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McCullum and Martin spare New Zealanders' blushes
Hundreds from Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum ensured the New Zealanders' tour match at Benoni will go into the final day evenly poised
Cricinfo staff
09-Apr-2006
Rest of South Africa 395 and 132 for 4 (Ontong 59*) lead New Zealanders 372 (Fleming 118, McCullum 101, Fulton 73, Zondeki 4-107) by 155 runs
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Hundreds from Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum ensured the New Zealanders' tour match at Benoni will go into the final day evenly poised. At the close, Rest of South Africa were 132 for 4, a lead of 155.
Fleming, 96 not out overnight, completed his hundred in the first over, and made brisk progress along with Peter Fulton, who soon completed his fifty. Although Fulton fell for 73, it was Fleming's dismissal for 118 which triggered a collapse in which the tourists lost five wickets for 44 runs, Monde Zondeki taking three of those in as many overs.
With Shane Bond sidelined with a knee injury, New Zealanders were in deep trouble before McCullum finally found support in Chris Martin, one of the game's real rabbits, the pair adding 95 for the ninth wicket to steer them to within 23 runs of Rest of South Africa's total.
Full postJoubert fires Northerns to Provincial Challenge title
Superb bowling from Pierre Joubert and Mandla Mashimbyi led Northerns to the SAA Provincial Challenge title after defeating Western Province by the convincing margin of 100 runs
Cricinfo staff
09-Apr-2006
Northerns 267 and 333 for 6 declared (van Wyk 104) beat Western Province 317 (Canning 68, Aronstam 3-82) and 183 (Canning 56, Joubert 3-10) by 100 runs
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Superb bowling from Pierre Joubert and Mandla Mashimbyi led Northerns to the SAA Provincial Challenge title after defeating Western Province by the convincing margin of 100 runs. Chasing 284, Western Province slumped to 184 all out .
Needing quick runs in the morning, Kruger van Wyk set about with purpose for Northerns and reached his hundred from 169 balls. However, it was Gerald Dros who gave the innings much-needed momentum with a quick-fire fifty from 38 balls, with five sixes and a four.
This left Province a tricky total of 284 from 81 overs, yet they got off to the worst possible start when Alistair Gray fell to the second ball of the innings. With Mashimbyi and Francis Nkuna picking up two wickets each, leaving Province wobbling on 26 for 4, the impetus was with the Northerns bowlers.
Full postBenkenstein's hundred gives Dolphins upper hand
Dale Benkenstein's 151 has put the Dolphins in charge on the fourth day of the SuperSport Final
Keith Lane
09-Apr-2006
Titans 269 (Morkel 79) and 11 for 0 require another 367 runs to beat Dolphins 176 and 470 (Watson 103, Benkenstein 151, Steyn 5-124)
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In contrast to yesterday, the fourth day of the SuperSport Series Final started
in overcast conditions that cleared into almost perfect weather. Dale
Benkenstein, scoring 151, took the Dolphins into a very strong position with an excellent innings, mixing patience and aggression, after Doug Watson had done the initial groundwork with an innings of equal quality of 103.
Dale Steyn got the Titans very excited in the early overcast conditions,
but once the sun came out and the pitch flattened out the patience of the
Dolphins batsmen gained the upper hand. As the runs flowed from
Benkenstein's bat, who also went past the 8,000 first-class career runs, the
shoulders of the Titans dropped and crucial catches and fielding mistakes
followed. Benkenstein gave chances on 88 and 140 but by then the damage had
been done. A run-a-ball 33 from Mornatau Hayward followed and the Titans
were 470 when Steyn took his fifth wicket to end the innings.
Full postFranklin and Fleming make it New Zealand's day
The New Zealanders fought back superbly on the second day of their warm-up game against Rest of South Africa at Benoni
Cricinfo staff
09-Apr-2006
New Zealanders 159 for 2 (Fleming 96*) trail Rest of South Africa 395 (McKenzie 141,Duminy 127, Franklin 4-80) by 236 runs
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The New Zealanders fought back superbly on the second day of their warm-up game against Rest of South Africa at Benoni. Despite losing Shane Bond, their spearhead, due to a knee injury, the rest of the bowlers first did the job in the morning, taking seven wickets for 40 to bowl out the home side for 395. Stephen Fleming then led a sparkling riposte with an unbeaten 96 as they ended the second day on 159 for 2.
The South Africans had dominated the opening day, finishing on a commanding 355 for 3, but the second one began poorly when Jean-Paul Duminy, resuming from his unbeaten 125, adding just two more before being dismissed by Chris Martin. That ended a mammoth 252-run partnership for the fourth wicket between him and Neil McKenzie, and signalled the start of New Zealand's recovery. Davey Jacobs, Thami Tsolekile and Robin Peterson all fell cheaply, before James Franklin, New Zealand's most successful with 4 for 80, nailed the crucial wicket of McKenzie for 140.
Full postNafees leads Bangladesh's magnificent charge
Shahriar Nafees's brilliant maiden Test hundred gave Australia a rude awakening and Bangladesh their most promising start to a Test match on the first day at Fatulllah
The Bulletin by Jamie Alter
09-Apr-2006
Bangladesh 355 for 5 (Nafees 138, Bashar 76 ) v Australia
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How they were out
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How they were out
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Shahriar Nafees's brilliant maiden Test hundred gave Australia a rude awakening and Bangladesh their most promising start to a Test match on the first day at Fatullah. His 187-run stand with Habibul Bashar - the highest for Bangladesh in Tests - highlighted a raucous day for the hosts as they finished on 355 for 5.
Australia were expected to dominate the match from the start, but from the moment Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat, their batsmen took charge. In a scenario resembling a one-day match, runs ticked along at close to five an over as Nafees and Bashar launched a stirring attack on the No.1 side in the world.
Full postNo play on a damp day
Damp conditions at Guwahati meant that the only game of the series that was scheduled on a Sunday had to be called off even a single ball being bowled
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09-Apr-2006
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Damp conditions at Guwahati meant that the only game of the series that was scheduled on a Sunday had to be called off without even a single ball being bowled.
Yesterday afternoon's downpour, accompanied by thunder, lightning and hail enveloped the ground with a soggy film. Even the efforts of the groundstaff, with a super-sopper and a helicopter being put to use, turned futile. Rudi Koertzen and AV Jayaprakash, the on-field umpires, conducted three inspections before deciding that the conditions were not fit, but had left it to the captains to decide whether they wanted to go ahead and play anyway. The contest was finally abandoned at 1:10pm local time.
Full postNortherns plod towards advantageous position
Fifties from Johannes Myburgh and Kruger van Wyk gave Northerns a significant advantage over Western Province on the third day of the SAA Provincial Challenge final
Cricinfo staff
08-Apr-2006
Northerns 267 and 230 for 3 (van Wyk 83*) lead Western Province 317 (Canning 68, Aronstam 3-82) by 180 runs
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Fifties from Johannes Myburgh and Kruger van Wyk gave Northerns a significant advantage over Western Province on the third day of the SAA Provincial Challenge final.
The pair came together with their side struggling slightly on 85 for 2 after Francois du Plessis - who had played crisply for his 20 - fell to Travis Friend. Both players ground out fifties and although rarely choosing to attack they have given Northerns a significant advantage with a lead of 180 runs.
Province's bowlers toiled without success and it was turgid cricket for much of the afternoon; Siraaj Conrad, bowling a leg-stump line, tried to bore out the batsmen. Van Wyk was wise to the tactic, however, and irritated the bowler with a succession of reverse sweeps.
Full postProvince gain slender lead over Northerns
Fifties from Vernon Philander and Ryan Canning gave Western Province a slender lead on the second day of the SAA Provincial Challenge final against Northerns at Cape Town.
Cricinfo staff
07-Apr-2006
Western Province 290 for 8 (Canning 68, Aronstam 3-69) lead Northerns 267 Aronstam 69, Philander 3-74) by 23 runs
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Fifties from Vernon Philander and Ryan Canning gave Western Province a slender lead on the second day of the SAA Provincial Challenge final against Northerns at Cape Town.
Province were in trouble at 110 for 4 and, when Dominic Telo fell for a brisk 43, their innings was in danger of collapsing beneath them. Philander and Canning though starred in a 78-run partnership to edge Province past Northern's first-innings total of 267.
Maurice Aronstram - the star of Northerns' batsman yesterday - bowled with impressive control to pick up 3 for 69 in his 29 overs, and also accounted for Canning's wicket who fell for a well-compiled 68.Although Mark de Stadler will resume tomorrow on 25, Province only hold a lead of 23 with just two batsmen remaining.
Full postHamilton powers Central Districts to title
Powered by a six-wicket haul by Lance Hamilton, Central Districts ended the domestic season in style claiming the State Championship title, defeating the home side Wellington by 113 runs at the Basin Reserve
Cricinfo staff
07-Apr-2006
Central Districts 312 and 221 beat Wellington 300 and 120 (Hamilton 6-34) by 113 runs
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Powered by a six-wicket haul by Lance Hamilton, Central Districts ended the domestic season in style claiming the State Championship title, defeating Wellington, the home side, by 113 runs at the Basin Reserve.
Following a delayed start due to rain, Hamilton, the left-arm quick, engineered a dramatic batting collapse as Wellington crashed to 120 all out. It enabled Central Districts to surge to their maiden championship title, since it's inception
in 2001-02.
Full postNortherns batsmen fail to impress
On the first day of the SAA Provincial Challenge final, Western Province dismissed Northerns for 267 before reaching six without loss
Cricinfo staff
06-Apr-2006
Western Province 6 for 0 trail Northerns 267 (Aronstam 69, Dros 59, Philander 3-74) by 261 runs
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On the first day of the SAA Provincial Challenge final, Western Province dismissed Northerns for 267 before reaching six without loss. Province's bowlers worked tirelessly throughout the day to restrict Northerns to what was only a par score.
After choosing to bat, Northerns were soon in trouble at 24 for 2 thanks to a spell of controlled and hostile bowling from Western Province's bowlers. Francois du Plessis was the first man out when he fended Quinton Friend to short-leg, before Johan Myburgh played onto his stumps off the same bowler.
Maurice Aronstam and Allahudien Paleker set about rebuilding Northerns' innings with a steady partnership of 104. However Palekar, settled on 48, misread Siraaj Conrad's offspin and was bowled for 48. Aronstam brought up his 50 from from 136 balls, but he too failed to capitalise on a good start and was trapped in front by Vernon Philander.
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