http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 Series – Series Recap
The much competitive 7 days competition finally came to a close after Uganda marked 6 wickets win against Namibia in the tournament final to wrap up the ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division T20 Series.
The competition featuring 5 African nations, initially took off on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Kampala, Uganda. The series, featuring hosts Uganda, followed by Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Namibia, came about to be a 22 games event including the final two position
deciders. The series took place between the Lugogo Cricket Oval and Kyambogo Cricket Ground in Kampala.
With the eventual close to the series, the first three positions on the competition were secured by Uganda as the winners, followed by Namibia and Kenya as the second and third position holders respectively. As for the remaining standings, Nigeria stood
at fourth place while Ghana at the table bottom after producing a disappointing performance with a single win from 8 matches.
The tournament opener kicked off between Namibia and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nigeria-c2970 on July 9, resulting in the former facing a massive 132 runs defeat. The opening win for the Namibians marked successive winning hauls for the tourists, only to be defeated in the much anticipated
series final.
The Nigerians on the other hand shared a somewhat similar faith as the Namibians. The team offered a middling performance on the competition after securing a spot on the 3rd Place Play-Off against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kenya-c752. The Nigerians, however, faced a disappointing
23 runs loss against the opponents.
For the lucky Kenyans, securing the 3rd place on the tournament came as a strong recovery for the team after facing a total of 6 defeats from 8 participations.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ghana-c2905 side, on the other hand, offered some disappointing performance throughout the competition. After contesting in 8 matches, the tourists managed to earn a single triumph.
Coming to the tournament winners, like the Kenyans, Uganda too turned out to be lucky after securing a win against the undefeated Namibia. In their previous encounters, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Namibia-c2964 retained two successive wins over the host only to be defeated in the awaited
series finale.
As for the event’s star performers, the Namibian side produced some resourceful talent on the series. The team’s batting order included the top three highest scoring batsmen.
Louis http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 der Westhuizen came in as the best batsman on the series, as well as the player of the tournament. The Namibian earned a total score of 406 runs from 9 matches. Westhuizen’s best performance included an impressive total of 159 while remaining not
out.
Namibian Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-David-Williams-c51678, landed as the second best batter on the tournament with 403 runs at an aggressive strike rate of 184.86. William’s top performance included 92.
Another Namibian player, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sarel-Francois-Burger-c88808, landed in as the 3rd highest scoring batsman on the series. Burger’s contribution to his side added a total of 382 runs from 9 matches including a best performance of 82.
As for the bowlers’ roster; http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Deusdedit-Muhumza-c53883 stood out to be the tournament’s highest wicket taker with a total of 18 wickets. Muhumza’s best performance included 5 wickets for 17 runs.
Following Muhumza, Westhuizen makes another mark on the bowler’s list. The player earned a total of 14 wickets from 9 matches.
Lastly, Nigerian bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Olalekan-Awolowo-c80158, remained as the third best bowler on the series with 13 wickets to his name. Awolowo’s best included 5 wickets for 14 runs.
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