April 10, 2007	Tuesday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 21, 1428

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PROVIDENCE (Guyana), April 9: Peter Fulton roared back into form with a responsible half-century as New Zealand posted a challenging 263-8 against debutants Ireland in the World Cup Super Eights match here on Monday.

The New Zealand opener made a brilliantly-paced 83 on a slow pitch, just when his team-mates had been struggling for runs against Ireland's disciplined seam-spin combination.

Fulton had made only 62 in his last three matches before regaining form with his sixth half-century which contained nine fours.

He did well to keep his end intact for a long time when wickets were falling at regular intervals from the other. He put on 54 for the fifth wicket with Jacob Oram, the second-highest stand of the innings.

It was only a late flourish by wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum (47) and James Franklin (34 not out) that helped New Zealand reach a respectable total, with the last three overs yielding 45 runs.

The pair put on 71 for the eighth wicket, with McCullum hitting a six in the last over that smashed a window-pane in one of the boxes. Franklin struck one six and three fours in his 22-ball knock.

 

Scoreboard
NEW ZEALAND:
P.G. Fulton lbw b McCallan	83
S. Fleming c Porterfield b Rankin	10
H.J.H. Marshall c Morgan b Langford-Smith	16
S.B. Styris c N. O達rien b Langford-Smith	10
C.D. McMillan c Johnston b McCallan	22
J.D.P. Oram c Morgan b White	20
B.B. McCullum c Morgan b Johnston	47
D.L. Vettori c N. O達rien b White	5
J.E.C. Franklin not out	34
S.E. Bond not out	0
EXTRAS (B-3, LB-1, W-12)	16
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs)	263
FALL OF WKTS: 1-35 (Fleming, 5.4 ov), 2-59 (Marshall, 10.6 ov), 3-83 (Styris, 16.3 ov), 4-118 (McMillan, 24.4 ov), 5-172 (Fulton, 38.1 ov), 6-181 (Oram, 40.4 ov), 7-189 (Vettori, 42.3 ov), 8-260 (McCullum, 49.4 ov).
DID NOT BAT: J.S. Patel.
BOWLING: Langford-Smith 10-1-41-2 (1w); Rankin 8-0-55-1 (7w); Johnston 10-0-63-1 (1w); McCallan 10-0-35-2 (1w); White 10-0-45-2; K.J. O達rien 2-0-20-0.
IRELAND: J.P. Bray, W.T.S. Porterfield, E.J.G. Morgan, N.J O達rien, A.R. White, P.G. Gillespie, K.J. O達rien, D.T. Johnston, W.K. McCallan, D. Langford-Smith, W.B. Rankin.
UMPIRES: S.A. Bucknor (West Indies) and S.J.A. Taufel (Australia).
TV UMPIRE: B.R. Doctrove (West Indies).
MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka). 輸gencies