Durham v Leicestershire: Clydesdale Bank 40 – Match Recap
Durham overcame Leicestershire by 37 runs in a low scoring match of the Clydesdale Bank 40 at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street in England on Sunday, August 14, 2011.
Batting first, the home team was all out for 192 runs in 37.1 overs. Only four batsmen managed to reach double figures in the innings with the highest score of 73 coming from opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Stoneman-c1910. His score remained to be the highest in the game until the
end.
Although Durham’s batting was below par, Leicestershire’s batsmen were worse once they came out to bat. Three players reached double figures in the innings with the highest score of 56 coming from opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jacques-Du-Toit-c65245. The team was all out for 155 runs
in less than 36 overs.
Toss was won by the visitors’ skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Hoggard-c1926, who opted to field first. His decision proved to be a wrong one in the end, as the pitch became difficult for batting in the second half of the match.
The start for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782 was a disappointing one, as the team lost some quick wickets without too many runs on the board.
Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PD-Collingwood-c2173 who managed 7 runs each in their shirt outings.
Durham’s captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-Benkenstein-c1302 was the next man to be dismissed in the innings after managing just 8 runs in his short stay at the wicket, leaving the team in deep trouble at 66/4.
However, the innings was stabilised by Stoneman and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Blackwell-c1569. The pair put together 79 runs for the fifth wicket partnership before the latter got out after contributing 43 runs to the total.
Stoneman batted extremely well under pressure, collecting 73 runs from 100 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries. His wicket saw a collapse for the lower-order and the entire team was dismissed for 192 runs.
Hoggard led from the front for his side, picking up a couple of wickets in the match.
However, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joshua-Cobb-c1739 and du Toit, who collected 72 runs for the first wicket.
They got out after scoring 37 and 56 respectively and the team collapsed after that, getting all out for 155 runs. Wayne White was the only other batsman to reach double figures, but only managed 12 runs in his unimpressive outing.
Durham’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Breese-c1458 picked up 4 wickets in the match, guiding his side to a magnificent victory.
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