Kent 2nd XI prevail in a rain-hit match against Essex 2nd XI: Second Eleven Trophy
Kent 2nd XI emerged victorious against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Tuesday, July 12, 2011.
Essex 2nd XI batted first and posted 209 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 40 overs. Tim Phillips was the star of the show for his side, collecting 80 runs in his impressive outing. His scored remained the highest of the match
until the end.
Rain interrupted play during the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802 2nd XI innings, but the team was eight runs ahead of the required total at that stage of the innings. They had reached 73 for the loss of a couple of wickets in 14.3 overs.
The required total according to the D/L method was 66 at that stage of the innings, which meant the Kent 2nd XI team were the winners.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sam-W-Billings-c88204, who is the captain of Kent 2nd XI, opted to field first after winning the toss. The conditions were overcast, which suggested that the bowlers might get some assistance from the pitch.
This was exactly the case, as the Essex 2nd XI lost a couple of wickets early in the innings. Nick Browne was the first man to be dismissed after adding just four runs to the total. He was followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rishabh-Shah-c85439, who was sent back to the pavilion
without troubling the scorers.
The innings was stabilised by Phillips and Jaik Micleburgh. The pair put together 51 runs for the third wicket partnership before the latter was dismissed. He batted steadily and managed 23 runs off 40 balls with the help of a couple of boundaries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samuel-Shaun-Arthurton-c88438 was the next man to be dismissed after scoring a struggling 12 runs from 28 deliveries. He was followed by the team’s wicketkeeper batsman Scott McKechnie, who limped to eight runs off 23 balls.
Phillips was the only batsman, who looked comfortable in the middle. He played with effortless ease and ended up with 80 runs from 81 deliveries with the help of 11 beautifully timed fours.
The Essex 2nd XI seemed to be in a struggling position at that stage, but Max Osborne played a blistering cameo, guiding his team’s total above 200 in the end. He remained unbeaten on 37 from 25 balls, clobbering six boundaries.
Ben Kemp did a decent job for his team, picking up one wicket for 35 runs in his spell.
Kent 2nd XI had a bad start to their innings, losing opening batsman Alex http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Williams-c98034 early. He only managed 10 runs in his short stay at the crease. However, Billings played well and collected a run-a-ball 35 before being dismissed.
When the game was stopped, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-David-Birrell-c75131 was batting on 20 from 29 balls with his team in a good position at 73/2.
Osborne did a good job with the new ball, taking one wicket, but he failed to prevent the opposition from winning the match.
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