http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 in a rain affected match: Friends Life Twenty20 - First Innings Recap
Hampshire defeated Essex by a narrow margin of nine runs by Duckworth/Lewis (D/L) method in a match of the Friends Life Twenty20, at The Rose Bowl, Southampton in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
The home team posted 151 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs. The star of the innings was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Vince-c1657, who scored 55 runs. He was the only batsmen in the match to take his score past fifty, ending up as the top scorer of the game.
Essex’s innings was halted by rain twice and the target was revised to 132 from 17 overs. However, the visitors fell short of the required target and were restricted to 122 for the loss of six wickets at the end of their outing.
The pitch was good for the batsmen, but there was a cloud cover over the field, which suggested some assistance for the new ball bowlers. However, the home team’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dominic-Cork-c1390, wasn’t concerned about the weather and opted to bat first after winning
the toss.
Hampshire’s innings was started by their regular openers, Ben Howell and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jimmy-Adams-c1696. The pair failed to give a solid start to their side this time around, as they were unable to make an impression.
Adams was the first man to be dismissed after scoring just one run. He had to take the long walk back to the pavilion in the very first over of the innings.
Howell looked solid, but was unable to convert his start into a big one, as he was sent back to the pavilion after collecting 16 runs off 14 deliveries with the help of one boundary.
The hosts were in a spot of bother when star South African, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-McKenzie-c2094, was dismissed for a duck. The team was struggling at that stage with three wickets down for 32 runs on the board.
However, Vince and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sean-Ervine-c2471 rescued their team from trouble with a magnificent 85-run partnership for the fourth wicket. They played sensible cricket by not taking too many risks.
Vince got out after collecting 55 runs from 46 balls with the help of six boundaries. Ervine also played well, but missed out on a half-century, as he was sent back to the pavilion after contributing 45 runs to the total from 35 deliveries, clobbering two
fours and one massive six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mascarenhas-c912 failed to get going and got out after scoring four runs each. The team’s captain scored an unbeaten 10 runs though, guiding them to above 150 in the end.
New Zealand’s promising young fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659, was the pick of the bowlers, dismissing three batsmen in the match.
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