Hampshire’s part-time off-spinner Felix Organ appealed for an LBW before realising that he bowled the batsman out. The incident happened in the match between Middlesex and Hampshire in the South Group match of Bob Willis Trophy. Hampshire opted to bowl first in the four-day encounter against Middlesex. Middlesex put on a respectable total of 252 in the first innings. Hampshire took the lead of 44 runs in the first innings. Weatherley was the best batsman of Hampshire as he scored 98 runs for his side.
However, he would be gutted to miss his century only by two runs. Hampshire’s captain Sam Northeast scored 53 runs and important innings of 43 runs by Liam Dawson gave Hampshire the edge in the first innings of the match. Murtagh was the pick of the bowler for Middlesex as he took four important wickets of Hampshire including Weatherley’s one.
The Story Further On The LBW Decision And The Overall Match
However, Hampshire was in the backfoot when their top two bowlers got injured during the match. Ryan Stevenson was the best bowler of Hampshire in the first innings as he took 4 wickets of Middlesex with conceding 70 runs. On the other hand, Liam Dawson was another pick of the bowler for Hampshire as he grabbed 2 wickets in the first innings with conceding only 39 runs. Both these bowlers were unavailable to bowl in the second innings due to injuries. The captain of Hampshire, Sam Northeast had to use his part-time bowlers to sneak out the overs of these two top bowlers.
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The opener of Hampshire, Felix Organ did wonders for his side. He took four wickets with conceding only 42 runs in the match. Felix Organ knocked off the stumps of Tom Helm. However, he did not realize that he bowled the batsman out. So, he appealed for a long time to sneak an LBW. Felix Organ bowled 13 overs in the second innings for his side. He took the important wicket of Middlesex’s captain Stevie Eskinazi. After that, he took the wickets of Simpson and Harris before knocking off the stumps of Tom Helm.
What Next For The Two Teams?
Barker, James Fuller and Holland took two wickets each in the second innings. With a brilliant bowling performance of Hampshire, Middlesex’s second innings ended with just 201 runs. Hampshire needed to 158 runs to win the match. They already scored 60 runs with losing only two wickets in the second innings. Felix Organ and Alsop already went back to the pavilion. J. Harris took the wicket of Felix Organ and Thilan Walallawaita dismissed Alsop in the fourth innings.
Hampshire now only need to score 98 runs on the fourth day of the match to seal the victory. So, after the end of the third day, Hampshire are in an advantageous position to win this encounter. However, Felix Organ failed to score a big run in both innings of the match. The first innings heroes of Hampshire, Weatherley and Sam Northeast are still on crease. With a handful number of batsmen to follow, Hampshire will expect to ease past Middlesex.
