Rain affects Durham's charge to victory against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 - Cricket News Update
A rain effected Day one, frustrated table http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782, in the County Championship Division One Match against Hampshire, at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, on August 10, 2011.
With seven points separating Durham from their closest rivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806, the county side hoped to bowl more than the 30 overs, which took place on the first day.
Still, they managed to gain an upper hand in the game, taking 3 Hampshire scalps, with the batting side posting just 77 on the board.
The most notable change for the hosts was the exclusion of fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Harmison-c2576, due to a knock he suffered during a training session before the match.
This gave 25-year-old, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Rushworth-c1250, the opportunity to mark his first appearance in this season’s championship.
The play began well into the day after rain had washed the first session of play. It was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phil-Mustard-c2183, Durham’s skipper, who won the toss and put the visitors into bat.
On a gloomy day, the hosts made the first breakthrough as early as the fourth ball of the innings, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Liam-Dawson-c1840, for a 3-ball duck.
Just 8 runs later, Thorp was again in the thick of the action as he made http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MA-Carberry-c1868 edge one, with wicket-keeper, Mustard, pouncing on the opportunity.
However, the skipper rested the wicket-taker and the support bowlers failed to apply the pressure.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-McKenzie-c2094, combined well to give some momentum to the innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/McKenzie-c75497 especially looked aggressive, pouncing on any loose delivery on offer. However, eventually players had to leave the field due to bad light.
A 50-odd minute break followed, after which play resumed much to the liking of the hosts. Hitting a confident boundary to square leg, Adams then chopped a ball onto the stumps, giving http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Claydon-c1973 his first wicket.
Mckenzie and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Vince-c1657 added 26 before play was officially called off. The South African was unbeaten on 46, which included 8 boundaries, while on the other end, Vince was unbeaten on 4.
With four matches remaining in the season, Durham will be hoping to make the most,and win their third title in four years.
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