It was a bowlers day on the second day of the Uni match against Leeds-Bradford MCCU, with Surrey bowling out the visitors for 205, before falling to 134-5 at the close.
The first hour of the day belonged to Leeds-Bradford, as Bush and Webb looked assured at the crease, in better conditions for batting than day one. Chris Jordan and Tim Linley worked hard, but with no luck, as the batsman slowly and steadily began to build a good partnership for the 2nd wicket, which had gone past 50 after the first 60 minutes. However, Matthew Dunn was brought into the attack, and after a few poor deliveries, he made the breakthrough, when Webb flashed at a wide one and Jordan took a good catch at slip.
Tom Jewell then replaced Matthew Spriegel, and he had his first wicket when he trapped new batsman Leach, without scoring, and Leeds- Bradford were 87-3. Dunn was still bowling erratically, so Linley came back on to replace him. However, it was Jewell again who picked up the next wicket, 10 minutes before lunch, when Reece was caught superbly by Maynard in the slips. Leeds-Bradford went to the break, 4 down for 119, still trailing by 266.
Soon after lunch, Chris Jordan got in on the act, when he had Hodgson caught behind with the score on 150. He was then on a hat trick, when he trapped the oppositions skipper Moore in front first ball. Jordan couldn’t complete his hat trick, but in his next over, he bowled Roebuck for 0 to leave the visitors 156-7. Harry Bush was continuing to look good for Leeds, passing his fifty. Hardman joined him and looked good, striking 3 boundaries before Jewell removed him for 16. A 3rd wicket for the young paceman. And Bush’s excellent innings came to an end in the next over, when Dunn picked up his second, trapping him in front for 70. Dunn then finished the innings, bowling Higginbotham. Leeds-Bradford 205 all out and a lead of 180 for Surrey. 3 wickets for Dunn, Jewell and Jordan, and 1 for Linley.
RHB opened up with Jordan, looking to get some vital time in the middle before Thursdays opener. However, he was trapped in front without scoring. Not very good from the captain, who has been in poor form ever since his 70 against Somerset in the CB40 final. Gary Wilson joined Jordan and took Surrey to tea at 15-1, a lead of 195.
However, not long after the interval, Wilson went for 18, when he was caught behind off Hardman. A second failure in the game for Wilson, with Burns seemingly ahead of him in wicket keeping pecking order. Roy joined Jordan and got off the mark in typical fashion, with a boundary off Hardman. However, Hardman had his second soon after, when Jordan was also caught behind for 18. Surrey 58-3, and with some work to do. Jason Roy began to find some form, finding the boundary at regular intervals in typical fashion, before falling for 32 to Higginbotham. Some runs for Roy, but maybe not enough to secure a starting place next week.
Maynard and Spriegel got together with a job on their hands at 85-4, and slowly but surely, began to rebuild the innings. However, just before the close, Higginbotham got his second wicket of the innings, when Spriegel was caught behind for 25. Once again, not doing enough to secure a place on Thursday. Surrey finished the day 134-5, with Maynard on 19* and Burns 0*, a lead of 314.
Once again, the batsman failing for Surrey, and against a far inferior opposition. Therefore, apart from RHB and Maynard, no one’s place is secure in the side.
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