2012 Friends Life T20: Gloucestershire vs. Worcestershire – Match Update – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817 and Cowan take Gladiators home
Blistering half-centuries from skipper Hamish Marshall and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Graham-Downton-c44379 Cowan took Gloucestershire home in a Friends Life T20 clash against Worcestershire, at the County Ground, Bristol, on Thursday, July 5, 2012.
Chasing a target of 160 to win, Hamish Marshall led the Gladiators from the front, hitting a pugnacious knock of 72 runs from just 49 balls to put the side on its way to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Midlands/Wales/West Group leaders, Worcestershire.
The New Zealander was well supported by the club’s Australian import, Ed Cowan. The Australian Test opener, making his debut with the Gladiators, hit a scintillating 70 off 48 deliveries, with nine fours and two sixes, and shared a second wicket stand of
142 runs in 15 overs, as the hosts chased down the 160-run target by the end of 18th over.
Earlier, after winning the toss, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daryl-Mitchell-c52533 (31) being the notable performers.
The tourists lost opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phillip-Hughes-c2185 added 35 runs to the scorecard for the second wicket partnership, before Liam Norwell
had the latter caught by skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamish-Marshall-c1525 at mid-on.
Moeen Ali’s opening partner, Vikram Solanki, shared another 26-run stand with James Cameron, before being caught by Marshall at extra cover, off Ed Young. After Solanki’s dismissal, Cameron took the onus of stabilising the innings, scoring 32 runs from as
many deliveries. However, he failed to convert the start into a big innings and was caught by Cowan at third man off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Herbert-Frederick-Fuller-c65789, leaving the tourists 100 for 4 on the board.
Gareth Andrew and skipper Daryl http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-c76390 paced up the run scoring, sharing a quick stand of 39 runs from 17 balls. Mitchell played a brisk cameo of 31 runs off just 13 balls, laced with six boundaries. He was caught by Saxelby off Norwell. Gareth Andrew
scored a 26-ball 43, including four fours and two sixes, to take the side to a respectable total of 159 for 6.
Saxelby and Norwell shared two wickets each, while Fuller and Young returned with one scalp apiece.
The seven-wicket win over Royals boosted http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862, at Birmingham, on July 6.
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