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Paul Collingwood’s hat-trick restricts Northamptonshire to the lowest record total – Cricket News Update

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Paul Collingwood’s hat-trick restricts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824 to the lowest record total – Cricket News Update
Paul Collingwood’s stunning hat-trick at Chester-le-Street, on Thursday, July 14, 2011, has helped Durham restrict Northamptonshire to a record low 47-run total in the English County cricket circuit.   
The previous lowest Twenty20 total in County cricket was, 67, which http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 in 2004.
The former England all-rounder rendered marvellous bowling http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 margin of 97 runs.
Collingwood, who was dropped from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, proved outstanding when he completed his bowling figures with five for six and was awarded the Player of the Match award.
"I didn't realise I was on a hat-trick until I started to run in and the crowd began cheering and thankfully he missed the ball,” said Collingwood.
This was for the second time in this season that Collingwood achieved a hat-trick in the Friends Life T20 tournament.
Although, Durham set a manageable target of 145 runs for their opponents after losing seven wickets, their exceptional bowling turned the situation in their favour.
None of their batsmen even could cross fifty; however, the skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-Benkenstein-c1302, displayed stable batting and added 31 useful runs off 19 balls, including four boundaries and remained not out.
"It was a great effort from everyone. We knew 144 would be a difficult score to get on that wicket,” Collingwood commented in his post match conference.
In the middle-order, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Willey-c1342.
On the other hand, Northamptonshire took an unimpressive start and none of their batsmen could resist the strong bowling attack of their rivals.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Onions-c1449 also bagged two wickets off three overs, giving 18 runs.
Earning this win, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782 has regained its fourth place in the northern group.

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