{"id":5030,"date":"2013-08-05T10:09:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T13:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canadacricket.com\/?p=5030"},"modified":"2013-08-05T16:44:09","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T20:14:09","slug":"missed-chances-a-key-issue-on-the-final-day-canada-v-uae-icc-intercontinental-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadacricket.com\/?p=5030","title":{"rendered":"Missed chances a key issue on the final day – Canada v UAE ICC Intercontinental Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The key issue on the last day of Canada’s drawn match with the United Arab Emirates in the ICC Intercontinental Cup was the failure to hold what would be regarded as straightforward catches and a couple of harder chances. But high performance program players aim to claim a high proportion of harder chances in order to reach the top, even where the top is in the ICC Associate rankings, and not the realms of the upper ranks of the ICC test playing, full members.
\nThe Man-of-the-Match award went to Canadian pace-bowler Jeremy Gordon for his six wickets for 43 runs in the UAE first innings, including a hat-trick to end that innings. The award was appropriate in a game that ended up with three centuries, two by Canada and one from UAE skipper Khurram Khan, as it had opened up the possibility of Canada being able to make a first innings score and win the game. An opportunity that had to be earned due to the significant loss of playing time on the first two days. Photo gallery follows
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