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English Weather Holds Up England
Lord's, lunchtime: West Indies 267 and 54; England 134 and 13 for one
John Ward
01-Jul-2000
Lord's, lunchtime: West Indies 267 and 54; England 134 and 13 for one.
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Atherton gets challenge underway Photo © CricInfo |
England, facing a none too easy target of 188 to win the Lord's Test match
against the West Indies, were severely handicapped by their own weather on
the third morning. Only 11 overs could be bowled, during which period they
scored 13 runs for the loss of Mark Ramprakash's wicket, but more importantly the breaks due to the weather will both prevent their own batsmen from settling in and also allow the key West Indian bowlers Curtly Ambrose and Courteney Walsh to retain their freshness.
Full postWI shot out for 54 at Lord's
London-The West Indies were routed yesterday for their third lowest score on the second day of the second cricket Test at Lord's Cricket Ground by a fired-up England team
01-Jul-2000
London-The West Indies were routed yesterday for their third lowest
score on the second day of the second cricket Test at Lord's Cricket
Ground by a fired-up England team. Led by a brilliant spell of seam
and swing bowling by Andrew Caddick, the Windies made just 54 in 26.4
overs, after gaining a first innings lead of 134 only two hours
earlier.
The amazing collapse before a full house for the 100th Test at the
historic venue turned the match on its head, to give England a victory
target of 188, a chance of victory and squaring the series.
The total was the lowest for West Indies against England in 123 Tests,
eclipsing the previous lowest of 86 at The Oval in London during the
1957 series.
Their lowest total ever was 51 against Australia at Port-of-Spain,
Trinidad, in March last year, and they were bundled out for 53 by
Pakistan in Faisalabad in October 1986.
Full postEngland's great victory in a great match - Wonderful Walsh frustrated
Lord's: West Indies (267 and 54) lost to England (134 and 191 for eight) by two wickets
John Ward
01-Jul-2000
Lord's: West Indies (267 and 54) lost to England (134 and 191 for eight) by
two wickets.
The hundredth Test match at Lord's was one of nostalgia, as great players
and great matches were frequently recalled. It was entirely fitting that
this landmark match should go down in history among the most exciting.
`Great' may perhaps be an exaggeration, as in a truly great match one
would expect high quality from every department of the game, and after the
first afternoon there was little to commend with the bat. But the second
day saw some remarkable cricket, as first England collapsed dramatically,
and then the West Indies outdid them. The final day saw a desperately close
finish, as first England, with the odds against them, placed themselves in
line for victory and then appeared to be sliding ignominiously towards
defeat, before a thrilling ninth-wicket partnership between the northerners
Dominic Cork and Darren Gough pulled victory out of the jaws of defeat. It
could justifiably be claimed that England enjoyed a fair amount of luck
during the day, with numerous playing and missing by their batsmen, but it
was a long overdue bonus and perhaps counterbalanced by the dismissal of
Mike Atherton to a marginal decision.
Full postEngland have best of early exchanges
Lord's, teatime: West Indies 267 and 54; England 134 and 109 for two (Atherton 44, Hick 9)
John Ward
01-Jul-2000
- Atherton/Vaughan fend off grim weather and fine bowling
Lord's, teatime: West Indies 267 and 54; England 134 and 109 for two
(Atherton 44, Hick 9).
England, facing a none too easy target of 188 to win the Lord's Test match
against the West Indies, were severely handicapped by their own weather on
the third morning, when only 11 overs could be bowled. Play continued
uninterrupted after lunch, though, and by tea England had enjoyed the better
of the day, thanks to a superb fighting partnership of 92 between
northerners Mike Atherton and Michael Vaughan. In the final session,
England will need a further 79 runs to win with eight wickets in hand - but
with the quality of the veteran West Indian bowlers and the recent record of
their own batsmen, they would be wise not to consider themselves as
favourites yet.
Full postACC-Under15: India make it two out of two
India had their second easy game at the Asian Cricket council Under 15 Tournament at Malaysia when they beat Malaysia by 6 wickets
01-Jul-2000
India had their second easy game at the Asian Cricket council Under 15 Tournament at Malaysia when they beat Malaysia by 6 wickets.
This time around, Indian skipper Subhash Dixit called right and won the toss. He put Bangladesh in to bat and his bowlers responded well. Apart from a 21 at the top of the innings by Shahriar Nafeesa there was little resistance from the Bangladesh batsmen. No one else made it to double figures. All rounder Talukdar helped himself to 4/16 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 65.
In response, Ambati Tirypati Rayadu once more top scored, this time with 30. After Abhinav Kumar and Palash Jothi Das were both dismissed for ducks by Rubaiyat Haq, the Indians lost no more time in finishing off the innings. A useful unbeaten 20 from Sushil Kumar saw India coast to victory with more than 20 overs to spare.
Full postHampshire v Surrey
When I wrote my pre-match piece I didn't send it in, which was probably just as well as I'd done so last week and I'd expected Mullally and Thorpe to be absent on international duty today, and Ben Hollioake was still the subject of a fitness question
Ed Green
30-Jun-2000
When I wrote my pre-match piece I didn't send it in, which was probably just as well as I'd done so last week and I'd expected Mullally and Thorpe to be absent on international duty today, and Ben Hollioake was still the subject of a fitness question mark, since then Ben has bowled and batted well in the national league as well as fielding to his usual excellent standard and the England selectors have once again bemused me.
Now at 12:00 Mullally has taken Hampshire's only wicket of the morning so far (Ian Ward to a regulation catch at second slip for 15) and Thorpe has taken the last over of his opening spell for 10 with two well struck fours. The pitch looks good and the outfield is quick giving the prospect of rather more runs than were possible in Tuesday's National League Game. All of the Hampshire bowlers used so far have managed to get some movement with Mullally nearly getting one through Thorpe's defences and Mascaranhas being edges past the slips for four by Butcher.
The spinners started with Udal in the 23rd over who began with a long hop outside the off stump to Thorpe to give the left hander the opportunity to cut hard for the sixth boundary of his innings, there was some good bounce for the off spinner however and this was the only scoring shot off his first over. From the other end Warne open conceding a single with his first ball but also failing to keep it tight enough against Thorpe. Mullally returned the following over.
In Warne's second over Thorpe overtook his England colleague with a fine straight drive and after a wildly optimistic LBW appeal scored another boundary to reach forty. With Hampshire's two best bowlers on and Surrey closing in on 100 for one. Mullally had given up on Hants' earlier, unsuccessful strategy of bouncing Thorpe.
Full postWI let it slip
The West Indies twice had England just where they wanted them only to drop their guard and squander their significant early advantage in the final session of the opening day of the second Test at Lord's yesterday
Tony Cozier
30-Jun-2000
The West Indies twice had England just where they wanted them only to
drop their guard and squander their significant early advantage in the
final session of the opening day of the second Test at Lord's
yesterday.
From the solidity of 79 without loss at lunch and the prospering
assurance of 170 for two at tea, they declined to 267 for nine when
play was halted for the second and final time with four balls still
available.
They were undone by a familiar pair. Darren Gough and Dominic Cork,
returning to the scene of his emphatic Test debut on the same ground
in the corresponding Test five years ago, each took four wickets as
the innings subsided.
The West Indies would not even have reached as far as they did had not
Franklyn Rose arrived at 216 for seven and, as in the first Test at
Edgbaston, laid about the bowling for half-hour in which he thumped a
six and four fours in a run-a-ball 29.
Full postWest Indies shot out for 54 in incredible day at Lord's
The Friday of the Lord's Test was one of the most bizarre days in the game's history: twenty-one wickets went down
John Ward
30-Jun-2000
- Superb bowling - poor batting - pitch not to blame
The Friday of the Lord's Test was one of the most bizarre days in the game's
history: twenty-one wickets went down. After England had collapsed dismally
for 134. West Indies, themselves, were shattered catastrophically for 54. England need 188 for a third-day victory. All on a blameless pitch.
The bowling of Ambrose and Walsh was superb, but they were matched by
Caddick, Gough and Cork. But this was no excuse for the batsmanship of both
teams. England's batting was poor but West Indies' was appalling, with soft
dismissals the order of the day.
Play began under the same dreary overcast sky as the previous day, with the
ground distinctly less than half full. The first period of play could not
have been shorter or sweeter - for England, at any rate. Andy Caddick
trapped Courteney Walsh lbw with the very first delivery of the day, leaving
Reon King not out on 12, and West Indies were dismissed for their overnight
score of 267.
Full postRain restricted play to only 2.4 overs
The match could not commence at the schedule time on account of heavy rain that flooded the ground
Col (Retd) Rafi Nasim
30-Jun-2000
The match could not commence at the schedule time on account of heavy rain that flooded the ground. After hectic efforts put in by the ground staff to turn the ground and the pitch fit for play, it was possible to start the game at 4:30 p.m. local time.
Only 2.4 overs were bowled when the game had to be suspended on account of sudden drizzle. During this period, Atapattu was, however, able to complete his well-cherished double century. The play was called off for the day with Sri Lanka at 467 for 5. Atapattu was batting at 207 while Dharmasena was at the crease with 12 runs.
Full postDrama at Lord's as wickets tumble - 2nd Test day two
Cricket is the most perverse of games, predicted at peril
Andy Jalil
30-Jun-2000
Cricket is the most perverse of games, predicted at peril. In an astonishing
day's play, twenty-one wickets went down and amazingly all four innings of the match made an appearance (either in part or complete) on the same day. That in itself could make the day unique. Certainly it was a day that will remain in the memory of a capacity crowd.
Excellent aggressive bowling from England with Andy Caddick leading the way
with the most remarkable figures of five for 16 in 13 overs has put England in control of this Test and all depends now on how they bat in the second innings.
- Fortunes fluctuate -
Ambrose and Walsh strike first
It was a day that saw fortunes of both sides fluctuate with the balance of
play swinging in favour of one team and then the other. The day began with
the West Indies first innings being wrapped up with the first ball of the day
on the overnight score of 267.
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