Cricket: Northamptonshire defeat Warwickshire by 27 runs in Twenty20 match
Monday, July 8, 2013
On Friday, Northamptonshire played Warwickshire in a Twenty20 cricket match, consisting of twenty overs per team, at the County Cricket Ground in Northampton, United Kingdom. Northamptonshire defeated Warwickshire by 27 runs.
Northamptonshire won the toss, and chose to bat first.
The Northamptonshire batsman Kyle Coetzer hit 71 runs. He made a first-wicket partnership of 63 with Richard Levi and batted through the innings helping Northamptonshire to post a score of 161 for 2 from 20 overs.
Mohammad Azharullah of Northamptonshire took 4 wickets for 25 runs as Warwickshire fell short of its target with Ateeq Javid providing some resistance for Warwickshire hitting 41 off 34 balls. Azharullah was named Player of the Match.
Northamptonshire now has two consecutive Friends Life t20 cricket league wins.
Sources
- "Friends Life t20 - Midlands/Wales/West Division" — ESPNcricinfo, July 5, 2013
- "Warwickshire's woes contine" — ESPNcricinfo, July 5, 2013
- "Northants beat Warwickshire in Friends Life t20 action" — Sky Sports, July 5, 2013