Page16.Qxd (Page 1)
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Wilson, Kevin guide Ireland National School Games U-14 Boys Cricket C’ship 'Dummy catch' to 'Fielding J&K scripts third consecutive match', Team India does it all to two-wicket win over UAE PERTH, Feb 25: improve the reflex while latching BRISBANE, Feb 25: the UK giant-killers. lung-opener to Zimbabwe and win, storms into QFs onto powerful catches from close The Asian minnows are lying second from bottom Innovation is the name of the range. Excelsior Sports Correspondent ized by the Government of ment and coordination between Wicketkeeper-batsman returned all guns blazing as on the points table, were off to game if one wants to beat drudg- However assistant coach Telangana, under the auspices of the wickets. Gary Wilson hit a pacy 69-ball their bowling attack, led by a steady start with Amjad Ali ery of mundane training sessions Sanjay Bangar's session with JAMMU, Feb 25: School Games Federation of In reply, Goa managed to 80 and Kevin O'Brien cracked a Amjad Javed (3/60) left Ireland (45) and Andri Berenger (13) as Team India showed today dur- groups of 4 was slightly different Outstanding coordination, bril- India (SGFI). score 98 runs in the stipulated whirlwind fifty as Ireland eked tottering at 171-5 in 38.4 overs. putting on a 49-run opening ing their 75-minute fielding ses- from the normal tennis ball catch- liant team work, extraordinary Earlier, winning the toss and 15 overs by losing 5 wickets out a thrilling last over two- UAE bowlers created a lot of stand. sion with drills that had the crick- ing session. cohesiveness and composure batting first, J&K scored a and lost the match by a narrow wicket win over a spirited UAE pressure but in the end it was the However, the Irish kept a eters interested and enjoying Here, a group of four fielders helped Jammu and Kashmir to fighting total of 108 runs in the margin of 10 runs. Ketan and in their pool B match of the experience of Ireland's middle tight leash on the scoring rate every bit of it. stood in a queue with Bangar register its third consecutive win allotted 15 overs, losing 8 wick- Tushar scored 25 runs each for cricket World Cup, here today. and lower order which helped for most part of the innings There weren't any ground some 10 metres adrift. The in the ongoing National School ets in the process. Rayees Goa. For J&K, Danish, before Anwar helped the side breaking new methods deployed moment Bangar would hit a ball Today's Fixture Games in the discipline of crick- Hamid Bhatt was the top scorer Mujtaba, Wasid, Sajid and break the shackles in the com- at the session but a bit of tweak with his racquet, the first fielder Afghanistan VS Scotland Dunedin 3:30 IST Praful claimed 1 wicket each by pany of Javed. here and there brought out the in queue would sell a "dummy" conceding 15, 17, 19, 20 and 25 Bangladesh VS Sri Lanka Melbourne 9:00 IST Anwar was the most out- competitive spirit in them on a and the next in line will need to runs in 3 overs each respective- standing performer of the day day when there weren't any net catch the ball. SCOREBOARD ly. UAE innings: with a craftily-paced knock, sessions held. It can come at any height at a The Jammu and Kashmir Amjad Ali c Sorrenson b Kevin O'Brien 45 which rescued his team and There were two methods dur- good force considering tennis Andri Berenger c Porterfield b Stirling 13 team is being accompanied by also booked his place in the ing fielding that really caught the balls being used. The one who Krishna Chandran c Kevin O'Brien b Stirling 0 BCCI Level-1 coach Suresh Khurram Khan lbw b Dockrell 36 record books. attention. One was the 'dummy catches the ball gets less than a Singh and former Ranji Trophy Swapnil Patil c Stirling b Kevin O'Brien 2 The veteran, who has mod- catch' session which aims at second's time to react as the man player, Imtiyaz Baba as manag- Shaiman Anwar c Wilson b Sorenson 106 elled his technique on Indian improving the reflex action of the in-front ducks at the last moment. Rohan Mustafa c Wilson b Cusack 2 er and coach respectively and legend Rahul Dravid, had two players when it comes to sharp The utility of this training is Amjad Javed c Joyce b Sorenson 42 the team is participating in the Mohammad Naveed c and b Cusack 13 ODI fifties under his belt chances, while the second one that when you get those sharp Tournament under the banner of Mohammad Tauqir not out 2 before today's eye-catching was a 'fielding match' involving edges coming at the first slip of Manjula Guruge not out 0 the Department of Youth effort. two groups where the winners cut shots, the slip fielders are alert Extras: (B-1, LB-4, W-11, NB-1) 17 Services and Sports, TOTAL: (For nine wkts; 50 overs) 278 Anwar's knock was studded were adjudged on the basis of and ready. Normally, it comes at Government of Jammu and Bowling: John Mooney 6-0-32-0, Max Sorenson 10-0-60-2, Alex Cusack 10-0-54-2, Paul with 10 fours and a six and bet- successful direct hits at the two great speed with a split-second Jubilant players of J&K Under-14 boys cricket team showing Kashmir. Stirling 10-0-27-2, Kevin O'Brien 7-0-61-2, George Dockrell 7-0-39-1. tered the previous UAE best of plastic stumps that were kept for reaction time. victory signs while posing for a group photograph alongwith Now, in the quarterfinals, Ireland innings: 85. His 83-ball stay on the the aim. Suresh Raina, Ravindra William Porterfield b Mohammad Tauqir 37 their coach, manager and match officials after scripting victory Jammu and Kashmir will lock crease was ended by Max The first method was an inter- Jadeja and Virat Kohli were the Paul Stirling c Patil b Guruge 3 over Goa at Mehboob Nagar in Telangana on Wednesday. horns with their rivals at the Ed Joyce c Patil b Amjad Javed 37 Sorenson in the 49th over when esting one. It's not new for teams best performers during the et under-14 boys to enter quar- with 32 runs off just 19 balls, same venue tomorrow. Niall O'Brien lbw b Mohammad Tauqir 17 he induced an edge from the to use tennis racquets and balls to 'dummy catch' session. (PTI) Andy Balbirnie c sub Haider) b Naveed 30 terfinals at Mehboob Nagar in while Wasid Khan contributed J&K team: Rayees Sidiq, batsman, which was safely Gary Wilson c Amjad Javed b Naveed 80 Telangana. 27 runs off 17 balls. Musaif Musaif Ajaz, Praful Dhar, Kevin O'Brien c Naveed b Amjad Javed 50 caught by Wilson. After thrashing Gujarat and Ajaz contributed with 13 runs Amir Shafi Shah, Aditya KCC outplays BRSCC by John Mooney c Amjad Ali b Amjad Javed 2 Javed, on the other hand, Chhattisgarh in first two pool off 12 balls and Nikhil Partap Sharma, Dishant Kundal, Alex Cusack not out 5 smashed five fours during his George Dockrell not out 7 matches earlier, the formidable chipped in with 10 runs off 12 Nikhil Partap, Mohd Wasid entertaining innings which 8 wkts in T20 tourney Extras: (B-4, LB-3, W-2, NB-2) 11 team of Jammu and Kashmir balls. For Goa, Tushar took 1 Khan, Sayed Ayoob, Gowhar Total: (for 8 wickets in 49.2 overs) 279 played a huge role in helping Excelsior Sports Correspondent just 42 balls, studded with 13 defeated strong Goa in the third wicket by conceding 15 runs in Imtiyaz, Umar Farooq, Danish Bowling: Naveed 9.2-1-65-2. Guruge 7-0-21-1, Amjad Javed 10-0-60-3, Mohammad UAE break free. The duo fours and 3 sixes, while Jagtar Tauqir 9-0-38-2, Rohan Mustafa 9-0-45-0, Krishna Chandran 5-0-43-0. match in its pool to make way his 3 overs, while all other bats- Hussain, Rayees Hamid Bhatt, stitched together a partnership of JAMMU, Feb 25: Kantpur and Sumit made 40 runs each. for the quarterfinal stage. men from J&K ran themselves Mujtaba, Marutvan and Ayush Chasing a challenging 279, them to chasing down the total. 107 runs for the seventh wicket. Cricket Club (KCC) defeated For KCC, Rakesh and Akash This 5-day cricketing extrav- out because of lack of judge- Andotra. man-of-the-match Wilson Amjad was the top wicket- Among the bowlers, Brig Rajinder Singh Cricket took 3 wickets each in their quo- aganza, in which 23 teams anchored the Ireland inning's taker for UAE with a three- Sorenson (2/60), Alex Cusack Club (BRSCC) by 8 wickets in tas of 4 overs each. drawn from various States and with a superb fifty and shared wicket haul, while captain (2/54), Paul Stirling (2/27) and DG Sports finalizes annual the ongoing Badhori Premium In reply, KCC chased a huge Union Territories of the Country two crucial stands with A Mohammad Tauqir (2/38) and Kevin (2/61) shared the spoils. League Cricket Tournament target by scoring 206 runs in are taking part, is being organ- Balbirnie (30) and Kevin for Mohammad Naveed (2/65) (PTI) calendar of activities for DYSS played at Badhori cricket 18.5 overs, losing 2 wickets in the fifth and sixth wicket took two wickets each.