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| May 14, 2005 | Saturday | Rabi-us-Sani 5, 1426 |
Mushtaq spins champions to big defeat
LONDON, May 13: Mushtaq Ahmed spun county champions Warwickshire to defeat, their first in the championship in over a year, as Sussex won their First Division match inside three days at Hove on Thursday. Former Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq recorded 200 first-class wickets for Sussex, taking eight in the match in all, as the south coast club won their first championship match of the season.
Warwickshire, who lost by an innings and 87 runs, had not been beaten in the championship since their final match of 2003.
Mushtaq, whose 84 wickets last season was 12 more than any other bowler in the country, followed up his four for 73 by taking four for 65 in Warwickshire’s second innings.
The champions resumed on 141 for five in reply to Sussex’s 412 and, after being forced to follow on 233 behind, the visitors were bowled out for 146 on the stroke of tea.
At Canterbury, Simon Katich took over from where his Australia team-mate Shane Warne left off as Hampshire built a strong position on the second day of their match against Kent.
Just 24 hours after Hampshire skipper Warne struck his maiden first-class hundred in the visitors 328, Test batsman Katich posted an unbeaten 125 — including six sixes and six fours.
That helped Hampshire finish the day on 191 for two in their second innings, a lead of 214.
Earlier, Kent were bowled out for 305 with leg-spin great Warne and seamer Richard Logan each taking three wickets.
County Championship (second day of four):
First Division:
At Canterbury:
Hampshire 328 (S.K. Warne 107 not out, S Katich 56) and 191-2 (S Katich 125 not out); Kent 305 (D.P. Fulton 74, D.I. Stevens 68, M. Dennington 50).
At Lord’s: Middlesex 390 (E.C. Joyce 75, P.N. Weekes 69, O.A. Shah 63, B.J.M. Scott 58; J. Lewis 4-82) and 93-3; Gloucestershire 232 (C.M. Spearman 69; A. Richardson 5-32, M.M. Betts 4-86).
At The Oval: Surrey 444 (A.D. Brown 122, S.A. Newman 117, R. Clarke 84, J.G.E. Benning 57) and 66-0; Glamorgan 345 (D.J. Harrison 75 not out; M.P. Bicknell 6-74).
At Hove (third day of four): Sussex (21 pts) beat Warwickshire (2 pts) by an innings and 87 runs. Sussex 412 (M.W. Goodwin 108, M. Yardy 88, C.J. Adams 67); Warwickshire 179 (J.D. Lewry 5-46, Mushtaq Ahmed 4-73) and 146 (Mushtaq Ahmed 4-65).
Second Division:
At Old Trafford: Lancashire 199 and 135-5; Durham 338 (M.E.K. Hussey 144 not out, P. Mustard 77; M. Muralitharan 5-107).
At Grace Road: Leicestershire 278 (H.D. Ackerman 85 not out, D.L. Maddy 53) and 183-5 (D. Mongia 70); Yorkshire 151 (I. Dawood 62 not out; O.D. Gibson 6-56).
At Northampton: Northamptonshire 552-7 declared (U. Afzaal 168 not out, B.M. Shafayat 153, D. Wright 55); Essex 156-7 (J. Louw 4-45).
At New Road: Worcestershire 478 (S.C. Moore 246, D. Pipe 80 not out); Derbyshire 260-9.—AFP
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