Surrey v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824: Clydesdale Bank 40 – Northamptonshire’s Innings Recap
Northamptonshire had to bat well in order to chase down 274 runs for victory against Surrey in a match of the Clydesdale Bank 40 at the Kennington Oval, London in England on Wednesday, August 3, 2011.
However, the visitors failed to reach the target, as they were restricted to 261 for the loss of nine wickets in their allotted 40 overs. They could have won the match, but lost momentum towards the end of the innings.
The visitors’ opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Willey-c1342 top scored the innings with 74 runs, but his effort went in vain, as the team fell short of the target by 12 runs.
The pitch had remained good for the batsmen throughout the first half of the match. There was no change in the conditions during the visitors’ innings as well, as there was still no assistance for the bowlers in the wicket.
Northamptonshire needed a solid start in order to chase down a massive target. The team’s openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mal-Loye-c1879 and Willey did not disappoint at all and went off to a spectacular start.
The pair put together 138 runs for the first wicket partnership, exerting immense pressure on the opposition. They played aggressive cricket, guiding their side into a fabulous position.
Seasoned campaigner Loye, who had represented http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 at the highest level, was the first man to be dismissed in the innings after scoring a solid half-century. He collected 63 runs off 65 balls with the help of six fours and one massive six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751’s wicketkeeper batsman Niall O’Brien was disappointing, as he failed to make most of the good batting conditions. He managed just three runs in his short stay at the wicket.
Willey was the next man to be dismissed in the innings after top scoring with 74 runs. He faced just 79 balls in his impressive knock, smashing seven fours and one towering six.
The game was evenly poised at that stage of the innings with Northamptonshire three down for 164 runs.
However, the visitors gained some more momentum, courtesy an excellent half-century stand between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robin-James-Boyd-Moss-c86323 White. The pair put together 68 runs for the fourth wicket partnership, but wickets started to tumble in the innings towards the end.
White got out after adding 29 runs to the total off 26 balls with the help of four boundaries. Just three runs later, Wakely was also sent back to the pavilion after contributing 46 runs to the total.
The lower-order failed to cop up with the pressure and the team was restricted to 261/9 in their 40 overs.
Northamptonshire required 42 runs off the last 6 overs with 7 wickets in hand, but the game was changed by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rory-Hamilton-Brown-c2366, who took three wickets in the death overs.
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