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Monday: 10/07 Contents Match review: 2 England v West Indies Match preview: 3 Follow the NatWest Series on-line... West Indies v Zimbabwe Welcome to the latest issue of the NatWest Series Newswire. Updated editions will be 4 available after each match. To receive your copy simply visit the ECB website at ecb.co.uk, Fixtures & regulations click on the NatWest logo and follow the prompts. You will then be able to print any or all of the Newswire pages. For scores from the NatWest Series and the NatWest Trophy use the live service provided in partnership with sportinglife.com. Just visit NatWest's website One day records at natwest.com and click on the NatWest series logo to activate the link. 5 WWestest IndiesIndies ZimbabweZimbabwe EnglandEngland ZIMBABWEZIMBABWE LOOKINGLOOKING TOTO STRETCHSTRETCH LEADLEAD OUTSIDERS Zimbabwe sit proudly at the top of leaving the Africans with a three-point lead at Hinds hit 51, and Lara led the way with 60, the NatWest Series points table after an exhil- the top of the NatWest Series table. Now although the total of 232 was not enough to arating opening round of matches. Andy Zimbabwe will face a fired-up Windies side in prevent Zimbabwe kicking off the NatWest Flower’s team romped to a six-wicket victory the clash at Canterbury. Series with a rousing win. over the West Indies at Bristol on Thursday, And Andy Flower will be desperate to avoid Now Zimbabwe will hope to make it three and underlined their credentials as potential a repeat Zimbabwe’s visit to Kent for a tour wins on the trot, putting the pressure on series winners with a fine five-wicket triumph match in early May. England ahead of their crunch meeting at Old over England at The Oval on Saturday. On that occasion, the tourists plunged to an Trafford on Thursday. And the Zimbabweans will have been cheer- innings and 163-runs defeat against Kent. ing as umpires Ray Julian and Ken Palmer aban- Flower’s side were shot out for just 159 and Table doned play after heavy rain in England’s clash 165, and the bowlers allowed the county side with the West Indies at Lord’s. to rack up 487 with Rahul Dravid amassing P W L NR Tie Pts R/R With the hosts reeling on 158 for eight - and 182. with Jimmy Adams’ batsmen itching to get to Windies’ skipper Adams will be hoping Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0 0 4 0.36 the crease - the West Indies would have fancied Wavell Hinds and Brian Lara repeat their run- England 2 0 1 1 0 1 -0.20 their chances of securing a two-point haul. scoring form of the first meeting with But they had to settle for just a single point, Zimbabwe. West Indies 2 0 1 1 0 1 -0.54 2 England v West Indies Squad 9th July at Lord’s Squad No Result 6 Shivnarine 1 Nick Knight ENGLAND opened their account in the NatWest Hick perished attempting to drive McLean and got Chanderpaul 2 Andy Caddick Trophy series at Lord’s - but only after heavy rain pre- an inside edge behind to wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs 3 Nasser Hussain (c) vented the West Indies from exploiting another and Matthew Maynard was bowled by emerging fast 7 Ridley Jacobs (wk) below-par batting display. 9 Brian Lara 4 Alec Stewart (w) bowler Corey Collymore attempting to shoulder arms Looking to bounce back from the five-wicket loss to a delivery which seamed back in and clipped his 19 Jimmy Adams (c) 5 Mark Ealham to Zimbabwe at The Oval and record their first points off-stump. 23 Mervyn Dillon 6 Craig White of the tournament, England instead slipped into trou- ble on 158 for five off 43.5 overs. Somerset left-hander Trescothick fell at the 29 Reon King 7 Graeme Hick At that stage, with the West Indies powerful bat- halfway stage, getting a leading edge as he attempt- 32 Corey Collymore 8 Darren Gough ting line-up poised, their chances of victory looked ed to clip off his legs for the single to bring up his 33 Courtney Walsh 9 Graham Thorpe slim but for once the weather came to their aid and second successive half-century, and giving part-time 34 Ricardo Powell they were unable to return before umpires Ray Julian 10 Robert Croft off-spinner Chris Gayle a simple return catch. 40 Adrian Griffith and Ken Palmer abandoned play for the day. Franklyn Rose then claimed two crucial wickets by 43 Mahendra 11 Andy Flintoff Put into bat in helpful overhead conditions, having Craig White caught behind before ending Nagamootoo 13 Alan Mullally England quickly slipped into trouble with stand-in Graham Thorpe’s promising innings for 42. captain Alec Stewart edging Nixon McLean to second 45 Chris Gayle 21 Vikram Solanki At 148 for six with only nine overs remaining, slip in the seventh over of their reply. 53 Ramnaresh England’s hopes of setting a challenging total looked 23 Marcus But unlike the previous match, when Graeme Hick Sarwan doomed with Gayle bowling Mark Ealham with a Trescothick was able to forge a productive stand with Marcus 68 Wavell Hinds Trescothick, few of the England batsman were able straight delivery to finish with two for 28 from his 10 25 Matthew Maynard to display the determination and application overs before Rose had Andrew Caddick caught at 76 Nixon McLean 79 Paul Franks required. square leg. 99 Franklyn Rose Quotes Scorecard (West Indies won toss) Best innings Quotes ENGLAND Behind Runs 6s 4s Bls Min Duncan Fletcher M E Trescothick c & b Gayle ............................49 0 5 79 106 West Indies Leg side 12 “ Trescothick has *†A J Stewart c Gayle b McLean ..................... 0 2 20 24 square Off side coach showed us he’s a G A Hick c Jacobs b McLean ...........................12 0 2 16 15 7 square very good player, M P Maynard b Collymore.................................0 00510 3 14 Roger Harper two very good G P Thorpe c Dillon b Rose .............................42 0 2 76 106 innings. He’s C White c Jacobs b Rose .................................10 0 0 29 28 4 9 “We are disap- pleased everyone, M A Ealham b Gayle.......................................17 0 1 24 29 pointed that we they say this guy R D B Croft not out............................................5 00799 Midwicket 12 Covers A R Caddick c Gayle b Rose ..............................0 0063 didn’t manage to can play. He plays Straight complete the the short ball well, D Gough not out...............................................2 00489 Extras (lb4 w3 nb2) .........................................9 M Trescothick 49, off 79 balls game. We were stands tall and Total (for 8, 43.5 overs) ............................158 very pleased with looks very positive. Fall: 1-23, 2-41, 3-47, 4-99, 5-120, 6-148, 7-152, 8-153. He’s got a good the position we Did Not Bat: A D Mullally. Key Player were in and would attitude and enjoys Bowling: N A M McLean 8-2-25-2, C D Collymore 10-0-46-1, F A Rose the game, and 9-1-42-3, C H Gayle 10-1-28-2, M Dillon 6.5-3-13-0. have liked the that’s crucial.” Umpires: R Julian and K E Palmer. Franklyn Rose game to have come The fast bowler ripped the heart out England’s to a natural end. Key Player innings, handing the West Indies the initiative - before Anything around the weather intervened at Lord’s. Rose cut short 200-215 is very Marcus Trescothick gettable, but we The Somerset opener is the find of the NatWest Series so far. He smashed Graham Thorpe’s hopes of a half-century, restricting 79 on his debut against Zimbabwe at The Oval in England’s opening match, thought it was the Surrey batsman to 42. Yorkshire’s Craig White (10) going to be quite a then followed it up by amassing 49 in the face of a hostile West Indies’ was another to fall victim to the Windies paceman, attack in the abandoned match at Lord’s. Now England fans will be pinning bit less than that their hopes on Trescothick as their campaign moves on to Old Trafford for with Rose’s figures of three for 42 completed with the by the way things the second meeting with Zimbabwe on Thursday. dismissal of Andy Caddick for a duck. went.” 3 West Indies v Zimbabwe Player to 11th July at Canterbury Player to THE West Indies will be on a revenge mission when they take Indies’ attack lacked its usual cutting edge and Andy Flower’s watch on Zimbabwe at Canterbury in the fourth clash of the excit- men cantered home with five overs to spare. watch Nixon McLean ing NatWest Series. At The Oval, Alistair Campbell’s 80 spearheaded the suc- Jimmy Adams’ men came off second best when they lost cess against England, who failed to come to terms with the Grant Flower Profile: Experienced in by six wickets to Zimbabwe in the opening match of the slow bowling of Paul Strang, Dirk Viljoen and Grant Flower. Profile: Brother of English conditions after series - a floodlit day-night clash at Bristol. The West Indies will be looking to build on their improved Zimbabwe captain two successful seasons But Zimbabwe will be keen to maintain their 100 per cent performance against England at Lord’s on Sunday where Andy, the experi- as Hampshire’s overseas start after an equally impressive five-wicket win against impressive pace bowling by Nixon McLean, followed by a England at The Oval on Saturday.