Bedfordshire survive to draw match against Suffolk: Minor Counties Championship 2011
A closely fought match of the Minor Counties Championship 2011 between Bedfordshire and Suffolk resulted in a draw, at the Wardown Park, Luton in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Suffolk posted a target of 137 runs for the opposition, but Bedfordshire ended the final day’s play on 53 for the loss of six wickets.
Bedfordshire’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Oliver-James-Clayson-c80188, won the toss and decided to field first. The pitch had assistance for both the batsmen and the bowlers, which made the game interesting for the spectators.
Suffolk were given a good start by their opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-Muchall-c1499 support from the other end though, as wickets kept on falling at regular intervals.
Huggins got out after adding 54 runs to the total. He played well and didn’t take too many chances against the new ball. The stylish opener paced his innings nicely, scoring his runs at a strike-rate above 80, with the help of nine fours.
At one stage, Suffolk were struggling at 123 for the loss of eight wickets. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Matthew-Finch-c65910 collected 66 runs for the ninth wicket partnership, taking the total closer to 200.
The latter got out after adding 20 runs to the total, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/France-c2899 remained unbeaten on 67, before running out of partners from the other end. Suffolk lost all their wickets in 195 in the first innings.
Colin Griggs was in devastating form, as he dismissed four batsmen in the innings.
Bedfordshire had a better start to their first innings, as their openers, Daniel Simpson and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Greg-David-Evans-c60730, gave a solid start to the team, collecting 55 runs for the first wicket partnership.
However, the top-order of Bedfordshire failed to convert their starts into http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Alroy-Martin-c50714 Weightman managed to take his score past 50, ending up being the top scorer for his side.
Bedfordshire lost their last five wickets for just seven runs on the board, which restricted their first-innings total to 213. The team was troubled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Justin-Edward-Bishop-c69700, who took a five-wicket haul for Suffolk.
Suffolk’s batsmen were below par in the second outing, as the entire team was bowled put for 154 runs. Huggins top scored with 47 runs, but the rest of the players failed to make an impression.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Charles-McGarry-c44310 did well with the ball, taking five wickets for Bedfordshire.
Bedfordshire had only 17 overs to bat in the day, but they struggled to survive, losing six wickets. Evans top scored the innings with 14 runs and the match ended in a draw at the end.
Suffolk’s attack bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Philip-George-Edwards-c82066 grabbed three wickets in the final innings of the match.
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