http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659 shines in Essex victory: Friends Life Twenty20 - First Innings Recap
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Thursday, June 23, 2011.
The hosts collected 162 runs in their innings, which proved to be too much for the opposition. The star of the show was New Zealand’s, Tim Southee, who was promoted in the batting order to open the innings. He top scored the match with 74 runs and proved
to be the match winning factor for his side.
The pitch was good for the batsmen, as it was hard and dry. The bounce was also even, which made life easy for the players. Hampshire’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dominic-Cork-c1390, decided to field first after winning the toss. He predicted the conditions to remain the same in
both innings, but would have liked to restrict the opposition to a lesser total than 162.
The start to the innings was not a good one for the home team, as they lost their opener, Mark Pettini early. He failed to get going and was sent back to the pavilion after adding just four runs to the total.
The next wicket to fall in the innings was that of experience batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/OA-Shah-c2134, who got out cheaply. He had been in good form in the recent past, but didn’t have a good day in the yesterday’s match, getting out on two.
The Netherlands’ star, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RN-ten-Doeschate-c2338, didn’t have a good outing either and was dismissed after collecting just three runs. This left the Essex team at 52/3. Although wickets kept falling at the other end, Southee kept on attacking the bowlers, whick
kept the score board ticking.
The young Kiwi star was eventually dismissed after adding 74 runs to the total from 34 balls. He clobbered six fours and five thunderous sixes in his blistering knock.
Matt http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Walker-c95903 and Adam Wheater failed to make an impression, as they got out after scoring five and four in their respective outings.
However, the team’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Foster-c1644, and lower-order batsman, Tim Phillips played really well, outing together 46 runs for the seventh wicket partnership. The latter was dismissed after scoring 33 runs off 19 deliveries with the help of four fours
and two massive sixes.
Foster batted until the end and remained unbeaten on 29 from 33 balls with the help of one four.
Hampshire’s spinners, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir did a decent job for their team picking up one wicket each. They were also economical in their respective spells and troubled the batsmen throughout.
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