http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 v Sussex - County Championship Division One - Day 1 - Live Score and Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 242/8 (92.0 ov) v Middlesex - Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
With most matches being dominated by bowlers in the ongoing County Championship Division One tournament this week, the first day of the four-day match between Middlesex and Sussex was overwhelmed by the batsmen from Sussex, who proved just too good for the bowling side and refused to bow down without putting up a stiff fight.
After winning the toss, Sussex chose to bat first as they wanted to gain an upper hand against their opponents at Lord's, London.
Even though, the side flourished later in the day, they had a terrible start to their innings as they lost the services of opener CD Nash on nil as the batsman was caught behind by wicketkeeper Simpson off the bowling of Murtagh.
Later, number-three batsman, JS Gatting, became the second casualty of the day as he faltered after scoring an innings of six runs, leaving his team on a tally of 16.
Then on the penultimate delivery of the same over, the side lost MW Goodwin, who fell without troubling the scorers.
While Irishman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MH-Yardy-c1946, who found his way back to the pavilion after scoring an innings of eight runs. At the time of this wicket, Sussex had amassed a total of 33 runs.
With TJ Murtagh already having bagged three wickets, it was time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566 to join the party as the bowler bolted sensational deliveries right at the batsmen, which were not only unplayable but equally difficult to dodge.
Eventually the bowler struck by nabbing the wicket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LJ-Wright-c1841, who faltered after scoring 14 runs.
This wicket brought wicketkeeper/batsman BC Brown in the middle, who forged a resilient resistance alongside Joyce.
And out of nowhere, the duo took their team to a total of 147 runs before Finn struck for the second time by dismissing Joyce, who walked off the field after belting an innings of 77 runs.
Later, Brown became Finn’s third victim as he fell after smashing an innings of 70 runs.
The batting side ended the day by posting 242 runs with SJ Magoffin and JE Anyon both unbeaten on 11 runs.
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