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Gloucestershire 332 for 7 (Klinger 106*, Mustard 71, Miles 56, Magoffin 4-62) vs SussexScorecard When Michael Klinger punched Steve Magoffin to backward point, and the Sussex debutant Christian Davis dived forward, appearing to take a very fine low catch, he had 29. Brooks Robinson Jersey . But as the fielders celebrated a wicket that would have left Gloucestershire reeling at 92 for five, Klinger was not for moving. He chose to leave the umpires to decide if the ball had carried and, after a lengthy conference, they decided he should stay. Sussexs fielders initially appeared dumbfounded, but their lips loosened just in time for the exchange of some terse words.Klinger, almost inevitably, was still there at the close with a century to his name, with his team in the ascendancy after a disastrous start on a pitch he had elected to bat first on. On fine margins do such games turn.Sussex were within their rights to grumble (just as Klinger had been within his to stand his ground), but by days end they had let their outstanding start go to waste. Steve Magoffin, trotting in from the Sea End, had looked the force of old, picking up the Gloucestershire top three in his first six overs, and Jofra Archer had forced Hamish Marshall to edge to Chris Jordan, who took a fine catch at slip; Gloucestershire were ruinously placed at 34 for four.Magoffin took upwards of 28% of Sussexs wickets during his first four years at the club, but his influence - on pitches often unkind to his art - has appeared to slightly wane this season, even if he still went into this game with his 25 wickets coming at 29. He was immediately into his work here, however, with his line, length and lots of lift making life uncomfortable for Gloucestershire. Will Tavare was bowled playing across the line, while Graeme van Buuren and Chris Dent pushed and were caught behind; the ball after the latter fell, Danny Briggs parried a very hard chance from Marshall in the gully. Never mind, Archers pace did for him shortly after.But then came some vintage Klinger fare; his driving was perfectly precise and his judgment outside off stump perfect, while he was always alive to the possibility of a single. On a day when the outside edge was beaten plenty, it is hard to recall the beaten blade being his. His contentious reprieve was his sole false stroke. He never really needed to put his foot down, but late in the day there was a nonchalant flick for six over midwicket and his cuts had more purpose too.Given the position he went in on, reflected his coach, Richard Dawson, it was a massive achievement to be there at the end. He just took it ball by ball. Hes a soldier, he just carries on going. Hes a consistent person, the way he trains, hes very honest, he wants to succeed and is hungry and wants to make big runs. If he gets low scores, he doesnt let it get him down. Its very simple - he knows his strengths and he sticks to them, and the bottom line is that hes a quality bloke.Klinger anchored three vital stands. First, 133 with Phil Mustard, playing his first innings of note for Gloucestershire, a typically roistering affair full of punchy cuts and beautiful off-drives, before he was bowled trying to slog Briggs. Then there was 62 with Jack Taylor, who never fully settled as he looked to open up the offside and, after Taylor and Benny Howell fell in quick succession, an unbeaten 109 with Craig Miles, who had an aggressive half-century by the close of play.It was during the stand with Miles that Sussex seemed to rather drop their bundle. Twice, four overthrows whistled away to the fence and, on a pitch where the new ball is key (as evidenced by Magoffin first thing), their performance with the second one was profligate. As the seamers inexplicably dug the ball in, Ben Brown had to be at his most athletic behind the stumps, and still 18 byes slipped through. Miles, to his credit, batted like a man auditioning for a promotion, accumulating adroitly then feasting on Sussexs flagging seamers late on.It was a niggly day, and one of the most difficult to watch this season, said Sussexs coach Mark Davis, because we were in a good position and it didnt quite go our way on occasions too. We werent good enough to make our own luck. The new ball is key on this pitch because the ball is getting soft quickly and when it does get soft it gets harder to get people out. We didnt bowl well enough with it.On Klingers reprieve, Davis veered on the side of diplomacy. The umpires are there to make a decision, they made that decision and we have to move on, he said. Its done, its massively frustrating - I thought it just went straight to backward point and the umpires conferred and that was that. Its game-changing, and certainly day-changing. It is what it is, that happens in sport, and weve got to move on.He was right, the umpires had made a game-changing decision. But he also knew that going into day two, his side had plenty to bemoan besides Klingers prosperous pardon. Dylan Bundy Jersey .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. Frank Robinson Jersey .Y. -- Syracuse has turned up the defence at the right time all season, and when High Point threatened to pull off a monumental upset the second-ranked Orange did what they do best with their quick hands and savvy play. http://www.theoriolesteamshop.com/Orioles-Brad-Brach-Kids-Jersey/ . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook is reaching historic heights on his triple-double binge and his Oklahoma City teammates are flourishing.The Thunders dynamic point guard has entered rarified air with six consecutive triple-doubles -- the most since Michael Jordans seven straight in 1989. Hes taken the leading role in the early-season show that is the NBA, which is enjoying a smorgasbord of hits: Klay Thompsons 60 points, the Spurs road winning streak, Anthony Davis one-man band in New Orleans and James Harden, who will bring his own brand of showtime to Oklahoma City on Friday.Russells performance stands above them all, and no one has benefited more than his suddenly sharp-shooting teammates.Victor Oladipo, Enes Kanter, Steven Adams, Domantas Sabonis and even defensive specialist Andre Roberson are all are shooting at least 50 percent from the field during the streak.Hes not just making himself better, hes making everybody better around him -- his teammates, his coaches, this organization, Kanter said. Thats what a special player does.Westbrook has looked to get his teammates engaged early. He often has more than five assists in the first quarter, then looks for his own shot later. The approach is working: He is averaging an MVP-worthy 31.0 points, 10.9 rebounds and 11.3 assists a game and has the Thunder rolling.It gives him an opportunity to see how hes being guarded, how certain movement plays, screening action plays are being guarded, coach Billy Donovan said. It allows him to gather that information and figure out whats going to be open when we come back to that.Oladipo extended his deal with the Thunder earlier this season, and he cited Westbrooks leadership and playmaking ability as key reasons. Playing alongside Westbrook, Oladipo is becoming the player the Thunder envisioned when they acquired him in an offseason trade with Orlando. He is averaging 17.7 points and shooting 50 percent during Westbrooks run.I think hes done a great job of listening to Russell, Doonovan said of Oladipo. Chris Davis Jersey. . Not listening to him about how he has to play, but listening to him about different things that he should be thinking about and that he should do. I think they both have created a good connection there, and I think theyre both playing off of each other fairly well.With Westbrook averaging double-digit assists, no one feels left out.Many of Westbrooks assists have come from bullet passes to Thunder big men Kanter and Adams. Kanter is averaging 15.2 points and shooting 60.3 percent during Westbrooks streak while Adams is averaging 11.3 points and shooting 60.9 percent. And Sabonis, a rookie power forward often left open, has made 17 of 31 shots during the run.Before the games and after the practices, before the practices, we (Kanter and Adams) are working on those hot passes, Kanter said. You never know when Russells going to pass, so you always have to look at the ball, look at Russ, read him. Weve been working on it a lot.Westbrook is also helping Roberson, a defensive specialist for much of his career, find some offense. Because Westbrook is so explosive, teams are sometimes using their shooting guards to defend him. That leaves smaller players guarding the 6-foot-7 Roberson, who has scored in double figures three times during Westbrooks triple-double surge.I just take what the games giving to me and try to help Russell as best I can, Roberson said. If I have a smaller guy on me, its easier to finish and I can go and crash a little bit more. I just go out there and take advantage of the game.Kanter knows hes a part of something rare.After 10 years, 20 years from now, Im going to look back and say I played with that dude, Kanter said of Westbrook. Im going to tell my kids, maybe my grandkids one day, `You know what? 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