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Andrew Hall saved South Africa's blushes in their opening World Cup warm-up match against Ireland at the Frank Worrell Ground in Trinidad

Allround Hall saves South Africa

Half-centuries from the two Taylors helped England hunt down a competitive Indian total and finish third in the Quadrangular tournament in Chennai

Claire Taylor steers England to third place

A summary of the first day's play in the latest round of State Championship matches

Petersen prevails in the rain

Alviro Petersen defied the rain and the Gestetner Diamond Eagles bowlers to lead the Highveld Lions to an eight-wicket victory in their Standard Bank Pro20 match at Sedgars Park in Potchefstroom on Sunday

05-Mar-2007•Ken Borland

Jones hundred rescues Auckland

Australia batted and bowled a below-par New Zealand side out of the Quadrangular final to wrap up a comprehensive six-wicket win

Australia ease to six-wicket victory

05-Mar-2007•The Bulletin by Nishi Narayanan in Chennai

Bermuda crumble for 45

Jamie Dalymple and Jon Lewis combined with bat and ball respectively to put the minnows of Bermuda firmly in their place

Tushar Imran, Bangladesh A's captain, ended England A's hopes of forcing victory with a solid 128

Tushar bats Bangladesh to draw

Adam Crosthwaite and the Victoria tail held on for a nail-biting draw after the Bushrangers' knack for reining in big targets deserted them at Melbourne

Victoria's last pair denies Warriors victory

Ryan Broad's first Pura Cup century drove Queensland breathtakingly close to a superb victory but five wickets to Stuart MacGill ensured the game ended in a draw

Broad's century in vain as MacGill seals draw

Barrington Rowland's 70 off 95 balls went in vain as South Zone slipped to a 25-run defeat against Central Zone at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai

Yadav fires Central Zone to victory

Tasmania cruised to top spot on the Pura Cup table with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over South Australia at Adelaide

Tasmania jump to top with easy win

Nick Compton continued his fine form with a grafting 92 to hand England A a 99-run lead on the third day against Bangladesh A at Bogra

Compton extends England lead

England Women slumped to a 27-run loss to New Zealand despite a brisk, aggressive 68 from Lynsey Askew

Milliken and Devine sink England

Justin Langer kept Western Australia's Pura Cup campaign alive and narrowly missed his second century of the match as the Warriors set up a challenging fourth-day chase for Victoria

Langer's 99 sets up tough chase for Victoria

Clinton Perren and Chris Simpson upset New South Wales' victory plans by avoiding the follow-on as Queensland posted 8 for 464 at Sydney

Perren and Simpson keep Bulls in contention

Ben Hilfenhaus led Tasmania one step closer to a place in the Pura Cup final as they almost beat a listless South Australia within three days

Hilfenhaus helps Tigers close in on victory