England dumped by lowly Holland ; CRICKET By Myles

Birmingham Mail (June 06, 2009)

Author: Myles Hodgson

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ENGLAND slumped to one of the most humiliating international defeats in their history last night by losing to minnows Holland in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

Expected to progress comfortably past the Dutch, who only have 5,000 players in their country, the hosts instead slumped to a fourwicket defeat in steady rain under the lights at Lord's.

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England dumped by lowly Holland ; CRICKET By Myles

It is one of their most shocking defeats since losing by nine runs to Zimbabwe, who were then still an Associate nation...

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