Carberry responds to Wright's ton
A round-up of the latest matches in the County Championship as Luke Wright and Michael Carberry trade hundreds while Stewart Walters leads a Surrey recovery
Cricinfo staff
16-Jul-2009
Division One
Michael Carberry continued his fine form with 112 as Hampshire responded solidly to the Sussex first innings of 441 after Luke Wright had reached three figures at Arundel. Carberry added 107 for the first wicket with Jimmy Adams and reached his hundred from 154 balls before edging one from Ollie Rayner that bounced. Sussex's total was boosted by Wright's century - a Championship best - and he added 86 for the eighth wicket with Rayner, who dominating the partnership with his 60. Rayner's innings was comfortable a career-best and ensured Sussex moved towards maximum batting points. Wright went on the attack to reach his hundred with a six off Imran Tahir after also hitting Dimitri Mascarenhas for a four and two sixes. Tahir eventually finished with 5 for 140.
Click here for John Ward's report from the second day between Nottinghamshire and Durham at Trent Bridge
Click here for George Dobell's report from the second day between Warwickshire and Lancashire at Edgbaston where Ian Bell hit a ton after yesterday's wash out.
Division Two
Stewart Walters, the latest Surrey captain, combined with one of the previous leaders, Usman Afzaal, to put their team back in contention against Essex at Guildford. The Surrey innings was unsteady on 66 for 3 when the pair joined forces but by the close had added 153 in 40 overs with Walters on a career-best 86. Ryan ten Doeschate's unbeaten 159 lifted Essex above 400, but not before the 120-mark for collecting full batting points had passed. The visitors made a strong start with the ball when Michael Brown edged to slip and Mark Ramprakash fell for a rare duck, just his second in 102 first-class innings, as he gloved down the leg side. Jon Batty fought hard for 30 before being undone by some extra bounce from Graham Napier, but Surrey's middle order brought the match back on more level terms.
The rain arrived on cue at Cardiff as play was restricted to 20.1 overs with Kent reaching 52 for 1 in reply to Glamorgan's 317. Wayne Parnell and Ryan McLaren quickly wrapped up the home side's first innings, but Kent lost Joe Denly early when James Harris trapped him leg before. The ball was moving in overcast conditions with both Robert Key and Geraint Jones having to battle to survive before rain arrived half an hour before lunch.