Surrey v Essex Hawks
D40 Quest South
Kia Oval, London
Essex Hawks: James Ward, Joe Moss, Andrew Mowatt, Ben Aust, Matthew Edwards, Benny Fryatt, Alfie Jeeves, Martin Henderson, Matthew Thomas, Matt Norman, Joel Barker
Surrey: Michael O’Mahony, Umar Khan, Jonathan Gale, Ben Carter Martina, Jason Talmer, J Green, Joe Fisher, Luke Saunders, Toby Carter Martina, Matt Harris, Aditya Patwardhan
Match Details:
Umpires: Mike Stephenson and P Windsor
Surrey: 327/5 (40 overs)
Essex Hawks: 167/6 (40 overs)
Toss: Essex Hawks won the toss and elected to bowl
Result: Surrey won by 160 runs
Match Report:
Essex Hawks found themselves on the wrong end of a heavy D40 Quest South defeat against a powerful Surrey team in a match staged in humid conditions at the Kia Oval.
Essex battled gamely in grand surroundings. Nevertheless, chasing down Surrey’s mammoth 327 for five total was always going to be a tall order.
Surrey’s Michael O’Mahony scored 72, while Jason Talmer contributed 70 to the hosts’ cause before both were dismissed by Essex’s captain, Joe Moss.
Benny Fryatt also took two wickets, including the scalp of wicketkeeper/batter Jonathan Gale, aided by an outrageous one-handed catch on the boundary from Alfie Jeeves which drew a collective gasp from the small, but enthusiastic Oval audience. On what was a tough day, Jeeves was Essex’s most economical bowler, returning figures of 8-0-35-1.
Faced with a hugely difficult task, Essex doggedly batted out their forty overs. Despite falling some way short, skipper Moss hit a half-century. His 56 came off 89 balls and included nine 4s.
Matthew Edwards hit 44 off 68 during a 79-minute stint at the crease, while Fryatt followed up his performance with the ball by scoring an unbeaten 30*.
Surrey utilised no less than nine bowlers, with Aditya Patwardhan returning 6-2-22-3 and Jason Talmer 2-1-5-2.
Although soundly beaten, it was a memorable occasion for the Essex players and their supporters, who were able to sample a matchday experience first-hand at one of the world’s iconic cricketing venues.
