T20 Cricket - Kendal dish out derby defeat to holders (From The Westmorland Gazette)

T20 Cricket - Kendal dish out derby defeat to holders

10:53am Thursday 23rd June 2011 in Sport

HOLDERS Netherfield suffered defeat in a dramatic derby as they began their defence of the Jamie Heywood Twenty20 Cup sponsored by Latham Baxendale.

Chris Parry's side looked to be in command as they reduced the home side to 32-5 and then 61-8 at Shap Road on Tuesday.

But Kendal's Seconds captain Paul Dodds and Stu Parkin added 61 in a defiant ninth-wicket stand. Parkin made 22 off 11 balls before becoming Dixon's third victim in a spell of 3-30.

Dodds finished unbeaten on 37 with five fours as Kendal mustered 116-9 in their 20 overs.

Kendal's bowlers proved difficult to get away. Marc Brown made 21 off 24 balls, but rain halted play with Netherfield 54-3 off 11.3 overs.

When play resumed Netherfield's revised target was 93 off 16 overs with the proviso that Kendal were winners if they took the seventh wicket.

The task of hitting 39 off 27 balls proved beyond the visitors as Netherfield were 72-7 off 15.2 overs when Kendal were declared winners on run-rate at 9-13pm.