Lions fight back but still behind after third day Draw looks likely as home side avoid follow-on Last Updated: April 23rd 17:39
A 72 by Gareth Batty was the highlight of a tense day three as Surrey did enough to avoid the follow-on, but a draw seems on the cards after a strong opening partnership sees Worcestershire up by 216 runs heading into the final day.
Chris Jordan joined Batty at the start of day two, and the pair set about trying to see their side to safety. Jordan didn't last long, but Tremlett and Batty added 70 runs in their partnership in an eighth wicket partnership, disrupted by rain for an hour before lunch, which was the most valuable of the innings. Tremlett was bowled by Matthew Mason and that brought about the end of the Surrey innings with Andre Nel following Batty, eventually out for 72, as Surrey closed on 301 all out, 83 runs behind.
In order for the home side to have any chance they would have had to get early wickets in order to turn the screw. This didn't happen though, as Vickram Solanki and Daryl Mitchell saw not only tea but the end of the game, both reached their half century and both will wake up tomorrow with the chance to convert that into a century tomorrow. Worcestershire close on 133 without loss.
Sussex meanwhile have further cemented their place at the top of the table with a comfortable five wicket victory over Gloucestershire in three days. Northamptonshire will have to take eight Middlesex wickets for less than 176 runs in order to win their game, having sent the Southern team back in to bat. Glamorgan need just 136 runs with six wickets left against Derbyshire; while in a University game Cambridge University drew with Leicestershire after three days.
Worcestershire 384 (S. Choudhry 178, A. Nel 5-90) and 209-5 dec. (D. Mitchell 85, A. Nel 4-61) drew with Surrey 301 (G. Batty 72, Al Hasan 4-93) and 169-3 (Afzaal 53, Al Hasan 3-35)
A solid half-century by Usman Afzaal saw Surrey to a draw on a final day in which there was little to play for.
Day four began with rain, and play was delayed for about an hour before play could get underway. When the covers were removed Andre Nel was determined to make most of the time. In his first over he first broke the opening partnership worth 137, trapping Vickram Solanki in front for69. Then, in the very next ball he dismissed danger man Shakib Al Hasan. Ben Smith avoided a Nel hat-trick but the South African was well on top.
The pair of opener Daryl Mitchell and Smith reached lunch together, and made a credible 40 before Mitchell was eventually given out leg before off the bowling of Chris Tremlett. Having made a huge score in the first innings, Shaaiq Choudhry lasted a meagre six deliveries before becoming Nel's fourth and final victim as Solanki declared on 209, 292 runs ahead and with about three hours of cricket left.
Surrey's openers Michael Brown and Afzaal stayed together up and beyond the tea break, but eventually the former was trapped lbw by Al Hasan. The bowler must have been irked by his poor performance with the bat, catching and bowling Afzaal a few balls after the opener had made a half-century.
The draw was never in doubt, and it was all about bonus points as Rory Hamilton-Brown and Mark Ramprakash took Surrey to the brink of 150 before Ramprakash became Al Hasan's latest victim, caught at short leg by Solanki.
That left Gary Wilson a few overs to bat out which he did, Surrey getting as far as 169-3 before the game came to a close. Shaaiq Choudhry was given the Man of the Match award for his brilliant 178 in the first innings; Worcestershire come away with nine points to take them off the bottom, Surrey just the seven, the same amount ahead of the Royals in the table.
Meanwhile Middlesex earned a hard fought draw against Northamptonshire, while in an incredible game at the SWALEC Stadium saw Glamorgan win by one wicket after heroic performances by Mark Cosgrove and Robert Croft. For these two sides games against Lancashire (Surrey) and Sussex (Worcestershire) the day after next in the opening day of the CB40
The Lancashire Lightning eased to a comfortable victory against Surrey in their Clydesdale Bank Pro40 Group A game at Old Trafford earlier. Mark Chilton scored 60 as a highlight while one good moment for Surrey was Jade Dernbach's four wickets, though Surrey's slow batting left Lancs an easy total.
Well Watched: Steven Moore smacks one to the boundary _______________________________________________________________________________
Despite Michael Brown and Usman Afzaal steering Surrey in the right direction, taking the Division two outfit to 72-0. Despite consistant scoring down the order; Younis Khan (35), Mark Ramprakash (30), and Steve Davies (35), the Lions couldn't keep up with the required strike rate and ended on 199-5
The Lightning made easy work of chasing down the total, Chilton and opening Paul Horton took the Northern side to almost 100 before Horton was bowled by Jade Dernbach. As a matter of fact Dernbach took all four Lightning wickets, first Steven Moore (13), then Chilton eventually for 60, before trapping Steven Croft on a first ball duck.
That was the only slight difficulty as the Division One outfit as they chased down the runs with 10 overs to spare. Despite the loss, Jade Dernbach's figures of 4-36 won him the Man of the Match award which will be of little comfort to himself or his team-mates, who have yet to win a game./INDENT]
Dimitri Masceranhas has been included in England's 15 man squad for the upcoming ICC Twenty20 world cup as coach Andy Flower and England captain Paul Collingwood named their squad going to the West Indies.
England will hope this squad can win them their first ICC Twenty20 trophy, having not gotten past the super 8s stage so far. Also included in the squad is Mascarenhas' Hampshire team-mate Michael Lumb as well as Kevin Pietersen with the Southern county having the biggest share of players.
Ryan Sidebottom and James Anderson are the only two pure bowlers, with six all-rounders in the side. Captain Collingwood and Mascarenhas are joined by Graeme Swann, Tim Bresnan, Luke Wright, and James Tredwell while Craig Kieswetter will wear the gloves.
The full squad is as follows:
Michael Lumb, Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Michael Yardy, Craig Kieswetter (wk), Paul Collingwood (c), Graeme Swann, Tim Bresnan, Luke Wright, James Tredwell, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson
West Indies v England Live Commentary May 30, 2010
17:00 - Welcome here to the Providence Stadium in Guyana, for the second Group D game in the ICC World Twenty20. Hosts West Indies started their tournament well, beating minnows Ireland comfortably by seven wickets on the opening day. With good performances from all the bowlers against a below-par Irish side, and Darren Bravo steering his side to victory.
17:10 - A good pitch in Guyana offers something for both bowler and batsman and with that, both sides have just named their teams.
West Indies: Gayle, Chanderpaul, Sarwan, Deonarine, Bravo, Hinds, Ramdin, Sammy, Miller, Rampaul, Taylor
17:20: - The toss has just been decided, England chose tails, it was heads, and West Indies send the Three Lions into bat under an overcast Carribbean sky. Craig Kieswetter and Michael Lumb will open
0.1 -Bravo to Kieswetter: Darren Bravo will open the bowling with Kieswetter facing. The wicket-keeper guides the first ball to point and the two batsmen cross for the first run. 0.2 -Bravo to Lumb: A thick outside edge goes down to third man and another run is taken 0.3 -Bravo to Kieswetter: FOUR! A poor ball is Hammered through the covers by Kieswetter to the rope for four 0.4 -Bravo to Kieswetter: Kieswetter tries a repeat of the trick and misses the ball completely 0.5 -Bravo to Kieswetter: OUT!Kieswetter plays all around a straight delivery and is bowled for 5. C. Kieswetter b Bravo 5 (4) 0.6 -Bravo to Pietersen: Pietersen leaves one as a first over with plenty of incident closes
England 6-1 (Lumb 1*, Pietersen 0)
1.1 -Taylor to Lumb: Jerome Taylor to start from the other end, Lumb plays that off the back foot for a single 1.2 -Taylor to Pietersen: Dot ball but Taylor oversteps the line for a dot ball. Free hit next ball Free Hit -Taylor to Pietersen: Brilliant ball by Taylor cramps up Pietersen and he can only knock one to mid-on for a single. 1.3 -Taylor to Lumb: OUT! Lumb tries to glance one to the leg side and is trapped LBW, England reeling now on 9-2 M. Lumb lbw b Taylor 2 (3) 1.4 -Taylor to Morgan: Knocks one to the off-side for a single 1.5 -Taylor to Pietersen: Dot ball 1.6 -Taylor to Pietersen: Dot ball
England 10-2 (Pietersen 1, Morgan 1*)
2.1 -Bravo to Morgan: Dot ball 2.2 -Bravo to Morgan: Played down to mid-on and the pair run well for a single 2.3 -Bravo to Pietersen: Dot ball 2.4 -Bravo to Pietersen: Dot ball 2.5 -Bravo to Petersen: Played to point for a single 2.6 -Bravo to Morgan: Great stop by Sammy in the covers stops any runs
England 12-2 (Pietersen 2*, Morgan 2)
3.1 -Taylor to Pietersen: Dot ball 3.2 -Taylor to Pietersen: Dot ball 3.3 -Taylor to Pietersen: Drive by Pietersen earns him a single 3.4 -Taylor to Morgan: FOUR! Terrible bowling from Taylor is high, wide, and not so handsome as it flies between the gap of wicket-keeper and slip and to the boundary. 3.4 -Taylor to Morgan: Knocked down for a single 3.5 -Taylor to Pietersen: Hit to point for a single 3.6 -Taylor to Morgan: Dot ball
England 19-2 (Pietersen 4*, Morgan 3)
4.1 -Bravo to Pietersen: Dot ball 4.2 -Bravo to Pietersen: FOUR! Smacked to the straight boundary by Pietersen with a beautiful drive. 4.3 -Bravo to Pietersen: Dot ball 4.4 -Bravo to Pietersen: Dot ball 4.5 -Bravo to Pietersen: Dot ball 4.6 -Bravo to Pietersen: Dot ball
England 23-2 (Pietersen 8, Morgan 3*)
5.1 -Taylor to Morgan: Knocked to the off-side for a single 5.2 -Taylor to Pietersen: FOUR! Kevin Pietersen loves it on the leg side! He pulls a bullet to the square leg boundary. 5.3 -Taylor to Pietersen: Hit to backward point for a single 5.4 -Taylor to Morgan: Guided down and the second slip picks it up, unable to stop the single 5.5 -Taylor to Pietersen: Knocked to the covers for a single 5.6 -Taylor to Morgan: Hit to point for a single
England 32-2 (Pietersen 14, Morgan 6*)
6.1 -Bravo to Morgan: OUT! Full ball by Bravo swings late and traps Morgan in front. Paul Collingwood in next E. Morgan lbw Bravo 6 (11) 6.2 -Bravo to Collingwood: Despite an aggressive field some fantastic running sees the pair nip a quick single, and Collingwood off-strike 6.3 -Bravo to Pietersen: The South-African guides it down to third man for another single 6.4 -Bravo to Collingwood: Dot ball 6.5 -Bravo to Collingwood: Dot ball 6.6 -Bravo to Collingwood: FOUR! Collingwood smacks one early to the cover boundary to end what was a good over from Bravo.
England 38-3 (Pietersen 15*, Colingwood 5)
7.1 -Miller to Pietersen: Bowling change for the West Indies, Miller comes into the attack and Pietersen sees his first ball out for a dot. 7.2 -Miller to Pietersen: Dot ball 7.3 -Miller to Pietersen: OUT! Pietersen flies down the wicket, chasing the spinner, misses the ball entirely and Dinesh Ramdin is there to whip the bails off and send the South African on his way. England now in big trouble at 38-4 K. Pietersen st Ramdin b Miller 15 (25) 7.4 -Miller to Bopara: Dot ball 7.5 -Miller to Bopara: Eased to short point for a single 7.6 -Miller to Collingwood: Played back to the bowler for a dot ball
England 39-4 (Collingwood 5, Bopara 1*)
8.1 -Sammy to Bopara: Darren Sammy comes into the attack, and immediately gets Bopara to swing and miss on a wide one. 8.2 -Sammy to Bopara: Dot ball 8.3 -Sammy to Bopara: Quick single taken 8.4 -Sammy to Collingwood: Dot ball 8.5 -Sammy to Collingwood: Dot ball 8.6 -Sammy to Collingwood: Single to point
England 42-4 (Collingwood 6*, Bopara 2)
9.1 -Miller to Collingwood: Quick single to point 9.2 -Miller to Bopara: Dot ball 9.3 -Miller to Bopara: Dot ball 9.4 -Miller to Bopara: Good stop at deep saves three runs as the batsmen cross 9.5 -Miller to Collingwood: Dot ball 9.6 -Miller to Collingwood: Dot ball
England 43-4 (Collingwood 7, Bopara 3*)
10.1 -Sammy to Bopara: Dot ball 10.2 -Sammy to Bopara: Dot ball 10.3 -Sammy to Bopara: OUT! Another England wicket falls as Ravi Bopara nicks one through to the 'keeper. England now 43-5 R. Bopara c Ramdin b Sammy 3 (11) 10.4 -Sammy to Wright: Dot ball 10.5 -Sammy to Wright: Dot ball 10.6 -Sammy to Wright: Dot ball
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