Herefordshire v Cornwall: Minor Counties Championship – Match Recap
Herefordshire cruised to victory over Cornwall by five wickets in a match of the Minor Counties Championship at the Boscawen Park, Truro in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Tuesday, August 9, 2011.
The visitors had to chase down 242 runs for victory, which they did easily in the end, losing just five batsmen in the process.
Earlier, the Cornwall skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-Granville-Sharp-c93487 decided to bat first after winning the toss. He expected the pitch to favour the batsmen on the first day’s play, but things did not turn out to be as the home team expected.
Cornwall were dismissed for 223 runs in their first outing, as most of the batsmen failed to make an impression. The team lost their first five wickets for just 63 runs on the board.
However, middle-order batsman Tom Rowe and wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-Williams-c92917 guided the team out of trouble with a solid 88-run stand for the sixth wicket. The latter was sent back to the pavilion after adding 25 runs to the total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rowe-c86927 did not miss out on an opportunity to score a big one for his side and ended up with a spectacular knock of 102 runs off 156 balls with the help of 17 fours and 1 massive sis. He was the last wicket to fall in the home team’s innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Edward-James-McKenzie-Cowan-c55398 Eburah was the pick of the bowlers for Herefordshire, dismissing 4 batsmen in the opposition’s innings.
Herefordshire’s start was not a very good one, losing a couple of wickets early in the innings. However, opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-William-Boroughs-c51025 guided their side in a dominant position.
The pair put together 237 runs for the third wicket partnership and the team was in a spectacular position with just two wickets down on 244 runs.
Exall collected 111 runs whereas his captain got out after adding 113 runs to the total. There was no significant impression from the lower-order players and the team was all out for 305, gaining a useful first innings lead of 82 runs.
Cornwall’s Andrew Libby fought back for his side with a sensational six-wicket haul in the innings.
The hosts were yet again in trouble, losing four wickets for just 63 runs in their second innings. However, Sharp played a sensational knock of an unbeaten 138 runs, guiding his side into a solid position.
Rowe was once again solid in his outing and scored 69 runs this time around for his side. The Cornwall innings was declared at 323/8 with an overall lead of 241 runs in the match.
Herefordshire’s Callum http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stewart-c91370 picked up 4 wickets in the hosts’ second innings.
The visitors were given a solid start by openers Exall and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Benjamin-Robert-William-Stebbings-c47722, as the pair collected 79 runs at the top of the order. However, both got dismissed on the same total, leaving the team under a spot of bother.
Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-John-Adshead-c91125 and Boroughs also played useful knocks of 39 and 31 respectively, guiding their side into a solid position.
The star of the innings was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bradley-Lewis-Wadlan-c48301, who guided the team to victory with an unbeaten 74 runs.
Sharp tried to win the match for his side, capturing a couple of wickets, but failed in the end.
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