Lancashire v Warwickshire - Clydesdale Bank 40 - Semi-Final – Warwickshire rule by 23 runs – Live Score and Update
Warwickshire 250/6 (40/40 ov) v Lancashire 227 (39.4/40 ov) - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 won by 23 runs
On Saturday, fans at Old Trafford, Manchester saw Lancashire go down against Warwickshire by 23 runs in the second semi-final of the ongoing Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament.
Requiring a target of 251 to win the knockout game, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 crafted a partnership of 18 runs, before the side suffered the loss of their first wicket when Smith was removed by NM Carter after scoring six runs off 12 balls.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AG-Prince-c949 then took the score to 29, before Lancashire saw their second wicket go down on the demise of Moore, who was caught off Carter after jabbing a knock of 17 runs.
It was then time for SJ Croft to join the party, and the Lancashire duo halted the opposition's bowling onslaught for a while, taking the score to 50, before Warwickshire’s CJC Wright struck by dismissing Croft. The batsman fell after scoring 18 runs off 20 deliveries.
Lancashire needed big partnerships in order to reach the tally, and the way they were losing wickets, their opponents were heading towards an easy victory.
With 77 on the board, Lancashire suffered the loss of their fourth wicket when Brown fell after bolstering a knock of nine runs.
ID Blackwell then struck gold on nabbing the wicket of Prince, who found his way back to the pavilion after hammering 26 runs.
PJ Horton then took charge as he forged a classy partnership alongside wicketkeeper/batsman GD Cross, taking the score to 125.
This was the partnership that could have finished the job for Lancashire, but Warwickshire, came right back in the game by dismissing Cross, who hit the showers after smackinhttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-John-Goodchild-c52940 19 runs.
With Horton hammering away, Lancashire still had a chance of securing a narrow win, but the demise of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Shahzad-c874 (10) and skipper G Chapple (13) left Horton without any options.
Having SD Parry out in the middle, Horton had only one wicket left to rely on, which prevented the batsman from going after the bowlers.
Finally with 218 on the board, Horton was dismissed by Carter, ending his innings of 78 runs. Later, the side faltered on a total of 227.
V Chopra from Warwickshire was named as the Player of the Match for hammering a brilliant innings of 110.
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