Sunday, April 29, 2007

Australia defeats Sri Lanka in 2007 Cricket World Cup Final

Australia defeats Sri Lanka in 2007 Cricket World Cup Final
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April 28, 2007

Australia have defeated Sri Lanka by 53 runs (DL method) in the Final of the World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, giving them their third successive title.

Australia progressed to the final without losing a single match - their smallest victory was still by a reasonable 83 runs against South Africa in the group stages.

Sri Lanka lost twice on their way to the final, first against South Africa in their first game of the Super 8s, made famous due to Lasith Malinga's 4 wickets in 4 balls, though Sri Lanka went on to lose by 1 wicket anyway. Their other loss came against today's opponents Australia, however they rested 2 of their main bowlers (Muttiah Muralitharan and Charminda Vaas), as well as strike bowler Lasith Malinga being out injured at the time. All 3 bowlers are expected to be in the squad today, giving Australia a different challenge today.

This is a repeat of the 1996 World Cup Final which Sri Lanka won - however Australia have won both World Cups since, in 1999 and 2003, and have beaten Sri Lanka in every other World Cup match they have faced.

Gilchrist played an incredible innings of 149 - the highest for any batsman in a World Cup final - to give Australia an imposing total going in at to break. Hayden fell for 38, leaving him just 14 runs short of Sachin Tendulkar's record of 673 in a single World Cup, set in 2003.

The match almost concluded in confusing circumstances: the game had run on late, having been reduced to 38 overs a side initially and later 36 overs for Sri Lanka, and bad light ended up stopping play with Sri Lanka's agreement, despite having 3 wickets left in hand and 18 balls left to bowl.

The final 3 overs were eventually bowled but nothing really changed: Malinga was stumped and sent on his way by Man of the Match Gilchrist but the balls slowly ran out and Australia stormed home to win the tournament.

[edit] Match statistics

Toss: Australia won, and elected to bat first.
Australia innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Adam Gilchrist c Silva b Fernando 149 104 13 8 143.26
Matthew Hayden c Jayawardene b Malinga 38 55 3 1 69.09
Ricky Ponting run out (Jayawardene) 37 42 1 1 88.09
Andrew Symonds not out 23 21 2 0 109.52
Shane Watson b Malinga 3 3 0 0 100.00
Michael Clarke not out 8 6 1 133.33
Extras (lb 4, w 16, nb 3) 23
Total (4 Wickets; 38 overs) 281 19 10

Fall of wickets: 1-172 (Hayden, 22.5 ov), 2-224 (Gilchrist, 30.3 ov), 3-261 (Ponting, 35.4 ov), 4-266 (Watson, 36.2 ov)

Did not bat: Michael Hussey, Brad Hogg, Nathan Bracken, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath
Sri Lanka bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Chaminda Vaas 8 0 54 0 6.75
Lasith Malinga 8 1 49 2 6.12
Dilhara Fernando 8 0 74 1 9.25
Muttiah Muralitharan 7 0 44 0 6.28
Tillakaratne Dilshan 2 0 23 0 11.50
Sanath Jayasuriya 5 0 33 0 6.60
Sri Lanka innings (Target: 269 runs from 36 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Upul Tharanga c Gilchrist b Bracken 6 8 1 0 75.00
Sanath Jayasuriya b Clarke 63 67 9 0 94.02
Kumar Sangakkara c Ponting b Hogg 54 52 6 1 103.84
Mahela Jayawardene lbw b Watson 19 19 1 0 100.00
Chamara Silva b Clarke 21 22 1 1 95.45
Tillakaratne Dilshan run out (Clarke / McGrath) 14 13 2 0 107.69
Russel Arnold c Gilchrist b McGrath 1 2 0 0 50.00
Chaminda Vaas not out 11 21 0 0 52.38
Lasith Malinga st Gilchrist b Symonds 10 6 0 1 166.66
Dilhara Fernando not out 1 6 0 0 16.66
Extras (lb 1, w 14) 15
Total (8 Wickets; 36 overs) 215 20 3

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Tharanga, 2.1 ov), 2-123 (Sangakkara, 19.5 ov), 3-145 (Jayasuriya, 22.6 ov), 4-156 (Jayawardene, 25.5 ov), 5-188 (Dilshan, 29.6 ov), 6-190 (Silva, 30.1 ov), 7-194 (Arnold, 31.5 ov), 8-211 (Malinga, 33.6 ov)

Did not bat: Muttiah Muralitharan
Australia bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Nathan Bracken 6 1 34 1 5.66
Shaun Tait 6 0 42 0 7.00
Glenn McGrath 7 0 31 1 4.42
Shane Watson 7 0 49 1 7.00
Brad Hogg 3 0 19 1 6.33
Michael Clarke 5 0 33 2 6.60
Andrew Symonds 2 0 6 1 3.00

Australia: M L Hayden, A C Gilchrist (wkt), R T Ponting (capt), M J Clarke, A Symonds, M E K Hussey, S R Watson, G B Hogg, N W Bracken, S W Tait, G D McGrath
Sri Lanka: S T Jayasuriya, W U Tharanga, K C Sangakkara (wkt), D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, R P Arnold, W P U J C Vaas, C R D Fernando, S L Malinga, M Muralitharan

Player of the match: A C Gilchrist Player of the Tournament: G D McGrath

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and S A Bucknor (West Indies)
TV umpire: R E Koertzen (South Africa)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: B F Bowden (New Zealand)

Friday, April 27, 2007

2007 Cricket World Cup - 2nd Semi-Final: Australia vs South Africa

From Wikinews

April 25, 2007

Australia have beaten South Africa by 7 wickets in the second Semi-Final match in the World Cup at the Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

Australia progress to the Final to play yesterday's winners Sri Lanka with a chance to win their third consecutive title.

After winning the toss, South Africa decided to bat. They lost captain Smith in the second over followed by the rest of the top-middle order collapse - including McGrath taking the wickets of Ashwell Prince and Mark Boucher in successive balls. He almost claimed his first World Cup hat-trick but the third ball sailed inches wide of Justin Kemp's off stump. 149 is the worst batting performance in this World Cup for South Africa.

Despite losing Adam Gilchrist in the 2nd over, Australia never really struggled. Helped by another 40 from this year's top scorer Matthew Hayden (who is now only 52 runs behind Sachin Tendulkar's record of 673 runs in a single World Cup, achieved in 2003) and 60* from Michael Clarke they eased towards their place in the final inside 32 overs.

Toss: South Africa won, and elected to bat first.
South Africa innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Graeme Smith b Bracken 2 5 0 0 40.00
Abraham de Villiers c Gilchrist b Tait 15 34 3 0 44.11
Jacques Kallis b McGrath 5 9 1 0 55.55
Herschelle Gibbs c Gilchrist b Tait 39 49 6 0 79.59
Ashwell Prince c Gilchrist b McGrath 0 2 0 0 00.00
Mark Boucher c Hayden b McGrath 0 1 0 0 00.00
Justin Kemp not out 49 91 4 1 53.84
Andrew Hall c Gilchrist b Tait 3 8 0 0 37.50
Shaun Pollock c & b Hogg 5 13 1 0 38.46
Andre Nel c Clarke b Tait 8 41 1 0 19.51
C Langeveldt b Watson 6 10 1 0 60.00
Extras (lb 4, w 13) 17
Total (all out; 43.5 overs) 149 17 1

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Smith, 2.3 ov), 2-12 (Kallis, 5.3 ov), 3-26 (de Villiers, 8.5 ov), 4-27 (Prince, 9.4 ov), 5-27 (Boucher, 9.5 ov), 6-87 (Gibbs, 22.5 ov), 7-93 (Hall, 26.1 ov), 8-103 (Pollock, 29.4 ov), 9-130 (Nel, 40.1 ov), 10-149 (Langeveldt, 43.5 ov)
Australia bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Nathan Bracken 7 2 15 1 2.14
Glenn McGrath 8 1 18 3 2.25
Shaun Tait 10 0 39 4 3.90
Shane Watson 8.5 0 49 1 5.54
Brad Hogg 10 2 24 1 2.40
Australia innings (Target: 150 runs from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Adam Gilchrist b Langeveldt 1 5 0 0 20.00
Matthew Hayden c Smith b Pollock 41 60 4 0 69.33
Ricky Ponting b Nel 22 25 5 0 88.00
Michael Clarke not out 60 86 8 0 69.76
Andrew Symonds not out 18 16 3 0 112.50
Extras (lb 5; w 3; nb 3) 11
Total (3 Wickets; 31.3 overs) 153 20 0

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Gilchrist, 1.1 ov), 2-44 (Ponting, 8.6 ov), 3-111 (Hayden, 24.4 ov)

Did not bat: Michael Hussey, Shane Watson, Brad Hogg, Nathan Bracken, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath.
South Africa bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Shaun Pollock 5 1 16 1 3.20
Charl Langeveldt 6 0 34 1 5.66
Jacques Kallis 5 1 20 0 4.00
Andre Nel 7 1 31 1 4.42
Andrew Hall 6.3 0 43 0 6.61
Justin Kemp 2 0 4 0 2.00

Australia: A C Gilchrist (wkt), M L Hayden, R T Ponting (capt), M J Clarke, A Symonds, M E K Hussey, S R Watson, G B Hogg, N W Bracken, S W Tait, G D McGrath
South Africa: G C Smith (capt), A B de Villiers, J H Kallis, H H Gibbs, A G Prince, J M Kemp, M V Boucher (wkt), S M Pollock, A J Hall, A Nel, C K Langeveldt

Player of the match: G D McGrath

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and S A Bucknor (West Indies)
TV umpire: B F Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: M R Benson (England)

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

2007 Cricket World Cup - 1st Semi-Final: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand

From Wikinews
April 24, 2007

Sri Lanka have progressed to the final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup. They posted 289-5 in their 50 overs against New Zealand in the the first semi-final at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. Captain Mahela Jayawardene made his maiden century of the World Cup, making 115*, whilst Upul Tharanga reached 73 before being bowled by Vettori.

In response, New Zealand struggled to 32/2, losing captain Stephen Fleming for just 1 and Ross Taylor soon after for 9. Scott Styris and Peter Fulton began rebuilding - their 50 partnership coming up in just 52 balls - including one over where they hit 20 off of some wayward bowling by Dilhara Fernando. But Styris fell 2 overs later to Tillakaratne Dilshan, followed by a New Zealand middle order collapse: going from 105/3 from 22 overs to 116/7 from 26. Craig McMillan hit a quick-fire 25, but just one ball after hitting a huge maximum he missed the ball, resulting in him being bowled out by Sanath Jayasuriya. Bond fell soon after for Muralitharan's 4th wicket, leaving New Zealand on the brink of being eliminated from the competition. Franklin and Patel rebuilt and reached their 50 partnership in just 55 balls - which is a new record for a 10th wicket partnership for this World Cup - but Patel succumbed to trying to slog Dilshan over midwicket, but falling short and being caught by Fernando to finish New Zealand's resistance. Sri Lanka won in comfortable fashion by a margin of 81 runs.

Toss: Sri Lanka, who elected to bat first.
Sri Lanka innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Upul Tharanga b Vettori 73 74 9 1 98.64
Sanath Jayasuriya b Franklin 1 6 0 0 16.66
Kumar Sangakkara c Fleming b Franklin 18 42 2 0 42.85
Mahela Jayawardene not out 115 109 10 3 105.50
Chamara Silva lbw b Bond 21 33 0 1 63.63
Tillakaratne Dilshan lbw b Oram 30 27 3 0 111.11
Russel Arnold not out 14 14 2 0 100.00
Extras (lb 3; w 9; nb 5) 17
Total (5 Wickets; 50 overs) 289 26 5

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Jayasuriya, 2.3 ov), 2-67 (Sangakkara, 13.1 ov), 3-111 (Tharanga, 25.1 ov), 4-152 (Silva, 34.3 ov), 5-233 (Dilshan, 45.1 ov)

Did not bat: Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando
New Zealand bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
James Franklin 9 1 46 2 5.11
Shane Bond 10 1 59 1 5.90
Jacob Oram 10 0 60 1 6.00
Daniel Vettori 10 0 51 1 5.10
Jeetan Patel 10 0 62 0 6.20
Scott Styris 1 0 8 0 8.00
New Zealand innings (Target: 290 runs from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Peter Fulton c Silva b Jayasuriya 46 77 2 1 59.74
Stephen Fleming lbw b Malinga 1 4 0 0 25.00
Ross Taylor lbw b Vaas 9 25 1 0 36.00
Scott Styris c Jayawardene b Dilshan 37 38 2 3 97.36
Jacob Oram c & b Muralitharan 3 7 0 0 42.85
Brendon McCullum c Silva b Muralitharan 0 1 0 0 0.00
Craig McMillan b Jayasuriya 25 20 1 2 125.00
Daniel Vettori lbw b Muralitharan 0 4 0 0 0.00
James Franklin not out 30 38 2 0 78.94
Shane Bond b Muralitharan 2 4 0 0 50.00
Jeetan Patel c Fernando b Dilshan 34 38 2 1 89.47
Extras (b 5; lb 2; w 8; nb 6) 21
Total (all out; 41.4 overs) 208 10 7

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Fleming, 1.3 ov), 2-32 (Taylor, 10.3 ov), 3-105 (Styris, 21.5 ov), 4-114 (Oram, 23.5 ov), 5-114 (McCullum, 23.6 ov), 6-115 (Fulton, 24.3 ov), 7-116 (Vettori, 25.4 ov), 8-144 (McMillan, 30.2 ov), 9-149 (Bond, 31.4 ov), 10-208 (Patel, 41.4 ov)
Sri Lanka bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Chaminda Vaas 8 1 25 1 3.12
Lasith Malinga 7 2 21 1 3.00
Dilhara Fernando 5 0 45 0 9.00
Muttiah Muralitharan 8 0 31 4 3.87
Sanath Jayasuriya 9 0 57 2 6.33
Tillakaratne Dilshan 4.4 0 22 2 4.71

Sri Lanka: W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt), D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, R P Arnold, W P U J C Vaas, S L Malinga, M Muralitharan, C R D Fernando
New Zealand: P G Fulton, S P Fleming (capt), R L Taylor, S B Styris, C D McMillan, J D P Oram, B B McCullum (wkt), D L Vettori, J E C Franklin, S E Bond, J S Patel

Player of the match: D P M D Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: R E Koertzen (South Africa) and S J A Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire: D J Harper (Australia)
Match referee: M J Procter (South Africa)
Reserve umpire: Asad Rauf (Pakistan)

Monday, April 23, 2007

James Alcock, PC, OSB.

-- Virtual Pensacola

James Alcock, PC, OSB.

The Governor-General has enrolled the Right Honourable James Alcock, Privy Councillor as a Member in Ordinary of the Order of Saint Barnabas, the Chivalric Honours Order of the Dominion of British West Florida. The Governor-General noted the efforts of the new Member of the Order on behalf of the Dominion.

The Rt. Hon. James Alcock, PC, OSB, has worked to bring a closer unity to the Commonwealth Realms, and brought the existence of our Dominion to the attention of subjects in the other Realms. He has braved the cold and incredulous stares of the crowds to fly our flag on Parade. In short, he has earned the recognition of Her Majesty's Government, and is very deserving of this Honour.

The Citation in PDF format is here: http://dbwf.net/archives/Saint_Barnabas/Member_of_Saint_Barnabas_James_Alcock.pdf

Sunday, April 22, 2007

2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs West Indies

From Wikinews
April 21, 2007

England have defeated the West Indies in the final game of the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. The result decided little: England finished 5th in the Super 8s table, with the West Indies coming 6th.

The end of the match was tight with the result tipping in the balance for the last 5 overs. With just 3 overs left England needed 29 runs - looking unlikely to win the match, but Paul Nixon stepped up and hit 13 off the next over, with another 4 coming from extras, to turn the match round; giving England the upper hand. Despite being bowled out by Dwayne Bravo - who had earlier been involved in the dismissal of 4 other English batsmen (two from run outs, two from bowling and taking one catch) - tail enders Anderson and Broad gave England a tight 1 wicket win with just 1 ball remaining.

This was the last appearance for West Indies captain Brian Lara in international cricket: he has now retired from both Test and ODI cricket.

Toss: England won, and elected to field first.
West Indies innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Chris Gayle c Broad b Flintoff 79 58 10 3 136.20
Dwayne Smith c Collingwood b Flintoff 61 106 6 0 57.54
Brian Lara run out (Pietersen) 18 17 3 0 105.88
Marlon Samuels c Collingwood b Vaughan 51 39 6 1 130.76
Ramnaresh Sarwan c Nixon b Plunkett 3 8 0 0 37.50
Shivnarine Chanderpaul c Plunkett b Collingwood 34 39 5 0 87.17
Dwayne Bravo c Dalrymple b Vaughan 13 11 1 0 118.18
Denesh Ramdin not out 10 11 1 0 90.90
Jerome Taylor c Dalrymple b Vaughan 12 10 1 0 120.00
Daren Powell run out (Flintoff) 0 1 0 0 0.00
Corey Collymore run out (Flintoff) 1 2 0 0 50.00
Extras (lb 1; w 14; nb 3) 18
Total (all out; 49.5 overs) 300 33 4

Fall of Wickets: 1-131 (Gayle, 23.5 ov), 2-168 (Smith, 29.3 ov), 3-173 (Lara, 30.5 ov), 4-181 (Sarwan, 33.2 ov), 5-258 (Samuels, 42.5 ov), 6-276 (Chanderpaul, 45.3 ov), 7-277 (Bravo, 46.1 ov), 8-296 (Taylor, 48.5 ov), 9-298 (Powell, 49.2 ov), 10-300 (Collymore, 49.5 ov)
England bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
James Anderson 6 0 39 0 6.50
Liam Plunkett 7 0 71 1 10.14
Stuart Broad 6 1 32 0 5.33
Andrew Flintoff 9.5 0 59 2 6.00
Jamie Dalrymple 3 0 19 0 6.33
Paul Collingwood 8 0 40 1 5.00
Michael Vaughan 10 0 39 3 3.90
England innings (Target: 301 from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Andrew Strauss c Smith b Collymore 7 12 1 0 58.33
Michael Vaughan run out (Bravo) 79 68 6 2 116.17
Ravinder Bopara run out (Bravo) 26 43 3 0 60.46
Kevin Pietersen b Taylor 100 91 10 1 109.89
Paul Collingwood b Bravo 6 11 1 0 54.54
Andrew Flintoff c Powell b Sarwan 15 20 2 0 75.00
Jamie Dalrymple run out (Smith) 1 6 0 0 16.66
Paul Nixon b Bravo 38 39 4 0 97.43
Liam Plunkett c Bravo b Taylor 2 3 0 0 66.66
Stuart Broad not out 5 5 0 0 100.00
James Anderson not out 0 1 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 6; lb 11; w 5) 22
Total (9 Wickets; 49.5 overs) 301 27 3

Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Strauss, 2.3 ov), 2-101 (Bopara, 15.3 ov), 3-154 (Vaughan, 26.3 ov), 4-162 (Collingwood, 29.2 ov), 5-185 (Flintoff, 34.2 ov), 6-189 (Dalrymple, 35.5 ov), 7-269 (Pietersen, 46.2 ov), 8-271 (Plunkett, 46.5 ov), 9-298 (Nixon, 49.2 ov)
West Indies bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Corey Collymore 10 0 61 1 6.10
Daren Powell 10 0 58 0 5.80
Jerome Taylor 10 1 65 2 6.50
Chris Gayle 5 0 32 0 6.40
Dwayne Bravo 9.5 0 47 2 4.77
Ramnaresh Sarwan 5 1 21 1 4.20

England: M P Vaughan (capt), A J Strauss, Ravi Bopara, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood, A Flintoff, J W M Dalrymple, P A Nixon (wkt), L E Plunkett, J M Anderson, S C J Broad
West Indies: C H Gayle, S Chanderpaul, R R Sarwan, M N Samuels, B C Lara (capt), D J Bravo, D R Smith, D Ramdin (wkt), J E Taylor, D B Powell, C D Collymore

Player of the match: K P Pietersen (England)

Umpires: R E Koertzen (South Africa) and S J A Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire: B F Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee: R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire: S A Bucknor (West Indies)

2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs New Zealand

From Wikinews

April 20, 2007

Australia has defeated New Zealand by 215 runs in the penultimate game of the Super 8 phase in the 2007 Cricket World Cup at Queen's Park, St. George's, Grenada.

Toss: Australia, who elected to bat first.
Australia innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Adam Gilchrist c Gillespie b Franklin 1 2 0 0 50.00
Matthew Hayden c & b Styris 103 100 10 2 103.00
Ricky Ponting c Taylor b Patel 66 70 7 0 94.28
Michael Clarke b Franklin 49 46 7 0 106.52
Michael Hussey c Styris b Franklin 37 44 2 0 84.09
Andrew Symonds c Mason b Patel 11 16 1 0 68.75
Shane Watson not out 65 32 4 4 203.12
Brad Hogg not out 0 0 0 0
Extras (lb 1; w 5; nb 10) 16
Total (6 wickets; 50.0 overs) 348 31 6

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Gilchrist, 1.1 ov), 2-144 (Ponting, 22.6 ov), 3-216 (Hayden, 32.4 ov), 4-233 (Clarke, 35.3 ov), 5-257 (Symonds, 40.1 ov), 6-334 (Hussey, 49.3 ov)

Did not bat: Nathan Bracken, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath
New Zealand bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Michael Mason 3 0 27 0 9.00
James Franklin 8 0 74 3 9.25
Jeetan Patel 10 0 48 2 4.80
Daniel Vettori 10 0 60 0 6.00
Scott Styris 10 0 50 1 5.00
Mark Gillespie 6 0 67 0 11.16
Craig McMillan 3 0 21 0 7.00
New Zealand innings (Target: 349 runs from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Peter Fulton b Hogg 62 72 5 0 86.11
Stephen Fleming c Ponting b Tait 12 9 1 1 133.33
Ross Taylor c Hussey b McGrath 3 6 0 0 50.00
Scott Styris c Hayden b McGrath 27 22 5 0 122.72
Craig McMillan lbw b Tait 1 5 0 0 20.00
James Franklin b Watson 6 9 0 0 66.66
Brendon McCullum c Hussey b Hogg 7 16 0 0 43.75
Daniel Vettori c Symonds b Hogg 4 4 1 0 100.00
Mark Gillespie c McGrath b Hogg 2 8 0 0 25.00
Michael Mason c Gilchrist b Tait 0 5 0 0 0.00
Jeetan Patel not out 0 1 0 0
Extras (w 7; nb 2) 9
Total (all out; 25.5 overs) 133 12 1

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Fleming, 3.3 ov), 2-29 (Taylor, 5.1 ov), 3-77 (Styris, 11.1 ov), 4-80 (McMillan, 12.3 ov), 5-89 (Franklin, 14.3 ov), 6-111 (McCullum, 19.3 ov), 7-117 (Vettori, 21.1 ov), 8-127 (Gillespie, 23.5 ov), 9-133 (Mason, 24.5 ov)
Australia bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Nathan Bracken 4 0 27 0 6.75
Shaun Tait 6 0 32 3 5.33
Glenn McGrath 4 0 25 2 6.25
Brad Hogg 6.5 1 29 4 4.24
Shane Watson 5 0 20 1 4.00

Australia: A C Gilchrist (wkt), M L Hayden, R T Ponting (capt), M J Clarke, A Symonds, M E K Hussey, S R Watson, G B Hogg, N W Bracken, S W Tait, G D McGrath
New Zealand: P G Fulton, S P Fleming (capt), R L Taylor, S B Styris, C D McMillan, B B McCullum (wkt), D L Vettori, J E C Franklin, M R Gillespie, J S Patel, M J Mason

Player of the match: M L Hayden

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Asad Rauf (Pakistan)
TV umpire: B R Doctrove (West Indies)
Match referee: M J Procter (South Africa)
Reserve umpire: D J Harper (Australia)

Thursday, April 19, 2007

2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs Bangladesh

From Wikinews
April 19, 2007

West Indies have beaten Bangladesh by 99 runs in the Super 8 stage of the World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. Both teams had already failed to qualify for the semi-final stage of the tournament before today's match. Bangladesh's World Cup is now over, while West Indies have one match remaining against England on April 21.

West Indies stumbled to 55/3 after a slow start, losing Gayle and Smith cheaply with Shivnarine Chanderpaul scoring 50 off 85 balls. They had only reached 67-3 at the half-way point of their innings, restricted by some tight bowling from seamers Mashrafe Mortaza and Syed Rasel. However Ramnaresh Sarwan (91 not out), Brian Lara (33) and Marlon Samuels (31) salvaged a respectable total of 230 for the hosts. 230 is the lowest score that a opening batting team has won with in this world cup(Zimbabwe-Ireland had a tie at 221), previous low was 235 for Sri Lanka against England.

Bangladesh found scoring against West Indies' pace bowling attack difficult and were bowled out for just 131 after 43.5 overs. Daren Powell was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3/38 off 10 overs, while Corey Collymore took 2/11 and both Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle finished with 2/28.

Toss: Bangladesh won, and elected to field first.
West Indies innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Chris Gayle lbw b Syed Rasel 1 11 0 0 9.09
Dwayne Smith b Mashrafe Mortaza 5 12 0 0 41.66
Shivnarine Chanderpaul b Aftab Ahmed 50 85 3 0 58.82
Marlon Samuels c Mushfiqur Rahim b Saqibul Hasan 31 66 4 0 49.96
Ramnaresh Sarwan not out 91 90 5 2 101.11
Brian Lara c Javed Omar b Abdur Razzak 33 27 1 2 122.22
Dwayne Bravo not out 9 9 0 0 100.00
Extras (lb 3, w 7) 10
Total (5 wickets; 50 overs) 230 13 4

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Smith, 3.0 ov), 2-8 (Gayle, 3.5 ov), 3-55 (Samuels, 21.3 ov), 4-136 (Chanderpaul, 37.4 ov), 5-196 (Lara, 46.1 ov)

Did not bat: Denesh Ramdin, Jerome Taylor, Daren Powell, Corey Collymore
Bangladesh bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Mashrafe Mortaza 10 2 39 1 3.90
Syed Rasel 10 2 48 1 4.80
Abdur Razzak 10 0 44 1 4.40
Mohammad Rafique 10 0 46 0 4.60
Saqibul Hasan 8 0 38 1 4.75
Aftab Ahmed 2 0 12 1 6.00
Bangladesh innings (Target: 231 from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Javed Omar c Gayle b Powell 16 49 1 0 32.65
Tamim Iqbal run out (Bravo) 7 20 1 0 35.00
Aftab Ahmed c Ramdin b Collymore 6 8 0 0 75.00
Saqibul Hasan c Ramdin b Collymore 0 5 0 0 0.00
Mohammad Ashraful c Samuels b Powell 2 8 0 0 25.00
Habibul Bashar c Bravo b Powell 12 21 1 0 57.14
Mushfiqur Rahim not out 38 75 2 0 50.66
Mashrafe Mortaza b Bravo 37 51 4 0 72.54
Mohammad Rafique lbw b Gayle 0 5 0 0 0.00
Abdur Razzak c Lara b Bravo 1 10 0 0 10.00
Syed Rasel b Gayle 2 13 0 0 15.38
Extras (lb 1, w 7, nb 2) 10
Total (all out; 43.5 overs) 131 9 0

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Tamim Iqbal, 6.2 ov), 2-21 (Aftab Ahmed, 8.5 ov), 3-23 (Saqibul Hasan, 10.5 ov), 4-34 (Mohammad Ashraful, 14.4 ov), 5-35 (Javed Omar, 16.1 ov), 6-52 (Habibul Bashar, 20.4 ov), 7-110 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 35.0 ov), 8-111 (Mohammad Rafique, 36.0 ov), 9-114 (Abdur Razzak, 38.4 ov), 10-131 (Syed Rasel, 43.5 ov)
West Indies bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Corey Collymore 7 1 11 2 1.57
Daren Powell 10 0 38 3 3.80
Jerome Taylor 9 1 25 0 2.77
Dwayne Bravo 9 2 28 2 3.11
Chris Gayle 8.5 0 28 2 3.16

West Indies: C H Gayle, S Chanderpaul, R R Sarwan, M N Samuels, B C Lara (capt), D J Bravo, D R Smith, D Ramdin (wkt), J E Taylor, D B Powell, C D Collymore
Bangladesh: Javed Omar, Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Habibul Bashar (capt), Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel


Umpires: B E Bowden (New Zealand) and R E Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire: S J A Taufel (Australia)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: S A Bucknor (West Indies)

Imperium Citizen convicted of Illegal trade in Viral Software

This Report compiled from information obtained from highly placed DeWaCoian sources, the Open Micronational Forum, and the Imperial News Service,

The Imperial Government discovered earlier this week (the 17th) that one of it's Citizens, who is actively engaged in the study and production of Virtual Viruses, has admitted to the selling of some of the programs which he had designed on his own; as well as, some programs which he had collaborated on with Citizens from the People*s Republic Of Galt / P.R.O.G. and the Federal Republic of Eastern Edinburg / F.R.E.E.

The selling or advancing of such information to any other individual, or organization, or government is strictly against the Laws of the Land of the Imperial Commonwealth of the Imperium of DeWaCo Estates; as such actions can lead to the Proliferation of Virtual Viruses, and can run the risk of drawing the interest of "macro" authorities as well.

Upon receiving the news, the Imperial Government immediately contacted the individual who was identified as being the buyer, and demanded that the programs be returned to the Imperium within 24 hours; however, the individual who was identified as being the buyer expressed that he was innocent of such charges and allegations, and also indicated that he was being falsely accused due to unrelated events, and so refused to comply to the Imperium's demands.

The Imperial Government conducted a quick-but-quite interrogation of it's Citizen, and believes his side of the story; even though he is now considered as a "Traitor", and will bear that burden for a lengthy period of time.

The Imperial Government was later (18 April) pleased to announce, that all of the programs which were purchased have been returned, and the money refunded to the "buyer", who guaranteed that he had not
copied any of the programs; which the Imperial Government has accepted the "buyer's" statement at face-value.

With regards to the Imperium's "Traitor", he will remain isolated from his other associates for an indefinite period of time; and access to his finances has been frozen as well.






The Lord Imperator is quoted as saying:

It was real.........and the "Traitor" is a member of the Imperial Family;
and yes, he was taken before me....as I am a very vital part of our
Court System....and he was found guilty-as-charged....and is now
serving his sentence / punishment.
[ i.e. House Arrest....Held Incommunicado....Finances Frozen....Stripped
of all Titles / Ranks for a period of time ]

You have to remember.........the Imperium is a micronation which is
rooted in the "LifeStyle" side of micronationalism.....not "Sim".....and
not as a "Hobby".

2007 Cricket World Cup: Ireland vs Sri Lanka

2007 Cricket World Cup: Ireland vs Sri Lanka
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April 18, 2007

Sri Lanka have defeated Ireland today in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at Queen's Park, St. George's, Grenada.

77 is the lowest score in this world cup for an opening batting team. It has also confirmed that South Africa will finish fourth in the Super 8 stage, however Sri Lanka's position may change after the Australia vs New Zealand match.

Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first.
Ireland innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Jeremy Bray c Arnold b Maharoof 20 29 4 0 68.96
William Porterfield c Jayasuriya b Maharoof 17 51 1 0 33.33
Andre Botha c Sangakkara b Maharoof 0 2 0 0 0.00
Eoin Morgan c Sangakkara b Maharoof 0 1 0 0 0.00
Niall O'Brien c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 4 28 0 0 14.28
Kevin O'Brien c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan 2 4 0 0 50.00
Kenny Carroll b Muralitharan 0 2 0 0 0.00
Trent Johnston run out (Maharoof) 0 4 0 0 0.00
Kyle McCallan lbw b Muralitharan 0 9 0 0 0.00
Dave Langford-Smith lbw b Vaas 18 21 2 1 85.71
Boyd Rankin not out 7 17 1 0 41.17
Extras (lb 5, w 2, nb 2) 9
Total (all out; 27.4 overs) 77 8 1

Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Bray, 7.3 ov), 2-28 (Botha, 7.5 ov), 3-28 (Morgan, 8.0 ov), 4-46 (Porterfield, 18.0 ov), 5-48 (NJ O'Brien, 18.2 ov), 6-48 (Carroll, 18.4 ov), 7-49 (Johnston, 19.4 ov), 8-49 (KJ O'Brien, 20.1 ov), 9-54 (McCallan, 22.4 ov), 10-77 (Langford-Smith, 27.4 ov)
Sri Lanka bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Chaminda Vaas 5.4 1 18 1 3.17
Nuwan Kulasekara 7 3 10 0 1.42
Farveez Maharoof 10 3 25 4 2.50
Muttiah Muralitharan 5 0 19 4 3.80
Sri Lanka innings (Target: 78 from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Upul Tharanga c Porterfield b Rankin 0 7 0 0 0.00
Sanath Jayasuriya not out 24 20 3 1 120.00
Kumar Sangakkara c Caroll b Langford-Smith 10 9 1 0 111.11
Mahela Jayawardene not out 39 27 6 1 144.44
Extras (w 5; nb 3) 8
Total (2 Wickets; 10 overs) 81 10 2

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Tharanga, 0.6 ov), 2-25 (Sangakkara, 3.2 ov)

Did not bat: Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Russel Arnold, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas
Ireland bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Boyd Rankin 4 0 36 1 9.00
Dave Langford-Smith 3 0 29 1 9.66
A C Botha 1 0 4 0 4.00
Kevin O'Brien 1 0 4 0 4.00
Kenny Carroll 1 0 8 0 8.00

Ireland: W T S Porterfield, J P Bray, E J G Morgan, N J O'Brien (wkt), A C Botha, K J O'Brien, D T Johnston (capt), W K McCallan, K E D Carroll, D Langford-Smith, W B Rankin
Sri Lanka: W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt), D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, M F Maharoof, R P Arnold, W P U J C Vaas, K M D N Kulasekara, M Muralitharan

Player of the match: M F Maharoof (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: M R Benson (England) and B R Doctrove (West Indies)
TV umpire: D J Harper (Australia)
Match referee:B C Broad (England)
Reserve umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)

2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs South Africa

From Wikinews
April 17, 2007

South Africa beat England by 9 wickets in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. This confirms South Africa's place in one of the four Semi-Final places in the tournament, and eliminates both England and hosts West Indies.

After losing both opening batsmen in quick succession, with Pietersen falling soon after, England were looking to rebuild steadily with Strauss and Collingwood at the crease. After hitting their 50-partnership in 80 balls, both men fell one after another inside 2 overs.

Flintoff was quickly dispatched by a reverse-swinging delivery from Andrew Hall that went in between bat and body to take out the top of middle-stump. Two overs later and Nixon fell for 1 on the last ball of the 36th over, followed by Mahmood being bowled on the first delivery of Hall's next over leaving him on a hat-trick, which he narrowly missed achieving after a wild swing by Monty Panesar just missed the ball, but went on to fly in to wicket-keeper Boucher's hands.

Boucher caught Panesar off of the bowling of Nel following a poor shot, and Hall went on to bowl Anderson out to get his first ODI five-wicket haul (taking the wickets of Collingwood, Flintoff, Nixon, Mahmood and Anderson), the third of the competition (after fellow South Africans Charl Langeveldt's against Sri Lanka and Andre Nel's against Bangladesh), to finish with figures of 5-18 (10) - the best by a South African in a World Cup, beating Lance Klusener's 5-21 against Kenya in 1999. Andrew Strauss top scored for England with 46 and Bopara added precious runs at the tail end of England's innings with 27*, in a similar fashion to his 52 against Sri Lanka.

South Africa started batting in emphatic fashion: reaching 50 in just 5.4 overs: in contrast, England had taken 15.1 overs to reach 50; and while de Villiers was lucky not to be out on just 21 after being caught behind by Nixon off of the bowling of Anderson, (it was an edge so faint that the umpire, Steve Bucknor, couldn't hear it and couldn't give it), South Africa kept the foot on the gas and even after losing de Villiers on 42 they kept the run rate around 8, resulting in Smith getting 50 off of just 34 deliveries with only 9 dot balls, finishing on 85*. Kallis got to 17*, including getting his 9000th ODI run - a feat only 10 players have achieved.

Toss: England won, and elected to bat first.
England innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Ian Bell c Prince b Langeveldt 7 23 1 0 30.43
Michael Vaughan lbw b Nel 17 38 3 0 44.73
Andrew Strauss c Smith b Kallis 46 67 2 1 68.65
Kevin Pietersen c Smith b Nel 3 15 0 0 20.00
Paul Collingwood lbw b Hall 30 57 3 0 52.63
Andrew Flintoff b Hall 5 10 0 0 50.00
Ravinder Bopara not out 27 44 4 0 61.36
Paul Nixon c Boucher b Hall 1 2 0 0 50.00
Sajid Mahmood b Hall 0 1 0 0 0.00
Monty Panesar c Boucher b Nel 2 28 0 0 7.14
James Anderson lbw b Hall 0 6 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 4; lb 4; w 5; nb 3) 16
Total (all out; 48 overs) 154 13 1

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Bell, 7.3 ov), 2-37 (Vaughan, 12.2 ov), 3-53 (Pietersen, 16.2 ov), 4-111 (Strauss, 32.4 ov), 5-115 (Collingwood, 33.5 ov), 6-119 (Flintoff, 35.1 ov), 7-121 (Nixon, 36.0 ov), 8-121 (Mahmood, 37.1 ov), 9-144 (Panesar, 44.3 ov), 10-154 (Anderson, 48.0 ov)
South Africa bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Shaun Pollock 10 2 17 0 1.70
Charl Langeveldt 7 1 38 1 5.42
Andre Nel 10 3 35 3 3.50
Andrew Hall 10 2 18 5 1.80
Jacques Kallis 8 0 22 1 2.75
Justin Kemp 3 0 16 0 5.33
South Africa innings (Target: 155 runs from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Graeme Smith not out 89 58 13 0 153.44
Abraham de Villiers c Nixon b Flintoff 42 35 8 0 120.00
Jacques Kallis not out 17 25 2 0 68.00
Extras (b 4; w 3; nb 2) 9
Total (1 Wickets; 19.2 overs) 157 23 0

Fall of wickets: 1-85 (de Villiers, 9.5 ov)

Did not bat: Herschelle Gibbs, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Justin Kemp, Shaun Pollock, Andrew Hall, Andre Nel, Charl Langeveldt
England bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
James Anderson 5 0 32 0 6.40
Sajid Mahmood 4.2 0 49 0 11.30
Andrew Flintoff 6 0 36 1 6.00
Monty Panesar 2 0 24 0 12.00
Paul Collingwood 2 0 12 0 6.00

England: I R Bell, M P Vaughan (capt), A J Strauss, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood, A Flintoff, R S Bopara, P A Nixon (wkt), S I Mahmood, J M Anderson, M S Panesar
South Africa: G C Smith (capt), A B de Villiers, J D Kallis, H H Gibbs, A G Prince, M V Boucher (wkt), J M Kemp, S M Pollock, A J Hall, A Nel, C K Langeveldt

Player of the match: A J Hall (South Africa)

Umpires: S A Bucknor (West Indies) and S J A Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire: B F Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee: R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire: R E Koertzen (South Africa)

Imperium of DeWaCo Estates renews Protectorate Treaty

-- Imperial News Service

"The Imperium of DeWaCo Estates has renewed its Protectorate Treaty with Mid-American Hunting & Fishing Cooperative.

The Imperium has, at the request of the protectorates, again extended its protection and subsidy treaty for another year. The Outdoor Co-op has granted 'transit and overflight' access to its lands in exchange for continued financial support from the Imperium. The Imperium also receives basing rights and access to certain native products as part of the treaty."

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Governor-General issues statement on the Virginia Tech Shootings

Our Dominion is shocked and saddened by the news of the shootings at Virginia Tech Yesterday. Schools should be places of safety and sanctuary and learning. When that sanctuary is violated, the impact is felt in every classroom and every community in every nation.

We hold the victims up in our prayers, and we ask a loving God to comfort those who are suffering today.

I ask that every West Floridian join me in a moment of prayer for the survivors or silent contemplation today at noon, and again at 8:30 tomorrow morning.

Our hearts go out to the family, loved ones, friends, and associates of the 33 killed, and the many others injured, by this act of violence. We can not know the depth of your pain, but we can offer our love, support, and a shoulder.

2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs Sri Lanka

From Wikinews
April 16, 2007

Australia have beaten Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at Queen's Park, St. George's, Grenada. Both teams had qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition before the match.

Sri Lanka faltered early in their innings, struggling to 27-3. Silva (64) and Jayawardene (72) shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 140 to help Sri Lanka to 167-4. However wickets fell regularly after that, losing their next five wickets for just 17 runs, before Bandara and Maharoof's late stand of 34. Nathan Bracken was the pick of the Australian bowlers, taking 4/19.

Australia were never troubled by the modest target and a bowling attack missing Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga. They reached the target of 227 in 42.4 overs for the loss of just three wickets. Ricky Ponting was Australia's top scorer with 66 off 80 balls while Andrew Symonds scored 63 off 71 balls. Sri Lanka's best bowling performance came from Russel Arnold with 2/20.

Toss: Sri Lanka won, and elected to bat first.
Sri Lanka innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Upul Tharanga c Hayden b Bracken 6 22 0 0 27.27
Sanath Jayasuriya lbw b Bracken 12 12 2 0 100.00
Kumar Sangakkara lbw b McGrath 0 4 0 0 0.00
Mahela Jayawardene st Gilchrist b Hogg 72 88 5 1 81.81
Chamara Silva c Clarke b Hogg 64 107 6 0 59.81
Tillakaratne Dilshan c Hodge b Tait 7 12 0 0 58.33
Russel Arnold b Tait 3 10 0 0 30.00
Farveez Maharoof c Symonds b Bracken 25 22 4 0 113.63
Nuwan Kulasekara c Hayden b Bracken 1 5 0 0 20.00
Malinga Bandara c Hogg b McGrath 17 19 0 2 89.47
Dilhara Fernando not out 0 0 0 0
Extras (lb 5, w 11, nb 3) 19
Total (all out; 49.4 overs) 226 17 3

Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Jayasuriya, 4.3 ov), 2-27 (Sangakkara, 5.3 ov), 3-27 (Tharanga, 6.4 ov), 4-167 (Silva, 37.2 ov), 5-174 (Jayawardene, 39.4 ov), 6-178 (Dilshan, 41.0 ov), 7-183 (Arnold, 42.4 ov), 8-184 (Kulasekara, 43.3 ov), 9-218 (Bandara, 49.0 ov), 10-226 (Maharoof, 49.4 ov)
Australia bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Nathan Bracken 9.4 3 19 4 1.96
Shaun Tait 10 0 68 2 6.80
Glenn McGrath 9 1 48 2 5.33
Brad Hogg 10 0 35 2 3.50
Andrew Symonds 3 0 15 0 5.00
Michael Clarke 8 0 36 0 4.50
Australia innings (Target: 227 from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Adam Gilchrist lbw b Arnold 30 49 4 0 61.22
Matthew Hayden c Dilshan b Arnold 41 30 5 2 136.66
Ricky Ponting not out 66 80 4 1 82.50
Michael Clarke c Dilshan b Bandara 23 31 4 0 74.19
Andrew Symonds not out 63 71 5 2 88.73
Extras (w 4, nb 5) 9
Total (3 wickets; 42.4 overs) 232 22 5

Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Hayden, 11.5 ov), 2-79 (Gilchrist, 13.3 ov), 3-126 (Clarke, 23.1 ov)

Did not bat: B J Hodge, M E K Hussey, G B Hogg, N W Bracken, S W Tait, G D McGrath
Sri Lanka bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Dilhara Fernando 6 1 36 0 6.00
Farveez Maharoof 7 0 52 0 7.42
Nuwan Kulasekara 4 0 20 0 5.00
Russel Arnold 4 0 20 2 5.00
Malinga Bandara 9.4 0 53 1 5.48
Sanath Jayasuriya 6 0 32 0 5.33
Tillakaratne Dilshan 6 0 19 0 3.16

Australia: A C Gilchrist (wkt), M L Hayden, R T Ponting (capt), M J Clarke, B J Hodge, M E K Hussey, A Symonds, G B Hogg, N W Bracken, S W Tait, G D McGrath
Sri Lanka: W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt), D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, R P Arnold, M F Maharoof, K M D N Kulasekara, C M Bandara, C R D Fernando

Player of the match: N W Bracken (Australia)

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and B R Doctrove (West Indies)
TV umpire: M R Benson (England)
Match referee: M J Procter (South Africa)
Reserve umpire: D J Harper (Australia)

2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs Ireland

From Wikinews

April 15, 2007

Ireland have defeated Bangladesh by 74 runs in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. As a result of Bangladesh's loss, neither side can now reach the semi-final stage of the competition. This is the second victory over a Test playing nation that Ireland have achieved in their first appearance in the World Cup, having beaten Pakistan in the group stages and now means that Ireland have qualified for the ICC ODI Championship.

Toss: Ireland won, and elected to bat first.
Ireland innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
William Porterfield c Mohammad Rafique b Mashrafe Mortaza 85 136 3 0 62.50
Jeremy Bray run out (Saqibul Hasan/Mushfiqur Rahim) 31 70 1 0 44.28
Eoin Morgan run out (Saqibul Hasan/Mushfiqur Rahim) 5 9 1 0 55.55
Niall O'Brien c Tamim Iqbal b Saqibul Hasan 10 14 0 0 71.42
Kevin O'Brien run out (sub/Mushfiqur Rahim) 48 44 2 2 109.09
Trent Johnston c Shahriar Nafees b Mashrafe Mortaza 30 23 2 1 130.43
Andrew White run out (sub/Mushfiqur Rahim) 4 4 0 0 100.00
Dave Langford-Smith not out 6 4 1 0 150.00
Andre Botha not out 1 1 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 1, lb 11, w 6, nb 5) 23
Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 243 10 3

Fall of wickets: 1-92 (Bray, 25.3 ov), 2-101 (Morgan, 27.5 ov), 3-128 (NJ O'Brien, 33.2 ov), 4-176 (Porterfield, 41.3 ov), 5-215 (KJ O'Brien, 47.1 ov), 6-233 (White, 48.5 ov), 7-237 (Johnston, 49.3 ov)

Did not bat: Kyle McCallan, Boyd Rankin
Bangladesh bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Mashrafe Mortaza 10 1 38 2 3.80
Shahadat Hossain 9 1 51 0 5.66
Abdur Razzak 9 0 48 0 5.33
Mohammad Rafique 10 0 42 0 4.20
Saqibul Hasan 10 0 44 1 4.40
Aftab Ahmed 2 0 8 0 4.00
Bangladesh innings (Target: 244 runs from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Tamim Iqbal b Johnston 29 59 4 0 49.15
Shahriar Nafees c NJ O'Brien b Rankin 7 18 1 0 38.88
Aftab Ahmed c NJ O'Brien b Botha 12 9 1 1 133.33
Saqibul Hasan run out (Botha) 3 8 0 0 37.50
Mohammad Ashraful c Langford-Smith b Rankin 35 36 5 1 97.22
Habibul Bashar b Johnston 32 57 2 0 56.14
Mushfiqur Rahim b McCallan 16 26 2 0 61.53
Mashrafe Mortaza c & b Langford-Smith 0 3 0 0 0.00
Mohammad Rafique c Johnston b Langford-Smith 2 0 0 0 22.22
Abdur Razzak b McCallan 11 21 0 0 52.38
Shahadat Hossain not out 0 2 0 0 0.00
Extras (lb 4, w 18) 22
Total (all out; 41.2 overs) 169 15 2

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Shahriar Nafees, 6.3 ov), 2-45 (Aftab Ahmed, 10.1 ov), 3-48 (Saqibul Hasan, 12.4 ov), 4-93 (Tamim Iqbal, 20.0 ov), 5-102 (Mohammad Ashraful, 22.0 ov), 6-131 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 30.4 ov), 7-134 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 31.2 ov), 8-138 (Mohammad Rafique, 33.4 ov), 9-169 (Abdur Razzak, 40.4 ov), 10-169 (Habibul Bashar, 41.2 ov)
Ireland bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Boyd Rankin 8 0 42 2 5.25
Dave Langford-Smith 10 1 27 2 2.70
A C Botha 8 0 31 1 3.87
Trent Johnston 7.2 0 40 2 5.45
Kyle McCallan 8 1 25 2 3.12

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Habibul Bashar (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain
Ireland: W T S Porterfield, J P Bray, E J G Morgan, N J O'Brien (wkt), K J O'Brien, D T Johnston (capt), A R White, D Langford-Smith, A C Botha, W K McCallan, W B Rankin

Player of the match: W T S Porterfield (Ireland)

Umpires: S A Bucknor (West Indies) and B E Bowden (New Zealand)
TV umpire: S J A Taufel (Australia)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: R E Koertzen (South Africa)

Monday, April 16, 2007

Governor-General Grants Assent to the Active Fathers Act

The Governor-General, in the name of Her Majesty the Queen, has granted the Royal Assent to the Active Fathers Act. The Act was approved without discussion or objection in the House of Commons.

Support for the bill in the House of Lords was lead by the Baroness Windflower de la Bay, the House of Lord's only acknowledged Pagan. The Lady Windflower's support was driven by her earnest desire to see more acceptance of their responsibilities by all citizens, in all aspects of life.

This Act reflects the second half of the Governor-General's legislative agenda announced in his Throne Talk speech at the reopening of Parliament earlier this year.

The Archives of the Dominion of British West Florida's copy of the Act is available here: http://dbwf.net/archives/Acts/Actively_Involved_Fathers_Act.pdf

An Act to Encourage Actively Involved Fathers

The Parliament of the Dominion of British West Florida, affirming that this Dominion is founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God, the dignity and worth of all people and the position of the family in a society of free people and free institutions;

Affirming also that people and institutions remain truly free only when the exercise of freedom is founded upon respect for moral and spiritual values and the rule of law;

And being desirous of enshrining these principles in public Acts and Statements;

Whereas the Parliament of the Dominion of British West Florida recognizes that no mother should be left isolated with the task of mothering, and no father should be expected to be disengaged from his children and family,

Whereas Scripture plainly enjoins that we should turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers,

Whereas studies show that children without fathers in their lives are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime, nine times more likely to drop out of school, and twenty times more likely to end up in prison,

Whereas it is in the family that we build the next generation and each father in this Dominion needs to accept his full share of responsibility for the lives of his children, to be actively involved in rearing his children, to encourage the academic moral, spiritual development of his children.

Now, therefore by the Grace of Queen Elizabeth the second's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and of the Commons of the Dominion of British West Florida, we enact as follows:

We direct that each father be granted leave from his Militia service for a period of 6 months following the birth of his child, provided that the time formerly dedicated to the national service be dedicated to active support and interaction with his new born child.

We direct that the chaplains in service to the Dominion provide instruction on the importance and methods of a father's involvement in the rearing of their children according to the tenets of their own confession.

We direct that a father be granted leave from one month's Militia service for each of his children annually, provided that the time formerly dedicated to the national service be dedicated to active support of and interaction with the child for which the leave is claimed.

We direct that all Magistrates, Justices, and Advocates take full notice of the intent of this Parliament to ensure that fathers who are not unfit be given ample opportunity to be actively involved with their Children – Divorce and Misdemeanor not withstanding.

We further direct that nothing in this bill be construed as relieving a father of his responsibility as the primary provider for his wife and children.

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Approved by the Parliament of the Dominion of British West Florida on Tuesday,
the 10th of April, in the Year of Our Lord 2007, and of Her Majesty's Reign the 55th.

Granted the Royal Assent by the Governor-General on Monday,
The 16th of April, in the Year of our Lord 2007, and of Her Majesty's Reign the 55th.

Sunday, April 15, 2007

2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs Ireland

From Wikinews

April 15, 2007

Ireland have defeated Bangladesh by 74 runs in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. As a result of Bangladesh's loss, neither side can now reach the semi-final stage of the competition. This is the second victory over a Test playing nation that Ireland have achieved in their first appearence in the World Cup, having beaten Pakistan in the group stages.

Toss: Ireland won, and elected to bat first.
Ireland innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
William Porterfield c Mohammad Rafique b Mashrafe Mortaza 85 136 3 0 62.50
Jeremy Bray run out (Saqibul Hasan/Mushfiqur Rahim) 31 70 1 0 44.28
Eoin Morgan run out (Saqibul Hasan/Mushfiqur Rahim) 5 9 1 0 55.55
Niall O'Brien c Tamim Iqbal b Saqibul Hasan 10 14 0 0 71.42
Kevin O'Brien run out (sub/Mushfiqur Rahim) 48 44 2 2 109.09
Trent Johnston c Shahriar Nafees b Mashrafe Mortaza 30 23 2 1 130.43
Andrew White run out (sub/Mushfiqur Rahim) 4 4 0 0 100.00
Dave Langford-Smith not out 6 4 1 0 150.00
Andre Botha not out 1 1 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 1, lb 11, w 6, nb 5) 23
Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 243 10 3

Fall of wickets: 1-92 (Bray, 25.3 ov), 2-101 (Morgan, 27.5 ov), 3-128 (NJ O'Brien, 33.2 ov), 4-176 (Porterfield, 41.3 ov), 5-215 (KJ O'Brien, 47.1 ov), 6-233 (White, 48.5 ov), 7-237 (Johnston, 49.3 ov)

Did not bat: Kyle McCallan, Boyd Rankin
Bangladesh bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Mashrafe Mortaza 10 1 38 2 3.80
Shahadat Hossain 9 1 51 0 5.66
Abdur Razzak 9 0 48 0 5.33
Mohammad Rafique 10 0 42 0 4.20
Saqibul Hasan 10 0 44 1 4.40
Aftab Ahmed 2 0 8 0 4.00
Bangladesh innings (Target: 244 runs from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Tamim Iqbal b Johnston 29 59 4 0 49.15
Shahriar Nafees c NJ O'Brien b Rankin 7 18 1 0 38.88
Aftab Ahmed c NJ O'Brien b Botha 12 9 1 1 133.33
Saqibul Hasan run out (Botha) 3 8 0 0 37.50
Mohammad Ashraful c Langford-Smith b Rankin 35 36 5 1 97.22
Habibul Bashar b Johnston 32 57 2 0 56.14
Mushfiqur Rahim b McCallan 16 26 2 0 61.53
Mashrafe Mortaza c & b Langford-Smith 0 3 0 0 0.00
Mohammad Rafique c Johnston b Langford-Smith 2 0 0 0 22.22
Abdur Razzak b McCallan 11 21 0 0 52.38
Shahadat Hossain not out 0 2 0 0 0.00
Extras (lb 4, w 18) 22
Total (all out; 41.2 overs) 169 15 2

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Shahriar Nafees, 6.3 ov), 2-45 (Aftab Ahmed, 10.1 ov), 3-48 (Saqibul Hasan, 12.4 ov), 4-93 (Tamim Iqbal, 20.0 ov), 5-102 (Mohammad Ashraful, 22.0 ov), 6-131 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 30.4 ov), 7-134 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 31.2 ov), 8-138 (Mohammad Rafique, 33.4 ov), 9-169 (Abdur Razzak, 40.4 ov), 10-169 (Habibul Bashar, 41.2 ov)
Ireland bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Boyd Rankin 8 0 42 2 5.25
Dave Langford-Smith 10 1 27 2 2.70
A C Botha 8 0 31 1 3.87
Trent Johnston 7.2 0 40 2 5.45
Kyle McCallan 8 1 25 2 3.12

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Habibul Bashar (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain
Ireland: W T S Porterfield, J P Bray, E J G Morgan, N J O'Brien (wkt), K J O'Brien, D T Johnston (capt), A R White, D Langford-Smith, A C Botha, W K McCallan, W B Rankin

Player of the match: W T S Porterfield (Ireland)

Umpires: S A Bucknor (West Indies) and B E Bowden (New Zealand)
TV umpire: S J A Taufel (Australia)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: R E Koertzen (South Africa)

2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs South Africa

From Wikinews
April 14, 2007

New Zealand beat South Africa by 5 wickets in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Cricket National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada, securing their place in the semi-finals, along with Australia, Sri Lanka and a currently unknown team. South Africa will have to beat England in their upcoming game in order to secure their progression.

Toss: New Zealand won, and elected to bowl first.
South Africa innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Graeme Smith c Oram b Bond 1 12 0 0 8.33
Abraham de Villiers lbw b Franklin 0 6 0 0 0.00
Jacques Kallis c Bond b Vettori 22 54 1 1 36.36
Herschelle Gibbs b McMillan 60 100 2 1 60.00
Ashwell Prince c Patel b McMillan 37 57 2 0 64.91
Mark Boucher c Fulton b McMillan 16 21 1 0 76.19
Shaun Pollock not out 21 26 0 1 80.76
Andrew Hall c Oram b Bond 17 17 1 0 100.00
Robin Peterson not out 8 8 1 0 100.00
Extras (lb 3; w 7; nb 1) 11
Total (7 Wickets; 50 overs) 193 8 3

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Smith, 1.5 ov), 2-3 (de Villiers, 3.0 ov), 3-52 (Kallis, 19.5 ov), 4-128 (Gibbs, 37.0 ov), 5-143 (Prince, 40.5 ov), 6-149 (Boucher, 42.2 ov), 7-181 (Hall, 48.0 ov)

Did not bat: Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini
New Zealand bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
James Franklin 7 2 16 1 2.28
Shane Bond 10 1 26 2 2.60
Jacob Oram 5 2 23 0 4.60
Jeetan Patel 10 1 36 0 3.60
Daniel Vettori 10 0 50 1 5.00
Scott Styris 3 0 16 0 5.33
Craig McMillan 5 0 23 3 4.60
New Zealand innings (Target: 194 runs from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Peter Fulton c Hall b Ntini 16 32 3 0 50.00
Stephen Fleming c Boucher b Pollock 50 84 4 0 59.52
Ross Taylor lbw b Nel 10 17 1 0 58.82
Scott Styris c Gibbs b Peterson 56 84 4 0 66.66
Craig McMillan not out 38 55 2 1 69.09
Jacob Oram b Nel 10 18 1 0 55.55
Brendon McCullum not out 4 1 1 0 400.00
Extras (lb 3; w 8; nb 1) 12
Total (5 Wickets; 48.2 overs) 196 18 1

Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Fulton, 7.2 ov), 2-42 (Taylor, 12.2 ov), 3-120 (Fleming, 30.1 ov), 4-176 (Styris, 43.4 ov), 5-192 (Oram, 48.1 ov)

Did not bat: Daniel Vettori, James Franklin, Shane Bond, Jeetan Patel
South Africa bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Shaun Pollock 10 0 30 1 3.00
Makhaya Ntini 10 0 42 1 4.20
Andre Nel 9.2 0 33 2 3.53
Andrew Hall 8 0 32 0 4.00
Jacques Kallis 4 0 17 0 4.25
Robin Peterson 7 0 39 1 5.57

New Zealand: P G Fulton, S P Fleming (capt), R L Taylor, S B Styris, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, B B McCullum (wkt), D L Vettori, J E C Franklin, S E Bond, J S Patel
South Africa: G C Smith (capt), A B de Villiers, J D Kallis, H H Gibbs, A G Prince, M V Boucher (wkt), S M Pollock, A J Hall, R J Peterson, A Nel, M Ntini

Player of the match: C D McMillan (New Zealand)

Umpires: M R Benson (England) and D J Harper (Australia)
TV umpire: B R Doctrove (West Indies)
Match referee: BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire: Asad Rauf (Pakistan)

Friday, April 13, 2007

2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs Ireland

From Wikinews
April 13, 2007

Australia beat Ireland by 9 wickets in the Super 8 phase in the World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.

Australia are now assured of a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup, the first team to achieve as such in this year's competition, having bowled Ireland out in just 3 hours, and swiftly hit the 92 required in under an hour: finishing the match before the lunch break.

The out of form Mike Hussey was pushed up the order in place of Matthew Hayden to get some time at the crease, and posted his highest score of the World Cup with 30*.

Toss: Australia won, and elected to field first.
Ireland innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Jeremy Bray b McGrath 1 2 0 0 50.00
William Porterfield lbw b Tait 1 11 0 0 9.09
Eoin Morgan c Hayden b McGrath 0 9 0 0 0.00
Niall O'Brien b Tait 0 1 0 0 0.00
Kevin O'Brien c Hodge b Clark 16 25 3 0 64.00
Andrew White c Hogg b McGrath 6 20 0 0 30.00
Trent Johnston b Tait 17 24 2 0 87.50
Kyle McCallan c Tait b Symonds 5 18 0 0 27.77
John Mooney run out (Tait) 23 44 2 0 52.27
Dave Langford-Smith c Ponting b Hogg 2 7 0 0 28.57
Boyd Rankin not out 4 19 0 0 21.05
Extras (w 15; nb 1) 16
Total (all out; 30 overs) 91 7 0

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Bray, 1.0 ov), 2-2 (Porterfield, 3.1 ov), 3-2 (Niall O'Brien, 3.2 ov), 4-12 (Morgan, 4.3 ov), 5-32 (White, 10.3 ov), 6-42 (Kevin O'Brien, 13.2 ov), 7-54 (Johnston, 16.3 ov), 9-80 (Langford-Smith, 23.1 ov), 10-91 (Mooney, 30.0 ov)
Australia bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Glenn McGrath 7 1 17 3 2.42
Shaun Tait 6 1 39 3 6.50
Stuart Clark 8 1 19 1 2.37
Brad Hogg 6 2 9 1 1.50
Andrew Symonds 3 1 7 1 2.33
Australia innings (Target: 92 runs from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Adam Gilchrist b Johnston 34 25 4 0 136.00
Michael Hussey not out 30 41 3 1 73.17
Andrew Symonds not out 15 9 1 1 166.66
Extras (lb 4; w 8; nb 1) 13
Total (1 Wickets; 12.2 overs) 92 8 2

Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Gilchrist, 8.5 ov)

Did not bat: Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Stuart Clark, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath
Ireland bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Dave Langford-Smith 3 0 27 0 9.00
Boyd Rankin 4.2 0 24 0 5.53
Trent Johnston 3 0 18 1 6.00
John Mooney 1 0 14 0 14.00
Kyle McCallan 1 0 5 0 5.00

Australia: A C Gilchrist (wkt), M L Hayden, R T Ponting (capt), M J Clarke, A Symonds, M E K Hussey, B J Hodge, G B Hogg, S R Clark, S W Tait, G D McGrath
Ireland: J P Bray, W T S Porterfield, E J G Morgan, N J O'Brien (wkt), A R White, J F Mooney, K J O'Brien, W K McCallan, D T Johnston (capt), D Langford-Smith, W B Rankin

Player of the match: G D McGrath (Australia)

Umpires: B F Bowden (New Zealand) and R E Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire: SA Bucknor (West Indies)
Match referee: R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire: S J A Taufel (Australia)

2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

From Wikinews
April 12, 2007

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Cricket National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada.

Victory for New Zealand would have assured them of a semi final place, instead it leaves Sri Lanka tied for first place in the Super 8 table with New Zealand and Australia, but third on net run rate.

Toss: New Zealand won, and elected to bat first.
New Zealand innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Peter Fulton c Silva b Vaas 28 54 4 0 51.85
Stephen Fleming lbw b Vaas 0 4 0 0 0.00
Ross Taylor c Sangakkara b Vaas 0 2 0 0 0.00
Scott Styris not out 111 157 8 0 70.70
Craig McMillan c Silva b Muralitharan 1 7 0 0 14.28
Jacob Oram c Maharoof b Dilshan 31 45 0 1 68.88
Brendon McCullum lbw b Muralitharan 1 2 0 0 50.00
Daniel Vettori c Silva b Muralitharan 5 7 0 0 71.42
James Franklin not out 25 27 0 1 92.59
Extras (b 2; lb 1; w 8; nb 5) 17
Total (7 Wickets; 50 overs) 219 12 2

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Fleming, 0.5 ov), 2-4 (Taylor, 2.1 ov), 3-71 (Fulton, 19.5 ov), 4-77 (McMillan, 22.2 ov), 5-141 (Oram, 37.3 ov), 6-145 (McCullum, 38.2 ov), 7-155 (Vettori, 40.5 ov)

Did not bat: Shane Bond, Mark Gillespie
Sri Lanka bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Chaminda Vaas 9 2 33 3 2.66
Dilhara Fernando 7 2 31 0 4.42
Farveez Maharoof 6 0 31 0 5.16
Muttiah Muralitharan 10 0 32 3 3.20
Sanath Jayasuriya 10 0 44 0 4.40
Tillakaratne Dilshan 8 1 44 1 5.50
Sri Lanka innings (Target: 220 runs from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Upal Tharanga c Bond b Franklin 11 21 1 0 52.38
Sanath Jayasuriya c McCullum b Oram 64 80 5 1 80.00
Kumar Sangakkara not out 69 104 3 0 66.34
Mahela Jayawardene c sub (Marshall) b Vettori 15 16 2 0 93.75
Chamara Silva c Bond b Vettori 23 34 4 0 67.64
Tillakaratne Dilshan not out 14 24 0 0 58.33
Extras (b 4; lb 7; w 7; nb 8) 26 15 1
Total (4 Wickets; 45.1 overs) 222

Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Tharanga, 4.4 ov), 2-130 (Jayasuriya, 25.3 ov), 3-152 (Jayawardene, 30.4 ov), 4-180 (de Silva, 37.5 ov)

Did not bat: Dilhara Fernando, Russel Arnold, Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Muttiah Muralitharan
New Zealand bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
James Franklin 8 0 49 1 6.12
Shane Bond 8 0 26 0 3.25
Mark Gillespie 6.1 1 42 0 6.81
Daniel Vettori 10 0 35 2 3.50
Scott Styris 7 1 28 0 4.00
Jacob Oram 6 0 31 1 5.16

New Zealand: P G Fulton, S P Fleming (capt), R L Taylor, S B Styris, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, B B McCullum (wkt), D L Vettori, J E C Franklin, S E Bond, M R Gillespie
Sri Lanka: W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt), D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, C R D Fernando, R P Arnold, W P U J C Vaas, M F Maharoof, M Muralitharan

Player of the match: W P U J C Vaas (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and B R Doctrove (West Indies)
TV umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Match referee: M J Procter (South Africa)
Reserve umpire: M R Benson (England)

Handel's "Messiah" first performed, 13 April 1742

The premiere of Messiah took place at the Music Hall in Dublin on 13 April 1742. Handel led the performance from the harpsichord, and Matthew Dubourg conducted the orchestra. Dubourg was an Irish violinist, conductor and composer. He had worked with Handel as early as 1719 in London.

Handel conducted Messiah many times, often altering it to suit the needs of the moment. In consequence no single version can be regarded as the "authentic" one, and many more variations and rearrangements were added in subsequent centuries—a notable arrangement was one by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, translated into German. Most modern performances employ orchestra, chorus, and four soloists: bass, tenor, contralto or counter-tenor, and soprano.

Handel himself was a devout Christian, and the work is a presentation of Jesus's life and its significance according to Christian doctrine. It is said that while Handel was writing Messiah, his valet would often find him weeping silently at his desk, overcome by the beauty and majesty of the music that was flowing from his pen.


Recordings of the music of the first two sections of the work are available from wikimedia commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Messiah

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Exhibition Devoted to Saint Martyr Yelizaveta Fyodorovna Held in Yekaterinburg

Source: rian.ru
11.04.2007
The State Ural Institute of Mines in Yekaterinburg is hosting the exhibition devoted to the founder of Moscow Marfo-Mariinskaya Mercy Cloister, the grand duchess and the saint martyr Yelizaveta Fyodorovna Romanova.

The exposition displays archive photos of the grand duchess and document copies of various periods of her life, including letters, cards, telegrams, appeals from organizations that were under her patronage, etc.

Yelizaveta Fyodorovna, the wife of the grand duke Sergei Aleksandrovich Romanov, founded the Marfo-Mariinskaya Mercy Cloister tending to the sick and poor in 1909 and was its first abbess. After the revolution the duchess refused to leave Russia, was arrested in spring 1918 and thrown alive to a mine together with some other representatives of the Romanovs dynasty. The tragedy took place nearby the town of Alapayevsk in Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg) region.

The Marfo-Mariinskaya Mercy Cloister existed till 1926. Its founder was canonized by the Russian foreign church and then by the Moscow patriarchy.

The exhibition is held in the framework of the programme "Revival of Marfo-Mariinskaya Mercy Cloister. For the centenary since its foundation."

The exhibition in Yekaterinburg runs till April 24.

2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs England

From Wikinews

April 11, 2007

England beat Bangladesh by 4 wickets (with 31 balls remaining) in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.


Toss: England won, and elected to field first.

Bangladesh innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Tamim Iqbal c Collingwood b Mahmood 8 7 2 0 114.28
Shahriar Nafees c Strauss b Mahmood 9 18 1 0 50.00
Habibul Bashar run out (Vaughan) 4 18 0 0 22.22
Mushfiqur Rahim b Flintoff 7 11 1 0 63.63
Saqibul Hasan not out 57 95 6 1 60.00
Mohammad Ashraful c Nixon b Anderson 1 6 0 0 16.66
Aftab Ahmed c Nixon b Anderson 10 5 1 0 200.00
Mashrafe Mortaza b Panesar 13 43 0 0 30.23
Mohammad Rafique c Strauss b Panesar 0 4 0 0 0.00
Abdur Razzak c Collingwood b Panesar 15 17 3 0 88.23
Syed Rasel c Flintoff b Mahmood 4 2 1 0 200.00
Extras (lb 3; w 10; nb 2 15



Total (all out; 37.2 overs) 143
15 1

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Tamim Iqbal, 1.3 ov), 2-23 (Habibul Bashar, 5.5 ov), 3-26 (Shahriar Nafees, 7.4 ov), 4-40 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 10.4 ov), 5-47 (Mohammad Ashraful, 13.1 ov), 6-65 (Aftab Ahmed, 15.2 ov), 7-112 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 29.0 ov), 8-113 (Mohammad Rafique, 30.4 ov), 9-137 (Abdur Razzak, 36.4 ov), 10-143 (Syed Rasel, 37.2 ov)

England bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
James Anderson 8 0 30 2 3.75
Sajid Mahmood 8.2 0 27 3 3.24
Andrew Flintoff 8 0 38 1 4.75
Monty Panesar 7 2 25 3 3.57
Paul Collingwood 4 0 14 0 3.50
Ravinder Bopara 2 0 6 0 3.00
England innings (Target: 144 runs from 50 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Ian Bell c Aftab Ahmed b Syed Rasel 0 10 0 0 0.00
Michael Vaughan c Habibul Bashar b Abdur Razzak 30 59 3 0 50.84
Andrew Strauss lbw b Syed Rasel 23 36 2 1 63.88
Kevin Pietersen c sub (Farhad Reza) b Abdur Razzak 10 26 0 0 38.46
Paul Collingwood not out 23 74 1 0 31.08
Andrew Flintoff b Mohammad Rafique 23 21 3 1 109.52
Ravinder Bopara b Mohammad Rafique 0 4 0 0 0.00
Paul Nixon not out 20 39 1 1 51.28
Extras (lb 4; w 8; nb 6) 18



Total (6 Wickets; 44.5 overs) 147
10 3

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Bell, 3.3 ov), 2-48 (Strauss, 13.3 ov), 3-70 (Vaughan, 20.5 ov), 4-79 (Pietersen, 23.0 ov), 5-110 (Flintoff, 31.2 ov), 6-110 (Bopara, 32.0 ov)

Bangladesh bowling
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs Wicket(s) Econ
Mashrafe Mortaza 8.5 3 28 0 3.16
Syed Rasel 10 3 25 2 2.50
Abdur Razzak 10 1 30 2 3.00
Mohammad Rafique 10 3 33 2 3.30
Saqibul Hasan 6 0 19 0 3.16

Bangladesh: Shahriar Nafees, Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Habibul Bashar (capt), Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel
England: I R Bell, M P Vaughan (capt), A J Strauss, K P Pietersen, A Flintoff, P D Collingwood, R S Bopara, P A Nixon (wkt), S I Mahmood, J M Anderson, M S Panesar

Player of the match: S I Mahmood (England)

Umpires: S A Bucknor (West Indies) and S J A Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire: R E Koertzen (South Africa)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: B E Bowden (New Zealand)

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Dominion of British West Florida Flag flies in Canada!

The Right Honourable James Alcock, Privy Concillor, was kind enough to 'show the flag' for the Dominion at a parade in Pickering Canada.

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Vimy battle marks birth of Canadian nationalism

Vimy battle marks birth of Canadian nationalism

Updated Mon. Apr. 9 2007 1:26 PM ET

Mary Nersessian, CTV.ca News

Ninety years after the Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge, there is a renewal of interest in the landmark triumph, one of the nation's most storied military battles.

"My sense is that maybe young people are kind of poking around for some sense of who they are as Canadians," said Ted Barris, author of "Victory at Vimy" (Thomas Allen Publishers).

Historians have said Canadian nationalism was born atop the Vimy Ridge in northern France on April 9, 1917, when the 100,000-strong Canadian Corps claimed a strategic prize from the Germans near Arras, France that other allies had failed to capture.

"What it did was make them think they were terrific soldiers, and made them think Canada could do special things," military historian Jack Granatstein told CTV.ca.

People gather at the Vimy Ridge memorial in France. (CP / Jonathan Hayward)

One thousand Allied guns nearly hub-to-hub along the Vimy front fired relentlessly at German targets day and night for a week. (Victory at Vimy)

One thousand Allied guns nearly hub-to-hub along the Vimy front fired relentlessly at German targets day and night for a week. (Victory at Vimy)

Reconfigured platoons of the Canadian Corps consisted of an officer, several sergeants, fifteen riflemen, eleven bombers and a equal number of grenadiers, a Lewis machine gun crew of six, a couple of scouts, and stretcher bearers. Each member of the platoon knew how to perform his job and the jobs of nearly every other man in the unit - the key to victory at Vimy. (Victory at Vimy)

Reconfigured platoons of the Canadian Corps consisted of an officer, several sergeants, fifteen riflemen, eleven bombers and a equal number of grenadiers, a Lewis machine gun crew of six, a couple of scouts, and stretcher bearers. Each member of the platoon knew how to perform his job and the jobs of nearly every other man in the unit - the key to victory at Vimy. (Victory at Vimy)

The crenellated trench (like the top of a castle chess piece in this aerial view) ensured that an invading enemy had a limited field-of-fire up and down the line. (Victory at Vimy)

The crenellated trench (like the top of a castle chess piece in this aerial view) ensured that an invading enemy had a limited field-of-fire up and down the line. (Victory at Vimy)


It was at Vimy that the Canadian Corps captured more ground, more prisoners and more guns than any previous British offensive in the two-and-a-half years of war leading up to the battle.

Nine decades later, an overwhelming number of Canadians expressed interest in taking part in the Easter Monday celebrations that rededicated the soaring National Vimy Memorial after a $20-million restoration.

"It's been beyond anything that anyone would have imagined," Robert Mercer, an assistant deputy minister at Veterans Affairs, told a Senate committee in February.

Birth of nationalism

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was considered one of the major allied victories of the war. It represented the first significant turning of the tide against the Germans, who were removed from a significant spot in the Western Front.

"In a way, it was a sort of inspiration to those involved that the war would soon be over, and that the Germans would have to relinquish what they had taken," Barris told CTV.ca.

The milestone victory also marked the first time the entire Canadian Corps fought as one unit.

"Suddenly there was this chemistry of people coming together, who had for the most part, come from somewhere else. They were immigrants, they had come from empire countries, like Britain, Scotland, Wales, maybe South Africa and Rhodesia and the Caribbean," said Barris, a broadcaster and journalism professor, who will be travelling to France for the 90th anniversary memorial.

"But on that day and in the campaign leading up to it, they had become Canadians," he said.

But the nationalism that emerged among the Canadian Corps was only among the English-speaking troops, Granatstein said.

"There was only one battalion of francophones in the 48 battalions of the Canadian Corps and if there was nationalism formed, it was English-Canadian nationalism," Granatstein said.

"Quebec was a reluctant participant in the war, and there was a real shortfall in the percentage of francophones enlisting, there was real opposition to the war, and there was the fear that casualties would lead to conscription as of course it did," he said.

Battle of Arras

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the earlier battles in a larger British campaign, known as the Battle of Arras, during the First World War.

The Canadian Corps was ordered to seize the seven-kilometre ridge in April 1917.

A key asset for most of the First World War, the strategic ridge was one of the most heavily defended points on the entire Western Front and held a commanding view over the Allied lines. Rising 61 metres above the Douai Plain, it allowed the Germans a vantage point that gave them control over much of the surrounding territory.

The ridge, which was considered one of the Germans' most impregnable strongpoints, protected an area of occupied northern France where mines and factories were in full production for Germany.

Where other allied armies, such as the French and the British, had repeatedly tried and failed to seize the difficult position, the Allied commanders decided to launch another assault in 1917.

This time, the duty was handed to the relatively fresh Canadians, who carefully planned and rehearsed their attack.

As the Canadian Commander of the 1st Division, Maj.-Gen. Arthur Currie, said," Take time to train them."

And so they did -- building full-scale replicas of the Vimy terrain where Canadian units rehearsed exactly what they would do during the attack.

"They took every man and infantryman back behind the lines trained everybody over a replica of No Man's Land," Barris said.

"They rehearsed the attack over and over and over again, sharing information about the strategy from the top man to lowest man on ladder. This was unheard of because information was the domain of officers. Suddenly information was the domain of every man in the Canadian army."

'Week of suffering'

On April 2, the Canadians initiated the largest artillery barrage in history at that point.

Using over one million shells, the Canadians shelled the German trenches.

The German artillery pieces were harboured behind the ridge, but with aerial reconnaissance and other spotting methods that used sound and light, the Canadians were able to locate and destroy more than 80 per cent of enemy guns before they even stepped into No Man's Land.

"They pinpointed all the German guns way, way, way behind the German lines. ... Canadians scientifically managed to pinpoint where all the German guns were, the ones that could inflict real damage," Barris said.

By the time the infantry set out, the Germans bore the brunt of a million artillery shells. The Germans called the period "the week of suffering."

Some said the attack was so loud, it was heard all the way in London.

At dawn on April 9, 1917, all four divisions of the Canadian Corps, totalling 100,000 men, launched their attack.

Creeping artillery barrage

The key to their victory was the innovation of a creeping artillery barrage that would not only isolate enemy trenches, but serve as a moving wall of high explosives and shrapnel that would protect the advancing soldiers.

While it had been used previously by the British at the Battle of the Somme, it had outpaced the soldiers in that confrontation and both sides often shelled their own troops.

The Canadians perfected the technique at Vimy Ridge, advancing behind a continuous line of shells.

"Chaps, you shall go over exactly like a railroad train, on time, or you shall be annihilated," warned Canadian Corps commander Sir Julian Byng.

Behind the barrage advanced 20,000 soldiers of the first attacking wave of the four divisions.

The barrage would function as a screen for the troops to hide from view. Every few minutes, the cannons would target a higher aim, moving the artillery fire forward by about 90 metres.

The Canadian foot soldiers on the attack were expected to keep moving forward. If they fell behind, they would become targets for the enemy soldiers watching from the ridge.

But if they moved too far forward, they were in danger of coming under fire from their own troops.

Until the battle of Vimy, the ever-growing Canadian force had been farmed out to allied troops as reinforcements.

Suddenly the troops were battling alongside Canadians from across the country, fighting for a common cause on one front.

While there was some hand-to-hand combat, the greatest resistance came from the machine guns located in the German intermediate line.

Three of the four divisions overcame the resistance to capture their part of the ridge by midday.

In the final stage of the battle, the 2nd Canadian Division was assisted by the British 13th Brigade, which fell under its command for the operation.

"Several of diaries and manuscripts I found reveal that the men talked about a greater sense of being Canadian than ever before because they were suddenly these four divisions of Canada together," Barris said.

Greg Clark, who had left his job at the Toronto Daily Star to join the army, described the ridge as a symbol to the Germans of "a sort of bastion for their line of conquest across France."

Within days it would become a measure of the Canadians' success.

By April 12, Canadians controlled the entire ridge.

"For the first time in our history, the four Canadians lined up along that infernal and stinking front, shoulder to shoulder," Clark wrote, "in order ... the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Divisions. There is symbolism ... Canadians from Atlantic to Pacific, a solid line."

The Douai Plain below him looked "like the kingdoms of the earth ... As far as the eye could see, south, north, along the miles of ridge, there were the Canadians. And I experienced my first full sense of nationhood," Clark wrote.

It was a sentiment echoed time and time again.

"Next to you in this campaign was somebody from the Maritimes, or downtown Toronto, or Saskatchewan, or caribou country of B.C.," Barris said.

Brig.-Gen. A.E. Ross declared after the war, "in those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation."

Indeed, Canada suffered its share of growing pains, with more than 10,000 casualties, 3,598 fatal. Still, the level of casualties at Vimy was far lighter than the average of many assaults on the Western Front.

Earlier French, British and German battles at the Ridge had cost them at least 200,000 casualties.

"The coverage in Canada immediately after -- and in Britain and the U.S. -- also painted this as a big victory. Part of it was because there weren't many big victories then for the allies," Granatstein said.

It is said that upon learning of the victory, a French soldier exclaimed "C'est impossible!" ("It's impossible!")

When he was told it was the Canadians behind the victory, he replied: "Ah! Les Canadiens! C'est possible!" ("Ah! The Canadians! It is possible!").

The Canadian success at Vimy marked a significant turning-point for the Allies. A year-and-a-half later, the Great War -- the war to end all wars -- had come to an end.

Granatstein believes the renewed interest in the Battle of Vimy could well be linked to the Canadian mission in Afghanistan.

"There has been a substantial growth of interest in Canada's military past and I think the Afghan war contributes to this as well, the fact that we're taking casualties in battle again," Granatstein told CTV.ca.

"The war may not be wholly accepted by the public -- but the interest in the soldiers and the fact that Canadians will say at the drop of a hat 'We support our soldiers' must be having some carryover into this," he said.

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