Astle's 122 helps Kiwis win series.ENGLAND stumbled to a five-wicket defeat in the deciding game of their one-day series against New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. in Dunedin yesterday. Nathan Astle's unbeaten 122 helped the Kiwis clinch the match and the series 3-2. Earlier, England had tiptoed to 218-8 on a small ground where 250 is usually the bare minimum. But captain Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain (born March 28 1968, Madras (now Chennai, India) is a former Essex and England cricketer. He was born of an Indian father, Jawad (also known as "Joe"), and an English mother, Patricia, who changed her name to Shireen on conversion to Islam. found some consolation in the measure of his side's improvement by winning 10 out of 16 games on tour this winter. Hussain said: "I think we are heading in the right direction." SCU SCU Santa Clara University SCU Southern Cross University (New South Wales, Australia) SCU Southern California University of Health Sciences (Whittier, California) SCU Serious Crimes Unit SCU Special Care Unit Premier Division side Greenock were handed a massive boost last night when Aussie ace Dene Hills Dene Fleetwood Hills (born 27 August 1970 in Wynyard, Tasmania) was an Australian First Class cricketer who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He was a left handed top order batsman. performed a dramatic U-turn and decided to stay with the club for this summer. |
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