Surrey v Leicestershire: County Championship Division Two – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leicestershire-c807’s First Innings
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Thursday, August 25, 2011.
The hosts had set a target of 111 runs for the opposition, but it was not good enough in the end. Surrey chased the target easily without losing any wicket on the third day’s play.
Earlier, Leicestershire’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Hoggard-c1926 opted to bat first after winning the toss. He expected the pitch to be easier for the batsmen, but the decision turned out to be a bad one in the end.
The hosts were bowled out for 167 runs in their first outing. Middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Joseph-Taylor-c86004 was the only player to make a solid impression, as he collected 70 runs for his side.
Leicestershire’s innings got off to a terrible start, as opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Boyce-c1924 was dismissed early. He limped to 1 run off 14 deliveries in his struggling outing.
Seasoned player Will Jefferson was also unable to make most of the start he got to his innings and was dismissed after adding 14 runs to the total with the help of three boundaries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shiv-Thakor-c90060 got out. He scored 10 runs in his short stay at the crease.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Edmund-James-Eckersley-c55124 tried to steady the innings, as he defended most of the times in his outing. He got out after adding 11 runs to the total from 42 balls before giving his wicket away.
Wicketkeeper batsman Paul Dixey was unable to last long at the crease, as he got out after collecting 4 runs. His wicket saw the hosts struggling at 96/6.
However, a 37-run stand between Taylor and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jigar-Naik-c1694 gave some hope to the Leicestershire’s fans and the dressing room. The latter was unable to make a significant impression, getting out for 12.
South Africa’s Claude Henderson was the next man to be dismissed in the innings. He managed just 2 runs in his unimpressive outing.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 continued to impress despite the regular fall of wickets at the other end. He was the only batsman not to have any problems in the middle.
However, the pressure was building up on Taylor and he had to score as many runs as possible from the other end. His valiant innings finally came to an end, as he was sent back to the pavilion after adding 70 runs to the total off 130 deliveries with the
help of eight boundaries.
Surrey’s Tim Linley was the pick of the bowlers in the innings, dismissing three batsmen in the opposition’s innings.
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