Surrey Rothesay County Championship Div 1 at The Oval Win 19 pts Report

 

22/08

OLLY STONE THE "NEW LARWOOD" AS NOTTS ROLL-OVER SURREY IN 3 DAYS

Notts beat Surrey by 145 runs after a thrilling game at The Oval that finished at 19:11 on the third day. One over remained of the scheduled 104 overs. It was their second three day away win in succession following their triumph in Essex way back in June. It was also the first time since 1904 that they have gone back-to-back with championship victories at the Oval.

The weather was better in London today with the sun predominant until mid-afternoon when it became much more cloudy. The third day crowd was 4,500 and made the combined attendance over the three days a whopping 13,000.

Notts resumed on 147 for 3. Off the sixth delivery of the day, Haynes (34)a was given out lbw off the bowling of Worrall (Vauxhall End) the ball striking him above the pad, 147 for 4 off 47 overs. Verreynne joined Clarke and the pair were to further consolidate Notts position.

Lawes replaced Worrall for the 53rd over. Clarke got to his 50 off 102 balls with a cover driven four off Clark in the 56th over. Lawes conceded 10 in the 57th over, all off the bat of Clarke, including fours to fine leg and extra cover. Lomror, bowling slow left arm, was given a twirl for the 58th over, Verreynne lofting him for four over mid-on. Worrall returned for the 59th over.

Fisher had his first bowl of the morning replacing Worrall for the 65th over. Lawes came on for the 66th over, Verreynne hitting him for three fours, 14 off the over. The Notts total now above 200. Lawes went for 10 off his following over, boundaries for both batsmen. After 2 overs for 24, Lomror returned for Lawes. The Indian was repeatedly “wided” by umpire Gough for bowling negative legside deliveries.

Clarke edged Fisher for two fours, 10 off the 71st over. The 100 partnership came up via a six over long off by Clarke off Lomror. 

Clarke (95 off 151 balls, 10x4, 1x6) was bowled by a Fisher swinging delivery that kept very low and was virtually unplayable, 257 for 5 in the 75th over. The fifth wicket stand with Verreynne was 110 off 27.1 overs. The ball was a reminder that the pitch had a few nasty tricks in it, Clarke’s innings would have been worth double on a normal pitch. He now has 911 runs @60.73. He like Slater did not field throughout the entirety of the Surrey second innings. 

Martindale (1) was stumped by Foakes off Lomror,  258 for 6 in the 76th over. A bad dismissal for Martindale, caught out of his crease on the defence. In the next over, Verreynne (46) looked to be dismissed lbw to a Fisher delivery that kept low. Next ball Fisher replicated the delivery and the Notts stumper was bowled, 258 for 7 off 76.3 overs with Patterson-White on 0. This underlined the uneven bounce from the Vauxhall End. Lunch was immediately taken.

Off the first ball after lunch, Stone (0) went for a golden duck caught behind by Foakes off Fisher, 258 for eight. Notts had lost 4 wickets for 1 run in 16 deliveries, albeit two to near unplayable deliveries. 

Hutton survived the hat trick ball. Patterson-White hit Lomror for a straight six in the following over. Patterson-White (12) was caught behind off Worrall's first delivery of a new spell, 276 for 9 in the 82nd over. Pennington proved once more that he is better than a number eleven whilst adding 30 in 9.2 overs with Hutton for the last wicket.

 

The new ball was taken with Notts 278 for 9 off 83 overs. Pennington found the ropes twice in the 88th over bowled by Worrall.

Lawes replaced Fisher for the 91st over. Hutton (14) was lbw to his third delivery.  Notts 306 all out off 90.3 overs with Pennington 20 not out. Worrall 4 for 39 and Fisher 4 for 67 the standout bowlers on a still very helpful wicket.

Surrey needed a distant 329 to win off 153 overs. Hutton (Pavilion End) and Stone shared the new ball. Surrey were pretty soon in deep trouble. Sibley (6) got a delivery that bounced and moved from Stone, Verreynne took the catch, 10 for 1 in the 6th over. Off the first delivery of his next over, Stone had Thomas (0) nibbling outside off stump, Verreynne taking his second catch, 10 for 2 in the 8th over. Pennington replaced Hutton for the 9th over. After taking 2 for 8 in his initial 5 over spell, Stone made way for Hutton. Surrey 32 for 2 off 15 overs at tea with Burns on 11 and Pope on 14. They were well and truly on the ropes.

Patterson-White came on for the 16th over but only bowled one over before Pennington returned this time from the Vauxhall End having been briefly off the field. Burns (16) slashed hard at Hutton with McCann grabbing a brilliant effort above his head at second slip, 40 for 3 in the 19th over. Pennington bowled an unplayable delivery which kept low and bowled Foakes (1) middle stump, 45 for 4 in the 20th over. That spot being hit once more. Lomror was dropped on 0 by Haynes at third slip diving to his right off Hutton in the 23rd over. It was not a costly miss as three overs later Lomror (6) was bowled by a well-pitched up delivery from Pennington, 67 for 5 off 26 overs.

Blake, who came in at seven, joined Pope in the middle and they added an innings high 50 for the 6th wicket in 11.4 overs. Pope was on another planet compared to the rest of his Surrey colleagues and was placing the ball in the gaps always looking for and gaining many quick singles.

Stone replaced Pennington for the 30th over. Patterson-White came back for the 33rd over and a single for Pope took him to 50 off 74 balls. The 50 partnership between Pope and Blake came up in 64 balls. Blake (15) attempted to pull a quicker ball from Stone and he top edged him straight to Martindale at square leg, 117 for 6 in the 38th over. Surrey were to lose three wickets for 10 runs. Clark (1) was bowled by a subterranean delivery that kept very low from Patterson-White, 120 for 7 in the 39th over. Stone got his 10th wicket in the match bowling Lawes (1), 127 for 8 in the 42nd over. It was the second time in his career he had taken 10 wickets in the match having claimed 11 for 96 for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 2018.

Pope went for a quick single to short third man off the last delivery of the 47th over bowled by Patterson-White. Non striker Fisher (11) was run out via direct hit by Stone, 148 for 9. Notts were then frustrated by a last wicket stand of 35 in 9 overs between Pope and Worrall.

McCann bowled the 48th and 50th overs and then Pennington came back from the Vauxhall End. Pope hit Pennington's first delivery for six over backward square leg. Pope got to a richly deserved 100 in 131 balls with a four through point off Pennington in the 56th over. He then hit him for another four through point and then a straight six off the next two balls. But his fun did not last next ball going for another big hit he skied Pennington high into the sky where fittingly Patterson-White, whose first innings 76* set up the platform that led to the victory, took the catch. Pope (111 off 134 balls, 13x4, 2x6) had scored 60 per cent of his sides second innings total. Surrey 183 all out off 56 overs with Worrall one not out off 30 balls. Stone 4 for 50 and Pennington 3 for 46 the standouts. Stone ended a fantastic game with match figures of 10 for 94. He was the first Notts cricketer to take a 10-wicket match at the Oval since Harold Larwood in 1936. He now has 26 championship wickets@22.69

A truly memorable game, Notts coming back from the dead having been 41 for 5 having been put in on Day 1. All the three main seamers bowling well on a helpful deck. 

Notts still lead the championship, although a victory for Somerset over Essex tomorrow would narrow the gap further with 5 games to play. Notts will be hoping for more seam support for the game at Edgbaston starting on Thursday against current second placed Bears (5 points behind Notts). MAG

21/08

STONE'S SIX-FER CEMENTS CHAMPIONS NOTTS' COMEBACK

Notts had a superb second day at the Oval closing with a lead of 169 runs with seven second innings wickets standing. The star of the day was Olly Stone who followed his impressive championship bowling displays at Grace Road and Chelmsford with a Notts best of 21.3 7 44 6 today; profiting by consistently pitching the ball up.

 

Today was cooler day in London with cloud cover throughout. Batting conditions remained treacherous for most of the long day with the days ration extended to 104 overs due to yesterday's showers.

 

Stone and Hutton were bowling in tandem first thing this morning. Burns directed the first ball of the day from Stone to the wide third man ropes. In the 13th over of the innings, nightwatchman Fisher (10) was lbw to Hutton, 25 for 2. Thomas joined Burns in the middle and they looked to be putting Surrey into a commanding position; adding 59 runs in 19.5 overs.

 

Burns hit successive boundaries off Hutton in the 15th over. Pennington replaced Hutton for the 17th over. Hutton changed ends and returned for the 20th over and a single for Burns brought up the Surrey 50. Thomas was dropped on 21 by Verreynne diving low to his right off Hutton in the 28th over. The two batsmen were steadily accumulating runs. Stone returned for the 31st over. Thomas on 29 was dropped at second slip by McCann off Hutton in the 32nd over. Hutton bowling well without luck. Burns (29) departed in the following over, slashing Stone to Pennington at third man; 84 for 3. Pope departed for a 5 ball duck, caught by Haynes at third slip diving low to his left, Stone's second wicket of the over, 84 for 4 after 33 overs. The match had a sudden shift in momentum.

 

Martindale came on for the 36th over and bowled three overs for eight runs, his only spell of the innings. Patterson-White replaced Stone for the 39th over and bowled a solitary over before lunch. Surrey 105 for 4 off 40 overs at lunch with Thomas on 46 and Foakes on 4.

 

Stone and Pennington came back after lunch and Surrey were to collapse dramatically losing their last six wickets for 49. Thomas (48) lost his middle stump being bowled through the gate by a peach of delivery that moved in from Stone; 113 for 5. Lormor (0) fell for a golden duck caught by Patterson-White moving to his left at first slip. Five wickets for Stone, 113 for 6 in the 47th over. Blake edged the hat trick ball from Stone for four. Hutton (1 for 60) came on for the 50th over from the Pavilion End to enable Pennington to switch ends and with his second delivery Pennington had Foakes (12) caught at second slip by McCann, 122 for 7 in the 51st over. Clark (4), well back on his stumps, was lbw to Pennington (2 for 28), 130 for 8 in the 57th over. Patterson-White came on for the 60th over and went for 10 - boundaries for Blake and Lawes. Blake (20) was caught behind by Verreynne off Patterson-White, 148 for 9 in the 64th over. With the field spread Lawes (18) hit Patterson-White (1 for 21) for a six over mid wicket in the 66th over, but he departed next over losing his off stump to Stone (6 for 44). Surrey 162 all out off 66.3 overs. Notts led by 22 runs and had fought back superbly with all their three main seamers bowling well. Tea was taken between the innings.

 

Notts had 46 overs to bat. It was a struggle early dooors. Hameed (4) shouldered arms to Worrall (Vauxhall End) and was bowled, 6 for 1 in the 5th over. McCann inside edged Fisher for four and then on drove him for four in the 8th over. Slowly Slater and McCann started to consolidate adding 49 off 15.5 overs. In a double bowling change Clark and Lawes came on for the 12th and 13th overs respectively.

 

Slater hit successive boundaries off Clark, one to point and one to square leg, 10 off the 16th over. Fisher returned two overs later. McCann (22), on the drive, played on to Fisher, 55 for 2 after 20 overs.

 

Slater pulled Fisher for six over backward square leg in the 21st over. Slater (37) was caught behind by Foakes off Worrall in his third over of his new spell. There was some debate to whether the ball came off bat or pad; 77 for 3 in the 27th over. Even Stevens. Then Clarke and Haynes put the match back in Notts' favour by sharing an unbroken stand of 70 in 26 overs in the evening gloom with the floodlights now on.

 

After a 6 over spell Worrall was replaced by Lawes at the Vauxhall End for the 35th over. The 100 came up in the 36th over via a single for Clarke. Thomas came on the 38th over and Fisher returned three overs later. Notts took 17 off the last two overs of the day and closed on 147 for three off 46 overs with Clarke on 37 and Haynes on 34. What a recovery from 41 to 5 from yesterday. But caution needs to be applied with pitches at the Oval nearly always getting easier to bat on in the last two days of a game. This match is far from over. MAG

20/08

PATTERSON-WHITE DEFIES SURREY ON A GREEN TOP

On a showery day at The Oval, with 16 overs lost, Surrey trial Notts by 171 runs with nine first innings wickets standing.

 

Surrey won an extremely important toss and elected to bowl on a very green pitch in front of a large crowd. Notts were all at sea in the pre lunch session with the ball moving extravagantly and with plenty of bounce.

 

Ben Martindale came in for his first-class debut replacing Lyndon James. With Notts' proposed second overseas player failing to arrive due to injury, there was no replacement for Fergus O'Neill in the Eleven.

 

Worrall (Vauxhall End) and Fisher opened the bowling. It was immediately apparent that the wicket had plenty of life. Off the twelfth delivery of the match,  Hameed (5) edged Fisher to Pope at second slip who took the catch low down, 5 for 1. Five balls later, Slater (4) edged Worrall, with Pope taking another smart low catch at second slip, 9 for 2 in the 3rd over. Clarke (1), without any foot movement, edged Fisher straight to Sibley at first slip, 14 for 3 off 6 overs. Ryan Patel appeared to have badly dislocated a finger attempting to catch McCann on 3 at leg slip off Worrall in the 11th over. Patel was later withdrawn from the match and replaced by Blake.

 

It took Haynes 16 balls to get off the mark, a single off Clark's opening over, the 12th of the game. Lawes replaced Worrall for the 13th over, Haynes hitting him for six over point. A poor shot from McCann (10) saw him caught at backward point by Fisher off Lawes, 30 for 4 in the 15th over. Haynes was dropped on 9 by Lawes at wide short third man off Clark in the 16th over. Later in the same over, Haynes hit two offside fours. An awful slash outside off stump saw Haynes (20) edge Lawes straight to Pope at a second slip, 41 for 5 in the 19th over. Three balls later, rain stopped play at 12:26 with Notts 41 for 5 off 18.5 overs with Verreynne on 0 and Martindale on 0 It was first stoppage in a Notts game for 69 days. An early lunch was taken at 1245. Very much Surrey's session with Worrrall and Fisher virtually unplayable, with no batsman looking secure.

 

Play resumed at 1326 but only four balls were bowled with Fisher returning from the Pavilion End. A shower stopped play at 1328 with Notts 42 for 5 off 19.3 overs with Verreynne on 1 and Martindale on 0.

 

Play resumed at 1400 with 5 overs lost. Worrall returned for the 21st over. Verreynne and Martindale in particular were leading a somewhat charmed life as ball after ball beat the bat.

 

Clark came back for the 30th over and dropped Verreynne on 15 with his fourth delivery of his new spell. Martindale's (13) innings was somewhat tortuous with plenty of playing and missing particularly against Worrall. He eventually edged a ball from Clark close to his body which lifted, keeper Foakes taking the catch, 70 for 6 in the 32nd over. Lawes returned for the 33rd over. Patterson-White drove Lawes for two fours in the 41st over.

 

Verreynne (22) was caught at point by Thomas off Lawes, 98 for 7 in the 43rd over. Fisher and Worrall returned. Stone (3) drove Worrall straight to Lawes who took the catch low down at mid wicket, 104 for 8 in the 47th over. Patterson-White though led a fightback driving two boundaries off Fisher in the 48th over and three overs later glancing successive legside boundaries off Worrall. Notts 133 for 8 off 53 overs at tea with Patterson-White on 48 and Hutton on 5.

 

Clark and Lawes were bowling straight after tea. Patterson-White got to his 50 off 70 balls with a single off Lawes in the 55th over. The fifty partnership between him and Hutton came up in 69 balls via a legside four by Patterson-White off Lawes. The ninth wicket stand was worth 56 in 11.5 overs. Hutton (19), going for a legside hit, top edged Lawes and was caught by Pope running towards third man, 160 for 9 after 58 overs. Rain stopped play at 1717 with Notts 172 for 9 off 61.3 overs with Patterson-White  on 68 and Pennington on 5.

 

Play resumed 1800 with a further 11 overs lost with Fisher and Lawes bowling in tandem. Notts added a further 12 runs in a turgid seven over session of play with the field spread wide and with Patterson-White turning down runs in order to protect Pennington. Eventually, Pennington (9) going for a legside swipe edged Lawes (5 for 45) to Foakes. Notts 183 off 68.2 overs. A spirited fightback from 41 for 5 and 103 for 8. Patterson-White's counter attacking 76 not out was quite superb given the potency of the pitch and lasted 112 balls and included 13 fours. Surrey stuck to their four seamers. Worrall in extremely helpful conditions was unlucky to only pick up two wickets for 17 overs. Batting became easier as the ball got older but Patterson-White's knock had kept Notts in the game. With shots all round the wicket he should not be batting at number eight.

 

Surrey had nine overs to bat. Hutton (Vauxhall End) opened with a maiden. Stone removed Sibley for a 2 ball duck caught behind by Verreynne,  0 for 1. But from this point batting was relatively easy. When stumps were drawn at 1916, Surrey were 13 for 1 with Rory Burns on 6 and nightwatchman Matt Fisher on 7. I expect the wicket to ease considerably over the next couple of days. Advantage Surrey. MAG

19/08

2/ Travis Holland parachuted in to replace Farhan Ahmed at Lady Bay for the start of day 2. Farhan has a ticket to ride.

With no overseas signing made to cover the loss of Mohammad Ali, what has Mick Newell been doing for the past couple of months?

.. resources are stretched yet again and the squad of thirteen include:

Haseeb Hameed c

Ben Slater

Ben Martindale

Freddie McCann

Joe Clarke

Jack Haynes

Kyle Verreynne x

Liam Patterson-White

Farhan Ahmed

Olly Stone

Brett Hutton

Dillon Pennington

James Hayes

Decisions to be made:

One or two spinners?

Is Ben Slater ready to return, so is it to be one Ben or two?

Will every seam bowler last four days?

It could be an exciting time for a couple of young lads.

1/

Where were we...

Since this point, we've lost in two white ball semi-finals, lost Mohammad Ali to Pakistan, had Jack Haynes injured (just returned), have Lyndon James injured with no word on the severity of his strain, lost Pocklington an Lord to season ending injuries (probably), seen Ben Slater injured but just started to make a tentative return, Ben Martindale find some level of form that ought to see him slip in as a replacement for either Slater or James and we have run Brett Hutton into the ground with a relentless schedule which considering the end result, was ambitious! Dillon Pennington must be carrying a few battle scars too.

However, during the Championship hiatus we have also beaten opponents Surrey twice. Long may the hoo-doo remain!

Ben Martindale isn't playing for the 2s at Lady Bay (Day 2 today) whereas Farhan Ahmed is, which probably means nothing in terms of the squad for this match, as Rocketman Moores retakes the reins.