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English Domestic Friends Life t20 2012 –
Middlesex v Essex
Thu 21 Jun 2012, 06:15pm BST, 06:15pm local
Essex win by 6 runs
| Essex | 155-6 (20 ovs) |
|---|---|
| Middlesex | 149-9 (20 ovs) |
commentary
Over 20. 12 runs. Bowler: Greg Smith. Middlesex: 149/9(rr 7.45)
OUT! Run Out. Smith to Roland-Jones., Neutral for 1 run, fielded by Wheater.
Smith to Rayner., Strong for 1 run.
Smith to Rayner., False Shot for 2 runs.
SIX! Smith to Rayner., Strong for 6 runs.
Smith to Rayner., Neutral for 2 runs.
OUT! Caught. Smith to Crook., False Shot, fielded by Pettini.
Over 19. 12 runs. Bowler: Graham Napier. Middlesex: 137/7(rr 7.21)
Napier to Rayner., Neutral for no runs.
FOUR! Napier to Rayner., Strong for 4 runs.
Napier to Crook., Strong for 1 run.
Napier to Rayner., Strong for 1 run.
SIX! Napier to Rayner., Strong for 6 runs.
Napier to Rayner., Neutral for no runs.
Over 18. 13 runs. Bowler: James Franklin. Middlesex: 125/7(rr 6.94)
Franklin to Rayner., Strong for 1 run.
Franklin to Crook., Neutral for 1 run.
Franklin to Rayner., Neutral for 1 run.
Franklin to Rayner., Neutral for 2 runs.
FOUR! Franklin to Rayner., Strong for 4 runs.
FOUR! Franklin to Rayner., Strong for 4 runs.
Over 17. 13 runs. Bowler: Graham Napier. Middlesex: 112/7(rr 6.59)
FOUR! Napier to Crook., Strong for 4 runs.
Napier to Rayner., False Shot for 1 run.
Napier to Rayner., Not Shot for no runs.
Napier to Crook., Strong for 1 run.
SIX! Napier to Crook., Strong for 6 runs.
Napier to Rayner., Neutral for 1 run.
Over 16. 11 runs. Bowler: Greg Smith. Middlesex: 99/7(rr 6.19)
SIX! Smith to Crook., Strong for 6 runs.
Smith to Crook., Neutral for 2 runs.
Smith to Rayner., Neutral for 1 run.
Smith to Rayner., Strong for no runs.
Smith to Crook., Neutral for 1 run.
Smith to Rayner., Neutral for 1 run.
Over 15. 8 runs. Bowler: Tim Phillips. Middlesex: 88/7(rr 5.87)
Phillips to Crook., Play and Miss for no runs.
OUT! Caught. Phillips to Berg., False Shot, fielded by Foster.
SIX! Phillips to Berg., Strong for 6 runs.
Phillips to Berg., Play and Miss for no runs.
Phillips to Rayner., Neutral for 1 run.
Phillips to Berg., False Shot for 1 run.
Over 14. 7 runs. Bowler: Greg Smith. Middlesex: 80/6(rr 5.71)
Smith to Berg., Neutral for 1 run.
OUT! Caught. Smith to Simpson., wide outside off stump, False Shot, fielded by Westley.
Smith to Simpson., wide outside off stump, Play and Miss for no runs.
Smith to Berg., Neutral for 1 run.
Smith to Berg., False Shot for 2 runs.
Smith to Simpson., wide outside off stump, Strong for 3 runs.
Over 13. 7 runs. Bowler: Tim Phillips. Middlesex: 73/5(rr 5.62)
Phillips to Berg., Play and Miss for no runs.
FOUR! Phillips to Berg., Strong for 4 runs.
Phillips to Simpson., wide outside off stump, Neutral for 1 run.
Phillips to Berg., Neutral for 1 run.
Phillips to Berg., Play and Miss for no runs.
Phillips to Berg., Play and Miss for no runs.
Wide Phillips to Berg., Not Shot for no runs.
Over 12. 8 runs. Bowler: James Franklin. Middlesex: 66/5(rr 5.50)
Franklin to Berg., Neutral for 1 run.
Franklin to Berg., Play and Miss for no runs.
Franklin to Berg., Neutral for 2 runs.
FOUR! Franklin to Berg., False Shot for 4 runs.
Franklin to Berg., Play and Miss for no runs.
Franklin to Simpson., wide outside off stump, Strong for 1 run.
Over 11. 12 runs. Bowler: Reece Topley. Middlesex: 58/5(rr 5.27)
Topley to Berg., False Shot for no runs.
FREE HIT. FOUR! Topley to Berg., Strong for 4 runs.
No ball Topley to Berg., False Shot for no runs.
Topley to Simpson., wide outside off stump, False Shot for 1 run.
Topley to Berg., Neutral for 1 run.
Wide Topley to Berg., Play and Miss for no runs.
Topley to Simpson., wide outside off stump, Neutral for 1 run.
Topley to Simpson., wide outside off stump, Neutral for 2 runs.
English Domestic Friends Life t20 2012 –
Middlesex v Essex
Thu 21 Jun 2012, 06:15pm BST, 06:15pm local
Essex win by 6 runs
| Essex | 155-6 (20 ovs) |
|---|---|
| Middlesex | 149-9 (20 ovs) |
match report
Essex beat Middlesex by six runs in their t20 South Group clash at Lord's as the hosts could only manage 149 for nine in their pursuit of 156.
Middlesex made a wretched start, losing half their wickets in the first nine overs with just 36 runs on the board. Only Adam Rossington offered any resistance as slow left-armer Tim Phillips, the competition's leading bowler in 2011, removed both openers in his first two overs while Dawid Malan and Neil Dexter also fell to single-figure scores.
Rossington struck out, though, hitting a six and two fours. But, having scored 22, he played down the wrong line to give David Masters a wicket. Gareth Berg included a few rustic swipes amongst more conventional strokeplay in a combative innings but, having reached 39 from 36 balls, he became a third victim for Phillips and a second catch for wicketkeeper James Foster.
However, Steven Crook and Ollie Rayner offered belated hope for the home team as the rain started, with an array of aggressive shots and a stand of 49 in five overs.
At the start of the final over, 18 were needed with three wickets intact but Crook, on 22, then holed out to deep cover off the bowling of Greg Smith while Toby Roland-Jones was run out off the final delivery, leaving the plucky Rayner 39 not out from 21 balls.
Having won the toss, Essex got off to a brisk start with their opening pair of Mark Pettini and James Franklin posting 46 in seven overs before spinner Rayner accounted for both batsmen.
Pettini was bowled for 26, which included five boundaries - four off Toby Roland-Jones - then Franklin was stumped for 23. But Ryan ten Doeschate took a shine to the bowling of Tom Smith, despatching the slow left-armer for three sixes in two overs.
However, those proved to be the only boundaries for the Holland international, who scored 38 from 27 balls before being pinned in the crease by Dexter.
That was to prove the top score in the Essex innings but it was left to Graham Napier to provide the most entertaining contribution with a cameo 28. Having taken a look at the first delivery, he then blasted 22 off the next five balls with one six and four fours - 19 coming off Dexter.
Searching to add to his tally of boundaries, the burly all-rounder got a leading edge and skied into the covers where Rayner took the catch to give Berg the first of his two wickets.
The visitors had been 63 for one at the halfway point but faltered in the latter stages as the Middlesex attack restricted their opponents to 34 runs from the final five overs.
Essex now have four points and share top position in the group with Surrey and Sussex.
English Domestic Friends Life t20 2012 –
Middlesex v Essex
Thu 21 Jun 2012, 06:15pm BST, 06:15pm local
Essex win by 6 runs
Essex innings
| runs | balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML Pettini | b OP Rayner | 26 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| JEC Franklin | st JA Simpson b OP Rayner | 23 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| RN Doeschate | lbw NJ Dexter | 38 | 27 | 0 | 3 |
| JS Foster | c NJ Dexter b TS Roland-Jones | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| GR Napier | c OP Rayner b GK Berg | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| GM Smith | c CJL Rogers b GK Berg | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| AJ Wheater | not out | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| T Westley | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 2w | 9 | |||
| Total | (20 ovs) | 155 | for 6 | ||
did not bat: TJ Phillips, DD Masters, RJW Topley
fow: 1-46 (ML Pettini, 6.5 ov), 2-64 (JEC Franklin, 10.2 ov), 3-103 (RN Doeschate, 14.1 ov), 4-132 (JS Foster, 16.3 ov), 5-138 (GR Napier, 17.3 ov), 6-152 (GM Smith, 19.2 ov)
| ovs | mdns | runs | wkts | econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP Rayner | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4.00 |
| SP Crook | 2.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 |
| TS Roland-Jones | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| GK Berg | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| TMJ Smith | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
| NJ Dexter | 2.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 12.00 |
Middlesex innings
| runs | balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JL Denly | c JEC Franklin b TJ Phillips | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CJL Rogers | c GM Smith b TJ Phillips | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| AM Rossington | lbw DD Masters | 22 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| DJ Malan | c RN Doeschate b GR Napier | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NJ Dexter | c JS Foster b RJW Topley | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| GK Berg | c JS Foster b TJ Phillips | 39 | 36 | 4 | 1 |
| JA Simpson | c T Westley b GM Smith | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| OP Rayner | not out | 39 | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| SP Crook | c ML Pettini b GM Smith | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| TS Roland-Jones | run out (AJ Wheater) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 2w, 2nb | 4 | |||
| Total | (20 ovs) | 149 | for 9 | ||
did not bat: TMJ Smith
fow: 1-2 (JL Denly, 0.3 ov), 2-19 (CJL Rogers, 2.5 ov), 3-26 (DJ Malan, 4.1 ov), 4-28 (AM Rossington, 5.1 ov), 5-36 (NJ Dexter, 8.3 ov), 6-79 (JA Simpson, 13.5 ov), 7-88 (GK Berg, 14.5 ov), 8-137 (SP Crook, 19.1 ov), 9-149 (TS Roland-Jones, 19.6 ov)
| ovs | mdns | runs | wkts | econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Phillips | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 |
| DD Masters | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 |
| GR Napier | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| RJW Topley | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 |
| GM Smith | 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 |
| JEC Franklin | 2.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 |
match details
toss: Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
venue: Lord's, London
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