The rain came back to wreak havoc on the final day of play in the latest round of the County Championship
Wisden Cricinfo staff23-Jun-2004The rain came back to wreak havoc on the final day of play in the latest round of the County Championship. In the one match where the rain stayed away, a superb 156 not out from Andrew Symonds that carried Kent to 297 proved to be in vain, as time ran out and the game was declared a draw. Play began at 5.00 pm for Worcestershire against Surrey at Worcester, where Graham Thorpe guided the tail through some nervy final overs to secure a draw.In Division Two, no play at all was possible at Cardiff, where Glamorgan had reached 258 for 7 in reply to Durham’s 466, or at Derby, where an unbeaten 88 from Andy Flower had seen Essex bat smoothly to 222 for 3, and both games ended in draws. Hampshire moved to 259 for 8 against Yorkshire, picking up an extra batting point, before the heavens opened once again, and Leicestershire, who were docked 1.5 points for their slow over rate in the match, drew with Somerset at Taunton without a ball bowled on the final day.
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Day 1 report: Lewis mops up Sussex at a rainy Arundel – Wisden Cricinfo
Day 2 report: Mushtaq keeps Sussex in the game – Wisden Cricinfo
Day 3 report: Sussex slide to embarrassing defeat – Wisden Cricinfo
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Day 1 report: Rain prevents Surrey from pushing self-destruct button -The Times
Day 2 report: Surrey dazzled by the skill of Kabir – The Guardian
Day 3 report: Moore and Peters flay weak Surrey attack – The Independent
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Day 2 report: Powell’s patience rewarded – The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 report: Warks pile on pressure points – The Guardian
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Day 1 report: Tremlett makes his mark with early scalp of Wood – The Times
Day 2 report: Jaques gives Yorkshire acceleration – The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 report: Jaques raises Rose standard – The Guardian
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Day 1: No play due to rain
Day 2 report: Glamorgan blown off course – The Western Mail
Day 3 report: Wharf and Thomas to the rescue – The Times
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Day 2 report: Derbyshire’s progress grinds slow – The Times
Day 3 report: Flower in full bloom – The Telegraph
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Day 1: No play due to rain
Day 2 report: Inspired Maddy fails to take full advantage – The Times
Day 3 report: Cleary does damage – The Telegraph