Surrey vs Warwickshire – County Championship Division One – Warwickshire well poised to reach summit
A defiant unbeaten half-century from Tim Ambrose edged Warwickshire closer to the summit of the County Championship Division One table, ending a pulsating Day 3 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851 on 181 for 5 – needing just 41 to seal victory at the Kennington Oval, London, May 25th, 2012.
Ambrose and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 at the top of the table.
Day 3 began with the hosts commencing their second innings from 144 for 4 – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657, who first made the most of the rough to get his side underway.
The Kiwi overseas spinner was in the thick of the action for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862, claiming five of the last six wickets. His rout began with the dismissal of the overnight pairing – Maynard was caught at silly point, while Rudolph’s progression was halted soon after, cleaned up on 22. Gareth Batty perished without scoring, fetching at a ball and giving the short mid-on fielder, some catching practice.
At 165 for 7, Surrey seemingly looked down and out but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jon-Lewis-c1726 (31) and Chris Jordan (40) managed to add a brisk 54, aiding their side to finish on a reasonable 245. Both became Patel’s fifth and sixth wicket respectively, while Chris Woakes returned to uproot Jade Dernbach’s stumps.
Needing 222 to win, the tourists were put on the back foot by a flurry of early wickets as four of the top five batters failed to reach the double-digit mark. Fresh from his six-for from the first innings, it was hardly surprising when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Batty-c1456 was introduced into the attack relatively early and justified the move by taking took three quick wickets.
The Former English spinner took care of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Varun-Chopra-c2745. 37 for 4 was a difficult position but Warwickshire displayed a resilient recovery and boosted their position in the league.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 ensured that their side finished the proceedings on a relatively sound note.
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