da dobrowin： Derbyshire concluded their CB40 campaign with a three-wicket win over Kent in alow-scoring encounter at Canterbury
29-Aug-2011
ScorecardDerbyshire concluded their CB40 campaign with a three-wicket win over Kent in alow-scoring encounter at Canterbury.In pursuit of Kent’s modest 40-over total of 208 for nine, the Falcons reachedtheir target with three balls to spare to clinch their sixth Group A success ofthe season for a third-placed finish.Batting proved difficult for both sides on a dry, previously-used pitch, whereno less than nine spinners plied their trade to entice a rash of ill-judgedshots during an end-of-season clash that had nothing riding on the result interms of qualification or prize money. Derbyshire made a poor start when confusion over a short single between Chesney Hughes and Matt Lineker led to Hughes being run out for one by DanielBell-Drummond.Lineker reached 13 before edging an airy drive to the keeper off Adam Ball thenWes Durston holed out to long-on to give James Tredwell the first of his twowickets. Greg Smith and Wayne Madsen combined to add 67 in 12 overs for the fourthwicket before Smith (28) danced past a turning delivery from Tredwell to bestumped.Madsen was rewarded for his vigilance with a 59-ball half-century, but undidhis good work 10 balls later by chipping a return catch to off-spinner AdamRiley to go for 64.With 11 required Jonathan Clare (19) skied to deep mid-wicket off an AzharMahmood slower ball then, with five needed, Ross Whiteley crashed a low catch tocover to go for an eye-catching 40, leaving Peter Burgoyne to win it with arasping cover drive to the ropes in the final over.Batting first after winning the toss on an overcast afternoon, Kent’s openersJoe Denly and Bell-Drummond made an unusually watchful start. With only 14 on the board, Bell-Drummond (five) went leg-before midway through the fifth over when playing around a straight one from Tony Palladino.Denly hit numerous crisp drives during his 36-ball stay but picked out thefielders more often than not. His patience ran out with his score on 35 when hesliced another forcing shot to Madsen at point to gift Clare a cheap wicket.The soft dismissals continued when van Jaarsveld (18) chipped a catch to shortmid-wicket then, three overs later, Darren Stevens (one) mistimed a drive toshort extra cover against the off-spin of Tom Knight. Sam Northeast (10) played across the line to be bowled by Knight, bringing together acting Kent captain Geraint Jones and Azhar Mahmood to ensure the hosts edged past 200.The sixth-wicket partners added 44 in 6.2 overs with Jones contributing a cameo34 with three fours, while Mahmood reached a patient 50, only his second in thecompetition this year, from 69 balls and with only four boundaries.Mahmood went for a season’s best 68 when he carved a back-foot slash into thehands of backward point, Tredwell heaved across the line to be bowled for onethen Palladino snared Jones lbw to finish with fine figures of four for 32.Matt Coles and Ball hit out lustily in the closing stages to leave the Falconsto chase at an asking rate of 5.22 an over.