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Worcestershire withstood an onslaught from Cameron White (62* including 4 sixes) to run out winners by 14 runs at Wantage Road against the home side, Northamptonshire in a typical, for the venue, low scoring game.
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Saturday 23 June 2012
Friday 22 June 2012
Weather for Swanns
With Samit Patel on England duty again, the game tonight at Old Trafford has Luke Fletcher and Scott Elstone included in the Outlaws' T20 squad as well as Graeme White.
The Met Office has issued an "Amber Warning " for Greater Manchester" among other areas in the NW for today with lots of heavy rain expected.
Chasing Puddles
Owing to the early abandonment of the 3rd ODI, Samit Patel might find himself on the Trans-Pennine Express to watch the rain at OT following the rain at Headingley, that he would have watched this morning.
2wann Deal
Graeme Swann has today signed a new two-year deal for Nottinghamshire, securing his limited services until the end of 2014 for the the club.
Full House
All 18 counties are due to play T20 group matches this evening, how many will play?
Outlaws' game at OT - abandoned.
Foxes v Sheep reduced to a E8 match
All the other games started.
Results: Bears crushed Pears at New Road to win by 8 wickets (21 balls to spare). Varun Chopra the game's top scorer with 49 not out.
Who needs Chris Gayle?
James Hildreth 107 not out - Somerset needing 12 per over at just past half way; Hildreth smashed the Glamorgan bowlers to such an extent that the required rate was down to 7 for the final run in. Somerset won by 4 wickets with 1 ball to spare. As the saying goes, "Glamorgan snatched defeat from the jaws of victory"!
Simon Jones, bowling at the height of the assault, escaped for just 5 per over.
Ian Saxelby proved to be the match winning death bowler at Bristol tonight as Gladiators beat the Sticklebacks by 8 runs.
Foxes trot to victory over lame Sheep.
The shorter format suits Leicester's under-performing line-up
Leicester 80/3
Greg Smith 23
Josh Cobb 17
Matt Boyce 16 not out
Derbyshire 72/6
Wes Durston 21
Abdul Razzaq 3/20
Rob Taylor 2/7
Leicester won by 8 runs
Sid tumbles Dynamos
In a game dominated by South African batsmen, Ryan Sidebottom's miserly bowling proved the game clincher for Yorkshire
Tykes 171/6
David Miller 74 not out
Joe Root 41
Adam Lyth 30
Dynamos 159
Herschelle Gibbs 76
Ryan Sidebottom 4/25
Mitchell Starc 3/33
Yorkshire won by 12 runs
Essex win in another low scorer at Chelmsford.
This time beating Surrey by 3 wickets off the last ball, James Franklin 63 batting through-out the Essex chase to 145.
The Met Office has issued an "Amber Warning " for Greater Manchester" among other areas in the NW for today with lots of heavy rain expected.
Owing to the early abandonment of the 3rd ODI, Samit Patel might find himself on the Trans-Pennine Express to watch the rain at OT following the rain at Headingley, that he would have watched this morning.
2wann Deal
Graeme Swann has today signed a new two-year deal for Nottinghamshire, securing his limited services until the end of 2014 for the the club.
Full House
All 18 counties are due to play T20 group matches this evening, how many will play?
Outlaws' game at OT - abandoned.
Foxes v Sheep reduced to a E8 match
All the other games started.
Results: Bears crushed Pears at New Road to win by 8 wickets (21 balls to spare). Varun Chopra the game's top scorer with 49 not out.
Who needs Chris Gayle?
James Hildreth 107 not out - Somerset needing 12 per over at just past half way; Hildreth smashed the Glamorgan bowlers to such an extent that the required rate was down to 7 for the final run in. Somerset won by 4 wickets with 1 ball to spare. As the saying goes, "Glamorgan snatched defeat from the jaws of victory"!
Ian Saxelby proved to be the match winning death bowler at Bristol tonight as Gladiators beat the Sticklebacks by 8 runs.
The shorter format suits Leicester's under-performing line-up
Leicester 80/3
Greg Smith 23
Josh Cobb 17
Matt Boyce 16 not out
Derbyshire 72/6
Wes Durston 21
Abdul Razzaq 3/20
Rob Taylor 2/7
Leicester won by 8 runs
Sid tumbles Dynamos
In a game dominated by South African batsmen, Ryan Sidebottom's miserly bowling proved the game clincher for Yorkshire
Tykes 171/6
David Miller 74 not out
Joe Root 41
Adam Lyth 30
Dynamos 159
Herschelle Gibbs 76
Ryan Sidebottom 4/25
Mitchell Starc 3/33
Yorkshire won by 12 runs
Essex win in another low scorer at Chelmsford.
This time beating Surrey by 3 wickets off the last ball, James Franklin 63 batting through-out the Essex chase to 145.
Thursday 21 June 2012
"Convicts" lock-out the Foxes
With the easiest of warm-up matches on these shores; the Australian tourists thumped Leicestershire by 102 D/L runs.
The Convicts major opposition came from the weather that firstly restricted their their inning from 50 to 41 but then made the Leicestershire target easier to 239 from 36. At 89/2 in the 17th over the Foxes were at their nearest to achieving the improbable but after that they slid to 136 all out.
Australian XI 241/8 (41 ov)
David Warner 74 retired out
David Hussey 37
Matthew Wade 32
Abdul Razzaq 3/39
Leicestershire 136 (29.4 ov)
Greg Smith 44
Matt Boyce 38
Paul Dixey 17
Clint McKay 4/31
Elsewhere, Essex beat Middlesex by 6 runs at Lord's and Bears game against Somerset was cut short by rain at Edgbaston after 7.1 overs of the first innings.
The Convicts major opposition came from the weather that firstly restricted their their inning from 50 to 41 but then made the Leicestershire target easier to 239 from 36. At 89/2 in the 17th over the Foxes were at their nearest to achieving the improbable but after that they slid to 136 all out.Australian XI 241/8 (41 ov)
David Warner 74 retired out
David Hussey 37
Matthew Wade 32
Abdul Razzaq 3/39
Leicestershire 136 (29.4 ov)
Greg Smith 44
Matt Boyce 38
Paul Dixey 17
Elsewhere, Essex beat Middlesex by 6 runs at Lord's and Bears game against Somerset was cut short by rain at Edgbaston after 7.1 overs of the first innings.
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Foxes Struck by Lightning
T20 Champions, Leicestershire finally arrived at the races today at Old Trafford only to find Lancashire Lightning also in improved form.
Foxes 179/4
Matt Boyce 63 not out
Abdul Razzaq 61
Leicester having the X Factor again with Extras 21
Glenn Chapple 2/10
Lightning 180/2 (19 ov)
Stephen Moore 54
Tom Smith 42
Steven Croft 41 not out
Lancs won by 8 wickets
In another North group game;
DYNAMOS DOWN FALCONS
In a floodlit game at Derby Durham breezed passed the Derby-set target.
Sheep 141/6
Usman Khawaji 36
Wayne Madsen 26
Ross Whiteley 19
Durham 142/5 (18.5 ov)
Johann Myburgh 46
Hershelle Gibbs 38
Gordon Muchall 21 not out
Durham won by 5 wickets
Some late big hitting from James Foster (51) in the Eagle first innings at Chelmsford, an innings which included 4 sixes (one of which was a net-8) proved crucial, as Essex narrowly defeated Spitfires by 3 runs.
Greg Smith 5/17 in the desperation as Kent were all out 155.
Foxes 179/4
Matt Boyce 63 not out
Abdul Razzaq 61
Leicester having the X Factor again with Extras 21
Glenn Chapple 2/10
Lightning 180/2 (19 ov)
Stephen Moore 54
Tom Smith 42
Steven Croft 41 not out
Lancs won by 8 wickets
In another North group game;
DYNAMOS DOWN FALCONS
In a floodlit game at Derby Durham breezed passed the Derby-set target.
Sheep 141/6
Usman Khawaji 36
Wayne Madsen 26
Ross Whiteley 19
Durham 142/5 (18.5 ov)
Johann Myburgh 46
Hershelle Gibbs 38
Gordon Muchall 21 not out
Durham won by 5 wickets
Some late big hitting from James Foster (51) in the Eagle first innings at Chelmsford, an innings which included 4 sixes (one of which was a net-8) proved crucial, as Essex narrowly defeated Spitfires by 3 runs.Greg Smith 5/17 in the desperation as Kent were all out 155.
Tuesday 19 June 2012
ODI II - The Oval
West Indies with a strengthened line-up batted first.
WI 238/9
Dwayne Bravo 77
Chris Gayle 53
Kieron Pollard 41
England 239/2 (45 ov)
Alastair Cook 112
Ian Bell 53
Jonathan Trott 43 not out
England won by 8 wickets
Geoff Miller has rested Broad, Bresnan and Swann for the remaining ODI against WI, drafting in England Lions Meaker, Tredwell and Woakes.
Easy Bears
With other T20 fixtures being re-scheduled due to the District Line actions yesterday morning, the game at Edgbaston was the sole match this evening; the weather was the best in the Midlands that we've had for quite some time too.
Cameron White clubbed a 60 not out for the visiting Sticklebacks helping them to 149/4 but that score prove short of the mark as Laurie Evans smashed 68 not out to see the hosts home with an over to spare.
WI 238/9
Dwayne Bravo 77
Chris Gayle 53
Kieron Pollard 41
England 239/2 (45 ov)
Alastair Cook 112
Ian Bell 53
Jonathan Trott 43 not out
England won by 8 wickets
Geoff Miller has rested Broad, Bresnan and Swann for the remaining ODI against WI, drafting in England Lions Meaker, Tredwell and Woakes.
Easy Bears
With other T20 fixtures being re-scheduled due to the District Line actions yesterday morning, the game at Edgbaston was the sole match this evening; the weather was the best in the Midlands that we've had for quite some time too.
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Monday 18 June 2012
Sheep penned-in and wiped out
Derbyshire's T20 campaign suffered a set-back tonight at the former Racecourse ground at Derby.
Yorkshire set 150/5 when they elected to bat on a rain-free June evening; former Sheep Gary Ballance top scorer. In pursuit, Sheep were pegged back by the off breaks of Azeem Rafiq plus the medium pacers of Moin Ashraf and Rich Pyrah. Tykes winning by 41 runs.
Carnegie 150/5
Gary Ballance 47 not out
Andrew Gale 39
Joe Root 36
David Wainwright 2/14
Falcons 109
Wes Durston 21
Moin Ashraf 4/18
Rich Pyrah 3/21
In the only other game, Middlesex beat Hampshire.
Chris Woakes has been drafted into the England squad after Jade Dernbach was given leave of absence following the tragic events at Wimbledon Park Underground station in the early hours of this morning.
Darren Bravo has gone home with his thigh strain.
Yorkshire set 150/5 when they elected to bat on a rain-free June evening; former Sheep Gary Ballance top scorer. In pursuit, Sheep were pegged back by the off breaks of Azeem Rafiq plus the medium pacers of Moin Ashraf and Rich Pyrah. Tykes winning by 41 runs.
Carnegie 150/5
Gary Ballance 47 not out
Andrew Gale 39
Joe Root 36
David Wainwright 2/14
Falcons 109
Wes Durston 21
Moin Ashraf 4/18
Rich Pyrah 3/21
In the only other game, Middlesex beat Hampshire.
Chris Woakes has been drafted into the England squad after Jade Dernbach was given leave of absence following the tragic events at Wimbledon Park Underground station in the early hours of this morning.Darren Bravo has gone home with his thigh strain.
Sunday 17 June 2012
Outlaws dominate Dynamos
Notts reaped a comfortable revenge on Durham for their CB40 reversal earlier this season at CLS.
As at Grace Road, it was the bowlers that set-up the win keeping a strong Durham side down to a well below par score after their 20 overs. Lead again by Michael Lumb, Notts Outlaws notched-up another comfortable chase, having 22 balls to spare.
Durham Dynamos 114/5
Johann Myburgh 45
Gordon Muchall 23 not out
Scott Borthwick 17 not out
Harry Gurney 2/28
Outlaws 117/3 (16.2 ov)
Michael Lumb 46
Alex Hales 30
Adam Voges 21 not out
Notts won by 7 wickets.
In the other Northern Group, Foxes crashed again this time to Yorkshire at Headingley; Leicestershire all out 148, losing by 22 runs
Another below par score was recorded by Surrey at Beckenham, 116/7 Gary Wilson 53*, Kent won by 8 wickets with 22 balls to spare; Rob Key 51*
At New Road, Pears roller-coasted Gloucestershire Gladiators, blasting them off the park with a powerful batting display.
Worcestershire 213/2
Moeen Ali 82
Phil Hughes 78*
Gloucestershire 166
Hamish Marshall 43
Jack Shantry 4/33
Gareth Andrew 3/20
Pears won by 47.
As at Grace Road, it was the bowlers that set-up the win keeping a strong Durham side down to a well below par score after their 20 overs. Lead again by Michael Lumb, Notts Outlaws notched-up another comfortable chase, having 22 balls to spare.
Durham Dynamos 114/5Johann Myburgh 45
Gordon Muchall 23 not out
Scott Borthwick 17 not out
Harry Gurney 2/28
Outlaws 117/3 (16.2 ov)
Michael Lumb 46
Alex Hales 30
Adam Voges 21 not out
Notts won by 7 wickets.
In the other Northern Group, Foxes crashed again this time to Yorkshire at Headingley; Leicestershire all out 148, losing by 22 runs
Another below par score was recorded by Surrey at Beckenham, 116/7 Gary Wilson 53*, Kent won by 8 wickets with 22 balls to spare; Rob Key 51*
At New Road, Pears roller-coasted Gloucestershire Gladiators, blasting them off the park with a powerful batting display.
Worcestershire 213/2
Moeen Ali 82
Phil Hughes 78*
Gloucestershire 166
Hamish Marshall 43
Jack Shantry 4/33
Gareth Andrew 3/20
Pears won by 47.
Saturday 16 June 2012
Durham Bound
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| 3 ball duck |
In the ODI, England posted a score of 288/6, probably a below par score, Ian Bell 126, with his fractured jaw.
In reply, WI are comfortably on target to go one up in the series, even without Chris Gayle, 117/3 in 19 overs, although the dismissal of Dwayne Smith for 56 might prove to be game changing.. England will need to bowl the tourists out to win from this position in all probability.
Latest score...........................
Two wickets put England ahead on the DL par and when it started raining WI were 127/5 from 23 overs with the DL par at 171.
On resumption, with a DL twiddle, Windies were bowled out for 172, England winning by 114 runs, the remaining showing little of the expected fire-power.
The two ball system appears to play to England's strengths and it was one of these, Tim Bresnan, that did the damage, 4/34.
Friday 15 June 2012
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