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Queensland sweep aside struggling WA
Queensland knocked off the required target of 128 to hand Western Australia their fifth defeat in six matches this season
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18-Jan-2006
Queensland 470 and 1 for 128 (Maher 59*, Love 50*) beat Western Australia 190 and 407 (Voges 178, Kasprowicz 3-118) by nine wickets
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Voges, who resumed on 119, was seventh man out for a magnificent 178, his highest first-class score and his third century. Courageous though his innings was, it left Queensland the simple matter of knocking off 128 runs, which they managed for the loss of just one wicket
Jimmy Maher hit the winning runs, an edge to the fine-leg boundary, and finished on 59 not out, well supported by Martin Love who struck eight fours in his breezy, unbeaten fifty. While Queensland headed closer to their eighth consecutive Pura Cup final, this defeat was Western Australia's fifth in six matches this season and they sit at the bottom of the table. Queensland's next opponent is New South Wales, currently top of the table, on February 2.
Full postStewart and Cairns star in Canterbury thriller
A summary of action from the State Shield where there were wins for Canterbury, Northern Districts and Central Districts
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18-Jan-2006
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James Marshall's excellent domestic form continued as his 83 led Northern Districts to a 68-run home victory against State Shield leader Wellington. Marshall shared in century partnerships with promising young batsmen BJ Watling (51) and Daniel Flynn (71) as Northern reached 259 for 5. In reply Wellington could manage 191 as their last seven wickets crashed for 88 runs. Neal Parlane was the best of the batsmen with a stoic 64 not out, while Jesse Ryder blazed away for 61. Daniel Vettori, returning as ND captain, took 2 for 30 from 9.3 overs.
It was hard to measure how good Central Districts were in their
seven-wicket victory over Auckland because the home side are too poor at the moment to offer any resistance. Once again Auckland's top order capitulated against a tight Central attack. Lance Hamilton took 4 for 36 and Ewen Thompson 3 for 19 as Auckland posted 122 in 37.4 overs. Only Rob Nicol (30) showed the requisite fight. In reply Jamie How, the Central captain and opener, ensured victory with 53 while Mathew Sinclair, the discarded New Zealand batsman, scored 42 not out.
Full postTigers fight for survival as Lehmann sets huge target
Tasmania's match-saving mission suffered two batting blows on the third day after they were offered an unlikely 563 for victory by Darren Lehmann
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18-Jan-2006
Tasmania 212 (Clingeleffer 64, Tait 4-56, Bailey 4-85) and 2 for 118 (Di Venuto 45) need 445 runs to beat South Australia 9 for 581 dec and 6 for 193 dec (Cosgrove 89, Lehmann 58)
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Tasmania's match-saving mission suffered two batting blows on the third day after they were offered an unlikely 563 for victory by Darren Lehmann. The Tigers, who finished at 2 for 118, lost their captain Michael Di Venuto and David Dawson in their second innings and will rely on Michael Bevan (34) and Travis Birt (16) for a strong start on the final day.
Lehmann refused to enforce the follow-on when Tasmania were dismissed for 212, Shaun Tait collecting 4 for 56 in an impressive return to the first-class arena. Tait, who injured his shoulder playing club cricket after the Ashes tour, was on a hat-trick with his first ball of the second innings after dismissing Adam Griffith and Ben Hilfenhaus to secure first-innings points. Sean Clingeleffer, the wicketkeeper, was the stand-out visiting batsman with 64 before he edged Tait to Graham Manou.
Mark Cosgrove narrowly missed a brutal century in a session - his 89 came from 77 balls with nine fours and two sixes - and Lehmann added a 51-ball 58 to his first-innings 182 to set up the declaration at tea. Hilfenhaus picked up three wickets as the bowlers suffered against an order intent on quick runs.
Full postVictoria take two points despite Phelps' home help
Matthew Phelps made a century in front of his home crowd but he could not prevent Victoria from claiming first-innings points on the third day of a high-scoring match
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18-Jan-2006
Victoria 5 for 519 dec and 0 for 10 lead New South Wales 437 (Phelps 133, Jaques 109, O'Brien 61, White 4-73) by 92 runs
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Lismore's Matthew Phelps made a century in front of his home crowd but he could not prevent Victoria from claiming first-innings points on the third day of a high-scoring match. Cameron White stormed through the lower-order with 4 for 73 as New South Wales, who are hosting the game in the north of the state, lost 5 for 35 and were dismissed for 437.
Phil Jaques failed to add to his overnight 109 before being trapped by Mick Lewis for 109, but Phelps, who was born in Lismore, took over the heavy-scoring role with 19 fours in his 133, which was scored in front of his mother Beverley and father Warren. However, the Blues started to stall in their chase of Victoria's 5 for 519 declared when Phelps departed and their hopes of extending their lead at the top of the table were extinguished by White.
Daniel Smith, the wicketkeeper who replaced Brad Haddin after he was called up for the Australia one-day team, was White's first victim and he was followed by Aaron O'Brien, who collected a steady 61, Matthew Nicholson, the stand-in captain, and Grant Lambert. Victoria, who are two points behind New South Wales, finished the day with a 92-run advantage when bad light intervened with eight overs to bowl.
Full postAsnodkar and Phadke give Goa a solid start
A summary of the first day in the latest Plate Group round
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18-Jan-2006
Goa made a good start to their final-round Plate Group match against Himachal Pradesh, finishing the first day's play at Margao on 264 for 4 thanks to fifties from Swapnil Asnodkar and Mandar Phadke. After losing Nikhil Haldipur for just 4 - lbw to the impressive Rahul Panta - Goa made steady progress with a 66-run stand between Asnodkar and Sagun Kamat (37) who looked good for more but was removed by Panta. Following Asnodkar's dismissal with Goa on 164 for 4, Phadke and Shadab Jakati added exactly 100 to stave off any further threat and leave the home side in a solid position.
Full postVoges holds key to WA's survival
Western Australia face an uphill battle to avoid falling to their fifth defeat of the season, as Queensland continued their control of the match on the third day at Perth
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17-Jan-2006
Western Australia 190 and 4 for 284 (Voges 119*, Doran 2-67) lead Queensland 470 (Nash 107, Love 106, Hartley 73) by 4 runs
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Starting the day on 9 for 419, Michael Kasprowicz helped Daniel Doran put on 73 for the final wicket, to pile the misery on Western Australia's shoulders. Queensland were eventually dismissed for 470 and, buoyed by their late run-flurry, were convinced they had Justin Langer caught behind off Andy Bichel, but the decision was turned down.
Langer went on to score 51, and with Clint Heron put on 64 for the first wicket before Doran bowled him for 15. Langer, threatening a big score, was run out after making his fifty and Western Australia slipped to 3 for 103.
Full postWeather wrecks chances of result
Carin Beer Series, 4th round, roundup
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17-Jan-2006
A three-hour delayed start due to overnight rain denied any chances of a result as the match between Guyana and Leeward Islands ended in a draw
at St Maarten. Guyana opted not to enforce the follow-on after dismissing Leewards for 349 and instead chose to bat out the rest of the day. Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the captain, and Narsingh Deonarine played out the 33 overs remaining, scoring 65 not out and 58 not out respectively. Guyana finished on 159 for 2, with Adam Sanford taking both wickets.
Earlier, Deonarine took the last three Leeward Islands' wickets to finish with his career-best figures of 5 for 94 from 28.4 overs. With this draw, Guyana gain six points for the first-innings lead. Krishna Arjune picked up the Man-of-the-Match award for his innings of 157.
Full postBarbados ease to 10-wicket win
Carib Beer Series, 4th round roundup
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17-Jan-2006
Barbados wrapped up the last two wickets and eased to a ten wicket win
against Jamaica at the Three Ws Oval. The win takes Barbados to the top of the points table with 24 points, six points ahead of Trinidad and Tobago.
Jamaica added just nine runs to their overnight total of 310 and the Barbados openers, Dale Richards and Patrick Browne, reached the target of 30 in less than four overs.
Fidel Edwards, who took the last wicket of Nikita Miller, picked up the Man-of-the-Match award for his match haul of seven for 101. This is Jamaica's second consecutive defeat, after losing by 282 runs to Trinidad and Tobago, which could jeopardize their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals.
Full postJaques powers NSW reply to Victoria's 519
A personal best of 239 not out by Jason Arnberger powered Victoria to an imposing 5 for 519 declared, but New South Wales hit back equally strongly through an unbeaten 109 by Phil Jaques
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17-Jan-2006
New South Wales 1 for 221 (Jaques 109*, Phelps 68*) trail Victoria 5 for 519 dec (Arnberger 239*, Jewell 143) by 298 runs
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A personal best of 239 not out by Jason Arnberger powered Victoria to an imposing 5 for 519 declared, but New South Wales hit back strongly through an unbeaten 109 by Phil Jaques, finishing the second day on 1 for 221.
Resuming at 2 for 312, Victoria lost an early wicket when Nick Jewell fell after adding just five to his overnight score of 138. That concluded a third-wicket partnership of 284, and the Blues soon had another chance, when Arnberger was caught at point off a Doug Bollinger no-ball on 145. Arnberger went on to add a further 94, and put together 114 for the sixth wicket with Jon Moss, who scored an unbeaten fifty before the declaration.
The Blues started their innings well with an opening stand of 65 before Craig Simmons was dismissed for 35. The first wicket could have fallen a lot earlier, though, when Jaques was caught behind off a no-ball from Mick Lewis on 1. "If it wasn't for the groans in the crowd I would've been halfway off and a chance of a run-out," Jaques told AAP. "I was really happy to see the umpire's arm out. It's been a run-feast all week and if I had limped off at 1 it would've been very disappointing."
Full postCleary and Bailey punish Tasmania
Mark Cleary's quickfire debut century and an impressive haul from Cullen Bailey put South Australia well on top of Tasmania on the second day at Adelaide
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17-Jan-2006
South Australia 9 for 581 dec (Lehmann 182, Cleary 109*) lead Tasmania 5 for 162 (Clingeleffer 41*, Bailey 4-58) by 419 runs
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Mark Cleary's quickfire debut century and an impressive haul from Cullen Bailey put South Australia well on top of Tasmania on the second day at Adelaide. Bailey, a 20-year-old legspinner playing his fourth first-class match, ended with the impressive figures of 4 for 58 to give the hosts a comfortable lead of 419 runs.
Cleary came to the crease when Graham Manou fell without adding to his overnight 67 and with Darren Lehmann, who continued his brilliant innings to finish with 182 from 186 balls, the pair put on 115 in 18 overs. Cleary was unbeaten on 109, his first Pura Cup century, after hitting 18 fours and one six from 104 deliveries, allowing South Australia to declare on the imposing total of 9 for 581.
It was Cleary who then made the first breakthrough in Tasmania's reply, removing Michael Di Venuto for a duck with his first ball. "It's just my day this, my day," Cleary told AAP. "I'm happy to take that one because I don't think the quicks will be getting that many more for the rest of the game.
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