Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B: Yorkshire vs. Netherlands Match Review
Yorkshire regained its top position on the points table in Group B of the Clydesdale Bank 40 after sealing a five-wicket win over the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 at Thurlede, Schiedam on Sunday, the 1st of August. Netherland’s below par 40-overs total of 154 for 9 was easily chased by Yorkshire at the end of 36th over with five wickets intact.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 team restrict Holland to a gettable 154 runs in their allotted 40 overs. Maurits Jonkman was the top scorer for the Dutch team with 25 runs off 32. Jonathan Bairstow complemented the efforts of Pyrah with his bludgeoning 46 runs from 48 balls taking the side home with four overs to spare.
After winning the toss, Yorkshire skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gerard-Brophy-c1482 off Bresnan’s bowling. On the fifth ball of the same over, he sent the danger man Michael Dighton back to the pavilion after having him caught by Jonathan Bairstow. Dighton scored 14 runs from 20 balls. During 25 minutes cameo, he also plundered three muscular boundaries.
Tom Cooper and Captain Peter Borren added 20 runs to the scorecard for the third wicket stand. Cooper was bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cooper-c51561 after being bowled by Rich Pyrah. Borren scored seven runs after facing 13 balls.
A fifth wicket partnership between Bas Zuiderent and the wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wesley-Barresi-c96487 earned Netherlands 12 runs before the keeper mistimed Pyrah straight into the hands of Tim Bresnan in the 16th over, leaving the side struggling at 62 for 5. Barresi’s dismissal brought Mudassar Bukhari to the crease but the new batsman could only add two runs to the total before he departed in the 18th over, giving an edge to the wicketkeeper Gerard Brophy off Pyrah.
Zuiderent and Pieter Seelaar, standing for the seventh wicket partnership, scored 22 runs from 10 overs, taking the side from 64 for 6 in the 18th over to 85 for 6 in the 28th over. Holland was at a total of 86 when Seelaar was trapped lbw by Adil Rashid. He scored 12 runs from 32 balls including a boundary to his credit. Holland lost its 8th wicket at a score of 101 when Bas Zuiderent was trapped lbw by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rashid-c84058 in the 34th over. Zuiderent scored 19 runs after playing more than 11 overs.
Maurits Jonkman and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adeel-Raja-c928 eased the nerves of the side with a flurry of sweetly timed boundaries. Both added around 30 runs to the team’s total from just 4 overs. Adeel Raja was the last man to lose his wicket when Pyrah bowled him. His 19 off 14 balls included three lofty boundaries. A six and a boundary from Bernard Loots, playing at No. 11, helped Holland cross the 150 run mark. At the end of the allotted 40 overs, Holland ended their innings with a total of 154 for 9. Jonkman was not out at 25 while Loots scored an unbeaten 13 off 9 balls.
Yorkshire, though, lost some wickets at regular intervals but an unbeaten 46 off 48 from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jonathan-Bairstow-c1727 bagged the side an easy victory in just 36 overs with five wickets intact.
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