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West Indies 294 for 3 (Lara 119, Sarwan 106*) lead Bangladesh 284 (Rajin Saleh 47, Banks 4-80) by 10 runs
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Hundreds by Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan put West Indies in control of the second Test against Bangladesh at Sabina Park yesterday. At the close they had reached 289 for 3, a lead of 10 runs.Although Lara fell five overs before the close for an excellent 119, the day belonged to West Indies. Pedro Collins wrapped up the Bangladesh innings in the morning, and despite the early loss of Chris Gayle, caught behind off a lazy drive for 14, it was one-way traffic thereafter.Bangladesh will be hoping to take the attack to the West Indies early on this morning, starting with the wicket of nightwatchman Tino Best. With three days to go in this match, there is a lot of cricket still to be played, but with the West Indies poised to build a big lead, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Smith, Ridley Jacobs and Omari Banks still to bat, the home team remains in a good position to ease to a series-winning victory.The weather forecast for Kingston today is warm, with a high of 31 degrees, but it will be mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered thunderstorms.

The Kenyan legspinner, Collins Obuya, has been signed by Warwickshire as oneof their overseas players this season. Obuya, 21, a star of the World Cupduring Kenya’s astonishing march to the semi-finals, picked up 13 wickets inthe tournament at an average of 28.76, including 5 for 24 in the victoryover Sri Lanka at Nairobi.”The players are very excited about Collins’s introduction to the squad,”said Michael Powell, the Warwickshire captain. “He was impressive in theWorld Cup and is proving to be an exciting prospect. His bowling should add an extra dimension to our attack and we have also been struck by his athleticism in the field.”Obuya, 21, is likely to play his first game against Cardiff Universityon May 14 and will be available throughout the season, subject tointernational duty. He joins another star of the World Cup, New’s Zealand’sfast bowler Shane Bond, after Warwickshire’s approaches to Anil Kumble andBrad Hogg were turned down.”This is a thrilling time for me to be playing for such a famous club,” saidObuya, who until recently sold tomatoes to supplement his meagre salary. “Iam looking forward to it and hope that I can produce the form and successthat I managed during the World Cup in Africa.”

England will tour India in November without a security manager, contrary to advice from the sport’s ruling body on how to counter corruption.Sir Paul Condon, head of the International Cricket Council’sAnti-Corruption Unit, recommended in April that all Test-playingcountries appoint someone to advise on the security of players,officials and venues. That person’s job would include preventingand detecting improper approaches to players on tour, and liaisingwith the ACU.”At the moment we are not planning to appoint a securitymanager before the India tour,” ECB spokesman Andrew Walpolesaid. “Our management staff for the tour has been named and isunlikely to change.”India has been a hotbed of cricket corruption in recentyears. The Board of Control for Cricket in India handed out twolife bans for match-fixing and two five-year bans in November,while former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje’s life ban stemmedfrom links with Indian bookmakers.India will appoint a security manager after its AnnualGeneral Meeting at the end of this month, in time for the tour ofSouth Africa in October.”We think it is very important,” said A.C. Muttiah,president of the BCCI.The ICC meets next month in Lahore, Pakistan, where it willset time-scales to implement its recommendations such as the oneon security managers.”Urgency is needed,” ICC spokesman Mark Harrison said.

ScorecardParas Dogra drives during his 167•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Jammu & Kashmir were well-placed to push for an outright win against Tripura in Agartala, as the visitors led by 367 runs going into the final day. Tripura, who began at 85 for 2 in reply to J&K’s 428, lost wickets in a bulk, as the team failed to sting together any meaningful partnership. Parvinder Singh top-scored with 60, but no other batsman managed a half-century, as Tripura were bundled out for 224 to concede a lead of 204 runs. Fast bowler Ram Dayal was the pick of J&K’s bowlers, collecting 4 for 51, while Umar Nazir Mir and medium-pacer Rohit Sharma took two each. J&K lost their openers Shubham Khajuria and Imran Haroon early in the second innings, but Ian Dev Singh (40*) put up a fifty-plus stand with Parvez Rasool, before Bandeep Singh blitzed 51 off 16 balls to guide the visitors to 163 for 3 at stumps. Bandeep reached his half-century in 15 balls, and broke the record for the fastest fifty in the Ranji Trophy. Before Bandeep, Shakti Singh (Himachal Pradesh, 1990-91) and Yusuf Pathan (Baroda, 2012-13) held the joint record with 18-ball half-centuries.
ScorecardHimachal Pradesh edged ahead in their Ranji clash against Goa in Dharamsala as they secured a crucial innings lead. HP were 298 for 5 coming into day three, and their overnight centurion Paras Dogra made his way to 167, ensuring that his team had a slender advantage. None of the lower-order batsmen chipped in with a handy knock, but Dogra’s rearguard earned HP a lead of 52. Prasanth Parameswaran picked up 5 for 82, while Rituraj Singh chipped in with 3 for 95. Goa began their second innings positively, as the openers Amogh Sunil Desai (63) and Swapnil Asnodkar (72) batted together for 53.5 overs to add 131 runs. However, HP fought back with three key wickets towards the end of the day, as Bipul Sharma and Akash Vasisht struck to remove Asnodkar, Desai and the first-innings centurion Sagun Kamat. Goa were 182 for 3 when stumps were called, leading by 130 runs.
ScorecardA three-wicket burst from Karaparambil Monish, coupled with timely blows from Rohan Prem meant Kerala could harbour hopes of gaining first-innings points against Services in Delhi. Services were well-placed at 66 for 0 when the day began, but Soumik Chatterjee was dismissed early on for 42. Anshul Gupta (68) and Ravi Chauhan (56) added 75 for the second wicket, but from 160 for 1, Services collapsed to 221 for 6. Handy knocks from Vikas Hathwala (45) and Muzzaffaruddin Khalid (28*) guided Services to 281 for 7 when the day ended, with the team still trailing by 41 runs.

Louise Milliken, the New Zealand women’s fast bowler, has been ruled out of the five-match Rose Bowl Series against Australia and the tour to England after injuring her knee. Sarah Burke will replace her for the Australian leg of the tour, while Ros Kember will take her place on the tour to England.A scan done in Hamilton revealed that Milliken will require surgery after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament.New Zealand narrowly lost the Twenty20 game against Australia by just one run on Thursday. The one-day series starts today, while the tour of England begins early next month.

Anil Kumble passed Courtney Walsh’s haul of 519 wickets on the third day of the St Lucia Test, but speaking to the press after the close of play, he said that such landmarks hardly mattered to him, and winning the Test was more important.Daren Ganga also spoke to the press about the challenge that lay ahead for the West Indies, and how they would take it one session at a time.Listen in!Anil Kumble’s press conference
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Northerns 316 for 6 (Smith 97, Paleker 51, Dros 57, Almeida 3-35) beat Easterns 236 for 9 (Bodi 76, van Woerkom 3-43) by 80 runs
Northerns made the best possible start against Easterns at SuperSport Park as Aldin Smith (97) and Allahudien Paleker got away to a flier scoring 77 runs for the first wicket, with Paleker’s 50 coming off 31 balls.Nic van Woerkom then smashed a quick 49 off 45 opening the door for Gerald Dros to race to 57 off 40. Not to be outdone Justin Kemp then fired 26 off 10 balls for Northerns to end on 316. Easterns had struggled in the field with only Renato Almeida featuring by taking a creditable 3 for 35 in his nine overs.Easterns made a good start with their first fifty coming up in 10 overs as Andre Seymore tried to accelerate the innings. He edged an expansive drive into his stumps to be bowled for 40 while Goolam Bodi tried to emulate the Northerns tactics. His 50 came up in 35 balls after sending eight fours and two sixes to the ropes.But maintaining an run-rate of seven or eight an over proved to be just too much as Bodi swung across the line once to often to be trapped in front for 76. With wickets falling at regular intervals Northerns ran out worthy winners by 80 runs.KwaZulu-Natal 190 for 4 (Smit 74, Lazarus 52*) beat Free State 187 (Summers 50, Africa 4-48) by six wicketsFree State made the cardinal mistake of getting bowled out by KwaZulu-Natal inside their 45 overs at Kingsmead. Shane Summers, batting at No. 9, gave Free State a glimmer of hope by scoring a half-century, but with no-one able to stay with him the innings closed on 187.Keegan Africa, the young Under-19 KwaZulu-Natal pace bowler, was the main wicket-taker as he walked off with four scalps. Kyle Smit, the hard-hitting Natal opener, gave the home team the start they needed, stroking eight fours and a six in his 74. Fabian Lazarus then made sure that Natal won by carrying his bat for 52.

Now that the uproar over Wasim Akram giving tips to Indian fast bowlers has ceased, Bishan Bedi might be hopping across the border to train Pakistani spinners. Pakistan’s selectors, alarmed at the decline of spin bowling in Pakistan, have proposed to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that they hold a specialised clinic for spinners at the National Cricket Academy, under the supervision of Bedi, Iqbal Qasim, Mushtaq Mohammad and Abdul Qadir.Mid Day, the Mumbai tabloid, quoted Wasim Bari, Pakistan’s chief selector, as saying: “Bedi is still considered as one of the finest exponents of spin, and we feel his presence and tutelage would benefit our youngsters a lot.”Bari said that seven or eight talented spinners would be picked to take part in the camp. “Pakistan is not short of talent in the pace-bowling department,” he said. “More and more youngsters are coming through. But we have lacked quality spinners for a while now, and we need to address this problem urgently to take home advantage.”

The Sri Lankan Cricket Board has short-listed three candidates as they seek a replacement for current national team coach Dav Whatmore whose contract will not be renewed.Former Australian wicket-keeper Steve Rixon, New Zealand all-rounder John Bracewell and England batsman Bob Woolmer have all been approached, according to board sources.Whatmore’s contract expires at the end of May but the forthcoming four-nation Sharjah Cup will be his last series in charge and the Cricket Board are anxious to fill a vacancy as soon as possible.New Zealand arrive in Sri Lanka for a two-Test tour on April 16 and with the first Test on April 25 an interim coach may have to be hired for the series.Rixon, 49, coached New Zealand successfully from late 1996 to 1999 after which he returned to Sydney for a second stint as New South Wales coach.Bracewell, 44, has been a successful title-winning coach with English county Gloucestershire, guiding them to five trophies in two seasons.Woolmer has outstanding credentials having had highly successful assignments with Warwickshire, the English county, and South Africa from 1994 to 1999.He had been tipped to take over from Roger Harper as West Indies coach but the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have now sought the services of Bennett King, head coach of the Australian Academy.

The Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) secretary Niranjan Shahhas urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India to increasethe remuneration of Ranji players. In a letter to the BCCI president,AC Muthiah, Shah urged him to take up the issue at the forthcoming workingcommittee meeting, scheduled on August 25."Cricketers of first class tournament are not givenimportance and are not paid the amount they deservein comparison to Test and one-day international cricketers," Shahsaid adding, "Ranji cricketers should be treated on par with Testand one day players as far as remuneration is concerned."Appreciating the efforts of the BCCI to get the sponsorshipamount from logos and encourage Test and one-day internationalcricketers, Shah said the distribution of 60 per cent fromlogo money only among the Test and one-day internationalplayers was unjustified and unfair.