Opening batsman, Phil Mustard well complimented the clinical bowling from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824 in a Friends Life t20 clash played at County Ground, Northampton
on June 9, 2011.
Chasing a gettable 20-overs target of 125 to win, the Dynamos were put on the track to a comfortable win right from the start with the opening duo of Phil Mustard and Gordon Muchall sharing a half-century stand, with the bulk
coming from the former.
Mustard remained unbeaten at 61 as the visitors cruised past the winning line on the first ball of the 17th over at the loss of only one wicket. The only wicket Durham lost on its way to a nine-wicket win was Mustard’s
opening partner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jack-Brooks-c1614 at 19.
Muchall departure brought http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Blackwell-c1569 to the crease and in partnership with the wicketkeeper batsman, Mustard, the duo posted 67 runs to the scorecard to take the side home with 23 balls to spare.
Mustard’s match winning 61-run cameo was laced with 10 muscular boundaries and a six. Blackwell well complimented opener’s efforts and struck four fours and two sixes in his whirlwind 41-run knock off 27 deliveries.
Earlier, the Durham skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-Benkenstein-c1302 won the toss and put the hosts in to bat on the seam friendly Northampton wicket. Durham seamers capitalized on the bowling friendly conditions as the hosts were reeling at 43 for
5 in the 10th over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Wakely-c988 to partner
with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phil-Mustard-c2183 behind the stumps to leave the hosts 7 for 2.
Wakely’s dismissal took http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Lawson-Miller-c53037
at mid-on. He struck a lofty six in his 21-ball 12.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Sales-c1337 and Rob White as the home side faltered at 43 for 5. Sales scored two-ball duck while White made 30-ball 21 which included 2 boundaries as well.
A half-century stand between Johan Botha and
skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Hall-c1040 for the sixth wicket partnership eased the nerves of hosts. Botha clubbed 36 of 30 deliveries while Hall added 28 runs. The partnership was worth 63 when Rushworth broke it having Hall caught at the front in the 19th over.
The final over of Northamptonshire’s innings saw them losing three wickets including one of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/J-Botha-c1610 as the hosts finished at 124 for 9.
Chris Rushworth, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Claydon-c1973 shared two wickets each. Mustard was adjudged as the man of the match for his match winning heroics.
Article sources:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/518564.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/engine/current/match/492385.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/player/17185.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/player/20032.html
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