Durhamfootman wrote:Lyth for me too, although Cook and Root have strong claims
For me the shortlist goes
1. Lyth
2. Cook
3. Denly
Durhamfootman wrote:Lyth for me too, although Cook and Root have strong claims
The Professor wrote:On this day in 1965 Leicestershire put on a good total on the first day of their three day game against Nottinghamshire.
The top three batsmen were the ones that did the most damage for Leicestershire. The openers of Maurice Hallam and Brian Booth put on 54 together before the latter fell for 20. Hallam then joined forces with Peter Marner. Together they added 59. After his two half century partnerships, Hallam was dismissed for 54 off the bowling of Ian Davison.
Marne then struggled to find partners. David Constant stayed semi-true to his name by adding 45 to the effort but the middle and lower order struggled with a slew of single Figure scores. Marner did manage to get out for 109 before the end of the innings. With just one batsman left in the hutch, captain Hallam fancied a go at the Nottinghamshire batsmen in the final overs, so declared on 288-8.
Leicestershire did get one wicket, that of Norman Hill but Brian Bolus and Barrie Whittingham kept the home fires burning and saw Nottinghamshire to 33-1 at stumps.
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