Matthew Hoggard delighted over Leicestershire’s Friends Life T20 win – Cricket News Update
It was a great day for Leicestershire as the County side thrashed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 and Somerset respectively in the semi-final and final of the English domestic league, Friends Life T20.
The Foxes were not among the favourites but it was a different story all together on Saturday, August 27, 2011, as the Leicestershire men clinched the trophy.
Undoubtedly, it was a lucky day for the side as they defeated Lancashire in the one-over eliminator before sealing an emphatic 18-run victory over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 in the finale, played at Edgbaston.
Enormously delighted over his team’s superb performance in the final rounds of the championship, Leicestershire’s captain and the former English pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Hoggard-c1926, has lauded his teammates for not letting the opposition impose any pressure on them despite
being the underdogs in the clash.
"We are the underdogs, but there's no pressure on you then is there? You always say every http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Middlebrook-c1651 has its day and the underdog has had its day here. It's the first final I've been involved in. To have both semi-finals finishing in a tie is unprecedented and
you wouldn't have written a better script,” said Hoggard.
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Talking about Leicestershire qualifying into the Champions League for the first time, the jubilant skipper shared that having qualified for the League after beating http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 in the semi-final, the players were very relaxed in the final encounter.
“'Whatever happens in the final, it doesn't really matter. We've been pretty dire this season apart from the t20 campaign, but we've sort of rescued it," added the Yorkshire-born fast bowler who bagged 14 wickets in the tournament.
Hoggard also lauded his wicket-keeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Nixon-c2169, who was playing his last game before saying good bye to all forms of cricket, for his relentless efforts for the County.
He disclosed that Nixon was keen to finish his stint on a winning note and fortunately the crew got successful in giving him the pleasure.
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