High scoring game between Middlesex and Gloucestershire ends in a draw: County Championship Division Two - 2nd Innings Recap
Middlesex had to wait until the third day’s play to bat against Gloucestershire in a match of the County Championship Division Two, at the Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground in England.
The hosts conceded 459 runs in the first innings and had to come up with a solid effort in order to save the match. They were unable to match the Gloucestershire’s total, but reached 325 runs in their first outing.
Although most of the Middlesex’s batsmen struggled to score runs, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Rogers-c1249 played a superb knock for his team. He ended up with 148 runs and was the top scorer of the match.
Batting was still easy, as the pitch was very good. However, the rain on the second day might have left some moisture beneath the surface of the wicket, which gave a little hope to the bowlers as well.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and continued his poor run of form, getting out for just four runs.
However, Rogers and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sam-David-Robson-c88185 laid a solid partnership for the second wicket, guiding their team into a comfortable position. The pair collected 71 runs before the latter was dismissed. He managed 38 runs in his outing and would have been disappointed with
his downfall, especially after getting a solid start.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 innings, as he was sent back to the pavilion after adding 23 runs to the total. He was involved in a 50-run stand with Rogers before being dismissed.
The home team’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Dexter-c2091, batted decently and gave terrific support to Rogers. Both players put together 86 runs for the fourth wicket partnership before the team’s captain was dismissed.
Dexter contributed 41 runs to the total and was disappointed to throw his wicket after a solid start. He was followed by the team’s wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Andrew-Simpson-c67297, who managed 23 runs in his short stay at the crease.
The fall of the keeper batsman saw a collapse for the hosts, as wickets started to fall at regular intervals. Rogers kept on playing brilliantly, but was running short of partners quickly from the other end. He started batting aggressively, but fell just
two runs http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Short-c90107 of a 150.
The stylish first-drop played exceptionally well, striking 17 fours and two huge sixes in his valiant knock. The entire team was wrapped up for 325 runs, giving a 134-run lead to the opposition.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Alan-Payne-c52579 picked up two wickets each in the innings and caused a lot of problems for the batsmen.
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