Watch the highlights of England vs New Zealand 7th Match WSC 1990-91 - Benson & Hedges World Series Cup one-day international tournament of the 7th ODI match played between New Zealand and England at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney in 13th December 1990.
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| Allan Lamb hit 72 © Cricket Australia / Sky Sport |
Allan Lamb's half-century and Alec Stewart's 42 before Chris Lewis' four-wicket haul gives England cruise to 33-run victory over New Zealand, despite a Chris Pringle's four-for in the seventh match of a Benson and Hedges World Series Cup.
England scored 194 for all-out in 46.4 overs with top scorer by Allan Lamb struck 72 off 110-balls, Alec Stewart cracked a 42 off 59-balls including 3-fours and John Morris scored 19 off 28-balls included 3-fours.
New Zealand best bowler by Chris Pringle claimed a 4-wickets for 35-runs in 8.4-overs, Richard Petrie captured two-wickets and one for Grant Bradburn - Danny Morrison.
New Zealand bowled out for 161 in 48.1 overs with top scorer by Martin Crowe cracked a 76 off 107-balls including four boundaries.
Bryan Young scored 25 off 36-balls including a boundary and John Wright hit 23 off 50-balls included 4-fours.
England best bowler by Chris Lewis claimed a 4-wickets for 35-runs in 9.1-overs including a maiden, Angus Fraser, Eddie Hemmings both took 2-wickets and one for Martin Bicknell.
Allan Lamb named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a 72 off 110-balls including seven boundaries.
This match reported by The Canberra Times Staff (Third Party Reference from The Canberra Times)
England's cricketers resurrected the professionalism most thought they had left at home to score a 33-run win last night over New Zealand in their World Series Cup cricket match.
England's beleaguered fans turned the Sydney Cricket Ground hill into a stage of rollicking, flag-toting celebrations as the team's much-chided bowling attack turned in a splendid one-day display.
The English looked en route for more woe when they could only muster 194 runs on a good track, but enthusiastic bowling, especially from allrounder Chris Lewis and spinners Eddie Hemmings and Phil Tufnell, turned the match on end.
A controversial leg-before-wicket decision against Martin Crowe, who had put the Kiwis into contention with a measured 76, and a brutal clash between spectators and about 30 police spiced up the final overs of the match.
New Zealand bowled the Englishmen out in only 46.4 overs after sending them in to bat, but the Kiwis' batting failed to match the intensity of the attack.
The Kiwis' chase started swiftly enough, with Crowe and John Wright rattling through the first half-century in 13.2 overs.
Graham Gooch changed the attack by bringing on allrounder Lewis, who had Wright well caught by Allan Lamb at first slip for 23, then bowled No 3 Grant Bradburn with a short-pitched ball with an almost subterranean bounce.
But the crucial period came soon after when Gooch turned to spinners Hemmings and Tufnell, who starved Crowe and picked up the wickets of Ken Rutherford and Rod Latham.
Crowe suffered a mid-innings famine which lasted 10 overs.
From the 20th to the 29th he faced just 13 balls as the Kiwis lost 2-19 and the run rate went from well in hand to well behind.
The Kiwi skipper was dismissed when Angus Fraser hit his pad and umpire lan Thomas granted his appeal.
Crowe looked bemused by the decision as he sauntered back, and the ball did appear to be heading down past the leg stump, and perhaps high of it.
Chris Harris and Richard Petrie tried to keep the Kiwis in the hunt after Crowe's departure but were foiled by some tight bowling by Fraser and Lewis.
England's match had begun horribly with returned skipper Gooch lasting just 13 balls before giving a simple catch behind off Richard Petrie for three.
Petrie and opening partner Chris Pringle were dominant as England slumped to 3-23 in the 10th over. Pringle grabbed Gooch's partner for eight, the disappointing Larkins smashing a drive straight to Willie Watson at wide mid-off.
Petrie was deriving movement from the seam and got Robin Smith with a yorker that the solid righthander clipped behind square leg to Rod Latham.
But after the top order departed Allan Lamb set about the revival, and was only thwarted by some poor running between wickets.
Lamb shared a 43-run stand in under 10 overs with John Morris, a player in good touch during this series, before a crucial mix-up in which Morris turned blind while looking for a third run on the arm of Latham and was only half way up the wicket before he was unsuccessfully sent back by Lamb.
Alec Stewart, the coolest of England's continually-dazed middle order, made a polished 42 before he dallied over a second against the arm of Chris Harris and was caught short of his ground.Lamb steadied to reach 72 which won him the man of the match award.
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