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Sehwag's ton overshadows Warne
Sehwag's attacking century and Warne's world record for test wickets were the highlights of the day.
Wisden Cricinfo staff
05-Jul-2005
India 6 for 291 (Sehwag 155) lead Australia 235 by 56 runs
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Fortunes seesawed one way and the other on a day dominated by Shane Warne's record-breaking effort and Virender Sehwag's cracking 155 before India ended with a modest, yet vital, lead of 56 in the first innings of the second Test at Chennai. India had racked up 6 for 291 when stumps were drawn and every run added was cheered by the crowd.
On a pitch that showed signs of deteriorating unusually early, with the bounce being slightly inconsistent when the ball hit the rough patches, Warne snapped up Irfan Pathan, the nightwatchman, early in the day to go past Muttiah Muralitharan's tally of 532 Test wickets. Warne was forced to dig deep and work hard, and his returns in the second Test so far - 3 for 95 - come on the heels of a disappointing 4 for 193 in the first match at Bangalore.
Full postA matter of time
A depressing day for the West Indies.
Wisden CricInfo staff
05-Jul-2005
Close West Indies 157 (Chanderpaul 54, Zaheer 4-41, Kumble 4-51) and 91 for 1 trail India 457 by 209 runs
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Even by modern West Indian standards, this was a depressing day. On a batting surface which required commitment, they showed none and conceded a 300-run lead. At the end of the third day the question was not so much whether they could save the match as whether they could avoid an innings defeat, and humiliation.
Zaheer Khan was the champion of the day. He came out after lunch full of hustling intent and took three wickets in four overs on a pitch that was only meant to assist spin. He could not be defeated by the heat and was full of subtle changes in length and pace.
Nor were these tail-end wickets. They were Carl Hooper, hooking to fine leg (103 for 5), Ryan Hinds, lbw to one that swerved in late (119 for 6), and Ridley Jacobs, spooning a slower one to cover (123 for 7).
Full postFleming shines in tour opener
Stephen Fleming scored 129 on the first day of the tour match against BCB XI
Wisden Cricinfo staff
05-Jul-2005
New Zealanders 285 for 6 (Fleming 129 ret., Marshall 51) v Bangladesh Cricket Board XI
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Fleming and Hamish Marshall had put on 119 for the fourth wicket, after the Shahadat Hossain and Alamgir Kabir exploited the morning's humid conditions to reduce the New Zealanders to 86 for four. After a consolidating Fleming and Marshall unfurled an elegant range of shots to accelerate either side of lunch.
Kabir dismissed Marshall for 51, which did not slow Fleming's scoring, but rain, which came an hour after the resumption, did. Fleming retired out during the break to allow his other batsman time in the middle. He had been particularly severe on Nadif Chowdhury, a left-arm spinner lofting him for two straight sixes.
Full postHaddin stands firm as Dawes takes six
Haddin and Dawes impress at the Gabba.
Wisden Cricinfo staff
05-Jul-2005
Queensland 2 for 64 trail NSW 203 (Haddin 66, Dawes 6-49) by 139 runs
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There was little untoward in the first two hours as NSW cruised to 1 for 89 after winning the toss. But then they lost nine wickets for 114, including four for nine runs in a torrid half an hour after lunch as Joe Dawes and Andy Bichel wreaked havoc. Dawes finished with 6 for 49.
Brad Haddin led a spirited counterattack with a 90-ball 66, which included 10 fours and a six, but he received scant support. Queensland wicketkeeper Wade Seccombe took four catches in the innings, taking him past 500 first-class career and 450 domestic four-day dismissals.
Full postvan Jaarsveld and de Villiers run riot
Martin van Jaarsveld and AB de Villiers set the sixth-highest second-wicket partnership of 317 for the Titans
Keith Lane
05-Jul-2005
1st day Titans 362 for 2 (de Villiers 151, van Jaarsveld 159*) v Western
Province Boland
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Martin van Jaarsveld and AB de Villiers set the sixth-highest second-wicket partnership of 317 as the Titans piled on the runs against Western Province Boland at Willowmoore Park, ending the day on 362 for 2.
van Jaarsveld and de Villiers were relentless in their onslaught, stroking 40 fours and two sixes between them. Both went past 150, and van Jaarsveld was still at the crease on 159 when the day ended - de Villiers edged Paul Adams to Thami Tsolekile, the wicketkeeper, for 151. de Villiers, rumoured to be the next South African wicketkeeper, did his cause no harm.
1st day Lions 87 for 6 (Kruis 4-27) trail Eagles 148 (Kruger 5-43) by 61 runs
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Myburgh runs into Easterns
Johan Myburgh 's century enabled Northerns to declare at 357/6 after early jitters.
Keith Lane
05-Jul-2005
1st day Easterns 36 for 2 trail Northerns 357 for 6 dec (Myburgh 102, Kemp 93, Mokonyama 92) by 321 runs
SuperSport Park saw another belter of a pitch produce 393 runs as Northerns declared at 357 for 6 with both Justin Kemp (93) and James Mokonyama (92) just failing to reach three figures, while Johan Myburgh (102), having gone to his hundred, was run out in the final over as he looked to add some extra bonus points. Easterns had started the day well, capturing three wickets within the first 13 overs, but that's where the fun ended for them. Partnerships of 126, 95 and 96 put Northerns firmly back in control. At close Easterns were 36 for 2.
1st day KwaZulu-Natal 39 for 3 trail Free State 315 for 8 dec (Sibande 69, McLaren 64, Thyssen 52, Singh 4-82) by 276 runs
A team effort by Free State in Bloemfontein saw the top seven batsmen all get into or past the twenties, as Sipo Sibande, Ryan McLaren and Craig Thyssen scoring fifties before declaring at 315 for 8 at the end of the bonus point's allocation after 85 overs. Playing their first game of the season, Free State then put KwaZulu-Natal under the hammer to reduce them to 39 for 3 when bad light stopped play.
Full postHarbhajan sends West Indies hurtling to their doom
India completed their first ever innings victory over the West Indies when Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble shared all ten second innings wickets to skittle out the men from the Caribbean for 188
Anand Vasu
05-Jul-2005
India completed their first-ever innings victory over the West Indies when Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble shared all ten second innings wickets to skittle out the men from the Caribbean for 188 before tea at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Ahead of the Test series, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had insisted that the newly re-laid wickets at all major centres would be sporting wickets. Well, Sourav Ganguly would not complain about the Mumbai wicket after his side won by an innings and 112 runs.
It was Harbhajan who completed the formalities when he scalped the last two West Indian wickets after lunch and ended with figures 7/48. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (36 not out, 116 balls, 5 fours), workmanlike and thorough as ever, was the lone warrior who defied the Indians. By comprehensively dominating the West Indians on all the four days, India have wrested the initiative in this series. The hosts now lead the three-Test series 1-0.
From the start of the day, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan began to snare one West Indian batsman after the other by weaving a fine and intricate spin web. West Indies, beginning the day on 91/1, slipped to a sorry 188 all out a short while after lunch.
Harbhajan, who picked up the wicket of Wavell Hinds on the third day, added six more to his tally, notching up the tenth five-wicket haul of his 29-match career. Chris Gayle (42) was the first to go, scooping a catch to Sourav Ganguly.
Full postAussies inflict massive defeat on Pakistan
It was one of those inexplicable, inexcusable and ignominious batting displays by Pakistan again
Agha Akbar
05-Jul-2005
It was one of those inexplicable, inexcusable and ignominious batting displays by Pakistan again. For the second time in the match, they were skittled out for their lowest-ever total, tamely handing the match and the series to Australia by a whopping margin of an innings and 198 runs.
This not only makes it one of the most one-sided Test matches in history, but also the first-ever in which Pakistan folded inside two days. It is also the fourth lowest-ever match aggregate, and the lowest in the last 57 years.
No other team has plumbed such depths in half a century and more, and this display of spineless batting on a wicket which, as the Australians had amply demonstrated, held no demons. Pakistan's second innings, which ended for a new low of 53, hard on the heels of their 59 in the first innings, lasted a mere 24.5 overs, 121 minutes. By comparison, man-of-the-match Matthew Hayden alone had spent 433 minutes at the crease!
Trailing by a massive 251 runs after the first innings, Pakistan again got off to a horrendous start, losing their first wicket without a run on the board for the third time in the series. Taufeeq Umar was run out in a terrible mix-up with Imran Nazir, and it set off a tide which was not to be stemmed till the rout was complete.
Full postMatabeleland draw with Midlands at Queens
Matabeleland and Midlands settled for a draw on the fourth and final day of their Logan Cup match at Queens Sports Club on Monday
Mehluli Sibanda
04-Jul-2005
Some brilliant batting from Douglas Marillier and a splendid bowling performance by Raymond Price were all in vain as Matabeleland and Midlands settled for a draw on the fourth and final day of their Logan Cup match at Queens Sports Club on Monday.
Marillier scored 163 runs as Midlands finished on 358 for eight off 92 overs in their second innings. This was after Price had captured eight wickets as Matabeleland took a 400-run lead, scoring 286 all out.
Price took the two remaining wickets as Matabeleland only lasted for 4.5 overs with the tail contributing a mere 10 runs, restricting them from posting a huge target. Keith Dabengwa was Price's first victim when he hit out at the left-arm spinner to be caught at deep cover by Travis Friend for one run. Matabeleland were finished when Price struck again, dismissing Wisdom Siziba who was caught at mid on by Innocent Chinyoka for 12 runs.
Price found a lot of turn from the crumbling pitch as he finished with remarkable figures of eight for 78 from 33 overs, at one stage bowling 11 successive maidens. He took all the Matabeleland wickets to fall to bowlers as the other two came from run-outs.
Full postTrophy shared after thrilling tie
The Natwest Series final finished in a thrilling tie between England and Australia
The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson
02-Jul-2005
Australia 196 (Hussey 62*) and England 196 for 9 (Jones 71, Collingwood 53) tie the NatWest Series final
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Geraint Jones and Paul Collingwood added 116 for the sixth wicket to bring the hosts right back into the match, although after they fell in quick succession, Australia were back on course. However, Giles hit 20 from 21 balls and, with help from Darren Gough, earned England a share of the spoils. England's bowlers had earlier worked their way through Australia in pace-friendly conditions, with Steve Harmison and Andrew Flintoff the pick of the attack, each taking three wickets.
The momentum swung back and forth throughout ever since Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden clattered 46 from the first six overs, before England clawed their way back. Andrew Symonds failed to fire with an unusually restrained 29 from 71 balls and it was left to Mike Hussey to boost Australia to respectability, with 62 not out.
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