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Jasvir, Sriwastava, share honours
Put in to bat, Haryana were 189 for six off 67 overs at stumps on the third day of their Group C Ranji Trophy Super League match against Uttar Pradesh at the Vishwarkarma college stadium in Rohtak on Monday
07-Feb-2000
Put in to bat, Haryana were 189 for six off 67 overs at stumps on the third day of their Group C Ranji Trophy Super League match against Uttar Pradesh at the Vishwarkarma college stadium in Rohtak on Monday.
Play was washed out on the first two days and the match finally commenced after lunch on the third day. Opening bowler Shallabh Sriwatsava, fresh from his exploits with the victorious Indian Under-19 team in Sri Lanka quickly dismissed Jitender Singh (5) but skipper Parinder Sharma (30) and Jasvir Singh (94) added 70 runs for the second wicket off 22.5 overs. Then Sriwastawa took three more wickets to cause a sharp middle order collapse and Haryana slid to 118 for five. Their fortunes were revived with Jasvir and wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra adding 64 runs off 18.4 overs for the sixth wicket. Jasvir was out just before close for a fighting 94. He batted almost four hours, faced 182 balls and hit 14 fours. But he had to share the day's honours with Sriwastava who took four wickets for 76 runs off 26 overs.
Full postWest Indies Domestic: Wallace hangs tough
Port-of-Spain - With the tremendous resolve of a man on a mission, Philo Wallace compiled a century of immense quality here yesterday
06-Feb-2000
Port-of-Spain - With the tremendous resolve of a man on a
mission, Philo Wallace compiled a century of immense quality here
yesterday.
But the gutsy revival Barbados staged for four resilient hours
against Trinidad and Tobago, was ruined in the space of eight
disastrous minutes towards the end of the day.
The end result was that Barbados, having erased a first innings
deficit of 87, were back in perilous waters, leading by 129 with
four second innings wickets in hand ahead of the final day of
this final preliminary match.
They could have had another three had it not been for the drama
in the last five overs.
Full postLeewards come up short again!
The Leeward Islands are once again scrapping the bottom of the barrel after a keenly contested match Busta Cup match this past weekend at the Antigua Recreation Ground
Zach Kenworthy, The Anguillian
06-Feb-2000
The Leeward Islands are once again scrapping the bottom of the
barrel after a keenly contested match Busta Cup match this past
weekend at the Antigua Recreation Ground. In an attempt to stir
up some motivation within the team, the selectors made a few
changes that proved to be of no use. Stuart Williams, due to
injury, and Colin Cannonier, due to personal circumstances, were
replaced by Anguillian Alex Adams and Antiguan Wilden Cornwall.
Ricky Christopher also made his debut after the in form Carl
Tuckett fell sick with fish poisoning.
Upon winning the toss, Guyanese captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul
asked the Leewards to bat on a pitch that looked as if it would
help the pacers early. This proved to be a wise decision as the
first three wickets fell for just 54 runs. Adams (14) and
Cornwall (22) were both impatient and were caught off the bowling
of Reon King. Wickets fell at regular intervals as both King (4
for 40) and Mahendra Nagamootoo (4 for 51) bowled with venom and
rip. Only a 64 run partnership between skipper Ridley Jacobs (60)
and Warrington Phillip (33) added some respectability to the
Leeward,s scorecard of 221 all out.
In Reply the Guyanese started badly. Nicholas DeGroot was struck
by Ambrose and it was confirmed overnight that his hand was
broken and his fellow opener Azemul Haniff was dismissed for just
4. Quite similarly to the Leeward's first innings wickets fell
regularly. Only Keith Semple (51) and captain Shivnarine
Chanderpaul (83) managed substantial scores. Semple batted with
grit and determination and Chanderpaul looked like he was
regaining form as he grew in confidence with every shot he
played. Despite his class display, Chanderpaul,s men were
dismissed well short of the Leeward,s first innings total for
just 204. Christopher took 4 for 47 on his debut and was ably
supported by fellow pacer Kerry Jeremy who claimed 3 scalps.
In an attempt to build on their first innings lead, the Leeward
Islanders lost their footing and crashed to 136 all out. It was
another poor batting display by some talented men. The only
partnership of any merit was between openers Adams (34) and
Cornwall (21) who were both dropped early. Adams, however, was
questionably adjudged lbw by umpire Eddie Nicholls and looked
somewhat dejected as he trailed back to the pavillion. King (3
for 43) once again bowled well and Nagamootoo took his match
tally to 8 wickets as he claimed 4 for 45.
Full postTamil Nadu hold advantage
Tamil Nadu held a distinct advantage at stumps on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League match against Saurashtra at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Sunday
06-Feb-2000
Tamil Nadu held a distinct advantage at stumps on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League match against Saurashtra at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Replying to the home team's imposing first innings total of 471, the visitors were a very shaky 189 for five at close of play.
In fact, Saurashtra reached this score only because of two notable partnerships. After openers Vasanth Kumar and AA Merchant were out with only 16 runs on the board, Saurashtra recovered, thanks to a third wicket stand of 92 runs off 20 overs between skipper Sitanshu Kotak (35) and PJ Bhatt (61). While Kotak faced 68 balls and sent four of them to the ropes, Bhatt faced 85 balls and had eight boundary hits.
Just when Saurashtra seemed to be making a fitting reply to Tamil Nadu's first innings total, medium pacer S Mahesh struck twice, having Kotak caught behind the wickets by Reuben Paul and bowling BM Jadeja in quick succession. And when off spinner Aashish Kapoor bowled Bhatt, Saurashtra were in dire straits at 122 for five.
However FU Bambhani and HJ Parsana then came together for the second notable stand of the innings and by close had added 67 runs off 18.4 overs during an unbroken sixth wicket partnership. Parsana was the more aggressive of the two and by close had faced 53 balls and hit six fours and a six in his 39, while the more obdurate Bambhani had faced 64 balls and had hit two fours in his 23.
Full postMumbai take firm grip
Adopting a methodical approach, Mumbai had taken a firm grip on their Ranji Trophy Super League match against reigning champions Karnataka by stumps on the second day at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Sunday
06-Feb-2000
Adopting a methodical approach, Mumbai had taken a firm grip on their Ranji Trophy Super League match against reigning champions Karnataka by stumps on the second day at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Sunday. Replying to Karnataka's first innings score of 209, Mumbai replied with 322 for eight wickets at close.
Having obtained an advantage on the opening day by dismissing Karnataka for a modest total, Mumbai consolidated, thanks to invaluable contributions from their first three batsmen, Wasim Jaffer, Amit Pagnis and Jatin Paranjpe, and Mumbai received a bonus when No 8 batsman RV Pawar hit a bright 45.
Jaffer and Pagnis countered the varied Karnataka attack of medium pacers Dodda Ganesh and Mansoor Ali Khan and spinners Sunil Joshi and Yalvigi with some fine batting. The openers put on 125 runs off 40.2 overs before Jaffer, the more aggressive of the two was out for 72. He faced 125 balls and hit ten of them the ropes.
Joshi then brought Karnataka back into the game when in successive overs, he dismissed Pagnis (54 off 135 balls with seven fours) and Amol Muzumdar (0). Vinod Kambli, in buoyant mood, hit a breezy 22 off 20 balls with one four and two sixes. Joshi then dismissed skipper Sameer Dighe (11) and Amit Dani (4) in successive overs and Karnataka had recovered some ground by reducing Mumbai, after their great start, to 214 for six.
Full postPunjab quickly in command
Punjab wasted little time in bowling and batting themselves into a commanding position in their Ranji Trophy Super League match against Hyderabad on Sunday
06-Feb-2000
Punjab wasted little time in bowling and batting themselves into a
commanding position in their Ranji Trophy Super League match against
Hyderabad on Sunday. At stumps on the second day at the PCA stadium in
Mohali, Punjab, after dismissing Hyderabad for 117 runs in their first
innings, had replied with 127 for two.
Play on the opening day on Saturday had been restricted to 32 minutes
because of rain. Resuming at 17 without loss, Hyderabad found the seam
attack of Sandeep Sharma and Gagandeep Singh too hot to handle and
they were shot out in just 49.3 overs. Nandakishore was the first to
go and he was followed by VVS Laxman. Skipper Md Azharuddin was run
out for one off seven deliveries. Thereafter wickets fell in a heap
and only a gallant 31 by Vanka Pratap at No 7 saw Hyderabad cross the
three figure mark. Pratap, who came in at 54 for five, was ninth out
at 114. Sandeep Sharma finished with three for 36 while Gagandeep
Singh had figures of five for 49.
When Punjab batted, they lost the in form skipper Vikram Rathour (15)
and Under-19 World Cup hero RS Sodhi (20) with only 56 runs on the
board. Both wickets were taken by medium pacer NP Singh. However, RS
Ricky and Pankaj Dharmani added 71 runs for the unbroken third wicket
off 26 overs to give Punjab the lead. Ricky, another prominent member
of the Under-19 World Cup squad, was unbeaten with 50 at close. He has
so faced 127 balls and hit five of them to the ropes. Dharmani, a
consistent run getter this season, has so far faced 81 balls for his
33, hitting two fours.
Full postDelhi's top order clicks
Good work by the Delhi top order saw them score 279 for five at close of play on the second day in their Ranji Trophy Super League match against Rajasthan at the Ferozshah Kotla grounds on Sunday
06-Feb-2000
Good work by the Delhi top order saw them score 279 for five at close of play on the second day in their Ranji Trophy Super League match against Rajasthan at the Ferozshah Kotla grounds on Sunday.
After the first day on Saturday had been washed out, Delhi won the toss and elected to bat. They lost A Choppra (11) at 32 but for the rest of the day, the home team's batsmen dominated. First Ashu Dani (82) and G Gambhir (33) added 60 runs for the second wicket off 23.2 overs. After Gambhir's departure, Dani and skipper Ajay Sharma (52) put on 63 runs for the third wicket off 18.2 overs. Dani was third out at 155 after having faced 171 balls and hitting eleven fours. Sharma and Virendra Shewag then consolidated by increasing the score by 75 runs during a fourth wicket association that lasted 14.3 overs. While Sharma faced 105 balls and hit seven fours in his 52 before he was run out, the in form Shewag faced just 66 balls for his 64, hitting nine fours. Mithun Minhas (16) and Vijay Dahiya (2) were the not out batsmen when stumps were drawn.
Full postBaroda hold all the aces
Baroda held all the aces at stumps on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League match against Bihar at the IPCL sports complex ground in Baroda on Sunday
06-Feb-2000
Baroda held all the aces at stumps on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League match against Bihar at the IPCL sports complex ground in Baroda on Sunday. The home team scored 499 in their first innings, shot out Bihar for 119, enforced the follow on and had taken three second innings wickets for 74 at close.
It was totally Baroda's day. Resuming at 360 for six, they did well to get to almost 500. HR Jadhav was chiefly responsible for this. On six overnight, Jadhav, when the innings ended, was unlucky to be left high and dry on 98. He faced 134 balls and hit 13 fours and a six. With VN Buch (39) he added 83 runs for the ninth wicket off 21.2 overs and then with last man IK Pathan (4) he increased the score by 46 runs off just 5.2 overs. The wickets were shared by the seamers Dhiraj Kumar (6 for 167) and M Diwakar (4 for 125).
Bihar's first innings was a fair disaster. They lost wickets at regular intervals and only a defiant 31 by wicketkeeper MS Dhoni and a rollicking 34 by No 10 batsman Dhiraj Kumar, who faced 38 balls and hit six fours, saw Bihar reach three figures. Z Khan was the wrecker-in-chief taking five wickets for 43 off 9.5 overs but he received able support from his new ball partner RB Patel (2 for 38) and IK Pathan (3 for 31).
Following on 380 runs behind, Bihar lost two wickets for six runs, but opener N Ranjan (38 not out) and skipper Sunil Kumar (26) added 48 runs for the third wicket. However, Bihar still face an uphill task.
Full postAustralia go one-up in Rose Bowl
The Australian Southern Stars carried on today where they left off against England
Rick Eyre
06-Feb-2000
The Australian Southern Stars carried on today where they left off against
England. Fresh from a 4-0 clean sweep against the English women, Australia
scored a thirteen-run victory over New Zealand today at Albert Ground,
Melbourne, to take a one-nil lead in the three-match series.
The Rose Bowl is the annual symbol of Trans-Tasman supremacy in women's
cricket, with New Zealand the defending title holders.
An even hundred by veteran New Zealand opener Debbie Hockley was not enough
as the visitors were dismissed for 167 chasing Australia's 9/180 - captain
Belinda Clark contributing 69.
For the fifth time in five one-day internationals this season, Clark,
Australia's most-capped captain, won the toss. She elected to bat first,
but New Zealand made an early breakthrough when Rachel Pullar had Lisa
Keightley trapped lbw in the eighth over of the day for 3.
Full postWest Indies Domestic: Barbados all out for 196
Port-of-Spain - If it were a cricketing crime to give away wickets with loose strokes, most of Barbados' front-line batsmen would have been arrested, charged and convicted here yesterday
Haydn Gill
05-Feb-2000
Barbados 196, T&T 36-2
Port-of-Spain - If it were a cricketing crime to give away wickets with
loose strokes, most of Barbados' front-line batsmen would have been
arrested, charged and convicted here yesterday.
The offenders, in chronological order, were captain Philo Wallace,
Sherwin Campbell, Roland Holder, Ryan Hurley and Hendy Bryan.
In order to avoid an outright defeat and be assured of a place in the
Busta Cup semifinals, they will now need to escape at the rate in which
prisoners have been getting away from Trinidad's Golden Grove Prison in
the last six months.
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