All-round Canada thump Netherlands
A century from opener Ruvindu Gunasekera, complemented by a fine bowling performance by medium-pacer Jeremy Gordon, helped Canada stroll to an eight-wicket win over Netherlands in just over two days in King City.
22/08Result
ICC Intercontinental Cup at King City, Aug 22-24 2013
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![Netherlands]( "Netherlands")
164 & 336 -
![Canada]( "Canada")
436 & 68/2 (7.1 ov)
22/08Result
ICC Intercontinental Cup at King City, Aug 22-24 2013
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![Netherlands]( "Netherlands")
164 & 336 -
![Canada]( "Canada")
436 & 68/2 (7.1 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Canada , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
22,23,24 August 2013 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Canada 20, Netherlands 0
Scorecard Summary
NETHERLANDS 164 (49.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Eric Szwarczynski57 (72)
- Michael Swart31 (47)
- Raza-ur-Rehman4/8 (8.3)
- Jeremy Gordon4/56 (15)
CANADA 436 (91.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ruvindu Gunasekera150 (173)
- Salman Nazar60 (76)
- Vivian Kingma4/89 (19.2)
- Tom Heggelman2/41 (11)
NETHERLANDS 336 (78.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Pieter Seelaar*75 (104)
- Eric Szwarczynski85 (111)
- Jeremy Gordon4/93 (18)
- Harvir Baidwan4/69 (19.3)
CANADA 68/2 (7.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ruvindu Gunasekera*44 (24)
- Nitish Kumar9 (10)
- Michael Swart1/1 (1)
- Paul van Meekeren1/31 (3)
Canada win it easily!
7.1
6
Kingma to Gunasekera, SIX, Short ball and he pulls it over square leg! HE ends it in style!
END OF OVER:7 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | CAN: 62/2
- Ashish Bagai0 (1b)
- Ruvindu Gunasekera38 (23b)
- Michael Swart1-0-1-1
- Vivian Kingma3-0-25-0
6.6
0
Swart to Bagai, no run,
6.5
W
Swart to Kumar, OUT,
NR Kumar lbw b Swart 9 (22m 10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 90.00
6.4
1
Swart to Gunasekera, 1 run,
6.3
0
Swart to Gunasekera, no run,
6.2
4b
Swart to Gunasekera, 4 byes,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAll-round Canada thump Netherlands
A century from opener Ruvindu Gunasekera, complemented by a fine bowling performance by medium-pacer Jeremy Gordon, helped Canada stroll to an eight-wicket win over Netherlands in just over two days in King City.
