Glamorgan v Gloucestershire: Friends Life T20 – Match Recap
Glamorgan crushed Gloucestershire by 10 wickets and 36 balls remaining in a match of the Friends Life T20, at the County Ground, Bristol in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Sunday, July 10, 2011.
The hosts’ batting failed miserably in the match, as they were all-out for 81 runs in 18.3 overs. Just four batsmen managed to reach double figures and the highest score came from the team’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kane-Stuart-Williamson-c70182, who ended up with 20.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alviro-Nathan-Petersen-c43849, was the top scorer of the innings and the match, with 42 runs.
There was not http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 assistance for the bowlers in the pitch, but the Gloucestershire batsmen played terribly. There was some bounce in the wicket, which made the game even for both the batsmen and the bowlers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 batsman was dismissed in the very first over of the innings after adding just one run to the total.
Jack http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Dent-c1241, who managed seven runs in his short stay at the crease, leaving the hosts struggling at 16/3.
Williamson and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Taylor-c1253 tried to rescue their side from trouble, as they batted steadily. The pair collected 28 runs for the fourth wicket partnership before the latter was sent back to the pavilion after adding 17 runs to the total.
Just eight runs later, the home team’s captain was also sent back to the hut. He contributed 20 runs off 27 balls to the total with the help of a couple of boundaries.
Wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Andrew-Cockbain-c63756, who contributed 15 runs to the total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Edward-GC-Young-c55308 tried to bat until the end of the innings and post a challenging total for his team, but lacked support from the other end. He remained unbeaten on 10 runs off 13 balls.
All the Glamorgan bowlers did a decent job, utilising the conditions perfectly. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Owen-c80374 picked up a couple of wickets each in the match.
Glamorgan’s openers, Petersen and Mark Cosgrove batted magnificently, guiding their team to a 10-wicket win in 14 overs. They remained unbeaten on 42 and 37 respectively.
Both batsmen didn’t take any risks and played sensible cricket, ensuring a dominant win.
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