Veteran West Indian in Marathon stint for Lancs

Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored a massive 182 as Lancashire piled up the runs against Surrey at The Oval in this Specsavers County Championship clash.
Lancashire batsmen make hayLancashire batsmen make hay
Lancashire batsmen make hay

Last man out after eight hours in the middle, he helped the Red Rose county to add 176 to their overnight score for an all-out total of 470.

By stumps, Surrey had reached 112 for two.

They lost Mark Stoneman lbw for 40, and Scott Borthwick (19), caught behind off the penultimate ball of the day from Kyle Jarvis, to reduce their side’s first-innings deficit to 358 at the midpoint of thisfirst division clash.

Yet the day undoubtedly belonged to Chanderpaul.

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Having already posted the 74th century of his first-class career from 213 balls, the 42-year-old Guyanan needed five minutes’ treatment to his right thigh during the mid-session before being helped gingerly to his feet.

After considering his options, Chanderpaul called on Luke Procter to act as runner and re-took his guard to resume his stint.

He and his more expansive seventh-wicket partner, Jordan Clark, continued to make hay with Clark battering a rare half-volley from Mark Footitt to the extra cover ropes to raise their 200 stand and beat Lancashire’s previous seventh-wicket record of 198 – set by Alexander Eccles and John I’Anson at Old Trafford in 1902 – in the process.

Their stand had reached 243 when Clark, on a career-best 140, aimed to sweep against Gareth Batty only to be caught, via a thin inside edge and his front pad, by Rory Burns at slip. The burly 26-year-old right-hander faced 212 balls and hit 23 fours and three sixes.

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Moments later Chanderpaul pulled up soon after ambling a third run into the deep and, after extensive treatment to his thigh, continued with Procter as his runner.

After lunch, Footitt switched to the Vauxhall End to complete his fifth five-wicket haul in as many first-class games for Surrey. Bowling around the wicket and just short of a length, the left-armer got two deliveries to hold their line and feather the edge as both Stephen Parry (21) and Kyle Jarvis (0) departed to catches behind the stumps by Ben Foakes in the space of four balls.

Chanderpaul hobbled on, however, planting two straight sixes off a disbelieving Borthwick into the pavilion seats as he and No11 Simon Kerrigan added a further 63 in 18 overs for the 10th wicket.

Chanderpaul’s marathon ended a shade after 3.30pm when his tired, yet typically wristy drive against Gareth Batty looped to Borthwick at extra cover, leaving Kerrigan unbeaten on 20. The veteran left-hander faced 328 balls and hit 21 fours to go with his brace of sixes.

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Footitt, with five for 118 – his fifth five-wicket return in as many championship starts – was the pick of the Surrey attack, while Batty chipped in with three for 72, including the prized scalp of Chanderpaul. Little wonder the Surrey skipper’s overwhelming emotion appeared to be relief in finally seeing the diminutive West Indian’s back.