Somerset v Essex: Clydesdale Bank 40
Somerset crushed Essex by six wickets and 61 balls remaining in a match of the Clydesdale Bank 40 at the Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea in England on Sunday, July 31, 2011.
Batting first, the hosts were restricted to 140 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their allotted 40 overs. None of the team’s batsmen managed to make a solid impression and the highest score of the innings came from skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373, who collected
35 runs.
Somerset did lose a few wickets early, but managed to win the game comfortably in the end by six wickets. There was no batsman from both sides to reach a half-century in the match, but the highest score came from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murali-Kartik-c78034, who ended up with 40 runs.
Essex had decided to bat first after winning the toss, but the decision did not prove to be an ideal one for the team. The pitch was not ideal for the batsmen, but was expected to get slower with the passage of time due to which batting first was the correct
option.
The hosts’ openers Adam Wheater and Mark Pettini failed to make an impression and were dismissed cheaply after adding 5 and 1 run to the total respectively. They were followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/OA-Shah-c2134, who managed just 12 runs in his short stay at the wicket.
Bopara and Tim Phillips put together 34 runs for the fourth wicket partnership before the latter got out after adding 14 runs to the total.
Tom Westley and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RN-ten-Doeschate-c2338 were the next two wickets to fall in the innings. They managed just 3 and 0 in their respective outings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783’s skipper batted well, but was unable to carry onto the start e got to his innings. He contributed 35 runs to the total before being dismissed.
Lower-order player http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Napier-c1505 batted decently towards the end, collecting 29 runs. His effort guided the team’s total to 140 in the end.
Murali Kartik and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843.
In reply, the visitors lost three wickets early, but managed to bounce back well in the match. The team’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marcus-Trescothick-c1898 collected 27 runs at the top of the order, but failed to carry onto his start.
Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Trego-c2181 failed to make an impression, getting out for 7 and 6 respectively.
A 66-run stand for the fourth wicket between Kartik and Nick Compton guided the team into a solid position. The former got out after collecting 40 runs.
However, Compton remained unbeaten on 29 until the end, guiding Somerset to an easy win.
Essex’s Tim Phillips dismissed three batsmen in the match, but lacked support from the other end.
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