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Gloucestershire Gladiators v Glamorgan Dragons
02/07/2010
Friends Provident t20 South Division
At Bristol
By Richard Latham
Will Porterfield launched a savage assault on Chris Ashling as Gloucestershire sped to an eight-wicket Friends Provident t20 victory over Glamorgan at Bristol.
The Ireland captain blasted 5 fours and a six off the seamer in the sixth over of his side's attempt to overhaul Glamorgan's total of 153-7 and went on to make 65, his best ever Twenty20 score.
Gloucestershire never looked back and completed a hugely satisfying week by winning the game with a massive 26 balls to spare to keep their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals alive.
The Dragons' innings of 153-7 after winning the toss was built around the contributions of Mark Wallace (34), Tom Maynard (36) and Jamie Dalrymple (38). Steve Kirby claimed 3-17 from his four overs.
It never looked likely to be enough once Porterfield and Aaron Redmond (33) had launched Gloucestershire’s reply with a glut of boundaries, scoring 78 off the six overs of power play.
Redmond was content to play second fiddle as Porterfield cut loose to score his runs off just 27 balls, with 7 fours and 3 sixes.
When they were out James Franklin (29 not out) and Hamish Marshall (16 not out) kept the momentum going and there was never any doubt about the outcome.
Franklin hit 2 sixes off the same over from Jim Allenby and none of the Dragons bowlers could exert much control.
Glamorgan had begun their innings poorly after winning the toss as Allenby was caught behind off Anthony Ireland in the second over and opening partner Mark Cosgrove followed with the total on 28.
The burly Australian called for a quick single as Kirby appealed unsuccessfully for lbw against Wallace was run out by some nifty footwork from wicketkeeper Steve Snell, who kicked the ball onto the stumps from close range.
Wallace and Maynard added 57 in six overs, taking the Dragons to 42-2 off the six overs of power play and then to 85 before Wallace was brilliantly caught two-handed by the diving Snell off Kirby. He had faced 27 balls and hit 3 fours and a six.
Maynard hit sixes off Richard Dawson and Redmond before hitting a full-toss from Dawson straight to Redmond at deep mid-wicket. His 23-ball innings also featured 3 fours.
Dalrymple smacked two sixes off the same Ireland over putting Glamorgan in sight of a 160-plus total. But Kirby removed him and Gareth Rees and the Dragons could score only five off their last two overs.
