Nottinghamshire defeat Unicorns in a rain-hit match: Clydesdale Bank 40-Group C-Second Innings Recap
The Unicorns posted 158 runs for victory against Nottinghamshire 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.
However, the total didn’t prove to be much of a challenge for the home team, as they achieved the target easily in the end. The innings was interrupted by rain, which reduced the innings to 29 overs and the target was also revised as 122.
Nottinghamshire did have some nervous moments at the start of their innings, but managed to bat well under pressure. The team achieved the target in 26.2 overs, losing just four batsmen in the process.
The highlight of the hosts’ innings was an unbeaten 54 runs by Australia’s, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Voges-c925. He batted really well under difficult circumstances, guiding his side to an easy win at the end of the day.
The pitch still had some assistance for the bowlers, as the moisture was locked beneath the surface of the wicket due to the overcast conditions. This gave some hope to the visitors to challenge the opposition.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Hales-c985 and Ali Brown opened the innings for Nottinghamshire, but failed to give a solid start to their side. The latter was the first man to be dismissed in the innings after adding just three runs to the total off six balls.
The team’s first-drop, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Riki-Wessels-c2319 was also unable to make an impression, as he was dismissed after managing five runs off four balls in his short stay at the crease.
Hales had no clue of the swinging ball and got out after limping to six runs from 21 deliveries. He struggled to time the ball and was beaten on a number of occasions throughout his struggling knock.
Nottinghamshire had lost three wickets for 17 runs on the board and looked in deep trouble at that stage of the innings.
However, Voges and England’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 was dismissed after scoring 37 runs.
The innings came to a halt after the dismissal of Patel, as rain came pouring down at the venue. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826 had collected 90 runs for the loss of four wickets in 23 overs at that stage.
Once the game resumed, Voges and Read attacked the opposition, reaching the revised target in the 27th over of the innings. They remained unbeaten on 54 and 16 in their respective knocks.
Unicorns’ team would have been disappointed to give the match away easily in the end. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Glenn-Querl-c85016 was the pick of the bowlers for his team, dismissing a couple of batsmen for 33 runs in his spell.
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