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Fitting tribute to more than just a fast bowler
The past became the present at the HAC Ground in the City of London where cricketers from day's game and the modern game gave the late, great Malcolm Denzil Marshall a 12 gun salute at the Artillery Club
Jed Pitman
28-Jul-2000
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Malcolm Marshall Photo © Hants CCC |
Malcolm Marshall Memorial Match
The past became the present at the HAC Ground in the City of London where
cricketers from day's game and the modern game gave the late, great Malcolm
Denzil Marshall a 12 gun salute at the Artillery Club. With a Caribbean
flavour, the sell out crowd revelled beneath the warm sun as players such as
Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, Sir Vivian Richards, Shane Warne, Glenn
McGrath and comedian, Rory Bremner rolled back the years to celebrate the
life of the finest West Indian bowler.
Surrounded by sprawling City office blocks, a perfect pitch offered the
batsmen the opportunity to shine with Allan Lamb starring for Robin Smith's
Bunbury XI with 70 pugnacious runs which reminded many of his finest
international moment when he struck the lanky Australian left arm seamer,
Bruce Reid, for a succession of boundaries in the final over of a one-day
international in 1987. Graham Thorpe, Mark Nicholas and Mark Butcher were
also among the runs while world record holder, Courtney Walsh was, as ever,
the pick of the bowlers in an attack that included the unique opening
combination of McGrath and Michael Holding.
Full postIreland complete clean sweep of Pakistan women
Ireland today completed a 3-0 'greenwash' in their one-day series with Pakistan
Liam Cosgrove
27-Jul-2000
Ireland today completed a 3-0 'greenwash' in their one-day series with Pakistan. Sometimes the scoreboard doesn't tell the full story, but today at Sydney Parade on Dublin's south-side it certainly did.
After being sent in by Pakistan captain Shaiza Khan, the Irish women set
about re-writing the record books. After the loss of opener O'Leary for 5,
Karen Young and Catriona Beggs assisted by some sloppy Pakistani fielding
posted an Irish women's record second wicket partnership of 182. Beggs was
finally dismissed for a hard earned 60, while Young, in only her third
international went on to score a national record of 120 runs from only 157
balls.
After Grealey chipped in with a fine cameo innings of 32 not out Ireland
finished with an impressive 4 for 269 from their 50 overs. This, judging
by Pakistan's form in the sides' two previous encounters at Rush (in north
County Dublin), was going to be a difficult task indeed.
Saibh Young made the task more difficult by having Sharmeen Khan caught
behind by Beggs with the score on 7. Nazia Nazeer and Kiran Baluch then
had a steadying 45 run stand which gave one the impression that the
Pakistan team were now using this game as much needed practice for the
rest of their tour of Ireland and England. The resistance was short-lived
however, and with Nazeer and Baluch both falling in their 20s the middle
order failed to make any impact. 2/52 quickly became 3/61, 4/72, 5/89 and
6/103. Twelve year old Sajjida Shah hit a couple of bright boundaries
before falling for 10.
Full postYorkshire revive championship hopes
Yorkshire revived their championship hopes with a convincing victory over Somerset thirty minutes before tea on the third day
Neil Whitaker
26-Jul-2000
Somerset 182 all out & 212 all out
Yorkshire 400 all out - Yorkshire won by an innings and six runs
Yorkshire 400 all out - Yorkshire won by an innings and six runs
Yorkshire revived their championship hopes with a convincing victory over Somerset thirty minutes before tea on the third day. But their winning margin of an innings and six runs should have been larger.
In the Somerset second innings the tykes were held up by last wicket pair Steffan Jones and Graham Rose who put on 73 for the last wicket in 23 overs. Rose was the last man out leg before giving Simon Widdup his first championship wicket. Jones scored an unbeaten 56 his highest in the championship.
The match was over as a contest on the second day, when Somerset lost both openers and ended the day on 12 for two, in their second innings. They were still 206 behind Yorkshire first innings score of 400 all out. They lost their third wicket in the first full over of the third day when Hoggard bowled Holloway. The only specialist batsman who put up any resistance was Parsons who scored 30. Blackwell and Turner chipped in with 24 and 20 respectively.
Full postFlintoff's awesome hitting turns expected close contest into Lancashire canter
Lancashire, the specialists of one-day cricket, had their sight fixed firmly on a Lord's final as they moved so comfortably towards it with an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Surrey, with fourteen overs to spare, in a quarter-final of the NatWest
Andy Jalil
26-Jul-2000
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Andrew Flintoff - superb exhibition of stroke-play Photo © CricInfo |
Lancashire, the specialists of one-day cricket, had their sight fixed firmly
on a Lord's final as they moved so comfortably towards it with an emphatic
eight-wicket victory over Surrey, with fourteen overs to spare, in a
quarter-final of the NatWest Trophy.
Going by the performance of these two sides in the other competitions - they
are the top two teams in the county championship and while Lancashire are at
the bottom of Division One in the National League and Surrey on top of
Division Two - this fixture was expected to provide an exciting tussle and a
close finish.
Full postOutplay Pakistan by 57 runs: Sri Lanka lift U-17 Asia Cup
Karachi, July 25: Sri Lanka, displaying brilliant all-round performance, outplayed Pakistan by 57 runs to clinch the inaugural Under-17 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament at the National Stadium here on Tuesday
Khalid H. Khan
26-Jul-2000
Karachi, July 25: Sri Lanka, displaying brilliant all-round
performance, outplayed Pakistan by 57 runs to clinch the inaugural
Under-17 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament at the National Stadium here on
Tuesday.
The islanders, after winning the toss and electing to bat first on a
placid pitch, rattled up 230 in 44.3 overs.
The hosts, in reply, were bowled out for a disappointing 173 in 40
overs.
Sri Lankan captain Jehan Jayasuriya received the glittering winners
trophy from the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Lt Gen Tauqir
Zia, who was the chief guest at the final. The visiting team were also
awarded a cash award of Rs25,000, put up by Habib Oil Mills, who were
part sponsors of the 11-day tournament.
Full postConfident Surrey contained by spinners
Surrey justified their decision to bat first with an opening stand of 80 and then lost wickets to the turning ball as the combination of off-spinner Gary Yates and leg-spinner Chris Schofield rocked them back on their heels
Andy Jalil
26-Jul-2000
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Chris Schofield Photo © Graham Chadwick / AllSport |
Surrey justified their decision to bat first with an opening stand of 80 and
then lost wickets to the turning ball as the combination of off-spinner Gary
Yates and leg-spinner Chris Schofield rocked them back on their heels.
Alec Stewart had set the scoring pace early for Surrey with his confident
stroke-play and was well supported by Ian Ward. But having got off to a fine
start, Stewart, just one short of his half-century, attempted to square-cut
left-arm spinner, Gary Keedy but chopped the ball on to his stumps.
Hancock steers Gloucestershire to semi-finals
In his first NatWest Trophy match of the summer, Tim Hancock scored his maiden one-day century to steer Gloucestershire to a convincing 62 run win over Northamptonshire at Bristol
Kate Laven
26-Jul-2000
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Tim Hancock Photo © Gary M Prior / AllSport |
In his first NatWest Trophy match of the summer, Tim Hancock scored his maiden one-day century to steer Gloucestershire to a convincing 62 run win over Northamptonshire at Bristol.
The 28 year-old Gloucestershire vice-captain, who fractured his knuckle during fielding practice in the match against Zimbabwe last month, missed Gloucestershire's controversial start to their NatWest campaign.
Warwicks' big total is too much for Glamorgan
Nick Knight gained some consolation for his omission from the England squad for the next Test Match against West Indies by hitting a match-winning century for Warwickshire against Glamorgan in their NatWest Trophy quarter-final match at Birmingham
Staff and agencies
26-Jul-2000
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Nick Knight - his hundred took Warwicks into NatWest Trophy semi-final Photo © CricInfo |
Nick Knight gained some consolation for his omission from the England squad
for the next Test Match against West Indies by hitting a match-winning century for Warwickshire against Glamorgan in their NatWest Trophy quarter-final match at Birmingham.
The left-hander, who in spite of being recognised as a limited-overs specialist had missed the recent NatWest Series triangular tournament through injury, struck 118 runs in the victory by 81 runs. His 123 runs third-wicket partnership with Dominic Ostler (63) was the foundation of the 273-7 total.
Sri Lanka Under-17s trounce Pakistan Under-17s to clinch the Trophy
The anxiously awaited final between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the two top teams in the competition was played at the National Stadium Karachi
Col (Retd) Rafi Nasim
25-Jul-2000
The anxiously awaited final between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the two top teams in the competition was played at the National Stadium Karachi. The teams were evenly balanced and equally favourite, but at the end Sri Lanka proved superior in all departments of the game. Despite a batting collapse they piled up a challenging total of 230 to defeat Pakistan by 57 runs and clinch the trophy.
Sri Lanka opened with Ehsan Mutalib and Harish Ratnayke, playing aggressive cricket from the very beginning. Making use of Pakistan's careless and colorless fielding, they hit thrilling shots to the boundary rather too often.
Maintaining an impressive run rate of over 6, they took Sri Lanka to 69 for no loss in 10 overs. Continuing with the run spree, the two of them raised the score to 106 in 20 overs.
Following a well-planned strategy, the Sri Lanka youngsters were losing no opportunity of collecting runs. The run spree continued till the 1st wickets fell at 149. Ehsan Mutalip was out after scoring an adventurous 71. With Sri Lanka at 178 his opening partner Ratnayke was also back to the pavilion after playing an enterprising innings of 81 runs. The ouster of these two stalwarts set in a collapse for Sri Lanka.
Full postHampshire in control throughout
Having begun the season with high hopes after their overseas signing, the highest paid player on the county circuit, Shane Warne, and acquiring the services of Allan Mullally from Leicestershire, Hampshire would now have faced the possibility of
Andy Jalil
25-Jul-2000
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Dimitri Mascarenhas - delivered the decisive early blows Photo © CricInfo |
beat Middlesex convincingly
Having begun the season with high hopes after their overseas signing, the
highest paid player on the county circuit, Shane Warne, and acquiring the
services of Allan Mullally from Leicestershire, Hampshire would now have faced the possibility of ending the season with no significant achievement if they had made their exit from this quarter-final of the NatWest Trophy.
Now having despatched Middlesex so convincingly, by seven wickets, they stand just one step away from a place in a showpiece final.
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