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00:00Graham Hick happily restored to full fitness after that pulled hamstring in
00:05the first match against New Zealand at Ahmedabad in India. He missed the match
00:10against the UAE. Very impressive average.
00:15In the air, that's found the gap.
00:30Boris Janssen's after it but he won't get there. First boundary of the day.
00:45Shot. That'll get to the extra cover fence. Superb timing from Graham Hick. He
00:58really does look in excellent touch. This is a classy shot. Just stands up, crispy.
01:06Beautifully played and very well picked up indeed.
01:21Not surprisingly the man was a bit nippy out there. Zaid Arendt is the man who is
01:26the youngest in the World Cup competition to 17 years old.
01:36That's in the air. Oh! Fingertips and four.
01:46It's 52 for 2.
01:57It was a very positive stroke but it really diced with the fingertips of
02:02Lubbers, the Holland captain, who got a touch on it.
02:10Hit it very hard, but that has to go down as a half chance.
02:17Getting Holland into the Premier One Day competition in England. That's a good throw.
02:36The Dutch are going to need some help in their development.
02:42Good throw here from PJ Bucker, an experienced cricketer of course.
03:01Holland are just not able to stem the flow of runs. It's not that they're
03:05getting boundaries all the time in England, but they're just knocking it
03:08around quite easily into the gaps.
03:17That's very well placed indeed. Beautifully placed.
03:23Shows the exact spot to bisect those two fielders.
03:31Yes, it's the perfect example of what I was saying about the offspin is so slow.
03:37It's given Graeme Hick time to get back. Picky spot and play a very nice well-placed back foot full.
03:47And that's Graeme Hick's 50.
03:55So the half century for Hick coming very shortly after the one which is scored by Thorpe.
04:00And the partnership is 100 exactly. 1.42 for two.
04:16Big shout for LBW.
04:21KG France's Sri Lankan umpire. Well this is a really predetermined shot. You see the foot's
04:27down early. The time it hits him is out.
04:39That's good running from Atherton. First time we've seen it in this innings really.
04:57England move to 200.
05:11Won't quite get away for Thorpe. Oh what a kick-off.
05:16Some people might have put a boot on that.
05:19Further with the injury. As you can see he's struggling a little bit there and
05:24you have to get the long strides out towards the end. Well controlled sweep.
05:28Rolling to the wrists. This really is a good piece of work for a man who's about 60% fit.
05:36It's gone away fine.
05:53Hick going for the sweep. Not out says umpire Francis.
06:01Flores Janssen to Graham Hick.
06:05Lovely shot.
06:08Poor miss field in Thorpe.
06:16Zader in for the culprit. Yeah through no fault of the bowlers. The bowler very sensibly kept
06:22the ball pitched up. Even when Graham Hick advanced and gave himself room. That should
06:27have been one two at the most. Bowlers have to be backed up by good feeling especially
06:34when they're under pressure. That's a big one.
06:44Can't get there. It's six.
06:46Well I think that's disappointing for the bowler. I think he's bowled very well and so is Lefebvre
06:50at the other end. At the death it's always difficult. He made the batsman hit to his field
06:56placings and I think he should have caught that. He came in a couple of yards. He should have stood
07:01still and I think the bowler and the captain would have expected him to catch it. A lot of time to
07:09see it. Full toss. That'll be down to long on. Well fielded this time. Two more to Graham Hick.
07:1916 from that over. A good one for England. 261 for Thorpe.
07:23Graham Hick hit a beautiful six.
07:25Lefebvre to Hick.
07:55He'll take him on to 96. He can't get back. He's lost the strike.
08:14Tim DeLayda, pick on 97.
08:26That's a good six. What a way to bring up a century.
08:32Graham Hick.
08:37Up to three figures in the Grand Manor.
08:40Splendid innings by Graham Hick. He looks England's best batsman in this competition.
08:46And he's looked to take the Dutch attack apart.
08:56That's wide. Down the left side, it'll be four runs.
09:02Full wide signal by Steve Buckner.
09:09Well, Graham Hick went to his hundred by picking the off-spinner.
09:14He's obviously seen Bucker bowl it before. He was waiting for it and just smacked it out of the ground.
09:26Hick's found the only man down there at fine leg.
09:33No run. Two balls to go.
09:36103 for Graham Hick.
09:38Within two of his best ever effort in one day internationals.
09:42That was in the subcontinent as well at Waliore against India.
09:51Good ball from back up.
09:56So Graham Hick's going to have to be satisfied with 104.
10:01He'll come to the last ball of the innings.