County Championship Division One: Haseeb Hameed hits century before Yorkshire fightback
Saturday 13 August 2016 19:55, UK
Haseeb Hameed posted his third career Specsavers County Championship century before Lancashire lost six evening wickets for 61 to undo their earlier good work with the bat on day one against Yorkshire at Old Trafford.
Hameed's first full season at the top of the Red Rose order has seen him reach 50 nine times in 19 innings, with this particular knock, a 209-ball 114, contributing to a home score of 299-7 from 95.4 overs.
However, they had been 238-1 before Tim Bresnan, Jack Brooks and Ryan Sidebottom led the Yorkshire fightback - Brooks finishing with 3-51.
Hameed shared a 152-run stand for the second wicket with Luke Procter through the majority of the afternoon and evening sessions, Procter posting a fluent 79 off 128 balls before he was the first of the post-tea collapse.
Steady bowling by Middlesex and reckless Durham batting enabled the unbeaten leaders to dominate day one at Lord's.
After skittling Durham inside two sessions for a below-par 204, Middlesex went in at stumps on 100-1 after 36 overs, to trail by 104 going into day two.
Middlesex off-spinner Ollie Rayner was flattered somewhat by his figures of 4-17, but left-armer James Franklin had proved a real handful to merit his return of 3-27, Mark Stoneman top-scoring with 46 for Durham.
Adam Wheater's second century of the season helped Hampshire pick up three batting points in their crucial match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
The 26-year old scored 102 from 147 balls with 12 fours and a six as his side reached 319 before being bowled out in 83 overs.
Half centuries from Lewis McManus and Liam Dawson backed up Wheater's fine effort, with Luke Wood taking 3-53 for the hosts. Nottinghamshire responded with 39-1 in the final 11 overs of the day.
Warwickshire spinner Jeetan Patel was again a thorn in Surrey's side as the visitors were bowled out for 252 on the opening day at Edgbaston.
Having chosen to bat, Surrey saw several players get in but none play a major innings.
Rory Burns (50), Kumar Sangakkara (47), Steven Davies (38) and Dominic Sibley (33) put down roots but were then prised out by an attack which, led by Patel (4-58) and Rikki Clarke (3-46), maintained pressure all day.
Warwickshire were then spared an awkward three overs batting before the close by bad light.
