http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659 bowls Essex to an easy win over Glamorgan – Friends Life T20 – Match Recap
Tim Southee’s sensational spell of bowling guided Essex to victory over Glamorgan by five wickets and five balls remaining in a match of the Friends Life T20, at the County Ground, Chelmsford in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Friday, July 8, 2011.
The visitors batted first and collected 144 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their allotted 20 overs. The team’s first-drop, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Henry-John-Rees-c58403, was the top scorer of the innings with 38 runs.
Essex’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Young-c98322 pacer, Southee was in menacing form, picking up six wickets in the innings.
The hosts didn’t find things http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SB-Styris-c2463 top scored the innings and the match with an unbeaten 42.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783’s captain, Mark Pettini, won the toss and put the opposition into bat. He expected conditions to be a touch difficult for the batsmen in the first half of the match.
Glamorgan didn’t get off to a good start, losing Mark Cosgrove early. The seasoned campaigner was sent back to the pavilion after adding just 12 runs to the total.
However, the innings was held together by the team’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alviro-Nathan-Petersen-c43849 and Rees. The pair put together 40 runs for the second wicket partnership, guiding the team into a solid position.
The South African was not able to make most of the start he got to his innings and was dismissed after collecting 22 runs off the same number of deliveries faced.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stewart-c91370 Walters gave good support to Rees and both players put together 36 runs for the third wicket stand before the latter was dismissed. He did a decent job for his side, contributing 38 runs to the total from 34 balls, with the help one four and a towering
six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784’s lower-order failed to capitalise on the solid platform laid by the top-order, as wickets kept on falling at regular intervals towards the end of the innings.
Walters was the only one to make an impression, as he scored 37 runs off 33 balls before being dismissed.
The innings was dominated by New Zealand’s Southee, who ended up with magnificent figures of 6/16 in four overs.
In reply, the hosts lost three wickets early for 39 runs on the board. However, Matt Walker and Pettini put together 48 runs for the fourth wicket partnership, guiding the team to a respectable position.
Essex’s skipper was dismissed after scoring 33 runs from 37 balls and was followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Walker-c95903, who managed 28 runs in his outing.
The momentum had shifted towards Glamorgan at that stage of the innings, but veteran Styris played exceptionally well, ensuring a win for his team. He remained not-out on 42 from 21 balls with the help of one four and four thunderous sixes.
Glamorgan’s bowlers failed to make an impression, but Will http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Owen-c80374 picked up 1/13 in his spell.
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