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Burnley v Accrington
Saturday May 11th 2013
| Saturday May 11th | Score | Score | |
| Burnley | 125 | Accrington | 170-7 |
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| Accrington (12pts) beat Burnley (4pts) by 19 runs (Target: 144 from 25 overs) | |||
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League leaders Accrington increased their lead at the top to 17 points with a 19 run win at Burnley and also equalled a 38 year-old club record of nine successive league wins in the process. In a match reduced to 32 overs a-side, Accrington made 170-7 from 32 overs. The match began just after 3pm. The in-form Accrington professional Ashar Zaidi top scored with 84 made from 80 balls with six fours and four sixes after Graham Lalor (3-33) had picked up openers Andy Greenwood (0) and Simon Hanson (1) along with Aijaz Shah (1) with just 20 on the board. Stuart Crabtree made 23 in a 3rd wicket stand of 50 with his professional and then skipper Graham Lloyd hit 25 with four fours and a six. Zaidi eventually fell to Burnley skipper Bharat Tripathi who also bagged Matt Wilson (10) and Lloyd in taking 3-43. Rain reduced Burnley's target to 144 from 25 overs. Zaidi removed Steve Brunt (0) at 3 and David Ormerod sent back Chris Burton (12) at 23. Burnley's in-form batsman Qasim Ali and professional Adnan Rasool then turned the match with a 3rd wicket stand of 73 until Hanson broke the partnership by having Rasool stumped by Wilson for 27. Ali made 56 with four sixes and two fours before being run out. The return of Ormerod this time from the scoreboard end turned the match Accrington's way as the veteran took 5-18 from 4.1 overs in his second spell to dismiss Burnley for 125. Lalor made 11 but 4 wickets fell for the addition of 4 runs to allow Accrington to pick up 2 vital bonus points. Ormerod finished with 6-56.