Surreys promotion hopes take blow

By Ben Horne
August 18 2002

Surrey’s promotion hopes took a severe blow as Darbyshire beat them by 4 wickets at the AMP Oval. Jason Kerr took man off the match as he took 3 wickets and hit 34 not out.

Surrey’s promotion hopes took a severe blow as Darbyshire beat them by 4 wickets at the AMP Oval. Jason Kerr took man off the match as he took 3 wickets and hit 34 not out.

Surrey won the toss and decided to bat. Ian Ward was in blistering form as he hit 20 off Kevin Dead second over. Ward and Brown had put on 45 when Brown was trapped LBW to Cork for 19. Ward and Ramprakash then put on 20 but when Ward was caught behind off Cork for 31 Surrey were 65 for 2. Wickets continued to fall and when Kerr bowled Nadeem Shahid for 1 surrey were 107 for 5. But 78 from Rampakash helped Surrey to 190 all out.

Darbyshire did not start well in their reply as they slipped to 38 for 2, then 79 for 3. Dominic Cork then scored 32 but Ian Salisbury dropped him for 20. Steve Selwood then scrod a match winning 50 as Darbyshire won by 4 wickets. Jason Kerr was 34 not out and he was voted man of the match.

Surrey won toss: Surrey innings:

I Ward C Krikken B Cork 31
A Brown LBW B Cork 19
Ramprakash C Stubings B Lungley 78
Newman C Krikken B Lungley 4
Stewart C Krikken B Dean 11
Shahid B Kerr 1
Hollioake B Dowman 21
Salisbury B Dowman
Bicknell B Kerr 2
Murtagh B Kerr 8
Giddins not out 0

Extras 13

Total (all out, 44.4 overs) 190

Darbyshire innings:

Di Venuto C Ramprakash B Bicknell 5
Bassano B Giddins 19
Stubbings C Stewart B Murtagh 26
Cork C A Brown B Murtagh
Selwood C Salisbury B Bicknell
Dowman st Stewart B Salisbury
Kerr not out 34
Welch not out 0

Extras 25

Total (for 6 wickets, 38.5 overs) 193