- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.5 on the back foot, woeful shot, trying to half cut a ball that was too close, would've been a great shot if there was no slips but there was two of them, Thorpe being at 1st slip 7/126.3 and the bowling change does the business, it makes a difference using a real bowler, Gough grabs the inside edge, and Stewart with an excellent diving take down the leg side 107/240.1 coming down the wicket, trying for a big straight drive, misplayed badly, flies high into the air, Gough moves around slightly from mid on to take a safe catch 150/629 brilliant ball, pitching on the off stump, then seaming in middle and leg, Odumbe trying to drive thru the off side, well missed, Gough 100 wickets in ODIs 115/333.1 the arm ball stays straight and grabs the inside edge past the leg stump, may as well slash his wrists rather than take that run, and Fairbrother manages to hit the bowler's end direct to top it off 130/437.5 spinning down the leg side, Vadher with little clue of what he's doing, effectively bowled around his legs by an off spinner 142/545.4 yorker, aimed at the leg stump, collected the leg stump, simple as you like, Aasif playing ove rthe top of it 181/746.4 gorgeous delivery, only the incompetance of the tailender could've have stopped that, inswinger yorker, pitching on the middle stump, collects the leg stump, Suji playing down the off stump line 186/849.4 to Thorpe at mid wicket, bang down go the bowler's stumps 203/10Extras15 (b 1, lb 5, nb 3, w 6)TOTAL203 all out (49.4 Overs, RR: 4.08)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Kennedy Otieno, 3.5 ov), 2-107 (Ravi Shah, 26.3 ov), 3-115 (Maurice Odumbe, 28.6 ov), 4-130 (Hitesh Modi, 33.1 ov), 5-142 (Alpesh Vadher, 37.5 ov), 6-150 (Steve Tikolo, 40.1 ov), 7-181 (Aasif Karim, 45.4 ov), 8-186 (Tony Suji, 46.4 ov), 9-202 (Mohammad Sheikh, 48.5 ov), 10-203 (Martin Suji, 49.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB D Gough 10 1 34 4 3.40 2 1 ID Austin 9.4 0 41 1 4.24 2 0 AD Mullally 10 0 41 0 4.10 2 2 MA Ealham 10 0 49 2 4.90 0 0 RDB Croft 10 1 32 1 3.20 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.4 perfect inward movement, Stewart not getting forward enough, the gate is found, the ball crashes into the off stump, great ball 45/1Extras32 (b 5, lb 6, nb 8, w 13)TOTAL204/1 (39 Overs, RR: 5.23)Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Alec Stewart, 9.4 ov)
Match Details
Series
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
18 May 1999 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
England 2, Kenya 0
Match Notes
- The start of the match was delayed by 90 minutes due to a wet ground. The rescheduled times of play was 12:15pm to 3:45pm and 4:30pm to 8:00pm
- SO Tikolo 50 off 70 balls, 7x4 0x6
- Further rain stopped play from 5:57pm to 6:39pm with England on 98/1 off 20 overs
- N Hussain 50 off 87 balls, 7x4 0x6
- GA Hick 50 off 75 balls, 7x4 0x6
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