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A Glowing Tribute to Daya Jayasundera 14 Friday 6th January, 2012 India in the hot seat after Clarke’s epic knock just before stumps Thursday to leave India at 114-2, still trailing Australia by SCOREBOARD 354 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground. India 1st Innings: 191 G. Gambhir not out 68 At the close of play Gautam Gambhir Australia 1st Innings V. Sehwag c Warner b Hilfenhaus 4 was 68 not out and Sachin Tendulkar (Overnight: 482-4) R. Dravid b Hilfenhaus 29 was unbeaten on 8, with their partner- D. Warner c Tendulkar b Khan 8 S. Tendulkar not out 8 ship representing India’s best hope of Ed Cowan lbw b Khan 16 Extras: (3lb, 1nb, 1w) 5 staving off defeat with two days to play. S. Marsh c Laxman b Khan 0 TOTAL: (for two wicket) 114 Both had narrow escapes in the overs R. Ponting c Tendulkar b Sharma 134 Overs: 41 leading up to stumps. M. Clarke not out 329 Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-100. Clarke’s 329 was the fourth-highest M. Hussey not out 150 Still to bat: V.V.S. Laxman, Virat Kohli, M.S. score by an Australian in Tests — behind Extras: (2b, 13lb, 4w, 3nb) 22 Dhoni, Ravi Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Matthew Hayden (380), Mark Taylor (334 TOTAL: (for four wickets declared) 659 Sharma, Umesh Yadav. not out) and Sir Donald Bradman (334) — Overs: 163 Bowling: Pattinson 12-1-40-0 (1nb, 1w), and the best score at the SCG in its 100 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-8, 3-37, 4-325. Hilfenhaus 13-5-37-2, Siddle 11-7-23-0, Lyon Test history. The innings total of 659-4 Did not bat: Brad Haddin, Peter Siddle, 2-0-11-0. also equalled Australia’s highest score at James Pattinson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Umpires: Marias Erasmus (SA), Ian Gould the ground. Lyon. (Eng) Mike Hussey finished on 150 not out, Bowling: Zaheer 31-4-122-3, Yadav 24-2- TV Umpire: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) as he and Clarke combined for a record 123-0 (2w), Sharma 33-2-144-1 (1nb 1w), Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL) 334-run partnership against India before Ashwin 44-5-157-0 (1w), Sehwag 23-1-75-0 Toss: won by India. Clarke made a surprising declaration at (2nb), Kohli 8-0-23-0. Series: Australia lead sreies 1-0. drinks in the middle session, the mid- India 2nd Innings point of the match. Clarke said he was more concerned mark of 400 might also have gone, as stump. It was the sixth time Dravid has about pushing for victory than chasing India’s bowling attack again failed to been bowled in his past eight Test milestones, including Brian Lara’s Test make any inroads into a dominant innings. record of 400 and Matthew Hayden’s Australia batting line-up and captured Tendulkar was lucky to survive until Australian high of 380, set in 2003. just one wicket — Ricky Ponting for 134 stumps, as he edged a ball narrowly past “I would have had to bat the whole — in nearly five sessions. his leg stump. The ‘Little Master’ will day to make that amount of runs,” he Clarke’s epic innings overshadowed resume Friday in his quest to score his said. “I was certainly fatiguing in my Hussey’s excellent performance in reach- 100th international century, having been mind more than my body ... physically I ing his second highest Test score. He was stuck on 99 since March 2011. Coming felt ok, but mentally I was fatiguing and I the more aggressive batsman Thursday, into this match, he averaged an astonish- never really thought about that. frequently advancing from his crease to ing 221 at the SCG, but could only man- “I always had in the back of my mind hit down the ground. age 41 in the first innings here. if we could get a lead of 400-450 we’re in Hussey’s 150 came off 252 balls, with Gambhir, who has struggled on tour a great position to win this Test match.” 16 fours and one six and was his first with scores of 3, 13 and 0, played several Clarke hit a four through mid wicket century since the tour of Sri Lanka in flush cover drives in an entertaining 68, off Ishant Sharma to bring up his 300 in September 2011. including scoring his first fifty this Australia’s cricket captain Michael Clarke celebrates after he hit a triple century on the third 431 balls with 37 fours and one six. Australia carried its momentum into series off just 54 balls. Clarke ran and punched the air in joy as day of the second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 5, the field, as Hilfenhaus struck early in James Pattinson had a vigorous he celebrated in front of a crowd of India’s second innings to remove Sehwag appeal for LBW turned down when 2012. Clarke scored an unbeaten 329, fourth highest score by an Australian behind Matthew 31,644. for four, brilliantly caught by Dave Gambhir was on 61. Replays showed Hayden (380), Mark Taylor (334 not out) and Sir Donald Bradman (334). Before lunch Clarke had passed Don Warner at gully. umpire Marias Erasmus had made a (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) Bradman’s score of 270, to hold the best Gambhir and Dravid, however, dug in good decision, as Gambhir nicked the score by an Australian captain on home prize Indian wickets on day three of the and moved India’s 2nd innings to 100 ball onto his pads. BY KEIRAN SMITH soil and England’s Reginald ‘Tip’ Foster’s second Test as the hosts closed in on a 2-0 without further loss, before Hilfenhaus Pattinson should have had Gambhir mark of 287 in 1903 as the highest SCG series lead. struck in the first over after the final in the second last over the day, but wick- SYDNEY (AP) — Australia captain score. Ben Hilfenhaus removed Virender drinks break, cutting a ball between etkeeper Brad Haddin inexplicably Michael Clarke completed a triple centu- If not for the declaration, Lara’s ry and then saw his bowlers take two Sehwag and then captured Rahul Dravid Dravid’s bat and pad to hit the top of off dropped a simple chance. Under-19 Cricket A glowing tribute to Anurudda and Pathum dazzle with ball Roshan Anurudda and Namal Mazenod Pathum shared six wickets between Jude Madushan’s 85 runs and them to help Gurukula Vidyalaya to get Kavinda Manamperi’s 63 runs helped a 57-run first innings lead in their De Mazenod College to post 239 in their Daya Jayasundera Under-19 inter-school fixture against Under-19 Inter-School fixture against Piliyandala Central at Mahara Prison Holy Cross at Kandana yesterday. In TEXT AND PIC BY M. FAROOK LANTRA whilst in the Police force from 1968 to margin. Grounds yesterday. Piliyandala Central reply Holy Cross were 42 for two wickets 1977 and donned the national jersey Daya was also in the national team were restricted to a paltry first innings at stumps. Daya Jayasundera, who was educated against All-England in, 1971. He was a for the Asian Championship in 1972 score of 73 and in reply Gurukula made Scores: at Dharmaraja College Kandy and subse- member of the national team again the which was captained by another rugby 13o runs. De Mazenod College 239 all out in 53 quently threw in his lot with Police following year for the Asian legend Y. C. Chang. Daya was also the Scores: overs (Jude Madushan 85, Kavinda rugby has a proven record in other sports Championship and toured Hong Kong in manager of the national teams in 1992 Piliyandala Central 73 all out in 33.5 Manamperi 63, R. Zoysa 36, L. Sachith 1972. Daya was the number one choice and 1994 at the World Cup trials in Italy as well. His great interest in rugby overs (U. Perera 36, Roshan Anurudda 6/38) brought fame in its wake to Police rugby. flanker during the years ‘71, 72, ‘73, ‘76 and two Rugby Asiads. 4/28, Namal Pathum 2/04) and 19 for 1 in 7 Holy Cross 42 for 2 wkts in 10 overs He was an outstanding all round and ‘77 and captained the Police rugby He was a hard working and capable sportsman and was promoted to the rank team in 1974. coach for the Police rugby team for eight overs (Shaluka Deemantha 2/05) of Deputy Inspector General of Police in years from 1985 to 1992. Gurukula Vidyalaya 130 all out in 30 1999. Former Deputy Inspector General During his period as coach of the overs (Nalin Perera 55; Roshan Anurudda Silva and Geshen impress for Antonians Daya, who had a well built figure had of Police passed away after a brief Police rugby team, they were able to 22; W.M. Dilan 3/30, T.A. Weeraratne 4/34, St. Anthony’s College opening right- excelled in boxing from 1960 to 1963 and illness on Tuesday. carry away the League Champions tro- L. Heshan 2/20) arm fast bowlers Deshan Silva and from there onwards he represented Sri phy, the coveted John Player Trophy for Cooray, Fernando slam half centuries Ganith Geshen shared eight wickets Lanka Schools, and ended up represent- The first organized sevens tourna- five years, the President’s Trophy and Avishka Fernando and S. Cooray between them to restrict Rahula College ing his alma mater in cricket, hockey and ment was held in 1970 and Daya was the Clifford Cup.
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