Lancashire v Gloucestershire - Clydesdale Bank 40 - Group A - Gloucestershire smack 184 runs - Live Score and Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 - Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
July 30, 2012: In the ongoing Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament, Gloucestershire chose to bat first on winning the toss and amassed a meager tally of 184 runs for the loss of seven wickets against Lancashire, at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Shahzad-c874 wrecked the party by dismissing Nicol, who walked off the field after scoring six runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817 and number-three batsman, BAC Howell, tried to forge a potent partnership, but failed as with 25 runs on the board, the side suffered the demise of its second wicket, when Howell was caught behind after scoring two runs off 12 deliveries.
Marshall was then trapped in front of stumps by OJ Newby, after piling a total of 23 runs off 30 deliveries. At the time of this wicket, Gloucestershire had amassed a total of 35 runs on the board.
It was then time for DM Housego and skipper APR Gidman to forge a resistance, as they stood defiant against their opposition in a bid to amass a staggering total on the board.
The duo clobbered the score to 82 runs, before Newby obliterated Gidman’s stumps. The batsman scored 18 runs off 32 deliveries before hitting the showers.
IA Cockbain’s then joined the party and gave a cocky performance alonhttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-John-Goodchild-c52940side Housego, hammering the batsmen without a hint of remorse.
This partnership was vital for the batting side to dictate the sequence of events, as the batsmen neutralized the bowlers and took the score to 111 runs.
The partnership was then broken by G Keedy, who shattered Housego’s stumps when the batsman had scored a knock of 43 runs off 72 deliveries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CDJ-Dent-c49358 then forged an impressive partnership with Cockbain, as the two batsmen steered the side to 153 runs before Dent became the sixth wicket of the day, falling after scoring 27 runs off 34 deliveries.
After forging an astounding knock of 58 runs, Cockbain became the final wicket of the day, leaving his side standing on a total of 184 runs.
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