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HOBART, Feb 28 AAP – South Australia will be tempted to make an attacking declaration at Bellerive Oval tomorrow in their desperate pursuit of an outright win over Tasmania.Rain stopped the Redbacks taking the field at all today and forecasts of showers for tomorrow threaten to prevent play again.The Tigers scored 285 in their first innings on day one yesterday.In reply at stumps on day one, SA were 2-17.With an outright win essential for the Redbacks’ hopes of making the Pura Cup final, SA could be forced to declare short of the Tigers’ total and hope Tasmania would set a target for them to chase.Play was officially abandoned today at 5.05pm (AEDT) and scheduled to resume at 10.30am tomorrow in an effort to make up time lost.Tigers fast-bowler Gerard Denton bagged openers Shane Deitz (5) and David Fitzgerald (9) in successive overs yesterday for figures of two for nine.Nightwatchman Mark Cleary was not out on one at stumps, with skipper Greg Blewett yet to score.

Graeme Smith, the 22 year-old Western Province left hander, will captain the South African national cricket squad on tours to Sharjah and Bangladesh later this month. Smith becomes the seventh player to captain South Africa since 1991.The squad, announced in Cape Town today by UCBSA CEO Gerald Majola, sees several changes to the one that took part in the ICC Cricket World Cup.Recalled to the senior squad are Western Province left arm spinner Paul Adams, his provincial teammates, left arm seamer Charl Willoughby and right arm seamer Allan Dawson, as well as Northern Titans batsmen Jacques Rudolph and Neil McKenzie.Two players, Allan Donald and Jonty Rhodes have retired from all International cricket, whilst Gary Kirsten has retired from One Day International cricket.SA Squad to Tour Sharjah and Bangladesh.

Graeme Smith Captain Western ProvincePaul Adams Western ProvinceMark Boucher BorderAllan Dawson Western ProvinceBoeta Dippenaar Free StateHerschelle Gibbs Western ProvinceAndrew Hall EasternsJacques Kallis Western ProvinceNeil McKenzie NorthernsMakhaya Ntini BorderRobin Peterson Eastern ProvinceShaun Pollock KwaZulu-NatalJacques Rudolph NorthernsCharl Willoughby Western Province

Ashwell Prince will replace Boeta Dippenaar for the two Test matches in Bangladesh.The squad leaves for Sharjah on 28th March to take part in the CBFS Sharjah Cup, before traveling to Bangladesh where they will play in a Triangular ODI tournament.The National selectors also named a 15-man South African A squad to tour Australia in April.The squad will be led by Northern Titans all-rounder Gerald Dros.South Africa A Squad to tour Australia

Gerald Dros Captain NorthernsAhmed Amla KwaZulu-NatalAdam Bacher GautengNicky Boje Free StateAlbie Morkel EasternsAndre Nel EasternsJustin Ontong BolandDewald Pretorius Free StateAshwell Prince Western ProvinceRoger Telemachus Western ProvinceThami Tsolekile Western ProvinceCharl Langeveldt BolandMartin van Jaarsveld NorthernsMorne van Wyk Free StateQuinton Friend Western Province

The SA A squad will depart for Australia on the 30th of March. They will play six limited over matches and two three-day matches against Australia A.

Another beautifully-paced century from Kumar Sangakkara – his second in succession, making him the 35th batsman to achieve the feat – inspired Sri Lanka to an emphatic 129-run victory over Kenya at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka made 256 for 5, having won the toss, and then bowled Kenya out for 127 to exact some measure of revenge for an embarrassing defeat in Nairobi during the World Cup.After some helter-skelter hitting early on, Sri Lanka’s innings had fallen into a mid-innings trough and it took a 93-run partnership between Sangakkara and Hashan Tillekeratne to inject some urgency into proceedings. Kumar Dharmasena also used strong-arm tactics to great effect in Thomas Odoyo’s final over, spoiling what had been an excellent spell till then.Sangakkara used his feet well and was especially strong off his pads, working the ball through and over midwicket and also cutting and driving with tremendous power when the bowlers erred. He indulged in the by-now-customary verbals – with Kennedy Otieno – and was given a life but that apart, it was an exceptional innings that ended with a superb straight drive for four.Tillekeratne’s gritty 43 was the perfect foil, until Maurice Odumbe pulled off another superb catch at short midwicket off Collins Obuya’s bowling (191 for 4). For Kenya, both Odoyo and Obuya were outstanding, but the inconsistent support cast and generous umpiring from Umpire Barbour – who turned down the vociferous appeal for caught behind off Steve Tikolo, when Sangakkara had made just 44 – saw 133 runs coming from the last 20 overs.Kenya more than held their own for long periods under the desert sun, perhaps determined to prove that their World Cup win over Sri Lanka in Nairobi was no fluke. They were aided by a sluggish pitch and slow bowling – which, combined with some undistinguished batting – restricted Sri Lanka until Sangakkara got into the groove.Sri Lanka started sedately, with plenty of swing-and-a-miss to their batting until Alfred Luseno’s wayward line and length was punished to the tune of 14 runs in his fourth over. At the other end, Odoyo gave nothing away, bowling his seven overs for 16 runs and picking up the wicket of Avishka Gunawardene. Gunawardene hadn’t looked very convincing during his 38-ball effort and an airy waft outside the offstump, easily gathered by Otieno behind the stumps, saw him on his way for 24 (53 for 1).The ball wasn’t coming on to the bat and a couple of ungainly heaves were ample evidence of Jayasuriya’s frustration, though three runs to extra-cover that took him to seven saw him reach 9,000 runs in one-day internationals. When Tony Suji came on, his third delivery was thumped to the backward square leg fence. Next ball though, he was on his way, given out leg before by Umpire Jayaprakash even though the ball clearly pitched outside legstump (64 for 2).Marvan Atapattu and Sangakkara struggled to force the pace in unhelpful conditions, especially once Obuya came on to bowl his ripping legbreaks. They added 34 at four an over before Atapattu’s hesitant lofted-drive off Collins was superbly taken one-handed by Odumbe at cover (98 for 3).That left Sangakkara, who finished with an unbeaten 100 against Pakistan, to rebuild the innings with Tillakeratne, and the final result of their toil was well beyond Kenya. On a day when Oxford and Cambridge contested the closest boat-race in the 149-year history of the event, Kenya were never at the races.Prabath Nissanka ripped through the top order before the debutant, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, removed Tikolo to leave them tottering at 36 for 4. Odumbe and Odoyo salvaged some pride, with Odumbe compiling an attractive 42, but they were never within sniffing distance of the asking rate.The run chase started disastrously, with David Obuya edging Nissanka to Tillekeratne, and it got worse when Otieno tickled one through to the keeper off Charitha Buddhika (8 for 2).Brijal Patel didn’t stick around long either, taking the caught Tillekeratne, bowled Nissanka route back to the pavilion. But the key wicket was that of Tikolo. Lokuarachchi’s first ball in international cricket was begging to be smashed away, and Tikolo duly did, but straight to Gunawardena at short cover. Odumbe and Odoyo took the score to 97 but once Dharmasena trapped Odoyo leg before, the end was night. Jayasuriya accounted for Odumbe and Hitesh Modi, leaving Muttiah Muralitharan to mop up the tail. Kenya may be good at defending totals, but they have a way to go in the chasing game. This was a rout.

Somerset stage their biggest match of the season so far when they take on county champions Surrey in the fourth round of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy at the County Ground in Taunton tomorrow.Whilst the Cidermen have won three out of their four championship matches and are currently top of Division Two their one-day form has been disappointing, and they have been successful in just one of their five National League starts.However they won their C and G third round tie against Scotland by an overwhelming margin, and have every intention of returning to Lords for the final at the end of August so Surrey will be aware that their trip to the west country will be anything but easy.On the contrary the last time that the two sides met in the competition four years ago at the semi final stage it was the Cidermen who had the last laugh thanks to a fine 114 from Jamie Cox that won him the `Man of the Match’ award and a miserly 4 for 43 in his ten over spell from all rounder Keith Parsons.1999 was Cox’s first season with Somerset, but the Tasmanian told me that the cricketing giants from the south east who are table topping in the top flight of both the county championship and the National Cricket League hold no fear for him."During the time that I have been with the county Surrey have never beaten us in a one day cricket match so we have every reason to feel confident going into tomorrow’s game. There’s nothing I would like more than to be in the final of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy at the end of this season. It’s every cricketer’s dream to walk out at Lord’s in front of a full house, " he said.Tickets for tomorrow’s big match have been going well and the county are expecting a large crowd, but they will be available on the gate, however the advice is to get to the ground in plenty of time to avoid disappointment.The match is being televised and because of this no parking will be available on the ground. However alternative parking arrangements have been made in Victoria Park, which is only a five minute walk from the County Ground, and will be well signposted.Chief executive Peter Anderson said: "This is a huge match for us and we are hoping that all of our followers across the south west will turn out in numbers to support us. To win the C and G again is one of our two objectives this season, but first of all have to beat Surrey who will be fielding a side packed with international cricketers so this will be a game that nobody will want to miss."

England’s easy win at Riverside has presented the selectors with an unfamiliar problem. Although the one-day merry-go-round means that the squad for the first Test against South Africa does not have to be considered for another month, the success of Richard Johnson, James Anderson and Steve Harmison leaves a fast-bowling conundrum. How to accommodate three more experienced faces – Andrew Caddick, Darren Gough and Matthew Hoggard – who are likely to be back from injury come mid July.The situation is not unwelcome – England’s quick-bowling selections in recent years have tended to become something of a last man standing affair come the end of the summer – and Duncan Fletcher, England’s coach, admitted that it is something that has been at the forefront of his thoughts. The solution might be squad rotation.”We could have a difficult selection problem when the other bowlers are back,” Fletcher said. “When they return we will have some problems but we want to build on the pool of players we have, especially in the bowling department. It is important we have some players sitting in the wings who have some experience.”There’s a good chance of rotating the bowlers,” he continued. “Somewhere along the line, these young guys are going to have to have a rest.”We will have to sit down and look at the situation and decide how important the win is. The one-day series will show us whether we are ahead of the pack, but it is going to be very, very difficult to get this balance right. I’d rather have someone playing too little cricket than the other way around. If he’s undercooked, then we can take him forward; if he’s overcooked, it’s gone, finished, too late.”Fletcher also warned not to expect too much from Anderson, a bowler who twelve months ago was still playing club cricket. “I think it’s going to be a big ask for Anderson to bowl through all these Tests and one-dayers,” Fletcher explained. “There’s a lot of travelling as well. He seems fine now but you don’t want to shut the stable door and find that the horse has already bolted.”

A crowd of 6,500 attended the Twenty20 match at the Rose Bowl, all the more remarkable as the qualification contest had been decided. Another glorious sunny day brought the fans for a great night out.Surrey Lions who had won the 4 previous Twenty20 matches and had qualified for the semi-finals, playing a Hampshire Hawks side still trying to come to terms with the new format.Surrey choosing to bat first, found the Rose Bowl wicket a little bouncy, giving Wasim Akram and Alan Mullally some lift. Scott Newman who had taken 13 (including 3x4s) off Ed Giddins in the second over, was the anchor as the Lions slumped from a comfortable 75 with loss, to just 140 for 9. Newman scored at exactly a run a ball for his 59, as a wicket fell in every over from 14 to 20 with the exception of the 18th.Two unlikely bowlers held the visitors up, Lawrence Prittipaul may be struggling with the bat, but his bowling has come on in strength conceding just 17 in 4 overs and helping him to 2 wickets. James Hamblin too 3-31 and Wasim bamboozled the tail enders for his two wickets.When it was Hampshire’s turn to bat, they received a major set back, as Hamblin who had given the Hawks such good starts, fell first ball lbw to Martin Bicknell. From that point the Hawks struggled to keep up with the pace, Katich again held the innings together, but only John Crawley (23) and a quickfire 27 (19 balls) from Derek Kenway offered resistance as the home side ended 19 runs short.

Brian Lara has said that his West Indian team learnt a lot by playing Australia in the recent Test and one-day international series at home. In Chennai to do a spot of promotional go-karting, Lara spoke to the press about how, despite losing, West Indies benefited by playing Australia.”Playing against Australia has improved our players’ performances,” said Lara. "We lost both the Test and one-day series against Australia, but we learnt a lot from them. They are a champion side."Lara’s young side won the final dead-rubber Test against the Australia, and then won the last three one-day internationals, after Australia had already clinched the series by winning the first four. One of the notable things about the series was that while most of the Australians were in their early 30s, West Indies had a side that was largely in its twenties, and on the upswing.”We’ve a good crop of youngsters in the team,” Lara said. “It’s good to have young players around you. They are inexperienced, but talented. Our side is improving.”One man who would no doubt have been glad to hear that is Steve Waugh, who was also in Chennai, to promote the same go-karting event as Lara, for their bat sponsors, MRF. Waugh had combined his promotional tour of India with a visit to Udayan, a home for leprosy-afflicted children in Kolkata. While there, Waugh was asked for his comments on Sourav Ganguly, the Indian captain and Kolkata’s favourite local boy.Waugh, graciously, if predictably, was all praise for Ganguly. "His [Ganguly’s] captaincy has direction and he enjoys his team’s respect,”Waugh said. “Captaincy calls for tough decisions and he doesn’t go for soft options. Under his captaincy, the boys seem to be enjoying a fight. There’s a new toughness in the current Indian side."All sweetness in the off season. Just wait till the cricket begins again.

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Lancashire 450 for 6 dec beat Sussex 251 and 180 by an innings and 19 runs at Old Trafford
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If Sussex are to achieve a maiden championship title after 164 barren years, they are determined to do it the hard way. They resumed on a precarious 21 for 2 this morning and duly lost their last eight wickets for a further 159 runs, as Lancashire wrapped up an emphatic innings-and-19-run victory at Old Trafford. It was a result every bit as critical for Lancashire as for Sussex – they remain in position for a last-ditch raid on the title. Gary Keedy, mentioned in dispatches for England’s winter tour plans, was once again the destroyer. He spun through Sussex’s jittery resistance for his second five-wicket haul of the match. And likewise, Sussex’s main man was again Murray Goodwin, who battled bravely for 57, despite a nasty gash above his right eye – courtesy of a Peter Martin bouncer on Friday. On the positive side, Sussex remain in control of their own destiny – if they can take seven points from their final fixture, against the newly-relegated Leicestershire, they will be champions, regardless of how Lancashire fare at Trent Bridge.Nottinghamshire 361 and 407 for 5 dec drew with Middlesex 326 at Lord’s
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Russell Warren enlivened a dull final day against Middlesex, by becoming the first Nottinghamshire batsman to score a century in each innings at Lord’s. Rock-bottom and with nothing to play for, Notts batted all through the final day, with Warren adding an unbeaten 113 from 198 balls to his first-innings 123. Their captain Jason Gallian underpinned the tedium with a season’s best 116, and only Kevin Pietersen’s typically robust 68 from 57 balls attempted to lift the tempo. The result also suited Middlesex pretty well – unless Essex pull off an unlikely victory against Warwickshire, they should be guaranteed first division cricket next year.Warwickshire 456 for 7 and 61 for 1 beat Essex 256 and 302 by nine wickets at Chelmsford
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Essex became the third and final county to be relegated after they went down by nine wickets to Warwickshire. Waqar Younis blasted out five wickets in the morning session as Essex lost their last six batsmen for only 23 runs. Resuming on 257 for 4 and with a 10-run lead, Essex made a dreadful start whenthree wickets went down for two runs, including Mark Pettini for 78, caught by Nick Knight off Mark Wagh. Waqar (5-77) then wasted no time polishing off the tail, bowling Andy Clarke and Mohammad Akram, as Warwickshire were set only 56 to win. Akram removed Mike Powell early on for 10, but Knight and Wagh had no problems cruising home and Wagh rounded off a fine personal match with a towering six to send Essex tumbling down.Frizzell County Championship Division Two
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Somerset 409 and 214 beat Derbyshire 400 and 196 by 27 runs at Taunton
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Ian Blackwell followed up his breathtaking 247 not out in the first innings with a crafty spell of 4 for 65, as Derbyshire blew their golden opportunity to avoid the wooden spoon in the second division. Dominic Cork’s ten-wicket match haul had left Derby needing just 224 for their third victory of the season, and for a time they seemed to be cruising to victory on 178 for 4. But Blackwell, who had chiselled out two early wickets with his left-arm spin, found good support from Simon Francis and Gareth Andrew. Andrew dismissed Luke Sutton for 49 to spark a collapse of five wickets for 15 runs. It was Somerset’s fourth win of a disappointing season, but already they have their eyes on an upturn in fortunes next year, if the rumours surrounding Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid are to be believed.Northamptonshire 319 and 265 beat Glamorgan 203 and 361 by 20 runs at Cardiff
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David Hemp and Dean Cosker carried Glamorgan agonisingly close to victory with a tenth-wicket stand of 78, but in the end Northants recorded their ninth win in ten matches in a gripping final-day struggle at Cardiff. Chasing a target of 382, Hemp anchored the innings with an unbeaten 85, scored over four-and-a-half hours, while Matthew Maynard was equally watchful in his 78. At 271 for 5 with Robert Croft going well, Glamorgan were looking good for victory. But then Jeff Cook stepped in. He grabbed four wickets for seven runs in 11 balls, and suddenly Glamorgan’s last pair were together, with 98 still needed. A quick glance at Cosker’s first-class record suggested the game was up – in a seven-year career, he had managed 259 runs at an average of 8.09. But by the time he had moved onto his highest first-class score of 42, Northants were sweating. It couldn’t last, however, and Jason Brown eventually trapped Cosker lbw to end the resistance.Gloucestershire 374 and 288 for 7 dec beat Durham 218 and 318 by 126 runs at Bristol
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Gloucestershire’s left-arm spinner Ian Fisher completed a fine match haul of 10 for 123, to keep his side’s promotion push firmly on track at Bristol. Fisher took five key wickets in the second innings as Durham made a brave but futile pursuit of their victory target of 445. Most of Durham’s hopes had rested on their Australian import Martin Love, who was 49 not out overnight. He seemed firmly on course for a century, until he fell to Fisher for 97 – an especially cruel blow, seeing as he had made 98 in the first innings. Liam Plunkett hung around for a career-best 40 to delay the inevitable, but Gloucester now head for Headingley, for a promotion showdown with Yorkshire.Worcestershire 389 and 208 for 6 v Yorkshire 405 at New Road (Day 3)
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Two late wickets gave Yorkshire the edge in their intriguing tussle against Worcestershire, and kept alive their hopes of promotion. Resuming on 266 for 5, Craig White and Richard Dawson added 104 to help Yorkshire past 400. White struck six fours and a six in his 66, while Dawson’s 60 included nine fours. Yorkshire had a slender first-innings lead of 14 runs, but Chris Silverwood increased that advantage when he caught and bowled Stephen Peters for a duck. Graeme Hick and Ben Smith both scored 57 and ticked the score along to 155-4, but Yorkshire finished on a high. Anurag Singh, caught behind off Silverwood, and Justin Kemp, trapped lbw by Steve Kirby, fell in the dying overs to set up an interesting last day’s play.

The Sydney Grade Cricket Competition’s Round 2 was completed yesterday, Monday 6 October. Bankstown, Randwick Petersham and Northern District recorded wins, but the rest of the competition had to settle for draws after rain intervened. Former NSW paceman Trent Johnston took a tremendous hat-trick for Mosman, while two little-known Sutherland third-graders broke an historic tenth-wicket partnership record.Mark Waugh recorded his first win as Bankstown’s captain, as his side crept past St George’s total of 212 for the loss of eight wickets at Bankstown Oval. Waugh could only manage 3 in difficult conditions, while Gian Scuglia (66) top-scored in his side’s important win.Northern District needed only one day to demolish a new-look Eastern Suburbs outfit at Waitara Oval. Brad Haddin made an unsuccessful return to his old club ground, scoring just 5 as the Dolphins managed only 91. Opening bowlers Rob Eddy (4/28) and Cameron Eve (3/22) did most of the damage for District. Graham Hanlon (69) and man-of-the-match Cameron Eve (60) then helped the home side cruise to victory, eventually scoring 262.Simon Katich (62) continued his fine early-season form at Petersham Oval, as Randwick Petersham hauled in Campbelltown-Camden’s 279, only six wickets down. Jarred Burke (103) and John McKell (82) gave the Ghosts a great opportunity on, but the classy Randy Petes batting line-up was too strong, with Joseph Hill (81) top-scoring.At Village Green, former NSW paceman Trent Johnston recorded a brilliant hat-trick against University of NSW. Michael Slater was the second of his three victims, as the Bumblebees stumbled to 4/8. However, Johnston (5/38) could not prevent the home side posting 311, to which Mosman replied with 1/125.In Third Grade, a remarkable record was established at Sutherland Oval. After being sent in to bat, Sutherland was reeling at 9/97, when Daniel Marandola joined Aaron Phillips at the crease. In 69 previous matches, Marandola’s highest score had been only 18. Phillips was eventually out for 154, with the score on 292- a 195-run partnership. Marandola remained undefeated on 61. The partnership is the highest-ever tenth-wicket partnership in any Grade.Other First Grade matches- Manly-Warringah 294 drew with Blacktown 1/23 at Joe McAleer; Penrith 237 drew with Fairfield-Liverpool 5/103 at Howell; Gordon 96 drew with Parramatta 0/56 at Killara; North Sydney 171 drew with UTS-Balmain 2/58 at Drummoyne; Western Suburbs 202 drew with Sutherland 0/20 at Pratten; Hawkesbury 152 drew with Sydney University 0/66 at Owen Earle.