Cricket: Sudden Collapse Makes Follow On Likely But Surrey Should Still Salvage A Draw

Published on: 7 Jun, 2013
Updated on: 11 Jun, 2013

Despite the close fielders ... s was going well until caught at short leg off a slightly careless shot.

Despite scoring slowly and the presence of close fielders Arun Harinath seemed in control until caught at cover off a slightly careless shot.

A four wicket collapse towards the end of this evening (June 7th) left Surrey in severe danger of having to follow on tomorrow at Woodbridge Road but they should still be able to avoid defeat in their match against the current county champions, Warwickshire.

Rarely troubled by the Warwickshire attack Ricky Ponting shows why he is one of the most prolific batsmen of all time.

After rain washed out the chance of any play in the morning, Surrey looked in little trouble at 262 for 3. Ponting had been welcomed with warm applause onto the ground, when he came in at number four. He immediately showed his class and was rarely troubled by the Warwickshire attack on a flat track.

Despite being an all England affair in the home counties, at least one Aussie in the crowd tried to make the man from Tasmania feel at home with enthusiastic waving of the Australian flag whenever one of his shots reached the rope. His 50 of 85 balls included six fours and one six.

Ricky Ponting left isolated as the Warwickshire players celebrate the fall of another Surrey wicket falls

But as Ponting was was heading towards his half century Irishman Boyd Rankin, who at first seemed innocuous, tore into the Surrey batsmen taking three quick wickets. Team mate Barker then took another, the fourth Surrey wicket to fall for just seven runs.

.. Barker who dismissed Roy in the final over of the day.

Keith Barker who dismissed Jason Roy in the final over of the day.

Score at the end of Day 3: Surrey, chasing Warwickshire’s 1st innings total of 631 are 269 for 7. They require another 213 runs to avoid the follow on. Play re-commences tomorrow at 11am.