Tuesday 1 May 2007

Under-rated

Benno

In the last entry I explained why I think Saj Mahmood is over-rated. This time by way of contrast I make a timely case for James Benning's introduction to the England cause. On Sunday he scored 150 odd in a Surrey total approaching a scoring rate of 10 runs per over. He has, in Ali Brown, the best England qualified one-day pinch hitter, to learn from. Sunday wasn't a fluke for him or Surrey. They and he has precedence. Last year he hit 189 out of a Surey total of 337, chasing a target of 339. The next highest score made by a Surrey batter was 22. Pick him and pick him for the next ODI against the Windies. It would be incredulous if he has not been pencilled in for the 20-20 World Cup. The Analyst will back me on this.

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