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1. Kenya played Canada at Newlands, Cape Town, on 14 February 2003. Canada batted first and scored 197. Who was Man of the Match?
2. Having boycotted the game in Zimbabwe, England's first pool match was played after some teams had already played two matches. England won the toss against The Netherlands at East London, and asked them to bat. What did they score in 50 overs?
3. England knocked off the target in 23.2 overs, for the loss of how many wickets?
4. At Kimberley, Pakistan batted first against Namibia, and scored 255/9 off 50 overs. Namibia were all out for just 84, in 17.4 overs. Who was named Man of the Match for an outstanding bowling performance?
5. The South Africa-New Zealand Pool B match at The Wanderers, Johannesburg was crucial to both sides, as they both lost their initial pool games. South Africa batted first. Who top scored?
6. South Africa ended on 6/306 after 50 overs. New Zealand's run chase, was interrupted by rain and a partial power failure. Consequently, the target was reduced to 226 off 39 overs. What was New Zealand's score standing at when this revised target, using the Duckworth/Lewis method?
7. New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, hit four consecutive fours to bring up his 50. Who was the unfortunate South African bowler?
8. Stephen Fleming, was the Man of the Match with his superb batting peformance in his innings against South Africa. How many runs did he score?
9. The West Indies-Bangladesh Pool B match at Benoni, on 18 February was washed out. Ricardo Powell top scored with 50 for the West Indies when they batted, but as the game was a "no result", does his score count in his batting averages?
10. The 17th World Cup match between India and Zimbabwe was played in Harare, the venue to which England had refused to travel earlier in the tournament. India were put in by Zimbabwe. Who top scored for India?
11. An unusual feature of Zimbabwe's innings against India, was that no batsman exceeded 30, but quite a few reached 20. How many batsmen had scores between 20 and 29 (inclusive)?
12. The Sri Lanka-Canada match at Paarl on 19 February, was one of the shortest One Day Internationals in history. No Canadian batsman passed 10.What was the team's total?
13. The match between England and Namibia in Port Elizabeth, was much closer than expected. Who top scored in England's innings of 272?
14. Namibia batted superbly against England, but they fell short by 55 runs. Who top scored for Namibia?
15. On 20 February, Australia beat The Netherlands by 75 runs, using the Duckworth/Lewis method, due to rain delays. Who was named Man of the Match?
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