Surrey v Northamptonshire: Clydesdale Bank 40 – Match Recap
Surrey clinched victory over Northamptonshire by 3 wickets and 7 balls remaining in a close encounter of the Clydesdale Bank 40 at the County Ground, Northampton in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Monday, August 15, 2011.
The hosts were guided to a solid total of 296 runs by opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Wakely-c988, who top scored the match with 94 runs. However, the bowlers were unable to defend the score, losing the game by three wickets in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-John-Schofield-c50881, who collected 72 runs in the match.
Earlier, the Northamptonshire captain Andrew Hall decided to bat first after winning the toss. The South African expected the pitch to be god throughout the game, but wanted to exert pressure on the opposition by setting a massive target.
The hosts’ openers Wakely and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Willey-c1342 came out in an attacking mood and smashed the bowlers from the very first over of the innings. The latter scored a cameo of 23 runs from 19 balls with the help of three fours and one six, but was unable to make
most of the start. He was the first wicket to fall in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824 innings.
The fall of wicket did not cause many problems for the home team, as Wakely and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robin-James-Boyd-Moss-c86323 Newton scored a solid half-century stand for the second wicket. The pair put together 67 runs before the latter gave his wicket away.
Newton played aggressively though, scoring 42 runs off just 22 balls with the help of four fours and three towering sixes. He was followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Sales-c1337, who managed 28 runs in his cameo.
Wakely missed out on a century by just 6 runs, as he was dismissed after collecting 94 runs with the help of four fours and three thunderous sixes.
However, Rob White and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Hall-c1040 batted nicely, guiding their team into a solid position. The former got out after scoring 38 runs, but the hosts’ skipper remained unbeaten on 55 runs off 35 balls. He smashed seven fours and one six in his blistering knock.
Surrey’s Jade Dernbach picked up 3 wickets in the match. The team’s openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SM-Davies-c2542 came out with a positive intent.
The pair put together 75 runs for the opening wicket and contributed 46 and 42 runs to the total respectively. Jason http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Symonds-c44611 hammered 65 runs off just 42 balls after the departure of the openers, guiding Surrey into a fantastic position.
An 88-run stand between Schofield and Tom Maynard took the game away from Northamptonshire. They scored 72 and 35 in their respective innings, as the team reached the target in the 39th over.
The hosts’ Paul Best picked up 3 wickets in the match, but failed to restrict the opposition from winning.
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