http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 v Worcestershire: County Championship Division One – Worcestershire’s Second Innings
Worcestershire had to chase down 329 runs for victory against Lancashire in a match of the County Championship Division One at the Stanley Park, Blackpool in England on Saturday, August 20, 2011.
The target was a stiff one, as both teams had struggled with the bat throughout the match. The highest team score of the match was 282 from Lancashire, which indicated that chasing more than 300 was a difficult task.
There was not much change in the nature of the pitch. It had remained almost same for both teams throughout the four days. Although the bowlers had performed well overall, there were also plenty of opportunities for the batsmen to scores runs as well.
Worcestershire needed one batsman to play a big innings in order to win the match. This responsibility was taken by former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 batsman Vikram Solanki, who top scored the innings with 107 runs.
However, the rest of the batting was below par and the visitors were bowled out for 230 runs on the final day, losing the match by 98 runs.
Worcestershire required a good start from openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daryl-Mitchell-c52533. However, the former failed to make an impression, getting dismissed for a duck.
The fall of an early wicket put the visitors under immense pressure, but they gained some momentum due to a solid partnership between Solanki and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-c76390. The pair put together 62 runs for the second wicket partnership.
Mitchell looked well set at the crease, but failed to make most of the start he got to his innings. The Worcestershire skipper managed 22 runs off 77 balls in his steady knock with the help of one four.
The innings was carried forward by Solanki and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Moeen-Ali-c1990, as the pair collected 91 runs for the third wicket stand. This put the visitors into a very good position, but they were unable to make most of the top-order’s performance.
Ali was the third wicket to fall in the innings. He played really well, but missed-out on a half-century by three runs, getting out for 47 with the help of eight boundaries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Kervezee-c1027 failed to impress and was dismissed after collecting 14 runs in his short stay at the wicket.
The bigger blow for the Worcestershire team was the wicket of Solanki, who played superbly for hi 107 runs off 175 balls. The seasoned batsman clobbered 15 boundaries in his classy knock.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866 lost their last 6 wickets for just 31 runs, which ended their match in a disappointing manner.
Lancashire’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tom-Smith-c2704 captured 4 wickets in the innings, guiding his side to a comfortable win in the end.
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