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Leicestershire frustrate Yorkshire bowlers at Grace Road
Leicestershire resuming their innings on 286-8 looked in a positive mood and moved the score on at a much quicker rate than at any time during the first day
Steve Wright
17-Aug-2000
Leicestershire resuming their innings on 286-8 looked in a positive mood and
moved the score on at a much quicker rate than at any time during the first
day. Yorkshire, eager to get an early breakthrough did not bowl with any
aggression and really lacked the consistency required.
The first wicket fell when the score was 332 when Carl Crowe making a
stylish looking 30, was cleanly bowled by Chris Silverwood. The partnership
of 61 runs between Crowe and Burns enabled Leicestershire to gain bonus
batting points and grasping the initiative in this game.
Burns continued to attack the Yorkshire bowling and after hitting an elegant
cover drive for 4 he was bowled the very next ball by a somewhat frustrated
Silverwood.
Full postDas, Gambhir put NCA on strong wicket
Despite losing Sridharan Sriram for a fourth ball duck, the National Cricket Academy were making strong progress in their bid to overcome Air India's first innings score of 277 on the second day of their Buchi Babu pre-quarterfinal
Sankhya Krishnan
17-Aug-2000
Despite losing Sridharan Sriram for a fourth ball duck, the
National Cricket Academy were making strong progress in their bid
to overcome Air India's first innings score of 277 on the second
day of their Buchi Babu pre-quarterfinal. An undefeated century
stand inside 38 overs by Shiv Sunder Das and Gautam Gambhir
helped them to the comforting reaches of 124/1 at close, a
position from which they now trail by 153 runs with nine wickets,
including the likes of Mohammed Kaif, Reetinder Sodhi and Yuvraj
Singh, in hand.
Resuming on their overnight score of 186/6 at the Guru Nanak
College Ground in Madras today, Air India's lower order put up
some stubborn resistance in the morning, revolving around all
rounder Harvinder Singh Sodhi. He made a priceless 55, inclusive
of seven hits to the fence, in a 259 minute vigil at the middle.
Wicketkeeper NG Gavas made 13 in almost two hours, helping Sodhi
add 46 for the seventh wicket before he was snaffled by his
fellow glovesman, Rohit Jhalani to give off spinner Mohd. Kaif
his second wicket.
Faisal Sheikh was then involved in another niggling 36 run stand
with Sodhi before the latter was trapped leg before by
his namesake, the NCA skipper Reetinder, with the score at 260.
Sodhi then closed out the innings in the 149th over by castling
both Sheikh (25) and last man Narendra Hirwani (8). Among eight
bowlers used, Sodhi finished with the best figures of 3/39 from
24.2 overs. It was a fine rearguard action by Air India who
recovered after being 136/5 at one stage, their last five wickets
producing more than half the total.
The National Cricket Academy were in for a shock when MRF Pace
Foundation product Harvinder Sodhi knocked over Sriram's wicket
with the fourth ball of his first over. 22 year old Orissa right
hander Das, who visited Australia recently, along with Sriram and
Kaif, for a three week stint at the Australian Cricket Academy in
Adelaide and 18 year old Delhi left hander Gambhir, one of the
probables for the Under 19 World Cup in January this year, then
shut out their opponents with a 124 run second wicket stand. The Air
India attack was rather thin with only Sodhi and Hirwani having
some pretensions. At stumps Das had struck 55 (113 balls, 8
fours) while Gambhir had forced his way to 64 (116 balls, 9
fours).
Full postGood start vital for Kiwi Academy
New Zealand Academy's commanding position after the first day of its game against Tamil Nadu Districts at Chennai yesterday was vital to the team's hopes of maintaining competition against top level sides
Lynn McConnell
17-Aug-2000
New Zealand Academy's commanding position after the first day of its game against Tamil Nadu Districts at Chennai yesterday was vital to the team's hopes of maintaining competition against top level sides.
The New Zealanders are playing in the knockout MRF Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament, a traditional early season invitation event in India. After the first day's play there were well placed having dismissed Tamil Nadu Districts for 159. NZ Academy was 34-1 at stumps.
NZ Academy spin bowlers Bruce Martin and Aaron Redmond picked up three wickets each. Martin bowled 17.2 overs to take 3-26 while Redmond, who bowled only seven first-class overs on the tour of England earlier in the year, took 3-43 from his 15 overs.
Central Districts all-rounder Jacob Oram bowled 10 overs to take 2-21.
Full postHamish Marshall grinds Districts attack to pulp
If the New Zealand Cricket Academy sent a team to participate in the Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament 2000 to gain experience on sub continent wickets, they seem to have achieved that already
Anand Vasu
17-Aug-2000
If the New Zealand Cricket Academy sent a team to participate in the
Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament 2000 to gain experience on sub
continent wickets, they seem to have achieved that already. After
rocking Tamil Nadu Districts XI out for a paltry 153 on the first day,
the visitors began the second day on 34/1.
Although Jacob Oram managed to pile on a brisk 54 and Aaron Redmond
helped himself to a sedate 71, the day belonged well and truly to
Northern Districts batsman Hamish Marshall. At the crease unconquered
at the end of the day, Hamish Marshall had a massive 155 to his name.
His knock alone surpassed the combined score of the Tamil Nadu
Districts XI team. The stocky batsmen who usually bats around number
six, was in commanding form. Spinners and pacemen alike could not
dislodge him as he crossed landmark after landmark. Although he did
not clear the ropes even once in his stay at the crease, he peppered
the boundary with 19 strokes.
Hamish Marshall flourished especially luxuriously in the company of
James Franklin, who led New Zealand Under-19s not so long ago in the
World Cup at Sri Lanka. Franklin rotated the strike around well and
when the partnership was finally broken, the pair had added 120.
Earlier in the day, Jacob Oram combined with Marshall to notch up a
quick partnership of over 150 from 43.4 overs.
When stumps was called, New Zealand had lost 8 wickets, but that was
hardly of any consequence as they were far ahead of the Tamil Nadu
Districts XI score. At 382/8, the Kiwis had added nearly 350 runs on
the second day of this three day game. The New Zealand Academy XI will
no doubt press hard tomorrow for an outright win.
Full postEngland under-19s establish healthy first innings lead over Sri Lanka
A stand of 164 for the fourth wicket between Durham's Gary Pratt and Ian Bell of Warwickshire enabled England to establish a healthy first innings lead over Sri Lanka on the second day of the first NatWest Under 19 Test Match at Trent Bridge
Dave Bracegirdle
16-Aug-2000
A stand of 164 for the fourth wicket between Durham's Gary Pratt and Ian Bell of Warwickshire enabled England to establish a healthy first innings lead over Sri Lanka on the second day of the first NatWest Under 19 Test Match at Trent Bridge.
England had begun the day on 5-1, after losing Nicky Peng on the first evening. During a 37 over morning session Pratt and Bell added 138 with both men passing their half-centuries. Bell hit 6 x 4's in reaching 24 and added 4 more as he brought up a splendid 50 off 84 deliveries. Pratt hit 8 boundaries in bringing up the landmark off just 80 balls.
Sri Lanka, who had used 6 different bowlers during the first 24 overs of the innings, eventually had success when they turned to a seventh, Thilina Kandambi. Having been dismissed for a duck Kandambi was obviously keen to make an impression with the ball but not even he could surely have forecast a four-wicket haul during the afternoon.
Pratt was the first to go, steering the leg spinner straight to Ian Daniels at first slip. Pratt had made 75 and Ian Bell had made 72 before he fell shortly afterwards, caught behind by Nimesh Perera. When Ian Pattison was caught at silly point for 3, England had subsided from 169-1 to 174-4.
Full postNorthants batsmen struggle at Eastbourne
Second division leaders Northamptonshire were struggling on 55-5 at lunch after Sussex seamers James Kirtley and Jason Lewry exploited an Eastbourne pitch with a thicker covering of grass than usual on the first morning of this crucial Championship
Bruce Talbot
16-Aug-2000
Second division leaders Northamptonshire were struggling on 55-5 at lunch
after Sussex seamers James Kirtley and Jason Lewry exploited an Eastbourne
pitch with a thicker covering of grass than usual on the first morning of
this crucial Championship match.
Sussex made the breakthrough with the fifth ball after Northants had won the
toss; Adrian Rollins turned Lewry off his hips but straight to backward
square leg.
Skipper Matthew Hayden was next to go with the score on 12 when he offered
no shot to Kirtley and was given out lbw after a lengthy deliberation by
umpire Trevor Jesty.
Full postECB examine Eastbourne pitch after 19 wickets on day one
Sussex face the possibility of censure or even a points deduction from the ECB after 19 wickets fell on the first day of their second division match against Northamptonshire at Eastbourne
Bruce Talbot
16-Aug-2000
Sussex face the possibility of censure or even a points deduction from the
ECB after 19 wickets fell on the first day of their second division match
against Northamptonshire at Eastbourne.
A statement is expected this morning after deliberations between pitch
inspector Mike Denness, who was at the Saffrons all day, and the umpires
over a well grassed, but dry surface.
Bowlers on both sides benefitted from ideal conditions for swing bowling
with Sussex's James Kirtley passing 50 wickets for the season when he
claimed a season's best 6-41 as the second division leaders were bowled out
for 110.
Full postDerbyshire butchered!
Surrey's game against Derbyshire at the Oval starting today had all the makings of a grudge match
Ed & Jeff Green
16-Aug-2000
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Gary Butcher - 4 wickets in 4 balls Photo © AllSport |
Surrey's game against Derbyshire at the Oval starting today had all the makings of a grudge match. Derbyshire were the last side to defeat the Champions in a first class match, but were fined eight points for the condition of the pitch on which Tim Munton took career best figures in the first innings and Surrey collapsed to their second defeat of the season.
Since then though Surrey have looked back in neither league competition winning all of their NL and CC games since, mostly by large margins, Derbyshire meanwhile have settled on the bottom of the national league and in the championship are desperate for points to escape the relegation zone, the game against Surrey at Derby was their only four day victory this season. Both teams have lost players to this week's test squad, Surrey are, as usual, without the services of Stewart and Thorpe, but Derbyshire are once again hamstrung by the absence of Dominic Cork.
Leicestershire openers weather the storm
It was slow progress for Leicestershire on day one of the County Championship match against a below-strength Yorkshire side
Steve Wright
16-Aug-2000
It was slow progress for Leicestershire on day one of the County Championship match against a below-strength Yorkshire side. Leicestershire welcomed back two of their most successful bowlers this season in Anil Kumble and Jimmy Ormond, whilst Yorkshire are without their England stars Darren Gough, Michael Vaughan, Craig White and Matthew Hoggard.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat and scored just 24 runs in the first hour as Darren Maddy and Iain Sutcliffe aimed to weather the early storm. Chris Silverwood, returning from injury, looked dangerous and extracted lift from a very slow Leicestershire pitch. It was the youthful Elstrub who made the first breakthrough, having Iain Sutcliffe caught behind when the score was on 25. Ben Smith was next, chasing a wide ball outside his off stump without troubling the scorers - 28 for 2.
Aftab Habib and Darren Maddy have since begun a Leicestershire recovery
and at lunch Leicestershire were 93-2 with Habib 34 not out and Maddy 43
not out. Silverwood and Gavin Hamilton bowled tightly and aggressively without success.
Full postDerbyshire bat first at The Oval
Play at The Oval got off to a slow start, due in part to an early injury to Ian Salisbury in the field
Ed Green
16-Aug-2000
Play at The Oval got off to a slow start, due in part to an early injury to Ian Salisbury in the field. It was again halted in the sixth over when Laney slipped turning for a second run and had to be carried from the field. This brought Michael Di Venuto to the crease earlier than Derbyshire would have wanted, and in a way nobody would have wished. Salisbury was able to return shortly afterwards with no apparent ill effects as he cut off a drive by Di Venuto on the boundary.
Stubbings was dismissed the following ball to a confident LBW shout by Bicknell to bring in veteran Rob Bailey, who had a torrid time for the next couple of overs But Di Venuto, the left-handed Australian who leads Derbyshire's batting averages, looked far more comfortable.
Alex Tudor who had, as usual, been the more expensive of Surrey's impressive
opening pair, tucked Di Venuto up with a good ball in the tenth over and then
deceived him with a slower short delivery. In Tudor's next over he pegged back Di Venuto's middle stump with another full-length delivery to leave the visitors in deep trouble.
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