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Blues ride on another Katich century
Simon Katich continued to pile on the runs in his productive Pura Cup season, scoring his second consecutive century as New South Wales cruised to a 131-run lead in Adelaide
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10-Nov-2007
South Australia 178 and 0 for 24 trail New South Wales 309 (Katich 117, Cleary 3-40, Cullen 3-75) by 107 runs
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Simon Katich continued to pile on the runs in his productive Pura Cup season, scoring his second consecutive century as New South Wales cruised to a 131-run lead in Adelaide. At stumps South Australia had reduced the margin to 107, reaching 0 for 24 with Matthew Elliott on 17 and Shane Deitz on 7.
Katich's name would have been pencilled in high on the national selectors' list of players to monitor following his magnificent 306 in the last match and some highlighting and underlining might be added after his latest effort. He came in at 3 for 86 and while several of his partners failed to capitalise on their starts, he stayed for 182 balls and registered 117.
Full postHodge finally finds his form
Brad Hodge rediscovered some much-needed form, top scoring with 93 as Victoria secured a first-innings lead against Tasmania
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10-Nov-2007
Victoria 5 for 240 (Hodge 93, Hussey 52) lead Tasmania 235 (Krejza 42*, McGain 5-68, Denton 3-77) by 5 runs
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Brad Hodge rediscovered some much-needed form, top scoring with 93 as Victoria secured a first-innings lead against Tasmania. At the close the Bushrangers had a five-run advantage at 5 for 240 with Andrew McDonald on 31 and Matthew Wade on 13.
After Hodge opened in the last Pura Cup game in an unsuccessful effort to impress the Test selectors, he slotted back into the more familiar No. 3 position. However he still found himself facing most of the first over when Rob Quiney was trapped lbw by Ben Hilfenhaus from the first ball of the innings.
Full postPolished Australia compound Sri Lanka's misery
Australia's new era continued to look much like their old one as they mercilessly dominated at the Gabba for a third day, forcing Sri Lanka to follow-on a massive 340 runs behind
The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson
09-Nov-2007
Sri Lanka 2 for 80 (Vandort 15*, M Jayawardene 8*) and 211 (Atapattu 51, Lee 4-26) trail Australia 4 for 551 dec by 260 runs
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Australia's new era continued to look much like their old one as they dominated mercilessly at the Gabba for a third day, forcing Sri Lanka to follow-on a massive 340 runs behind. The visitors then lost both openers Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu to complete a miserable day.
Ricky Ponting has been prone to batting again to give his bowlers a rest, so his decision to make Sri Lanka follow on may have raised a few eyebrows, but it was not entirely unexpected. Sri Lanka, with the odd exception, haven't batted well all tour and they were well behind when their first innings closed.
Full postHemp stands tall with unbeaten 174
UAE finished the day trailing by 51 runs after David Hemp's unbeaten 174 helped Bermuda gain a first-innings lead of 166
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09-Nov-2007
UAE 143 & 117 for 1 (Ali 76*, Aslam 31*) trail Bermuda 311 (Hemp 174*, E Silva 3-53) by 51 runs
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Bermuda might have gained a first-innings lead of 166 over UAE, but most of their batsmen barely contributed. Once again, it was David Hemp who led the way with a fine 174, remaining unbeaten when Bermuda were finally bundled out for 311.
Bermuda's middle-order offered scant resistance against the UAE bowlers, which was a trend on their tour of Kenya last month. The tourists were facing capitulation when Dwayne Leverock fell to Arshad Ali at 163 for 8 - with a slender lead of 20 runs. In came Kevin Hurdle, more comfortable with a ball in his hand than a bat, who stuck with Hemp in a ninth-wicket stand of 132 - though he only added 26 himself.
Hemp was defiant in his unbeaten 174, helping Bermuda gain a sizeable lead of 166. Malachi Jones picked up the early wicket of Gayan Silva, but Arshad Ali (76) and Naeemuddin Aslam (31) led a steady reply as UAE finished 51 runs in the red on day two, with two more days remaining.
Full postMaher hundred steadies Bulls
Jimmy Maher's unbeaten 111 steadied Queensland on the first day against Western Australia at the WACA
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09-Nov-2007
Queensland 5 for 220 (Maher 111*, Noffke 34*, Magoffin 3-34) v Western Australia
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Jimmy Maher's patient unbeaten 111 steadied Queensland on the first day against Western Australia at the WACA. Maher, playing in his 200th first-class game, lost his opening partner Ryan Broad early on, as Steve Magoffin took two early wickets to leave Queensland struggling on 2 for 6 after 10.4 overs.
Broad shouldered arms and was clean bowled, while Martin Love (0) found Justin Langer at first slip, the quick wickets immediately repaying Adam Voges' decision to field in fine conditions.
Full postSouth Africa grind down second-best New Zealanders
What a difference a day makes. At the close yesterday New Zealand were in the better position, but after a day of poor batting from them and obduracy from Jacques Kallis and Hasim Amla, it was South Africa who appeared to have already done enough to win t
The Bulletin by Martin Williamson
09-Nov-2007
South Africa 226 and 179 for 2 (Amla 85*, Kallis 76*) lead New Zealand 118 (Fleming 40, Steyn 5-34) by 287 runs
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How they were out
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What a difference a day makes. At the close yesterday New Zealand were in the better position, but after a day of poor batting from them and obduracy from Jacques Kallis and Hasim Amla, it was South Africa who appeared to have already done enough to win this match. They went to stumps on 179 for 2, leading by 287.
The heart was ripped out of New Zealand in a morning session when they lost five wickets for 56, and their capitulation was complete when their last three wickets fell inside 21 balls of the resumption. Then, needing quick wickets, they made early breakthroughs before hitting a brick wall in the shape of Kallis and Amla.
Full postMcGain wobbles Tasmania in Melbourne
Bryce McGain starred with the ball with four wickets as Victoria squeezed Tasmania to 8 for 200 on the first day at the MCG
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09-Nov-2007
Tasmania 8 for 200 (Birt 37, McGain 4-63) v Victoria
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Bryce McGain starred with the ball with four wickets as Victoria squeezed Tasmania to 8 for 200 on the first day at the MCG. But the Bushrangers couldn't clean up the tail before stumps as Jason Krejza moved on to a dogged 30.
Tasmania chose to bat on a sunny day with little in the pitch to trouble them. The openers moved them to 39 before McGain was brought on in the 16th over and struck with his second ball, as Michael Di Venuto edged to first slip on 22. Gerard Denton was next, removing the other opener Michael Dighton (25), who cut a wide one hard to point and then Shane Harwood was in on the act, getting George Bailey for 6.
Full postBollinger and Bracken rattle rusty Redbacks
On a day of electric pace bowling, Doug Bollinger and Nathan Bracken both grabbed four wickets to rub out South Australia's batsmen for 178
Jenny Thompson in Adelaide
09-Nov-2007
New South Wales 2 for 35 (Forrest 3*, Casson 0*) trail South Australia 178 (Ferguson 83, Bollinger 4-50, Bracken 4-63) by 143 runs
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On a day of electric pace bowling, Doug Bollinger and Nathan Bracken both grabbed four wickets to rub out South Australia's batsmen for 178. Collapses are an increasingly familiar scenario for the home side who, aside from Callum Ferguson's 83, were largely helpless as New South Wales cruised the first day in Adelaide.
Speaking of sadly familiar, Cameron Borgas' return, on the back of three ducks, was noteworthy only for another nought, and two dropped catches which had threatened to leave his side wicketless by stumps. Eventually they picked up two as the Blues finished on 2 for 35.
Full postClarke and Hussey put Australia on track
Twin centuries to Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey gave Australia's scorecard a familiar look for their first Test innings of their home summer, which Ricky Ponting finally closed at 4 for 551
The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale
08-Nov-2007
Sri Lanka 2 for 31 (Atapattu 19*, M Jayawardene 5*, Lee 2-4) trail Australia 4 for 551 dec (Clarke 145*, Hussey 133, Jaques 100, Ponting 56, Symonds 53*) by 520 runs
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Twin centuries to Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey gave Australia's scorecard a familiar look for their first Test innings of the home summer, which Ricky Ponting finally closed at 4 for 551. In reply Sri Lanka suffered from a Brett Lee double-strike and gratefully accepted an offer of bad light, finishing the second day at 2 for 31 with Marvan Atapattu on 19 and Mahela Jayawardene on 5.
Clarke remained unbeaten on 145 when the declaration occurred and Hussey made 133 before he became the only Australian to fall on day two, ending their 245-run partnership shortly before tea. Their efforts meant further embarrassment for Jayawardene, who probably spent the better part of six sessions regretting his decision to bowl first on a Gabba pitch with a few green patches.
Full postHurdle hurries UAE with six wickets
Kevin Hurdle took 6 for 45, his best figures in first-class cricket, to put Bermuda on top of UAE on the first day of their Intercontinental Cup match in Abu Dhabi
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08-Nov-2007
Bermuda 98 for 4 (Hemp 21*, Romaine 8*) trail UAE 143 (Ali 18, Hurdle 6-45) by 45 runs
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Kevin Hurdle took 6 for 45, his best figures in first-class cricket, to put Bermuda on top of UAE on the first day of their Intercontinental Cup match in Abu Dhabi.
Choosing to bat, UAE began solidly with Gayan Silva and Arshad Ali getting the hosts off to a confident start in their opening stand of 42. It was to be the highest partnership of their innings, with Malachi Jones removing Ali to prompt a middle-order slump. UAE lost Silva to Hurdle and they soon slipped to 89 for 6 when Abdul Rehman was trapped in front by Hurdle for 11.
Hurdle, who showed glimpses of pace for Bermuda in what was an otherwise forgettable series against Kenya, was well supported by Janeiro Tucker (3 for 29), and although the tail offered a bit of resistance, UAE were dismissed for a weak 143.
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