Worcestershire v Middlesex - County Championship Division One - Day 3 – Live Score and Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866 323 & 44/3 (16.0 ov) v Middlesex 306 - Worcestershire lead by 61 runs with 7 wickets remaining
At stumps on the third day of play between Worcestershire and Middlesex, Worcestershire lead by 61 runs with seven wickets in hand, at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, in the ongoing County Championship Division One tournament.
After hammering 49 runs without loss in their first innings, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 resumed batting on Thursday with CJL Rogers on 17 and SD Robson on 27.
Worcestershire grabbed their first wicket early in the morning, when A Richardson dismissing Rogers for 22. At the time of this wicket, the batting side had amassed a total of 55 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JL-Denly-c1703 (4) back to the pavilion with only 59 runs on the board.
Before Middlesex could recover from the loss of two quick wickets, Richardson then struck for the third time, as he caught and bowled DJ Malan on nil. Middlesex were now three down with 61 on the board.
The arrival of star performer, NJ Dexter, changed the face of the game as he forged a resounding partnership alongside Robson, shredding Worcestershire’s bowling onslaught.
The two batsmen managed to humble the raging bowling attack with their outstanding batting superiority.
Finally with a total of 167, Middlesex lost their fourth wicket with Robson perishing after playing an astounding innings of 72 runs.
Wicketkeeper/batsman, AM Rossington, then contributed six runs before he was removed by GM Andrew, leaving his side on a total of 181.
Dexter and GK Berg then crafted another effective resistance against the fielding side, with the two batsmen taking the score to 241, leaving the bowlers in ruins.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Russell-c87177 stepped in and broke the partnership by getting Berg caught by Ali on a knock of 30.
J http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Major-Leach-c41012 then struck gold by nabbing the wicket of Dexter, who after bulldozing a superb knock of 90, had his stumps obliterated by the bowler, leaving Middlesex on a total of 249.
The batting side later faltered after amassing a total of 306 in their first innings.
Worcestershire’s A Richardson was unplayable as he took four wickets, backed by a three-wicket haul from CJ Russell.
Worcestershire had a terrible start to their second innings, losing two quick wickets with only six runs on the board.
Nonetheless, they quickly recovered and managed to post 44 runs for the loss of three wickets by the end of the day’s play.
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