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India Domestic: Orissa prevail in keen battle for lead
A keen battle for the first innings highlighted the second day's play in the Cooch Behar Trophy pre-quarter-final between Orissa and Andhra at the Telco Club ground on Thursday
Partab Ramchand
02-Dec-1999
A keen battle for the first innings highlighted the second day's play
in the Cooch Behar Trophy pre-quarter-final between Orissa and Andhra
at the Telco Club ground on Thursday. Ultimately despite a gallant 103
by skipper YV Rao, Andhra were all out for 231, falling 23 runs short
of the Orissa total. For Orissa, S Mohanty shone taking six for 50.
Resuming at 18 for two, Andhra were 79 for four. But Rajkiran and Rao
added 73 runs for the fifth wicket before the former was out for
31. Wickets thereafter fell at regular intervals but Rao stood firm
until he was eighth out at 214. Rao batted 208 minutes, faced 178
balls and hit 15 of them to the ropes. Mohanty who had Rao leg before
then took the last two wickets to finish with a rich haul. He was
well supported by S Rath who took three for 56. In the remaining time,
Orissa stretched their overall lead to 109 by scoring 86 for three
from 26 overs in their second innings. Opener Mahapatra hit a bright
52 off 75 balls with eleven hits to the fence.
Full postIndia Domestic: Orissa take the upper hand
The knockout stage of the Cooch Behar Trophy, a state level tournament for Under 19 cricketers, opened at Jamshedpur today
02-Dec-1999
The knockout stage of the Cooch Behar Trophy, a state level tournament
for Under 19 cricketers, opened at Jamshedpur today. There are ten
teams in the fray and while six have got a bye into the quarters, the
remaining two places are up for grabs in the two pre quarterfinals
that began today. In the match between Andhra and Orissa at the Telco
Cricket Ground, Orissa had the edge despite being bowled out on the
first day for 254. They struck back at the end of the day to leave
Andhra at 17-2.
After Orissa lost the toss and were put in, Biswa Mohapatra dominated
an opening stand of 58, of which his partner Baliar Singh contributed
only four. It eventually turned out to be the best stand of the
innings. Mahapatra top scored with 71 (83 balls, 12 4's and a 6). S
Biswal with 47 and N Behera with 54 also chipped in but the honours
clearly belonged to Andhra off spinner Mohammed Faiq who took 6-85 in
33.4 overs. Orissa new ball bowlers Mohanty and Patnaik took a wicket
apiece as Andhra stuttered to 17-2 in 14 overs. Taher Hussain with 6
and VVV Appa Rao on 1 were manning the crease.
Full postMatch poised for keen finish
The Cooch Behar Trophy pre-quarter-final match between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar is poised for a keen finish
Partab Ramchand
02-Dec-1999
The Cooch Behar Trophy pre-quarter-final match between Uttar Pradesh
and Bihar is poised for a keen finish. At stumps on the second day of
the match at the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur on Thursday, UP held an
overall lead of 168 runs with one wicket in hand. Bihar were all out
for 138 in reply to UP's first innings total of 163. UP in their
second knock were 143 for nine at close.
Resuming at 70 for five, Bihar fell short of the UP total by 25 runs
despite valuable knocks by T Pratap (34) and MS Dhoni (30). But UP in
their second innings ran into an inspired spell from Satendra Mishra
and were 63 for five. Vinay Sharma (19) and skipper M Tripathi (54)
retreived the situation a bit with a sixth wicket partnership of 44
runs. Tripathi was out to the last ball of the day. He was bowled by
Kumar after batting 103 minutes, facing 88 balls and hitting five
fours and a six. Mishra finished the day with four for 56.
Full postIndia Domestic: Match intriguingly poised
Uttar Pradesh took on Bihar at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur today for a place in the quarter final of the Under 19 level Cooch Behar Trophy
02-Dec-1999
Uttar Pradesh took on Bihar at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur today
for a place in the quarter final of the Under 19 level Cooch Behar
Trophy. The match was evenly poised at close of play with UP reducing
Bihar to 70-5 after having been bowled out for 163.
UP won the toss and quickly slumped to 12-3 and then 32-4. A Pandey
and A Tewari spared UP's blushes with a 5th wicket stand of 92 but
from 124-4 UP again collapsed to 163 all out. Pandey was undefeated on
95 and he and Tewari (31) were the only two to reach double
figures. Aman Verma and Ashu Sharma triggered a Bihar counterslump as
they slipped from 57-1 to 58-5 in 5.2 overs. At stumps A Hashmi on
nought and T Pratap on 11 were at the crease.
Full postSarwan, Hinds to the rescue
Georgetown: A fine 89 from Ramnaresh Sarwan and a solid 68 by Ryan Hinds saved West Indies A from complete collapse on the opening day of the second and final four-day Test against India A at Bourda yesterday
01-Dec-1999
Georgetown: A fine 89 from Ramnaresh Sarwan and a solid 68 by
Ryan Hinds saved West Indies A from complete collapse on the
opening day of the second and final four-day Test against India
A at Bourda yesterday.
The hosts, who won the toss and batted in ideal conditions,
rallied to 227 for eight at the close with Sarwan being dismissed
off the penultimate ball of an absorbing day's play.
The total represented a good recovery, engineered by the righthanded Sarwan and left-handed Hinds after the home team slumped
to 60 for four at lunch.
Guyanese Sarwan, 19, who struck a six, a five and 12 fours in 285
minutes, shared a face-saving 137-run fifth-wicket partnership
with the Barbadian Hinds, the West Indies Youth World Cup
skipper.
Full postSanjeev Sharma again shines with the bat
With Rajasthan opting for batting practice, their four day Central Zone Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh at Meerut ended in a tame draw on Monday
Partab Ramchand
30-Nov-1999
With Rajasthan opting for batting practice, their four day Central
Zone Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh at Meerut ended in a
tame draw on Monday.
Resuming their second innings at 154 for two, after gaining a first
innings lead of 64 runs, Rajasthan batted the whole day and were 392
for six when stumps were finally drawn. Former Indian opening bowler
Sanjeev Sharma, who is playing as a professional for Rajasthan this
season continued his good form with the bat. Among the runs this
season, Sharma who scored 78 not out in the first innings, remained
unbeaten with 100 at close. Coming in at No 7, Sharma batted almost
three hours, faced 164 balls and hit eleven of them to the ropes. With
AM Dave (27) Sharma dominated an unbroken seventh wicket partnership
of 143 runs from 40.2 overs. Earlier overnight not out batsmen A Mehra
(46) and Kuldeep Singh (92) added 132 runs for the third
wicket. Kuldeep batted a shade over four hours, faced 195 balls and
hit eleven fours. Useful contributions also came from captain
Krishnakumar (34) and S Bhatia (30).
On Sunday, opening bowlers Krishnakumar (4 for 32) and Shamser Singh
(3 for 40) helped Rajasthan dismiss UP for 224 negating the gallant
efforts of Md Saif (65) and opener Manoj Mudgal (74).
Full postAlas, they had noted the pace and bounce of wicket
Perth, Nov 28: Australia truncated proceedings in the final Test bringing the curtain down on the series shortly before tea on the third day
A. Jalil
29-Nov-1999
Perth, Nov 28: Australia truncated proceedings in the final Test
bringing the curtain down on the series shortly before tea on the
third day. With it, they also brought relief to the visiting team and
those present with the interest of Pakistan's cricket at heart.
The humiliation of watching their side sliding rapidly towards an
ignominious defeat would not have been easy for the players to bear,
it would only have prolonged the agony. That they went down to the
world's finest present-day cricket team was of no consolation.
Pakistan had their chances earlier in the series which they squandered
but in this Test they were simply no match for Australia. There is, of
course, no doubt and widely acknowledged that the uniqueness of the
pitch here in Perth has a major influence on a team's performance. No
where in the world is there a wicket which can hold claims to the
bounce and pace of this exceptional strip.
It is for that reason alone that it requires a little bit of a change
in the thought process. This is one ground where it is difficult to
get used to conditions if you haven't played on it before. It demands
a disciplined approach from batsmen and bowlers alike. Those who can
adapt their game a little are rewarded, those with poor patience or
chinks in their defence are quickly exposed.
Full postQueensland coast to ten wicket victory
As expected, Queensland applied the finishing touches to a comfortable ten wicket win over India in the tour match between the teams at the 'Gabba in Brisbane on Monday
John Polack
29-Nov-1999
As expected, Queensland applied the finishing touches to a comfortable
ten wicket win over India in the tour match between the teams at the
'Gabba in Brisbane on Monday. Play on the fourth and final day of the
match spanned a period of just 95 minutes as Stuart Law (60*) and
Jimmy Maher (20*) took easy toll of an attack understandably lacking
in inspiration.
Whilst neither batsmen was necessarily all that impressive, there were
no real alarms at any stage for the Queenslanders and their pursuit of
the meagre 81 runs required for victory was relatively effortless in
its nature. Indeed, the only hint of a threat came in the form of a
heavy shower which forced the players from the field for 25 minutes
when the home team was placed at 0/58. Even though he was not
especially impressive and was repeatedly beaten by Venkatesh Prasad in
the course of one over in the middle of the innings, Law's decision to
promote himself to the unfamiliar opening role afforded him the sort
of valuable time in the middle that he has rarely enjoyed this season
and he set about polishing off the target without ever encountering
too much discomfort.
Together with a very sedate Maher, his work this morning capped off
just over three days of excellent cricket from the Bulls, a fine all
round batting and bowling exhibition allowing them to dictate the
terms of this match from early on Friday.
For as impressive as the Queenslanders proved, however, this was also
a decidedly mediocre beginning to India's tour. Whilst it should be
mentioned in their defence that this Queensland team is possibly the
strongest of all the State sides in Australia at present, there is
precious little about which to be positive for the tourists at the end
of this game.
Full postNorth Queensland Under-19s come out superior
The annual cricket match between the Under 19 teams of the North Queensland Cricket Alliance and the South Queensland Cricket Conference was concluded today at the ground of Queensland Cricket, the Allan Border Oval at Albion
Warwick Torrens
29-Nov-1999
The annual cricket match between the Under 19 teams of the North Queensland Cricket Alliance and the South Queensland Cricket Conference was concluded today at the ground of Queensland Cricket, the Allan Border Oval at Albion. After a tight contest the match was won narrowly on the first innings by North Queensland, the margin being seven runs.
Leading run scorer of the match was Michael Sternberg, a Northsiders player in the Ipswich Association. Michael recorded the only half century of the week end in scoring 68 and followed his good form in the Schaefer Shield last week end and earlier in the South Queensland Under 19 championships for the O'Dea Shield. The leading run scorers for North Queensland were Troy Webster of Gladstone and Barry Weare of Cairns each of whom scored 47 in their teams winning total.
The wickets were well shared amongst the bowlers of both teams with the best figures being produced by Barry Weare. Bowling late in the South Queensland innings he finished with three wickets at a cost of seven runs. Townsville allrounder Jonathon Reinders sent down sixteen overs to finish with three wickets for 40. For South Queensland Ben Geiger of St George took the honours with three wickets for 26. Paceman Nathan Madsen of Ipswich sent down twenty-one over to capture three for 72. Slow left armer Paul Milne of Ipswich, showing the benefit of his just completed season of League cricket in England, sent down thirty over to concede just 50 runs but was rewarded with only one wicket, that of Clermont opener Reece Williams.
At the conclusion of the match a Queensland Country Under 19 team was announced. This team will meet the Queensland Under 17 team at Allan Border Field, Albion on 6th, 7th and 8th December. The team is:-
Full postHyderabad complete a quick demolition job
Hyderabad needed less than 10 overs to wrap up their South Zone Ranji Trophy league tie against Kerala by nine wickets at the REC Ground in Kozhikode today
28-Nov-1999
Hyderabad needed less than 10 overs to wrap up their South Zone
Ranji Trophy league tie against Kerala by nine wickets at the REC
Ground in Kozhikode today. With this win they move to the top of
the zonal points table with 21 points from three matches.
Last evening Hyderabad had already lopped off 51 runs from their
victory target of 124, for the loss of one wicket. The overnight
batsmen, Nandakishore and Vinay Kumar stepped on the accelerator
today to wallop 76 from just 56 balls to terminate the match,
extending their unbroken stand to 103.
Yesterday Kanwaljit Singh became the highest wicket taker for
Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy in the course of his spell of 5-63
in Kerala's second innings. He now has 269 wickets in 88 matches,
ahead of Arshad Ayub's 266 in 68.
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