Warwickshire v Durham: Clydesdale Bank 40
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Sunday, July 31, 2011.
The visitors had posted 240 runs for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 40 overs, but failed to defend the target in the end. The highest scorer of the team was Ireland’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WTS-Porterfield-c2801, who scored 74 runs in the innings.
In reply, Durham did not have many problems, as they reached the target in less than 38 overs. The highlight of the innings was a spectacular century by opening batsman Mustard, who top scored the match with an unbeaten 129 runs.
Warwickshire’s captain Jim Troughton decided to bat first after winning the toss. The pitch was good for the batsmen and was expected to remain the same in the second half of the game as well.
The visitors’ opener Neil Carter failed to make most of the conditions and was dismissed early. He managed 16 runs off 26 balls in his short stay at the crease.
Despite losing one wicket early, Warwickshire managed to gain momentum with a solid second wicket partnership between Porterfield and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Varun-Chopra-c2745. The pair put together 58 runs before the latter was sent back to the pavilion after adding 34 runs to the
total.
This brought Troughton in the middle and he gave excellent support to the Irishman. The pair collected 107 runs for the third wicket partnership, guiding their side in a fabulous position.
Both batsmen got dismissed on consecutive deliveries, which hurt the team towards the end of the innings. They batted brilliantly though, scoring 74 and 50 runs respectively.
All-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rikki-Clarke-c85428 and Keith Barker scored 17 and 29 in the death overs, guiding Warwickshire’s total to 240.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Claydon-c1973 was the pick of the bowlers for Durham, picking up three wickets in the match.
The hosts needed a solid start and their openers Mustard and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Di-Venuto-c1954 did a fabulous job at the top of the order. They collected 110 runs for the first wicket partnership, guiding their side in a super position.
Di Venuto was the first man to be dismissed after contributing 53 runs to the total from 42 deliveries. He struck eight boundaries in his impressive innings.
There were no significant performances from the middle-order players, but that was not a worry at all for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782, as Mustard won the match on his own. He remained unbeaten on 129 runs off 116 balls with the help of 14 fours and one six.
Durham achieved the target in 37.3 overs, losing just five wickets. They were caused a few problems by the opposition’s bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 to win the game.
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