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Surrey shift into top gear at The Oval
Ally Brown struck Surrey back on top of their top-of-the-table championship battle with Yorkshire at The Oval
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14-Jul-2000
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Ally Brown batters Yorkshire Photo © AllSport UK |
Ally Brown struck Surrey back on top of their top-of-the-table championship
battle with Yorkshire at The Oval. He attained the 24th hundred of his career from only 106 deliveries with one six and eight fours - in doing so he became the first batsman to score a hundred against the Yorkshire bowling in any tournament this summer.
His 144 runs partnership with Nadeem Shahid tilted the balance in favour of Surrey who ended with a 304 runs lead at 320-7. Nightwatchman Ian Salisbury stayed around for 16 more overs and with Ian Ward put Surrey ahead. With 30 minutes play gone rain interrupted the match.
Full postMiddlesex put their case - where it matters - on the pitch
By making their second highest score of the season against Glamorgan at Southgate, Middlesex underlined their own appeal against the deduction of points for the perceived poor condition of the pitch
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14-Jul-2000
By making their second highest score of the season against Glamorgan at
Southgate, Middlesex underlined their own appeal against the deduction of
points for the perceived poor condition of the pitch.
The appeal will be lodged on Monday. Whereas 18 wickets fell on the first day since then Glamorgan have scored 219 to which Middlesex have replied with 374. The Glamorgan's first-wicket partnership has remained unbroken with 69 runs to their credit. Justin Langer (61) was out soon after Middlesex started the day at 130-1.
Andrew Strauss and Mark Ramprakash started the fight back but did not last long. Owais Shah and Paul Weekes came together before lunch but afterwards both were soon out. Tail-enders Angus Fraser and Richard Johnson showed that the pitch had no real terrors in adding 82 untroubled runs.
Full postKent get the better of Derbyshire batting
Min Patel showed once again why he had been England's spinner as he took five wickets for Kent in their championship match against Derbyshire
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14-Jul-2000
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Min Patel - Yes, he is still around and doing well Photo © John Dawson |
Min Patel showed once again why he had been England's spinner as he took five wickets for Kent in their championship match against Derbyshire. His 5-65 from 30 overs included three wickets in fourth deliveries as Derbyshire plunged from 153-3 to 191-9 at which point Tim Munton and Kasir Shah offered some resistance to take their team into 239-9.
Without the injured Rob Bailey the batting is clearly vulnerable. Trailing by 99 runs at the halfway point Derbyshire lost Michael Di Venuto to the second ball as he was caught at the wicket.
Full postDay belongs to Sussex
Michael Bevan scored the 44th first-class hundred of his career in giving Sussex a good grip on their Division Two championship match with Essex
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14-Jul-2000
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Mark Bevan - second century of the season Photo © CricInfo |
Michael Bevan scored the 44th first-class hundred of his career in giving
Sussex a good grip on their Division Two championship match with Essex. His
second hundred of the season put Sussex 231 runs ahead at 243-5. He was
unbeaten on 105 at close having received good support from Chris Adams (53)
and Robert Martin-Jenkins (37) in a day that belonged to Sussex.
The Australian struck two sixes and nine fours in his almost 270 minutes at the
crease. Adams,who hit two sixes and five fours in just 83 balls at the crease, shared with Bevan in a stand of 103 runs in 29 overs. His innings ended to a magnificent one-handed catch at first slip by Stuart Law. After which Ronnie Irani was l.b.w to Tony Cottey first ball.
Full postKiwis count on victory
New Zealand A have fought back to have victory within their grasp over Hampshire at Portsmouth
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14-Jul-2000
New Zealand A have fought back to have victory within their grasp over
Hampshire at Portsmouth. Set to score 337 (the biggest innings of the
match)the tourists need to score only 144 more runs with 8 wickets in hand.
Mark Richardson (85) and James Marshall (69) punished a below-strength
county side. The former hit eight boundaries in 163 balls at the crease. The
more sedate Marshall was missed twice and was out to the next-to-last over
of the day after batting for 255 minutes with seven boundaries in his
highest score of the tour to date.
The visitors closed at 193-2 after Hampshire had been put out for 285 with Kendall hitting 92 and Udal 85 in the face of effective bowling - Lance Hamilton (4-85).
Full postGloucestershire bowlers put to the sword
Northants' Australian-born Jeff Cook scored a century in only his second championship match as Gloucestershire's bowlers were put to the sword at Cheltenham
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13-Jul-2000
Northants' Australian-born Jeff Cook scored a century in only his second championship match as Gloucestershire's bowlers were put to the sword at Cheltenham.
The 28-year-old who spent seven years in England qualifying as a "home" player reached his hundred off 139 balls. By the close he was on 113 and Northants were 387 for four in sight of a maximum five batting points for the second time this season.
Winning the toss was vital on the College Ground which had been running with water 48 hours before. Although the pitch itself had been kept relatively dry it was slow and flat, ideal for the day of attrition Northants' skipper Matthew Hayden planned when he won the toss.
Full postYorkshire hold advantage at The Oval
Ryan Sidebottom (5-40) - the fifth time he has taken five wickets or more in recent weeks - put runners-up Yorkshire in a strong position against Division One championship leaders Surrey at The Oval
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13-Jul-2000
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Ryan Sidebottom - yorker puts Yorks on top Photo © AllSport |
Ryan Sidebottom (5-40) - the fifth time he has taken five wickets or more in
recent weeks - put runners-up Yorkshire in a strong position against Division One championship leaders Surrey at The Oval.
England recruit Matthew Hoggard (4-70) supported him in bowling out the host county for just 226. The situation would have been even worse if Martin Bicknell and Ian Salisbury had not put on 73 runs for the eighth wicket.
Opener Ian Ward did not score until the tenth over, by which time his partner, Mark Butcher, had been caught at the wicket off Hoggard. Nadeem Shahid (36), quite new to the first team, batted with confidence until Sidebottom's yorker uprooted his off-stump.
Full postCox and Bowler put Somerset in command
Jamie Cox and Peter Bowler put Somerset in command of the County Championship first division match at Taunton
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13-Jul-2000
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Jamie Cox - season's best 171 for Somerset Photo © AllSport UK |
Jamie Cox and Peter Bowler put Somerset in command of the County Championship first division match at Taunton. The pair dominated the second day's action with a third wicket stand of 199 in 64 overs, as Somerset closed on 370-6 in repsonse to Lancashire's 239.
Somerset captain Cox struck a season's best 171 before falling to Joe Scuderi, Lancashire's most successful bowler, three overs from the finish.
Full postGloucestershire left with sense of inferiority
Northants ended the second day at Cheltenham looking for a convincing win over Gloucestershire to lift them clear of the bottom rung of the second division
13-Jul-2000
Northants ended the second day at Cheltenham looking for a convincing win over Gloucestershire to lift them clear of the bottom rung of the second division.
A decisive breakthrough in the evening session saw them reduce the home side of 77-4 still 466 behind on a College Ground wicket showing signs of wear.
Having built their first innings score of 543 around the meaty blows of their England-qualified Australian Jeff Cook as he made 137 in four and a half hours, Northants then found the right mix of pace and spin to leave Gloucestershire with a sense of inferiority.
Full postZimbabwe's batting collapse is to England's bowlers credit
After a fine 49-run partnership between Andy Flower and Stuart Carlisle, Zimbabwe collapsed in degrading fashion against England's third-string bowling attack for 114 all out
John Ward
13-Jul-2000
Old Trafford, teatime: Zimbabwe 114 (38.3 overs); England to bat
After a fine 49-run partnership between Andy Flower and Stuart Carlisle,
Zimbabwe collapsed in degrading fashion against England's third-string
bowling attack for 114 all out. It was an disappointing display, but all
credit to England, who exerted the pressure early on which caused the fragile
nerves of the Zimbabweans to fail them. They set themselves up for their
first victory of the tournament.
Flower flourishes for a while
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