da supremo： If the New Zealand Cricket Academy sent a team to participate in theBuchi Babu Invitation Tournament 2000 to gain experience on subcontinent wickets, they seem to have achieved that already
Anand Vasu17-Aug-2000If the New Zealand Cricket Academy sent a team to participate in theBuchi Babu Invitation Tournament 2000 to gain experience on subcontinent wickets, they seem to have achieved that already. Afterrocking Tamil Nadu Districts XI out for a paltry 153 on the first day,the visitors began the second day on 34/1.Although Jacob Oram managed to pile on a brisk 54 and Aaron Redmondhelped himself to a sedate 71, the day belonged well and truly toNorthern Districts batsman Hamish Marshall. At the crease unconqueredat the end of the day, Hamish Marshall had a massive 155 to his name.His knock alone surpassed the combined score of the Tamil NaduDistricts XI team. The stocky batsmen who usually bats around numbersix, was in commanding form. Spinners and pacemen alike could notdislodge him as he crossed landmark after landmark. Although he didnot clear the ropes even once in his stay at the crease, he pepperedthe boundary with 19 strokes.Hamish Marshall flourished especially luxuriously in the company ofJames Franklin, who led New Zealand Under-19s not so long ago in theWorld Cup at Sri Lanka. Franklin rotated the strike around well andwhen the partnership was finally broken, the pair had added 120.Earlier in the day, Jacob Oram combined with Marshall to notch up aquick partnership of over 150 from 43.4 overs.When stumps was called, New Zealand had lost 8 wickets, but that washardly of any consequence as they were far ahead of the Tamil NaduDistricts XI score. At 382/8, the Kiwis had added nearly 350 runs onthe second day of this three day game. The New Zealand Academy XI willno doubt press hard tomorrow for an outright win.