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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Surrey v Northamptonshire: Cameos from Rory Hamilton-Brown and Gareth Batty put Surrey in driving seat

 Appealing moment: (left to right) Rory Hamilton-Brown, Gareth Batty and Steven Davies of Surrey jump up for an appeal during the first day of the LV= County Championship Division 2 match against Northants at The Kia Oval  Photo: GETTY IMAGES

And in the circumstances, Surrey missed out against Northamptonshire. Their total of 322 was decent, but well short of what they should have achieved against the visitors who ended the day on 12 without loss.

It was a frustrating day for Surrey, who looked on several occasions to be building promisingly, only to be hamstrung by the loss of key wickets at key moments. The absence of Mark Ramprakash to a knee injury has deprived their talented young batting line-up of a little steel.

Northamptonshire captain Andrew Hall could be satisfied with his side’s work. But he might reflect that but for a pair of contrasting cameos from Rory Hamilton-Brown and Gareth Batty, it could have been better still. Coming in with Surrey 88 for three after a brisk but wasteful start, Hamilton-Brown launched a characteristic, rambunctious counter-attack.

Seizing the initiative – and striking the ball very hard – Hamilton-Brown put on 59 for the fourth wicket with new signing Tom Maynard, who batted fluently until he was bowled attempting to sweep James Middlebrook.

Batty was more circumspect, marshalling the tail and picking the gaps with intelligence. He finished with 64, the 27th half-century of his first- class career.

Northamptonshire’s bowlers plugged away patiently. Chaminda Vaas, playing his first game for the county, snared Michael Brown leg before off the second ball of the day, but looked less threatening after the shine wore off the ball.

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

Will Gidman and Jonathan Batty put on 156 for the sixth wicket to guide Gloucestershire towards a respectable 224 for six against Derbyshire at Bristol. Coming together at 65 for five, Gidman made the most of his early good fortune on his way to 89, while Batty finished the day unbeaten on 61 after a four-hour vigil at the crease.

At Grace Road, left-arm spinner Dean Cosker took four wickets as Glamorgan held Leicestershire to 231 for nine, with Claude Henderson’s unbeaten 74 the main resistance on a low-scoring day.

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