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Barbados take imposing lead
Alcindo Holder hit an impressive 83 to give Barbados a comfortable first innings lead over Guyana
28-Nov-2005
Guyana 105 for 2 and 241 trail Barbados 394 (Richards 127, Hinds 57, Holder 83) by 48 runs
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Alcindo Holder hit an impressive 83 to give Barbados a comfortable first-innings lead over Guyana on the third day of their first round Carib Beer Series match at Everest Ground.
Holder, in his first outing at the first-class level, stroked nine fours in an innings that lasted 204 minutes and 180 balls. Barbados, resuming on their overnight 259 for 5, were eventually dismissed for 394.
Barbados' first innings ended 53 minutes after lunch when Holder's powerful drive off legspinner Mahendra Nagamootoo rebounded off the leg of Assad Fudadin and was caught by wicketkeeper Derwin Christian.
Full postWarne puts Australia in sight of victory
A Test in which both teams had held sway at different stages turned - probably decisively - Australia's way of the fourth day at Adelaide
The Bulletin by S Rajesh
28-Nov-2005
Australia 428 and 2 for 76 (Hayden 38*) need 106 more runs to beat West Indies 405 and 204 (Bravo 64, Sarwan 62, Warne 6-80)
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A Test in which both teams had held sway at different stages turned - probably decisively - Australia's way of the fourth day at Adelaide, thanks to an outstanding spell of spin bowling by Shane Warne. Warne took 6 for 80, his 34th five-wicket haul in Tests, and his best returns at Adelaide, as West Indies were bundled out for 204 despite a spirited 64 from Dwayne Bravo, West Indies' find of the series. Needing 182 for victory, Australia survived a few scares to finish the day on 2 for 76, with Matthew Hayden still around on a fortuitous 38.
Warne had offered signs of what might lay in store when he dismissed Wavell Hinds late on the third day, and on the fourth, he stepped it up a notch, bowling through the first two sessions - 29 overs in all - without a break, taking five of the first six wickets to fall in the day. Right through, he had most of the batsmen in plenty of bother, pitching it on the rough and often ripping those legbreaks from well outside leg to well past off. With Brett Lee breathing fire, Glenn McGrath his usual metronomic self, and the umpires being kind to the Australian cause, West Indies crumbled to 7 for 106 before Bravo - hero with the ball in the Australian first innings - showed his allround skills again with another gusty and aggressive display to give their bowlers a reasonable total to bowl to.
Full postEagles clip Warriors' wings
Eagles defeated Warriors easily
Cricinfo staff
27-Nov-2005
In East London the Eagles made short work of the Warriors, winning by
six wickets with 10 overs to spare. Winning the toss and batting first
the Warriors never once managed to get the run
rate to above four until the very last over. Carl Bradfield played an anchor role for
50 off 85 balls but could not find a willing partner. Johannes van der
Wath made things more difficult by taking 4 for 35 in his nine overs to
see the Warriors struggle to 182 for 8 at the end of the 45 overs. At 34 for 3 things did not look good for the Eagles but a partnership of 111 in 20 overs between Jacques Rudolph (40) and Davey Jacobs (80 not out) saw the Eagles back on track.
In Cape Town the Dolphins never looked back after winning the toss and
restricting the Cape Cobras to 211 for 7. Andrew Puttick (53),
Herschelle Gibbs (48), and Ian Harvey (55) had laid a solid foundation
but the remaining batsmen failed to launch a final assault as Andrew
Tweedie, taking 3 for 35, put the brakes on the run rate. Doug Watson
(101), scoring his second not out hundred in consecutive matches for the
Dolphins, batted through the innings to steer the Dolphins home by eight
wickets but with only three balls to spare. Hashim Amla also contributed
with a quick 55 off 53 balls.
In Centurion a career-best 116 from Stephen Cook held the Lions' innings
together as the Titans threatened to take control. Having been sent in
to bat first the Lions managed to get to 219 for 9 thanks to Cook and a
82-run partnership with Vaughan van Jaarsveld (41). Ethy Mbhalati doing
the major damage in his 3 for 42 while Dale Steyn bowling some
controlled reverse swing at the death picked up 3 for 37. The Titans
innings was well poised at 83 for 2 when some heavy rain had the players
off the field after 17.5 overs. Leading at that stage by 11 runs, on the
Duckworth Lewis Method, the Titans only needed a further 13 balls to
constitute a match and the win. With the rain continuing the match was
called off as a no result.
Full postWarriors in commanding position
Western Australia closed on 305 for 5 against Tasmania at Perth
Cricinfo staff
27-Nov-2005
Clinton Heron and Shaun Marsh put on a stand of 145 for the fourth wicket to help Western Australia into a strong position on the first day of their Pura Cup match against Tasmania at Perth. Ryan Campbell was unbeaten on 76 by the close as the home side ended on 5 for 305.
Heron built a steady platform with Chris Rogers, but Rogers' dismissal to Scott Kremerskothen on 16 prompted two more quick strikes. From 0 for 42 and cruising, Western Australia were wobbling on 3 for 48, but Heron and Marsh rescued them - and more.
By the time their partnership came to a close, when Heron became the second of Adam Griffith's victims on 84, Western Australia were in the much healthier position of 4 for 193. They lost just one more wicket before the end of play, Marsh's valiant knock ending just shy of his third hundred when he sent a catch off Shannon Tubb to Michael Di Venuto.
Full postSri Lankans' poor run continues
The Sri Lankan bowlers struggled in a tour game at Bangalore on Sunday ahead of the three-Test series against India set to begin on December 2 at Chennai
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27-Nov-2005
Indian Board President's XI 217-2 (R Uthappa 76, S Dhawan 65, S Sriram 44*) v Sri Lankans
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The Sri Lankan bowlers struggled in a tour game at Bangalore on Sunday ahead of the three-Test series against India set to begin on December 2 at Chennai. The visiting side's decision to field on the second day, after the opening day was washed out, did not get them any gains as the Indian Board President's XI reached 217-2 after a delayed start curtailed play to just 49 overs.
Openers Robin Uthappa (76) and Shikhar Dhawan (65) figured in a 133-run stand to frustrate the Sri Lankans, who were recently drubbed 6-1 by India in a seven-match one-day series. Uthappa, who plays for the southern state of Karnataka in India's domestic league, slammed a robust 96-ball knock with nine fours and two sixes while Delhi left-hander Dhawan slammed eight boundaries in his half-century.
Full postEngland get off to winning start
England defeated India by 20 runs in the first women's ODI
Cricinfo staff
27-Nov-2005
Before this tour, England's captain Charlotte Edwards said this would be her toughest challenge yet - playing India in India. But she shook off any concerns to hit a composed 68 as her team took an early lead in the five-match one-day series to beat India by 20 runs.
Jenny Gunn blasted her way to her first international fifty, with 56, and the lower order chipped in to lift England to 188 for 7. England's coach, Richard Bates, admitted afterwards that this was below their target of 200, but he had revised his expectations as the game got underway on a pitch that was slow, low and without much bounce. "We came up a bit short," Bates told Cricinfo, "but soon realised that 188 was a decent score."
India's batsmen made life difficult for England at Faridabad, Monica Sumra and Jaya Sharma putting on a very good opening partnership of 68. But England's bowlers stuck to their task, showing character and discipline to apply the squeeze and take six wickets for 13 runs as India folded under the pressure.
Full postEasterns pull off a remarkable victory
A round-up from the latest matches in the SAA Provincial Challenge
Keith Lane
27-Nov-2005
Easterns pulled off a remarkable four-wicket win by successfully chasing 340 against Free State. After declaring overnight on 126 for 1, Free State would have been confident of winning after they had bowled Easterns out cheaply for 165 in the first innings. A magnificent 134 not out from Jaco Booysen, to go with his 40 in the first innings, took Easterns to the target in 83.3 overs.
Having been put under pressure by Eastern Province from the end of day one, Boland could not manage to overcome a bad pitch, sticky sightscreens and a power failure and eventually fell 22-runs short of their 197-run target. The highlight of the match was Juan Theron who took 6 for 47 to go with his 3 for 12 in the first innings.
At Kimberley, Griqualand West declared on 264 for 8, setting Gauteng a target of 264. Adrian McLaren scored 131, and Wendell Bossenger scored 53, and took Griqualand to a strong position, allowing them to set an almost ungettable target. Johnson Mafa had kept Gauteng in the game taking 4 for 79. Gauteng made steady progress and was on the way to victory when a spell of 4 for 79 from Nathan Arthur put a halt to the run chase. A run-a-ball 55 from Douglas Gain and 66 not out off 46 balls from Diaan van Wyk was at the end not enough and Gauteng fell 24 runs short.
Full postCosgrove's 184 drives South Australia
South Australia hold all the aces thanks to Mark Cosgrove's fabulous 184 that propelled them to 389
Cricinfo staff
27-Nov-2005
Victoria 0 for 7 and 149 trail South Australia 389 (Cosgrove 184, Deitz 78, Wise 4-78) by 233 runs
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South Australia held all the aces thanks to Mark Cosgrove's fabulous 184 that propelled them to 389, securing a massive first-innings lead of 240 against Victoria at the Junction Oval. At stumps, Victoria were 0 for 7, still 233 runs short of avoiding an innings defeat.
Resuming overnight on 2 for 58, Shane Deitz and Cosgrove put on another 101 in the morning before Deitz (78) finally fell to Gerard Denton, but not before their 158-run stand had taken South Australia ahead. Mick Lewis and Allan Wise prised out Callum Ferguson and Graham Manou relatively cheaply but Cosgrove, who hammered 14 fours and four sixes, stood firm at one end and strung together a couple of handy partnerships. When he brought up his century, Cosgrove added another impressive display to his fine run of scores since his return after being suspended for being unfit.
Full postKasprowicz keen to impress after wash out
Sydney's wet weather ruined the second day of the Pura Cup match between New South Wales and Queensland at the SCG
Cricinfo staff
27-Nov-2005
New South Wales 1 for 6 trail Queensland 266 by 260 runs
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Sydney's wet weather ruined the second day of the Pura Cup match between New South Wales and Queensland at the SCG. The home side was due to resume at 1 for 6, but no play was possible and despite the removal of the covers during the afternoon more showers late in the day forced the umpires to call off the proceedings at 5.17pm.
One player disappointed with the conditions was Queensland's Michael Kasprowicz, who is still pushing for a Test recall after a disappointing Ashes campaign. Kasprowicz, who took eight wickets in the second innings against Victoria last week, will bowl in front of the Test selector David Boon when play resumes tomorrow. "I haven't been told otherwise by the selectors that we are not looking at you," Kasprowicz told AAP. "I'd like to think that I can certainly provide something if required."
Full postSuresh Kumar helps Kerala earn two points in a draw
Powered by Suresh Kumar's 61 Kerala recovered from a very shaky 102 for 7 to reach 252 gaining a vital first innings lead to earn two points
Cricinfo staff
27-Nov-2005
Powered by Suresh Kumar's 61 Kerala recovered from a very shaky 102 for 7 to reach 252, gaining a vital first-innings lead, to earn two points in a rain-affected game against Assam at Dibrugarh. Assam, dismissed for just 169 in their first innings, fought back valiantly on the final day through Anand Katti, the left-arm spinner, and K Das, the medium-pacer, as they rattled the Kerala top and middle order but were thwarted by defiant knocks from Kumar, Sunil Oasis and Tinu Yohannan. Kumar, a left-arm spinner, who has scored one hundred and five fifties in his first-class career, first added 58 with Oasis (32) before putting on a plucky 57-run stand with Tinu Yohannan (41) to take Kerala well past the Assam score.
A first innings lead of 126 allowed Madhya Pradesh to declare at 158 for 6 in their second after batting out 44 overs before Rajasthan, set a target of 285, played out a draw. Rajasthan led by Ajay Jadeja, the former India batsman, fought back on the last day pushing MP to 115 for 6 but Abbas Ali, the captain, hit a breezy 32 to put on a 43-run stand with Nikhil Patwardhan to prevent any further collapse. Ali then declared but had to be satisfied with two points as the Rajasthan batsmen, led by Rahul Kanwat's unbeaten 54, applied themselves to reach 112 at the end of the final day's play.
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