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Middlesex v Leicestershire, Grace Road, 3rd day
September 14, 2011
319 and 222 of 7502 Leicestershire Middlesex
Middlesex were visible in the profit and promotion at the end of the third day of their County Championship Division Two match Grace Road, Leicestershire. Gareth Berg hit a career best unbeaten 130 as Middlesex total of 502 to secure first innings lead to 183 runs.
Then his players were more staggered out of Leicestershire on 222 for seven at the end. Tim Murtagh dismissed both Leicestershire openers in his first two acquisitions before Ollie Rayner offspinner took three for 32, the home team collapsed in the afternoon session, despite a half century of Greg Smith and James Taylor.
Middlesex now appears for the victory which sent up as division champions. They started the day on 401 for eight and added another 101 runs in 19 overs with Berg and Murtagh shared a record ninth wicket partnership at the 172nd
The winner is the best time in the set of 160 Patsy Hendren and Jack Durston against Essex at Leyton in 1927. It runs quickly against some erratic bowling Leicestershire with Berg, to reach the second century off 122 balls with his career three sixes and 11 fours.
Murtagh also enjoyed cracking new limits on the way to his first half century of the season. Finally died along a supply of Wayne White, who always wicket-keeper to take sixth innings Ned Eckersley, one of the records held by Neil Burns, against Somerset 10 years ago.
When the cable is 183 Middlesex made a point of immediate support in the Leicestershire second innings with opener Matt Boyce and Will Jones returns to the pavilion in less than three overs for the second time in the match. Hit two fours in a strong first Murtagh Boyce was out of the final delivery of LBW.
Jones, a duck in the first innings, they managed two races before he too was trapped LBW by Murtagh leaving Leicestershire on 11 for 2 people. But a fight is in third wicket of 121 off 34 between Smith and Taylor paused Middlesex progress.
Both showed great determination and focus to reach Smith's second half century in the game with a glorious was directed by Steven border against Crook. Taylor also went to his 50 from 89 balls with six boundaries and the pair of them finally began to give some hope of a stage Leicestershire fight.
But Smith was trapped LBW after a faster delivery of Jamie Dalrymple to 58 and that Taylor was still looking in good shape windows began to fall on the other side.
Having reached 80 Taylor moved a short step Crook delivery through the wicket-keeper Rayner and bagged the windows of Jacques Du Toit, white and Rob Taylor as the home team lost four rings of 35 runs in the final session.
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