Date-stamped : 20 Oct97 - 06:25
Zimbabwe clinch cricket tourney

>From Shaun Orange in Nairobi


Zimbabwe picked up their first silverware after gaining Test
status when they won the Trust Bank Tri-Nations cricket trophy
at the Gymkhana Sports Club yesterday.

Alistair Campbell's outfit dispatched host nation Kenya by 82
runs in the second of the best of three finals to take an
unbeatable 2-0 lead.

Zimbabwe's comprehensive triumph underlined their superiority in
the two-week event that also included Bangladesh.

The side from the Asian subcontinent lost all their preliminary
matches.

Campbell won the toss, elected to bat, and his side put on 272
in 49 overs. One over was lost due to a delayed start because of
the rain. In reply Kenya were booted out for 190 in 46.1 overs.

Opener Grant Flower continued his recent good form when he
scored 78 off 91 balls and Gavin Rennie established his highest
knock in one-day internationals with a gallant 76 off 91 balls.

Flower, who clobbered 10 fours, was eventually run out, while
Rennie (5 x 4s) was out leg before wicket to the spin of young
Mohammed Sheikh. The two added 150 for the second wicket.

Craig Evans finally found form on tour with a brisk 48 off just
43 balls which picked up the pace of the Zimbabwean innings,
while Campbell weighed in with 28. Kenya, who lost by 83 runs in
the first match the day before, were never really in the chase,
although two batsmen posted half centuries.

Hitesh Modi cracked 57 off 102 balls and captain Asif Karim
chipped in with 53 off 49 batting at No. 9.

But the back of Kenyan batting was broken by the right-arm spin
of Andrew Whittall, who opened the bowling with Bryan Stang's
seam.

Whittall's 10 overs went for a mere 23 runs. He took three
wickets. Paul Strang, who has bowled economically throughout the
series, bagged three for 37 off his 10.

The trophy, which carries prize money of US$20 000 (Z$252 000)
was handed over to Campbell at a ceremony where he paid tribute
to his side's all-round commitment and singled out the batting.

Source: The Herald (Harare) 20 October 1997.

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