Surrey 15 for 0 path Lancashire 202 (Bohannon 84, Metal 5-25, Lawrence 4-91) by 187 runs
The Vitality County Championship match between Lancashire and Surrey seems to be sure to finish in a draw after solely 21 balls have been bowled on the third day of the sport at Emirates Outdated Trafford.
Surrey had progressed to fifteen with out loss of their first innings when rain pressured an early lunch to be taken at 1.10pm. In the course of the interval, your complete sq. and bowlers’ run-ups have been coated in anticipation of heavy showers, and security issues about sturdy winds prevented the covers’ removing, although no rain was falling when the sport was as a result of restart.
Surrey have been understood to be confused by the shortage of motion with the covers. Head coach Gareth Batty walked out to the center throughout this era, clearly irked the defending champions have been unable to construct on Friday’s work after dismissing Lancashire for 202 inside 73 overs. The anticipated rain finally arrived at 2.30pm. Play was finally deserted after a 4pm inspection.
ECB match referee Mike Smith defended the stance from Outdated Trafford head grounds supervisor Matt Service provider that eradicating the covers would have been harmful given the situations, which was backed up by the house membership’s security officer.
“After lunch, when it was dry, the pinnacle grounds supervisor, Matt Service provider, stated that it was so windy that it could put the well being and security of his employees in danger to ask his employees to take away the covers,” Smith defined. “We did not need anybody to be damage, both by being lifted within the air or slapped by the flat sheets in that wind.
“Lancashire’s security officer thought that was an inexpensive place however we did say that the flat sheets needs to be eliminated if the wind dropped to a suitable degree. Nevertheless, we did not get to that stage as a result of the rain returned and curtailed the remainder of the day’s play.
“I have not come throughout such a state of affairs earlier than. However I perceive that they weren’t going to be utilizing the flat sheets at Edgbaston as a result of Gary Barwell, the pinnacle groundsman, stated he wouldn’t be asking his employees to place the flat sheets on in that wind. And it’s harmful to be manoeuvring very heavy flat sheets in wind like that.”
Ought to climate enable any cricket to happen on the ultimate day, the match is now prone to turn into a battle for first-innings bonus factors as Surrey’s batters construct a reply to Lancashire’s first innings. Dom Sibley is at present 6 not out and Surrey skipper Rory Burns is unbeaten on 5.
