Match report Surrey v Lancs totesport League 2004 by Neil Adams

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Surrey v Lancashire

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Summary

Lancashire gained revenge in this totesport match for the heavy defeat inflicted by Surrey in the championship a couple of days previous. One suspects that the team would have preferred to have won the four day encounter rather than the one day game. However, the victory was a crucial morale booster especially as there was no match until the following Sunday (Glamorgan @ Colwyn Bay). In addition to this, Lancashire would have been totally devastated to allow Surrey off the hook, bearing in mind the hosts stuttered their way to 72 for 6 in the 20th over.

 

Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. Dominic Cork bowled unchanged from the north end for 9 overs. He conceded 21 runs in the 3rd over as Ally Brown launched an aggressive early onslaught. Cork responded well in the 5th over by dismissing both openers. He followed up by removing Ramprakash (2) leg before wicket in his 4th over. It made a pleasant change to see Cork pitching the ball up to the batsman (32-3). Sajid Mahmood chipped in with Newman's wicket in the 8th over to leave the hosts reeling on 38 for 4. Eight overs later, Clarke (9) chipped tamely to Chilton in the covers (63-5), and Jonathan Batty was run out by Chris Schofield with a breathtaking pick-up and throw from point in the 20th over (72-6) to suggest an early finish.

 

Adam Hollioake received a standing ovation as he made his way to the wicket. This was his final home appearance for the club. Together with Alex Tudor, the pair added 128 runs for the seventh wicket to bring some respectability to the score. Tudor (56) was run out attempting a quick single to Mahmood fielding at short fine leg in the 41st over (200-7). Hollioake departed for 66 in the 43rd over following a neat catch by Schofield at deep mid-wicket (213-8). Murtagh and Doshi added 22 more runs before the close. One sensed that a score of 235 was inadequate for the size of the ground.

 

With Lancashire's batting confidence at an all time low, a positive response was crucial. Chilton and Sutcliffe applied themselves well and maintained the asking rate of 5.24 with little, or no concern. Batty alternated his bowlers without any success as Lancashire posted the hundred up in the 18th over. Although Sutcliffe started slowly, he reached his half century 8 deliveries sooner than Chilton (49-57). The opening stand reached 223 before the first wicket fell - Mark Chilton caught for 115 by Brown off the bowling of Benning. This was a new record for any wicket in the League for Lancashire, surpassing the 197 by John Crawley and Graham Lloyd against Durham at Old Trafford in 1997. It was also Chilton's career best score in the competition. Paul Horton (4) only survived four balls before returning to the dressing room - leg before to Benning in the 36th over (227-2). There were just enough runs required for Iain Sutcliffe to hit a boundary to bring up his 100 from 106 balls to secure an eight wicket victory at the same time (Also Sutcliffe's career best). Unfortunately, with Glamorgan's success against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl, the title is all but mathematically gone. However, division one cricket has been guaranteed, unlike the four day game.

 

Key Notes of the Day

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
• Brown bowled Cork 25 - 29 for 1 in the 5th over - Benning 1*
• Benning bowled Cork 1 - 30 for 2 in the 5th over - Newman 1*
• Ramprakash lbw bowled Cork 2 - 32 for 3 in the 7th over - Newman 1*
• Newman lbw bowled Mahmood 3 - 38 for 4 in the 8th over - Clarke 5*
• 52 for 4 in the 10th over - Clarke 6* Batty 11*
• Clarke caught Chilton bowled Chapple 9 (Cover) - 63 for 5 in the 16th over - Batty 19*
• Batty run out Schofield 19 (Direct hit from point) - 72 for 6 in the 20th over - Hollioake 7*
• 100 for 6 in the 24th over - Hollioake 11* Tudor 17*
• 50 partnership - 122 for 6 in the 29th over - Hollioake 20* Tudor 29*
• 151 for 6 in the 34th over - Hollioake 34* Tudor 42*
• 100 partnership - 172 for 6 in the 38th over - Hollioake 46* Tudor 47*
• 50 Tudor from 65 balls (6 x 4 & 3 x 6) - 178 for 6 in the 38th over - Hollioake 46*
• 50 Hollioake from 64 balls (8 x 4 & 1 x 6) - 186 for 6 in the 39th over - Tudor 53*
• 200 for 6 in the 41st over - Hollioake 62* Tudor 56*
• Tudor run out Mahmood/Haynes 56 (Short fine leg - quick single) - 200 for 7 in the 41st over - Hollioake 62*
• Hollioake caught Schofield bowled Chapple 66 (Deep mid wicket) - 213 for 8 in the 43rd over - Murtagh 8*
• 235 for 8 from 45 overs - Murtagh 21* Doshi 9*

• Lancashire required 236 runs @ 5.24 runs per over
• 52 for 0 in the 11th over (50 partnership) - Chilton 31* Sutcliffe 20*
• 50 Chilton from 57 balls (9 x 4) - 80 for 0 in the 15th over - Sutcliffe 27*
• 100 for 0 in the 18th over (100 partnership) - Chilton 52* Sutcliffe 45*
• 50 Sutcliffe from 49 balls (11 x 4) - 108 for 0 in the 19th over - Chilton 52*
• 153 for 0 in the 27th over (150 partnership) - Chilton 78* Sutcliffe 67*
• Chilton 85 dropped by Tudor at cover (Tough) - 182 for 0 in the 32nd over - Sutcliffe 82*
• 100 Chilton from 102 balls (17 x 4) - 199 for 0 - Sutcliffe 87*
• 200 for 0 (200 partnership) - Chilton 103* Sutcliffe 87*
• Chilton caught Brown bowled Benning 115 (Cover) - 223 for 1 in the 36th over - Sutcliffe 97*
• Horton lbw bowled Benning 4 - 227 for 2 in the 36th over - Sutcliffe 97*
• 100 Sutcliffe from 106 balls (17 x 4) - 238 for 3 in the 39th over - Mongia 6* - Match over
• Lancashire 4 points beat Surrey 0 points by 8 wickets

 

(Article: Copyright © 2004 Neil Adams http://www.cricketimages.co.uk/adams-report/intro.html)