Monday 8 August 2011

Briggs bowls Hampshire to Finals Day

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Hampshire v Durham, FL T20, QF 3, Rose Bowl

The report by Liam Brickhill

August 7, 2011

Hampshire 154 for six (56 McKenzie, Claydon 2-15) beat Durham 99 (5.19 Briggs, Afridi 2-13) by 55 runs

Hampshire are one step closer to the possibility to defend their crown after a string of Twenty20 five wicket by left arm spinner Danny Briggs set up a crushing 55-run win over Durham at the Rose Bowl.

Neil McKenzie Fifty managed competition had led to 154 for six Hampshire, after which stable spinning Hampshire took advantage of the conditions necessary to drive through Durham. Men 11.3 overs slow discomfort for only 50 races in total, with Briggs ripping the heart of the order of half to finish at 5 to 19 years and player of the match.

, Hampshire While preparing a space that suits their strengths in the department Bowling is sure to generate debate, some absorbing cricket on the screen as ball dominated bat. Hampshire were grateful to be a 66-run fourth wicket between McKenzie and Sean Ervin, as a possible first innings gave spinners on the side of the house of vital relief and piled pressure on the dashboard to induce false stroke of drummers Durham a turn lane.

Briggs played a crucial role in Hampshire victory in this competition last season with a team record of 31 wickets, including a man of the match performance in the semifinals, and Hampshire is leading wicket-taker this time also , with 22 scalps at 14.95 so far. Hampshire captain Dominic Cork was also Imran Tahir and Shahid Afridi are discernible talent to turn to, but it was the nail in place of spin, he chose to open defense Hampshire.

Dimitri Mascarenhas and the two Cork, who turned 40 today and has also worked with his father's illness in recent weeks, has managed to keep things pretty tight, but the battle really began to turn when Briggs started in the fifth over, with restrictions in place on the ground, and remove immediately struck by the mustard.

Overseas signing David Miller was the next to go, deceived by the DIP through the air and zip on the surface to be increased from 10, and in the same over Briggs stormed straight stick sweep past Stokes Ben to have lost in 28 by wicketkeeper Michael Bates, who had once flawless behind the stumps. Durham to cut services of the injured Paul Collingwood, Stokes was the only batsman to find anything floating in the conditions, and when he was absent from the choking began in earnest.

Ian Blackwell was completely deceived Tahir googly, but Dale Benkenstein and Briggs had Liam Plunkett caught deep in his fourth and fifth wickets as Durham fell from 95 8 When they have completed their overs, Afridi was brought on and the rapid implementation the coup de grace with the wickets and Mitchell Claydon and Scott Borthwick with consecutive deliveries.

Durham chase ended with a whimper, but were much more competitive in the field and had an excellent start when the destructive potential Afridi was run without facing a ball in the first. Vince James struggled to get there, and Durham continued to show great energy in as Jimmy Adams was implemented to reduce the hosts to 37 for 3.

Ervine and McKenzie started slowly, but the sleeves will soon regain the momentum and had reached a much healthier 78 for 3 medium term. Spinners Durham - Borthwick, Blackwell and Breese - is a lot of excitement from the surface and caused problems of Blackwell McKenzie, who played and missed several opportunities.

Competition was intense, McKenzie hit back with six consecutive sweep with a slam and a loft on the top Twinkle Toes Blackwell, despite the conditions. A shelf company was filed, but the alliance broke up after a mocking way, both batsmen stranded halfway after a few phone calls and Ervine very confusing for a 30-ball 35.

McKenzie remained however, and mobilized his team past 150, which includes a half-century from 40 balls in the process. It was always going to be a very stiff targets of Durham in the hunt, but when Briggs got going, they never had a chance.

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