Essex v Sussex - Friends Life T20 - South Group – Essex bolster 177 runs - First Innings Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 177/4 (20/20 ov) – Essex won the toss and chose to bat
In the only Friends Life T20 match of the day, Essex after winning the toss bolstered a respectable total of 177 runs, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852, on Thursday, June 28, at County Ground, Chelmsford.
The side, however, received an early shocker, when in the third over of the innings, they lost their first wicket with a tally of 16 on the board, as opener ML Pettini crumbled on a score of one run.
Then in the sixth over, Sussex struck for the second time as they decapitated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-James-Jordan-c50838 Liddle on an innings of 25 runs. At the time of his demise, the side had bolstered a total of 33 runs on the board.
The fielding side needed to maintain pressure on their opponents; however, the partnership of GR Napier and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RN-ten-Doeschate-c2338 ripped apart the bowling onslaught, as the two batsmen handled the situation in a perfect manner, by restricting the bowlers from making any further inroads, while at the same time kept the scoreboard ticking.
Finally with a total of 83 runs, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MH-Yardy-c1946 had had enough, as he grabbed the wicket of GR Napier, who faltered after playing an inspiring knock of 32 runs.
The demise of Napier, brought skipper JS Foster in the middle and the way he forged a partnership with Doeschate, it was evident that the batting side were far from over.
The two batsmen batted resiliently against their opponents and took the score to 112 runs, after which ten Doeschate lost his wicket on a tally of 39 runs.
This was the moment for Sussex to grab a couple of more wickets, to end Essex’s innings, without a big total on the board.
Nevertheless, the Essex skipper was just too good on this day, as he proved a tough operator for his adversaries.
He bolstered an amazing innings of 65 runs and stayed unbeaten alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Charles-Lennox-James-c44309 Wheater (5*), as the team amassed a superb total for the loss of only four wickets.
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