Middlesex v Derbyshire: Clydesdale Bank 40 – Middlesex’s Innings Recap
England’s promising young seamer Steven Finn’s devastating spell of bowling restricted Derbyshire to 173/9 against Middlesex in a match of the Clydesdale Bank 40 at the Lord’s, London in England on Thursday, July 28, 2011.
The 22-year-old took five wickets in the match, conceding just 33 runs in his eight-over spell. Finn’s performance came at the right time, as he will be likely to replace http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s injured seamer Chris Tremlett in the second of the four-match Test series
against India at Trent Bridge.
If Finn is selected in the England’s playing-11 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, he will be full of confidence and might get some bowling friendly conditions, as Trent Bridge has offered some assistance to the seamers in the recent times.
However, it was Middlesex which benefited from their young bowler, as the team chased down 174 runs comfortably in just 29 overs. Their batsmen had no concerns once they came out to bat, as the conditions were perfect for batting.
There was some assistance for the bowlers in the first half of the game, which didn’t allow the visitors to get away with a massive total.
Despite losing one wicket early, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scott-Newman-c2467 was unable to make an impression and got out after scoring just 7 runs off 12 deliveries.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PR-Stirling-c2200. The pair shifted momentum towards their side with a 57-run stand for the second wicket.
Majority of the runs in the partnership were scored by Stirling, who was batting aggressively. The Irishman missed-out on a half-century by seven runs, getting out for 43 runs off 33 balls. He scored most of his runs in boundaries, clobbering seven fours
and one thunderous towering six.
The next man to be dismissed in the hosts’ innings was Malan, who had batted well until attempting a rash stroke against spinner Greg Smith. The opening batsman was stumped after collecting 41 runs from 47 deliveries with the help of five boundaries.
Although Middlesex had lost three wickets, the team was scoring runs at a very good rate. This allowed the middle-order batsmen to stay relaxed.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Dexter-c2091 after the fall of the third wicket. The pair did not have any issues, as the ball was not doing much. They put together an unbeaten 77 runs for the fourth wicket partnership, guiding the team to a
comfortable win.
Rogers and Dexter scored 38 and 42 in their respective outings. Both displayed a lot of maturity and did their job with effortless ease.
Derbyshire’s bowling was below par in the match, as none of the bowlers caused any problems for the opposition’s batsmen. Tony Palladino, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steffan-Jones-c2570 grabbed one wicket apiece.
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