Thursday, 23 May 2013

Photos from Lancashire's innings versus Hampshire YB40.

Stephen Parry and Karl Brown leave the field
after warming-up.

Stephen Moore departs for 5.

Steven Croft follows shortly afterwards
for 10.

Ashwell Prince hits Sean Ervine for four.

Prince celebrates his fifty.

Karl Brown scored 44 to support
Prince.

England spinner Danny Briggs failed to take any wickets.

He also hit explosive sixes.

Brown sweeps to Chris Wood as he is dismissed by
Liam Dawson.


Simon Katich departs for 9.
Prince reverse-sweeps Briggs for four.

Prince hits Dawson for six.

Prince appreciates the applause as
he reaches his century.

But he was removed the very next ball.

Wayne White added 27.

His partnership with Cross was
worth 59 to Lancashire.
Gareth Cross added 36.


But he was caught by George Bailey on the final ball of the innings.

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Hampshire Vs. Lancashire Yorkshire Bank 40


Carberry gives Lancashire a Royal thrashing.

Michael Carberry achieved his highest score of 150
not out to guide Hampshire to victory.
Michael Carberry led the Hampshire Royals to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over Lancashire at the Ageas Bowl in the Yorkshire Bank 40 day-night encounter. His knock of 150 not out ensured that the hosts strolled to a comfortable victory with six overs left in the innings.


Lancashire gave themselves a reasonable total of 244-6 after being put into bat by Hampshire captain Jimmy Adams, who supported the man of the match with a score of 66 in an unbeaten stand worth 173.


Once again, Lancashire's batting came into question, as they found themselves 29-2 at an early stage. Ashwell Prince's impressive innings of 100 was, in retrospect, overshadowed by Carberry, but this solitary effort gave the visitors a competitive total. Karl Brown aided the Lancashire cause, achieving 44 following his score of 80 versus Surrey.

Wayne White (27*) and Gareth Cross (36) added 59 runs, but the visitors score appeared to be under par and the formidable Hampshire batting lineup would prove to be unforgiving.

James Vince managed 25 before he swept to Karl Brown on the square-leg boundary, as Kyle Hogg claimed the first and only wicket of the innings. But by this stage Hampshire realised that their opponents had made the wicket look tough to score on, when in actuality it was a batters paradise.

At times Lancashire's bowling was wayward and short, but Carberry in particular demonstrated how to score quickly as he hit eighteen fours and five sixes to take him to his impressive total.

Lancashire failed to score enough runs having been put in but their attempts to defend the chase were minimal and they were deservedly beaten.

The two teams start a Championship match tomorrow morning and it is fair to say that if Hampshire bat half as well as they did this evening, then Lancashire should be worried.

Monday, 20 May 2013

Photos of Surrey's innings YB40

Steve Davies hits Simon Kerrigan for four.

Kyle Hogg put a lot of effort into the delivery but
remained wicketless.

Davies scored 36 to aid Surrey's chase.

But once he fell the innings slowed down.
Jason Roy is bowled by Stephen Parry.

Gareth Cross takes the catch but
the umpire rules it not out.
Zander de Bruyn top scored with a much slower 37.

Simon Kerrigan is delighted by his catch off Gareth Batty.

John Lewis striking six to make the match tense.

Chris Tremlett is hit on the back pad to give Parry another wicket.

Dernbach digs-out a yorker from Newby,

Parry's final figures reflected how well he had bowled.

And he was delighted by the reception.

Dernbach tries an unconventional shot.

He and Keedy tried to seal victory but the rate was to high.

The last wicket stand ended, as the Surrey batsmen look on at the
successful Lancashire players.

Photos of Lancashire's innings versus Surrey YB40.

Ashwell Prince chips the ball to Zander de Bruyn.
Jade Dernbach steams in against Stephen Moore.

Moore striking his second four.




Stand-in captain Paul Horton edges behind.

Ashwell Prince strikes Dernbach into the leg side.

Karl Brown hitting a boundary in his knock of 80.

His fifty came from 56 balls.


Brown hit 9 fours and 1 six to guide Lancashire to
a challenging score.
Brown's six.
Wayne White is out LBW to Keedy's first ball back at O.T.
Keedy celebrates his wicket.



Gary Wilson performing spectacular fielding.

Gareth Batty traps Gareth Cross LBW.

Kyle Hogg smashes a six down to the pavilion.

Brown appreciates the applause for his fifty.



Brown sweeps to Rory Burns as
he is dismissed for 80.

Simon Kerrigan hitting a four off
the final ball of the innings.
Stephen Parry's cameo of 23 proved vital to Lancashire's victory.