| LV=County Championship, Previous Trafford (day one): |
| Middlesex 132-8: Robson 56*, Higgins 41; Bailey 3-24 |
| Lancashire: But to bat |
| Lancashire 2 pts, Middlesex 0 pts |
| Scorecard |
Middlesex’s Sam Robson batted over 4 hours for an unbeaten 56 however couldn’t forestall Lancashire from taking management of the primary day of the County Championship Division One match at Emirates Previous Trafford.
By the point a mixture of rain and unhealthy gentle had shortened play by 38 overs, Robson’s relegation-threatened aspect had struggled to 132-8 and their issues have been in sharp distinction to the prosperity Kent have been having fun with at Canterbury, the place Zak Crawley’s century had helped Kent make up three of the seven factors between the perimeters on the backside of Division One.
Nonetheless, Middlesex supporters may very well be grateful their plight was not worse.
Their close-of-play place represented a restoration from 19-5, the rating when Ryan Higgins joined Robson to placed on 64 – the one substantial partnership of the innings up to now.
Lancashire’s bowlers, then again, loved a tremendous day.
Eager to capitalise on their opponents’ determination to bat first beneath cloudy skies, Tom Bailey took 3-24 from 16 overs and each Will Williams and Luke Wooden picked up two wickets apiece.
Predictably, Middlesex’s innings started dreadfully. Mark Stoneman was out for nought within the third over when he edged Bailey to the secure fingers of Tom Hartley at fourth slip, and 9 balls later Joe Cracknell was bowled for one when Williams introduced one again from exterior off stump to defeat his unfastened drive.
Robson and Jack Davies then defied the Lancashire seamers for 45 minutes, however that was merely the prelude to the autumn of three wickets in 16 balls.
Davies was caught by Phil Salt off Wooden for 4 when he gloved an tried pull down the leg aspect, earlier than Max Holden was out first ball when his hesitant push to a great ball from Wooden merely edged a catch to George Bell at first slip.
Then, having made only a single, the usually dependable John Simpson nicked a George Balderson supply to Salt.
Ryan Higgins joined Robson and the sixth-wicket pair effected modest repairs both aspect of lunch with the previous dedicated strokeplay a refreshing change from the indecision that had gone earlier than.
Seven overs after the resumption, although, he was bowled by Williams for a 50-ball 41 and by the point rain arrived to interrupt play for 90 minutes, Josh de Caires had additionally departed after being caught at first slip by Bell off Bailey for 14.
Play resumed beneath cloudy skies and Jayant Yadav marked his Middlesex debut by pulling Bailey straight to Luke Wells at slip and departing for 4.
The guests’ hopes of creating a aggressive first-innings complete now relaxation on Robson, the one batter to have made a first-class century this season for a staff that has gained simply two batting bonus factors in 12 innings.
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