Saturday 10 September 2011

Jordan bowls Surrey to Promotion Contention



Surrey have given themselves a real chance of promotion after beating Essex on the final day of the LVCC Division 2 match at Chelmsford.

When the players took to the field at 10:30, Surrey new that all they needed to do was take 5 wickets, to keep promotion a possibility. And Tim Linley gave Surrey the perfect start when he trapped Ryan ten Doeschate lbw in just the second over of the day. Graham Napier joined Foster in the middle and the pair looked to frustrate Surrey, who were hunting for quick wickets, in case the rain came.

Then, Chris Jordan had his first wicket of the game, when he had Foster well caught by Gareth Batty at second slip for 27. And Jordan followed that up by getting Masters caught off a leading by Mark Ramprakash in the gully. Essex 186-8 and close to defeat.

However, Graham Napier had other ideas when he went on an assault of the Surrey bowlers, hitting shots all around the ground, and out of it, and brought up a brilliant fifty of just 46 balls. Surrey knew that an hour more of Napier, and they were in trouble. But after hitting some more big shots, Surrey had their man when Napier looked to hit Jordan for another maximum but could only find Mark Ramprakash on the cover boundary rope. And very next ball, Tom Craddock tried to guide Jordan behind square, but could only find Ramprakash, who held on to a fantastic catch at the second time of asking.

So, Surrey winning the game by 109 runs, with Chris Jordan picking up career best figures of 4-57. Surrey now know that if they win their final game at home to Derbyshire, starting Monday, with at least two more points than Northamptonshire, then they are promoted. It is definitely, the biggest week for Surrey in years, with the CB40 Final against Somerset at the end of it.

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