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Close England 445 and 0 for 1 (Vaughan 0*) lead South Africa 362 (McKenzie 90, Anderson 5-102) by 83 runs
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Marcus Trescothick’s wicket to the final ball of the evening rounded off a fruitful day of fight, with a touch of finesse, for South Africa in the third npower Test at Trent Bridge. After a dramatic start by James Kirtley, who took two wickets in as many balls, South Africa were hauled right back in to the contest by some determined and, at times, dazzling batting from Neil McKenzie, Mark Boucher and Shaun Pollock.McKenzie and Boucher led the fightback for South Africa with an 129-run partnership, as England lost their way after a good morning in which they took three quick wickets. McKenzie was solid in defence and looked to get forward at every opportunity, stroking a host of superb cover-drives in his 11 boundaries. He and Boucher batted throughout the afternoon session and they passed the follow-on target with ease as the England bowlers couldn’t match their good early work. McKenzie played a cracking square cut off Steve Harmison and brought up his 11th Test fifty with a classical cover-drive two balls later.The new ball didn’t faze him either. He drove Harmison for another four to signal the hundred partnership. Boucher, meanwhile, was happy to play second fiddle to McKenzie as he quietly went about his business. It was the highest sixth-wicket stand for South Africa against England and it squashed England’s early spark and zest in the field as they, like the pitch, went strangely flat.Harmison missed the evening session with a thigh strain, but James Anderson and Andrew Flintoff did temporarily lift England’s spirits again after their wicketless afternoon. Anderson struck to give England, and himself, a boost when he ended McKenzie’s eye-catching innings. Anderson bowled a good length ball outside off which McKenzie drove at loosely and edged to Trescothick at first slip (261 for 6). It was uncharacteristic lapse of concentration from McKenzie who fell 10 runs short of what would have been a well-deserved hundred.Boucher continued to play cautiously until he was adjudged lbw by Daryl Harper. Flintoff nipped one back off the seam and hit Boucher on the back pad for a dogged and effective 48 (284 for 7).Cue Pollock. He strode out with a purpose and batted with one. He played his shots from the off, carting Anderson through the covers and spanking Flintoff past midwicket among his nine boundaries. He’s in good form and he played a crucial cameo for South Africa, guiding them under the 100-deficit mark and frustrating England’s progress.Pollock received handy support from the tail as well. Andrew Hall was beginning to fire until Anderson squeezed one through his defence for 15 (309 for 8). Paul Adams then hung around for a niggly 13 and put on 28 with Pollock before his stumps were shattered by an Anderson offcutter (337 for 9). Pollock was eventually out for 62 when he lofted Anderson (5 for 102) to Kirtley at mid-on, but those 62 runs could be vital come the end of the match.But don’t forget McKenzie. He may have a bad back, but he was the backbone of the innings and was their one shining light in their bleak morning, in which England made an explosive start. Kirtley took his first Test wicket, and his second the very next ball, as South Africa struggled to come to terms on a pitch of increasingly uneven bounce. Jacques Rudolph thick-edged an off-stump delivery to Alec Stewart for 15 (88 for 3). Boeta Dippenaar then fell to a big inducker that rapped him on the pads plumb in front of middle (88 for 4).Jacques Kallis was never comfortable and he played a miscalculated leave to Anderson as the ball crashed in to his off stump.South Africa were reeling at 132 for 5 at that stage, but McKenzie and Pollock battled hard to leave the match finely balanced. And this evening, South Africa will feel things have swung right back their way after Harper incorrectly adjudged that Trescothick gloved Pollock to Adams at short leg. It was the first ball of England’s second innings, and the last of an intriguing day’s play.Click here for the Wisden VerdictClick here for yesterday’s bulletin

XXXX Queensland Bulls squad member Brendan Nash will captain theQueensland Academy of Sport team that embarks on a mini-tour of NewZealand next week.Fellow Bulls squad members Matthew Anderson, Chris Hartley and ScottO’Leary will join Nash in the QAS team that will spend a week in NewZealand, playing a four-day match in Christchurch against the NZAcademy.Those four players, as well as Souths left-hander Lance Kahler, have allplayed first class cricket.QAS coach Richard Done said the match would continue an excellentlearning curve for many of the players.”The majority of the team have played in the tour games against NewZealand in the past fortnight where they have been opposed to some topclass international players,” he said.”Now they have the chance to experience different internationalconditions against another quality opponent. It is only a short tour butit will provide great opportunities for the QAS players who are thefuture of Queensland Cricket,” Done said.QAS touring squad to NZ from November 4-9: Brendan Nash (C), MatthewAnderson, Chris Hartley, Lance Kahler, Damien Mackenzie, Steve Magoffin,Scott O’Leary, Daniel Payne, Craig Philipson, Allan Rowe, Chris Simpson,Boyd Williams. Coach: Richard Done.

ScorecardGitansh Khera finished with 102 not out as Punjab piled up 604 for 5 declared•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Punjab’s middle order piled on the runs on day two in Mohali, crushing the Railways attack under the weight of a total of 604 for 5 declared. Among the runs was Gurkeerat Singh, who registered the first double-century of the season, and wicketkeeper Gitansh Khera who finished on 102 not out. Gurkeerat’s ton came in impressively quick time, too, and he finished 201 not out when the declaration came, off 207 balls with 25 fours and five sixes. Mandeep Singh added 12 to his overnight score of 100 not out, while the other overnight batsman Uday Kaul also went to triple-digits, with 112. The only middle-order batsman to miss out was Yuvraj Singh, who popped a return catch to legspinner Karn Sharma on 23.Railways’ openers, Saurabh Wakaskar and Ashish Singh, had to see out six overs leading up to stumps, and they did so successfully.
ScorecardCenturies from Almas Shaukat, Mohammad Saif and Sarfaraz Khan lifted Uttar Pradesh to a commanding position, as the team compiled 656 for 5 by stumps on day two against Madhya Pradesh.Shaukat, the 19-year-old batsman who scored a ton on his first-class debut on the first day, did not last long in the second, as he was trapped lbw by Jalaj Saxena for 128. However, UP continued to pile on the runs as Saif and Sarfaraz joined hands for a fourth-wicket association which yielded 287 runs. The pair batted together for 53 overs, helping UP close in on the 600-run mark. The 17-year-old Sarfaraz was the more aggressive of the two, striking 15 fours and four sixes during his career-best 155. Saif, playing only his second first-class match, hit 18 fours and one six during his knock, but fell two runs short of a double-century, as Saxena removed both batsmen in successive overs towards the end of the day.Eklavya Dwivedi (28) and Piyush Chawla (25), though, held firm for the last 15 overs of the day to ensure UP did not lose any more ground.
ScorecardOnly 26 overs of play were possible in Vizianagaram, with Ricky Bhui’s century helping Andhra inch to 213 for 4 against Mumbai. Scoring at two an over, Andhra were buoyed by a 173-run partnership for the third wicket between Bhui and the captain Mohammad Kaif. Bhui hit 13 fours and two sixes for his 103, but was dismissed by Balwinder Sandhu in the 12th over of the day. Kaif, though, remained patient and was unbeaten on 89 off 311 deliveries. Tamil Nadu v Baroda in Chennai – Bhatt 10-for leaves Baroda 122 chase

Frederic Veseli joined Manchester United after being released by neighbours Manchester City. The Swiss under-20 star arrived at United with a big reputation and a lot of potential.

The youngster has all the attributes to make a world class centre half. He reads the game well, has good positional sense, strong in the air and strong in a tackle. Veseli also has an eye for a pass and can also adopt a role as an holding midfielder, as he has done several times for Manchester United’s reserves this season.

Veseli was playing in FC Lausanne-sport’s academy, when Manchester City scouted him and signed him in 2008. He initially joined City’s reserve side, but later on in 2008, that was to change to the Elite Development Squad. During his time with Manchester City’s Elite Squad, Veseli got disillusioned with the project as City’s philosophy had changed. With all the money, City were looking at buying experienced players to get them success.

On transfer deadline day in January 2012, Manchester City released Veseli and United acted quickly and signed the Swiss star.

Veseli has been a regular for his national side from the under-15s to currently playing for Switzerland under-20s. His career highlight to date was when he captained Switzerland under-17s to World Cup glory in 2009. The Swiss were playing the hosts and favourites Nigeria in the final in front of 60,000 people. The Swiss came out victorious beating Nigeria 1-0 and Veseli lifted the trophy.

Veseli’s under-17 coach, Dany Ryser, gave Veseli the captains armband because he felt Veseli had a great personality, very professional mentally, great technical qualities, always put the team first and because he was a leader.

The young star has been ever present for the under-21s this season. He was named in Sir Alex Ferguson’s pre season squad for their tour last season, and if he is included again this pre season, Veseli could be introduced into Sir Alex’s first team squad for next season.

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Australia have chosen a squad heavy with young allrounders for the Hong Kong Sixes tournament that starts on the weekend. Aaron O’Brien is the most experienced member of the seven-man group, which features three players who have played first-class cricket.O’Brien, a left-arm orthodox spinner and middle-order batsman, will be a key player for Australia having 20 first-class matches to his name at New South Wales. Shawn Gillies and Steve O’Keefe have also played in the Pura Cup, while Nathan Reardon, Michael Buchanan and Matt Johnston have domestic one-day experience.Tasmania’s Alex Doolan is the only member of the squad without a state game to his name. Australia’s first match is against Bangladesh on Saturday. Also in their pool is South Africa and an All Stars team that features Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Brian Lara, Craig McMillan, Heath Streak, Anil Kumble and Geraint Jones.Squad Aaron O’Brien, Michael Buchanan, Alex Doolan, Nathan Reardon, Shawn Gillies, Matt Johnston, Steve O’Keefe.

It’s hard enough for top-quality bowlers to come up against a rampagingChris Gayle, just spare a thought for the lesser teams. Unfortunately forthem, Gayle’s made a habit of pulverising minnows – he averages 59 againstZimbabwe and close to 49 against Bangladesh – and today it was apremeditated assault. Start steady, motor along and go ballistic towardsthe end.”Things weren’t that easy,” he said at the end of the day, beaming acheeky smile. “The wicket was keeping low and one needed to concentrate. Ineeded to capitalise on the start. Hopefully I can better my performanceagainst Sri Lanka.” But was the wicket really that difficult? WasBangladesh’s surrender understandable? “It was a good wicket and we sawthat when they batted early on. But they didn’t really capitalise on thestart. It wasn’t the easiest of wickets to start but it’s something thatneeded you to dig deep. Once you got in you can pace yourself and go onfrom there.”The manner in which he went after them as the finish line approached madethe bowling look quite pedestrian. “It’s definitely not the weakest attackin ODI cricket,” Gayle retorted when asked his thoughts. “They bowledwell, especially the two left-arm spinners. They put the ball in the rightareas. My game-plan was to go out there and not take it for granted. I’m agood reader of the game and it’s a situation – when I’ve played 100 andodd one-day games – that one learns.”His constant chatter with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, towards the end of thegame, didn’t go unnoticed. “Chanderpaul and myself wanted to work well inpartnership, we wanted to communicate and plan it well and stay till thethe end,” he continued. “I wanted a hundred and he wanted a fifty, so hesaid, ‘Chris, whatever you do make sure I get my fifty as well.'”Gayle and Chanderpaul have taken care of the bulk of West Indies battingin the opening two games of the tournament but Brian Lara wasn’t tooconcerned. “The game on Saturday [against Sri Lanka] is very, veryimportant for us we’s love to qualify No.1 and move on. If Chris andChanderpaul are the only two to bat on Saturday, this is great for us.There is no room for experimentation at this present time. You just haveto win, win, win.”No team wants to pick themselves up from a loss going into the moreimportant stage of the tournament,” he continued looking ahead to the SriLanka game, “so I think both teams going to be very competitive. WestIndies is going out to put out their best XI and we are going to go reallystrongly for a win. I think three wins on a trot, going into the secondstage of the tournament, is definitely going to be positive.”West Indies’ fortunes, though, will hinge on the fitness of their players,three of whom were ill-disposed. Lara admitted that it was a seriousconcern. “Starting with Sarwan, Smith and Morton, and now Fidel it’s hardto quarantine the guys specially if you travel. Hopefully Fidel will beback in the field soon.”

Glenn McGrath, the Australian fast bowler, will miss the second match of the ICC Super Series in Melbourne on October 7. Chris Gayle, the West Indies opener, has replaced Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan allrounder, in the 12-man World XI team, in a game which they have to win to stay alive in the three-match series.McGrath has been rested because he experienced tightness in the legs at the end of the first game after taking 2 for 13 in seven overs. He will be replaced by Stuart Clark, the New South Wales fast bowler, who will be making his debut as the 153rd player to represent Australia.Afridi was the Supersub in the first match and replaced Muttiah Muralitharan at the end of the first innings. He didn’t get a chance to bowl and managed only 2 with the bat before attempting a mighty hoick across the line and falling lbw.Australia
1 Adam Gilchrist (wk), 2 Simon Katich, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Damien Martyn, 5 Michael Clarke, 6 Andrew Symonds, 7 Michael Hussey, 8 Shane Watson, 9 Cameron White, 10 Brett Lee, 11 Nathan Bracken, 12 Stuart ClarkWorld XI
1 Chris Gayle, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Jacques Kallis, 4 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 5 Brian Lara, 6 Rahul Dravid, 7 Kevin Pietersen, 8 Andrew Flintoff, 9 Shaun Pollock (capt), 10 Daniel Vettori, 11 Muttiah Muralitharan, 12 Shoaib Akhtar

The Western Australia Cricket Association are lobbying Cricket Australia to establish a more regular date for the Perth Test to assist with marketing strategies after the ground has been plunged into debt through redevelopment.Tony Dodemaide, the WACA’s chief executive and a former Test bowler, told that a regular spot in the schedule would increase marketing opportunites and help increase membership. “It can really affect the way you run your business,” he said. “Some surety in scheduling would be ideal. It’s difficult because of the way the tour program goes internationally, and it does jump around here and there.”Last year, the WACA hosted Zimbabwe in October, although in the past Tests have been played until February. The ground has undergone development costing A$12 million (almost £4.8 million), and the Western Australia government have been approached for financial aid. Other ways of using the ground to generate money are needed after Aussie Rules matches were moved to the Subiaco Oval.The WACA hosted its first match in February 1894 and is famous for its fast bouncy wicket and the Fremantle doctor, a breeze that assists the swing and quick bowlers.

Northern Districts achieved a significant improvement in its financial performance last season reducing its deficit for the year by $64,855.Traditionally the first of New Zealand’s associations to present their annual report, due to an earlier end of financial year date, ND ended with a deficit overall of only $8136.That was largely due to an increase in sponsorship, donations and grants of $279,949 to a total of $1,669,510 and an increase in park income of $76,784, up from $68,670 the previous year.The cost of playing cricket doesn’t get any cheaper however, and participation this year cost ND $901,967, an increase of $261,177 over the previous summer.Coaching and development costs also increased, reaching $367,596, which was $132,272 higher.ND chief executive John Turkington said: “Whilst a significant proportion of our income is sourced from New Zealand Cricket, most of the income comes with particular tags, and it is through the maximising of local fundraising opportunities that we are able to extend the basic development programmes, operate a comprehensive Academy programme, field competitive teams in all grades and grow the game at all levels.”Overall, it was one of the more successful seasons for the association with its men’s side winning the State Shield when qualifying third for the playoffs and Northland winning the Hawke Cup.Turkington said that after the loss of stalwart players like Simon Doull, Grant Bradburn and Mark Bailey the Shield success was a credit to coach Bruce Blair and the rebuilding process he employed.Equally as satisfying was the growth occurring in Bay of Plenty and the Waikato where grass roots growth has been marked. There was good support from sports agencies in both regions but Turkington added: “Real credit for the growth and sustainability of our game throughout the region must go to the number of volunteers who manage, organise, coach, score and umpire each Saturday to ensure cricket is available to the wide numbers for whom it is their No 1 summer sport.”Initiatives launched last year by ND, the North Island Masters tournament in Taupo and the Origin Cup for ethnic groups in Hamilton are intended to become annual events.

The strength of the East Christchurch Shirley Cricket Club lies in its depth of young talent, which consistently provides representative players for Canterbury.There are seven international or first-class players in the squad – Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan with the CLEAR Black Caps; Carl Anderson, Michael Papps, Ryan Burson and Marcel McKenzie with the Canterbury Wizards; and Andrew Ellis who played in the New Zealand Under-19 team last year and was also part of the Canterbury winter training squad.Add to those Scott Pawson who has represented Canterbury in the past, Peter Broom who was in the Canterbury Under-19’s last season, and Jason Pawson, Tim Papps and Michael Ford who were in the Canterbury Development Team which toured Australia in January.Making up the senior squad is the consistent opening batsman Tom Music, former Wellingtonian Aaron Klee and the obstinate Dave Neill.Captaining the team this year will be left arm spinner Anderson.East Shirley’s wealth of young talent can be attributed to the quality infrastructure of the junior club. With a team of outstanding volunteers coaches, which is uncommon in many regions, led by club stalwart Bill Duncan, the club has managed to groom players until High School cricket, then retain their services back into the senior club.With so many players unavailable for a large part of the club cricket season, it is imperative the club develops a strong second tier of players to remain competitive. That depth has shown with East Shirley’s impressive array of championships in recent times, having won the Senior One-Day Championship for the last two seasons and winning the one and two day double in 1999/00.East Shirley also finished fourth at the Sovereign National Club Championships last season with an under-strength side due the wedding of a team member during the same week.Also attributable to the successful player development at East Shirley are the facilities at Burwood Park. The main oval at Burwood provides a fantastic setting for club cricket, very similar to the common village greens in England. The pitch at Burwood is also arguably the best pitch in club cricket in Christchurch.Easts will ferociously defend their one-day title whilst attempting to emulate their success with the double two seasons ago. Given a full-strength squad, they should also go close in this season’s National Club Championships in Auckland.