CRICKET: Lions steal victory in gripping final over.SURREY Lions snatched a sensational two-run win over Yorkshire Phoenix at Headingley to make themselves firm favourites for the National League First Division title. A superb 89 by England captain For information about the captains of England sports teams see the articles on the sports team in question. For example:
But with the total on 188 in the 42nd over Craven was run out when Rikki Clarke Rikki Clarke (born 29 September 1981 in Orsett, Essex) is an English cricketer, currently contracted to Derbyshire. After some fine performances in Surrey's championship-winning Second XI team in 2001, Clarke quickly established himself in the first team the following season. kicked the ball into the stumps and 10 runs later, Vaughan followed suit after making a career-best 89. Yorkshire still needed only five more runs with 11 balls left but Richard Dawson failed to score off the next four deliveries and was yorked by Clarke. Surrey's Graham Thorpe Graham Paul Thorpe MBE (born August 1 1969 in Farnham, Surrey) is an English cricketer who played for Surrey and England. Naturally right-handed in everything but batting, when he was six years old Thorpe changed his stance to make it harder for his two elder brothers to get , on the day he was recalled to the England side, took a career-best of 4-41. |
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