http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 rout Kent by 69 runs: Friends Life T20 – First Innings Report
Hampshire took a comprehensive victory over Kent by 69 runs in a game of the Friends Life Twenty20, at The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Thursday, June 30, 2011.
The hosts batted first and piled 141 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
South Africa’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Douglas-McKenzie-c79091, was the star of the show for his side, scoring 48 runs in the match. His score ended up being the best in the match, as no other batsmen even managed to reach thirties.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802 did have a quality batting line-up, but failed to put up a fight in the match. The entire team was sent back to the hut for 72 runs on the board in 14 overs, losing the match by a big margin in the end.
The pitch was not the easiest for the batsmen, as the ball didn’t come onto the bat. The surface also provided grip to the spinners, which made life difficult for both sides since the ball was turning quite a lot.
However, the home team was lucky to win the toss and elect to bat on a slow pitch. Hampshire’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dominic-Cork-c1390, expected conditions to be tougher in the second half of the match and his decision was spot on in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-John-Lumb-c76038 opened the innings for their side and gave a decent start, scoring 20 runs in quick time. Adams was not able to make a big impression though and was sent back to the pavilion after collecting 15 runs off 13 deliveries.
Pakistan’s star all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sahibzada-Mohammad-Shahid-Khan-Afridi-c87933, was promoted to bat at number three, but the player failed miserably. The flamboyant batsman was dismissed off the first ball he faced, putting his team under immense pressure.
Lumb was also not able to carry onto the start he got to his innings and was sent back to the pavilion after collecting 20 runs off 13 deliveries. He smashed three boundaries in his cameo knock, but would have been disappointed not to convert it into a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919
one.
Middle-order players http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Michael-Vince-c65940 rescued their side from trouble with a solid 39-run stand for the fourth wicket. The latter got out after scoring 22 runs from 21 balls with the help of two fours and one massive six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sean-Ervine-c2471 walked out to bat and managed a solid 50-run partnership with the Proteas batsman. Mckenzie was dismissed in the death overs after playing a solid innings of 48 runs from 46 balls, striking five boundaries.
Ervine remained unbeaten on 19 in the end, guiding his team’s total above 140 at the end of the innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Martin-van-Jaarsveld-c74944 took three wickets for his side, but he lacked support from his team-mates, which allowed the opposition to post a challenging target.
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