs against Yorkshire, finishing unbeaten on 189 on a day when Surrey fans had hoped to see another former England batsman reach triple figures
Brydon Coverdale at The Oval
21-May-2008
Surrey 396 for 5 (Butcher 189*, Nicholson 103*) v Yorkshire
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Mark Butcher piled on the runs against Yorkshire, finishing unbeaten on 189 on a day when Surrey fans had hoped to see another former England batsman reach triple figures. The wait for Mark Ramprakash's 100th first-class century will continue after he only managed 29 but Surrey were in a strong position by the close of the first day thanks to Butcher and his fellow centurion Matthew Nicholson, who guided them to 396 for 5.
The pair put on an unbroken 203-run sixth-wicket stand, Butcher raising his 38th first-class hundred and Nicholson his fourth as Yorkshire struggled to capitalise on some middle-order shakes from the home side. Yorkshire were also kicking themselves after putting both batsmen down - Butcher was dropped at short leg on 33 and Nicholson in the slips on 60.
Butcher looked at ease for most of the day, driving confidently to all parts of the ground and bringing up his century with a cover-driven boundary off Anthony McGrath. Nicholson nearly ran out of time to bring up his milestone but got there in the final over of the day with a sweetly-timed late cut for four off Tim Bresnan.
Full postKumble inspires Bangalore to stunning win
A few hours after the Mumbai Indians collapsed from a winning position, thereby denting their semi-final chances, the Chennai Super Kings outdid them as panic struck at the MA Chidambaram Stadium
The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
21-May-2008
Bangalore Royal Challengers 126 for 8 (Dravid 47, Morkel 4-32, Gony 2-11) beat Chennai Super Kings 112 for 8 (Fleming 45, Kumble 3-14) by 14 runs
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How they were out
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How they were out
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This was Chokers' Day. A few hours after the Mumbai Indians collapsed from a winning position, thereby denting their semi-final chances, the Chennai Super Kings outdid them as panic struck at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The Bangalore Royal Challengers seemed certain to crash to their sixth successive defeat but even they might struggle to fathom how they pulled off this robbery.
It was one-way traffic for most of the game. Chasing a modest 127, Chennai appeared to be in cruise control at 60 for no loss, and later at 85 for 2, but Stephen Fleming's dismissal induced some panic. Anil Kumble's inspirational 3 for 14, the best figures for Bangalore in the IPL, played a part before Dale Steyn turned the heat on the lower order. The pitch hardly played a part in this low-scoring match - one where both sets of batsmen tried their best to outdo themselves in throwing it away.
Full postPunjab sneak a one-run thriller
A see-saw last over - which included a six, a four, a dropped catch and three run-outs - allowed Kings XI Punjab to end Mumbai Indians' six-match winning streak and boost their hopes for a place in the semi-finals
The Bulletin by Nishi Narayanan
21-May-2008
Kings XI Punjab 189 (Marsh 81, Pomersbach 79*, Chitnis 2-40) beat Mumbai Indians 188 (Tendulkar 65, Yuvraj 2-12) by one run
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How they were out
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How they were out
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A see-saw last over - which included a six, a four, a dropped catch and three run-outs - allowed Kings XI Punjab to end Mumbai Indians' six-match winning streak and boost their hopes for a place in the semi-finals.
Shaun Marsh and Luke Pomersbach's 134-run stand laid the platform but it was Punjab's accurate bowling at the death under pressure that brought the game to a head in the final over.
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