According to the scoreboard we've won by 12 runs!!!, if thats true then it's a fabulous effort from the lads i must say, especially after the pacers were leaking runs like there's no tomorrow, by the looks of it Permaul, Warrican and Blackwood (all spinners) really strangled the life out of the bangledash batsmen, it was closer than it should of been though because at one stage it was 186/9 with six overs to go, and it went to the 48th over until the last wicket fell, Permaul once again showed his class with a 4fer, Brathwaite and Warrican also got two each,
I think i'd give the man of the match to the skipper Brathwaite who scored a wonderful 60 odd knock to help bring the score over 200 when we were in trouble and then took two key wickets in one over early on to drag bang back when they were going great guns,
Next game i hope Cotterrell (who should have played today) comes in because Grant was way too expensive, i'd also drop Dawes for Cummins too, that should improve the attack.
Anyway so HPC 226/10 & Bang-A 214/10 HPC win by 12 runs.
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