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Rob Quiney led a strong batting performance by the Victoria top order to leave Western Australia with a difficult target to chase on the final day of the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Nov-2013
ScorecardFile photo: Rob Quiney’s 131-run second-wicket stand with Peter Handscomb took Victoria to 338•Getty ImagesRob Quiney led a strong batting performance from Victoria’s top order to leave Western Australia with a difficult target to chase on the final day of the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG. Three out of the top four hit half-centuries as Victoria scored their runs quickly before declaring towards the end of the day. Western Australia openers survived the seven overs they faced before the close.Quiney and Rogers added 71 for the first wicket to take the overall lead past 100, before a century stand for the second wicket between Quiney and Peter Handscomb thwarted the Western Australia bowling further for 40.4 overs. The dismissal of Quiney on 89, by Ashton Agar, was quickly followed by that of Handscomb, but another strong partnership between Cameron White and Matthew Wade shut the doors on Western Australia.White hit three sixes in his 61 while Wade added 43, that took the total past 300. Western Australia did pick up five quick wickets towards the end of the day, but by then the lead had already swelled beyond 350. They are now faced with the task of facing Fawad Ahmed, who took six wickets in the first innings, on a last-day pitch.

Cameron Gannon, the Queensland right-arm seamer who was earlier reported for a suspect bowling action, has had his suspension lifted by Cricket Australia

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Aug-2013

Cameron Gannon, the Queensland right-arm seamer who was earlier reported for a suspect bowling action, has had his suspension lifted by Cricket Australia after a biomechanical analysis of his action.Gannon was reported during the 2012-13 Sheffield Shield final in March and was tested under the Cricket Australia Doubtful Bowling Action Procedures. Results found that not all of his deliveries were legal, and was suspended the following month for a minimum period of 90 days. He had figures of 1 for 88 and 2 for 35 as Queensland conceded the title to Tasmania in Hobart.Gannon worked with Queensland Cricket and Centre of Excellence staff to modify his action. This testing was conducted at the Australian Institute of Sport biomechanics facility in Canberra on July 30. His action complied with CA’s tolerance level, which is an elbow extension of 15 degrees or less for every delivery.Gannon was reported four times across the summer, including twice in the final. A minimum of three reports within the same season are required for a bowler to be subjected to testing.

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Foi irreconhecível a atuação do Santos diante do Ituano, neste domingo. Depois de sofrer a goleada por 5 a 1, em Itu, o treinador do Santos Jorge Sampaoli ressaltou que os contra-ataques, velocidade da equipe adversária e a pouca eficiência do Peixe foram os principais fatores para o placar ser dilatado. O argentino pediu desculpas à torcida santista.

Vale lembrar, que o Santos teve uma posse de bola, de aproximadamente, 80%, entretanto, não conseguiu transformar esse valor em produtividade.

– Às vezes a posse de bola não define o resultado do jogo. Sim, é preciso pedir desculpas à torcida. Tivemos dificuldades, mas temos que corrigir rapidamente. É preciso saber que temos um intervalo pequeno para se recompor taticamente. Tem muita coisa pela frente – disse o técnico.

– Acho que tivemos os melhor início da temporada durante os cinco minutos. O Ituano foi muito bom contra-ataques e não conseguimos segurar a velocidade deles. Mesmo com 78% de posse de bola – completou.

Em coletiva, o técnico foi perguntado sobre o retorno para um segundo tempo, depois de um placar de 4 a 1 do adversário. Segundo ele, a comissão técnica tentou tranquilizar os jogadores e para encarar os 45 minutos finais de igual para igual.

– A gente tentou dizer aos jogadores para não ficarem nervosos para conseguir minimizar, mesmo com uma diferença considerável no placar. Para tentarem assimilar o estilo de jogo.

Com o domínio, o argentino ressaltou que o Santos foi melhor e que vai continuar com o mesma ideia de jogo nas próximas partidas.

– Tivemos muito domínio, mas poucas situações de gol. O trabalho continua da mesma forma, em todos os jogos o Santos teve o controle do jogo e assim deve ser. Sigo confiando nesse grupo e trabalhando a nossa ideia – afirmou o argentino.

Mesmo com a derrota, o Santos segue na liderança do Grupo A, com 12 pontos. O próximo compromisso do Peixe no Paulistão é contra o Mirassol, no próximo domingo, no Pacaembu. Antes disso, o Peixe viaja a Teresina, para estrear na Copa do Brasil, contra o Altos-PI, na quarta-feira.

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South Africa expect to have to put in more work with the bat than they have done in the home season so far in the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town

Firdose Moonda in Cape Town12-Feb-2013

South Africa expect to have to put in more work with the bat than they have done in the home season so far in the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town. Hot weather in the build-up to the match has left the surface dry and set up what Allan Donald called a “grafting wicket,” for what could turn out to be the bowlers’ first challenge of the summer.None of the three Tests played so far have gone the distance largely because South Africa’s attack has cleaned up opposition cheaply. This time though, they may not have conditions to facilitate that.”It’s not quite a 49 all out pitch,” Alviro Petersen, South Africa’s opening batsman said after examining the Newlands strip. Although there was rain in the city over the weekend and some is expected on Wednesday, neither Donald nor Petersen thinks the nature of the pitch will change too much and both expect a “good Test wicket,” that will provide a more balanced contest.Pakistan will benefit from that. “If there is one ground where they can bounce back its Newlands,” Petersen said. Not only will it be gentler in terms of pace and bounce, it is the surface most likely to provide something for the spinners although South Africa are mindful to keep that to a minimum. “We don’t want to bring their spinners into it at all,” Donald said.What it means for South Africa is that more responsibility will fall on the batting line-up than at any other time in the home season. They showed they were ready to front up in the first Test when Graeme Smith chose to bat in tricky circumstances at the Wanderers with a lot of swing on offer.Their total of 253 appeared below-par and probably was until the bowlers inflated it by dismissing Pakistan 49. “Our bowlers deserve all the praise they are getting because they have often got us of tight situations,” Petersen said. “So often, we have a second innings lead and then we can approach batting differently.” More aggressively, in other words.South Africa’s recent Test victories have been achieved that way. Because their bowling gives them an advantage, they have been able to bat sides out of the match. At Newlands, Petersen believes they may have to rein that in and he is confident they will be able to. “We’ve learnt to defend at the right time and attack at the right times. But you have to be able to adjust game plans,” Petersen said.To prepare, Petersen played for Lions in their final first-class match of the summer against Warriors in Port Elizabeth. He had the dual purpose of helping the franchise contend for the title and getting match time against an attack similar to Pakistan’s.Like the tourists, Warriors have a left-armer in Wayne Parnell, and a wicket-taking offspinner. Simon Harmer is no Saeed Ajmal but he is the spinner who has claimed the most scalps this season. Andrew Birch, the Warriors medium-pacer, is also among the leading bowlers in the first-class competition so Petersen feels he got in valuable practice.Petersen was the only Test batsman to feature in the final round of first-class matches but said the rest had been preparing in their own ways. “We don’t want to get into a casual mode,” Petersen explained.While the batsmen prepare for a sterner examination of technique, the bowlers, with the knowledge that harder work awaits them, are being monitored by Donald to ensure they are at their peak. “It’s important to keep in check with their attitude every day and that’s what we do,” he said. “They’ve got their feet on the ground, they are humble and they know their games inside out.”Donald maintained that the current crop is “without a doubt the best I have seen,” but did not get carried away with that admission. He acknowledged their habit of taking wickets off no-balls – which happened twice in the first Test – is “unacceptable,” and stressed that they will aim to “stick to the high standards we set for ourselves,” at Newlands. With or without assistance, the quicks are guaranteeing they will not let up.

The left-arm spinner came into the match with just nine first-class wickets

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Oct-2021Left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann completed the first ten-wicket haul of his career, more than doubling his career tally, as Queensland overcame a stubborn Tasmania second innings in Townsville.Kuhnemann, who before this match had just nine first-class wickets, gave Queensland an early lift when he removed Charlie Wakim. When Marnus Labuschagne had an lbw appeal upheld against Caleb Jewell to remove the opener for 90 – much to Labuschagne’s delight – Tasmania were 4 for 173 but they did not give in without a fight.Jake Doran, who took a nasty blow on the helmet when he was trying to avoid a short delivery, and Beau Webster added 65 before Kuhnemann worked his way through the middle order. Doran top-edged to short fine leg, Webster and Lawrence Neil-Smith were both lbw playing across full deliveries and Tom Andrews chipped tamely to mid-on.Marnus Labuschagne celebrates a wicket•Getty Images

When Gabe Bell was caught behind Queensland were just a wicket away but that final blow took some time to come as the last-wicket pair of Jarrod Freeman and Riley Meredith added 64 to bring the required runs below 100.However, before it got into nervy territory debutant Connor Sully, who had claimed a wicket with his first delivery on the second day, wrapped up the match when Meredith pulled into the leg side.It was a notable result for Queensland who were without Michael Neser, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Xavier Bartlett and Billy Stanlake in their bowling attack.

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsDavid Wiese scored the fastest fifty of the tournament, off 25 balls•AFP

Fortunes ebbed and flowed in true Twenty20 style in Centurion, as Sydney Sixers scripted a final-ball jailbreak to set up a title clash with Lions on Sunday. It was a heartbreak for the home fans, who showed up to cheer for Titans, and for the rest of the country, who would have hoped for an all-South Africa final.In a tournament that hasn’t seen too many of the high scores normally associated with this format, a target of 164 was always going to be a challenge. Sixers were the form team, coming into the semis unbeaten, and seemed best equipped in all departments to overhaul any challenge thrown at them.It was still anybody’s game in the final over, with Sixers needing eight with three wickets in hand. Titans captain Martin van Jaarsveld gambled by tossing the ball to CJ de Villiers, who had had an ordinary night leaking 26 off his first two overs. Ben Rohrer was adventurous enough to paddle-scoop the first ball but could fetch only a couple. He scooped the second ball straight to mid-off but crucially in those few seconds, Pat Cummins – who blitzed a six the previous over – crossed and shielded the new batsman from facing. The following ball cost Titans as de Villiers sprayed it too wide of the off stump and was penalised. Cummins heaved the next to deep midwicket, survived a run-out appeal and picked up two more. He stole a leg bye, exposed Mitchell Starc who couldn’t put away a short ball but also managed to sneak a leg bye. There were memories of Johannesburg 2011, when Cummins snatched a Test win for Australia with the bat. He did it again this time when he swung and missed, but it didn’t hurt Sixers as the wicketkeeper Heino Kuhn was way off the mark with his throw and, despite a collision with the bowler amid the frenzy, Cummins managed to crawl to the other end to secure a thriller.A nailbiter seemed unlikely after the electric start provided by the openers Michael Lumb and Steve O’Keefe, who was in his makeshift role due to Shane Watson’s departure to Australia. The pair added 54 in just under five overs with clean hits, each boundary met by a hush from the crowd. The first eight overs contained at least one boundary. The ninth was the start of Titans’ comeback, via their spinners. Eden Links clean bowled O’Keefe for 32 and the following over by Roelof van der Merwe produced two wickets, including a run-out. It was the first of two communication breakdowns in Sixers’ innings – Steve Smith and Nic Maddinson found themselves stranded on two separate occasions and Sixers had slipped from 85 for 1 after eight overs to 115 for 5 after 13.Van der Merwe came back well after being caned in his opening over but a couple of meaty blows by Moises Henriques narrowed the equation. The match see-sawed again when Henriques and Nathan McCullum fell off consecutive balls, and it came down to Cummins to secure the highest-successful chase in this edition of the tournament.That the match even had a competitive ring to it though was thanks to contrasting half-centuries by two Titans batsmen with similar sounding names. Henry Davids batted through the innings with 59 off 44 balls while David Wiese made the most of his relatively short stint with an unbeaten 61 off 28 balls.Titans were at an underwhelming 91 for 5 after 16 overs, desperate for a push. Wiese began his onslaught by lofting Cummins high over midwicket and in the same over fetched back-to-back fours to take 15 off the over. It was a sign of things to come as Wiese bludgeoned consecutive sixes over the on side off Henriques in an over that leaked 23. They ransacked 72 off the last four overs and Wiese brought up the tournament’s fastest fifty – off 25 balls – to give Sixers something to think about. In the end it was fitting that Sixers, the most dominant side in the competition, made the final.

It was a low-key series that was overshadowed by the Olympics, but there was a dramatic change in the rankings as India climbed up to No. 2 after shutting out Sri Lanka 4-1

The Report by Siddarth Ravindran04-Aug-2012
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Manoj Tiwary and Gautam Gambhir made half-centuries that set the stage for a late onslaught•AFPIt was a low-key series that was overshadowed by the Olympics, but it resulted in a dramatic change in the rankings as India climbed up to No. 2 after shutting out Sri Lanka 4-1. India seemed to have the final one-dayer in the bag after running up 294 and then reducing Sri Lanka to 102 for 5, but a spirited stand between the inexperienced Lahiru Thirimanne and Jeevan Mendis kept the visitors sweating till the end.Irfan Pathan more or less guaranteed the result in the 43rd over as he removed Mendis and Thisara Perera on his way to his second ODI five-for, capping a match in which he had already made an important contribution with the bat. A late replacement for the injured Vinay Kumar, Irfan has sealed his place as a bowling allrounder with his eight wickets at 26.37 and two vital performances with the bat.He troubled Sri Lanka in his first over itself, getting Tillakaratne Dilshan to hole out to third man. In the absence of the injured Kumar Sangakkara and the resting Mahela Jayawardene – the first time in two years that the pair were missing an ODI – Dilshan had a big role to play, but fell for a duck.Sri Lanka maintained a scorching pace early on, but lost their way once Upul Tharanga chipped a catch to cover in the eighth over. Dinesh Chandimal’s forgettable series continued as he fell lbw to Ashok Dinda for 8, Angelo Mathews’ first innings as one-day captain was ended by a direct hit from Manoj Tiwary, and Chamara Kapugedera wasted his umpteenth international comeback, walking after an lbw appeal.That looked like game, set and match India but Sri Lanka weren’t done yet. Thirimanne played his second responsible knock at No. 3 in five days, and Jeevan Mendis continued to prompt questions over why he had been offered such scattered opportunities with the national team so far after another battling innings. The two patiently resurrected the innings, and through some sensible cricket brought Sri Lanka back into the game, and when the part-time spin of Manoj Tiwary was caned for 14 in the 34th over, Sri Lanka were 187 for 5. With the big-hitting Perera still to come, they had a great chance of pulling off a consolation comeback victory.Smart stats

India completed a 4-1 win in a bilateral five-match away/neutral ODI series for only the third time. The last time they did so was against Sri Lanka in 2008-09.

The win is India’s fifth against Sri Lanka in ODIs in Sri Lanka by a margin of 20 runs or fewer. The four other wins by lower margins have come at the Premadasa stadium.

For the seventh time against Sri Lanka in away/neutral ODIs, three Indian batsmen scored half-centuries in an innings. The last time this happened was at the Premadasa stadium in 2008.

Rohit Sharma’s aggregate of 13 runs in the five matches is the lowest for an Indian top-order (1-7) batsman in an ODI series (min five innings batted). There have been only three other batsmen who have scored fewer than Rohit’s 13 runs in a five-match series.

Irfan Pathan’s five-wicket haul is the ninth for an Indian bowler in ODIs against Sri Lanka. However, the 61 runs conceded by him are the highest by an Indian bowler who has picked up a five-for.

The 102-run stand between Jeevan Mendis and Lahiru Thirimanne is the sixth century stand for the sixth wicket for Sri Lanka in ODIs against India. The highest is 133 between Russell Arnold and Marvan Atapattu in 2005.

The 110-run stand between Gautam Gambhir and Manoj Tiwary is the third-highest fourth-wicket stand for India in ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

Virat Kohli’s series tally of 296 runs is the third-highest for an Indian batsman in a bilateral ODI series against Sri Lanka. The highest aggregate is MS Dhoni’s 346 runs in 2005.

Thirimanne, though, was run-out after a mix-up, and though Mendis kept Sri Lanka afloat, Perera slugged a catch to deep point. When Mendis’ outstanding innings ended on 72 with a nick to the keeper off Irfan, Sri Lanka’s hopes evaporated.India’s top order gave a better account of themselves than Sri Lanka’s. There were half-centuries for Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni but the most significant innings in the dead rubber could be Manoj Tiwary’s 65. For the second match in a row, he turned in a solid performance, strengthening his credentials for a hotly contested spot in the India’s middle-order, most likely at the expense of Rohit Sharma.Rohit, given a remarkably long rope by the team management, flopped for the fifth game in a row; his tally of 13 runs in the series is the lowest by a specialist India batsman in a five-match series and the chorus for his axing is only going to get louder.Tiwary’s debut was famously delayed by a shoulder injury in 2007, and he has had seven ODIs in the five years since. A match-winning century in another dead rubber last December only led to a long spell on the bench, but a four-for with some part-time leg spin in the previous match and a steadying 110-run partnership with Gambhir should earn him a few matches in the upcoming New Zealand series at home.For the second time in three games, Malinga began an over in the batting Powerplay with two wickets in two balls, as he removed Tiwary and then the in-form Suresh Raina as India slid to 197 for 5. But, as in the third ODI, Irfan showed off his improved batting, and gave the specialist batsman enough of the strike to take apart the Sri Lanka bowling. That day it had been Raina, today it was Dhoni, who has had little to do in this series as players above him in the order have repeatedly done the job for the side. Dhoni began by carving Malinga for consecutive boundaries through cover and a typically busy innings, interspersed with boundaries, helped India take 75 off the final 10 overs.While Dhoni piloted India at the end, Gambhir did it at the start. Even as Ajinkya Rahane failed to grab his chance, Virat Kohli had a rare failure and Rohit’s horror run extended, Gambhir was unperturbed. Once again, he managed to score at almost a run a ball without seeming to play any big hits as he made his way to his third fifty-plus score of the series. He was closing in on his seventh ODI hundred against Sri Lanka before he was done in by the extra bounce from Senanayake.It didn’t matter, though as Irfan and Dhoni powered India to a big score, one which proved too tall for an inexperienced Sri Lanka line-up.

A five-wicket haul by Sulieman Benn restricted Jamaica to 266 for 8 after a strong start by the hosts on the opening day of the Regional Four-Day final at Sabina Park

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Apr-2012
ScorecardA five-wicket haul by Sulieman Benn restricted Jamaica to 266 for 8 after a strong start by the hosts on the opening day of the Regional Four-Day final at Sabina Park.Jamaica got off to a sound start after opting to bat, with their openers adding 46. The second-wicket pair of Brenton Parchment and Donovan Pagon strengthened that position by adding 108. Benn broke the stand when he had Parchment caught for 58. The second session witnessed a collapse of five wickets for 41 runs. Pagon fell to Benn for 71, and the left-arm spinner found support from the seamer Carlos Brathwaite, who chipped in with three wickets.The captain Tamar Lambert and Danza Hyatt too fell cheaply to the pair. Nikita Miller and Sheldon Cotterrell were at the crease with an unbeaten stand of 27 at stumps.

Suspicions and doubts about the priorities of Cricket Australia’s management have filtered steadily out of the Australian dressing room in the months since the appointment of Pat Howard as the team performance manager.A year ago the players readily questioned the priorities of CA and its desire to equip the team in the best possible way to win matches, to the point that management and selectors were banned from the dressing room during the ODI series against England. Now there is confidence that Howard and the coaches and selectors underneath him are committed to creating the best environment for success, and will not allow compromising decisions to be made.Causes for most anger in the ranks last summer included the 17-man squad named in advance of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, and the refusal to release Michael Hussey and Doug Bollinger from the Twenty20 Champions League to prepare for a Test series in India.Such decisions fell within the remit of Michael Brown, the former general manager of cricket operations. Brown has left CA to oversee preparations for football’s 2015 Asian Cup, having been shifted to one side by Howard’s appointment. Paul Marsh, the chief executive of the Australian Cricketers Association, said the new structure had bred trust.”Under the new structure I’m reasonably confident that we won’t see another 17-man home Ashes squad announced just to keep the marketing people happy,” Marsh told ESPNcricinfo. “What the players want more than anything is a support structure that gives them the best possible chance to be successful. I don’t think the previous structure always allowed this but the new structure has an individual in Pat Howard who is accountable solely for team performance.”This has quickly created an environment where the players now feel that they have someone within CA senior management who is completely aligned to the goals of the team. The immediate impact of this is that players are starting to feel that the performance of the Australian cricket team is the high priority it should be for CA, whereas for the past few years this has rightly been questioned by the playing group.”Brown’s former role was unwieldy, covering an enormous amount of ground. It included the team, playing conditions, disciplinary measures, television rights and pay negotiations. He was seldom heard from by the players unless it was a call to inform them of their selection in the national team, or to notify them of a disciplinary breach.By contrast, Howard is a consistent presence around the team in his oversight role, sitting in on selection meetings and working closely with the head coach Mickey Arthur. His background as a former rugby international and coach has also given him a closer appreciation of high performance sport and its demands than Brown was able to call upon.Ultimately accountable for the performance of the team, Howard has said he is less an auditor than an agent of collaboration, between players, coaches, the national team and the states.”I don’t see myself as looking over their shoulder, I see myself as enabling that performance – we’ve all seen there’s a lot of talent there – and making sure that talent gets an opportunity is really important,” Howard said. “And I think most of the Australian public have seen, given a chance there are some guys who are really well and truly up to it or can grow into it.”That’s one of the great stories of the summer. Everyone, be they players or management, want the same thing, they want Australia to win, to perform, and they bring to the table lots of ideas about how we can improve. If we can bring that collaboration to the table then as a consequence we can only improve over the next couple of years.”The strong results seen so far against India have suggested that the team is benefiting from the change, and Hussey said there was an air of refreshment that had come from the knowledge that everyone was working towards the same goal.”Certainly winning breeds fun, but also there’s been so much change around the team, and I think for a while there everyone did get a bit insular, and it was a bit quieter, we were a bit more intense,” Hussey said. “But I think now the new coach has set in, the new selectors have stepped in, the communication’s been really good, everyone knows where they stand, they know what their roles are, and they know where they want to take the team in the future.”I think that gives everyone a lot of heart and a lot of confidence. And then you can really be yourself and really see the characters come through in the team.”

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A campanha até aqui do Fortaleza no Campeonato Brasileiro da Série Btem sido de encher os olhos, ainda mais quando se considera que é somente a primeira temporada de trabalho do treinador Rogério Ceni a frente do Tricolor do Pici.

Com 29 pontos ganhos, são quatro unidades de vantagem para o vice-líder CSA com o aproveitamento de nove vitórias dois empates e somente três derrotas.

Na visão do volante Igor Henrique, o trabalho tem sido muito bem desenvolvido até aqui. Porém, a aparente prioridade da equipe cearense continua sendo assegurar o acesso a elite do futebol brasileiro segundo as palavras do meio-campista:

-Nossa briga, sem dúvida, será pelo acesso, mas vamos manter os pés no chão e pensar jogo a jogo, rodada a rodada. Estamos muito cientes das dificuldades da competição. Vamos continuar focados para colocarmos o Fortaleza novamente na Série A.

O segundo semestre, inclusive, tem tudo para aumentar a responsabilidade do atleta dentro das opções existentes no elenco. Isso porque, recentemente, Edinho (um dos destaques da equipe chegando a liderar em número de assistências a Série B) foi negociado com o Atlético-MG.

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