England Vs Netherlands 11Th Match
Wills World Cup in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1996 (1995/96) · Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar · 22 February 1996
England won by 49 runs
England won by 49 runs. Graeme Hick top-scored with 104* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
- Date
- 22 February 1996
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 49 runs
- Player of the match
- Graeme Hick
- Captains
- Mike Atherton (England), Steven Lubbers (Netherlands)
- Debut
- Floris Jansen (Netherlands)
- Umpires
- KT Francis and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Floris Jansen's first ODI.
England batted first and made 279 for 4. Graeme Hick top-scored with 104 not out off 133 balls, and Graham Thorpe made 89. The innings was built on a 143-run stand for the third wicket between Graeme Hick and Graham Thorpe, 51% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Arbab Niaz Stadium, 212 across 6 ODIs.
Chasing 280, Netherlands made 230 for 6. Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk top-scored with 64 off 82 balls, and Bas Zuiderent made 54. Phil DeFreitas took 3 for 31 for England. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the fifth wicket between Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk and Bas Zuiderent, 50% of the total.
England won by 49 runs.
ENGLAND: 279 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 5 | 13 |
| Neil Smith | c Nolan Clarke | 31 | 33 |
| Graeme Hick | not out | 104 | 133 |
| Graham Thorpe | lbw | 89 | 82 |
| Mike Atherton | bowled | 10 | 10 |
| Neil Fairbrother | not out | 24 | 29 |
Did not bat: Jack Russell, Dominic Cork, Phil DeFreitas, Darren Gough, Peter Martin
Extras 16 · Total 279 for 4
| Bowler (Netherlands) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Lefebvre | 10 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Paul-Jan Bakker | 8 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Floris Jansen | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Flavian Aponso | 8 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Steven Lubbers | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Tim de Leede | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Peter Cantrell | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Alec Stewart), 2-42 (Neil Smith), 3-185 (Graham Thorpe), 4-212 (Mike Atherton)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Neil Smith | 11 |
| second | Graeme Hick and Neil Smith | 31 |
| third | Graeme Hick and Graham Thorpe | 143 |
| fourth | Mike Atherton and Graeme Hick | 27 |
| fifth | Neil Fairbrother and Graeme Hick | 67 |
NETHERLANDS: 230 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Clarke | lbw | 0 | 8 |
| Peter Cantrell | lbw | 28 | 44 |
| Tim de Leede | lbw | 41 | 42 |
| Steven Lubbers | c Jack Russell | 9 | 8 |
| Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk | c Darren Gough | 64 | 82 |
| Bas Zuiderent | c Graham Thorpe | 54 | 93 |
| Roland Lefebvre | not out | 11 | 14 |
| Marcel Schewe | not out | 11 | 12 |
Did not bat: Flavian Aponso, Floris Jansen, Paul-Jan Bakker
Extras 12 · Total 230 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Cork | 8 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Phil DeFreitas | 10 | 3 | 31 | 3 |
| Neil Smith | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Darren Gough | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Peter Martin | 10 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Graeme Hick | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Graham Thorpe | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Nolan Clarke), 2-46 (Peter Cantrell), 3-70 (Steven Lubbers), 4-81 (Tim de Leede), 5-195 (Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk), 6-210 (Bas Zuiderent)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Nolan Clarke and Peter Cantrell | 1 |
| second | Peter Cantrell and Tim de Leede | 45 |
| third | Steven Lubbers and Tim de Leede | 24 |
| fourth | Tim de Leede and Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk | 11 |
| fifth | Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk and Bas Zuiderent | 114 |
| sixth | Roland Lefebvre and Bas Zuiderent | 15 |
| seventh | Roland Lefebvre and Marcel Schewe | 20 |
Want to captain one of these sides yourself?
PLAY THE CHASE →