Yorkshire vs Derbyshire - Clydesdale Bank 40 -
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A resolute bowling performance from Australian pacer, Mitchell Starc, well complemented by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Ballance-c1465’s hefty half-century knock saw Yorkshire scripting a convincing seven wicket win over Derbyshire in a Group C Clydesdale Bank 40 fixture, played at Headingley,
Leeds, on Sunday, May 20, 2012.
The Australian fast bowler, making his County debut, returned with impressive figures of 3 for 28 in his quota of 8 overs to restrict the Derbyshire Falcons to a mediocre total of 219 for 8. In reply, a well-in-form Gary Ballance played a blistering innings
of 77 runs off 60 deliveries, studded with six muscular fours and four lofty sixes, to ensure the hosts cruised to a seven-wicket win, with 14 balls to spare.
After being put into bat, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daryl-Mitchell-c52533 Starc-led home attack struggled for 24 overs for a breakthrough. The opening stand
was worth 137 when Moin http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azeem-Rafiq-c46884 in the 28th over to leave the side 154 for 2.
However, once Guptill departed in the 29th over, caught behind by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Aaron-Starc-c76392, who returned wicket-less in his first spell
of five overs, claimed three wickets in his last three overs as the tourists could amass only 219 for 8 in their stipulated 40 overs.
Chasing a gettable 220-run target, the Yorkshire Carnegie went off to a steady start with openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wes-Durston-c2789 earned the Falcons their first breakthrough in the
12th over, having Lyth caught by Wainwright on the first ball of the over.
After Gale holed out in the 19th over, bowled by Durston on 33, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phil-Jaques-c2182 and Gary Ballance further stepped up the scoring. The duo shared a 69-run stand for the third-wicket partnership before Jacques departed in the 30th over, falling three
runs short of a well deserved half century. He was caught by Durston off Wainwright.
Ballance then shared an unbroken partnership worth 70 runs with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Lumb-c1981 Root to take Yorkshire home in the 38th over, with seven wickets to spare.
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