Essex take lead, but lose early wicket against Cambridge MCCU – England domestic
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 gained a second innings lead of 28 runs and had 9 wickets in hand in a game of Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches against Cambridge at FP Fenner’s Ground in Cambridge, England.
The visitors were one down without any run in their second innings at close of play on day two.
Home team captain Robert Woolley won the toss and he elected to field first. There was not much assistance in the wicket for the bowlers, but Woolley expected some moisture beneath the wicket.
The start to the Essex innings was not an ideal one, as they lost their openers Billy Godleman and Alastair Cook early. Both got out after adding 10 runs each to the total, leaving the visitors at 33 for the loss of 2 wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jaik-Mickleburgh-c1627 and Ravi Bopara tried to steady the ship for their team and scored a solid 47-run partnership for the third wicket. However, Bopara failed to capitalise on the start he got to his innings as he was dismissed for 14.
Mickleburgh played really well for his team and constructed a brilliant half-century. He was dismissed for exactly 50 runs off 77 balls with the help of 8 fours. Matt http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Walker-c95903 followed as he failed to capitalise on the start he got to his innings. He scored
22 runs and left Essex in trouble at 122 for the loss of 5 wickets.
However, Mark Pettini and Essex captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Foster-c1644 rescued their team from trouble with an 84-run stand for the sixth wicket. The pair batted sensibly, guiding their team’s total to above 200. Pettini got out after scoring 48 runs and he was followed by
Foster who managed 33.
Just when things started to look good for Cambridge, Tim Phillips scored an unbeaten half-century, guiding his team to 311 in their first innings.
Peter Turnbull was the pick of the bowlers for his team, as he took 4 wickets in the innings. He received good support from Woolley, who grabbed 3.
Compared to the visitors, Cambridge got a very good start to their innings, as their openers Philip Hughes and Ben Ackland put together 58 runs for the first wicket. However, Hughes got out after scoring 25 runs and Craig Park walked out in the middle.
Both Park and Ackland constructed a brilliant 82-run stand for the second wicket and with just one wicket down for 140 runs, the hosts looked in a dominant position. However, wickets started to tumble after Ackland and Park were dismissed for 63 and 81 respectively.
The hosts were 212 for the loss of 7 wickets when Paul Best was joined by wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dean-c53369 Bell. Best was unbeaten on 50 when their innings was declared on 283.
Bopara and Reece Topley bowled well for their team, as they grabbed 3 wickets apiece.
The declaration worked for the hosts, as they got one early breakthrough in the shape of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Billy-Godleman-c1164, who failed to trouble the scorers. Essex had to bat just 1.5 overs before close of play and they failed to put any runs on the scoreboard.
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