Middlesex v Durham - County Championship Division One - Day 3 - Live Score and Update
Middlesex 188 & 21/1 (11.3 ov) v Durham 238 - Middlesex trail by 29 runs with 9 wickets remaining
At stumps on the third day of the County Championship Division One match between Middlesex and Durham, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 trail by 29 runs with 9 wickets in hand after they posted 21 runs for the loss of one wicket in their second innings, at Lord's, London.
The day mostly belonged to the bowlers as both teams got bowled-out, while at the same time, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782 gave a better show as they gained a first innings lead over their rivals by hammering 238 runs.
Earlier, after having ended the second day of play by posting 132 runs for the loss of five wickets, Middlesex resumed their first innings, seeking to post a staggering total on the board to give Durham a difficult time.
The day started with NJ Dexter (65) and JA Simpson (9), but before the duo could manage to build a partnership, Dexter was dismissed on the third delivery of the day, failing to add a single run to his overnight tally.
With 137 runs on the board, Middlesex suffered the loss of their seventh wicket when Gareth Berg lost his wicket after scoring just two runs.
With two wickets already down at the start of the day, Middlesex were in trouble and needed to get out of the situation in order to prevent a humiliating end to their innings.
The side, nonetheless, faltered after amassing 188 runs on the board with Dexter as the highest scorer and Simpson not out on a tally of 25.
From Durham, right-arm fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Onions-c1449, was the most lethal with six wickets to his name.
Later in the day, Durham had an impressive start to their innings as openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Will-Smith-c2794 gave their side a stand of 59 runs.
With a good beginning to their innings, the middle-order batting line-up exhibited colour as most batsmen played well, but it was the 45-run knock from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ben-Stokes-c1142 that stood apart from the rest.
However, Middlesex bowlers were not a total disappointment as they managed to bowl-out their opposition after conceding 238 runs with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Berg-c1457 sharing three wickets each.
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