Nottinghamshire defeat Unicorns in a rain-hit match: Clydesdale Bank 40-Group C-First Innings Recap
Nottinghamshire overcame the Unicorns by six wickets and 16 balls remaining, by the Duckworth/Lewis method, in a Group C match of the Clydesdale Bank 40, at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Monday, July 18, 2011.
The match started with a little delay due to the wet outfield and one over per side was lost as a result. The visitors batted first and managed only 157 runs for the loss of six wickets from their allotted 39 overs.
Opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Robert-Alexander-Campbell-c66044 was the top scorer for the Unicorns side, collecting 49 runs at the top of the order.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826 had to chase 158 runs for victory initially, but their innings was hindered by rain. This revised the target for them to 122 off 29 overs, which they achieved easily in the end, losing just four batsmen.
Australia’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Voges-c925 was the top scorer of the home team’s innings and the match with an unbeaten half-century. He ended up with 54 runs, guiding his side to a victory.
There was a heavy cloud cover over the field and the rain before start of play had left some moisture beneath the surface of the pitch. This forced the Nottinghamshire skipper, Chris Read, to field first after winning the toss. His decision was backed by
the bowlers, restricting the opposition to 157/6 in 39 overs.
Unicorns’ start was not good, as they lost one wicket early. Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Thornely-c1967 was unable to make an impression and was dismissed cheaply for two runs off 16 deliveries.
The visitors’ first-drop, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Benham-c1240 looked impressive in his short outing, but was unable to make most of the start he got to his innings. He managed 16 runs off 20 balls with the help of a couple of boundaries before being dismissed.
Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Keith-Alan-Parsons-c70573, failed to get going and were sent back to the pavilion after adding just four and three runs to the total respectively.
The visitors were struggling at that stage of the innings, losing four wickets for just 58 runs on the board. However, the innings was stabilised by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-M-Park-c51714, who put together 47 runs for the fifth-wicket partnership.
Campbell missed-out on a half-century by just one run, as he was dismissed after collecting 49 runs off 71 deliveries, smashing five boundaries. He was followed by Park, who managed 38 runs from 56 balls with the help of three fours.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Clifford-Saker-c79067 scored unbeaten 24 and 14 towards the end of the innings, guiding the team’s total to 157 in the end.
Nottinghamshire’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Franks-c2163 bowled well, picking up three wickets for 26 runs in his eight-over spell.
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