Middlesex resumed on the final day at Edgbaston 351-5, leading by 305, and batted on. Dawid Malan added 2 to his overnight 138 before he edged to Tim Ambrose from Chris Wright's first over of the morning, 357-6 ending a partnership of 105 with Gareth Berg. Berg and Steve Crook then started planting the ball all round the park with Crook planting Keith Barker into the Eric Hollies stand at midwicket. The pair added 42 in 7 overs before Crook feathered a Boyd Rankin bouncer through to Ambrose for 19 for his fourth wicket, 399-7. Berg (78 from 102) then slapped a cut to Darren Maddy at point for Wright's fourth wicket. Tim Murtagh edged Rankin to Rikki Clarke at slip first ball as Rankin finished with 5-78. Toby Roland-Jones was last man out after swinging at every ball in the over (from which 2 fours came) and forcing a long-stop fielder into position, TRJ last heave went to Barker at midwicket, Wright taking 5-119 as Middlesex finished on 412 leaving Warwickshire an unlikely 367 runs to win.
Warwickshire began badly, Ian Westwood (0) edging low where Adam Rossington flew low to his left in front of first slip to cling on to a great catch, 7-1. Next over, things got even worse as Varun Chopra missed a pull and could only limply top edge to Murtagh running round from mid-on for 4 off Roland-Jones, 7-2.and before lunch, they'd be 3 down as Will Porterfield charged past Ravi Patel's first ball to be comfortably stumped by Rossington for 12, 31-3.
Jim Troughton and Maddy hit some boundaries to bring up the 50, as Maddy then pulled a full ball from Berg, missed and was LBW for 10. Warwickshire now went very defensive (even though Clarke smashed Patel back over his head for six) as the gloom and rain began to close in. Roland-Jones then got Clarke LBW with one that swung sharply inwards, 86-5. The rain then delayed any further play until after tea. Troughton edged down the leg side where Rossington juggled the catch at the 2nd attempt, 100-6 and notionally 30 overs left to survive. With the light deteriorating Middlesex needed wickets, and a dropped catch in the deep off Patel didn't help as Dawid Malan came on to bowl from the Pavilion end in tandem with Patel. Blackwell's free strokeplay led to his downfall, slicing a drive back to Patel for 23, 134-7.
That would be it as far as wickets were concerned as Ambrose (having had an x-ray after being hit on the fingers when keeping) and Barker batted out 14 overs until the light caused play to be abandoned with Warwickshire 152-7, taking 9 points (staying top) and Middlesex 8, Patel taking 3-60.
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Monday, 24 September 2012
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Moving Up
Clearing up the tail of the Warwickshire first innings proved somewhat tricky, as Keith Barker and Chris Wright carefully brought up the 300 before cutting loose, Toby Roland-Jones went for five fours in 8 balls, before Barker edged to Adam Rossington (diving to his right) off Tim Murtagh for 23, 328-9. Wright then tried to slam Murtagh into Birmingham, only to have is off stump removed for 13, 333 all out, a lead of 46.
Middlesex needed a better start than they had in the 1st innings, but Sam Robson was caught behind by Tim Ambrose from Wright's 2nd ball for 1. Joe Denly (15) hit 3 fours before compounding his difficult 2nd half of the season, edging to second slip where Rikki Clarke caught the ball well high above his head, 25-2. Then the runs began to come, thanks to Chris Rogers and Dawid Malan, two of the more consistent run scorers, putting on their first large partnership of the season. Middlesex regained the lead in the 11th over and eased past 50 as they reached 68-2 at lunch.
Rogers brought up the 100 with a top edged six that just carried over third man's desperate leap before Malan's sixth four brought up his 75-ball 50. The 100 partnership was raised and then Rogers went to 50 as well, from 86 balls. The runs continued to flow as the pair batted excellently against one of the best bowling attacks in the country, the high amount of no balls being bowled didn't help the home side as the pair advanced until Rogers reached his hundred from 143 balls in the 50th over, in the process passing 18000 first class runs. He fell soon after, trying to launch Boyd Rankin over point, only to edge to Varun Chopra at first slip for 109, breaking a partnership of 203. Warwickshire then fought back, Dexter (2) caught by Will Porterfield at gully off Rankin, 238-4. Malan went to his hundred next over from 158 balls and he and Rossington brought up the 200 lead before Rossington fell for 2, pulling Rankin to Darren Maddy at square leg, 252-5.
Then came the partnership that took the game away from Warwickshire, as Malan and Gareth Berg smashed the ball all round the ground adding 99 in the final 18 overs of the day, Berg racing to a 62 ball 50 as Middlesex closed 351-5, Berg 53 and Malan 138 not out, a lead of 305.
Middlesex needed a better start than they had in the 1st innings, but Sam Robson was caught behind by Tim Ambrose from Wright's 2nd ball for 1. Joe Denly (15) hit 3 fours before compounding his difficult 2nd half of the season, edging to second slip where Rikki Clarke caught the ball well high above his head, 25-2. Then the runs began to come, thanks to Chris Rogers and Dawid Malan, two of the more consistent run scorers, putting on their first large partnership of the season. Middlesex regained the lead in the 11th over and eased past 50 as they reached 68-2 at lunch.
Rogers brought up the 100 with a top edged six that just carried over third man's desperate leap before Malan's sixth four brought up his 75-ball 50. The 100 partnership was raised and then Rogers went to 50 as well, from 86 balls. The runs continued to flow as the pair batted excellently against one of the best bowling attacks in the country, the high amount of no balls being bowled didn't help the home side as the pair advanced until Rogers reached his hundred from 143 balls in the 50th over, in the process passing 18000 first class runs. He fell soon after, trying to launch Boyd Rankin over point, only to edge to Varun Chopra at first slip for 109, breaking a partnership of 203. Warwickshire then fought back, Dexter (2) caught by Will Porterfield at gully off Rankin, 238-4. Malan went to his hundred next over from 158 balls and he and Rossington brought up the 200 lead before Rossington fell for 2, pulling Rankin to Darren Maddy at square leg, 252-5.
Then came the partnership that took the game away from Warwickshire, as Malan and Gareth Berg smashed the ball all round the ground adding 99 in the final 18 overs of the day, Berg racing to a 62 ball 50 as Middlesex closed 351-5, Berg 53 and Malan 138 not out, a lead of 305.
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
TRJ Saves The Day
Resuming the 2nd day at Edgbaston 21-0, Warwickshire batted onwards, lessening the deficit easily as the Middlesex attack was a bit uninspiring as Varun Chopra and Ian Westwood saw off Tim Murtagh and Toby Roland-Jones as the run rate was good, if not as rapid as Middlesex's, Westwood reaching 50 from 85 balls as the partnership passed 100. Westwood then accelerated after lunch (having not lost a wicket) and Westwood was on 96 before Chopra got to a 113 ball 50 and Westwood getting to 100 in 148 balls, his 2nd hundred against Middlesex in a month. Gareth Berg got the breakthrough, Chopra (56) well caught by Robson with the score at 175, which soon led to a 2nd, Ravi Patel getting his first championship wicket of Will Porterfield (13), caught low down by Dexter's knees at slip, Porterfield thought the ball hadn't carried and hung around for a while before finally trudging off, 194-2.
Jim Troughton smacked Patel for six, and some poor fielding off Crook led to 4 overthrows down to the cover boundary before Westwood was finally out, looping a catch to the sub Tom Scollay at mid-off off Neil Dexter for 120, a great innings, giving his side a good chance of a lead. Darren Maddy fell for 16, slicing to Crook at gully who held on to a great catch, 247-4. The new ball then came and Rikki Clarke went to the 10th ball with it, edging to Adam Rossington for 6 off Roland-Jones. Tim Ambrose went in identical fashion in Roland-Jones's next over for nought, 275-6. As the gloom closed in Roland-Jones bagged a third, Ian Blackwell LBW for 6, and Troughton went to a 106-ball 50 before falling to Murtagh next over, a wild hack to Robson at third slip, 291-8. Play ended to rain and bad light with Warwickshire on 293-8, a lead of six after a great fightback late in the day by Middlesex.
Jim Troughton smacked Patel for six, and some poor fielding off Crook led to 4 overthrows down to the cover boundary before Westwood was finally out, looping a catch to the sub Tom Scollay at mid-off off Neil Dexter for 120, a great innings, giving his side a good chance of a lead. Darren Maddy fell for 16, slicing to Crook at gully who held on to a great catch, 247-4. The new ball then came and Rikki Clarke went to the 10th ball with it, edging to Adam Rossington for 6 off Roland-Jones. Tim Ambrose went in identical fashion in Roland-Jones's next over for nought, 275-6. As the gloom closed in Roland-Jones bagged a third, Ian Blackwell LBW for 6, and Troughton went to a 106-ball 50 before falling to Murtagh next over, a wild hack to Robson at third slip, 291-8. Play ended to rain and bad light with Warwickshire on 293-8, a lead of six after a great fightback late in the day by Middlesex.
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Big Birthday Ton
After defeat at The Oval, Middlesex moved north to Edgbaston for their next Championship game, and as usual, Middlesex lost the toss and found themselves batting, with Chris Wright and Keith Barker bearing down on them, but the outfield was fast and the bowling of the table toppers was wild and Sam Robson had smashed his way to a run a ball 28 before he lost Chris Rogers for 6, well caught at first slip by Rikki Clarke (playing with a side strain). Joe Denly smashed a four, then went for a horrific wild waft outside off stump to be caught behind by Tim Ambrose off Wright for 4, 46-2. Dawid Malan decided that being caught behind looked like fun, and was out for one in Wright's next over. 48-3 and it was looking like more of the same, but Neil Dexter (on his birthday) and Robson found some batting form, albeit with a large slice of luck.
Boundaries flew quickly, quite often off the edge over the slips (bringing that rarely seen third man into play), with Darren Maddy's first two overs going for 23 and Boyd Rankin failing to stem the flow as the 50 partnership came up in the 21st over and the 100 in the next. Robson departed before lunch, having past 50 from 62 balls, edged Rankin to Ambrose for 60 from 73, 121-4. Adam Rossington improved on his duck at the Oval by aiding Dexter (52 ball 50) in causing more heartache for the bowlers with more flashing drives over the slips and solid swing all round the wicket, showing how easy batting was once the new ball was gone. 3 consecutive fours by Dexter off Wright brought up the 50 partnership, and after 40 overs of the innings Middlesex had reached 200-4, better than some of their CB40 scores. Ian Blackwell was making his debut for Warwickshire, on loan from Durham, and he provided the control from the Birmingham End, with Rossington caught by Varun Chopra for his career high 29, 216-5. Gareth Berg then chipped to Will Porterfield at cover for 8, Blackwell's 2nd at 229. Steve Crook relaxed Dexter's 90s nerves by swing Wtight for 4 and then 6 over midwicket to raise the 250, before Dexter completed a 126 ball 100, his first in over a year and one that saved Middlesex from embarrassment. Crook fell to Blackwell just for tea for 27, and the innings finished soon after, Rankin having Dexter LBW for 101 and Toby Roland-Jones caught by Clarke for 0. A brief last wicket flurry took the score to 287, Ian Blackwell snaring Ravi Patel on debut to finished with 4-46.
Chopra and Ian Westwood saw out the 5.1 overs before bad light stopped play, 21-0.
Boundaries flew quickly, quite often off the edge over the slips (bringing that rarely seen third man into play), with Darren Maddy's first two overs going for 23 and Boyd Rankin failing to stem the flow as the 50 partnership came up in the 21st over and the 100 in the next. Robson departed before lunch, having past 50 from 62 balls, edged Rankin to Ambrose for 60 from 73, 121-4. Adam Rossington improved on his duck at the Oval by aiding Dexter (52 ball 50) in causing more heartache for the bowlers with more flashing drives over the slips and solid swing all round the wicket, showing how easy batting was once the new ball was gone. 3 consecutive fours by Dexter off Wright brought up the 50 partnership, and after 40 overs of the innings Middlesex had reached 200-4, better than some of their CB40 scores. Ian Blackwell was making his debut for Warwickshire, on loan from Durham, and he provided the control from the Birmingham End, with Rossington caught by Varun Chopra for his career high 29, 216-5. Gareth Berg then chipped to Will Porterfield at cover for 8, Blackwell's 2nd at 229. Steve Crook relaxed Dexter's 90s nerves by swing Wtight for 4 and then 6 over midwicket to raise the 250, before Dexter completed a 126 ball 100, his first in over a year and one that saved Middlesex from embarrassment. Crook fell to Blackwell just for tea for 27, and the innings finished soon after, Rankin having Dexter LBW for 101 and Toby Roland-Jones caught by Clarke for 0. A brief last wicket flurry took the score to 287, Ian Blackwell snaring Ravi Patel on debut to finished with 4-46.
Chopra and Ian Westwood saw out the 5.1 overs before bad light stopped play, 21-0.
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