Middlesex pair fight back

By Jeremy Horne
July 10 2002

Middlesex openers Andrew Strauss and Sven Koenig once again shared in a big partnership as Middlesex fought back on a rain interrupted Day at Southgate. After bowling Gloucestershire out for 388, Middlesex closed on 98-0 with Strauss on 56 and Koenig 32.

Gloucestershire 1st innings:

Spearman c Nash b Cook 46
Barnett Not out 182
Hancock c Nash b Laraman 16
Windows c Hutton b Weekes 11
Alleyne lbw b Hutton 45
Russell c Hutton b Jones 22
Gidman c Joyce b Jones 7
Fisher c Sub b Cook 5
Ball c Laraman b Weekes 5
Lewis c Strauss b Weekes 0
Smith c Tufnell b Jones 14

Extras 33

Total (all out, 141.3 overs) 388

Middlesex 1st innings:

Strauss Not out 56
Koenig Not out 32

Extras 10

Total (for no wicket, 36.4 overs) 98

To bat: Hutton, Shah, Joyce, Weekes, Nash, Laraman, Cook, Jones, Tufnell.

JOYCE IN PROVISIONAL ACADEMY SQUAD

Ed Joyce has been named in the provisional squad of 20 to go to the England Cricket Academy in Australia this winter. If Joyce goes, he will follow Owais Shah and Andrew Strauss who were given places last year. The Irishman has been in fine form this year, hitting 2 centuries, including a career best 129 against Glamorgan when he shared in a stand of 320 with Abdur Razzaq.