Mural Vijay slams hundred on county debut, leads Essex to victory

• we really proud of him.He is a great test batsman,like tendulkar. India Test opener Murali Vijay roared back to form with a fine century on his county debut on Thursday. Vijay scored 100 from 181 balls (15 boundaries) which led Essex to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Nottinghamshire in the County Championship Division One match at Trent Bridge. This was Essex’s fifth victory of the championship this season.

Vijay, 34, had earlier hit a half-century in the first innings. He followed it up with a match-winning ton to help the visitors reached their target just before lunch to complete a convincing win. He also forged a 204-run stand for the second-wicket stand with Tom Westley (110) before being eventually dismissed off an inside edge by Samit Patel.

Vijay’s feat matched that of South African Hashim Amla’s feat of scoring a century on county debut. Amla had scored 181 against Glamorgan in 2009.