Middlesex started the 2nd day against Kent at Canterbury in a comfortable position and Sam Robson moved to 50 off 71 balls as he and Scott Newman rocked along at nearly 4 an over before Newman edged Wahab Riaz to James Tredwell at slip for 34, 99-1. Chris Rogers came in and played well in tricky conditions for 28 when he edged to Azhar Mahmood off Darren Stevens, 147-2. Steve Finn arrived from England duty after not being selected and replaced Steve Crook in the team. Middlesex were 157-2 at lunch as Dawid Malan and Robson then carried on and made it look like Middlesex would get a big lead as they went passed 200. Matt Coles then found enough swing to have Robson caught behind five short of a hundred, 204-3. This then triggered feelings of suicide as Neil Dexter was LBW next ball but failed to get a hat trick. Five overs later though Jamie Dalrymple was caught at leg slip by Rob Key off James Tredwell and John Simpson was LBW first ball to make Tredwell the 2nd player to be on a hat trick, which Tom Smith survived leaving Middlesex 209-6. This meant Middlesex had lost 4-5 in 31 balls and that big lead looked unlikely!
Smith stuck around with Malan as Malan carried on batting well against some hostile bowling. Smith was eventually yorked by Coles for 13, 238-7. The light was getting worse and Tim Murtagh (7*) aided Malan in reaching 50 off 108 balls. Then the light closed in and after a long wait play was abandoned with Middlesex 258-7 (Malan 55*), just 16 ahead.
Friday 30 September 2011
Wednesday 28 September 2011
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First day of Kent vs Middlesex at Canterbury began an hour late due to the late finishing day-night game the day before.
Kent won the toss and batted, this looked like a good idea as Middlesex, pushing for promotion, failed to tae a wicket in the first hour as Joe Denly and Rob Key overcame the new ball and began to score more easily, then Key edged Corey Collymore to Dawid Malan at slip to go for 17, 63-1. Sam Northeast didn't get settled and fell for 3 to Steve Crook, 71-2 and Van Jaarsveld also gave John Simpson a catch for 2 to Crook after lunch ad 83-3 looked a bit onimous. Denly, who had reached 50 off 84 balls just before lunch, fell 3 balls later to Tim Murtagh, lbw for 55, 87-4. Darren Stevens and Geraint Jones then went about hitting Kent out of trouble with 45 in 9 overs when Jones (26) was lbw to give Collymore his 2nd wicket. Next ball Azhar Mahmood hit Collymore towards midwicket and ambled out of his creasew looking for a single, only for Collymore to run and rip in the throw which detonated the leg stump finding Mahmood just short of his ground to become the first golden duck of an interesting game, 132-6.
Darren Stevens dragged on off Dexter to go for 27 before Adam Ball gave Collymore a third wicket prodding to Jamie Dalrymple at 2nd slip for 8, 155-8 and conus points looked thin on the ground. Enter Tredwell and Mat Coles who smashed the bowlers for 57 in 10 overs, Coles even swiping Collymore for 6. But Collymore would have his revenge as Tredwell chopped on for 31, 212-9. Coles and Wahab Riaz (17 not out in his last game before going pack to Pakistan) added 30 more in seven overs when Coles hit Murtagh high towards the midwicket fence where Dalrymple took a good catch just inside the ropes to fall for 41 off 47. This took Murtagh to a career high 65 first class wickets for the season. 242 all out looked below par even though the pitch did seem to be slow and would require application if Middlesex were to get a large total.
Starting after tea, Scott Newman (16*) and Sam Robson (37*) safely saw out 13 overs scoring 55 runs when bad light ended play with Middlesex in control 187 behind.
Kent won the toss and batted, this looked like a good idea as Middlesex, pushing for promotion, failed to tae a wicket in the first hour as Joe Denly and Rob Key overcame the new ball and began to score more easily, then Key edged Corey Collymore to Dawid Malan at slip to go for 17, 63-1. Sam Northeast didn't get settled and fell for 3 to Steve Crook, 71-2 and Van Jaarsveld also gave John Simpson a catch for 2 to Crook after lunch ad 83-3 looked a bit onimous. Denly, who had reached 50 off 84 balls just before lunch, fell 3 balls later to Tim Murtagh, lbw for 55, 87-4. Darren Stevens and Geraint Jones then went about hitting Kent out of trouble with 45 in 9 overs when Jones (26) was lbw to give Collymore his 2nd wicket. Next ball Azhar Mahmood hit Collymore towards midwicket and ambled out of his creasew looking for a single, only for Collymore to run and rip in the throw which detonated the leg stump finding Mahmood just short of his ground to become the first golden duck of an interesting game, 132-6.
Darren Stevens dragged on off Dexter to go for 27 before Adam Ball gave Collymore a third wicket prodding to Jamie Dalrymple at 2nd slip for 8, 155-8 and conus points looked thin on the ground. Enter Tredwell and Mat Coles who smashed the bowlers for 57 in 10 overs, Coles even swiping Collymore for 6. But Collymore would have his revenge as Tredwell chopped on for 31, 212-9. Coles and Wahab Riaz (17 not out in his last game before going pack to Pakistan) added 30 more in seven overs when Coles hit Murtagh high towards the midwicket fence where Dalrymple took a good catch just inside the ropes to fall for 41 off 47. This took Murtagh to a career high 65 first class wickets for the season. 242 all out looked below par even though the pitch did seem to be slow and would require application if Middlesex were to get a large total.
Starting after tea, Scott Newman (16*) and Sam Robson (37*) safely saw out 13 overs scoring 55 runs when bad light ended play with Middlesex in control 187 behind.
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