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Centuries for Kenway and Mascarenhas as Hampshire turn tables
From a position of strength after Day two, Derbyshire are facing defeat at close on the third day
Vic Isaacs
04-Aug-2000
From a position of strength after Day two, Derbyshire are facing defeat at close on the third day. Four wickets down and 24 runs behind, the home side are looking at a rearguard action on Day four..
Derek Kenway shared with Dimitri Mascarenhas a 6th wicket partnership of 187 in 55 overs, turning the game in Hampshire's direction. Kenway reached his second first-class century and passed his career best, charging at spinner Simon Lacey he was bowled for 136. Mascarenhas who had never scored a century, reached his in 172 balls with 13 fours. Kenway a more placid but vital 136 in 295 balls. The partnership was Hampshire's highest of the season for any wicket, and their best ever 6th wicket against Derbyshire. Some late hitting by Warne and Udal enabled Hampshire to reach 394, their highest innings of the season. Warne who had earlier done everything to avoid the news hounds over his sacking as Australian vice-captain, kept the TV crews waiting as he first arrived on the fiel,d having spent the complete morning in the dressing room, just after 2.30, struck a six and a four and was back in the dressing room 5 minutes later. The TV crews went home.
Alan Mullally then struck early as Derbyshire 84 behind on first innings looked to play out the remains of the day.
Stephen Titchard was bowled pushing forward, Rob Bailey caught behind in the same over and Matthew Dowman found his luck was not in this time round when he was also caught behind. Stubbings fell to Mullally's second spell.
Full postByas may miss rest of season through injury
David Byas' hopes of leading Yorkshire to the County Championship title this season could be dashed by injury
Richard Latham
04-Aug-2000
David Byas' hopes of leading Yorkshire to the County Championship title this season could be dashed by injury. The skipper suffered a torn cartilage while batting against Somerset at Taunton and faces the prospect of an operation next week.
There was immediate concern when Byas, who had made two, staggered away from his stumps, having evaded a short ball from Peter Trego in the afternoon session.
He was clearly in a lot of pain and after limping off went straight to hospital where the extent of the damage became apparent.
Full postStewart's durability continues to astound
On the day that Britain was celebrating the Queen Mother's hundredth birthday, Alec Stewart had his own way of joining in the celebrations
Andy Jalil
04-Aug-2000
On the day that Britain was celebrating the Queen Mother's hundredth
birthday, Alec Stewart had his own way of joining in the celebrations. The
day brought personal glory for him as he gave unflinching service to the
England team in the third Test and then referring to the Grand Old Lady,
remarked:" She has been brilliant."
It took a man whose durability, at the highest level of the game, continues
to astound, to arrest an alarming England collapse and regain the initiative
which another abiding stalwart, had seized earlier for West Indies.
Half way through the second session of play on the second day, the focus was
on two 37-year olds; first on Courtney Walsh for an inspired spell of fast
bowling and then on Alec Stewart for countering the West Indies' attack.
Full postCareer best for Mullally, but Hampshire struggle
Alan Mullally chose a good day to pick up a career best nine wickets, with England playing a test match just 77.4 miles up the road, but, by the close of play Hampshire were still struggling to catch the Derbyshire's first innings score of 310
Vic Isaacs
04-Aug-2000
Alan Mullally chose a good day to pick up a career best nine wickets, with England playing a test match just 77.4 miles up the road, but, by the close of play Hampshire were still struggling to catch the Derbyshire's first innings score of 310.
Mullally added four wickets to his overnight haul finishing with 9-93, with Peter Hartley taking the wicket of Matthew Dowman who had added just nine runs to his overnight score when his luck finally ran out.
Hampshire started their reply badly, and at 53 for four, the follow on target seem a distance. White was lbw to the first ball of the innings, emulating the fate of Stubbings in the Derbyshire innings, a feat that had statisticians and the wonderers asking whether this had been done before. Will Kendall was strangled down the leg-side off Munton and Stephenson was lbw to the in-form Dean pushing forward. Jason Laney then edged Dean to second slip, and the batting horrors of Hampshire's season were raised again.
Robin Smith, batting despite some pain in his hamstring joined Kenway in an attempt to bring things around. Smith grafted well through some indifferent light that forced Derbyshire to bowl their spin attack, rather that persevering with seam. Paul Aldred enticed Smith lbw to a ball that kept low and he departed for only his second half century of the season.
Full postEngland's bowlers in control
After struggling in vain for an hour to remove the West Indian overnight pair, England finally broke through with a vengeance to take five wickets for 17 runs and go in to lunch once again well on top in the vital Third Test
John Ward
04-Aug-2000
Old Trafford, lunchtime: West Indies 148 for eight (Rose 16, King 2)
After struggling in vain for an hour to remove the West Indian overnight
pair, England finally broke through with a vengeance to take five wickets
for 17 runs and go in to lunch once again well on top in the vital Third
Test.
Most of the early running came from Ramnaresh Sarwan, against bowling by Darren Gough and Andy Caddick that was not quite as accurate or as threatening as on the first day. Jimmy Adams seemed to have set his sights on survival but, when still on his overnight 16, he enjoyed the most fortuitous of escapes when he played Caddick hard on to his stumps without dislodging a bail.
Full postStewart celebrates 100th Test with a century
Alec Stewart found the best possible way to celebrate his hundredth Test match: with a dominating century that took England from the brink of disaster to a position of clear superiority by the end of the second day's play
John Ward
04-Aug-2000
Old Trafford, close of play: West Indies 157; England 196 for three
Alec Stewart found the best possible way to celebrate his hundredth Test match: with a dominating century that took England from the brink of disaster to a position of clear superiority by the end of the second day's play. With him was debutant Marcus Trescothick, who fought his way through a torrid first hour to share with Stewart England's largest ever partnership against West Indies at Old Trafford.
Earlier England had done well to dismiss West Indies for 157 just after lunch, but once again the pace bowling of veterans Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh set them back as they sought to capitalise on their advantage, three wickets falling for 17 runs before Stewart came to the wicket.
Full postBPL win clash of two lesser teams
The match between two lesser teams at the Chinnaswamy Stadium saw BPL get the better of Kerala by 39 runs
Anand Vasu
04-Aug-2000
The match between two lesser teams at the Chinnaswamy Stadium saw BPL
get the better of Kerala by 39 runs. Once again, overnight rain made
the conditions unfit for play at the scheduled start. The start of
play was delayed by 40 minutes and as a result the match was reduced
to a 45 overs a side affair.
Kerala captain and veteran Ranji cricketer KN Ananthapdmanabhan won
the toss and chose to field. With just 21 runs on the board, Manoj
drew first blood, when he sent stumper C Raghu back to the pavilion.
Railways cricketer Sanjay Bangar managed just 9 before he too
departed. Skipper Yere Goud played a captain's knock, contributing 54
to a total of 166.The rest of the BPL batsmen failed to muster the
runs. Manoj with 3/29 returned the best figures.
Although 166 is hardly the kind of score that would put fear in the
minds of a chasing team, it proved to be sufficient against Kerala.
Apart from V Girilal at the top of the innings, no one else
contributed. Even Girilal managed just 36. Wicketkeeper VG Nair
managed 39 in the middle order before he was caught and bowled by
Orissa off spinner Kulamani Parida.
From a dangerous but reasonable position of 92/4 Kerala slumped to 127
all out. Skipper KN Anathapadmanabhan disappointed, making just 1 run.
Shreyas Kanolkar with 3/14 was adjudged the player of the day.
Full postGough and Caddick make West Indies struggle
England enjoyed an excellent, if abbreviated, morning as they removed the West Indian openers for two runs apiece and had them struggling at 21 for two after 55 minutes' play
John Ward
03-Aug-2000
Old Trafford, lunch: West Indies 21/2 (13 overs) (Hinds 10, Lara 4)
England enjoyed an excellent, if abbreviated, morning as they removed the
West Indian openers for two runs apiece and had them struggling at 21 for
two after 55 minutes' play. Gough and Caddick produced another superb
exhibition of positive seam bowling to trouble all the batsmen and give
their team the early advantage in this vital match.
England struck in Gough's second over as Campbell failed to keep down
an edge and was very well caught at third slip by Thorpe; West Indies 3 for
one. Then, with the total on 12, Caddick got a ball to straighten on
Griffith and trapped him lbw.
Full postRain spoils excellent start by England
England enjoyed an excellent, if abbreviated, morning as they removed the West Indian openers for two runs apiece and had them struggling at 21 for two at the lunch interval, after 55 minutes' play
John Ward
03-Aug-2000
Old Trafford, teatime: West Indies 27 for two (18 overs) (Hinds 15, Lara 5)
England enjoyed an excellent, if abbreviated, morning as they removed the
West Indian openers for two runs apiece and had them struggling at 21 for
two at the lunch interval, after 55 minutes' play. Gough and Caddick
produced another superb exhibition of positive seam bowling to trouble all
the batsmen and give their team the early advantage in this vital match.
England struck in Gough's second over as Campbell failed to keep down an edge and was very well caught at third slip by Thorpe; West Indies 3 for one. Then, with the total on 12, Caddick got a ball to straighten on Griffith and trapped him lbw.
Full postWest Indies have a major task ahead
The start of the third Test almost feels like the start of a new Test series after a yawning five-week gap
Andy Jalil
03-Aug-2000
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Ramnaresh Sarwan - playing in only his Third Test Photo © AllSport |
The start of the third Test almost feels like the start of a new Test series
after a yawning five-week gap. On a day when Manchester enhanced it's
reputation of providing wet condition when it's least required, play was
restricted to just three hours.
In the past, the trend, which was primarily fashioned in Australia, was to
bisect a Test series with a plethora of one-day matches; not so much in
England but certainly in many other countries.