Glos beat Glamorgan in 5 over match but miss out on Blast quarter finals
24 July 2015
Gloucestershire beat Glamorgan by eight wickets in a match reduced to five overs a side but missed out on a place in the NatWest T20 Blast quarter finals after Essex v Kent was abandoned.
Michael Klinger’s men finished an agonising one place and one point short of reaching the last eight but finished on a high with a convincing win in their rain affected match in Cardiff.
Chris Dent - who made 28 not out off 11 balls – ended the game in style with consecutive sixes over mid wicket off Michael Hogan as his side chased down their target of 46 with seven balls to spare.
To watch a video interview with Michael Klinger on the match and the NatWest T20 Blast campaign click below
Ealier Glos won the toss and chose to field in a match that looked almost certain to be rained off right up until the covers came off.
At 8.57pm – the latest start time possible – David Payne bowled the first ball, starting with a dot.
It proved to be the first of 18 dot balls as the Glos bowlers dominated under pressure.
Colin Ingram struck a six and two fours from to make it 17-0 after one but the game changed in the second over.
Glamorgan scored four leg byes off the first ball but James Fuller beat the bat a number of times on his way to a maiden over – an incredible feat in five overs a side cricket.
Kieran Noema-Barnett went for 15 in the third over but picked up the key wicket of Ingram, caught Dent at long on for 18 off 8 balls.
Benny Howell went for just one run in his over – the fourth – as opener Graham Wagg continued to struggle.
He was forced to leave the field after being struck on the helmet by Craig Miles in the final over, having earlier been hit by Fuller. He made just six from 15 balls after having been promoted for the shortened game.
Miles (0-6) restricted Craig Meschede (6*) and Chris Cooke(6*)to six off the bat in the final over as Glamorgan posted 45-1 from their five overs.
In reply Glos reached 10-0 after one as Dent struck the final ball from Meschede over midwicket for six.
Michael Klinger failed to break Jason Roy’s domestic T20 run record when he was caught by Jacques Rudolph at mid on off David Lloyd at the start of the second over.
Geraint Jones (10) hit a six and a four from his first two balls before chopping on to the stumps from his third to leave Glos on 22-2 after two.
A six by Howell (11*) (pictured) over long off from Dean Cosker left the visitors needing just 13 to win from the last two overs.
Going for broke, Glamorgan brought on Australian quick Michael Hogan but it was too little too late.
Dent struck the third ball of the over through extra cover for four before securing the win with two sixes over deep mid wicket.
