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WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!!
By David Slater May 10 2004
Middlesex went top of the county championship today after their match with Lancashire ended in a draw and Kent's match against Gloucestershire was washed out. Lancashire delcared late on on 401/7. Middx were 41/0 when the captains agreed to call and end to the match. Middx top the table by 2 points.

Day 3:

A sensational bowling spell from Domonic Cork helped Lancashire's hopes of saving the match today as he took 7-120. Andy Strauss (95) was first out, with Keegan top scoring from the rest with 26. In reply, Lancashire made a solid start, reaching 128/1 at close.

Day 2:

Andy Strauss staked his claim for a place in the England test side finishing on 92 not out, only 36 hours after returning from the West Indies. Shah fell early on with Joyce following soon after but a stand 133 with Paul Weekes regained control, and Middx closed on 257/5, Nash (5*) also in.

Day 1:

5-36 from Chad Keegan was influencial in helping Middx bowl Lancs out for 236, putting Andy Strauss' men in full control of the match. Mal Loye hit 101. In reply Middlesex reached 78/2 from 18 overs. Shah (34*) and Joyce (32*) the men in when bad light called an early end to procedings.

Lancashire won the toss and chose to bat first first

Lancashire 1st innings

Chiltern lbw b Keegan

2

Sutcliffe c Klusener b Hayward

21

Loye c Shah b Keegan        

    101

Law lbw b Hutchinson

33

Hooper lbw b Hutchinson

0

Chapple b Keegan

32

Hogg b Hayward

1

Cork lbw b Keegan

0

*+Hegg c Joyce                                       b Klusener

36

Mahmood           lbw b Keegan

5

Keedy Not out

1

Extras

4

Total (all out, 68.5 overs)

236

Middlesex 1st innings

Koenig               lbw b Cork               

3

Hutton lbw b Cork

3

Shah                                                   b Chapple

34

Joyce c Hegg b Chapple

44

*Strauss c Hegg b Chapple

95

Weekes c Hooper b Cork

50

+Nash lbw b Cork

19

Klusener c Chiltern b Cork

 19

Keegan

c &

 b Cork

 26

Hutchinson Not out

 7

Hayward b Cork

 7

Extras

 

Total (all out, 95.3 overs)

 338

Lancashire 2nd innings

Chiltern              c Joyce b Weekes

103

Sutcliffe lbw b Hayward

            38

Loye lbw b Weekes 

    60

Law c Nash b Klusener

91

Hooper Not out

 33

Chapple c Nash b Klusener

 17

Hogg                                      b Klusener

12

Cork b Klusener

 4

*+Hegg Not out                

 12

Extras

31

Total (for 7 wickets declared, 118.4 overs)

236

 

Middlesex 2nd innings

*Strauss            Not out                                                                

19

Koenig Not out

14

Extras

 8

Total (for 0 wickets, 13 overs)

  41

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