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Australia won by 256 runs  
6.1 McGrath to Murgatroyd, no run, left alone outside off
6.2 McGrath to Murgatroyd, no run, down middle, fwd dfence back to
bowler
6.3 McGrath to Murgatroyd, OUT: good delivery from McGrath, down
middle, good length, hit on pads, umpire sticks him

Namibia 17/4, Partnership of 1
BG Murgatroyd lbw b McGrath 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)
D Keulder 0* (11b) GD McGrath 3.3-1-14-3 (2w)

6.4 McGrath to DB Kotze, no run, down middle, short of a length, palyed
to the off side
6.5 McGrath to DB Kotze, no run, good line and length, played off the
backfoot to mid on
6.6 McGrath to DB Kotze, no run, down middle, fwd defence back to
bowler


End of over 7 (maiden) Namibia 17/4 (RR: 2.43 RRR: 285/43 = 6.63)

GD McGrath 4-2-14-3 (2w) - South End
D Keulder 0* (11b) DB Kotze 0* (3b)


7.1 Lee to Keulder, no run, down middle, defended off the backfoot
7.2 Lee to Keulder, no run, good line and length, beaten the batsman,
missed the stumps, goes through to keeper
7.3 Lee to Keulder, legbye: FOUR, ball pitches on the leg side, goes to
the fine leg boundary
7.4 Lee to Keulder, no run, down middle, ball goes to mid wct, quickly
picked up by the fielder
7.5 Lee to Keulder, three runs, good line an dlength but it is smashed
to the long on boundary, 2 fielders chase it and catch up with the
ball before it reaches the boundary
7.6 Lee to DB Kotze, FOUR, short delivery, very quick, Koze gets his
bat to the ball and it flies over the head of jumping 2nd slip


End of over 8 (11 runs) Namibia 28/4 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 274/42 = 6.52)

B Lee 4-1-10-1 (1nb) - North End
D Keulder 3* (16b) DB Kotze 4* (4b 1x4)

8.1 McGrath to Keulder, no run, good line, a bit full, fwd drive back
to bowler
8.2 McGrath to Keulder, no run, let alone outside off
8.3 McGrath to Keulder, no run, down middle, short of a length, defnded
off the backfoot back to bowler
8.4 McGrath to Keulder, OUT: good delivery from McGrath, beats the
batsman who nicks the ball and goes through to keeper to take a
good catch

Namibia 28/5, Partnership of 11
D Keulder c Gilchrist b McGrath 3 (20b 0x4 0x6)
DB Kotze 4* (4b 1x4) GD McGrath 4.4-2-14-4 (2w)

8.5 McGrath to LJ Burger, no run, down middle, godo length, huge appeal
for lbw, might have been a bit high
8.6 McGrath to LJ Burger, no run, shorter delivery, played off the
backfoot to the slips


End of over 9 (maiden) Namibia 28/5 (RR: 3.11 RRR: 274/41 = 6.68)

GD McGrath 5-3-14-4 (2w) - South End
DB Kotze 4* (4b 1x4) LJ Burger 0* (2b)

9.1 Lee to DB Kotze, (noball) one run, on the lg side, turned to fine
leg
9.1 Lee to LJ Burger, no run, down middle, good length, fwd defence
9.2 Lee to LJ Burger, (noball) no run, pitched ont he leg side, another
noball when he oversteps
9.2 Lee to LJ Burger, no run, ball goes down middle, short delivery,
driven off the backfoot, ball goes to gully, good fielding by
Symonds
9.3 Lee to LJ Burger, one run, pitches ont he off side, driven to
cover, that gets Burger off the mark
9.4 Lee to DB Kotze, no run, down middle, short delivery, ball flies
past the batsman to the keeper
9.5 Lee to DB Kotze, one run, pitches on the off side, good length,
driven to cover, quick single taken
9.6 Lee to LJ Burger, no run, down middle, fuller delivery, Burger gets
his bat in the way


End of over 10 (5 runs) Namibia 33/5 (RR: 3.30 RRR: 269/40 = 6.72)

B Lee 5-1-15-1 (3nb) - North End
DB Kotze 6* (7b 1x4) LJ Burger 1* (7b)

10.1 McGrath to DB Kotze, one run, pitches on the off side, played down
the ground past gully to 3rd man on the boundary
10.2 McGrath to LJ Burger, no run, good delivery, goes through to slips
10.3 McGrath to LJ Burger, no run, left alon eoutside off, keeper takes
it nicely
10.4 McGrath to LJ Burger, no run, pitches ont he off side, played to
cover point
10.5 McGrath to LJ Burger, OUT: good delivery, Burger didn't judge that
one very well, attempts to pull, nicks and goes through to the
keeper

Namibia 34/6, Partnership of 6
LJ Burger c Gilchrist b McGrath 1 (11b 0x4 0x6)
DB Kotze 7* (8b 1x4) GD McGrath 5.5-3-15-5 (2w)

10.6 McGrath to van Schoor, no run, down middle, fwd defence, ball goes
to point, if McGrath takes another wicket, it will be his personal
best


End of over 11 (1 run) Namibia 34/6 (RR: 3.09 RRR: 268/39 = 6.87)

GD McGrath 6-3-15-5 (2w) - South End
DB Kotze 7* (8b 1x4) M van Schoor 0* (1b)

11.1 Lee to DB Kotze, (noball) no run, pitches on the off side, left
alone, goes through to keeper, another noball as he oversteps the
line
11.1 Lee to DB Kotze, no run, good delivery from lee, a lot of swing on
that one
11.2 Lee to DB Kotze, no run, down middle, driven to cover
11.3 Lee to DB Kotze, three runs, on teh off side, played to bw point
region, wild throwin from the fielder, they take 2 overthrow runs
11.4 Lee to van Schoor, two runs, pitches ont he off side, godo length,
smashed through cover, good running between the wickets
11.5 Lee to van Schoor, FOUR, short delivery, down middle, batsman can't
get out of the way, hits on the hand and loops over the slips and
oges to the 3rd man boundary
11.6 Lee to van Schoor, (noball) no run, down middle, fuller delivery,
noball from Lee as he oversteps the line, an Schoor is in a bit of
pain from the previous ball
11.6 Lee to van Schoor, no run, bounces that flies over the head of the
batsman


End of over 12 (11 runs) Namibia 45/6 (RR: 3.75 RRR: 257/38 = 6.76)

B Lee 6-1-26-1 (5nb) - North End
DB Kotze 10* (12b 1x4) M van Schoor 6* (5b 1x4)

12.1 McGrath to DB Kotze, no run, pitches on the off side, left alone
outside off, keeper takes it behind
12.2 McGrath to DB Kotze, OUT: a very fast delivery from McGrath,
nicked, keeper dives to his right to take the catch, that is the
best bowling for Glen McGrath thusfar with 6 wickets behind his
name

Namibia 45/7, Partnership of 11
DB Kotze c Gilchrist b McGrath 10 (14b 1x4 0x6)
M van Schoor 6* (5b 1x4) GD McGrath 6.2-3-15-6 (2w)

12.3 McGrath to BL Kotze, no run, pitched on the off side, left alone by
the batsmen
12.4 McGrath to BL Kotze, no run, left alone outside off
12.5 McGrath to BL Kotze, OUT: another excellent delivery from McGrath,
down middle, good length, cleanly bowled as he fails to get his
bat in the way quickly enough

Namibia 45/8, Partnership of 0
BL Kotze b McGrath 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)
M van Schoor 6* (5b 1x4) GD McGrath 6.5-3-15-7 (2w)

12.6 McGrath to van Rooi, no run, down middle, ball goes to gully
though, a big round of applause for McGrath


End of over 13 (maiden) Namibia 45/8 (RR: 3.46 RRR: 257/37 = 6.95)

GD McGrath 7-4-15-7 (2w) - South End
M van Schoor 6* (5b 1x4) BO van Rooi 0* (1b)

13.1 Bichel to van Schoor, no run, a bit wide on the off side, left
alone for keeper to handle the ball
13.2 Bichel to van Schoor, no run, pitches ont he off side, good length,
appeal for nick, umpire isn't impressed
13.3 Bichel to van Schoor, no run, left alone outside off
13.4 Bichel to van Schoor, no run, short delivery, flies past the
batsman on the off side
13.5 Bichel to van Schoor, OUT: another good delivery from Bichel, good
line and length, nicked and goes into the safe hands of gilchrist
behind the wickets

Namibia 45/9, Partnership of 0
M van Schoor c Gilchrist b Bichel 6 (10b 1x4 0x6)
BO van Rooi 0* (1b) AJ Bichel 0.5-0-0-1

Match State: Drinks

13.6 Bichel to van Vuuren, OUT: first ball Van Vuuren faces beats him as
he nicks it and Gilchrist takes hi 6th catch for today


Namibia 45/10, Partnership of 0
RJ van Vuuren c Gilchrist b Bichel 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)


End of over 14 (maiden) Namibia 45/10 (RR: 3.21 RRR: 257/36 = 7.14)

AJ Bichel 1-1-0-2 - North End
BO van Rooi 0* (1b)

Glen McGrath has the best bowling figures in a WC match with his 7
wickets for only 15 runs, well done to him
A new record for most catches taken by a wicketkeeper in WC
matches, Gilchrist with 6 for today