Cricket news: Warwickshire secures a spot in semi-final of Clydesdale Bank 40
Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell complemented their side’s clinical bowling performance, as Warwickshire steered to a seven-wicket win over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 in the 37th over with seven wickets still in hand.
Nottinghamshire indebted to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Voges-c925’ half century could muster only 192 runs before the whole team was bundled out in the penultimate over. On the day when most of the Nottinghamshire batsmen were off colour, Adam Voges blazed away with the bat compiling his half century that helped his side muster a respectable total. Voges scored 54 runs from 75 balls plundering three boundaries as well.
Except Voges, only four batsmen managed to get past 13 but all of them succumbed for scores less than 36, while rest of the team fell for single digit figures. Lahore born http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Barker-c47300 and Ant Botha picked one wicket apiece.
The gettable total of 194 was comfortably chased by Warwickshire Bears. Trott’s 84 were well complimented by skipper Bell, as the Bears sealed seven-wicket win with 19 balls to spare.
After deciding to bat first, Nottinghamshire began reasonably well before running into a red-hot Imran Tahir, who scythed through their batting line-up to finish with four for 27 from eight overs. The opening duo featuring Akhil Patel and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Hales-c985 set a respectable foundation of 44 runs from 7 overs before the former was caught by Ant Botha off Chris Woakes. The departing opener scored 21 runs with the help of four boundaries from as many deliveries.
With Patel already gone for 21, 33-year-old slow left-armer, Ant Botha had his (Patel’s) opening partner Alex Hales caught by Jim Troughton at long on in the fifteenth over. Exactly one hour stay of Hales earned Nottinghamshire 34 runs off 44 deliveries.
The side was further dented when Lahore-born wrist spinner Imran Tahir claimed two scalps in his second over leaving the side 88 for 4 on the board. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samit-Patel-c2426 clipped the first ball back to Tahir that was taken by the bowler after diving low to his left while 20-year-old Scott Elstone was bowled by a googly on the last ball of same over after driving a four through the covers.
With the side struggling at 88 for 4, the diligent http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Read-c1248 took the initiative and kept the scoreboard moving until Tahir struck back and chipped his off stump with a low ball. Wrist spinner’s final success was fluent opener Adam Voges, who stretched well out of the crease but missed Tahir’s vicious leg-break and the chance was beautifully availed by Richard Johnson with a slick stumping. The Australian scored 54 runs from 75 balls. During 88 minutes stay at crease, Voges smashed only three boundaries.
Nottinghamshire had not much else to trouble the opposition attack, as the seamers washed out the lower order for a combined contribution of 16 runs. Both Carter and Woakes took two wickets each.
In reply, Warwickshire went off to a steady run chase with an opening stand of 61 runs from 10 overs shared between Jonathan Trott and Neil Carter. Trott batted through the innings scoring unbeaten 84 runs. The ever-efficient English batsman shared useful stands with opener Carter, Keith Barker and Ian Bell taking Warwickshire home with 19 balls to spare and seven wickets still in hand. Warwickshire skipper Ian Bell - who had captained the side for the first time after breaking his toe some eight weeks ago, while playing an ODI against Bangali tigers at Bristol – scored a half-century from as many deliveries hitting three fours and a six. Steve Mullaney, Samit Patel and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graeme-White-c1503 took one wicket each.
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