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Harris five-for frustrates Zimbabwe
Paul Harris's five-wicket haul further compounded Zimbabwe Select's misery on the third day as they crumbled for 155 in reply to South Africa A's 542 for 7
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17-Aug-2007
Zimbabwe Select 155 and 95 for 2 trail South Africa A 542 for 7 (Dippenaar 189, Amla 142, Ontong 70 ) by 292 runs
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Paul Harris's five-wicket haul further compounded Zimbabwe Select's misery on the third day at Bulawayo as they crumbled for 155 in reply to South Africa A's 542 for 7. Following on, Zimbabwe reached 95 for 2, helped by Tatenda Taibu and the opener Hamilton Masakadza.
Play resumed with Zimbabwe on 36 for 3 while Taibu and Timycen Maruma at the crease. Taibu could only add two runs to his overnight score of six before Andre Nel bowled him in the third over of the morning. Nel struck again when he trapped Maruma leg-before for eight.
Stuart Matsikenyeri and Elton Chigumbura strived to restore the home side's innings but they could only put up 26 for the sixth wicket before Chigumbura fell to left-arm seamer Yusuf Abdullah, caught behind by Thami Tsolekile for 18.
Full postSmith guides Worcestershire run chase
John Ward reports on the final day's play in the Championship match between Worcestershire and Yorkshire at Kidderminster
John Ward at Kidderminster
17-Aug-2007
Worcestershire 172 for 5 dec and 337 for 4 (Smith 98*, Moore 65) beat Yorkshire 319 and 188 for 5 (Rudolph 92*, Rashid 73*, Ali 4-40) by six wickets
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Worcestershire registered their first Championship win of the season in superb fashion. Set 336 to win in 65 overs by Yorkshire at Kidderminister, they applied a mixture of courage and good fortune in racing home by six wickets with eight overs to spare, in what was inevitably a declaration match. It was a good team performance, with Ben Smith's top score of 98 not out sealing the victory.
Yorkshire resumed their second innings on a shaky 32 for 4. The day began with a wicket, as Doug Bollinger yorked Gerard Brophy for his overnight 13. Then the balance swung back in Yorkshire's favour, as Jacques Rudolph and Adil Rashid responded aggressively. Rudolph produced many aggressive drives through the covers, one of them bring him his fifty off 63 balls, while Rashid, not content to rest on the laurels of his first innings century, looked like a specialist batsman as he played with vigour and maturity. The bowlers began to look innocuous as the batsman scored almost at will, but they did better than they had first time round in conceding only four extras, compared to 48. Kabir Ali this time lacked the inspiration to break through.
Yorkshire, as desperate for victory as Worcestershire, declared at 188 for 5 and Worcestershire were left to score 336 to win in a minimum of 65 overs; some felt this generous on a good pitch, but the home team's batting has not inspired much confidence this season.
Full postRameez edges Pakistan to one-wicket win
Mohammad Rameez, the No. 10, held his nerve to guide Pakistan Under-19 to a tense one-wicket win at Shenley to give them a 1-0 lead in series
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17-Aug-2007
Pakistan U-19 164 for 9 (Iqbal 40, Rameez 38*) beat England U-19 160 (Hussain 4-26) by one wicket
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Mohammad Rameez, the No. 10, held his nerve to guide Pakistan Under-19s to a tense one-wicket win at Shenley to give them a 1-0 lead in series. When Pakistan collapsed to 99 for 8 chasing 161, England Under-19s appeared to have the game in the bag, but Rameez had other ideas, adding 34 with Asif Iqbal and a match-winning 31 with No. 11 Junaid Khan.
Both teams struggled for runs - Iqbal's 40 was the highest score of the day - and England made early inroads as they defended 161. Steven Finn struck with the new ball and Chris Woakes removed the dangerous Umar Amin for 18.
As in the Test series spin played a key role. Tom Westley produced a miserly spell with his offspin, claiming 2 for 18 off 10 overs, to stifle the middle order. When Alex Wakely grabbed two in his first over, Pakistan were staring down the barrel. However, Iqbal played a measured innings while Rameez took the aggressive route. Rameez hit the only six of the day and the winning runs came with 21 balls to spare.
Full postCiara Metcalfe's five-for routs Netherlands
Ireland were dismissed for 179 in 47.5 overs but the total was far out of Netherlands reach as they were routed for 56 in 29.4 overs
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17-Aug-2007
Ireland 179 (I Joyce 48, Tanke 5-40) beat Netherlands 56 (Metcalfe 5-18) by 123 runs
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Ireland crushed Netherlands by 123 runs in their one-off one-day international at Deventer. Ireland were dismissed for 179 in 47.5 overs but the total was far out of Netherlands reach as they were routed for 56 in 29.4 overs.
Netherlands made an encouraging start after winning the toss, reducing Ireland to 14 for 2. Opener Nicola Coffey and Isobel Joyce, sister of England batsman Ed, steadied the innings by scoring 40 and 48 respectively but after their third-wicket partnership of 84 was broken, Netherlands chipped away to dismiss Ireland for 179. Annemarie Tanke finished with career-best figures of 5 for 40 while Jolet Hartenhof took 3 for 34.
Netherlands' run-chase never got off the ground. They lost wickets in rapid succession and only their captain Helmien Rambaldo reached double figures with 16 off 39 balls. The 20 extras that Ireland conceded were the highest score for Netherlands as they struggled to 56 all out. Ciara Metcalfe was the wrecker-in-chief with a bowling performance that yielded career-best figures of 5 for 18. Jill Whelan also bowled an exceptional spell, taking 3 for 7 off six overs.
Full postBrilliant Bates boosts New Zealand to victory
Suzie Bates's allround brilliance ensured New Zealand took the early honours in their one-day series against England
Jenny Thompson
17-Aug-2007
New Zealand 225 for 7 (Bates 82) beat England 204 (Gunn 73) by 21 runs
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New Zealand's 225 looked to be 30 runs short on a placid track - their captain Haidee Tiffen even admitted as much - but they could have reached more, were it not for England's spinners Holly Colvin and one-day debutante Charlotte Russell.
But Bates stood firm, playing straight down the ground and with excellent timing, until she holed out to long-on off Russell in the dying overs. By then, though, playing straight and true, she had glued her side together: steering them through a stodgy patch first up, adding 74 in a key stand with Sara McGlashan (34), and then standing firm while wickets fell around her.
Full postZimbabwe's (uncooked) chickens come home to roost
Zimbabwe Select were handed a total drubbing by South Africa A on the second day of their four-day match at Queens Club in Bulawayo
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16-Aug-2007
Zimbabwe Select 36 for 3 trail South Africa A 542 for 7 (Dippenaar 189, Amla 142, Ontong 70 ) by 506 runs
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Zimbabwe Select were handed a total drubbing by South Africa A on the second day of their four-day match at Queens Club in Bulawayo. On the field, their bowlers were slaughtered and their top-order batsmen humbled. Off the field it was chickens that were the problem.
The bare bones of the game itself are depressing enough for the locals. Resuming on 287 for 2, Boeta Dippenaar and Hasim Amla extended their second-wicket stand to 256 before Amla was caught at point for 142. Dippenaar then opened up, along with Ashwell Prince and then Justin Ontong, and they filled their boots. Zimbabwe's increasingly pop-gun attack could do little about it as they continued their first-day habit of dropping catches.
Dippenaar, who was caught at slip within sight of a double-hundred, only called off the slaughter to give his own attack enough time to make some inroads in the remaining hour or so, and that they did. Hamilton Masakadza and Brendan Taylor weathered the new ball, Taylor doing so by retreating into his shell, but Nel had Masakadza caught behind and then Paul Harris stuck twice in successive overs to remove Taylor, caught at silly point, and the struggling Vusi Sibanda lbw.
Full postSatterthwaite haul stuns England
New Zealand claimed a consolation 38-run win against England as Amy Satterthwaite took the best figures in women's Twenty20 Internationals with the astonishing return of 6 for 17
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16-Aug-2007
New Zealand 150 for 6 (McGlashan 44) beat England 112 (Satterthwaite 6-17) by 38 runs
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England were handily placed on 57 for 1 - chasing 151 - when Satterthwaite, who didn't play the first two matches, removed Claire Taylor. Jenny Gunn went next for 29 and the middle order resembled skittles against Satterthwaite's medium pace. Caroline Atkins was trapped in front and stand-in captain Nicki Shaw was removed for a duck as she tried to clear the infield with the run-rate climbing.
Lynsey Askew became her fifth wicket - surpassing the previous best in international Twenty20 of 4 for 9 by Gunn - but Satterthwaite wasn't finished as she also clean bowled Laura Marsh in her final over.
Full postDeclaration and Ali burst bring game to life
John Ward reports on the third day's play in the Championship match between Worcestershire and Yorkshire at Kidderminster
John Ward at Kidderminster
16-Aug-2007
Yorkshire 319 (Rashid 108, McGrath 55, Bollinger 4-82) and 32 for 4 (Ali 4-14) lead Worcestershire 172 for 5 dec (Hick 69*) by 179 runs
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Two batsmen and a bowler dominated the day as Worcestershire and Yorkshire tried to manufacture a result out of their rain-damaged match at Kidderminster. The batsmen were at opposite ends of the age scale: for Yorkshire, Adil Rashid, aged 19, scored his maiden first-class century, while for the home team Graeme Hick, who became the last batsman to score 1000 runs by the end of May while Rashid was three months old, played a vintage innings at the age of 41. The bowler was Kabir Ali, who put the skids under Yorkshire as they batted again.
The first day had belonged to the Worcestershire bowlers, but the overnight batting pair of Rashid and Gerard Brophy restored the balance with a responsible partnership. They added 111 invaluable runs before Brophy (41) pulled Roger Sillence to midwicket, where Ben Smith to seized a superb low catch.
Immediately afterwards Rashid, particularly strong on the pull, reached his 50 off 84 balls, and then raced through the 60s and 70s before a sudden downpour drove the players from the field for an early lunch. Afterwards he played one or two uncertain strokes before settling in again, all the while losing partners until last man Matthew Hoggard was required to see him through to three figures. His previous best was 91 not out.
Full postGunasekara and Fray hammer centuries
Openers Ruvindu Gunasekera and Terryn Fray stroked centuries of contrasting styles and offspinner Pratik Patel captured a remarkable 7 for 3 at the Americas Under-19 qualifiers
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16-Aug-2007
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Gunasekera hit a 107-ball 155, punctuated with 25 boundaries, and Patel recorded figures of 5-2-3-7 to play pivotal roles in Canada's 343-run victory over the Bahamas. Fray scored a watchful 144-ball 119, which included six boundaries to inspire Bermuda to a 230-run win over Argentina.
It was Bermuda's third successive victory while for Canada it was their second from as many games. As things are shaping up in this event, it appears that the winner of the Bermuda and Canada match on Saturday will decide who joins the ICC's 10 Full Members, hosts Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Ireland at the 16-team U-19 World Cup in Malaysia next February.
In the Canada-Bahamas match, Gunasekara was in a punishing mood as he completely dominated an inexperienced Bahamas bowling attack by making the ball disappear to different parts of the ground at regular intervals. His stroke selection was immaculate as he successfully pierced the field to score most of his runs in boundaries.
Full postOngondo and Ouma star in Kenyan win
Five wickets from Peter Ongondo restricted Sri Lanka A to 194 before Maurice Ouma and Tanmay Mishra powered Kenya to their first win in the tri-nation series at Nairobi
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16-Aug-2007
Kenya 195 for 8 (Ouma 62, Mishra 48) Sri Lanka A 194 (Silva 60, Ongondo 5-30) by two wickets
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Ouma combined with Mishra to steady the chase after Chanaka Welegedera had struck twice in succession to leave Kenya stumbling at 14 for 2. Both the batsmen helped themselves to short offerings from the seamers to move the score along. Ouma turned on the heat in the 17th over when he smashed Dammika Prasad for four boundaries. He pinged the long-on and the long-off boundary with lofted shots and pulled to the square-leg boundary before slogging one over the ropes again to propel Kenya comfortably ahead of the required rate.
Kenya were sitting pretty at 101 for 2 when Rangana Herath removed Ouma in the 21st over. Four overs later, Kaushal Lokuarachchi induced a nick from Collins Obuya to present a window of opportunity to the visitors. Sri Lanka almost crashed through it by removing Mishra and Alex Obanda in quick succession to leave Kenya at a wobbly 150 for 6 but Thomas Odoyo found support in Jimmy Kamande and the pair took Kenya close. Kamande put the equation in the hosts' favour with three boundaries in the 41st over off Prasad. There was an edge past the lone slip, a smashing pull to deep midwicket and a drive through cover as Kenya moved from 164 to 180.
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