ECB (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
A fluent innings from Surrey veteran Mark Ramprakash helped the bottom side in LV County Championship Division One recover from a rocky start to head in at tea on 125 for three against Kent at Canterbury.The former England batsman, who boasts an impressive average of 68 this season, reached the break 13 runs short of his sixth century of the championship season.Darren Stevens caught Jonathan...
ECB (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
A fluent innings from Surrey veteran Mark Ramprakash helped the bottom side in LV County Championship Division One recover from a rocky start to head in at tea on 125 for three against Kent at Canterbury.The former England batsman, who boasts an impressive average of 68 this season, reached the break 13 runs short of his sixth century of the championship season.Darren Stevens caught Jonathan...
ECB (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
... of quick runs - but their plans to push on were derailed by the loss of three wickets in six balls.Jonathan Batty was the first to go when he got a combination of glove and top-edge on an attempted reverse sweep off the bowling of Ollie Rayner and Jason Lewry came from slip to leg-slip to take the catch.Chris Nash made 71 as Sussex held out for a draw Rayner struck again with his...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Surrey continue to dominate their County Championship clash with Sussex having amassed an imposing first innings total of 455.
ECB (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
... the interval.Resuming on 47 for one in response to Somerset’s 401 for three declared, Surrey lost Jonathan Batty after he was bowled by Alfonso Thomas for eight.But Ramprakash (52no) and Usman Afzaal (30no) steadied the ship and will continue in the afternoon session.Division One title contenders Durham and Nottinghamshire were forced to accept the inevitable when their top-of-the-table...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
... Walters (38) fell first, edged Charl Willoughby to Marcus Trescothick at second slip and with Jonathan Batty going cheaply, Surrey looked in trouble on 62-3. Ramprakash and Afzaal took it to 135-3 at lunch, with the latter reaching his half-century after the break before slashing a wide delivery from Andrew Caddick to Ben Phillips at gully.Matthew Spriegel (2) also fell to Caddick...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Harmison, who would not be alone in wondering how a 29-year-old Australian with 11 previous first-class appearances is representing England at Headingley, was a little wayward on Friday evening as Surrey sought to wipe out a first-innings deficit of 190 on a flat pitch. But once a stubborn fourth-wicket partnership between Jonathan Batty and Usman Afzaal was broken, wickets fell regularly...
ECB (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
... took his overnight 27 to 73 before he was caught by Phil Mustard off Paul Wiseman.Wicketkeeper Jonathan Batty was not out after making his 50 off 146 balls.Division Two leaders Warwickshire were closing in on victory over Middlesex at Uxbridge with the home side 123 for six, following on and still 100 runs short of making the visitors bat again.Murali Kartik (23no) and Tim Murtagh...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
... led the way as he blazed to a 57-ball fifty before falling to a bat-pad catch at silly mid-off and Jonathan Batty and Usman Afzaal added 59 for the fourth wicket. The home side were given a hand in all but wiping out the arrears by some ill-directed fare from Stephen Harmison and Liam Plunkett, who conceded 100 runs between them in 15 overs.Earlier, Will Smith became the seventh Durham...
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
... been off the field with a knee injury, struck a brisk 67 to add to his first-day hundred, and then Jonathan Batty and Usman Afzaal gave Surrey a chance of salvaging a draw with an unbeaten fourth-wicket stand of 59 before a premature close. With Darren Pattinson called up at Leeds, Steve Harmison and Liam Plunkett hardly put pressure on him. Harmison was smacked for 73 in 13 overs...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
... Mark Ramprakash was forced to pull out.In the absence of their two senior players wicketkeeper Jonathan Batty took over the captaincy and decided to bat first after winning the toss.However, Newman's innings of 113, which contained 15 fours and a six, was a lone hand as seamer Ben Harmison overshadowed older brother Steve by claiming 4-27.Only two other Surrey players managed to reach...
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
At the other end was Mark Ramprakash, who began confidently, driving Charlie Shreck through extra cover for a classic four, but when Newman departed he and Jonathan Batty suddenly shut up shop almost entirely for several overs. They put on 21 runs in the best part of an hour against good bowling, but were just showing signs of asserting themselves when the rain came, at 45 for 2 scored...
