Nottingham Post published Read hits rapid century as Nottinghamshire end day three at...

Skipper Chris Read hit a merciless century off only 76 balls before rubbing in his Nottinghamshire side's towering ascendancy over Middlesex by setting them a score of 519 to win the opening match at Lord's.Nottinghamshire were already 446 runs ahead at tea on the third afternoon with their captain unbeaten on 48 when he cut loose with a ruthless assault against the toiling, tiring Middlesex attack.He quickly completed his first fifty off 57 balls and then raced to his second fifty off 19 balls.