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Australia on fire heading into finals
Adam Gilchrist generated a high-energy batting performance that gave Australia the ideal warm-up for the VB Series finals as they thrashed South Africa by 57 runs at Sydney
The Bulletin by Peter English
05-Feb-2006
South Africa 6 for 287 (Boucher 76, Gibbs 46) lost to Australia 6 for 344 (Gilchrist 88, Martyn 79, Ponting 72, Hussey 47*) by 57 runs
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How they were out
Scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary
How they were out
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Adam Gilchrist generated a high-energy batting performance that gave Australia the ideal warm-up for the VB Series finals as they thrashed South Africa by 57 runs at Sydney. Gilchrist slammed 88 from 66 deliveries to guarantee a massive total and Ricky Ponting, Damien Martyn and Michael Hussey cashed in to catapult the side to 6 for 344. Only occasionally were the visitors in sight of the huge target.
South Africa must now win their final game against Sri Lanka on Tuesday to meet Australia in the best-of-three finals and they must hope Shaun Pollock recovers quickly from a bruised heel. While Pollock rested, his bowling team-mates collected serious bruises from the home side's batsmen which must heal if they are to make a further impact on the tournament.
Full postJobanputra stars with bat and ball as Saurashtra close in
Sandeep Jobanputra turned in a fine day at the office, first hitting 54 to extend Saurashtra's overnight score of 250 for 6 to 408, and then bagging five wickets to leave Rajasthan in arrears
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04-Feb-2006
Rajasthan 201 and 99 for 5 (Jobanputra 5-44) trail Saurashtra 408 (Songavkar 52, Jobanputra 54) by 108 runs
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Sandeep Jobanputra turned in a fine day at the office, first hitting 54 to extend Saurashtra's overnight score of 250 for 6 to 408, and then bagging five wickets to leave Rajasthan in arrears.
Jobanputra was last man out after adding 85 with Kamlesh Makvana and Sandip Maniar as Saurashthra fought back after the loss of B Songavkar. Songvarkar and Makvana had earlier built on their overnight stand to add 58 for the seventh wicket. Makvana's career-best 39 from 178 minutes at the crease ended when he edged the hard-working Pankaj Singh to Dishant Yagnik, giving the Rajasthan wicketkeeper his seventh catch of the innings.
Resuming his responsiblities with the new ball, Jobanputra then sent back the first five Rajasthan batsmen as the tourists slumped to 99 for 5. With Ajay Jadeja - who top-scored with 71in the first innings - at the crease, Rajasthan will look to their captain for solidarity tommorrow; but with two days remaining, it will take a lot to stop Saurashtra.
Full postQueensland charge despite Jaques hundred
A defiant Phil Jaques hundred was not enough to stop Queensland from romping to an eight-wicket victory over New South Wales
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04-Feb-2006
Queensland 456 and 2 for 95 beat New South Wales 169 and 378 (Jaques 116, Haddin 76, O'Brien 64) by 8 wickets
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A defiant Phil Jaques hundred was not enough to stop Queensland from romping to an eight-wicket victory over New South Wales on the third day's play at Brisbane.
Jaques was the dominant partner in a 75-run stand with Matthew Phelps as he marched on to his 19th first-class century. Resuming on 1 for 63, NSW added 89 for the loss of Phelps (28) - caught at slip by Jimmy Maher off Mitchell Johnson - during the first session. Jaques and Dominic Thornely then guided their side to 2 for 152 at lunch before both succumbed to the quicks after the interval. Thornely went first, lbw to Johnson for 9, while Jaques was caught by Brendan Nash off Michael Kasprowicz after facing 165 deliveries and hitting 19 fours and a six.
Full postSarwan hundred gives Guyana the edge
An unbeaten 104 from Ramnaresh Sarwan, the Guyana captain, gave them a crucial first-innings lead of 56
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04-Feb-2006
Guyana 245 for 8 (Sarwan 104*) lead Windward Islands 189 by 56 runs
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An unbeaten 104 from Ramnaresh Sarwan, the Guyana captain, gave them a crucial first-innings lead of 56 as they finished the second day of their Carib Beer match at 245 for 8 against Windward Islands at St Georges in Grenada.
Responding to Windwards' first innings score of 189, Steven Jacobs and Narsingh Deonarine took the score to 50 when a sudden collapse saw Guyana losing three wickets for just two runs. Sarwan and Travis Dowlin then took the score to 102, adding 50 for the fifth wicket.
Guyana were in further trouble at 143 for 8 but Sarwan and Rayon Griffith built a crucial 96-run partnership for the ninth wicket. Griffith scored five boundaries in his innings of 36, before holing out to Daren Sammy at midwicket off Jean Paul. Sarwan, dropped on 61 by Junior Murray, the wicketkeeper, reached his 20th first-class century off 222 balls, scoring 12 boundaries and a six. Rawl Lewis and Kenroy Peters took three wickets each for Windwards.
Full postPurves leads Queensland Fire to victory
Women's National Cricket League, 2nd Final
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04-Feb-2006
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Jodie Purves led the way with an unbeaten 61 as Queensland Fire successfully chased down the New South Wales Breakers' total of 154 in 45.1 overs and evened the best-of-three finals 1-1 at the North Sydney Oval.
Reduced to 6 for 70 following early breakthroughs from Emma Liddle, Sarah Andrews (1 for 32) and Julie Hayes (1 for 24), Queensland needed a controlling hand to guide them home, and Purves provided just that. Shepherding the tail, Purves found an able ally in Megan White (20*) and the two added 48 for the eighth wicket to see Queensland home with close to five overs remaining.
Earlier, Lisa Sthalekar's 53 was the top score in the NSW innings after Jude Coleman picked up 5 for 26 to restrict them to just 154. The final match is at the same ground tommorrow.
Full postArnberger leads Victoria to emphatic victory
Jason Arnberger's hard-hitting innings sealed Victoria's seven-wicket win against South Australia inside three days
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04-Feb-2006
Victoria 249 (Mash 77, Hodge 70, Gillespie 4-50) and 3 for 121 (Arnberger 76*) beat South Australia 134 and 235 (Tait 68, Lewis 4-34) by seven wickets
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Jason Arnberger's hard-hitting innings sealed Victoria's seven-wicket win against South Australia inside three days. Shaun Tait's fifty propelled South Australia's score to 235 after being 8 for 140, but a target of 121 was never likely to challenge Victoria even in a low-scoring contest, and Arnberger's 76 ensured that victory was achieved in just 32.4 overs.
Victoria lost Lloyd Mash (18) and Brad Hodge (3) in quick time but Arnberger wrested back the initiative, smashing seven fours and two sixes in a knock that came off just 96 balls.
Tait extended his score to 68 on the third morning and, with Cullen Bailey (19), pushed the score to 235. Mick Lewis, who dismissed Bailey to end SA's innings, was adjudged Man of the Match for his game haul of six wickets.
Full postDawson stars in Cape Cobras' win
Cape Cobras and Eagles recorded wins in the latest round of Standard Bank Pro20 matches
Keith Lane
04-Feb-2006
The combination of Alan Dawson and Thami Tsolekile destroyed the
Warriors' hopes of their first win in the Standard Bank Pro20 Series as
the Cape Cobras won easily by 21 runs.
The Warriors had done all the hard work to restrict the Cobras to 144
but Dawson, who took a career best 4 for 18, the fourth-best return for a
bowler in the Pro20, and Tsolekile, who snaffled five catches behind the
stumps, equalling Morne van Wyk's five dismissals in 2003-04, destroyed
the Warriors' top order to leave them floundering at 15 for 4 after three
overs. Michael Smith, who made 49, and Mark Bruyns (35) were the only
Warriors batsmen to get into double figures as they finished on 123 for
8.
Rory Kleinveldt had earlier lifted a troubled Cape Cobras innings to 144
for 8 as he hit 46 off 22 balls with the Warriors pressing hard for
their first win in the series. JP Duminy had given the innings some
impetus with 23 off 18 balls but it was Kleinveldt's innings that
lifted the Cobras. Justin Kreusch (3 for 31)
and Tyron Henderson (2 for 21) were the wicket-takers and they were well
supported by some disciplined bowling to restrict the Cobras.
In Durban, the lights and the rain could not stop the Eagles from
beating the Dolphins by seven wickets in a match which was decided by the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Full postFavourites hit winning form
The final warm-up matches before the Under-19 World Cup starts on Sunday brought wins for India, Bangladesh and the West Indies,but another defeat for Australia
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03-Feb-2006
The final exchanges before the tournament starts on Sunday brought wins for India, Bangladesh and the West Indies, three of the favourites, but another defeat for Australia
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New Zealand joined Australia with two defeats in two after they were thrashed
by 130 runs by West Indies, the form side with the bat so far. They raced to 310 for 8 with contributions from all their batsmen. Richard Ramdeen led the way with 70 and Gajanand Singh chipped in with 59 from just 48 balls. Jason Donnelly, who came on as the Supersub for Hamish Bennett after just 19 overs, emerged with the impressive figures of 3 for 33, but the rest were forgettable. For the second day running, New Zealand's batting failed, only opener Todd Astle offering resistance with 56 as Nelon Pascal and Sunil Narine took three wickets each.
The match of the day was at Thurston College where Bangladesh just held off a gallant charge from Zimbabwe to record
a three-run win. Bangladesh overcome the loss of Tamim Khan, who made a blazing unbeaten hundred against the USA the previous day, for 0 to amass 265 for 7, Roqibul Hassan making 69 and Sakib Al Hasan 53. That appeared way beyond Zimbabwe, who were missing captain Sean Williams because of a sore back, as they slumped to 27 for 3, but Gary Balance (68) and Keegan Meth (76) added 127 for the fourth wicket to reignite their hopes. Glen Querl and Ronald Benade put on an eighth-wicket stand of 51 to maintain Zimbabwe's push for victory, but Benade was run out with 23 still required - one of three run-outs in the innings thanks to brilliant Bangladesh fielding - and they fell agonisingly short in their chase.
Full postSaurashtra bat their way to first-innings lead
Saurashtra took a vital first-innings lead thanks to half-centuries from Sagar Jogiyani and Jaydev Shah as they ended the second day at 250 for 6, 49 runs ahead
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03-Feb-2006
Saurashtra 250 for 6 (Jogiyani 58, Shah 51 retired hurt) lead Rajasthan 201 by 49 runs
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Saurashtra took a vital first-innings lead thanks to half-centuries from Sagar Jogiyani and Jaydev Shah as they ended the second day at 250 for 6, 49 runs ahead.
Jogiyani, the 21-year-old opener, brought up his fourth first-class fifty as he put up a 85-run opening stand with Kanaiya Vaghela (34) to lay a solid platform. Jogiyani's fifty came off 84 balls, with eight hits to the fence and it appeared Saurashtra would run away to a huge first innings score, but Rajasthan fought back through Afroz Khan. Khan, who finished the day with figures of 3 for 46, struck twice in succession to reduce the hosts to 109 for 3.
However, Shah put Saurashtra back on course in the second session with an 81-ball 51, before he retired hurt with the total on 164 for 3. Plucky thirties in the post-tea session from Nikhil Rathod and B Songavkar enabled Saurashtra to end the day on a good note. However, with three days left, Rajasthan can still force their way back into the game.
Full postLove ton puts Queensland on top
New South Wales's campaign to retain the Pura Cup title hit a big hurdle as Queensland piled up a huge 287-run first innings lead
Cricinfo staff
03-Feb-2006
New South Wales 169 and 63 for 1 trail Queensland 456 (Love 116, Bichel 65, Doran 61) by 224 runs
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New South Wales' campaign to retain the Pura Cup title hit a big hurdle today as Queensland piled up a huge 287-run first-innings lead. Martin Love's 116 and half-centuries from Andy Bichel and Daniel Doran saw Queensland amass a mammoth 456 before Phil Jacques steered NSW to 1 for 63 by close of play on the second day at Brisbane. NSW will now have to bat out of their skins in the remaining two days to escape an outright defeat.
Love, resuming on 77, lost his overnight partner Clinton Perren to Stuart MacGill the very next ball after bringing up his century. Soon MacGill struck again, trapping Love and Grant Lambert removed the next man in, Chris Hartley, to reduce Queensland to 6 for 268. But Bichel shared in two fifty-plus partnerships with Brendon Nash (42) and Doran to keep NSW hopes at bay. MacGill and Lambert shared seven wickets between them but the Queensland tail wagged - the last two wickets added 48 - to extend the agony for NSW.
Jaques, who lost his opening partner Craig Simmons in the final over, guided NSW to stumps, remaining unbeaten on 37.
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