Lincolnshire v Buckinghamshire: Minor Counties Championship – Match Recap
Lincolnshire cruised to victory over Buckinghamshire by six wickets in a match of the Minor Counties Championship at the Gorse Lane, Grantham in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 on Tuesday, August 9, 2011.
The hosts needed just 44 runs for victory on the final day’s play, which they achieved easily in the end. There was some drama in the innings, as four wickets fell during the run chase.
Earlier, the Buckinghamshire skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jason-Christian-Harrison-c66421 decided to bat first after winning the toss. His decision proved terribly wrong, as the team was all out for 131 runs in their first outing.
Only three batsmen in the visitors’ innings managed to reach double figures. Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamza-Taj-c61387 was the top scored with 36 runs, but apart from him there was none other player to score even in the twenties.
Buckinghamshire had lost 6 wickets within 100 runs, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warren-Bernard-Miller-c96222 and Harrison scored 15 and 16 runs in their respective outings, guiding the team’s total to 131 in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-William-Houston-c48441 was the pick of the bowlers for the Lincolnshire team, dismissing 4 batsmen in the opposition’s innings. He got excellent support from Alex Osmond, who captured three wickets.
The hosts were in a very good position after bowling the opposition out cheaply. They took maximum advantage of the situation, taking a solid first innings lead in the match.
Lincolnshire collected 321 runs in their outing, gaining a first innings lead of 190 runs. The team was given a good start by top order players http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-John-Birch-c52285 and Jonathan Cheer. They scored 45 and 34 in their respective outings.
The innings was then carried forward by the team’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mathew-Peter-Dowman-c75074, who top scored with 82 runs. He struck 11 boundaries in his solid outing.
Lower-order player Adam http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shepherd-c89969 played well towards the end of the innings, scoring a quick fire 48 runs with the help of five fours and one massive six.
Buckinghamshire’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Arif-c94681 picked up 4 wickets in the innings, but could not help his side from conceding a huge lead.
The visitors’ openers Taj and Shaan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 gave a decent start to the team, collecting 54 and 27 runs in their respective outings. However, the lower-order was unable to set a challenging target for the opposition.
All batsmen were dismissed for 233 runs with an overall lead of 43 runs in the match. Lincolnshire’s Houston was yet again impressive with the ball, dismissing 4 batsmen in the innings.
The hosts’ openers Birch and James http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707 gave a decent start to the team, collecting 32 runs for the first wicket. However, the team lost 4 wickets for just 1 run, which saw a little drama in the match.
Lincolnshire were lucky though, as they had to score 44 runs for victory. The team did not lose any more wickets and won the match by 6 wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-Francis-Stanway-c90339 took three wickets, creating some drama in the match, but failed to save his side from a defeat.
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