Clydesdale Bank 40: Yorkshire clinch 8-run win over Derbyshire
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 set an eight-run win over Derbyshire Falcons in a Clydesdale Bank 40 clash at Chesterfield on Sunday. Yorkshire maintained the top spot in Group B. While chasing a competitive total of 276 for 6, the Falcons were 8 runs short in the end of the allotted 40 overs with 2 wickets still intact.
Rudolph’s 105 from 107 balls was well supported by Adam Lyth’s aggressive 91 off 81 to take Yorkshire towards an imposing total of 276 from their allotted 40 overs. Both players shared the second wicket stand of 144 runs from 22 overs. In reply, the Falcons came up short with just 268 runs for the loss of 8 wickets despite half centuries from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wayne-Madsen-c2784. Even a late cameo of 27 runs off 18 balls from Graham Watt could not overturn the 8 run defeat.
Earlier in the day, the Falcons, after winning the toss opted to field first. The explosive opening combination of Yorkshire, featuring Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tim-Groenewald-c2670. The opener did not give another chance until he had cruised to his second ton in this season’s Clydesdale Bank 40 league.
In the 12th over, Graham Wagg earned his side the first breakthrough when he sent Captain Andrew Gale back to the pavilion after having caught by Tim Groenewald. Gale scored 27 runs from 28 balls including five muscular boundaries. Gale’s departure brought Adam Lyth to the crease and in partnership with Rudolph; the duo plundered plenty of runs without giving the opposition attack even a single chance to creep in for the next 22 years.
A plethora of sweetly-timed shots from the duo set Yorkshire on its way to a competitive 40-overs total. Adam Lyth pushed Groenewald over the boundary line for a lofty six to bring up the 200 for the team. In the meantime, Jacques Rudolph had chalked his second century of the season, hitting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jonathan-Bairstow-c1727 followed Rudolph after being bowled by Groenewald.
After Bairstow’s dismissal, Anthony McGrath joined Adams Lyth to accelerate the scoring in the dying overs. Both batsmen played a succession of well-timed shots, bringing up the 250 for the team. Adam Lyth became Wagg’s second victim in the 38th over after spooning an easy catch to Peterson. Wicket-keeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajmal-Shahzad-c42489 added 3 runs to the team’s total from 2 balls. Graham Wagg took 3 wickets conceding 56 runs followed Tim Groenewald’s 2 wickets for 42 runs.
In reply, opener Chesney Hughes played responsibly despite losing his opening partner Chris Rogers in the second over with not many on the board. The skipper Rogers scored only one run from 8 balls. Hughes scored 54 runs from 51 balls plundering seven boundaries and a six. The Falcons were sniffing a victory as long as Hughes and Madsen were bludgeoning.
Chasing Yorkshire’s 276 for six, Derbyshire needed 93 runs from the last 10 overs with the pugnacious Madsen on the crease. However, some disciplined bowling, well complimented by sharp fielding did not allow the Falcons to break free. In the next over, Madsen mistimed Patterson to Lyth at point with 189 for 5 on the board. Wagg’s unbeaten 27 off 18 balls in the last five overs could not change their fate. McGrath and Patterson shared two wickets apiece.
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