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Pandit guides Madhya Pradesh out harm's way
Chasing an eminently scorable target of 236 from 75 overs, Madhya Pradesh could only muster 158/7 as their final Ranji Trophy Central Zone clash against Uttar Pradesh ended in a draw at the Green Park in Kanpur
Staff Reporter
21-Jan-2001
Chasing an eminently scorable target of 236 from 75 overs, Madhya
Pradesh could only muster 158/7 as their final Ranji Trophy Central
Zone clash against Uttar Pradesh ended in a draw at the Green Park in
Kanpur. MP collected five first innings points to take their final
tally to 19. They finished third in the group and qualified for the
knockout phase unlike their opponents who bowed out of the competition
with just 14 points to their credit.
After having resumed at 296/6, UP declared 13 overs into the day at
375/9, bidding for an elusive victory that would take them through to
the next round at MP's expense. Rizwan Shamshad and Ashish Zaidi
adeded 55 for the eighth wicket before the former was finally
dislodged from the crease for 153 (242 balls, 16 fours). He fell to
the occasional bowling of MP skipper Chandrakant Pandit. Zaidi hit a
brisk unbeaten 29 off 30 balls.
MP slumped alarmingly to 98/6 in the 49th over and it looked as though
UP might pull off a stunning coup as seamers Shalabh Sriwastava and
Ashish Zaidi struck blow after blow. Zaidi (3/38) got the crucial
wicket of Jai P Yadav trapped leg before for 36 while skipper Amay
Khurasiya was run out for 13. Needing to play out the last 25 overs
with only four wickets in hand, MP found their crisis man in skipper
Chandrakant Pandit who made a battling unbeaten 47 to guide them out
of harm's way.
Full postNorth crush East by 237 runs
North Zone inflicted a crushing 237 run defeat inside three days over East Zone in their Duleep Trophy clash at Guwahati's North-East Frontier Railway Stadium on Saturday
Staff Reporter
20-Jan-2001
North Zone inflicted a crushing 237 run defeat inside three days over
East Zone in their Duleep Trophy clash at Guwahati's North-East
Frontier Railway Stadium on Saturday. Chasing 394 for victory, East
crumbled for the second time in the match, submitting meekly for 156
in just three hours. The victory, worth eight points, kept North Zone
at the head of the pack with 18 points from three games.
After Aashish Nehra, first innings wrecker-in-chief, dismissed Nikhil
Haldipur in the third over, Shiv Sunder Das and Rashmi Parida compiled
the highest stand of the innings. Their 49 run association was broken
when Reetinder Sodhi sent back Das for 27, which turned out to be the
top score. Parida and Sanjay Raul fell soon after to leave East at
71/4. The left arm spin of Rahul Sanghvi then took out Rohan Gavaskar
and Sukhbinder Singh in the space of five balls.
Wicket keeper Deep Dasgupta, who struck a bright 25 in 32 balls
inclusive of four boundaries, was ejected by Nehra to leave East at
106/7. Utpal Chatterjee and Mihir Diwakar added 44 for the ninth
wicket in a last flicker of resistance before both fell in successive
balls.
Sanghvi polished off the match, packing off Mohanty for a fifth ball
duck. East's second innings had lasted all of 40.2 overs. Sanghvi
finished with 4/17, the off spinner Sharandeep not being used at all.
Nehra scalped three for a costly 76 runs in 15 overs, collecting match
figures of 10/90. East stay at a lowly five points from two games.
Full postNicky Peng's century helps England dominate
England Under-19s could afford to sleep well tonight
Santhosh S
20-Jan-2001
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Nicky Peng Photo Paul McGregor |
England Under-19s could afford to sleep well tonight. They have had
the best day of the tour so far. Nicky Peng with a brilliant hundred
led the English counter attack against the spin attack of Vidyuth
Sivaramakrishnan and co. who had spun them to defeat in the first
Test. At close of play on Saturday in the second Test match against
the Indian colts at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai,
England colts were 286/3 in 95 overs.
England made three changes to their team from the one that played in
the first 'Test'. Kadeer Ali, Kyle Hogg and Robert Ferley gave way to
Gordon Muchall, Chris Tremlett and John Sadler. India made no change
to their playing eleven.
On a clear sunny morning, English captain Ian Bell did his team more
than a big favour by winning the toss and electing to bat. Left handed
John Sadler who had missed out on the first Test and Nicky Peng saw
through the opening spell from the medium pacers with ease.
Full postEngland A in command against Guyana
Ian Ward's hunger for runs looks inexhaustible after he made another dogged century at St George's today, putting England A in a strong position to earn valuable points against Guyana in the third round Busta Cup match
Kate Laven
20-Jan-2001
Ian Ward's hunger for runs looks inexhaustible after he made another dogged
century at St George's today, putting England A in a strong position to earn
valuable points against Guyana in the third round Busta Cup match.
Following on from his century against Trinidad and Tobago last week, the
Surrey opener grafted for seven and a half hours to finish on 118 as England
A were bowled out for 413.
While Ward provided the ballast, three more half-centuries from Aftab Habib,
young James Foster and Chris Schofield blew the wind into England A's sails,
steering them through another steaming hot day in Grenada.
Habib was on 36 when he resumed this morning and his elegant and timeless
strokemaking provided one of the highlights of the day as he negotiated the
Guyanan spinners with consummate ease. He was dropped on 48 but after
reaching his second half century of the tour, came down the wicket to Carl
Hooper, lofting the ball straight to Eion Katchay at long off.
Full postSouth sparkles as Laxman-Dravid in record stand
South Zone made batting look easy against West Zone in the Duleep trophy clash at the Lalabhai Contractor stadium in Surat as they piled up 595 for the loss of six wickets before declaring on Saturday
Staff Reporter
20-Jan-2001
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Rahul Dravid Photo CricInfo |
South Zone made batting look easy against West Zone in the Duleep trophy
clash at the Lalabhai Contractor stadium in Surat as they piled up 595 for
the loss of six wickets before declaring on Saturday. The highlight of the
day was a 409 run third wicket stand between VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid, a
record for any wicket in the competition. Having conceded a first innings
lead of 219, West progressed to 64/1 at stumps in their second innings on
the third day.
The prolific Hyderabadi VVS Laxman continued his good form with the bat,
making a sparkling 217 off 282 balls. His mammoth knock had 25 boundaries
and two sixes. Laxman, who began the day unbeaten on 80, notched up his
tenth century in as many matches of domestic first-class cricket. Skipper
Rahul Dravid missed out on his double ton when he was castled on 188 by
Kanitkar. His 292 ball innings had 22 boundaries and a solitary six.
Resuming on the overnight score of 296 for two, the South batsmen took
optimum advantage of the perfect batting track as they punished the bowlers
all through the day's proceedings. S Ramesh was unlucky to have missed out
on his century earlier but both the overnight batsmen Rahul Dravid and VVS
Laxman went on to register their respective centuries in the day.
Full postMagnificent maiden century for Pollock rips game away from Sri Lanka
Neil McKenzie had the best view of all of Shaun Pollock's majestic maiden Test century on the opening day of the third and final Castle Lager/MTN Test match against Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park
Peter Robinson
20-Jan-2001
Neil McKenzie had the best view of all of Shaun Pollock's majestic maiden Test century on the opening day of the third and final Castle Lager/MTN Test match against Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park. "It was like a highlights package all by itself," said McKenzie on Saturday night.
Pollock's wonderful 111, scored in his 51st Test match, enabled South Africa to reach 375 for nine at the end of a memorable first day. It was an emotional moment for the South African captain, who has always argued that he needed a century to prove himself a genuine all-rounder, and it came two Test matches after taking his 200th Test wicket.
In other words, it has taken some time for Pollock who has gradually slipped down the order to nine and had to endure the ribbing of his lower-order team-mates, the likes of Nicky Boje, Mark Boucher and Lance Klusener who all Test centuries to their name.
But if it took a long time coming, it was all the more special for it. When Pollock came to the crease after tea following the contentious run out of Justin Kemp, South Africa were 204 for seven and Sanath Jayasuriya's decision to bowl first appeared to have been entirely vindicated.
Full postShamshad resurrects UP as Bundela claims five wickets
Taking into account their batting failure in the first innings Uttar Pradesh made commendable amends the second time round to end the third day at 296/6 against Madhya Pradesh in the Central Zone Ranji Trophy tie at the Green Park in Kanpur on
Staff Reporter
20-Jan-2001
Taking into account their batting failure in the first innings Uttar
Pradesh made commendable amends the second time round to end the third
day at 296/6 against Madhya Pradesh in the Central Zone Ranji Trophy
tie at the Green Park in Kanpur on Saturday.
Having conceded a first innings lead of 140, UP resumed their second
knock at 12 for no loss this morning. Opener N Ali (5) fell leg before
to Jai P Yadav in the third over of the day. Mohd Kaif, his
replacement at the crease, did not last long either. With the
scoreboard reading 39, Kaif departed, caught by Golwalkar off Devendra
Bundela. This brought in Rizwan Shamshad to the crease and he
responded well with a timely unbeaten 117.
Both Jyoti Yadav (35) and the UP skipper Gyanendra Pandey (24)
accompanied Shamshad along the way. But with the score at 115, a
double blow by Bundela left them in a spot of bother. Bundela first
had Pandey caught by Srivastava in the 44th over and two balls later
Mohd Saif was trapped leg before.
UP stumper Manoj Mudgal joined Shamshad to forge a 143 run sixth
wicket stand. In the meantime Shamshad reached his century from 186
balls. The fag end of the day saw Bundela strike for the fifth time in
the innings to remove Mudgal for 55. Mrityunjay Tripathi accompanied
Shamshad through to stumps. Bundela was the most successful bowler for
MP with figures of 5 for 81.
Full postTriple ton by Saurashtra's Cheteshwar Pujara
An unbeaten triple century from opener Cheteshwar Pujara helped Saurashtra to five first innings points against Baroda in their West Zone Under-14 clash which ended at Baroda's Motibaug Grounds on Friday
Staff Reporter
20-Jan-2001
An unbeaten triple century from opener Cheteshwar Pujara helped Saurashtra
to five first innings points against Baroda in their West Zone Under-14
clash which ended at Baroda's Motibaug Grounds on Friday.
Batting first after winning the toss, Saurashtra piled up 460/5 of which Rajkot lad Pujara, who will celebrate his 13th birthday next week, contributed 306. Pujara, whose father Arvind and uncle Bipin played for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy, struck 36 of the 516 balls he faced to the pickets during a knock that spanned nine hours. The only other half centurion in the innings was A Jadhav who made exactly 50.
Saurashtra declared after lunch on the second day and in reply Baroda were
bowled out late on the third afternoon for 259, conceding a first innings
lead of 201. Skipper and opening bat A Bochare (222 balls, 12 fours) made a
valiant 96 before he was run out. Saurashtra skipper A Amarkotia bagged
3/42. Baroda were asked to follow-on and in the 15 overs available, they
progressed to 25/1, having to be content with three points.
In the other West Zone Under-14 league match involving Maharashtra and Gujarat at the Pune Club ground ended in a tame draw. Opting to bat first, Maharashtra
were shot out for just 99, the wrecker in chief being Sahil Patel,
returning figures of 5 for 30. Opener R Kakde was the top scorer with 25.
Full postRajasthan take vital first innings lead over Vidarbha
Rajasthan extended their overall lead to 206 ending the third day at 132 for 2 in the Central Zone Ranji Trophy match against Vidarbha at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground in Nagpur on Saturday
Staff Reporter
20-Jan-2001
Rajasthan extended their overall lead to 206 ending the third day at
132 for 2 in the Central Zone Ranji Trophy match against Vidarbha at
the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground in Nagpur on Saturday. Earlier
resuming at 189 for 2 Vidarbha in their first innings were all out for
306, giving Rajasthan a first innings lead of 74 runs.
Rajasthan started their second innings on a confident note with
openers Nikhil Doru (54 not out) and Vineet Saxena (27) adding 53 runs
in 19.5 overs. Saxena was the first to be dismissed when he was caught
by Dhiraj Sharma off PV Gandhe. RJ Kanwat who replaced Saxena at the
crease partnered Doru till the score reached 116. But at this point
Kanwat fell for a catch to Khare off Gandhe.
Then Doru and AS Jain (7) saw through the final four overs of the day.
Vidarbha who resumed with overnight centurion AV Deshpande (128) and
Paradkar (56) proceeded to 221 when Paradkar was trapped leg before by
Anup Dave. Paradkar during his 176 minute stay at the middle faced 130
balls and hit seven fours. Seven balls later, his partner Deshpande
joined him in the pavilion, caught by Gagan Khoda off L Jain. But
thereafter none of the Vidarbha batsmen lasted long enough at the
crease to help Vidarbha take the first innings lead. Anup Dave (3 for
75) and L Jain (3 for 36) were the pick of the Rajasthan bowlers.
Full postWard gives England A strong start against Guyana
Ian Ward batted throughout the first day of England A's third round Busta Cup match against Guyana today steering his side into a strong position with a gritty 87
Kate Laven
19-Jan-2001
Ian Ward batted throughout the first day of England A's third round Busta Cup match against Guyana today steering his side into a strong position with a gritty 87.
There is good reason why Ward is the most tanned member of the England A squad. He spent four full days in the sun at Trinidad, making a century and keeping watch in the covers and today in Grenada, he took guard first thing after the toss was won and was still there at stumps by which time, England A were 237 for three after 101 overs.
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Aftab Habib Photo John Dawson |
In contrast to his steady and cautious way of accumulating runs, Aftab Habib appeared more urgent and his unbeaten 40 featured a series of perfectly timed drives through the covers, the ball hurtling to the boundary across a lightning fast outfield.
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