Clydesdale Bank 40: Nottinghamshire defeats Warwickshire by 7 wickets
Nottinghamshire set up a seven wickets win over Warwickshire in a rain-restricted clash of the Clydesdale Bank 40 played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Thursday. Chasing Warwickshire’s 16 overs total of 81 for six, the hosts were taken home by David Hussey’s unbeaten 15-ball cameo of 34 runs in just 8 overs with as many overs to spare and seven wickets still intact.
Earlier, heavy showers restricted the 40-overs clash to a 16 overs per side match. The visitors lost wickets at regular intervals and could only amass 81 runs in their allotted 16 overs. Ian Westwood, the skipper for Warwickshire was the top scorer with an unbeaten 23 runs from 17 balls. He was followed by Rikki Clarke who scored 20 off 21. Paul Franks took two wickets while Ryan Sidebottom, Darren Pattinson, Samit Patel and Steven Mullaney shared one wicket each. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir took an expensive one wicket after conceding 13 runs in the solitary over bowled by him.
After winning the toss, Nottinghamshire’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Pattinson-c1321 trapped Maddy in front of the stumps. Maddy scored 10 runs after facing 17 balls. During his 14 minutes stay at the crease, Darren Maddy hit two fours.
Over the next 13 balls, the hosts could only earn 3 runs before Keith Barker, who was struggling at the crease, spooned an easy catch to David Hussey off Paul Franks. Barker could score only 2 runs from seven deliveries. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Franks-c2163 struck back in the next over of his spell, having opener Varun Chopra caught by David Hussey. Chopra earned Warwickshire 8 runs during his 12 ball stay at the crease. During his 27 minutes stay at the crease, Chopra could only smash a single boundary.
After Chopra’s departure, Rikki Clarke joined Jim Troughton for the fourth wicket stand. The pair shared a partnership of 13 runs from seven balls. In the 11th over, Troughton followed Chopra after slashing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 amassed 81 for 6 in their allotted 16 overs.
The run chase got off to a steady start when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Hales-c985 for only 4. After Brown was bowled by Woakes, David Hussey continued the assault, taking the hosts to victory in just 8 overs with the loss of only 3 wickets.
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