Kent defeat Glamorgan by five wickets: Friends Life T20 – Match Recap
Kent overcame http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Sunday, July 3, 2011.
Glamorgan scored 138 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 20 overs, but failed to defend the total in the end. The team’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alviro-Nathan-Petersen-c43849, was the top scorer of the innings with 33 runs, but his effort went in vain in the end.
The hosts batted with a lot of maturity and reached the target in the final over of the innings, losing just five wickets in the innings. Middle-order batsman, Sam Northeast, was the top scorer of the innings and the entire game, collecting 39 runs.
Petersen won the toss for the visitors and decided to bat first, as he expected the conditions to suite the batsmen in the first half of the game. His batsmen failed to post a threatening target though and were restricted below 140.
Glamorgan’s captain and his opening partner, Mark Cosgrove, gave a flying start to their team. They put together 32 runs for the first wicket in quick time and guided their side into a solid position.
However, the latter was unable to make a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 impression and was dismissed after collecting 19 runs from 16 balls.
Petersen played well for his 33 off 23 deliveries, smashing five boundaries in his innings. He would have liked to carry onto the start he got to his innings and bat until the end, but failed to do so.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Allenby-c65438 was the next man to be dismissed in the innings after collecting 14 runs from 19 balls. The team started struggling after the fall of his wicket and a few more wickets fell, putting the visitors on the back foot.
Chris Cooke and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Grant-Wagg-c60586, who managed 24 runs off 29 balls with the help of one boundary.
An unbeaten 17 off nine balls from lower-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Burnell-Harris-c65517, guided Glamorgan’s total closer to 140 in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Cullum-Tredwell-c65571 had identical figures, as they picked up one wicket apiece for 19 runs in four overs.
Kent lost their opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Key-c2349, who managed 18 runs.
Pakistan’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802 to a victory.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Croft-c2344 took three wickets in his spell, but failed to win the match for Glamorgan in the end.
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