Nottinghamshire overcame Northamptonshire by 23 runs: Friends Life T20 – First Innings Recap
Nottinghamshire defeated Northamptonshire easily by 23 runs in a match of the Friends Life Twenty20, at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Saturday, June 18, 2011.
The hosts batted brilliantly, scoring 183 runs in their outing. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-George-Wakely-c43114, who ended up being the top scorer in the match with 61 runs.
The conditions were perfect for batting, as the wicket was hard and dry. It had nothing for the bowlers and a high scoring game was predicted. The home team’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-John-Hussey-c52953, had absolutely no doubt in his mind to bat first after winning the toss.
He expected his batsmen to post a massive total, pressurising the opposition and this was exactly what happened in the game.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Hendrik-Wessels-c75170. The pair gave a good start to their team, scoring 46 runs for the first wicket partnership before the latter got out after collecting 29 runs off 19 balls. He played
aggressively, striking six fours in his cameo innings.
Hales didn’t look http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Charles-Voges-c41889 and Hussey, in the middle, and both played sensible cricket. They put together
50 runs for the third wicket partnership in a very short time.
Hussey was unable to carry onto the start he got to his innings and was dismissed after scoring 33 runs from just 18 deliveries with the help of two fours and one massive six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samit-Patel-c2426 failed to get going and got out after scoring just seven runs in his short stay at the wicket. However, Voges played really well, collecting 49 runs from 32 balls, smashing seven boundaries. He deserved a half-century, but fell just one runs
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 of it in the end.
Wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scott-Liam-Elstone-c89038 guided the home team’s total to 183.
The bowlers didn’t have an ideal day, as they gave away plenty of runs in the match. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Willey-c1342 managed to pick up three wickets in the game, but conceded runs at more than 10 runs per over.
South Africa’s, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/J-Botha-c1610, was the most economical bowler though, conceding 27 runs in four overs for one wicket.
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