Hampshire v Northamptonshire: Clydesdale Bank 40 - Northamptonshire’s Innings Recap
Northamptonshire had to bat extremely well in order to chase down 308 runs for victory against Hampshire in a Group B match of the Clydesdale Bank 40, at the County Ground, Northampton in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Monday, July 25, 2011.
The hosts had a good batting line-up, but failed to get going. The team was dismissed for 133 runs in just 28 overs, losing the match by a huge margin of 174 runs in the end.
South Africa’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Hall-c1040, who was also the skipper of Northamptonshire, top scored the innings with an unbeaten 44 runs. He lacked support from the other end, as only three other players managed to reach double figures in the innings.
The pitch was still good for the batsmen, but none of the hosts’ players applied themselves in the middle and kept on losing wickets at regular intervals.
The start to the innings was crucial, but it didn’t turn out to be an ideal one for the home team, as opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mal-Loye-c1879 was dismissed without troubling the scorers.
Rob White was the next man to be dismissed in the innings after managing just six runs in his short stay at the crease. He was followed by Niall O’Brien, who failed to make most of the start he got to his innings.
The Irishman scored just 22 runs off 25 balls with the help of five boundaries, leaving the team struggling at 38 for the loss of three wickets.
Hall and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robin-James-Boyd-Moss-c86323 Newton rescued their team from trouble with a solid 46-run stand for the fourth wicket. Just when things started to look good for the Northamptonshire team, Newton was sent back to the pavilion.
The seasoned campaigner collected 22 runs in his short outing. His downfall saw a collapse for the team, as wickets started to tumble in the hosts’ innings.
Just a couple of runs later, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Middlebrook-c1651 was dismissed. He failed to open his account and had to take a long walk back to the pavilion.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Lucas-c1332, who collected four runs in his short stay at the wicket.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Evans-c73277 put together 39 runs for the ninth wicket stand, guiding their side’s total above 100.
Evans got out after adding 18 runs to the total and that ended up the home team’s innings, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ben-Howgego-c1136 was unable to come out to bat following an injury.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 and guiding his side to a comfortable win.
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