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Wednesday, June 9, 1999. World Cup Edition No. 24

IN THIS EDITION:

* Match Report - Zimbabwe v Australia * Quotes * Magic Moment * Full Scorecard * Super Six Points Table * Thursday's fixture

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JOHNSON BLAZES AWAY FOR ZIM

By Trevor Chesterfield

London - Zimbabwe's balloon, almost burst at Headingley by New Zealand, was finally popped at Lord's today by Australia. Yet their World Cup semi-final spot is almost secured while the lads from Down Under are still struggling to make the last four.

Despite an impeccable third limited-overs international century by Zimbabwe's steel-willed all-rounder Neil Johnson, whose batting has been a revelation this tournament, the snap and bark of the underdog from Africa was worse than their bite. They lost their middle-order all too rapidly and the game by 44 runs on a rare sun-splashed day.

Johnson's undefeated 132 was as uncompromisingly tough and as skilled in a Final total of 259 for six as Mark Waugh's three-figure total in Australia's score of 303 for four. It was not a bad effort at all from Johnners: winning man of the match award (his second this World Cup) and becoming the first Zimbabwean to score a century at Lord's.

The Wizards of Oz, who misplaced their magic wand early in the tournament now need a victory over South Africa at Headingley in Leeds on Sunday if they are to reach the last four: not at all the sort of hill they would like to climb unless they know they can beat South Africa.

It is an uncomfortable feeling as the Super Sixes reaches the crucial stage over the next four days, after Australia, who had to win their three matches in this second phase to reach the last four, gained a fairly comprehensive victory at headquarters.

At least the Kiwis have a look in with their game against India at Trent Bridge on Saturday which is cold comfort for Steve Waugh's side. Yet there was enough sparkle in the Zimbabwe batting to give them their moment of glory in defeat. Johnson had not bowled with the sort of command he has displayed in most games, deserves some special recognition for not giving it away.

He showed the sort of spirit Kepler Wessels would have been quite happy to acknowledge. It was, to an extent, the Wessels brand of hard-nosed attitude which saw him nurse the innings through to the sort of conclusion which showed that he is going to be a tough competitor in the Test series with South Africa later in the year.

There were some handsome shots, too: confident drives and a couple of sixes which did not go unnoticed, or misplaced on the scoresheet, where all the details count.

Not that the Australian bowling was all that tight. It was sloppy, bland and lacked punch. What Shane Warne was trying to prove begs a query or two. Two men in at short cover: an intimidatory tactic which allowed Johnson and his opening partner Grant Flower and later Murray Goodwin to establish early control. Even Paul Reiffel in his first spell was carved around. But Warne, brought on at the Nursery End gave away 29 in his first three overs as Johnson helped himself with some quality strokeplay. The 114 runs Johnson and Goodwin, the two 'imports' put together for the second wicket sparked some thought of a Chelmsford upset. But it could not last. Not against a side as streetwise as Australia. Once Goodwin went it was a matter for someone to bat through and Johnson had the character to carry it off.

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QUOTES

Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell on chasing the target: 'A good launching pad then we lost three or four wickets at crucial stages that put us behind the blackboard a bit, obviously it's never easy chasing three hundred, but it looked like we could get quite close at one stage'

Campbell on the toss: 'I thought there would be a bit of early moisture. We would have been unhappy chasing 240-250, there was some movement there if you put the ball in the right area.'

Campbell on South Africa v Australia: 'I think the South Africans are a better one day side, they have better all-rounders. The balance is slightly in favour of the South Africans

Australian captain Steve Waugh on Australia's performance: 'The batting was great, three hundred was an excellent score and we continued on from where we left off in the last game. Bowling wise the first ten overs were pretty good, the next 15 were ordinary, and then we came back pretty strongly. After that our bowling wasn't quite good enough today.

Waugh on the toss: 'I would have definitely batted on that wicket, it was a good wicket. The sun was out, and its always hard chasing a big total'

Waugh on South Africa: 'Well pretty much play the way we have been playing, we'll keep the intensity as it is, that's the main thing in one day cricket. The South Africans play their cricket similar to us. I'm looking forward to that game, and that will be a pointer towards I think who is going to carry on and win the World Cup.'

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MAGIC MOMENT

An easy one. The single to deep midwicket that brought up 'Magic' Johnson's century off 118 balls - the first by a Zimbabwean for Zimbabwe at Lord's.

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SCORECARD

ODI # 1477 ICC World Cup, 1999, 5th Super Six Match Australia v Zimbabwe Lord's, London 9 June 1999 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 44 runs Points: Australia 2, Zimbabwe 0

Toss: Zimbabwe Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and RE Koertzen (SA) TV Umpire: DL Orchard (SA) Match Referee: Talat Ali (Pak) Man of the Match: NC Johnson

Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4 6 +AC Gilchrist lbw b Johnson 10 28 1 0 ME Waugh c Goodwin b Johnson 104 120 13 0 RT Ponting b Olonga 36 35 4 0 DS Lehmann retired hurt 6 8 0 0 *SR Waugh b GJ Whittall 62 61 5 2 MG Bevan not out 37 35 2 0 TM Moody not out 20 22 0 1 Extras (lb 6, w 13, nb 9) 28 Total (4 wickets, 50 overs) 303

DNB: SK Warne, DW Fleming, PR Reiffel, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-18 (Gilchrist, 6.2 ov), 2-74 (Ponting, 14.1 ov), 3-226 (SR Waugh, 38.5 ov), 4-248 (ME Waugh, 42.5 ov).

Bowling O M R W Johnson 8 0 43 2 (1nb, 3w) Streak 10 0 50 0 (2nb, 1w) Olonga 7 0 62 1 (5nb, 1w) GJ Whittall 4 0 24 1 (2w) Strang 10 1 47 0 (1w) AR Whittall 8 1 51 0 (1nb, 1w) GW Flower 3 0 20 0

Zimbabwe innings (target: 304 runs from 50 overs) R B 4 6 NC Johnson not out 132 144 14 2 GW Flower lbw b McGrath 21 32 1 0 MW Goodwin c Moody b Bevan 47 56 7 0 +A Flower c Gilchrist b Reiffel 0 1 0 0 *ADR Campbell c Fleming b Reiffel 17 22 2 0 GJ Whittall c ME Waugh b Reiffel 0 3 0 0 DP Viljoen st Gilchrist b Warne 5 13 0 0 HH Streak not out 18 29 0 0 Extras (lb 6, w 13) 19 Total (6 wickets, 50 overs) 259

DNB: PA Strang, AR Whittall, HK Olonga.

FoW: 1-39 (GW Flower, 10.1 ov), 2-153 (Goodwin, 28.2 ov), 3-154 (A Flower, 29.1 ov), 4-188 (Campbell, 35.2 ov), 5-189 (GJ Whittall, 35.5 ov), 6-200 (Viljoen, 38.5 ov).

Bowling O M R W McGrath 10 1 33 1 (2w) Fleming 10 0 46 0 (3w) Warne 9 0 55 1 (1w) Reiffel 10 0 55 3 (4w) Moody 6 0 38 0 Bevan 5 1 26 1 (2w)

Reserve match referee: JR Reid (NZ) 4th (reserve) umpire: AGT Whitehead DS Lehmann 1x4 all run DS Lehmann retired hurt at 97/2 (16.6 ov) (injured left hand) ME Waugh 50 off 59 balls, 7x4 0x6 SR Waugh 50 off 54 balls, 4x4 1x6 ME Waugh 100 off 115 balls, 13x4 0x6 NC Johnson 50 off 58 balls, 7x4 0x6 NC Johnson 100 off 118 balls, 11x4 1x6

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World Cup 1999 Super Six Points Table:

P W L NR T Pts Net-RR PCF Zimbabwe 4 2 1 1 - 5 -0.09 4 Australia 4 2 2 - - 4 +0.44 0 South Africa 3 2 1 - - 4 -0.20 2 Pakistan 4 2 2 - - 4 +0.10 4 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 - 3 -0.40 2 India 4 1 3 - - 2 -0.14 0

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