Minor Counties Cricket Association: Cambridgeshire v Northumberland – Day 1 Recap
The opening day came to a troubling closure for the Northumberland side, after the team wrapped up its opening session with 77 runs with a loss of 4 wickets, against the Cambridgeshire team. The bout between the two sides came as part of the Minor Counties
Cricket Association and was being staged at the Avenue Sports Club Ground, March, on Sunday, August 7, 2011.
Taking on a rewarding decision, the match took to the field with Cambridgeshire skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alan-Garry-Burton-c42670, coupled with Peter Richer.
As for the Northumberland response, the team’s bowling attack came out with Mark Cryer and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-James-Hooker-c50649.
The bout began as Cambridgeshire openers took on some impressive batting and cruised into earning steady runs for the team through a more stable stance.
The duo went on with the procession, creating a solid footing on the crease, leading the batting side into the earning the 100 runs mark.
However, with just a few moments into earning a ton, trouble came for Cambridgeshire after Ryan Pringle managed to secure Burton’s wicket, forcing the batsman to exit the crease after scoring 32 runs.
With one down batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 too failed to retain his stumps after being bowled out off Cryer’s delivery.
Following the loss of 2 wickets, more elimination came on the Cambridgeshire batting line-up as Northumberland bowlers managed to offer a successive and swift blow on the order, earning some quick 3 wickets in an instance. The loss also included Richer’s
stumps, owned by Pringle. The batsman made his return to the pavilion on a sold 91.
With Glen Goosen to follow on as the 6th wicket for the batting side, hope came for Cambridgeshire after lower order batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lewis-R-Bruce-c72840 and Paul Summerkill took charge of the bat bringing in a halt to the team’s wicket loss.
With Summerskill being dismissed by Hooker at an impressive 56, Cambridgeshire finally wrapped up its innings after the skipper McMahon decided to declare the session in the 90th over, earning a modest total of 325 runs with a loss of 7 wickets.
Taking on the chase, the Northumberland batting response took off with a comparatively troubling start losing some quick wickets in the opening moments of the innings.
Medium pacer Basher Hussain marked the opening wicket after dismissing opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Graeme-Shurben-c52260 on a successful Leg before Wicket appeal.
One down batsman Ryan Pringle followed the opener as the second player to make his return to the pavilion.
With an additional two quick wickets at an aggregate of 70, the opening day finally came to its closure with Northumberland wrapping up at a disappointing 77 following a loss of 4 wickets.
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