Sangakkara marks bow with hundred
CRICKET: Kumar Sangakkara marked his debut with a pugnacious century
as Warwickshire recovered from a woeful start to reach 267-5 by stumps
at the end of day two.
Graham Onions (3-60) opened with a fine spell for Durham, who were
without three England internationals, taking three wickets to leave
Warks 23-4. But Sangakkara and Alex Loudon put on 229 for the fifth
wicket, the latter falling to Dale Benkenstein for 105.
Sangakkara scored 149 from 230 balls with 22 boundaries. The Sri
Lankan became the ninth player to score a century on his Warwickshire
debut - and the first since Jonathan Trott, against Sussex in 2003.
It was an innings oozing class, in difficult conditions on a green
pitch, as he and Loudon rebuilt the hosts’ innings with a 53-over stand.
Murali 6/72
Lancashire face a tough task to salvage something from their match
against Worcestershire after Graeme Hick’s 110 put the visitors firmly
in control.
The Bears resumed four runs ahead and with six wickets in hand, and
Hick and Stephen Davies (43) piled on the runs.
They shared a 114-run stand before Hick and Kabir Ali (39) helped the
Bears to 327, Muttiah Muralitharan taking 6-72.
Paul Horton and Mark Chilton saw out the day well to help Lancs to
63-0, but the hosts remain 103 runs behind.
Vaas 56 n.o.
Tom Lungley produced another superb bowling display for Derbyshire as
the hosts took control after another rain-disrupted day against
Middlesex.
The visitors resumed on 39-0 but a host of batsman got in and then
out as Boyd Rankin (4-80) and Lungley (3-20) prospered in overcast
conditions.
Only a dogged 51 from Nick Compton and a debut 56 not out from
Chaminda Vaas helped Middlesex to 248 all out. The visitors were
grateful to Vaas and wicket-keeper David Nash (21), who put on 44 in 23
dogged overs to help frustrate the hosts for a time. (BBC).
English County scores at tea time:
Lancashire: 161 and 253 for 1.
Worcestershire: 323.
Derbyshier: 225.
Middlesex: 248.
Leicestershire: 280 for 7 v Essex.
Gloucestershire: 186 for 6.
Glamorgan 392.
Warwickshire: 335.
Durham: 142 for 3
Somerset: 126 for 4 v Hampshire.
Sussex: 340 for 6.
Surrey: 626 |