Ben Phillips: vital runs and wickets as Northants beat Hampshire Surrey 401 and 249 for 3 lead Kent 352 for 5 by 300 runs at The Oval Scorecard A generous declaration from Kent’s captain, David Fulton, gave Surrey an unlikely chance
Wisden CricInfo staff04-Jul-2003Frizzell County Championship Division One
Ben Phillips: vital runs and wickets as Northants beat Hampshire
Surrey 401 and 249 for 3 lead Kent 352 for 5 by 300 runs at The Oval
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A generous declaration from Kent’s captain, David Fulton, gave Surrey an unlikely chance for victory, as Mark Butcher and Ali Brown set up a final-day run-chase with some bold hitting at The Oval. Kent had resumed on 101 for 2, still 300 runs adrift of Surrey’s first innings 401, but Ed Smith transformed the reply with a brilliant 135. He was given great support, first by Andrew Symonds (52), then by Matthew Walker, who added 124 for the fourth wicket, before setting up the declaration with 82 not out. Surrey, as expected, came charging out of the blocks. Butcher followed his first-innings century with 90 from 74 balls, and Brown was still there at the close on 63, a lead of 298.Lancashire 218 and 327 for 7 lead Essex 208 for 337 runs at Chelmsford
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Glen Chapple scored an unbeaten 101, his third first-class century and the timeliest yet, as Lancashire recovered from a dreadful start to take the upper hand against Essex at Chelmsford. Lancashire had established a slender lead of 10 by grabbing Essex’s last three wickets for 30, but that proved irrelevant as Scott Brant tore through the top-order in his now customary fashion. Brant removed Jamie Haynes and Mal Loye for ducks, before Carl Hooper and Mark Chilton counterattacked in a 79-run stand for the fifth wicket. Brant then left the field with a groin strain, and Chapple cashed in, with support from Chris Schofield and Warren Hegg. By the close, Essex couldn’t get off the field fast enough. Warwickshire 253 and 261 for 3 lead Leicestershire 328 by 186 runs at Leicester
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Mark Wagh and Ian Bell set up an intriguing final day, adding 224 for Warwickshire’s third wicket to leave them 186 runs ahead at the close, with seven wickets standing. It was an impressive recovery from Warwickshire, who had been left 75 runs adrift on first innings, thanks to Phil DeFreitas’s 45, and had been reduced to 20 for 2 by DeFreitas and Charlie Dagnall. But Wagh and Bell counterattacked superbly on a slow and flat pitch. Wagh reached his second Championship century of the season off 165 balls, and Bell was on course for one of his own, until he was run out for 93 by Virender Sehwag’s direct hit.Frizzell County Championship Division TwoDerbyshire 128 and 238 for 5 trail Yorkshire 314 for 7 by 78 runs at Derby
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Mohammad Kaif put his poor form behind him with a maiden Championship half-century, to lead Derbyshire’s rearguard against Yorkshire at Derby. Needing 316 runs to avoid an innings defeat, Kaif batted for over four hours to finish on 76 not out, as Derbyshire closed on 238 for 5, still 78 runs adrift. Nathan Dumelow provided Derbyshire’s inspiration in the morning session, scoring an unbeaten 60 from No. 10 to hoist their first-innings effort into triple figures. It wasn’t enough to avoid the follow-on, but Michael di Venuto kept up the good work, before being dismissed by Ryan Sidebottom for 74. It was Sidebottom’s seventh wicket of the match – he had finished with 6 for 38 in the first innings.Northamptonshire 218 and 87 for 3 beat Hampshire 125 and 179 by seven wickets at Northampton
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Northamptonshire recorded their third successive Division Two victory, beating Hampshire by seven wickets with a day to spare at Wantage Road. After Northants had resumed on their overnight 163 for 9, Ben Phillips and Jason Brown spun their tenth-wicket partnership out to a vital 77, a lead of 93. Hampshire, who had been bundled out for 125 in their first innings, fared scarcely better second-time around, reaching 179 as Damien Wright and Mike Cawdron picked up three wickets each. Northants were left the small matter of 87 for victory, and achieved it with ease, despite a three-wicket burst from James Tomlinson. Gloucestershire 228 and 436 for 5 lead Somerset 477 by 187 runs at Taunton
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Philip Weston walloped a wonderful 179, as Gloucestershire turned the tables on Somerset in a brilliant fightback at Taunton. Gloucestershire had started their second-innings 249 runs behind, and were in desperate trouble at 41 for 2 when Nixon McLean picked up two quick wickets on the third morning. But he was later hampered by a hamstring strain, and Jonty Rhodes helped stop the rot with 49. Matt Windows then joined the fight, adding 89 to a fourth wicket stand of 198. Weston was particularly strong through the covers, and reached his second consecutive off 163 balls. He eventually fell to Aaron Laraman, but Ian Harvey continued the carnage, thumping a breakneck 69 not out before the close. Worcestershire 218 and 198 beat Durham 120 and 265 by 31 runs at Worcester
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Durham were bowled out for 265 shortly after lunch on the third day at New Road, as Matt Mason and Gareth Batty shared all ten second-innings wickets to extend Worcestershire’s lead at the top of the second division. Durham had resumed on their overnight 145 for 3, still needing another 153 runs for victory, and though Gordon Muchall fell early to Mason, Gary Pratt kept Durham in the hunt with an impressive 85 – the highest individual innings of the match. But Vince Wells was bowled for 18 by Batty’s first delivery, and when Pratt, Phil Mustard and Shoaib Akhtar all fell in the space of five runs, the end was nigh. Steve Harmison and Liam Plunkett clung on to add 22 for the final wicket, but Mason removed Harmison for his sixth of the innings – caught, appropriately enough, by Batty.