Another career test mark falls Tendulkar's 35th century follows Lara's...

International Herald Tribune;  December 12, 2005 ;     700+ words ......internationals with nearly 14,000 runs and 38 centuries, way ahead of anyone else...that he might finish with 50 centuries and 16,000 runs in test cricket, aggregating more than a century of centuries and 35,000 runs in both forms of the international...

India's Tendulkar completes 13,000 runs in one-dayers, slams 37th century

AP Worldstream;  March 16, 2004 ;     216 words ......internationals Tuesday when he completed 13,000 runs in one-dayers. A veteran of 330 matches, Tendulkar, 30, logged 13,000 one-day runs when he reached 51 during his 135-ball...player in the world to score over 10,000 runs, boosted his tally to 13,090 on Tuesday...

South Africa's Rudolph hits record double centuries to give South Africa...

AP Worldstream;  April 26, 2003 ;     254 words ......Dippenaar made a career-best unbeaten 177 runs as South Africa declared their first innings at 470 runs for two wickets just before lunch on the third...first innings lead over Bangladesh scoring 470 runs, after resuming play Saturday with an overnight...

Richardson's century sets England target of 282 runs to win

AP Worldstream;  May 23, 2004 ;     434 words ......New Zealand set England a target of 282 runs to win the first cricket test at Lord's...At the close, England had scored eight runs without loss in its second innings, with...Richardson missed a century by only seven runs in the first innings and tread carefully...

Hodge hits unbeaten century as Australia piles on runs in second innings

AP Worldstream;  December 19, 2005 ;     254 words ......test century lifted Australia to an overall lead of 363 runs at lunch on the fourth day of the first cricket test against...three for 93 from 28 overs) broke the 79-minute stand of 61 runs between Hodge and Symonds. Hussey, 30, has scored 442 runs in four tests at 88.4 with two centuries, while ...

Waugh reaches 10,000 test runs, equals Bradman record with defining...

AP Worldstream;  January 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ......156th test and with 9,931 runs to his credit believing the...102 to surpass 10,000 test runs and equal Sir Donald Bradman's national record of 29 test centuries. In typically dogged style...crowding around to block the two runs he needed and more than 41...31) have scored more test ...

Pakistan rides on Malik's belligerent century to defeat India by 59 runs

AP Worldstream;  July 25, 2004 ;     625 words ......opener Yasir Hameed, who contributed 31 runs. Malik's 127-ball innings contained 18...partners as skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq (34 runs) and vice captain Yousuf Youhana (29) were...continued at a brisk rate as Malik put on 66 runs for the third wicket with captain Haq and...

England defeats New Zealand by 98 runs despite Astle's record double...

AP Worldstream;  March 16, 2002 ;     524 words ......Lancaster Park. After setting the home side 550 runs for an unlikely victory, the tourists were...a six and three boundaries, shared 118 runs off just 65 balls for the last wicket...first day with Hussain top scoring with 106 runs. After 22 wickets had fallen in two days...

Brian Lara notches up double century, sets new record for runs scored in...

AP Worldstream;  December 15, 2003 ;     316 words ......century and set a new world record for most runs scored in a single test over on Monday...ra's performance put West Indies within 151 runs of South Africa's first innings total. Lara resumed his innings on 178, adding 24 runs to his score before being caught off an...

CRIK: Richards 10 runs short of fourth century

AAP Sports News (Australia);  November 28, 1998 ;     106 words ......Australia) 11-28-1998 CRIK: Richards 10 runs short of fourth century New South Wales opener COREY RICHARDS is 10 runs away from his fourth century of the season...in their second innings, leading by 83 runs overall, with RICHARDS not out 90 and MICHAEL...

Strauss misses double century as England chase 113 runs to beat New...

AP Worldstream;  May 24, 2004 ;     351 words ......only the third man to score two centuries in a debut test as England chased 113 runs for victory against New Zealand...Zealand set a target of 282 runs for victory on Sunday. England...has England scored over 200 runs in the fourth innings to win...

Choudhry century as clee lose derby Having just won their first Oxbridge...

Grimsby Telegraph;  June 11, 2007 ;     453 words ......trot when they defeated Cleethorpes by 51 runs at Chichester Road on Saturday. This turn-arou...victim and two wickets were down for just 12 runs. Former Meggie Nick White joined Choudhry...However, he had an escape when, with 30 runs to his name, he was dropped off a straight-forwa...

Kallis intent on returning to century duty Despite his lack of runs, the...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  July 27, 2008 ;     627 words ......a smile. "When I reached 30 centuries I realised that my hunger for runs and desire for more hundreds had not diminished. I want to score runs, very much. But whatever anyone...the consolation for lack of runs is his bowling. He has always...

Cricket: England and India delight watching millions NATWEST SERIES FINAL:...

The Independent - London;  July 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ......small matter of 651 glorious runs scored in a day - to an inspired...contrasting but equally valuable centuries from Marcus Trescothick and...Together the pair put on 185 runs at more than a run a ball...needing more than six and a half runs an over from the start of their...rattling along at more ...

Cricket: Alleyne leaves white rose in shreds Gloucestershire 291-9...

The Independent - London;  August 2, 1999 ;     700+ words ......final, a score that ultimately proved 124 runs beyond them. Seeing Yorkshire faces with...Alleyne's improvisations brought him 13 runs, while Gavin Hamilton's comeback over...Gavin Hamilton, whose six overs cost 55 runs. Impressions on big occasions tend to stick...