MONDAY, JULY 15, 2013 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Anderson stars as England win Ashes thriller NOTTINGHAM, July 14: Anderson, who took four wickets Australia resumed Sunday on for 12 runs Sunday, finished with an 174 for six still needing a futher 137 James Anderson took five wick- innings return of five for 73 and a runs to win after they lost three ets for the second time in the match match haul of 10 for 158. wickets for three runs late in as England just held their nerve to All was going well for England Saturday's play. win the first Ashes Test against earlier Sunday when a sensational But the fact 19-year-old Agar, Australia by 14 runs at Trent Bridge new ball saw Anderson take three promoted to No 8, was still there on Sunday. wickets for six runs as Agar (14), was a warning to England not to Jubilant Kanwal Tigers team posing for a photograph after defeating Khazir Royals in JKCPL When Australia lost their ninth at Bijbehara on Sunday. Mitchell Starc (one) and Peter under-estimate Australia's tail. wicket on the fifth and final day, Siddle (11) were all caught by Haddin, 11 not out overnight, Pranav, Manish, Nitin shine in undecided match they were 80 runs adrift of their vic- England captain Alastair Cook at continued to mix aggression with tory target of 311 and all but out of first slip to leave Australia nine defence, and took Australia to 200 the match. down. when he cover-drove fast-medium But by lunch they were 291 for Kanwal Tigers outplays Khazir Royals by 65 runs But when Pattinson swept off- bowler Anderson for four. DG Sports Navin Aggarwal felicitating Shubam Khajuria in nine, just 20 runs away from a stun- spinner Graeme Swann for six, Anderson, one of only four Jammu. Excelsior Sports Correspondent tributed 44 runs off 34 balls. between Surya Risers and ning upset with Brad Haddin 69 not Sajad Sofi and Rockey Ratta Cemtac Stars remained undecid- Australia needed just 31 more runs England bowlers to take more than JAMMU, July 14: Kanwal out and James Pattinson unbeaten for victory. 200 Test wickets, eventually had DG Sports felicitates promising opener chipped in with 25 and 19 runs ed. on 22. Tigers defeated Khazir Royals respectively. For Khazir Royals, As per the reports reaching Jonny Bairstow then had a had left-hander Agar edging to by 65 runs, while match between However, the third over after chance to run out Haddin but his Cook. skipper Samiullah Beigh, here, needing 163 runs to win, lunch saw Haddin, on 71, eventual- Farooq announces cash Surya Risers and Cemtac Stars Mujtaba Rizvi and Manzoor Cemtac Stars were 151 for 9 in throw from cover-point missed the And Australia's 207 for seven remained undecided in the ongo- ly given out caught behind by stumps. soon became 211 for eight when Wadoo claimed one wicket each. 18.4 overs, when medium pace opposing wicketkeeper Matt Prior ing Big-GK Jammu and In reply, Khazir Royals were bowler Nitin Mehra bowled a Haddin, with 26 needed to win, Starc, who has a Test-best score of Kashmir Corporate Premier off man-of-the-match Anderson's was dropped on 64 by a diving 99, managed just a single before he award for Shubam Khajuria bundled out for 105 runs in 16.4 wide on which the two batsmen full-length delivery Excelsior Sports Correspondent calendar will be released soon. League (JKCPL) at Bijbehara overs, thus lost the match by 65 ran to get out. However, there Steven Finn, running round in the too fell to the Anderson-Cook com- and Kashmir University England, in a Test full of contro- deep, off Swann. bination.(Agencies) Meanwhile, in a function at runs. Imran Haroon, Manzoor was a confusion as to was the versial umpiring decisions, had JAMMU, July 14: Union Jammu, Director General of Grounds, here today. Wadoo and Samiullah Beigh ball wide or a dead, which Minister for New and Renewable At Bijbehara, Kanwal Tigers though first to challenge Pakistani Sports, Navin Aggarwal felicitat- scored 24, 21 and 18 runs forced the organizers to decide on-field umpire Aleem Dar's origi- Kiran More wary of confining Energy and Jammu and Kashmir ed Shubam Khajuria for his land- defeated Khazir Royals by 65 respectively. Mudasir and Aamir the fate of the match in the meet- Cricket Association (JKCA) pres- runs in an easy contest. nal not out verdict. mark achievement. Sofi scalped 3 wickets each for ing to be held tomorrow. But third umpire Marais ident, Dr Farooq Abdullah has Aggarwal said that the players Batting first, Kanwal Tigers Kanwal Tigers, while Abid Earlier, batting first, Surya announced a cash award of Rs scored a formidable total of 170 Erasmus, using Hot Spot technolo- Gambhir, Sehwag to history like Shubam and Parvez Rasool Mushtaq claimed 2 wickets. Risers scored a decent total of gy, overturned the call and that 2,00,000 for J&K cricketer would serve an inspiration rather runs in the stipulated 20 overs. MUMBAI, July 14: of the opinion that one of the Obaid Lone was adjudged 162 runs for the loss of 5 wick- meant Ashes-holders England had Shubam Khajuria in recognition beacon-lights to guide and goad Obaid Lone top scored with HDFC man of the match. He ets. Pranav Gupta was the top two experienced senior openers of his outstanding performance at gone 1-0 up in this five-match series India's new ODI opening budding cricketers of the State in power-packed 72 runs off 44 was also awarded for hitting scorer with 61 runs, while Bansi could return to the mix provided the national level and his subse- ahead of the second Test at Lord's combination of Shikhar future. balls, studded with 10 fours and maximum sixes also. Lal contributed 38 runs to the they do consistently well in the quent selection in the India on Thursday. Dhawan and Rohit Sharma Speaking on the occasion, one six, while Nasir Want con- Meanwhile, the match total. Suhail Ahmed took 2 upcoming domestic season, as Under-19 squad to tour Sri Lanka. Pattinson finished on 25 not out might have clicked, but former Shubam said that the coaches and wickets for Cemtac Stars. that would give the team more According to a handout issued after a last-wicket stand of 65. chief selector Kiran More is cricket experts of the Department Cemtac Stars, in reply rode options if either of the younger by JKCA Media Committee It was the second remarkable wary of dismissing the come- of Youth services and Sports had Indian boxers shine in on a superb innings of 68 runs lot fails. Chairman, Ranjeet Kalra, treasur- last-wicket Australia stand of the back chances of senior batsmen a great influence in shaping his from Manish Dogra to score 151 "They (Gambhir and er JKCA Manzoor Wazir met Dr match after their first innings 163, a Virender Sehwag and Gautam talent at the tender age. runs in 18.4 overs when contro- Sehwag) have to keep perform- Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar after youth tourney in Serbia tenth wicket Test record featuring Gambhir. Hearing Shubam’s lavish versy occurred. For Surya ing in domestic cricket. They returning from Mangolia, where- teenage debutant Ashton Agar's 98 - "Competition is a healthy praise for DYSS coaches, the DG NEW DELHI, July 14: pletely a one- sided affair. Risers, Nitin Mehra and Rompy need to have the belief. It is a in expressing happiness over - the highest score by a Test No 11. sign for Indian cricket. There is Sports has asked his subordinates The Hungarian was no match Sharma bagged 3 wickets each. healthy competition. All these Shubam’s achievement and wish- Nine Indians punched their England spearhead seamer a good healthy competition to award the coaches for their against the express pace of players who are playing at the ing him good luck for the forth- way into the finals of their going on. Whoever performs efforts in honing the skill of the Prasad's punches. The Indian moment could also have a bad coming tour, JKCA president respective categories in the will be in the team. If some- players at the grass-root level. outpointed Patrik in a unanimous India's Chenai wins gold in announced a cash prize of Rs Golden Glove of Vojvodina, an body is unfit then Gambhir or phase and some of these guys Prominent among those present decision from the judges. He 2,00,000 for the promising crick- international boxing tournament Sehwag, or (even) Zaheer can come into the team then. on the occasion were Tirath Ram now faces Russian Perminov Ilia eter. in Kikinda, Serbia. Khan, can walk in. You need "When you look at the bal- DYSSO Jammu, Rajesh Dhar in the final. According to Wazir, JKCA Youth World Championships Singapore Shooting C'ship experience also when you go on ance of the team, Rohit as an Lecturer Physical Education, Silambarasan got some stiff president also directed for the bronze winner Lalitha Prasad SINGAPORE, July 14: 121 to enter the semifinals as tough tours. Overall it is look- opener is doing well for the Sher Singh ZPEO, B K Tikoo, opposition from Mihaylov resumption of cricket activities in (49kg), 2012 Aglorav Cup silver leader, before a steady 14 out of ing good and you can fall back team. The selectors, coach and Saleem-ul-Rehman and Sadiq Dushko of Bulgaria. In the end Promising Indian shooter the State for which the monthly medallist A Silambarasan (52kg), 15 saw him advance to the gold- on some of the players," More captain gave him the opportuni- Hussain Malik.