Derbyshire vs Lancashire-- Friends Life T20 North Group – Match Update
A close encounter at Old Trafford, Manchester saw Derbyshire clinch victory over Lancashire by 3 wickets and 7 balls on the 1st July, 2012. It was the visitor’s second victory in the Friends Life T20 competition, which helped them to finish second
last on the points table.
Derbyshire, after winning the toss, restricted http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wes-Durston-c2789, who claimed two wickets and knocked a scintillating half-century to see his side home.
The away side made an effective move, starting with the off-break bowler, Durston, who nailed the first wicket in the opening over of the match, dismissing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-Croft-c2583 managed to consolidate the batting innings till
the 9th over before Smith (14) was cleaned up by Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, with the team score resting at 55.
The rest of the batting failed to make an impression with only two players, besides http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Cross-c1459 managed 14 as Lancs reached 122 off 20 overs.
The bowling from Derbyshire was impressive as Durston and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rana-Naved-ul-Hasan-c83909, who dented the opposition thrice while giving away just 20 runs from his quota of 4.
With an average total on the board, the hosts started disappointingly as the Derby openers provided a solid start by picking up 76 for the first wicket partnership. Losing patience, Durston was stumped on 56 off 36 balls in the 10th over with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Khawaja-c2729
following his opening partner to the dressing room, two balls later, cleaned up off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Keedy-c58524.
There was more drama to unfold as Derbyshire lost wickets at crucial points. After losing skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wayne-Madsen-c2784, run-out for 5 in the 12th over, Lancs managed to take four more in the space of 11 deliveries. However, one-down batter Chesney Hughes’ unbeaten
24 helped his side to seal the match with 3 wickets remaining.
Standout bowler for the losing side was Keedy who managed 2 wickets from his quota off 4 overs while skipper Glen Chappl also bagged two wickets but leaked 32 runs.
Even by losing the fixture, Lancashire stay ahead of Derbyshire in the North Group with 7 points.
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