This afternoon the sun was out and my schedule was clear, so I decided to fulfil a childhood dream and visit Lord's, the home of cricket. Alas, the dream was not quite achieved as I was merely spectating and not in the middle in a black cap, but it was a lovely day nonetheless.
It was day two of the Middlesex v Derbyshire match in Division 2 of the County Championship. The game itself was going through a fairly sedate patch, as my team Middlesex spent all day compiling a large first innings lead, making the most of the conditions against a sun-sapped Derbyshire attack. Our opening bat Sam Robson made 94 for the third time this season, while up-and-comer Dawid Malan hit a career best 143. With the pitch starting to wear we are well placed for a win, which would put us on course for promotion.
Unfortuantely, Jo is away at the moment with our camera, so I had to make do with a couple of snaps on my phone. Here is the view across the ground to the famous old pavillion.
