Match report: Yorks v Lancs in Twenty20 2004 by Neil Adams

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Scorecard:

Yorkshire v Lancashire

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Summary

Andrew Flintoff returned to Lancashire's side for the second time this season to make his debut in the Twenty 20 cup. His impact was immediate following Craig White's decision to insert Lancashire to bat. Flintoff opened the batting with Mal Loye and immediately started to demolish the bowling. 38 runs came from the first three overs as Flintoff opened his account with five boundary strokes. However, the departure of Mal Loye for 7 in the 3rd over triggered a possession of batsmen who failed to provide the correct level of support.

 

For some reason, each batsman who joined Flintoff failed to rotate the strike and build a solid partnership. Chapple (2), Cork (5) and Schofield (4) all needlessly threw their wickets away. Hooper seemed slightly unlucky to be adjudged leg before wicket in the 8th over. Flintoff secured his fifty from 29 balls and provided tremendous entertainment for the large crowd and the television audience. He eventually lost his wicket in the 14th over for 85 runs (133-6), grateful for Kirby over stepping earlier in his innings, when caught on 42 at long off by Chris Silverwood.

 

Captain Warren Hegg sustained a leg injury in the 17th over and required a runner. Hegg was unable to keep wicket and Mal Loye performed well in his place. Ultimately, Lancashire failed to score sufficient runs in the final phase of the innings. The loss of too many early wickets eventually taking its toll. 27 runs from 25 balls and the failure to bat out their overs sent Yorkshire players from the field on a high.

 

Considering Glen Chapple's experience, it was disappointing to watch far too many half-track deliveries throughout Yorkshire's reply. I can not recall the last time he bowled a good length yorker. Needless to say, Lancashire hemorrhaged runs badly in the first six overs. Ian Harvey looked imperious at the crease and very unlikely to give his wicket away. In the 4th over, Wood fended a lifting ball from Cork to Flintoff at short extra cover to offer a brief rest bite (34-1). However, Jacques and Harvey added 108 for the second wicket, taking the game away from the visitors with consummate ease. Harvey secured his half century from 21 balls and 33 deliveries later, reached a richly deserved century. Jacques (39) was caught by John Wood on the long off boundary in the 15th over from Chapple's bowling - a mere token gesture. Yorkshire eased home by 8 wickets to set up a tense round of last matches.

 

Lancashire's man of the match - Andrew Flintoff 85 runs, 1 catch and stand-in captain - welcome back!

 

Key Notes of the Day

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
• Loye caught & bowled Bresnan 7 - 35 for 1 in the 3rd over - Flintoff 25*
• Chapple caught Kirby bowled Harvey 2 (Mid-on) - 49 for 2 in the 4th over - Flintoff 33*
• 50 for 2 in the 5th over - Flintoff 34* Hooper 0*
• Flintoff 42 caught at long-off by Silverwood from a no-ball - 71 for 2 in the 7th over
• Hooper lbw bowled Dawson 16 - 86 for 3 in the 8th over - Flintoff 49*
• 50 Flintoff from 29 balls (8 x 4 & 1 x 6) - 88 for 3 in the 9th over - Cork 0*
• 100 for 3 in the 10th over - Flintoff 61* Cork 2*
• Cork caught Jacques bowled Dawson 5 (Reverse sweep) - 104 for 4 in the 10th over - Flintoff 61*
• Schofield run out 4 (Sub - Silverwood) - 131 for 5 in the 13th over - Flintoff 85*
• Flintoff caught & bowled Gray 85 - 133 for 6 in the 14th over - Chilton 1*
• Hegg 6 dropped by Bresnan at deep mid-wicket - 144 for 6 in the 16th over - Chilton 5*
• 153 for 6 in the 17th over - Hegg 13* Chilton 7* - Hegg sustains a leg injury and Schofield takes over as a runner
• Hegg caught Silverwood (Sub) bowled Gray 20 (Deep square leg) - 163 for 7 in the 18th over - Chilton 9*
• Mahmood lbw bowled Harvey 1 - 165 for 8 in the 19th over - Chilton 10*
• Keedy run out 0 (Harvey) - 168 for 9 in the 19th over - Chilton 11*
• Chilton stumped Blakey bowled Gray 11 - 168 all out from 19.1 overs - Anderson 0*

• Yorkshire required 169 runs to win @ 8.45 per over
• Wood caught Flintoff bowled Cork 2 (Short extra cover) - 34 for 1 in the 4th over - Harvey 26*
• 53 for 1 in the 6th over - Harvey 35* Jacques 10*
• 50 Harvey from 21 balls (9 x 4 & 2 x 6) - 74 for 1 in the 7th over - Jacques 13*
• 50 partnership - 86 for 1 in the 8th over - Harvey 55* Jacques 21*
• 100 for 1 in the 10th over - Harvey 65* Jacques 24*
• 100 partnership from 62 balls - 135 for 1 in the 14th over - Harvey 84* Jacques 38*
• Jacques caught Wood (Sub) bowled Chapple 39 (Long-off) - 142 for 2 in the 15th over - Harvey 90*
• 100 Harvey from 53 balls (15 x 4 & 2 x 6) - + 153 for 2 in the 16th over - Lumb 1*
• 170 for 2 from 18 overs - Harvey 104* Lumb 9*
• Yorkshire 2 points beat Lancashire 0 points by 8 wickets

 

(Article: Copyright © 2004 Neil Adams http://www.cricketimages.co.uk/adams-report/intro.html)