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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Rory Hamilton-Brown bold declaration fails to repay as Northamptonshire survive to prevent the victory of Surrey

Well-intentioned: Hamilton-Brown statement allowed his team to make a go of this Photo: DAILY TELEGRAPH

Surrey drew with Northamptonshire

Oval, sporting statement of Rory Hamilton-Brown at lunch was a gutsy attempt to revive the competition between Surrey and Northamptonshire. As the clouds rolled and wicket fifth of Northamptonshire fell with 20 overs remaining, but liked his chances.

Instead, Andrew Hall and Niall O'Brien held until bad light brought an action to a premature end. Just a game zero, then, but the statement of intent to the captain of 23 years of Surrey is undeniable. This season, they play to win.

Zander of Bruyn and Tom Maynard made the race at the beginning, putting on 69, before De Bruyn and Chris Schofield matraqué 65 in 45 balls as Surrey sweeps to a statement. He came with De Bruyn, nine short of his century.

Northamptonshire were set 289 to win in 66 overs, and for some time, they viewed beautifully positioned to execute a daring heist. Overcoming the early loss of Stephen Peters, Mal Loye and Rob White counter-attacked Taborn, Loye hit Gareth Batty for an almighty six in the Pavilion as the two batsmen took advantage of attackers fields to take extended pieces of the target.

For a time, as the two spinners Batty and Schofield wheeled away from round the wicket on the final-day bearing field, this almost could have a Lock and Laker discount half a century ago. It was certainly a tension which has continued to capture attention, especially when Schofield caught leg Loye and white before giving a sniffer dog in Surrey. Stuart Meaker then intervened, ferociously fast bowling and own bowling Alex Wakely and David sales within five balls. A blast went to the ground. Surrey thought certainly. It was no way to be good.

Gloucestershire beat Derbyshire by 7 wickets

An unbeaten fourth-desk stand of 112 between captain Alex Gidman and rookie Ian Cockbain guided Gloucestershire to a comfortable seven-wicket on Derbyshire victory at the County of Ground.

Gidman, including the younger brother will affect a compelling 89 in first rounds of Gloucestershire Friday, helped himself to an unbeaten 70 as the romped home county host with almost two sessions to spare.

England pace bowler Stuart Broad, meanwhile, signed a new three year contract with the County champions Nottinghamshire. Broad is centrally contracted by the England and Wales Cricket Board country, but the terms of his County agreement will enter into force if it loses its position in the establishment in England.

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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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