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North Zone make most of the run feast
North Zone were more than happy to take the five points and leave South Zone with three as a result of the drawn match between the two, in the Duleep Trophy match that ended at the IGMC stadium in Vijayawada on Sunday
Staff Reporter
07-Jan-2001
North Zone were more than happy to take the five points and leave South Zone with three as a result of the drawn match between the two, in the Duleep Trophy match that ended at the IGMC stadium in Vijayawada on Sunday. Pace bowler Surendra Singh who picked up 5/115 for the North, stole the limelight from all the batsmen who made merry on a batting paradise.
Resuming on 372/6 on the final day, South had to virtually give up the run chase as they lost the remaining wickets quite cheaply. Surendra Singh claimed his fifth wicket of the innings by dismissing VST Naidu for 11. Robin Singh blasted 67 in just 51 balls smashing 3 sixes and 8 fours before he was dismissed by Harbhajan Singh. Harbhajan also accounted for Venkatpathy Raju (7), the last man to be dismissed. Sunil Joshi remained unbeaten on 22 as Ashish Kapoor did not come out to bat due to the injury. North could have enforced the follow on as they had a lead of 231 runs lead after having dismissed South for 477. They decided to go in for batting practice, as it is these days in the domestic cricket in India.
North Zone had a party time with the bat second time around as no result was possible. Akash Chopra hit an unbeaten century of 125 in 187 balls. Chopra hit 18 boundaries and a six in his 251 minute stay at the crease. Vikram Rathour smashed 69 in 51 balls including 10 fours and 2 sixes. Dinesh Mongia who made a double century in the first innings missed out in the second as he was dismissed by Joshi for 4. Harbhajan who got promoted up the order scored 38 and fell to Sriram. In came Yuvraj Singh who has been through a lean patch and took the opportunity with both hands as he blasted 3 sixes and 9 boundaries in his unbeaten innings of 80 off 58 balls. North Zone were 326/3 in 58 overs at close of the match.
On January 11th North will meet West at Mohali and Central will meet East at Kanpur.
Full postCentral Zone take honours against West Zone
Central Zone drew with West Zone in their Duleep Trophy match at the Vidarbha CA ground in Nagpur on Sunday
Staff Reporter
07-Jan-2001
Central Zone drew with West Zone in their Duleep Trophy match at the Vidarbha CA ground in Nagpur on Sunday. Sairaj Bahatule was the star of the day with 4/26 as he along with Valmik Buch (3/49) reduced Central to 156/8 in their second innings.
Resuming at 364/6 West were quickly bowled out for 421 in 154.4 overs. NK Patel who was unbeaten on 41 overnight made 64 before being dismissed by Sriwastava. Bahatule made 39 as the other batsmen fell cheaply. Sriwastava was the best of the bowlers picking up 4/62. Kanwat and RR Parida took 3 wickets each. Central having assured themselves a 115 runs first innings lead made a shaky start to their second innings. JP Yadav was the first batsman to be dismissed for just 3 runs by IR Siddiqui. Then Sairaj Bahatule and Valmik Buch ran through the Central innings. GK Khoda made 31 and R Ali made 55 with nine boundaries in the middle of the innings as Central declared at 156/8.
The West chase was never on as there was little time left in the match. In the 11 overs bowled before close of play, Central Zone reached 44 without loss. Central took five points and West took three out of the drawn match.
Full postWI Domestic: Holder shows class
For those who felt Roland Holder was finished, he gave them 117 reasons yesterday to demonstrate he's still a high-quality batsman
Haydn Gill
07-Jan-2001
For those who felt Roland Holder was finished, he gave them 117 reasons yesterday to demonstrate he's still a high-quality batsman.
Showing no effects of a finger injury that sidelined him for the better part of last three months, this loyal servant, with the vast experience of 15 first-class seasons, completed a chanceless hundred in front of another large crowd at Kensington Oval.
Among them were some who felt Holder's days were numbered against the background that he is now 33 years of age, and in light of the fact that he had limited match practice ahead of the competition.
"I don't have anything to show to the critics. The critics can take it to mean whatever they want it to mean," he said after a solid 117, his 17th first-class hundred, 12th at regional level, first against Guyana and first at this level since 1997.
Full postTasmanians secure resounding victory
Tasmania has cruised to victory over Queensland in its Mercantile Mutual Cup game at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart today
Elleanor Hill
07-Jan-2001
Tasmania has cruised to victory over Queensland in its Mercantile Mutual Cup game at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart today. Set 102 for victory, the Tigers needed just half of the allocated overs, reaching the target for the loss of only three wickets.
The Tasmanian side's chase began poorly, with Michael Kasprowicz claiming the wicket of opener Todd Pinnington (0) with the first ball of the innings. Pinnington was caught behind, edging the ball to keeper Wade Seccombe.
Kasprowicz's opening partner Adam Dale snared the Tigers' next wicket, just three overs later, as Seccombe again took an easy catch behind the wicket. The dismissal of Dene Hills (3) left the Tigers teetering at 2/8.
Opener Jamie Cox (27) and Shaun Young (52*) set about rebuilding Tasmania's innings, as Cox guided a Kasprowicz delivery past gully for four.
Full postZimbabwe shows greater grit to secure maiden series away win
The glory was all Zimbabwe's at Eden Park today as it celebrated its first One-Day International series victory by claiming the National Bank Trophy from New Zealand with a thrilling one wicket victory
Lynn McConnell
07-Jan-2001
The glory was all Zimbabwe's at Eden Park today as it celebrated its first One-Day International series victory by claiming the National Bank Trophy from New Zealand with a thrilling one wicket victory.
New Zealand were left in a state of shock when Zimbabwe, who had been down and out, hammered into submission but still able to make one last effort, that just happened to involve scoring 224 runs with only five wickets left, three of them pretty ordinary, to claim victory with more than an over to spare.
There was always the suggestion that on a good Eden Park wicket, 273/9 was going to be a gettable score.
Admittedly, the manner in which Zimbabwe scythed off its top order, including a first ball run out of Trevor Madondo, offered hope of an easy home victory.
Full postMumbai peg Delhi on the backfoot
Delhi U-16 failed to capitalise on a fine 159 run opening stand to end the second day at 206 for 4 in their quarterfinal match against Mumbai U-16 at the East Calcutta District Sports Council Ground in Kolkata on Sunday in the Vijay Merchant Trophy
Staff Reporter
07-Jan-2001
Delhi U-16 failed to capitalise on a fine 159 run opening stand to end
the second day at 206 for 4 in their quarterfinal match against Mumbai
U-16 at the East Calcutta District Sports Council Ground in Kolkata on
Sunday in the Vijay Merchant Trophy.
Replying to Mumbai's 328, Delhi were given a solid start by openers
Pritpal Singh (77) and Shikar Dhawan (68) adding 159 runs in 48.2
overs. Pritpal was the first to reach his half century in 103 balls.
He was also the first to be dismissed, trapped leg before by G Yadav.
During a 202 minute stay at the crease, Pritpal faced 120 balls and
hit eleven fours. Then the new batsman H Khullar returned to the
pavilion the very next ball bowled by G Yadav.
With only fifteen more runs being added to the total, S Dhawan was run
out. Dhawan in his 215 minute stay at the centre, faced 148 balls and
found the boundary ropes nine times. G Yadav then came back to dismiss
A Bali (5), stumped by PC Mayekar, to restrict Delhi to 170 for 4. At
stumps, H Mehta (19) and K Rawat (20) were at the crease.
Earlier in the morning, resuming at the overnight score of 278 for 8,
Mumbai were all out for 328. Yadav who remained unbeaten the previous
evening was caught by A Nag off A Jain. The last basman V Yelligatti
was unable to open his account and after facing nine balls was bowled
by Sumit Kapoor.
Full postUttar Pradesh comfortably placed against Bengal
Uttar Pradesh were 197/3 in relply to the Bengal first innings score of 207 all out, on the second day of the Vijay Merchant under-16 knock-out quarterfinal match at Narendrapur, near Kolkata on Sunday
Staff Reporter
07-Jan-2001
Uttar Pradesh were 197/3 in relply to the Bengal first innings score of 207 all out, on the second day of the Vijay Merchant under-16 knock-out quarterfinal match at Narendrapur, near Kolkata on Sunday.
Tahir Abbas with an unbeaten 71 off 157 balls with the help of seven boundaries and opening batsman Ravi Kant Shukla who made 64 (9 fours) in 129 balls were the arhcitects of the UP reply. Shiva Kant Shukla made 35 and Aris Alam 21 in the UP innings. Earlier in the day Bengal resumed at 176/6 and were bowled out for 207 in the 116th over. Praveen Gupta picked up two more wickets in the morning to finish with the figures of 39.4-23-44-5 to take the bowling honours.
Full postBanking on its batting, Hyderabad enters semi-final
Hyderabad entered the semifinals of the Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 tournament by virtue of their massive 270 run first innings lead over Rajasthan in their quarterfinal match at the Deshbandhu Park in Kolkata on Sunday
Staff Reporter
07-Jan-2001
Hyderabad entered the semifinals of the Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16
tournament by virtue of their massive 270 run first innings lead over
Rajasthan in their quarterfinal match at the Deshbandhu Park in
Kolkata on Sunday.
Resuming at the overnight score of 290 for 4, Hyderabad lost Abhinav
Kumar (21) at the score of 263. Abhinav was caught behind by Nagar off
Vinod Kumar. Then Niranjan (70) was ably accompanied by A Shinde in a
sixth wicket stand worth 93 runs. After a 215 minute stay at the
crease Niranjan was run out. During his stay at the middle, Niranjan
faced 154 balls and hit ten boundaries. Shinde followed Niranjan to
the pavilion soon after, caught behind off AV Maan.
But the unbeaten eighth wicket stand of 107 runs between A Absolem (50
not out) and Nasir Ali (29 not out) helped Hyderabad consolidate on
the over all lead. At stumps on the final day, Hyderabad were 524 for
7.
Full postPunjab in the Vijay Merchant Trophy Semifinal
Punjab qualified for the Semifinals of the Vijay Merchant Trophy thanks to the first innings lead over Saurashtra
Staff Reporter
07-Jan-2001
Punjab qualified for the Semifinals of the Vijay Merchant Trophy thanks to the first innings lead over Saurashtra. Rahul Arora missed out on the double century as he got out at 195. Arora was severe on Saurashtra bowling smashing 6 sixes and 19 fours in his 267 balls. He was given good support by T Kanish who made 88 (2 sixes, 6 fours) as they put on 198 for the seventh wicket in 45 overs. Punjab were all out for 493 in the 117th over. S Padhiyar picked up three of the four wickets to fall on the third day. At the close of play Saurashtra were 197/5 in 50 overs in their second innings. BM Chauhan made 46 and A Sinha 38 to steady the innings after losing J Yadav for a duck. S Padhiyar was inbeaten on 35 with CA Pujara on 32. Vipul Sharma picked up 3/26 to take the match tally to 8/69.
Full postCrookes slip-up cost Easterns as Northerns win
Centurion: (January 7) - A crucial run-out involving Derek Crookes enabled the Northerns Titans to claim an 11-run victory over Easterns in their Standard Bank Cup match at Supersport Park on Sunday
Michael Vlismas
07-Jan-2001
Centurion: (January 7) - A crucial run-out involving Derek Crookes enabled the Northerns Titans to claim an 11-run victory over Easterns in their Standard Bank Cup match at Supersport Park on Sunday.
In the 40th over and with the visitors chasing the Titans' 264 for five, Easterns captain Deon Jordaan suffered a cramp and called on teammate Derek Crookes to act as his runner.
The visitors were on 223 for four at that stage, with Jordaan standing on a healthy 77. Jordaan could only watch in disbelief as Crookes embarked on a suicide mission that ended in a run-out by Pierre Joubert and effectively sunk what was looking like a very real chance at victory.
The result was an eventual Titans victory as Easterns ran out of overs on 253 for six.
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