Surrey complete devastating victory over Notts
Surrey 693 beat Nottinghamshire 240 and 242 by an innings and 211 runs at Whitgift School Scorecard With the honourable exception of Chris Read, Nottinghamshire rolled over and had their tummies tickled as Surrey stormed to an
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15-Aug-2003
Frizzell County Championship Division One
Day 3 Report
Surrey 693 beat Nottinghamshire 240 and 242 by an innings and 211 runs at Whitgift School
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With the honourable exception of Chris Read, Nottinghamshire rolled over and had their tummies tickled as Surrey stormed to an innings-and-211-run victory at Croydon, to consolidate their position at the top of the County Championship. Notts were always on a hiding to nothing after Surrey had posted a vast 693 in their only innings, and duly lost 12 wickets in the day. Only Read, with a plucky and selectorial-nudging 93, provided any resistance, as Notts were bowled out for 242 in the follow-on. Azhar Mahmood was the chief destroyer, and at once stage complete humiliation beckoned at 45 for 6. But Read and the tail showed some late backbone.
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With the honourable exception of Chris Read, Nottinghamshire rolled over and had their tummies tickled as Surrey stormed to an innings-and-211-run victory at Croydon, to consolidate their position at the top of the County Championship. Notts were always on a hiding to nothing after Surrey had posted a vast 693 in their only innings, and duly lost 12 wickets in the day. Only Read, with a plucky and selectorial-nudging 93, provided any resistance, as Notts were bowled out for 242 in the follow-on. Azhar Mahmood was the chief destroyer, and at once stage complete humiliation beckoned at 45 for 6. But Read and the tail showed some late backbone.
Middlesex 407 and 141 for 6 lead Kent 477 by 71 runs at Lord's
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Martin Saggers and Amjad Khan flipped an evenly-contested match on its head, as Middlesex squandered their overnight advantage to slump perilously close to defeat. After resuming on 285 for 6, Khan (78) added a further 130 for the seventh wicket with Mark Ealham, before Saggers wagged the tail along to an important 70-run lead with a brisk 44. Saggers and Khan were quickly into the act with the ball as well, grabbing an early wicket apiece as Middlesex floundered to 141 for 6 at the close. Saggers himself took three of the first five wickets to fall, before Paul Weekes and Jamie Dalrymple carried Middlesex to a dicey 71-run lead.
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Martin Saggers and Amjad Khan flipped an evenly-contested match on its head, as Middlesex squandered their overnight advantage to slump perilously close to defeat. After resuming on 285 for 6, Khan (78) added a further 130 for the seventh wicket with Mark Ealham, before Saggers wagged the tail along to an important 70-run lead with a brisk 44. Saggers and Khan were quickly into the act with the ball as well, grabbing an early wicket apiece as Middlesex floundered to 141 for 6 at the close. Saggers himself took three of the first five wickets to fall, before Paul Weekes and Jamie Dalrymple carried Middlesex to a dicey 71-run lead.
Day 2 Report
Sussex 385 v Lancashire 351 for 8 at Hove
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Stuart Law scored 96, and Glen Chapple brushed off his England disappointment with an important 54, as Lancashire fought towards first-innings parity at Hove. They had to cope with the wiles of Mushtaq Ahmed, who took 4 for 111 in 43 overs, and some incisive new-ball bowling from Billy Taylor, but by the close Warren Hegg and John Wood had nudged them to 351 for 8, a deficit of 34. Mark Chilton and Ian Sutcliffe started the day with a 99-run partnership for the first wicket, but when Mushtaq removed Carl Hooper and Chris Schofield in the space of three runs, Law and Chapple added 97 for the sixth wicket to stabilise the innings.
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Stuart Law scored 96, and Glen Chapple brushed off his England disappointment with an important 54, as Lancashire fought towards first-innings parity at Hove. They had to cope with the wiles of Mushtaq Ahmed, who took 4 for 111 in 43 overs, and some incisive new-ball bowling from Billy Taylor, but by the close Warren Hegg and John Wood had nudged them to 351 for 8, a deficit of 34. Mark Chilton and Ian Sutcliffe started the day with a 99-run partnership for the first wicket, but when Mushtaq removed Carl Hooper and Chris Schofield in the space of three runs, Law and Chapple added 97 for the sixth wicket to stabilise the innings.
Leicestershire 346 and 121 for 6 lead Warwickshire 277 by 190 runs at Edgbaston
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Fifteen wickets fell on the second day at Edgbaston, as Leicestershire had their first-innings advantage blown aside by another devastating performance from Waqar Younis. Waqar picked up 3 for 17 in six overs, as Leicestershire slumped from 98 for 1 to 121 for 6 at the close. Waqar had also saved Warwickshire with the bat. He came in at No. 10 and thumped 61 from 51 balls after his side had slumped to 138 for 7. He found excellent support from Dougie Brown, who finished unbeaten on 56. But that was just the start.
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Fifteen wickets fell on the second day at Edgbaston, as Leicestershire had their first-innings advantage blown aside by another devastating performance from Waqar Younis. Waqar picked up 3 for 17 in six overs, as Leicestershire slumped from 98 for 1 to 121 for 6 at the close. Waqar had also saved Warwickshire with the bat. He came in at No. 10 and thumped 61 from 51 balls after his side had slumped to 138 for 7. He found excellent support from Dougie Brown, who finished unbeaten on 56. But that was just the start.
Frizzell County Championship Division Two
Day 3 Report
Glamorgan 444 and 74 for 2 need another 12 runs to beat Durham 355 and 174 at Cardiff
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Mike Kasprowicz flagellated Durham's batsmen with career-best figures of 9 for 36, as Glamorgan all but wrapped up victory at Cardiff. It had been an even contest at the start of the day, but Glamorgan eked out a first-innings lead of 89 thanks to a century from Mark Wallace and useful contributions from Alex Wharf and Kasprowicz himself, who lamped 24 from 38 balls. Durham wiped off the deficit with few alarms, but Kasprowicz was unstoppable in his second spell. Bowling fast and full, he skittled Durham's last nine wickets for the addition of 55 runs, with all but two bowled or lbw. Glamorgan needed a mere 86 for victory and were 12 short at the close.
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Mike Kasprowicz flagellated Durham's batsmen with career-best figures of 9 for 36, as Glamorgan all but wrapped up victory at Cardiff. It had been an even contest at the start of the day, but Glamorgan eked out a first-innings lead of 89 thanks to a century from Mark Wallace and useful contributions from Alex Wharf and Kasprowicz himself, who lamped 24 from 38 balls. Durham wiped off the deficit with few alarms, but Kasprowicz was unstoppable in his second spell. Bowling fast and full, he skittled Durham's last nine wickets for the addition of 55 runs, with all but two bowled or lbw. Glamorgan needed a mere 86 for victory and were 12 short at the close.
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Somerset 476 v Northamptonshire 322 for 2 at Taunton
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A magnificent unbeaten 144 from Mike Hussey kept Northants firmly in the hunt at Taunton, after Somerset's tail had wagged their way to a hefty 476. Steffan Jones and Carl Gazzard had starred for Somerset, adding 102 for the eighth wicket, but their efforts were wiped out by Hussey's reply. He thumped 19 fours in his 228 balls, and had added 153 with David Sales (84*) at the close.
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A magnificent unbeaten 144 from Mike Hussey kept Northants firmly in the hunt at Taunton, after Somerset's tail had wagged their way to a hefty 476. Steffan Jones and Carl Gazzard had starred for Somerset, adding 102 for the eighth wicket, but their efforts were wiped out by Hussey's reply. He thumped 19 fours in his 228 balls, and had added 153 with David Sales (84*) at the close.