Clydesdale Bank 40: Gloucestershire vs. Middlesex - Match Review
Jon Lewis’ 20 in the final over from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tim-Murtagh-c2673 bagged Gloucestershire a three-wicket victory over Middlesex in a nail-biting Clydesdale Bank 40 clash played at College Ground, Cheltenham on 8th August. In a bid to chase down Middlesex’s 40 overs total of 299 runs, half centuries from Chris Taylor and wicket-keeper Steve Snell guided Gloucestershire towards the final over victory with three wickets intact.
Owais Shah’s 111 of 92 balls was well complimented by opener John Simpson’s 82 runs from 81 balls led Middlesex to a competitive total of 299 for 8. In reply, a fifth wicket partnership of 158 runs between Steve Snell and Chris Taylor set Gloucestershire on its way to a three-wicket victory. However, a thrilling end was witnessed when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jon-Lewis-c1726 plundered 20 runs off the final over to take the side home with a ball to spare.
Neil Dexter, captain of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Simpson-c1722 played a responsible second wicket partnership of 148 runs, putting the side on track towards a competitive target. After taking an early wicket on the first ball of the fifth over – when Newman, struggling on the crease slashed John Lewis to all-rounder Ed Young playing his debut – Gloucestershire’s attack had to wait for the next 21 overs for their second scalp.
Opener wicketkeeper Simpson piled up his 50 off 57 balls, plundering four boundaries and two lofty sixes. In the 26th over, Anthony Ireland earned his side a breakthrough when he sacked the fluent opener John Simpson. Simpson, who smashed nine boundaries and two sixes in his 81 ball 82, mistimed Ireland’s delivery to William Porterfield standing at long-on.
After Simpson’s dismissal, Middlesex squandered two needless wickets when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Dexter-c2091 scored first ball duck as Dowsen’s throw chipped his wicket. Owais Shah, in the meanwhile completed his half-century off 42 balls, hitting five muscular boundaries and two sixes.
Gareth Berg and bludgeoning Owais Shah played a half-century partnership off next six overs for the fifth wicket stand, hitting a flurry of boundaries. Shah cruised to his century from 85 balls taking a single to the mid wicket off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Kirby-c2577’s full-length delivery. Shah scored 111 runs from just 92 balls. During his 118 minutes stay at crease, Shah entertained the adoring crowd of Cheltenham with 10 lofty boundaries complimented by 3 muscular sixes.
The last four wickets of Middlesex fell in 4 consecutive overs for 35 runs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Dawson-c2314. Jones could add only three runs to the scorecard from as many balls.
With the wickets clattering at the other end at regular intervals, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anthony-Ireland-c1065 was the most expensive bowler for Gloucestershire, conceding runs at an economy of 10.28 in his 7 over spell.
Gloucestershire got off to a shaky start losing its first wicket of William Porterfield in the opening over with only 6 runs on the board. Gidman’s side was reeling at 41 for 3 when a recovery was guided by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 in the driver’s seat. A final over battering from Lewis took the side home with a ball to spare and three wickets intact.
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