Gloucestershire v Unicorns: Clydesdale Bank 40 – Match Recap
Gloucestershire took a comfortable victory against Unicorns by 6 wickets and 23 balls remaining in a match of the Clydesdale Bank 40 at the Maer Ground, Exmouth in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Sunday, August 14, 2011.
Batting first, the Unicorns posted a decent total of 234 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 40 overs. The team’s opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Robert-Alexander-Campbell-c66044 top scored the innings with 58 runs.
Gloucestershire’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Gidman-c984 made the run chase look easy, collecting an unbeaten 106 runs at the top of the order. His effort guided the team to 238 runs in 36.1 overs at the cost of four batsmen.
Toss was won by the Unicorns’ skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Keith-Alan-Parsons-c70573, who had no hesitation in his mind to bat first. The pitch was good for the batsmen and was expected to remain same throughout the game.
Despite the loss of one early wicket, the Unicorns side got off to a very good start. Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Thornely-c1967 was dismissed after adding just 8 runs to the total.
However, Campbell and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Simpson-Ord-c66096 put together 96 runs for the second wicket partnership, laying a solid platform for the middle-order batsmen.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Campbell-c49176 was the second wicket to fall in the innings. He batted well for his 58 runs off 80 balls with the help of five boundaries. He was followed by Ord, who ended up with 55 runs from 69 deliveries, clobbering four fours and one massive six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jayden-Ross-Levitt-c66695 played a solid cameo of 33 runs from just 26 balls before being dismissed.
Luis Reece and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Amar-Rashid-c43897 played well towards the end of the innings, collecting 26 and 24 in their respective outings. They guided the team’s total to 234 in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 bowled well on a flat pitch, picking up 3 wickets for 37 runs in his 8-over spell.
The team had to chase down 235 runs for victory and got off to a fabulous start, courtesy openers Gidman and Kevin O’Brien. The pair put together 89 runs for the first wicket before the latter was dismissed after adding 46 runs to the total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamish-Marshall-c1525 offered tremendous support for his skipper. The pair collected 121 runs for the third wicket partnership, taking the game away from the opposition.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817 got out after scoring an impressive knick of 60 runs, but Gidman remained unbeaten on 106 until the end, guiding his side to an easy win.
Unicorns’ http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luis-Michael-Reece-c73255 picked up all four wickets to fall in the Gloucestershire innings, but lacked support from the other end.
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