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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Vaughan retires from all forms of professional cricket
London, June 30 (IANS) Former England captain Michael Vaughan Tuesday retired from all forms of cricket bringing down the curtains on an international career spanning over 11 years.
'After a great deal of consideration, I've decided that now is the right time to retire from cricket. It has been an enormous privilege to have played for and captained my country and this is one of the hardest decisions I have had to make,' Vaughan said.
The 34-year-old made a last effort to make a comeback in the team to play against Australia in the Ashes but failed to impress the selectors after an uneventful outing with his county team Yorkshire early in the season. He admitted that the failure prompted him to take the decision.
But Vaughan will be remembered as the most successful English captain with a win record of 26 from 51 matches and more importantly led England to an Ashes victory in 2005 after 18 years. He also captained the side to a first Test series win in South Africa for forty years - also in 2005. Under him England were on a record eight consecutive Test wins in 2004.
Vaughan scored 18 Test hundreds after his debut in 1999 and was ranked the No1 batsman in the world following the 2002-03 Ashes Series in Australia in which he made 633 runs including three centuries.
'Having played almost non-stop for sixteen seasons, I feel that the time is right for the focus to shift to the next generation. We have some fantastic talent coming through the English counties and, with the next Ashes series upon us, now is the time for the younger players to rise to the challenge of building on the success achieved in English cricket in the last few years,' he said.
Vaughan thanked all his fans, England and Yorkshire cricket officials, family and all fellow players and coaches he has worked with.
'I have not played well enough. I haven't had the rhythm or form to be picked for an Ashes squad. I don't think it would have been the right decision to put me in,' he said.
Vaughan also appealed to his former team-mates to repeat the 2005 Ashes triumph over Australia.
'I'd like to wish Andrew Strauss and the current England team success in this Ashes series,' said Vaughan. 'I know they have the drive, ambition and abilities to repeat the success from 2005. Winning that series was most definitely the high point of my career'.
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Flintoff reprimanded for missing England team bus
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Captain Andrew Strauss said England's players needed to improve their timekeeping after Andrew Flintoff was reprimanded for missing a team engagement.
The all-rounder missed the bus that took the players to World War I sites in Flanders on Saturday, an excursion designed to improve team bonding before the Ashes start against Australia with the first test on July 8.
Strauss said the 31-year-old Flintoff, back in the squad after knee surgery, was not the only player to lapse recently in terms of punctuality.
"These things happen, it's not a massive issue," Strauss told reporters on Tuesday. "(But) timekeeping is important ... you don't want to be starting things like team meetings late.
"Fred (Flintoff) has spoken to the players, myself and (coach) Andrew (Flower). Of course there have been issues with Fred in the past but for us to start looking back would be counter-productive.
"He feels bad about missing the bus. The matter was dealt with internally and we don't want to go into detail," added Strauss as England prepared for the three-day practice game with Warwickshire that starts on Wednesday.
WORLD CUP
Flintoff was stripped of the vice-captaincy in March 2007 after a late-night drinking session during the World Cup in the Caribbean.
Strauss said the team would not allow special treatment for senior players like Flintoff but the captain tried to play the incident down.
"We are not particularly happy dealing with these matters ... we don't need distractions like this," said the opening batsman. "But at the same time Fred has been brilliant around the guys and is really motivated and desperate to do well in the Ashes.
"If he is playing well he is a massive asset to have. If he needs any more motivation hopefully he has got it now."
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PCB disbands national selection committees
Karachi, June 30 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday disbanded the national senior and junior selection committees with immediate effect.
The move was on the cards after former chief selector Abdul Qadir resigned midway during the World Twenty20 earlier this month citing differences with the PCB.
The board did not provide details on when the next panel of selectors would be named. 'The interim selection committee will continue to function until further orders,' the board statement said.
Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, had appointed former Pakistan Test wicketkeeper Wasim Bari as the head of the interim selection committee. Bari had twice served as chief selector in the past.
Currently, the interim selection committee includes Pakistan captain Younis Khan, vice-captain Misbah-ul-Haq and coach Intikhab Alam.
Former Test players Salim Jaffer and Shoaib Mohammad, who were members of the senior selection committee, were stood down along with Mohammad Ilyas, the head of the junior selection panel.
Bari selected the 15-member squad for the three-Test series away to Sri Lanka with coach Intikhab, Younis Khan and Misbah.
It was during the stint of Nasim Ashraf as the PCB chief that the board started paying the national selectors. Sources said it has been decided in principle that the new selectors will be appointed on a honorary basis.
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Former England captain Vaughan to retire
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - England's most successful test captain Michael Vaughan said on Tuesday he was retiring from the game, after failing to regain his place in the team for next month's Ashes series against Australia.
"It has been a hard decision," Vaughan, 34, told a news conference at Edgbaston.
"The decision came to me two weeks ago. I thought about it in December but I wanted to give myself one last chance of playing against Australia but I haven't been playing well enough and my body is not reacting how I would like it to be."
Vaughan, who has been troubled by a chronic knee injury, has not played for his country since resigning as captain last year and passed 50 only three times in 22 innings for Yorkshire.
He was forced to leave the field frequently to rest his troubled knee, raising fresh doubts about his ability to last a five-day test.
"I knew it was time to go when I played cricket in the back garden with my three-year-old son Archie and he bowled me with a ball that hit a weed and clipped my off stump," Vaughan said.
Vaughan made his test debut for England during the 1999-2000 tour of South Africa and quickly established himself in the team, scoring his maiden test century in 2001 against Pakistan.
However, the knee injuries that were to plague his career surfaced in 2001 and he was ruled out of the entire home Ashes series that was won convincingly by Australia.
After more knee problems he returned in time for the 2002-03 Ashes series in Australia, making 177 on the first day of the second test in Adelaide, 183 in Sydney and 145 in Melbourne, knocks that helped him to rise to the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) batting rankings.
SUCCESSFUL CAPTAIN
In July 2003 Vaughan took over the England captaincy from Nasser Hussain, beginning what was to become the most successful reign of an England skipper with a 2-2 home draw with South Africa despite his own lack of form with the bat.
Vaughan led by example in Sri Lanka later that year when he batted for seven-and-a-half hours to score 105, his first test century as captain and an innings that enabled England to save the second test in Kandy.
He then led England to their first series victory in the West Indies for 30 years before eight straight test wins in 2004. But the moment that defined his captaincy of England came in 2005 when he outsmarted opposite number Ricky Ponting to win back the Ashes.
"The Ashes in 2005 was very, very special but the build-up to that in the two years before was just as special because we had to make the team into a winning unit," Vaughan said on Tuesday. "Australia in 2005 was the pinnacle."
Not only were his leadership skills acclaimed during England's first series win against the Australians since 1987 but he scored vital runs, particularly 166 in the drawn match at Old Trafford, the highest individual score in the series.
It proved to be the highlight of Vaughan's captaincy as his suspect knee required more surgery and he played no part two years later when Australia gained revenge with a 5-0 whitewash of England with Andrew Flintoff as stand-in skipper.
"I want to be remembered as someone who gave my all, who left everything out there," Vaughan said.
"Someone who was hopefully a nice player to watch, and when I was captain I wanted my team to be determined and aggressive and who enjoyed their cricket, which is how I played when I was at my best.
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CORRECTED - England's Vaughan announces his retirement
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - England's most successful test captain Michael Vaughan said on Tuesday he was retiring from the game, after failing to regain his place in the team for next month's Ashes series against Australia.
"It has been a hard decision," Vaughan, 34, told a news conference at Edgbaston.
"The decision came to me two weeks ago. I thought about it in December but I wanted to give myself one last chance of playing against Australia but I haven't been playing well enough and my body is not reacting how I would like it to be."
Vaughan, who has been troubled by a chronic knee injury, has not played for his country since resigning as captain last year and passed 50 only three times in 22 innings for Yorkshire.
He was forced to leave the field frequently to rest his troubled knee, raising fresh doubts about his ability to last a five-day test.
Vaughan made his test debut for England during the 1999-2000 tour of South Africa and quickly established himself in the team, scoring his maiden test century in 2001 against Pakistan.
However, the knee injuries that were to plague his career surfaced in 2001 and he was ruled out of the entire home Ashes series that was won convincingly by Australia.
After more knee problems he returned in time for the 2002-03 Ashes series in Australia, making 177 on the first day of the second test in Adelaide and 145 in Melbourne, knocks that helped him to rise to the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) batting rankings.
SUCCESSFUL CAPTAIN
In July 2003 Vaughan took over the England captaincy from Nasser Hussain, beginning what was to become the most successful reign of an England skipper with a 2-2 home draw with South Africa despite his own lack of form with the bat.
Vaughan led by example in Sri Lanka later that year when he batted for seven-and-a-half hours to score 105, his first test century as captain and an innings that enabled England to save the second test in Kandy.
He then led England to their first series victory in the West Indies for 30 years, but the moment that defined his captaincy of England came in 2005 when he outsmarted opposite number Ricky Ponting to win back the Ashes.
Not only were his leadership skills acclaimed during England's first series win against the Australians since 1987 but he scored vital runs, particularly 166 in the drawn match at Old Trafford, the highest individual score in the series.
It proved to be the highlight of Vaughan's captaincy as his suspect knee required more surgery and he played no part two years later when Australia gained revenge with a 5-0 whitewash of England with Andrew Flintoff as stand-in skipper.
Vaughan's England were beaten at home by India in 2007 and a year later he suffered a miserable time with the bat in the home series against South Africa before emotionally announcing in August that he was standing down as captain.
Of the 51 tests in which Vaughan was in charge, England won 26 and lost 11, making him statistically the best captain the country ever had.
Despite still being centrally contracted by the ECB, Vaughan was left out of England's 16-man pre-Ashes squad named last week, prompting his decision to retire from the sport.
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OZ batsmen bear pacers brunt vying for selection
Melbourne, June 30: The battle for Ashes Test spots has heated up among Australian bowlers with team batsmen bearing their brunt ahead of the July 8 Test.
Australian opener Phillip Hughes has been among the victims.
Stuart Clark says the intensity of the battle with fellow quicks Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Brett Lee and Ben Hilfenhaus has been tough on the batsmen in the nets at the team's training camp in Worcester.
But he makes no apologies as they and spinner Nathan Hauritz strive for the four bowling spots up for grabs in the first Test in Cardiff.
"There's been a lot competition at training, obviously, because especially for the bowlers the guys are really fighting for their spots," Clark said.
"They're (the batsmen) copping it today. You've got Phillip Hughes hitting it off the back of his bat into his helmet, stumps flying everywhere. They're not enjoying it but it's good practice for them because they're going to get it from the eighth of July."
Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle are certain to play after coach Tim Nielsen gave Siddle the thumbs up for his performance in the match against Sussex at Hove.
Lee, Clark and Hilfenhaus are all competing for the one or two remaining pacer spots, FOX Sports reports.
Australia's only specialist spinner Hauritz is under pressure to maintain his place after wicket less expensive spell at Hove. He was smashed for 98 off 18 overs.
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FACTBOX - Former England captain Michael Vaughan
LONDON (Reuters) - Factbox on former England captain Michael Vaughan who announced his immediate retirement from professional cricket on Tuesday:
YORKSHIRE DEBUT
* Born Oct. 29, 1974, Manchester. A right-hand opening bat and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan makes his county debut for Yorkshire against Lancashire in August 1993, scoring 64 at Old Trafford.
* He scores 1,066 runs in his first full season of first-class cricket with Yorkshire in 1994 and captains England under-19s in a home series against India.
ENGLAND DEBUT
* Makes his international test debut in 1999 against South Africa in Johannesburg, the first of 82 tests in which he scored 5,719 runs at an average of 41.44.
* Makes his maiden test century against Pakistan in 2001 at Old Trafford, the first of 18 tons for England.
* In the same year helps Yorkshire to win their first County Championship in 33 years.
* Makes his international one-day debut in 2001 against Sri Lanka in Dambulla, the first of 86 matches in which he scored 1,982 runs at an average of 27.15.
BEST BATSMAN
* In 2002 he scores 900 runs in seven home tests against Sri Lanka and India, including a career-best 197 against the latter at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, before scoring three centuries abroad against the formidable Australians.
* His good form with the bat puts him top of the test batting ratings in April 2003, the first Englishman to lead the rankings since Graham Gooch 10 years previously.
* Is appointed England's one-day captain in May 2003 and on July 28 takes over as skipper of the test side after Nasser Hussain resigns.
ASHES SUCCESS
* Leads England to an exciting 2-1 home Ashes series win over Australia after a rain-affected draw in the fifth test.
* Misses virtually the entire 2006 season and the 2006/07 Ashes series in Australia which England lose 5-0
due to injuries relating to his knee.
ENGLAND RETURN
* Leads his country at the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean but captain and country perform modestly as England exit at the Super Eight stage.
* In June 2007 Vaughan surpasses Peter May as the man who has led England to most test victories, with his 21st win coming with victory over West Indies in the third test at Old Trafford.
QUITS AS CAPTAIN
* At the end of the West Indies series Vaughan stands down as one-day captain then retires as England captain on Aug. 3 2008 after a series loss to South Africa, choosing to miss the final test.
* He continues his poor county form through 2009 and fails to earn an international recall for the home and away series against West Indies and is not selected in the training party for the Ashes tests.
* Announces retirement from first-class cricket on Tuesday.
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Clarke says players still think of Symonds
Worcester (UK), June 30: Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke says the squad often thinks about former teammate Andrew Symonds.
Clarke said the Australian players were continually talking about the Queensland allrounder.
"As a captain of that (one-day team in Dubai earlier this year), I tried to make things as easy and as comfortable as I could for him," The Herald Sun quoted Clarke, as saying.
"I asked him to present Doug Bollinger with his first one-day cap and he said he was really thankful for that and enjoyed doing that," he added.
He has been a part of the Australian cricket team for a long time and he is still someone who we talk about daily because of the type of person he is," he said.
Cricket Australia pulled a one-year contract offer to Symonds this month after he was sent home from England in disgrace following his latest alcohol-related indiscretion.
Symonds, 34, said on television program 60 Minutes on Sunday says he is not an alcoholic but blames binge drinking for the poor behaviour that has dogged his controversial career.
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Fletcher backs Vaughan retirement decision
London, June 29: Former England cricket team coach Duncan Fletcher believes former skipper Michael Vaughan is making the right decision by retiring from all forms of cricket.
Hailing Vaughan as a "gutsy fighter" of whom the game "can be very proud," The Guardian quoted Fletcher as saying: "Vaughan was a classy batsman, but he became a marvellous captain and a good friend. English cricket can be very proud of him."
"The public saw one side only: a batsman who could cover-drive and pull like a dream, and a tactically astute leader who brought the best out of his players. What they didn't see was the gutsy fighter who could score 177 with a busted knee, as he did in Adelaide in 2002-03, or the burning desire which once made him furious with me when I told him he couldn't play in a one-dayer at Bristol against the Aussies because of a serious finger injury."
Vaughan is expected to announce his retirement from all forms of the game at Edgbaston tomorrow.
Fletcher added: "It's sad that he's going to announce his retirement, but reluctantly I have to say he's made the right decision."
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Lee slipping from Ashes reckoning
London, June 29: Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie believes that Australian bowling spearhead Brett Lee, who has been struggling with injuries, is in danger of falling out of the Australian team, similar to the way that he was dropped after the 2005 Ashes tour.
Gillespie, who was dropped after his dismal performance of just three wickets at an average of 100 in the first three tests of the 2005 series, insists that Lee would have to prove himself in the English conditions.
"There's no fitness issues with Brett. Brett's got to learn to master English conditions. That's going to be his biggest challenge, not so much his fitness. It's going to be the slower wickets so his pace doesn't have the same impact. He's not bowling as fast anymore. We know that," news.com.au quoted Gillespie, as saying.
Lee, who has been playing World Twenty20 in England, has failed to make any impact prior to the Ashes series.
With figure like 3-53 and 1-51, his new-ball efficiency is a major worry and questions are being raced over his potency in the much-awaited series.
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Warne continues his battle with Collingwood
London, June 29: Former Australian spinner Shane Warne has turned up the heat on his continuous feud with English batsman Paul Collingwood, with this time commenting on his performance in the World Twenty20 tournament.
"There was no imagination, no flair. He (Collingwood) was too busy trying to drive his Aston Martin and fly around in helicopters, rather than trying to work on his captaincy. Australia will be wishing Paul Collingwood is captain in The Ashes because he is not very good at all," the Sun quoted Warne, as saying.
The pair have been involved in various on and off-field confrontations, the most famous being when Warne claimed that Collingwood should be embarrassed at receiving an MBE for contributing just 17 runs (in one Test) to the 2005 Ashes win.
However, Collingwood has insisted that sledging is not an approach that he wants to follow.
"We want the cricket to do the talking. I played a lot of cricket in Australia as a youngster - I went there first in 1996. They come hard at you, it is in their culture," said Collingwood.
"They don't like Pommies, simple as that. You feel that as a player going out to bat. But we have some very strong characters in our team who can stand up if something needs to be said," he added.
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Keep Pak win in perspective
Pakistan's victory in the ICC World Twenty20 has once again made results on a cricket field appear larger than what they may represent: triumph of skill and excellence in a sporting arena. It somehow always becomes a story of hope and redemption whenever a country, ravaged by existential problems, excels on a world stage and all of a sudden, sport is seen as a panacea for all the ills and wrongs in a society.
India and Pakistan have used cricket diplomacy to bridge the divide between the two countries, but despite its positive benefits, it has a limited role. Beyond a point it may be even dangerous to invest cricket and its players with a role not meant to be theirs.
Pakistan's victory is no doubt to be celebrated for many reasons, not the least for what it means for cricket. Despite being shunned by the world, their performance has re-emphasized the point that that the game will be a great loser if Pakistan gets marginalised due to political reasons.
Yet, it can be no one's case that all cricketing nations should start visiting Pakistan just because they are world champions now. We are living in dangerous times where the bullet appears to be the only effective means to either protest or quell that protest.
In the process no one is safe, not even sporting icons, as the Lahore attack on Sri Lankan cricketers showed. Hence to believe that Pakistan's win at Lord's should change the way we perceive the world would be a very naive response to a complex situation.
Let us celebrate the win for what it is. It just goes to show that Pakistan cricketers, despite setbacks, still retain the zest and passion for a game in which they are talented and if they were to vanish from the cricketing firmament, it would be a sad day for the fans.
The Afridis and Guls of this world have, by displaying their immeasurable skills to perfection, reminded us that we need them as much as they need us. So does the cricket world, which despite its best efforts, has not been able to expand its base.
Zimbabwe no longer seems to exist as a cricketing nation and Bangladesh has reached a stage where, if they were to be divested of their international status, no tears would be shed.This World Cup has also firmly planted the T-20 virus in our genes, and it may now become increasingly difficult for a fan, bred and brought up on this instant food, to appreciate and savour a delicious course spread over five days! The cricket world may have changed forever! Purists like us can take a walk.
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Pietersen getting by with a little help from his friends
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Kevin Pietersen will rely on advice from friends in South Africa's team when he faces new-look Australia in the opening Ashes test in Cardiff next week, the England batsman said on Monday.
England meet their oldest rivals on July 8 in the first of five tests and by that time Pietersen should have an informed grasp of what to expect thanks to Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher, colleagues at the Indian Premier League franchise Bangalore.
Australia bowlers Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus and opening batsman Phillip Hughes, all new to Pietersen, are in contention for their first Ashes appearances.
"I have had a lot of communication with Kallis and Boucher. A lot of it was very, very useful," Pietersen told reporters during an England media day at Edgbaston.
"They told me about the new bowlers we haven't seen much of, like Siddle, and how to dismiss quite a few of their top batsmen. I spoke to Kallis and Boucher almost daily about (that) stuff.
"Hughes doesn't create me too many problems because I'm a batsman so most of my talk was about their bowlers but we certainly did talk about two or three of their batsmen as well," added Pietersen.
"I've only seen Siddle on television and he looks like a workhorse who runs in and hits the deck hard, that's all you can ask of a fast bowler. Yet again Australia have produced someone who is going to run in all day and be fierce competition."
ACHILLES INJURY
South African-born Pietersen, free of his recent Achilles injury, said he was not an avid watcher of opponents on video but that it was an exercise he needed to do to familiarise himself with bowlers like left-arm paceman Johnson.
"In this day and age with all the technology flying around it would be stupid for you not to know what you should expect," said England's leading batsman.
"Although we haven't played them and don't know how big their hearts are and whether they are going to bat all day, we can still have a look at what to expect."
Pietersen, who hit 158 at the Oval in 2005 to help England draw the final test and win back the Ashes, said this year's contest would not match 2005 for drama because "that was the best series ever".
He is upbeat about the fact the visitors are missing retired greats Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Matthew Hayden and wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist, who helped seal a 5-0 Ashes whitewash for Australia in 2006-07.
"It certainly does give us a lift," Pietersen said. "The big one we don't see now is Gilchrist coming in at seven.
"Especially after Perth when we got ourselves in a pretty good position and he came in and hit one of the quickest hundreds ever.
"That was just demoralising and takes it right out of you. He is a guy we are happy not to see.
"It is now just a case of concentrating on what they have got and capitalising on what weaknesses we think they have got and work on our positives so we come out of the series winning."
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Flintoff not thinking about Ashes revenge
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff said he was not thinking about revenge for the humiliating 5-0 Ashes defeat by Australia in 2006-07.
Flintoff deputised as captain for the injured Michael Vaughan during that series in Australia.
"It was tough for a while afterwards but that is a long way off and there have been a lot of things happen in my life since 2006," Flintoff told reporters on Monday.
"So as for scarring I wouldn't say there is a great deal there. I'm just looking forward to playing. When you have missed as much cricket as I have and you come back into the side you want to enjoy it.
"I love playing cricket, it's been taken away from me at various points in my career so it's about cherishing playing every time you get an opportunity to do so, especially when you have got the three lions on."
Flintoff, 31, has played in 75 test matches, taking 218 wickets, scoring 3,645 runs and holding 51 catches. He was named man of the series after helping England to their first Ashes win for 18 years in 2005.
After a succession of injury problems he will test his fitness in a three-day warm-up game against Warwickshire starting on Wednesday before next week's first test against the Australians.
"I've had two years rehab since 2005 so it's been tough but the reason you do it is to put the England shirt back on and get the chance to play in an Ashes series," he said.
"And I'm not far away from that now. As you get older you don't want to miss much cricket because you don't know how much you have got left in you.
"When I was in the gym and trying to get fit again it was all about playing in the Ashes. I would have loved to play in the Twenty20 World Cup because it looked like a great tournament but the ultimate is the Ashes."
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Tripathi bowls Chandigarh to impressive win
A six-wicket haul by Anshul Tripathi propelled Chandigarh to defeat Amritsar on the basis of first innings lead in a match of the Punjab State Under-19 Cricket Tournament for Dhruve Pandove Trophy being played at Gandhi grounds, Amritsar on Monday. Tripathi was the star of the day as he claimed six wickets for 116 runs as Chandigarh restricted Amritsar to 257 in their first innings.
After Chandigarh posted a total of 434 for 8 in their first innings, Amritsar never looked into the game as they were bundled out for 257 in their first innings. Openers Sunny Sandhu and Gagandeep Singh were associated in a 70-run stand for the first wicket before Gagandeep Singh departed off the bowling of Rahul Chara. Singh made 25 runs. Sunny Sandhu was then joined by Mohit Handa as the duo were associated in an 82-run stand for the second wicket. Gagandeep Singh was run out at a score of 51 runs which started Amritsar's downfall. Soon, Mohit Handa too departed after playing a valiant knock of 66 runs. Amandeep Bawa was the other main run-getter for Amritsar as he played a knock of 35 runs. For Chandigarh, Anshul Tripathi was the star of the day as he claimed six wickets for 116 runs while Rahul Chara claimed three wickets for 87 runs.
Brief score:Chandigarh: First innings : 434 for 8, Amritsar : 257 all out in 94.2 overs (Mohit Handa 66, Gagandeep Singh 51, Amandeep Singh 35, Anshul Tripathi 6 for 116, Rahul Chara 3 for 87).
Ludhiana score emphatic winIn the second match played at Ludhiana, hosts Ludhiana scored a 73-run win over Mukatsar. After restricting Mukatsar to 167 in their second innings, Ludhiana scored 342 for 6 in their first innings before declaring the innings. Mukatsar were bundled out for 102 in their second innings, thereby handing Ludhiana an outright win by 73 runs.
Akhil Aggarwal played a fluent knock of 201 for Ludhiana in their first innings. His knock lasted for 197 balls and consisted of 23 boundaries and two towering sixes. Ashish Kumar made 40 while Sanchit Gosain made 32. Jaskaran was the star of the day for Ludhiana in bowling as he claimed 5 wickets for 12 runs. Abhishek Talwar claimed two wickets for 10 runs as Mukatsar were bundled out for 102 runs. Mahavir and Abhinandan were the top scorer for Mukatsar as they played identical knocks of 23 runs each.
Brief score:Mukatsar : First innings : 167 all out and Second innings ; 102 all out (Mahavir 23, Abhinandan 23, Jaskaran 5 for 25), Ludhiana : First innings : 342 for 6 in 73 overs 9Akhil Aggarwal 201, Ashihs Kumar 40).
Bhanu Pratap shines in Mohali's narrow winA three-wicket haul by Bhanu Pratap (3 for 65) guided hosts Mohali to a narrow win on the basis of first innings lead in a match against Ropar played at PCA stadium. After posting a total of 365 for 8 in their first innings, Mohali restricted Ropar to 345 in 93.5 overs to win the match on the basis of first innings lead. Prince Pannu was the main scorer for Ropar as he played a valiant knock of 105 runs off 98 balls. His knock consisted of seven boundaries and three towering sixes. Arjun and Manpreet were the other main scorer playing knocks of 62 and 55 runs respectively. Bhanu Pratap was the main wicket-taker for Mohali as he claimed three wickets for 65 runs while Ankit Wadhawan claimed three wickets for 81 runs. Sohrab Dhaliwal claimed two wickets for 76 runs.
Brief score :Mohali : First innings : 361 for 8, Ropar : First innings : 345 all out in 93.5 overs (Prince Pannu 105, Arjun Kumar 62, Manpreet Singh 55, Bhanu Pratap 3 for 65, Ankit Wadhawan 3 for 81).
Yogesh bowls Jalandhar to victoryBuoyed by a four-wicket haul by Yogesh (4 for 65), Jalandhar defeated Patiala on the basis of the first innings lead in another match on Monday.
After posting a total of 384 for 9 in their first innings, Jalandhar restricted Patiala to a paltry total of 198 runs in 70.2 overs. Yogesh was the star of the day for Jalandhar as he claimed four wickets for 65 runs while Rohin Thapar claimed three wickets for 47 runs. For Patiala, Robin Dhillon scored 53 runs while Jiwanjot made 31 runs.
Brief score:Jalandhar: First innings : 384 for 9 in 95 overs, Patiala : First innings : 198 all out in 70.2 overs (Robin Dhillon 53, Jiwanjot 31, Yogesh 4 for 65, Rohin Thapar 3 for 47).
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Ritu stars in Sonepat win
An all round performance by Ritu Saini (38 no and 3 for 29) guided Sonepat to a comprehensive ten-wicket win over Chandigarh in the last league match of the Haryana Women Inter-District Cricket Tournament played at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19 on Monday. Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bat first in what appeared perfect conditions for batting.
Chandigarh made a bad start and were soon bundled out for a paltry total of 94 runs in 31 overs. Simarjeet played a valiant knock of 26 runs for Chandigarh as rest of the Chandigarh players struggled against the bowling of Ritu Saini. Tanya was the other main scorer for Chandigarh team as she played a knock of 24 runs. Bowing a perfect line, Ritu was the pick of the bowlers for Chandigarh and dominated the proceedings right from the start. Sticking to a tight line and length, she claimed three wickets for 29 runs. She was ably assisted by Savita, who also claimed three wickets for 21 runs.
Chasing and easy target of 95 runs, Sonepat reached the target without any loss in 19 overs. Ritu Saini was again the star for Sonepat in batting as she played an unbeaten knock of 38 runs. She was ably assisted by Sonia who also played an unbeaten knock of 35 runs.
Brief score :Chandigarh: 94 all out in 31 overs (Simarjeet 26, Tanya 24, Ritu Saini 3 for 19, Savita 3 for 21), Sonepat : 95 for 0 in 19 overs(Ritu Saini 38 no, Sonia 35 no).
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