da dobrowin： Gloucestershire, under the captaincy of Mark Alleyne, achieved ahistoric `double double’ when they won the NatWest Trophy finalagainst Warwickshire today
Staff and agencies27-Aug-2000Gloucestershire, under the captaincy of Mark Alleyne, achieved ahistoric `double double’ when they won the NatWest Trophy finalagainst Warwickshire today. When they were 122 for 3 off 29.4 oversand well ahead of the required run rate, rain intervened. This forcedthe umpires to revise the target using the Duckworth Lewis method. Therevised target saw Gloucestershire requiring 101 runs for victory from29.4 overs. They thus emerged winners by 22 runs. Earlier,Warwickshire had scored 205 for seven off 50 overs.The Duckworth Lewis system has never been applied in a Lord’sencounter. But with the rain becoming heavy, the umpires were forcedto do so. It was for the second successive year that Gloucestershirehad won both the NatWest Trophy and the Benson & Hedges Cup.For Kim Barnett, former Derbyshire captain, it was the sixth win outof the eight finals that he had played in. His 45 of 75 ballsprevented the Warwickshire new ball bowlers from getting anyadvantage. But South African Allan Donald had the splendid figures of6-2-7-2 in his last final in England to win the Man of the matchaward.Gloucestershire won the toss and put Warwickshire into bat after thewashout on Saturday. Mike Smith used the conditions well to take 3 for18. Then recalled England player Ashley Giles rescued the side with atop score of 60. Giles partnered Dominic Ostler (19) to add 49 in 64balls for the third wicket. Warwickshire’s momentum were checked whenOstler got out to Averis. Alleyne was very expensive when he broughthimself on. But Hancock with his occasional seamers removed DougieBrown and Giles and ended with up with figures of 2 for 34 in his 10overs.Then skipper Neil Smith and Keith Piper scored 35 in 25 balls and tookthe score beyond 200.