Durham crush Lancashire by 39 runs in Yorkshire Bank 40 – Cricket news
In the Group B match of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 Bank 40, Durham crushed rivals Lancashire by 39 runs in the match that was played on Sunday at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
After winning the toss, Lancashire chose to field first in order to grab some early wickets, however, their plan backfired as Durham openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phil-Mustard-c2183 hammered them for 126 runs.
Lancashire’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Parry-c2573, who dismissed Mustard after the batsman hammered 65 runs off 47 deliveries, broke this lethal partnership.
Number-three batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PD-Collingwood-c2173 was unlucky as he lost his wicket through a run out with only ten runs to his name. At the time of his dismissal, Durham were on 140 and looking in a strong position.
They however, hit a bump upon losing their third wicket with 157 on the board when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scott-Borthwick-c2466 fell after scoring 12 runs.
Stoneman and Ben Stokes then halted the bowling onslaught, and crafted an important resistance to take the score to 206, before the wicket of the former, who was dismissed by Wayne White after hammering a knock of 85 runs off 87 deliveries. This was a huge
wicket for Lancashire and needed to retain the pressure on the batting side from here on.
With 248 on the board, Stokes was the next man to find his way to the showers after losing his wicket to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-Croft-c2583 with 40 runs to his name.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-Muchall-c1499 then hammered a quick fire 48 to help his side end the innings on an intimidating score of 297.
Lancashire did not have a good start to their run chase as the opening pair of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Onions-c1449 crashed the party by dismissing Prince for 22.
Lancashire lost their second wicket when Moore was picked up by Onions for ten. At the time of this wicket, the batting side was on 39.
Onions was just too good for the opposition as he destroyed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806’s top order, exposing the middle-order to some harsh bowling.
Jordon http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782, as he hammered an impressive knock of 72 runs. Kabir Ali smashed a late 59 off 29, but it was still not enough to take Lancashire across the finish line as the side crumbled
to 258 in 36.1 overs.
Onions was the best bowler with four wickets to his name, backed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ben-Stokes-c1142, who bagged three.
With this victory, Durham have secured second place in this group with 6.75 points from six matches, where they have won three and lost two games with one game ending without any result. Lancashire are, on the other hand, lingering just above the group’s
bottom side with three points from five games, where they have won only one and lost three while one game was result less.
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