Gentlemen v Players 2010 match

Overview
Gentlemen v Players 2010 match was played in a new Twenty 20 format at a Wormsley on 15th August, 2010.
The Gentlemen were represented by a selection of under nineteen amateur cricketers from Blackheath Cricket Club and the Chance to Shine program. The Players team was composed of an all star professional team made up of the Professional Cricketers Association Masters, captained by Robert Key of Kent and England.
Match Summary
The Gentlemen, captained by Warren Lee, won the toss and invited the Players to bat.
Players Innings
Lou Vincent, New Zealand’s one day international and Ashes winning former England all rounder Philip De Freitas got the Players off to a deliberate start. The Gentlemen seam bowling outfit of Iwan Thomas, Sam Douglas Freeman and 15 year old Ahmed Akbari (originally born in war torn Afghanistan) stemmed the flow of runs superbly well. The Players were 25 for 5 overs. Then the Players established themselves. Vincent top scored with 28 with support from Kent and England A’s leading batsman Darren Stevens as well as some lusty blows from Devon Malcolm to end of the Players innings. The Gentlemen were determined and extremely athletic; and were well rewarded for their approach reducing the Players to 127 for 8 in their 20 overs. Off spinners Dipayan Paul and Adam Senn with impressive figures of 4-23 in his 3 overs were the most effective combination for the Gentlemen.
Gentlemen's Innings
Ed Giddins, former Sussex, Warwickshire and England opened the bowling for the Players along with Philip De Freitas. Dipayan Paul and Alex Senn were removed in quick time by Giddins to leave the Gentlemen on a precarious 18 for 2. Jamal Patterson and Alex Price making a run a ball 23 steadied the ship for the Gentlemen. Ahmed Akbari intensified the chase with a brief cameo appearance. It was left to Paterson on 52 not out and Medi Abbas on 27 not out including a towering six off Darren Stevens in the last over, to steer the Gentlemen team home to their first vicotry since 1953 finishing on 128 for 5.
Result
Gentlemen win by 3 wickets
Gentlemen 128 for five wickets
Players 127 for eight wickets
Wasim Khan, Chief Executive of The Cricket Foundation said, “We’re proud to be associated with the Gentlemen v Players fixture steeped in such history".
Teams
Gentlemen
1. (Captain) Warren Lee
2. Alex Senn
3. Jamal Patterson
4. Ivan Thomas
5. Terry Stark
6. Alex Price
7. Mehdi Abbas
8. Dipayn Paul
9. Ahmed Akbari
10. Joe Kerridge
11. Adam Senn
12. Sam Douglas Freeman
Players
1. (Captain) Rob Key (Kent and England)
2. Darren Stevens (Kent and England Lions)
3. Dean Headley (Worcestershire, Middlesex, Kent and England)
4. Lou Vincent (New Zealand)
5. Min Patel (Kent and England)
6. Alex Tudor (Surrey, Essex and England)
7. Phillip DeFreitas (Leicestershire, Lancashire and England)
8. Richie Richardson (Leeward Islands and West Indies)
9. Chris Harris (New Zealand)
10. Ed Giddins (Sussex, Warwickshire, Surrey and England)
11. Devon Malcolm (Derbyshire, Leicestershire and England)
12. Paul Pritchard (Essex)

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