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Brett Geeves bowled Tasmania into a winning position on the second day against Queensland as the Bulls faced the prospect of a huge first-innings deficit. Geeves collected 3 for 38 and all the Tasmania bowlers contributed as only Shane Watson and James Hopes offered any real resistance at Bellerive Oval.

It was the continuation of a dismal Pura Cup season for Queensland, who stumbled to 7 for 154 at stumps with Hopes on 49 and Chris Hartley on 4. The Bulls have not won a match this summer and are on the bottom of the competition table, and although Tasmania are second-last there appeared to be a gulf between the two sides.

Geeves collected both Queensland's openers and returned to have Ashley Noffke lbw for 6 late in the day as the Bulls closed still trailing by 300. Watson dropped down the order to No. 4 - his six innings as an opener this season had brought 28 runs - and posted 44.

Centuries to Daniel Marsh and George Bailey set up an imposing total for Tasmania at Bellerive Oval after the hosts initially slumped to 2 for 0 against Queensland. Marsh was unbeaten on 132 at the close, with Tim Paine on 1 as the Tigers reached 5 for 333.

Marsh and Bailey, the side's captain and vice-captain, put on 155 following the early strikes that might have made Marsh rethink his decision to bat first. But Bailey struck his fifth first-class century and finished with 104, including three sixes, as the bottom-of-the-table Bulls failed to capitalise.

Graham Manou's magnificent escape plan helped South Australia ensure a genuine fight after the Bushrangers initially hijacked the Redbacks' first innings in Melbourne. Manou scored his third first-class century to push the score to a competitive 320 after a sub-200 total was beckoning when he came to the crease.

To add to Victoria's annoyance, they lost 2 for 9 in a four-over spell before stumps as Ryan Harris collected two wickets in two balls. He had Rob Quiney caught at third slip in the first over and the nightwatchman Peter Siddle caught-behind before Brad Hodge survived the hat-trick delivery to finish on 4 with Nick Jewell on 3.

Jamaica 109 for 2 (Hinds 50*, Marshall 48*) and 240 (Nash 91*, Hinds 53, Garraway 4-45, Permaul 4-75) beat Guyana 171 (Deonarine 39, Christian 34, Lawson 5-41) and 177 (Johnson 73, Fudadin 31, Brown 3-35, Lawson 3-61) by eight wickets
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Jamaica moved to the top of the table after a convincing eight-wicket win over Guyana in Kingston. Wavell Hinds and Xavier Marshall, with unbeaten knocks of 50 and 48 respectively, helped Jamaica reach their target half-an-hour before the close of play. Jamaica's chase got off to a poor start after they lost their openers for the addition of 11 runs, but Hinds and Marshall stabilised the innings. Hinds swept offspinner Zaheer Mohammad over long-leg to bring up his half-century, while Marshall struck Narsingh Deonarine for six to finish the match. Earlier, Guyana looked to extend their overnight score of 59 for 1, but once Assad Fudadin was run out for 31, they lost three more wickets in quick time - Deonarine caught in the deep off Nikita Miller, captain Ramnaresh Sarwan failing to open his account after being trapped by David Bernard Jr, and Travis Dowlin run out for 10 - as they went into lunch at 116 for 5. Leon Johnson, who had added 70 runs for the second wicket with Fudadin, tried to keep Guyana afloat, bringing up his half-century in the process. Guyana's innings folded up in quick time once Johnson was dismissed by Germain Lawson. Offspinner Odeon Brown claimed three lower order wickets to finish with 3 for 35, while Lawson took 3 for 61. Brendan Nash, the left-hand batsman, was named Man of the Match for his unbeaten 91 in Jamaica's first innings.

Trinidad and Tobago 178 for 4 (Emrit 56*, Mohammad 43*) v Leeward Islands
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No play was possible on the third day in St Maarten due a soggy outfield. Umpires Luther Kelly and Goaland Greaves abandoned play after making their final assessment of the playing conditions in the scheduled post-tea session.

Pakistan eased to a 104-run victory over Zimbabwe in Karachi in the first of a five-ODI series. Powered by a world-record five half centuries, Pakistan, who were put in by Prosper Utseya, rattled up 347 for 5 and then Zimbabwe, after a promising start, fell away as the pressure mounted. Nasir Jamshed hit an attacking 61 on debut and Shoaib Malik, Pakistan's captain, picked up three wickets to go with his 63.

Jamshed, 18, displayed confidence and promise far beyond his age and match experience. Taking on the bowlers from the start, his impeccable timing, especially though extra cover, had the bowlers and fielders looking bewildered. Although shouldering the blame for Salman Butt's run out, he more than made up for it with the bat.

With 111.80 points, the Eagles are well clear of the second-placed Eastern Cape Warriors (89.88) and the Western Cape Cobras (84.98). The Dolphins, who had been occupying second place for a number of weeks, slipped to fourth with 79.04 points.

Electing to bat first, the Eagles, riding on an 81 by Ryan Bailey and 64 by Adrian McLaren, piled up 310 before making use of helpful bowling conditions to restrict the Dolphins for 158. With Ryan McLaren taking 3 for 19, the Eagles looked all set for another decent performance with the bat. However, Johann Louw, the Middlessex seamer, wrecked the Eagles's top-order by taking 6 for 43 to dismiss them for only 88.

	JP Duminy kept his cool with 79, his highest ODI score © Cricinfo Ltd

A bustling unbeaten 79 from JP Duminy helped South Africa to a six-wicket win in the opening game of this five-ODI series at Centurion. They strolled home with two overs in the bank but that hides the fact that they had more than a few uneasy moments during their chase.

The match, reduced to 36 overs a side after heavy overnight rain, followed a similar pattern to Friday's Twenty20. South Africa's bowlers took an early stranglehold, West Indies battled back, South Africa's batsmen wobbled before their strength in depth enabled them to secure victory. Two days ago Shaun Pollock was the hero; today it was JP Duminy.

Chasing a modest 176, South Africa got off to a shocking start, losing both openers inside four overs. Jacques Kallis and Duminy were building a good recovery when light rain started to fall. All eyes turned to the Duckworth-Lewis calculations, something that still tends to cause nightmares in these parts, and the possibility of an artificial finish appeared to rattle the batsmen. Kallis fell to add to dressing-room jitters, but as the weather eased Duminy and Justin Ontong regained their composure and took charge. West Indies, hampered by a wet outfield and a soggy ball, were not helped by the conditions, although their cause was further hindered by some dreadful fielding as the match slipped from their grasp.

Guyana 171 and 59 for 1 trail Jamaica 240 (Nash 91*, Garraway 4-45, Permaul 4-75) (Lawson 5-41) by ten runs
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Half-centuries by Wavell Hinds and Brendan Nash, who remained unbeaten on 91, helped Jamaica gain a valuable first-innings lead of 69 against Guyana at Sabina Park. Nash faced 254 balls in his dogged knock, which included six fours and a six, before Jamaica were bowled out for 240 at tea. Hinds made 53 while Nikita Miller chipped in with 34, during which he added 81 for the seventh wicket with Nash to frustrate Guyana. Trevon Garraway and Veerasammy Permaul were the leading wicket-takers for Guyana, picking up four each. In reply, Guyana lost Gajanand Singh early for 2, but Assad Fudadin and Leon Johnson and remained unbeaten to end the day at 59 for 1.

Trinidad and Tobago 178 for 4 (Emrit 56*, Mohammad 43*) v Leeward Islands
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The second day's play in St Maarten was hampered by poor weather where only six overs were possible. Rain forced the players off the field 23 minutes into the morning session, during which T&T added 12 to their overnight score with captain Rayad Emrit going on to score a half-century. Rain intervened again early in the afternoon and the umpires decided to abandon play for the day after a 4 pm inspection.

The Northern Districts captain James Marshall posted an unbeaten 58 to help his side to victory over Wellington in Hamilton. Marshall guided Northern Districts to 133 for 3 in the 16th over as they overhauled Wellington's 131 for 8 with little drama. Grant Elliott top scored for the visitors with 34 but regular wickets meant they could not gather significant momentum.

Bradley Scott helped Otago secure a 60-run win in Dunedin, grabbing 3 for 9 as Auckland were rattled out for 94. Rob Nicol tried to guide Auckland's chase and made 43 but his team-mates fell apart and could get nowhere near Otago's 154 for 7. Nathan McCullum's 38 from 20 balls was the best individual effort for Otago.

At 3.03pm, shortly after tea on the fourth day, Delhi's 16-year wait for the Ranji Trophy ended. Pradeep Sangwan produced a superb spell of seam bowling to bowl out Uttar Pradesh for 177 before their captain, Gautam Gambhir, cracked an unbeaten 130 to lead Delhi's march to a seventh Ranji title.

That march, which began with defiant centuries from Aakash Chopra and Rajat Bhatia in the first innings, quickened this morning when UP lost four wickets for just 23 runs as Sangwan produced a spell of 5-3-5-3.