Norfolk v Bedfordshire: Minor Counties Championship – Norfolk’s Second Innings Recap
Bedfordshire were under control of the match against Norfolk, gaining a first innings lead of 81 runs on the second day of the three-day match of the Minor Counties Championship at the Manor Park, Horsford in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Monday, August 1, 2011.
The hosts were under immense pressure once they came out to bat for the second time in the match. They had to get rid of the lead first and then go onto set a target for the opposition.
One positive thing for the Norfolk team was the pitch had become easy for batting with the passage of time. There was still some movement with the new ball, but nothing compared to the first day.
The home team made most of the good conditions, collecting 360 runs this time around. Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Carl-John-Rogers-c49229 played a sensational knock for his side, which helped the team set a solid target for the opposition.
Rogers was the only centurion of the game, ending up with 172 runs. His effort guided the hosts to an overall lead of 279 runs.
Norfolk’s openers Rogers and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Mark-Spelman-c65901 got out for ducks in the first innings, but didn’t miss out in their second outing. The pair gave a good start to the team, collecting 61 runs for the first wicket partnership.
Spelman was the first wicket to fall in the innings, but he played well, scoring 40 runs with the help of eight boundaries. He was followed by the team’s first drop Matthew Warnes, who managed just a single run in his unimpressive outing.
The innings was held together by Rogers and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Trevor-Robert-Ward-c94385, as the pair put together 67 runs for the third wicket partnership. The latter was unable to make most of the start he got to his innings, getting out for 33 runs.
However, this did not hurt the home team by much, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AS-Peter-c46174 Lambert also collected a half-century stand with the team’s opener. Both batsmen collected 51 runs before Lambert was sent back to the pavilion after adding 32 runs to the total.
Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Kevin-Gray-c91157 failed to make a significant impression, getting out after scoring just 17 runs. He was followed by the team’s highest scorer from the first innings Luke Caswell, who managed just eight runs this time around.
Chris Brown and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Arthur-Walker-c58993 failed to offer much support to Rogers and got out for 2 and 0 respectively.
Norfolk had lost eight wickets for 243 runs on the board and were in a spot of bother. However, a century stand for the ninth wicket between Rogers and Oli Stone changed the complexion of the game.
The pair put together 104 runs before Stone was dismissed. He had done the damage already, scoring 36 runs with the help of four boundaries.
Rogers was the last man to be dismissed in the innings after scoring a marathon 172 runs with the help of 23 boundaries, guiding the team to 360.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Charles-McGarry-c44310 was super with the ball in the first innings and continued to have a brilliant game, as he dismissed six batsmen in the Norfolk’s second innings.
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