Tuesday 11th May, 2010 15 St Kitts, May 10, 2010: Blind cricket trophy Australia secured its place at the ICC Women’s WT20 top of Group A in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2010 as it defeated enters final stage host and fellow semi-final qualifier West Indies in front of a crowd of Ranaviru Sevana and skipper Ruwan over 4000 spectators at Warner School for the Blind, Karunatilleke 86 (with 6 Park in St Kitts. Moneragala (Subhagya SC) boundaires), Samantha Despite losing the match by Australia top Group A after entered the final of the Kumara 71 (with 7 bound- nine runs, Stafanie Taylor led the Dilmah Challenge Trophy aries and Ekanayake 32 (5 batting with style for the host fin- tournament winning their boundaries), being the top ishing 58 not out in an innings that semi final matches with scorers. Prasanna 2 for 34 included four boundaries and two ease. and Pradeep 2 for 38, bowled sixes. The 18-year-old Jamaican in Ranaviru Sevana best for A’pura. turn earned herself the Player of defeating West Indies trounced Raja Rata Disabled Raja Rata were shot out the Match award for her stylish Youth SC by a massive 248 for a lowly 103 runs in 27 performance in front of the huge runs in their semi-final overs. Only Bandara (28), crowd. played at the Prison impressed for Raja Rata. “It was a real surprise to win Grounds, Anuradhapura. Karunathillake achieved a the Player of the Match award; I Ranaviru Sevana great double with 3 wickets didn’t think I was going to win it, amassed 351 runs for 8 wick- for 10 runs and Fernando especially since we lost the match. ets in their 40 overs with bagged 3 wickets for 25 runs. I kept trying to get the strike from the lower order batters but at the end of the day I couldn’t get to hit the ball as freely as I would’ve liked,” said Taylor. Janadhipathi Balika Meanwhile, England secured its first and only victory of the tour- stickers steal the show nament today when it beat South Africa by 56 runs in the first fix- Janadhipathi Balika schools teams from Visakha ture of the day at Warner Park. Vidyalaya emerged champi- Vidyalaya, Musaeus College, Having made a competitive ons at the Under-19 girls’ Gothami Balika, Yashodara total of 141 for the South Africans hockey tournament con- Balika, Ladies’ College, to chase down, the English bowling ducted by the Western Panadura Balika and attack proved to be too strong for Province Schools Hockey Nawala Janadhipathi the side. Association, which was held Balika participated inthis Nicky Shaw and Danielle Wyatt recently. year’s tournament. Nawala were the pick of the English Preliminary matches Janadhipathi Balika over- bowlers with 3-17 and 4-11 respec- were staged at the Colombo came last year’s champi- tively. University Grounds whilst ons Visakha Vidyalaya 2-0, Wyatt, who received the Player the final was played at Royal to clinich the champi- of the Match award said: “I’m obvi- College Grounds. Top onship. ously pleased to have won Player of the Match but credit has to go to Anya Shrubsole and Nicky Shaw Lisa Sthalekar who came before me. When Charlotte Edwards came to me and to match-winning total. for 19 having hit four boundaries to the bowling of Elyse Perry. asked me to bowl I was really There were no major contribu- in the process. West Indies captain Merissa pleased as I knew I could do well tors from South Africa and the Villani departed just four runs Aguilleira came to the aid of and the performance showed. It match was sewn up when it lost and the task of making runs for Taylor in the final over but to no was good to clean-up the tail- half its side for 62 in the 11th over. the Australia side fell to its captain avail with side requiring 15 runs enders.” It was then up to Wyatt to show her Alex Blackwell who alongside Jess off the final over, a challenge that Having won the toss in the first skills at dismissing the end of the Cameron put on 26 runs for the proved too great for the pair with game of the day Charlotte Edwards South African batting line up fourth wicket partnership. side falling short by just nine runs. elected to bat first on a hot day at which is exactly what she did. As the innings progressed Australia captain Alex Warner Park and it became the South Africa captain Cri-Zelda Anisa Mohammed dismissed both Blackwell was pleased with the task of the middle-order to provide Brits said: “We’ve had a disap- Cameron and Rene Farrell leaving overall result and finishing top of the runs after Edwards departed pointing tournament all round and Blackwell to partner Lisa Group A and the impending semi- for 18 and her partner Sarah today our batters just didn’t per- Sthalekar for 25 runs before the finals to be played at Beausejour Taylor for just six. form as they should have done. captain departed after being Stadium in St Kitts later this The middle order did just that, “There are a couple of positives caught off the bowling of Shanel week. The champion hocey team of Janadhipathi Balika Vidyalaya despite the game effectively being to come out of this tournament, I Daley by Stacey-Ann King much to “I’m pleased with how we Seated (L-R): Chanchala Madumali (Captain), Mrs. Anjana a dead-rubber, with Claire Taylor think we have improved in the the delight of the home crowd. played today and it was a really Abeyrathna (Teacher-in-Charge), Miss Sriyani Perera (Vice and Laura Marsh adding 30 for the field and I think out ‘keeper Tricia Sthalekar and Alyssa Healy great atmosphere here in St Kitts Principal), Mrs. E. Goonawardana (Principal), J. A. N. Perera third wicket before Claire Taylor Chetty and our young new bowler saw out the Australia innings with cheering on the teams. (Coach) and Sanduni Umesha (V. Captain). First row (L-R): was removed after being caught by Chloe Tryon have performed well Healy departing on the last ball of “I think we’ve done well as a Anaka Shekaza Borham, Helmini Imalka Jayaratne, Alicia Smith after making 20 runs. for us during this tournament.” the innings after being caught by side and we’re continuing to do Savinthri Kumudumala, Subodha Lakshika, Imesha It was then up to Marsh and Lydia In the second match of the day Britney Cooper off the bowling of better and better as a side and I Lakshani, Chathurangi Prabashini, Kavishi Dilanthi and Greenway to add a quick 44 for the host West Indies took on fellow Daley. hope we continue with that Tharuka Madubashini. Second row (L-R): Kavishka Virajani, fourth wicket partnership in just semi-final qualifiers Australia to Stafanie Taylor led from the momentum into the semi-finals Nimesha Hansamali, Thanushi Kaushalya, Methini under five overs. fight out who would finish top of front with the West Indies batting whether we play India or Sri Chathurya, Prasangika Madushani, Shakila Erandi, Thilini Marsh was stumped by Tricia Group A in the women’s tourna- and was only aided in her bid to Lanka or even New Zealand.” Sheruka, Ayeshani Dabare and Saubhagya Dilrukshi. Chetty for 33, off 32 balls but ment. bring victory to the home support- Brief scores: Australia 133-7, Greenway ensured she stayed in West Indies won the toss and ers by Cooper (27) and Daley (19). 20 overs (Blackwell 28, Sthalekar till the end of England’s innings, elected to field in the afternoon The rest of the West Indies batting 23 no, Nitschke 19; Mohammed 3- Querrey beats Isner to remaining unbeaten on 34 off 32 sunshine at Warner Park and line-up failed to perform in front of 17; Daley 3-31) balls. Birthday girl Jenny Gunn Australia’s opening pair of Shelley huge home support with Deandra West Indies 124-7, 20 overs win Serbia Open supported Greenway in a stand of Nitschke and Elyse Villani put on Dottin again departing for a first (Taylor 58 no, Cooper 27; Perry 2- BELGRADE, Serbia second set while serving and 32 off three overs to take England 33 runs before Nitschke departed ball duck, this time falling victim 19) (ICC Media Release) (AP) — Sam Querrey sur- leading 5-3. His powerful first vived a match point as he ral- serve seemed to have desert- lied to beat John Isner 3-6, 7-6 ed him in the crucial (4), 6-4 Sunday to win an all- moments as Querrey con- American Serbia Open final. verted a break point with a Japan coach names WC squad The second-seeded Isner forehand passing shot. wasted a match point in the Navy dominate relays by setting TOKYO (AP) — Japan coach Matsui of French side Grenoble and Takeshi Okada has picked a 23-member Takayuki Morimoto of Italian side National records World Cup squad, including four Catania were called up along with for- Europe-based players he hopes will give mer Celtic and Espanyol midfielder his team some extra attacking strength. Shunsuke Nakamura. Keisuke Honda of CSKA Moscow, Japan will be making its fourth Makoto Hasebe, who plays for straight appearance in the World Germany’s VfL Wolfsburg, Daisuke Cup. Visakha Vidyalaya lays hands on S. L. A. Rathnayake Memorial Shield Visakha Vidyalaya ‘A’ emerged Association, at S. Thomas’ College, champions at the All-Island Inter-School Bandarawela, on April 22, 23, 24 and 25.