Surrey v Northamptonshire: cameos of Rory Hamilton-Brown and Gareth Batty put Surrey in the conduct of seat

Call time: (from left to right) Rory Hamilton-Brown, Gareth Batty and Steven Davies of Surrey jump for an appeal on the first day of the LV = County Championship Division 2 match against Northants to Kia oval Photo: GETTY IMAGES

And, in the circumstances, missed Surrey against Northamptonshire. Their total of 322 was decent, but well below what they should be obtained against the visitors who finished the day on 12 without loss.

It was a frustrating day for Surrey, which focused on several occasions to the construction of promising, only to be paralyzed by the loss of wickets key at times key. The absence of Mark Ramprakash to a knee injury has deprived their talent line-up frappeurs young a little steel.

Northamptonshire Captain Andrew Hall could be satisfied with work of the his side. But it may reflect but for a pair of contrasting Rory Hamilton-Brown and Gareth Batty cameos, it might have been better still. Coming to Surrey 88 for three after a quick start but a waste, Hamilton-Brown launched a counterattack, turbulent.

Seizing the initiative - and hit the ball very hard - Hamilton-Brown in 59 for the fourth wicket with new signing Tom Maynard, who considers commonly until he was overthrown attempting to sweep James Middlebrook.

Batty was more cautious, the tail of sorting and picking the gaps with intelligence. He finished with 64, the 27th fifty years of his first class career.

Plugged away patiently Northamptonshire bowlers. Chaminda Vaas, playing his first game for the County, captured Michael Brown leg before off the coast of the second ball of the day, but he seemed less threatening after the shine wore off the coast of the ball.

Middlebrook took advantage of the considerable shift to collect the three wickets, but Northamptonshire will be well aware that the side House have, Batty and Chris Schofield, two spinners capable of capitalizing on the surface dry.

Gidman and Jonathan Batty will put on 156 for the sixth wicket Guide Gloucestershire to a respectable 224 for six against Derbyshire at Bristol. Entry set to 65 for five, in most of his fortune Gidman good start on his way to 89, while Batty finished the day unbeaten on 61 after a vigil for four hours at the crease.

Grace Road, left arm spinner Dean Cosker took four wickets as Glamorgan held Leicestershire at 231 for nine, with 74 undefeated Claude Henderson's main resistance on a day of low scoring.

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