da betway： Herefordshire, a Minor County for just nine years, lifted their first majortrophy with a 42-run win over Cheshire in the final of the ECB 38-County Cupat Lord’s
Mike Berry31-Aug-2000Herefordshire, a Minor County for just nine years, lifted their first majortrophy with a 42-run win over Cheshire in the final of the ECB 38-County Cupat Lord’s.Cheshire, bidding for a record fourth one-day victory in Minor Countiesfinals, were left chasing the tallest of tall orders after Herefordshireposted a formidable 291 for six off their 50 overs.A third wicket stand of 203 in 33 overs between Paul Lazenbury (118) andChris Boroughs (94) put Herefordshire in the driving seat, and theyfree-wheeled to victory on the back of veteran seamer Kevin Cooper’s five for29 helping restrict Cheshire to 249 for nine.Boroughs and Lazenbury, a 22-year-old left-hander previously withGloucestershire and now interesting Kent, bludgeoned 11 sixes between themover an absurdly short Tavern boundary as Cheshire’s limited bowling was putto the sword. Lazenbury hit six sixes and eight fours off 130 balls, whileBoroughs batted for 96 deliveries, hitting five sixes and eight fours off anattack lacking variety.A target of 292 was always a tough ask for Cheshire, but despite some tightbowling from Scotland’s James Brinkley, they nibbled away to reach 92 for oneoff 23 overs.But then Cooper intervened to demolish the top of their batting line-up. The42-year-old former Nottinghamshire and Gloucestershire seamer struck with thefirst ball of each of his two spells, the second of which removed opener PaulBryson for a well-crafted 73.Richard Hignett (38) and Chris Brown (39 not out) then struck some lustyblows but they were all to be in vain.