Lancashire v Gloucestershire - Clydesdale Bank 40 (Group A) – Match Recap – Lancashire seal 4-wicket victory
A vital 4th-wicket stand between Lancashire’s Karl Brown and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Horton-c2167 enabled their team to secure a close 4-wicket win over Gloucestershire in a Clydesdale Bank 40 Group A match played at Old Trafford in Manchester on July 30.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Andrew-Cockbain-c63756 enabled them to register
a respectable 184.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 batsmen, but an 82-run stand between Brown (who top-scored for his side with 60) and Horton (46) anchored the team’s innings and enabled them to reach 187
with 5 deliveries to spare.
Gloucestershire’s innings had gotten off to a faltering start, with top-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glen-Chapple-c60141.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Gidman-c984 (18) followed suit in the 23rd over, leaving his side at a precarious 82 for 4.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Dent-c1241 (27) proved to be an able partner for Cockbain, and
the two contributed a combined 42 runs to the total before Dent was caught out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Moore-c2572 off Shahzad.
Cockbain followed in the very next over, falling prey to a delivery by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Parry-c2573, and Gloucestershire finished at 184 by the end of 40 overs.
Unlike their opponents, Lancashire got their innings off to a steady start, with a 43-run stand between openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AG-Prince-c949 (16).
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-Croft-c2583 (3) who was next up to bat, failed to make any significant contributions, despite having expressed his eagerness to impress the national selectors after having earned
a place in England’s provisional 30-man squad for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20.
However, an 82-run 4th-wicket stand between Brown (who won the Player of the Match award) and Horton powered Lancashire to 163 by the 37th over. Both batsmen were dismissed by the 38th over with the score at 170, but Lightning
received support in the form of Shahzad’s innings, as he slammed 10 off 5 deliveries before being dismissed by Payne in the 39th over. Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Cross-c1459 (7*) and Chapple (2*) finished the job, getting their team up to 187 with 5
balls remaining.
Their 4-wicket victory sees Lancashire moving up to first place on the tournament rankings for Group A, having won 6 of the 8 matches they have played. Their next match is scheduled to be played against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 on August 12 at the same venue.
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