Cumberland bounce back to win against Bedfordshire by four wickets: Minor Counties Championship 2011
Cumberland prevailed over Bedfordshire by four wickets in a match of the Minor Counties Championship, at the Sedbergh School in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Tuesday, July 12, 2011.
The hosts were given a target of 220 runs, which they achieved comfortably in the end, losing six wickets. They did come under pressure at one point during their run-chase, but emerged victorious in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Joseph-Pratt-c58523, who is the skipper of Cumberland, decided to field first after winning the toss. He predicted some moisture beneath the surface of the pitch, but the decision didn’t prove to be an ideal one, as the opposition got away with 288 runs in their
first innings.
Although Bedfordshire didn’t get off to an ideal start to their innings, losing one wicket early. The team fought back well with a 92-run partnership between James Kettleborough and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-David-Stubbings-c91064.
The pair played sensible cricket and responded to the pressure with a lot of maturity. The scored 48 and 60 runs in their respective outings before being dismissed.
The visitors’ middle-order was unable to make a big impression, as most of the batsmen were dismissed after getting starts. However, the team’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Oliver-James-Clayson-c80188, played well for his 48 runs, guiding the team to 288 in the end.
Cumberland’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Adam-Lowe-c65398 bowled well, picking up five wickets in the innings.
The hosts would have hoped to bat once in the match by taking a massive first-innings lead in the match, but their batsmen failed to make most of the good batting conditions and were all-out for 236.
Liam Livingstone was the only player in the innings to cause a few problems for the opposition, as he collected 65 runs with the help of seven boundaries. Apart from him, none other batsman managed to score even in the forties.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Charles-McGarry-c44310 took a five-wicket haul for Bedfordshire in the match, guiding his team in a solid position with a 52-run lead.
However, the visitors failed to make most of the lead they gained after the first innings. Although Kettleborough gave a solid start to his team, scoring his second half-century of the match, the entire team was bundled up for 167 runs in their second outing.
Kettleborough top scored the innings with 70 runs whereas the second highest score came from the middle-order batsman Andrew Reynoldson, who collected 35 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-David-Williams-c51678 helped his team fight back strongly in the match, as he picked up four wickets in the innings for Cumberland.
This was just the half job done for Cumberland, as they had to score 220 runs for victory, which was not an easy task by any means.
The team was under immense pressure once they came out to bat, losing six wickets for just 64 runs on the board. It almost seemed impossible for them to bounce back from that stage.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Evan-Thompson-c50782 played exceptionally well. They put together an unbeaten 158 runs for the seventh wicket partnership, guiding their side to a four-wicket win.
Colin Griggs bowled well for Bedfordshire, taking two wickets in the innings, but didn’t get much support from his team-mates.
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