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Symonds and Maher make South Australia suffer
Queensland extended South Australia's horror run at the Gabba with an emphatic 69-run ING Cup victory
Wisden Cricinfo staff
15-Jul-2005
Queensland 9 for 264 (Maher 92, Symonds 73) defeated South Australia 195 by 69 runs
Queensland extended South Australia's horror run at the Gabba with an emphatic 69-run ING Cup victory. Unbeaten in two matches, Queensland charged four points clear of Tasmania at the top of the competition table by bowling the Redbacks out for 195 and earning a bonus point.
The captain Jimmy Maher (92 from 123 balls) and Andrew Symonds (73 from 72) laid the foundations with a 132-run second-wicket stand to push the side to its 22nd win from 27 limited-overs matches against South Australia, who have won only twice at the Gabba.
Full postJamaica inch past Barbados in thriller
Jamaica overcame another flaccid display with the bat to beat Barbados by seven runs in the latest of the West Indies limited-overs cricket championship
Wisden Cricinfo staff
15-Jul-2005
Jamaica 165 (Samuels 54, Bradshaw 4-36) beat Barbados 158 (Nurse 45, Browne 37) by seven runs
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Jamaica overcame another flaccid display with the bat to beat Barbados by seven runs in the latest of the West Indies limited-overs cricket championship.
After batting first, Jamaica soon discovered that their usual attacking approach was not designed for Guyana's slow, low pitches, and it took an unusually attritional innings from Marlon Samuels to give their innings any substance. He ground his way to 54 from 122 balls, as Ian Bradshaw, the hero of West Indies' Champions Trophy triumph, finished with four wickets.
Barbados didn't heed the lesson, however, as Martin Nurse, their young lefthander, launched the reply with a volley of sixes to bring up the 50 inside eight overs. But his dismissal at 68 for 2 led to a mid-innings wobble, as four more wickets fell in quick succession, and it took that familiar pairing of Bradshaw and Courtney Browne (37) to stabilise the run-chase.
Full postBangladesh succumb to Vettori
Daniel Vettori took 6 for 28 as New Zealand romped to victory by an innings and 99 runs at Dhaka
The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia
15-Jul-2005
New Zealand 402 (McCullum 143, Sinclair 76, Rafique 6-122) beat Bangladesh 177 (Ashraful 67, Franklin 5-28) and 126 (Vettori 6-28) by an innings and 99 runs
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Daniel Vettori got into his stride early and wrecked Bangladesh with a superb spell of 6 for 28 as New Zealand romped to victory by an innings and 99 runs at Dhaka. Not one batsman had an answer to Vettori's loop and bounce as he reduced Bangladesh's second innings to a shambles in a few hours of mayhem. He was ably assisted by Paul Wiseman, as both spinners exploited the dry Bangabandhu pitch perfectly. It was especially satisfying for Vettori, who claimed his first five-wicket haul since November 2001.
Rajin Saleh had played a painstaking knock in the first innings, but Vettori prevented a repeat in his first over. Making the ball fizz, he sneaked one past Saleh's defensive prod and Brendon McCullum, the wicketkeeper, went up in celebration (41 for 3). Replays showed that Saleh did not get a snick. But there was no doubt about the other dismissals. Vettori had Manjural Islam Rana in two minds, and a hopeless prod resulted in a loopy catch to Mark Richardson at silly point. Then, Mohammad Ashraful (26) fended off a nasty lifter to Scott Styris at slip, while Tareq Aziz padded up to an arm ball (122 for 9).
Full postJayasuriya century puts Sri Lanka in command
The Sri Lankan batsmen made amends for their first-innings collapse and gained complete control of the game at the end of the third day at Faisalabad
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
15-Jul-2005
Sri Lanka 243 and 285 for 3 (Jayasuriya 131*, Sangakkara 59, Jayawardene 57) lead Pakistan 264 (Hameed 58, Herath 3-68) by 264 runs
The Sri Lankan batsmen made amends for their first-innings collapse and gained complete control of the game at the end of the third day at Faisalabad. Sanath Jayasuriya led the way with a grafting hundred and strung together some useful partnerships as Sri Lanka finished on 285 for 3, with a commanding lead of 264.
Jayasuriya's workmanlike hundred had some moments on the edge and his wild slash at the wide balls nearly got him out on a couple of occasions. He was out to a no-ball when he had made just 9, with Shoaib Akhtar marginally overstepping the mark, and a number of flashes landed just wide of the fieders. But he was completely assured against the spinners, sweeping Danish Kaneria forcefully and finding the gap with precision, and capitalised on the defensive fields that were set. He brought up his hundred, his 13th, by smashing Kaneria for a massive six over long-on and tore the bowling apart immediately after. The last 29 came in just 23 balls and a few cover-drives bisected the fielders perfectly.
Jayasuriya's innings strengthened their grip on the game, but the momentum was seized with Kumar Sangakkara's breezy knock. Sri Lanka got off to a shaky start with Marvan Atapattu falling to Shoaib in the first over and Sangakkara had to contend with a fired-up Shoaib, tearing in at full pelt and swinging it either way. But he counterattacked with a flurry of superbly struck fours, creaming five of them in a span of six balls, and Sri Lanka raced to 60 in the first ten. Sangakkara brought up his sixth half-century in his last eight innings before falling in the first ball after lunch, as he wafted at one from Shoaib (98 for 2). By then, though, the innings was firmly back on track.
Full postVaas makes most of truncated day
Chaminda Vaas's controlled swing bowling reduced West Indies to tatters on the third day of the first Test
The Bulletin by Anand Vasu
15-Jul-2005
West Indies 285 and 59 for 6 (Chanderpaul 29*, Banks 0*) lead Sri Lanka 227 by 117 runs
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Sri Lanka enjoyed the best of a day truncated by rain and bad light thanks to some fine swing bowling from Chaminda Vaas. After the whole of the morning session was lost because of heavy overnight rain, Vaas produced a fine spell of controlled swing bowling to leave West Indies in complete disarray. West Indies' inexperienced batsmen had no answer to the accuracy and guile of Vaas, and quickly slumped to 21 for 5, before recovering marginally to end the day on 59 for 6. Only 25.3 overs were possible on a day when 42 runs were scored and three wickets lost.
Overcast conditions and a light breeze blowing across the Sinhalese Sports Club set the stage for Vaas, the expert marksman, to do his thing. Narsingh Deonarine was the first to be trapped - he was perfectly set up by two deliveries just wide of the stumps that left him - padding up to a straight one that would have crashed into the off stump (21 for 4).
Full postLower order sees Trinidad through
Trinidad and Tobago and Windward Islands posted wins in close games in the latest round of matches in the regional one-day competition
Wisden Cricinfo staff
14-Jul-2005
Trinidad and Tobago and Windward Islands posted wins in close games in the latest round of matches in the regional one-day competition.
Trinidad & Tobago 209 for 8 (Mahabir 46, Samuels 4-21) beat Jamaica 206 (Marshall 88, Gayle 48) by 2 wickets
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An undefeated 52-run partnership for the ninth wicket between Richard Kelly and Reyad Emrit helped Trinidad and Tobago clinch a tense two-wicket win against Jamaica in the regional one-day competition. Chasing 207 for a win at Georgetown, Trinidad slumped to 157 for 8, but Kelly (39 not out) and Emrit (26 not out) kept their heads in the face of adversity.
Trinidad were also helped hugely by the Jamaican batsmen, who self-destructed thoroughly to be bowled out for 206 after being 100 without loss at one stage. Chris Gayle was run-out at that stage for 48, but Xavier Marshall kept the innings going with a superb 88, scored off 136 balls with eight fours and a six. However, wickets kept falling at the other end as Sherwin Ganga choked the middle order, taking 3 for 39. They weren't helped by some shoddy running between the wickets either, as the last seven wickets fell for 24.
Full postde Villiers enhances his claims
AB de Villiers scores another century to push his claims for international recognition
Keith Lane
14-Jul-2005
Titans 353 (de Villiers 124, Cullinan 99, Peterson 5-118, Kops 4-74) lead Warriors 165 (Steyn 5-30, Mbhalati 3-37) and 0 for 0 by 188 runs
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Wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers scored his second hundred of the season as the Titans pushed towards a lead over the Warriors at Buffalo Park. With his name already being bandied about for higher honours, this innings will do him no harm at all.
After an early start to the second day, the Titans needed only four overs to take the final Warrior wickets, with Dale Steyn taking the first five-wicket haul of his career to reduce Warriors to 165.
De Villiers opened the Titans innings, and showed scant regard for the likes of Makhaya Ntini and Mornantau Hayward, scoring a chanceless 124 as wickets fell around him. At 91 for 3, Daryll Cullinan came to the crease and together the pair added 123 before de Villiers gave Brent Kops his third wicket. Cullinan showed that he is still the fluent strokemaker of old, while Albie Morkel once again slapped the ball to all parts of the ground.
Full postMcCullum puts New Zealand on top
Brendon McCullum hit 143 to rescue New Zealand from the brink of embarrassment
The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia
14-Jul-2005
Bangladesh 177 and 41 for 2 (Iqbal 24*) trail New Zealand 402 (McCullum 143, Rafique 6-122) by 184 runs
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Brendon McCullum stroked his way to his maiden Test hundred (143) to give New Zealand a lead of 225 runs, before Bangladesh lost two wickets before the end of the day, and looked set to lose the first match of the series within four days. They reached the close on 41 for 2, with Daniel Vettori doing the damage second-time around.
The day had belonged entirely to New Zealand. They first frustrated Bangladesh by repelling the bowling with ease, and then built a comfortable lead for their team before prising out Javed Omar and Hannan Sarkar before the close. When they resumed their innings, unperturbed by the absence of specialist batsmen, McCullum did not attempt to shield the tailenders when the spinners came on. And Vettori (23) and James Franklin (22) held their own, in partnerships of 71 and 57. While McCullum went after the loose balls, Vettori and Franklin tapped it around, applying themselves in a manner missing when the top order batted yesterday. McCullum fed off their comfort, and took the match further away from Bangladesh.
Full postBarbados scythe down Windwards
Barbados leapfrogged Guyana to go top of the regional one-day table after their emphatic victory over Windward Islands at Georgetown yesterday
Wisden Cricinfo Staff
14-Jul-2005
Barbados 129 for 5 beat Windward Islands 127 (D Smith 64, Collins 3-20) by 5 wickets
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Barbados leapfrogged Guyana to go on top of the regional one-day table after their emphatic victory over Windward Islands at Georgetown yesterday.
After losing the toss, disciplined Barbados bowling exploited the conditions to restrict Windwards to a paltry 127. Devon Smith held their innings together with a tidy 64, before falling in the last clutch of wickets. Pedro Collins, who took two wickets in his first spell and finished with 3 for 20 off his quota, was the pick of the Barbados bowlers.
Windwards claimed the early wicket of Martin Nurse, but despite regular inroads, could not prevent Barbados from easing to victory in the 38th over, and giving them their second bonus point of the competition by virtue of winning within 40 overs.
Full postRunako Morton guides Leewards to victory
Runako Morton's 74* guides Leewards to victory
Wisden Cricinfo Staff
14-Jul-2005
Leeward Islands 200 for 6 (Morton 74*, Richards 50) beat Guyana 199 (Cornwall 5-36) by 4 wickets
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Runako Morton guided Leeward Islands, who had lost their previous two matches, to a surprise win over Guyana, who moved down to second place in the table of West Indies' regional one-day competition.
Wilden Cornwall, an Antiguan allrounder, took 5 for 36 to keep Guyana to 199 after Narsingh Deonarine and Lennox Cush had put on 64 for the fifth wicket. In reply, Morton, who batted with stomach ailment, hit an unbeaten 74 to pilot Leewards to victory with five balls to spare. Austin Richards, who opened the batting, played a fine supporting role, scoring 50.
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