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Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowler, has refused to respond to the notice sent by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), asking him to explain his recent critical statements in the media. Shoaib said the board had no right to question him as he was not a centrally contracted player.”I am not contracted to them,” Shoaib told reporters after the Pentangular Cup match between Federal Areas and Punjab at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. “So I am not bound to respond to their notice. How can they seek any explanation from me?”They can send me as many notices as they want but I know my rights and when I am not contracted to them I am not going to answer them.”Shoaib was overlooked for a central contract and instead offered a retainership, which he refused, insisting he didn’t need money to play for Pakistan. He then criticised the board’s policy on handing out contracts, accusing them of double standards after an unnamed inexperienced player who had played little cricket in the last six months was retained in the top category of contracts. He still has until February 18 to respond to the notice.A failure to respond, or a conclusion that he has criticized the board could result in a life ban, as Shoaib is currently serving two-year probation periof after his altercation with Mohammad Asif during the ICC World Twenty20 in August in South Africa. Aside from a 13-match ban and a massive monetary fine, Shoaib was warned by the board that any further indiscretions could end his playing career.He also dismissed the PCB’s statement that he needed to sign the retainership to get a No Objection Certificate (NOC) in order to take part in the Indian Premier League starting in April. “Why do I need an NOC from them,” he asked. “I have no contract with them. So why this NOC condition and secondly this is a matter between me and the IPL and not the board.”As a result of this, there has also been increased speculation linking Shoaib to the Indian Cricket League (ICL), one not recognised by cricket boards across the world. He was said to be one of the Pakistan players approached last year, though he turned it down at the time. If he does join the ICL, he will subsequently be barred from representing Pakistan again, as per board policy.

Pakistan A fast bowler Mohammad Sami has been fined Rs105,000 for reporting late on Thursday and Friday during the ongoing Test match against Australia A at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.Aaqib Javed, Pakistan A coach, said that Sami was handed a Rs5,000 fine on Thursday for joining the team 35 minutes late. However, on Friday, Sami reported almost an hour after the scheduled start time and was consequently fined Rs100,000 in keeping with the clause of the players’ central contract.

Chris Dehring, the managing director of the World Cup, said that despite the perceived low turnout the revenue from ticket sales is already double of the total ticket sales worth US$ 10.5 million from the last World Cup in South Africa.”That’s already a creditable showing when you compare South Africa’s size, both in population and economy, with that of the West Indies,” Dehring told the Sunday Observer, a Jamaican newspaper.The average attendance, according to Dehring, of the three Super Eights games – England v Sri Lanka, Bangladesh v South Africa and Australia v England – just before the Ireland-New Zealand match was just under 10,000. “If we continue on this upward trend as expected, our average attendance will be comparable with the previous CWC in South Africa, which had an average attendance of around 10,000 persons per game”.An optimistic Dehring also said that the tournament would rebound from early exit of India and Pakistan. “As certain teams continue to excel we anticipate seeing more nationals from those countries.”Dehring added that 80 to 90 per cent of tickets for the semi-finals had been sold and that in his opinion they hadn’t been bought with particular teams in mind. “You’re always going to have fans who have tickets with the hope of supporting their team, but will always… be anxious to be there and be a part of history,” he said. He also explained that a review of the World Cup could not be carried until the tournament had finished as factors varied in each game.With sponsors putting a number of tickets back into the system, there are now more tickets available to the general public for the first semi-final on April 24 in Jamaica, said Pauline Nelson, the communication manager at the Jamaica Local Organising Committee. Approximately one thousand Category One tickets are available, as are a smaller number of Category Two and Three tickets.

Australia have been confirmed as the top seed for this year’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan after the completion of the league matches of the CB Series in Melbourne on Friday. Australia, the current holders of the Champions Trophy, will top the ICC one-day international rankings on the March 12 cut-off date irrespective of how they fare against India in the best-of-three finals over the next week.South Africa, who won the inaugural Champions Trophy in 1998, will be seeded second, followed by New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England and West Indies. The groupings will be announced on March 12.If India manage to seal the CB Series in the first two games, Australia will drop to 127 points but will remain fractionally ahead of South Africa. If they beat India with a match to spare Australia will go to 132 points. India will, in this scenario, remain on 110 points. A 2-1 win for Australia would put them on 130 points while India would return home on 111.Sri Lanka’s consolation 13-run win over the hosts in Melbourne ensured they did not slip in the rankings. A loss would have caused them to stumble to seventh place with England moving up to sixth. The Champions Trophy is scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in September and October.

Darren Bicknell hit an undefeated 139 by carrying his bat throughoutthe day for Nottinghamshire against Sussex at Trent Bridge in theDivision Two County Championship on day one. The giant left handerfaced 308 balls to take Nottinghamshire to 336 for 8 in 104 overs.Bicknell was helped by Aussie Paul Reiffel (74 in 95 balls) who camein when the team were in deep trouble at 163 for 7. They both put ona partnership of 143 for the eighth wicket before Reiffel was outattempting to cut spinner Umer Rashid.The crucial stand was put on at a time when Notts slumped to 163 for7 from 100 for 2 at lunch with John Morris (18), Paul Johnson (0) andChris Read (0) being out in consecutive overs.Andrew Harris joined Bicknell as Notts got a fourth bonus battingpoint when they crossed 350. For Sussex, Jason Lewry took 4 for 85and James Kirtley 3 for 62.

March:
Buckinghamshire 263 (D Bauer 62) v Cambridgeshire 5-0Exmouth:
Devon 368 (R Foan 130, A Pew 76; G Treagus 5-72) v DorsetBishop’s Stortford:
Hertfordshire 74 & 18-2 v Suffolk 263 (PC Caley 67no)Manor Park:
Staffordshire 451-4d (GF Archer 201*, PF Shaw 120, KJ Barnett 79) v NorfolkJesmond:
Northumberland 233 (M Drake 70*) v Cumberland 83-1Abergavenny:
Cheshire 357 (A Hall 175, PSJ Renshaw 65) v Wales Minor C 2-0Westbury:
Berkshire 325-5d (BHD Mordt 68, SP Naylor 66, PJ Pritchard 52) v Wiltshire 32-0

Match facts

Tuesday, May 6 2008
Start time 20.00 (local), 14.30 (GMT)

The Big Picture

Four days ago, the Chennai Super Kings were sitting on top of the points table with four wins out of four. Two defeats and a Trans-Tasman exodus later, they’ve slipped to No. 4. Chennai’s loss of form, with the bat in particular, has been dramatic. They were swung out for 109 by Sohail Tanvir in their previous game, the lowest score by a team batting first in the IPL. On paper, they have batsmen who can fire, and bowlers who have shown the ability to contain. All teams are entitled to their bad days and Chennai would do well to erase those bad memories as soon as possible. They will take heart from the fact that their opponents Deccan Chargers are languishing right at the bottom of the points table. However, Deccan have several impact players such as Adam Gilchrist and Shahid Afridi who, can single-handedly change the course of a match. The middle-order also needs to back up the efforts of Rohit Sharma, who is among the leading runscorers of the tournament.

Watch out for …

… Adam Gilchrist taking on Makhaya Ntini. Ntini bowled a maiden over against Rajasthan Royals and was one of the few bowlers who returned decent figures after the assault. Rohit taking on Muttiah Muralitharan should be another interesting battle in the middle overs.

Team news

Shahid Afridi has had a rough time with the bat so far but his saving grace is his contribution with the ball so one would expect him to retain his place. Chamara Silva has been warming the bench since he arrived in India and could be slotted in instead of Herschelle Gibbs. Moreover, Rohit could use some support in the middle order and Silva’s finishing abilities could be just what Deccan need.Deccan Chargers: 1 Adam Gilchrist (wk), 2 VVS Laxman (capt), 3 Scott Styris, 4 Rohit Sharma, 5 Shahid Afridi, 6 Chamara Silva, 7 Arjun Yadav, 8 Sanjay Bangar, 9 RP Singh, 10 P Vijaykumar, 11 Pragyan OjhaAs the only specialist foreign batsman in the side, Stephen Fleming needs to fire after two failures. Parthiv Patel hasn’t really pushed on after making starts. With only four overseas players to choose from, they are likely to retain their line-up from the previous game.Chennai: 1 Parthiv Patel, 2 Stephen Fleming, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 S Vidyut, 5 Albie Morkel, 6 MS Dhoni (capt/wk), 7 S Badrinath, 8 Joginder Sharma, 9 Manpreet Gony, 10 Muttiah Muralitharan, 11 Makhaya Ntini

IPL form (last five matches)

Chennai Super Kings: WWWLL
Deccan Chargers: LLWLL

Stats and trivia

Western Australian Cricket Association Chairman Mr Charles Fear has reacted angrily to media claims that WACA CEO Mrs Kath White was asked to retire.Mr Fear said Mrs White foreshadowed her decision to retire two months ago.Mr Fear asked Mrs White to rethink her position but after much consideration Mrs White decided to retire and join her husband who will travel overseas next year on business.Mrs White made her final decision a month ago but was asked by Mr Fear to hold off on announcing her decision until after the Test match against Zimbabwe."Comments made in the media that suggest Mrs White has been asked to stand down from the CEO position are palpably incorrect," Mr Fear said."They are misguided and indeed mischievous.""Like any CEO doing their jobs properly, Mrs White has had to make some hard decisions, some of which may not have always been popular, but the WACA Executive Committee has wholly endorsed these decisions."Mr Brian Rakich, WACA President for the past five years and WACA Executive Member for nearly 30 years said the talk in the media was baseless."Kath enjoys the overwhelming support of the Executive Committee under no circumstances has she been asked to resign."Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland said he was disappointed to hear of Mrs White’s retirement."I know Kath has been grappling with this over the last few months and it has been a difficult decision for her to make," he said."Not only has Kath made a significant contribution to the WACA over the last two years but she has enhanced the way Cricket Australia and state associations work together at management level."Some of WA cricket’s most influential cricket administrators were equally scathing in their criticism of the mischievous rumours and refute any suggestion that Mrs White was asked to retire.WACA Executive and I & I member Wally Edwards commended Mrs White for her service to WA cricket."Kath has done a fantastic job at the WACA, particularly in the Cricket Department and the work on the new Constitution and governance issues," said the former Test batsman."She has made an outstanding contribution. We knew of her impending decision to retire and the reasons for it over a month ago. To suggest that she has been asked to leave the WACA is ludicrous."Mr Edwards view was supported most strongly by Mr Bob Paulsen the current Chairman of the I & I committee."Kath White has performed her role as WACA CEO with distinction following many years of service to the Association on sub-committees and as the Association’s first female Executive Committee member," he said."In my view WACA Members and the cricket public should not be swayed by baseless media commentary that she has done anything more than make a private decision to retire."Chairman of the Cricket Council Mr Peter Murphy said that Mrs White had been the driver in the revamp of the Cricket Council."Kath took the Cricket Council into a new-world operation and ensured a more professional footing for the future," he said."There is now a clearer definition of roles between the Council and the staff and the council is operating very productively."WACA Members’ Representative and Chairman of the Business Development Sub-committee, Paul Sullivan, also confirmed his emphatic support for the work done by Mrs White."The qualities that Kath has brought to the WACA over the past few years have been many, including a clarity of purpose as to her role and a quiet resolve to achieve the Association’s goals," he said."More particularly, I have been struck by her integrity in all her dealings with others, including our members and staff, our sponsors, and the Executive."It seems rare, these days, for an organisation to arrange an orderly handover from an incumbent CEO to a new appointee and Kath’s decision to announce her intentions for next year at this time has greatly advantaged the WACA in that regard."Leading Perth Architect Mr James Christou, who worked closely with the WACA Executive and staff on the WACA’s 12 million dollar redevelopment expressed shock at the scurrilous rumours that had been circulated about Mrs White."Mrs White has done an absolutely fabulous job at the WACA. She has helped change the culture of the WACA. It is now positive and forward looking."Mr Gerry Ford of BGC Construction said that he had worked closely with Mrs White at the WACA and it was obvious to him that under Kath’s stewardship the WACA had leapt forward in achievement and attitude. He said that she would be sorely missed.

The Eagles won an exciting match over the Dolphins in their top-of-the-table clash in Durban. The win extended the Eagles’ lead at the top of the table.Having set the Eagles a target of 216 the reliable opening partnership of Morne van Wyk and Jonathan Beukus was broken early by the Dolphins, resulting in frequent wickets and a difficult position of 51 for 4 after 12 overs. Loots Bosman and Johannes van der Wath put on 74 when Bosman was caught behind for 37. The dangerous van der Wath took a liking to the Dolphins bowling and single handily turned the game back in the Eagles’ favour. With a willing partner in Craig Thyssen he two steered the Eagles closer with some power hitting. With four runs needed van der Wath tried to hit Andrew Tweedie over his head only to be well caught and bowled for an excellent run-a-ball 91. Thyssen ended the game with a lofted cover drive to finish on 33.Doug Watson and Imraan Khan once again got the Dolphins off to a good start, putting on 79 in 18 overs when Watson was run out for 29 by Deon Kruis. Khan followed on 112, bowled for 58 by Thandi Tshabalala who also picked up the wicket of Ashraf Mall for 12. Dale Benkenstein(2) for once failed with the bat while Jon Kent contributed 34.Wade Wingfield, who had come in at number three, batted long for 59 while Lance Klusener, once again coming in too late to be effective, only received eight balls for his nine as the Dolphins finished on 215 for 5.The bowling of Justin Kemp proved to be too good for the Warriors as they were bowled out for 167 in 43.1 overs. Kemp, who mixed up his pace well, was introduced in the 25th over with immediate success as he got rid of Mark Boucher with his first ball, bowled. He ended the innings off with the last four wickets for a 5 for 38 return in 8.1 overs.The Titans started well with both Alviro Petersen and AB de Villiers getting into the thirties before both needlessly giving away their wickets away. Gerald Dros and Kemp started slowly but with a bonus point up on offer they accelerated to finish the game in the 36th over to secure the extra point. Dros scored 66 while Kemp reached 35.

MATCH RESULTS

1983 in Englandv Australia (Trent Bridge), 9 June Won by 13 runsZimbabwe 239/6; Australia 226/7v India (Leicester), 11 June Lost by five wicketsZimbabwe 155; India 157/5v West Indies (Worcester), 13 June Lost by eight wicketsZimbabwe 217/7; West Indies 218/2v Australia (Southampton), 16 June Lost by 32 runsAustralia 272/7; Zimbabwe 240v India (Tunbridge Wells), 18 June Lost by 31 runsIndia 266/8; Zimbabwe 235v West Indies (Edgbaston), 20 June Lost by ten wicketsZimbabwe 171; West Indies 172/0.1987/88 in India and Pakistanv New Zealand (Hyderabad), 10 October Lost by 3 runsNew Zealand 242/7; Zimbabwe 239v Australia (Madras), 13 October Lost by 96 runsAustralia 235/9; Zimbabwe 139v India (Bombay), 17 October Lost by eight wicketsZimbabwe 135; India 136/2v New Zealand (Calcutta), 23 October Lost by four wicketsZimbabwe 227/5; New Zealand 228/6v India (Ahmedabad), 26 October Lost by seven wicketsZimbabwe 191/7; India 194/3v Australia (Cuttack), 30 October Lost by 70 runsAustralia 266/5; Zimbabwe 196/61991/92 in Australia and New Zealandv Sri Lanka (New Plymouth), 23 February Lost by three wicketsZimbabwe 312/4; Sri Lanka 313/7v Pakistan (Hobart), 27 February Lost by 53 runsPakistan 254/4; Zimbabwe 201/7v West Indies (Brisbane), 29 February Lost by 75 runsWest Indies 264/8; Zimbabwe 189/7v New Zealand (Napier), 3 March Lost by 48 runs (revised)New Zealand 162/3; Zimbabwe 105/7v India (Hamilton), 7 March Lost by 54 runs (revised)India 203/7; Zimbabwe 104/1v South Africa (Canberra), 10 March Lost by seven wicketsZimbabwe 163; South Africa 164/3v Australia (Hobart), 14 March Lost by 128 runsAustralia 265/6; Zimbabwe 137v England (Albury), 18 March Won by 9 runsZimbabwe 134; England 1251995/96 in India, Pakistan and Sri Lankav West Indies (Hyderabad), 16 February Lost by six wicketsZimbabwe 151/9; West Indies 155/4v Sri Lanka (Colombo), 21 February Lost by six wicketsZimbabwe 228/6; Sri Lanka 229/4v Kenya (Patna), 26 February Drawn (rain)Zimbabwe 45/3Replay v Kenya (Patna), 27 February Won by five wicketsKenya 134; Zimbabwe 137/5v Australia (Nagpur), 1 March Lost by eight wicketsZimbabwe 154; Australia 158/2v India (Kanpur), 6 March Lost by 40 runsIndia 247/5; Zimbabwe 2071999 in Englandv Kenya (Taunton), 15 May Won by five wicketsKenya 229/7; Zimbabwe 231/5v India (Leicester), 19 May Won by 3 runsZimbabwe 252/9; India 249v Sri Lanka (Worcester), 22 May Lost by four wicketsZimbabwe 197/9; Sri Lanka 198/6v England (Nottingham), 25 May Lost by seven wicketsZimbabwe 167/8; England 168/3v South Africa (Chelmsford), 29 MayZimbabwe 233/6; South Africa 185Super Six matchesv New Zealand (Leeds), 6-7 June Match drawn (rain)Zimbabwe 175; New Zealand 70/3v Australia (Lord’s), 9 June Lost by 44 runsAustralia 303/4; Zimbabwe 259/6v Pakistan (The Oval), 11 June Lost by 148 runsPakistan 271/9; Zimbabwe 1232002/03 in Zimbabwe and South Africav Namibia (Harare SC), 10 February 2003 Won by 86 runs (D/L)Zimbabwe 340/2; Namibia 104/5v England (Harare SC), 13 February 2003 Zimbabwe awarded walkoverv India (Harare SC), 19 February 2003 Lost by 83 runsIndia 255/7; Zimbabwe 172v Australia (Queens SC), 24 February Lost by seven wicketsZimbabwe 246/9; Australia 248/3v Holland (Queens SC), 28 February Won by 99 runsZimbabwe 301/8; Holland 202/9v Pakistan (Queens SC), 4 March Match drawn (rain)Pakistan 73/3Super Six matchesv New Zealand (Bloemfontein), 8 March Lost by six wicketsZimbabwe 252/7; New Zealand 253/4v Kenya (Bloemfontein), 12 March Lost by seven wicketsZimbabwe 133; Kenya 135/3v Sri Lanka (East London), 15 March Lost by 74 runsSri Lanka 256/5; Zimbabwe 182WORLD CUP RECORD AGAINST EACH COUNTRYM W L Dv England 3 2+ 1 -v Australia 8 1 7 -v South Africa 2 1 1 -v West Indies 4 – 4 -v New Zealand 5 – 4 1v India 8 1 7 -v Pakistan 3 – 2 1v Sri Lanka 4 – 4 -v Kenya* 3 2 1 -v Holland 1 1 – -v Namibia 1 1 – ——————–Total 42 9 31 2——————-+ including walkover awarded in 2002/03* excluding the abandoned match which was replayed in 1995/96TEAM RECORDSHIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS (250 or more)For:340/2 v Namibia (Harare Sports Club) 2002/03312/4 v Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/92301/8 v Holland (Queens Sports Club) 2002/03259/6 v Australia (Lord’s) 1999252/7 v New Zealand (Bloemfontein) 2002/03252/9 v India (Leicester) 1999Against:313/7 by Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/92303/4 by Australia (Lord’s) 1999272/7 by Australia (Southampton) 1983271/9 by Pakistan (The Oval) 1999266/8 by India (Tunbridge Wells) 1983266/5 by Australia (Cuttack) 1987/88265/6 by Australia (Hobart) 1991/92264/8 by West Indies (Brisbane) 1991/92256/5 by Sri Lanka (East London) 2002/03255/7 by India (Harare Sports Club) 2002/03254/4 by Pakistan (Hobart) 1991/92253/4 by New Zealand (Bloemfontein) 2002/03LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS (150 or less)For:123 v Pakistan (The Oval) 1999133 v Kenya (Bloemfontein) 2002/03134 v England (Albury) 1991/92135 v India (Bombay) 1987/88137 v Australia (Hobart) 1991/92139 v Australia (Madras) 1987/88Against:125 by England (Albury) 1991/92134 by Kenya (Patna) 1995/96HIGHEST MATCH AGGREGATES625 runs/11 wkts v Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/92562 runs/10 wkts v Australia (Lord’s) 1999512 runs/17 wkts v Australia (Southampton) 1983505 runs/11 wkts v New Zealand (Bloemfontein) 2002/03503 runs/17 wkts v Holland (Queens Sports Club) 2002/03501 runs/18 wkts v India (Tunbridge Wells) 1983501 runs/19 wkts v India (Leicester) 1999LOWEST MATCH AGGREGATES (excluding rain-affected matches)259 runs/20 wkts v England (Albury) 1991/92268 runs/13 wkts v Kenya (Bloemfontein) 2002/03271 runs/12 wkts v India (Bombay) 1987/88271 runs/15 wkts v Kenya (Patna) 1995/96274 runs/19 wkts v Australia (Madras) 1987/88LARGEST MARGINS OF VICTORY148 runs Lost to Pakistan (The Oval) 1999128 runs Lost to Australia (Hobart) 1991/92ten wickets Lost to West Indies (Edgbaston) 1983SMALLEST MARGINS OF VICTORY3 runs Lost to New Zealand (Hyderabad) 1987/883 runs Beat India (Leicester) 19999 runs Beat England (Albury) 1991/9213 runs Beat Australia (Trent Bridge) 1983three wickets Lost to Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/92BATTING RECORDSCENTURIESFor:172* C B Wishart, v Namibia (Harare Sports Club) 2002/03142 D L Houghton, v New Zealand (Hyderabad) 1987/88132* N C Johnson, v Australia (Lord’s) 1999115* A Flower, v Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/92Against:175* Kapil Dev, for India (Tunbridge Wells) 1983114 Aamer Sohail, for Pakistan (Hobart) 1991/92106 V G Kambli, for India (Kanpur) 1995/96105* C G Greenidge, for West Indies (Edgbaston) 1983104 M E Waugh, for Australia (Lord’s) 1999103* M S Atapattu, for Sri Lanka (East London) 2002/03103 Saeed Anwar, for Pakistan (The Oval) 1999102* N J Astle, for New Zealand (Bloemfontein) 2002/03CENTURY ON OFFICIAL ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL DEBUT115* A Flower, v Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/92OPENING BATSMAN CARRYING BAT THROUGH COMPLETED INNINGS115* A Flower, v Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/92132* N C Johnson, v Australia (Lord’s) 1999172* C B Wishart, v Namibia (Harare Sports Club) 2002/03103* M S Atapattu, for Sri Lanka (East London) 2002/03MOST BOUNDARIES IN AN INNINGSFor:21 (18×4, 3×6) C B Wishart (172*), v Namibia(Harare Sports Club) 2002/0319 (13×4, 6×6) D L Houghton (142), v New Zealand(Hyderabad) 1987/8816 (14×4, 2×6) N C Johnson (132*), v Australia(Lord’s) 1999Against:22 (16×4, 6×6) Kapil Dev (175*), for India(Tunbridge Wells) 1983RECORD PARTNERSHIPS FOR ZIMBABWE (including all of 100 or more)107 for 1st C B Wishart (172*) and M A Vermeulen (39),v Namibia (Harare Sports Club)114 for 2nd N C Johnson (132*) and M W Goodwin (47),v Australia (Lord’s) 1999166* for 3rd C B Wishart (172*) and G W Flower (78*),v Namibia (Harare Sports Club) 2002/0391 for 4th M W Goodwin (57) and A D R Campbell (40),v New Zealand (Leeds) 1999145* for 5th A Flower (115*) and A C Waller (83*),v Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/92103 for 6th D L Houghton (84) and K M Curran (35),v Australia (Southampton) 198375* for 7th D A G Fletcher (69*) and I P Butchart (34*),v Australia (Nottingham) 1983117 for 8th D L Houghton (142) and I P Butchart (54),v New Zealand (Hyderabad) 1987/8855 for 9th K M Curran (62) and P W E Rawson (19),v West Indies (Birmingham) 198336 for 10th A J Pycroft (61) and M P Jarvis (8*),v India (Bombay) 1987/88RECORD PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST ZIMBABWE (including all of 100 or more)172* for 1st D L Haynes (88*) and S F A F Bacchus (80*),for West Indies (Birmingham) 1983128 for 1st R S Mahanama (59) and M A R Samarasekera (75),for Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/92112 for 2nd K C Wessels (70) and P N Kirsten (62*),for South Africa (Canberra) 1991/92195* for 3rd C G Greenidge (105*) and H A Gomes (75*),for West Indies (Worcester) 1983172 for 3rd A P Gurusinha (87) and P A de Silva (91),for Sri Lanka (Colombo) 1995/96152 for 3th M E Waugh (104) and S R Waugh (62),for Australia (Lord’s) 1999145 for 3rd Aamer Sohail (114) and Javed Miandad (89),for Pakistan (Hobart) 1991/92129 for 3rd A H Jones (57) and M D Crowe (74*),for New Zealand (Napier) 1991/92123 for 3rd N Hussain (57*) and G P Thorpe (62),for England (Nottingham) 1999117 for 3rd R B Richardson (56) and C L Hooper (63),for West Indies (Brisbane) 1991/92113 for 3rd G R Marsh (62) and A R Border (67),for Australia (Madras) 1987/88142 for 4th N S Sidhu (80) and V G Kambli (106),for India (Kanpur) 1995/96121 for 4th N J Astle (102*) and C L Cairns (54),for New Zealand (Bloemfontein) 2002/03113 for 5th M E Waugh (66*) and S R Waugh (55),for Australia (Hobart) 1991/9261 for 6th A Ranatunga (88*) and S T Jayasuriya (32),for Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/9266 for 7th D J Cullinan (29) and S M Pollock (52),for South Africa (Chelmsford) 199946* for 7th J J Crowe (88*) and I D S Smith (17*),for New Zealand (Calcutta) 1987/8862 for 8th Kapil Dev (175*) and Madan Lal (17),for India (Tunbridge Wells) 1983126* for 9th Kapil Dev (175*) and S M H Kirmani (24*),for India (Tunbridge Wells) 198335 for 10th L Klusener (52*) and A A Donald (7),for South Africa (Chelmsford) 1999BATSMEN WITH 200 RUNS IN WORLD CUP CRICKETM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50A Flower 30 29 4 816 115* 32.64 1 4D L Houghton 20 19 0 567 142 29.84 1 4G W Flower 21 20 2 512 78* 28.44 – 1A C Waller 20 20 3 479 83* 28.17 – 2N C Johnson 8 8 1 367 132* 52.42 1 3H H Streak 22 18 7 328 72* 29.81 – 1A J Pycroft 20 19 2 295 61 17.35 – 2C B Wishart 8 7 1 293 172* 48.83 1 -K M Curran 11 11 0 287 73 26.09 – 2A D R Campbell 19 18 1 281 75 16.52 – 1A H Omarshah 16 16 1 266 60* 17.73 – 1G J Whittall 20 18 1 246 35 14.47 – -I P Butchart 17 14 2 240 54 20.00 – 1K J Arnott 9 8 1 206 60 29.42 – 3M W Goodwin 8 8 0 201 57 25.12 – 1BOWLINGFOUR WICKETS IN AN INNINGSFor:5/21 P A Strang, v Kenya (Patna) 1995/964/21 E A Brandes, v England (Albury) 1991/924/40 P A Strang, v West Indies (Hyderabad) 1995/964/42 D A G Fletcher, v Australia (Nottingham) 19834/42 N C Johnson, v Kenya (Taunton) 1999Against:4/19 M Prabhakar, for India (Bombay) 1987/884/34 S K Warne, for Australia (Nagpur) 1995/964/39 S P O’Donnell, for Australia (Madras) 1987/88MOST ECONOMICAL ANALYSESFor:10-4-16-0 A J Traicos, v England (Albury) 1991/9210-3-17-2 A H Omarshah, v England (Albury) 1991/92Against:6-3-7-0 S R Waugh, for Australia (Madras) 1987/888-1-14-2 J Srinath, for India (Harare SC) 2002/0310-3-15-2 M R Whitney, for Australia (Hobart) 1991/9210-4-16-2 A D Mullally, for England (Nottingham) 199910-3-18-0 I R Bishop, for West Indies (Hyderabad) 1995/9612-3-19-2 M D Marshall, for West Indies (Birmingham) 1983MOST EXPENSIVE ANALYSESFor:10-0-72-0 K G Duers, v Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/9210-1-71-1 M P Jarvis, v West Indies (Brisbane) 1991/9210-1-70-3 E A Brandes, v Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/92Against:5-0-54-0 A R Adams, for New Zealand (Bloemfontein) 2002/0310-1-75-0 B L Kotze, for Namibia (Harare SC) 2002/0310-0-72-2 A P Gurusinha, for Sri Lanka (New Plymouth) 1991/929-0-70-1 A B Agarkar, for India (Leicester) 199910-1-70-0 L J Burger, for Namibia (Harare SC) 2002/03BOWLERS WITH 10 WICKETS IN WORLD CUP CRICKETOvers Mdns Runs Wkts Av. Best 4wIH H Streak 175 13 805 22 36.59 3/35 -E A Brandes 129.1 11 640 16 40.00 4/21 1A J Traicos 188 13 673 16 42.06 3/35 -P A Strang 86.4 6 388 15 25.86 5/21 2I P Butchart 117 7 630 12 52.50 3/57 -P W E Rawson 95.1 10 427 12 35.58 3/47 -N C Johnson 50 4 233 12 19.41 4/42 1A H Omarshah 104.3 9 457 11 41.54 2/17 -G J Whittall 79.3 3 396 11 36.00 3/35 -ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCES40 RUNS AND FOUR WICKETS IN A MATCHFor:D A G Fletcher (75* and 4/42), v Australia (Nottingham) 1983N C Johnson (59 and 4/42), v Kenya (Taunton) 1999Against: No instances.WICKET-KEEPING RECORDS4 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGSFor:4 (all ct) D L Houghton, v India (Tunbridge Wells) 1983Against:5 (all ct) S M H Kirmani, for India (Leicester) 19835 (4 ct, 1 st) N R Mongia, for India (Leicester) 19994 (2 ct, 2 st) K S More, for India (Bombay) 1987/884 (3 ct, 1 st) K O Otieno, for Kenya (Bloemfontein) 2002/03WICKET-KEEPERS WITH 10 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN WORLD CUP CRICKET14 (11 ct, 3 st) A Flower11 (9 ct, 2 st) D L Houghton(Houghton also took 4 catches as a fielder, and Flower 1)FIELDING RECORDS3 OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGSFor:3 A R Whittall, v South Africa (Chelmsford) 1999Against:3 A R Border, for Australia (Hobart) 1991/92FIELDERS WITH 10 OR MORE CATCHES IN WORLD CUP CRICKET10 A D R CampbellMISCELLANEOUSYOUNGEST ZIMBABWEAN PLAYERyr-dy19-159 A D R Campbell, v West Indies (Brisbane) 1991/9219-272 T Taibu, v Namibia (Harare Sports Club) 2002/0319-316 S Matsikenyeri, v Sri Lanka (East London) 2002/03OLDEST ZIMBABWEAN PLAYERyr-day44-306 A J Traicos, v England (Albury) 1991/92WORLD CUP CAREER RECORDS OF ZIMBABWEAN PLAYERSBATTING AND FIELDING STATISTICSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct/StK J Arnott 9 8 1 206 60 29.42 – 3 2A M Blignaut 7 6 0 123 58 20.50 – 2 1E A Brandes 16 12 4 120 23 15.00 – – 5R D Brown 7 7 0 110 38 15.71 – – 5M G Burmester 4 3 1 17 12 8.50 – – 1I P Butchart 17 14 2 240 54 20.00 – 1 4A D R Campbell 19 18 1 281 75 16.52 – 1 10S V Carlisle 6 5 1 62 27 15.50 – – -K M Curran 11 11 0 287 73 26.09 – 2 1S G Davies 1 1 0 9 9 9.00 – – -K G Duers 6 2 1 7 5 7.00 – – 3D D Ebrahim 7 5 0 79 32 15.80 – – 1S M Ervine 3 2 1 45 31* 43.00 – – -C N Evans 6 5 2 92 39* 30.66 – – -D A G Fletcher 6 6 2 191 71* 47.75 – 2 -A Flower 30 29 4 816 115* 32.64 1 4 12/3G W Flower 21 20 2 512 78* 28.44 – 1 8T J Friend 1 1 0 21 21 21.00 – – -M W Goodwin 8 8 0 201 57 25.12 – 1 4J G Heron 6 6 0 50 18 8.33 – – 1V R Hogg 2 1 1 7 7* — – – -D T Hondo 8 4 2 3 2 1.50 – – 2D L Houghton 20 19 0 567 142 29.84 1 4 13/2A G Huckle 3 2 0 0 0 0.00 – – 1W R James 4 3 0 35 17 11.66 – – 1M P Jarvis 10 5 3 37 17 18.50 – – 1N C Johnson 8 8 1 367 132* 52.42 1 3 1A C I Lock 6 3 2 8 5 8.00 – – -D A Marillier 5 4 0 41 21 10.25 – – 1S Matsikenyeri 1 1 1 1 1* — – – -M Mbangwa 3 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – -M A Meman 1 1 0 19 19 19.00 – – -B A Murphy 5 2 0 3 2 1.50 – – 2H K Olonga 9 6 4 15 5* 7.50 – – 1A H Omarshah 16 16 1 266 60* 17.73 – 1 3G A Paterson 10 10 0 123 27 12.30 – – 2S G Peall 5 2 0 9 9 4.50 – – 1G E Peckover 3 3 1 33 16* 16.50 – – -A J Pycroft 20 19 2 295 61 17.35 – 2 6P W E Rawson 10 8 3 80 24* 16.00 – – 4B C Strang 4 2 0 3 3 1.50 – – 2P A Strang 12 9 3 109 29 18.16 – – 2H H Streak 22 18 7 328 72* 29.81 – 1 7T Taibu 8 6 2 117 53 29.25 – 1 7/0A J Traicos 20 12 5 70 19 10.00 – – 2M A Vermeulen 3 3 0 66 39 22.00 – – -D P Viljoen 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 – – -A C Waller 20 20 3 479 83* 28.17 – 2 3A R Whittall 4 1 0 3 3 3.00 – – 5G J Whittall 20 18 1 246 35 14.47 – – 2C B Wishart 8 7 1 293 175* 48.83 1 – 1BOWLING STATISTICSOvers Mdns Runs Wkts Av. Best 4wIA M Blignaut 57 2 254 4 63.50 2/41 -E A Brandes 129.1 11 640 16 40.00 4/21 1M G Burmester 21.5 0 138 4 34.50 3/36 -I P Butchart 117 7 630 12 52.50 3/57 -A D R Campbell 3 0 13 0 — — -K M Curran 84.2 3 398 9 44.22 3/65 -K G Duers 50 2 256 3 85.33 1/17 -S M Ervine 12 0 87 3 29.00 1/19 -D A G Fletcher 50.1 5 221 7 31.57 4/42 1G W Flower 64.1 2 268 4 67.00 2/14 -T J Friend 2 0 13 0 — — -V R Hogg 15 4 49 0 — — -D T Hondo 50.2 4 265 6 46.25 1/16 -D L Houghton 2 0 19 1 19.00 1/19 -A G Huckle 20 1 78 1 78.00 1/43 -M P Jarvis 83.1 5 394 7 56.28 1/21 -N C Johnson 50 4 233 12 19.41 4/42 1A C I Lock 32 3 141 3 47.00 2/57 -D A Marillier 30 1 133 4 33.25 2/49 -S Matsikenyeri 2 0 13 0 — — -M Mbangwa 23 1 93 2 46.50 2/28 -M A Meman 6.5 0 34 0 — — -B A Murphy 30 3 139 5 27.80 3/44 -H K Olonga 43.2 2 259 9 28.77 3/22 -A H Omarshah 104.3 9 457 11 41.54 2/17 -S G Peall 23 1 101 1 101.00 1/23 -P W E Rawson 95.1 10 427 12 35.58 3/47 -B C Strang 18 1 66 3 22.00 2/24 -P A Strang 86.4 6 388 15 25.86 5/21 2H H Streak 175 13 805 22 36.59 3/35 -A J Traicos 188 13 673 16 42.06 3/35 -A R Whittall 27 1 143 3 47.66 2/41 -G J Whittall 79.3 3 396 11 36.00 3/35 –