Essex rout Somerset by 65 runs: Friends Life T20 – 2nd Innings Recap
Somerset required 210 runs for victory in a Friends Life Twenty20 game against Essex, at the Recreation Ground, Bath in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Monday, July 4, 2011.
Although the target was not easy to achieve, the hosts had plenty of fire power in their batting line-up. They had scored more than 200 on several occasions in this year’s Twenty20 tournament. However, the situation is different while chasing and the pressure
proved to be too much for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 in the end.
The team was dismissed for 144 in 19.3 overs, suffering a humiliating defeat in the end by 65 runs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783’s bowler, Tim Phillips, bowled exceptionally well, picking up four wickets in the match.
There was not http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 change in the playing conditions. The pitch remained good for the batsmen and the game was expected to be a very good one.
Somerset’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marcus-Edward-Trescothick-c74400, has been in tremendous form in this year’s County matches, as he has been scoring runs with consistency. He had scored a few tons in the Twenty20 games as well, but failed to make an impression in yesterday’s game.
The stylish left-handed opener was sent back to the pavilion after adding just one run to the total. He was followed by the team’s first-drop, Craig Meschede, who managed two runs in his http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 stay at the crease.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-David-Trego-c81582 seemed to have steeled down, but he failed to make most of the start he got to his innings and was dismissed for 16 runs off 14 deliveries with the help of one six.
Seasoned campaigner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Charles-Hildreth-c65540, was also sent back to the pavilion after getting a start to his innings. He collected 13 runs from the same number of deliveries faced, striking two boundaries.
Wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jos-Buttler-c1733, didn’t bother about the wickets falling from the other end, as the required run-rate was above 10 per over. He smashed some boundaries and scored 31 runs off 16 balls before being dismissed.
West Indian dynamite, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754, clobbered 21 runs from just 12 balls with the help of one four and a massive six, but failed to carry onto the start he got to his innings. He was the sixth batsman to fall in the home team’s innings.
The lower-order batsmen were not able to cause many problems for the bowlers, as wickets kept on falling. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murali-Kartik-c78034 offered some resistance though, scoring an unbeaten 25 runs off 23 balls with the help of one four and a six.
Phillips dismissed four batsmen in the match and got terrific support from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RN-ten-Doeschate-c2338, who took three wickets, guiding the Essex team to a comfortable victory in the end.
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