Saturday 6 August 2011

Carberry Makes Triple-Century In 523-Run Stand

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Yorkshire v Hampshire, Rose Bowl, 4 days

August 5, 2011

Yorkshire 532 and 40-0 drew with Hampshire 599 for December 3

Michael Carberry and Neil McKenzie wrote the record books as the 523 partnership with Hampshire is in contrast with the other candidates to drop by Yorkshire Rose Bowl ended in a draw. Carberry was playing his third game since returning from a serious illness that kept him out of the game for nine months.

Carberry and McKenzie met with Hampshire on 59 for two in response to the Yorkshire first innings total of 532. The pair defeated the visitors to the small eight hours and 135 bridges with Carberry will make an unbeaten 300 and a score of 237 McKenzie equally valuable.

Hampshire, which remains winless at the foot of the Division table County Championship First, finally declared on 599 for 3 when he reached his triple century Carberry.

This allows time for scoring 40 without loss Yorkshire before the two sides agreed in the drawing. But it was the giant association Carberry and McKenzie will be remembered in a high scoring contest.

Monster innings Carberry came out 427 balls and included 43 four two six. South African McKenzie, who made the best score of his career, facing 412 balls, hitting 25 four two six.

Yorkshire nine men attack had no answer to Carberry and McKenzie, whose partnership was higher for the third wicket in the history of the County Championship. He beat the previous record in 1997 by Graeme Hick and Tom Moody Worcestershire, ironically against Hampshire.

The stand was the third highest in the history of the championship and ninth in all first-class cricket. At one point seemed to threaten the collaboration of all time best of 555 Yorkshire Percy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe against Essex at Leyton.

Carberry, who was sidelined by illness for a long time since he made his only test appearance in England in Bangladesh last year, said: "It was my third stage in the team and I can not believe it was as though the ground was perfect . bat on and Neil and I kept them going.

"It has been well documented that I had blood clots in the lungs and it took nine months of my life. I'm lucky just to play again, to obtain 300 has surpassed all my expectations.''

The partnership ended in 523 in the 151st over when McKenzie was a sweet mid Gary Ballance where instead of giving the left arm spinner David Wainwright had only justification perseverance.

Other items to go higher Hampshire stood for any office, overtaking the 411 set up by Robert and poor Teddy Wynyard against Somerset at Taunton way back in 1899.

Earlier Carberry best was 205 against Warwickshire two years ago and offers the only opportunity during the mammoth McKenzie association came after beating its previous record of 225, making a return to Wainwright could not contain.

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