http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826 v Surrey - Clydesdale Bank 40 - Group B - Surrey demolish Notts by 4 wickets - Live Score and Update
Nottinghamshire 149 (38/40 ov) v Surrey 151/6 (36.1/40 ov) - Surrey won by 4 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
Surrey exhibited their superiority against Nottinghamshire on Wednesday, August 01, in their Clydesdale Bank 40, Group B match, winning the game by four wickets, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Surrey chose to field first on winning the toss, and wrapped up the Notts on a total of 149 in 38 overs due to some belligerent bowling from JW Dernbach, who bagged three wickets in his seven overs.
Needing a target of 150 runs to win the match in 40 overs, Surrey had a shocking start to their innings when they lost their first wicket with only three runs on the board.
Opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Hartman-Joseph-c85857 Hamilton-Brown, was the first wicket to fall after scoring only two runs. His demise created considerable pressure on the batting side.
On the next delivery, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Symonds-c44611 perishing without scoring a run.
It was then time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Wilson-c1474 to face the music as he came in the middle at a time when his side desperately required a stable partnership.
The duo of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SM-Davies-c2542 and Wilson forged a total of 63 runs on the board, after which Nottinghamshire made another breakthrough by dismissing Davies on a score of 35.
With 77 runs on the board, the batting side saw Wilson lose his wicket to GG White after hammering a knock of 29 runs off 60 deliveries.
MNW Spriegel then took charge, realizing he had to bat his team across the finish line on his own, as the batsman smacked the bowlers with zeal.
After hammering a knock of 47 runs, and taking the score to a tally of 129, the batsman lost his wicket to White.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ZS-Ansari-c98641 and skipper GJ Batty then steered their side to victory in 36.1 overs. The two batsmen stayed unbeaten on 14 and 10 runs.
MNW Spriegel from Surrey was named as the Player of the Match for his handy work with the bat.
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