GRAHAM THORPE 89 RUNS VS NETHERLANDS @ PESHAWAR IN 1996
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00:00Graham Thorpe's new batsman.
00:05His experience is really building up now, 22 matches.
00:08Averaging 33.
00:14Really there's a lot of work to be done by the England batsman in this match.
00:18Very important that Graham Thorpe gets into good form, that Michael Atherton gets a few runs.
00:23Graham Hick feels his way back after injury.
00:31That's four runs.
00:35Alphonso was down, that third man, couldn't quite make the ground.
00:39Chopping a square cut from Graham Thorpe who gets off the mark.
00:43A nice way to do it too. Not the biggest ground in the world here in Peshawar.
00:48A very, very quick outfield.
00:51It's only gone about 15 metres or so wide of the third man.
00:55But from the moment he hit it, he had no chance of cutting it off.
00:57Another wicket to Thorpe.
01:00Thorpe loves that sweep shot.
01:03And it'll bring him four runs.
01:06Great effort from Lefevre.
01:09In spite of that leg injury, fine work by the Dutchman on the boundary edge.
01:13But he can't stop that.
01:16Graham Thorpe four.
01:19Alphonso's bowled pretty well to Thorpe so far.
01:22And that really is a good sweep.
01:24Rolled and risked nicely.
01:27Just watch this effort on the boundary.
01:30Certainly a man who's not very fit at all and that won't do his groin any good I'm sure.
01:41There's another milk single for Thorpe.
01:44Mike Hazen is saying no pressure being created by the bowler at all.
01:49And Lubbers might just as well hand England six and over here.
01:52He really does have to change his tactics.
02:07Chase for Lubbers.
02:10And he's not going to get there.
02:13Four to Graham Thorpe.
02:16He's enjoying these two Gentlox spinners, is Graham Thorpe.
02:19Well that really was a very good shot indeed.
02:22And another variation of the sweep.
02:25The important thing here is how fine he gets it.
02:28Just letting the ball run off the face of the bat.
02:31Beating that man at short, fine leg.
02:34And that fast Alphonso lets it run all the way.
02:37Another lovely deflection from Graham Thorpe.
02:43And that brace of runs will bring up the hundred for England.
02:46England a hundred one for two in the 23rd over.
02:55Oh that's a cracking shot.
02:57That's all the way. Add six runs.
03:05Well he picked his spot very nicely Graham Thorpe.
03:08He's been lined up to mid-wicket boundary.
03:11Gets outside the line of the ball very early.
03:13And just whips it to the mid-wicket.
03:21Well he couldn't say it was badly bowled.
03:24But he is going right to the edge of the crease you notice.
03:27And that gets through to him and that's four runs.
03:32And fifty.
03:38Well played Graham Thorpe. Some good punching shots at first.
03:42And of course he's very strong on that catch.
03:50Yes he's looked in very good touch today.
03:53It's the two off-spinners for Holland who are at a very gentle pace.
03:59They're not able to exert any real control over the batsmen on this surface.
04:04They bowl their off-spinners so steady and slow that the batsmen have lots of time to get in position.
04:09To play the shots.
04:17A very fine sweep shot. A paddle shot by Thorpe.
04:22And that's wasting away towards the boundary.
04:24Well stopped in the end. Very difficult ball to stop.
04:28That's a substitute from Austerholm.
04:33Not very inviting when you're hurtling towards the perimeter advertising boards.
04:40I think it's important for England that against certain sides in the World Cup that they have players in the middle order or good players of spinners.
04:48Peter Cantrell's another overseas cricketer as far as Holland's concerned.
04:53Yes it's a pity though that they're all off-spinners.
05:00Well bowled. Well what happened then? That was a mystery ball.
05:03Graham Thorpe hasn't got a clue what the mystery was all about.
05:10Well he's just looking to work it onto the onside and it surprised him a bit here with quite a bit of turn.
05:26Delicately played. And that might run away for Thorpe.
05:31It's a very quick outfield. It does.
05:34We've seen Graham Thorpe play that shot a few times already today and he does play it so well.
05:39In the old days, that's Moose's sweep and sweep very square.
05:44Modern cricket, very very fine.
05:53That single tells you that England have scored off the last 18 deliveries bowled at them.
05:5936 overs gone, 179 for 2.
06:10That's a fine edge.
06:14All very exasperating but.
06:18Don't have a slip there which is most teams decision at this stage of an innings anyway.
06:26It's about the safest place you can hit the ball to.
06:30Graham Thorpe looking to play it fine. Not quite that fine.
06:33He won't care. Four more runs to him.
06:36Big appeal and out.
06:40KT Francis didn't hesitate for one second.
06:45Well enough getting the breakthrough Holland were looking for.
06:49Graham Thorpe out. Very very good innings.
06:52England 185 for 3.
06:58We'll just see Thorpe just playing across the line a little bit.
07:01Too much in line.
07:04KT Francis no hesitation whatsoever.
07:06185 for 3 and Thorpe out for 89.