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| March 07, 2007 | Wednesday | Safar 17, 1428 |
England trounce Bermuda
KINGSTOWN (St Vincent), March 6: Jon Lewis took three wickets to help England skittle out Bermuda for 45 to win by 241 runs in their first World Cup warm-up match on Monday (partially reported in Tuesday’s edition).
England used the 13-player-a-side format to employ all five of their pace bowlers and spinner Monty Panesar but their workout only lasted 22.2 overs because of the minor cricket nation's abject batting.
Lewis and James Anderson at least proved their fitness after picking up ankle and back injuries respectively during England's victorious tri-series campaign in Australia.
Lewis trapped Kwame Tucker lbw with his first ball, removed Clay Smith for nought and then bowled Saleem Mukuddem when the Bermudan left a straight delivery. Anderson bagged two for eight and Andrew Flintoff two for three off 2.2 overs.
The stands at St Vincent's Arnos Vale ground were surprisingly empty given the World Cup fever which has gripped the island. School children have been given the week off and some were in attendance.
Scoreboard
ENGLAND:
E.C. Joyce b Hurdle 7
M.P. Vaughan c Hemp b Hurdle 18
I.R. Bell c Romaine b Jones 46
K.P. Pietersen st Minors b Leverock 43
P.D. Collingwood c Minors b Leverock 7
A. Flintoff c Pitcher b Borden 24
J.W.M. Dalrymple c Pitcher b Borden 76
P.A. Nixon c Hurdle b Borden 17
L.E. Plunkett not out 10
S.I. Mahmood not out 15
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-5, W-11, NB-3) 23
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 286
FALL OF WKTS: 1-14, 2-41, 3-112, 4-129, 5-132, 6-186, 7-252, 8-261.
DID NOT BAT: J.M. Anderson, J. Lewis, M.S. Panesar.
BOWLING: Hurdle 10-0-58-2 (3nb, 1w); Mukuddem 10-0-56-0 (3w); Jones 10-0-60-1; Leverock 10-0-32-2; Borden 10-0-71-3 (3w).
BERMUDA:
D.A. Minors c Pietersen b Plunkett 5
O.L. Pitcher c Lewis b Anderson 2
Kwame Tucker lbw b Lewis 2
S.D. Outerbridge c Pietersen b Anderson 7
D.L. Hemp c Anderson b Flintoff 11
C.J. Smith c Nixon b Lewis 0
S. Mukuddem b Lewis 0
L.O. Cann b Mahmood 5
D.C. Borden not out 3
M. Jones c Anderson b Panesar 2
K. Hurdle c Anderson b Flintoff 0
EXTRAS (LB-3, W-4, NB-1) 8
TOTAL (all out, 22.2 overs) 45
FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-15, 3-23, 4-24, 5-28, 6-32, 7-38, 8-42, 9-44.
DID NOT BAT: I.H. Romaine, D.M. Leverock.
BOWLING: Anderson 5-1-8-2 (1nb, 2w); Plunkett 5-1-13-1 (1w); Lewis 4-2-7-3; Mahmood 4-0-10-1 (1w); Flintoff 2.2-0-3-2; Panesar 2-1-1-1.
RESULT: England won by 241 runs.
UMPIRES: R.E. Koertzen (South Africa) and A.L. Hill (New Zealand).—Agencies
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