http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 struggle against Gloucestershire on the opening day - Cricket News
English county giants, Lancashire, looked uncomfortable against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 on the first day of their four-day County Championship Division Two fixture at Aigburth, Liverpool, where they could post only 175
runs and lost four wickets before the end of play.
With the unpredictable weather in England these days, there is no telling if four day’s play will be held or not, and in such uncertainty, it is vital for both teams to grab the most from the time they spend
on the field.
When Lancashire won the toss and chose to bat first, they must have had the weather on their minds and should have launched an early onslaught in order to post maximum runs on the board. However, openers Andrea
Agathangelou and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Moore-c2572, flopped badly as they could post only 13 runs together before the latter perished against Craig Miles after scoring only four runs. This was a major blow to Lancashire’s plans.
Before they could recover, they lost their second wicket with 19 on the board when Agathangelou was trapped in front of stumps by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graeme-J-McCarter-c60498. The batsman had to leave the field after scoring 14 off 27 deliveries.
With two batsmen already in the pavilion, with almost nothing on the board, this was a pressure situation for Lancashire, who needed to regroup and craft some resistance against the raging bowling attack. It
was crucial for Lancashire to halt Gloucestershire right here before allowing the bowlers to cause any further damage.
However, there seemed to be no end to Lancashire’s miseries, as they lost their third wicket on the departure of Karl Brown, who was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Gidman-c984 off McCarter after scoring only a run off 12 deliveries.
At the time of this wicket, Lancashire were struggling on 26.
For Gloucestershire, this was a perfect start and they were looking to dismantle Lancashire’s innings before stumps on the first day.
The partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SM-Katich-c2543 saved the day as the two batsmen crafted a defiant stand and led their side towards 90 runs, before the former perished after smacking 29.
With Katich unbeaten on 73 and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-Croft-c2583 standing on 43, Lancashire averted an embarrassing end.
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