RESULT
Group C, Exmouth, August 14, 2011, Clydesdale Bank 40
(36.1/40 ov, T:235) 238/4

Gloucs won by 6 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)

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Alex Gidman's ton means Gloucestershire cruise

A century from captain Alex Gidman helped Gloucestershire to a comfortable six-wicket victory over the Unicorns in their Clydesdale Bank 40 match at Exmouth

14-Aug-2011
Gloucestershire 238 for 4 beat Unicorns 234 for 7 by six wickets
Scorecard
A century from captain Alex Gidman helped Gloucestershire to a comfortable six-wicket victory over the Unicorns in their Clydesdale Bank 40 match at Exmouth.
The Unicorns are yet to win in the competition this season although half-centuries from James Campbell and James Ord gave them a sound footing before Alex Gidman's innings wrapped up the win for the Gladiators.
It was his brother, Will Gidman, who took the early wicket of Michael Thornely but Campbell (58) and Ord (55) then put on 96 runs for the second wicket before the former was caught off the bowling of Kevin O'Brien.
Ord was the next wicket to fall to Jack Taylor and when Jayden Levitt became Taylor's second victim, with Keith Parsons and Josh Knappett falling cheaply either side, the Unicorns were in trouble. Luis Reece and Amar Rashid managed to guide the hosts on to 234 for seven at the end of their 40 overs.
Gloucestershire were quick out of the blocks at the start of their reply and when O'Brien (46) was out off the bowling of Reece in the ninth over the visitors had already accrued 89 runs. James Fuller was then bowled by Reece before Alex Gidman (106no) and Hamish Marshall (60) piled on the runs until Reece struck again to dismiss the latter.
Kane Williamson became Reece's fourth victim soon after but Gidman stayed firm and saw his team home as Gloucestershire won their fourth group match of the season.

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Clydesdale Bank 40

Group A
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SUSS12840161.070
MIDDX12840160.213
DERBS1265013-0.079
KENT1266012-0.017
NED1255012-0.361
YORKS1257010-0.147
WORCS122905-0.710
Group B
TEAMMWLDPTNRR
SURR121010211.047
DURH12920190.901
NHNTS1266012-0.304
HANTS12560110.224
WARKS1257010-0.274
LEICS122806-0.833
SCOT122905-0.857
Group C
TEAMMWLDPTNRR
SOM12920191.008
NOTTS12740150.260
ESSEX12630150.255
LANCS1265013-0.172
GLAM12450110.161
GLOUC124808-0.488
UNI1211003-0.640