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Walsh superlative again on a day that wickets fall
Courtney Walsh showed what the West Indians had been missing in the NatWest Series
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24-Jul-2000
Courtney Walsh showed what the West Indians had been missing in the NatWest
Series. He returned to the side for the Vodafone Challenge match against
Yorkshire at Leeds and took 5-19 in 16 overs of high-class bowling.
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Courtney Walsh - high-class bowling cuts through Yorkshire's lower-order Photo © CricInfo |
The Jamaican, who aims to improve on his 467 wickets when the Third Test Match
starts at Manchester, came back to the attack to dismiss the last three
county batsmen in five balls. The raw Yorkshire batting, of whom John Inglis
and Scott Richardson were making their first appearance, could not cope with
Walsh on a pitch favourable to his bowling.
Full postPakistan qualify for U-17 Asia Cup final
Karachi, July 23: Pakistan, as expected, moved into the final of the Under-17 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament after chalking up a crushing 10- wicket victory over the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) at the National Stadium here on Sunday
Khalid H. Khan
24-Jul-2000
Karachi, July 23: Pakistan, as expected, moved into the final of the
Under-17 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament after chalking up a crushing 10-
wicket victory over the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) at the National
Stadium here on Sunday.
In fact, the second semi-final proved to be a mismatch as the hosts
totally outclassed the relatively inexperienced ECB side.
Had Pakistani bowlers not conceded as many as 36 extras, the match
could have been over well before the scheduled lunch interval.
However, openers Khalid Latif and skipper Salman Butt, who had carried
Pakistan to 48 for no loss in nine overs prior to lunch, completed the
formalities within 20 minutes after the break as the home side reached
89 in 15 overs in reply to ECB's 85 all out.
Full postSri Lanka cruise into U-17 final
Karachi, July 22: Sri Lanka scored a relatively easy win over Bangladesh to cruise into the final of the Under-17 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament at the National Stadium here on Saturday
23-Jul-2000
Karachi, July 22: Sri Lanka scored a relatively easy win over
Bangladesh to cruise into the final of the Under-17 Asia Cup Cricket
Tournament at the National Stadium here on Saturday.
The islanders' opponents for Tuesday's final will be decided tomorrow
when hosts Pakistan face the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) in the
second semi-final.
Sri Lanka, who were sent in by Bangladesh skipper Nafees Iqbal, built
their score of 214 around a solid opening stand of 71 between Ishan
Mutalip (36 off 82 balls with four fours) and the left-handed Haresh
Ratnayake (32 off 60 balls with two fours).
The impetus to the Sri Lankan innings was provided by Man-of-the-Match
Jeewan Mendis, who made 42 off 41 deliveries with four boundaries.
Mendis and all-rounder Prasad Ranawaka (28 off 21 balls with three
fours) were involved in a sixth-wicket partnership of 50 in 36 balls
as the final 10 overs of the innings realized 87 runs.
Full postWith an easy victory over UAE Under-17s Pakistan Under-17s land into the finals
Sri Lanka having already sailed into the finals of the championship, it was now Pakistan's turn to join them being the other top team in the competition
Col (Retd) Rafi Nasim
23-Jul-2000
Sri Lanka having already sailed into the finals of the championship, it was now Pakistan's turn to join them being the other top team in the competition. Emirates, the new entrants in the game were not expected to create any hurdles in Pakistan's passage to the finals.
Batting first UAE had a disastrous start. Not being able to withstand the fiery attack of Altaf Hussain and Najaf Shah, UAE lost 5 wickets for 36 runs. The tumbling of wickets continued till the whole team was out for 85. With 36 Mr. EXTRAS was the highest contributor to the total as against Mohammad Abdullah who was the top scorer with 15. The UAE innings collapsed because their batsmen did not apply themselves. The team appeared in some sort of a hurry.
Facing the easy target of 86 runs to win, Pakistan was 48 for no loss by lunch.
Resuming after lunch the batsmen continued with the run spree playing one shot to the boundary after the other. While they dominated the field, the fielders were feeling absolutely miserable. Convinced of their defeat they were not putting in the efforts to check the shots heading towards the boundary.
Full postSurrey overwhelm Nottinghamshire
Graham Thorpe's unbeaten century was the main factor in Surrey's defeat on Nottinghamshire by 127 runs with just under ten overs remaining at Guildford - a victory which has extended their lead at the top of Division Two of the National League
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23-Jul-2000
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Graham Thorpe - fifth century in competition Photo © Paul McGregor |
Graham Thorpe's unbeaten century was the main factor in Surrey's defeat on
Nottinghamshire by 127 runs with just under ten overs remaining at Guildford - a victory which has extended their lead at the top of Division Two of the National League.
The England left-hander contributed 126 n.o. to Surrey's 273-3 from 45 overs, which was the highest score made against Nottinghamshire in the League this summer. The visitors were then bowled out for 146 in 35.2 overs.
Durham upset Warwicks
Durham's victory over Second Division promotion contenders Warwickshire at Birmingham was hardly expected as it was only their third in the National League
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23-Jul-2000
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Simon Katich - determined innings on slow pitch Photo © Paul McGregor |
Durham's victory over Second Division promotion contenders Warwickshire at
Birmingham was hardly expected as it was only their third in the National
League. Simon Katich (64) was top-scorer in a 198-6 total which was 50 runs
more than Warwickshire made in their third consecutive defeat at home.
Neil Killeen and Ian Hunter decided the outcome effectively in an initial spell
in which the hosts were 46-4. Trevor Penney and Dougie Brown (30) added 38
runs in ten overs but both were out to John Wood. In a fine Durham fielding
performance Paul Collingwood took three catches - that to dismiss Brown
being outstanding.
Gloucs survive early setbacks to beat Kent
Jack Russell celebrates his 37th birthday next month, but there is no sign of his talent or enthusiasm waning
Richard Latham
23-Jul-2000
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Jack Russell - age does not wither his infinite variety Photo © Stamp Publicity |
Jack Russell celebrates his 37th birthday next month, but there is no sign
of his talent or enthusiasm waning. The former England wicketkeeper took a sensational catch and hit a typically chirpy half-century to ensure Gloucestershire kept up the pressure on Worcestershire and local rivals Somerset at the top of the National League.
The home side made it a winning end to the Cheltenham Festival by overhauling Kent's moderate 199-6 with five wickets and more than four overs
to spare.
Middlesex win closes history on county ground at Portsmouth
Paul Weekes hit the second ball of the last over from Shane Warne to the long-on boundary to bring Middlesex a four-wicket victory over Hampshire in the Second Division of the National League and to bring to an end over a century of county cricket at
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23-Jul-2000
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Robin Smith - may miss NatWest Trophy quarter-final Photo © Hants CCC |
Paul Weekes hit the second ball of the last over from Shane Warne to the
long-on boundary to bring Middlesex a four-wicket victory over Hampshire in
the Second Division of the National League and to bring to an end over a
century of county cricket at the United Services ground in Portsmouth.
The result was in line with current form as Middlesex have now won five of ten
matches and Hampshire lost eight of nine. Bearing in mind that these same two
teams clash in the quarter-final of the NatWest Trophy at Lord's on Tuesday,
Justin Langer invited the home county to bat first when he won the toss in
front of some 2,500 spectators.
Essex eke out six-run win over Derbyshire
Essex won their third consecutive victory in the National League as they beat Derbyshire by just six runs in a close conclusion at Chelmsford
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23-Jul-2000
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Nasser Hussain - back, in form, for Essex Photo © CricInfo |
Essex won their third consecutive victory in the National League as they
beat Derbyshire by just six runs in a close conclusion at Chelmsford. Nasser
Hussain, who was in the Essex side for the first time in a month, was top scorer
with 47 in a score of 203-8.
He was more cautious than usual and took 87 balls in his innings, but he hit a six over mid-wicket off medium-paced Tom Lungley as well as four fours. Stephen Peters (38) and Paul Grayson (37 n.o. from 35 balls) contributed most to the total.
Leics outplay Lancashire
Leicestershire's convincing victory by seven wickets at Grace Road has given Lancashire a very clear prospect of relegation from the First Division of the National League just a year after they had won the title
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23-Jul-2000
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Ben Smith - took Leics to victory Photo © Mike Finn-Kelcey / AllSport |
Leicestershire's convincing victory by seven wickets at Grace Road has given
Lancashire a very clear prospect of relegation from the First Division of
the National League just a year after they had won the title.
They reached their target with 8.1 overs remaining after Aftab Habib (63) and Ben Smith (54 n.o.) had put on 133 runs in 27 overs for the third wicket. The
visitors, who had been put into bat, stuttered to 162-9 - their last seven
wickets going down for 58 runs in 14 overs.
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