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Chanderpaul double century in tour match
A double century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul and some less than convincing batting left New Zealand A 382 runs behind the West Indians with 6 first innings wickets standing at the end of the second of three days at Owen Delany Park, Taupo
Peter Hoare
06-Dec-1999
A double century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul and some less than convincing
batting left New Zealand A 382 runs behind the West Indians with 6 first
innings wickets standing at the end of the second of three days at Owen
Delany Park, Taupo.
Chanderpaul's innings was an essay in judgment and concentration. 112 not
out overnight, he rebuilt his innings from scratch on an overcast morning.
If the bowling was accurate, as it was more often than yesterday, he was
unconcerned. The bad ball would be awaited and dispatched. He gave one
chance, to Sinclair at point off Drum when he was 138
As might be expected of a short man, he is strong square of the wicket on
both sides, but also played some elegant and powerful front foot drives. He
passed 200 in mid afternoon with an untypically streaky boundary through a
vacant third man. In all he hit 34 fours. There was also a six, swept off
leg spinner Walker over mid wicket. He batted for 560 minutes and faced 391
deliveries.
Chanderpaul missed the test series against Australia earlier this year
through injury. The return of his skill, temperament and tenacity will be
valuable in a batting line up that was almost totally dependent on Lara even
in achieving a drawn series.
Full postSouth Queensland defeat North Queensland by 38 runs
The annual cricket contest between North Queensland and South Queensland was played at Harrup Park, Mackay over the week-end of 4th and 5th December
Warwick Torrens
06-Dec-1999
The annual cricket contest between North Queensland and South Queensland was played at Harrup Park, Mackay over the week-end of 4th and 5th December. Winning the toss South Queensland captain Craig Jesberg decided to take first use of the crease but the move backfired when Neill was bowled in the second over from the fourth ball he faced. But that ended the early success for North Queensland as Tony Dwyer and Brian May settled into a fine second wicket partnership which was dominated by the former.
On the dismissal of Dwyer at 112 Rynne joined May and 78 runs were added for the third wicket before May left, precipitating a minor middle order collapse but the innings was steadied as Jesberg joined Rynne to add 60 for the sixth wicket.
In a very fine display Dwyer was severe on anything loose and scored his runs from 78 balls faced. May on the other hand was much more sedate faced 146 balls while Rynne was there for 165 balls faced. Towards the end of the innings Toohey showed some useful form with the bat and remained unconquered when the innings closed, having faced 31 balls for his runs. North Queensland captain Kim Evetts sprang a surprise when he introduced slow left armer Stewart MacDonald to bowl the tenth over of the innings, replacing Brian Hawke. Hawke had been expensive early but later bowled with more economy.
MacDonald allowed only one run from his first over and then sent down a maiden but after that the batsmen treated him much more severely, though in his second spell he bowled four maidens, three of them in consecutive overs. Darren Frakes provided the vital break through with his medium paced deliveries and finished with the bowling honours. Craig Window also proved a handy change bowler, sending down four overs to capture two wickets in conceding just four runs. The South Queensland innings concluded shortly after four o'clock and North Queensland were left with 32 overs to face before stumps would be drawn.
Full postPunjab clinch first innings lead
Punjab has virtually booked its place in the semi finals of the Cooch Behar Trophy by taking the first innings lead against Orissa in a quarter final match at Jamshedpur today
06-Dec-1999
Punjab has virtually booked its place in the semi finals of the Cooch Behar Trophy by taking the first innings lead against Orissa in a quarter final match at Jamshedpur today. With the Cooch Behar Trophy being played over three days there is hardly any scope for teams to recover after a first innings deficit.
At the Telco Club Ground, Punjab resumed at 53-1 and overnight batsmen RS Ricky and Yuvraj Singh took the score to 110 before Singh was dismissed for 38 with the partnership worth 97. Although Punjab were in a spot of bother at 165-5, they managed to overhaul Orissa's first innings total of 250 with seven wickets down and posted a score of 316 thanks to regular contributions down the order. Four batsmen got scores in the 30's not to speak of extras which numbered 35. Ricky top scored with 76 (106 balls, 13 fours and a six). DR Patnaik took four wickets for Orissa.
At stumps Orissa had raced to 92-1 in 18 overs with S Mohanty playing a cameo of 38 in 34 balls (six 4's). Biswa Mohapatra on 44 and N Behera on 5 were manning the crease.
Full postHaryana registers innings victory
Rohtak: Devastating bowling by medium pacer Joginder Sharma helped Haryana to beat Himachal Pradesh by an innings and 21 runs on the second day of the Vijay Merchant cricket tournament here on Monday
Anil Gulati
06-Dec-1999
Rohtak: Devastating bowling by medium pacer Joginder Sharma helped
Haryana to beat Himachal Pradesh by an innings and 21 runs on the
second day of the Vijay Merchant cricket tournament here on Monday.
Batting first after winning the toss, Himachal Pradesh was in deep
trouble from the very start of the innings. Opener Subash was bowled
by skipper Joginder Sharma when the batsman had scored only one
run. His opening partner Ramnik was also dismissed cheaply. He could
score only 10 runs. Only Pankaj Thakur who batted three hours played a
defiant knock of 44 in 134 balls. The innings folded at 115. Joginder
Sharma bagged 6 wickets for 38 runs.
Haryana also started in the same fashion losing opener Kuldeep Diwan
for a duck. At 61, Haryana had lost five wickets at draw of stumps on
the opening day. But Haryana's lower order batsmen fought back on the
second day to carry the total to 215. Dharmender contributed 46 with
the help of seven boundaries whereas skipper Joginder Sharma scored
35. Haryana gained a lead of 100 runs. For Himachal Pradesh, Sachin
Rana and Pankaj Thakur took 4 and 3 wickets respectively.
The Himachal batsmen surrendered without resistence in the second
knock. It was Joginder Sharma once again who spread havoc right from
the word go. He struck in the 1st, 3rd, 7th and 9th overs of the
innings to have the visitors reeling at 12 for 4. The innings folded
at 79. Joginder captured 6 wickets at the cost of 29 runs while
Kuldeep Diwan bagged 4 for 13.
Full postBihar call the shots against Tamil Nadu
Bihar took a stranglehold of their Cooch Behar quarter final match against Tamil Nadu at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur today
06-Dec-1999
Bihar took a stranglehold of their Cooch Behar quarter final match against Tamil Nadu at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur today. Gaining the first innings lead after recovering from a precarious situation, they were in a position to press for an outright victory.
Replying to TN's 188, Bihar (overnight 62-4) slipped to 97-6 before Aamir Hashmi proceeded to rescue the innings with two valuable partnerships. He added 55 for the 7th wicket with keeper MS Dhoni (40) and then a match turning 118 for the 8th wicket with captain Vikash Kumar (65). Hashmi was last out for 94 in the 121st over as Bihar totalled 299, a healthy lead of 111. Vidyuth Sivaramakrishnan who top scored with 60 for TN was in the thick of the action again, picking up the last five wickets to finish with 5-75 in 31.2 overs.
TN lost the wicket of Vikram Kumar for 8 in their second essay and finished the day at 26-1 off 7 overs, still 85 behind. V Kudawla on 13 and R Prasanna on 5 were holding the fort.
Full postMorale boosting win for Indians
India on Sunday completed their first victory of their 1999/2000 Australian tour, defeating New South Wales by 93 runs this afternoon
Rick Eyre
05-Dec-1999
India on Sunday completed their first victory of their 1999/2000
Australian tour, defeating New South Wales by 93 runs this
afternoon. The final three wickets fell in 27 minutes after the tea
adjournment.
Under overcast and humid conditions, NSW batted slowly through the
pre-lunch session on the final day. Needing 222 today to win, the
Blues scored just 42 runs in two hours for the loss of one wicket,
going to lunch at 106 for two. Though a batting lineup capable of 180
in four hours was still in the pavilion, it was obvious it would
require a major change in attitude from what was on display in the
morning.
Nightwatchman Gavin Robertson (10) added two runs to his overnight
score before being trapped lbw not playing a shot by a Srinath
delivery which nipped in slightly from the off. Umpire Simon Taufel,
who had been the genesis of much Indian angst in the final overs
yesterday, gave the decision and NSW were 80 for two.
Greg Hayne brought his maiden first-class half-century from his 85th
delivery, achieved from 84 runs scored by his side.
Full postOntong helps Boland take charge
Centurion: In a display of style and maturity Justin Ontong helped Boland to two easy batting points and himself to an impressive first-class half century as the visitors continued to dominate their Super Eights A Section match against Northerns
Trevor Chesterfield
05-Dec-1999
Centurion: In a display of style and maturity Justin Ontong helped
Boland to two easy batting points and himself to an impressive
first-class half century as the visitors continued to dominate their
Super Eights A Section match against Northerns yesterday.
A far more organised and professional looking-side since their last
visit to SuperSport Park a year ago, Boland were seven-three ahead in
the bonus points race on day two of the opening round of the series.
With day one all but washed out and the need to establish some sort of
batting mastery, Ontong led from the front to score a career best 78
as the visitors reached 253 for seven when bad light forced an early
closure.
With Steve Palframan his partner, Ontong held firm against some
hostile bowling from Greg Smith, Steve Elworthy and David Townsend
during an impressive batting performance which added 161 runs to help
Boland out of trouble after being a beleaguered 79 for five.
Full postNatal struggle on rain-marred first day
Durban: Natal battled to 136 for five on a rain-marred first day of their four-day match against the English tourists at Kingsmead on Friday, with John Kent and Ross Veenstra keeping them afloat when play was called off at 3.30 pm
Ken Borland
05-Dec-1999
Durban: Natal battled to 136 for five on a rain-marred first day of
their four-day match against the English tourists at Kingsmead on
Friday, with John Kent and Ross Veenstra keeping them afloat when play
was called off at 3.30 pm.
With rain delaying the start of play by an hour and Natal fielding an
under-strength side, the few fans that braved a murky Kingsmead did
not have much to enthuse about. The highlight of the day was the
74-run fourth-wicket partnership either side of lunch between captain
and Test hopeful Dale Benkenstein and the highly promising former SA
under-19 star, Kent.
With Andy Caddick producing the same quality bowling that went cruelly
unrewarded in the first Test, England were always in control, although
the stand between Benkenstein and Kent, which came off just 124 balls,
threatened to change that.
Benkenstein, after a shaky start, had gone fluently to 45 before the
erratic Alex Tudor won an lbw decision from umpire Wilf Diedericks
when he cut a short delivery back into the home captain's pads. It was
left to the 20-year-old Kent to soldier on to the close, reaching his
50 two balls before an early tea, from which the players never
returned, was taken.
Full postChanderpaul ton puts West Indies in charge
West Indies were 266-3 at the end of the first day of three playing New Zealand A in the opening first class fixture of their tour
Peter Hoare
05-Dec-1999
West Indies were 266-3 at the end of the first day of three playing New
Zealand A in the opening first class fixture of their tour. The game is
being played at Owen Delaney Park Taupo, perhaps the only first class ground
in the world with a snow capped, active volcano as part of the skyline.
The highlight of the day was an unbroken partnership of 111 between
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ricardo Powell which combined vintage Caribbean
strokeplay with a circumspection often absent from recent performances.
The West Indians chose to omit three players who seem certain of a place in
the first test which begins in Hamilton in eleven days time. Captain Brian
Lara, opener Sherwin Campbell and fast bowler Franklyn Rose were left out of
a starting XI picked with a view to giving fringe players a chance to stake
their claim.
New Zealand A made one change from the team that played England A in
Christchurch, dropping medium pace allrounder Wayne Wisneski in favour of
leg spinner Brooke Walker.
Full postPunjab dismiss Orissa on opening day
In a three day quarter final of the Cooch Behar Trophy at the Telco Club Ground in Jamshedpur, Punjab were 53-1 at stumps after having dismissed Orissa for 250 in 70.2 overs
05-Dec-1999
In a three day quarter final of the Cooch Behar Trophy at the Telco Club Ground in Jamshedpur, Punjab were 53-1 at stumps after having dismissed Orissa for 250 in 70.2 overs. The Orissa innings was founded upon a 85 run 4th wicket stand between Baliar Singh (55) and Nilanjan Behera (71). S Mohanty was unbeaten on 42 after leading a tailend rally that produced 71 runs for the last two wickets. For Punjab, Sandeep Sanwal was the most successful bowler with 4-85. After losing opener Manish Sharma for 4 in the 7th over, RS Ricky (16 not out) and captain Yuvraj Singh (21 not out), who scored a century in the Ranji Trophy this season against Haryana, took Punjab safely through to stumps.
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