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McIntosh returns to form with century
State Championship, 2nd day wrap
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06-Dec-2005
Auckland 238 for 5 (McItosh 101, Lythe 63) lead Central Districts 224 by 14 runs
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Tim McIntosh proved that last season was a temporary aberration as he scored his ninth first-class century for Auckland against Central Districts at McLean Park, Napier. McIntosh moved to Canterbury last season to make a push for national selection, but had an embarrassing time of it, posting just 49 runs in 10 innings. He doubled that total in one knock with his 280-minute stay, scoring 101. He shared a 154-run partnership with nightwatchman Tim Lythe (63), who was making his first-class debut. However Auckland's pedestrian scoring rate meant they never really capitalised on this foundation, moving through to 238 for 5, a lead of 14 when stumps were drawn. At the crease was Rob Nichol (29 not out from 146 balls) and Carl Cachopa (10 not out from 55) who shared a painstaking unbroken partnerhip of 26. Michael Mason, returning from injury, was the best of the bowlers with 2 for 20 from 22 overs. Lance Hamilton left the field with an injury and is unlikely to play again in this match.
Otago 319 for 2 (Redmond 99*, Trott 89, Sheed 62) lead Northern Districts 229 by 90 runs
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Otago moved into a near unassailable position against Northern Districts following two days of their clash at Gisborne's Harry Barker Reserve. Chasing Northern's sickly first innings total of 229, Otago passed that mark with the loss of only Jordan Sheed's (62) wicket. They finished the day on 319 for 2. Craig Cumming, the Otago captain, retired hurt on 46 but that just paved the way for South African import Jonathan Trott, who had impressed with the ball taking four wickets, to join Aaron Redmond. Trott scored 89 before he was dismissed to a brilliant catch by Peter McGlashan. Redmond will resume tomorrow on 99. He started the final over of the day on 95, hit a four off the first ball but Te Ahu Davis, the young fast bowler, prevented him scoring from the final five deliveries. Joseph Yovich was the only successful bowler with 2 for 87 off 16 expensive overs.
Full postRain washes out first day
Rain has ruined the first day of the Pura Cup match between Victoria and New South Wales at the Junction Oval in Melbourne
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06-Dec-2005
Rain ruined the first day of the Pura Cup match between Victoria and New South Wales at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. The wet weather forced play to be abandoned without a ball being bowled and the conditions were so poor not even a toss was possible. Both teams will be named tomorrow and the remaining three days will be extended by an hour in a bid to make up for the lost time.
Full postJayawardene and Vaas star in draw
A probing spell of left-arm seam from Chaminda Vaas engineered an Indian collapse before Sri Lanka's top order, led by the classy Mahela Jayawardene, managed some useful batting practice on the final day of the rain-curtailed first Test at Chennai
The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
06-Dec-2005
India 167 (Vaas 4-20) drew with Sri Lanka 168 for 4 (Jayawardene 71)
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How they were out
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On a day whose events were purely of academic interest, thanks to cyclone-induced rain washing out the first three-and-a-half days of play, Sri Lanka dominated, grabbing a bit of the psychological advantage for the rest of the series. A probing spell of left-arm seam from Chaminda Vaas engineered an Indian collapse, for their lowest-ever total against Sri Lanka, before the batsmen, led by the classy Mahela Jayawardene, managed some useful practice ahead of the second Test at Delhi in four days' time.
The ease and flourish shown by the Sri Lankan batsmen was in stark contrast to the pottering nature of India's display. The difference in run-rates today - India crawled along at a little over 1.5 runs an over while Sri Lanka motored at close to 4 - may lead one to believe that the pitch was changed midway through the day, but the Indian batsmen did themselves no favours by retreating further into their shells when the choke was applied. The pitch wasn't keeping as low as last evening and it was left to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Test debut, to breathe some life into the innings and save them from ignominy.
Full postShahid Yousuf's hundred frustrates Faisalabad
Pakistan's penchant for churning out young talent was in evidence at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore today, as Shahid Yousuf stroked his second first-class hundred to continue Sialkot's dominance over Faisalabad on day two of the Quaid-e-Azam Gold League Fi
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05-Dec-2005
Faisalabad 111 and 35 for 2 trail Sialkot 343 (Yousuf 117, Malik 80, Samiullah 6-122) by 197 runs
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Pakistan's penchant for churning out young talent was in evidence at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore today, as Shahid Yousuf stroked his second first-class hundred to continue Sialkot's dominance over Faisalabad on day two of the Quaid-e-Azam Gold League Final.
In an innings reminiscent of a senior namesake, the 19-year old Yousuf was impressive in scoring heavily square on the offside, with blistering drives between cover and point. Had Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, been present at the Gaddafi Stadium today, he would have been pleased to witness this innings from a talent certain to knock on the selectors' doors sooner than later.
Yousuf's 117 apart, a fine 80 from Shehzad Malik down the order took Sialkot to 343. As his innings progressed, Malik became more confident off the back foot, working the ball square for singles. After a period of tight bowling from Imran Khalid, the left-arm spinner, Malik broke the shackles by lofting the same bowler over the long-off fence. Tahir Mughal, perhaps taking the hint, brought up the 50 partnership with an authoritative cover drive for four before lofting Khalid over long-on as Sialkot began to up the tempo.
Full postVoges and North defy South Africans
Adam Voges and Marcus North blunted South Africa's bowlers with a 146-run stand as Western Australia ended the day on 5 for 306
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05-Dec-2005
Western Australia 5 for 306 (Voges 101, North 71, Bandy 59*) v South Africans
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Voges and Marcus North blunted South Africa's early assault with a 146-run stand, with North making 71. Voges, 26 - who hit a record 62-ball century in an ING Cup match last year - fell shortly after making his hundred, which came in 168 balls and included 17 boundaries.
The South African bowlers made early inroads after Mark Boucher, standing-in as captain for Jacques Kallis, won the toss and chose to field. Charl Langeveldt made the initial breakthrough, bowling Justin Langer with a legcutter for 21. He then caught Chris Rogers (22) on the boundary off Andre Nel to reduce Western Australia to 2 for 51. Shaun Pollock capped a hostile spell, conceding just 10 runs in nine overs, with the wicket of Clint Heron, caught behind for 11.
Full postBowlers engineer Jamaica turnaround
An incisive performance from all the bowlers engineered a Jamaica turnaround
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05-Dec-2005
Jamaica 204 and 110 for 3 lead Windward Islands144 by 170 runs <
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An incisive performance from all the bowlers helped Jamaica bundle out Windward Islands, overnight on 57 for 1, for 144, gaining the vital first-innings lead, before their batsmen reached 110 for 3 to end the third day on a commanding position at St Elizabeth.
Windwards never recovered after Andrew Richardson had struck twice early in the day to push them to 74 for 4. Richardson was well supported by Gareth Breese, the offspinner, and Dave Bernard, the fast bowler, who picked two wickets apiece. Shawn Findlay consolidated Jamaica's hold on the game with an unbeaten 31 after Brenton Parchment (36) had given them a good start to the second innings.
Tamar Lambert, Jamaica's captain, told The Jamaican Observer" We think a target of anything above 250 will be good on this pitch which is spinning and also providing seam movement for the faster bowlers."
Full postKelly and Ganga put Trinidad ahead
Half centuries from Daren Ganga, the captain, and Richard Kelly, the allrounder, helped to give Trinidad and Tobago a respectable 69-run lead
05-Dec-2005
T&T 240 for 7 (Ganga 63, Kelly 62) lead Leeward Islands171 by 69 runs
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Half centuries from Daren Ganga, the captain, and Richard Kelly, the allrounder, helped to give Trinidad and Tobago a respectable 69-run lead with three wickets standing in reply to the Leewards' modest first innings total of 171 at the close of the third day of their Carib Beer Series match at the Ronald Webster Park on December 4.
The Trinidadians had reached 240 for seven with the not out batsmen Gibran Mohammed (28) and Rayad Emrit (28). The Leewards were earlier dismissed for 177 adding just 15 to their overnight 156 for eight. The visitors opened their batting with Lendl Simmonds and Tishan Maraj, the left-hand batsman, and the pair did not look in any difficulty in the opening exchanges to Adam Sanford and Gavin Tonge, the Leewards new ball bowlers, on a firm, bouncy pitch.
But when Simmonds got to 11, he played with an indecisive horizontal bat to a yorker length delivery from Tonge and dragged the ball onto his stumps to see Trinidad 16 for one. Ganga strode to the wicket to join Maraj and from the outset looked solid and suggested permanence. He batted very responsibly keeping the bat straight for the greater part of his knock, demonstrating great patience and technique. He added 26 with Maraj (20) before the left-hander was caught at the wicket playing tentatively outside the offstump to the medium pace of Wilden Cornwall who had replaced Tonge from the southern end.
Full postFleming returns with a half-century
State Championship, 1st day wrap
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05-Dec-2005
Otago 15 for 0 trail Northern Districts 229 (Mark Orchard 59, Jonathan Trott 4-35) by 214 runs
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Jonathan Trott took just a few overs to prove to Otago that their money was well spent as he helped his side make short work of the Northern Districts batting line-up at Harry Barker Reserve. Trott, a Warwickshire professional, took 4 for 35 after Craig Cumming, the Otago captain, won the toss and inserted the hosts. Only Nick Horsley (21) and Alun Evans (20) got starts before lunch as Northern went to the break at 63 for 5. Mark Orchard (59), Joseph Yovich (38) and Peter McGlashan (40) all chipped in before Northern Districts were dismissed for a disappointing 229. Otago negotiated a tricky period in fading light before play ended six overs early. Jordan Sheed (4*) and Craig Cumming (8*) batted Otago through to 15 for 0 at stumps.
Wellington 415 for 5 (Jesse Ryder 133*, Michael Parlane 120, Fleming 62) v Canterbury
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All eyes were on Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain, as he made his return after a facial surgery for Wellington against Canterbury at the Village Green in Christchurch. Wellington won the toss and overpowered the Canterbury attack to post 415 for 5 at more than four runs an over. Fleming had a tumour cut out of his jaw and was unavailable for New Zealand's first two Chappell-Hadlee Trophy matches against Australia. He scored a pleasant 62 as Wellington piled on the runs. Fleming was overshadowed by Jesse Ryder, who is being touted for a spot in the New Zealand one-day side before too long. He brought up his third first-class century in just 123 balls and ended up 133 not out. Michael Parlane did not miss out on the fun either, scoring 120 on a flat wicket. Nixon McLean, the West Indian fast bowler, was the best of the bowlers with 2 for 44.
Full postRamesh helps Kerala secure a draw
A summary of matches on the fourth day of the latest round in the Ranji Trophy.
Cricinfo staff
05-Dec-2005
Sadagoppan Ramesh, the former Indian opener, scored his first century for his new team as Kerala drew with Jammu & Kashmir after the fourth day's play of the Ranji Plate Group match at Jammu. J&K had declared its innings at 426 for 6 after centuries from Kavaljit Singh and Dhruv Mahajan, but with little time left in the match, Kerala were left to bat out the final two sessions of the day. J&K earned two points owing to their first innings total.
Full postIndia lose openers on curtailed day
India finished on 90 for 2 at close of play on a truncated day at the MA Chidambaram Stadium
The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
05-Dec-2005
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Sri Lanka's first Test match in India in eight years finally got underway, after three-and-a-half damp, funereal days, but it was a largely pointless exercise with absolutely no chance of a result. Barring Virender Sehwag, who triggered a fiery start, India's batsmen spent most of their time negotiating the lack of bounce on the sluggish surface and ground their way to 90 for 2 at the end of the 32.3 overs that were possible today.
A familiar sight during the first three-and-a-half days were of groundstaff using a press-iron to remove the moisture on the pitch, but they probably ended up removing whatever bounce there was as well. Chaminda Vaas's very first ball hardly rose above knee height - it didn't take too long for Kumar Sangakkara to stand upto the stumps - and a number of deliveries brushed the toe of the bat, or squirted below the blade completely. Gautam Gambhir, who hadn't yet got off the mark, played the wrong line against a canny incutter from Vaas but he had no chance when the ball hardly rose above pad height and crashed into leg stump. Thankfully for the batsmen, not all the shooters were well directed and India lost just two wickets when bad light stopped play 5.3 overs before the scheduled close.
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