Derbyshire 2nd XI overcome Unicorns A by four wickets: Second Eleven Trophy
Derbyshire 2nd XI defeated Unicorns A by four wickets in a thrilling encounter of the Second Eleven Trophy, at the County Ground, Derby in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Monday, July 4, 2011.
The visitors had scored 237 runs in their allotted 40 overs of the innings, losing six wickets. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Simpson-Ord-c66096 was the highest scorer of the innings and the game with an unbeaten 83 runs.
Derbyshire 2nd XI didn’t find the chase easy, as they were given a tough fight by the opposition’s bowlers. However, the hosts managed to win the match in the end off the last ball.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dan-Redfern-c1306 was the top scorer for the home team, as he collected 53 runs in the match. He was the only player in the Derbyshire 2nd XI to take his score past 50.
Unicorn A’s captain, Chris Brown, decided to bat first after winning the toss. The pitch was good for the batsmen and a high scoring game was expected. Both teams played solid cricket, giving a very good result to the spectators.
The start to the visitors’ innings was a disappointing one, as they lost opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jayden-Ross-Levitt-c66695 early. He was dismissed in the very first over of the match and failed to trouble the scorers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joel-Pope-c1713, who failed to open his account and had to take a long walk back to
the pavilion.
The visitors were struggling at that stage with three batsmen back in the hut for 32 runs on the board. There was a 38-run stand between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sean-Michael-Park-c89102, which steadied the innings.
However, the latter was unable to convert his start into a significant innings, as he was sent back to the pavilion after adding just 12 runs to the total.
This brought Ord in the middle and he batted really well alongside Thornely, who scored 65 runs before being dismissed.
Ord batted until the end of the innings and gave a very good momentum to his side, guiding them closer to 240 in the end. He remained not-out on 83 off 87 balls with the help of eight fours and one six.
Tony Palladino was the pick of the bowlers for the home team, picking up two wickets in the match.
Derbyshire 2nd XI lost one wicket early, but a 76-run stand between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Borrington-c2162 and Peter Slater set the team on track. They scored 30 and 48 in their respective outings.
Redfern batted brilliantly in the middle of the innings, scoring 53 runs from 43 deliveries. He shifted the momentum of the game towards the hosts before being dismissed.
An unbeaten 39 and 33 from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jake-Needham-c65352 and Peter Burgoyne guided the home team to a four-wicket win in the end.
Chris Brown bowled well for the Unicorns A team, picking up three wickets in the match.
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