Sam Robson’s century put Middlesex in a strong position against Essex
A superb century from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
The visitors were struggling at one stage of the game, but Robson’s unbeaten 136 turned things around. Middlesex ended day-one of the match on 316 for the loss of six wickets on Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
The pitch was perfect for batting and the weather was also good for cricket. The visitors’ skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Dexter-c2091, won the toss and elected to bat without any hesitation and expected his batsmen to post a massive first innings total.
Middlesex’s openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Rogers-c1249 and Robson, gave a solid start to the team, scoring a 52-run stand for the first wicket. They batted sensibly and didn’t take too many chances against the new ball bowlers.
However, Rogers was unable to make a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ravinder-Singh-Bopara-c84233.
First-drop, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dan-Housego-c1305, was also unable to carry onto the start he got to his innings. He was sent back to the pavilion after adding just 15 runs to the total.
His wicket was followed by two more quick dismissals of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dawid-Johannes-Malan-c53323 and Dexter, who failed to open their accounts.
The visitors were struggling at 90 for four, as they lost three wickets in a span of just eight runs.
Middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-William-Murray-Dalrymple-c66203, joined Robson in the middle and the pair batted with responsibility, guiding their team out of trouble. They scored a century partnership for the fifth wicket, gaining momentum in the match.
Dalrymple was dismissed after scoring a terrific half-century. He ended up with 52 runs off just 81 deliveries with the help of seven fours and one towering six.
Wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783, but the hosts got rid of Simpson in the closing moments of
the first day.
The wicketkeeper batsman scored 65 runs, hitting eight fours, but the star of the day was the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 opener. He remained unbeaten and completed a brilliant ton for his team.
Robson’s innings included 14 fours and he will be looking forward to take the score past 400 on the second day’s play. He http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anthony-Ireland-c1065, who has not yet opened his account.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Napier-c1505 was in menacing form with the ball, taking five wickets in the day. However, he lacked support from the other bowlers, which allowed the opposition to take the total past 300.
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