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| May 12, 2002 | Sunday | Safar 28, 1423 |
Azhar claims eight wickets as Surrey eye victory
LONDON, May 11: Marcus Trescothick piled on the misery for champions Yorkshire as he hit a fine century to lead Somerset to an emphatic seven-wicket victory at Taunton in the English County Championship.
The England opener, making his only championship appearance of the season before joining up with the England squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka, bade farewell to his fans with a bruising 134 that included 18 fours and three sixes.
His 177-ball innings paved the way for what turned out to be a comfortable win, with Peter Bowler contributing an unbeaten 79 as Somerset reached their target of 262 in 64.2 overs.
However, the gloss was taken off a 16-point haul with Andrew Caddick becoming the first player to be penalised under the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new discipline code.
The pace bowler was reported for “showing dissent at the umpire’s decision by word or action”, a level one breach
The penalty remains in force for 12 months, during which time any further level one breach will result in an automatic imposition of three penalty points.
That would put Caddick at the bottom of an escalating scale on which 12 penalty points in any 12-month period renders a player liable to a suspension.
Mark Ramprakash provided the England selectors with a timely reminder of his talent as he led Surrey’s charge towards a third straight win after Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood finished with superb figures of eight for 61 in Lancashire’s second innings.
The 32-year-old, overlooked for a central contract this summer, hit an unbeaten 71 to carry Surrey to 200 for four at the close of play on the third day of the Division One game at The Oval.
He will resume Saturday looking not only to register a first century of the season, but to help his team knock off the remaining 105 runs for victory over a Lancashire side keen to protect their own 100% record.
John Crawley, celebrating his recall to England Test squad, hit an assured half-century to steer Hampshire to victory over Kent at the Rose Bowl.
The former Lancashire man saw his side home by the comfortable margin of eight wickets, with Giles White contributing an unbeaten 27 as Hampshire knocked off the 111 runs for victory in 26.4 overs.
Kent were always going to struggle after their first-innings capitulation left them 227 behind Hampshire’s 345, although they deserve a certain amount of praise for making the hosts bat again.
Kent’s 337 was centred around resolute innings from Ed Smith (77), Paul Nixon (77 not out) and Min Patel (65), while Dimitri Mascarenhas underlined his continuing progress with four wickets.
Friday’s results and scores:
(Day three of four):
Division one:
At Taunton: Somerset beat Yorkshire by seven wickets. Yorkshire 213 (M. Lumb 66; A.R. Caddick 5-72) and 280 (C. White 69, M. Lumb 62); Somerset 232 (I. Blackwell 114; C.E.W. Silverwood 4-28) and 263-3 (M.E. Trescothick 134, P.D. Bowler 79 not out). Somerset 16 points, Yorkshire 4.
At Southampton: Hampshire beat Kent by eight wickets. Hampshire 345 (R.A. Smith 104, S.D. Udal 88, J. Hamblin 50; M. Saggers 5-74) and 111-2 (J.P. Crawley 50 not out); Kent 118 (A.D. Mascarenhas 4-49) and 337 (P.A. Nixon 77 not out, E.T. Smith 77, M.M. Patel 58; A.D. Mascarenhas 4-73). Hampshire 18 points, Kent 3.
At Leicester: Leicestershire 523 (M.G. Bevan 146, D.I. Stevens 125, I. Sutcliffe 71; A.F. Giles 5-126). Warwickshire 177 (S.M. Pollock 59) and 197-2 (M.J. Powell 67, N.V. Knight 75 not out).
At The Oval: Lancashire 320 (A. Flintoff 137) and 200 (Azhar Mahmood 8-61); Surrey 216 (A.J. Tudor 61; G. Chapple 5-65) and 200-4 (M.R. Ramprakash 71 not out).
Division two:
At Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire beat Essex by seven wickets. Essex 130 (A.J. Harris 4-41) and 270 (A.P. Grayson 83; G. Smith 8-53); Nottinghamshire 213 (J.E.R. Gallian 52; R.C. Irani 6-71) and 188-3 (U. Afzaal 85 not out). Nottinghamshire 16 points, Essex 3.
At Derby: Derbyshire beat Northamptonshire by eight wickets. Derbyshire 538 (M.J. Di Venuto 230, D.G. Cork 60, A. Gait 53; R. Anderson 4-97) and 33-2; Northamptonshire 131 (D.G. Cork 4-29) and 439 (M.E. Hussey 150, M.B. Loye 109, G.P. Swann 62; G. Welch 4-107). Derbyshire 20 points, Northamptonshire 3.
At Worester: Glamorgan 286 (J. Hughes 74, R.D.B. Croft 59, M.J. Powell 53; Kabir Ali 5-80; A.J. Bichel 4-39) and 348 (D.L. Hemp 64, M.J. Powell 59; A. Sheriyar 5-86); Worcestershire 298 (A. Singh 81, S.D. Peters 71; S.D. Thomas 5-77) and 25-0.—AFP/Reuters
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