Gloucestershire crush Middlesex by a massive margin: Friends Life T20 – First Innings Recap
Centuries from Kevin O’Brien and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Sunday, June 26, 2011.
The visitors scored a mammoth 254 runs in their allotted 20 overs at a strike-rate above 12. It was really hard for the Middlesex team from bounce back from that stage and they were restricted to 149/8 in their outing.
The pitch was perfect for the batsmen, as it was hard and dry. The bounce was also even and the batsmen had no difficulties to play their strokes freely. However, the home team’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Read-c84446 the conditions and put the opposition
into bat after winning the toss.
Malan’s decision failed miserably, as the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785’s openers, O’Brien and Marshall, took the game away from them. They attacked the bowlers from the very first over and didn’t show mercy at all.
Both players collected 192 runs for the first wicket in just 15.3 overs, which almost made the result certain. The Irishman, O’Brien, was in sensational form, as he smashed 119 runs off just 52 deliveries, clobbering seven fours and 11 thunderous sixes.
He was the first wicket to fall in the visitors’ innings, but had done the damage until then.
The next wicket to fall in the Gloucestershire’s innings was their captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-Muchall-c1499 time to get settled in the middle.
Williamson scored a quick fire 18 runs off just seven balls with the help of three fours and one towering six. All his runs came in boundaries, as he didn’t take any run during his stay at the crease.
The Kiwi player was dismissed in the 18th over, but his compatriot, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817 made most of the good playing conditions. He batted superbly and completed his ton off 54 balls.
The stylish right-handed player smashed 11 fours and four massive sixes in his outstanding knock and stayed at the crease for almost all the overs. He got out on the last ball of the 19th over after collecting 102 runs from 54 deliveries.
Marshall was lucky though, as he had reached his ton just the ball before being dismissed.
Middle-order batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Andrew-Cockbain-c63756 scored five and eight in their respective outings and remained unbeaten in the end, guiding their team’s total above 250 in the final over.
Middlesex’s bowlers had a terrible day in the field, as they were smashed to all parts of the park. All bowlers conceded runs at more than 10 per over, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Toby-Roland-Jones-c2696 enjoyed some success, getting two wickets in his spell.
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