Hertfordshire rout Cambridgeshire by seven wickets: MCCA Trophy - Semi-Final
Hertfordshire cruised to victory against Cambridgeshire by seven wickets and 58 balls remaining in a semi-final game of the MCCA Trophy, at The Common, Harpenden in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Sunday, July 8, 2011.
Cambridgeshire batted first and managed 267 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 50 overs. Nick Ferraby scored an unbeaten 142 runs in the match, but his effort went in vain, as the bowlers failed to defend the target.
The hosts had no problems in chasing 268 runs for victory, as they achieved the target in 40.2 overs, losing just three wickets. The highlight of the innings was a spectacular ton by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Benjamin-James-Frazer-c47677, who ended up with 127 runs in the match.
Toss was won by the Cambridgeshire captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lewis-R-Bruce-c72840, who opted to bat first, as the pitch was good for the batsmen. He would have expected more than 300 runs, but the team failed to achieve that in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Alexander-Clarke-c52587 opened the innings for the visitors and they went off to a decent start, collecting 37 runs for the first wicket. However, the latter was unable to make a big impression and was sent back to the pavilion after adding 23 runs
to the total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-David-Freear-c58492 was not able to make an impression and was dismissed cheaply for one. He was followed by Burton, who batted steadily for his 34-run knock from 71 deliveries. He would have been disappointed to throw his wicket away after spending so much time
in the middle.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sean-Michael-Park-c89102 and Andy Laws were unable to converts their little starts into something significant and were sent back to the hut after adding 16 runs each to the total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Joseph-McMahon-c81124 and Bruce also failed to get going and got out for nine and zero in their respective outings.
However, Ferraby didn’t bother about the wickets that were falling at the other end and kept on batting aggressively. He smashed the bowlers to all parts of the park and ended up with 142 runs from 116 balls with the help of 16 fours and four thunderous
sixes.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Peter-Hewitt-c66001 was the pick of the Hertfordshire bowlers, dismissing three batsmen in the match.
The hosts were in some trouble early in their innings, as they lost three of their top-four batsmen early. However, Hewitt and Frazer took full control of the game from then onwards and put together a match winning partnership of 213 runs.
They scored 88 and 127 in their respective innings, taking the game away from the opposition, as the target was reached in 40.2 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-Mees-c93663 bowled well with the new ball for the visitors, as he picked up one wicket, but the effort was not enough to save the team from a humiliating defeat.
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