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Eagles back at the top
A summary of the sixth round of matches from the Standard Bank Cup
Keith Lane
10-Dec-2005
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The Eagles jumped back to the top of the Standard Bank Cup table after an exciting, last ball, one-wicket win over the Cape Cobras at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein. Set a target of 224 in the 45 overs the Eagles, after a solid start from Jonathan Beukus (55), nearly stumbled as wickets fell in the middle of the innings. At 100 for 2 the Eagles were set for an easy win, but wickets for Rory Kleinveldt, finishing with a career best 4 for 29, put the Eagles back on their heels at 130 for 5. It became 203 for 9 with 10 balls to be bowled but some poor bowling at
the death, with two no balls and a wide, allowed Ryan McLaren (37 not out) and Dillon du Preez (12 not out) to see the Eagles home with a boundary off the final ball.
The Cobras innings never gained any momentum with Johan van der Wath taking crucial wickets at just the right time and ending with 4 for 41. It was Henry Davids (71) and Con de Lange (64) who steadied things with a 132-run sixth-wicket partnership, scored in 25 overs, allowing the
Cobras to reach 223 for 9, a total which in the end proved just too little.
By beating the Warriors at the Wanderers, Johannesburg,in another nail biter, the Lions moved to within one point of the Eagles. A 25 minute rain interruption could not stop the Lions as Stephen Cook (51) and Adam Bacher put on 53 for the first wicket. Neil McKenzie (42) and Vaughan van Jaarsveld (28), with very little pressure applied, moved comfortably towards the target of 211 when a mini collapse forced Matthew Harris to throw caution to the wind in striking 36 runs off 27 balls. In the final over the Lions scored the seven runs needed with two balls to spare.
Full postIndia ride on Tendulkar hundred
Sachin Tendulkar's record 35th Test hundred, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's tally, steered India to a dominant position at the end of the first day's play in the second Test at Delhi
The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
10-Dec-2005
India 245 for 3 (Tendulkar 100*, Laxman 69) v Sri Lanka
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On the same day when he equalled Sunil Gavaskar's tally of 125 Test appearances and on the same ground where Gavaskar equalled Don Bradman's record 29 hundreds, Sachin Tendulkar blended solid defiance with controlled aggression and reached a much-anticipated landmark, putting India in firm control of the second Test at Delhi. Contrasting knocks from VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly - one effortless, the other gritty - shored India up from a dicey situation but on such a day, everything was bound to be overshadowed with one little man and one mighty world record.
Come tomorrow, and it would have been exactly one year since his last century, against Bangladesh at Dhaka, and Tendulkar had often admitted that century No.35 was a bogey which he wanted off his back. He began his innings with the game on an even keel but by overcoming Muttiah Muralitharan's craft and Chaminda Vaas's nous, by ruthlessly cashing in after surviving two perilous lbw appeals, and by showing glimpses of his glorious youth he ensured India were in a position to dictate terms for the rest of the game.
Full postStyris and McCullum seal miracle victory
A Scott Styris hundred and a last-gasp half-century from Brendon McCullum surged New Zealand to a world-record chase of 332 for 8
Peter English
10-Dec-2005
New Zealand 332 for 8 (Styris 101, McCullum 50*, Clark 4-55) beat Australia 331 for 7 (Hussey 88*, Ponting 75, Clarke 71, Hodge 59) by two wickets
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A Scott Styris hundred and a last-gasp half-century from Brendon McCullum surged New Zealand to a world-record chase of 332 for 8 as they avoided a cleansweep of Chappell-Hadlee Series losses. McCullum's mind-blowing 50 from 25 deliveries saved a near-helpless situation of 74 required from seven overs with two wickets remaining, and they ended up securing the victory with an incredible six balls to spare.
Australia went into the match with an experimental bowling line-up, which contained only 34 appearances for the five front-liners, and they were handed a book full of dreadful lessons, particularly in bowling at the death thanks to McCullum and Daniel Vettori. McCullum continually found himself with room and belted four sixes and three fours while Vettori scampered 23 from 12 deliveries to earn a wild victory as captain.
Full postJain ton inspires India to 4-1 series success
Karu Jain struck a brilliant maiden one-day century as India completed a 4-1 series win over England with a convincing 38-run victory at Kolkata
Cricinfo staff
09-Dec-2005
India 243 for 4 (Jain 103, Sharma 59) beat England 205 (Brindle 52) by 38 runs
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Karu Jain struck a brilliant maiden one-day century as India completed a 4-1 series win over England with a convincing 38-run victory at Kolkata. Jain's 103 formed the backbone of India's impressive 243 for 4 - the highest total of the series - and although England made a valiant attempt they fell well short.
After being put into bat, Jain and Jaya Sharman launched the Indian innings with a stand of 139 in 28 overs. Jenny Gunn was the only bowler to escape the punishment as her ten overs cost just 23. Arran Brindle eventually broke the stand but Jain marched on. She was run out by Brindle after facing 147 balls and striking 15 boundaries.
Anjum Chopra provide some late impetus to the innings with 26 off 21 balls, while the England attack will have disappointed with the 16 wides they gave away.
Full postBrilliant Rana lifts Haryana
Ranji Trophy round-up, Second Round, Elite Group, 1st day
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09-Dec-2005
Sachin Rana's brilliant maiden first-class hundred, from the No.9 spot, completely overshadowed the good work put in by Baroda's bowlers earlier in the day as Haryana bounced back from a dismal 159 for 9 to finish on 260 at Sirsa. Playing in just his seventh first-class game, Rana pulled Haryana out of a deep hole in a classic rearguard action with Gaurav Vashisht - who also deserves special mention - adding 101 for the last wicket.
Earlier, Zaheer Khan and Rakesh Patel, Baroda's opening bowlers, took three wickets apiece to cap a convincing performance that completely nullified the cream of Haryana's batting. In Rana, however, they ran into an obstacle who was unwilling to succumb; he managed as many boundaries (13 fours and a six) as the rest of the 10 batsmen. His defiant knock apart, it was a virtual no-show from Haryana's batting stars. To show that his prime task was to open the bowling, Rana proceeded to send down a wicket-maiden over in his only opportunity before stumps to leave Baroda 6 for 1.
Full postEngland crash out in Bangladesh
Another impressive all round performance from Bangladesh ended England's faint hopes of making the final of the Under-19 triangular tournament
Cricinfo staff
09-Dec-2005
Bangladesh 242 for 9 (Rahim 78*, R Hasan 61, James 3-43) beat England 200 (Ali 72) by 42 runs
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Another impressive all round performance from Bangladesh ended England's faint hopes of making the final of the Under-19 triangular tournament. Needing to win their last two matches, with bonus points, England were committed in the field but fell short despite 72 from Moeen Ali - their Supersub.
Mushfiqur Rahim again showed why he has already played Test cricket, as his unbeaten 78 off 73 balls guided Bangladesh out of a potentially troublesome situation of 91 for 4. Nicholas James had struck two quick blows for England with the new ball before Rahim and Raqibul Hasan steadied the innings.
Hasan played the early anchor role, taking 99 balls over his 61, until being stumped of Rory Hamilton-Brown, the Surrey allrounder. At 142 for 6, England still harboured hopes to restricting Bangladesh to under 200 but Rahim found more support from Mehdi Hasan. The pair added 56 ensuring England faced a testing target.
Full postGibbs stars as South Africans coast to victory
Herschelle Gibbs hit an unbeaten 91 to give the South Africans a comfortable eight-wicket victory
Cricinfo staff
09-Dec-2005
South Africans 2 for 193 (Gibbs 91*, Rudolph 59*) in 35.3 overs beat Cricket Australia Chairman's XI 9 for 192 (Kruger 4-33) by 8 wickets
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Herschelle Gibbs hit an unbeaten 91 as the South Africans completed a comfortable eight-wicket victory against the Cricket Australia Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill in Perth. The South Africans needed just 35.3 overs to rack up 2 for 193 after Garnett Kurger starred with the ball to restrict the Chairman's XI to 9 for 192.
After a poor outing against Western Australia, against whom he made just 25 and 13, Gibbs' innings came off just 86 balls after the South Africans had lost two quick wickets. He was ably supported by Jacques Rudolph, who was also unbeaten on 59 off 62 deliveries. The pair put on 151 runs for the third wicket after Mathew Inness had removed both the openers.
Full postNSW secure draw after Harwood gives Victoria hope
Shane Harwood gave Victoria an outside chance of a stunning outright victory with four top-order wickets before New South Wales held on for a draw
Cricinfo staff
09-Dec-2005
New South Wales 314 and 7 for 139 (Haddin 71*, Harwood 4-45) drew with Victoria 462 (Hussey 86, Jewell 85, Arnberger 67, Mash 62, Bird 4-80, Lambert 4-92)
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Shane Harwood gave Victoria an outside chance of a stunning outright victory with four top-order wickets before New South Wales held on for a draw at the Junction Oval. The Bushrangers took a first-innings lead of 148 and the Blues finished at a wobbly 7 for 139 after Brad Haddin, the captain, steered them from the danger of 6 for 80 with an unbeaten 71.
Harwood and Allan Wise struck twice each as New South Wales slumped to 4 for 27 in their second innings to add some energy to the final afternoon of a match that lost its first day to rain. What should have been a comfortable session of batting practice turned into a desperate fight for a draw and the situation was at its worst for the visitors when Dominic Thornely fell for 11 and Grant Lambert became Harwood's fourth victim.
Full postWise inspires Victoria turnaround
An inspired spell of left-arm seam bowling from Allan Wise, who snapped up career-best figures of 6 for 89, led Victoria's fightback against New South Wales
Cricinfo staff
08-Dec-2005
Victoria 3 for 290 (Jewell 73*, Arnberger 67, Mash 62, David Hussey 52*) trail New South Wales 314 (Jaques 137, Thornely 68, Wise 6-89) by 24 runs
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An inspired spell of left-arm seam bowling from Allan Wise, who snapped up career-best figures of 6 for 89, led Victoria's fightback against New South Wales on the third day of the Pura Cup clash at Junction Oval. Wise was on a hat-trick as NSW's last four wickets went for three runs in 26 balls and they were dismissed on lunch for 314.
Victoria then produced their best first-innings performance of the season - their previous top score was 271 - when Jason Arnberger, the opener, cracked 67 and Lloyd Mash carried on his fine form with 62. Nick Jewell and David Hussey then consolidated Victoria's position with an unbeaten stand of 106 from 120 balls as Stuart MacGill and his team-mates could not make much of an impact.
Full postGillespie consigns Canterbury to innings defeat
Wellington gave Canterbury coach Dave Nosworthy the worst possible start to his tenure with an emphatic innings and 109-run victory at the Village Green, Christchurch
Cricinfo staff
08-Dec-2005
Wellington 512 for 9 dec beat Canterbury 181 and 222 (Ellis 56, Gillespie 4-54) by an innings and 109 runs
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Wellington gave Dave Nosworthy, Canterbury's coach, the worst possible start to his tenure with an emphatic innings and 109-run victory at the Village Green, Christchurch. Beginning the day following on 331 runs behind Wellington's 512 first innings, Canterbury was again quickly in trouble. Mark Gillespie (4 for 54) carved through the top order, while Iain O'Brien, Jeetan Patel and Luke Woodcock picked up two wickets apiece. Of the Canterbury batsmen, only Andrew Ellis (56) offered any meaningful resistance as the home side folded to be all out for 222. The game was highlighted by brilliant centuries to Wellington's Jesse Ryder and Michael Parlane, and the return to cricket following surgery for Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain.
Otago 448 and 81 for 3 beat Northern Districts 229 and
229 (Flynn 107, Redmond 4-79) by seven wickets
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Otago wrapped up a win against Northern Districts at Gisborne to get its State Championship season off to a perfect start. Otago chased down 81 for victory with the loss of three wickets. Jonathan Trott (29*) and Greg Todd (26*) were the not out batsmen. For the first time in the match though, Northern showed some real resistance, forcing Otago to bat again after positing 299 in its second innings. That was mainly due to Daniel Flynn. The 20-year-old left-hander scored his maiden first-class century, going through to 107 before Aaron Redmond, dismissed for 99 the previous day, dismissed him after a 328-minute stay. Redmond (4 for 79) capped a fine allround performance as he ripped through the Northern middle order, while Nathan McCullum picked up Peter McGlashan (64), who completed a useful match double after 40 in the first innings.
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