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Glamorgan have Kent on the hop

Glamorgan adjusted better to the wet conditions at Canterbury to finish the shortened day with the advantage over Kent in their NatWest fourth-round match

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05-Jul-2000

Maynard - successful call makes Kent toil
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Glamorgan adjusted better to the wet conditions at Canterbury to finish the shortened day with the advantage over Kent in their NatWest fourth-round match. If as expected they complete their victory tomorrow it will be the third time they have reached the quarter-final in four years. At 65-1 from 13 overs they require just 57 runs to beat Kent who could manage only 121 runs from 48.4 overs.

Matthew Maynard set the ball rolling for Glamorgan by asking Kent to bat after he had called correctly. The batsmen were unable to get the quicker bowlers away. Alex Wharf unsettled the home batsmen further by dismissing Alan Wells, Rahul Dravid and Matthew Walker and Adrian Dale accounted for James Hockley and Alan Ealham. It could have been worse for the home side who were then 66-6 but Paul Nixon (38 n.o.) pushed the total into three figures.

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Morale boosting victory for Sri Lanka in Singer Triangular Series

Sri Lanka may have lost the test series against Pakistan but they remain one the world's best sides in the world when it comes to one-day cricket

Charlie Austin

05-Jul-2000

Sri Lanka may have lost the test series against Pakistan but they remain one the world's best sides in the world when it comes to one-day cricket. In front of a full house in Galle International Stadium they comfortably defeated Pakistan by five wickets.

Whilst some may deride the one day game as Mickey Mouse cricket, the importance of the victory should not be underestimated. The Sri Lankan's have had a difficult month, they don't like losing and desperately needed a morale boosting victory. They will now face South Africa tomorrow with renewed zeal and confidence.

Speaking afterwards Dav Whatmore was clearly a relieved man: "That was a game we really needed to win. It's been a month since we have a victory in any form of the game so it was very important for us. This win today has down wonders for the confidence and could be the springboard for getting back to the kind of one day form that Sri Lanka is accustomed to."

Nuwan Zoysa was the key to their victory. An amicable and modest man he may have been embarrassed when receiving his man of the match award, but he thoroughly deserved it for a penetrative seven over opening spell in which he picked up three top order wickets.

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Harmison hammered - Extras crucial as Hampshire thrash Durham

Hampshire hammered Harmison for 34 runs in three overs to canter to a five-wicket victory over Durham in their NatWest Trophy fourth-round match at Chester-le-Street

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05-Jul-2000

Robin Smith
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Hampshire hammered Harmison for 34 runs in three overs to canter to a five-wicket victory over Durham in their NatWest Trophy fourth-round match at Chester-le-Street. The home county, batting first by choice, were never really in the contest after they had been dismissed for only 91 runs on a damp wicket.

The visiting bowlers shared the wickets. Alan Mullally bowed tidily in his run-up to the NatWest Series triangular tournament and John Stephenson added to his 2-31 by joining Giles White in a 40 runs opening partnership - enough for him to be made Man-of-the-Match.

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Lancashire openers runs riot Flintoff proves fitness

Mike Atherton (70) and Saurav Ganguly (97) laid the basis of Lancashire's victory by 68 runs over Essex in their NatWest Trophy fourth-round match by putting on 163 runs in 39 overs for the first wicket

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05-Jul-2000

Atherton (above) and Ganguly plunder unhappy Essex
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Atherton, as if inspired by his innings in the Test Match at Lord's, was the more aggressive early on and reached his third consecutive half-century in the competition. When his partner was bowled by Mark Ilott, Ganguly, who hit four sixes and fell just three runs short of what would have been his second successive NatWest hundred in an innings of 119 balls, led the way to Lancashire reaching a seemingly impregnable 251-5.

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Middlesex/ Somerset - honours even

Middlesex appeared to have got a strong grip on their NatWest trophy fourth-round match against Somerset at Southgate by scoring 223-4 at the end of a day shortened by rain

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05-Jul-2000

Paul Weekes - Middlesex mainstay
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Now for tomorrow

Middlesex appeared to have got a strong grip on their NatWest trophy fourth-round match against Somerset at Southgate by scoring 223-4 at the end of a day shortened by rain. Yet they did not score as quickly as they had hoped to do and the weather could still tilt the balance.

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South Africa off to a winning start

For the fishing folk of Moratuwa and the touring South African's, todays warm-up match at De Soysa Stadium was a relaxed and enjoyable affair

Charlie Austin

04-Jul-2000

For the fishing folk of Moratuwa and the touring South African's, todays warm-up match at De Soysa Stadium was a relaxed and enjoyable affair. After two months of cricket scandal it was back to business and a welcome return to the cricket.

What's more, South Africa started the tour on a winning note with a 6 run victory over a young, but nevertheless talented BCCSL XI. Whilst the margin of victory may look small the win was actually quite comfortable, and they would have won by a far greater margin if it had not been for a highly entertaining fifty from Eric Upashantha (63).

As the sun sets here, the South Africans are still busily practicing. Eager to catch every minute in the middle that they can. Times have changed and teams no longer have the luxury of a few weeks practice before their first international match. On this tour South Africa has only two practice matches scheduled, after nearly two months with their feet up.

Not that they looked particularly rusty. Most of the players play so much cricket that they could mark out their run in their sleep. The bowlers bowled well without being spectacular and the batsmen were their usual professional self.

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Worcester's sharp start in NatWest Trophy replay

The war of words behind them Worcestershire settled quickly to the task of proving themselves to be the better team when their replayed NatWest Trophy third-round match began at New Road

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04-Jul-2000

Glenn McGrath
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The war of words behind them Worcestershire settled quickly to the task of proving themselves to be the better team when their replayed NatWest Trophy third-round match began at New Road. Within 16 overs the visitors had stumbled to 43-3 with Rob Cunliffe, Jack Russell and Kim Barnett out.

In his opening over Glenn McGrath, given his International Cricketer of the Year award in London the previous evening, trapped Cunliffe in front before the scorers had been troubled. He was supported well by some tidy bowling from Duncan Catterall. For Gloucestershire much now depended on the experience Barnett and his did disappoint Worcestershire had won the initial contest by three wickets but the England as he took boundaries from both bowlers.

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Rain frustrates Zimbabweans as Goodwin shines

The Zimbabweans were in good batting form in what play there was against New Zealand A at Bristol, but were frustrated by rain from pressing home their advantage

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04-Jul-2000

The Zimbabweans were in good batting form in what play there was against New Zealand A at Bristol, but were frustrated by rain from pressing home their advantage. The New Zealanders started well with Marshall (76) and Papps (40) putting on 122 for the first wicket and reached 173-3 in 41 overs.

Under the Duckworth-Lewis system the Zimbabweans had to score 194 to win in 41 overs. With Murray Goodwin, who hit 61 n.o. from 65 balls, in the good form he has enjoyed almost all summer that target seemed to be well within reach. However a further shower put an end to play with the score at 128-2 after just 22 overs - and as the minimum 25 overs had not been completed the match was abandoned withouit result.

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West Indies washed out

The scheduled friendly floodlit limited-overs game between the West Indians and the New Zealand A team at Bristol was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy continuous rain

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04-Jul-2000

The scheduled friendly floodlit limited-overs game between the West Indians and the New Zealand A team at Bristol was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy continuous rain.

The previous day similar wet weather had caused the friendly game between the New Zealanders and Zimbabweans on the same ground to be abandoned without a decision being reached on a minimum 25 overs. The opening match of the NatWest Series limited-overs triangular tournament is due to be played between West Indies and Zimbabwe at Bristol on Thursday, by which time, it is hoped, the rain would have moved on.

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India continue winning streak, enter final

Winning the toss at the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, Sri Lankan captain Kanchana Gunawardana put India in to bat

Anand Vasu

04-Jul-2000

Winning the toss at the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, Sri Lankan captain Kanchana Gunawardana put India in to bat. Having won the first three matches they have played in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-15 tournament, India must have been confident. A thumping 90 run victory saw India continue its winning streak and make sure of a place in the final.

This confidence came through clearly in the batting of Palash Jothi Das. The middle order bat made an unbeaten 108 off 101 balls that took India to an imposing total of 237 for five in 40 overs. His century included six boundaries and five hits that cleared the ropes.

Das was well supported by Sushil Kumar who made a useful 53. Sharing a 148-run partnership for the third wicket, Sushil Kumar and Das pushed the score past the 200 mark before the former was dismissed by Mohammed Maharoof.