Kumble first Indian to capture 500 Test wickets

The Hindustan Times;  March 11, 2006 ;     419 words ......bowler in the world to capture 500 Test wickets when he dismissed Stephen Harmison on...debut in 1989. Kumble took two successive wickets - Geraint Jones and Harmison - to reach...comprises leader Shane Warne of Australia (659 wickets), Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (600...

Sri Lankan sets wickets record Another spin bowler, Warne, is right behind...

International Herald Tribune;  May 10, 2004 ;     700+ words ......he finally broke the career record for wickets in test cricket in Harare over the weekend...behind. Muralitharan had already taken six wickets to equal the West Indian Courtney Walsh...Lanka's fast bowlers took the first five wickets for just 18 runs. Muralitharan struggled...

Batting blues sentence Worcestershire to ranks of also-rans; At...

The Birmingham Post (England);  May 8, 1998 ;     700+ words ......where they beat Worcestershire by two wickets with 19 overs to spare, and so qualified...recklessness that characterised most of the 18 wickets that fell before them in a contest littered...at 111 and that after taking three good wickets for 26 in his10-o ver ration. The pattern...

Warne snares four wickets as Australia sweeps series

AP Worldstream;  March 28, 2004 ;     523 words ......COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Shane Warne took four wickets in the final session as Australian won...record, increasing his career haul to 517 wickets with six in the match and finishing two...balls to spare. The Sri Lankans lost six wickets in the last 34 overs and were all out...

Pakistan's Akhtar destroys Bangladesh's plans with six wickets

AP Worldstream;  August 28, 2003 ;     622 words ......bowling Thursday to grab six Bangladesh wickets as Pakistan fought back hard on the second...was 134 for two. Bangladesh claimed the wickets of Yasir Hameed _ scorer of centuries...310 for two before losing the last eight wickets in the second session for a meager 41...

CRIK: Relief for Kumble as he gets back among the wickets

AAP Sports News (Australia);  December 7, 2001 ;     301 words ......Relief for Kumble as he gets back among the wickets By Kunal Pradhan MOHALI, India, Dec 6...first Test here today. Kumble captured six wickets in the England second innings for 81 runs...of eight for 133, having not taken five wickets in an innings since March of last year...

Warne snares four wickets; Australia sweeps series; Murali reported

AP Worldstream;  March 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ......COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Shane Warne took four wickets but missed a world record Sunday as Australia...series in Sri Lanka. Warne failed by two wickets to reach Courtney Walsh's record of 519...International Cricket Council after taking 28 wickets in the series. Hashan Tillakaratne quit...

Stafford Place pair share wickets at Scruton

The Northern Echo;  June 28, 2002 ;     490 words ......League Stafford Place enjoyed an eight wickets victory when they visited Scruton, who...Livingstone who in 14 overs claimed four wickets for only 24 runs. Stafford Place needed...table and they defeated Chopgate by nine wickets. The visitors could only make 89 with...

Cricket: KEAN MEANS BUSINESS! Jonathan takes four wickets in Norton's...

Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  June 30, 2008 ;     415 words ......WILKINSON JONATHAN Kean snapped up four wickets as Norton took the derby honours by skittling...the season gone. Chetnya Nanda took five wickets as Boro saw off the Bishops batsmen for...the ball for Guisborough by taking four wickets, Darlington survived. Doug Mulholland...

Self-belief, perseverance got me 500 wickets: Kumble

The Hindustan Times;  March 11, 2006 ;     482 words ......became the first Indian to capture 500 Test wickets, said that the feat was made possible...ranks of Shane Warne of Australia (659 wickets), Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (600...runs to make it possible for me to take wickets," he said. "It wouldn't have happened...

Crik: Warne of verge of 400 wickets

AAP Sports News (Australia);  August 15, 2001 ;     292 words ......08-15-2001 Crik: Warne of verge of 400 wickets By Will Swanton LEEDS, England, Aug 14...verge of breaking Lillee's standard of 355 wickets for what seemed like an eternity before...traditionally a seamer's paradise but boasting 19 wickets at 12.84 in the first three Ashes Tests...

Indian leg-spinner Kumble becomes ninth bowler to claim 400 test wickets

AP Worldstream;  October 6, 2004 ;     297 words ......the second Indian _ to claim 400 test wickets when he dismissed Australian batsmen Simon...opener . Starting his 85 test match three wickets short of 400, Kumble achieved the rare...taker of all time with a tally of 532 wickets in 91 matches, but Australia's Shane Warne...

Junior cricket round-up ; Plymouth under-13s reached the last eight of the...

Plymouth Evening Herald, The;  June 11, 2008 ;     684 words ......Cup by defeating Ottery St Mary by five wickets. Plymouth won the toss and put Ottery...up the Ottery innings by taking three wickets in his only over. Ottery finished 71 all...past Ottery's total for the loss of five wickets. PALLADIUM BUILDERS WEST DEVON YOUTH LEAGUE...

CRICKET: Pace ace Davies too hot for Pears; Durham trail by 32 runs with...

The Birmingham Post (England);  April 21, 2005 ;     389 words ......Bowron Having demolished Derbyshire by ten wickets in their Frizzell County Championship...24year-old pace bowler, took the first six wickets to fall for a career-best six for 32...Harmison cleaned up the tail to take three wickets on a cold and overcast day before Durham...

Crik: Warne grabs another bag of wickets

AAP Sports News (Australia);  March 20, 2004 ;     530 words ......03-20-2004 Crik: Warne grabs another bag of wickets By Michael Donaldson KANDY, Sri Lanka, March...bears down on the world record for Test wickets. Warne took his fourth consecutive bag of five wickets as Australia won the second cricket Test...