Cricket - Cumberland hold whip hand at Sedbergh (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Cricket - Cumberland hold whip hand at Sedbergh

8:53am Monday 16th August 2010 in Cumberland CCC By Richard Daniels, Sports editor

CUMBERLAND stand in a promising position at Sedbergh School after the first day's play against Suffolk in the Minor Counties Championship match on Sunday.

Cumberland are 354-9 (90 overs) with Jonathon Miles hitting 59 and Ikram Ullah 58, while Paul King took 4-58.

Suffolk were 68-3 in reply at the close of play (24 overs).

Ian Sharp, the Cumberland team manager, said: "It's been an excellent day's cricket epitomised by some great in-depth batting throughout the order.

"Chris Thompson with some late hitting deservedly reached his maiden half-century.

"In the evening session our bowlers, led by Marcus Sharp, took three top-order wickets, and we enjoyed the better of the day's play."

Play today started at 11am.