Sports Friday, December 6, 2019 13 Bob Willis ‘only one to hit me’, says Kapil Dev

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Bob Willis was a “terror to face,” Indian great Kapil Dev said on Thursday, revealing that the England fast leg- end, who has died on Wednes- day aged 70, was the only one to ever hit him with the ball. In a Test in England, Willis pitched the ball short and Dev Bob Willis of England passed away went for his signature “Nataraj” at the age of 70 on Wednesday. pull shot, the former all-round- er said as he paid tribute to Wil- his . The connections of Noor Al Hawa after his victory in the Al Safliya Cup at the QREC Racecourse in New Al Rayyan on Thursday. lis whose death was announced “How many would do that? on Wednesday. He should have been annoyed “It was a very sharp ball, with what I had achieved, but faster than I had imagined, and here he was patting me. He won hit me on the ear. It was the only my respect that day,” Patil said. time I was struck,” the World And in the next Test, Willis Noor Al Hawa ends long Cup-winning , 60, told hit him on the helmet. the Sportstar website. “He made a sign that it was “Willis was a terrific fast all squared up. I had hit for six bowler, with a run-up that was fours and he had struck me on unique. Not a fluent run-up but my helmet. He did not speak a wait for win in Doha once the ball left his hand it was word. I never heard him abuse terror for the batsman,” he told either, on the field. He was a Results Trained by Georges Mikhal- Sportstar, owned by the Hindu lovable fast bowler,” Patil said. Marquand rides ides, Noor Al Hawa raised his group. 14th Race Meeting (Al Safliya Cup) Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 3rd Won by head, 1.5. Time 1:23.58 winners to eight in 20 races. He added: “I never heard ‘Unplayable’ PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE (3 Year Olds) 4,950) Owner: Nasser al Hajri. Trainer: Hadi Ramzani Murquand and Meteb Ali Willis swear at a batsman, never Willis played in 90 Tests, tak- Al Wasmiyah (Fillies) (Div 1) 1,600m 1.Naima (Ryan Curatolo), 2.Razad (Soufiane Saadi), Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 3rd 3. Echo De Faust (Eduardo Pedroza) THOROUGHBRED (Fillies & Mares) (Class 3) al Marri had two victories each. saw him argue with the umpire. ing 325 with his ag- Farm’s horse to 4,950) Won by 3.5, 0.5. Time 2:05.04 1,200m The former earlier enabled Al He did not believe in talking. He gressive pace bowling and also 1.Alghaf (Faleh Bughanaim), 2. RS Rasheeda (Ronan Owner:Jassim bin Ali al Attiyah. Trainer: Ahmed Kobeissi Prize Money: QR60,000 (1st 34,200 2nd 13,200 3rd Faisaliya, owned by Al Saqab wanted his ball to speak for him. captained England for a spell Al Safliya Cup Thomas), 3. Joudy (Ryan Curatolo) 6,600) Stud and trained by Moham- A true legend he was.” before retiring in 1984 and tak- Won by 1.25, 3.75. Time 1:46.73 PUREBRED ARABIAN GRADUATION PLATE 1,600m 1.Wayside Flower (Harry Bentley), 2.Harry’s Dancer victory Owner: Al Shaqab Racing. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle Prize Money: QR50,000 (1st 28,500 2nd 11,000 3rd (Ronan Thomas), 3.Flying Empress (Marco med al Attiya, to bag the Local Sandeep Patil recalled ing up a career in broadcasting. 5,500) Casamento) Thoroughbred Maiden Plate meanwhile that despite hav- Yashpal Sharma, who saw PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE (3 Year Olds) 1.Meblish (Ronan Thomas), 2.AJS Jamra (J.B.Eyquem), Won by 1.5, nose. Time 1:11.98 (for three years olds). ing in 1982 smashed Willis for off Willis in 1982 in Tribune News Network (C & G) (Div 2) 1,600m 3.Taysh (Rashid Ali al Marri -3kg) Owner: Injaaz Stud. Trainer: Jassim Ghazali Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 3rd Won by head, short head. Time 1:45.79 Marri and Kasser, trained six fours in one over, as well as in a knock of 140, said that the DOHA 4,950) Owner: Al Shaqab Racing. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN CONDITIONS 1,200m and owned by Engineer Mo- for four fours in the 1983 World Englishman was “second to 1.Jabalah (Soufiane Saadi), 2. Ginkeau (Pierantonio Prize Money: QR75,000 (1st 42,750 2nd 16,500 3rd hammed al Sheeb, were domi- Cup semi-final, the Englishman none, in speed, skill, and feats.” Noor Al Hawa eventually Convertino), 3. AJS Soghan (Alexander Reznikov) THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 5) (Qatari 8,250) nant in the Local Purebred was frightening to come up “If the pitch helped him, he Won by 3, 10.5. Time 1:45.74 Riders Only) 1,850m 1.Kasser (Meteb Ali al Marri -5kg), 2.Zahwa (JP ended a long wait for victory at Owner: Umm Qarn. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle Prize Money: QR50,000 (1st 28,500 2nd 11,000 3rd Guillambert), 3.Nomas Al Shajaa (Ryan Curatolo) Arabian Conditions 1,200m against. was a terror, unplayable. Willis the Qatar Racing and Equestri- 5,500) Won by 3.5, 1.75. Time 1:18.57 dash. The eight-year-old horse The middle-order master was a bowler who never allowed an Club Racecourse as the six- LOCAL THOROUGHBRED MAIDEN PLATE (3 Year 1.Al Mikdam (Meteb Ali al Marri -5kg), 2.Braemar (Ali Owner & Trainer: Engineer Mohammed al Sheeb posted a three-and-a-half- said he was “never comfortable you to relax for a moment. His year-old eclipsed Full Moon Olds) 1,600m Khalid al Mosallam -5kg), 3. Majdi (Faleh Bughanaim) length triumph over Zahwa for facing (Willis). He would put incoming ball was hard to spot Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 3rd Won by nose, 2. Time 1:53.76 AL SAFLIYA CUP (QA Listed) 2,400m to win the Al Safliya Cup, the 4,950) Owner & Trainer: Saeed al Shafi Prize Money: QR120,000 (1st 68,400 2nd 26,400 his first victory in four races fear in the mind of the batsman and tackle,” Sharma told Sport- feature event of the 14th Race 1.Al Faisaliya (Tom Marquand), 2. Malik (Faleh 3rd 13,200 4th 7,200 5th 4,8000) this season. with his searing pace. You had star. Meeting on Thursday. Bughanaim), 3. Luqta RS (Ronan Thomas) THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 3) 1,400m 1.Noor Al Hawa (Tom Marquand), 2.Full Moon (Ryan Marri earlier paired up with to watch him very closely as he “He was a quiet man on When the Al Wasmiyah Won by 3.75, neck. Time 1:39.89 Prize Money: QR60,000 (1st 34,200 2nd 13,200 3rd Curatolo), 3.Quelindo (Ivan Rossi), 4.Otwo (Luca Saeed al Shafi-owned Al Mik- neared the stumps and be ready the field. His bowling spoke for Owner: Al Saqab Stud. Trainer: Mohammed al Attiya 6,600) Maniezzi), 5.Baghdad (J.B.Eyquem) Farm’s horse was just three, he 1.On The Front Line (Ronan Thomas), 2.Woodkid Won by 1.25, 1.75, 1, head. Time 2:29.73 dam to get the better of Brae- for the thunderbolts that he him. I would rate him alongside won four races in a row, includ- PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE 1,850m (Tomas Lukasek), 3.Shaheen (Ivan Rossi) Owner: Al Wasmiyah Farm. Trainer: Georges Mikhalides mar by nose in the Thorough- would unleash. Thunderbolts Michael Holding and Malcolm ing the Qatar Derby (Group 1) bred Handicap Class 5 race for they were.” Marshall in terms of speed. in December 2016. Then he fol- ed in four more races and it Continuing in the same quarter in the 2,400m race. Qatari riders only. Majdi, with Patil added to Sportstar that What I liked most was how he lowed with two superb runner- was until last month when he encouraging mould, Noor Al Nearly, two lengths adrift Faleh Bughanaim, was third by in the infamous 1982 encoun- appreciated the opponent even up finishes in the prestigious earned something satisfac- Hawa, ridden by Tom Mar- was Quelindo in the third two lengths. ter, the lanky Englishman, best though he competed hard on Emir’s Trophy in 2017 and tory – a second place in the quand, finally returned to the spot. Otwo, who was second Noted trainer Alban de known for his 8-43 demolition the field,” Sharma added. 2018. Al Wathnan Cup in November winner’s circle as he defeated last year, took the fourth place Mieulle also savoured a brace of Australia in the 1981 Ashes, “A rare gentleman fast Noor Al Hawa was field- this year. Full Moon by a length and a and Baghdad was fifth by head. through Alghaf and Jabalah. had still congratulated him for bowler.”

Qatar T10 League opening ceremony at 5 pm on Saturday Sammy adds star value, replaces Wright in Swift Gallopers

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DOHA Teams and Fixtures While the QCA officials are Falcon Hunters Asif Raja (Qatar), Imran Ashraf (Qatar), Jassim Richmond Mutumbami (Zimbabwe), Sultan quite excited about the launch Former West Indies all- Owner: Faisal Sandhu and Malik Mohammad Khan (Qatar), Bilal Butt (Qatar) Ahmed (UAE), Chirag Suri (UAE), Jahanzeb of the League, they hope to rounder and captain Darren Saeed – Nishat Emirates Contracting / Build Naveed ( - Associate), Ravinder Pal Singh build a good base for the game Sammy has replaced English Force Contracting Heat Stormers (Canada), (), through it, besides raising the player in Swift Hashim Amla (South Africa), Johnson Charles Owner: Raj – Go Search Australia Travel and Zaheeruddeen Ibrahim (Qatar), Inam Ul Haq bar with their admirable host- (West Indies), Salam Butt (Pakistan), Ammad Transport Pvt Ltd (Qatar), Sadiq NM (Qatar), Zainuddin (Qatar), Gallopers in the ambitious Qa- Butt (Pakistan), (Canada), Aqib Ali Manpreet Singh (India), Syed Yousuf Tameem (Qatar) ing capacity. tar T10 Cricket League, hosted (Oman), Fayaz Butt (Oman), Tom Abell (England (), Mohammed Naeem Islam Nine umpires will offici- by the Qatar Cricket Associa- - Associate), Iqbal Hussain Chaudhry (Qatar), (Bangladesh), (Zimbabwe), Imran The fixtures ate in the League. Three of tion and promoted by Interna- Mohammed Rizlan (Qatar), Kamran Khan Haider (UAE), Sandeep Singh (UAE), Scott December 7: them are from Pakistan, while tional Pro Event. (Qatar), Tamoor Sajjad (Qatar), Muran Khan Edwards (Netherlands), Rana Naeem Anwar Flying Oryx vs Pearl Gladiators six are local. Ahmad Shahab. Sammy, who captained (Qatar), Irshad Umar (Qatar), Nawaf Pullangadam (Oman), Gayan Buddika (Qatar), Raja Amir December 8: Qaiser Waheed and Jawaid Northern Warriors in Abu (Qatar), Hussain Khan (Qatar) (Qatar), Andri Berenger (Qatar), Dharmang Patel Desert Riders vs Swift Gallopers Ashraf are the Pakistani of- Dhabi T10 League recently, is (Qatar), Imraz rafi (Qatar), Owais Ahmed (Qatar), Falcon Hunters vs Heat Stormers ficials, Shivani Mishra, Mo- Desert Riders Talal Ahmad Khan (Qatar), Afsarullah Khan December 9: one of three changes the team Owner: Gaurang Doshi – Gaurang Doshi (Qatar). Desert Riders vs Flying Oryx hammad Nasim, Muhammad has made in the line-up ahead Production (UAE) Falcon Hunters vs Swift Gallopers Usman, Prasanna Haran, Ri- of their first match against De- Sohail Tanveer (Pakistan), Khurram Manzoor Pearl Gladiators December 10: yaz Zainuddin Kurupkar and sert Riders on December 8. (Pakistan), Shahadat Hussain (Bangladesh), Owner: Krishan Kumar and Nikhil – Sun N Sands Desert Riders vs Pearl Gladiators Abdul Jabbar Shahid are from With two World T20 titles Ramith Rambulwella (Sri Lanka), Amjad Khan Hotels (UAE) Flying Oryx vs Heat Stormers Qatar. Amin-Ul Islam (Qatar) under his belt in 68-match ca- (UAE), Mohammed Nadeem (Oman), Kithruwan Mohammed Sami (Pakistan), (Sri December 11: is the Match Manager. All the reer, the 35-year-od Sammy Vithanage (Sri Lanka), CP Rizwan (UAE), Javaidi Lanka), Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan), Malinda Desert Riders vs Falcon Hunters four scorers – Gazge Amjad would be a big draw and is likely Former West Indian Ahmadi (Aghanistan), Awais Malik (Qatar), Pushpakumara (Sri Lanka), Afsar Zarzai Heat Stormers vs Swift Gallopers Abdulsattar, Muhammad Fa- Muhammad Tanveer (Qatar), Mujeeb Khan (Afghanistan), Kareem Sadique (Afghanistan), December 12: to boost the team, which has captain Darren Sammy. (Qatar), Muhammad Ikram (Qatar), Himanshu Fahad Nawaz (UAE), Muhammad Boota (UAE), Pearl Gladiators vs Swift Gallopers had Nadeem, Muhammad Pakistan’s and Rathod (Qatar), Imal Liyanage (Qatar), Adnan Mehran Khan (Oman), Faisal Khan (Qatar), Falcon Hunters vs Flying Oryx Gulastar and Mohamed Zamil , besides Sri Lankan Mirza (Qatar) Khurram Shahzad (Qatar), Mohammad Nafees December 13: Nawas – are also from Qatar. Chaturanga de Silva and fellow ers got Imran Haider from changes in their original lists. (Qatar), Qalandar Khan (Qatar), Mohammad Falcon Hunters vs Pearl Gladiators The pitch is said to be hard West Indian danza Hyatt. the UAE in for India’s Rishu The inaugural match will Flying Oryx Nadeem (Qatar), Saqlain Arshad (Qatar), Philip Desert Riders vs Heat Stormers and batsmen friendly, accord- Anish Tandon (UAE) and Chopra, while Nepal’s Adil be played between Flying Oryx Owner: TBC Joseph (Qatar) December 14: ing to head curator Malik Sha- Sufiyan Mehmood (Oman) are Khan has been replaced by and Pearl Gladiators on Satur- (West Indies), Hussain Talat Flying Oryx vs Swift Gallopers keel Akhtar. The strip has seen the other two changes. They UAE’s Muhammad Boota in day after a colourful opening (Pakistan), Krishmar Santokie (West Indies), Swift Gallopers Heat Stormers vs Pearl Gladiators several successful chases for Kennar Lewis (West Indies), Owner: Aman Grover – LL Technologies LLC December 15: have been replaced by Sultan Pearl Gladiators and Amjad Gul ceremony at 5 pm at the Asian (Afghanistan), Sompal Kami (Nepal), Abdul (Global Mark Group) UAE Both semi-finals 200 plus targets by various Ahmed, also from the UAE (UAE) comes in for Qatar’s As- Town Stadium in Industrial Shakoor (UAE), Amjad Gul (UAE), Hamandeep Darren Sammy (West Indies), Kamran Akmal December 16: teams this year and fans may and De Silva, respectively. sad Boram in Flying Oryx. Fal- Area. Afterwards, each day will Singh (India), Bilawal Iqbal (Pakistan - Associate), (Pakistan), Imran Nazir (Pakistan), Danza Hayat 3rd place play-off hope for run feasts from many Overall, teams asked for con Hunters and Desert Riders have two matches, with the first Noman Sarwar (Qatar), Musawar Khan (Qatar), (West Indies), Shafiq (Afghanistan), The Final stars who are present six replacements. Heat Storm- have not made any changes one beginning at 6.30 pm and in the League.

Grand show by New Vision Badminton Sport shuttlers layers of New Vision Bad- by having more than 35 events, giving spectacular perfor- mates Aman Anas and Arjun Pminton Sport came out with 515 entries and 442 players mances in their respective age Rao 21-11, 21-12. flying colors in the second Qatar from different nationalities. categories. Adlyn and Mashal In the junior category, Oruma Open Badminton Cham- In the Team championship secured their third consecutive NVBS’ Aryan Aji R and Athul pionship 2019. The tournament event for kids; NVBS over- crown in under-9 girls and boys Mathew beat Mohammed was held at the Ali Bin Hamad powered all other clubs and singles. Adlyn defeated Samah Farhan and Mohammed Ri- Al Attiyah Arena recently. secured the trophy sajeer 21-11, 21-18. Mashal beat zwan 21-15, 13-21, 10-21. A large number of players Adlyn Mary Sojan, Mashal Shreyas C Reddy 21-6, 21-13. The rest of the junior team from NVBS took part in differ- Sahibjan, Dilan Togi, Shreyas C Shreyas C Reddy and Mashal including Rajat Raj Ramesan, ent events of the tournament. Reddy, Aman Anas and Arjun won the under-9 boys’ doubles Dhruv Margabandhu and Ed- The tournament became one Rao excelled. The sub-junior event for the second consecutive win Rony put up fighting per- of the esteemed competitions, squad of NVBS added glory, time. In the final, they beat team- formances.