Century Mark for Surrey Batting Duo

ECB Match Report

Former England batsman Mark Butcher joined the prolific Mark Ramprakash in scoring a century off Hampshire's weakened attack at the Rose Bowl.

Butcher scored 100 as Surrey rattled up a huge first-innings total of 556 in LV County Championship Division One.

In the process, Hampshire's title hopes took a severe battering without their inspirational captain Shane Warne and England bowlers Dimitri Mascarenhas and Chris Tremlett.

Hampshire soon lost Michael Carberry and Michael Brown before bad light brought a premature close with the home side still 509 behind at 47 for two.

Ramprakash, 124 not out overnight went on to make 188, sharing a stand of 225 for the third wicket with Butcher.

Butcher was out the ball after reaching his century, leg before wicket to James Bruce after hitting 13 fours and facing 202 balls.

Ramprakash seemed bound for his double century until he was bowled by Hampshire's West Indian pace bowler Daren Powell having hit 102 of his runs in boundaries.

Even then Hampshire's misery was not over as the Surrey tail took advantage of a tiring attack without a cutting edge.

James Benning made 42 and Matt Nicholson was 34 not out when Surrey's innings finally reached a conclusion at 556 in the 161st over.

Hampshire's bowling made sorry reading with Shaun Udal, in the team as Warne's replacement, taking 3-106 and Powell ending with 3-117.

Hampshire, who need to win to maintain their push for their first championship title for 34 years, made a poor start to their reply.

Nicholson had Carberry lbw without scoring and Brown went the same way to Chris Schofield.

John Crawley and Jimmy Adams prevented further alarms before bad light intruded, but there was no denying Surrey had manoeuvred themselves into a powerful position by the end of the second day.

For Hampshire the only mitigation was some good bowling without support from Bruce, who deserved better than his final figures of 2-86, while Sean Ervine continued his rehabilitation from a long-term injury by also taking two wickets.

 Day 3 - Saturday 1st September - Match starts at 11:00am

Scorecard

Match Report Day 1

Mark Church is reporting live ball-to ball commentary from The Rose Bowl for BBC London during the LVCC match.  Listen live with BBC LONDON

Powell bowls out Ramprakash short of a double century 

Carberry caught lbw by Nicholson

Adams 22 not out at close of play

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