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Nottinghamshire’s C&G Trophy game against Wiltshire has been switched to Trent Bridge after heavy rain prevented the tie being completed in the two days initially allocated.”The ECB recognised earlier this week that adverse weather looked likely to result in a number of matches failing to get under way and so approved an additional two reserve days for fixtures in this round," said David Collier, the Notts chief executive. “As a result, our game against Wiltshire will now be played at Trent Bridge on Monday, May 17, with the 18th held in reserve."He added, “We are extremely grateful for the foresight and flexible approach shown by the ECB in allowing this move and for the co-operation of our opponents. As a result of this agreement, cricket will be the winner and we look forward to welcoming Wiltshire to Trent Bridge.”

Somerset’s Ian Blackwell sent what will probably be his final message back from South Africa this winter before setting off for home.He made no bones about how he was feeling at the end of a day that saw England’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup Super Sixes disappear after Zimbabwe and Pakistan’s final match was washed out and they shared the points.`Blackie’ told me: "Without doubt this has been one of the worst days of my career to date. Firstly waking up to rain in Bulawayo didn’t bode well for what should have been our qualification day! Things went from bad to worse when we decided to play golf at lunch time, and then I lost my mobile phone!"He continued: "I thought that I was having a bad day on the golf course but when we got to the nineteenth hole and discovered from the television that the Zimbabwe game had been abandoned I couldn’t describe the feeling that went through my body."The Somerset all rounder continued: "Still now we are homeward bound. I never thought this day would come, and what a trip it has been. Mostly it’s been very enjoyable with some of the highest highs I have ever known, but even more lowest lows! A rollercoaster of emotions that I don’t think I could handle regularly."He concluded: "The body is on the verge of collapse and a welcome break from the game is our only consolation. Anyway I’m glad to be coming home and we land sometime on Thursday morning."On behalf of all readers I would like to thank ‘Blackie’ for all the information that he has sent back to the website over the last few months. It has been very much appreciated by everybody.

Worcestershire openers Philip Weston and Anurag Singh went some way towards wiping out Gloucestershire’s first innings total of 222 on a busy opening day at New Road.When light rain stopped play with 16 overs to bowl, they had put on an unbroken 84 to make the most of paceman Andy Bichel’s second demolition job on the West Country side this season.The Australian followed up a career-best 6 for 44 at Bristol in May by taking 6 for 54 on a pitch with plenty of seam movement and some disturbing lift.Bichel went without reward in his new-ball spell, and despite losing early wickets to Kabir Ali and David Leatherdale, Gloucestershire looked well-placed after a measured 54 by Kim Barnett.But Bichel came back shortly before lunch to land a double blow. In successive balls, Barnett drove to backward point and Mark Alleyne edged to wicket-keeper Steve Rhodes.Chris Taylor, with 50 from 85 balls, promised a recovery in the afternoon until Bichel and Stuart Lampitt accounted for Jeremy Snape and Ian Harvey in consecutive overs.Taylor then went to an edge off Kabir and Bichel later removed Jack Russell and James Averis in the space of three balls as Gloucestershire approached terminal decline at 183 for 9.But last man Ben Gannon helped put on a useful 39 as Martyn Ball attacked Bichel and eventually reached 45 from 60 balls with nine fours.The final act was almost bizarre. Gannon was badly dropped at square leg and took a single to bring Ball back on strike but he fell to a catch at second slip from Bichel’s next delivery.

A fine exibition of bowling by medium pacer Koushik Choudhuri with amatch analysis of 8 for 58 helped Assam defeat Tripura by an inningsand 73 runs in an East Zone Cooch Behar Trophy match at thePolytechnic Institute Ground at Agartala.Tripura, who opted to bat on the first day piled up 368 on the board.R Banik (70) was the topscorer in an innings which witnessed some finebatting by Rasudeb Dutta (57) and Rajib Saha (54). In response, theAssam innings folded up in the 50th over with only 97 on the board.The innings saw four Assam batsmen failing to open their accounts.Following on 271 runs behind, Assam in their second innings faredlittle better. Medium pacer, Kousik Choudhuri who picked up 4 for 13in the first innings ran through them for the second time along withTushar Saha (3 for 42). Choudhuri claimed four for 45, taking histally to 8 in the match.

Another week, another round of rain-ruined Championship matches, but there was one result in a match featuring one or more Australians, Jason Gillespie playing a useful part in Glamorgan’s first victory this season.Gillespie scooped 3 for 39 from 18 overs to knock Gloucestershire over for 200 and complete the 114-run win at Bristol, all three victims trapped leg-before. He dismissed the opener Craig Spearman for 7, then returned to collect crucial lower-order wickets to earn victory. His fellow Australian Marcus North made a duck, claimed by Alex Wharf.Gillespie’s 16 not out had pushed his side towards 277 all out in the first innings, then he took 1 for 21 from ten overs in the first innings – his wicket North, for 37 – before Gloucestershire declared. Glamorgan also declared their second innings on 178, leaving an unlikely chase of 315.Steve Magoffin claimed useful wickets again in a hopeless cause as rain affected yet another Worcestershire outing, this time against Northamptonshire in Northampton. Magoffin took 4 for 49 in the first innings, 3 for 93 in the second, to continue to prove his worth as Doug Bollinger’s replacement.Murray Goodwin was the stand-out performer in the first division, although his 98 was part of an inevitable draw for Sussex with Surrey after a first-day washout in Hove. A graceful Goodwin sliced up a feast of wayward offerings with some choice cuts, before his dreams of a 54th first-class hundred were dashed by a feather off Matthew Nicholson, the Australian fast bowler’s only wicket of the innings.Adam Voges’ failure on 6, caught behind off Morne Morkel, was of little consequence as Nottinghamshire drew with Yorkshire in a rainy draw at Headingley.In the one-day league, however, Voges’ unbeaten 42 from 40 balls helped leaders Nottinghamshire ease to their Duckworth-Lewis target of 143, completing the job with two of the 30 overs remaining against Northamptonshire at Trent Bridge in the Midlands Division. Voges continues to make an impact in his first county season. Darren Pattinson, the Victorian fast bowler, picked up 3 for 39 from ten overs in his first one-day match for Nottinghamshire as the visitors struggled to support Stephen Peters, who made 90.Nicholson returned the best figures for Surrey’s attack against Middlesex at Lord’s, grabbing 3 for 37, all from catches. Nicholson found some good swing to remove the useful Eoin Morgan for 16 and then found two edges to remove the topscorer Gareth Berg for 65 and Vernon Philander for 26 to curtail Middlesex’s charge at 233. Surrey hunted down the runs with three overs left, their first win of this South East campaign and Middlesex’s first loss.Sean Ervine was dumped by Western Australia last week, but he had a small part in Hampshire’s Duckworth-Lewis win against Gloucestershire at the Rose Bowl in the South/West division. He bowled the centurion Alex Gidman, returning 1 for 51 from 8 overs and took two catches, including removing North for 85 as Gloucestershire amassed 350. While Ervine could only muster 15 in reply – North getting his revenge with the scalp – his side won by 5 runs, hunting down a whopping 240 just within their 30 available overs. It was their first win of the tournament.Justin Langer’s fall for 7 kiboshed Somerset’s hopes of victory in Taunton, coming up 20 runs short in their chase of an ominous 222 against Glamorgan. Gillespie’s nine overs were wicketless, but they were crucially economical, costing 33 runs. Goodwin also failed, making 5 for Sussex at Hove, as Kent overhauled their 245 with one ball remaining.

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The end came quickly. Lasith Malinga fired in the yorkers, while MuttiahMuralitharan ripped the doosras and offspinners as Sri Lanka cleaned up the last five Bangladesh wickets to sweep to victory by an innings and 234 runs.Bangladesh had fought hard on the third day, raising hopes of a similargritty effort today, but Malinga and Murali had other ideas. The action began off the tenth delivery of the day. Khaled Mashud played all around a yorker from Malinga which swung in late. Malinga then proceeded to unsettle Mashrafe Mortaza with fiery yorkers and bouncers before Murali swooped in for the kill. A doosra that landed on the middle trapped Mortaza plumb in front.Malinga soon turned his attention to Shakib Al Hasan. With a shortcover in place, he hurled a short-of-length delivery around the offstump. As if hyptonised, Shakib punched it limply straight to thatfielder. Two balls later, Mohammad Rafique was done in by a peach of aslower yorker that dipped in late to clean up the middle stump.Murali dealt the final blow – which gave him match figures of 9 for 102 – with an offbreak that spun in viciously. Shahadat Hossain lunged at it, and ended up dragging his back foot out of the crease. The Bangladesh tail had collapsed in just 30 minutes on the fourth morning, as Sri Lanka marched to a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series.The second Test starts on July 3 at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo.

More than 50 scalpers have had their Ashes tickets cancelled by Cricket Australia after they were exposed by private investigators. The reported 650 tickets were revoked as the national body planned a heavy-handed approach to opportunistic selling.”They won’t be admitted into the ground,” James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive, said in the paper. “Anyone who is thinking about buying tickets in that fashion risks losing their money.” The final seats for the MCG Test went on sale yesterday and after two hours only spaces for days three and four were available.Sutherland has also attacked the comments of Tim May, the Federation of International Cricketers’ chief executive, who said the crammed international match schedule could leader to player drug use. “That is disrespectful and nothing more than mindless sledging on Tim’s behalf,” Sutherland said. “I am completely surprised with the comments and disappointed to mention drugs and Australian cricketers in the same breath.”

After the encouraging performances of the senior side, Bangladesh’s A team have embarked on a one-month tour of England. The 15-member squad, which includes nine players with Test experience, will play five three-day games and four one-dayers against various county sides.Talking to the media before leaving for England, Shaun Williams, the coach of the side, said: “We will try to build on the results of the national team especially their performance in the one-day games. But it will not be an easy task for my boys because we are going to face some strong opponents. This is a very exciting squad. There are some talented players who have the potential to dominate the game in future. Our main objective will be to perform at a certain level and gain valuable experience.”Bangladesh’s senior team performed dismally in the two Tests against England, losing both by an innings, but came up with a couple of outstanding displays in the triangular NatWest Series, pulling off a shock win against Australia and then running them close in their last game.Williams admitted that the three-day games would be a bigger test for his team, but added that relatively dry conditions in the second half of the English summer would help the side. “I have watched all the matches of the senior team. I think the conditions were not suitable for our players to perform as per their potential. But now the conditions are almost similar to what we have here. That’s why I believe this side will fare better.”The squad, to be led by the 19-year-old left-handed batsman Shahriar Nafees, includes six players who were in England with the senior team earlier this season, and Williams indicated that handling the rigours of the tough international schedule would be another challenge for them. “Most of these players are very young so fatigue is not unlikely although they have international experience. But they have to cope with the hectic international schedule and that is another off the field challenge for them.”Talking about some of the players for whom this tour could be a huge opportunity, Williams brought up the name of Alok Kapali. Still only 21, Kapali made his international debut three years back and was rated highly for his batting and also became the first Bangladesh bowler to take a hat-trick in Tests, before he lost his way and was dropped from the senior side. “Kapali is a brilliant cricketer,” Williams insisted. “He is still very young and I can tell you that within a couple of years he will be doing justice to his potential.”Williams also had words of praise for Enamul Haque Jr, the left-arm spinner, and Shahadat Hossain, the fast bowler. “I think Enamul will be playing a vital role as I expect the pitches to be dry at this time of the season. I am also looking forward to seeing how Rajib [Shahadat Hossain] responds to the demands after a bitter Test debut at Lord’s [he was spanked for 101 runs in 12 overs]. However, I do not have any doubts about his talent.”Nafees himself exuded confidence on the eve of the trip. “This will be my third visit to England so I have the opportunity to share my experience with my team-mates. To me captaincy is not a burden. Rather it is just additional responsibility and I am looking forward to prove myself both as a captain and a batsman,” said the 19-year old left-handed opener.”This is a very balanced side and there are some out-of-favour cricketers who will be desperately looking to get back their national team places. On the other hand, younger members including myself will also be anxious to impress. So it will be a fantastic tour for us.”Squad
Shahriar Nafees (capt), Nafees Iqbal, Tushar Imran, Alok Kapali, Mehrab Hossain Jr, Nazimuddin, Hasanuzzaman, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mushfiqur Rahman, Alamgir Kabir, Talha Jubair, Shahadat Hossain, Syed Russel, Enamul Haque Jr, Abdur Razzak.

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ScorecardEven though Australia beat Sri Lanka by two runs in a thrilling finish at Rajshahi, it was not enough to take them through to the Super League.Australia finished level on points with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, but an inferior net run rate meant that they ended up third in the group, and will now compete for the Plate Championship.Another sell-out crowd was treated to a fascinating game that was only decided when Manoj Chanaka was caught off the first ball of the final over with Sri Lanka two runs short. However, in the grand scheme of things, that was meaningless, as after being put into bat and scoring 186 for 9 , Australia needed to restrict Sri Lanka to less than 98 to qualify.At one point, it looked like they were going to do it. Sri Lanka’s top four were all back in the pavilion with only 10 runs on the board as Gary Putland took three of these early wickets.However, Farveez Maharoof joined Kaushal Silva came together for Sri Lanka to steady things down and put them back on track. Scoring at little more than three an over, the pair carried Sri Lanka to safety.After the game, Maharoof, who was named man of the match, said, “It is very difficult to win if the top order don’t score any runs but I am pleased to have scored some runs and I hope we can play much better as a team in the Super League.”Meanwhile, Bennett King, Australia’s coach, praised his team for their attitude.”If our boys had performed the way they did today in the match against Zimbabwe then we would be going to Dhaka tomorrow,” he said. “But instead we are heading to Chittagong to play in the Plate.”

England’s opening bowler, Lucy Pearson, took a career best seven for 51 in the second women’s Ashes Test match in Sydney today.England inflicted an Australia collapse in the first Ashes Test at The Gabba when Australia were bowled out for 78, their third lowest total ever in Ashes history, and today the home side were dismissed cheaply again reaching just 134.England captain, Clare Connor, won the toss and elected to field in overcast conditions following a rain delayed start. Pearson struck quickly, dismissing Australia captain, Belinda Clark for 16 and continued to reek havoc on the batters with an exceptional display of disciplined seam bowling.It was the thirty-one year old English teacher’s first five-wicket haul for her country and she admitted, “It was a great day to do it, againstAustralia in an Ashes Test.”In the first over, I went for nine runs so it proved that anything short would be hit away. I had to keep the seam up, and bowl a consistent line and length, plus the ball was swinging quite a bit.”Pearson recalls her last tour to Australia, in 2000, when the Southern Stars posted a score of 299 against England and reached 383 in the last Test series at Headingley, and admits, “We’ve been to hell and now we’re back.”I do think the Australia side under-rate us at times and although they have two or three world class batters, we’ve consistently proved on this tour that we can bowl them out for under 150 runs, which no other team in world cricket has done for a long time."Melanie Jones reached 58 before her leg stump was removed from the ground by Pearson in the first over of her second spell, hitting six fours in an elegant innings and assisted by Lisa Sthaelaker in reaching a fourth wicket stand of 65.England faced 16 overs before the close of play in deteriorating light,with Cathryn Fitzpatrick dismissing opener Sarah Collyer in the first over. Kathryn Leng and Charlotte Edwards had taken England to 21 for one, Leng reaching 12 and Edwards nine.Opener and leg-spin bowler, Leng is also on a hat-trick at the start of the second Australia innings, taking the final two wickets of Fitzpatrick and Twining.England will want to build on their performance in the field today with a good batting response, something they were unable to achieve in the first Ashes Test at The Gabba.