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Honours even on a stop-start day
England ended the first day at Trent Bridge on 229 for 4
The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan
25-Aug-2005
England 229 for 4 (Trescothick 65, Vaughan 58) v Australia
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How they were out
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How they were out
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After a nine-day break between the end of the extraordinary events at Old Trafford and the resumption of hostilities here, the question was who would bring more momentum into this match. The initial signs - as Trescothick and Andrew Strauss laid into a patched-up Australia attack - were that England were again on top, but Australia produced enough evidence to suggest that the final two Tests in this epic series will be as tough as the previous three.
Australia, for the second time in three Tests, received a blow just before the teams were named when Glenn McGrath was ruled out an elbow injury. With Tait already pencilled in for his first Test, Michael Kasprowicz was recalled in similar circumstances to his hurried inclusion at Edgbaston following McGrath's ankle injury.
Full postEngland shine in the gloom
England ripped through Australia after rain had delayed the start of the second Test at Worcester, reducing the visitors to 126 for 7 by the close
Cricinfo staff
24-Aug-2005
Australia 126 for 7 v England
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Heavy rain prevented any play until 3pm, and with moisture in the pitch and low clouds, England gambled by putting Australia in. The decision soon paid dividends. Belinda Clark looked fairly comfortable, but Lisa Keightley's run out triggered a collapse which saw them slip from 27 for 0 to 49 for 4.
Lisa Sthalekar led a mini recovery with a spirited 34, but her dismissal brought more wickets and England ended in a good position - although they will not be too complacent. In the first Test at Hove, they had Australia 115 for 7 only for the last three wickets to add 230 runs. Julie Hayes and Shelley Nitschke, who did much of the damage them, are still at the crease .
Full postAckerman hauls Lions from the brink
The Lions, led by HD Ackerman, fought for a draw after a collapse against the Titans
Keith Lane
24-Aug-2005
Titans 204 and 394 for 9 dec (Petersen 139, de Villiers 56, Cullinan 51, Kemp 68*, Coetsee 4-135) drew with Lions 190 and 276 for 8 (Bacher 93, Ackerman 81*, Steyn 4-65)
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Five wickets after tea infused life into a game heading for a draw, but the Titans could not prise out the Lions's last two wickets. Lions ended on 276 for 8, far short of the unrealistic target of 409 they had to chase in 84 overs.
Daryll Cullinan, the Titans captain, batted on for 12 overs at the start of the day, eventually declaring with the score on 394 for 9. From the very beginning, it became obvious that the Lions were not going to chase the target. At tea, they were 164 for 3. Five balls after tea, Adam Bacher edged Paul Harris to slip for 93. Dale Steyn then took two more quick wickets, and there was panic. The score was now 189 for 6. Hylton Ackerman and Ahmed Omar staged a revival amid fading daylight, but with the reintroduction of Stein, two wickets fell of consecutive balls. But Ackerman went on, and remained unbeaten on 81, a captain's innings that saved his team.
Western Province Boland 206 and 355 for 7 dec beat Warriors 189 and 258 (Bruyns 61, Jacobs 60) by 114 runs
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Tasmania forfeit Griffith's seven-wicket advantage
A final-session fightback gave Victoria first-innings points on a low-scoring opening day of the Pura Cup match against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval
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24-Aug-2005
Victoria 0 for 0 & 162 (Harvey 79, Griffith 7-54) lead Tasmania 101 (Lewis 3-13, Harvey 3-33) by 61 runs
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A final-session fightback gave Victoria first-innings points on a low-scoring opening day of the Pura Cup match against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval. Tasmania were on top after Adam Griffith, their opening bowler, snared a career-best 7 for 54 before losing their advantage.
Sparked by Michael Lewis and Ian Harvey, who each took three wickets, Victoria dismissed Tasmania in the last over of the day for a miserable 101. After making 79, Harvey dismissed Dan Marsh and Sean Clingeleffer before taking the crucial wicket of Michael Bevan for 19.
Tasmania's was a disappointing response to a fine performance by Griffith, who began with the scalp of Graeme Rummans and picked up Jonathon Moss, Brad Hodge, Cameron White and David Hussey to have 5 for 27 by lunch. After the break he added the wicketkeeper Peter Roach and Mathew Inness, who shared vital partnerships with Harvey.
Full postTshabalala shines again
Panic in Paarl cost Eastern Province dearly as Boland scraped through by 8 runs after staring defeat in the face
Keith Lane
24-Aug-2005
Boland 238 for 6 (Arendse 59) beat Eastern Province 230 (Dipha 68, Nel 64, van Wyk 3-42, Fransman 3-36) by 8 runs
Panic in Paarl cost Eastern Province dearly as Boland scraped through by 8 runs after staring defeat in the face. Boland, sent in to bat, notched up a creditable 238 for 6 in 45 overs with Rayno Arendse scoring 59. Henri Fourie assisted with 41 but it was Wesley Euley who upped the run rate with 46 off 31 balls.
Eastern Province seemed to be cruising to victory with Lazola Dipha and Ruan Nel both scoring in the sixties. At 191 for 5 with nine overs in hand all was going to plan. Two silly run outs followed and panic set in with Province getting bowled out for 230 with an over to spare. Jacques van Wyk and Bardo Fransman with three wickets each were the toast of the wine farmers.
KwaZulu-Natal 163 for 3 (Mall 69*, K Smit 55) beat Border 162 by 7 wickets
Full postGambhir leads Delhi's response
Gautam Gambhir shrugged off his recent indifferent start to Test cricket with his 17th Test century, a 181-ball 151
Cricinfo staff
24-Aug-2005
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Gautam Gambhir shrugged off his recent indifferent start to Test cricket with his 17th first-class century, a 181-ball 151, and added 199 runs for the second wicket with Abhishek Sharma (73) at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad. Delhi ended the day on 347 for 4, 133 runs ahead of Gujarat. Gambhir smacked the bowling for 20 fours during his four-hour stay - more boundaries than the entire Gujarat team. After he and Sharma departed, Mithun Manhas and Vijay Dahiya took over the reins and frustrated the bowlers further with a stand worth 99 runs. Dahiya fell for 43 right before stumps, but Manhas remained unbeaten on 66. Parthiv Patel, playing his first Ranji game, took two catches.
Murtaza Lodhgar destroyed Karnataka with a six-wicket haul, restricting them to 179 after Bengal had scored 315 in their first innings at Jadavpur University Campus in Kolkata. In the morning, Sourav Ganguly fell for 27 off 76 balls - not quite the big score he needed after a lean run at international level. Bengal folded up after he left, but Karnataka's capitulation later, when seven wickets fell for 64 runs, was more damaging. Bengal had a ball left to play before the day ended. They were 0 for 0 at stumps.
Full postVictoria edge ahead as wickets tumble
Twenty wickets fell on the opening day of Tasmania's Pura Cup clash against Victoria at Hobart, with Victoira fighting back to bowl Tasmania out for 101 after themselves being skittled for 162
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24-Aug-2005
Victoria 162 (Harvey 79, Griffith 7-54) lead Tasmania 101 by 61 runs
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A career-best 7 for 54 from Adam Griffith gave Tasmania a great start as Victoria were bowled out inside two sessions. Griffith, who began with the scalp of Graeme Rummans and picked up Jonathon Moss, Brad Hodge, Cameron White and David Hussey to have 5 for 27 by lunch. After the break he added the wicketkeeper Peter Roach and Mathew Inness, who shared vital partnerships with Ian Harvey. Harvey, who came in with Victoria on 5 for 24, held the innings together with a gutsy 79.
Sparked by Michael Lewis and Harvey, who each took three wickets, Victoria then battled back to dismiss Tasmania in the last over of the day for a miserable 101. Harvey dismissed Dan Marsh and Sean Clingeleffer before taking the crucial wicket of Michael Bevan for 19. In the last 14 overs, Tasmania lost eight wickets for 41.
Full postPhilander fails to save Western Province
Reports from the latest round of Provincial Cup matches
Keith Lane
24-Aug-2005
Griqualand West 311 and 146 for 4 beat Western Province 173 and 283 (Philander 168) by 6 wickets
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In Kimberley, Griqualand West notched up a six-wicket win against Western Province. A massive 168 from Vernon Philander was not enough to save Province after their first innings debacle of 173. It was a virtual one-man show from Philander: apart from his marathon five-and-a-half hour century, he also scored 66 in the first innings, and had match figures of 5 for 92. It still couldn't prevent defeat, though, as Griquas reached the target of 146 with six wickets to spare.
Eastern Province 230 for 9 dec and 166 beat Boland 109 and 229 (Howell 4-38) by 58 runs
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At Boland Park in Paarl, Eastern Province beat Boland by 58 runs after
restricting the home team to 229 in their second innings. Chasing a
target of 288, Boland had a glimmer of hope when the middle order took the
score to 207 for 6 after an early collapse had reduced the team to 18 for 3. Grant Howell, the top run-scorer for Eastern Province in their first innings, triggered the lower-order collapse, ending the day with 4 for 38 as Eastern Province registered their first win of the season.
Full postBhatti and Bagai put Canada in charge
Umar Bhatti took eight wickets and Ashish Bagai hammered 72* to put Canada in charge against Bermuda at Toronto
Cricinfo staff
24-Aug-2005
Canada 149 for 6 (Bagai 72*) lead Bermuda 125 (Smith 52, Bhatti 8-40) by 24 runs
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With the expulsion of USA from the group, this match will probably decide which team will proceed to the semi-finals in October, and when left-arm seamer Umar Bhatti took 8 for 40 to rip through Bermuda's batting, it seemed Canada were well on course. Only a captain's innings of 52 from Clay Smith offered any resistance.
Canada started soundly, but after tea some tight bowling from Salem Mukaddem (3 for 34) and Dwayne Leverock (1 for 24) swung the balance of the game back towards the Bermudans as four wickets fell for six runs, reducing the hosts to 35 for 4.
Full postCharging Bulls grab two bonus points
Queensland achieved a second bonus point as Andrew Symonds hit a four from the final ball of the 25th over to seal a crushing ING Cup win over South Australia at Adelaide Oval today
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24-Aug-2005
Queensland 5 for 204 (Hopes 69, Symonds 44*, Cleary 3-54) beat South Australia 8 for 202 (Cameron 77) by five wickets
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Queensland achieved a second bonus point as Andrew Symonds hit a four from the final ball of the 25th over to seal a crushing ING Cup win over South Australia at Adelaide Oval today. Symonds finished with 44 off 32 balls while James Hopes, the opener, was Man of the Match after making 69.
Mark Cleary, who took three wickets but leaked 54 in eight overs, dismissed Shane Watson and Clinton Perren with the first and third balls of the 25th over, leaving Symonds needing three from the last delivery. Queensland received a bonus point for winning within 40 overs and another for finishing the match by the half-way stage.
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