Roses match in the balance
A round-up of the latest action from Division Two of the County Championship
Cricinfo staff
09-Jun-2005
Yorkshire 298 for 7 (Jaques 97, Lumb 68, White 64*, Chapple 3-46) traio Lancashire 379 (Sutcliffe 153, Loye 67, Harvey 4-51) by 81 runsv
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The Roses match continued to be a closely fought occasion as both sides enjoyed moments of supremacy on the second day. Phil Jaques was the star of the day, striking an imperious 97 from 118 balls, with all his runs coming in the morning session, but he edged to Dominic Cork at second slip shortly after the interval. Lancashire had struck two early blows, with Matthew Wood being freakishly run out, via a rebound off Iain Sutcliffe at silly mid-off, as Wood backed-up too far at the non-strikers end. Glen Chapple had Anthony McGrath taken at second slip before Jaques and Lumb added 83 for the third wicket. Lumb's 68 was his first half-century of a lean season but Lancashire continued to work away at the Yorkshire batting order. However, Craig White remained unbeaten at the close and he will be vital on the third day as Yorkshire aim to get as close to Lancashire's 379 as possible.
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The Roses match continued to be a closely fought occasion as both sides enjoyed moments of supremacy on the second day. Phil Jaques was the star of the day, striking an imperious 97 from 118 balls, with all his runs coming in the morning session, but he edged to Dominic Cork at second slip shortly after the interval. Lancashire had struck two early blows, with Matthew Wood being freakishly run out, via a rebound off Iain Sutcliffe at silly mid-off, as Wood backed-up too far at the non-strikers end. Glen Chapple had Anthony McGrath taken at second slip before Jaques and Lumb added 83 for the third wicket. Lumb's 68 was his first half-century of a lean season but Lancashire continued to work away at the Yorkshire batting order. However, Craig White remained unbeaten at the close and he will be vital on the third day as Yorkshire aim to get as close to Lancashire's 379 as possible.
Worcestershire 328 for 4 (Smith 107, Moore 86) trail Somerset 408 (Wood 127, Mason 4-82) by 80 runs
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Ben Smith struck a fluent century as Worcestershire made a strong reply to Somerset's 408 at Bath. He built on some solid work from Stephen Moore and Graeme Hick who put on 105 for the second wicket, after Steven Davies had edged Andrew Caddick to Graeme Smith slip early on. Hick also fell to Caddick, for 55, and Moore was out 14 short of his century but Smith was already into his stride. Zander de Bruyn offered valuable support with 30 and Gareth Batty guided Worcestershire to the close with Smith. However, Batty will not be able to resume his innings in the morning as he will have joined up with England's one-day squad. Worcestershire will be allowed a full-playing substitute. Matthew Wood, earlier, guided Somerset to a full hand of batting points in the morning session, as he was last-man out for 127.
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Ben Smith struck a fluent century as Worcestershire made a strong reply to Somerset's 408 at Bath. He built on some solid work from Stephen Moore and Graeme Hick who put on 105 for the second wicket, after Steven Davies had edged Andrew Caddick to Graeme Smith slip early on. Hick also fell to Caddick, for 55, and Moore was out 14 short of his century but Smith was already into his stride. Zander de Bruyn offered valuable support with 30 and Gareth Batty guided Worcestershire to the close with Smith. However, Batty will not be able to resume his innings in the morning as he will have joined up with England's one-day squad. Worcestershire will be allowed a full-playing substitute. Matthew Wood, earlier, guided Somerset to a full hand of batting points in the morning session, as he was last-man out for 127.
1st day
Durham 380 for 4 (Muchall 123, Benkenstein 91*, Breese 60*) v Essex
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Durham made the most of batting first to set up a strong position in their top-of-the-table clash against Essex at Chester-le-Street. Gordon Muchall hit 123 and Dale Benkenstein, the stand-in captain while Mike Hussey is with the Australian's, was unbeaten on 91 at the close. They added 167 for the fourth wicket, then Gareth Breese weighed in with 60 to further boost the Durham total. Essex had managed to make some early inroads into the Durham batting, with Dale Steyn removing John Lewis and Andre Adams getting the better of Nicky Peng. However, their attack has been weakened by injury and international call-ups - Darren Gough (England), Alex Tudor and Graham Napier were missing - and the support bowling couldn't maintain the pressure. Mervyn Westfield, a 17-year-old fast-medium bowler, had a particularly tough debut as his 13 overs cost 67, while Nick Thornicroft, on loan from Yorkshire, failed to make an impression.
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Durham made the most of batting first to set up a strong position in their top-of-the-table clash against Essex at Chester-le-Street. Gordon Muchall hit 123 and Dale Benkenstein, the stand-in captain while Mike Hussey is with the Australian's, was unbeaten on 91 at the close. They added 167 for the fourth wicket, then Gareth Breese weighed in with 60 to further boost the Durham total. Essex had managed to make some early inroads into the Durham batting, with Dale Steyn removing John Lewis and Andre Adams getting the better of Nicky Peng. However, their attack has been weakened by injury and international call-ups - Darren Gough (England), Alex Tudor and Graham Napier were missing - and the support bowling couldn't maintain the pressure. Mervyn Westfield, a 17-year-old fast-medium bowler, had a particularly tough debut as his 13 overs cost 67, while Nick Thornicroft, on loan from Yorkshire, failed to make an impression.