A
packed Old Trafford - over 11,000 - witnessed another home
victory in the twenty 20 cup competition. Lancashire need just one more win to
take them into the quarter finals. It was the first time I had watched this brand
of cricket and it was non stop action from first ball to last so its no wonder
it has become so popular. If it creates more interest in the game from non cricket
lovers then it will have succeeded. From overheard conversations there were quite
a few people there completely new to the game. For the technically minded a Sigma
18-200mm zoom was used on a Nikon d70 set at 640 iso. Click on an image for a
bigger pic.
Lancashire
v Durham Twenty 20 Cup July 3rd Old Trafford
Manager
Mike Watkinson makes a point
Skipper
Chilton wins the toss for Lancashire who decide to bat first
The
Lancashire openers enter the arena
Law
out for 0 - about to be stumped by Mustard.
Loye
reaches his 50 in 29 balls
The
crowd enjoying the Lancs batting
Loye
mishits Breese and skies the ball but he is dropped in the deep by Killeen
Hodge
pulls a six off Breese into the stand
Spot
the ball from the six hit
Yet
another six from Mal Loye
landed
on the Metrolink so is probably en route south
Hodge
hits a huge hit for six off Breese putting the Red Rose Suite in danger as the
ball went over my head and hit the metalwork - arrowed. Lancashire were now past
the 150 mark for the loss of only one wicket after only 14 overs.
Hodge
again hits a six this time just over the fielder Gary Pratt
Hodge
is out caught on the boundary by Pratt off Breese for 68. Lancs 2 for 169 off
16 overs
Muchall
catches Cork for 9 on the boundary soon after.
Mal
Loye hits an easy single to reach his century off 53 balls in the 19th over. He
hit 5 x 6's and 10 x 4's.
Loye
gets brilliantly caught in the deep by Benkenstein for 100
End
of the Lancashire innings
A
short break for refreshment
Peng
misses a short ball from Cork
Peng
is caught by Chapple off Anderson for a quick 20 off 14 balls
Astle
hits a six off Chapple over the stand
Anderson
almost gets Astle out
Steven
Crook having hit two six's at the end of the Lancashire innings proceeded to drop
a couple of catches in the deep and he took the mild barracking from the stands
in good part. As one wag shouted ..
" I'll not ask for your autograph
-you'll probably drop the pen!"
The
other Crook in the Lancashire side, Andrew made up for his namesake's errors by
a brilliant diving stop and a catch to get rid of Astle for 55. Lanky celebrated
by signing bat
To
the delight of the crowd Loye catches Benkenstein on the boundary
Cork
runs out Muchall for 45
Breese
is bowled by Cork for 9
Despite
a last ditch effort by Plunkett and Scott, Durham ran out of overs and ended 37
runs short at 171 for 7 wickets
