SURREY V NOTTINGHAMSHIRE - Specsavers County
Championship - 21 June 2016
Surrey 323 & 244-5. Nottinghamshire 182.
Arun Harinath added 83 to his first innings 73 as
Surrey took command of their Specsavers County Championship Division
One match against Nottinghamshire at the Kia Oval, with Gareth Batty
earlier taking 4 for 23 from 11.4 overs as the visitors were tumbled
out for 182.
By the end of day three Surrey led by 385, at 244
for 5 in their second innings, after opener Harinath had built
stands of 59 and 92 for the first two wickets with Rory Burns and
Kumar Sangakkara, and then another quickfire 35 in four overs with
Steven Davies.
Burns made 34 before slashing a low catch to
backward point off Jake Ball and Sangakkara stroked 49 from 66 balls
until lifting a drive at Brett Hutton to short extra cover. Hutton
finished the day with 3 for 61 after Harinath cut him to backward
point.
Gary Wilson, woefully out-of-touch, fell cheaply
for the second time in the match when he chipped Hutton to short
mid-wicket on 2 but Harinath anchored the innings responsibly,
facing 167 balls and hitting nine fours.
Davies, who top-scored with 82 in Surrey's first
innings, sped to 45 not out from 29 balls, hoisting Matt Carter's
off breaks high over wide mid on for six, and the lead was well past
300 when Harinath allowed himself the frippery of a reverse sweep
for four off slow left-armer Samit Patel.
Tom Curran, promoted to No 6, joined Davies in a
rollicking fifth wicket partnership of 50 in 6.4 overs before
swinging a catch to deep mid wicket off what proved to be the last
ball of the day for 21.
Eight wickets fell in a dramatic morning session
as Notts collapsed from 120 for 3 in reply to Surrey's 323, with
Patel's comical run out for 12 featuring in the middle of a flurry
of three wickets in six overs which sparked the slide.
Nottinghamshire began the day on 82 for 2 and soon
lost Brendan Taylor for 21, leg-before to an off-cutter from Ravi
Rampaul in the third over of the morning.
Riki Wessels, flashing, edged the persevering
Curran to Ben Foakes behind the stumps to go for 5 and, after Patel
had failed to respond to Michael Lumb's call for a single and was
run out by almost the length of the pitch, Surrey captain Batty
continued the Notts decline by picking up his first wicket of the
innings.
Batty bowled Lumb for 48 in his fifth over with an
arm ball that beat the left-hander's attempt to cut and, in his
eighth over, the veteran off spinner spun one to have Hutton caught
at short leg for 8.
Dan Christian remained stranded on 19 not out as
Batty, bowling with great control on a surface offering him some
assistance, made short work of the Notts tail.
Batty had Carter caught at mid off for 8 when the
No 9 tried to hit him over the top but got a leading edge, which
Rampaul held running to his left, and Harry Gurney only just
survived three balls from Stuart Meaker, who had removed Jake Ball's
off stump on 8, before swinging Batty to deep mid wicket.
Their first innings lead of 141 was almost tripled
by the close and, despite the loss of 60 overs to bad weather on day
two, Surrey - bottom of the first division at the start of this
match - will be aiming to bowl Nottinghamshire out a second time on
the final day to earn themselves what would be a vital win in the
context of their championship season.
Arun Harinath said: "We have not decided yet
whether we will declare or not overnight. We will make that decision
in the morning.
"The pitch has deteriorated a little over the
three days and there was definitely some turn for both their
spinners. But it's still pretty good for batting and, this
afternoon, we didn't want to try to go too hard too early and then
lose wickets.
"But we're in a good position and all our bowlers
worked hard to bowl them out. Gareth (Batty) got the most wickets
and bowled brilliantly so he'll take the plaudits but it was a team
effort. We need to be as disciplined with the ball tomorrow as we
were this morning. That's the most important thing for us."
TEA REPORT
Surrey took charge of their Specsavers County
Championship Division One match against Nottinghamshire at the Kia
Oval, reaching 94 for 1 in their second innings for a lead of 235
after Gareth Batty had earlier taken 4 for 23 from 11.4 overs as the
visitors were bowled out for 182.
Eight wickets fell in a dramatic morning session
as Notts collapsed from 120 for 3 in reply to Surrey's first innings
323, with Samit Patel's comical run out for 12 featuring in the
middle of a flurry of three wickets in six overs which sparked the
slide. At tea Surrey had lost Rory Burns, caught low down at
backward point off Jake Ball for 34, but Arun Harinath was 39 not
out and had Kumar Sangakkara with him on an unbeaten 19.
Notts began day three on 82 for 2 and soon lost
Brendan Taylor for 21, leg-before to an off-cutter from Ravi Rampaul
in the third over of the morning.
Riki Wessels, flashing, edged the persevering Tom
Curran to Ben Foakes behind the stumps to go for 5 and, after Patel
had failed to respond to Michael Lumb's call for a single and was
run out by almost the length of the pitch, Surrey captain Batty
continued the Notts decline by picking up his first wicket of the
innings.
Batty bowled Lumb for 48 in his fifth over with an
arm ball that beat the left-hander's attempt to cut and, in his
eighth over, the veteran off spinner spun one to have Brett Hutton
caught at short leg for 8.
Dan Christian remained stranded on 19 not out as
Batty, bowling with great control on a surface offering him some
assistance, made short work of the Notts tail.
Batty had Matt Carter caught at mid off for 8 when
he tried to hit him over the top but got a leading edge, which
Rampaul held running to his left, and Harry Gurney only just
survived three balls from Stuart Meaker, who had removed Jake Ball's
off stump on 8, before swinging Batty to deep mid wicket.
LUNCH REPORT
Gareth Batty took 4 for 23 from 11.4 overs as
eight wickets fell in a dramatic morning session to put Surrey
suddenly in command of their Specsavers County Championship Division
One match against Nottinghamshire at the Kia Oval.
By lunch on day three Notts had been tumbled out
for 182 in reply to Surrey's first innings 323, with Samit Patel's
comical run out for 12 coming in the middle of a flurry of three
wickets in six overs which sparked the slide.
Notts began the day on 82 for 2 and soon lost
Brendan Taylor for 21, leg-before to an off-cutter from Ravi Rampaul
in the third over of the morning.
Riki Wessels, flashing, edged the persevering Tom
Curran to Ben Foakes behind the stumps to go for 5 and, after Patel
had failed to respond to Michael Lumb's call for a single and was
run out by almost the length of the pitch, Surrey captain Batty
continued the Notts decline by picking up his first wicket of the
innings.
Batty bowled Lumb for 48 in his fifth over with an
arm ball that beat the left-hander's attempt to cut and, in his
eighth over, the veteran off spinner spun one to have Brett Hutton
caught at short leg for 8.
Dan Christian remained stranded on 19 not out as
Batty, bowling with great control on a surface offering him some
assistance, made short work of the Notts tail.
Batty had Matt Carter caught at mid off for 8 when
he tried to hit him over the top but got a leading edge, which
Rampaul held running to his left, and Harry Gurney only just
survived three balls from Stuart Meaker, who had removed Jake Ball's
off stump on 8, before swinging Batty to deep mid wicket.
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