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Nevis send Montserrat crashing out
Last year's semi-finalists Nevis sent Montserrat packing from season two of the Standford 20/20 with a 74-run win in Coolidge and sealed their place in the quarter-finals
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09-Feb-2008
Nevis 185 for 6 (Simmonds 37, Smithen 36, Morton 36) beat Montserrat 111 (Semper 35, Byron 3-21) by 74 runs
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Last year's semi-finalists Nevis sealed a place in the quarter-finals of season two of the Standford 20/20 with a 74-run win over Montserrat in Coolidge. Set a tough 186 to win, Montserrat were steamrolled for 111 in 16.4 overs and were knocked out of the tournament.
Electing to bat first, Nevis ticked along at a fine rate despite losing Javia Liburd for 10. Tonito Willett and Carlon Smither gave the new ball a spanking - Smithen clubbed Trevor Semper's offspin for 24 in one over and Willett struck three consecutive boundaries off pacer Lionel Baker -
and raised 50 in four overs, the fastest a team has done so this season.
A smart double-change in the sixth over from Davon Williams, Montserrat's captain, worked as damage control. After facing a dot ball from Brian Stephney, Willett pushed the second to cover-point and took off for a quick single, but the hesitant Smithen was run out. Two deliveries later, Willett lobbed a return catch to the bowler's left to make it 74 for 3. Smithen (36 from 25 balls) and Willett (26 off 13) had put on 56 from just 23 deliveries.
Full postNew Zealand thrash dismal England
New Zealand bounced back from the disappointment of losing both Twenty20s against England, with an emphatic six-wicket win in the first one-dayer in Wellington
The Bulletin by Will Luke
09-Feb-2008
New Zealand 131 for 4 (McCullum 42, Taylor 24*) beat England 130 (Mustard 31, Martin 2-22, Styris 2-22) by six wickets
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How they were out
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New Zealand bounced back from the disappointment of losing both Twenty20s against England, with an emphatic six-wicket win in the first one-dayer in Wellington. England were put on the back foot right from the outset, limping to a feeble 130 which New Zealand knocked off with 20 overs to spare.
The contrast between the two sides couldn't have been greater following the Twenty20s. Gone were Dimitri Mascarenhas and Luke Wright; in came Ravi Bopara and Alastair Cook. Both are perfectly decent replacements, but why did England change a winning side? The Wellington pitch was stodgy, the New Zealand bowling miserly and accurate, and England simply couldn't force the pace, perfectly illustrated by their boundary count of seven fours. Poor running and a trio of run-outs completed a dismal effort.
Full postHarris hundred hauls Redbacks ahead
Daniel Harris provided the necessary grit and earned a slight advantage for South Australia on a hard-fought opening day against Tasmania
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08-Feb-2008
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Daniel Harris provided the necessary grit and earned a slight advantage for South Australia on a hard-fought opening day against Tasmania. The opener Harris raised his maiden first-class century and was patient throughout, studying 295 balls over an unbeaten 119, which helped the Redbacks to 6 for 284.
The innings also received a boost from Shane Deitz, who struck 10 fours in his 59, and the push was required after some early stumbles. Graham Manou, South Australia's new captain, won the toss and batted, watching two wickets fall by the time they reached 13, all of which were scored by Matthew Elliott.
Full postBracken slides Sri Lanka to 128-run defeat
Nathan Bracken bowled Australia to a comfortable win, exploiting the slow SCG pitch to perfection after Michael Clarke and Adam Gilchrist set up an imposing target of 6 for 253
The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale at the SCG
08-Feb-2008
Australia 6 for 253 (Clarke 77*, Gilchrist 61) beat Sri Lanka 125 (Sangakkara 42, Bracken 5-47) by 128 runs
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It was a rematch between last year's World Cup finalists that turned into a mismatch. Nathan Bracken earned career-best figures as he bowled Australia to a comfortable 128-run win, exploiting the slow SCG pitch to perfection after Michael Clarke and Adam Gilchrist set up an imposing target of 6 for 253.
Kumar Sangakkara looked like carrying on from his last international innings in Australia - he made 192 in the Hobart Test in November - as he cracked 16 off a Brett Lee over. However, when Bracken trapped him lbw with a delivery that angled in towards middle stump and kept low, Sri Lanka's hopes quickly slipped away.
Full postOngondo five-for leads Kenya win
Peter Ongondo took a career-best 5 for 30 to bowl Kenya to a 81-run win over UAE on the fourth and final day in Sharjah. Chasing an unlikely 274, UAE were dismissed in the 56th over for 192
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07-Feb-2008
Kenya 326 and 171 (Kamande 62*, Khurram 4-26) beat UAE 224 and 192 (Fernandes 63, Sarwar 61) by 81 runs
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UAE's hopes of hauling down such a big total were dealt an early blow when Ongondo had Ahmed Raza caught by Steve Tikolo with the first delivery of the day. Raza's overnight partner, Rashid Khan, didn't last long either - trapped in front by Thomas Odoyo for 8.
Ongondo then ran through UAE's middle order, dismissing Saqib Ali lbw for 26, Khurram Khan for a duck (caught behind) before bowling Azhar Gul to pick up his fifth. At 75 for 7, UAE were facing almost certain capitulation but then followed a fine eighth-wicket stand of 109 between Nizel Fernandes and Shoaib Sarwar, the No.9.
Full postJamaica bulldoze Bahamas
Jamaica celebrated reggae legend Bob Marley's birthday with an imposing 118-run win over Bahamas in their Stanford 20/20 match in Coolidge
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07-Feb-2008
Jamaica 191 for 4 (Hyatt 71) beat Bahamas 73 for 7 (Tappin 25*) by 118 runs
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Jamaica celebrated reggae legend Bob Marley's birthday with an imposing 118-run win over Bahamas in their Stanford 20/20 match in Coolidge. Bahamas were never in the chase at all after Jamaica set them a target of 192.
Tamar Lambert, who replaced the injured Chris Gayle as captain, chose to bat and was given a brisk start by his openers Xavier Marshall and Shawn Findlay who scored 28 runs off the first three overs. Marshall hit a four and a six off Lee Melville's first over while Findlay struck three fours in the next off Garcha Blair. But Melville had Findlay caught for 20 as he tried to go for yet another big shot. Marshall, who survived a dropped catch on 28, then added 67 with Danza Hyatt before being stumped off Narendra Ekanayake. Hyatt added another 57 with Wavell Hinds and reached his fifty off 33 balls. He went on to make 71 and led Jamaica to the highest total of the season.
Bahamas began tentatively and lost their openers in the fourth over. While Dwight Weakley was trapped leg before by David Bernard for eight, Marc Taylor was run out when he dropped his bat while running the second run. Taylor was one of four run-out victims in the Bahamas line-up. The Play of the Day award of US$10,000 went to Jermaine Lawson for his direct hit to run out Ekanayake. Ryan Tappin was the top scorer with an unbeaten 25 - the only Bahamas batsman to score over ten - and Bahamas crawled to 73 in their 20 overs.
Full postFocussed England complete emphatic win
A proficient and professional allround display from England took them to an emphatic 50-run win over New Zealand in the second and final Twenty20 in Christchurch. With the one-day series two days away, England are bristling with confidence and New Zealand
The Bulletin by Will Luke
07-Feb-2008
England 193 for 8 (Collingwood 54, Shah 47) beat New Zealand 143 for 8 (How 31, Mills 30*, Sidebottom 2-19) by 50 runs
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A proficient and professional allround display from England took them to an emphatic 50-run win over New Zealand in the second and final Twenty20 in Christchurch. With the one-day series two days away, England are bristling with confidence and New Zealand have it all to do.
England were in control from the outset, with Phil Mustard and Luke Wright launching an exuberant attack at the top of the order before Paul Collingwood and Owais Shah steered them to 193 for 8, in an excellent fifth-wicket stand of 102 - England's highest in Twenty20s. Impressively, all their bowlers played a part with Ryan Sidebottom particularly accurate while Dimitri Mascarenhas's underrated dobblers accounted for Jamie How and Scott Styris. New Zealand were never in the hunt and particularly missed Jacob Oram, their standout player in the first Twenty20 two days ago.
Full postSubashis powers Bangladesh to series win
Subashis Roy grabbed a four-wicket haul to power Bangladesh Under-19s to a series-clinching win against West Indies Under-19s
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06-Feb-2008
Bangladesh U-19s 232 for 7 (Talukder 59, Nadimuddin 49, Ali 49) beat West Indies U-19s 180 (Brooks 52, Roy 4-27) by 52 runs
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Subashis Roy grabbed a four-wicket haul to power Bangladesh Under-19s to a series-clinching win against West Indies Under-19s.
West Indies were in pursuit of 233 but Roy never allowed their chase to get underway. Roy struck in his first over, removing Kieran Powell before knocking out the other opener Horace Miller and Adrian Barath in quick succession to leave West Indies struggling at 34 for 3.
Suhrawadi Shuvo, the left-arm spinner, gave able support to Roy and ended up with a three-wicket haul. Sharmarh Brooks and Darren Bravo revived the innings with an 83-run partnership for the fourth wicket but Shuvo trapped Bravo to terminate it. And when Brooks fell soon after, with West Indies at 140 for 6, the chase was all but over.
Full postKamande stands firm for Kenya
Jimmy Kamande's 62 bolstered Kenya's second innings to 171, setting UAE a challenging 274 to win
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06-Feb-2008
UAE 224 and 17 for 1 (Rashid 3* , Raza 6*) need a further 257 runs to beat Kenya 326 and 171 (Kamande 62*, Khurram 4-26)
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Jimmy Kamande's 62 bolstered Kenya's otherwise disappointing second innings to 171 on the third day of their Intercontinental Cup clash in Sharjah, as UAE were set a challenging 274 to win.
Amjad Ali resumed on 37 and received good support from Wasim Bari (29), the pair adding 45 for the ninth wicket in UAE's first innings of 224. Amjad was left stranded on 52, but UAE's bowlers then made headway into Kenya's top order to dismiss both David Obuya and Steve Tikolo for 5. Maurice Ouma smacked 41 from 50 before UAE's spinners took control - Khurram Khan taking 4 for 26 from 25.2 overs to limit Kenya's lead.
Kamande, who made 43 in the first innings, shared stands of 37 with Hiren Varaiya and 36 with Peter Ongondo, as Kenya were bowled out for 171. Saqib Ali and Ahmed Raza bowled economically for their two wickets. Chasing 274, UAE lost Arshad Ali for 5, trapped in front by Ongondo, and with the threat of Varaiya looming, they face a mountain to climb.
Full postHodge rams into Bulls with match-winning century
Brad Hodge celebrated his 100th one-day game with Victoria with a dominant century that virtually guarantees the Bushrangers a spot in the final
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06-Feb-2008
Victoria 3 for 209 (Hodge 119*, White 64*) beat Queensland 214 (Simpson 42, McKay 3-42) by 7 wickets on D/L
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Brad Hodge celebrated his 100th one-day game with Victoria with a dominant century that virtually guarantees the Bushrangers a spot in the FR Cup final. In a match reduced by three overs due to rain, Hodge patiently steered the team out of trouble and then accelerated as they reached the required 209 with seven wickets and four overs to spare.
The Bulls had started the defence well, dropping Victoria to 3 for 52 in the 15th over, but there was no more joy as Hodge combined with the captain Cameron White in an unbroken stand of 157. White picked up a confidence-boosting 64 while Hodge starred with 119, which included 10 fours and a six.
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