Date-stamped : 08 Aug95 - 22:27
Tour Match: Surrey v Young Australia
The Foster's Oval, 8 August 1995

Surrey`s scratch side are routed - D. J. Rutnagur

Young Australians (322-6) beat Surrey (143) by 179 runs

AS IF seeking the punters` indulgence for the fare  about  to  be
served up, Anne Bickerstaff, the voice of the Oval, began the day
with a recitation of the details of Surrey`s injury  list  which,
suffice it to say, is considerable.

With their reserve strength engaged in  a  second-team  match  at
Worksop,  Surrey  had  to scour the leagues and even reach beyond
their boundaries to be able to fulfil  their  commitment to   the
Young  Australians. Their most prominent guest was the West Indi-
an, Anderson Cummins, who is  spending  the  summer playing   for
Bromley.

The team Surrey fielded under the command of Darren Bicknell  in-
cluded  only four regulars and, besides Cummins, just four others
with first-class  experience  -Jason  de  la  Pena, formerly   of
Gloucestershire,  Gareth Townsend, ex-Somerset and now Devon, the
Indian, Zubin Bharucha, and Alex  Barnett,  the spinner  who   is
looking for a new county having gained a release from Lancashire.

In the circumstances the result, achieved with 26 overs to spare,
was  hardly  surprising. The Young Australians elected to bat and
Surrey must  have  been  pleased  to  have  accounted for   their
openers, Martin Love and Matthew Hayden.

But they were overpowered by Stuart Law and  Ricky  Ponting,  who
put  on  176 in 29 overs. Law, driving, cutting and picking up to
hoist the ball to midwicket, scored  an  unbeaten  163, off   126
balls, with 16 fours and three sixes.

When Surrey replied, Darren  Bicknell  was  caught  behind  first
ball,  an out- swinger from the left-arm Mark Harrity, who after-
wards bowled short and was gleefully thrashed by  Nadeem  Shahid,
who made 63 off 48 balls, with 12 fours.

Once Shahid was fourth out at 86, brought to book  by  his  Essex
team-mate  of  last  year, Mike Kasprowicz, the innings went into
decline.

Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
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