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Summary Hampshire beat Durham 55 and reached semi-final in English County Friends T20.
Hampshire won the toss and decided to bat first in the match played at Northampton.Hampshire captain Dominic Cork also had Imran Tahir and Shahid Afridis appreciable talents to turn to, but it was seam rather than spin that he opted to open Hampshires defence with.Shahid Afridi unluckily was shown the way back to the pavilion without scoring any runs.Later, Neil McKenzies accomplished fifty had carried Hampshire to a competitive 156 for 6, after which Hampshires stable of spinners took full advantage of the helpful conditions to scupper Durhams chase.The slow men bowled 11.3 overs for just 50 runs in total, with Briggs ripping the heart out of the middle order to finish with 5 for 19 and the Man of the Match award.
