Chris Nash shines in Sussex win over Gloucestershire: Friends Life T20
Sussex were guided to a six-wicket win over Gloucestershire by all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Sunday, July 3, 2011.
The visitors were all-out for 121 in 18.2 overs, as they failed to cope with the left-arm spin of Nash, who grabbed four wickets in the innings.
In reply, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lou-Vincent-c73143, top scored the match with 44 runs, guiding his team to a six-wicket win.
Gloucestershire’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kane-Stuart-Williamson-c70182, won the toss and had no hesitation to bat first. He expected the pitch to be difficult for the batsmen in the second half of the match, but his prediction failed completely.
The start to the visitors’ innings was an impressive one, as their openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamish-John-Hamilton-Marshall-c61362 and Kevin O’Brien collected 42 runs for the first wicket. The latter didn’t play a big part in the partnership though, as he was dismissed after contributing just
four runs to the total.
Williamson was the next man to be dismissed after adding eight runs to the total from the same number of deliveries faced. He was followed by compatriot http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817, who played really well for his side. The Kiwi player top scored the innings with 41 runs from
28 deliveries, smashing six boundaries.
Middle-order batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 innings though and were dismissed for 18 and 23 in their respective knocks.
This saw a collapse for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 team, as wickets started to fall at regular intervals. None of the lower-order players managed to reach double figures and the entire team was sent back to the hut for 121 runs in the 19th over of the
innings.
Chris Nash bowled tremendously well, taking four wickets for his side for just seven runs in his three-over spell.
Sussex got off to a relatively bad start, but bounced back well in the end, winning the match comfortably. Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LJ-Wright-c1841 were sent back to the pavilion after collecting eight and 11 respectively.
They were followed by wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murray-Goodwin-c2040, who got out for 18 and zero.
However, Vincent and Nash scored unbeaten 44 and 36 runs, guiding the home team to a victory.
Spin legend, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864, fought hard, dismissing two batsmen for his side, but lacked support from the other end.
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