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Breakers handed title in washed out final
New South Wales did not want to win like this but they will celebrate regardless. The Breakers collected their tenth Women's National Cricket League title in 12 years after their home final against South Australia was washed out without a ball being bowle
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19-Jan-2008
Match abandoned New South Wales v South Australia
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New South Wales did not want to win like this but they will celebrate regardless. The Breakers collected their tenth Women's National Cricket League title in 12 years after their home final against South Australia was washed out without a ball being bowled.
As the side that had won the most matches during the season - seven from eight games compared to South Australia's four - New South Wales were handed the trophy by default, with no reserve day allocated. Adding to the frustration for the Scorpions was the knowledge that had this happened in past years they could still have fought back as the contest was a best-of-three series. This summer it reverted to a single match.
Full postInspired India end Australia's streak
No overseas team, barring legendary Caribbean sides, had won in Perth since 1985-86, and given what transpired in Sydney a fortnight ago, India's convincing 72-run victory at the WACA will surely go down as their finest Test win
India 330 (Dravid 93, Tendulkar 71, Johnson 4-86, Lee 3-71) and 294 (Laxman 79, Pathan 46, Sehwag 43, Clark 4-61, Lee 3-54) beat Australia 212 (Symonds 66, Gilchrist 55, RP Singh 4-68) and 340 (Clarke 81, Johnson 50*, Pathan 3-54) by 72 runs
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No overseas team, barring legendary Caribbean sides, had won in Perth since 1985-86, and given what transpired in Sydney a fortnight ago, India's convincing 72-run victory at the WACA will surely go down as their finest Test win. An entertaining ninth-wicket partnership between Mitchell Johnson and Stuart Clark gave a 16,000-strong crowd plenty of merriment, but it proved to have only nuisance value as India ended Australia's stunning 16-match streak.
Michael Clarke had been the boy on the burning deck, but with Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Andrew Symonds and Adam Gilchrist back in the pavilion, the good ship was always destined for the ocean floor. And when Clarke gave Anil Kumble the charge and was beaten in the flight, it was as good as over. His 81 had spanned just 134 balls and included some majestic drives, but when he departed, he took any lingering Australian hope with him.
Full postIndia U-19 take series after damp draw
India Under-19 claimed their Test series against South Africa after the second match ended in a rain-affected draw in Chatsworth
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19-Jan-2008
India Under-19s 205 (Pandey 47, Tiwary 41, Parnell 5-43) drew with South Africa Under-19 262 for 9d (Vandiar 119*)
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India Under-19 claimed their Test series against South Africa after the second match ended in a rain-affected draw in Chatsworth. The entire second day was washed out, removing the possibility of a result after the home side had staged an impressive fightback in their first innings.
South Africa were put into bat and slumped to 137 for 8 as Mohammad Arif and captain Virat Kohli impressed with the ball. However, home side skipper Johnathan Vandiar produced a sparkling century to haul his team out of trouble.
He added 95 for the ninth wicket with Bradley Barnes (40) and brought up his hundred off 187 balls shortly before the end of the opening day.
Full postLara breaks arm as wickets tumble
A round-up of the first day's play of the third round of matches in the Carib Beer Series
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19-Jan-2008
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Barbados 15 for 4 (Haynes 6*, Hinds 1*, Bennett 4-9) trail Combined Campuses and Colleges 202 (Reifer 70, Parris 52, Collins 4-30, Best 4-37) by 187 runs
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Fourteen wickets tumbled on a dramatic opening day at the Three Ws Oval as Barbados crashed to 15 for 4 at the close after their star-studded attack dismissed Combined Campuses and Colleges for 202. Jason Bennett ripped out four of Barbados's top order and the home side are under severe pressure with Ryan Hinds and Dwayne Smith both nursing injuries. Most of the day had gone to plan for Barbados as Pedro Collins, recently returned from South Africa, and Tino Best shared eight wickets. Collins took the first four as CCC slumped to 17 for 4 before a 123-run stand between Floyd Reifer and Nekoli Parris although Reifer was handed to lives. Best then extracted the middle order, but he needed some luck for the breakthrough with Parris out in strange circumstances, stumped as he lingered out of his crease against Best.
Trinidad and Tobago 166 for 4 (Emrit 49*, Mohammad 38*) v Leeward Islands
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Pollock signs off a centre-stage winner
Shaun Pollock bowed out of international Twenty20 cricket in style, leading South Africa to a four-wicket victory over West Indies in the second Twenty20 international at The Wanderers after his side had seemed on course for defeat with four overs remaini
The Bulletin by Martin Williamson
18-Jan-2008
South Africa 134 for 6 (Pollock 36*, JA Morkel 28*) beat West Indies 131 for 7 by four wickets
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He had already shown his class with the ball, taking 1 for 19 off his four overs, exploiting English-style conditions which made clear why so many counties are after his signature. But when he arrived at the crease his side were in deep trouble at 66 for 5 chasing 132, and two overs later he was joined by Albie Morkel at 77 for 6.
The pair benefited from West Indies lacking quality fourth and fifth bowlers. Dwayne Bravo, still unable to bowl himself following the injury he sustained in the Test series, had to turn to Ravi Rampaul, Rawl Lewis and Marlon Samuels. Their eight overs went for 58 runs. But in conditions that favoured the ball, Pollock and Morkel still had plenty to do. They hit the bad ball - and there were plenty towards the end - and, crucially, refused to panic even when the asking rate eased into double figures.
Full postTop-of-the-table Tigers post another win
Ben Hilfenhaus helped Tasmania extend their lead at the top of the FR Cup table with a 12-run win over Victoria
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18-Jan-2008
Tasmania 6 for 250 (Anderson 48, McGain 3-49) beat Victoria 9 for 238 (Quiney 65) by 12 runs
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Ben Hilfenhaus helped Tasmania extend their lead at the top of the FR Cup table with a 12-run win over Victoria. The Bushrangers were setting themselves to overhaul Tasmania's 6 for 250 when Hilfenhaus rattled out Cameron White and David Hussey within four balls to halt Victoria's progress.
A late 31 off 27 deliveries from John Hastings kept Victoria alive but Xavier Doherty (2 for 37) bowled Hastings in the 47th over and the home side finished at 9 for 238. Daniel Marsh used his bowlers in unorthodox fashion, asking the left-arm spinner Doherty to open with Brett Geeves and the move paid off by denying Victoria a quick start.
Full postLate wickets let Delhi back in
Praveen Kumar's eight-wicket haul swung Uttar Pradesh to a 52-run lead before Suresh Raina propelled them to a great position with an attacking unbeaten 82 by tea on day three of the Ranji final
The Bulletin by Sriram Veera in Mumbai
18-Jan-2008
Uttar Pradesh 342 and 154 for 6 (Raina 85, B Kumar 19*, Amir Khan 4*) lead Delhi 290 (Bhati 139*, Chopra 102, Kumar 8-68) by 206 runs
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Powered by Praveen Kumar's eight-wicket haul and Suresh Raina's attacking 85, Uttar Pradesh threatened to take control of the game before the bowlers brought Delhi roaring back into the game in the final session of the third day's play at the Wankhede Stadium. Praveen Kumar swung UP to a 52-run lead and Raina, dropped on 20, extended it further but four quick wickets saw Delhi restrict UP to a 206-run lead but with four wickets still
standing, the fourth day's play promises to be a cracking affair.
UP was leading by 175 runs at tea, with eight wickets intact, but were done in by a combination of disciplined bowling, injudicious shot-selection and the famous Marine-Drive high tide . The ball started to dip in late for a brief while in the last session and the batsmen perished one by one, pushing away from the body.
Full postIndia build platform for upset win
If Australia are to go where no Test team has gone before and win 17 games in a row, they'll have to pull off the second-highest run chase in the history of the game
Australia 212 and 2 for 65 (Ponting 24*, Hussey 5*) need 348 more runs to beat India 330 and 294 (Laxman 79, Clark 4-61)
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When Australia made good use of occasionally overcast morning conditions to reduce India to 5 for 125, the game was very much in the balance. Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar had been packed off by Brett Lee, and Mitchell Johnson had just induced a waft from Sourav Ganguly. With the lead 243, India once again faced the prospect of an overseas fairytale becoming a nightmare.
That it didn't was due to a classy 79 from VVS Laxman and sterling contributions from the lower order. Pathan preceded his bowling heroics with an accomplished 46 as nightwatchman, and MS Dhoni showed remarkable restraint in compiling a doughty 38. The biggest irritation for Australia though was RP Singh, who smacked Andrew Symonds for six during the course of an entertaining 51-run partnership that stretched the lead beyond 400.
Full postSamiullah haul seals innings victory
Samiullah Khan captured five wickets - including his 200th first-class scalp - to send the Zimbabweans crashing to an innings-and-34-run defeat
The Bulletin by Faras Ghani in Karachi
17-Jan-2008
Patron's XI 479 for 6 dec (Jamshed 182, Naumanullah 86, Alam
82*, Price 4-130) beat Zimbabweans 209 (Taylor 64, Taibu 46, Afridi
4-37) and 236 (Maruma 71, Masakadza 44, Samiullah 5-42) by an innings and
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After capturing three wickets yesterday, Samiullah was on target straight away as he dismissed Elton Chigumbura leg-before in only his second over of the day. Dropped twice by Sarfraz Ahmed off Sohail Khan, Maruma played his shots without fear. An overpitching and off-colour Kamran Hussain was edged between the slips and gully for four before Yasir Shah, the legspinner, was hit over mid-off for four. Although streaky at times, Maruma, who was ably supported by Brent's solid defence, then attacked Sohail as he returned for a second spell with the new ball.
Sohail was driven past mid-on before being blasted past extra cover by Maruma to reach his first first-class half-century. The next over saw another drive over extracover before a wild slash brought about the second drop. Riding his luck, and taking advantage of Pakistan's poor fielding as a few overthrows complemented the dropped catches, Maruma took his side past the 200-mark, a psychological achievement if nothing else before the ODI series.
Full postChopra and Bhatia revive Delhi
Charged by a triple-strike from Praveen Kumar, Uttar Pradesh seized the initiative but Delhi rallied through Aakash Chopra and Rajat Bhatia to reduce the deficit to 146 runs, with six wickets intact at the close of the second day's play
The Bulletin by Sriram Veera in Mumbai
17-Jan-2008
Delhi 196 for 4 (Chopra 85*, Bhatia 81*) trail Uttar Pradesh 342 (Shukla 96, Sangwan 4-80, Narwal 4-81) by 146 runs
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A triple-strike from Praveen Kumar took Uttar Pradesh to the brink of controlling this game before Delhi rallied through an unbroken 160-run partnership between Aakash Chopra and Rajat Bhatia to reduce the deficit to 146 runs, with six wickets intact, at stumps on a rollercoaster second day at the Wankhede Stadium. The game is still in the balance; an early wicket on Friday will allow UP to get stuck in to the out-of-form lower order while Delhi will back their chances if this pair can stay at the crease for a couple more hours.
Kumar swung out the three in-form top-order batsmen, including Gautam Gambhir for a duck, to reduce Delhi to 21 for 3 after UP were dismissed for 342 in the first session. But Chopra and Bhatia stood firm to prevent UP from running away with the game. After toughing out through the rough phase - he took 19 balls to score his first run - when Kumar was causing havoc, Chopra took charge in the post-lunch session with a fluent innings. He showed impeccable judgement outside the off stump and hit several delightful drives through the off side. There was a caressed square drive off Sudeep Tyagi and a couple of inside-out drives off Piyush Chawla that caught the eye. In the last session, he drove the seamers repeatedly through the off-side cordon as Delhi muscled their way back into the game.
Mohammad Kaif had set his field carefully for Chopra. There was a short square leg and a slightly deep short leg for Tyagi, who got the ball to cut in from a length. Chopra played with soft hands, making sure nothing reached the waiting palms. Kaif, then, placed a leg gully but again Chopra kept his tucks and glances to the ground.
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