Derbyshire v Kent: Clydesdale Bank 40 – Match Recap
Derbyshire overcame Kent by 3 wickets and 3 balls remaining in a match of the Clydesdale Bank 40 at St http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Monday, August, 29, 2011.
The hosts batted first and managed 208 runs in their allotted 40 overs, losing 9 wickets. The star of the innings was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116, who collected 68 runs. This was also the highest score of the match.
In reply, the Derbyshire batsmen reached the target in 39.3 overs, losing 7 wickets. The team’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wayne-Madsen-c2784 played a crucial role in his side’s victory, collecting 64 runs in the match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Martin-van-Jaarsveld-c74944 won the toss and opted to bat first. The pitch was good for batting, but was expected to get slower with the passage of time.
The hosts’ innings was started by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JL-Denly-c1703 and Daniel Bell-Drummond, but the latter failed to make an impression and was dismissed after scoring just 5 runs.
This brought Mahmood at the crease and he gathered 53 runs for the second wicket partnership alongside Denly. The latter played some attacking shots and was dismissed after scoring 35 runs from 36 deliveries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stevens-c91368 followed after managing 1 run in his short stay at the wicket.
Sam Northeast was also unable to cause many problems for the opposition, getting dismissed after adding 10 runs to the total.
The bigger loss for Kent was the wicket of Mahmood, who played brilliantly for his 68 runs off 93 balls with the help of five boundaries.
Wicketkeeper batsman Geraint http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217 scored a useful knock of 34 runs from 30 deliveries, smashing three fours. His effort guided the team’s total to 208 in the end.
Derbyshire’s Tony Palladino was the pick of the bowlers, dismissed 4 batsmen in the match.
However, the start for the visitors was not a very good one. The team lost 3 quick wickets with just 69 runs on the board. The innings was stabilised by Madsen and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Greg-Smith-c1508, as the pair put together 67 runs for the fourth wicket.
The latter got out after adding 28 runs to the total and was followed by his skipper, who top scored the innings with 64 runs off 69 balls.
Middle-order player http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ross-Andrew-Whiteley-c86874 shifted the momentum of the game with a crucial knock of 40 runs from 43 deliveries. His effort guided the team to a 3-wicket win in the end.
Kent’s spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JC-Tredwell-c1676 picked up 2 wickets in the match, but failed to restrict the opposition from winning.
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