Alex Hales guided Nottinghamshire to a comfortable win over Durham: Friends Life T20
Nottinghamshire thumped Durham by 54 runs in a match of the Friends Life Twenty20, at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
The hosts batted superbly, scoring 213 runs in their allotted 20 overs in the match.
Opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Hales-c985 was the top scorer in the match, ending up with 67 runs for his side. Durham struggled to cope with the pressure of the massive target posted by the opposition and were all-out for 159 in the final over of the match.
Australia’s star, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826 team, decided to bat first after the coin flipped in favour of his side. The conditions were excellent for batting and the home team’s batsmen made most of them, piling a solid
target for the opposition.
The start given by the home team’s openers, Hales and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Hendrik-Wessels-c75170, was terrific, as they collected 58 runs for the first wicket partnership. The latter was unable to capitalise on the start he got to his innings though, as he was sent back to the pavilion
after adding 31 runs to the total. He played aggressively, scoring his runs in just 21 deliveries with the help of four fours and one six.
First-drop, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Charles-Voges-c41889, also attacked the bowlers and scored a quick-fire 39 runs from just 24 balls, striking four boundaries. He was involved in a solid 72-run stand with Hales, who was the next wicket to fall in the home team’s innings.
The stylish opener was absolutely on song, scoring 67 runs off just 39 deliveries with the help of eight fours and two massive sixes. He laid a solid platform for the lower-order batsmen and was dismissed in the 17th over of the innings.
Hussey took full advantage of the good batting conditions and smashed the bowlers to all parts of the park. He remained unbeaten on 54 runs from 24 balls, smashing two fours and four thunderous sixes. This blistering performance guided Nottinghamshire above
200.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Eric-Claydon-c76394 was the stand out performer for the visitors, taking two wickets for 28 runs off his four overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phil-Mustard-c2183, also batted
nicely, scoring 29 runs, but none of the batsmen managed to score a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Richard-Griffith-c41953 one for their side.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-John-Mullaney-c91313 took three wickets, restricting the opposition to 159.
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