Bad start for Crusaders

By David Slater
May 19 2002

The Crusaders season began with defeat at Northampton today with the Steelbacks winning by six wickets. A Bad start for the Crusaders saw the score at 20 for three. Middlesex fought back poorly as Shah (48) and Weekes (21) produced the only notable scores. Northants rapped up the win in 31.3 overs.

Middlesex innings (45 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
*AJ Strauss c Bailey b Cousins 0 1 0 0
SG Koenig c Bailey b Cousins 5 21 10 1 0
Abdur Razzaq lbw b Cousins 4 9 11 0 0
OA Shah c Bailey b Penberthy 48 85 67 7 0
EC Joyce c Greenidge b Penberthy 12 56 37 0 0
BL Hutton c Bailey b Swann 10 22 24 1 0
PN Weekes c Penberthy b Greenidge 21 36 43 2 1
SJ Cook b Greenidge 16 42 33 2 0
AW Laraman c Bailey b Blain 3 13 9 0 0
+D Alleyne not out 1 7 5 0 0
TF Bloomfield b Cousins 1 2 3 0 0
Extras (lb 15, w 8, nb 2) 25
Total (all out, 40.2 overs) 146

FoW: 1-0 (Strauss), 2-4 (Abdur Razzaq), 3-10 (Koenig),
4-73 (Joyce), 5-94 (Shah), 6-96 (Hutton), 7-136 (Weekes),
8-143 (Cook), 9-145 (Laraman), 10-146 (Bloomfield).

Bowling O M R W
Cousins 6.2 2 13 4
Blain 9 0 42 1 (1nb, 1w)
Greenidge 7 0 26 2
Penberthy 9 1 17 2 (1w)
Swann 9 0 33 1 (2w)

Northamptonshire innings (target: 147 runs from 45 overs) R M B 4 6
*MEK Hussey c Joyce b Weekes 56 107 83 7 1
GP Swann c Cook b Bloomfield 9 14 7 2 0
MB Loye b Abdur Razzaq 0 2 2 0 0
DJG Sales c Weekes b Cook 66 92 79 9 0
RJ Warren not out 8 14 8 1 0
AL Penberthy not out 6 8 10 0 0
Extras (lb 1, w 3) 4
Total (4 wickets, 31.3 overs) 149

DNB: JW Cook, +TMB Bailey, CG Greenidge, DM Cousins, JAR Blain.

FoW: 1-18 (Swann), 2-22 (Loye), 3-131 (Hussey), 4-135 (Sales).

Bowling O M R W
Abdur Razzaq 9 0 45 1 (2w)
Bloomfield 6 0 36 1
Cook 9 2 34 1
Laraman 2 0 5 0
Hutton 1 0 10 0
Weekes 4.3 1 18 1 (1w)