TREMLETT
MAKES AN INSTANT IMPRESSION by Marcus Hook
Surrey 56-1 v Gloucestershire 229.
Chris Tremlett made an instant
impression on his Surrey debut, claiming 4-35 from his eighteen
overs to help reduce Gloucestershire to 127-7 before the visitors
rallied either side of tea to post 229 in their first innings.
Gloucestershire were indebted to Steve Snell and Vikram Banerjee's
52-run stand for the eighth wicket, as well as a lively cameo from
Steve Kirby, who made an unbeaten 20 coming in at number eleven.
However, thanks to a busy opening stand between Gareth Batty and
Arun Harinath, the hosts had already knocked off 56 by the close on
day one.
But the day belonged to Tremlett,
whom Surrey have held in reserve since the start of the season, in
order to manage a groin problem not to mention his workload. The
28-year-old's ability to obtain extra bounce from a relatively
placid pitch meant that he was a persistent handful for the
Gloucestershire batsmen, who were more at ease against the other
Surrey seamers.
The visitors' troubles began when
Jonathan Batty, playing his first match at the Brit Oval since
leaving Surrey at the end of last summer, was caught down the
leg-side off the fourth ball for eight. With wickets in each of his
first two overs, Tremlett then reduced Gloucestershire to 15-3 by
having Hamish Marshall - who, before yesterday, had never been out
for less than fifty against Surrey in the championship - edging to
second slip and Alex Gidman caught at square leg after failing to
get on top of a delivery that lifted off a good length.
Chris Dent, who hinted that he is
could one to keep an eye on for the future, cover drove Stuart
Meaker for four to bring up the fifty for the visitors in the 17th
over before departing, four overs later, when he played back to
Gareth Batty's arm ball. In the fifth over after lunch Tremlett
trapped Chris Taylor on the crease to make it 93-5.
Steve Snell announced himself by
hooking Jade Dernbach to the long leg boundary to take
Gloucestershire past one hundred, but in the next over, the 39th,
James Franklin was harshly adjudged to be leg before to a delivery
from Rao Iftikhar Anjum that appeared to be missing off stump.
102-6 became 127-7 three overs later
when Jon Lewis poked a well-flighted ball from Chris Schofield into
the hands of Harinath at forward short leg. But, with the help of
Vikram Banerjee, Snell engineered something of a recovery for
Gloucestershire, taking full advantage of some loose deliveries from
Schofield.
The eighth wicket pair held firm for
17 overs until Snell was caught behind, aiming an indeterminate
drive at Meaker. Tremlett returned to strike again in the first over
after tea when Geemal Hussain played around a straight delivery, but
with Banerjee cutting Gareth Batty and Steve Kirby launching
Dernbach over wide long-on for six, Gloucestershire's tenth wicket
produced 42 in 15 overs before Schofield, bowling around the wicket,
undid Banerjee with a quicker delivery.
With just one recognised opener in
Harinath, the hosts promoted Gareth Batty to take first strike.
After playing and missing on a couple of occasions the former
Worcestershire man was quick to impose himself on the
Gloucestershire attack. Batty brought the fifty partnership
up in the 11th over with an on driven four off Hussain. But two
overs later Hussain broke through Gareth Batty's defences to flatten his
off stump; bringing Tremlett back on to the stage, this time as
nightwatchman.
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