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Nalin Reddi, Niranjan bowl out Rajasthan for 254
Nalini Reddy and Niranjan picked up four wickets each to help Hyderabad bowl out Rajasthan for 254 on the opening day of the quarter-final match of the Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) at the Deshbandhu Park, Calcutta on Thursday
Staff and agencies
04-Jan-2001
Nalini Reddy and Niranjan picked up four wickets each to help
Hyderabad bowl out Rajasthan for 254 on the opening day of the
quarter-final match of the Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) at the
Deshbandhu Park, Calcutta on Thursday.
Hyderabad won the toss and asked Rajasthan to have a bat first. Arvind
Mann and Ambar Bhargava gave Rajasthan a good start adding 62 runs for
the first wicket in 19 overs. Mann was the first to be dismissed, when
he fell to Nalin Reddi after making 34 runs with the help of six
boundaries. Gagan Tanwar scratched around for 19 balls and his misery
was put to an end by Nasir Ali who had him leg before for non score.
Sanjay Bharti made nine before becoming Nalin Reddi's second victim to
leave Rajasthan at 94/3. Sanjay Bharti made 16 before he was caught by
Prasant Peter off Nalin Reddi. Meanwhile, Bhargava went to complete a
patient half century and was dismissed on 62 made of 171 balls.
Bhargava's innings was decorated with nine hits to the fence.
Hyderabad were 149/5 at that stage.
Vivek Yadav made a quickfire 36 off just 46 balls smashing the ball
for six boundaries and a six before being dismissed by Niranjan, who
went on to take three more wickets to finish at 10-3-23-4. His other
victims were Bhaskar Ranjan (0), Naresh Bhati (16) and Vibhor Mathur
(13). Rasheed Khan struck five boundaries in his innings of 33 and
became Nalin Reddi's fourth victim. Reddi bowled his heart out and had
the analysis of 26.3-7-95-4, picking up crucial wickets. Rajasthan
were bowled out in 83.3 overs. Hyderabad were two without loss in 2.4
overs as bad light stopped play for the day.
Full postBirthday boy Bishop strikes back for England U-19's in India
Justin Bishop, the Essex left-armer, celebrated his 19th birthday with a two-wicket burst to keep England in the game against The Rest of India Under-19's
Staff and Agencies
04-Jan-2001
Justin Bishop, the Essex left-armer, celebrated his 19th birthday with a two-wicket burst to keep England in the game against The Rest of India Under-19's. Bishop finished with 2-12, dismissing the opener, Das, caught in the slips, before inducing a top-edge from Mishra that was taken by Kadeer Ali at square-leg. The Rest of India team finished the first day on 47-2 in reply to England Under-19's 210.
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England will be disappointed with their final total after a good start. With Sadler and Pratt adding a confident 72 for the first wicket, hopes were high in the England camp that a challenging total could be set. The departure of Pratt, just before lunch, for an attractive 78, left England on 134-4, and the afternoon session saw the Indian XI make further inroads, with off-spinner Dharmichand finishing with 5-65.
Though Ali, Wallace and Pattison all battled tenaciously, they could make little headway against the spinners.
Full postSaurashtra end opening day at 269/8
Thanks to an unbeaten 57 by Amit Sinha, Saurashtra ended the first day at 269 for eight in their Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 quarterfinal match against Punjab at the Tala Park in Calcutta on Thursday
Staff and agencies
04-Jan-2001
Thanks to an unbeaten 57 by Amit Sinha, Saurashtra ended the first day
at 269 for eight in their Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 quarterfinal
match against Punjab at the Tala Park in Calcutta on Thursday.
Opting to bat, Saurashtra made a steady start with openers Bhusan
Chohan (37) and Jayesh Jadhav (37) adding 76 in 24.5 overs. Jadhav was
the first to be dismissed caught by V Bhalla off Ankur Jund. His
partner Chohan soon followed him back to the pavilion, caught by
Bhalla off Vipul Sharma. But Nikhil Rathore (44) and C Potara (12)
steadied the innings with a 44-run third wicket stand in 17.2 overs.
Seven runs after the fall of C Potara (120/3), his replacement Rahul
Parmer was caught by G Gupta off Vipul Sharma. After a 93-minute stay
at the crease, Rathore was bowled by Vipul with the scorecard reading
141. Then Utpal Rana (32) with the help of the tailenders took the
score on to 193/7. New batsman K Mavla made no significant impact and
departed caught by Bhupinder of Vinod Minhas. At 205 for 8,
Saurashtra's chances of batting till stumps looked bleak. But Amit
Sinha came to the rescue with a timely half century. He shared a 64-
run unbeaten ninth wicket partnership, taking the team to stumps with
no further hiccups. Vinod Minhas (3 for 93) and Vipul Sharma (3 for
33) were the successful bowlers for Punjab.
Full postOrissa well placed against Assam
Orissa, who are enjoying a very good season, continued their fine form on the opening day of their East Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Assam at the Tinsukia District Sports Association Stadium in Assam on Thursday
Staff and agencies
04-Jan-2001
Orissa, who are enjoying a very good season, continued their fine form
on the opening day of their East Zone Ranji Trophy league match
against Assam at the Tinsukia District Sports Association Stadium in
Assam on Thursday. After dismissing Assam for 167 runs, Orissa were 99
for two off 27 overs at stumps.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, Assam made a bad start losing
opener Parag Das for a duck. Subharajit Saikia (31) and skipper
Zakaria Zuffri (66) steadied the innings with a second wicket
partnership of 63 runs. Saikaia made 31 off 57 balls while Zuffri top
scored with 66 off 147 balls. But the rest of Assam batting offered
little resistance and Assam were bowled out in the 58th over. Sanjay
Satpati was the pick of the bowlers with 3/41 in 12 overs.
Orissa too made a poor start, losing Pradeep Das leg before to Zaved
Zaman for a duck. A second wicket partnership of 93 runs between
captain Shiv Sunder Das and Rasmi Ranjan Parida saved Orissa from
further trouble. Das was dismissed after making a stroke filled
innings of 54 off 77 balls. He smashed nine boundaries in his 104-
minute stay at the crease. At close of play, Parida was unbeaten on 44
off 78 balls which includes three boundaries and a six. Sanjay
Satpathy remained unbeaten without opening his account. Play was
stopped five minutes before the scheduled close because of bad light.
Full postBoland sneak home against Highveld Strikers
Boland beat the Highveld Strikers by three wickets with two balls to spare in an exciting Standard Bank Cup match in Paarl on Wednesday night
MWP
04-Jan-2001
Boland beat the Highveld Strikers by three wickets with two balls to spare in an exciting Standard Bank Cup match in Paarl on Wednesday night.
The Strikers won the toss and elected to bat in the warm, afternoon conditions but only managed to post a moderate total of 176 for eight in their allotted 45 overs, thanks to a quick-fire 53 from Nic Pothas off just 49 balls.
Boland however, struggled to maintain the moderate run rate of just above four an over and only the heroics of former South African wicketkeeper Steve Palframan, who was responsible for the bulk of the 27 runs hit off the final two overs, won the day.
Palframan top scored with 76 from 91 balls. He rightfully earned the man of the match award for his role in the victory that sets his team up well for the semi-finals of the competition.
Full postRoad to victory after Nairobi has been a long one for Kiwis
It's a long way from Nairobi to Wellington, and it has been just as long between One-Day International victories for New Zealand, but their eight-wicket win at WestpacTrust Stadium tonight was more like the form expected from the side by a discerning
Lynn McConnell
04-Jan-2001
It's a long way from Nairobi to Wellington, and it has been just as long between One-Day International victories for New Zealand, but their eight-wicket win at WestpacTrust Stadium tonight was more like the form expected from the side by a discerning cricket public.
The win set up the chance for a great series finale in Auckland on Sunday with the New Zealanders showing tonight what exciting potential they have, if they can get their match requirements on song.
Zimbabwe scored 236/7 in its 50 overs after deciding to bat first and while captain Heath Streak felt it was 30 runs short of what was needed, the innings of 111 by Alistair Campbell, who scored the first century at the new stadium venue, had shown conditions were good for batting.
New Zealand claimed the win with 28 balls remaining. Nathan Astle was 89 not out while Mathew Sinclair scored 85.
Full postErratic Julian brings Bushrangers unstuck
Brendon Julian has produced an erratic yet effective display of swing bowling, along with a remarkable run-out, to put the Western Warriors in the box seat after day one of the Pura Cup match with the Victorian Bushrangers at the WACA Ground
Scott Holdaway
04-Jan-2001
Brendon Julian has produced an erratic yet effective display of swing bowling, along with a remarkable run-out, to put the Western Warriors in the box seat after day one of the Pura Cup match with the Victorian Bushrangers at the WACA Ground.
Despite bowling more no-balls (12) than the rest of the Warriors have all season, Julian (4/87) took four scalps in the second session of play to help remove Victoria for 254 on a good batting pitch.
But the Warriors could not escape the last seventeen overs without falling foul of the returning Shane Warne (1/1), who struck in the second last over when he
trapped Mike Hussey (35) lbw to leave the home team at 1/76 with Murray Goodwin (30*) and Mark Walsh (0*) unbeaten.
It was a timely strike by Australia's leading wicket-taker, who bowled two overs before stumps and immediately reduced the Warriors' quick flow of runs after being
passed fit to play before the match.
Full postKarachi Whites restrict Rawalpindi to 199
Rawalpindi, Jan 2: Fine bowling by Karachi Whites' pacer Mohammad Sami restricted Rawalpindi to 199 in their first innings on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I Cricket match here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday
03-Jan-2001
Rawalpindi, Jan 2: Fine bowling by Karachi Whites' pacer Mohammad Sami
restricted Rawalpindi to 199 in their first innings on the first day of the
Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I Cricket match here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on
Tuesday.
Karachi Whites faced one over to end the day on zero without loss.
After being sent into bat, Rawalpindi were immediately in trouble, losing opener
Mohammad Zubair for a duck to Sami. Left-armpacer Ali Raza had Asif Mahmood (2)
caught with the total on 37.
Test opener NaveedQureshi (37 off 77 balls) and Naseer Ahmed tried to retrieve
the situation by adding 38 for the third wicket in 46 minutes.
Full postHorne century takes Otago to first innings points
When Otago began this the second day's play in the Shell Trophy match against Canterbury at Molyneux Park, they were chasing a Canterbury score of 201 to gain first innings points
Warwick Larkins
03-Jan-2001
When Otago began this the second day's play in the Shell Trophy match against Canterbury at Molyneux Park, they were chasing a Canterbury score of 201 to gain first innings points.
This they achieved with an eventual lead of 78 runs mainly due to the 16th first-class hundred of New Zealand representative Matthew Horne who although was the saviour of Otago went through periods of inactivity during his hundred. At times his feet did not seem to be moving the way he would have liked and how he has been seen in past innings. He was assisted by Craig Cumming with a solid fifty, Chris Gaffaney a classy 44, and Andrew Hore a timely 22.
Bowling for Canterbury, Stephen Cunis, the son of former New Zealand representative Bob Cunis, captured 5-59 and was assisted by Warren Wisneski (2-69) and Shane Bond (3-52). Cunis bowled with the characteristic grit that was often shown by his father for Auckland and New Zealand. His line and length were impressive on a day which was none too cool for the main part.
Canterbury began its second innings in cautious fashion and were progressing well when in the 14th over Harley James was adjudged lbw to Shane O'Connor with the score at 17. Cunis came in as nightwatchman and survived with Robbie Frew until stumps when the Canterbury total was 41-1. This meant Otago had a lead of 37 and Canterbury still has nine wickets in hand.
Full postDominant Auckland closer to first Trophy points
Auckland, the humble, pointless cellar-dwellers of the Shell Trophy competition, might have been permitted to walk tall and proudly after completely dominating the second day of their four-day match against Northern Districts at the Eden Park Outer
Don Cameron
03-Jan-2001
Auckland, the humble, pointless cellar-dwellers of the Shell Trophy competition, might have been permitted to walk tall and proudly after completely dominating the second day of their four-day match against Northern Districts at the Eden Park Outer Oval today.
After what must have been one of their most splendid days in recent cricketing history, the Aucklanders moved their first innings from the 238 for two foothills overnight to the Everest of 547 for eight wickets declared.
They then swept aside the top of the ND first innings, taking wickets at 4, 4 6 and 24, and leaving Northern staggering at 36 for four wickets at stumps.
ND thus faced a follow-on target of 398, and this had only been reduced to 362 by the end of play today.
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