Leicestershire chased easily to win against Northamptonshire by six wickets
Leicestershire defeated Northamptonshire by six wickets in a match of the Friends Life Twenty20, at the County Ground, Northampton in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Hoggard-c1926, led from the front, taking three wickets
in the match, restricting the Northamptonshire batsmen to just 135 in their allotted 20 overs.
The hosts had elected to bat first after winning the toss. The pitch was good for the batsmen, but there was something for the bowlers in it as well. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824 would have liked to score at-least 150 in the match, but failed to do so.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robin-James-Boyd-Moss-c86323 White was the first man to be dismissed in the home team’s innings. He failed to make an impression and was sent back to the pavilion after adding juts one run to the total.
Former Sri Lankan seamer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chaminda-Vaas-c1223, was promoted as an opener, but the ploy didn’t work out for hosts. The veteran player failed to play aggressive cricket and got out after scoring 19 runs from 25 balls, which is not an ideal innings in the shortest
version of the game.
South Africa’s all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/J-Botha-c1610, came out to bat under pressure. He batted sensibly, scoring 36 runs with the help of one four and two sixes. However, the Proteas player failed to carry onto the start he got to his innings and got out at a crucial
stage of the innings.
Middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Wakely-c988, played well towards the end of the innings. He got out in the 17th over after scoring 30 runs from 23 deliveries with the help of two fours and a six.
Northamptonshire’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Hall-c1040, also chipped in with a few runs. He remained unbeaten on 18 from 13 balls; hitting one six in his cameo knock.
Hoggard was in terrific form and caused a lot of problems for the opposition, taking three wickets and restricting them below 140.
The start to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-McDonald-c1042, at the top of the order, but he got out after scoring just six runs.
Will Jefferson was the next wicket to fall in the Leicestershire innings, but he gave some momentum to his side, scoring 16 runs in just eight balls with the help of two fours and one six.
The visitors looked in some trouble when their third wicket fell down for 51 runs on the board. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Nixon-c2169 collected 84 runs for the fourth wicket, taking the game away from the opposition. They scored 36 and 44 in their respective
knocks.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lee-Daggett-c1835 was the pick of the bowlers for his team, picking up one wicket for jut 11 runs in his three-over spell.
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