P342 CEEFAX 342 Sat 7 Jan 28:85/33 B CRICKET: WORLD SERIES 0CUP, crtsrpnj England kept alive thrir hopjs0of reaching the final with a oazrow 26 run victory over Zimbabwe. A win looked like the last thing Mike Athjrton could have expected when his side lost both0Graham Gooch and Grajmj Hick wot a mere 2X But Graham Thorpe, who was latez to collapse with heat exhaustion, hit 89 as England made 200-8. Andy Flower (52) and Guy Whittall (53) looked like cazsing —thjrton's min sjvjre problems, but after both szccumbjd, the Zimbpbwran tpil collapsed to winish on 174O Czp Table Scorecard England — S— 7 oZP342 CEEFAX 342 Sat 07 J1n 2X:94/:4 2/3 CRICKET: WORLD SERIES II CUP, Brisbane England captain Mike Athjrton wa; relieved that his side ovjrcamj tenacious Zimbabwe in the extreme heat of Brisbane. "We found it hard work. I was disappointed by the way we ratted but delighted bz ouz bowling pnd fielding," said Athjzton. "Graham Thorpe played a magic knock, bzt unfortunately colla8sjd in the dressing room afterwards," hj added. 5u "We'vj got the ability to brat Australia and —ustralia A to reach the final," concluded Athjrton. 5],,,,,,,,,,^,,,,,,,,,,^,,,,,,^^^,,,,,^/ Cup Table Scorecazd England A S— v oZP342 CEEFAX 342 Sat 07 Jan 28:94/: 3/3 CRICKET: WORLD0SERIES 0CUP, briyrpnu Graham Thorpe played a key role in England's 26-run victory over Zimbabwe bzt jndjd up in hosxital after hitting an heroic <9 {uns. Th 25-y ar-old, who batted or more than 2\ hours in temperatures whrch climbed towards 180 degrees, collapsed afterwards with dehydration and heat exhaustion. "Wj tried to rehydrate Graham 2= getting him to drink but hj kjpz vomiting," said physio Dave Robrzts "That was the time to get him to hospital and now hr's bren xut0on a drip," added Roberts. 5-,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/ Cup Table Scorecard England a S— 7 oZ