Tears of joy

Malachi Jones, the 17-year-old Bermuda seamer, admitted that he was so overjoyed with taking a wicket with his first World Cup delivery that he couldn't help bursting into tears.

Jones, the third youngest player to feature in the World Cup, claimed the scalp of the India opener Robin Uthappa with his opening ball at the Queen's Park Oval on Monday. Dwayne Leverock, all 255 pounds (116kg) of him, dived to his right to pouch the chance.

Jones said: "I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I just tried to get my line and length. But I couldn't believe getting a wicket with my first ball."

Jones's mother and grandmother were at the ground to witness his big moment. "I was up all last night and couldn't sleep because all I wanted was to see Malachi to do something special," his grandmother Winnie told the Bermuda Royal Gazette. "But I never expected he would do anything like this. I am so proud of Malachi and this has certainly made my vacation."