Thursday, August 26, 2010

County Championship round-up Trescothick leads by example

Having urged his Somerset side to "get off to a drifting start" at Headingley yesterday, Marcus Trescothick got in to the pilots chair and led by example. In his initial diversion as captain, the former England opener got his initial century of the summer at the initial time of asking, reaching 117 off 175 balls.

His team-mates struggled to follow his example, nonetheless Peter Trego did minister 45 and James Hildreth thirty towards a initial innings sum of 272. Yorkshire were 61 for 1 at the close.

Jimmy Anderson was behind in movement on the opening day of Lancashires compare opposite Warwickshire. The England paceman, who longed for the debate to Bangladesh since of a knee injury, was bowled for a steep as the home side strike 253. He afterwards took a wicket as Warwickshire were sixteen for 1 in reply.

On his Championship entrance for Nottinghamshire, Hashim Amla strike 129 opposite Kent. Notts, First Division runners-up to Durham last summer, were 396 for 8.

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