Clydesdale Bank 40; Sussex set up 6-wicket win over Surrey
An unbeaten fifth-wicket partnership of 113 runs between Captain Michael Yardy and Andrew Hodd bagged Sussex a six-wicket win over Surrey Lions in a Group A Clydesdale Bank 40 play-off at Woodbridge Road, Guildford on Sunday, August 8. The victory took Sussex a point above http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851 on the points table in Group A, though the latter do have a game in hand.
This would be Sussex’s third consecutive 40-over league title, if they succeed to do so. The bid for their third successive Clydesdale Bank 40 title, however has gained momentum by Sunday’s victory. Surrey, indebted to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 on its way to a six-wicket victory in the 39th over.
Surrey seemed to be in charge when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murray-Goodwin-c2040 on two successive deliveries of the 24th over, but skipper Michael Yardy and Andrew Hodd had other plans. Both played an aggressive partnership of 113 runs from 14.5 overs as they took Sussex home with 10 balls to spare and six wickets still intact. Earlier James Kirtley and Chris Liddle sparked with the ball as both recorded 4 scalps each.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Liddle-c1245 into the attack that duly rewarded Sussex when the captain Hamilton-Brown drove Liddle to mid-on where it was beautifully taken by James Kirtley. The skipper scored 31 runs after facing just 16 balls. His 22 balls cameo included five muscular boundaries and a lofty six.
Brown’s dismissal brought Stewart Walters to the crease, who played a fine knock of 88 runs from 87 deliveries. Walters and the opener Davies added 15 runs to the scorecard from the next 2 overs before Liddle struck back in the next over of his spell having Davies caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Nash-c1247 at mid-off. Davies 25-ball 26 contained five boundaries.
An 84 run stand between Mark Ramprakash and Stewart Walters eased the nerves of Surrey. Fluent Walters was dropped moments before his half-century by Yardy off his own bowling. Smashing a boundary off Michael Yardy, Stewart cruised to his 50 off 58 balls. That became 149 for 4 when Mark Ramprakash was bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Kirtley-c1648. He added 33 runs to the team’s total smashing a boundary and a six. Roy could score only two runs before edging Hodd off Panesar.
Walters played another half-century partnership with Matthew Spriegel bringing up 200 for Surrey. Walters lost his wicket in the 36th over when he drove Lidle to deep mid-wicket. After his dismissal, Surrey’s wickets fell regularly and the last 5 wickets fell for just 30 runs in 4 overs as the whole team was bowled out at 252 with a ball to spare.
In reply, Sussex got off to an imposing start of 63 runs from the opening stand. A 113 runs partnership between Michael Yardy and Andrew Hodd compensated two successive wickets of Nash and Goodwin in the 24th over. Yardy’s unbeaten 66 off 46 backed up by Hodd’s 46 off 43 took Sussex home with 10 balls to spare and 6 wickets intact.
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