Johnson leads Australia to series win vs NZ
HAMILTON: Australia completed an unbeaten 2009/10 campaign after a superb 10-wicket match haul by Mitchell Johnson saw them beat New Zealand by 176 runs in the second Test at Seddon Park, Hamilton, on Wednesday.
Chasing an unlikely 479 to win, the Kiwis were dismissed for 302 just before lunch on the fifth and final day despite half-centuries from Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum, and late hitting from Tim Southee, who scored 45 off 25 balls.
The victory gave the tourists, who had beaten the West Indies 2-0 and Pakistan 3-0 during their home summer, a 2-0 series triumph. They won the first Test in Wellington by ten wickets.
Man of the match Johnson, who claimed six wickets for 73 from 20.1 overs in New Zealand”s second innings, finished with match figures of 10-132, having bagged 4-59 in the first.
New Zealand resumed their second innings on the final day at 185 for five, still 294 short of the huge target and only their last two recognised batsmen at the crease. But Guptill and Brendon McCullum lasted 18.3 overs, stretching their sixth wicket partnership to 87 runs.
McCullum registered his 16th Test half-century off 93 balls, but was out after scoring just one more when he cut a Doug Bollinger delivery to Michael Hussey at gully off the third delivery with the second new ball.
Jeetan Patel, promoted to No 8 for the Test, lasted 10 deliveries before becoming Bollinger”s second victim of the innings.
Guptill battled for 205 minutes and 157 balls but was out trying to hit Johnson through the covers; he edged the ball to Ponting at second slip and was out for 58.
Johnson then had Brent Arnel caught behind for a duck.
Southee also waged a solid battle and took the Kiwis past the 300-run mark before Johnson had him caught on the cover boundary by Michael Clarke after hitting seven fours and a six in scoring 45 off 25 balls.
UFC 102 Play By Play Results
5 Oz’s will be here all night to bring you the latest play-by-play action, live results and updates from UFC 102. For the play-by-play please scroll to the comments section and make sure to refresh often.
The event takes place from the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, and will air live on pay-per-view.
The main event of this evening pits Randy Couture up against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in a heavyweight match-up, with other intriguing bouts including Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva, Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt and many more.
Below is a full list of the results from UFC 102:
MARCUS AURELIO VS. EVAN DUNHAM: Winner: Evan Dunham via split decision
MARK MUNOZ VS. NICK CATONE: Winner: Mark Munoz via split decision
TODD DUFFEE VS. TIM HAGUE: Winner: Todd Duffee via knockout – Round 1 (Lightning quick knockout. A hard punch standing dropped Hague where Duffee swarmed with punches for the seven second stoppage)
MIKE RUSSOW VS. JUSTIN McCULLY: Winner: Mike Russow via unanimous decision
CHRIS TUCHSCHERER VS. GABRIEL GONZAGA: Winner: Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO – Round 1
AARON SIMPSON VS. ED HERMAN: Winner: Aaron Simpson via TKO (injury) – Round 2
KRZYSZTOF SOSZYNSKI VS. BRANDON VERA: Winner: Brandon Vera via unanimous decision
NATE MARQUARDT VS. DEMIAN MAIA: Winner: Nate Marquardt via knockout – Round 1
CHRIS LEBEN VS. JAKE ROSHOLT: Winner: Jake Rosholt via submission (side-choke) – Round 3
KEITH JARDINE VS. THIAGO SILVA: Winner: Thiago Silva via knockout – Round 1
RANDY COUTURE VS. ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUEIRA: Winner: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira via unanimous decision
UFC 102 Play By Play Results was first posted on August 30, 2009 at 11:20 am.
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Srilanka Vs NEw Zealand 2nd Test Match, NZ On 302-7 At Lunch
COLOMBO: Tillakaratne Dilshan broke a threatening 124-run partnership between Daniel Vettori and Jacob Oram as New Zealand attempts to salvage the second test against Sri Lanka on the fifth and final day Sunday.
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The New Zealand went to lunch at 302-7 and must now bat out two full sessions to force a draw and avoid a two-test whitewash, or score 192 runs for an improbable victory.
After resuming the final day at 182-6, Vettori and Oram and batted sensibly to add 118 more runs in the first session before Dilshan had Oram caught at extra-cover by captain Kumar Sangakkara in the last over before lunch for 56 runs.
Oram faced 148 balls and hit five boundaries in brining up his sixth test half-century.
New Zealand captain Vettori was unbeaten on 68 runs with Jeetan Patel on 1 at the break.
The dogged partnership between Vettori and Oram came in 228 balls and came after New Zealand coach Andy Moles on Saturday accused his players for getting out after good starts and not learning from their mistakes. He called for some “character and fight” from his batsmen on the final day.
New Zealand also enjoyed some luck after Vettori survived an edge to slip, then when Rangana Herath broke the stumps without the ball in his hand with Vettori still some distance to complete a run.
Herath grabbed four wickets on Saturday to carry Sri Lanka within sight of victory and has the team’s best figures of 4-107.
Sri Lanka declared its second innings on 311-5, helped largely by an imperious 109 from Sangakkara.
New Zealand was bowled out for 234 in the first innings in reply to Sri Lanka’s 416.
Srilanka Vs NEw Zealand 2nd Test Match, NZ On 302-7 At Lunch was first posted on August 30, 2009 at 3:38 pm.
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Srilanka Vs New Zealand 2nd Test Match, SL Bat First
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final cricket Test against New Zealand at the Sinhalese Sports Club here on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka made three changes from the team that won the first Test in Galle by 202 runs, leaving out all-rounder Angelo Mathews, spinner Ajantha Mendis and seamer Nuwan Kulasekara.
They were replaced by batsman Chamara Kapugedera, seamer Dammika Prasad and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath. The Kiwis retained the same team that lost in Galle.
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (capt), Tim McIntosh, Martin Guptill, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Daniel Flynn, Brendon McCullum, Jacob Oram, Iain O’Brien, Jeetan Patel, Chris Martin. 12th man: Daryl Tuffey.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Tharanga Paranavitana, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Muttiah Muralitharan, Thilan Thushara, Dammika Prasad, Prasanna Jayawardene, Rangana Herath. 12th man: Ajantha Mendis.
Srilanka Vs New Zealand 2nd Test Match, SL Bat First was first posted on August 26, 2009 at 2:19 pm.
