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West Indies crumble on first day
West Indies collapsed to 110 all out against a Sri Lanka Board President's XI - who went on to make 151 for 2 by the close
AFP
09-Jul-2005
Sri Lankan Board President's XI 152 for 1 (Atapattu 78*, Tharanga 41, Sangakkara 25*) lead West Indies 110 (Lokuarachchi 3-15, Herath 3-23) by 42 runs
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Spinners Rangana Herath and Kaushal Lokuarachchi grabbed three wickets each to bowl out West Indies for a paltry 110 at the Nondescripts ground in Colombo on Saturday. The Sri Lankan Board President's XI dismissed the touring side within 51 overs after sending them into bat and were 151 for 1 in reply at the close of the first day of the two-day practice match. Sri Lanka's captain, Marvan Atapattu, was unbeaten on 78, alongside the lefthander Kumar Sangakkara, who had made 25.
Atapattu sent the weakened tourists' side into bat and, in the absence of Brian Lara, Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan - missing because of a sponsorship row - they crumbled. Herath grabbed 3 for 23 and Lokuarachchi 3 for 15, while Omari Banks was the topscorer with just 18, one of only five batsmen to reach double figures.
Full postAustralia erase deficit in tense scrap
Patel, Kaif and Warne share the honours with impressive performances
Wisden Cricinfo staff
08-Jul-2005
Australia 235 and 4 for 150 (Gilchrist 49) lead India 376 (Kaif 64, Patel 54, Warne 6-125) by 9 runs
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An intriguing day's play where punch was met by counter-punch and strategy was defied by grit set the second Test up perfectly going into the fourth day. Parthiv Patel and Mohammad Kaif stretched India's lead on to a healthy 141 and then Australia, with Adam Gilchrist showing the way at No. 3, scrambled to 4 for 150, with a slender lead of 9.
The Indian lead of 141 does not sound like an awful lot, but it was enough to put pressure on Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer. The two began shakily, but managed to get the ball away often enough to bring up the 50-run partnership before Langer's flash outside off fell in Rahul Dravid's lap at first slip. Langer had made 19, but it was ironic that he was the first to be dismissed, for Hayden had been the one flirting with danger. He was dropped twice by Patel behind the stumps, first when he hadn't yet opened his account, off Zaheer Khan, and later on 21, off Anil Kumble.
Full postvan Jaarsveld puts Titans in complete control
The Titans, Eagles and Warriers had good days in their respective matches of the SuperSport Series
Keith Lane
08-Jul-2005
2nd day Titans 524 for 4 dec (van Jaarsveld 236*, de Villiers 151, Toyana 65)
lead Western Province Boland 125 for 5 (Prince 50, Steyn 3-39) by 399
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A marathon innings of over nine hours saw Martin van Jaarsveld, two runs
short of his career best of 238, still at the crease when the Titans
eventually declared their innings closed at 524 for 4.
Zander de Bruyn was out early but Godfrey Toyana and Van Jaarsveld then tormented the Western Province bowlers who had toiled hard on a Willowmoore Park pitch that had little to offer for the bowlers.
A shock followed for Graeme Smith as he was dismissed first ball of the
WPBOL innings. Andrew Puttick and Herschelle Gibbs put on 40, while
Ashwell Prince stroked a quick 50. Four quick wickets however left WPBOL
on 125 for 5 when bad light stopped play early.
Full postFree State and Northerns seize the initiative
Free State and Northerns seized the initiative on the second day of their UCB Provincial Cup matches
Keith Lane
08-Jul-2005
2nd day Free State 315 for 8 dec and 94 for 2 lead KwaZulu-Natal 185 (McLaren 5-43) by 224 runs
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In Durban, Free State took the upper hand after bowling KwaZulu-Natal out for 185. Career best figures of 5 for 43 by Ryan McLaren ensured that wickets fell at regular intervals with only Wade Wingfield (44) and Wayne Madsen (32) offering some resistance. Batting for a second time, Free State increased the lead to 224, ending on 94 for 2 when light intervened. Yadene Singh was the chief wicket-taker for Natal, picking up both of the wickets to fall, including one with the first ball of the innings.
2nd day Northerns 357 for 6 dec and 171 for 2 lead Easterns 187 (Joubert 4-43, Aronstam 5-37) by 350 runs
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Despite a 115-run partnership between Goolam Bodi and Jacques du Toit, Easterns struggled to get close to the Northerns total. Pierre Joubert (4 for 43) had done the early damage while Maurice Aronstam claimed his best figures, taking the last five wickets to fall with his leg breaks. In their second innings, Northerns seized the initiative with Aronstam making a crucial 95, before becoming the third man in the match to fall in the nineties. He was supported by Allahudien Paleker, who scored his maiden fifty.
Full postQueensland rely on Hopes as NSW fight back
New South Wales slowly edged their way back into the Pura Cup match against Queensland
Wisden Cricinfo staff
08-Jul-2005
NSW 2 for 110 (Phelps 43*)& 203 lead Queensland 209 (Hopes 82*, Nicholson 4-64) by 104 runs
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New South Wales slowly edged their way back into the Pura Cup match against Queensland and grabbed the ascendancy at the Gabba. Although James Hopes single-handedly ensured first-innings points for Queensland, the cautious visitors took the second-day honours with bat and ball.
At stumps New South Wales were 2 for 110 with Matthew Phelps 43 not out and Dominic Thornely 6. After being bowled out on the first day for 203, the New South Wales pace attack, led by Matthew Nicholson (4 for 64) and Nathan Bracken (3 for 43), started the fightback and restricted their opponents to a six-run lead.
With wickets tumbling around him, Hopes lifted Queensland out of the mire at 6 for 127 by taking an aggressive approach that netted 13 boundaries. At 7 for 180, Hopes still had plenty of work to do but he peeled off 21 runs in as many balls and then danced down the wicket to loft Stuart MacGill over the long-on boundary to seal the two points.
Full postNew Zealand spinners restrict BCB XI
New Zealand spinners Vettori and Wiseman restrict BCB XI
Wisden Cricinfo staff
08-Jul-2005
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After Stephen Fleming had got into the groove with a century yesterday, the New Zealand spinners helped themselves to a good workout on the second day of the tour game against the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI. Daniel Vettori and Paul Wiseman bagged two wickets each as BCB XI were restricted to 200 for 7 when stumps were drawn. The New Zealanders had declared at 344 for 6 earlier in the day.
Resuming at 285 for 6 overnight, Brendon McCullum and Vettori carried on without too many problems. McCullum brought up his half-century after an hour's play, and Fleming decided to declare soon after.
Full postJayasuriya leads the rout of Pakistan
Dew not a factor as Jayasuriya spins Sri Lanka to victory
Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia
08-Jul-2005
Sri Lanka 287 for 7 (Sangakkara 68, Atapattu 66) beat Pakistan 168 (Butt 40, Jayasuriya 5-17) by 119 runs
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It was a redemption of sorts for Sanath Jayasuriya (5 for 17), for he made the ball dance, and the Pakistanis who took him lightly fell flat. He had failed earlier that day, as his team-mates set about building a total of 287, but now he and Upul Chandana struck repeatedly, thrusting, bouncing, turning, and the batsmen committed one folly after another on their way to a 119-run defeat.
Pakistan had started hopefully with bat and ball, first removing Sri Lanka's openers for little and then nullifying the opening attack with youthful vigour. In both cases, Sri Lanka first got a toe-hold in the door, before blasting it wide open. The morning recovery was steady. The one later was more dramatic. Salman Butt and Yasir Hameed raced away because the bowlers were unsteady in line and length, offering width and the boundaries that went with them. Soon 40 runs had been scored.
Full postA familiar tale
South Africa cruised to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the third and final one-day international at Kimberley
Wisden CricInfo staff
08-Jul-2005
Close South Africa 152 for 3 (25.4 overs: van Jaarsveld 42) beat Bangladesh 151 (43.1 overs: Bashar 51, Pollock 4-24) by seven wickets
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South Africa cruised to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the third and final one-day international at Kimberley, completing a whitewash that was inevitable from the moment the miserably one-sided series was announced.
The match followed a similar pattern to Sunday's game, although this time Bangladesh did manage to take wickets and South Africa took more than half their overs - just - to reach their target. It would have finished far earlier were it not for some unpredictable bounce which served to give the Bangladesh bowlers a previously unseen edge and the failure of South Africa's run machine, Herschelle Gibbs.
Gibbs played round a straight one from Tapash Baisya for 15 - possibly even he had tired of milking runs off such poor bowlers - to give Bangladesh their first wicket since the opening innings of the series. Martin van Jaarsveld overcame a nervous start in his first international innings to unveil some superb shots off the back foot, but perished when overconfidence led to a loose flick to midwicket for 42. Jonty Rhodes, all scampering and improvisation on his return to the side, made 30 at the end. Bangladesh hardly helped their cause by conceding ten wides and 12 no-balls.
Full postJayasuriya spins a fatal web
Sri Lanka lift the Paktel Cup thanks to Jayasuriya's spin heroics
Rahul Bhatia
08-Jul-2005
Sri Lanka 287 for 7 (Sangakkara 68, Atapattu 66) beat Pakistan 168 (Butt 40, Jayasuriya 5-17) by 119 runs
Under lights at the Gaddafi in Lahore, Sri Lanka held aloft the Paktel Cup. They had won when it mattered most, and had weathered every crisis of the day. The dew factor, that scourge of bowlers under lights at this ground, was made irrelevant as they kept the pressure on Pakistan's stroke-makers, who stumbled, crumbled and hit the dust.
It was a redemption of sorts for Sanath Jayasuriya (5 for 17), for he made the ball dance, and the Pakistanis who took him lightly fell flat. He had failed earlier that day, as his teammates set about building a total of 287, but now he and Upul Chandana struck repeatedly, thrusting, bouncing, turning, and the batsmen committed one folly after another on their way to a 119-run defeat.
Pakistan had started hopefully with bat and ball, first removing Sri Lanka's openers for little and then nullifying the opening attack with youthful vigour. In both cases, Sri Lanka first got a toe-hold in the door, before blasting it wide open. The morning recovery was steady. The one later was more dramatic. Salman Butt and Yasir Hameed raced away because the bowlers were unsteady in line and length, offering width and the boundaries that went with them. Soon 40 runs had been scored.
Full postPrice leads Zimbabwean fightback
Ray Price took a career-best 6 for 121 to bowl Australia out for 403, a first-innings lead of 95
The Wisden Bulletin by Lynn McConnell
08-Jul-2005
Close Zimbabwe 308 and 151 for 4 lead Australia 403 (Ponting 169, Price 6-121) by 56 runs
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Zimbabwe ended the third day of the second Test at Sydney on the verge of setting Australia a testing fourth-innings target on a ground known for producing low fourth-innings totals. First, Ray Price took career-best figures of 6 for 121 to restrict Australia to 403, a first-innings lead of 95, which was far fewer than what Australia would have hoped for at the start of play. Then, Mark Vermuelen (48) and Trevor Gripper (47) led Zimbabwe's batting in the second innings, as they finished on 151 for 4, a lead of 56.
Bowling from the southern end for all but a few overs when the second new ball was taken, Price ended up with the scalps of the entire Australian middle order. This morning, he started the slide with Steve Waugh's wicket, for 61. The ball pitched on the rough, spun across Waugh, and took the glove and pad on the way to short leg, where Stuart Carlisle completed a fine diving catch. Waugh's stand with Ricky Ponting was worth 135 runs.
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