Bangladesh News (19 April 1998)
An unbeaten 97-run third wicket partnership between skipper Minhazul Abedin and wicketkeeper Khaled Masood enabled co-holders Acme Laboratories to retain the fourth Office cricket league title with an easy eight-wicket victory over Partex Group at
19-Apr-1998
April 19, 1998
Title stays with Acme
Sports Reporter
An unbeaten 97-run third wicket partnership between skipper
Minhazul Abedin and wicketkeeper Khaled Masood enabled
co-holders Acme Laboratories to retain the fourth Office cricket
league title with an easy eight-wicket victory over Partex Group
at the Dhaka Stadium yesterday.
On the concluding day of the two-day affair, Acme who began the
day at 46 for one and needing another 116 runs in 66.4 overs to
overhaul the paltry Partex total of 161, suffered an early blow
when they lost opener Harunur Rashid with the addition of 19
runs to the scoreboard.
The right-handed former national opener, who scored 32 runs off
67 balls inclusive of five boundaries, was trapped leg before by
left-arm spinner Saifullah Khan.
After Harun's departure, skipper Minhazul joined Khaled and
collected the required runs without suffering further loss.
Inform Minhazul was unbeaten on 51 off 87 balls including four
fours while Masood, highest scorer of the match, was undefeated
on 63 off 159 balls with six boundaries.
Bangladesh Cricket Board treasurer Afzalur Rahman Sinha
witnessed the final session of the match and gave away prizes
among the winners.
ROLL OF HONOUR
Champions Runners-up 1993-94 Tech Valley Acme 1994-95 Regensea
Partex 1995-96 Regensea and Acme (jointly) 1996-97 Acme Partex
Cricketers now in the city
Sports Reporter
Gordon Greenidge, along with his boys, has returned to the city
from BKSP yesterday to have a brief conditioning session under
floodlights at the Dhaka Stadium.
The West Indian coach of the national cricket team, who is
preparing the Bangladesh squad for the forthcoming tri-nation
tournament in India, will conduct the two-day training session
at the big bowl before returning to the country's lone sports
institute at Savar tomorrow.
Bangladesh along with Kenya and the hosts will take part in the
over-limit tournament, to be held under the lights at seven
different venues.
The tournament, to be played on round robin basis, will begin on
May 11. Top two finishers will qualify for the final, billed for
May 24 at the Eden Gardens.
Double-wicket tournament in Pakistan
Star Sport Monitor
A double-wicket international cricket tournament will be held at
the Gaddafi Stadium in Pakistan from April 26 to 29.
The night competition has drawn cricketers from Australia,
India, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and
Zimbabwe. England and West Indies are not participating.
The tournament will be played on round robin league with four
teams in each group. Four matches will be contested on the first
days while the two semifinals and final will be held on the last
day.
The pairs are: Australia: Damien Martyn and Adam Gilchrist;
India: Rajesh Chauhan and Robin Singh; Kenya: Thomas Odoyo and
Steve Tikolo; New Zealand: Nathan Astle and Chris Harris;
Pakistan: Azhar Mahmood and Shahid Afridi; South Africa: Feni de
Villiers and Adrian Kuiper; Sri Lanka: Kumara Dharmasena and
Uppal Chandana; Zimbabwe: Alistair Campbell and Heath Streak.
The inaugural tournament last year was won by Pakistani pair of
Shahid Afridi and Aaquib Javed, who have now been replaced by
all-rounder Azhar Mahmood.
The Kenyan pair will be making its maiden appearance replacing
the UAE.
Source:: The Bangladesh Daily Star (https://www.dailystarnews.com)