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MONDAY, august 15, 2016
England vs Pakistan 4th Test, The Oval, Day 4
Pakistan square series with famous ten-wicket victory
Team Guyana loaded for Barbados leg of CMRC
Elliot Vieira’s Kawasaki ZX6-R
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Nazim Gafoor’s Mazda Miata
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The Pakistan players celebrated victory © Getty Images
akistan completed a 10-wicket win over England on day four at The Oval to earn a 2-2 draw in the four-match series. Resuming 126 runs behind at 88-4, England began well with consecutive halfcentury stands. But two wickets fell in successive balls after lunch,
an impressive recovery, with 38-year-old Younus Khan reaching 200 for the sixth time and Shah claiming his sixth five-wicket haul in only his 16th Test. Seamer Sohail Khan proved a useful addition, taking 13 wickets in the final two matches. With their supporters
for six and looked in complete command before an uncharacteristically flat-footed prod at the leg-spinner was caught by wicketkeeper Sarfraz for 32 in the penultimate over before lunch. A stunning piece of fielding from bowler Wahab Riaz gave Pakistan the breakthrough in the eighth over after lunch, hitting the stumps directly while lying down when Chris Woakes (4) was sent back in mid-pitch. Having moved to 992 runs for the calendar year, Bairstow drilled the next delivery low to cover and the end of the innings came 35 minutes before tea, debutant Iftikhar Ahmed taking the final wicket of James Misbah-ul-Haq and Alastair Cook shared the series trophy©AFP Anderson
including the enterprising Jonny Bairstow for 81 from 127 balls, and they were 253 all out. Spinner Yasir Shah took 5-71 and, set a paltry 40 to win, Azhar Ali sealed the match with a six soon after tea. The build-up to the final game had focused on England’s quest to regain the number one Test ranking, but it was Pakistan who took a decisive step towards the top spot. They will reach the summit if India do not beat West Indies in next week’s final Test in Trinidad and Australia fail to win the final Test in Sri Lanka. After losing the previous two matches easily it was
basking in the south London afternoon sunshine, there was double celebration as victory was achieved on the nation’s Independence Day. It was no typical end of Test minefield with the ball turning dramatically out of the rough or reverse swinging, and England set about their task in confident, composed fashion. Bairstow, looking to score at every opportunity and resolute when defence was required, completed his fourth fifty of the series and was well supported by Gary Ballance until the left-hander fished at one wide of off-stump from Sohail Khan for 17. The momentum was continued by first-innings centurion Moeen Ali, who lofted Shah high over wide long-on
England 1st innings 328 Pakistan 1st innings 542 England 2nd innings A Cook* c Iftikhar Ahmed b Wahab Riaz 7 A Hales lbw b Yasir Shah 12 J Root lbw b Yasir Shah 39 J Vince c Misbah-ul-Haq b Yasir Shah 0 G Ballance c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Sohail Khan 17 Bairstow† c Azhar Ali b Wahab Riaz 81 M Ali c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Yasir Shah 32 C Woakes run out (Wahab Riaz) 4 S Broad c Younis Khan b Yasir Shah 5 S Finn not out 16 J Anderson lbw b Iftikhar Ahmed 17 Extras (b 8, lb 10, nb 5) 23 Total (all out; 79.2 overs) 253 Fall of wickets 1-14 (Cook, 9.2 ov), 2-49 (Hales, 17.6 ov), 3-55 (Vince, 19.4 ov), 4-74 (Root, 25.3 ov),
(17). Security checks permitting, England’s next Test assignment is a two-match series in Bangladesh starting in October, before a three-Test series in India. Opener Alex Hales scored three half-centuries earlier in the summer against Sri Lanka but averaged only 18 in this series with a best of 54. Neither James Vince’s introduction to Test cricket or Ballance’s return was a success, with Alastair Cook and Joe Root scoring 935 between them at an average of 66.78, compared to Hales, Vince and Ballance’s 498 at 22.63. There was also a fitness concern over one of the bowlers, Steven Finn going off shortly before the end with a hamstring injury that will require a scan, as England suffered their first home defeat when batting first since 2012. Many would have welcomed a fifth Test to decide an intriguing series but the teams will next meet again in limited overs cricket. A five-match one-day international series begins on 24 August, followed by a Twenty20 international on 7 September. (BBC)
5-128 (Ballance, 41.4 ov), 6-193 (Ali, 56.5 ov), 7-209 (Woakes, 65.5 ov), 8-209 (Bairstow, 65.6 ov), 9-221 (Broad, 72.2 ov), 10-253 (Anderson, 79.2 ov) Bowling: Mohammad Amir 21.4 -7-65-0, Sohail Khan 15-2-501, Wahab Riaz 11.2-1-48-2, Yasir Shah 29-4-71-5, Iftikhar Ahmed 2.2-1-1-1 Pakistan 2nd innings (target: 40 runs) Sami Aslam not out 12 Azhar Ali not out 30 Extras 0 Total (0 wickets; 13.1 overs)
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Did not bat: Iftikhar Ahmed, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Sohail Khan Bowling: Woakes 4-0-11-0, Finn 0.2-0-0-0, Ali 5.5-0-30-0, Root 3-2-1-0
five-member team will represent Guyana this year at the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) in Barbados, Bushy Park from September 3-4. On Friday, the cars and bikes were loaded unto containers for Barbados. The participants for the cars are: Nazim Gafoor- Mazda Miata (GP3) Shan Seejattan Honda Civic (GP2) and the in the super stock bikes, Matthew VieiraYahama R6, Elliot Vieira Kawasaki ZX6-R and Stephen Vieira - Kawasaki ZX6-R. Guyana, are the defending champions but have not had the best of season by any stretch, as many of their
top drivers have faced horrendous mechanical issues, which sees them being placed in third position on 276 points in the cars championship. That champion is lead by Trinidad and Tobago who have 799 points while Jamaica have 465 in second place; Barbados (202 points) and Cayman Islands on 60 points, round-off the top five. In the Biker’s category, they have simply unstoppable led by Mathew and Stephen Vieira, which sees them lead that category on 326 points, way ahead of second place Jamaica (138 points), third placed Trinidad (97 points) and fourth Barbados (26 points).
The individual points breakdown is below: Bikes Point Leaders at Round 2:
Matthew Vieira, Triumph Daytona 675, Guyana: 75 Stephen Vieira, Kawasaki ZX6, Guyana: 54 Kiel Abraham, Trinidad and Tobago: 38
Group 2 Point Leaders at Round 2:
Mark Williams, Honda Civic, Trinidad and Tobago: 75 Shan Seejattan, Honda Civic, Guyana: 54 Luke Bhola, Honda Civic, Trinidad and Tobago: 45
Group 3 Point Leaders at Round 2:
Paul Vieira, Mazda RX7, Trinidad and Tobago | Steven King, Toyota Starlet, Guyana: 50 Alan Chen, Toyota Starlet, Jamaica: 45 Danny Persaud, Mazda Miata, Guyana: 39
Group 4(2WD) Point Leaders at Round 2:
Mark Maloney, Mazda RX3, Barbados: 75 Franklyn Boodram, Renault Megane, Trinidad and Tobago: 51 Peter Rae, Mazda RX7, Jamaica: 43
Group 4(AWD) Point Leaders at Round 2:
Doug Gore, Audi TT Quatro, Jamaica: 68 Kristian Boodoosingh, Mitsubishi Evolution, Trinidad & Tobago: 30 Gregory John, Mazda RX7, Trinidad and Tobago: 24
Kingston over 40- Softball Cup...
Top team to cart-off $150,000
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his weekend the Everest Cricket Club ground will come alive, as Samuel Kingston hosts his over40 birth anniversary softball cup on Saturday and Sunday. The top team will walk away with $150,000 and trophy but only the first six teams to register will be accepted. Registration will close on Tuesday at 16:00 hrs after which a drawing is expected to be conducted on Wednesday Samuel Kingston at GNIC . According to the organizer, the entrance fee is $50,000 and only Trophy stall balls will be used. Among the teams set to participate are Fisherman XI, Superwood , Fisherman Masters, Regal Masters, Albion Masters, Parika Defenders and Wellwoman Masters. Matches begin at 09:30 hrs daily.