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CC1: Kent hit the front

Sunday, May 23 2004

Northampton: Northamptonshire v Kent
Sami's heroics send Kent top

Mohammad Sami took ten wickets in the match as unfashionable Kent blasted past the Northamptonshire resistance to go top of the table.

Kent totalled 405-6 in their second innings after David Fulton (109) and Rob Key (173) added 222 for the first wicket, and Andy Symonds contributed as breezy 61 at number four, to set Northants 410 to win.

After two early Sami strikes, nightwatchman Johann Louw hung on for two hours with countryman Martin van Jaarsvedl (114) but the only other batsmen to resist were Graeme Swann (42) and Gerard Brophy (6) - who both faced 55 balls - as Sami cleaned out the lower order to end with 6-99 and 10-138 in the match.

Kent 254
A Symonds 107, J Louw 4-33
Northamptonshire 250
DJG Sales 70, Mohammad Sami 4-39
Kent 405-6
RWT Key 173, DP Fulton 109, U Afzaal 3-65
Northamptonshire 264
M van Jaarsveld 114, Mohammad Sami 6-99

Points: Northants 5-19 Kent

Worcester: Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Never in doubt

Alex Gidman struck half-centuries in both innings for Gloucestershire, but his resistance - joined with Stephen Adshead in the second innings - was never going to be enough after Worcestershire had racked up 619 first time out and the Gloucester top order had failed.

Matt Mason took five wickets and Gareth Batty bowled effectively to take 2-48 at less than two an over, and there was still half a day to play when Adshead (61) edged Batty to slip for a determined 61, 86 runs short of making Worcester bat again.

Worcestershire 619-6
GA Hick 262, BF Smith 187
Gloucestershire 232
CM Spearman 62, MN Malik 3-58
Gloucestershire 301
APR Gidman 77, MS Mason 5-62

Points: Worcs 22-2 Gloucs

Hove: Sussex v Warwickshire
Draw written all over it

England discards Ian Ward (160) and Chris Adams (144) hit centuries as Sussex comfortably awarded the follow-on as they eased to 562, Mushtaq Ahmed hitting 62 from number nine whilst Dewald Pretorius bowled 33 overs for 4-119.

Warwickshire then cruised through the remaining half day's play to record 188-2, Nick Knight (59) and first-innings hero Ian Bell (62*) passing fifty.

Warwickshire 600-6
IR Bell 262*, T Frost 135*
Mushtaq Ahmed 4-194
Sussex 562
IJ Ward 160, CJ Adams 144, D Pretorius 4-119
Warwickshire 188-2
IR Bell 62*, NV Knight 59

Points: Sussex 11-11 Warwickshire

The Oval: Surrey v Middlesex
Surrey easily save the draw

Jamie Dalrymple moved his first County Championship century to a first-class best 244, including 38 fours, before he fell to Tim Murtagh (3-84), and Chad Keegan (44) fell shortly after.

Surrey, 118 behind, then had little problem in batting out almost 100 overs in easing to a drawn match, Scott Newman making 87, Mark Ramprakash 66 and Alistair Brown 64*.

Surrey 359
MR Ramprakash 89, PM Hutchison 3-50
Middlesex 487-9
JWM Dalrymple 244, EC Joyce 123
TJ Murtagh 3-84
Surrey 300-3
SA Newman 87, CB Keegan 2-46

Points: Surrey 11-12 Middlesex

Posted by Neil