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GUYANA CHRONICLE Thursday May 7, 2015
Younus, Azhar tons put Pakistan on course for big total
DHAKA, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Younus Khan and Azhar Ali struck centuries to punish a sloppy Bangladesh and power Pakistan to a strong 323 for three wickets on the first day of the second and final Test yesterday. Younus (148) fell to the second new ball, having added 250 for the third wicket with Azhar (127 not out) as Pakistan laid the foundation for an imposing first-innings total. Captain Misbah-ul-Haq was unbeaten on nine at stumps. Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and opted to field but the hosts suffered an early jolt as paceman Shahadat Hossain limped off after the
second delivery of the match with an injury. Left with a depleted attack, Bangladesh still managed to send back openers Mohammad Hafeez (eight) and Sami Aslam (19) early to reduce Pakistan to 58 for two but let the visitors off the hook by overstepping on crucial deliveries. Azhar was caught at slip on 18 but was saved when replays showed bowler Mohammad Shahid’s front foot had not landed behind the crease. Younus also got a reprieve on 78 when he was caught at short cover but part-time medium paceman Soumya Sarkar was found to have overstepped. The 37-year-old Younus was the more fluent of the
pair, putting the sweep shot to good use against the spinners and was the first to reach triple figures, his 29th in Tests, with a square drive for two off Sarkar. Shahid finally dismissed him when Younus, who hit 11 fours and three sixes in his knock, sliced a cut shot straight to the gully fielder. Pakistan’s 50-over captain Azhar lofted left-arm spinner
PAKISTAN 1st innings M. Hafeez c Rahim b Shahid S. Aslam c S. Hossain b T. Islam Azhar Ali not out Y. Khan c Hom b Shahid Misbah-ul-Haq not out Extras: (lb-6, nb-5, w-1)
Taijul Islam for a four to bring up his eighth Test hundred. Mushfiqur used nine bowlers in total to try and break the third-wicket stand between Younus and Azhar. Bangladesh blanked Pakistan 3-0 in the ODI series and also won the lone Twenty20 match before drawing the first Test at Khulna, despite conceding a huge first-innings deficit.
Total: (for 3 wickets, 90 overs) 323 8 Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-58, 3-308. Bowling: S. Hossain 0.2-0-4-0, S. 19 Sarkar 11.4-1-32-0 (nb-1), M. Shahid 127 21-6-43-2 (nb-3, w-1), T. Islam 30-2-102148 1, S. Hom 8-0-47-0, S. Al Hasan 14-09 68-0, M. Haque 2-0-8-0, Mahmudullah 12 2-0-12-0, I. Kayes 1-0-1-0.
Wakenaam win ECB Busta title LED by an excellent allround performance from Ricardo Adams, Wakenaam thumped Central Essequibo by three wickets to be crowned champions of the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB)/Busta 50-over festival last Sunday at the Imam Bacchus ground, Affiance. Central Essequibo batted first in front of a fair-sized crowd after the game was reduced to 38 overs and were bowled out for 187 off the last ball of their innings. Nathan Persaud struck 82 but no other batsman s h o w e d a n y re s i s t a n c e as Adams grabbed 4-27, off-spinners Nokta Moses 3-27 and Vickram Ramnarine 2-25. Adams then stroked a fluent unbeaten
The victorious Wakenaam team pose with the winning trophy.
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53 as Wakenaam replied with 188-7 in 33 overs. After losing two early wickets, Wayne Osbourne and Moses steadied the chase with a third-wicket stand of 61 before Moses went for 27. Osbourne and Adams virtually batted their team to safety with a fourth-wicket partnership of 59. The right-handed Osbourne slammed two fours and five sixes. After he was dismissed for 49, Central picked up a few quick wickets before the level-headed Adams and Seon Venture with 18 not out saw Wakenaam to victory. Adams struck eight fours and two maximums. Akeel Wallace had 3-22 and Herry Green 2-36. Adams was named Manof-the-Match while Wakenaam received a trophy and $75 000.
Squads shortlisted for Regional and Int’l table tennis championships THE Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) recently announced its intention to send representative teams to several Regional and International championships during the months of June and July. According to a release from the association, it intends sending teams to the Caribbean Pre-Cadet Championships set for Barbados from June 2 to 9, as well as the Puerto Rico World Junior and Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit event which will be held from June 19 to 2. The GTTA also plans to send a team to the Latin American Table Tennis Championships, billed for June 23-29. Martinique will host the Caribbean Senior Table Tennis Championships from July 2 to 9 and the GTTA plans on being represented at this one also. Surprisingly, however, is the exclusion of top players Christopher Franklin and Paul David from the men’s team, as well as the inclusion of former Caribbean Girls singles champion Michelle John to the women’s squad. John has been inactive locally for several years. Players shortlisted for the Caribbean Pre-Cadet tournament in Barbados are: Boys 11 years and under - Kaysan Ninvalle, Colin Wong, Kristian Sahadeo, Baoxiana Liu, Dhanesh Persaud, Christopher Shepherd, Aaron Persaud, Paul Bess and Alexander DeAbreu. Girls 11 years and under -
Paul David Ciera Sukhu, Thuraia Thomas and Chelsea Hutson. Boys 13 years and under – Tyriq Saunders, Jonathan Findlay, Niron Bissu, Shakiel Lewis, Jamal Nicholas and Yeudister Persaud. Girls 13 years and under – Neveah Clarkston, Selenas Jackman and Abigail martin. Players named for training and possible selection for the championships in Puerto Rico as well as the Latin American championships are: Boys 18 years and under - Shemar Britton, Kyle Edghill, Elishaba Johnson, Jamaal Duff, Alex Hopkinson, Sheldon Atherley, Miguel Wong, Jermey Singh, Yog Mahadeo and Nicholas Romain. Girls 18 years and under – Chelsea Edghill, Priscilla Greaves, Kristie Lopes, Aneka Phillips, Jamaali Homer, Davonna Bess and Britanny Bumbury. Squads to prepare for the Senior Caribbean Championships are: (Men’s) Shemar Britton, Nigel Bryan, Edinbo Lewis, Stephan Corlette, Kyle Edghill, Orin Hickerson, Joel Alleyne, Elishaba Johnson, Brad Bell and Brandon Belle. ( Wo m e n ’s ) Tre n a c e Lowe, Chelsea Edghill, Natalie Cummings, Akecia Nedd and Michelle John.
Defending champs `Multi’ to clash with Wisburg in `Screw’ Richmond final today
CHRISTIANBURG Wismar Secondary School (CWSS), more popularly known as ‘Multi’, will face Wisburg Secondary today in the final of the 7th Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Football tournament. Chasing their third successive title, ‘Multi’ will have to get past the side also hunting their second claim of the title in a highly anticipated final at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground from 16:00hrs. The two sides booked their place in the final after securing convincing wins in Monday’s semi-finals. Frontrunner for ‘Most Goals’ awards, CWSS’ Shane Luckie blasted home a double (41st and 47th) in his side’s
4-0 demolition of Mackenzie High School. Duquan Hercules (10th) and Tarique Williams’ own goal in the 23rd minute added to defending champions’ goal tally in the lopsided affair. Wisburg Secondary edged past Linden Foundation Secondary 1-0 when Compton Caesar connected in the 24th minute. President of the Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Foundation, Ernest Joseph, was present at the semi-finals and made a donation of First Aid supplies to longstanding physiotherapist of the tournament, Michelle Jackman, who thanked the organisation for the kind and timely input to her craft.