Andrew McDonald stars in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leicestershire-c807 win: Friends Life T20
Leicestershire cruised to victory against Yorkshire by eight wickets and 22 balls remaining in a match of the Friends Life Twenty20, at the Grace Road, Leicester in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.
The visitors collected 144 runs in their allotted 20 overs and failed to defend the target in the end as Leicestershire reached it in 16.2 overs, losing just a couple of wickets.
Australia’s all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Barry-McDonald-c44289, was excellent in the match, as he performed with both bat and ball. He dismissed three batsmen and scored an unbeaten half-century, guiding the hosts to a comfortable victory.
Former English fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-James-Hoggard-c75187, who is also the skipper of the Leicestershire team, decided to field first after winning the toss. He expected the batsmen to struggle in the first half of the match, as there was some moisture beneath the surface
of the pitch.
Hoggard’s decision proved to be a very good one, as the visitors failed to post a big target. The playing conditions also improved once the Leicestershire batsmen came out to bat.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Richard-Griffith-c41953 impression and was sent back to the pavilion after adding 18 runs
to the total from 13 deliveries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Lyth-c922 was the next man to go after collecting 13 runs off the same number of balls faced. He was involved in a 35-run stand with his skipper, Gale.
Wicketkeeper batsman, Jonny Bairstow and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Ballance-c1465 failed to get going and were dismissed cheaply for one and nine in their respective outings. This brought some pressure on the visitors, but they bounced back in the game with a quick fire 20 from Ajmal
Shahzad.
However, the momentum shifted back with the home team after the dismissal of Shahzad. The lower-order batsmen failed to make an impression and wickets kept on falling at regular intervals.
Gale played until the end and top scored the innings with 67 runs off 56 balls. He smashed six boundaries in his responsible knock, guiding his team’s total closer to 150 in the end.
McDonald changed the course of the match with a sensational spell of bowling. He took three wickets in his four overs and conceded just 18 runs.
In reply, the Leicestershire openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joshua-James-Cobb-c69517 and McDonald gave a magnificent start to the hosts, collecting 74 runs for the first wicket partnership. Cobb missed out on a half-century and was dismissed for 46.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/William-Ingleby-Jefferson-c97368 was unable to get going and was sent back to the pavilion after adding jus five runs to the total.
However, McDonald and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Edward-John-Taylor-c65642 remained unbeaten on 59 and 33 respectively, guiding their team to a victory by eight wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rich-Pyrah-c2311 was the lone wicket-taker for his team, as he dismissed both the batsmen in the Leicestershire innings, but his effort went in vain.
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