Kent hold nerves to win a low scoring game against Middlesex: Friends Life T20 – First Innings Recap
Kent overcame Middlesex in a low scoring game of the Friends Life T20 by nine runs, at the St http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Saturday, June 18, 2011. The hosts struggled throughout their innings and only managed 115 runs in their allotted 20
overs. In reply, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 of the total by nine runs.
The Middlesex captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-M-Low-c41214 scoring one and the decision to bowl first proved to be a very good one for the visitors,
as the Kent batsmen limped to 115 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Key-c2349 had been giving some solid starts to their side, but it wasn’t their day in the yesterday’s game. Denly faced five deliveries in the opening over, but failed to open his account and was sent back to the pavilion for a duck.
Pakistan’s all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-Sagar-c46915, was promoted to bat at number three, but he was unable to cope with the swing and seam movement of the new ball. The veteran only managed one run off five balls before being dismissed.
The next to go was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Ian-Stevens-c52453, who scored just four runs before taking the long walk back to the pavilion. The hosts had lost three batsmen within single figures at that stage of the game and things didn’t look good for them.
Adding insult to injury, Kent’s middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sam-Alexander-Northeast-c88181, was run-out after adding one run to the total. He was followed by Key, who scored nine runs off 10 deliveries before getting out.
Wickets kept on falling in the home team’s innings, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802 had lost six wickets for 21 runs in seven overs at that stage and it appeared that they wouldn’t even reach 50.
However, wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Geraint-Owen-Jones-c59792, played well; scoring 27 run from 32 balls with the help of three fours and one six. He was the seventh wicket to fall in the innings at a total of 56.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Cullum-Tredwell-c65571 didn’t lose focus and made sure that his team batted until the end. He remained unbeaten on 34 runs from 28 balls, striking one four and two massive sixes. He ended up being the top scorer of the match, guiding his side to a challenging total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anthony-John-Ireland-c45002 was in phenomenal form, picking up three wickets for just seven runs in four overs.
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