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MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 northernecho.co.uk SPORT 27 Tykes abandoned Hales is on a high YORKSHIRE’S Friends Life By Graham Hardcastle t20 clash with Notting- hamshire at Scarborough yes- ALEX HALES reflected on terday was abandoned after Wessels chipped Starc to Phil By Matt Somerford the best day of his young ca- just 14 overs of play. Jaques at mid-wicket in the reer after he blasted 99 to in- Both sides remain joint top fourth over, leaving the score spire England to a seven-wick- of their World Twenty20 title of the North Division with at 27-2. et win in the one-off NatWest defence later this year. seven points from five match- Taylor shared 45 in seven Twenty20 international overs for the third wicket And Hales, who at 6ft 5in es, with the White Rose coun- against West Indies at Trent with skipper Voges to keep has the same towering pres- ty’s next outing coming Bridge. the scoreboard ticking at a ence at the crease as against defending champions In just his fifth England ap- more than respectable rate. Pietersen, admitted he had Leicestershire at Grace Road pearance the 23-year-old open- targeted securing Pietersen’s on Wednesday. Voges then punted Ashraf er proved he was ready to fill place for the World Twenty20, Notts were well placed at down Joe Root’s throat at the match-winning void left saying: ‘‘Definitely so. I’m 105-3 when the second band long-on to fall at the start of by Kevin Pietersen’s retire- very pleased that the selectors of rain proved terminal, um- the tenth over before the first ment with the highest Twen- backed me for this game. pires Nigel Cowley and of two rain breaks arrived. ty20 score by an England bats- ‘‘Hopefully I’ve shown them Michael Gough calling the Play resumed after approx- man. what I can do at this level and match off at 5pm. imately 20 minutes, and Read Hales mixed heavy hitting I’m very pleased I managed to England Lions skipper was quickly into his stride with some mature strokeplay cash in today.’’ James Taylor had reached 41 with the six off Ashraf. Their as a 159-run stand with Ravi England have just three not out off 33 balls, including hundred came up in the 14th Bopara (59) for the second more games scheduled, four fours, while Australian over, but play was halted for wicket ensured England against South Africa in Au- Adam Voges added 29 and good pretty soon afterwards. reeled in a difficult-looking gust, before they are due to fly Chris Read an unbeaten 15. “I was reasonably pleased. chase of 172 for four with two out to Sri Lanka for their title Ryan Sidebottom, Mitchell I thought we bowled quite balls to spare. defence a month later. Starc and Moin Ashraf were well. They had a couple of While Hales was left dis- Stuart Broad’s side boasted the wicket-takers for York- batsmen who are quite de- consolate after falling just one just two of the batsmen – shire. structive and played their run short of a deserved ton, Craig Kieswetter and Eoin Taylor looked dangerous as shots,” added Gillespie. “By when bowled by Ravi Ram- Morgan – from the team that he added to sixes hit by Rikki and large I thought we field- paul in the penultimate over won the World Twenty20 final Wessels off Sidebottom and ed well. People will argue, with four required for victo- two years ago with Hales Read off Ashraf. The sixes but the intent was there. ry, the Nottinghamshire among four batsmen to have came in the third and 13th That’s the most important right-hander was left to re- less than nine appearances to overs, which both went for 17 thing. flect on a memorable day on their name. in damp conditions underfoot. “At one point we had a ball his home ground. While Broad, who was able “Notts are a good side, top with three of our guys behind ‘‘I was gutted to get out just to celebrate his 26th birthday of the table with us, and it it and no one could stop it. short of 100 but at the same with victory, admitted he had would have been really nice There were a couple of fum- time we managed to get a a young batting line-up at his to have had that test,” said bles, but I’d rather that with win,’’ said Hales, who was still disposal he believes that first-team coach Jason Gille- the guys attacking the ball dressed in his pads at the post- could be a perfect suit for the spie, who not for the first rather than sitting back.” match press conference. shortest format. time this season lamented the Leicestershire have lost ‘‘But once it kicked in that I ‘‘It is an inexperienced bat- weather. four and won one of their had got 99 in front of a home ting line-up but I think with ONE SHORT: Alex Hales acknowledges the crowd after scoring “It’s incredibly frustrating. first five matches. Yorkshire crowd I was thrilled. inexperience you also get a bit 99 during the match at Trent Bridge yesterday But, unfortunately, that’s will hope to have regular ‘‘That’s definitely been the of fearlessness as well and something we have zero con- skipper Andrew Gale, who highlight of my career so far. guys just go out and hit the who were capable of winning to three for 30 before Dwayne trol over.” was present at Scarborough Without a shadow of doubt.’’ ball,’’ he said. that game.’’ Smith revived the tourists After stand-in captain yesterday, fit again after The premature retirement ‘‘Chasing 170 is quite a England had looked in some with 70 off 54 balls. Azeem Rafiq invited the visi- missing the last two fixtures of Pietersen – the world’s top- daunting target but I don’t trouble after a late West In- That paved the way for the tors to bat, Yorkshire made with a hip muscle injury. ranked Twenty20 batsman think we ever had any nega- dies onslaught helped them tourists powerful middle- the ideal start when Sidebot- Lancashire could join York- when he called time on his tive thoughts in our mind. set a difficult chase. order to take over as unbeat- tom bowled Michael Lumb shire and Notts on seven limited overs career – has left ‘‘We still had a lot of bats- After Steven Finn removed en pair Dwayne Bravo (54) and through the gate with the points if they beat Durham at England relying on a talented men left in the changing room danger man Chris Gayle for Kieron Pollard (23) clubbed 63 third ball of the match before Old Trafford tonight. if young batting line-up ahead just two, West Indies slipped off the final four overs. SATURDAY DURHAM COAST LEAGUE B Conlon lbw Sample............................ 0 YESTERDAY’S SCORES Bill Quay v Seaham Park C Watson lbw Sample .......................... 1 J Carroll st Race b Sample ..................18 Match abandoned, ground unfit. L Rushworth c Lawrence b Blackman ..62 Kelly 6-8, B Hedgley 0-9, S Middlemiss 1-11 England v West Indies Darlington Building Society NYSD ECB Bill Quay 5pts. Seaham Park 5pts J Jones c and b Sample ...................... 1 S Cuthbertson c Swansbury Silksworth won by 50 runs L Jackson b Hanson..............................24 At Trent Bridge.England (-2147483647pts) Premier League – Sunday Division One Seaham Harbour v Boldon CA Silksworth 25pts. Peterlee 4pts b Summerside ...................................... 7 M Towns lbw Chapman ........................ 0 beat West Indies (1pts) by 7 wkts Barnard Castle 29-3 (D Hussain 2-9) v Boldon CA N Thompson c Blackman b Catcherside..12 Hylton v Murton M Purvis b Chapman ............................ 2 West Indies Innings Normanby Hall - abandoned. G Frater not out ....................................78 D Hickey st Pearson b Catcherside ...... 0 Hylton M Shepherd c Gordon b Robson.......... 0 D R Smith c Kieswetter b Finn ...........70 Middlesbrough 149-5 (D Gray 36no, M C Watson b J Lacey .............................. 0 A Hickey st Pearson b Blackman..........31 G Braithwaite lbw Ferguson ..................13 I Male not out ........................................ 1 C H Gayle c Bairstow b Finn ................2 Drury 33) v Darlington RA - abandoned. D Tate run out ........................................24 A Ebdale st Pearson b Blackman..........16 L Foster b Sample ................................ 2 L Dixon b Hanson.................................. 0 L M Simmons c Bairstow b Broad .......6 Richmondshire 191-7 (R Carr 101, S Male J Jones lbw S Lacey ............................ 3 J Gaff snr not out..................................16 C Allan jnr c J Vout b Sample ..............22 Extras........................................2 M N Samuels c Kieswetter b Swann ....4 33, M Fishburn 3-44), Northallerton 31 (J D Batty b Gustard..................................10 J Thompson not out ..............................10 D Walton lbw Chapman ........................25 Total (all out) ..........................66 D J Bravo not out ............................54 Conway 3-18, S Male 4-10). G Hewitt c Lacey b Gustard.................. 3 Extras......................................21 SL Merrington lbw Chapman ................35 Bowling: J Sample 5-23, K Chapman 2- K A Pollard not out ..........................23 Redcar 167 (S Lee 30, J Burke 54, J Extras......................................24 Total (6 wkts dec)..................175 A Kibble run out ....................................36 24, G Robson 1-8, D Hanson 2-8 Extras (b1 lb4 w8 pens 0).....13 Total (5 wkts dec)..................142 Bowling: J Errington 0-29, J Summerside Cooper 43, D Lee 4-19), Darlington 138-8 (D A Bewick b Robson .............................. 0 Murton Total 4 wkts Innings Bowling: J Lacey 1-21, P Hambleton 0-25, 1-26, A Catcherside 2-44, D Gilbert 0-13, Lee 31, O King 43no).