Date-stamped : 25 Jun97 - 06:18
Zuiderent too zealous

By Peter Deeley at Worcester

Worcestershire (336-6) bt Holland (225) by 111 runs

A  RECKLESS  attempt at a single cost Bas Zuiderent the honour of
becoming Holland`s first century-maker  in  this competition, and
with his dismissal went all hope of an upset.

Zuiderent   had   hit   two  sixes and 10 fours in his 99 when he
pushed Phil Newport to midwicket and set off with little hope  of
beating  Reuben Spiring`s  underarm throw. He thoroughly deserved
his standing ovation however.

A year ago Zuiderent, a 20-year-old student,   scored   a   half-
century against England in Pakistan in the World Cup.

Holland`s   problem,   as  always, was the lack of penetration in
their attack. Roland Lefebvre, now living  back  there,  finished
with  a  respectable  one for 42, but otherwise their bowling was
little more than cannon fodder for the likes of Tom Moody.

The Worcestershire captain was suffering from a virus but hit 108
off  145   balls  - his first century of the season - and late in
the innings Spiring came along with a  half-century  in  as  many
balls.  Both were eventually caught in the deep.

Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/)

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