http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 overcome Kent in a rain interrupted game: Clydesdale Bank 40-Group A - First Innings Recap
The Netherlands team took a comfortable victory over Kent by 40 runs in a Group A match of the Clydesdale Bank 40, at the Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, on Sunday, July 17, 2011.
There were a couple of rain interruptions after the start of the match, which forced the umpires to revise the playing conditions. This would have been disappointing for the spectators and both teams, but fortunately the weather got clear after a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 while.
Three overs were lost per side, as the match was reduced to 37 overs per team. The hosts batted first and scored 206 runs for the loss of eight wickets, courtesy a blistering half-century from their skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-William-Borren-c81954.
In reply, the visitors failed to reach anywhere http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Close-c51347 to the opposition’s total and were all-out for 165 runs in 34.5 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Martin-van-Jaarsveld-c74944 opted to field first after winning the toss. He expected the bowlers to get some assistance in the first hour of play, as there was a heavy cloud cover over the field.
The hosts didn’t get off to an ideal start, as they lost one wicket early in the innings. Opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Swart-c76222, was unable to make an impression and had to take a long walk back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers.
However, the innings was held together by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tom-Lexley-William-Cooper-c94199. The pair batted well under pressure, guiding their side in a comfortable position. They put together 75 runs for the second wicket partnership and things looked well under control.
Szwarczynski missed-out on a half-century though and was dismissed after scoring 43 runs from 46 deliveries. He struck five boundaries in his impressive knock.
The fall of the second wicket saw a little collapse for the hosts, as they started losing the momentum in the game. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cooper-c51561 was unable to make most of the start he got to his innings and was sent back to the pavilion after adding 38 runs to the total. He
faced 47 balls and struck five boundaries in his outing.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TN-de-Grooth-c2694, who got a start to his innings, but failed to capitalise. He got out after collecting
20 runs off 36 balls.
The Dutch team was in trouble, losing six wickets for 129 runs on the board, but Borren changed the complexion of the match completely. He hammered an unbeaten 71 from just 33 deliveries, guiding his side’s total above 200 in the end.
The flamboyant batsman clobbered four fours and six thunderous sixes in his lightening knock.
Kent’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JL-Denly-c1703 bowled well, picking up three wickets in the match, but he was unable to stop the assault of the home team’s skipper.
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