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| May 7, 2005 | Saturday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 27, 1426 |
Dramatic last-ball triumph for Derbyshire
LONDON, May 6: South African Ant Botha guided Derbyshire to a dramatic last-ball win against Derbyshire in the first round of English cricket’s C and G Trophy one-day knockout competition at Chester-le-Street on Thursday. Visitors Derbyshire needed 14 off the last over, bowled by England quick Stephen Harmison.
Botha, 26, who has played first-class cricket in South Africa for Easterns and KwaZulu-Natal, slogged the first balls straight for four, lofted the next over Harmison’s head for two then turned a yorker behind square for a single.
That left Botha’s fellow left-hander Kevin Dean on strike. Dean turned the fourth ball of the over to fine leg for four and scramble a single off Harmison’s next delivery.
Derbyshire were left needing one off the last ball to tie the scores and win by virtue of having lost fewer wickets. But Botha, who also holds a British passport, settled the matter by flipping a yorker behind square for four as the field closed in to try to save the single.
Botha’s fourth boundary left him 34 not out off 26 balls. In the other game held over from Wednesday, Worcestershire thrashed Scotland by 10 wicketsd at the Grange, the visitors winning with more than 30 overs to spare.
Worcestershire captain led from the front for the visitors with 74 not out, fellow opener Stephen Moore unbeaten on 57, after Scotland — coached by former Warwickshire batsman Andy Moles — were bowled out for 134.
RESULTS AND SCORES ON THURSDAY:
C and G Trophy (one-day):
1st round:
At Chester-le-Street: Derbyshire beat Durham by one wicket.
Durham 234 (P.D. Collingwood 82; A. Botha 4-44); Derbyshire 237-9 (C.W.G. Bassano 57, G. Welch 50).
At The Grange: Worcestershire beat Scotland by 10 wickets.
Scotland 134 (R. Watson 53); Worcestershire 138-0 (V.S. Solanki 74 not out, S. Moore 57 not out).
Played on Wednesday:
At Luton: Sussex beat Bedfordshire by 8 wickets.
Bedfordshire 143-9; Sussex 146-2.
At Grace Road: Leicestershire beat Somerset by 3 wickets.
Somerset 94; Leicestershire 96-7.
At Leek: Surrey beat Staffordshire by 3 wickets.
Staffordshire 186; Surrey 192-7.
At Whitchurch: Hampshire beat Shropshire by 7 wickets.
Shropshire 132; Hampshire 133-3.
At Bury St Edmunds: Glamorgan beat Suffolk by 185 runs.
Glamorgan 320-5; Suffolk 135-7.
At Swansea: Nottinghamshire beat Wales by 6 wickets.
Wales 119; Nottinghamshire 121-4.
At Rotterdam: Warwickshire beat Holland by 23 runs.
Warwickshire 237-5; Holland 214.
At Belfast: Yorkshire beat Ireland by 6 wickets.
Ireland 201-7; Yorkshire 202-4.
At Reading: Gloucestershire beat Berkshire by 85 runs.
Gloucestershire 223; Berkshire 138.
At Exmouth: Essex beat Devon by 180 runs.
Essex 264-5; Devon 84.
At Jesmond: Middlesex beat Northumberland by 10 wickets.
Northumberland 206-8; Middlesex 210-0.—AFP
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