Derbyshire v Kent: Clydesdale Bank 40 - Derbyshire’s Innings Recap
Derbyshire defeated Kent by 31 runs in a Group A match of Clydesdale Bank 40, at the County Ground, Derby in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Sunday, July 24, 2011.
The hosts batted first and scored a solid 249 runs in their allotted 40 overs. The innings was dominated by star http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980, who ended up with 102 runs. His score remained the highest of the entire game, as no other batsman from both sides managed to score a century.
Kent had the ability to chase down the target, but struggled to cope with the pressure. The team managed 218 runs in 34.1 overs before being all-out. Middle-order batsman Darren http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stevens-c91368 was the top scorer for the visitors with 65 runs.
Toss was won by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 Jaarsveld expected batting to become much easier in the second half of the match.
However, the decision proved to be a bad one, as the hosts got off to a wonderful start. Openers Guptill and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chesney-Hughes-c1233 put together 59 runs for the first wicket in 10 overs.
The latter was the first man to be dismissed in the innings after adding 33 runs to the total. He played well, but would have liked to carry onto the start he got http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472o his innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wayne-Madsen-c2784, who managed just one run off the eight deliveries faced.
Derbyshire were in a spot of bother, losing three wickets with 79 runs on the board.
However, the innings was held together by Guptill and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Greg-Smith-c1508. They collected 129 runs for the fourth wicket partnership, guiding the team into a very strong position.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ross-Andrew-Whiteley-c86874, who scored a quick fire 16 runs off just 10 deliveries.
The hosts lost five wickets off the last 19 balls in their innings, including Guptill. The Kiwi batsman played a superb knock and ended up with 102 runs from 109 balls, clobbering 12 fours and one thunderous six. His effort guided the team to 249/9 in the end.
Kent conceded a lot of runs, but the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wahab-Riaz-c95839 shined with the ball, picking up four and three wickets respectively. Their spells shifted some momentum with the team towards the end of the home side’s innings.
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