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• Hamilton Masakadza became second Zimbabwean and 68th batsman in Testcricket history to score a century on Test debut when he notched up abrilliant 115* on the third day of second Test against Zimbabwe atHarare. More significant is the fact that Masakadza, at 17 years 354days, became the youngest ever batsman to score a century on Testdebut . Pakistan’s Salim Malik was the previous holder of this record.
• Masakadza also became the third youngest to score a Test century inall matches after Pakistan’s Mushtaq Mohammad and India’s SachinTendulkar. Only Dave Houghton has scored a century on Test debut forZimbabwe before Masadazka and at 35 years 119 days Houghton was almosttwice the age of Masadazka !!
• On the opening day of the match Masakadza had achieved the dictinctionof becoming the youngest player to represent Zimbabwe in Test cricketbeating Tatenda Taibu’s record who was 18 years 66 days old whilemaking his debut in the first Test of this series.

Youngest Centurions on Test Debut

Age	Batsman	Runs	For	Vs	Venue	Season
17-354	H Masakadza	115*#	Zim	WI	Harare	2001
18-327	Salim Malik	100*	Pak	SL	Karachi	1981-82
19-108	Mohammad Wasim	109*	Pak	NZ	Lahore	1996-97
19-119	Javed Miandad	163	Pak	NZ	Lahore	1976-77
19-152	A Jackson	164	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	1928-29
19-356	PF Warner	132*	Eng	SA	Johannesburg	1898-99
20-130	AA Baig	112	Ind	Eng	Manchester	1959
20-203	Ali Naqvi	115	Pak	SA	Rawalpindi CC	1997-98
20-228	GA Headley	176	WI	Eng	Bridgetown	1929-30
20-239	JW Burke	101*	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	1950-51
20-280	GR Viswanath	137	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	1969-70
21-209	PBH May	138	Eng	SA	Leeds	1951
21-237	BR Taylor	105	NZ	Ind	Calcutta	1964-65
21-286	BH Pairaudeau	115	WI	Ind	Port-of-Spain	1952-53
21-327	M Azharuddin	110	Ind	Eng	Calcutta	1984-85
21-328	OG Smith	104	WI	Aus	Kingston	1954-55

Youngest Test Centurions

Yrs-Days	Batsman	Score	For	Vs	Venue	Season
17- 81	Mushtaq Mohammad	101	Pak	Ind	Delhi	1960-61
17-111	SR Tendulkar	119*	Ind	Eng	Manchester	1990
17-354	H Masakadza	115*#	Zim	WI	Harare	2001
18-158	Imran Nazir	131	Pak	WI	Bridgetown	1999-00
18-249	Mushtaq Mohammad	100*	Pak	Eng	Nottingham	1962
18-257	SR Tendulkar	148*	Ind	Aus	Sydney	1991-92
18- 285	SR Tendulkar	114	Ind	Aus	Perth	1991-92
18-327	Salim Malik	100*	Pak	SL	Karachi	1981-82
18-335	Shahid Afridi	141	Pak	Ind	Madras	1998-99
19- 25	Mohammad Ilyas	126	Pak	NZ	Karachi	1964-65
19-108	Mohammad Wasim	109*	Pak	NZ	Lahore	1996-97
19-119	Javed Miandad	163	Pak	NZ	Lahore	1976-77
19-121	HG Vivian	100	NZ	SA	Wellington	1931-32
19-122	RN Harvey	153	Aus	Ind	Melbourne	1947-48
19-140	Javed Miandad	206	Pak	NZ	Karachi	1976-77
19-152	A Jackson	164	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	1928-29
19-191	AP Gurusinha	116*	SL	Pak	Colombo PSS	1985-86
19-218	SR Tendulkar	111	Ind	SA	Johannesburg	1992-93
19-265	Salim Malik	107	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	1982-83
19-291	RN Harvey	112	Aus	Eng	Leeds	1948
19-293	SR Tendulkar	165	Ind	Eng	Madras	1992-93
19-318	RG Pollock	122	SA	Aus	Sydney	1963-64
19-333	RG Pollock	175	SA	Aus	Adelaide	1963-64
19-356	KD Walters	155	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	1965-66
19-364	PA de Silva	122	SL	Pak	Faisalabad	1985-86

# not the final score

Youngest Players for each country

Country	Player	Age	Vs	Venue	Season
		Yrs-Days
Australia	ID Craig	17-239	SA	Melbourne	1952-53
England	DB Close	18-149	NZ	Manchester	1949
South Africa	PR Adams	18-340	Eng	Port Elizabeth	1995-96
West Indies	JED Sealy	17-122	Eng	Bridgetown	1929-30
New Zealand	DL Vettori	18-10	Eng	Wellington	1996-97
India	SR Tendulkar	16-205	Pak	Karachi	1989-90
Pakistan	Hasan Raza	14-227	Zim	Faisalabad	1996-97
Sri Lanka	CDUS Weerasinghe	17-189	Ind	Colombo PSS	1985-86
Zimbabwe	H Masadazka	17-354	WI	Harare	2001
Bangladesh	Mohammed Sharif	15-128	Zim	Bulawayo	2000-01

Tottenham Hotspur booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup courtesy of a 6-1 win over League One side Rochdale at Wembley on Wednesday night.

VAR dominated much of the post-match discussion, but it was a strong performance from a Tottenham side that will be desperate to land the trophy this season.

Erik Lamela looked to have sent Spurs ahead in the sixth minute of the match, but the Argentine’s effort was bizarrely ruled out courtesy of VAR.

The decision did not come back to haunt Mauricio Pochettino’s side, however, as they ensured that they would be present in the final eight of the competition.

Lamela, who is believed to collect £70,000 a week in wages at his English club, failed to get his name on the scoresheet, but the Argentine was very impressive.

He has not long been back from the hip problem that saw him miss a lot of football, but the Tottenham fans have been delighted with what they have seen in recent weeks.

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Jason Roy sat out England’s net practice in Bloemfontein due to a back spasm and will undergo a fitness test ahead of the first ODI with South Africa on Wednesday.Roy suffered the injury during the warm-up but England expect him to be able to bat during Tuesday’s session in order to prove his fitness. His absence would break up the opening partnership he has established with Alex Hales and possibly lead to Moeen Ali returning at the top of the order.The Surrey batsman has previously spoken about using the tour to build confidence ahead of the World T20 in India next month. Roy scored his maiden ODI hundred in the UAE last year and has been part of an England side that has won five limited-overs series out of six.

BBL ‘great experience’ – Rashid

Adil Rashid was one of the stars of the BBL, having been left out of the Test leg of England’s tour, and he has returned to international duty with confidence high.
Rashid, who took 3 for 55 in England’s warm-up win in Kimberley, is likely to be be a key player for England at the World T20 and he backed the ECB’s decision to prioritise his white-ball development above a spell carrying drinks for the Test side.
“It went well personally for me,” he said of his trip Down Under. “It was a chance to play against different players in different conditions in what is probably now one of the biggest competitions in cricket, after the IPL. It was a great experience to play in front of 40-50,000 people.
“It was a good decision to go out there, playing in a big competition as opposed to being here and maybe not getting any match practice.”

South Africa, meanwhile, have added allrounder David Wiese to their squad as injury cover. Albie Morkel had been due to join the squad but also suffered a back spasm playing for Titans in the Momentum One-Day Cup, ruling him out of the first two ODIs.An MRI scan showed some damage to the vertebrae in his lower back but Morkel could still be involved later in the series.”I think I have been playing some of the best cricket of my life in the last year and a half,” Morkel said. “If you cannot accept setbacks like these, remain positive and move on, the sporting world will be a dark place.”South Africa will also be without Kyle Abbott for the first two matches, in Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth, as he continues to recover from a hamstring strain suffered during the fourth Test against England. Marchant de Lange was called into the squad as pace-bowling cover on Sunday, with South Africa looking to manage the workloads of Morne Morkel and Kagiso Rabada.Wiese and de Lange formed part of the South Africa A attack dismantled by England in Kimberley at the weekend – taking 2 for 73 and 2 for 69 respectively – but JP Duminy denied that the hosts were below strength. South Africa go into the one-day series having beaten India 3-2 in India last year, following a 2-1 home win over New Zealand.”I don’t think we’re weakened. I think the replacements are good enough to stand in for those players,” Duminy said. “It’s not an interruption in any way for us. We know what’s needed as a squad and it’s important for us to stay unified as a team, no matter who the personnel are.”The confidence from the one-day cricket point of view has been pretty good… We’ve won our last two series. But we know this is a tough challenge that faces us, and that England have also been playing really well in this format.”

Chandana, 35, has called time on his international career © AFP

Upul Chandana, the former Sri Lankan allrounder, has retired from international cricket. He played 147 one-day internationals and 16 Tests during his 13-year career.Chandana, 35, made known his intentions to retire to Duleep Mendis, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief executive, through a letter today. According to Mendis, Chandana did not state his reasons for quitting.Of late Chandana, who is contracted to SLC, failed to find a regular place in the Sri Lankan one-day side. His name has been linked to the recently-floated Indian Cricket League (ICL) and there is a possibility that he has retired to sign on with it. SLC issued a statement some weeks ago saying that any player joining the ICL would be banned from all levels of cricket connected with the board.Recently Marvan Atapattu asked SLC to release him from his contract. Although Atapattu’s name has often been mentioned with the ICL nothing permanent has materialised. There are even reports stating that he may play for a province in South Africa.Chandana, a right-arm leg-spinner, hard-hitting lower order batsman and brilliant fielder, played his international cricket under the shadow of Muttiah Muralitharan. His chances of becoming a permanent fixture in the national team were few and far between due to Muralitharan’s presence.Whenever he was given an opportunity in Muralitharan’s absence, Chandana was quick to display his talent. One of his finest one-day innings was against West Indies in Bridgetown in 2003 where he played a match-winning role. Chasing 313 for victory, he was promoted up the order to No. 5 and smashed 89 off just 71 deliveries with four sixes.When Muralitharan withdrew from the 2004 tour to Australia, Chandana came into the Test side as the main spin bowler. Despite being expensive, he took a ten-wicket haul in the second Test in Cairns. With the passage of time Chandana’s position in the national one-day team was challenged by two other leg-spinning allrounders, Kaushal Lokuarachchi and Malinga Bandara. Although retained in the national pool Chandana was hardly selected.A product of Galle, Chandana, who began his career playing for Tamil Union and lately for Nondescripts CC, also represented English county Gloucestershire. He is one of the few bowlers to capture five wickets on Test debut, taking 6 for 179 off 47.5 overs in the Asian Test Championship final against Pakistan at Dhaka in 1999.In Tests he scored 616 runs and took 37 wickets and in ODIs. where he got more opportunities, he made 1627 runs, with five fifties, and captured 151 wickets.

The MCC, the body who are responsible for the Laws of Cricket, met last week at Lord’s to consider changes in the light of the row at The Oval.The MCC committee is chaired by former England captain Tony Lewis. “The Oval sequences were followed by us very carefully,” he told the Mail on Sunday. “But there was nothing we could do before the hearing. We still have to find out the truth of this matter. We had a good discussion. It would be wrong of me to say we are going to change Law 42 but we discussed it.”The committee will meet again soon to reconsider their discussions in the light of Ranjan Mudagalle’s decision.

Shane Warne believes Stephen Fleming struggles to read his bowling© AFP

Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath have set their sights on Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle for the two-Test series against New Zealand, starting on Thursday. The two batsmen have given the touring squad a boost by saying they are almost certain to play alongside Daniel Vettori, the side’s other injury concern.In what has become a traditional pre-match ritual, McGrath trumpeted Astle as his new target in a career list that has included Brian Lara, Michael Atherton and Michael Vaughan. “He’s a big key to their batting line-up and it’s probably 50-50 between us at the moment,” McGrath, who has dismissed Astle once, told the Courier-Mail. Astle is carrying a back injury but should be fit while Fleming expects to feel 100% by Thursday. Vettori is also confident his shoulder will be ready.Warne returns from a broken thumb, which restricts his ability to bowl the flipper, and quickly joined in the game with McGrath. “Stephen Fleming is the man I am nailing,” Warne said. “He is my mate and I am going to nail him. No more Mr Nice Guy to him. I want to really test him out. We will enjoy a beer after it, but I really want his wicket.”Warne said Fleming, who has struggled with a mystery illness since the Bangladesh tour ended, was crucial to New Zealand, but he found it difficult to read his bowling. “He will be one of their most important players because he will either open or bat three and if he gets through the new ball he can hold the whole innings together,” he said. “I will try and nail him because I am not sure he picks exactly what I bowl.”

Bangladesh’s budding fast bowler, Tapash Baisya, has suffered an injury setback at an intensive training camp in Dhaka, after dislocating his left shoulder in a boxing match.Baisya, 21, was impressive on Bangladesh’s recent tour to the Caribbean, where he took 4 for 16 in the rain-shortened second one-day match in Jamaica, before contributing with bat and ball during the drawn first Test in St Lucia, as Bangladesh were able to declare for the only time in their first 30 Tests.But Bangladesh’s injury jinx has struck again at the BKSP, the national academy. The squad members had been paired off to face each other in the boxing ring, in an exercise designed to help their "instantaneous flexibility". According to reports, Baisya sustained his injury after apparently missing a left jab on his fellow paceman, Tareq Aziz.In the absence of Mashrafee bin Mortoza, Baisya is the leading pace bowler in the country, but has now been advised to rest for three weeks, and may miss the forthcoming Asia Cup.

Tributes have been coming in, following the shock news of the death of Charles Knott, the former Hampshire cricketer and chairman, aged 88.Former Hampshire captain Robin Smith was shocked to hear of the death of Charlie Knott when I spoke to him at his Cape Town hotel this evening.Robin, who is hosting a touring party at the Cricket World Cup, was saddened by the passing of the man who invited him to join Hampshire way back in 1981.”I remember feeling very nervous when my brother Chris and I went to his home in Highfield,” said Robin. “He made us feel very much at home however, and put us both at ease.”Charlie was a legend at Hampshire, and although very tough with us if we made mistakes, he was also a good friend to all the players.”Robin continued, “One of the sad tasks that he had to perform was telling a player, sometimes just a youngster, that the club were not offering a new contract. He did that with feeling, something he did not enjoy, but was necessary.”I offer Iris, and his two daughters Gaye and Dawn my deepest sympathies.”County Director of Cricket Tim Tremlett remembers seeing the name of Charles Knott on the honours board at Taunton’s College, marking the occasion when he took a hat-trick in the Gentlemen v Players fixture in 1950.”Mr Knott was the cricket chairman when I joined the staff in the summer of 1975, and he offered a lot of advise to me, which I listened to as he was a tremendous bowler in his own right for Hampshire.”And it was that record for the county that gained him a lot of respect, so much so that he was Cricket Chairman for 21 years and was influential in bringing Barry Richards, Gordon Greenidge, Malcolm Marshall, Andy Roberts and the Smith brothers to Hampshire.”He reminises also about a game of snooker he played against Charles and professional standard partner Jim Bailey with Kevan James at the Old Yacht Club across the road from the Northlands Road ground.”They took us to the cleaners. We got absolutely hammered!”He has nearly 50 years of friendship and association with another legendary Hampshire spin bowler as well. Peter Sainsbury looks back with great happiness at the time he spent with him.”We go back to when I started on the ground – that is how long ago it was,” he said. “He was still playing when I joined the staff, although I never actually played with him.”But he was chairman of cricket when I played and when I coached and he was a very fair man. In fact, we were good pals – you cannot say that too often about Chairmans of Cricket and coaches these days!”It is terribly sad to lose Mr Knott, who was a fine amateur bowler in his day and a lovely man. He will be greatly missed.”He had a smile on his face though when going back to the early part of the 1952 season when the team and staff had their picture taken. “It was the first ever picture I had taken with the team, but I had to borrow his sweater as I did not have one.”We didn’t get sweaters until we were well established then.”

One player has leapt to the defence of the England team currently being mauled in the Ashes series – Australian skipper Steve Waugh.Despite the tourists’ two comprehensive victories in the opening matches of the series, Waugh says they don’t reflect the closeness of the contests. He adds that he has been made to battle for his runs.Speaking at the Trafalgar Square launch of the year-long countdown tothe Commonwealth Games, which begin in Manchester on 25 July next year, Waugh said: “It’s hard work. I’ve had to bat very well to get runs here, and I’d like to think people respect us for that.”England aren’t playing that badly. The results look very one-sided but weknow it’s a good contest out in the middle. There’s certainly no easy runs andno easy wickets so we’ve got to work hard.”It hasn’t happened (for England) because we’re a good cricket side and weput pressure on the opposition.”Speaking at the same event, Australian master spinner Shane Warne echoed his skipper’s thoughts and felt that England’s dropped catches had cost them dear.Warne said: “I don’t think we’ve allowed England to play as well as they’dhave liked. We haven’t actually let them into the game.”We’ve played pretty well and played some very good cricket, and as we’ve notallowed them to get into the game, they’ve always been behind.”We’ve got to be careful we don’t get too carried away. I don’t think we will;we’re a very professional team and go about our business and try to just worryabout ourselves, not the opposition.”I think that’s one thing that’s been very important to us and one of thereasons we’ve been successful.”Having said that, although the scorelines look like we’ve won quiteconvincingly, it’s actually been a lot closer than people think. They’ve hadtheir chances, and unfortunately from England’s point of view they haven’t heldonto their catches, and that’s probably cost them.”It doesn’t matter who’s batting; you can’t give a guy three or fourchances. No one means to drop a catch, and I think it’s probably the worstfeeling in cricket. No one likes to do it and no one means to do it – butsometimes at those moments you’ve just got to take it.”England have been fielding very well over the last 12 or 18 months, so Idon’t know what you can put it down to. I’m just hoping they keep doing it!”

Tottenham face a crucial trip to Crystal Palace on Sunday as Thomas Frank’s side desperately seek to halt their alarming slide down the Premier League table.

Spurs are sitting 13th after a turbulent campaign that has seen them win just six of their opening 17 league matches and lose five of their last eight top flight games.

The clash at Selhurst Park represents an opportunity for Frank to restore some confidence following Saturday evening’s crushing 2-1 defeat to Liverpool, a result that left the manager under mounting pressure from supporters who have witnessed just two home league wins all season.

The loss to Liverpool proved particularly painful for Tottenham after they were reduced to nine men following red cards for Xavi Simons in the first half and Cristian Romero in stoppage time, with the Argentine captain losing his composure after winning a free kick and throwing a fit that earned him a second yellow.

Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitiké scored for the visitors before a late Richarlison consolation, condemning Spurs to another setback in what has become an increasingly inconsistent and error-strewn campaign under Frank.

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Palace represent dangerous opponents for Tottenham, sitting five places above them, with Oliver Glasner’s side possessing the pace and directness on the counter-attack to exploit Spurs’ vulnerable backline.

Frank will also be without several key players through injury with James Maddison, Destiny Udogie, Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski all long-term absentees, while the suspensions for Simons and Romero further deplete his options for the crucial festive period.

Another player who’s been sidelined almost all season, and yet to make a single competitive appearance under Frank, is Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma.

Spurs were open to offers for the 29-year-old in the summer and he has been repeatedly penalised for disciplinary issues behind-the-scenes, with reports suggesting the Lilywhites have decided to sell him next year.

While Bissouma’s deal expires in 2026, Spurs do have an option to extend it by a further year, but before that, supporters and Frank will be hoping he can contribute on the pitch at some point first.

Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma could return from injury on Boxing Day

The former Brighton star, who played a key role in Spurs’ Europa League final win against Man United in May, has been called up to represent Mali at AFCON regardless of his injury.

According to Pierrot Le Foot, Bissouma has been ruled out of their opening Group A fixture against Zambia this afternoon in Casablanca.

The national team captain is one of three key players unavailable for the Eagles, alongside central defender Sikou Niakate and experienced right-back Hamari Traore, leaving Mali manager Tom Saintfiet with significant selection headaches.

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However, it is believed that Bissouma is on the verge of a return to action after resuming full training.

PLF report that Bissouma could play against Morocco on Boxing Day, or, failing that, against Comoros three days later.

This could come as good news for Spurs, as once the AFCON tournament is over, Bissouma could well be available for selection by Frank — giving them another option in the engine room.

However, he hasn’t exactly made the best impression since Frank’s arrival due to his off-field antics, so it remains to be seen whether the tactician will trust in his services.

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