http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 – County Championship Division One – Khan five-for puts Sussex in control
Sussex kept their title aspirations intact after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Amjad-Khan-c44095’s season best 5-25 help them bowl out Middlesex on the opening day of the County Championship Division Game at the County Ground Hove, on August 10, 2012.
The rout was started by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tim-Murtagh-c2673 with 34.
In reply, Sussex’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ed-Joyce-c1417, led the way with a determined unbeaten 49, helping his side recover from 64 for 3 to post 106 at the close of play.
The home side already got the head start after they inserted the opposition into bat on a lively pitch. That paved way for early wickets for Magoffin, who took out visiting skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JL-Denly-c1703 in successive overs, setting the tone of the remaining innings.
Middlesex consolidated through http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Simpson-c1722’s wicket.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Berg-c1457 dug out to help their side cross the 100-run barrier however, Middlesex were again halted in their attempt by Khan, who grabbed both scalps to complete his second five-wicket haul of the season.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Toby-Roland-Jones-c2696 lbw, after which Tim Murtagh’s enterprising batting display, including 4 fours and a six, helped the team reach 170. Magoffin then returned to take his third by cleaning up the top-scorer – one of only two dismissals which did not involve the wicket-keeper or the slip cordon.
Sussex’s reply was slow and was halted twice by seamer Berg, who had opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MH-Yardy-c1946, managed an unbeaten 42-run stand for the fourth-wicket to remain unbeaten on 49 and 24 respectively.
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