Minor Counties Cricket Association: Cambridgeshire v Northumberland – Day 2 and 3 Recap
Cambridgeshire secured an impressive 338 runs win over the Northumberland team on the final day of the bout, being played at the Avenue Sports Club Ground, March, on August 9, 2011 and came as part of the Minor Counties Championship Eastern Division.
The fixture’s second day resumed with Northumberland’s middle order batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Adam-Paul-Dale-c74489, retaining their stumps, following the first day’s closure at a total of 77 runs following a disappointing loss of 4 wickets.
The match once again came to life after Northumberland suffered a quick loss of wicket on the day, with Cragg marking his return at a minor sum of 5, after being declared out on a Leg before Wicket appeal off Paul McMahon’s delivery.
With some stability seen from the skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marc-Joseph-Symington-c74381, however, the performance could not last long after the captain too made his long walk to the pavilion, failing to do much for his down-sliding team.
The manner continued for Northumberland as Cambridgeshire bowlers went on to eliminate the batting side, dismissing all its players on a meagre total of 144, earning a safe 181 runs lead.
Kicking off their second innings, Cambridgeshire suffered a quick blow to its opening order losing Alan Burton’s stumps off skipper Symington’s delivery. More trouble came the batting side’s way a few more moments into the game, competently eliminating the
opening pair with Peter Richer being forced into making his exit, securing 14 runs for the team.
However, the team was once again revived with the arrival as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Alexander-Clarke-c52587 and Nick Ferraby took over the crease, leading the side into reaching the 100 runs mark.
The pair was finally parted by the time the batting team secured 107 runs. Ferraby and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glenn-Charles-Goosen-c60179 were the next batters to offer their return to the pavilion, after both the batsmen delivered an exceptional run with the bat, earning 70 and 41 respectively,
paving an easy trail for the eventual order to aggregate a competitive 290 runs total after declaring the Cambridgeshire’s player, offering a massive 472 runs target to the much troubled Northumberland team.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Graeme-Shurben-c52260 and Daniel Young opening up the Northumberland batting session, the day finally came to a close after the pair scored 28 without losing any wicket.
However, the final day kicked off, bringing in trouble for the batting side as Shurben made a quick exit without adding a run to the day. Failing to retain their stumps, the top order went on to stumble, losing their ground, as Northumberland came under
fire with 6 wickets lost on a minor total of 68.
The manner continued for the team after the batting order eventually crumbled down till the last batsman, on a disappointing 133 runs total, aiding Cambridgeshire into marking an impressive win.
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