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How they were out – New Zealand
How they were out – Kenya

New Zealand had few problems securing their place in the next stage as they gave Kenya a reality check with a 148-run victory in St Lucia. An injury-hit Ross Taylor struck an elegant 85 and Craig McMillan a brutal 48-ball 71, as the Kiwis compiled their highest World Cup total. Kenya’s top order then fell in a heap and Ravi Shah’s determined 71 only delayed the inevitable.With a view to the greater challenges ahead this was a useful workout for New Zealand. Four attacking half-centuries ensured the sixes tally cruised into double figures as the ball flew over the rope – and often into the stands – 12 times, McMillan responsible for five as his resurgence in form continued.Two early wickets for Michael Mason, recalled in place of Jeetan Patel, and some shambolic running from Kenya meant the match ended as a contest early in the chase. The only difficulty New Zealand encountered was reaching the 20-over mark between the showers meaning McMillan and Daniel Vettori were used to race through a few overs.When Lou Vincent’s poor start to World Cup continued with a fourth-ball duck it appeared New Zealand would be tested. But Kenya’s bowlers, who maintained such impressive pressure against the more placid Canadians, were harshly shown up as the military medium-pace and varying styles of spin were all treated with equal force. However, what will be more disappointing for the coach, Roger Harper, is the poor standard of fielding; at least four catches (not all easy) were shelled while Maurice Ouma was poor with the gloves.But New Zealand gave a lesson in how to deal with a potential banana-skin fixture – aggression. Fleming benefited from a series of long hops, pulling into the stands between square leg and long leg on three occasions, his footwork improving in a 53-ball half-century. After negotiating the early movement Taylor, too, became more expansive although he survived a tough chance to Tanmay Mishra at midwicket on 5 – the first of Kenya’s fielding fumbles.Kenya’s attack was toothless and second wicket came from an aberration by Fleming; Taylor knocked the ball direct to short fine-leg, the captain thought there was a run but he didn’t get within a bat length of the crease. Scott Styris quickly showed the confidence gained from his match-winning effort against England. Kenya again let themselves down, this time Jimmy Kamande dropping a simple chance at midwicket with Styris on 19.The third-wicket stand with Taylor was coursing along, Taylor’s half-century arriving off 80 balls, and Kenya quickly resembled a club side – not a true reflection of their ability. But Taylor, who’d bounced back after his opening duck against England, was then struck by the hamstring injury. He resumed with Vincent as a runner, but it was later confirmed as a strain. The injury hampered his movement and after one more crunching six over midwicket he popped a gentle catch back to Tikolo.

There was never likely to be a let-up in boundaries and McMillan swung merrily from the off as his sixes count started off the 12th ball. Styris continued to unleash the long handle approach, fifty coming off 56 balls before one attempt to clear long on was taken by Mishra. Thomas Odoyo had a moment of personal joy when he bowled Jacob Oram for his 100th ODI wicket, but McMillan’s striking carried the total well over 300.Kenya never had a real chance of making the runs, but their batsmen could have taken the opportunity to show their wares. Instead they were four down within 12 overs; David Obuya was beaten by Mason’s yorker, Ouma chanced a single to Vincent, Tikolo pulled to mid on and Mishra fended at James Franklin, the catch taken as it rebounded off Brendon McCullum’s glove.Shah could have gone at any point in his first 20 runs – more than once to a run out – but he slowly became more fluent and unfurled some classy strokes, including a lofted drive for six off McMillan, as his half-century came off 63 balls. Kenya’s first World Cup century was coming within view, but he chipped a return catch to hand Vettori just his third World Cup wicket.The margin of defeat did no favours to Kenya’s net run-rate, which has now slipped below England’s. However, unless there are two days of rain in St Lucia the final Group C clash will be winner takes all. Based on this effort it shouldn’t be close. New Zealand, meanwhile, can watch on comfortably and think of the Super Eights.

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Andrew McDonald produced a career-best 6 for 34 to dismiss Queensland for 119 and give Victoria the perfect start in their quest to catapult into the Pura Cup final. To qualify Victoria need an outright win and New South Wales to lose against Tasmania, but they will be confident of fulfilling stage one of the plan after demolishing the Bulls at the Gabba.Despite a fine 4 for 48 from Andy Bichel, Victoria had earned a 21-run first-innings lead by stumps after David Hussey’s 57 from 55 balls drove them to 5 for 140. It was a stunning result for an inexperienced fast-bowling attack that was led by the allrounder McDonald, who moved the ball dangerously during 13.2 overs.Queensland’s horrible day started when Jimmy Maher won the toss and batted, but he was quickly punished for his poor judgment. Conditions suited the fast men, with cloudy skies and a green pitch, and they struck twice in the first two overs, Dirk Nannes removing Ryan Broad with his third ball and Maher nicking Clinton McKay from his second.Queensland were 2 for 0 and the situation got much worse as they tripped to 7 for 57 when Bichel’s dismissal put McDonald on a hat-trick. Ashley Noffke, who stayed 70 balls for 13, avoided becoming the third consecutive victim and started a 36-run stand with Chris Simpson, who top scored with 34.Greg Moller, the No. 3, had tried to hit the side out of trouble, but he fell in McDonald’s opening over and was soon followed by Craig Philipson (14) and Chris Hartley (1). McDonald, who has 27 victims for the season and 727 runs, grabbed the final five wickets after Nannes started his first game since last year’s Pura Cup final with 2 for 36. Bichel hit back strongly, but Queensland will have to continue the fightback if they are to avoid going through the season without a home outright win.

In his first press conference since arriving back in Pakistan, Inzamam-ul-Haq has reacted angrily to the way his team has been treated by the media. He again apologised for their early exit from the World Cup but said the constant criticism the players received made life very difficult.”If the media and people keep on criticising the team, I am sure we can’t win any big tournaments,” Inzamam said. “Fear of losing always follow our players and it puts them under lot of pressure.”Pakistan crashed out of the World Cup after defeats to West Indies and the shock three-wicket loss against Ireland in Jamaica. It had been widely expected that Inzamam would stand down from the one-day team following the tournament but the manner of abuse he has suffered has left him feeling shocked.The press conference at the Gaddafi Stadium was a heated, fractious affair as Inzamam defended his years of service to Pakistan cricket. “Wasn’t I a citizen of Pakistan? Didn’t I serve this country for 17 years? Is this what I deserved?” he said, visibly upset at some of the questions.He also hit back at the match-fixing claims which have circulated following the defeats and subsequent murder of Bob Woolmer. Inzamam said it was “unfair” to talk about match-fixing after the defeat to Ireland and added: “The team over the past three-and-a-half years had been playing and winning matches. There were no such comments. Now they are spreading such rumours.”He went on to question the quality of the Sabina Park pitch for the Irish game. “The wicket was very difficult for batting. It was a green-top pitch. I had never seen such a wicket in the World Cup. The match became dependent on the toss. Unfortunately we lost the toss and Ireland used it to their full benefit.”However, despite all the recent traumas Inzamam reiterated his desire to extend playing Tests even though Pakistan’s next commitments are six months away. “If the selectors give me a chance, I am willing to play Test matches because I think age is no barrier in Pakistan cricket,” he said. “All I wish is that my Test career ends on a happier note than my one-day career.”

Ramnaresh Sarwan believes the tour of England is the perfect opportunity for West Indies, who he admitted were “in a bit of a turmoil”, to launch a new era.Speaking for the first time since arriving in the UK, he said it was important for the team to stick together and shake off the tag of indiscipline which dogged them during the World Cup.”Both teams are under a bit of pressure, after not playing that well in the World Cup,” he said. “We’ll have to be very careful what we do against England – but I think they’ll be a bit low on confidence as well. They didn’t do that well in the Tests in Australia, so this is an opportunity for both teams to revive themselves.”The West Indies board has gone to great lengths to ensure the players maintain their focus on tour. The players were given a handbook of rules and regulations before they left Barbados, including an 11.30pm curfew, which Sarwan is confident will be adhered to.”When we were playing at home there was speculation about guys being indisciplined,” he said. “Those rumours were unfortunate; when you are not playing well people tend to point fingers. I think the board realised there were perhaps one or two things that could be changed to help to take West Indies cricket forward.”Discipline plays a major part in sport, and sometimes you have to clamp down on that. We never had a curfew before, and that is in place now. I don’t think any of us will have a problem with that.”Despite the retirement of Brian Lara, Sarwan remains confident about his team’s chances. “Of course we think we can win this series – that’s why we’re here,” he said. I want to see us be positive and put in that effort which has probably been lacking in the past. If we can do that I’ll be very happy.”He will lean heavily on the likes of Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul who have past experience in England. The squad also includes youngsters Ravi Rampaul, Darren Sammy and Runako Morton and Sarwan remains realistic about what is possible in a short space of time.”West Indies cricket is in a bit of turmoil, and it is very important for this group of young guys to pull together as a team and move West Indies cricket forward,” he said. “It’s not going to happen overnight – it’s going to be a long process.”West Indies don’t have much time to prepare with just one match, against Somerset starting on Saturday, before the first Test on Thursday.

Cricket Kenya will be holding its elections on June 24 with all positions on the board up for review.Under the constitution, the elections had to be held by the end of June and the date was the last available to fulfill that requirement.Samir Inamdar, the current CK chairman, is standing for re-election. As Kenya’s representative on the ICC, as well as a member of the ICC executive board, he should be in London for the start of a week of ICC meetings starting on June 24, but he will have to wait in Nairobi for the election results before flying out.The last elections were held in May 2005 when the old board, headed by Sharad Ghai, was kicked out.

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Sri Lanka A raced to 170 for 4 in just 36.3 overs before rain caused play to be abandoned on the final day of their game against the Bangladeshis at the Colts Cricket Club ground in Colombo.After the Bangladeshis declared on their overnight score of 245 for 8, the Sri Lankan openers, Michael Vandort and Mahela Udawatte, put up a brisk 61-run partnership. Vandort celebrated his recall to the national team with an aggressive knock of 38, including five boundaries, before Syed Rasel had him caught behind.The loss of Vandort didn’t slow down Udawatte, who helped himself to a run-a-ball half century. He reached the milestone in style by hitting Abdur Razzak for a six and a four off consecutive deliveries. However, Razzak got his revenge as he bowled Udawatte in the same over. Three overs later, Shakib al Hasan dismissed former Test player Thilan Samaraweera leaving two new batsmen at the crease. After this, the Bangladeshi spinners managed to keep the Sri Lankans quiet until rain curtailed play for the second consecutive day.Mohammad Sharif was the most impressive Bangladeshi bowler on display and managed to stifle the Sri Lankans when they were on the attack. The opening pair of Rasel and Shahadat Hossain looked toothless against the rampaging Sri Lankan top order.The Bangladeshis will be disappointed by the amount of time lost due to rain, as they wanted to use this game to gauge their backup bowling for the upcoming Test series. The first Test starts on Monday at the Sinhalese Sports club ground in Colombo.

Two Ugandan cricketers who disappeared at the end of the World Cricket League in Darwin earlier this month have been found in Adelaide by Australia’s Immigration Department.The Age reported that Patrick Ochan, 18, and Jimmy Okello, 19, are expected to apply to stay in the country. It said that the pair were staying with Ken Skewes, a young South Australia player who they befriended at an Under-19 tournament, and he contacted the authorities when he realised that the men were being sought.The paid have valid visas until June 28, so no further action is expected until then.An editorial in Uganda’s New Vision was highly critical of the players’ actions. “It beggars belief that two key players can so wantonly disregard professional ethos in the way that Ochan and Okello have done, and the UCA’s response is to display an attitude that borders dangerously on nonchalance.”The UCA must earn their keep by investigating the two players’ “holiday” and providing the concerned public with convincing answers. And should Ochan and Okello eventually return, UCA must ensure they are robustly chastised for their behaviour.”

After announcing his withdrawal from England’s squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa this September, Marcus Trescothick has admitted his future at the highest level is in doubt.It is the third time in as many winter tours that Trescothick has withdrawn from England duty, following his early departures from the India trip last March and the Ashes tour in November. On this occasion he has given the ECB plenty notice of his unavailability, but he realises that they won’t necessarily come calling again for future tours.”I can only do my job and let the selectors and the ECB take care of that side of it, but it’s not rocket science to work out what is going to happen,” said Trescothick. “Time is going on, and naturally people will make their own minds up. But I’ve still got aspirations of getting back – and I believe I will get back. But it’s not a simple road, and I can only assess it as I play for Somerset.”Trescothick’s stress-related illness has been shrouded in mystery for 18 months, ever since he flew home from India in tears. But, with his wife Hayley expecting the couple’s second child in January, he feels that now is not the time to be away from home – regardless of the attractiveness of the two-week, low-profile Twenty20 format.”It was relatively hard and it would have been a lovely situation to get back in this winter, but I knew as the days went on and the way things were progressing that I wasn’t quite ready for it yet,” said Trescothick. “The baby is due in January and I have looked at that. My family is important to me, but it was more about other factors.””I can’t go into details as it’s quite a personal thing,” he said, “but I’m working with different people, trying to address problems that have happened in the past and trying to move on and find ways of coping with times when I don’t feel so good. I can only control what’s important to me and that’s making sure I get back fit enough to give myself a chance of coming back and being as good and better than I was before.”You spend so much time away from home now, and that’s something I will have to deal with if I make it back and play for England,” he said. “But every England game I saw on TV, I thought I would love to be back there. I saw the crowds and the lads playing, and it brought back memories of playing for England.”I thought I would love to have a crack at it – but then when I thought about it in depth I realised I wasn’t ready to go yet. As time went on, it wasn’t the right decision to make. If I get to the point where I believe it’s not going to happen, I’ll make a decision on that then. But while I have aspirations, I’m not going to give that a thought.”

Norman Arendse, the new president of the South African board (CSA), has issued a statement clarifying his country’s stance of touring Zimbabwe following media criticism inside South Africa of the current A-team trip.”The Zimbabwe issue was debated fully, and at length, at the recent ICC AGM in London. Despite initial criticism from countries like Australia, England and New Zealand, after full debate and discussion, the Full Member countries of the ICC unanimously agreed to retain Zimbabwe as a Full Member.”The Full Member countries also agreed that it is not for the ICC to take up any moral or political stance on any issue in any of the Full Member countries. CSA is therefore committed to fulfilling its ICC obligations, and will only not do so, if instructed by the South African government whether to play there or not.”Arendse said that the issue had also been debated at the Africa Cricket Association meeting a fortnight ago, and also at a CSA board meeting last week, and the same conclusion was reached there. “The decision to continue with the tour was unanimous,” he concluded.The issue of Zimbabwe was always going to dog Arendse and he is likely to face ongoing claims that he is hardly impartial on the issue. As a lawyer, he was retained by Zimbabwe Cricket to act against its own rebel players, led by Heath Streak, in 2004.

ScorecardPaul Grayson’s 87 proved the difference in the Minor Counties knock-out final, lifting Suffolk to an insurmountable 219 – and the trophy. Some tight bowling then had Cheshire stumbling to 26 for 3 and then squeezed them for the rest of their innings: Suffolk-ated as the tabloids may have had it.Cheshire will now have to content themselves with a tilt at the Championship honours, having already claimed the Western Division, with their final against Eastern winners Northumberland.This final, though, belonged to a determined Suffolk who pulled themselves back from 73 for 4, with the experienced Grayson played with an elegance and timing reminiscent of his first-class days. His stand of 85 with Chris Swallow (38) was the key partnership as they rebuilt and then marched on to a solid score.Having chosen to bat, Suffolk were in early trouble against the tight lines of Chris Finegan and Adam Syddall. Finegan starred with the ball, taking three wickets, and had a hand in a run-out and two catches. He bowled with a hint of swing, and trapped Ben France (24) playing across the line. Soon after he ran out Tobias Hembray, going for a needless second.Enter Grayson and Swallow, who both played unflappably, Grayson bringing up his fifty with a cover-drive punched off the back foot as he drove his way to a decent total. Nathan Dumelow, formerly of Derbyshire, eventually broke the partnership, Swallow rushing down the track and Matthew Dawson’s neat hands doing the rest. Danny Woods struck soon after, inducing a thin edge off Phil Caley (1), and then Finegan dismissed Nick Warn for 7, flashing outside off.But again Grayson stood firm, seeing Suffolk past 200, until he finally swiped to long-on. The innings tailed off quickly, Jason Whittaker trapping Paul King lbw (0) and claiming Martin Smith holing out to long-on to bring the innings to a close.This may be a clash of the minor counties, but there was some major talent on display, not least Grayson. Paul King and Martin Smith were hostile from the start, and Cheshire’s top order had no answers to their control.Ben Spendlove briefly threatened with 49, but his dismissal – Justin Bishop tempting him to feather his awayswinger through – prompted a minor collapse of some major wickets: James Duffy popping a simple return to Grayson, then Bishop struck again with a similar removal of Chris Bassano. A consolation fifty came for Matthew Dawson, but his efforts were more damage limitation than anything and Ben France cleaned up with four wickets.King and Bishop bowled intelligently in a game of one-sided chess – not to mention Smith, Grayson and later on France – and soon it was checkmate for Cheshire.