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Elliott guides Glamorgan home
Matthew Elliott (127) brought Glamorgan to the brink of victory after the visitors had been asked to score 307 runs to beat Middlesex in their championship match at Southgate and the Welsh county achieved the goal with two wickets in hand
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15-Jul-2000
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Matthew Elliott - Set off as if he would all the runs himself Photo © CricInfo |
Matthew Elliott (127) brought Glamorgan to the brink of victory after the
visitors had been asked to score 307 runs to beat Middlesex in their
championship match at Southgate and the Welsh county achieved the goal with
two wickets in hand.
The Australian started the day on 38 n.o. and hit three sixes in a century which it seemed that he might get the runs single-handed. That was just as well for his partners were far from comfortable and when Elliott was out it seemed that the balance would tilt back in favour of the Londoners.
Full postElectrical storm ruins Holland's first match of tour
A very severe electrical storm knocked down telephone poles, trees and knocked out power to area businesses and homes
CCA
15-Jul-2000
A very severe electrical storm knocked down telephone poles, trees and
knocked out power to area businesses and homes. Rain initially stopped
play in the Canada - Holland game, but just as the covers were going to be
removed for a resumption of play, severe rain and winds from heavy
"tropical" thunderstorms prevented any further play in the game.
Batting first, Canada selects were 35 runs for 1 wicket after 11.4 overs.
Damien Mills 13 not out and Brian Rajadurai 10 not out. Captain Roland
Lefebvre's 1 for 13 was the wicket of opener Zubin Surkari, bowled for 2
runs. The turf pitch at Maple Leaf is the second of four squares to be
utilized this year. For the second straight series, the wicket as expected
surpassed expectations. Mike Corley and Associates, including chris
Chappell must be applauded for their fine square preparation to date. Work
on the outfields will make this huge untapped facility a superb tournament
venue.
Tomorrow's game scheduled for Maple Leaf Cricket Club at King City has also
been affected. Through the kindness of the Toronto Cricket Skating &
Curling Club and especially the superb sportsmanship of the "Stragglers",
the Canada vs Holland game has been shifted to the Cricket Club. We must
personally also thank chair Howard Petrook of the Cricket section, Chris
Chappell, Club Captain Joe Harris and the many others who made this
happen all in short order.
Ajax Cricket Club where Canada played India two years ago, was originally
scheduled to host Holland, but plans had to be changed due to circumstances
beyond control. Ajax will no doubt feature in further plans for visiting
teams including Argentina in August during the inaugural Americas Cricket
Championships August 5-12, and in the ICC Trophy 2001in July 2001. A
scheduled MCC tour in September will probably be the first official test of
the turf square at Ajax.
Full postSkill, Accuracy, Mastery - It's England!
Fine control by the English bowlers restricted the West Indian total to a mere 169 for eight wickets
John Ward
15-Jul-2000
 Mullally and Gough - West Indians cannot break potent mixture Photo © CricInfo |
Riverside, lunchtime: West Indies 169/8 (50 overs); England to bat
Fine control by the English bowlers restricted the West Indian total to a
mere 169 for eight wickets. They combined skill and accuracy in such a
potent mixture that none of the West Indian batsmen were able to dominate
them, and even Lara was forced to play a restrained innings.
England crush West Indies on the way to Lord's
Riverside, close of play: West Indies (169/8 off 50 overs) lost to England (171 for no wicket off 35.2 overs) by ten wickets
John Ward
15-Jul-2000
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Trescothick - find of the competition Photo © CricInfo |
Riverside, close of play: West Indies (169/8 off 50 overs) lost to
England (171 for no wicket off 35.2 overs) by ten wickets.
England made their place in the Lord's final against Zimbabwe next Saturday
likely with a convincing ten-wicket victory over the West Indies at the
Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street today. First of all, as in their win
over Zimbabwe, a fine disciplined bowling performance gave the tourists no
opportunity to take control, restricting them to 169 for eight. Alan Mullally, with three wickets for 27, was again England's best bowler, but all did their part.
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This is the most crucial match of the NatWest Series
John Ward
15-Jul-2000
This is the most crucial match of the NatWest Series. It will not decide
the finalists, but the result will have an immense bearing on the third and
final round of group matches that will start at the same Riverside ground
tomorrow.
West Indies are the team that stand to lose the most. Another defeat will make it highly unlikely that they will reach the final; they would in that situation have to win both their last two matches, have England lose to Zimbabwe and then get through over England on superior run-rate.
For England, therefore, victory would mean a likely place in the final against Zimbabwe. The other side of the coin means that interest in the third-round matches would be considerably reduced. For the promoters of the tournament, the preferred scenario would be a West Indian victory today, but an English victory when the teams meet each other for the third time next Thursday. A
close result for the first time in the tournament would also be appreciated.
Full postEngland's win completes the picture
England carried their magnificent form from Old Trafford to the picturesque Riverside ground in Durham and virtually ended West Indies' hopes of a passage to the final of the NatWest Series next Saturday
Andy Jalil
15-Jul-2000
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Worried Adams does not know which way his team is going Photo © CricInfo |
England carried their magnificent form from Old Trafford to the picturesque
Riverside ground in Durham and virtually ended West Indies' hopes of a
passage to the final of the NatWest Series next Saturday.
For the second successive match, England produced a highly commendable
performance that brought them victory by a most comfortable margin of ten
wickets, the first time that they have achieved it on such a scale in 314
one-day international matches that they have played since the first one in
Melbourne nearly thirty years ago.
Full postLara and England come to grips
Brian Lara, although not in peak form, produced a fighting fifty for West Indies after more fine bowling by Alan Mullally had given England an early advantage in their match at the Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street
John Ward
15-Jul-2000
Riverside, 30 overs: West Indies 96 for three (Lara 52, Hinds 20)
Brian Lara, although not in peak form, produced a fighting fifty for West Indies after more fine bowling by Alan Mullally had given England an early
advantage in their match at the Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street.
England's early strike
Full postEngland outplay West Indies in masterful display of batting, bowling and catching
England outclassed West Indies on a day in which they may have discovered the first-wicket partnership which they have been seeking for some time and re-discovered a competent bowling attack
Staff and agencies
15-Jul-2000
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Trescothick - find of the competition Photo © CricInfo |
England outclassed West Indies on a day in which they may have discovered
the first-wicket partnership which they have been seeking for some time and
re-discovered a competent bowling attack.
The West Indies, quite simply, were not in the contest as England hammered them by 10 wickets in their NatWest Series match at Chester-le-Street. It is barely a month since these same opponents lowered England's in three days in the Test Match at Birmingham.
Full postLeicestershire pitch out Durham with day to spare
Leicestershire are unlikely to suffer the fate of Middlesex and have points deducted for the state of their pitch after their Division One championship match with Durham ended with a day to spare
Staff and agencies
14-Jul-2000
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Ben Smith - innings determined outcome Photo © John Dawson |
Leicestershire are unlikely to suffer the fate of Middlesex and have points
deducted for the state of their pitch after their Division One championship
match with Durham ended with a day to spare.
With the visitors managing only 93 Leicestershire won by 217 runs. Phil Sharpe, a ECB liason officer, watched the game over the first two days as there had been concern over the pitch for two days before the game got underway. Vince Wells and Jack Birkenshaw, captain and manager of Leicestershire respectively,admitted that all was well with the pitch.
Full postSomerset pile on the agony
Mike Burns and Rob Turner piled on the agony for Lancashire's weary bowlers on the third day of the County Championship match at Taunton
Richard Latham
14-Jul-2000
Mike Burns and Rob Turner piled on the agony for Lancashire's weary bowlers on the third day of the County Championship match at Taunton.
The pair took their partnership to 176, the best ever seventh-wicket stand for Somerset in matches between the clubs, and paved the way for a 99-year-old record to be broken.
When the home side were finally bowled out for 565 it was the highest ever total made by Somerset against Lancashire, beating the 561 they managed at Bath way back in 1901.
It also meant a first innings lead of 326. By the close Lancashire had made 133-2 in their second innings and go into the final day still needing 193 to make their opponents bat again.
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