http://www.senore.com/Cricket/OA-Shah-c2134 guides Essex to victory: Friends Life Twenty20
Essex defeated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Tuesday, 21st, 2011. The hosts posted a decent total of 141 runs in their allotted
20 overs, but failed to defend it, as the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 batsmen achieved the target in 19.5 overs. The highlight of the match was a magnificent half-century from England’s Owais Shah. All the other batsmen from both teams struggled to find runs, but Shah impressed
one and all with his technique and gutsy hitting.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Foster-c1644, who is the captain of the Essex team, expected the seamers to get some assistance from the pitch and opted to field first after winning the toss. His decision proved to be a correct one, as the home team failed to take their score past 150.
The Glamorgan innings went off to a good start, as their openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Petersen-c1028 and Mark Cosgrove collected 35 runs for the first wicket partnership. However, both failed to capitalise on the start they got to their innings and were dismissed for 13 and
20 runs respectively.
The team’s first-drop, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jim-Allenby-c1695, was unable to make an impression and was sent back to the pavilion after adding just three runs to the total. Glamorgan were struggling at that stage, losing three wickets for just 41 runs on the board.
However, middle-order player, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Wallace-c1913 put together 39 runs for the fourth wicket partnership, steadying the ship for their team.
Just when things looked good for the home team, they lost both their set batsmen for 23 and 22 runs respectively. Chris Cooke played well though, scoring 34 runs off just 18 balls in the end. His effort guided the home team’s total to 141, which looked difficult
at one stage of the innings.
Tim Phillips was in terrific form with the ball, picking up three wickets in the match for the visitors. He was also economical in his spell of four overs, giving away just 18 runs.
Essex lost http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 early, but came back strongly with a 63-run stand for the second wicket. Mark Pettini played well, scoring 34 runs before being dismissed. The star of the show was Shah, who top scored the match with 60 runs from 45 deliveries, striking
three fours and two sixes.
An unbeaten 12 off nine balls from Foster guided the visitors to a victory in the end. There were three run-outs in the innings, which made things a touch difficult for Essex in the end. Apart from that, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Wagg-c1506 bowled well, picking up one wicket for
16 runs in the match.
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