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Banks helps Leeward Islands claw back
Omari Banks helped Leeward Islands claw their way back into the game after Jamaica looked like they were running away with it
Cricinfo staff
27-Nov-2005
Leeward Islands 196 and 46 for 1 lead Jamaica 223 (Lambert 51, Banks 5-76) by 19 runs
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A fine performance from Omari Banks helped Leeward Islands claw their way back into the game after Jamaica looked like they were running away with it. They looked set to wrest a sizeable first-innings lead but Banks, who finished with five for 76, triggered the collapse, restricting Jamaica to 223 at Kensington Park.
Resuming on 35 for 1, Jamaica started disastrously, losing Danza Hyatt (7) without a run being scored. Tamar Lambert joined Xavier Marshall and the pair dug deep and put on 62 vital runs, and guided Jamaica out of trouble. Banks took the crucial wicket of Marshall for 36 but David Bernard Jr and Lambert took the score past 140 before Tonito Willet dismissed Lambert for 51 a few minutes before lunch.
Bernard and Gareth Breese put together a useful partnership and, at 180 for 4, Leeward Islands faced the prospect of conceding a substantial lead. Banks decided to change that and dismissed Breese (18) and Carlton Baugh Jr in quick time. Bernard (45) watched as Carl Simon trapped Nikita Simon leg before for 1 before he became Banks' fourth victim. The last pair, Andrew Richardson and Jerome Taylor, then stretched the lead to 27 runs as the innings folded for 223.
Full postRichards century propels Barbados
Barbados drove home the advantage by securing first innings point thanks to a fine 127 by Dale Richards that propelled thenm to finish the second day on 259 for 5
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27-Nov-2005
Barbados 259 for 5 (Richards 127, Hinds 57) lead Guyana 241 by 18 runs
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Barbados drove home the advantage by securing first-innings points thanks to a fine 127 by Dale Richards that propelled them to finish the second day on 259 for 5, 18 runs ahead of Guyana, at the Everest Cricket Club.
Richards, who hit his first first-class century, was the dominant player early on as he and Wayne Blackman (27) put on a solid opening stand. Kurt Wilkinson provided good support, making just 20 in the 63-run partnership with Richards after Reon King, the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 54, dismissed Blackman with the score on 79.
However, after Wilkinson departed, Richards went into his shell and dropped anchor as Ryan Hinds played some aggressive shots during his half-century. The pair took to score past 200 and the game was slipping away from Guyana until King struck with the crucial wicket of Hinds for 57 and then followed up by dismissing Floyd Reifer (5). Richards, who battled cramps in the latter half of his innings, fell just before stumps, leg-before to Esaun Crandon.
Full postHussey and Bravo share the honours
After scoring a hundred at the top of the order at Hobart, Michael Hussey showed just how valuable he could be in the middle order, making a fine unbeaten 91
The Bulletin by S Rajesh
27-Nov-2005
West Indies 405 and 2 for 68 (Sarwan 53*) lead Australia 428 (Hussey 133*, Langer 99, Ponting 56, Bravo 6-84) by 45 runs
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A fascinating day of cricket ended with the third Test at the Adelaide Oval intriguingly poised. West Indies, thanks to Dwayne Bravo's six-wicket haul, threatened to run away with a sizeable first-innings lead, but Michael Hussey redressed the balance with an outstanding knock of 133 not out to give Australia a slender first-innings lead. The Australians then struck twice when West Indies batted again, but this time Ramnaresh Sarwan was around to steady the innings, scoring a delightful unbeaten 53 as West Indies ended the third day leading by 45 with eight wickets in hands.
On a day when both teams held the whip at different periods, Bravo's was a stand-out performance for West Indies in a morning session when all bowlers displayed excellent control and had 4 for 48 from 27 overs to show for it. Bravo, who had shown his prowess with the bat at Hobart, this time showed his bowling skills, nailing three of those When Australia slumped to 8 for 295, it seemed almost certain that they could concede the first-innings lead in a home Test against West Indies for the first time since Melbourne 1996.
Full postJoginder and Rana help Haryana pull off thriller
A summary of matches on the fourth day of the latest round in the Ranji Trophy
Cricinfo staff
26-Nov-2005
Five-wicket hauls from Haryana's Joginder Sharma and Sachin Rana consigned Uttar Pradesh to a disastrous 20-run defeat on day four at Kanpur. Set 145 to get after dismissing Haryana for 177 in the morning session, UP never got off the blocks as Joginder (5 for 47) and Rana (5 for 34) combined to deflate a batting line-up that had posted 310 in its first innings. Earlier, Haryana had stretched its overnight score of 135 for 9 to 177 thanks to a valuable 50-run partnership between Pardeep Sahu and Jitendra Malik. Joginder continued on his impressive 67 and 4 for 99 in the first innings with key strikes up the order, after which UP could not stage a fightback.
Despite a superb 7 for 93 from Saurashish Lahiri, the offspinner, Maharashtra successfully averted defeat by batting out a large share of the final day's play at Pune and setting Bengal an improbable 222 from a possible 39 overs post-lunch. Hrishikesh Kanitkar's 147-ball 48 and useful contributions from Dhruv Mohan and Sairaj Bahutule were enough to confront Lahiri's offbreaks and take Maharashtra to 249. In the end, Bengal's only option was to bat out what was left of the day, and a 76-run opening stand between Subhomoy Das and Arindam Das in 30.2 overs summed up Bengal's resolve.
Full postRichardson routs Leeward Islands
Jamaica finished the first day on top after Andrew Richardson (5 for 32) ripped through the Leeward Islands
Cricinfo staff
26-Nov-2005
Jamaica 35 for 1 trail Leeward Islands 196 (Morton 62, Jeffers 55, Richardson 5-32) by 161 runs
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Jamaica finished the first day on top after Andrew Richardson (5 for 32) ripped through Leeward Islands, destroying the middle order by taking five wickets for four runs, as they collapsed for 196 after a solid start. Jamaica, in their reply, were 35 for 1 at stumps.
Leeward Islands had done well to get to 185 for 4 but Richardson, in his first over after tea, took three wickets and later scalped Sylvester Joseph (47) and Alderman Lesmond (2) to send them crashing to 196. Nikita Miller also returned fine figures of 3 for 37.
After losing Austin Richards (20), Shane Jeffers and Runako Morton put on 57 runs for the second wicket. Gareth Breese, who had accounted for Richards, broke through again by dismissing Jeffers for 55 (103 for 2). Morton and Sylvester Joseph had another 50-run stand but soon after Nikita Miller removed Morton (62) and Tonito in quick succession. There was a brief resistance as the score inched past 180 but soon after Richardson returned to blow the rest of the batsmen away.
Full postQueensland lower order stages gritty recovery
Andy Bichel struck on the last ball before stumps to continue Queensland's fightback against New South Wales on day one of the Pura Cup match at the SCG
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26-Nov-2005
New South Wales 1 for 6 trail Queensland 266 (Simpson 62, Bichel 39) by 260 runs
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Andy Bichel struck on the last ball before stumps to continue Queensland's fightback against New South Wales on day one of the Pura Cup match at the SCG. Bichel (39) added 80 for the eighth wicket with Chris Simpson (62) to push the Bulls to a semi-respectable 266 after the pace trio of Matthew Nicholson, Nathan Bracken and Stuart Clark reduced them to 7 for 163 at tea.
Play began 35 minutes late after morning rain and the Queensland captain Jimmy Maher's decision to bat backfired as his side, which was already missing the allrounder James Hopes with a shoulder injury, struggled from the outset. Bracken, who was 12th man for the third Test against West Indies, flew in from Adelaide and removed Lachlan Stevens in the second over and Clark, who retained his place in Australia's one-day squad last week, had Martin Love caught at slip fending a short delivery. Craig Philipson and Clinton Perren fell before lunch and when Maher, who looked good for his 33, was snapped up by a diving catch from Michael Clarke, the Bulls were in serious trouble at 5 for 89.
Ashley Noffke and Chris Hartley put together a gritty 63-run stand for the sixth wicket before Nicholson grabbed his second wicket, trapping Noffke lbw for 31. Hartley fell to a needless slog in the next over to Aaron O'Brien, the part-time spinner, leaving the No. 9 Bichel under pressure to repeat his 84 in last week's win over Victoria. Bichel responded with some valuable lower order runs as Queensland scraped to 266, and the side was buoyed further by his dismissal of Phil Jaques as NSW finished at 1 for 6.
Full postSouth Australia on top after Gillespie's dizzy spell
Jason Gillespie rocked Victoria with stunning figures of 7 for 35 as they were dismissed for only 149 on the first day of the Pura Cup match in Melbourne
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26-Nov-2005
South Australia 2 for 58 (Deitz 31*) trail Victoria 149 (White 41, Gillespie 7-35) by 91 runs
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Jason Gillespie, the Australian Test discard, rocked Victoria with stunning figures of 7 for 35 - his best bowling return in five years - as they were dismissed for only 149 on the first day of the Pura Cup match in Melbourne. South Australia were in control at 2 for 58 at stumps, but their bright position was disrupted by a serious hand injury to their captain Darren Lehmann.
Gillespie started the rot by reducing Victoria to 4 for 11 in seven overs, dismissing Michael Klinger (1), Lloyd Mash (4) and David Hussey (1) - all caught behind - after Cameron White elected to bat in cool conditions. Paul Rofe chipped in with the wicket of Jason Arnberger for 2.
Full postThakur powers Himachal to a 14-run win
Vidharbha were left with a tricky 121 more to get with six wickets in hand as their clash against Himachal Pradesh was intriguingly placed
Cricinfo staff
26-Nov-2005
Ashok Thakur starred for Himachal Pradesh, picking up three of the six wickets that fell today, as they held their nerve to clinch a 14-run win against Vidarbha to earn four points in a close encounter at Nagpur. Vidarbha, who started the day needing 121 runs to win, lost both the overnight batsmen quickly but fought hard through a valiant 47-run seventh-wicket partnership between Vikarant Gonnade (35) and Pritam Gandhe (25). Himachal then fought back to remove Gonnade and Harshal Shitoot, the next man in, and looked to have sewed up the game when Thakur, the left-hand medium-pacer, struck twice in an over to have Vidarbha reeling at 142 for 9. Gandhe fought on gamely, hanging around with the last man Pawan Yadav, as they inched close to Himachal before Vikramjeet Malik delivered the decisive blow removing Gandhe.
Sanjay Pandey grabbed a five-for and Narendra Hirwani, the former India legspinner, picked up four to bowl out Rajasthan for 267, gaining a 126-run lead, to put Madhya Pradesh in a commanding position by the end of the third day's play at Indore. Rajasthan, resuming at 10 for 1, were propped up by 113-run fifth wicket partnership between Dishant Yagnik and Ajay Jadeja, the captain, but that was not enough as the toporder could not handle the medium pace of Pandey while the others struggled against the wiles of Hirwani. Madhya Pradesh lost Naman Ojha, the opener, and were at 17 for 1 at close.
Full postRain causes havoc in opening matches
Heavy rain in Potchefstroom dashed any chances of a result between the Lions and the Cobras
Cricinfo staff
26-Nov-2005
Match abandoned Cobras 208 for 8 (Ian Harvey 41, Friedel de Wet 3-56)
Heavy rain in Potchefstroom dashed any chances of a result between the Lions and the Cobras. After play got underway at 19:00, and the match reduced to 33 overs each, the Lions struck first by taking the valuable early wickets of Andrew Puttick and Herschelle Gibbs. A partnership between Thami Tsolekile and JP Duminy saw the Cobras go past
100 in the 17th over. Ian Harvey, making his debut in the Standard Bank Cup then upped the tempo with a quick 41, allowing the Cobras to get to 208 for 8 after 32 overs when rain interrupted for a second time. Friedel de Wet was the most impressive of the Gauteng bowlers taking a career best 3 for 56 in his seven overs. With the rain continuing to fall, the umpires had no option but to call the match off.
Eagles 145 for 5 in 34.4 overs (Jacques Rudolph 58, Nicky Boje 66*) beat Titans 123 for 8 in 26 overs by 21 runs (D-L method)
Rain in Bloemfontein resulted in a reduced match between the Eagles and the Titans. Asked to bat first, the Eagles struggled as they were reduced to 17 for 3 after eight overs. The Titans' opening bowlers, Brendon Reddy (2 for 22) and Dale Steyn (3 for 19), maintained a tight line forcing Jacques Rudolph (58) and Nicky Boje (66 not out) into a more watchful approach. Their partnership of 118 restored some stability to the innings and the Eagles made 145 for 5 after 34.4 overs when rain forced the teams off the field. Play resumed with the match reduced to 26 overs and the Titans set a target of 145. A disastrous start saw them reduced to 26 for 4 after 10 overs, a position they never really recovered from. Martin van Jaarsveld tried in vain but when he was run out for 39 the cause was lost. In the end the Titans finished on 123 for 8 with Johannes van der Wath finishing with 3 for 22.
Full postBarbados and Guyana share honours
Ian Bradshaw grabbed five wickets and Travis Dowlin marked his return to first-class cricket with a responsible half-century as Guyana and Barbados shared honours
26-Nov-2005
Barbados 2 for 0 trail Guyana 241 (Travis Dowlin 73, Mahendra Nagamootoo 42*, Ian Bradshaw 5-50) by 239 runs
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Ian Bradshaw grabbed five wickets and Travis Dowlin marked his return to first-class cricket with a responsible half-century as Guyana and Barbados shared honours on the opening day of their first-round Carib Beer Series match at the Everest Cricket Club.
Bradshaw took four wickets in the post-tea session, including the important scalp of Dowlin who made 73 and stabilised the Guyana innings after they ran into early trouble on winning the toss. They were eventually dismissed for 241 and Barbados replied with 2 without loss in the one over they faced before the close.
After Guyana slipped to 12 for 2 after an hour's play, Dowlin pulled the home team around with partnerships of 53 for the third wicket with Krishna Arjune, who played solidly for more than two hours in making 37, and 62 for the fourth wicket with Andre Percival, who hit 39 on his recall.
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