http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826 v Lancashire: County Championship Division One – 1st and 2nd Day’s Recap
The County Championship Division One match between Nottinghamshire and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
The hosts were bowled out for 326 runs in their first innings whereas Lancashire managed 293 runs for the loss of eight wickets before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Close-c51347 of play yesterday.
The pitch was good for cricket, as it had assistance for both the batsmen and the bowlers. However, the home team decided to bat first after winning the toss and posted a decent total in their first outing.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Hendrik-Wessels-c75170 opened the innings for the Nottinghamshire team, but failed to give a solid start. Both batsmen were sent back to the pavilion early after adding just two and four runs respectively to the total.
Things looked bad for the home team, as they lost two wickets for just 12 runs on the board. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samit-Patel-c2426 rescued their team from trouble with a solid half-century stand for the third wicket. They collected 88 runs in the partnership before Hales resistance came to an end.
The youngster got out after adding 51 runs to the total with the help of eight fours. He was followed by two quick wickets, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-John-Mullaney-c91313 failed to get going. They scored five runs each in their respective outings.
Adding insult to injury, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 also gave his wicket away after collecting 52 runs in his knock and the hosts were left struggling with six wickets down for 138 runs on the board.
Nottinghamshire’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Franks-c2163 steadied the innings with a brilliant century stand. They put together 135 runs for the seventh wicket partnership, guiding their side into a very strong position.
However, both got out in a span of just five runs after scoring 58 and 69 respectively. Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andre-Ryan-Adams-c44262, scored a quick fire 43 off 27 balls, guiding his team’s total to 326 in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sajid-Mahmood-c88005, who had represented England in international cricket, did a very good job for his team, dismissing five batsmen in the innings.
In reply, Lancashire were given a decent start by their openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Colin-Moore-c91052. They scored 82 runs for the first wicket before the latter got dismissed for 42.
There was no other batsman apart from the openers, who played sensibly and wickets started to tumble in the visitors’ innings. Horton top scored the innings with 99 runs, but missed-out on a ton by just one run.
At close of play, Mahmood was batting on 39 alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kyle-William-Hogg-c71980, who collected 19.
Franks, who was the top scorer in the home team’s innings, took four wickets in the day.
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