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West Indies revival continues in evenly poised Test
Three late wickets have taken some of the shine off Australia's bright beginning to the run chase at stumps on day two of the Third Test against West Indies at the Adelaide Oval
Nabila Ahmed
16-Dec-2000
Three late wickets have taken some of the shine off Australia's bright beginning to the run chase at stumps on day two of the Third Test against West Indies at the
Adelaide Oval.
After bringing an end to the 156-run opening stand between Matthew Hayden (58) and Michael Slater (83) in the thirty-eighth over, the tourists went on to claim
two more batsmen to leave the game evenly poised.
At stumps, Australia is 3/180, with Mark Waugh (10*) and nightwatchman Jason Gillespie (2*) at the crease. The team needs another 211 runs to reach the West
Indian first innings total of 391.
After finishing their innings early in the second session, the West Indies watched helplessly as Slater and Hayden piled on the runs. The two scored at well in excess
of four runs per over, belting the attack to all parts of the ground.
Full postLara is Back!
Adelaide-Brian Lara duly, and at last, delivered the performance here yesterday that a series rapidly deteriorating into boring inequality desperately needed
Tony Cozier
16-Dec-2000
Adelaide-Brian Lara duly, and at last, delivered the performance here
yesterday that a series rapidly deteriorating into boring inequality
desperately needed.
His masterly 231 against Australia "A" in his last innings three days earlier
was a portent for his unbeaten 136 that carried the West Indies to a promising
274 for four after the first day of the third Test.
Its value was enormous and obvious. It followed his personal scores of 0, 4, 0
and 17 and team totals of 82, 124, 196 and 173 in the previous two Tests, both
won by Australia by an innings within three days.
In the four hours, 20 minutes he spent in the middle, he played with the flair
and certainty that separate the great batsmen from the rest. His 21 fours and
one six were accumulated with a wide range of strokes, all executed with a full,
free swing of the bat, in the full arc from fine-leg to third man. It was the
Trinidaddian's 15th Test century and sixth against the Aussies.
Full postHyderabad complete facile innings victory over Goa
The match between Hyderabad Under-22s and Goa Under-22s saw the hosts complete a facile innings and 17 run victory at the ECIL Ground at Hyderabad
Anand Vasu
16-Dec-2000
The match between Hyderabad Under-22s and Goa Under-22s saw the hosts
complete a facile innings and 17 run victory at the ECIL Ground at
Hyderabad.
On the first day, Hyderbad won the toss, elected to bat first against
Goa. The Hyderabad side boasted a strong batting line up and moved
from strength to strength against a Goa bowling attack that could do
little to make inroads. Anirudh Singh made 88 (197 balls, 13 fours),
but it was NA Yadav who stole the show. Slamming 139 off as many
balls, Yadav struck 21 boundaries and cleared the ropes on three
occasions. At 403 for 7, Hyderabad declared their innings closed.
The target of 404 for a first innings lead proved to be too much for
Goa. Mohammed Ghouse with 6/58 was the wrecker in chief as Goa
succumbed to a paltry 138 all out in 40 overs. Asked to follow on, Goa
were once again floundering. Losing wickets at refular intervals, they
ended the second day on 191/6 despite a good 65 from opener S Kamat.
Starting the last day on 191/6, Goa were still 104 runs behind after
being asked to follow on. Nothing short of a superhuman effort could
save Goa the blushes. On the day, there were no heroics forthcoming,
and the visitors' last four wickets delayed the inevitable by 16.5
overs. Goa were all out for 248 in 46.5 overs, losing the match by an
innings and 17 runs, Goa collected no points from the game while
Hyderabad were left with 8 points.
Full postBlues' collapse leaves Warriors in box seat
New South Wales has lost its last nine second innings wickets during the final session of the second day of the Pura Cup clash with the Western Warriors at the WACA Ground, stumbling badly after a renewed show of aggression had looked like bringing
Scott Holdaway
16-Dec-2000
New South Wales has lost its last nine second innings wickets during the final session of the second day of the Pura Cup clash with the Western Warriors at the
WACA Ground, stumbling badly after a renewed show of aggression had looked like bringing two days of pedestrian batting action to a halt.
The Warriors look certain to grab victory tomorrow after knocking over the Blues for a total of 130 - an outcome which leaves the visitors holding just a
seventy-two run lead overall.
After New South Wales managed a mere 131 in its first innings on day one, the home side was all out today for just 189, giving it first innings points but a lead of
only fifty-eight runs. The match then tilted decisively back in the Warriors' favour, though; despite an early act of recovery which included within it the match's first
half-century partnership (between Michael Bevan and Mark Higgs), the Blues lost seven late wickets to barely remain in the contest.
The Warriors have veteran medium-fast bowler Jo Angel (2/25), all-rounder Brendon Julian (2/57) and, especially, captain Tom Moody (5/26) to thank for their
good fortune. All three produced great things when handed the ball late in the day.
Full postCounter-attacking Lehmann tees off in hopeless situation for Redbacks
A badly inconvenienced Darren Lehmann produced an astonishing counter-attacking innings but Queensland continues to hold most of the aces over South Australia after day two of the Pura Cup clash between the sides at the 'Gabba in Brisbane today
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A badly inconvenienced Darren Lehmann produced an astonishing counter-attacking innings but Queensland continues to hold most of the aces over South Australia
after day two of the Pura Cup clash between the sides at the 'Gabba in Brisbane today.
There was the spectacular clatter of wickets today that a green-tinged pitch had failed to produce after the Queenslanders were invited to bat first yesterday. But not
before the Bulls had established a position of command on the back of a 145 run partnership for the fourth wicket between Stuart Law (87) and Andrew Symonds
(85). Both players were at their authoritative best this morning as they took their team from the overnight mark of 3/229 to 3/322 shortly before lunch.
It was probably a measure of Queensland's dominance of the South Australian pace attack again this morning that it took the unlikely figure of Shane Deitz (2/17) to finally
inspire a Redback recovery in this match. Deitz is an emerging batsman, and part-time wicketkeeper. But he is not highly regarded, it is fair to say, as a leg spin
bowler. So when the twenty-five year old snared the wickets of both Law and Symonds inside the space of eight deliveries to disrupt their association and then
trigger a collapse, it had an ironic touch about it.
The last five wickets tumbled for twenty-nine runs as Brett Swain (4/96), Paul Wilson (1/46) and Mick Miller (1/62) finally crashed through a tame Queensland
lower order. Swain was, in fact, on a hat-trick at one stage after claiming Lee Carseldine (5) and Brendan Creevey (0) with successive deliveries.
Full postHaryana win maiden Cooch Behar Trophy
Haryana won the Cooch Behar Trophy getting the better of Madhya Pradesh by virtue of the first innings lead in the finals at Deccan Gymkhana grounds, Pune on Saturday
Waleed Hussain
16-Dec-2000
Haryana won the Cooch Behar Trophy getting the better of Madhya
Pradesh by virtue of the first innings lead in the finals at Deccan
Gymkhana grounds, Pune on Saturday. Haryana declared the second
innings shortly after the tea interval on 321 for seven off 103.3
overs.
Haryana were comfortably placed at 167 for one at start of play on the
fourth day. Opener Manvinder Bisla who scored 102 off 144 balls, was
the first man to be dismissed in the morning. His fall ended a 141 run
partnership off 189 balls for the second wicket with Sumit Sharma.
Sharma scored 118 off 166 balls, with 17 boundaries, to become the
second centurion of the innings. Deepak Joon played an aggressive
innings 36 off 60 balls with one six and four hits to the fence.
Mukesh Panjwani bagged three for 25 and Ambalal Patidar picked up two
for 89 runs.
The day was marred by protests from both the teams suspecting players
of being overaged. Six of the Haryana players and five of the MP
players were sent for a medical check up due to the protest. The
players under protest were unable to participate on the day and MP
fielded with nine players throughout the day. The seventh Haryana
wicket fell shortly after the tea interval, the umpires and captains
decided to call off the match as there were no players in the Haryana
camp left to bat.
Haryana and MP made their maiden appearances in the finals of the
Cooch Behar trophy.
Full postHills and Cox get pairs as Tassie struggles
MELBOURNE - Tasmanian openers Jamie Cox and Dene Hills today completed arguably the worst match of their long-standing partnership by both scoring pairs to leave the Tigers struggling for survival in their Pura Cup cricket match against Victoria at
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16-Dec-2000
MELBOURNE - Tasmanian openers Jamie Cox and Dene Hills today completed arguably the worst match of their long-standing partnership by both scoring pairs to leave the Tigers struggling for survival in their Pura Cup cricket match against Victoria at the MCG.
Set 353 to win off 120 overs, Tasmania limped to 3-54 at stumps after both Cox and Hills failed to trouble the scorers for a second time in the match.
The Tigers face having to survive another ninety-six overs tomorrow and would need to score at 3.1 per over to pull off an unlikely victory.
And they may be without middle-order batsman Scott Mason, who suffered a suspected broken finger while fielding today.
Full postSukhbinder Singh spells Tripura's doom
Assam trounced Tripura by an innings and 92 runs on day three of four of their Ranji Trophy clash at Agartala
Anand Vasu
16-Dec-2000
Assam trounced Tripura by an innings and 92 runs on day three of four
of their Ranji Trophy clash at Agartala. Left arm spinners Sukhbinder
Singh and former Tamil Nadu cricketer Sunil Subramaniam scalped five
wickets each to dismiss Tripura for 179 in their second innings.
Beginning the day on 18 for no loss, there was very little chance that
Tripura would be able to eke out a draw. Dismissed for 116 in their
first essay, they were unable to deal with Sukhbinder Singh (5/15).
Assam in turn had no problems, amassing 387/8 before declaring.
Although Assam's lead was only 271, it was more than enough against
Tripura.
If Sukhbinder Singh was lethal in the first innings, he was only a
shade less effective in the second innings. Slamping 5/30, Sukhbinder
Singh took his match tally to 10/46. His amazing figures made Sunil
Subramaniam's 5/36 look pedestrian. The two left arm spinner's ended
Tripura's misery in the 77th over, knocking the home team out for 179.
M Gupta's 39 was the only semblance of resistance, but that too made
no difference to the outcome of the game. Assam collected 8 points and
Tripura were left empty-handed after losing by an innings and 92 runs.
Full postHosts come good with facile wins in Vijay Merchant Trophy
All the three teams Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad and Karnataka fully utilised the advantage of playing on home turf to score convincing wins over Kerala, Goa and Andhra respectively in the recent round of matches in the Under-16 South Zone league Vijay
Natarajan Sriram
16-Dec-2000
All the three teams Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad and Karnataka fully utilised
the advantage of playing on home turf to score convincing wins over
Kerala, Goa and Andhra respectively in the recent round of matches in
the Under-16 South Zone league Vijay Merchant Trophy tournament.
A tally of nine wickets in the match by Rajesh helped Tamil Nadu team
scored an innings and 11 run win over Kerala at the MA Chidambaram
stadium in Chennai on Saturday. Having won the toss on the opening
day, Kerala opted to bat and were shot out for a paltry 78. Rajesh
ripped through the visitors' line up ending with figures of 7 for 17
while the other three wickets were shared by Varun, Raina and Satish
Kumar.
In response, Tamil Nadu took a massive 202 run lead thanks to 160 run
fourth wicket stand between KDK Kartik (99) and M Muthupandey (79).
Tamil Nadu skipper Vasudeva Das declared the innings at 280 for 7.
Kartik who missed a well deserved century by a run, was at the crease
for 213 minutes and faced 192 balls while finding the boundaries on
eight occasions.
Kerala's batting woes continued in their second innings and were shot
out for 191. Only four batsmen JS Kurien (26), skipper NJ John (59),
PR Prem (50) and P Prasanth (18) reached the double figures. The
wickets were shared allround with Vasudeva Das (3 for 53) and Varun (3
for 11) being the pick.
Full postKarnataka held to a draw by Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka played host to Andhra Pradesh at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore in the P Ramachandra Rao Trophy for the Under-22 and the match came to end as a draw on Saturday
Santhosh S
16-Dec-2000
Karnataka played host to Andhra Pradesh at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore in the P Ramachandra Rao Trophy for the Under-22 and the match came to end as a draw on Saturday.
Having won the toss on Thursday, Andhra decided to bat first and were helped on by some useful partnerships that kept the innings going. Andhra were all out for 333 in 91.3 overs as KV Lazarus picked 5/111 for Karnataka. For Andhra ASK Varma made a breezy 83 in 136 balls which included two sixes and nine boundaries. TK Ayappa Swamy made 79 in 121 balls which included 10 hits to the fence. There were useful contributions in the lower order from Shankara Rao (33) and M Faiq (40) hitting seven fours each.
Karnataka made a steady start and kept going till they were bowled out for 390 in 121.5 overs. BM Rowland made 84 (10 fours) and Amith Kumar 89 with 12 fours were the main stay of the Karnataka innings. R Shanbal chipped in with 54 (6 fours, 1 six) adding 110 for the sixth wicket with Kumar. Faiq came good with the ball picking up 3/92. Karnataka gained the crucial first innings lead of 57 runs. Batting on the last day Andhra struggled against a determined Karnataka attack. M Aleem 4/53 and G Chaitra 3/42 reduced Andhra to 176/9 in 52 overs at the close of the match. ASK Varma with 31 top scored for Andhra as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Karnataka collected five points to Andhra's three.
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