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Obanda and Ongondo sink Bermuda
Kenya cruised to an eight-wicket win in the opening one-day international against Bermuda in Nairobi
Cricinfo staff
25-Oct-2007
Kenya 175 for 2 (Obanda 79*, Ouma 46) beat Bermuda 174 (Cann 52, Ongondo 3-16) by eight wickets
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Kenya cruised to an eight-wicket win in the opening one-day international against Bermuda in Nairobi. Peter Ongondo led the way with the ball as his three wickets knocked the stuffing out of Bermuda's weak batting line-up then Alex Obanda, the impressive 19-year-old, made short work of the target.
However, anything less than this emphatic result would have been a disappointment for Kenya against a Bermuda side which is struggling to justify its status as a leading Associate. On Tuesday they lost to Uganda by 43 runs and the top-order woes, which had them on 18 for 5, returned again in this match after they'd been put in.
Ongondo began the rout with his seventh ball when Steve Outerbridge edged a rising delivery to second slip and thereafter Bermuda were unable to cope. Irvine Romaine chased a wide one and edged to the keeper and when David Hemp drove a half volley into the covers they were 51 for 5 and sinking rapidly.
Full postRaina steers India Blue to victory
Complementing Suresh Raina's composed 92 with an impressive performance in the field, India Blue sneaked home to a 12-run win
The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran
25-Oct-2007
India Blue 246 (Raina 92, Kumar 4-42) beat India Red 234 for 8 (Rawat 47, Joginder 3-30) by 12 runs
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How they were out
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How they were out
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Complementing Suresh Raina's composed 92 with an impressive performance in the field, India Blue sneaked home to a 12-run win in the opening match of the Challenger Trophy at Motera. Raina helped his side overcome a poor start, when they had stumbled to 41 for 4 in swinging conditions, and the fighting target proved enough eventually, with their bowlers overcoming the problems posed by the evening dew.
The Reds were guilty of losing wickets at crucial junctures, just when solid partnerships were beginning to take shape. Legspinner Amit Mishra slipped in the googlies and foxed Virat Kohli and S Badrinath, the well-set batsmen, to wrest the initiative. A late-charge from Praveen Kumar and Mahesh Rawat, adding 62 in just under 10 overs, provided Reds with hope but their dismissals in quick succession effectively put an end to the contest.
Full postSri Lanka wrap-up three-day win
Sri Lanka A romped to a 224 runs victory over Zimbabwe Select with a day to spare in their second and final four-day match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo
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24-Oct-2007
Sri Lanka A 256 and 268 (Dilshan 85, Utseya 4-59) beat Zimbabwe Select 96 and 204 (Dabengwa 73, Chibhabha 60, Kulasekara 3-38) by 224 runs
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Sri Lanka A romped to a 224-run victory over Zimbabwe Select with a day to spare in their second and final four-day match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Zimbabwe's poor batting yesterday left them facing a mountain, and while they did better today, they were never likely to get close to a target of 429. That they passed 200 was only thanks to good innings by Keith Dabengwa (73) and Chamu Chibhabha (60).
Sri Lanka's captain Tillakaratne Dilshan, who has struggled to find form in this series, finally made runs, top-scoring with 85 but even though Christopher Mpofu could not take to the field with a side strain, Sri Lanka's batsmen struggled and were bowled out shortly before lunch.
Full postCanada's batsmen come up trumps
Canada's batsmen carried them to a six-wicket win over Namibia A in a warm-up match in Windhoek
Cricinfo staff
24-Oct-2007
Canada 274 for 4 (Qaiser Ali 73, Kandappah 62*, Dhaniram 58*) beat Namibia 271 for 5 (Williams 132) by six wickets
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Canada's batsmen carried them to a six-wicket win over Namibia A in a warm-up match in Windhoek.
What will worry the Canadians is that none of their bowlers were able to keep the Namibians in check. Craig Williams, a 23-year-old with a first-class average of 112, was the mainstay of the innings with 132 and with the exception of 17-year-old Sean Silver, who fell for 5 in the fifth over, all of the batsmen made reasonable contributions.
Canada lost Aftab Shamsudeen, run out three balls into their reply, and then Abul Jabbar for a six-ball 14, but thereafter they batted sensibly in what was a well-paced chase. Trevin Bastiampillai and Qaiser Ali put them ahead of the clock and then some all-out attack by the veteran pairing of Arvind Kandappah and Sunil Dhaniram steered them home with six overs to spare.
Full postYouthful Uganda humiliate Bermuda's old guard
Bermuda's problems continue to grow by the day, and after being given a scare by Uganda on Sunday, they were handed a convincing drubbing by them in the second of two warm-up one-dayers
Cricinfo staff
24-Oct-2007
Uganda 253 (Olwenyi 68) beat Bermuda 210 (Cann 73) by 43 runs
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Bermuda's problems continue to grow by the day, and after being given a scare by Uganda on Sunday, they were handed a convincing drubbing by them in the second of two warm-up one-dayers at Nairobi's Sir Ali Muslim Ground.
The margin of defeat - 43 runs - flattered the Bermudans. At one stage they were 18 for 5 chasing 253, and only a spirited 73 from Lionel Cann saved them from complete humiliation. Even for a team which has been embarrassed many times over the last year, this was a new low.
That should not take anything away from an enthusiastic Ugandan side. Stuck in by Bermuda, they batted sensibly, building their innings round a patient 68 from Joel Olwenyi, their captain, who put on 106 for the first wicket with 18-year-old Arthur Kyobe. Without the steadying influence of a rested Dwayne Leverock, Bermuda's bowlers were unable to stifle the runs, and they added to their own problems by gifting 18 wides. They did bowl Uganda out, but the last few wickets fell in pursuit of quick runs in the final overs.
Full postMeek Zimbabwe slip against Sri Lanka A
Sri Lanka A took control of proceedings on day two at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, dismissing a lowly Zimbabwe Select for 96 and then taking a 288-run lead by stumps
Cricinfo staff
24-Oct-2007
Sri Lanka A 256 and 128 for 3 (Kaushal Silva 44*, Dilshan 30*) lead Zimbabwe Select 96 (Herath 4-25) by 288 runs
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Sri Lanka A took control of proceedings on day two at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, dismissing a lowly Zimbabwe Select for 96 and then taking a 288-run lead by stumps.
Zimbabwe had done well to restrict Sri Lanka to 245 for 8 on day one, and then dismiss them for 256 early in the first session, but their batting was deplorable. In no time, they were 23 for 4 as medium-pacers Nuwan Kulasekara and Sujeewa de Silva made early inroads. Stuart Matsikenyeri top-scored with 20 from 53 deliveries as left-arm spinner Rangana Herath, with 12 Tests and six ODIs under his belt, ripped through the lower order to finish with 4 for 25.
In their second innings, Sri Lanka lost Tharanga Paranavitana and Malinda Warnapura cheaply but Mahela Udawatte's 51-ball 44 and an unbeaten partnership of 70 between captain Tillakaratne Dilshan and wicketkeeper Kaushal Silva rounded off a good day.
Full postSquandered catches cost MCC
A match report from The Cricketer of the MCC's final tour game against South Australia
23-Oct-2007
MCC 298 and 371 drew with South Australia 191 and 313 for 8
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The MCC scored rather slowly on the opening day, making 240 for the loss of four wickets, and on the following morning collapsed. Ames played the best innings, hitting seven fours. For the third successive time Richardson failed to score against the Englishmen, but Nitschke made a vigorous 38, while Ryan's 61 included eight boundaries.
The chief features of the MCC's second innings were a stand of 142 for the fourth wicket between Jardine and Leyland, and some big hitting by Leyland and Voce, who scored 33 in 16 minutes, at the end of the day. When South Australia went in again Nitschke again showed a great partiality for Bowes, and the first 50 runs were up in 30 minutes. The MCC would have won easily if they had not dropped a number of catches, three of them being in one over off Bowes.
Full postVictoria fall short in thrilling finish
A match report from The Cricketer of the MCC's penultimate tour game against Victoria
23-Oct-2007
MCC 321 and 183 drew with Victoria 327 and 177 for 3 - scores level
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Winning the toss and batting first on a good wicket, the MCC scored rapidly, Hammond making some very large hits, the best of which were two sixes and eight fours. Fleetwood-Smith was severely punished, conceding 19 runs in one over, while from another Hammond hit him for 6, 4, 4, 4. Sutcliffe was third out at 153, after batting two hours and having scored seven fours. Tate came in at five wickets down for 175, and after a slightly uncertain start made some very good strokes through the covers and on the leg side, and altogether hit fifteen fours. He and Bowes added 53 for the last wicket, the Yorkshireman losing his wicket in an endeavour to give Tate the bowling.
Very little play was possible owing to rain on the second day when Victoria carried their total from 9 for 0 to 48 for 1, but on the third day there was some very bright cricket, Victoria's six left-handed batsmen keeping the MCC field constantly on the shuffle. Darling, mainly by means of powerful on-drives and cover drives, hit twelve fours in an admirable innings, while later Ebeling hit out vigorously, claiming 15 off one over from Bowes, and Ironmonger was actually in while 40 runs were added, which must be almost a record for the veteran bowler, who is considered the world's worst batsman.
The final day was most exciting. The English batting broke down and Wyatt gave the home side a sporting chance of victory, leaving them two hours for 178 runs. Rigg and Bromley playing brilliant cricket scored so rapidly that when the last over was called only seven runs were required for victory. Six were scored off the first seven balls and then off the final ball of the match Rigg was caught with the totals level, Mitchell taking an easy catch off Bowes.
Full postLarwood - and Bodyline's - last hurrah
A match report from The Cricketer of the 5th Test at the SCG
23-Oct-2007
England 454 and 168 for 2 beat Australia 435 and 182 by eight wickets
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1st day
England made only one change from the fourth Test match, Voce replacing Mitchell, but Australia brought in Oldfield, O'Brien, Alexander and Lee for Love, Bromley, Ponsford and Wall, who was unable to play owing to injury. Woodfull again won the toss and Australia began batting under ideal conditions, but in the first over Richardson was caught in the slips. Jardine used his bowlers in short spells, and when Bradman was out at 64 Larwood had taken three wickets for 14 runs. O'Brien made many good forcing strokes in a fourth wicket partnership with McCabe which produced 99 runs, but he might have been caught when 37 and 43 by Voce in the slips. Darling did not begin well. He was nearly caught by Sutcliffe when 11 and missed off a caught and bowled by Allen one run later. However, he improved rapidly and with McCabe carried the total to 244 before the latter fell to Verity bowling round the wicket. Oldfield came in to play out time with an invaluable 13 not out. Darling was 66 not out and the total 296 for 5.
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2nd day
Runs again came much more freely than in the previous Test matches. Darling was out trying to drive Verity, and then Lee came in to hit the ball with great power and incidentally to drive Larwood. After defending splendidly for 2 hours and 18 minutes, Oldfield was brilliantly thrown out by Paynter, and then came some useful hitting by O'Reilly and Alexander. It was estimated that England missed 14 chances during the innings, but many of them were very difficult. Larwood again bowled splendidly and deserved better figures, but Allen was handicapped by a strained side. When England batted Jardine never really settled down, but Sutcliffe and Hammond got completely on top of the bowling and it was a surprise when the Yorkshireman was out for a chanceless 56 just before close of play. Hammond was in delightful form, still he gave two possible chances in the slips. When stumps were drawn England had scored 159 for 2, Hammond 72 not out, Larwood 5 not out. Hammond and Jardine protested against Alexander for running up the wicket after delivery.
Runs again came much more freely than in the previous Test matches. Darling was out trying to drive Verity, and then Lee came in to hit the ball with great power and incidentally to drive Larwood. After defending splendidly for 2 hours and 18 minutes, Oldfield was brilliantly thrown out by Paynter, and then came some useful hitting by O'Reilly and Alexander. It was estimated that England missed 14 chances during the innings, but many of them were very difficult. Larwood again bowled splendidly and deserved better figures, but Allen was handicapped by a strained side. When England batted Jardine never really settled down, but Sutcliffe and Hammond got completely on top of the bowling and it was a surprise when the Yorkshireman was out for a chanceless 56 just before close of play. Hammond was in delightful form, still he gave two possible chances in the slips. When stumps were drawn England had scored 159 for 2, Hammond 72 not out, Larwood 5 not out. Hammond and Jardine protested against Alexander for running up the wicket after delivery.
3rd day
When the game was resumed in perfect conditions Larwood scored much more readily than Hammond and reached his 50 in 77 minutes. In the meantime Hammond played with great care and was in for nearly three and a half hours before being lbw. He hit twelve fours and had the distinction of being the only batsman to score two hundreds in this series of Test matches. Joined by Leyland, Larwood continued to bat splendidly, but after hitting Lee from successive balls for 2, 4, 6 and 2, he was caught off the next ball, having batted for two hours and eighteen minutes with one 6. one 5 and nine 4's as his best strokes. Leyland, hardly at his best, ran himself out, and then there was a quiet spell before Ames, too, was run out. Wyatt and Allen made a useful stand for the eighth wicket, and when the former was caught by Ironmonger at 418 stumps were drawn, Allen being 25 not out. Of the new Australian bowlers, Alexander was expensive, but had one or two chances missed off him. Lee did well with his slow off-breaks and he also suffered from dropped catches.
Full postWhen the game was resumed in perfect conditions Larwood scored much more readily than Hammond and reached his 50 in 77 minutes. In the meantime Hammond played with great care and was in for nearly three and a half hours before being lbw. He hit twelve fours and had the distinction of being the only batsman to score two hundreds in this series of Test matches. Joined by Leyland, Larwood continued to bat splendidly, but after hitting Lee from successive balls for 2, 4, 6 and 2, he was caught off the next ball, having batted for two hours and eighteen minutes with one 6. one 5 and nine 4's as his best strokes. Leyland, hardly at his best, ran himself out, and then there was a quiet spell before Ames, too, was run out. Wyatt and Allen made a useful stand for the eighth wicket, and when the former was caught by Ironmonger at 418 stumps were drawn, Allen being 25 not out. Of the new Australian bowlers, Alexander was expensive, but had one or two chances missed off him. Lee did well with his slow off-breaks and he also suffered from dropped catches.
Hobbs rolls back the clock
A match report from The Cricketer of the MCC's tour game against Northern Districts
23-Oct-2007
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MCC rested many of their leading players for a non first-class match and the XI was completed by Plum Warner, the manager, and Jack Hobbs, reporting on the tour for a newspaper. Chipperfield hit one five and eight fours in an excellent innings of 157. Hobbs, opening the innings, made 44 while the Nawab of Pataudi top scored with an unbeaten 94. On the last day R. Little and A. Baker, aged 16, put on 102 for the fourth Northern Districts wicket, Little making 117.
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