Roach sinks Dutch with hat trick

Kemar Roach produced a magical spell to claim the first hat-trick of the 2011 World Cup, lifting West Indies to a 215-run win over the Netherlands in a Group B match on Monday. The 22-year-old removed Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots and Berend Westdijk with the last three deliveries of the match to skittle the Dutchmen for 115 runs in 31.3 overs. Team mate Sulieman Benn applauded Roach, who finished with figures of six for 27. Brilliant man. His bowling tonight was exceptional, Im really pleased for him, said Benn. Im glad he got that hat-trick Im really proud of him.Out to convince the sceptics, West Indies earlier rattled up 330-8 and then returned to bowl out their upstart Dutch opponents for an easy victory that would do their confidence a world of good. Details on Sports page

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