Chanderpaul digs in for another dogfight

Updated May 20, 2012 07:53:30

Shivnarine Chanderpaul carried West Indies hopes on his shoulders yet again as the touring side battled to avoid defeat by England in the first Test at Lord's.

West Indies bowled England out for 398 in its first innings to trail the hosts by 155 runs, but lost three wickets in nine balls just before tea to undo the good work.

Chanderpaul, who made 87 not out in the first innings, and Marlon Samuels dug in, however, and they reached the close on the third day on 4 for 120, 35 runs behind.

The world's top-ranked batsman Chanderpaul, at the heart of another rearguard action, was unbeaten on 34 with Samuels on 26.

England resumed on an overcast morning on 3 for 259 and captain Andrew Strauss added just a single to his overnight 121 before nicking pace bowler Kemar Roach through to wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin.

Jonny Bairstow struck three fluent fours on his Test debut but his bright innings ended on 16 when Roach jagged a ball sharply back to trap him lbw.

Matt Prior also looked confident in his knock of 19 but he became Shannon Gabriel's first Test victim, playing an airy shot at the young fast bowler to be bowled through the gate.

Bresnan edged Darren Sammy to Ramdin for a duck and England had slumped to 7 for 323.

Ian Bell batted through the morning session to reach lunch on 38 not out but he lost Stuart Broad soon after the interval, bowled by a superb delivery from Fidel Edwards that hit the top of his off stump.

Graeme Swann played a forceful innings, striking six clean fours in his 30 from just 25 balls.

Bell reached a patient fifty before Gabriel bowled Swann. Bell was last man out for 61, well caught at deep square leg by the diving Powell off Gabriel who finished with figures of 3 for 60 on his debut.

Barath and Powell withstood a fierce examination from James Anderson and Broad, surviving 12 overs of high quality fast bowling surrounded by a ring of close fielders.

But with tea looming, Barath edged a catch to Prior off Bresnan, and Powell and Edwards soon joined him back in the pavilion after two inexplicable rushes of blood.

Powell foolishly pulled a short ball from Broad straight to Bell at deep square leg and Kirk Edwards was brilliantly run out by a direct hit from Bairstow attempting a non-existent single.

Darren Bravo joined Chanderpaul and made a fluent 21 before Swann bowled him with a clever delivery which the deceived the left-hander into offering no shot.

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First posted May 20, 2012 06:16:59

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Chanderpaul resists Broad's six appeal

Updated May 18, 2012 06:43:21

Shivnarine Chanderpaul prevented another complete West Indies collapse on the first day of the first Test as England's Stuart Broad enjoyed yet more success at Lord's.

Chanderpaul's 87 not out, his latest rescue mission for his beleaguered side, was the cornerstone of a total of 9 for 243 in an innings where no other batsman has so far made more than opener Adrian Barath's 42.

Paceman Broad took 6 for 72 in 24.4 overs -- his first five-wicket Test innings haul at Lord's.

It secured him a place on the Lord's bowling honours board to set alongside his Test-best 169 against Pakistan at the ground in 2010.

And that meant Broad had become only the seventh player in history - and fifth Englishman - to have scored a Test hundred and taken five or more wickets in an innings at the home of cricket.

"It's a very proud day for me and more importantly we're in a great position in the Test match," Broad told Sky Sports.

"No one was expecting 100 all out, we knew it was going to be a long day's cricket, so we had to be patient and we thought seven down at night would be a really good day, so to have them nine down is really pleasing.

"It swung for us but it was a slow wicket to start with. It was hard to get the right length, but the wicket quickened up a bit in that last session."

That Chanderpaul, who came in with West Indies struggling after an all too familiar top order collapse left them 3 for 86, led many to wonder why the left-hander, now officially the world's best Test batsman, had not been promoted from his favoured number five spot.

Without taking undue risks the ever-gritty Guyanese completed a relatively brisk 50 in 102 balls featuring seven fours.

England did not have things all its own way after captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and fielded in overcast, bowler-friendly conditions.

Barath's bold cover-driving saw to that but James Anderson still took 2 for 9 to clean bowl opener Kieran Powell and have Kirk Edwards leg before.

Unfortunately for the West Indies, Barath - who struck 36 in boundaries alone - had added just one run to his lunch score of 41 when the diminutive opener drove loosely outside off stump against Broad and third slip Anderson held a sharp catch at the second attempt.

Darren Bravo, missed on 29 by second slip Graeme Swann, was run out for that score after a dreadful mix-up with Chanderpaul.

Anderson, bowling round the wicket to Chanderpaul, then saw South African umpire Marais Erasmus raise his finger in answer to an lbw appeal.

Unsurprisingly, Chanderpaul, on 15, called for a review and replays indicated the ball would have missed off-stump.

Marlon Samuels (31) helped Chanderpaul add 81 before he sliced Broad to backward point where debutant Jonathan Bairstow took his first Test catch.

And 5 for 181 quickly became 6 for 187 when wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin edged Broad to Strauss at first slip.

West Indies captain Darren Sammy, trying to turn a Broad outswinger with the new ball legside, was caught in the gully by Tim Bresnan.

Broad then completed his five-wicket haul all by himself when he caught and bowled Kemar Roach to leave the tourists on 8 for 231.

The 25-year-old Nottinghamshire all-rounder ended proceedings two balls short of the day's full 90 overs when he had tail-ender Fidel Edwards brilliantly caught by diving wicketkeeper Matt Prior.

At that stage, Broad had taken three wickets for 12 runs in 23 balls.

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First posted May 18, 2012 06:43:21

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Windies declare after Chanderpaul ton

Updated April 09, 2012 10:07:48

An unbeaten hundred from Shivnarine Chanderpaul has put the West Indies in a strong position in the first Test against Australia in Barbados.

The veteran batsman made 103 not out as the Windies scored 9 for 449 declared in its first innings at Kensington Oval, his 25th Test hundred and fifth against Australia.

In reply, Australia had reached 0-44 at stumps on day two with openers Ed Cowan (13 not out) and David Warner (27 not out) putting together a good counter-attack in 9.5 overs before bad light stopped play.

Australia's new number three, Shane Watson, believes it is key the Australian batsmen continue to score quick runs on day three.

"We're going to have to bat well and score quite quickly as well to keep the game moving forward," Watson said.

"There's potential for the wicket to break up in some way, balls might stay a bit lower and maybe there might be a bit of spin if the footmarks dust up a little bit.

"The way these wickets can work if the game peters along for three or four days the result can turn around pretty quickly with a good session.

"We've got to put ourselves in that position by batting well."

Chanderpaul's 248-ball epic took in most of the second day's play after he started with Darren Bravo with the Windies with the overnight score on 3 for 179.

Bravo went on to make 51, joining Kirk Edwards (61) and Kraigg Brathwaite (57) as top-order half-century makers for the Windies.

The hosts' innings was sparked by a 36-ball 41 from Darren Sammy which included three sixes as well as being felled by a Shane Watson bouncer.

But while Sammy's belligerent innings was over in a flash, unflappable Chanderpaul batted on, adding 28 with last man Devendra Bishoo (18 not out) to reach three figures.

The left-hander also had to survive a close leg before decision, which was reviewed, on 85.

Chanderpaul believes Bishoo could be a key man with the ball, tipping the leg-spinner to make life difficult for the Australian batsmen.

"It depends on how well we bowl," he said.

"There's still some rough out there for the spinner.

"If he (Bishoo) pitches in the right areas, there's some spin in the wicket and things can happen for us."

Australia's bowlers were made to toil through 153 overs with only Ryan Harris (2 for 83) and part-timer Warner (2 for 45) taking multiple wickets.

Peter Siddle (1 for 83) bowled well without luck, while Nathan Lyon toiled through 31 overs for 1 for 94.

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First posted April 09, 2012 06:50:38

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Chanderpaul ton boosts Windies

Updated November 07, 2011 09:10:48

Shivnarine Chanderpaul cracked an impressive 111 not out to pull the West Indies out of trouble on the opening day of the first Test against India in New Delhi.

The veteran left-hander hit two sixes and seven fours in his 24th Test hundred, and seventh against India, as the West Indies recovered from 3 for 72 to reach 5 for 256 in their first innings at stumps after winning the toss.

He has so far added 56 runs for the unfinished sixth-wicket stand with Carlton Baugh, who was unbeaten on 19.

Chanderpaul, who scored a century in his last Test against India in Dominica in July, received valuable support from teenager Kraigg Brathwaite (63), who defied the Indian attack for more than four hours.

Chanderpaul reached his hundred in the last session when he swept left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha for a single.

The 37-year-old never looked in trouble against India's bowling attack as he played handsome shots during his 167-ball knock, lofting Ojha and debutant off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for sixes.

Ojha finished with 3 for 58 off 29 overs and Ashwin with 2 for 79 off 25 overs.

"The wicket was pretty good so I wanted to bat aggressively. Ojha and Ashwin bowled well even though there was not much help in the wicket," Chanderpaul said.

"He (Brathwaite) was unfortunate to miss out on a hundred after crossing 50 for the second time.

"He was playing according to his own gameplan."

Brathwaite, who turns 19 next month, hit just four boundaries in his patient 212-ball knock for his second Test half-century in four matches before being stumped by skipper MS Dhoni off Ojha.

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First posted November 07, 2011 09:10:48

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