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Srinivas and Md. Khan recovered Andhra
Noor Md
Blessington Thomas
17-Oct-1999
Noor Md. Khan [90*] and Srinivas 83 put Andhra in a strong position in the
South Zone - 22 for the P Ramachandra Rao Memorial Trophy between hosts
Hyderabad and Andhra being played here at the ECIL ground on day-1 of the
three days match.
Andhra lost three wickets in quick time 20 minutes to lunch but the fourth
wicket partnership between stocky Noor Mohd. Khan and I Srinivas added a
solid 152 in 193 minutes off 43 overs, both batsmen rotating the strike
evenly. Srinivas was out 30 minutes from close of play when he failed to
keep his off-drive down the ground, he was consumed by Karthik at covers off
the bowling of off-spinner Arjun Yadav who was the most successful bowler of
the seven Hyderabad bowlers who tried their arm.
In the morning, in the 6th over, opener Ravi Kumar missed an intended pull
shot off Amresh Kumar and was missed to be hit in the abdomen was retired at
score reading at 12 after 6 overs.
Nagini Kumar was caught brilliantly at Extra-cover by Anirudh Singh off
Nagaraju, half-hour to lunch for a well struck 57. he was soon followed to
yet another brilliant catch this time by Nagaraju off the bowling off Arjun
Yadav at short mid-on. Andhra's third wicket fell in the last over to lunch
when Prasad Reddy was consumed by Amresh Kumar of Arjun Yadav at the Score
of 97 for 3 in 34.4 overs.
Full postNatal slip up after good start
A Loose Natal batting display saw the home side squander a great chance to put themselves in a match-winning position on the second day of their SuperSport Series cricket match against Boland at Kingsmead on Friday
Ken Borland
16-Oct-1999
A Loose Natal batting display saw the home side squander a great
chance to put themselves in a match-winning position on the second day
of their SuperSport Series cricket match against Boland at Kingsmead
on Friday.
After a brilliant opening stand of 88 between Mark Bruyns and Doug
Watson, Boland snapped up five wickets for 111 runs to leave Natal
still 107 runs short of their first innings score of 306 all out at
the close.
Boland resumed their first innings yesterday morning on 215 for five
and former Indian batsman Pravin Amre (71 not out) saw them to a total
that was no more than adequate on a pitch offering the bowlers little
assistance. His gritty innings lasted over three hours and he also
struck 11 sweet boundaries.
Ross Veenstra and Lance Klusener, who was not at his best with the
ball, shared four of the wickets to fall in the morning session, while
Shaun Pollock finally got reward for some fine bowling when he had
last man Charl Willoughby caught by Jonty Rhodes, the all-rounder's
figures of one for 54 off 35 overs showing the dominance he enjoyed
over the batsmen.
Full postStrydom century puts Border in strong position
Pieter Strydom's 125 followed by penetrative seam bowling put Border exactly where they wanted to be after two days of this match
Keith Lane
16-Oct-1999
Pieter Strydom's 125 followed by penetrative seam bowling put Border
exactly where they wanted to be after two days of this match.
Strydom's innings - which should have ended when he was dropped on 11
on Thursday - was the product of 306 minutes at the crease in which he
faced 244 and hit 16 fours and two sixes. His major partner was Laden
Gamiet, with whom the Border captain shared 126 runs for the sixth
wicket.
Strydom and Gamiet are both habitual risk takers, and both perished in
that fashion when they were caught at fine leg by Andre Nel. Strydom's
dismissal came via a brilliant diving catch as Nel sprinted in from
the boundary, while Gamiet merely shoved a catch down the fielder's
throat.
But with Strydom in command, Border were able to make the most of an
ordinary overnight score of 283-5. They kept the pressure on early in
Easterns' reply by reducing them to 85-5 before Pierre de Bruyn and
Anthony Pollock regained some of their side's lost ground with a
sixth-wicket stand of 57 which ended when Pollock was caught behind
off Tyron Henderson for 40.
Full postSantosh's Knock goes in vain
Hyderabad are to blame themselves for the over-cautiousness in batting
Blessington Thomas
16-Oct-1999
Hyderabad are to blame themselves for the over-cautiousness in
batting. chasing a modest 161 runs in 50 overs at an asking rate of
3.22 runs per over.
The first four wickets adding 68 runs in 34.1 [205 Balls] overs,
after a fairly good start of 53 in 134 balls between the openers
Radhakrishna [21] and B Avinash Pai [19]. G Sanjay Patel consumed
precious overs in scoring 3 runs off 32 balls. In all the 2nd, 3rd,
4th, 5th and 6th wicket pairs have done very little to force the pace
adding a Pathetic 29 runs in 17.5 overs between them.
Only skipper Santosh Yadav and Faiz Ahmed showed some semblence of
victory in the partnership of 69 runs for the 7th wicket in 72 balls
when the former was finally consumer at deep-mid wicket by Srinivas
Prasad of the bowling of Shahabuddin for a gallant [52], Santosh
Reached to 52 with a huge 6 over long off, pershing the next ball.
after Santosh's departure, Hyderabad needed 12 runs from 7 balls,
Venugopala Rao bowling the last over, with Hyderabad needing 11 from 6
balls, could not make it in the end as Venugopala Rao scalped last
three wickets in his last four balls, thus Hyderabad fell short by six
runs, while Andhra winning the encounter by 5 runs in the end.
Earlier Andhra put in to bat first scored 160 in 47.3 overs. At the
half-way mark they were 89 for 5 wickets. After an early loss of
Nagini Kumar at 3 in the second over, opener Srinivas and Prasad Reddy
[29] repaired the innings with a 38 run partnership for the second
wicket.
Full postNatal Fought Back in the final session
It was hardly the most inspirational of opening days at Kingsmead yesterday as Boland dawdled to 215 for five in easy batting conditions on day one of Natal's first home SuperSport Series match of the season
Ken Borland
15-Oct-1999
It was hardly the most inspirational of opening days at Kingsmead
yesterday as Boland dawdled to 215 for five in easy batting conditions
on day one of Natal's first home SuperSport Series match of the
season.
With a powerful pace attack (Pollock, Klusener, Baptiste and Veenstra)
and no regular spinner in the line-up, Natal captain Dale Benkenstein
opted to bowl first after winning the toss, hoping to take advantage
of early morning conditions at Kingsmead that normally assist the
seamers. But with clear skies overhead, whatever grass was on the
pitch quickly withered under the sun and it was the Boland batsmen who
held the upper hand for most of the day. But oh!, did they take their
time about it.
Their inexperienced openers, Craig Wilson educated at Maritzburg
College and James Henderson, did well to take Boland to within
half-an-hour of lunch with their stand of 54. Henderson, the more
fluent of the two on his way to 35, fell as soon as West Indian
quickie Eldine Baptiste came on to bowl, edging the perfect
away-swinger to a left-hander low to second slip.
But Boland were well-placed at lunch (68 for one), Wilson looking very
solid and reminding one of the recently-retired Kepler Wessels, while
Louis Koen was set. But instead of the expected golden period of
batting after that, with the Natal attack tamed by the conditions,
Boland never dominated the bowling. Wilson and Koen never attempted to
push the scoring rate along and, content to occupy the crease, they
added just 68 runs in the 31 overs between lunch and tea. The Natal
bowlers stuck to their task well but their enthusiasm was clearly
dampened by the surprising lack of assistance from the pitch.
Full postSSS: Border v Easterns at East London, Day One
Wayne Wiblin's 80 in four hours off 207 balls and including 10 fours was perhaps not the most attacking innings from a batsman who likes nothing better than lashing leather with willow
Telford Vice
14-Oct-1999
Wayne Wiblin's 80 in four hours off 207 balls and including 10 fours was perhaps not the most attacking innings from a batsman who likes nothing better than lashing leather with willow. But it was a vital intervention in an innings that was on the skids at 70-3.
Not that Easterns did not deserve their advantage. Andre Nel's first eight overs cost as many runs and he had Botha caught behind into the bargain, while Phil Simmons used his experience in posting a first spell of 2-13 off eight.
The rot stopped with Wiblin and Mark Boucher, who shared 84 runs in their defiant fourth-wicket partnership before left-arm spinner Ant Botha sent Boucher packing. He was replaced by a batsman of equally impressive backbone, Border captain Pieter Strydom, and Border's rehabilitation was completed with a fifth-wicket stand of 78.
Wiblin eventually tossed away his opportunity to score what would have been his sixth first-class century with a ragged drive which saw him caught behind, but his job was done.
Full postHyderabad Strike Back
After being dismissed for 197, Hyderabad struck back by taking four Andhra wickets for 53 runs by stumps on the first day of their Ghulam Ahmed Trophy under-19 cricket match in Hyderabad on Sunday.Hyderabad were well placed at lunch with the
Blessington Thomas
12-Oct-1999
After being dismissed for 197, Hyderabad struck back by taking four Andhra wickets for 53 runs by stumps on the first day of their Ghulam Ahmed Trophy under-19 cricket match in Hyderabad on Sunday.Hyderabad were well placed at lunch with the scoreboard reading 128 for three. In fact they lost the wicket of Ibrahim Khaleel (40) to the penultimate ball before lunch after he had added 76 runs for the third wicket.
He was adjudged leg before by N R Pai, a verdict which came as a surprise to the batsman.After the fall of opener Avinash Pai (75) at 150 in the 54th over, Hyderabad lost its remaining batsman for a mere 47 runs. They were happily positioned at 151 for three at one stage.In the remaining time Hyderabad struck back to claim Andhra's top order batsmen.It is a do or die situation for Hyderabad as they are very much behind in the points tally. A draw will take Andhra to the knockout stage, while Hyderabad has to win this encounter with full eight points to qualify for the knock-out stage to take second or third spot.
Full postNorth West v KwaZulu-Natal at Potchefstroom, match report
SUPERSPORT Series minnows North West fought back bravely against the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins at Potchefstroom yesterday in front of a noisily appreciative crowd of more than 1 000 people
Patrick Compton
12-Oct-1999
DAY 1
SUPERSPORT Series minnows North West fought back bravely against
the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins at Potchefstroom yesterday in front of
a noisily appreciative crowd of more than 1 000 people.
Facing an intimidating Dolphins total of 504-3 declared, the
Dragons made decent progress towards achieving their follow-on
target of 355, finishing on 258-6. The visitors may still be in
charge, but they were made to work hard in the hot Potch sun
yesterday.
The home side owed a great deal to their elegant middle-order
batsman, Glen Hewitt, who struck his maiden first-class century.
Considering that he couldn't make the side last season, the
26-year-old from Johannesburg was a revelation, playing a
succession of lovely strokes on an admittedly flat pitch
designed to break the hearts of bowlers. He needed some luck,
somehow surviving a huge shout for lbw off Klusener, a caught
behind appeal off Dale Benkenstein and being caught behind off a
Ross Veenstra no-ball. But in general he looked well in command.
Full postAndhra take Lead
Andhra were well placed at close of play on the second day of their South Zone under-19 cricket match for the Ghulam Ahmed Trophy against Hyderabad at Hyderabad on Monday
Blessington Thomas
12-Oct-1999
Andhra were well placed at close of play on the second day of their South Zone under-19 cricket match for the Ghulam Ahmed Trophy against Hyderabad at Hyderabad on Monday. After taking a first innings lead of 37 runs, Andhra took six Hyderabad second innings wickets for 111 runs by stumps.Hyderabad are ahead by only 74 runs with four wickets in hand and Andhra look all set to take eight points from the match on the final day tomorrow.
Raj Kiran [53] and Md Faiq [66] helped Andhra get past Hyderabad's total for their team to get the vital first innings lead. They added 91 runs for the eighth wicket.
Resuming at 53 for four, Andhra lost their captain Y Venugopala Rao who was leg before to Indrasekhar Reddy at 76 after adding 39 runs with his younger brother Gnangeswara Rao off 19.1 overs. Half an hour later, Gnaneswara Rao also departed, caught at gully by Raghuram Janak in Arjun Yadav's third over for a well made 33 inclusive of two fours and a six off Arjun Yadav over long-on.
Dimunative Zakir Baig joined Raj Kiran at 92 for 6 and they added a valuable 28 runs for the seventh wicket off 11.5 overs. Zakir Baigh was then neatly caught at short leg by Shashank Nag off Indrasekhar Reddy for 12. At 120 for 7 off 59.1 overs Andhra were in danger of folding up before lunch. But luck favoured Andhra, as Raj Kiran was dropped by the bowler Arjun Yadav when the batsman was 2 in Andhra's total of 79/5. Thereafter, he batted sensibly to take his team into the lead in the company of Md. Faiq. Raj Kiran was eighth out at 211 after a job well done.
Full postEasy win for Australians in warm-up
The Australians completed a convincing 244-run victory over the ZCU President's XI at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, after tea on the third day
John Ward
11-Oct-1999
The Australians completed a convincing 244-run victory over the
ZCU President's XI at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, after tea on
the third day. They completely dominated the final day's play
until easing off late in the final innings. The day's highlights
included some superb bowling by Damien Fleming and an impressive
fighting innings of 47 by Greg Lamb for the home team in the face
of great adversity.
Steve Waugh's 54th career century, cut short on 99 overnight, was
delayed by a maiden over by John Rennie; it was not until the
first ball of Rennie's next over that he was able to drive him
straight for two to bring up three figures. It took him 109
balls, and one could almost say that he was warmly applauded by
both spectators, so thin was the Bulawayo Monday morning 'crowd'.
They continued to accumulate, with Mark Waugh twice playing
skilful late cuts for four off Rennie and then driving Brandes
magnificently to the extra-cover and then the long-off boundary
to bring up the 300-run lead.
When Greg Lamb came on to bowl his slow medium-pace, Steve hit
him for four and a massive six over midwicket, and next over even
Brandes got the treatment, hit over his head for six and then a
one-bounce four over mid-on. Both batsmen were now hitting at
everything, with power taking precedence over technique. Steve
reached his third fifty off 33 balls, but when on 152 sent up a
steepling skyer off Lamb, only for Brandes at midwicket to
misjudge it completely, close to the sun, and the chance went
down, with the batsman already having walked ten metres back
towards the pavilion.
Brandes made up for his lapse shortly afterwards, holding a
mishit at extra cover off the bowling of Mbangwa. Steve had made
161 off 146 balls, and the score was 255 for three. Mark was
then on 90, and it took him another 25 minutes before he hit
Mbangwa wide of mid-on to reach his 72nd first-class century off
155 balls. Still the declaration did not come, as Mark and Ian
Healy continued to take their net practice in the middle. Mark
eventually fell for 116 to a catch by Mark Vermeulen near the
midwicket boundary off the gentle off-spin of Trevor Gripper,
making the total 303 for four.
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