Gloucestershire v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817: Friends Life T20 - First Innings Recap
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
The hosts batted first and posted a solid total of 165 runs, losing just four wickets in the process. Ireland’s star striker, Kevin O’Brien, was in impressive form, scoring 58 runs for his team. He remained the top scorer of the match, as no one managed
to beat his score.
The Middlesex batsmen struggled during the run-chase and were restricted to 140 for the loss of seven wickets in their outing. None of their batsman managed to make a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-William-Murray-Dalrymple-c66203, who collected 36
runs.
Conditions were good for cricket overall, as the sun was out and there was no chance of rain. The pitch appeared to be excellent for batting, as it had no dampness and plenty of runs were expected from both sides.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Rogers-c1249, who was the captain of the visitors, opted to field first after winning the toss. He predicted the conditions to remain the same throughout the match, but the decision didn’t prove to be an ideal one at the end of the day.
Gloucestershire started their innings with two New Zealanders, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kane-Stuart-Williamson-c70182. The latter, who is also the skipper of his side, failed to make an impression and was dismissed early.
The promising youngster was cleaned up for six in the second over of the innings, leaving his side at 10/1.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 stay at the crease. He limped to eight runs off 14 balls before being dismissed in the sixth over of the innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Taylor-c1253, who was batting exceptionally well. The pair put together 46 runs for the third wicket partnership before the latter got out.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 played an impressive knock of 51 runs from 35 deliveries, smashing seven fours and one massive six. He was followed by Cockbain, who struggled a bit during his 28-run knock off 32 balls.
However, O’Brien found batting easy in the middle, as he pounded the opposition’s bowlers to all parts of the park. He finished with an unbeaten 58 runs off just 29 deliveries with the help of seven fours and three thunderous sixes.
Middlesex’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566 was the only bowler to cause a few problems for the batsmen, as he picked up one wicket for 18 runs in his spell of four overs.
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