How happy with curtailed workout

No play was possible on the final day of New Zealand’s three-day warm-up against Kent at Canterbury, after heavy overnight rain had left the outfield saturated. Further drizzle in the morning was all that was needed for the umpires to abandon the fixture at 12.45pm, 15 minutes before lunch.

The situation left Jamie How, New Zealand’s stand-in captain, frustrated but not unduly concerned about his team’s brief opportunity for middle practice. How himself found some useful form with an unbeaten 53 in the 38.2 overs available on the second day, but with two four-day fixtures to come against Essex and England Lions, New Zealand have ample opportunity to prepare ahead of the first Test at Lord’s on May 15. Read more
Courtesy: ind.cricinfo.com

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