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Dhoni and Gambhir show the way

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Gautam Gambhir finished as the leading run-getter in the series © AFP
 

Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 9
Mahendra Singh Dhoni led India in both their victories in this series. Heinfused energy into India’s approach with creative field placements inMohali and displayed ruthlessness in Nagpur by choking Australia’srun-flow with a restrictive eight-one offside field. He was criticisedseverely for his unattractive tactics but didn’t care a jot. Heading intoa tense final day, Dhoni stayed calm even when Hayden briefly threatenedto destroy India’s best-laid plans. Dhoni also made invaluablecontributions with the bat. In Mohali, he batted aggressively and his twohalf-centuries helped India gain time. In Nagpur his 56 in the firstinnings was part of a 119-run stand with Ganguly and his 55 in the secondrescued India from 166 for 6 and helped take the target out of Australia’sreach.Gautam Gambhir – 9
Australia possessed a fast-bowling attack that was inexperienced in Indianconditions and Gautam Gambhir took advantage of it. His form wasconsistently excellent and he shared two half-century partnerships and onecentury stand with Virender Sehwag. He had a vital role in India winningthe Mohali Test, scoring 67 in the first innings and 104 in the second.His attacking approach was best captured by the shot with which he broughtup his first century in India: a jump down the track against Shane Watson,followed by a savage pull into the stands at wide long-on. He followedthat performance with a maiden double-century in Delhi, an innings whichhelped India eliminate the possibility of Australia winning the Test. Ablot, however, was Gambhir’s altercation with Watson which resulted in aone-Test ban. But despite playing only three Tests, Gambhir was still thetop-scorer of the series with 463 runs at average of 77.Ishant Sharma – 8.5
Ishant Sharma was the first Indian fast bowler to win a Player-of-the-Series award at home since Kapil Dev in 1983. He took 15 wickets at an average of 27 and struck significant blows in every innings apart from the first in Delhi. Ishant is India’s most-improved bowler over the last year and he displayed the ability to adapt on unresponsivepitches. He surprised Australia’s batsmen with a surprise slower delivery onthe sluggish surface at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, and bowled cross seam inorder to get the ball to reverse early in Mohali. He broke Australia’ssecond innings in that match by dismissing Ricky Ponting and Shane Watsonduring a terrific spell of reverse-swing bowling.Sachin Tendulkar – 8.5
Sachin Tendulkar began the series on the verge of becoming the highestrun-scorer in Test cricket and, during the course of achieving thelandmark, he made important contributions when his team was vulnerable.His gritty 49 in the final innings in Bangalore helped India bat out thefinal day to save the Test; his 88 in Mohali came after three wickets hadfallen for 17 runs; his 68 in Delhi helped India recover from 27 for 2;and his 109 in Nagpur consolidated the innings after a top-order wobble.He was as reliable as ever in the middle-order and was the second highestrun-scorer of the series with 396 runs at an average of 57.Virender Sehwag – 8
Virender Sehwag usually scores one big hundred in a series but he missedout this time, scoring three half-centuries in his tally of 351 runs.Sehwag’s performance after the first three Tests was average: he hadeither got out early or failed to convert a start, with the exception of asecond-innings 90 in Mohali. His biggest challenge was in Nagpur whenIndia were without Gambhir. Sehwag responded superbly, scoring 66 and 92at rapid pace, contributing to his overall strike-rate of 82 in theseries. He was also India’s fifth bowler, bowling 82 overs in the series,and took his first five-wicket haul in Delhi.Sourav Ganguly – 7.5
Ganguly ended his career on a high. He had announced that this serieswould be his last before the first Test in Bangalore and went on to score324 runs at 54, far higher than his pre-series average of 32against Australia. He scored at a steady clip and helped India buildformidable first-innings totals in both their victories, scoring 102 outof India’s 469 in Mohali, and 85 out of 441 in Nagpur.

Ishant Sharma was the first Indian fast bowler to be win a Man-of-the-Series award at home since Kapil Dev in 1983 © AFP
 

Harbhajan Singh – 7.5
Harbhajan Singh was the joint highest wicket-taker with 15 at 29 apiecebut his most valuable contributions came with the bat when Australia werepoised to take grip of two Test matches. In Bangalore, India were trailingby 198 runs in the first innings with three wickets in hand when Harbhajanscored a half-century to help whittle Australia’s lead to below a hundred.In Nagpur, India had lost six wickets for 50 runs and were in danger ofsetting Australia a below-par target; Harbhajan scored anotherhalf-century – his fourth against Australia – in a 108-run stand withDhoni which helped secure the Border-Gavaskar trophy. He followed that up with 4 for 64 in the final innings.VVS Laxman – 7.5
VVS Laxman begin the series with a duck in Bangalore but his 42 off 142deliveries in the second helped India save the Test. He didn’t play amajor role in India’s victory in Mohali but scored an unbeaten 200 in thefirst innings at the Feroz Shah Kotla and followed it up with 59 in thesecond. Laxman played his 100th Test in Nagpur and scored a half-centuryto help India recover after losing three wickets quickly in the firstinnings. He averaged 95.25 at the end of the series.Zaheer Khan – 7
Zaheer Khan’s stats aren’t impressive – 11 wickets costing 43 apiece – but he ensured that Australia lost an early wicket by dismissing Hayden cheaply in the first three innings of the series. He completed his first five-wicket haul in India by mopping up Australia’s tail in the first innings in Bangalore and was Harbhajan’s partner during that vital rearguard partnership, contributing 57 runs to India’s bid to save the first Test. In Mohali, Zaheer executed Australia’s tail on the final day in a breathtaking spell of swing bowling but his form dipped in Delhi where he took no wickets. He was wayward at the start of the decisive Nagpur Test too but recovered on the third morning and bowled long spellswith precision to back up the eight-one strategy.Amit Mishra – 7
Amit Mishra would not have played in this series were it not for Anil Kumble’sshoulder injury. Mishra grabbed his opportunity and took a five-for in the first innings and seven overall on debut in Mohali. His performance prompted a raging debate over whether he should make way for Kumble in Delhi. As it turned out Harbhajan missed the third Test but Mishra had a poor game, taking 2 for 146. Dhoni didn’t seem to have much confidence in the legspinner in Nagpur and brought him into the attack late in the first innings. Mishra, though, made a significant contribution in the second: his direct hit dismissed Ponting and he broke an intimidating partnership between Michael Hussey and Hayden in his first over.M Vijay – 7
Vijay was celebrating his double-century in a Ranji Trophy match when hereceived an eleventh-hour call-up to the Test squad as a replacement forGambhir. Less than 48 hours later, he was facing Brett Lee on debut. Aperformance in one Test isn’t much to go by but Vijay batted with poiseand calmness in Nagpur. He didn’t try to do anything flash – he rarelywent after deliveries outside off stump – and played with a predominantlystraight bat. He made contributions of 33 and 41 but the time he spent atthe crease allowed Sehwag to bat aggressively and resulted in openingpartnerships of 98 and 116. Vijay was outstanding in the field too and ranout Matthew Hayden and Michael Hussey in the first innings.

Rahul Dravid’s lean patch continued © AFP
 

Anil Kumble – 4
Kumble was India’s appointed captain of the series but a shoulder injuryruled him out of the Mohali Test before a gash to his finger prompted himto retire after the third Test. He struggled to have an impact with theball in the series. The fizz, skid and bounce – factors that are crucialto his success – were missing and he bowled 51 overs in Bangalore withouttaking a wicket. He wasn’t the force he used to be at the Kotla either forhe picked up only 3 for 112 in 43.3 overs. Kumble, however, couldn’t befaulted for effort. He bowled despite his shoulder injury in Bangalore andtoiled in Delhi after needing 11 stitches to sew up a cut on his left hand. His last wicket in Test cricket was a caught and bowled.Rahul Dravid – 2
Rahul Dravid had a miserable series. The pitches at all four venues wererelatively placid, yet Dravid’s slump continued and he was the weak link in the batting line-up. He had a promising start, scoring 51 in the first innings in Bangalore,but finished with 120 runs at an average of 17. He ended the series with 0and 3 in Nagpur. Dravid appeared to time the ball well in several inningsbut he either got a good ball, or he lost concentration and played a looseshot. Dravid’s fragility at No. 3 meant that the middle order often had toconsolidate after a substantial opening partnership was followed by acouple of quick wickets.

'If Kumble is fit, he will replace Mishra' – Kirsten

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Gary Kirsten, India’s coach, has ruled out playing three spinners at the Feroz Shah Kotla © AFP
 

While the stadium itself has retained none of the charm of the old world, the surroundings suggest you have entered a town of forts. Once you have entered the Feroz Shah Kotla – and it’s mighty tough given the security – just look up and you’ll find a policeman at most of the high points, overlooking the movements outside the stadium, almost like the guards in a fortress. They may as well be protecting India’s lead in the series, welcome to the Fortress Feroz Shah.Leading 1-0, India couldn’t have come to a better venue – Kotla itself means a citadel – to try and kill the series: they have won the last seven Tests played here. India’s build-up going intothe third Test is in stark contrast to the one going into Mohali, where they won comprehensively. In Mohali, India were not sure of the final XI till about half an hour before the start; here they arealmost sure – two days before the match – that Anil Kumble will replace Amit Mishra, who took a five-for on debut.If Kotla is the fortress, Kumble has been its king. He has taken 55 wickets in six Tests here, at an average of 15.41. After having missed the Mohali Test, he seems to have recovered from the shoulder injury, and has been bowling in the nets. “He is looking good,” Gary Kirsten, India’s coach, said. “We are very happy with the way he is progressing. And if he is fit, he is the captain of the team, and he will take Mishra’s place.”Harbhajan Singh’s fitness comes into question because of a toe injury he had picked towards the end of the Mohali Test. Yesterday he bowled less than an over in the nets. Today he did the fielding drills, bowled about three overs, and also batted. “We will just wait and see. We have got two days to go, but hopefully it’s not too serious,” Kirsten said of the injury.If Harbhajan and Kumble are both fit, Mishra will have to go back to what he has done for the last eight years: wait his turn. It may sound harsh, but that’s what mostly happens to the replacement when the captain is back to full fitness. Kirsten was very clear about that, and also ruled out playing three spinners. “That’s one good option you have [dropping a batsman to accommodate all the spinners],” Kirsten said, “But I certainly want to be going into a Test match with sixbatsmen.”And dropping one of the fast bowlers is not a question at all, given the form Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma have been in.Apart from that aspect of team composition, Kirsten spoke of the confidence India’s win in Mohali gave them. “It was a great Test-match win, certainly a benchmark Test, in terms of dominating play,” Kirsten said. “It’s a new day, a new game, but we will certainly use that Test as a benchmark for what we want to achieve.”While the player behaviour has come under the scanner once again in an India-Australia series, Kirsten said it was natural when two such competitive sides played. “[These are] two very competitive, emotional and aggressive teams. I think there will always be occasions inpressure situation when either team might overstep the mark a little bit.”Zaheer, in the match referee meeting [when he was fined 80% of his match fee for having given Matthew Hayden a send-off], admitted that he had crossed the line, but these things happen. These are two teams playing a high level of cricket, that creates great excitementfor Test cricket in the world. We must encourage that competitiveness; we understand that individuals mustn’t overstep the mark.”

Brilliant Napier outclasses Northants

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Runs and now wickets for Graham Napier © Getty Images
 

Not even Graham Gooch or Nasser Hussain, two of Essex’s most loyal luminaries, could have predicted the impact Graham Napier would have on the Twenty20 Cup this season. Batting with the same freedom and remarkable power of the past three weeks, he continued his supreme form with another bruising knock, but it was with the ball that he most impressed today. His 4 for 10 eased Essex past Northamptonshire at Chelmsford and, in doing so, into Finals Day.It was with some relief that the fortress of fans at Chelmsford were able to watch a match. 6000 Durham and Yorkshire supporters were denied in the first quarter-final of the day at Chester-le-Street, owing to an administrative bungle of embarrassing proportions. Happily, Napier and Essex were on top form to sound a note of caution to other Finals Day hopefuls. This was a dominant and all-round performance from the outset.They had the rub of the green, winning the toss and batting, but immediately put Northamptonshire’s bowlers under pressure. Ravi Bopara was out of the traps with a fortunate splice over the slips, yet thereafter played with an elegance not often seen in Twenty20 cricket. Two orthodox cover-drives were struck with immense timing, as were a fierce drive down the ground and a pull over midwicket. Curiously, Grant Flower came in at No.3 followed by James Foster, and at 134 for 3 it was a surprise Essex delayed Napier’s arrival.If it was a tactic, the decision paid off handsomely as Napier took command in 20 balls of power-hitting. The first of three sixes broke a tile on the roofs at midwicket, while Andrew Hall was repeatedly mowed through the leg side, but there is class amid the carnage, as demonstrated by a hit-through-the-line maximum off Johann Louw. The same bowler was dispatched for another six when Napier scythed him over long-on – very nearly over the floodlight. It, like all three, landed in the street.Essex’s good fortune continued when a brief shower spiced up the pitch, aiding David Masters and Napier’s impressive new-ball spell in defending 175 from 18 overs. Masters had Rob White caught behind with a keen incutter before Napier, bowling with genuine pace, lured Hall into nicking an outswinger. Three balls later David Sales was clean-bowled by a searing inswinger proving, were it needed, that behind Napier’s obvious brawn lies plenty of brain. Riki Wessels also fell under his spell, and at 11 for 4, Northamptonshire had little hope.Nicky Boje carved eight fours in an entertaining fifty, which almost went unnoticed by one of county cricket’s most partisan and honest crowds, but Northamptonshire never had a hope after their top-order capitulation. For good measure, Napier added Lance Klusener to pick up 4 for 10 – the most economical Essex figures in the Twenty20 Cup – as Essex wrapped up the most emphatic of wins.So far, Napier – surprisingly modest for someone with the build of a prop forward – has dismissed his chances of a future England call-up as the stuff of dreams. Today, he responded with “we’ll see,” perhaps showing the selectors that he himself now believes the hype. Either way, the Indian Premier League dollars now surely beckon.

Bermuda to host Namibia in September

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Bermuda are to host Namibia for their next Intercontinental Cup fixture on September 3 at their National Sports Centre (NSC).It will be the second occasion this year that the NSC hosts a game, following several years when it was deemed unfit owing to the poor soil. Such concerns are now a distant memory and Reginald Pearman, the president of the Bermuda Cricket Board, is excited at the prospect of the touring Namibians.”Once again I am pleased to be able to confirm that Bermuda have the opportunity to play at home for the second time this year. The ICC approval for Bermuda to host the Namibia game, confirms that the National Sports Centre, with the hard work of its groundsmen, have prepared and maintained the wicket to the international standards required,” he said.”Bermuda faces a tough team and I encourage all of Bermuda to come out to support your country.”Namibia share the top spot of the Intercontinental Cup table with Scotland, on 82 points, but have two games in hand.

Determined Australia make India toil

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How they were out

Ricky Ponting battled his way to 87 as Australia fought hard on the third day © AFP
 

Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden led a solid collective effort from Australia on the third day in Delhi, although by the close there was no guarantee they would avoid the follow-on. Virender Sehwag went from fifth bowling option to major striker with three wickets, including two key breakthroughs in the final session that left Australia needing 76 more runs to ensure India would bat again.It was a difficult day for Australia and the stumps scorecard did not fully reflect the gripping nature of the contest. There were no mammoth individual efforts like those from Gautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman; the most impressive aspect of Australia’s batting was simply their group fight.Replying to 613 is a psychologically difficult task and India’s bowlers did not make it any easier. Even without Anil Kumble for one and a half sessions – he went to hospital for treatment on a cut finger after getting his hands to a fierce Hayden stroke at short midwicket – the attack was constantly threatening.Sehwag, India’s prime offspinner in the absence of Harbhajan Singh, was as dangerous as any of the specialists as he spun some deliveries sharply while others sailed straight on towards the stumps. He gave India momentum at key intervals and his removal of Michael Hussey and Ponting after tea sparked something in his team-mates.Hussey had worked incredibly hard for his 53, only to see his dead-straight bat beaten by a superb offbreak that clipped the off-stump. Ponting had already departed to a ball that pitched in the rough and turned back to rattle his stumps and the two blows came at just the right time for India.They were frustrated that Ponting survived a super spell of reverse-swing bowling from Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan, who tested his focus more rigorously than a pair of optometrists. As expected, Ishant troubled him with deliveries that bounced and jagged back in sharply. Zaheer’s swing was also a challenge. Despite a couple of indecisive and almost fatal leave-play-leave moments, Ponting somehow survived.

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  • The 123-run stand between Matthew Hayden and Simon Katich was their first century partnership in the nine innings they have batted together.
  • Virender Sehwag bowled 22 overs today, which is only the third time he’s bowled more than 20 overs in an innings. His highest is 30 overs, in an innings against West Indies in 2006 but with Australia just four wickets down and the Kotla pitch taking plenty of turn, Sehwag may well overhaul that figure tomorrow.
  • Of the 27 wickets Sehwag has captured in his Test career, 20 have been of batsmen in the top seven.
  • This is the first time the top four Australian batsmen have all scored 50 or more in an innings against India. Against all teams, Australia have done it 13 times.
  • Ricky Ponting didn’t get out to Ishant Sharma today, but he was more cautious against him than any other bowler. Ponting managed just 9 runs in 26 balls off Ishant at a strike rate of 34.61. Ponting played Amit Mishra quite well, scoring 35 off 60 balls including six fours, and scored 17 from 32 balls off Sehwag, who eventually dismissed him.
  • Matthew Hayden handled Zaheer Khan, his nemesis in this series, with restraint as well, scoring just 17 runs off 40 balls from Zaheer, and made 10 from 33 off Anil Kumble, but was more fluent against the other bowlers, particularly Amit Mishra, whom he hit for 22 off 27.
  • For a batsman who favours the sweep shot, Hayden surprisingly kept that stroke in the closet, employing it four times – and getting just four runs – during his knock of 83.

There were some genuinely good strokes from Ponting, who was desperate not to stagnate. He drove Amit Mishra beautifully straight back down the ground for four and pounced on occasional full tosses and long-hops. But for a man who usually makes batting look so simple, this innings was as fluent as his Hindi.In many ways, that made it even more impressive that he reached 87. His 82-run partnership with Hussey continued to grind Australia towards avoiding the follow-on after the early work of Hayden and Simon Katich. Importantly for Australia, the stings throughout the day were well-spaced, although a swarm of bees that descended on the stadium just after lunch briefly provided a different sort of threat.When the players and umpires avoided the buzzers by lying flat in their positions – some perpendicular to the pitch, some parallel – the aerial view looked like a human version of the board game Battleship. Sachin Tendulkar was the small and aptly-named destroyer, Hayden the hulking aircraft carrier. And it wasn’t long before Sehwag sank the biggest ship with a perfectly targeted missile.Hayden had survived a few close calls, including an edge off Sehwag that landed centimetres short of Rahul Dravid at first slip, before his fortune ran out. Playing back to a Sehwag delivery that held its line, Hayden was lbw for 83 and Australia were 202 for 2. It was a respectable scoreline but after two of the opposition made double-centuries Australia wanted at least a single hundred from one of their top men.Still, Hayden’s innings was a step in the right direction following his struggles in the first two Tests. He was more composed, he watched the ball closely and waited for opportunities, and rarely did he try to bully the bowlers. He went over the top only when it was safe to do so – he pulled a Mishra long-hop viciously for six and cut Zaheer without risk over the cordon to the vacant third man region.Generally his bat was straight and it was noticeable that he ignored the sweep that undid him in Mohali. A classic cover-driven boundary off Ishant gave Hayden his first half-century of the tour and he was part of two important partnerships: a 123-run opening stand with Simon Katich and a 79-run compilation with Ponting.In what was by far Australia’s most positive start of the tour, Katich scored more freely than the watchful Hayden and used his feet impressively to the two legspinners. But on 64 he tried to close the face and clip Mishra through leg – a tactic that had worked before – but could only watch on as the ball spat out of the rough and collected his middle stump.He was not the only batsman who would have that feeling. The task will only get tougher in the final two days of the Test. For now, Australia cannot look that far ahead. Their primary goal must be to knock off the 76 runs they require to avoid the follow-on.

Zimbabwe – Pakistan Test records

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ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN — TEST RECORDS

TEST MATCHES PLAYED BETWEEN ZIMBABWE AND PAKISTAN1993/94, in Pakistan (3 Tests). Result: Pakistan won 2-0.Captains: A Flower (Z) and Wasim Akram (P).(Waqar Younis deputised in one Test for Pakistan)1 1-6 December 1993 (Karachi)PAKISTAN 423/8d (Aamer Sohail 63, Shoaib Mohammad 81, JavedMiandad 70, Rashid Latif 68*) and 131/3d (Inzamam-ul-Haq 57*).ZIMBABWE 289 (A D R Campbell 53, A Flower 63; Waqar Younis7/91) and 134 (Waqar Younis 6/44).Pakistan won by 131 runs2 9-14 December 1993 (Rawalpindi)PAKISTAN 245 (Asif Mujtaba 54*; D H Brain 4/41) and 248 (AsifMujtaba 51, Rashid Latif 61; H H Streak 5/56).ZIMBABWE 254 (M H Dekker 68, A D R Campbell 63; Waqar Younis5/88) and 187 (M H Dekker 68*, A D R Campbell 75; Wasim Akram 5/65,Waqar Younis 4/50).Pakistan won by 52 runs3 16-21 December 1993 (Lahore)PAKISTAN 147 (D H Brain 5/42) and 174/1 (Shoaib Mohammad 53*,Asif Mujtaba 65*).ZIMBABWE 230 (D L Houghton 50, A Flower 62*; Wasim Akram 4/70,Waqar Younis 5/100).Match drawn1994/95, in Zimbabwe (3 Tests). Result: Pakistan won 2-1.Captains: A Flower (Z) and Saleem Malik (P)4 31 January-4 February 1995 (Harare Sports Club)ZIMBABWE 544/4d (G W Flower 201*, A Flower 156, G J Whittall113*).PAKISTAN 322 (Aamer Sohail 61, Ijaz Ahmed 65, Inzamam-ul-Haq71; H H Streak 6/90) and 158 (inzamam-ul-Haq 65).Zimbabwe won by an innings and 64 runs5 7-9 February 1995 (Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo)ZIMBABWE 174 (A D R Campbell 60) and 146 (Wasim Akram 5/43).Pakistan 260 (Ijaz Ahmed 76; H H Streak 5/70) and 61/2.Pakistan won by eight wickets6 15-19 February 1995 (Harare Sports Club)PAKISTAN 231 (Inzamam-ul-Haq 101; H H Streak 4/53) and 250(Ijaz Ahmed 55, Inzamam-ul-Haq 83; H H Streak 4/52).ZIMBABWE 243 (Aaqib Javed 4/64) and 139 (Aamir Nazir 5/46).Pakistan won by 99 runs1996/97, in Pakistan (2 Tests). Result: Pakistan won 1-0.Captains: A D R Campbell (Z) and Wasim Akram (P)7 17-21 October 1996 (Sheikhapura)ZIMBABWE 375 (G W Flower 110, P A Strang 106*; Shahid Nazir5/53) and 241/7 (D L Houghton 65).PAKISTAN 553 (Saeed Anwar 51, Saleem Malik 52, Wasim Akram257*, Saqlain Mushtaq 79; P A Strang 5/212).Match drawn8 24-26 October 1996 (Faisalabad)ZIMBABWE 133 (A Flower 61; Wasim Akram 6/48) and 200 (D LHoughton 74, A D R Campbell 51; Wasim Akram 4/58, Waqar Younis4/54).PAKISTAN 267 (Saeed Anwar 81, Moin Khan 58) and 69/0 (SaeedAnwar 50*).Pakistan won by ten wickets1997/98, in Zimbabwe (2 Tests). Result: Pakistan won 1-0.Captains: A D R Campbell (Z) and Rashid Latif (P)9 14-18 March 1998 (Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo)ZIMBABWE 321 (G W Flower 156*, H H Streak 53; Waqar Younis5/106) and 302/4d (M W Goodwin 166*, A Flower 100*)PAKISTAN 256 (Yousuf Youhana 60; G J Whittall 4/63) and 258/6(Yousuf Youhana 64, Moin Khan 97)Match drawn10 21-25 March 1998 (Harare Sports Club)ZIMBABWE 277 (M W Goodwin 53, G J Whittall 62, B C Strang 53;Waqar Younis 4/47) and 268 (M W Goodwin 81)PAKISTAN 354 (Mohammad Wasim 192, Mushtaq Ahmed 57) and 192/7(Saeed Anwar 65, Yousuf Youhana 52)Pakistan won by three wickets1998/99, in Pakistan (3 Tests). Result: Zimbabwe won 1-0.Captains: A D R Campbell (Z) and Aamer Sohail/Moin Khan (P)11 27-30 November 1998 (Peshawar)PAKISTAN 296 (Ijaz Ahmed 87, Yousuf Youhana 75; H H Streak4/93) and 103 (H K Olonga 4/42)ZIMBABWE 238 (N C Johnson 107; Wasim Akram 5/52, Waqar Younis4/78) and 162/3 (M W Goodwin 73*)Zimbabwe won by seven wickets12 10-14 December 1998 (Lahore)ZIMBABWE 183 (A Flower 60*; Waqar Younis 4/54, Saqlain Mushtaq5/32) and 48/0PAKISTAN 325 (Saeed Anwar 75, Yousuf Youhana 120*)Match drawn17-21 December 1998 (Faisalabad)Match abandoned without a ball being bowled due to fog2002/03, in Zimbabwe (2 Tests). Result: Pakistan won 2-0.Captains: A D R Campbell (Z) and Waqar Younis (P)13 9-12 November 2002 (Harare Sports Club)PAKISTAN 285 (Taufeeq Umar 75, Yousuf Youhana 63; A M Blignaut 5/79)and 369 (Taufeeq Umar 111, Inzamam-ul-Haq 112; H K Olonga 5/93)ZIMBABWE 225 (T Taibu 51*, A M Blignaut 50; Mohammad Sami 4/53) and310 (D D Ebrahim 69, G W Flower 69, A Flower 67; Shoaib Akhtar 4/75)Pakistan won by 119 runs14 16-19 November 2002 (Queens Sports Club)ZIMBABWE 178 (G W Flower 54; Saqlain Mushtaq 7/66) and 281 (A D RCampbell 62; Waqar Younis 4/78)PAKISTAN 403 (Younis Khan 52, Yousuf Youhana 159, Kamran Akmal 56;R W Price 4/116) and 57/0Pakistan won by ten wicketsThe following records ignore the abandoned Test match at Faisalabad in 1998/99.SUMMARY OF RESULTSSeason Venue Played Won Lost Drawn Series won by1993/94 P 3 – 2 1 Pakistan 2-01994/95 Z 3 1 2 – Pakistan 2-11995/96 P 2 – 1 1 Pakistan 1-01997/98 Z 2 – 1 1 Pakistan 1-01998/99 P 2 1 – 1 Zimbabwe 1-02002/03 Z 2 – 2 – Pakistan 2-0In Zimbabwe 7 1 5 1In Pakistan 7 1 3 3Total 14 2 9 4HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS (* = second innings)553 by Pakistan at Sheikhapura 1996/97544/4d by Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club (1st Test) 1994/95423/8d by Pakistan at Karachi 1993/94403 by Pakistan at Queens Sports Club 2002/03375 by Zimbabwe at Sheikhapura 1996/97354 by Pakistan at Harare Sports Club 1997/98LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS103 by Pakistan at Peshawar 1998/99133 by Zimbabwe at Faisalabad 1996/97134 by Zimbabwe at Karachi 1993/94139 by Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club (3rd Test) 1994/95146 by Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club 1994/95147 by Pakistan at Lahore 1993/94HIGHEST FOURTH-INNINGS TOTALSTo win: 192/7 by Pakistan at Harare Sports Club 1997/98To draw: 258/6 by Pakistan at Queens Sports Club 1997/98To lose: 310 by Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club 2002/03HIGHEST MATCH AGGREGATESIn Zimbabwe: 1189 runs/40 wickets Harare Sports Club 2002/03In Pakistan: 1169 runs/27 wickets Sheikhapura 1996/97LOWEST COMPLETED MATCH AGGREGATESIn Zimbabwe: 641 runs/32 wickets Queens Sports Club 1994/95In Pakistan: 551 runs/21 wickets Lahore 1993/94LARGEST MARGINS OF VICTORYinnings and 64 runs by Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club (1st T.) 1994/95131 runs by Pakistan at Karachi 1993/94ten wickets by Pakistan at Faisalabad 1996/97ten wickets by Pakistan at Queens Sports Club 2002/03MOST RUNS IN A DAYby one team:289/3 wkts by Zimbabwe, at Harare Sports Club (1st Test)(1st day) 1994/95by both teams:374/10 wkts by Pakistan (355/9 wkts) and Zimbabwe(19/1 wkt), at Harare Sports Club (3rd day) 2002/03324/10 wkts by Zimbabwe (135/4 wkts) and Pakistan(189/6 wkts), at Sheikhapura (2nd day) 1993/94311/2 wkts by Zimbabwe 287/2 wkts) and Pakistan(24/0 wkt), at Queens Sports Club (4th day) 1997/98306/2 wkts by Zimbabwe (255/1 wkt) and Pakistan (51/1 wkt),at Harare Sports Club (1st Test) (2nd day) 1994/95BATTING RECORDSCENTURIES257* Wasim Akram (P) at Sheikhapura 1996/97201* G W Flower (Z) at Harare Sports Club (1st Test) 1994/95192 Mohammad Wasim (P) at Harare Sports Club 1997/98166* M W Goodwin (Z) at Queens Sports Club 1997/98159 Yousuf Youhana (P) at Queens Sports Club 2002/03156* G W Flower (Z) at Queens Sports Club 1997/98156 A Flower (Z) at Harare Sports Club (1st Test) 1994/95120* Yousuf Youhana (P) at Lahore 1998/99113* G J Whittall (Z) at Harare Sports Club (1st Test) 1994/95112 Inzamam-ul-Haq (P) at Harare Sports Club 2002/03111 Taufeeq Umar (P) at Harare Sports Club 2002/03110 G W Flower (Z) at Sheikhapura 1996/97107 N C Johnson (Z) at Peshawar 1998/99106* P A Strang (Z) at Sheikhapura 1996/97101 Inzamam-ul-Haq (P) at Harare Sports Club (3rd Test) 1994/95100* A Flower (Z) at Queens Sports Club 1997/98MOST RUNS IN A MATCH257 Wasim Akram at Sheikhapura 1996/97201 G W Flower at Harare Sports Club 1994/95200 (192 & 8) Mohammad Wasim at Harare Sports Club 1997/98CENTURY ON DEBUT IN THE SERIESM W Goodwin (166*) at Queens Sports Club 1997/98Mohammad Wasim (192) at Harare Sports Club 1997/98N C Johnson (107) at Peshawar 1998/99Taufeeq Umar (111) at Harare Sports Club 2002/03200 RUNS IN A SERIESM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50Inzamam-ul-Haq (P) 1994/95Z 3 5 0 367 101 73.00 1 3M W Goodwin (Z) 1997/98Z 2 4 1 300 166* 100.00 1 2Wasim Akram (P) 1996/97P 2 2 1 292 257* 292.00 1 -A Flower (Z) 1994/95Z 3 5 0 250 156 50.00 1 -Taufeeq Umar (P) 2002/03Z 2 4 1 241 111 80.33 1 1Ijaz Ahmed (P) 1994/95Z 3 5 0 239 76 47.80 – 3G W Flower (Z) 1994/95Z 3 5 1 237 201* 59.25 1 -Yousuf Youhana (P) 2002/03Z 2 3 0 222 159 74.00 1 1Yousuf Youhana (P) 1998/99P 2 3 1 209 120* 104.50 1 1G W Flower (Z) 1997/98Z 2 4 1 207 156* 69.00 1 -A D R Campbell (Z) 1993/94P 3 5 0 205 75 41.00 – 3Mohammad Wasim (P) 1997/98P 1 2 0 200 192 100.00 1 -PARTNERSHIP RECORDS (including all century partnerships)For Zimbabwe:1st:48* G A Rennie (16*)/G W Flower (17*), at Lahore 1998/992nd:135 M H Dekker (68*)/A D R Campbell (75), at Rawalpindi 1993/94102 M H Dekker (68)/A D R Campbell (63), at Rawalpindi 1993/943rd:111 D D Ebrahim (69)/G W Flower (69), at Harare SC 2002/034th:269 G W Flower (201*)/A Flower (156), at Harare SC 1994/95113 D L Houghton (74)/A D R Campbell (51), at Faisalabad 1996/975th:277* M W Goodwin (166*)/A Flower (100*), at Queens SC 1997/98233* G W Flower (201*)/G J Whittall (113*), at Harare SC 1994/956th:72 M H Dekker (68)/G J Whittall (29), at Rawalpindi 1993/947th:131 G W Flower (110)/P A Strang (106*), at Sheikhapura 1996/97109 G W Flower (156*)/H H Streak (53), at Queens SC 1997/98103 N C Johnson (107)/H H Streak (24), at Peshawar 1998/998th:111 G J Whittall (62) and B C Strang (53), at Harare SC 1997/989th:87 P A Strang (106*)/B C Strang (42), at Sheikhapura 1996/9710th:29 E A Brandes (18)/S G Peall (11*), at Rawalpindi 1993/94For Pakistan:1st:95 Aamer Sohail (63)/Shoaib Mohammad (81), at Karachi 1993/942nd:118* Shoaib Mohammad (53*)/Asif Mujtaba (65*), at Lahore 1993/94115 Taufeeq Umar (75)/Younis Khan (40), at Harare Sc 2002/033rd:180 Taufeeq Umar (111)/Inzamam-ul-Haq (112), at Harare SC 2002/034th:127 Younis Khan (52)/Yousuf Youhana (159), at Queens SC 2002/03118 Ijaz Ahmed (87)/Yousuf Youhana (75), at Peshawar 1998/99116 Inzamam-ul-Haq (83)/Ijaz Ahmed (55), at Harare SC 1994/955th:110 Yousuf Youhana (64)/Moin Khan (97), at Queens SC 1997/986th:121 Yousuf Youhana (159)/Kamran Akmal (56), at Queens SC 2002/037th:120 Ijaz Ahmed (65)/Inzamam-ul-Haq (71), at Harare SC 1994/958th:313 Wasim Akram (257*)/Saqlain Mushtaq (79), at Sheikhapura 1996/979th:167 Mohammad Wasim (192)/Mushtaq Ahmed (57), at Harare SC 1997/9810th:50* Yousuf Youhana (120*) and Waqar Younis (24*),at Lahore 1998/99500 RUNS AGAINST THE OPPOSITIONYears M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50G W Flower (Z) 1992/93-2002/03 14 26 3 961 201* 41.78 3 2A Flower (Z) 1992/93-2002/03 14 25 4 931 156 44.33 2 5Inzamam-ul-Haq (P) 1993/94-2002/03 11 19 1 772 112 42.88 2 4Yousuf Youhana (P) 1997/98-2002/03 6 10 1 616 159 68.44 2 5A D R Campbell (Z) 1993/94-2002/03 14 25 0 611 75 24.44 – 6Saeed Anwar (P) 1994/95-1998/99 8 14 1 519 81 39.92 – 5INDIVIDUAL ZIMBABWEAN BATTING AND FIELDING RECORDSYears M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct/StA M Blignaut 2002/03 2 4 0 103 50 25/75 – 1 1D H Brain 1993/94-1994/95 5 7 1 81 28 13.50 – – 1E A Brandes 1993/94 3 5 1 45 18 11.25 – – 2G K Bruk-Jackson 1993/94 2 4 0 39 31 9.75 – – -I P Butchart 1994/95 1 2 0 23 15 11.50 – – 1A D R Campbell 1993/94-2002/03 14 25 0 611 75 24.44 – 6 18S V Carlisle 1994/95 3 4 1 78 46* 26.00 – – 5M H Dekker 1993/94-1996/97 7 12 1 200 68* 18.18 – 2 4D D Ebrahim 2002/03 2 4 0 112 69 28.00 – 1 2A Flower 1992/93-2002/03 14 25 4 931 156 44.33 2 5 35/2G W Flower 1992/93-2002/03 14 26 3 961 201* 41.78 3 2 8M W Goodwin 1997/98-1998/99 4 7 2 412 166* 82.40 1 3 5D L Houghton 1993/94-1996/97 8 14 0 389 74 27.78 – 2 7A G Huckle 1997/98-1998/99 2 3 0 13 13 4.33 – – 1W R James 1993/94 1 1 0 8 8 8.00 – – 3/-N C Johnson 1998/99 2 2 0 121 107 60.50 1 – 1T N Madondo 1997/98 2 3 0 16 14 5.33 – – -N B Mahwire 2002/03 1 2 0 7 4 3.50 – – -H Masakadza 2002/03 2 4 0 25 16 6.25 – – -E Z Matambanadzo 1996/97 1 2 1 7 7 7.00 – – -M Mbangwa 1996/97-1998/99 5 7 2 10 3 2.00 – – 2M L Nkala 2002/03 1 2 1 24 14* 24.00 – – -H K Olonga 1994/95-2002/03 6 7 1 32 8 5.33 – – 2S G Peall 1993/94 2 4 1 21 11* 7.00 – – 1R W Price 2002/03 2 4 1 20 12 6.66 – – -G J Rennie 1997/98-1998/99 3 6 1 40 16* 8.00 – – 2J A Rennie 1993/94 2 3 0 5 3 1.66 – – -B C Strang 1994/95-1997/98 5 9 2 136 53 19.42 – 1 2P A Strang 1994/95-1997/98 6 9 2 201 106* 28.71 1 – 5H H Streak 1993/94-1998/99 10 14 2 214 53 17.83 – 1 2T Taibu 2002/03 2 4 1 131 51* 43.66 – 1 4/0M A Vermeulen 2002/03 1 2 0 28 26 14.00 – – -D P Viljoen 1997/98 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 – – 1A R Whittall 1996/97-1998/99 3 5 1 36 17 9.00 – – 3G J Whittall 1993/94-2002/03 11 19 1 355 113* 19.72 1 1 3C B Wishart 1996/97 4 6 0 48 28 8.00 – – 1INDIVIDUAL PAKISTAN BATTING AND FIELDING RECORDSYears M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct/StAamer Nazir 1994/95 2 3 2 7 7 7.00 – – 2Aamer Sohail 1993/94-1998/99 9 17 1 404 63 25.25 – 2 9Aaqib Javed 1994/95-1998/99 3 6 1 6 3 1.20 – – 1Akram Raza 1994/95 1 2 1 21 19 21.00 – – -Ali Naqvi 1997/98 2 4 0 61 27 15.25 – – -Ashfaq Ahmed 1993/94 1 2 1 1 1* 1.00 – – -Asif Mujtaba 1993/94-1994/95 4 8 3 190 65* 38.00 – 3 2Ata-ur-Rehman 1993/94 3 3 0 10 10 3.33 – – 1Azam Khan 1996/97 1 1 0 14 14 14.00 – – -Azhar Mahmood 1997/98-1998/99 3 5 0 45 20 9.00 – – 3Basit Ali 1993/94-1994/95 4 6 0 143 40 23.83 – – 1Hasan Raza 1996/97-2002/03 4 5 0 91 46 20.33 – – 1Ijaz Ahmed 1994/95-1998/99 8 12 1 391 87 35.54 – 4 9Inzamam-ul-Haq 1993/94-2002/03 11 19 1 772 112 42.88 2 4 18Javed Miandad 1993/94 3 5 0 143 70 28.60 – 1 -Kabir Khan 1994/95 2 3 2 10 8* 10.00 – – 1Kamran Akmal 2002/03 2 3 0 94 56 31.33 – 1 8/1Manzoor Elahi 1994/95 2 4 1 14 13 4.66 – – 2Mohammad Hussain 1996/97 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – 1Mohammad Sami 2002/03 2 3 1 18 17 9.00 – – -Mohammad Wasim 1997/98 1 2 0 200 192 100.00 1 – 1Moin Khan 1996/97-1998/99 6 8 0 264 97 33.00 – 2 5/-Mushtaq Ahmed 1993/94-1998/99 4 5 0 76 57 15.20 – 1 -Naved Ashraf 1998/99 1 1 0 32 32 32.00 – – -Rashid Latif 1993/94-1997/98 8 13 3 279 68* 27.90 – 2 22/1Saeed Anwar 1994/95-1998/99 8 14 1 519 81 39.92 – 5 2Saleem Elahi 2002/03 2 4 1 59 30* 19.66 – – 1Saleem Malik 1994/95-1998/99 6 8 0 179 52 22.37 – 1 4Saqlain Mushtaq 1996/97-2002/03 6 8 2 181 79 30.16 – 1 -Shadab Kabir 1996/97 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 – – 2Shahid Nazir 1996/97 2 2 0 1 1 0.50 – – -Shakeel Ahmed 1994/95 2 4 0 74 33 18.50 – – 4Shoaib Akhtar 1997/98-2002/03 4 5 2 44 16 14.66 – – 1Shoaib Mohammad 1993/94 3 5 1 179 81 44.75 – 2 1Taufeeq Umar 2002/03 2 4 1 241 111 80.33 1 1 1Tauseef Ahmed 1993/94 1 1 1 21 21* — – – -Waqar Younis 1993/94-2002/03 11 14 3 107 24* 9.72 – – 1Wasim Akram 1993/94-1998/99 10 15 3 440 257* 36.66 1 – 4Younis Khan 2002/03 2 3 0 100 52 33.33 – 1 4Yousuf Youhana 1997/98-2002/03 6 10 1 616 159 68.44 2 5 7BOWLING RECORDSFIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS7/66 Saqlain Mushtaq (P) at Queens Sports Club 2002/037/91 Waqar Younis (P) at Karachi (1st inns) 1993/946/44 Waqar Younis (P) at Karachi (2nd inns) 1993/946/48 Wasim Akram (P) at Faisalabad 1996/976/90 H H Streak (Z) at Harare Sports Club (1st Test) 1994/955/32 Saqlain Mushtaq (P) at Lahore 1998/995/42 D H Brain (Z) at Lahore 1993/945/43 Wasim Akram (P) at Queens Sports Club 1994/955/46 Aamer Nazir (P) at Harare Sports Club (3rd Test) 1994/955/52 Wasim Akram (P) at Peshawar 1998/995/54 Shahid Nazir (P) at Sheikhapura 1996/975/56 H H Streak (Z) at Rawalpindi 1993/945/65 Wasim Akram (P) at Rawalpindi 1993/945/70 H H Streak (Z) at Queens Sports Club 1994/955/79 A M Blignaut (Z) at Harare Sports Club 2002/035/88 Waqar Younis (P) at Rawalpindi 1993/945/93 H K Olonga (P) at Harare Sports Club 2002/035/100 Waqar Younis (P) at Lahore 1993/945/106 Waqar Younis (P) at Queens Sports Club 1997/985/212 P A Strang (Z) at Sheikhapura 1996/97TEN WICKETS IN A MATCH13/135 (7/91 & 6/44) Waqar Younis (P), at Karachi 1993/9410/106 (6/48 & 4/58) Wasim Akram (P), at Faisalabad 1996/9710/155 (7/66 & 3/89) Saqlain Mushtaq (P), at Queens SC 2002/03For Zimbabwe: No instances. Best in Zimbabwe and in Pakistan:9/105 (6/90 & 3/15), by H H Streak, at Harare Sports Club, 1994/958/114 (3/58 & 5/56), by H H Streak, at Rawalpindi, at 1993/94MOST BALLS BOWLED IN AN INNINGS414 (69-12-212-5) P A Strang (Z) at Sheikhapura 1996/97309 (51.3-14-116-4) R W Price (Z) at Queens SC 2002/03272 (45.2-7-146-2) A R Whittall (Z) at Sheikhapura 1996/97246 (41-10-89-2) S G Peall (Z) at Karachi 1993/94240 (40-15-75-4) Saqlain Mushtaq (P) at Sheikhapura 1996/97MOST BALLS BOWLED IN A MATCH462 (77-18-202-7) Saqlain Mushtaq (P) at Sheikhapura 1996/97414 (69-12-212-5) P A Strang (Z) at Sheikhapura 1996/97396 (66-15-114-6) D H Brain (Z) at Rawalpindi 1993/94383 (63.5-11-155-10)Saqlain Mushtaq (P) at Queens Sports Club 2002/03378 (63-14-153-6) E A Brandes (Z) at Rawalpindi 1993/94360 (60-11-158-3) Azhar Mahmood (P) at Queens Sports Club 1997/98MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN AN INNINGS212 (69-12-212-5) P A Strang (Z) at Sheikhapura 1996/97146 (45.2-7-146-2) A R Whittall (Z) at Sheikhapura 1996/97142 (35-5-142-1) Kabir Khan (P) at Harare Sports Club 1994/95127 (37-3-127-3) Saqlain Mushtaq (P) at Sheikhapura 1996/97116 (51.3-14-116-4) R W Price (Z) at Queens Sports Club 2002/03MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN A MATCH212 (69-12-212-5) P A Strang (Z) at Sheikhapura 1996/97202 (77-18-202-7) Saqlain Mushtaq (P) at Sheikhapura 1996/97168 (50-10-168-5) Saqlain Mushtaq (P) at Harare Sports Club 2002/03165 (48-4-165-4) E A Brandes (Z) at Karachi 1993/94160 (41-5-160-8) A M Blignaut (Z) at Harare Sports Club 2002/0310 WICKETS IN A SERIESM Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Av BB 5wI 10wMWaqar Younis (P) 1993/94P 3 130.4 31 373 27 13.81 7/91 4 1H H Streak (Z) 1994/95Z 3 118 30 298 22 13.54 6/90 2 -Saqlain Mushtaq (P) 2002/03P 2 113.5 21 323 15 21.53 7/66 1 1Wasim Akram (P) 1994/95Z 3 132.2 31 313 13 24.07 5/43 1 -E A Brandes (Z) 1993/94P 3 141 26 394 13 30.30 3/45 – -Waqar Younis (P) 1997/98Z 2 84.2 19 231 13 17.76 5/106 1 -D H Brain (Z) 1993/94P 2 95 24 184 12 15.33 5/42 1 -Aamer Nazir (P) 1994/95Z 2 61 11 171 11 15.54 5/46 1 -Wasim Akram (P) 1996/97P 2 71.4 21 180 11 16.36 6/48 1 1Wasim Akram (P) 1993/94P 2 76.2 14 203 11 18.45 5/65 1 -Shahid Nazir (P) 1996/97P 2 57.5 14 147 10 14.70 5/54 1 -G J Whittall (Z) 1994/95Z 3 100 22 288 10 28.80 3/58 – -A M Blignaut (Z) 2002/03Z 2 63.4 10 235 10 23.50 5/79 1 -Shoaib Akhtar (P) 2002/03Z 2 61.2 12 218 10 21.80 4/75 – -20 WICKETS AGAINST THE OPPOSITIONYears M Overs Mdns Runs W Av. BB 5wI 10wMWaqar Younis (P) 1993/94-1998/99 9 332.3 72 1004 54 18.59 7/91 5 1Wasim Akram (P) 1993/94-1998/99 10 400.1 97 996 47 21.19 6/48 4 1H H Streak (Z) 1993/94-1998/99 10 383.3 89 1008 44 22.90 6/90 3 -Saqlain Mushtaq 1996/97-2002/03 6 262.1 50 747 30 24.90 7/66 2 1G J Whittall (Z) 1993/94-2002/03 11 304.4 83 807 23 35.08 4/63 – -D H Brain (Z) 1993/94-1994/95 5 183.4 39 521 20 26.05 5/42 1 -H K Olonga (Z) 1994/95-2002/03 6 140.2 26 482 20 24.10 5/93 1 -INDIVIDUAL ZIMBABWEAN BOWLING RECORDSYears M Overs Mdns Runs W Av. BB 5wI 10wMA M Blignaut 2002/03 2 63.4 10 235 10 23.50 5/79 1 -D H Brain 1993/94-1994/95 5 183.4 39 521 20 26.05 5/42 1 -E A Brandes 1993/94 3 141 26 394 13 30.30 3/45 – -I P Butchart 1994/95 1 3 0 11 0 — — – -A D R Campbell 1993/94-1998/99 8 1 0 3 0 — — – -M H Dekker 1993/94-1996/97 7 4 0 10 0 — — – -A Flower 1993/94-2002/03 14 0.3 0 4 0 — — – -G W Flower 1993/94-2002/03 14 45 12 79 2 39.50 1/4 – -M W Goodwin 1997/98-1998/99 4 5 0 15 0 — — – -A G Huckle 1997/98-1998/99 2 46.5 8 176 4 44.00 2/40 – -N C Johnson 1998/99 2 48 6 160 3 53.33 2/71 – -N B Mahwire 2002/03 1 28.5 6 118 1 118.00 1/58 – -E Z Matambanadzo 1996/97 1 16 0 89 2 44.50 2/62 – -M Mbangwa 1996/97-1998/99 5 158 59 331 14 23.64 3/23 – -M L Nkala 2002/03 1 25 5 93 1 93.00 1/93 – -H K Olonga 1994/95-2002/03 6 140.2 26 482 20 24.10 5/93 1 -S G Peall 1993/94 2 55 17 111 2 55.50 2/89 – -R W Price 2002/03 2 95.3 24 259 8 32.37 4/116 – -J A Rennie 1993/94 2 59.4 15 171 3 57.00 2/22 – -B C Strang 1994/95-1997/98 5 160.3 61 312 15 20.80 3/43 – -P A Strang 1994/95-1997/98 6 210.2 48 578 11 52.54 5/212 1 -H H Streak 1993/94-1998/99 10 383.3 89 1008 44 22.90 6/90 3 -D P Viljoen 1997/98 1 3.3 0 14 1 14.00 1/14 – -A R Whittall 1996/97-1998/99 3 65.2 11 233 2 116.50 2/146 – -G J Whittall 1993/94-2002/03 11 304.4 83 807 23 35.08 4/63 – -INDIVIDUAL PAKISTAN BOWLING RECORDSYears M Overs Mdns Runs W Av. BB 5wI 10wMAamer Nazir 1994/95 2 61 11 171 11 15.54 5/46 1 -Aamer Sohail 1993/94-1998/99 9 33.1 8 98 2 49.00 2/5 – -Aaqib Javed 1994/95-1998/99 3 104.1 22 251 8 31.37 4/64 – -Akram Raza 1994/95 1 34 6 112 0 — — – -Ali Naqvi 1997/98 2 2 0 11 0 — — – -Asif Mujtaba 1993/94-1994/95 4 10 2 31 0 — — – -Ashfaq Ahmed 1993/94 1 23 9 53 2 26.50 2/31 – -Ata-ur-Rehman 1993/94 3 66 22 134 6 22.33 2/20 – -Azhar Mahmood 1997/98-1998/99 3 107 33 284 8 35.50 3/26 – -Hasan Raza 1996/97-2002/03 2 1 0 1 0 — — – -Inzamam-ul-Haq 1993/94-1998/99 9 1 0 6 0 — — – -Kabir Khan 1994/95 2 62 10 213 5 42.60 3/26 – -Manzoor Elahi 1994/95 2 48 17 110 5 22.00 2/38 – -Mohammad Hussain 1996/97 1 10 4 21 1 21.00 1/7 – -Mohammad Sami 2002/03 2 68 15 188 7 26.85 4/53 – -Mushtaq Ahmed 1993/94-1998/99 4 127 29 319 8 39.87 2/24 – -Saeed Anwar 1994/95-1998/99 8 4 1 19 0 — — – -Saleem Malik 1994/95-1998/99 6 16 1 62 0 — — – -Saqlain Mushtaq 1996/97-2002/03 6 262.1 50 747 30 24.90 7/66 2 1Shahid Nazir 1996/97 2 57.5 14 147 10 14.70 5/54 1 -Shoaib Akhtar 1997/98-2002/03 4 131.4 25 431 15 28.73 4/75 – -Shoaib Mohammad 1993/94 3 5 1 17 0 — — – -Taufeeq Umar 2002/03 2 3 1 12 0 — — – -Tauseef Ahmed 1993/94 1 29 9 62 0 — — – -Waqar Younis 1993/94-1998/99 11 396.5 86 1233 62 19.88 7/91 5 1Wasim Akram 1993/94-1998/99 10 400.1 97 996 47 21.19 6/48 4 1ALL-ROUND RECORDS100 RUNS AND 5 WICKETS IN AN INNINGSP A Strang (Z), at Sheikhapura 106* & 13* 5/21250 RUNS AND 5 WICKETS IN A MATCHSaqlain Mushtaq (P), at Sheikhapura 79 3/126 & 4/75G J Whittall (Z), at Harare Sports Club 62 & 15 3/78 & 2/35A M Blignaut (Z), at Harare Sports Club 50 & 12 5/79 & 3/81WICKET-KEEPING RECORDS4 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS6 (all ct) Rashid Latif (P), at Queens Sports Club 1997/985 (all ct) Rashid Latif (P), at Lahore 1993/944 (all ct) A Flower (Z), at Karachi 1993/944 (all ct) Rashid Latif (P), at Harare SC (3rd Test) 1994/954 (all ct) A Flower (Z), at Faisalabad 1996/976 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN A MATCH6 (all ct) Rashid Latif (P), at Queens Sports Club 1997/98For Zimbabwe: no instances. Best 5 (all ct), by A Flower, at Harare Sports Club, 1994/9510 DISMISSALS IN A SERIES10 (all ct) A Flower (Z, 3 Tests) 1994/9510 (all ct) Rashid Latif (Z, 2 Tests) 1997/98FIELDING RECORDS3 OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGSFor Zimbabwe:3 S V Carlisle at Harare Sports Club 1994/953 P A Strang at Harare Sports Club 1994/953 M W Goodwin at Queens Sports Club 1997/98For Pakistan:4 Inzamam-ul-Haq at Rawalpindi 1993/943 Azhar Mahmood at Peshawar 1998/994 OR MORE CATCHES IN A MATCHFor Zimbabwe:4 A D R Campbell at Harare Sports Club 2002/03For Pakistan:5 Inzamam-ul-Haq at Rawalpindi 1993/944 Inzamam-ul-Haq at Harare Sports Club 1997/986 CATCHES IN A SERIESFor Zimbabwe:No instances. Best 5, by G W Flower and S V Carlisle, in 1994/95, and A D R Campbell, in 2002/03For Pakistan:7 Inzamam-ul-Haq (3 matches) 1993/946 Inzamam-ul-Haq (2 matches) 1997/98

Somerset squeeze home against Kent in semi final at Taunton

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The Somerset dream of retaining the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy stayed alive when they produced a remarkable victory over Kent after a tense finish at the County Ground.Batting first in front of a packed house, Somerset posted an impressive 344 for 5 from their 50 overs, thanks to some aggressive batting later on in the innings, which saw 194 runs scored from the last 20 oversOpener Peter Bowler survived an early chance when he was dropped in the second over, but then took the score onto 59 before he lost fellow opener Jamie Cox for 31.Veteran Bowler, who celebrated his 39th birthday earlier in the week found a willing partner in Mike Burns, and brought up his own half century and the Cidermen’s 150 before he was yorked by Andrew Symonds for 70.Burns was joined by big hitting Ian Blackwell and together they added 90 in quicktime, until Burns was caught at cover by Kent skipper Matthew Fleming for 72, which included 1×6 and 6×4’s.Blackwell continued to bludgeon the Kent attack and was in devastating form taking 86 from just 53 balls, and hitting 12 x4’s and 1×6 before he was out in the 46th over to make Somerset 294 for 4.Keith Parsons was run out for 32 going for a quick single, and Keith Dutch hit three boundaries from the last three balls to see Somerset pose their visitors a formidable total to chase.The Kent reply got off to a flying start, with Fleming and Robert Key bringing up the 50 in the ninth over until Parsons was introduced into the attack for the 14th over. Off the fourth ball Key chopped the ball onto his stumps, and Kent were 105 for 1.In the next over Fleming chased a ball from Steffan Jones, and was caught by Rob Turner for 63, and in Parson’s following over he trapped James Hockley LBW.In the space of three overs the White Horse county had slipped from 100 without loss to 122 for 3, and Somerset hopes had been lifted.Symonds looked well set until he top edged a sweep shot off Blackwell to short fine leg where Cox took an easy catch.Going into the final twenty overs Kent needed 130 to win and seemed to be moving easily towards their target when once again Parsons was introduced into the attack for the 38th over.With his first ball Parsons had David Fulton caught by Matt Wood at deep mid wicket, and then three balls later diving to his left Blackwell took a good catch to send Matthew Walker back to the pavilion, and Kent were 262 for 6.Kent keeper Paul Nixon and Mark Ealham took the score to within 9 runs of the target, until Nixon was run out for 33 by Keith Dutch , who was fielding at mid wicket.As the tension mounted, and both sets of supporters were on the edge of their seats, substitute fielder Simon Francis who was on the field in place of Richard Johnson, produced a remarkable piece of fielding to run out James Golding.When David Masters walked to the wicket Kent required just 7 runs for victory from 8 balls. With the last ball of the penultimate over Matt Bulbeck bowled Masters, and then off the first ball of the final over that was bowled by Steffan Jones ,Dutch caught Mark Ealham at mid wicket off and the game was all over.Somerset had snatched a 5 run victory from what had looked like a certain defeat just a few minutes earlier.As the crowds thronged onto the pitch Ian Blackwell was named as a very popular Man of the Match Winner, and the Somerset fans started to make their travel plans for the trip to Lords on August 31st.After the game Kevin Shine told me: “I’ve just spent the last 50 overs wearing out the carpet in the dressing room. From the position that Kent were in they should have won the match, but then along came Simon Francis and that remarkable piece of fielding, and from there the boys just squeezed home.”He continued: “Whoever we get in the final at Lord’s it will be a hard, but we have already beaten two very good sides in Kent and Worcester so we have to be confident of retaining the trophy. That win really does show the character that we have in our team.”What was the situation with regard to Marcus Trescothick. He told me: “Marcus is away on holiday at present but he has been in touch all day today keeping track on the score. When he heard that we had won he told me that he would be trying his hardest to be fit for the final, and lets all hope that he does make it.”Man of the Match winner Ian Blackwell told me: “We were confident with the score that we set, but when we lost `Johnno ` with cramp, and then they only needed 7 runs to win we thought that the game was slipping away.The Simon Francis run out was an amazing piece of fielding and the turning point for us.”Somerset captain Jamie Cox said: “We have got a proud record in the C and G here at Somerset and this has been a wonderful defence of our title here today. The game seemed to be lost for us for a while, but some magnificent fielding and bowling won it back for us.”Regarding Ian Blackwell the captain told me: “He was awesome. Today was a special innings from him, but I still cant quite believe that we have won today.”Chief Executive Peter Anderson told me: “From an impartial spectators point of view that was a very entertaining game of cricket. From a Kent point of view it must have been disappointing, and from a Somerset perspective we are totally amazed. I’ve seen most things in the game of cricket but never seen anything quite like that.”Tickets for the Lord’s final on August 31st will go on sale to Somerset members at the County Ground from 9am on Monday morning.

Canterbury trial in Rangiora on Sunday

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The Christchurch Metro team has been selected to play a Canterbury trial match against Canterbury Country in a 50-over match on Sunday at Dudley Park, starting at 11am.It is: Tim Papps (captain), Todd Astle, Bernhard Ballin, John Blakeley, Neil Broom, Fraser Hawes, Brandon Hiini, Richard Hooper, Jeremy Kench, Chris Sowden, Paul McCarthy, Shane McConnell. Coach: Michael Sharpe.The Canterbury Country team: Paul Rugg (captain), Danny Barclay, Rupert Bool, Brendon Donkers, Shannon Dunnett, Jeremy Duckmanton, Simon Edwards, David Hay, Cory Lelliot, Simon Murphy, Patrick Reardon, Andrew Robertson. Coach: John Hamilton.

IPL becomes ever more appealing to England's players

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Kevin Pietersen: more likely than ever to be taking part in the 2009 IPL © Getty Images
 

Despite claims from ECB chairman Giles Clarke that the IPL will not impact on the England team, speculation is growing that leading players are preparing to use the window between the end of the West Indies tour and the start of the 2009 season to head to India.The second IPL season is scheduled to be held between April 10 and May 29. England return from the Caribbean in March, and traditionally the first Test of the summer is not until mid May, allowing them a four to five-week gap to play in the IPL.Assuming that all the leading players sign new central contracts with the ECB, in theory they will need permission from it – and, where applicable, their counties – to play. That will place the board in a quandary as earlier this week a spokesman reiterated Clarke’s assertion at the start of the season that the early end to the West Indies tour was to allow players to rest rather than play elsewhere. But the players’ desire to take part in the lucrative IPL might force the board to stand down.Adam Wheatley, Kevin Pietersen’s agent, made clear to The Times that his client was keen to play in India. “I think the ECB wants to appease the players. There is at least a window now, albeit a short one, so I think Kevin will be able to play in the IPL. He might only play two or three games next year, then maybe a bit more the year after.”Vijay Mallya, the owner of the Bangalore Royal Challengers, who despite a huge financial outlay failed to make the last four in the IPL, told the Daily Telegraph that English players were firmly in his sights. “Some swapping around will have to be done but we will be looking at English players and I have set my team management working on the composition of the squad for next year.”

Mark Richardson – the perfect servant for the cause

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Mark Richardson’s remarkable entrée into Test cricket continued on new terrain in the West Indies today with Grenada’s new ground the latest to witness his ability to get out in the 90s.Gut-wrenching as that would have been for Richardson, it is likely that he would have been more upset getting out in the immediate pre-stumps period.That’s the way Richardson operates. The runs are an adjunct to his main job of occupying the crease for as long as his fine qualities of concentration allow. If a high score results then that is the bonus.Certainly he would have been even more upset if a couple of balls after his departure, caught on the boundary from a pull shot off left-arm pace man Pedro Collins, an edge from Nathan Astle’s bat had been held by either wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs or first slip Brian Lara, who both had chances to clasp the opportunity.But Richardson did his job on what could have been a difficult first day for New Zealand.He and Lou Vincent scored 61 for the first wicket, but then lost skipper Stephen Fleming for six and Chris Harris for a duck. In partnership with Astle, he added 123 for the fourth wicket.It wasn’t an easy day for scoring but after an attacking start Richardson settled into a much more defensive mode, perfect tactics under the situation. Astle too, was more defiant that attacking, until he opened up with some typical boundary pounding to race to his half century, including two lovely lofted straight sixes off leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo.Given the spin, albeit slow, that Nagamootoo gained, New Zealand will be relishing the prospect of not having to face him in the fourth innings of the match, while also appreciating that their own left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori could have a significant role to play in New Zealand ensuring a series victory.After winning the toss the West Indies opted to try and blast their way through New Zealand in a bid to tie the series. But on today’s evidence, their faith in their own attack appeared mis-guided. Either that or they still don’t rate the New Zealand batting.Certainly Vettori will be looking for a more profitable return with the ball than was the case when he was out for a duck after coming in as nightwatchman following Richardson’s demise.It was his loss which has slightly inflated the West Indian return from the day as New Zealand have Astle on 69, Craig McMillan just in, and Robbie Hart and Scott Styris especially, still to come with whatever Shane Bond and Ian Butler might also throw into the mix.Back to Richardson. He can take much comfort from his role in providing such continuing outstanding service in what for so long had been the area of vulnerability for New Zealand.Things are not easy for an opening batsman in the modern scheme of things. Richardson has not had the advantage of preparation in adapting to conditions that the players who have been selected for one-day series’ both in Pakistan and now the West Indies have enjoyed.In New Zealand, it is the openers who have borne the brunt of the new, and still developing, phenomenon of playing on fiery portable pitches.Yet he soldiers on, sporting a Test average of 46.32 from his 1436 runs in 20 Tests. It says much for his own competitiveness that the challenge of taming opposing attacks is still his modus operandi.Long may that continue and the prospect of more three-figured results would seem assured.For New Zealand to really put the pressure on the home team, Astle and McMillan need to really set the base with a big stand on day two. Could it be that Test century No 9, and the third in the West Indies, is on the cards for Astle?That would surely ensure the series win for the TelstraClear Black Caps.