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Jerome Taylor runs through Bermuda
A round-up of the sixth day's action from the Stanford 20/20 tournament
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22-Jul-2006
Jamaica 75 for 1 (Gayle 40*) beat Bermuda 74 (Pitcher 19, Taylor 5-10) by 9 wickets
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Taylor finished with fantastic figures of 5 for 10, which included a three-wicket burst in the space of four balls in his third over. Jermaine Lawson too kept the batsmen under check at the other end with some incisive seam bowling as Bermuda were tottering at 26 for 4. Oliver Pitcher and Delyone Borden made a recovery of sorts, adding 30 before another burst of wickets let them down. Pitcher top-scored with 19 as his side were bowled out for 74.
Bermuda caused some early jitters, as George O'Brien bowled Xavier Marshall for a duck. Samuels earned a reprieve, skying his first delivery to extra cover, only to be dropped by Pitcher. From then on, it was Jamaica all the way with Gayle smashing four sixes in his unbeaten 40 off 22 balls. Samuels smacked five boundaries in his unbeaten 25, as Jamaica booked their place in the quarter finals.
Full postSumanth sets up India whitewash
Bodapati Sumanth struck an unbeaten 97 to edge the third one-dayer for India and help them to a 3-0 series clean sweep
Jenny Thompson at Sophia Gardens
21-Jul-2006
India 231 for 9 (Sumanth 97*, Kohli 41 ) beat England 230 for 7 (Wright 68*, Thompson 41) by one wicket
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But that England failed at the last was ultimately down to one man, Bodapati Sumanth. He just missed out on a century yet his 97 not out proved the difference and he took India home by a whisker. It was edge-of-your-seat stuff at Sophia Gardens right to the end with Sumanth and the last man Ishant Sharma squeezing out the singles in the dying stages after the No. 10 Abu Ahmed had boosted a towering six with 11 needed from 12 balls to turn the tide in India's favour.
Yet when Ahmed fell to a most unfortunate run-out off the last ball of the 49th over, the game was still on; England needed one wicket and India four runs from the last over, bowled by the seamer Steven Finn. Sharma nibbled a single from the first ball; Sumanth pushed the next one out to square; before Sharma levelled with a run cut through backward point.
Full postHarmison stars with that bat
Ben Harmison continued the promising impression he has made at the start of his Durham career with 105 against West Indies A on the first day of their tour
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21-Jul-2006
West Indies A 24 for 2 (Morton 5*, Joseph 0*) trail Durham 310 (Harmison 105, Best 3-27) by 286 runs
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Ben Harmison continued the promising impression he has made at the start of his Durham career with 105 against West Indies A on the first day of their tour. Harmison was the mainstay of Durham's innings but found useful support from Dale Benkenstein. Liam Plunkett, playing this match at the request of the ECB to find batting form, was last man out for 28.
West Indies fielded a reasonably strong attack featuring Daren Powell, Tino Best and Dave Mohammad - all of whom have played Tests - but they were made to work hard for their wickets. Harmison and Benkenstein, 47, added 95 for the fourth wicket before Powell, Best and Dwayne Smith worked through the middle order.
Plunkett and Graham Onions then removed the West Indies' openers in a tricky session before the close. Devon Smith, the left-hander, was trapped lbw by Plunkett while Sewnarine Chattergoon, who has three one-dayers under his belt, was caught by Gary Scott to complete an uneasy start for the West Indies second string.
Full postRain helps India A to draw
India A escaped with a draw as wet weather washed out the final day of the first-class match against Australia A in Cairns
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21-Jul-2006
India A 254 and 0 for 117 (Uthappa 67*) drew with Australia A 4 for 461 dec and 7 for 274 dec
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India A escaped with a draw as wet weather washed out the final day of the first-class match against Australia A in Cairns. The visitors were outplayed until the final session yesterday, when the openers Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir combined for an unbroken stand of 117 that reduced their unlikely target of 482.
Brad Haddin's decision not to enforce the follow-on was based on getting a full day today, but the match was abandoned before 1pm local time without a ball being bowled. Uthappa was unbeaten on 67 and Gambhir was 40. However, Phil Jaques was the game's dominant player with a double of 240 and 117 while Chris Rogers posted twin half-centuries.
The Top End Series now switches back to one-day mode with Pakistan A playing a Queensland XI on Saturday and Australia A on Sunday.
Full postYomahesh hat-trick sinks England
Vijaykumar Yomahesh's glorious hat-trick killed off England to gloss a performance of pure Indian silk at Cardiff
Jenny Thompson at Sophia Gardens
20-Jul-2006
India Under-19s 165 for 1 (Kaul 58*, Aziz 79) beat England Under-19s 164 by 9 wickets
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Vijaykumar Yomahesh's glorious hat-trick killed off England to gloss a performance of pure Indian silk at Cardiff.
Tanmay Srivistava may have lost the toss but from then on neither he nor his team put a foot wrong, smothering the England batsmen with suffocating fields, bowling tight lines and then knocking off the 165 required runs inside 30 overs for just one wicket to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in this three-match series.
England may be playing for pride only now, but there will be no let-up for them as the teams return to Sophia Gardens tomorrow. It was their batting that let them down today; they were a clear 90 runs shy of a competitive target and the game was pretty much up at the half-way stage. India's openers Uday Kaul and Parveez Aziz promptly confirmed matters with a rollicking stand of 125, showing just how flat the pitch was.
Full postMiddlesex prosper in the heat
Two crisp fifties from Ed Joyce and Owais Shah, and a belligerent unbeaten 54 from Scott Styris in the dying overs of the day led a confident Middlesex reply to Sussex's 507 on the second day at picturesque Southgate
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20-Jul-2006
Middlesex 344 for 4 (Styris 54, Dalrymple 39) trail Sussex (507, Adams 115) by 163 runs
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Two crisp fifties from Ed Joyce and Owais Shah, and a belligerent unbeaten 54 from Scott Styris in the dying overs of the day led a confident Middlesex reply to Sussex's 507 on the second day at picturesque Southgate.
In perfect batting conditions, Middlesex were made to work hard for the last five Sussex wickets, confronted by an impish Yasir Arafat who hung around for nearly two hours in his 67. He struck eight crunching fours, and twice cleared the boundary, in a superb 10th wicket partnership with Jason Lewry of 88. After swinging and missing countless times at the tall, languid Chris Peploe, he was finally dismissed in the 128th over when David Nash pulled off a neat stumping to finally give Peploe a deserved wicket.
Full postJaques keeps Australia A rolling
Phil Jaques capped a memorable match by adding a damaging century to his first-innings 240 as Australia A set India A an imposing 482 for victory at Cairns
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20-Jul-2006
India A 254 (Badrinath 59, Uthappa 50, Johnson 4-45) and 0 for 117 (Uthappa 67*) need 365 runs to beat Australia A 4 for 461 dec and 7 for 274 dec (Jaques 117, Rogers 64, Venugopal Rao 4-79)
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Phil Jaques capped a memorable match by adding a damaging century to his first-innings 240 as Australia A set India A an imposing 482 for victory at Cairns. The visiting openers made a positive reply, cutting the deficit by 117 at stumps, as Robin Uthappa, who survived three missed catches, posted a boundary-filled 67 and Gautam Gambhir collected 40.
In the first innings Jaques showed his fine application and today he unleashed, crashing an intimidating 117 that included seven fours and five sixes from 103 deliveries. Australia A held a lead of 207 after dismissing their opponents early in the first session, but Brad Haddin refused to enforce the follow-on and his batsmen dashed for quick runs, scoring at almost a run a ball before the declaration at 7 for 274.
The openers were again the most impressive and Jaques showed his powers of destruction in the 167-run stand while Rogers raised his second fifty of the match. Rogers departed first for 64, but Jaques continued to flex and brought up his hundred with a six that hit the grandstand.
Full postEdwards and Jacobs star in Antigua's victory
Local fans had to plenty to cheer about on Wednesday as Antigua defeated St. Lucia by 48 runs in the Stanford 20/20 tournament
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20-Jul-2006
Antigua 146 for 9 (Richards 36, Edwards 33, Mathurin 4-25) beat St. Lucia 98 for 9 (La Feuille 26, Jacobs 3-8, Edwards 2-17) by 48 runs
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Local fans had to plenty to cheer about on Wednesday as Antigua defeated St. Lucia by 48 runs in the Stanford 20/20 tournament.
St. Lucia never looked like reaching the target of 147 despite a promising start. Derryck Edwards put in a good allround performance, scoring 33 and taking two wickets to guide his side to victory.
Full postIndia Under-19s cruise past England
A captain's knock of 55 from Varun Chopra was the sole innings of note for England Under-19 in an underwhelming performance against India in the first one-dayer at Derby as England stumbled to a comprehensive 41-run defeat
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19-Jul-2006
India Under-19s 249 for 4 (Srivastava 64, Kohli 64*) beat England Under-19s 186 (Chopra 55, Yo Mahesh 3 for 35) by 41 runs (D/L)
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A captain's knock of 55 from Varun Chopra was the sole innings of note for England Under-19s in an underwhelming performance against India in the first one-dayer at Derby as England stumbled to a comprehensive 41-run defeat.
The teams last met in the semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup in February. Then, England were humiliated in being bowled out for just 58 and, though they put in a better performance today, they lost regular wickets to hamper their progress. The match was momentarily brought to a standstill when, with the sun setting, the England batsmen were distracted by the sun in their eyes. But despite the revised target of 228 in 45 overs, the India bowlers - led by Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh who took 3 for 35 - restricted England who were bowled out for just 186 in 38.3 overs.
In contrast, India's innings was studded with three 60s from Uday Kaul, Tanmay Srivastava and Virat Kohli. Though England struck two early wickets, rocking India to 33 for 2, Kaul and his captain, Srivastava, put on 104 for the third wicket. Towards the end of their innings, in sweltering conditions, Kohli clobbered 64 from just 61 balls as India reached 249 for 4.
Full postIndia A struggle in the Top End
Australia A's grip over India A tightened as the visitors finished the second day at Cairns 240 behind on first innings with only three wickets remaining
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19-Jul-2006
India A 7 for 221 (Badrinath 59, Uthappa 50) trail Australia A 4 for 461 dec (Jaques 240, Birt 130, Rogers 55) by 240 runs
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Australia A's grip over India A tightened as the visitors finished the second day at Cairns 240 behind on first innings with only three wickets remaining. After Phil Jaques had brought up his double-century and Travis Birt stroked a confident 130, Australia A declared at lunch and effectively dismantled the opposition's big guns to have India A 7 for 221 at stumps.
The allrounder Shane Watson and his Queensland team-mate Mitchell Johnson were mainly responsible for the top-order inroads. Johnson earned the first of his two wickets when the Test batsman Gautam Gambhir found Brett Dorey at fine-leg and he returned to collect Venugopal Rao, leaving India A in difficulty at 4 for 115.
Robin Uthappa, the opener, began with a quick half-century, but he fell to a sharp return catch from Watson, who had already taken care of Tejinder Pal Singh. Brad Haddin dived to collect Rohit Sharma's edge from Watson (3 for 39) before Subramaniam Badrinath stabilised India A's position with a 59 that included five fours and a six over long off from Dan Cullen. However, Badrinath's resistance was shut down late in the day by Shaun Tait and he followed up with the first-ball dismissal of Piyush Chawla.
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