HAMPSHIRE V SURREY -
Specsavers County Championship - 5 September
2017
Surrey 16-0. Hampshire.
Hampshire and Surrey were frustrated by the weather
on the first day of their Specsavers County Championship match at
the Ageas Bowl.
Play started on time at 10:30am with Surrey being
put in by Hampshire captain George Bailey under dark thick clouds.
But only five overs, and 20 minutes, of action was possible before
bad light and then rain truncated the day’s play.
Rory Burns struck the only boundary of the day, a
push down to third man, as he reached nine of Surrey’s 16. Teenager
Ryan Patel, on just his second Championship appearance, collected
the other seven runs – as strike bowlers Kyle Abbott and Fidel
Edwards failed to make a breakthrough in the curtailed time in the
middle.
Umpires Mike Burns and Dave Millns called four
pitch inspections which all produced a new start time. But for each
effort to get back on the field, the rain returned to ruin any
chance of any more play.
Burns and Millns eventually gave in to the weather
at 4:30pm - with the PA announcer apologising to the fans still
mingling around in the ground.
Hampshire first team coach Craig White
said: "There isn’t much you can do
about that. It is probably one of the most frustrating days we have
had. It teased us all day. Where just as
we were about to start it started to rain again.
I feel sorry for Karl and all the ground staff. On a day like
this it is probably one of the worst jobs you can have.
They have done a great effort today though.
"Essex
have leapt ahead in the table so realistically it is there’s to lose
but you never know if we can sneak three wins and there is a lot of
weather around. I have asked the boys to
dig deep in the remaining games and see where it takes us and aim to
finish in the top three."
LUNCH REPORT
Only five overs were possible on the opening
morning of the Specsavers County Championship match between Surrey
and Hampshire.
Hampshire captain George Bailey won the toss and
decided to bowl under thick grey clouds at the Ageas Bowl. But
strike bowlers Fidel Edwards and Kyle Abbott failed to take a wicket
before bad light and then the rain came down.
Rory Burns struck the only boundary, a push down
to third man, as he reached nine of Surrey’s 16, with teenager Ryan
Patel collecting seven runs. Two
re-scheduled start times were drawn up, but hazy rain return both
times to bring about an early lunch.
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