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England accuracy and discipline restricts West Indies on good batting pitch
England turned in a sound bowling and fielding performance in restricting the West Indies to 195 for nine wickets in their innings in the final group match of the NatWest Series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham
John Ward
20-Jul-2000
Trent Bridge, lunchtime: West Indies 195 for nine; England to bat
England turned in a sound bowling and fielding performance in restricting
the West Indies to 195 for nine wickets in their innings in the final group
match of the NatWest Series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
Chris Gayle and Chris Adams got into the thirties, but the accurate, disciplined England bowlers allowed none of the batsmen to take charge. Craig White was the leading wicket-taker with three, but it was essentially a typical team effort.
Full postBreathtaking finish - Stewart's gallant innings is not enough
Alec Stewart's gallant century was not enough to stop West Indies winning by three runs in a breathtaking finish to the last qualifying match before the final of the NatWest Series
Andy Jalil
20-Jul-2000
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Ramnaresh Sarwan - promise of greatness Photo © AllSport |
Alec Stewart's gallant century was not enough to stop West Indies winning by
three runs in a breathtaking finish to the last qualifying match before the
final of the NatWest Series.
In the closest finish to a game in this series, West Indies kept their nerve
as England's batsmen scrambled for runs in the final over. Stewart, whose
brilliant batting form has continued, bringing him a second successive
century, and becoming only the fifth England player to do so in limited-overs
cricket, guided his side throughout the innings, chasing a modest target of
196.
King's decisive spell
Full postEngland warm up for final with thrilling contest
England warmed up for Saturday's NatWest Series final against Zimbabwe by narrowly losing a thrilling contest to the West Indies by just 3 runs - Alec Stewart remaining not out on exactly 100
Dave Bracegirdle
20-Jul-2000
England warmed up for Saturday's NatWest Series final against Zimbabwe by
narrowly losing a thrilling contest to the West Indies by just 3 runs - Alec
Stewart remaining not out on exactly 100.
Having restricted the visitors to 195-9 from their 50 overs England were
expecting to pick up their fourth straight win of the competition.
Somerset's Marcus Trescothick began in the same confident manner which has
accompanied his entry into the international fold, driving Reon King through
the covers off the first ball of the innings. A second boundary in the over
and another in Mervyn Dillon's first over (courtesy of a Franklyn Rose
misfield) immediately put the West Indies on the back foot but in the third
over they came close to dismissing Alec Stewart.
Full postTrading in ducks destroyed Bahrain
The match commenced at the National Bank Ltd
Abdul Shakeel & Akhtar Amin Khan
20-Jul-2000
Bangladesh Vs Bahrain
The match commenced at the National Bank Ltd. Ground in Karachi. The manner in which the Bahrain's team showed its incompetence and lack of courage to face the Bangladesh bowling indicated it to be a one sided affair. To the horror of cricket fans the match designed to last 90 overs finished in less than 20 overs, with Bangladesh defeating Bahrain by 10 runs.
The Bahrain's innings was a touch and go affair. They had more ducks in the team than players, letting 6 of them loose to walk about in the field and search for a pond to dip in.
Except for Haroon Naseer who was run out after playing a thrilling knock of 35 in 29 balls, the remaining players fell like the autumn leaves. The second highest being Asif Siddique with 5 runs. The whole side crumbled for 52 in 13.4 overs. Sharif ul Islam grabbed 4 wickets for only 2 runs while Talha Jubair clinched 3 for 25.
Full postSunny sky, good pitch and West Indies batting
For once, sunny skies greeted the cricketers as England took on West Indies in the final group match of the NatWest Series
john Ward
20-Jul-2000
For once, sunny skies greeted the cricketers as England took on West Indies
in the final group match of the NatWest Series. The pitch has a greenish
tinge but is expected to be good for batting, with perhaps some movement
early on, no doubt the reason England put West Indies in to bat on winning
the toss. A good crowd is expected, with 14,000 tickets having been sold in
advance.
Although the result of this match has no direct bearing on Saturday's final at Lord's between England and Zimbabwe, a great deal of pride is still at stake. England are very keen to win this match and finish top of the group table, ahead of Zimbabwe. For their part, West Indies, set for elimination. will be determined to make their departure from the series on a high note and add to their solitary point, gained in their first encounter with England when rain stopped play with West Indies very much on top.
West Indies, though, are having to play without the talents of Brian
Lara, whose long-standing hamstring strain requires a rest, and Ramnaresh
Sarwan will replace him, making his one-day international debut; in addition
Franklyn Rose comes in for Nixon McLean. For England, Paul Franks makes his
debut on his home ground, replacing Andy Caddick, who is rested. The teams
are as follows:
Full postEngland pleased with progress
After 30 overs of the West Indian innings at Trent Bridge in the last of the group matches in the NatWest Series, England could be well pleased with their progress
John Ward
20-Jul-2000
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Mark Ealham - two early wickets Photo © John Dawson |
Accurate bowling - fine fielding
Trent Bridge, 30 overs: West Indies 101 for three (Adams 13, Sarwan 20)
After 30 overs of the West Indian innings at Trent Bridge in the last of the
group matches in the NatWest Series, England could be well pleased with
their progress. They restricted the tourists, who were without Brian Lara,
to 101 for three wickets, thanks to persistently accurate bowling backed by
some fine fielding. Two of the wickets fell in quick succession to the
steady medium-pacer Mark Ealham.
Full postWest Indies go out with honour, Stewart stranded
West Indies, eliminated from the final, nevertheless finished with honour by recording a thrilling three-run victory over England at Trent Bridge
John Ward
20-Jul-2000
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Alec Stewart stranded on second century as West Indies win Photo © AllSport |
Trent Bridge, close of play: West Indies 195 for nine; England 192 all out
West Indies, eliminated from the final, nevertheless finished with honour by
recording a thrilling three-run victory over England at Trent Bridge.
After fine English bowling and fielding had reduced the tourists to 195 for nine
in their allotted 50 overs, England enjoyed a confident opening partnership
of 46. Then three quick wickets to Reon King, helped by a fine run-out,
brought about a collapse. However Stewart, with useful contributions from the all-rounders, kept England in the hunt until the end.
Full postWest Indies fight-back
A superb West Indian fightback has brought to life this final group match of the NatWest Series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham
John Ward
20-Jul-2000
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Andrew Flintoff is out to Reon King; wickets with successive balls Photo © AllSport |
Match in balance
A superb West Indian fightback has brought to life this final group match of
the NatWest Series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. After fine English
bowling and fielding had reduced the tourists to 195 for nine in their
allotted 50 overs, England enjoyed a confident opening partnership of 46.
Then three quick wickets to Reon King, helped by a fine run-out, brought
about a collapse. After 30 overs, Alec Stewart was still there with 30, and
most of England's hopes of victory rest on him. The match is in the
balance.
Full postPakistan Under-17s splendid victory over Nepal Under-17s
The match commenced at the United Bank Ground Karachi with Nepal taking a disastrous start losing 4 wickets with only 14 runs on the board
Kashif Jamshaid & Shafiq Ahmed
20-Jul-2000
Pakistan Vs Nepal
The match commenced at the United Bank Ground Karachi with Nepal taking a disastrous start losing 4 wickets with only 14 runs on the board. The Pakistan bowling being too good for them to face, the whole team was out for 67 runs in 28.5 overs.
Amit Shrestha was the only batsman who showed the courage to hold the crease and score some runs. He faced 58 balls to score a face saving 23 including 2 fours, before being trapped LBW by Zulifqar Ali. With 19 runs Mr. EXTRAS was the 2nd highest. No other batsman reached the double figures. Najaf Shah and Munir Ansari shared 3 wickets each.
Pakistan gave a big shock to Nepal by capturing the target in 15 overs without losing a wicket. The openers Salman But (27) and Khalid Latif (32) made up the target with the help of 10 extras. Having piled up 69 without loss, Pakistan registered a splendid win over Nepal by 10 wickets.
Full postDebutant McGarry worries Worcester
Paul Pollard and a determined innings by David Leatherdale took Second Division front-runners Worcestershire to 232-7 in their championship match against Essex at Chelmsford
Staff and agencies
19-Jul-2000
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Paul Pollard - highest score for Worcester Photo © CricInfo |
Paul Pollard and a determined innings by David Leatherdale took Second
Division front-runners Worcestershire to 232-7 in their championship match
against Essex at Chelmsford. They came together at 75-3 and shared a
fourth-wicket partnership of 117n in 49 overs.
Pollard followed his two half-centuries in the previous game by making 77,
his best score for Worcestershire since coming to them from Nottinghamshire
two years ago. He was at the crease for 255 balls in 315 minutes before
falling to 18 year-old fast bowler Andrew McGarry in his first championship
match. Leatherdale was equally adamant in scoring 62 with five fours and a
six. McGarry had a happy debut - he had been brought into the team only
because Ashley Cowan and Ricaldo Anderson were injured - in bowling 16 overs
for just 29 runs. His first seven overs cost 11 runs during the course of
which he had Philip Weston caught and in his third dismissed Ryan Driver,
and concluded by having Pollard l.b.w.
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