England opener Ben Duckett scored an unbeaten 119 for Nottinghamshire in opposition to MiddlesexLV= County Championship Division One, Lord’s (day one)Nottinghamshire 252-5: Duckett 119*, Hameed 55; Bamber 2-62Middlesex: But to batNottinghamshire 1 pt, Middlesex 1 ptMatch scorecard

Ben Duckett maintained his early season type with an undefeated century at Lord’s as Nottinghamshire reached 252-5 on the opening day of their County Championship match in opposition to Middlesex.

The England opener, who recorded scores of 51 and 75 within the first two matches of the summer time, topped these totals with a diligent 119 not out earlier than unhealthy mild introduced play to a untimely shut.

Having survived an edge off Ethan Bamber when he had but to attain, Duckett capitalised by sharing a gap stand of 117 with Haseeb Hameed, who missed out on the prospect of a 3rd consecutive Championship ton at Lord’s.

Bamber, who finally claimed the wicket of Hameed for 55, was the decide of the Middlesex bowlers with 2-62.

Nottinghamshire exceeded 400 after being put in at Lord’s final 12 months and so they instantly started developing the same platform after Middlesex’s curious resolution to supply them first use of beneficial batting situations within the morning.

It may need been a distinct story had Duckett’s edge off Bamber – when the left-hander had but to open his account – gone handy as an alternative of crusing between wicketkeeper John Simpson and first slip.

Bamber additionally beat the bat numerous instances, however Duckett and Hameed took full benefit of the brief boundary on the grandstand facet of the bottom, citing Nottinghamshire’s 50 inside the first hour.

Duckett additionally employed the paddle shot to good impact because the opening pair continued to make progress, though a tidy pre-lunch spell from Ryan Higgins on the Nursery Finish slowed the scoring charge.

Hameed was first to succeed in his half-century, albeit solely by a single supply, as the following one – from Martin Andersson – was dispatched over the rope by Duckett to take him past the identical…

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