sridhar@tekecs.UUCP (S. Sridhar) (03/11/86)
Here is ome news about cricket, hockey etc forwarded from iitnet.
From: BHATNAGAR@red.rutgers.edu
Subject: [BHATNAGAR@GREEN.RUTGERS.EDU:]
To: iitnet@ernie.berkeley.edu
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Sports Scene- Feb 25 to March 3, 1986
1) West Indies won first cricket test against touring English team by 10
wickets at Kingstan Jamaica. The match was over in one hour less than 3 days.
Scores:
England 159 and 152; WI 307 and 5 for no loss
2) Pakistan defeats Srilanka by 8 wickets at Kandy in Srilanka in first 1 day
international:
Srilanka 124/6 (23 ov); Pakistan 125/2 (21.3 overs) Mohsin Khan 59
3) Aussies Kiwis first test ended in a rain abondoned draw at Wellington,
Newzealand.
4) Kapil Dev has been reappointed captain for the next summer's tour of England
and for the 1 day series to be played in SHARJAH and in Srilanka before that.
5) Pakistan won first test match against Srilanka at Kandy by an innings and 20
runs. The match involved a temporary walkout by Umpires and Srilankan Batsmen
after a verbal abuse of a Srilankan Batsman by close in Pakistani fielders
after a disputed decision.
Scores:
Srilanka 109; Pakistan 230 and Srilanka 101 in that order.
6) 6th Hockey test match between Pakistan and India of the current 7 match
series ended in a 2-2 draw at Sargodha in Pakistan leaving the the series
balanced at two matches each. Scorers- Farhat Hussain (pak), Mohinder Pal
Singh, Hasan Sardar (pak) and Mohinder Pal Singh in that order.
7) Hasan Sardar the current Pak Hockey captain and one of the best center
forwards in the world announced his intention of retiring from international
hockey after the current series against India. HS made his debut for Pakistan
in 1978 at Barcelona world cup in Spain. He scored 130 goals for Pakistan in
143 internationals.
8) India clinches the 7 match Hockey series against Pakistan beating them by a
margin of 2-1 at Karachi in the 7th match.
Scorers: Hasan Sardar (pak 9th minute), M P Singh (12th min; Penalty Corner)
and Joachim Carvelho (45th min; Penalty Stroke).
Neeraj Bhatnagar BHATNAGAR@red.rutgers.edu
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PS: The 1978 World cup was held at buenos aires while the 1971 was held
in Barcelona. [ss]
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