Match report day 2: Surrey v Lancs in Championship 2004 by Neil Adams

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Summary of day 2

This has to go down as the most depressing, sole destroying and dire performance in the county championship this season. The lack of fire in the players bellies combined with dreadful endless short pitched bowling, poor utilisation of the bowlers and a highly questionable batting line-up, left all the visiting supporters wondering why they had bothered to turn up. An innings defeat beckoned by the close of play and the gateway to division two resembled an open barn door. Every player should take a long hard look at themselves and feel thoroughly ashamed at what they see.

Throughout the day every Surrey player batted with confidence and ease. The gulf in class with both bat and ball was embarrassing. Rikki Clarke (69) should class himself unlucky to be adjudged leg before wicket to Cork in the 67th over. Cork's prolonged appeal appeared to have little or no justification (246-3). By now, Lancashire's sterile cricket by numbers approach was tedious to watch, but a joy to bat against. Ramprakash reached his century from 192 trouble-free balls. The lower order added useful quick runs as Lancashire fought hard to control their negative over rate (Minus 3 at one stage). Surrey's total of 524 all out mid way through the final session (A lead of 314) resulted in Lancashire needing to negotiate 16 overs before the close of play. Alas, Chilton was caught at short leg with the very first ball of the innings and Sutcliffe (17) and Mongia (0) both gave their wickets away before the end of the 10th over to leave the visitors on 57 for 3 at close. Can things get any worse? - yes, not only relegation, but on this performance the wooden spoon beckons!

Key Notes of the Day

150 for 2 in the 46th over - Ramprakash 55* Clarke 15&
Clarke 21 dropped by Schofield in the gully (Tough) - 160 for 2 in the 47th over - Ramprakash 57*
50 partnership - 172 for 2 in the 51st over - Ramprakash 61* Clarke 29*
202 for 2 in the 57th over - Ramprakash 72* Clarke 48*
50 Clarke from 74 balls (7 x 4) - 2034 for 2 in the 58th over - Ramprakash 72*
211 for 2 in the 59th over - Ramprakash 75* Clarke 51* - Lead by 1 run - 12.02pm
100 partnership - 224 for 2 in the 62nd over - Ramprakash 90* Clarke 52*
Clarke lbw bowled Cork 64 - 246 for 3 in the 67th over - Ramprakash 99*
Batty 0 missed run out opportunity by Keedy/Sutcliffe (Batty's first ball) - 246 for 3 in the 67th over
100 Ramprakash from 192 balls (13 x 4) - + 250 for 3 in the 68th over - Batty 0*
Lunch - 262 for 3 from 75 overs - Ramprakash 106* Batty 8* - Lead by 52 - Over rate minus 3
Batty caught Keedy bowled Mahmood 15 (Top edge to third man) - 284 for 4 in the 83rd over - Ramprakash 119*
301 for 4 in the 84th over - Ramprakash 119* Brown 11*
Ramprakash caught Hooper bowled Keedy 134 (Cover) - 330 for 5 in the 90th over - Brown 35*
New ball taken - 344 for 5 in the 97th over - Brown 41* Azhar Mahmood 2*
350 for 5 in the 98th over - Brown 42* Azhar 7*
50 Brown from 63 balls (9 x 4) - 375 for 5 in the 102nd over - Azhar Mahmood 20*
Brown bowled Cork 50 (Played-on next ball after scoring 50) - 375 for 6 in the 102nd over - Azhar Mahmood 20*
Azhar Mahmood bowled Chapple 30 (Off stump) - 399 for 7 in the 109th over - Bicknell 14*
403 for 7 in the 110th over - Bicknell 18* Murtagh 0*
Tea - 435 for 7 from 116 overs - Bicknell 37* Murtagh 12*
Bicknell caught Hooper bowled Mahmood 41 (1st slip) - 442 for 8 in the 119th over - Murtagh 15*
450 for 8 in the 119th over - Murtagh 22* Ormond 1*
Hooper introduced into the bowling attack for the first time in the 120th over
Ormond caught Chapple bowled Hooper 10 (Long-off) - 464 for 9 in the 123rd over - Murtagh 26*
500 for 9 in the 127th over - Murtagh 42* Doshi 19*
50 Murtagh from 66 balls (2 x 4 & 4 x 6) - 508 for 9 in the 129th over - Doshi 19*
50 partnership - 517 for 9 in the 129th over - Murtagh 50* Doshi 28*
Murtagh caught Chilton bowled Mongia 56 (Deep mid-wicket) - 525 all out in the 130th over - Doshi 29* - 5.35pm - lead by 314

16 overs remained to be bowled
Chilton caught Clinton bowled Bicknell 0 (First ball - short leg) - 0 for 1 in the 1st over - Sutcliffe 0*
Sutcliffe caught Murtagh bowled Ormond 17 (Cover point) - 24 for 2 in the 6th over - Haynes 7*
Mongia caught Clarke bowled Ormond 0 (Fourth ball - 1st slip) - 28 for 3 in the 10th over - Haynes 7*
50 for 3 in the 12th over - Haynes 11* Hooper 20*
Close of play - 57 for 3 from 16 overs - Haynes 18* Hooper 20*
Surrey 8 points, Lancashire 4 points