Friends Provident T20: Surrey defeats Gloucestershire
Surrey set up a six-wicket win over Gloucestershire in the Friends Provident T20 at Bristol on Sunday. Steve Davies scored a19-ball-fifty which powered Surrey to an easy win against Gloucestershire in the 12th over of the game. The victory handed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789’s superior run rate did not let the victors proceed to the next stage.
A disciplined bowling performance supported by alert fielding restricted Gloucestershire to a low total of 147 runs for 9 in their allotted 20 overs. Chris Tremlett (3 for 18) and Chris Schofield (2 for 27) were the major contributors behind Gloucestershire’s debacle in the batting department. In reply, Surrey rode on Steve Davies’s whirlwind 73 run innings off 30 balls to set up a six-wicket victory with more than 8 overs to spare.
Surrey, after winning the toss elected to start with the ball. Gloucestershire lost its two wickets within the first six overs of power play with just 36 runs on the board. Opener Aron Redmond gave an edge to wicketkeeper Steve Davies off Chris Tremlett in just the second over of the match. Three overs later, Tremlett struck once again when he trapped http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Gidman-c984 lbw with a vicious yorker.
Despite losing two early wickets, the captain of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751’s national cricket team, William Porterfield kept on playing impressively, smashing boundaries at regular intervals. Porterfield and James Franklin added another 53 runs to the scorecard for the third wicket partnership. However, Porterfield was the third man to lose the wicket on the last ball of the 11th over when he slashed Chris Schofield to Rory Hamilton-Brown. His 37 runs from 34 balls contained four boundaries and a long six to his credit.
After Porterfield's departure, Gloucestershire lost three quick wickets in the next three overs for just nine runs. Taylor, Dent and wicketkeeper-batsman Snell could only score one run. Taylor nicked Spriegel to Lancefield; http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Snell-c2580 gave an edge to Davies off Andre Nel.
James Franklin kept Gloucestershire’s run-rate above a run a ball as long as he was on the crease. However, Franklin was run-out in the 16th over with a direct hit from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Kirby-c2577 who was run out on a Chris Tremlett throw. Kirby did not open his account while Dawson tried to help his side make an impressive total. However, his unbeaten 24 off 28 balls could not help his side reach a threatening target. Gloucestershire finished at a total of 147 for nine in the 20 overs.
Chris Tremlett with 3 for 18 in his four over spell was the most successful bowler for Surrey. Schofield supported him well by taking 2 wickets and conceding only 27 runs in his four overs.
An opening stand of 112 runs between Steve Davies and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Taylor-c1253.
Davies continued to hit boundaries, taking Surrey close to the target in the 12th over of the innings. The opener departed just 4 balls before the winning shot was hit. His 73 runs contained seven boundaries and four sixes. Gary Wilson, who hit three consecutive boundaries off Redmond, bagged Surrey a six-wicket victory with 8.1 overs to spare.
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