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''See also: [[2005 English cricket season]]''

The period of the '''2005 English cricket season from 15 to 30 June''' started with another surprise - Australia were beaten in their final NatWest Series warm-up match by Somerset, or more specifically Graeme Smith and [[Sanath Jayasuriya]], who put on 197 for Somerset's first wicket.

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The [[Gloucestershire Gladiators]] took a massive beating by the [[Northamptonshire Steelbacks]] in their match at [[Milton Keynes]]. Despite Gloucestershire's [[Martyn Ball]] taking two for 18 from four overs, positively economical, five [[no-ball]]s and the fact that 16 overs had to be found from bowlers other than Ball allowed Northamptonshire to run away to 224 for 5 - a Twenty20 Cup record
 [.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4114470.stm].</ref> [[David Sales]] top-scored for the hosts with 78 [[not out]], while Australian [[Damien Wright]] paired up with him for 84 for the sixth wicket, scoring an unbeaten 38 of his own. Gloucestershire were in trouble from the start, as opening batsman [[Craig Spearman]] was run out for a duck, and when Wright ripped out two more wickets, the Gladiators were 10 for three. Four wickets from [[Ben Phillips]] resulted in a serious collapse, as Gloucestershire were all out for 143.
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[http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/OD_TOURNEYS/NWS/SCORECARDS/AUS_BDESH_NWS_ODI9_30JUN2005.html (Cricinfo scorecard)]

==References==
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{{2005 English cricket season chronology}}

[[Category:2005 English cricket season|06-15]]