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The International Cricket Council (ICC) claimed no responsibility on Mondayfor the Sahara sponsorship fiasco that leaves the India team without a teamsponsorship during a major global event.Sahara India Group withdrew their team sponsorship on Sunday, estimated tobe worth approximately $US13.5 million over three years, after the teamwalked on to the field against Zimbabwe without their normal Sahara logo.The ICC had forced the Indian cricket board to drop the logo after acomplaint from South African Airlines, an official sponsor of the 12-teamevent.In a media statement Sahara hinted at legal action against the Indian board,saying that Sahara would take steps to “protect national pride and enforceits rights, and initiate appropriate legal proceedings against allconcerned.”The BCCI may then demand compensation from the ICC, claiming that theirobjections to the Sahara sponsorship to be unreasonable considering thatSahara, which manages a small domestic airline, is not a direct competitorto South African Airlines.But the ICC is convinced that the Indian board will have to face up to theconsequences alone.”It’s really unfortunate that the Indian team sponsors have decided towithdraw their support and the matter is between the BCCI and the SaharaGroup,” said ICC’s Brenden McClements on the tournament’sofficial website.”The terms and conditions were made known to all the boards much in advanceand they should have sorted this problem between them,” he added.”I thinkthe ICC will not have any problem and there is no question of compensation.”This not the first time that teams have been forced to drop their mainsponsors for an ICC event.”In 1999 World Cup, the Australian team was sponsored by Ansett, while thetournament was sponsored by Emirates,” explained McClements. “The AustralianCricket Board decided to drop Ansett as it was a competitor to Emirates.”And, in this tournament, Bangladesh were forced to blank out their Cokelogos because Pepsi was a global partner.

The South Australian Women’s Cricket Association will tonight launch the2002/03 season and has announced the SA Scorpions team to play NSW fromNovember 9 – 10 on Adelaide Oval no. 2.Australian squad member and 2001 National Women’s League player of theyear, Karen Rolton, will captain the side, and is joined by fellowAustralian Squad member, Lauren Ebsary.Completing the squad for the opening game against NSW are: HeatherBooth (vc), Jo-Anna Kenney, Emma Sampson, Naomi Maidment, ShelleyNitschke, Amanda Taylor, Olivia Magno, Belinda Noack, Kris Britt, andCaroline Ward, who returns to the side after injury.Also in the State squad are: Neisha Iles, January Jackowiak, RebeccaPollard, Julie Woerner, Annette Johnson and Jess Lucas.Boosting the start of the Scorpions season is the appointment of GlenelgGrade Club and South Australian Cricket Association community cricketcoordinator, Mark Sorell, as Scorpions senior coach.The Scorpions season opener starts at 10.00am and is free to the public.

Sparkling centuries by Shoaib Malik and Imran Farhat as PCB Greens beat Blues by 50 runs in the the Super League Ramazan Cup at Gaddafi Stadium Friday.Batting first, PCB Greens scored 309 for four in the allotted 50 overs with skipper Shoaib leading the way with a spanking 127 off 102 deliveries.Imran Farhat, the left-hander, did not lag behind in notching up a blazing century, smashing 125 off 124 balls. But despite his heroics, PCB Blues were restricted to 259 for eight.Imran hit 11 fours and four sixes to win cash prize of Rs 2,000 for hitting most boundaries.Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan tried his level best to lift the tempo of PCB Blues’ innings. He returned unbeaten with 58 off 64 balls, which included two sixes and three fours.Leg-spinner Azhar Ali bowled best for PCB Greens with figures of four for 53 while lanky pacer Shabbir Ahmed took two for 24in 10 overs.Earlier, Shoaib made up for a slow start by PCB Greens’ openers Zeeshan Mohsin (52 off 102 balls) and Shahbaz Bashir (30 off 84 balls) who together spent nearly 29 overs in the middle during their partnership of 99.Shoaib caned seven sixes and nine fours while facing just76 balls. Asim Kamal, the left-hander, hit exactly 50 off 42 balls with seven hits to the fence. Shoaib and Asim were involved in a rollicking third wicket stand that yielded 133 runs in 72 minutes. Shoaib was richer by Rs 7,000 at the end o the match. He got Rs 5,000 for being declared Man-of-the-Match as well as Rs 2,000 for striking most number of sixes.Zulqarnain Haider, Greens’ wicket-keeper, received Rs 2,000 for taking three catches.ScoreboardPCB GREENS:Zeeshan Mohsin c Atiq b Imran 52Shahbaz Bashir run out 30Shoaib Malik c Naveed b Imran 127Asim Kamal lbw b Naveed 50Bazid Khan not out 13EXTRAS (LB-2, W-17, NB-18) 37TOTAL (for four wkts, 50 overs) 309FALL OF WKTS: 1-99, 2-106, 3-239, 4-309.DID NOT BAT: Khaqan Arsal, Kamran Younis, Zulqarnain Hyder,Azhar Ali, Shabbir Ahmed, Kashif Raza.BOWLING: Abdur Rauf 10-1-61-0; Sajid Shah 9-2-57-0;Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan 10-0-51-1;Abdul Rehman 10-1-48-0;Babar Naeem4-0-18-0; Imran Farhat 7-0-72-2.PCB BLUES:Usman Tariq c Zulqarnain b Shabbir 0Imran Farhat st Zulqarnain b Azhar 125Babar Naeem c Zulqarnain b Shabbir 8Ijaz Ahmed Jr c Zulqarnain b Shoaib 1Bilal Asad c Kashif b Azhar 10Asim Munir c and b Azhar 0Atiq-uz-Zaman c Shabbir b Kashif 13Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan not out 58Abdur Rauf c Asim b Azhar 1Abdul Rehman not out 16EXTRAS (LB-6, W-14, NB-7) 27TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 259FALL OF WKTS: 1-3, 2-39, 3-73, 4-93, 5-93, 6-147, 7-194, 8-200.BOWLING: Shabbir Ahmed 10-1-24-2; Kashif Raza 10-0-63-1;Shoaib Malik 10-1-45-1; Shahbaz Bashir 1-0-16-0;Azhar Ali 10-1-53-4; Kamran Younis 8-0-45-0; Bazid Khan 1-0-4-0.

ALISTAIR CAMPBELL: RECORD IN ALL FIRST-CLASS CRICKET

Alistair Douglas Ross Campbell – Born Harare, 23 September 1972Left-handed batsman, occasional right-arm off-spin bowlerCareer: 1990/91-2001/02Abbreviations: Capital letters for team names denotes a Test match.Man – ManicalandMash – Mashonaland * indicates not out inningsMat – Matabeleland + indicates wicket-keeperMCD – Mashonaland Country Districts *+ retired hurt/illMid – Midlands # batted firstZim – Zimbabwe/ZimbabweansGrounds:Alex – Alexandra Sports Club OG – Old Georgians Sports ClubBAC – Bulawayo Athletic Club OH – Old Hararians Sports ClubHSC – Harare Sports ClubNo. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1990/91 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalAgainst Glamorgan Campbell became the youngest Zimbabwean batsman to score a first-class century,at the age of 18 years and 192 days.1 Zimbabwe B v Pakistan B (4) 29 #145 – (6) 9 1 38 1 375/4d(Harare South, 3-5 Oct – L) (3) 29 262 – — 36/02 Zimbabwe v Pakistan B (4) 32 #436 2 — 204(BAC, 8-13 Oct – W) (3) 9* 65/2 – — 2953 Young Zimbabwe v Pakistan B (3) 1 187 1 — #469(Alex, 16-18 Oct – D) — – — 86/34 Zimbabwe v Pakistan B (5) 7 #252 1 — 421(HSC, 22-27 Oct – L) (4) 6 1445 Zimbabwe v Glamorgan (3) 100* 253/8d 1 — #320/6d(BAC, 2-4 Apr – W) (3) 63 296/8 – — 225/6d6 Zimbabwe v Worcestershire (3) 45* 157 – — 377/4d(HSC, 8-10 Apr – D) (3) 1 276/71990/91 SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM6 11 3 322 100* 40.25 1 1 5 9 1 38 1 38.00 1/38 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1991/92 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total7 Zimbabwe v Australia B (3) 35 193 – — #483(BAC, 16-19 Sept – L) (3) 9 309 – — 20/08 Zimbabwe v Australia B (3) 15 +239 1 — #383(HSC, 21-25 Sept – L) (3) 7 179 – — 36/11991/92 SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 0 66 35 16.50 – – 1 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1992/93 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total9 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Only) (3) 45 +456 – — 307(HSC, 18-22 Oct – D) (3) 0 146/4d10 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (4) 0 219 1 — #325/3d(BAC, 1-5 Nov – D) (3) 48* 97/1 – — 222/5d11 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (3) 52 283/9d 1 — #335(HSC, 7-11 Nov – L) (3) 35 137 – — 262/51992/93 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 6 1 180 52 36.00 – 1 2 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1992/93 (India) bat Score Total bowl Total12 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Only) (3) 32 322 – — #536/7d(Delhi, 13-17 March – L) (3) 61 2011992/93 (INDIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 0 93 61 46.50 – 1 – –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1993 (England) bat Score Total bowl Total13 Zimbabweans v World XI (3) 0 #160 – — 460/7d(Scarborough, 1-3 Sept – D) — 279/214 Zimbabweans v Surrey (3) 8 221/9d – — #304/7d(The Oval, 8-10 Sept – D) (3) 31 196/6 – — 189/9d15 Zimbabweans v Kent (3) 26* 53/1d – — #264(Canterbury, 11-13 Sept – L) (3) 4 83 – — 68/1d1993 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 1 69 31 17.25 – – – –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1993/94 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total16 Mash XI v Western Province (3) 4 116 1 — #310/6d(HSC, 12-14 Oct – L) (4) 64 246 – — 143/4dNo. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1993/94 (Pakistan) bat Score Total bowl Total17 Zim v Bank of Khyber XI (4) 135* 405/5d – (7) 4 0 19 0 254/3(Peshawar, 26-28 Nov – D) –18 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (3) 53 289 – — #423/8d(Karachi, 1-6 Dec – L) (3) 8 134 – — 131/3d19 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (3) 63 254 1 — #245(Rawalpindi, 9-14 Dec – L) (3) 75 187 1 — 24820 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (3rd) (3) 6 230 1 — #147(Lahore, 16-21 Dec – D) — – (7) 1 0 3 0 174/11993/94 (PAKISTAN) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 6 1 340 135* 68.00 1 3 3 5 0 22 0 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1993/94 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total21 MCD v Mashonaland (3) 33 #210 1 (5) 1 0 6 0 140(Harare South, 14-16 Jan – D) (3) 11 203/622 MCD v Matabeleland (3) 33 220/7d 1 (6) 1 0 16 0 #433(BAC, 11-13 Feb – L) (3) 14 17923 MCD v Mashonaland Under-24 (3) 39 249 – — #283(Alex, 4-6 March – D) (3) 73 296/8 1 (7) 9 1 25 1 29224 Mashonaland XI v Warwickshire (3) 4 296/9d 1 (6) 11 0 35 0 #396/5d(OH, 12-14 April – D) (5) 4* 138/4 – (5) 6 0 22 1 165/9d1993/94 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 10 1 279 73 31.00 – 2 5 28 1 104 2 52.00 1/22 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalCampbell took over the captaincy of Mashonaland Country Districts from Andy Waller during this season.25 MCD v Mashonaland Under-24 (3) 5 #347/4d – (5) 3.3 0 20 2 259(Harare South, 16-18 Sept -W) (3) 5 160 1 (5) 9 1 25 1 250/426 Mash XI v South Africa A (3) 53 #271 – — 499(OH, 20-23 Sept – L) (7) 11* 15827 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (3) 44 319/8 – — #383(HSC, 11-16 Oct – D) –28 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (3) 18 #462/9d – — 218(Queens, 20-24 Oct – D) — – (8) 2 1 1 0 193/429 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (3rd) (3) 99 375 – — #402(HSC, 26-31 Oct – D) — – — 89/3No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Australia) bat Score Total bowl Total30 Zimbabweans v Tasmania (4) 0* 141/3d – — #257/5d(Devonport, 18-20 Dec – D) (4) 1 156/5 1 — 136/3d31 Zimbabweans v Queensland (4) 9 #294/6d – — 223/5d(Maryborough, 29-31 Dec – L) (4) 0 129 – — 201/61994/95 (AUSTRALIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 1 10 9 3.33 – – 1 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total32 MCD v Matabeleland (3) 2 #123 1 — 127(Harare South, 20-22 Jan – L) (4) 2 336 – (4) 15 2 38 0 335/333 ZCU President’s XI v Pakistanis (4) 12 #301/4d – — 327/6d(Harare South, 27-29 Jan – L) (4) 1 143 – — 119/334 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (3) 1 #544/4d 1 — 322(HSC, 31 Jan-4 Feb – W) — 1 — 15835 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (3) 60 #174 – — 260(Queens, 7-9 Feb – L) (3) 0 146 1 — 61/236 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (3rd) (3) 14 243 – — #231(HSC, 15-19 Feb – L) (3) 18 139 1 — 25037 MCD v Mashonaland (3) 12 182 – — #188(HSC, 10-12 March – L) (6) 4 161 1 (6) 18 4 82 4 4211994/95 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM11 18 1 361 99 21.23 – 3 7 47.3 8 166 7 23.71 4/82 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total38 MCD v Young Mashonaland (3) 31 #309 1 (6) 4 0 8 0 182(Alex, 15-17 Sept – W) (3) 114* 264/2d 2 — 16839 Mashonaland XI v Tasmania (1) 8 #293 2 — 311/6d(HSC, 3-5 Oct – D) (1) 22 296/7d – (7) 3 1 12 0 162/340 ZCU President’s XI v Tasmania (4) 68 403/9d – (7) 1 0 5 0 #196(BAC, 9-11 Oct – D) — – (6) 3 0 13 0 309/441 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Only) (5) 0 #170 – — 346(HSC, 13-16 Oct – L) (3) 28 283 – — 108/342 Zimbabwe Board XI v Boland B (4) 64 229/9d 1 (5) 4 0 22 0 #238(Paarl, 27-29 Oct – D) (4) 49 176/7 – — 226/6d43 MCD v Matabeleland (4) 23 209 – — #152(BAC, 17-19 Nov – L) (4) 78 283 – — 34444 Zim Board XI v Northern Tvl B (5) 53 334/9d – — #339(Centurion, 24-26 Nov – D) (5) 28 131/7 – — 244/8d45 MCD v Mashonaland (4) 47 279 – (5) 2.3 2 0 3 #133(Harare South, 8-10 Dec – W) (4) 13 207/8 – (2) 25 2 77 2 352No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total46 Zimbabweans v New Zealand XI (6) 14 172 1/0 — #111(Wanganui, 2-4 Jan – W) (4) 23* 154/3 2/0 — 21247 Zim v New Zealand Academy XI (6) 38* 274/7d – — 213/1d(Whangarei, 6-8 Jan – D) (4) 59* 207/4d – — 109/148 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (3) 5 196 – — #230/8d(Hamilton, 13-17 Jan – D) (6) 3 208/6 – — 222/5d49 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (6) 17 326 1 — #251(Auckland, 20-24 Jan – D) (5) 34 246/4 – (6) 2 0 3 0 441/5d1995/96 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 8 3 193 59* 38.60 – 1 4 2 0 3 0 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total50 Mash Invitation XI v Yorkshire (6) 51 273/9d – (5) 18 8 48 0 #267/6d(HSC, 1-3 April – L) (5) 22 215/7d – (8) 13 1 50 1 215/7d51 MCD v Matabeleland (Final) (4) 0 #265 2 (2) 18 7 44 1 220(BAC, 19-21 April – L) (4) 9 128 – (4) 7.2 0 37 0 176/41995/96 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM10 19 1 708 114* 39.33 1 5 8 98.5 22 316 7 45.14 3/0 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl TotalCampbell was appointed captain of the national side after the resignation of Andy Flower.52 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (3) 12 145 – — #349(Colombo Pre, 11-14 Sept – L) (4) 26 12753 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (4) 36 #141 – — 350/8d(Colombo SSC, 18-21 Sept – L) (4) 4 235 – — 30/01996/97 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 0 78 36 19.50 – – – –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total54 Mash XI v Western Province (7) 32 276/8d – — #303(Alex, 26-28 Sept – D) (6) 19* 74/4 2 (5) 3 0 16 0 237/9d55 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (3) 76 314 2 — #118(BAC, 4-6 Oct – W) — 85/2 3 — 279No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Pakistan) bat Score Total bowl Total56 Zimbabweans v Combined XI (3) 1 #307/7d – — 236/8d(Sahiwal, 12-14 Oct – D) (3) 14 203/8d – — 238/957 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (3) 8 #375 – — 553(Sheikhapura, 17-21 Oct – D) (3) 15 241/758 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (5) 9 #133 – — 267(Faisalabad, 24-26 Oct – L) (5) 52 200 – — 69/01996/97 (PAKISTAN) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 6 0 99 52 16.50 – 1 – –1 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – – 27 6 76 2 38.00 2/58 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total59 Mashonaland v England XI (3) 55 280 – — #197(HSC, 3-6 Dec – W) (3) 53* 98/3 1 — 18060 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (1st) (3) 84 #376 1 — 406(Queens, 18-22 Dec – D) (3) 29 234 2 — 204/661 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (2nd) (3) 22 215 2 — #156(HSC, 26-30 Dec – D) — 2 — 195/31996/97 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 8 2 370 84 61.66 – 4 15 3 0 16 0 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total62 Mashonaland v Mashonaland A (3) 13 485/8d 1 — #181(Harare South, 28-30 Aug – W) — – (6) 3 1 5 0 15863 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (3) 2 #307 3 — 129(OH, 4-5 Sept – W) — – — 14264 Mashonaland v New Zealanders (5) 15 351 1 (6) 1.3 0 3 1 #174(Alex, 13-15 Sept – D) — 1 (6) 31 6 107 1 336/565 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (5) 18 #298 1 — 207(HSC, 18-22 Sept – D) (5) 21 311/9d – — 304/866 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (5) 7 #461 – (8) 2 0 13 0 403(Queens, 25-29 Sept – D) (5) 59* 227/8d 2 — 275/8No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl Total67 Zim v Sri Lanka Board XI (6) 39 #311/6d – — 313/8d(Matara, 2-5 Jan – D) –68 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (5) 7 140 2 — 469/9d(Kandy, 7-11 Jan – L) (6) 40 338 – — 10/269 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (6) 44 #251 – — 225(Colombo SSC, 14-18 Jan – L) (7) 37 299 1 — 325/51997/98 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 0 167 44 33.40 – – 3 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total70 Zimbabweans v New Zealand A (5) 0 #67 1 — 271/8d(Dunedin, 8-10 Feb – L) (6) 1 19571 Zimbabweans v Canterbury (6) 196 422/8d 1 — #100(Timaru, 13-16 Feb – W) — 4 — 26672 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (6) 37 #180 1 — 411(Wellington, 19-22 Feb – L) (7) 56 250 – — 20/073 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (4) 11 #170 1 — 460(Auckland, 26-28 Feb – L) (4) 22 2771997/98 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 7 0 323 196 46.14 1 1 8 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total74 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (4) 15 #321 – — 256(Queens, 14-18 March – D) (5) 5 302/4d – — 258/675 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (4) 23 #277 1 — 354(HSC, 21-25 March – L) (4) 14 268 2 — 192/71997/98 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM7 11 1 192 59* 19.20 – 1 13 37.3 7 128 2 64.00 1/3 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total76 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Only) (4) 0 #221 1 — 280(HSC, 7-10 Oct – W) (4) 25 293 1 — 173No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Pakistan) bat Score Total bowl Total77 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (4) 16 238 1 — #296(Peshawar, 27-30 Nov – W) (4) 12 162/3 1 — 10378 Zimbabweans v Lahore City CA (4) 71 #394 – (8) 1 0 18 0 287/9d(Lahore, 4-7 Dec – L) (7) 38* 239/6d – — 350/979 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (Lahore) (4) 5 #183 – — 325/9d(Lahore, 10-14 Dec – D) — 48/01998/99 (PAKISTAN) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 1 142 71 35.50 – 1 2 1 0 18 0 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total80 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (4) 13 #243 – — 232(BAC, 5-7 Jan – D) (4) 28* 333/2d – (4) 6 1 17 0 278/61998/99 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 1 66 28* 22.00 – – 2 6 1 17 0 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total81 ZIMBABWE v AUSTRALIA (Only) (4) 5 #194 1 — 422(HSC, 14-17 Oct – L) (5) 1 232 – — 5/0No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (South Africa) bat Score Total bowl TotalAfter this match, Campbell resigned the national captaincy.82 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Only) (4) 27 #192 1 — 417(Bloemfontein, 29 Oct-1 Nov -L)(4) 33 2121999/2000 (SOUTH AFRICA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 0 60 33 30.00 – – 1 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total83 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Only) (6) 15 #102 1 — 462(HSC, 11-14 Nov – L) (6) 25 14184 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (6) 0 #286 1 — 428(Queens, 18-22 Nov – D) — 136/385 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (6) 36 #174 1 — 432(HSC, 26-30 Nov – L) (7) 5 292 – — 38/486 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (3rd) (6) 9 #218 1 — 231(HSC, 4-8 Dec – D) (6) 27 197/7d – — 36/11999/2000 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 9 0 123 36 13.66 – – 5 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (West Indies) bat Score Total bowl Total87 Zim v West Indies Board XI (6) 116* #428 – — 198(St George’s, 4-6 March – D) –88 Zimbabweans v President’s XI (6) 158* 394 1 — #349(Pointe-a-P, 10-13 March – D) — – — 41789 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (1st) (6) 0 236 – — #187(Port-of-Spain, 16-20 Mar – L) (6) 6 63 – — 14790 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (2nd) (7) 1 #308 2 — 339(Kingston, 24-28 March – L) (4) 22 102 – — 75/091 Zimbabweans v West Indies XI (4) 13 170/4 1 (8) 1 0 4 0 #257(St George’s, 8-10 April – D) –1999/2000 (WEST INDIES) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 7 2 316 158* 63.20 2 – 4 1 0 4 0 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000 (England) bat Score Total bowl Total92 Zimbabweans v Hampshire (4) 150* 364/7d 1 — #131(Southampton, 27-30 Apr – D) — 1 — 234/493 Zimbabweans v Essex (4) 13 #315 – — 249(Chelmsford, 11-14 May – D) — 75/0d94 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (1st) (4) 0 #83 1 — 415(Lord’s, 18-21 May – L) (4) 4 12395 Zimbabweans v Yorkshire (6) 0 #235 – — 124(Leeds, 24-27 May – W) (7) 0 68 – — 14796 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (1st) — 285/4d 1 — #374(Nottingham, 1-5 June – D) — 25/1 1 — 14797 Zimbabweans v West Indians (4) 31 275/8d 1 — #407(Arundel, 10-12 June – D) — 108/1 – (4) 5 2 8 0 200/5d98 Zimbabweans v Gloucestershire (4) 59 #568 1 — 167(Gloucester, 16-19 June – W) (5) 9* 258/2d 3 — 13599 Zim v British Universities (5) 26 441/6d 1 — #261/8d(Cambridge, 21-23 June – D) –2000 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM8 10 2 292 150* 36.50 1 1 11 5 2 8 0 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total100 Zimbabwe A v New Zealanders (4) 23 168 – (7) 7 0 24 0 #677/7d(Kwekwe, 7-9 Sept – D) — 72/3 – — 137/3d101 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (4) 88 #350 1 — 338(Queens, 12-16 Sept – L) (4) 45 119 – (6) 1 0 3 0 132/3102 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (4) 0 166 1 — #465(HSC, 19-23 Sept – L) (4) 10 370 – — 74/2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (India) bat Score Total bowl Total103 Zim v National Cricket Academy (4) 114* #322/6d 1 — 323/6d(Indore, 8-10 Nov – D) — 320/5d – — 42/1104 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (1st) (4) 70 #422/9d – — 458/4d(Delhi, 18-22 Nov – L) (4) 8 225 – (8) 3 1 5 0 190/3105 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd) (4) 4 382 1 — #609/6d(Nagpur, 25-29 Nov – D) (4) 102 503/6d2000/01 (INDIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 1 298 114* 74.50 2 1 2 3 1 5 0 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total106 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (Only) (4) 24 340/6d – — #487/7d(Wellington, 26-30 Dec – D) (4) 0* 60/2 – — 153/4d2000/01 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 1 24 24 24.00 – – – –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total107 Mashonaland v Mashonaland A (4) 7 #171 – — forfeit(HSC, 2-4 March – W) (1) 2 66/5d 2 — 122108 Mashonaland v Manicaland (4) 24 205 2 — #205(HSC, 9-11 March – W) (4) 6 115/8 2 (6) 2 0 3 1 114109 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (4) 17 #194 1 — 115(HSC, 23-25 March – W) (4) 34 225/5d 1 — 19110 Mashonaland v Midlands (4) 2 #357/7d – — 92(Kwekwe, 30 March-1 Apr – W) — – (6) 14 0 47 1 222111 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (1st) (4) 19 457 1 — #257(Queens, 19-22 April – W) — – — 168112 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (2nd) (4) 73 421/9d 3 — #254(HSC, 26-30 April – W) (4) 0* 100/2 1 — 266113 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (1st) (4) 21 #173 – — 318(Queens, 7-10 June – L) (4) 16 328 – — 184/2114 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd) (4) 8 315 – — #237(HSC, 15-18 June – W) (4) 13 157/6 – — 234115 Zimbabwe A v West Indians (1) 140 345 2 — #374(Kwekwe, 14-16 July – D) — 55/0 – — 395116 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (1st) (2) 21 #155 – — 559/6d(Queens, 19-22 July – L) (2) 103 228117 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (2nd) (2) 13 #131 1 — 347(HSC, 27-31 July – D) (2) 65 563/9d – — 98/12000/01 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM14 24 1 752 140 31.82 2 3 18 24 0 77 2 38.50 1/3 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total118 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (1st) (2) 0 286 – — #600/3d(HSC, 7-11 Sept – L) (2) 7 391 – — 79/1119 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (2nd) (1) 77 #419/9d 1 — 519/8d(Queens, 14-18 Sept – D) (1) 20 96/3No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Kenya) bat Score Total bowl TotalDropped from the Test team for the first time, Campbell missed tours to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.120 Zimbabwe A v Kenya (4) 51 278/7d – — #424(Nairobi Simba, 4-6 Dec – D) — 199/1 – — 314/4d2001/02 (KENYA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 0 51 51 51.00 – 1 – –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (India) bat Score Total bowl Total121 Zim v Board President’s XI (8) 25 340 – — #361/3d(Vijayawada, 15-17 Feb- D) – — 154/1122 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (1st) (3) 57 #287 1 — 570/7d(Nagpur, 21-25 Feb – L) (3) 30 182123 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd) (3) 16 #329 – — 354(Delhi, 28 Feb-4 March – L) (3) 2 146 – — 126/62001/02 (INDIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 0 130 57 26.00 – 1 1 –No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total124 Manicaland v Matabeleland (4) 0 #574 1 (6) 3 1 14 0 244(Mutare, 12-15 April – D) — 1 (4) 13 2 57 0 206/32001/02 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 0 104 77 20.80 – 1 3 16 3 71 0 –RECORD SEASON BY SEASONM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1990/91 6 11 3 322 100* 40.25 1 1 5 9 1 38 1 38.00 1/38 – -1991/92 2 4 0 66 35 16.50 – – 1 –1992/93(Z) 3 6 1 180 52 36.00 – 1 2 –1992/93(I) 1 2 0 93 61 46.50 – 1 – –1993 (E) 3 5 1 69 31 17.25 – – – –1993/94(P) 4 6 1 340 135* 68.00 1 3 3 5 0 22 0 –1993/94(Z) 5 10 1 279 73 31.00 – 2 5 28 1 104 2 52.00 1/22 – -1994/95(A) 2 4 1 10 9 3.33 – – 1 –1994/95(Z) 11 18 1 361 99 21.23 – 3 7 47.3 8 166 7 23.71 4/82 – -1995/96(NZ) 4 8 3 193 59* 38.60 – 1 4 2 0 3 0 –1995/96(Z*) 10 19 1 708 114* 39.33 1 5 8 98.5 22 316 7 45.14 3/0 – -1996/97(SL) 2 4 0 78 36 19.50 – – – –1996/97(P) 3 6 0 99 52 16.50 – 1 – –1996/97(Z) 5 8 2 370 84 61.66 – 4 15 3 0 16 0 –1997/98(SL) 3 5 0 167 44 33.40 – – 3 –1997/98(NZ) 4 7 0 323 196 46.14 1 1 8 –1997/98(Z) 7 11 1 192 59* 19.20 – 1 13 37.3 7 128 2 64.00 1/3 – -1998/99(P) 3 5 1 142 71 35.50 – 1 2 1 0 18 0 –1998/99(Z) 2 4 1 66 28* 22.00 – – 2 6 1 17 0 –1999/00(SA) 1 2 0 60 33 30.00 – – 1 –1999/00(Z) 5 9 0 123 36 13.66 – – 5 –1999/00(WI) 5 7 2 316 158* 63.20 2 – 4 1 0 4 0 –2000 (E) 8 10 2 292 150* 36.50 1 1 11 5 2 8 0 –2000/01(I) 3 5 1 298 114* 74.50 2 1 2 3 1 5 0 –2000/01(NZ) 1 2 1 24 24 24.00 – – – –2000/01(Z) 14 24 1 752 140 31.82 2 3 18 24 0 77 2 38.50 1/3 – -2001/02(K) 1 1 0 51 51 51.00 – 1 – –2001/02(I) 3 5 0 130 57 26.00 – 1 1 –2001/02(Z) 3 5 0 104 77 20.80 – 1 3 16 3 71 0 –124 213 25 6188 196 32.91 11 33 124 286.5 46 993 21 47.29 4/82 – -* including two Zimbabwe Board XI matches played in South AfricaRECORD IN EACH COUNTRYM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMZimbabwe 71 125 12 3309 140 29.28 4 19 83 265.5 43 911 21 43.38 4/82 – -England 11 15 3 361 150* 30.08 1 1 11 5 2 8 0 –Australia 2 4 1 10 9 3.33 – – 1 –South Africa 3 6 0 254 64 42.33 – 2 2 4 0 22 0 –West Indies 5 7 2 316 158* 63.20 2 – 4 1 0 4 0 –New Zealand 9 17 4 540 196 41.53 1 2 12 2 0 3 0 –India 7 12 1 521 114* 47.36 2 3 3 3 1 5 0 –Pakistan 10 17 2 581 135* 38.73 1 5 5 6 0 40 0 –Sri Lanka 5 9 0 245 44 27.22 – – 3 –Bangladesh -Kenya 1 1 0 51 51 41.00 – 1 – –124 213 25 6188 196 32.91 11 33 124 286.5 46 993 21 47.29 4/82 – -RECORD ON ZIMBABWEAN GROUNDSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMAlexandra 5 8 2 324 114* 54.00 1 1 9 48.3 7 159 3 53.00 1/3 – -Bulawayo AC 10 18 4 638 100* 45.57 1 4 12 36.2 8 132 1 132.00 1/44 – -Harare South 7 13 0 202 47 15.53 – – 4 68 9 209 9 23.22 3/0 – -Harare SC 31 58 3 1219 99 22.16 – 8 39 54 15 195 6 32.50 4/82 – -Kwekwe SC 3 3 0 165 140 55.00 1 – 2 21 0 71 1 71.00 1/47 – -Mutare SC 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – 2 16 3 71 0 –Old Hararians 3 5 2 74 53 24.66 – 1 4 17 0 57 1 57.00 1/22 – -Queens SC 11 19 1 687 103 38.16 1 5 11 5 1 17 0 –71 125 12 3309 140 29.28 4 19 83 265.5 43 911 21 43.38 4/82 – -LOGAN CUP RECORDM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMFor Mashonaland Country Districts:1993/94 3 6 0 203 73 33.83 – 1 3 11 1 47 1 47.00 1/25 – -1994/95 3 6 0 30 12 5.00 – – 3 45.3 7 165 7 23.57 4/82 – -1995/96 4 8 1 315 114* 45.00 1 1 5 56.5 11 166 6 27.66 3/0 – -10 20 1 548 114* 28.84 1 2 11 113.2 19 378 14 27.00 4/82 – -For Mashonaland:1996/97 1 1 0 76 76 76.00 – 1 5 –1997/98 2 2 0 15 13 7.50 – – 4 3 1 5 0 –1998/99 1 2 1 41 28* 41.00 – – – 6 1 17 0 –1999/2000 -2000/01 4 7 0 74 34 10.57 – – 8 16 0 50 2 25.00 1/3 – -8 12 1 206 76 18.72 – 1 17 25 2 72 2 36.00 1/3 – -For Manicaland:2001/02 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – 2 16 3 71 0 –Total: 19 33 2 754 114* 24.32 1 3 30 154.2 24 521 16 32.56 4/82 – -RECORD AGAINST OTHER LOGAN CUP TEAMSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMFor Mashonaland Country Districts:Mashonaland 3 6 0 120 47 20.00 – – 2 46.3 8 165 9 18.33 4/82 – -Matabeleland 4 8 0 161 78 20.12 – 1 4 41.2 9 135 1 135.00 1/44 – -Under-24/Young Mash 3 6 1 267 114* 53.40 1 1 5 25.3 2 78 4 19.50 2/20 – -10 20 1 548 114* 28.84 1 2 11 113.2 19 378 14 27.00 4/82 – -For Mashonaland:Manicaland 1 2 0 12 6 6.00 – – 4 2 0 3 1 3.00 1/3 – -Mashonaland A 2 3 0 22 13 7.33 – – 3 3 1 5 0 –Matabeleland 4 6 1 170 76 24.00 – 1 10 6 1 17 0 –Midlands 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 – – – 14 0 47 1 47.00 1/47 – -8 12 1 206 76 18.72 – 1 17 25 2 72 2 36.00 1/3 – -For Manicaland:Matabeleland 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – 2 16 3 71 0 –For any team:Manicaland 1 2 0 12 6 6.00 – – 4 2 0 3 1 3.00 1/3 – -Mashonaland 3 6 0 120 47 20.00 – – 2 46.3 8 165 9 18.33 4/82 – -Mashonaland A 2 3 0 22 13 7.33 – – 3 3 1 5 0 –Mash Under-24 2 4 0 122 73 30.40 – 1 2 21.3 2 70 4 17.50 2/20 – -Matabeleland 9 15 1 331 78 23.64 – 2 16 63.2 13 223 1 223.00 1/44 – -Young Mashonaland 1 2 1 145 114* 145.00 1 – 3 4 0 8 0 –Midlands 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 – – – 14 0 47 1 47.00 1/47 – -19 33 2 754 114* 24.32 1 3 30 154.2 24 521 16 32.56 4/82 – -HIGHEST SCORE196 Zimbabweans v Canterbury (Timaru) 1997/98CENTURIES1 100* Zimbabwe v Glamorgan (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1990/912 135* Zimbabweans v Bank of Khyber XI (Peshawar) 1993/943 114* Mashonaland Country Districts v Young Mashonaland (Alexandra SC) 1995/964 196 Zimbabweans v Canterbury (Timaru) 1997/985 116* Zimbabweans v West Indies Board XI (St George’s) 1999/20006 158* Zimbabweans v West Indies President’s XI (Pointe-a-Pierre) 1999/20007 150* Zimbabweans v Hampshire (Southampton) 20008 114* Zimbabweans v Cricket Academy of India (Indore) 2000/019 102 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Nagpur) 2000/0110 140 Zimbabwe A v West Indians (Kwekwe Sports Club) 2000/0111 103 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (Queens Sports Club) 2000/01CENTURY AND FIFTY IN THE SAME MATCH100* and 63 Zimbabweans v Glamorgan (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1990/91TWO FIFTIES IN A MATCH63 and 75 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (Rawalpindi) 1993/9455 and 53* Mashonaland v England XI (Harare Sports Club) 1996/97BEST BOWLING FIGURES IN AN INNINGS18 – 4 – 82 – 4 Mashonaland Country Districts v Mashonaland (Harare SC) 1994/95BEST BOWLING FIGURES IN A MATCH27.3 – 4 – 77 – 5 (2.3-2-0-3 and 25-2-77-2)Mashonaland Country Districts v Mashonaland (Harare South CC) 1995/96REMARKABLE FIGURES2.3 – 2 – 0 – 3 Mashonaland Country Districts v Mashonaland (Harare South CC) 1995/96DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BATSMANbowled 18 9.58lbw 31 16.49caught 94 50.00caught by wicketkeeper 32 17.02caught and bowled 2 1.06stumped 2 1.06run out 9 4.79TOTAL 188 100.00%Retired hurt – 1DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BOWLERbowled 6 28.57lbw 2 9.52caught 7 33.33caught by wicket-keeper 3 14.29caught and bowled 3 14.29stumped – –TOTAL 21 100.00%THREE OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS4 Zimbabweans v Canterbury (Timaru) 1997/983 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1996/973 Zimbabweans v Gloucestershire (Gloucester) 20003 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (Harare Sports Club) 2000/01FOUR OR MORE CATCHES IN A MATCH5 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1996/975 Zimbabweans v Canterbury (Timaru) 1997/984 Zimbabweans v Gloucestershire (Gloucester) 20004 Mashonaland v Manicaland (Harare Sports Club) 2001/024 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (Harare Sports Club) 2000/01

It’s not something you can often say about New Zealand pitches, but the potential is there in the first National Bank Series match between the home team and India at the Basin Reserve for someone to make a lot of runs.That someone will probably be in the team batting second, on a pitch which is harder, with better grass cover and a superb outfield, than has recently been the case in Wellington.There will be a temptation to bowl first upon winning the toss in order to take advantage of perceived movement that may be available to bowlers.But despite that, this looks a pitch where batsmen will have the ultimate say.While the traditional claims for the underdog status have been made for both teams, it is the home team who go into the match with the most to prove.They have not played since their abbreviated unsuccessful defence of the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka, and have not played Test cricket since their West Indies triumph in June.India, by comparison, have been globe-trotting and racking up quite a success rate, and have the added bonus of little maestro Sachin Tendulkar back in the side after a two-month break.New Zealand have had all the dramas of their pay negotiations and strike action, which while they might say they are all over, they must know full well that the reaction of the New Zealand public is still to be tested in the white-hot atmosphere of competition.The players have said they did not miss actual playing time, and what they did miss was warm-up matches. But those matches were extra time in the middle for their respective disciplines and that loss has been compounded by the dreadful summer New Zealand has so far experienced.That increases the pressure on the home team, and most vulnerable is the top-order batting where the comparisons between the two sides are hopelessly lop-sided in favour of India.New Zealand will look to show the benefits of in-depth technology studies by their brains trust who had plenty of time during the players’ strike to work their strategies out, but as their captain Stephen Fleming said today, it was possible to have all the strategies in the world but if the bowlers couldn’t work to the required demands they were of very little use.Fleming has made some grip changes and is looking to go for his shots more often than in recent years. It is vital that he assumes the leadership role with his batting to complement the role he has in other aspects of the team’s chemistry. He is well overdue for a sizeable innings of significance.But Mark Richardson, Lou Vincent, Craig McMillan, who will move to No 4 in the batting order, and Nathan Astle all have similar demands on them. Nothing really changes in that regard, but with a two-Test series, New Zealand to maintain their third position on the ICC Test championship ladder have to win the series.If the series is drawn, New Zealand drop to fourth, and India rise to fifth.If India win the series, New Zealand will drop to fifth and india will leapfrog them up to fourth.Should New Zealand bat second, there will be that grand opportunity for one of the batsmen to take control.Runs will be more vital to New Zealand. It is unlikely, given the quality of the Indian batting order with Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, V V S Laxman, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag, that they will falter twice in the match.From India’s point of view, they will have concerns over the greeness of the pitch. But they may find that the extra bounce in it works in their favour, especially if there is little movement through the air.Given the winds that have blown in Wellington this week, and the lack of heavy rain, the lack of moisture, and heat, in the air is likely to minimise the threat of the sort of swing so superbly used by Simon Doull the last time the two teams met here.The toss will be a factor in the final outcome, but it won’t be the deciding factor.That is likely to be determined by how many runs the New Zealand batsmen can give their bowlers to play with.The teams are:New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Mark Richardson, Lou Vincent, Craig McMillan, Nathan Astle, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Robbie Hart, Daniel Vettori, Shane Bond, Daryl Tuffey, Michael Mason.India: Sourav Ganguly (captain), Sanjay Bangar, Virender Sehwag, V V S Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Parthiv Patel, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Tinu Yohannan.

The ICC’s security delegation has finished it’s work in Pakistan, reportedly leaving satisfied with the security arrangements for the Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to be held in September.Having toured venues at Karachi and Lahore already, the delegation inspected three grounds in Rawalpindi and Islamabad to assess security situation and other facilities available at these venues.During their stay in Islamabad, they inspected Pindi Cricket Stadium and the Diamond Cricket Ground, as well as the KRL Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. They also attended a security briefing at the Federal Ministry of Interior, given by Additional Secretary Interior Imtiaz Qadri.”The ICC delegation looked satisfied with the inspection of grounds across the country and security briefings at the Provincial and Federal capitals”, said Ahmed Farooq, the PCB-appointed event director for the Champions Trophy. “They satisfied themselves from all angles of the prevailing situation and apparently were ready to give a positive report about holding the Champions Trophy in Pakistan”.The ICC is expected to give the final go-ahead to Pakistan hosting the Champions Trophy at the board meeting in Dubai on June 29 with Sri Lanka being the alternative host country.

Greg Smith, the Derbyshire allrounder, has signed a new two-year contract with the club.Smith, 25, has been injured for much of the season but cracked an impressive 79 from 59 balls in Derbyshire’s recent Twenty20 Cup match against Leicestershire. He was Derbyshire’s leading one-day scorer last year with 424 runs and 14 wickets.”Signing a new contract is a terrific boost after what has been a difficult season for me so far having missed so much cricket through injury,” he said. “Happily I am back on the field now and hopefully I can stay injury-free and play a part in a successful Derbyshire team for the remainder of this season and beyond.””Greg showed what a talented player he is during the recent Twenty20 Cup and I am delighted to be keeping him at the club for a further two years,” said Derbyshire’s head coach, John Morris. “The challenge for him now is to become a consistent four-day player and the club will work with him to help him achieve that goal.”

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The South Africans began their preparations for the one-day leg of their tour with a 23-run victory against a PCA Masters XI at Wormsley. Albie Morkel was the stand-out performer, striking 35 off 21 balls before taking 3 for 29 as the Masters came up short despite Stephen Moore’s half-century.The Masters XI was made up of former first-class players, the likes of Nick Knight and Dougie Brown, and those not involved in the current round of domestic matches, while there was also an appearance from Nathan Astle. The South Africans rested a number of key players after the Tests including captain Graeme Smith.Herschelle Gibbs fell for 18 off 12 balls, but rapid contributions from Hashim Amla and Justin Ontong meant the run rate was over eight at the 10-over mark.Ontong hit six boundaries in his 37-ball 46 and then the middle order took over. JP Duminy hit hard in his 20-ball 30, while Morkel showed the same qualities he brought to Durham’s Twenty20 campaign by clubbing three fours and two sixes.The Masters struggled early on, losing both openers with 22 on the board, but Moore and Astle carried them to a promising 97 for 2 in the 12th over. Morkel made the breakthrough, having Astle caught behind, and also bowled Moore for an entertaining 56. Between those wickets Johan Botha removed Ali Brown as the challenge faded away.Morkel has spent the last few weeks watching his brother, Morne, help South Africa to a historic Test series victory and now wants to play his part in one-day success.”We’ve been playing some good one-day cricket, we were number one in the world earlier this year and we’re a proud nation,” he said. “For us to come over here and win a Test series and a one-day series in England would be a big achievement and we’re all really keen to do that.”

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Tyron Henderson bludgeoned a ferocious 59 off 21 balls as Middlesex, the surprise package of the 2008 Twenty20 Cup, booked their place in the final, and opened a path to cricket riches, with a thumping eight-wicket victory against the international stars of Durham. On a surface getting slower by the innings, Middlesex’s spinners were outstanding in restricting a docile Durham to 138 and it didn’t prove a contest.For all Durham’s class on paper they were never in the match from the moment their openers fell early. The eight overs from Shaun Udal and Murali Kartik cost just 36 runs as the boundaries dried up. It left Middlesex with a very manageable rate, allowing Ed Joyce and Billy Godleman to begin with a measured opening stand.Gareth Breese and Paul Wiseman struck in consecutive overs to give Durham a chance, but they were oddly subdued in the field and never gave the impression of having any belief. Steve Harmison, the day he was recalled by England, was mauled by Henderson, who also took a liking to Wiseman with three sixes on an over.Henderson raced to his half-century off 19 balls and launched more sixes off his own bat than the other three team innings put together. It was a canter for Middlesex, who have developed an impressive strategy for this form of cricket after not making much of an impression previously.A key to their success this season has been the impact of their five-pronged balanced attack. Although Dirk Nannes had an off day, looking short of form after an injury lay-off, Tim Murtagh set the tone with an exemplary first over and the spinners kept the scoring rate down.Udal also bagged the key wicket of Paul Collingwood, chipping a catch to deep midwicket, when he was threatening a substantial innings. Udal and Kartik varied their pace and flight, making scoring hard work on a surface that continues to lose its pace.Durham never found any proper momentum with Shivnarine Chanderpaul using 47 balls for his 48. There appeared no real effort to accelerate as Chanderpaul and Will Smith batted a pace more akin to 50-over cricket than Twenty20. It meant the real striking power from the likes of Shaun Pollock and Liam Plunkett was given precious little time to shine, while the in-form Dale Benkenstein didn’t even get a bat. It’s going to be a long journey home.
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Twenty20 Finals Day has always been a pressurised day, but never before has so much rested on a 20-over semi-final. The tension told for Essex, and it was the nerveless fielding of the holders, Kent, and a fine allround performance from Azhar Mahmood, which has sealed their spot in the final of this year’s competition.Kent had to overcome a late burst from Ryan ten Doeschate, however, who threw everything at the spinners in a last-ditch attempt to chase down 174. Martin van Jaarsveld was flicked effortlessly over midwicket, followed by a crafty four that bisected the midwicket fielders as Essex needed 37 from 21. It appeared to spark James Foster briefly into life, too, but van Jaarsveld held a scorching drive at extra cover to remove Foster and again tip the balance in Kent’s favour.Kent excelled in the field, and they needed to. Earlier, Ravi Bopara and Mark Pettini, who crafted 54 from 47, were making the run-chase look facile. Bopara, in particular, batted with remarkable poise given the tension which enveloped the game, opting for orthodoxy over extravagance and flicking Ryan McLaren twice through midwicket, the second a flamingo-flick from the Kevin Pietersen manuel.Essex’s fifty was notched in the fifth over as McLaren and Simon Cook continued to leak runs, while Bopara guided a beautiful four straight out of Geraint Jones’ gloves for four more. As ever, the introduction of spin changed the course of the match, with James Tredwell mixing up his pace beautifully to dismiss Bopara for 29. All eyes were on Graham Napier, one of this year’s players of the tournament, but he fell to an outstanding running catch by Rob Key, sprinting – yes, sprinting – back from mid-off to hold onto a vital chance. It was a defining moment.Pettini was unfazed, however, and brought up a calm 50 from 39 balls, but Kent continued to dazzle in the field. Grant Flower threatened with two powerful fours, and attempted a fierce cut to find his third boundary in 12 balls when he found van Jaarsveld lurking at backward point. Swooping with his right hand, he threw down the stumps while still kneeling, and Flower was comfortably short. Essex needed 60 from 35, and the pressure was beginning to tell.”Yes, no…sorry” is the hapless call of many a club cricketer, but even on such grand stages as these, high-profile cricketers are left looking a little daft. Pettini drilled a full toss to mid-off as Foster came hurtling down the pitch, and he was run-out for 54. Tredwell completed his four overs, conceding just 26, and Essex were left with too much to do, falling 14 runs short.Essex might have had to chase in excess of 174 had Bopara not restricted them with 3 for 36. Joe Denly’s fine form continued, rasping 36 from 27 while Key played with typical selflessness in a bold 20 from 12. The introduction of Danish Kaneria removed Key and Yasir Arafat, but Kent fought back brilliantly with Azhar Mahmood’s 24 from 19 balls, picking up two elegant fours over midwicket. Crucially, he was dropped by Maurice Chambers at long-on early in his innings, typifying a poor fielding display from Essex which ultimately cost them their place in the biggest final of Twenty20’s history.

ScorecardTamim Iqbal blasted 85 from 45 deliveries but Bangladesh fell 14 runs short in their first warm-up match against the Australian Institute of Sports (AIS) in Darwin. Chasing 331 on a flat pitch, the visitors were given the perfect start when Tamim took to the Queensland-contracted bowlers Grant Sullivan and Ben Cutting.When Tamim fell – the first of three wickets for Moises Henriques – Mohammad Ashraful kept the score ticking with 71 from 59 deliveries. He guided them to a solid platform of 3 for 238 before he was bowled by Jon Holland, the rookie Victoria left-arm spinner, who went on to finish with 4 for 43 from his ten overs.The middle order could not capitalise and when Bangladesh needed 15 from the final over, Sullivan returned to pick up the final wicket. The positive batting was a good sign for Bangladesh, who before play lost the batsman Nazimuddin when he severely hurt his hand during a fielding drill.The bowlers were a little more rusty – nobody picked up more than one wicket – and will benefit from the remaining four practice matches before the three-game ODI series with Australia. The AIS posted an imposing 4 for 330, with Peter Forrest (83) and Greg Moller (74) the main contributors, while Henriques had a fine all-round game and remained unbeaten on 69 from 41 balls.