Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Zimbabwe recover from early setback

Cricket

Sunday 07 January 1996 00:02 GMT
Comments

Cricket

Zimbabwe recover from early setback

Zimbabwe's middle order, led by captain Andy Flower and David Houghton, restored the tourists to respectability on the first day of their three- day match against a New Zealand Academy XI in Whangarei yesterday. Sent in to bat, Zimbabwe were in trouble early at 12 for three, but recovered to declare at 274 for seven 45 minutes before the close. The bulk of Zimbabwe's runs came from four middle-order batsmen, with veteran Houghton leading the way on 86. Houghton and Flower shared an impressive 155-run fourth- wicket partnership, with Flower making 73, including 10 boundaries. At the end of the day, the Academy XI were 21 without loss.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in