http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784 v Middlesex: County Championship Division Two – Glamorgan's First Innings Recap
A County Championship Division Two game between Glamorgan and Middlesex ended in a draw at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Saturday, September 10, 2011.
There was no play possible on the first two days of cricket, which made the result almost certain. However, both teams got an opportunity to get some batting practice on the final two days.
When play finally resumed, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Rogers-c1249 opted to field first after winning the toss. He made the decision due to the heavy rain, which left some moisture beneath the surface of the pitch.
The conditions were not easy for the batsmen and the hosts were all out for 157 runs in their first innings. Only one batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/William-Bragg-c2795 managed to take his score past fifty, top scoring the innings with 52. Apart from him, no other player even managed to reach forties.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Petersen-c1028 walked out to open the innings for their side. They had to bat extremely well in order to cope up with the seaming conditions.
Petersen was unable to make an impression though, as he was dismissed without troubling the scorers. The South African lasted just three balls in the middle and had to walk back to the dressing room for a duck.
The fall of wicket would have put the team under immense pressure, but the innings was held together by Rees and Bragg. The pair collected 46 runs for the second wicket partnership before the former gave his wicket away.
Rees would have been livid with himself after failing to make most of the start to his innings. He managed 35 runs with the help of seven boundaries in his outing.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jim-Allenby-c1695, who managed just three runs in his short stay at the crease.
The innings was put back on track by Bragg and Nick James, as the pair collected 48 runs for the fifth wicket partnership.
Bragg got out after contributing 52 runs to the total with the help of eight boundaries. He played really well under difficult circumstances.
The fall of the fifth wicket in the innings saw a collapse for the hosts, as wickets started to tumble. James got out after scoring 27 runs whereas the entire team was dismissed for 157 runs.
Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Wallace-c1913 remained unbeaten on 22 runs, as he ran out of partners at the other end.
Middlesex’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Berg-c1457 was the pick of the bowlers for his side, dismissed six batsmen in the day.
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