Norfolk v Cumberland - Minor Counties Championship - Match Recap
A thrilling encounter of the Minor Counties Championship between Norfolk and Cumberland ended in a draw, at the Manor Park, Horsford in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.
The visitors required 177 runs for victory, but struggled to keep wickets intact. They lost eight batsmen for 159 runs on the final day’s play. Anything could have been possible, but there was no time left at the end of the day and the match ended in a draw.
Cumberland’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Joseph-Pratt-c58523, had elected to field first on a damp pitch. His decision proved to be a very good one, as the hosts were all-out for 191 in their first innings.
There was a lot of swing and seam movement, which caused a lot of problems for the Norfolk batsmen at the start of the innings. The team had lost six wickets for just 80 runs on the board and were threatened to be bowled out below 100.
However, Luke Caswell and Chris Brown put together an 80-run stand for the seventh wicket, guiding the team into a safer position. They scored 56 and 31 in their respective outings, helping the team reach 191 runs before being all-out.
Cumberland’s Richard Gleeson was the pick of the bowlers, as he took a five-wicket haul in the innings.
The visitors did a terrific job once they came out to bat in their first innings. They ended up with 369 runs for the loss of nine wickets before the declaration was made.
Although most of the Cumberland’s batsmen failed to make an impression, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Smith-c1654 scored centuries for their side. They ended up with 134 and 105 runs in their respective knocks.
Chris Brown bowled well for the home team, picking up four wickets in the innings. However, the Cumberland batsmen got away with a solid lead in the end.
Norfolk had to bat extremely well in order to save the match and the team ended up with a challenging total. They collected 354 runs, gaining an overall lead of 176 runs in the match.
Although the target was not much, the conditions made it quite challenging for the opposition. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Trevor-Robert-Ward-c94385 shined in the hosts’ second innings, scoring 50 and 69 runs respectively.
Gleeson was yet again impressive, capturing four wickets in the innings for the visitors. He ended up with a total of nine wickets in the match.
The pitch still had some assistance for the bowlers until the last day’s play, which made life difficult for the Cumberland batsmen. Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Adam-Lowe-c65398 collected 37 runs at the top of the order, but the rest of the team struggled to get going.
The match could have been interesting if a few more overs had to be bowled in the day. However, it ended in a draw at the end with Cumberland scoring 159/8 in their second innings.
Brown almost won the match for his team with a five-wicket haul, but lacked support from the other bowlers.
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