David Masters put Essex in firm control against Gloucestershire
A superb spell from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
The hosts ended day-one of the match on 229 for the loss of eight wickets on Sunday, May 29th, 2011.
Essex’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Bryan-Foster-c65514, had no hesitation to bowl first after winning the toss. The playing conditions at Bristol were handy for the seamers, as there was some moisture beneath the surface of the pitch and the overcast conditions also helped the fast
bowlers to make the bowl move both in the air and off the seam.
The start to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Andrew-Cockbain-c63756, without any runs on the board. He didn’t look comfortable in the middle and finally edged one away swinging delivery from Masters to the hands of the wicketkeeper,
Foster.
However, promising http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-George-Coughtrie-c85003, who struggled to get runs in the earlier half of his innings.
After scoring an exact 50 runs in the partnership, the Kiwi batsman was sent back to the pavilion.
The fall of Williamson saw a collapse for the team, as wickets started to tumble. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Will-Gidman-c2793, who managed one run each in their respective innings.
Gloucestershire were in deep trouble at that stage with five batsmen back in the hut for just 102 runs on the board. However, Coughtrie didn’t throw his wicket away and stayed solid at the crease. He was given some support by lower-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Dent-c1241,
as the pair put together 46 runs for the sixth wicket partnership.
Coughtrie was unable to capitalise on the start he got to his innings and was dismissed after scoring 45 runs from 137 balls. He took his time to settle down and would have liked to make a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 one for his team, but lost his concentration at the wrong time.
Dent was also unable to make most of the start he got to his innings, as he was dismissed after scoring 33 runs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-David-Saxelby-c63809 was sent back to the hut on the very next ball and the hosts were in a spot of bother with eight batsmen down for 159 runs.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jon-Lewis-c1726, offered some resistance, scoring an unbeaten 70 runs for the ninth wicket partnership. They will start the second day’s play on 39 and 29 respectively.
Masters will be looking to complete his five wicket haul, as he is just one wicket away from it.
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