Taylor, Daley and Mohammed Ensure Windies Clean Sweep

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Malsiri Sri Lanka Women’s tour of West Indies Kurukulasuriya: Trinity's ‘Batting Machine’ Taylor, Daley and BY SHARM DE ALWIS 25 April 2010: Stafanie Taylor scored If Alec Bedser considered himself her third half-century of the series a ‘Bowling Machine’, Malsiri before Anisa Mohammed and Shanel Mohammed ensure Kurukulasuriya could well be the Daley shared seven wickets to help the ‘Batting Machine’ produced by West Indies Women beat Sri Lanka Trinity. Women by 28 runs in the third and final He was awarded his cricket Lion One-Day International in Cayon. in 1959 along with Nimal Maralanda, The West Indians defended 112 for Windies clean sweep Seneca de Chickera and Jayan nine by dismissing Sri Lanka for 84 Ratwatte. with Mohammed returning figures of innings together with a score of 58 in 50 Nero's 25, they lost wickets regularly as Malsiri was not only a stylish four for eight. balls which included six fours and a six no other player could reach double right hand opening bat, he was Taylor held the West Indies' and while she was supported by Juliana figues. thought of by his team mate, Ken de Shashikala Siriwardene (3-20) and Joodt, as the Rohan Kanhai of our Sripali Weerakkody (3-31) did most of country for his flamboyant strokes the damage but not enough to prevent and attire. the home side posting a winning score. He was a prodigious scorer of cen- Shanel Daley continued her good turies and had the most number with recent form with a return of three for 13 five in inter-school games. He also which reduced the Sri Lankans to 56 for scored 10 half centuries and several five before Mohammed finished things cameos of 30s and 40s - all over a four off with a 20-ball burst that prevented a year period in which Trinity, then, fightback. engaged in only 32 inter-school games. Deandra Dottin was the other bowler Malsiri's mortal remains were cre- to pick up a wicket as Chamari mated at the Mahaiyawa Jayangana top scored with 27. Cremetorium on Sunday, 25th April. Mohammed continued her superb recent form with another outstanding Shashikala spell of 4 for 8 from 3.3 overs. Siriwarden Brief scores: West Indies Women 112- Participation is Stafanie Taylor scored a half-cen- e claimed 3 9 (Taylor 58, Siriwardene 3-20) beat tury to guide the West Indians to for 20. (File Sri Lanka Women 84 (Mohammed 4- their third victory in a row. Photo) 8, Daley 3-13) by 28 runs. important (Cricket World 2010) – Mahinda College coach James' triple-double Kallis gets T20 leads Cavs past Bulls formula right When Jacques Kallis was left out of South Africa's squad CHICAGO (AP) - LeBron for the inaugural World Twenty20 three years ago it seemed James had 37 points, 12 rebounds unlikely he would emerge as a key player for his country in and 11 assists, while Antawn the 2010 version of the tournament. Jamison scored 24 points as the Although acknowledged as one of the world's leading all- Cleveland Cavaliers beat the rounders in both Tests and one-day internationals, the per- Chicago Bulls 121-98 Sunday after- ceived wisdom was that Kallis was too cautious a batsman to noon to take a 3-1 lead in their shine in the helter-skelter version of the game. But Kallis, 34, has shown an ability to adapt that has first-round NBA playoff series. made him an automatic choice for his country's T20 team. He The Cavaliers led by 10 at has also become a more aggressive batsman in Tests and one- halftime after scoring 38 in the day cricket. second quarter and broke it open Although he bats at number four in Tests, he has found a with a 37-point third, putting niche as an opening batsman for his country and for the them in position to close it out at Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. home on Tuesday. His primary role is to be a solid anchor while other bats- James was at it again after men play flamboyant strokes, but he can play big shots, too, scoring 40 and 39 the previous two as he showed when he made 89 not out off 55 balls in helping games, connecting almost when- Bangalore chase down a target of 204 in an IPL match L.S. Lankapura ever he wanted and from wherev- against the Kings XI Punjab. er he wanted. He was 6 of 9 on 3- Kallis also brings value to the team through his medium- BY ROSHEN STEELMAN pointers, including a jumper from fast bowling and safe fielding. L. S. Lankapura, the basketball just inside midcourt at the end of The exclusion of Kallis from the 2007 event caused a huge coach of Mahinda College, Galle, has the third that made it 99-76. controversy,leading to the player resigning as South African a simple attitude compared with Chicago got 21 apiece from vice-captain and his close friend, wicketkeeper Mark other school basketball coaches. He Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, Boucher, being fined 60 percent of his match fees for the tour- believes that participation is more who also pulled down 20 nament after criticising the selectors' decision. important than winning and that rebounds, but the Bulls are on the Kallis, meanwhile, approached former England coach sports should be a source of enjoy- verge of their second straight Duncan Fletcher, who had been in charge of the Western ment. first-round exit. Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, right, looks to a pass during the Province team when Kallis first played senior provincial He expressed these views when first quarter of Game 4 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs cricket in the mid-1990s. ‘The Island’ spoke to him during the Heat 101, Celtics 92 against the Chicago Bulls, Sunday, April 25, 2010, in Chicago. (AP "I have been working on it with Duncan Fletcher for a Under-15 All Island Schools At Miami, Dwyane Wade set Photo/Nam Y. Huh) year or two now because I wanted success in the T20 format," Kallis wrote on his website. Basketball Tournament, which is in franchise playoff records with 46 Jazz 117, Nuggets 106 progress at the De La Salle College points, including 30 in the second Spurs overcome a miserable night "There have been one or two technical adjustments I have At Salt Lake City, Carlos courts in Mutwal. half, as the heat staved off elimi- from Tim Duncan and take a 3-1 made, but the key thing has been the mental adjustment. T20 Boozer had 31 points and 13 Mahinda College took part in nation by beating Boston in Game lead over Dallas in its first-round is a format in which the risks and rewards are much higher three Group matches and though they 4 of an Eastern Conference first- series. rebounds, while Deron Williams and I have managed to make more space in my head to hit the lost all three, they came close to beat- round series. The Spurs have won three added 24 points and 13 assists as ball." ing St. Joseph’s College, Desperate to extend their sea- straight since coach Gregg the Utah Jazz held off a late More recently,Kallis said: "Two years ago, there was a lot Enderamulla, to whom they lost by a son, Miami opened the fourth Popovich criticized some of his charge to beat Denver for a 3-1 of criticism from people who said that I couldn't play it single point. quarter on a 25-8 run, fueled most- players and they've put the No. 2- lead in the Western Conference (Twenty20). I've worked at it. It's something I pride myself on. Lankapura, who played for the ly by Wade, who made 16-of-24 seeded Mavs on the edge of their playoff series. "Technically, you don't need to change much. In Test Mahinda College Under-19 team in shots from the field. third first-round exit in four Carmelo Anthony finished 2004, said that he has been entrusted Quentin Richardson scored 20 years. cricket, you get a bit more behind the ball. In Twenty20, you with 39 points and led the need to give yourself a bit more room to hit." with supervising the development of points and Michael Beasley added Game 5 is Tuesday night in Nuggets back within range late Kallis showed his credentials as an opening batsman in basketball at Mahinda College and in 15 for the Heat, who still trail the Dallas. in the fourth quarter, but the the 2009 World T20 in England when he was South Africa's Galle. best-of-seven series 3-1. Dirk Nowitzki and Caron Nuggets never caught all the leading run-scorer as his team reached the semifinals. He “When it comes to Galle, cricket is Rajon Rondo led the Celtics Butler had 17 apiece for Dallas, way up and lost for the third also assisted his South African franchise, the Port Elizabeth- the main sport, as in almost all parts with 23 points. Game 5 is Tuesday the NBA's best road team during based Warriors, win the domestic Twenty20 competition. of the country, but there are some in Boston. the regular season. But the Mavs straight time in the series. Game 5 is Wednesday in The rifts over his 2007 omission are long healed and he is schools involved in the game of bas- couldn't leave San Antonio with a once again the team's vice-captain as he makes yet another Denver, where the Nuggets will ketball too. My aim is to develop bas- Spurs 92, Mavericks 89 win, and they have to push the attempt to earn a winner's medal in a global event. need to win at home to stay ketball in the region,” said L. S. At San Antonio, George Hill series to a Game 6 to earn another (Sapa) Lankapura. scored 29 points, helping the shot. alive.

BY TELEGRAPH STAFF "This enthusiasm is firing up Formula One supremo Bernie the whole team. Within the team, Ecclestone has come out in defence Ecclestone leaps to Schumy's defence after poor run Michael is extremely construc- of under-fire Michael Schumacher tive.'' following his woeful return to the low German in all the races. But Ecclestone insists the not been convinced that he can do forces with Ecclestone by support- Schumacher's brother Ralf has sport. Only one other driver has a 4-0 German driver deserves more time the job. ing Schumacher. also told the snipers to ''lay off a bit After more than three years in score line against him in compari- to rediscover his form. "Anybody "He is not a tourist in the pad- "We all know Michael would be with your criticism and stay fair." retirement, Schumacher has been son to his team-mate – Renault's who criticises Michael is wrong," dock, he's here to win. And he will his first and foremost critic if he The younger Schumacher, who a shadow of his former self in the Russian rookie Vitaly Petrov suf- he said. "He deserves better. I win again." realised this job is not for him any competed in F1 for 11 seasons prior four races so far on his comeback fering in comparison to Robert would say don't underestimate Schumacher has amassed just more, but that's not the case," Haug to bowing out in 2007 and eventual- with Mercedes GP. Kubica. Michael. Give him time to adapt to 10 points in comparison to said. ly moving to German touring cars, In particular, the seven-time Schumacher's performance in the new car and the new tyres. Rosberg's 50, with a best finish of "At the moment he's realising has been dismayed by the level of champion has been out-qualified Shanghai was particularly lamen- "At the moment he's something sixth in the season opener in how much he has missed all that. If criticism. by team-mate Nico Rosberg in table, resulting in a barrage of crit- of a newbie who has to get accus- Bahrain. you are a rock 'n' roll star you want Bahrain, Australia, Malaysia and icism and questions being raised tomed to the trade again. Michael However, Mercedes motorsport to be on stage and not contemplat- (C) The Telegraph Group, China, and finished behind his fel- as to why he returned. would have never returned had he boss Norbert Haug has joined ing life from your sofa. London, 2010