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They put on 55 before a switch to Ollie Rayner's off-spin brought the visitors fortune and Troughton, playing defensively at a leg-side delivery, lost his balance, the ball rebounding off Hodd's pads for a stumping.

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Iona then put the ball in Jones' hands and his off-balance jumper made it 43-37.

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The youngster showed good pace, and excellent balance on the slippy surface, to latch onto a through-pass and slide the ball under Brian Murphy in the Swansea goal.

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There were 40 boundaries and seven sixes, including some no-nonsense smacks straight down the ground and over midwicket - though he never really forced the ball, using exquisite timing and balance to keep the fielders scurrying about in vain.

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He was brilliantly taken by Smith, who managed to catch the ball above his head on the long-on boundary but keep his balance and stay inside the ropes, giving the impressive Henriques a third wicket.

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