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Dawid Malan and James Harris put on an unbroken 147-run stand for the eighth wicket to lift Middlesex from trouble to a position of strength

Jon Culley at Trent Bridge05-Jul-2015
ScorecardDawid Malan made his highest first-class score during an eighth-wicket stand that rescued Middlesex•Getty Images

Peter Moores looked a man at ease in his new environment, watching play from the upper balcony in the Trent Bridge pavilion, chatting and laughing with the sundry players, coaches and support staff who emerged from the home dressing room to join him.You suspect he will take up permanent residence, given the upbeat welcome the former England coach was afforded when Mick Newell, Nottinghamshire’s director of cricket, introduced him during the county’s win over Worcestershire last week. Newell has shouldered responsibility for Nottinghamshire’s fortunes since he became first-team coach in 2002 and feels the time is right for someone to approach the challenge with a fresh perspective.What it means for his future remains to be seen. His willingness to put the county’s fortunes first, with the threat of relegation likely to colour the remainder of the season, can only be admired. Moores, in his consultancy role, will share the burden until a decision about what happens next is made in September.Among his many qualities, Moores has reputation for bringing on young players. That experience will be useful immediately, given the current profile of Nottinghamshire’s bowling attack. Brett Hutton, Luke Wood and Jake Ball have 29 first-class matches between them but all played here. Both Luke Fletcher and Andy Carter, injured in their last match, are sidelined for the immediate future. Meanwhile, Ben Hilfenhaus, the overseas player, took so much on in bowling their overs that Nottinghamshire decided he had to have a rest.When Middlesex were 165 for 7, the view from Moores’ perch will have looked pretty pleasing. With the ball swinging under an overcast sky, a batting line-up including two former England openers and the current one-day captain had found the going tough.However, the 41.2 overs that remained in a day interrupted by only one heavy downpour yielded no further wickets. Dawid Malan and James Harris instead added 147 more runs, the partnership itself chanceless until late in the evening, even though Malan had been given a let-off on 29 when Samit Patel spilled a low chance at point.Malan walked off with a career-best 159 not out, having batted for five and three-quarter hours. That he did not offer another chance in that part of the field alone was perhaps surprising, given that he scored 60% of his runs either square of the wicket or behind square on the off side, which Moores will note when he studies the data.There were other chances, though. Two were spilled by Brendan Taylor in the slips (Nick Compton on 19 and Eoin Morgan on 0), although the Zimbabwean atoned with a stunner at short extra cover to see off Ollie Rayner. Patel dropped his second of the day, again at point, as Harris had a life on 64.It has been a stop-start season for Malan, who had a poor time in 2013 but recovered his red-ball form impressively last season. He suffered a broken hand in the opening Championship match, also against Nottinghamshire, and has missed further cricket with a groin injury. This is only his third first-class match.On a pitch with plenty of grass left on, Middlesex lost their openers within the first eight overs, one each to Wood, who ripped out Joe Burns’s middle stump, and Ball, who dismissed Sam Robson leg before, both batsmen succumbing to inswing.Compton’s let-off cost nothing, with Hutton finding a little extra bounce with his next delivery and Chris Read taking the edge. That made it Nottinghamshire’s morning, although it should have been better still.Morgan and James Franklin were both dismissed soon after lunch. Morgan, caught at second slip off a Gurney no-ball, had not added to his 15 when he followed left-armer Wood’s away swing and nudged the ball into the gloves of wicketkeeper Read; Franklin was give out leg before by umpire Russell Evans, who judged that an inswinger from Gurney struck him on the pad before he got a bat on it.Nottinghamshire’s bowlers continued to exploit the conditions to good effect. John Simpson, driving, was caught by Hutton at third slip off Gurney, then Taylor redeemed himself by taking a blinder at short extra cover, diving to his right, as Steven Mullaney became the fifth seamer to take a wicket.Thereafter, though, the day was transformed, with Malan punishing Nottinghamshire heavily for allowing him a life and Harris, who is having a fine season with the ball, proving not for the first time that he is more than competent with the bat. Nottinghamshire have some work to do to get something out of this match, which Middlesex will see as a chance to reinforce their challenge for the title. You suspect that Moores, who professes to love a challenge, has a sizeable one.

As the Boxing Day Test approaches, Mathews said he was aware of his poor conversion rate, and was working to rectify the problems that produced it

Andrew Fernando in Melbourne24-Dec-2012As Angelo Mathews departed in the second innings in Hobart, he was visibly frustrated by his own indiscipline. Having defied Australia for 60 deliveries, during which he wore a Mitchell Starc bouncer painfully on his elbow, Mathews wafted at a Peter Siddle delivery that was never threatening the stumps, and provided Matthew Wade with a simple nick. He had done the hard work to get himself in on a difficult pitch, but perished before the match was made safe. His dismissal soon after tea began the slide during which Sri Lanka lost five more batsmen, and lost the Test with only 10.4 overs more to go to have batted out.Mathews’ tendency to throw away a start has been a disappointing trend in his career, and despite repeatedly having shown skill and mettle to rescue his side from precarious positions, Mathews has been dismissed when an easier period of consolidation has beckoned. He has gone past fifty 12 times, but has only but converted one of those half-centuries into a ton.His Test batting has become more consistent over the last two years, a period in which he has maintained an average of 46.09 at No.6, despite only having made one hundred, against Australia at home. The team management has indicated that the long-term plan for Mathews is for him bat higher up in the order, where he will need to produce triple-figure scores regularly to justify his position. As the Boxing Day Test approaches, Mathews said he was aware of his poor conversion rate, and was working to rectify the problems that produced it.”I have worked really hard with our batting coach Marvan Atapattu and recently I have been getting those 70s and 80s and I am cross with myself that I have not been able to convert them into big ones. I don’t think I am doing the team any good by scoring 70s and 80s and getting out. It’s not doing much good for myself as well. I need to convert those 70s and 80s into big ones.”Mathews came into the Australia series as the form batsman in the side, having made 210 runs in the two-Test series against New Zealand. He had made 74 in the first innings at Galle, batting alongside Mahela Jayawardene, before edging an innocuous wide delivery from James Franklin when the bowlers seemed tired and a century was there for the taking. He also perished in the 70s in the first innings in Hobart, when he missed a modest inswinger from Peter Siddle to be trapped in front. He made 82 in the second innings in Colombo in his previous Test, but was batting with the tail on that occasion, and was the last man out.”It could be the concentration. I’m not saying that I’m losing concentration, but when I get to the 70s I just need to get prepared mentally, specifically to go that final distance. I am pretty sure that I get a hundred I will start scoring more hundreds.”Mathews is the heir apparent to the Test and ODI captaincy after Jayawardene quits the post after the tour of Australia. Mathews, who is already Twenty20 captain, said he was prepared for leadership if it was given to him, and would draw on the strengths of his predecessors as he set out to create a distinctive captaincy style.”As I have always said that it’s up to the selectors. If they think that I am ready for it I will take it. We will have to wait and see how it goes. Mahela has done a wonderful job. Those are not easy boots to fill and do as well as Mahela has done. It’s a tough challenge, let’s see how it goes. I am prepared for the role and if they offer it to me, I will take it.”Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela have played huge part in developing youngsters. When I got into the team they welcomed us and made us feel at home. They gave us lot of confidence. They tried to help us out and Sanga has been amazing.”No one in Sri Lanka’s squad has played a Test at the MCG, and Mathews said his team deserved top billing in the Australian summer, having played well across all three formats in recent years. Sri Lanka were finalists in the World Twenty20 in October, and had also been runners-up in the 2011 and 2007 ODI World Cups, as well as the 2009 World Twenty20. Their Test form has been less impressive, however, with Sri Lanka only having won one series in the last three years.”I think we have earned it. We have played some really good cricket. Test, ODI or T20s you name it. We have got into four ICC finals in the last five years. It’s an honour playing at the MCG on the Boxing Day.”

Fast bowler Mohammad Talha was the only notable inclusion in Pakistan’s squads for the upcoming full tour of Bangladesh

Umar Farooq21-Nov-2011Fast bowler Mohammad Talha was the one notable inclusion in Pakistan’s squads for the upcoming full tour of Bangladesh. Talha replaced Wahab Riaz in the Test squad that beat Sri Lanka 1-0, while the limited-overs side remained unchanged. Pakistan depart from Abu Dhabi for Dhaka on November 26, and the tour will kick off with a T20I on November 29, followed by three ODIs and two Tests.Talha, 23, is one of the fastest bowlers on the domestic circuit. He has played only once for Pakistan – the fateful Lahore Test of 2009 that was disrupted after the terror attack on the Sri Lankan team’s bus.Misbah-ul-Haq will continue to lead the side in all three formats while middle order will depend on Younis Khan, supported by youngsters Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq. Umar Akmal continues to be sidelined from the Test side, since he is yet to prove his temperament in the longest format. Shoaib Mallik, who has been unimpressive since his comeback to the side was preferred over Akmal, probably for his all-round abilities. The selectors also retained Sohail Tanvir in the limited-overs side despite his ordinary form.ODI and T20I squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Abdul Razzaq, Asad ShafiqReserves: Awais Zia, Raza Hasan, Yasir ShahTest squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Adnan Akmal (wk), Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gul, Mohammad Talha, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid KhanReserves: Mohammad Khalil, Ayub Dogar, Raza Hasan

Kevin Pietersen struck a timely half-century but the rest of England’s top order struggled against Western Australia in Perth

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Nov-2010
ScorecardKevin Pietersen spent valuable time in the middle but that wasn’t the case for many of his team-mates•Getty Images

Kevin Pietersen struck a timely half-century but the rest of England’s top order struggled against Western Australia in Perth and it needed Stuart Broad, following on from his three wickets, to form a counter-attacking stand with Graeme Swann to ensure they reached parity with the hosts. England’s attack then struggled to make breakthroughs as the Warriors closed on 1 for 109, a lead of 128, with Wes Robinson unbeaten on 46.England were in early trouble during the morning session as they slipped to 3 for 27 then, after Pietersen and Jonathan Trott added 61, they slumped to 7 for 117. The damage was done by the left-arm spinner Michael Beer, in just his third first-class match, and quick bowler Michael Hogan, but England’s lower order ensured against embarrassment as Broad and Swann clubbed a stand of 64 in six overs before Andrew Strauss declared 19 behind.The strength of England’s lower order could be a vital component to the Ashes series – as it was during the 2009 contest – but they won’t want to be bailing out the senior batsmen on a regular basis. Only Pietersen will be at all satisfied with his day’s work after striking nine boundaries in 58 to suggest that his form is returning after his struggles over the last 18 months.However, he was given a life on 25 when Luke Pomersbach couldn’t hold a tough chance at second slip and then chipped Beer just over mid-off as he attacked the spinner. His dismissal, caught in the gully as he drove at Hogan, was part of England’s middle-order wobble with Matt Prior (0) falling in the next over when he tamely drove Beer to short cover.The day had started poorly for England when Strauss edged a back-foot shot to the keeper and James Anderson, the nightwatchman, was brilliantly held at second slip by Pomersbach after a painful 40-ball stay. Trott (24) had settled in at his own pace but, having worked hard to form a platform, he edged Beer to the keeper trying to force through the off side.Paul Collingwood (4) was sharply snapped up by Marcus North in the gully, but Ian Bell started in positive fashion by launching Beer down the ground for six only to limply prod to slip for 21, which left England 8 for 159. After all the problems suffered by Australia in recent weeks, a batting collapse by the visitors won’t go unnoticed, especially against a weakened attack which lost Steve Magoffin, who limped off with a knee injury in his sixth over.Broad, whose first scoring shot went through the hands of first slip, and Swann responded with a flurry of boundaries – reminiscent of their merry slog at Headingley during the 2009 Ashes – with Broad reaching his fifty with a swept six off Beer. That shot led to the declaration and another chance for England’s bowlers.Second time around, though, there were no early scalps as Robinson and Liam Davis (43) added 77 for the first wicket. Steven Finn, who struggled in the first innings, eventually broke through when Davis was trapped lbw. That was England’s only success as Robinson followed his opening-day 62 with another stubborn display and it’s in Western Australia’s hands as to how much of a second innings they want to give the visitors.

Hashim Amla will miss the Dolphins’ next SuperSport Series against the Warriors, after being handed a one-match ban for showing dissent

Cricinfo staff07-Dec-2009Hashim Amla will miss the Dolphins’ next SuperSport Series against the Warriors, after being handed a one-match ban for showing dissent during South Africa A’s defeat against England at Potchefstroom last month.Amla’s punishment follows a guilty plea at a Cricket South Africa disciplinary hearing on Monday, and means he will not be able to finetune his preparations for next week’s first Test during this week’s round of domestic matches.Amla has been picked in a 15-man South Africa squad to face England in the first Test at Centurion, which starts three days after the Dolphins’ fixture.He was reported by umpire Brian Jerling for dissent, and CSA disciplinary commissioner Michael Kuper said in his report: “The breach is a serious one aggravated by the fact that it occurred during a tour match and was committed by the captain – who should have set an example.”

Fonseka adds half-century as Rossouw takes five to keep South Africa in contention

ECB Reporters Network04-Feb-2025England U19s 251 for 8 (Sawant 83*, Fonseka 52, Roussouw 5-62) lead South Africa U19s 224 (James 84, Hansen 63, Jack 3-42) by 27 runsAaryan Sawant guided England Men U19s into a first-innings lead with a patient unbeaten 83 on day two of the second Youth Test against South Africa Men U19s in Cape Town.The Middlesex right-hander batted for over five hours, with the support of a Kesh Fonseka half-century, as the Young Lions reached 251 for eight at stumps.Left-arm finger spinner Nathan Rossouw impressed with five for 62 on a spin-friendly surface, but Sawant remained to usher his side into a 27-run lead.Sawant joined Foneska at 52 for two after Rossouw, who sent down 36 overs today after opening the bowling last night, removed openers Archie Vaughan (24) and Ben Dawkins (22). The pair added 70 for the third wicket with Fonseka crunching leg-spinner Chad Mason for six over cover before bringing up his fifty with a straight four from the spin of Jason Rowles.Fonseka was run out by a Bandile Mbatha direct hit as he went back for a second – the only wicket of the day not to fall to spin. The Young Lions then lost four for 16 as Rossouw reached his five-wicket haul which threatened to give the hosts a first-innings lead.Sawant steadied matters and reached the close having hit five fours and a six in his 228-ball stay, while Yorkshire debutant Alexander Wade was also unbeaten on seven from 58 balls.

Renshaw made 57 and Burns 55 to help Queensland set Tasmania 432 for an unlikely fourth-innings victory

AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff28-Oct-2023Matt Renshaw continued his good start to the summer with another half-century as Tasmania were left needing a big effort to avoid defeat in their Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland, after going to stumps on day three at 88 for 2 in pursuit of 432 for victory.After Queensland declared their second innings at 202 for 6 just after tea on Saturday, Tasmania lost both openers in the final session at Blundstone Arena. They faced a mammoth task on Sunday to either win the match or hold on for a final-day draw, after their batting crumbled in the first innings.On the back foot in the match since midway through Friday, Tasmania were bowled out for 150 early on day three when Beau Webster was caught at slip for 59.Queensland then opted against enforcing the follow-on, instead allowing Joe Burns to back up his first-innings century with 55 while Renshaw also struck 57. Ben McDermott (42 off 50) and Jimmy Peirson (28 from 25) both hit out before the former was taken superbly by Jordan Silk at cover from a full-blooded slog.Needing to bat through the best part of four sessions to save the match, Tasmania’s openers Caleb Jewell and Tim Ward offered some hope early.The pair got through 12 overs without loss before Jewell was superbly caught at slip by Burns on 22 when he edged a sharp ball from Jack Wildermuth. Ward was then beaten by a Mitchell Swepson ball that spun back at the left-hander out of the footmarks, edging it to wicketkeeper Peirson for 27.Silk and Charlie Wakim survived to the close, but Tasmania must survive three sessions or score another 344 runs to continue their unbeaten start to the season.Making matters more difficult for the Tigers is that Michael Neser has returned to Hobart for the rest of the match and can bowl for Queensland, after missing day two for personal reasons.Neser was expected to miss the remainder of the fixture when he flew home to Brisbane before day two of the match, after being not out on 51 at stumps on day one.”Things are more positive now and I can re-join the team for the remainder of the game,” Neser said in a statement on Saturday.”I am very grateful for the backing we have received and thank everyone for their support and understanding.”Neser has begun the Shield season with scores of 18, 140 and 90 before his 51 on Thursday, after also scoring two centuries in his previous two first-class innings for Glamorgan during the English summer.The Bulls have also been undefeated in their first two games, drawing with New South Wales and beating Victoria.

Andy Flower to coach the team owned by Adani Sportsline in the new UAE T20 league

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Aug-2022Gulf Giants, the team owned by Adani Sportsline in UAE’s International League T20 (ILT20), confirmed on Wednesday that they have signed up Australian batter Chris Lynn in their list of 14 overseas players for the inaugural season in January 2023.Related

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It was reported earlier that Lynn was the only Australian named for the ILT20 but CA had said it had not received a NOC request from him to play in UAE’s league. Lynn, who has scored 6656 runs in 241 T20s at a strike rate of 143.38, does not have a BBL deal after he was let go by Brisbane Heat.Former Zimbabwe captain and World Cup-winning coach Andy Flower has been appointed head coach of the Giants. The team has also signed up Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Jordan, David Wiese, Ollie Pope, Liam Dawson and Qais Ahmed.