Durham rout Lancashire by 83 runs: Friends Life Twenty20-Part 1
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782 crushed Lancashire by 83 runs in a match of the Friends Life Twenty20, at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street in England on Friday, June 24th, 2011. The highlight of the innings was a terrific batting performance by the home team’s
skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-Benkenstein-c1302, who ended up being the top scorer of the match, scoring a quick-fire 60 runs.
Durham posted a solid target of 201 for the opposition in their allotted 20 overs. They lost only six wickets in the process. The chase was not easy for the Lancashire batsmen and they even failed to get any way nearer to the target, as the entire team was
bundled-up for 117 runs.
Conditions were excellent for cricket, as the sun was out and the wicket was hard and dry. A high scoring game was expected between both teams, as there was no support for the bowlers in the pitch.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-John-Croft-c91308, surprised one and all at the toss. He opted to field first after winning the toss, as he thought the pitch would become easier for the batsmen in the second half of the game.
The pitch didn’t have any problems in the first innings as well, as the hosts collected a lot of runs. The start was not a good one for them though, as they lost their opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 stay at
the crease.
All-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phil-Mustard-c2183. The pair put together 36 runs in quick time before Blackwell was dismissed after scoring 19 runs from 15 deliveries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Lawson-Miller-c53037 also didn’t waste too much time and attacked the bowlers straight away after walking out in the middle. He got out after collecting 21 runs off 14 balls with the help of three fours.
Mustard made a solid effort for his team and ended up with 36 runs from 26 deliveries, smashing two fours and one massive six.
The innings was then dominated by Benkenstein, who smashed the ball to all parts of the park. He was involved in a 43-run stand with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Breese-c1458, who got out after adding 14 runs to the total.
The home team’s captain faced just 34 deliveries and ended up with 60 runs with the help of six fours and two towering sixes. All-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LE-Plunkett-c1833 reached 27 in just 10 balls, guiding his side to 200 in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Michael-Anderson-c65929, grabbed a couple of wickets for Lancashire, but was hit for plenty of runs in his four overs, conceding 54 runs at more than 13 per over.
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