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Lancashire suffer their second defeat in as many days
Lancashire suffered their second defeat in as many days at Newlands as they fell 66 runs short at the hands of a strong Western Province side
David Dawson
02-Apr-2001
Lancashire suffered their second defeat in as many days at Newlands as they fell 66 runs short at the hands of a strong Western Province side.
Western Province batting first notched 230 for 8 in their 45 overs thanks mainly to opening batter Neil Johnson who scored 107. The WP side were looking set for an even bigger total but the vital run out of Johnson and tight bowling from Gary Yates, Chris Schofield and Peter Martin put Lancashire well in the game at the interterrible start losing Driver, Roberts, Fairbrother and Lloyd in the first six overs to leave them at 11 for 4.
A revival was then sparked by Mark Chilton and Joe Scuderi but this partnership was ended when Mark Chilton was harshly given out LBW for 20. If ever a captains innings was needed it was now, Warren Hegg once again deputising for the injured John Crawley decided the best form of defence was attack and along with Joe Scuderi set about restoring some pride to the teams total.
Warren Hegg was finally out for a gutsey 61 and Scuderi followed for 27, along with a brave knock at the end from Chris Schofield who injured his back when bowling, the lower order fought well before being all out for 164.
Full postMatabeleland v CFX Academy, Day 3 Report
At Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo; 30, 31 March, 1 April 2001
John Ward
01-Apr-2001
At Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo; 30, 31 March, 1 April 2001.
Day 3 report, by John Ward
CFX Academy 320 and 126; Matabeleland 508/9 dec.
Matabeleland won by an innings and 62 runs.
Matabeleland won by an innings and 62 runs.
The determined Matabeleland side completed an innings victory over the CFX Academy in their Logan Cup match at Queens Sports Club today.
Full postAnother great day of Test cricket
Carl Hooper is 74 not out, his fourth Test half-century since being made captain, and his 22nd overall; the West Indies, battling hard to bring themselves back into this Third Test, are 252-5 at the close of a tremendously entertaining third day
Colin Croft
01-Apr-2001
Day Three: Tea - close of play
Carl Hooper is 74 not out, his fourth Test half-century since being made captain, and his 22nd overall; the West Indies, battling hard to bring themselves back into this Third Test, are 252-5 at the close of a tremendously entertaining third day. Wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs is 14 not out. The West Indies now need only another two runs to save the follow-on.
Brian Lara fell with just seven overs left in the day, after making a wonderful 83. His 31st Test half-century contained 13 tremendous boundaries as he mixed good defence with useful, intelligent aggression.
Just when he was set to record his second Test century at the Kensington Oval, that stupendous 153 not out against Australia in 1999 being the only other, Jacques Kallis, South Africa's most aggressive bowler, induced Lara to pull at a short delivery, and Nicky Boje at mid-wicket took the catch, 218-5.
Full postJacobs century leads West Indies fightback in Barbados
A maiden test century, the first by a West Indian against South Africa, from vice-captain and wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs was the highlight of an oustanding - and initially somewhat bizarre - day of cricket in the third Test at the Kensington Oval
Marcus Prior
01-Apr-2001
A maiden test century, the first by a West Indian against South Africa, from
vice-captain and wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs was the highlight of an
oustanding - and initially somewhat bizarre - day of cricket in the third
Test at the Kensington Oval. The innings was also the inspiration for a
determined West Indian bowling effort in the final two hours, as South
Africa were reduced to 52-3 in their second innings, a lead of 119, after
the West Indies were bowled out for 387.
Captain Carl Hooper shuffled his bowlers around apparently at whim, but
at almost every turn he was rewarded. First Cameron Cuffy opened the bowling
instead of Mervyn Dillon and in his first over dismissed Gary Kirsten off a
leading edge to third slip for a duck, giving the left-hander a 'pair' for
the first time in 71 Tests.
Then Hooper brought himself on first change and snapped up Herschelle
Gibbs (19), the opener leaning forwards and offering a simple bat-pad chance
to Ramnaresh Sarwan at short-leg. In the 16th over, Dinanath Ramnarine -
already the fifth bowler used by Hooper - got one to turn sharply and take
the edge of Neil McKenzie's bat. McKenzie caught behind for 12, and the man
he stepped up the order to relieve, Jacques Kallis, forced to come to the
wicket.
Earlier, Kallis shouldered a heavy burden with the ball, taking a
career-best 6-67 as South Africa had to do without the injured Allan Donald.
Full postLara, Hooper lift the gloom
Brian Lara and Carl Hooper turned the gathering gloom at a packed Kensington Oval yesterday into flag-waving celebration with a partnership of exquisite strokeplay that pulled the West Indies from impending trouble
Tony Cozier
01-Apr-2001
Brian Lara and Carl Hooper turned the gathering gloom at a packed Kensington Oval yesterday into flag-waving celebration with a partnership of exquisite strokeplay that pulled the West Indies from impending trouble.
Their fourth-wicket stand of 116, filled with 17 boundaries that found every corner of the ground, lifted the West Indies from a desperate position on the third day of the third Test. But the South Africans regained their grip late in the day when, with eight overs remaining, Lara pulled the pacy Jacques Kallis, using the second new ball in the absence of Alan Donald, straight to mid-on to end his best innings of the series at 83.
It was a crucial break as the West Indies struggled to deny South Africa the option of enforcing the follow-on.
They were still 37 short of their target when Lara headed sadly for the Sobers Pavilion after four hours, 50 minutes' batting. His innings had developed from cautious beginnings into the dominance that still makes the left-hander, for all his recent failures, the most devastating batsman of the day but he knew it was not enough.
Full postWestern Province claim the Good Hope Challenge
Western Province claimed the Good Hope Challenge with a comprehensive victory under overcast skies
Peter le Grange
01-Apr-2001
Western Province claimed the Good Hope Challenge with a comprehensive victory under overcast skies. The victory was based on another superb century from Neil Johnson, and some superb bowling by Charl Willoughby ended the fight almost before it began.
Johnson was again the class act of the WP batting. He received some support from his teammates, as each of the first four partnerships passed 40 runs.
He offered a chance on 94, a difficult catch to Chilton in the deep, but
thoroughly deserved his second successive century. His innings ended with a good piece of fielding by wicket keeper Warren Hegg as the batsmen tried to steal a bye. After his departure, some big hitting by all rounders Renier Munnik and Alan Dawson added 36 in the last four overs.
Peter Martin (2/24) was again exemplary while the two spinner, Chris Schofield and Gavin Yates, were both tidy. Greg Chapple had a nightmare of a match, conceding 70 runs in his nine overs.
Full postMatabeleland v CFX Academy, Day 2 Report
At Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo; 30, 31 March, 1 April 2001
John Ward
31-Mar-2001
MATABELELAND v CFX ACADEMY
At Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo; 30, 31 March, 1 April 2001.
Day 2 report, by John Ward
Close of play score: CFX Academy 250; Matabeleland 457/6 (Strydom 6*, Mahachi 1*).
Full postMatabeleland v CFX Academy, Day 1 Report
At Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo; 30, 31 March, 1 April 2001
John Ward
31-Mar-2001
MATABELELAND v CFX ACADEMY
At Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo; 30, 31 March, 1 April 2001.
Day 1 report
Close of play: CFX Academy 320; Matabeleland 50/1 (King 18*, Vermeulen 25*).
Full postHooper and Lara breathe fresh life into West Indies
They are the stars of the West Indies batting line-up, and for 116 runs on Saturday they looked just that
Marcus Prior
31-Mar-2001
They are the stars of the West Indies batting line-up, and for 116 runs on
Saturday they looked just that. Brian Lara and captain Carl Hooper's fifth
wicket stand brought a full house at the Kensington Oval to its feet and
helped the home side to within three runs of saving the follow-on in the
third test against South Africa.
At stumps the West Indies had reached 252-5
in their first innings, still trailing by 202, with Hooper
still there on 74 and Ridley Jacobs 14 not out.
Lara (83) and Hooper's partnership was frequently spectacular, always
absorbing and absolutely crucial to the West Indies cause as they came
together on the fall of Ramnaresh Sarwan with the score 102-4. Lara mixed
extended spells of patience with periods when he was obviously looking to
get after the bowling.
The only chance he offered was on 21 when an edge off Shaun Pollock was
'caught' by Mark Boucher behind the stumps, but after Darryl Hair had called
for the third umpire Halley More's help, television pictures appeared to
show the ball touching the ground as it went into the 'keeper's gloves.
Full postHooper and Lara breathe fresh life into West Indies
They are the stars of the West Indies batting line-up, and for 116 runs on Saturday they looked just that
Marcus Prior
31-Mar-2001
They are the stars of the West Indies batting line-up, and for 116 runs on
Saturday they looked just that. Brian Lara and captain Carl Hooper's fifth
wicket stand brought a full house at the Kensington Oval to its feet and
helped the home side to within three runs of saving the follow-on in the
third test against South Africa.
At stumps the West Indies had reached 252-5
in their first innings, still trailing by 202, with
Hooper
still there on 74 and Ridley Jacobs 14 not out.
Lara (83) and Hooper's partnership was frequently spectacular, always
absorbing and absolutely crucial to the West Indies cause as they came
together on the fall of Ramnaresh Sarwan with the score 102-4. Lara mixed
extended spells of patience with periods when he was obviously looking to
get after the bowling.
The only chance he offered was on 21 when an edge off Shaun Pollock was
'caught' by Mark Boucher behind the stumps, but after Darryl Hair had called
for the third umpire Halley More's help, television pictures appeared to
show the ball touching the ground as it went into the 'keeper's gloves.
While Lara attacked at one end, Hooper was the more conservative until
suddenly coming to life. Three fours pulled to the mid-wicket fence off one
over from Makhaya Ntini took him within sight of his fourth half-century in
the series, which he duly reached after 17 balls on 49.
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