Worrall strikes on competitive first day at Lord's
11 May 2018
Latest Gloucestershire recruit Dan Worrall was in fine form on the first day at Lord's.
Nick Gubbins played well for Middlesex throughout the day until the Australian managed to strike, removing Gubbins on 99 who fell one short of a century.
Gubbins survived a couple of early scares, the first when wicketkeeper Gareth Roderick dropped him down the leg-side off the bowling of Worrall when on just 17.
The second shortly after saw him almost run out by a direct hit from Graham Van Buuren, the ball ricocheting to the boundary for a rare five.
It was an excellent spell from Australian quick Worrall who ended Robson's innings when the right-hander knicked a delivery to give Roderick a first catch behind the stumps.
Stevie Eskinazi was removed by Worrall after flashing wide which Kieran Noema-Barnett palmed upwards before claiming at the second attempt.
Skipper Dawid Malan (76), a current red-ball incumbent for the national side and England’s white-ball captain Eoin Morgan weighed in with 76 apiece - the latter in his first County Championship appearance in almost three years. The persevering Daniel Worrall was Gloucestershire's standout bowler with 3-59.
Malan fell to the new-ball, trapped LBW by Matt Taylor. Taylor soon struck again when new batsman Hilton Cartwright wafted a catch to slip and departed without scoring.
Morgan fell LBW just before the close to another ball which kept low from former Middlesex all-rounder Ryan Higgins, which ended the day well for Gloucestershire. At the close, Middlesex go into the second day on 356/6.
