"It's like if I tell my wife I'm going bowling with my friends, and she calls the bowling alley ahead of time to see if that's what I'm really doing, " says Lewman.

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On a slow pitch, Rayner then got going by bowling Michael Lumb as he played back before he had John Crawley taken at slip, nibbling at his arm ball.

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Faced with the facts, Ginsberg and her team developed Stir Events by Match.com, where singles can casually mingle while taking a cooking class, going on a scavenger hunt, or hitting the bowling alley.

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Berrington, one of Scotland's full-time contracted players, was eventually the sixth batsman to fall, going to a catch by Worcestershire's Alexei Kervezee from the bowling of Ten Doeschate, who finished with two for 38.

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With Middlesex employing five bowling changes in the first 10 overs, Essex never really got going after being put in by home captain Ed Smith.

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But Peter Siddle ended their 86-run stand by bowling both inside the last four overs, leaving Australia with some momentum going into the second day.

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An asking rate starting at over seven-an-over was always going to be too much for Bangladesh who had not helped themselves with some wayward bowling and poor fielding after asking their hosts to bat first.

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