England's Emilio Gay slams his 2nd successive Test half-century: Stats
What's the story
England cricket team opener Emilio Gay shone for his side in the 2nd innings of the Oval Test versus New Zealand on Thursday. Day 2 of the match saw Gay score a 114-ball 53. England were 142/3 when he was dismissed by NZ pacer William O'Rourke. Notably, this is now Gay's 2nd successive half-century. In the first clash of the series, he managed 8 and 57. Here's more.
Batting performance
Gay stabilizes England's innings after NZ score 391
In response to New Zealand's 391, England started their innings on a positive note. However, Ben Duckett was run out by Nathan Smith at mid-off after scoring 36 runs off 25 balls. Duckett and Gay added 45 runs. England were reduced to 68/2 next with Jacob Bethell's dismissal. Gay and Joe Root put on a promising partnership, adding 74 runs for the 3rd wicket. Gay looked solid and defended well. However, he was dismissed shortly after his fifty.
Numbers
20th fifty in FC cricket for Gay
Gay's knock was laced with 9 fours. He now owns 118 runs from 3 innings at 39.33 (50s: 2). As per ESPNcricinfo, Gay is appearing in his 75th First-Class match. Across 127 innings, he has amassed 4,820 runs at an average of 39-plus. Gay slammed his 20th fifty in FC cricket. He also owns 13 hundreds.