Hampshire v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866: County Championship Division One – Hampshire’s First Innings
A County Championship Division One game between Hampshire and Worcestershire ended in a draw at The Rose Bowl, Southampton in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Friday, August 26, 2011.
All four days of the game were affected by rain, which did not allow both teams to fight for a result. The first day was completely washed out whereas none of the remaining days saw 90 overs being bowled.
The pitch remained bowling friendly throughout the game due to the weather conditions. There was a cloud cover over the field, which assisted the bowlers to get extra swing and pace from the wicket. There was also quite a lot of moisture beneath the surface
of the pitch, which made life difficult for the batsmen.
Hampshire’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dominic-Cork-c1390 had won the toss and opted to bat first even though the conditions were not very good for the batsmen. However, the former English bowler expected conditions to worsen with the passage of time.
The hosts’ innings was started by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Liam-Dawson-c1840. Both batsmen were cautious at the start of the innings and tried to defend as many ball as possible.
However, Dawson did not look comfortable in the middle, as he got beaten on numerous occasions in his outing. The opening batsman was dismissed after a struggling knock of 8 runs from 36 deliveries.
South Africa’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-McKenzie-c2094 looked good once he came out to bat, but was unable to last long at the crease. The Proteas player managed 10 runs with the help of one four in his short stay at the wicket.
The next wicket to fall in the innings was that of Carberry, who failed to make most of the start he got to his innings. He collected 24 runs off 54 balls with the help of five boundaries.
Wickets kept on tumbling in the innings, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mascarenhas-c912 failed to make an impression. They were dismissed for 7, 11 and 0 in their respective outings.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Wood-c1254 steadied the ship for their side with a 48-run stand for the seventh wicket. The former was unable to carry onto the start he got to his innings and was sent back to the pavilion after adding 27 runs to the total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wood-c98110 was the next man to be dismissed in the innings after contributing 36 runs to the total with the help of five boundaries. He was the top scorer of the innings, as none other player in the innings even managed to reach thirties.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Andrew-Jones-c84854 scalped three wickets apiece.
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