Lancashire v Middlesex - County Championship Division One - Day 2 - Live Score and Update
Lancashire 392 v Middlesex 155/5 (47.0 ov) - Middlesex trail by 237 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
On Thursday, May 24, in the ongoing County Championship Division One, Middlesex trail by 237 runs with five wickets in hand after they posted a total of 155 runs in their first innings against Lancashire, at stumps on the second day of the match played at Aigburth, Liverpool.
Resuming the innings from 276 for the loss of four wickets, Lancashire came out with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AG-Prince-c949 and LA Procter in a bid to bolster a staggering total on the board.
Prince became the first wicket of the day when he was caught by Rayner off the bowling of Berg after piling a resounding knock of 144 runs, leaving his side standing on a total of 321.
Procter was then soon to follow as he lost his wicket at a time when his side had posted 325 runs. The batsman found his way off the field after staggering an impressive knock of 39 runs.
With both overnight batsmen back in the pavilion, Lancashire needed to initiate a rebuild phase in order to avoid an early demise in their first innings.
Wicketkeeper/batsman, GD Cross, was then the main man from his team as he stood defiant against the raging Middlesex bowlers who were eagerly awaiting the end of Lancashire’s innings.
With wickets falling all around him, the batsman jammed an under pressure innings of 41 runs to take his side to a total of 392.
From http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817, TJ Murtagh and OP Rayner were the top bowlers with three wickets each to their names.
With a tough total at hand, Middlesex began their innings, but were left flabbergasted on losing their first wicket with only a run on the board as CJL Rogers fell on a run after edging a delivery straight to wicketkeeper Cross.
The middle-order then took some responsibility as they halted the bowling offensive for a while to bring stability in the innings; nonetheless, they lost five wickets by the end of the day’s play with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 with two wickets.
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