Jonny Bairstow inspires England to a victory over Hyderabad CA XI - Cricket News Update
A bristling knock of 104 runs from Jonny Bairstow inspired http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 CA XI.
The tour game which was played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, saw the visitors post a mammoth total of 367 runs on board. The hosts in their turn could
only muster 114.
England’s young sensation, Bairstow, got to his hundred in style by clobbering a six on the final ball of the innings. It took the 22-year-old 53 deliveries to reach the milestone.
Surprisingly though, Bairstow was unaware of the fact that he had scored a century until his team mates congratulated him, after he made his way back to the dressing room.
Expressing his delight, the 22-year-old said, “This ground only had a little scoreboard which didn't have individual scores, so I didn't know about it until I walked back into the dressing room. I didn't
have a clue, even when I was walking off. I was just 'in the zone' - batting every ball as it comes. When I got in and found out, I was over the moon.”
English team has made a strong point to their opponents, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, by winning both warm-up games. The victory over Hyderabad was a result of combined effort from the Poms. There were some brilliant performances
from English players apart from Bairstow’s innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206, set the tone for rest of the match. The English vanguards
put on a stand of 159 runs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 and Bairstow continued the momentum and amassed 143 runs from just 15.5 overs.
In the bowling department, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scott-Borthwick-c2466 and Stuart Meaker were magnificent. Borthwick scaled five wickets while Meaker finished with three.
Acknowledging his team’s performance, Bairstow said, “Everyone contributed; http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ben-Scott-c1140 Borthwick with his 'five-for'; Stuart Meaker getting three in the over. It's fantastic for those guys coming in. Cookie
and Kiesy set the platform. Then we went on, Trotty and me, and exploded at the end.”
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