Match report day 3: Lancs v Surrey in Championship 2004

Match report day 3: Lancs v Surrey in Championship 2004 by Neil Adams

Scorecard:	Lancashire v Surrey
Other links:	Day 1, Day 2

Summary of day 3

At the conclusion of this match, one of Lancashire's supporters decided to verbally attack Warren Hegg as the players left the field. Whilst the timing was very poor and Hegg handled the situation incredibly well, one could also understand the logic, as it represented the frustration and disappointment of all concerned. The drop to division 2 has finally dawned on all concerned. (Something which I mentioned back in June). Once again, the bowlers bowled well, but the batsmen never turned up. Okay, on this occasion they did have an excuse. The pitch was turning square occasionally and the bounce was unpredictable - just ask Mal Loye who received a shooter from Doshi to send him back to the pavilion. 20 wickets fell in just over two sessions with Keedy and Hooper bowling Lancashire temporarily back into contention with 6 for 95 and 4 for 56 respectively. However, a target score of 277 was always too high, especially for a team completely unable to apply themselves at the crease, and who are at rock bottom where confidence is concerned. Lancashire must pick themselves up for the last 2 matches of the season against Worcestershire and Gloucestershire to prove that Houdini still exists!

Key Notes of the Day

Newman lbw bowled Hooper 8 (Offered no shot) - 12 for 1 in the 7th over - Clinton 4*
54 for 1 in the 20th over - Clinton 18* Butcher 19*
50 partnership - 62 for 1 in the 21st over - Clinton 18* Butcher 27*
Butcher lbw bowled Keedy 33 (Offered no shot) - 69 for 2 in the 22nd over - Clinton 19*
Ramprakash caught Hooper bowled Keedy 0 (First ball - short extra cover) - 69 for 3 in the 22nd over - Clinton 19*
Clinton caught Mahmood bowled Hooper 35 (Cover point - bounced up on Clinton) - 91 for 4 in the 33rd over - Batty 3*
104 for 4 in the 34th over - Batty 3* Brown 13*
Brown bowled Hooper 14 (Off stump) - 105 for 5 in the 35th over - Batty 3*
Batty caught Sutcliffe bowled Keedy 3 (Short leg) - 111 for 6 in the 36th over - Azhar Mahmood 6*
Bicknell lbw bowled Keedy 2 - 115 for 7 in the 38th over - Azhar Mahmood 8*
Azhar Mahmood 17 dropped by Cork at square leg - 130 for 7 in the 44th over - Murtagh 5*
Lunch - 146 for 7 from 49 overs - Azhar Mahmood 23* Murtagh 16*
150 for 7 in the 51st over - Azhar Mahmood 26* Murtagh 17*
Azhar Mahmood 26 missed skied chance to Hooper running back to deep extra cover - 150 for 7 in the 52nd over - Murtagh 17*
Azhar Mahmood 29 dropped by Mahmood at deep mid wicket - 153 for 7 in the 53rd over - Murtagh 17*
Murtagh caught Law bowled Hooper 17 (First slip) - 162 for 8 in the 55th over - Azhar Mahmood 38*
Ormond caught Cork bowled Keedy 1 (Gully) - 167 for 9 in the 56th over - Azhar Mahmood 42*
50 Azhar Mahmood from 67 balls (4 x 4 & 2 x 6) - 176 for 9 in the 58th over - Doshi 0*
Doshi caught Law bowled Keedy 2 (First slip) - 185 all out in the 64th over - Azhar Mahmood 58* - 2.10pm

Lancashire set 277 to win
Sutcliffe caught Batty bowled Doshi 11 - 22 for 1 in the 10th over - Chilton 9*
Loye bowled Doshi (Leg stump - shooter) - 24 for 2 in the 12th over - Chilton 10*
Chilton caught Murtagh bowled Doshi 21 (Mid-off) - 45 for 3 in the 18th over - Law 9*
51 for 3 in the 19th over - Law 14* Hooper 1*
Tea - 59 for 3 from 22 overs - Law 18* Hooper 5*
Law lbw bowled Doshi 24 - 66 for 4 in the 26th over - Hooper 5*
Hooper caught Azhar Mahmood bowled Doshi 10 (First slip) - 75 for 5 in the 30th over - Schofield 4*
Schofield caught Batty bowled Ormond 4 (Bowling spin) - 81 for 6 in the 31st over - Chapple 6*
Chapple bowled Ormond 8 - 90 for 7 in the 33rd over - Cork 3*
Cork caught Clinton bowled Ormond 3 (Short leg) - 99 for 8 in the 35th over - Hegg 9*
103 for 8 in the 35th over - Hegg 9* Mahmood 4*
Mahmood stumped Batty bowled Doshi 4 - 104 for 9 in the 36th over - Hegg 10*
Keedy caught Batty bowled Ormond 17 - 129 all out in the 41st over - Hegg 17*
Surrey 21 points beat Lancashire 5 points by 147 runs