England Lions vs West Indians – Tour Match – Lions crush Windies by 10 wickets
England http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Lumb-c1981 Root on the fourth day of the tour match, played at the County Ground, Northampton, on May 13, 2012.
The lack of conviction in the visitors play on the final morning was worryingly disappointing, but they hardly could have done anything differently, following injuries sustained by the pacers. After recovering well on the penultimate day, the Windies fell flat and added 13 runs to their overnight score of 377 for 8, before being bowled out on 390.
The target of 197 was seen as reasonable, if not competitive, with many hoping for the tourists to put up some fight. However, their charge dealt a considerable blow after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KAJ-Roach-c1758 was deemed unfit to bowl following a hit on the right hand during batting in the second innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fidel-Henderson-Edwards-c57010, the other two recognized bowlers, also had little part to play in the game. The former bowled just four overs before leaving the field, while the latter bettered his partner by bowling two more, after which he too was taken out of the attack for precautionary measures.
With the First Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MA-Carberry-c1868.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 player slammed 16 fours to register a commanding 115, while his partner also offered substantial support, scoring unbeaten 72, which included 10 boundaries. They hardly got troubled by Windies’ regular spinner Shillingford, who conceded at an alarming 4.56 runs per over.
Samuels was also ineffective, forcing the management to retreat to the unseen medium-pace of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DM-Bravo-c1386. However, it was to no avail as the opening pair itself collected 197 to help their side complete victory in 48.5 overs.
The skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382, who sat out the game will have plenty of queries to sort out before the first longer version bout - among the primary being the need to look for reinforcement in the pace department.
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