Thursday 4 August 2011

Hamilton-Brown Retains Over Surrey

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273 of 9261 Surrey beat Northamptonshire by for 12 races 9

Surrey maintained his unbeaten 40 in the Clydesdale Bank in Group B with a spectacular 12-run victory over Northamptonshire under the lights on the Ring.


In what proved to be a high scoring match full of twists, Surrey captain Rory Hamilton-Brown came to the fore the end of transfer fees is to stop the Steelbacks to 274 victory target, claiming three wickets key space of eight balls.

Hamilton-Brown (3-38) dismissed Rob White, Alex Wakely and Andrew Hall to reduce their opponents to a healthy looking 232 for 3 to 244 by six, and the visitors never recovered and ended 261 to 9.

Northamptonshire were given a good start in their pursuit by Mal Loye opening duo and David Willey, who combined for 138 in 21 overs. Willey, who was pushed up to open after Stephen Peters pulled a calf muscle in the field, reached a career-high 74 to 79 deliveries, including seven fours and a straight six in the way of Tim Linley.

At the other end, led Loye, who has struggled for form this season is his way CB40 63 of 65 deliveries. Willey century maiden half a day came out 43 balls, reached the 15th over, shortly after Loye was referred to the hundred partnership with a maximum out Zafar Ansari.

Gareth Batty then tied back to the visitors with two wickets in seven deliveries, the first Loye trapped deep midwicket, and then separated by Niall O'Brien, caught and bowled three. Willey left four overs later when he pushed a large number of Yasser Arafat and midwicket.

This leaves the visitors 164 for three, but Wakely, who hit three boundaries and two sixes in his 32-ball hits, and White helped transform the contest again for standing Northamptonshire blistering 68-quarter window seven overs.

However, the victory seemed in place, Hamilton-Brown made the maximum progress to end the hope and help to leave the Northamptonshire Surrey at the top of Group B with seven wins in eight games.

Earlier, Surrey, which were unmarked Ramprakash after it was banned by his club for serious montrer''''dissidence decision of an arbitrator in the county championship last week's win over Gloucestershire, began monitoring before opening of its duo of Hamilton-Brown and Steve Davies plundered 54 runs from four overs.

The left half 60 without loss at home in seventh, but the introduction of Hall, Northamptonshire helped react. He made his first success, bowling Hamilton-Brown 31-ball 43, and then two transfers later represented by Jason Roy with the delivery itself.

However, Davies and Tom Maynard then installed in a stand of 99 in 14 overs for the third window to take Surrey to 171 for 2. After surviving a chance captured and played in 31 of Davies moved to his half century in 48 balls and lifted the association fifty with four additional licenses to cover James Middlebrook.

Davies, who had fallen once again that the 61, finally disappeared in the 24th end when he was knocked backwards Middlebrook off-spin. The 25-year left-hander struck 78 off 68 balls including 11 fours. Five overs later, Lucas Maynard chosen on the deep square leg back for Best bowling Paul, but not before sending a half-century from 45 balls.

In the first inning on a power play, by Matthew Spriegel (38) launched a long-Hall, has six, but Surrey lost wickets to try to accelerate towards a greater whole, the flow of 4-273 247 9-over after five, Hall finished, chapters 4 44

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