By Ben Horne
April 22 2003

Rikki Clake and Ian Ward both hit centuries as Surrey drew against Lancashire at the AMP Oval. Ward hit 158 while Clake scored 127 not out. Clake and Ward also put on a record for the sixth wicket off 144. Rikki Clake and Ian Ward both hit centuries as Surrey drew against Lancashire at the AMP Oval. Ward hit 158 while Clake scored 127 not out. Clake and Ward also put on a record for the sixth wicket off 144.

Surrey started the day on 61 for 2 with Ward and Thorpe at the crease.
They had put on 76 when Thorpe was caught by Jimmy Anderson off Any Flintoff trying to pull. Ali Brown was then run out for naught as he attempted a quick single. Then after lunch Adam Holliokae was caught by Mark Chilton off young fast bowler Kyle Hogg. With the score at 150 for 5 Surrey were struggling and Lancashire looked favorites or a victory. But then Ward and Clarke both hit centuries as they put on a record 144 for the sixth wicket. Ward hit three sixes in his innings and even lost the ball on one occasion! Ward was finally dismissed when he hit the ball straight to Ian Sutcliffe for 158. Clake continued to hit and he reached his century off 139 balls. This was Clark’s third championship hundred for Surrey.

Lancashire 1st innings

A Swann run out 57
I Sutcliffe LBW B S Mushtaq 70
M Loye LBW B Clarke 126
S Law B Clarke 169
M Chilton LBW B Salisbury 28
A Flintoff C Batty B Salisbury 43
G Chapple C and B Salisbury 32
C Schofield C Batty B Tudor 1
W Hegg B Murtagh 14
K Hogg C Hollioake 16
J Anderson not out 3

Extras 40

Total all out 151.4 overs 599

Surrey 1st innings

I Ward C Hegg B Anderson 49
J Batty B Anderson 13
M Ramprakash C Hegg B Anderson 50
G Thorpe C Loye B Anderson 15
A Brown IBW B Anderson 2
R Clarke C Chilton B Schofield
A Hollioake C Flintoff B Chapple 42
A Tudor C Chilton B Schofield 9
I Salisbury C Hegg B Flintoff 18
S Mushtaq C Anderson B Schofield 23
T Murtagh not out 0

Extras 21

Total alll out 67.4 overs 280

Surrey second innings

I Ward C Sutcliffe B Anderson 158
J Batty C Swann B Chapple 4
M Ramprakash C Hegg B Flintoff 13
G Thorpe C Anderson B Flintoff 35
A Brown run out 0
A Hollioake C Chilton B Hogg 10
R Clarke not out 127
A Tudor not out 11

Extras

Total for 6 wickets 100 overs 378