Surrey v Middlesex – County Championship Division Two - Day 1’s Recap
At stumps on day 1 of the County Championship Division Two clash, Middlesex had scored 88 for the loss of four wickets, at Woodbridge Road, Guildford, on July 20, 2011.
Like many other matches, the clashes were interrupted by rain, with only 35 overs being bowled in the day.
When the umpires finally called the day off, it was Middlesex’s pairing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamie-Dalrymple-c1658 occupying the crease, having added 37 for the fifth wicket partnership.
The match began with Surrey Captain, Rory Hamilton winning the toss and electing to field first. His decision of putting the hosts into bat was due to the gloomy conditions, where he hoped that they would aid his bowlers in getting an early advantage.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 openers, when came out to bat, found it difficult to cope with the conditions, which suited the Surrey bowlers.
However, they weathered the first half an hour without a scare, with bowlers bowling to a tight line and length.
With batters on the defensive, the inevitable happened at the score of 19. Robson got a slow ball from Jade Dernbach, which the opener misread completely, falling for 7.
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The innings got some momentum, courtesy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dawid-Malan-c1344 and Chris Rogers. Both shared a 31-run stand, while playing some aggressive shots to shift the momentum slightly.
Malan’s innings came to a halt, as soon as spin was introduced by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851 captain.
After making 20, which included three confident boundaries, he could not read http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Batty-c1456, who cleaned him up.
Another wicket fell before lunch, as Stuart Meaker too got his name in the wicket-takers’ column. He took the prized wicket of Middlesex skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Dexter-c2091, as he became the third batsmen to have his stumps rattled in the morning session.
Dexter could only contribute one to his side’s total, when he fell at the score of 51. Jamie Dalrymple and Rogers took the task of guiding their side to safety, without losing any more wickets.
Lunch was taken at the end of 29 overs, with a lot to ponder for the home side.
The break seemed to do the trick, as after resumption, though only 6 overs could be bowled; both players looked aggressive.
Rogers was key, as he dealt mostly in boundaries, while Dalrymple played the supporting hand.
Before rain intervened, Middlesex had moved onto 88 in 35 overs. Dalrymple was unbeaten on 10, while Rogers on 33, with the help of 6 glorious boundaries.
Surrey used four bowlers and all chipped in with a wicket a piece.
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