Glamorgan v Somerset: Clydesdale Bank 40 – Match Recap
Glamorgan emerged victorious against Somerset by 3 wickets and 9 balls remaining in a close encounter of the Clydesdale Bank 40 at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Sunday, August 14, 2011.
The visitors batted first and managed 201 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 40 overs. The highest score of the innings came from opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Trego-c2181, who ended up with 64 runs.
Although none of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784’s batsman managed to score a half-century in the match, there were some solid contributions from the players, guiding the team to victory in the end.
The hosts’ middle-order batsman Nick James was the top scorer of the innings with 43 runs. His effort guided the team to 204 for the loss of seven wickets in 38.3 overs.
Earlier, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alfonso-Thomas-c991 had opted to bat first after winning the toss. He expected the pitch to become difficult for the batsmen in the second half of the game, but the decision proved to be a wrong on in the end.
Somerset’s start was a miserable one, losing two batsmen early. Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 got out in the very first over of the innings after failing to trouble the scorers. He was followed by Nick Compton, who was also sent back to the pavilion
for a duck.
However, the innings was held together by Trego and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Hildreth-c1647. The pair put together 60 runs for the third wicket partnership before the latter got out after adding 31 runs to the total. He would have been disappointed, failing to capitalise on the
start he got to his innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jos-Buttler-c1733 failed to make a solid impression, getting out for 10 runs. He was followed by Trego, who batted exceptionally well. The stylish opener collected 64 runs off 84 balls with the help of four fours and one massive six.
Cameos of 35 and 22 from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arul-Suppiah-c1084 and Thomas guided the visitors’ total above 200 in the end.
Glamorgan’s Will http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Owen-c80374 bowled really well, picking up 4 wickets in the match.
The hosts got off to a great start, courtesy a solid opening partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Petersen-c1028. The latter was the first wicket to fall in the innings after collecting 36 runs.
Petersen was also unable to make most of the start he got to his innings, getting out for 34 runs. He was followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jim-Allenby-c1695, who managed just 17 runs in his short stay at the crease.
However, Nick James played a crucial innings of 43 runs, guiding his side to a victory in the end.
Somerset’s Trego, who did a fabulous job with the bat, was the pick of the bowlers as well, dismissing 3 batsmen. His all-round effort went in vain though, as the match was won by Glamorgan.
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