GROS ISLET, March 23: Lou Vincent said his wife had made the difference after he ended a run of noughts at the World Cup with 101 in New Zealand's comfortable win over Canada.

Victory by 114 runs meant the Black Caps had won all three of their Group C matches as they cruised into the Super Eights in fine form.

And Thursday's win was made all the sweeter for New Zealand by the sight of Vincent, who'd been out for nought in the wins over England and Kenya, finding his form at the top of the order.

Asked what had changed on Thursday, Vincent replied: “My wife's on tour.”

The 28-year-old right-hander had to survive a torrid first over from Anderson Cummins before getting off the mark in style with a six off the former West Indies fast bowler over cover.

“It's been an interesting start to the tour,” Vincent said.

“I really haven't enjoyed it too much. It's been good to put my hand up today and get through a tough stage and then cash in with the boys scoring at the other end which made it easier to anchor an end. “Whenever you've missed out a few times, it's natural to feel that you are not very good but the confidence from the boys around me and the season I've had so far, there's a lot of confidence within my game at the moment so I just knew it would come right if I hung in there and batted some time,” explained Vincent, who at the age of 12 moved to Australia before returning to New Zealand.

“When I was about fifty or sixty I felt the pressure release a little bit.”—AFP