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Dawson 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
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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.
Full postSouth Australia slip into more trouble
An absorbing contest unfolded at the Adelaide Oval with 17 wickets falling for over 300 runs during the second day of the Pura Cup match between South Australia and Victoria
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03-Feb-2006
South Australia 134 and 8 for 195 (Lewis 3 for 19) lead Victoria 249 (Mash 77, Hodge 70, Gillespie 4-50) by 80 runs
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An absorbing contest between bat and ball unfolded at the Adelaide Oval with 17 wickets falling for over 300 runs during the second day of the Pura Cup match between South Australia and Victoria. South Australia's batsmen failed to complement the hard work done by their bowlers, accumulating a lead of only 80 with two second-innings wickets in hand. Jason Gillespie continued his roaring form, bagging 4 for 50 off 20 overs.
Brad Hodge and Lloyd Mash began the proceedings for the Bushrangers adding 124 for the second wicket before Hodge was bowled by Paul Rofe for 70. From then on, Victoria's hopes of piling on a huge first-innings lead were dashed when Gillespie and Cullen Bailey triggered a batting collapse, sharing seven wickets between them.
Gillespie ran through the middle order, accounting for the wickets of Cameron White, Adam Crosthwaite and Shane Warne, in quick succession, all caught behind the wicket. Bailey snared Mash with a biting legbreak for 77, the top score of the innings. Victoria slipped to an embarrassing 8 for 194, after which Harwood and Denton helped take the final score to 249, with a lead of 115. Bailey finished with 3 for 90 off 25 overs.
Full postNagamootoo's five-for sinks Windwards
Mahendra Nagamootoo grabbed a five-wicket haul to sink Windward Islands for a paltry 189 as Guyana seized the honours on the opening day
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03-Feb-2006
Guyana 6 for 1 trail Windward Islands 189 (Sebastien 63, Nagamootoo 5-68) by 183 runs
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Mahendra Nagamootoo grabbed a five-wicket haul to sink Windward Islands for a paltry 189 as Guyana seized the honours on the opening day of the Carib Series match in Grenada.
Nagamootoo spun out the key wickets of Junior Murray, Rawl Lewis and Liam Sebastian at vital junctures to break the Windwards backbone. An 85-run sixth-wicket partnership between Murray (34) and Sebastian (63) threatened a Windswards fightback when Nagamootoo trapped the duo in space of two overs to put Guyana back on top.
For Windwards Craig Emmanuel (32) put up a brief fight at the top before Murray and Sebastian lifted them out of ignominy from a wobbly 62 for 5 to 147. Sebastian was the aggressor, blasting six fours and a six but once the duo fell Narsingh Ramnarine mopped up the tail. Guyana lost Krishna Arjune, the opener, off the last ball to reach 6 for 1 at stumps.
Full postPoulton guides Breakers to eight-wicket win
Women's National Cricket League, 1st Final
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03-Feb-2006
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A powerful batting performance gave the New South Wales Breakers a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three finals series against Queensland Fire at North Sydney Oval.
Set 175 for victory, NSW started well with a 51-ball 50 to Alex Blackwell before Leah Poulton's unbeaten 70 and Michelle Goszko's 48 sealed the eight-wicket win.
Kasee Marxson guided Queensland with 72 but only three other batters reached double figures as they were dismissed for 174 in 48 overs.
Full postRogers and Marsh seal easy WA victory
Pura Cup roundup
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03-Feb-2006
Western Australia 215 and 3 for 148 (Marsh 63, Rogers 55) beat Tasmania 86 and 276 (Di Venuto 105, Bailey 76) by 7 wickets
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Western Australia strode to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Tasmania in their Pura Cup encounter at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Despite beginning the day on a confident note, the Tigers suffered a late-order collapse which ensured the visitors had only 148 to chase.
Resuming on 6 for 229, Tasmania had a lead of 100 and George Bailey and Brett Geeves added 69 for the seventh-wicket. Geeves was bowled by Ben Edmondson for 13 and two balls later Bailey was caught by Steve Magoffin off David Bandy for 76. Bandy struck again, dismissing Adam Griffith, and wrapped up the innings in his next over by clean bowling Ben Hilfenhaus for zero.
Western Australia lost Justin Langer for 1 in their chase, but Chris Rogers and Shaun Marsh made light work of the target. Rogers was named the Man of the Match for his scores of 135 and 55 while Marsh finished with 63.
Full postSouth Africa routed by pace of Lee
Australia will head into next week's VB Series finals with all major areas firing after an 80-run victory
The Bulletin by Peter English
03-Feb-2006
Australia 7 for 281 (Symonds 65, Hussey 62, Ponting 53) beat South Africa 9 for 201 (Lee 4-30) by 80 runs
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How they were out
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
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However, the side's one serious concern is the health of Glenn McGrath's wife Jane, who has been diagnosed with cancer again, and his pre-match withdrawal meant Lee's mid-tournament holiday was called off. South Africa must have wished for the original team as Lee made the start of their chase almost impossible, dismissing Graeme Smith to an unlucky lbw from the second ball of the innings, and leading a wonderful team bowling performance.
Swinging the ball at around 150kph under the Telstra Dome roof, Lee was brought back three times to cause trouble and produced an impressive 4 for 30 to take his series tally to 14 wickets. His opponents were under pressure from the first ball to the last and with the required run rate starting at more than five an over they could not stay in touch.
Full postBangladesh underline their credentials
A round-up from the second day of warm-up matches of the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka
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02-Feb-2006
The second round of warm-up matches in the Under-19 World Cup showed how open the competition with victories for two of yesterday's losers - Uganda and Sri Lanka - and defeats for two of the winners - Pakistan and Ireland
England shocked tournament favourites India by pulling off a 28-run win in a low-scoring thriller on the second day of warm-up matches (click here for a full match report).
The United States of America were given a tough introduction to the tournament as they were hammered by ten wickets by a Bangladesh side who showed why they are regarded as one of the favourites for the tournament. The USA lost the wicket of Sumon Bari to the first ball of the match and things scarcely improved after that as they crawled to 143 all out with Bangladesh using nine bowlers. Nabil Chowdhury was the only one to deliver his full allocation of 10 overs and finished with 1 for 12 while Rezaul Islam took 3 for 12. No USA batsman reached 30 and respectability was only achieved thanks to fighting innings from wicketkeeper Akeem Dodson (29), Dunae Nathaniel (27) and Nisarg Patel (23). That respectability was, however, short-lived as Tamim Iqbal thrashed an unbeaten 104 from only 64 balls to make a mockery of the target as Bangladesh won with 32.4 overs to spare.
Sri Lanka bounced back from the mauling they received at the hands of the West Indies to record a morale-boosting 78-run win over the defending champions Pakistan, themselves winners over Australia yesterday. Such a convincing win looked unlikely when the the Sri Lankans collapsed from 116 for 1 to 228, with Dimuth Karunaratne top-scoring with 50. For the second day in a row they were on the receiving end of a hat-trick, Jamshaid Ahmed picking up the last three wickets to finish with 4 for 45. Pakistan would have expected to score those runs for victory, especially against a Sri Lanka side without captain Angelo Mathews, who missed the match with a throat infection, but they collapsed from 53 for 2 to 85 for 7 and although the lower order rallied, it was nothing more than a face-saving operation as they were eventually dismissed for 150 with 16.1 overs left unused.
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