County Cricket Round-Up: Styris throws the bat to help Middlesex tackle leaders
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Middlesex fought back well on the second day of their First Division match against the leaders Sussex at Southgate yesterday. Despite a frenetic 67 from Yasir Arafat, the visitors, 374 for 5 overnight, were out for 507 before the bottom club reached 344 for 4. Ed Smith hit 75 and Owais Shah went 10 better but it was the aggression of the Kiwi Scott Styris that stood out as he hit 54 not out from 46 balls after tea.
In the Second Division, Justin Langer scored a county record 342 - surpassing Viv Richards' 322 in 1985 - as Somerset hit the dizzy heights of 688 for 8 declared against the leaders Surrey at Guildford. Mark Ramprakash (66 not out) and Mark Butcher (41 not out) are leading the reply.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments