Hussey century powers Durham
A round-up of all the action from the second day of the latest matches in Division Two
Cricinfo staff
12-May-2005
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Lancashire 199 and 135 for 5 (Flintoff 42*) trail Durham 338 (Hussey 144*, Mustard 77, Muralitharan 5-107) by 4 runs
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Durham continued to show why they are top of Division Two as they closed in sight of their fourth straight win of the Championship season. Mike Hussey engineered Durham's commanding position as he carried his bat for 144. It was a vital innings after a middle-order slump reduced Durham to 159 for 6, with Muttiah Muralitharan picking up three wickets in eight balls before lunch. The Lancashire spinners were the main threat, taking the remaining eight Durham wickets. However, Phil Mustard played an enterprising innings that included a straight six off Gary Keedy to open his account. Muralitharan finished with 5 for 107 but Durham's lead of 139 took on daunting proportions as Lancashire's batting stuttered again. Steve Harmison dismissed Brad Hodge for the second time in the match and although Andrew Flintoff is unbeaten, the lower order faces a tough task to rescue anything from the match.
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Durham continued to show why they are top of Division Two as they closed in sight of their fourth straight win of the Championship season. Mike Hussey engineered Durham's commanding position as he carried his bat for 144. It was a vital innings after a middle-order slump reduced Durham to 159 for 6, with Muttiah Muralitharan picking up three wickets in eight balls before lunch. The Lancashire spinners were the main threat, taking the remaining eight Durham wickets. However, Phil Mustard played an enterprising innings that included a straight six off Gary Keedy to open his account. Muralitharan finished with 5 for 107 but Durham's lead of 139 took on daunting proportions as Lancashire's batting stuttered again. Steve Harmison dismissed Brad Hodge for the second time in the match and although Andrew Flintoff is unbeaten, the lower order faces a tough task to rescue anything from the match.
Essex 156 for 7 (Louw 4-45) trail Northamptonshire 552 for 7 dec (Afzaal 168*, Wright 55) by 396 runs
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Essex were completely outplayed at Northampton as their batting crumbled. Johann Louw caused most of the problems as his four wickets hurried Essex towards the follow-on. He claimed three wickets for no runs as Essex crashed from 134 for 3 to 152 for 7. The top order were all guilty of getting out when well set, especially Will Jefferson, Andy Flower and Ronnie Irani, who had reached the thirties. They should have followed Usman Afzaal's example. He converted his overnight 88 into 168 before David Sales declared the Northants innings closed. Dale Steyn had an innings to forget, taking 1 for 153 from 30 overs, and Essex will now be regretting the decision to rest Darren Gough and Alex Tudor for the same match.
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Essex were completely outplayed at Northampton as their batting crumbled. Johann Louw caused most of the problems as his four wickets hurried Essex towards the follow-on. He claimed three wickets for no runs as Essex crashed from 134 for 3 to 152 for 7. The top order were all guilty of getting out when well set, especially Will Jefferson, Andy Flower and Ronnie Irani, who had reached the thirties. They should have followed Usman Afzaal's example. He converted his overnight 88 into 168 before David Sales declared the Northants innings closed. Dale Steyn had an innings to forget, taking 1 for 153 from 30 overs, and Essex will now be regretting the decision to rest Darren Gough and Alex Tudor for the same match.
Derbyshire 260 for 9 (Botha 43) trail Worcestershire 478 (Moore 246, Pipe 80*) by 218 runs
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Derbyshire found themselves in a typically dire situation as Worcestershire dominated for the second day running. Apart from Michael Di Venuto, who fell first ball to Chaminda Vaas, all the Derbyshire batsmen got a start but none passed 43. Vaas added Hassan Adnan and Chris Bassano while Kabir Ali claimed three for himself. Worcestershire's innings had finally ended on an imposing 478 with Stephen Moore eventually dismissed for 246, after facing 388 balls and striking 33 fours and a six. David Pipe was left unbeaten on 80 and his stand of 173 with Moore took on even greater significance as the Derbyshire batting struggled again.
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Derbyshire found themselves in a typically dire situation as Worcestershire dominated for the second day running. Apart from Michael Di Venuto, who fell first ball to Chaminda Vaas, all the Derbyshire batsmen got a start but none passed 43. Vaas added Hassan Adnan and Chris Bassano while Kabir Ali claimed three for himself. Worcestershire's innings had finally ended on an imposing 478 with Stephen Moore eventually dismissed for 246, after facing 388 balls and striking 33 fours and a six. David Pipe was left unbeaten on 80 and his stand of 173 with Moore took on even greater significance as the Derbyshire batting struggled again.
Leicestershire 278 and 183 for 5 (Mongia 70) lead Yorkshire 151 (Dawood 62*, Gibson 6-56) by 310 runs
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Leicestershire are on course for their first Championship win of the season after skittling Yorkshire on the second day at Grace Road. A dramatic morning session developed as Yorkshire crashed to 45 for 6, with Ottis Gibson and David Masters ripping through the top order. Michael Vaughan could manage only nine before being trapped lbw by Masters. Some belated resistance from Ismail Dawood and Richard Dawson prevented a complete collapse but Gibson wrapped up the tail, finishing with 6 for 56. Only Dawood can be exonerated from the general malaise surrounding the Yorkshire batting after striking 62 from 88 balls. With a lead of 127 the Leicestershire top order extended the advantage, Dinesh Mongia stroking a fluent 70.
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Leicestershire are on course for their first Championship win of the season after skittling Yorkshire on the second day at Grace Road. A dramatic morning session developed as Yorkshire crashed to 45 for 6, with Ottis Gibson and David Masters ripping through the top order. Michael Vaughan could manage only nine before being trapped lbw by Masters. Some belated resistance from Ismail Dawood and Richard Dawson prevented a complete collapse but Gibson wrapped up the tail, finishing with 6 for 56. Only Dawood can be exonerated from the general malaise surrounding the Yorkshire batting after striking 62 from 88 balls. With a lead of 127 the Leicestershire top order extended the advantage, Dinesh Mongia stroking a fluent 70.