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NatWest t20 Blast 2015 (Semi-Final)
Lancashire Lightning v Hampshire Hawks
2nd Semi Final at Edgbaston, 29th August 2015
Umpires:
R. Bailey & M. Gough
Toss won by:
Hampshire who chose to bat
HAMPSHIRE
LANCASHIRE
INNINGS
INNINGS
M. Carberry
c Prince
b Edwards
13
A. Prince
b Edwards
14
J. Vince *
c Buttler †
b Faulkner
69
A. Davies
lbw b Briggs
18
A. Wheater †
c Buttler †
b Edwards
0
K. Brown
not out
45
O. Shah
b Parry
12
S. Croft *
c Dawson b Smith
9
S. Ervine
lbw
b Parry
4
J. Buttler †
c Ervine b Briggs
10
L. Dawson
lbw
b Parry
3
J. Faulkner
not out
20
W. Smith
b Faulkner
2
L. Livingstone
C. Wood
b Lilley
2
A. Lilley
Yasir Arafat
b Lilley
0
S. Parry
D. Briggs
not out
5
G. Griffiths
F. Edwards
c and b Faulkner
0
G. Edwards
Extras
(4 lb 1 w)
5
Extras
(1 w 2 nb)
3
Total
(10 wkts, 19.5 overs)
115
Total
(4 wkts, 18.5 overs)
119
Wkts:
1-33, 2-33, 3-63, 4-71, 5-77, 6-88, 7-93, 8-93, 9-114, 10-115
Wkts:
1-15, 2-52, 3-76, 4-91
O
M
R
W
O
M
R
W
Croft
2
0
16
0
Wood
2.5
0
27
0
Griffiths
3
1
21
0
Edwards
3
0
24
1
Edwards
3
0
16
2
Yasir Arafatr
2
0
15
0
Faulkner
3.5
0
29
3
Dawson
4
1
19
0
Parry
4
0
21
3
Briggs
4
0
19
2
Lilley
4
0
11
2
Smith
3
0
15
1
Match Result: Lancashire won by 6 wickets.
James Vince made 69 out of 115 for Hampshire
and, having opened, was out to the second ball of the
last over, a skied top-edge which fell to the wicketkeeper
Jos Buttler as he tried to heave Faulkner into the leg side.
He was dropped on 45, too, by Buttler off the off spin of
Steven Croft while around him, others fared less well.
George Edwards has not been a regular for
Lancashire this season in any format, but the wickets of
Michael Carberry, who spliced to mid-off, not imagining
his 13 would be the second top score, and Adam
Wheater, first ball, athletically held by Buttler down the leg
side, set Lancashire motoring.
It was a scenario that Lancashire’s spin pair of
Stephen Parry and Arron Lilley could not resist.
Parry found sharp turn to bowl Owais Shah as he
came down the pitch and defeated Sean Ervine and
Liam Dawson on the sweep. Lilley bowled Wood to a
swipe and Yasir Arafat to one of several played-on’s in
the match. Their combined tally of 5 for 32 in eight overs,
with Vince watching with growing consternation, ensured
Lancashire had a cakewalk.
Yes, Faukner makes the winning hit
Can we make it
Vince chose not to bowl his spinners in the
Powerplay, for understandable reasons, but by the end
of the six overs Lancashire were 43 for 1, the chase all
but broken, before Danny Briggs and Will Smith had a
chance to respond. Keith Brown’s unbeaten 45 from 43
balls ensured the opportunity was not shunned. Buttler
perished at long-off, telling himself as he went, no doubt,
that he could still make an impact in the final.
