Lancashire v Gloucestershire - Clydesdale Bank 40 - Group A – Lancashire rule supreme – Live Score and Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 184/7 (40/40 ov) v Lancashire 187/6 (39.1/40 ov) - Lancashire won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
In the day’s only match of the ongoing Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament, county cricket giants Lancashire beat Gloucestershire by four wickets, successfully chasing a total of 185 runs needed to win the match, on Monday, July 30, at Old Trafford, Manchester.
After restricting the opposition on a small total of 184, Lancashire needed to bat calmly in order to win the 40-over game.
Openers SC Moore and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AG-Prince-c949 started the run chase in a staggering fashion, hammering away the bowlers all around the park, giving fans plenty to cheer about.
The opening duo forged a stand of 43 runs, before the partnership was broken by Gloucestershire’s DA Payne, as he nabbed the wicket of Prince on a score of 16 off 23 deliveries.
With 52 runs on the board, Lancashire suffered the loss of their second wicket when number-three batsman, SJ Croft, was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Payne-c81269 off the bowling of EGC Young on a tally of three.
Lancashire fans then saw the partnership between SC Moore and KR Brown yield some positive results, as the batsmen steered the side to a total of 81 runs.
Gloucestershire’s strike bowler, JK Fuller then grabbed the wicket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Moore-c77694, as the batsman met his doom after playing a knock of 37 runs off 57 deliveries.
At this point in time, the game was evenly balanced; however, the arrival of PJ Horton changed that, as he forged a resounding partnership alongside Brown to take the sting out of the bowlers.
The two batsmen wreaked havoc on the fielding side, as they put their team back in a dominating position.
After clobbering the score to 163 runs, the daunting partnership came to its end on the wicket of Brown, who departed after amassing a tally of 60 runs off 80 deliveries.
#tahttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-John-Goodchild-c529401# got the jitters when they lost the wicket of Horton (46) with 170 runs on the board.
However, it was too late for Gloucestershire to make a comeback in the match, as Lancashire’s GD Cross (7) and G Chapple (2) steered their side across the finish line in 39.1 overs.
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