Date:18/07/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/07/18/stories/2006071804182100.htm

Sport - Cricket

Ganguly fails with the bat

London: Sourav Ganguly failed to make amends for his first innings flop, managing just two runs in the second essay for Northamptonshire, which is staring at defeat in a four-day division two county cricket championship match against Surrey.

Northants needed a big hearted display from its top-order batsmen after it was set a daunting target of 453, but none of the batsmen could stand up to the task, leaving the side tottering at 97 for six in the second innings at its home ground.

Elsewhere, Dinesh Mongia met with an almost similar fate, being out for his second consecutive duck. However, he did pick up two wickets for 62 for Leicestershire against Glamorgan in another four-day match. — PTI