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Talking to the Gulf News, Pakistan Consulate in UAE has said it
is is ready to provide facilities for cricket fans here to travel to Pakistan and witness the upcoming India-Pakistan series.
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UAE's leading English daily, Gulf News has emphasized the need for Cricket Stats and records to be maintained. The Newspaper has called upon the Councils to file records on all top performances and declare existing records of all their tournaments.
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Now it's Australia versus the world
At one end, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan is trying to unpick the defences of Matthew Hayden. At the other, Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar is testing Ricky Ponting in a gripping battle of lightning-quick inswinging yorkers and even quicker reflexes.
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It was at the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad that Sunil Gavaskar reached the landmark of 10,000 Test runs and Kapil Dev went past Richard Hadlee's record of 431 Test wickets.
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Two-eyed stance
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A stance in which the batsman faces the bowler with open chest and shoulders pointing in the square direction, while the body remains bent over the bat as in the normal stance.
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COACHING
TIP
OF THE WEEK
The Most Important Skill
Cricketers and coaches often get so caught up with the technical side of batting and forget about the most important
skill. That is of course the skill of watching the ball. So often it is said that the top players have so much time to play their
shots. This basically means that they visually observe the ball as soon it leaves the bowlers
hand. With this early observation the brain can quickly plot the flight path and speed of the delivery and as a result of this the batsman can get quickly get himself into position to best play the delivery.
We often look at players that are struggling for form and assess that their lack of footwork is their
problem. This is absolutely correct, but of course, it is very difficult for a batsman to move his feet well if his ball watching skills are
poor. If you are not focusing on the ball you will have no idea of where the ball will pitch and therefore no idea of where or how to move your feet.
The eyes must receive the information and then pass this on to the feet. It
is therefore very important that players practice the ball watching skill. Of
course this can be concentrated on during normal practices, but from time to time it is good to do some special ball watching skills.
A good drill to develop the necessary focus can be done by placing numerals, letters
or shapes (circle, square, triangle etc) on the balls. The coach can then throw the ball to the player who shouts out what marking is on the ball before he catches it. This can also be done with the bat in
hand.
In other words the batsman call out the marking on the ball before hitting
it. This can be advanced with the batsman being asked to drive balls with digit 1 on them, defend balls with the digit 2 on them and to leave the balls with the digit three on
them (different coloured dots on the ball can be used).
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SPENCER
CLUB ACADEMY FROM SURREY, UK WAS ON A 10-DAY TOUR OF UAE.
They played
a few competitive matches against the well-matched local
combinations:
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CRICKET STARS OF 2003 |
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TOP 5 TEST RUN SCORERS |
| PLAYERS |
RUNS |
| RT Ponting (AUS) |
1,472 |
| BC Lara (WI) |
1,333 |
| ML Hayden (AUS) |
1,259 |
| GC Smith (SA) |
1,198 |
| HH Gibbs (SA) |
1,156 |
TOP 5 WICKET TAKERS |
| PLAYERS |
WICKETS |
| M Ntini (SA) |
56 |
| SCG MacGill (AUS) |
55 |
| M Muralitharan (SRI) |
48 |
| SM Pollock (SA) |
44 |
| JN Gillespie (AUS) |
41 |
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COURTESY - CHANNEL 4 |
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SEASON
2003-2004
4TH
EMIRATES AIRLINE CUP 'A' DIVISION
ARCHIVES
8TH KHALEEJ
TIMES TROPHY 'B' DIVISION
ARCHIVES
5TH AJ INVITATION LEAGUE
'B' DIVISION
ARCHIVES
3RD DULSCO CORPORATE TOURNAMENT 2003-04
ARCHIVES
CORPORATE CUP
ARCHIVES
BUKHATIR LEAGUE
'B' DIVISION 25 OVERS
ARCHIVES
5TH INTER-CONTINENTAL TROPHY
ARCHIVES
6TH MOBIL CHALLENGE CUP
ARCHIVES
14TH NMC TROPHY 2002-2003
ARCHIVES
CSS HOMEWARD BOUND TROPHY FOR RAMADAN FLOODLIT TOURNAMENT
A DIVISION
ARCHIVES
CSS HOMEWARD BOUND TROPHY FOR RAMADAN FLOODLIT TOURNAMENT
B DIVISION
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 | | Hosts stun Al Masaood in ADDF finalHosts ADDF produced a sparking display of cricket and stunned heavyweights Nissan Al Masaood by some 40 runs on Friday, 4th June 2004 to clinch the coveted ADDF Trophy conducted by the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council.
Brilliance from Bilal seals Jotun’s triumph in Corporate Cup finalBilal Murtuza – the cornerstone of Jotun Paints myriad laurels was at it again with yet another glorious innings. When the stakes were highest and the tough were required to get going, Jotun Paints shifted into top gear and concluded as they began, with a fine 47-run victory over West Star Shipping in the final of the Corporate Winter Cup.
Saeed, Ajeer in fine fettleSaleem Saeed of Emirates Bank Group was in supreme form as he smashed 9 fours and 2 sixes to score a 70 ball century against Standard Chartered Bank, while Ajeer of Carrier CC remained unbeaten with a match-winning knock of 94 runs with 8 fours and 3 sixes against Tansgulf in the ongoing AJ Sports Floodlit cricket tournament conducted by the Sharjah Cricket Council at the Shajrah Cricket Stadium.
Dar, Zubair go on rampageSeven Seas opener Irfan Dar and Mohammed Zubair smashed scintillating centuries to thrash American University Dubai by a huge margin of 153 runs while Ismail struck a swashbuckling knock of 79 runs for Transgulf to help them cruise home by 9 wickets in the DCC Summer league matches played over the week end.
Al Wahabi champions of DCC CupSpinner Ashwin Mistry played the match winning role with a superb spell of leg spin bowling as Al Wahabi Bhatia’s did themselves proud when they won the DCC Invitation Cup by beating Farooq Restaurant-Unity CC by 47 runs in the tournament conducted by Dubai Cricket Council.
UAE hold edge against SingaporeUAE dished out a highly efficient bowling performance when they scuttled out Singapore for 228 and then reached 69 for 2 by close on the first day of the ACC Fast Track Country three-day tournament.
Abu Dhabi cricket officials in hot waters after Indo-Pak tie fiascoIndia’s refusal to play a day and night exhibition match at the newly constructed Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on May 14 has placed the top officials of the Abu Dhabi Cricket Control Board (ADCCB) in a very embarrassing position.
DCC edge past ADCC in pointsDubai Cricket Council XI nosed ahead of Abu Dhabi Cricket Council XI by 0.02 points as the third game in the National Bank of Dubai Trophy finished in a winning draw for Dubai Cricket Council.
Emirates ground Air India for TrophyFly Emirates made it two titles in a row as they grounded Air India to win by 7 wickets, with medium-pacers Aurangzeb and Saby Fernandes dazzling for them in a one sided finals of the Emirates Cup tournament conducted by the Dubai cricket Council and sponsored by Emirates Airlines.
Abu Dhabi cricket officials in hot waters after Indo-Pak tie fiascoIndia’s refusal to play a day and night exhibition match at the newly constructed Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on May 14 has placed the top officials of the Abu Dhabi Cricket Control Board (ADCCB) in a very embarrassing position.
ETA’s Zaheer upstages GAC’s PrasadIn a match that was dominated by individual brilliance rather than anything else, Zaheer’s 6 wicket salvo paved the way for ETA Ascon’s spirited 23 runs triumph over battling GAC, for whom Prasad sparkled with a spanking century on Friday 23rd April 2004 in the ongoing Corporate Winter Cup.
|  | | Change of personnel in Pak team to count for nothing: RameezBest of the web -> To read this, click.
Inzamam, Youhana meet ShaharyarBest of the web -> To read this, click.
Counties line up to sign Pak playersBest of the web -> To read this, click.
PCB spends lavishly on curator Atkinson without much gainBest of the web -> To read this, click.
Pakistan-India matches were not fixed: Tauqir ZiaBest of the web -> To read this, click.
|  | | Arab Unity stay winners in Al RawabiArab Unity School continued their domination in school cricket by bagging the Al Rawabi U-18 Inter-School title for the second year running when they thumped Pakistan Islamia, Ajman by 86 runs in the tournament conducted by Dubai Cricket Council and sponsored by Al Rawabi dairy.
Indo-Pak exhibition match on May 6In an effort to build on the goodwill generated in the just concluded Indo-Pak series, cricketing stars from the two countries would come together again, this time in the UAE for a 50-over exhibition match on May 6.
Mercator blow away GilletteWhile the most thrillingly watched series between Pakistan and India may have come to an end, the Corporate Winter Cup is truly swinging in full flow with Mercator making the quarterfinal grade following their drubbing of Gillette ME by 6 wickets on Friday, 16th April 2004.
Arab Unity, Pak Islamia Ajman to feature in Al Rawabi finalDefending champions Arab Unity School waltzed into the finals of the Al Rawabi under-18 inter-school cricket tournament by beating Our Own (Dubai) by 5 wickets to set up a meeting with Pakistan Islamia (Ajman), in the tournament conducted by Dubai cricket Council and sponsored by Al Rawabi dairy, purveyors of fresh milk and fruit juices.
Emirates squeeze in to finalIn a heavy weight bout, Skipper Khurram Khan played the match winning role as Fly Emirates squeezed past formidable Consolidated Shipping Services by the skin of their teeth with just three balls to spare and the second last pair seeing them through to the coveted finals of the Emirates Cup under the auspices of the Dubai Cricket Council.
30 teams for Heineken cricket 7sThe Heineken Champions Cup inter-hotel cricket 7s tournament will be held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Club, on April 22-23. Thirty teams have registered for the two-day competition, which consists of a round robin on day one and then a knockout format to decide the winners of the Champions Cup and Plate competitions, on day two.
Aslam stars for AD in NBD TrophyABU DHABI Cricket Council (ADCC) gave Sharjah Cricket Council (SCC) a tough game at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium to lead in points fractionally as the game ended in a draw in the Emirates Cricket Board organised NBD Trophy for the first Inter Council two-day regional tournament.
Aslam plays havoc with SCCAbu Dhabi Cricket Council (ADCC) were 25 for one by the close of the opening day's play in the two-day inter-council cricket tournament between ADCC and Sharjah Cricket Council (SCC) at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Ishtiaq ton helps Emirates FC make Dulsco Cup semisIshtiaq played a captain's knock to guide Emirates Flight Catering into the semi-finals of the Dulsco Corporate Cup with a magnificent century against Standard Chartered Bank at the DCC ground, on Friday.
Arora to lead UAE U-15 in Gulf CupThe UAE Emirates Cricket Board named Pranav Arora as the skipper of the 16-member U-15 UAE team to participate in the forthcoming ACC Gulf Cup Championship.
Wellfit snub Futtaim for Bukhatir crownWellfit Kasargod churned out a sparkling all round performance and walloped Al Futtaim by a comprehensive margin of 6 wickets on Friday, 9th April 2004 in the final of the Bukhatir League B Division 25 overs, conducted by the Sharjah Cricket Council.
Al Kabeer clinch thrilling AJ Sports finalIn a thrilling finale where battle for supremacy raged all along, Al Kabeer CC did themselves proud when they kept their composure to squeeze past Nucaf Tellicherry by a slender margin of 5 runs on Friday, 9th April 2004 in the final of the AJ Sports Invitation League, conducted by the Sharjah Cricket Council.
SCC edge past DCC in NBD TrophyRival captains Khurram Khan and Syed Maqsood played leading roles in the first two day game played in the National Nank of Dubai Trophy. Sharjah Cricket Council edged past Dubai Cricket Council by 0.225 points as they accumulated a total of 7.13 points to Dubai Cricket Council’s 6.905 points.
Inevitability reigns as Maybury Lanka lifts Gemini CupPerennial players, Maybury Lanka CC continued their dream run and produced a thoroughly professional performance to demolish ECT ‘A’ by a whopping margin of 130 runs on Tuesday in an absolute lop-sided final of the Gemini Cup for U-15 Academies being played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.Final Match Photo Gallery | Meet the teams |
Maybury Lanka hog limelightIt was the Lankans who hogged the limelight and dominated the prize presentation ceremony when they walked away with all the Special Awards on offer.
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