Thursday, June 16, 2016

Gurney's five-for can't halt Durham's last-ball win


Keaton Jennings hit the last two chunks of the match from Harry Gurney for six and four to present to Durham a two-wicket triumph under the Duckworth/Lewis technique.

Durham needed to pursue an updated focus of 252 from 37 overs and Gurney had everything except secured Nottinghamshire's win by rejecting Michael Richardson with the fourth wad of the last over when nine runs were still required.

Michael Lumb's third progressive Regal London Glass hundred demonstrated futile as Nottinghamshire's bursting begin to the opposition was stopped at Chester-le-Road.

It spoilt the fantastic exertion of Gurney, who had five for 42 until a full hurl was propelled over mid-wicket by the left-gave Jennings, who then drove the last ball between mid-off and additional spread.

Richardson just about took Durham to the line with a Rundown A best of 65 off 56 balls, while Paul Collingwood's 69 off 65 was additionally pivotal.

In a match intruded on five times by shower, Nottinghamshire may have had cause to lament batting as they totalled 274 for 5 in 42 overs.

Lumb made 105 to take his total to 422 at a normal of 140.66, yet with knowledge of the past the guests would have felt they didn't go rapidly enough in achieving 124 for 1 after 25 overs.

The innings achieved a crescendo with 48 off the last four as Samit Patel made 40 off 25 balls and Dan Christian whipped 57 off 43 preceding he was run out off the last wad of the innings.

Durham hustled to 32 without misfortune after four preceding being ended by the main break in their innings.Gurney thumped out Imprint Stoneman's center stump with the third ball on the resumption and rapidly struck twice more.

Collingwood joined Phil Mustard on 54 for 3 and commanded a stand of 74 preceding the wicketkeeper was lbw for 45, attempting to clear Patel.

Collingwood cleared to a 40-ball half-century by cutting Jake Ball for his 6th four and when Richardson pulled a Patel long bounce for six Durham required 105 off 15.

They had the objective down to 62 off eight when Collingwood was magnificently gotten by Brendan Taylor at long-off for 69 off Patel.

In any case, Richardson continued going until three balls from the end, when he holed at profound mid-wicket off Gurney. It looked all over, yet Jennings had different thoughts.

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