Despite the much publicized disciplinary problems of the previous day England managed to keep their focus, dispatching Canada by 51 runs and scoring 279 in St Lucia, to open their World Cup account. Ed Joyce and Paul Collingwood were the pick of England’s batting lineup hitting sixties. However Canada showed they could score runs racking up a double century.
Final score:
England: (6 wickets; 50 overs) 279
Canada: (7 wickets; 50 overs) 228
HIGHLIGHTS
ENGLAND
Ed Joyce 66
Michael Vaughn 45
Paul Collingwood 62 not out
CANADA
Ashif Mulla 58
Abdool Samad 36
Desmond Chumney 27 not out
Monday, March 19, 2007
ENGLAND GET ON THE BOARD WITH WIN OVER CANADA
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