Cricket: Batty's Best but Pears Beaten ; Frizzellcounty Championship Surrey Defeated Worcestershire by 68 Runs

Birmingham Post › August 07, 2004

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A fter last week's heroic victory at Cheltenham College, Worcestershire had to settle for heroic failure in the capital as a most courageous but unlikely of victory assaults fell short.

Gareth Batty's career-best 133 proved all in vain as century partnerships with Vikram Solanki and Steve Rhodes could not quite ensure a thrilling win.

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Cricket: Batty's Best but Pears Beaten ; Frizzellcounty Championship Surrey Defeated Worcestershire by 68 Runs

Needing 410 runs to win, and facing an uphill battle after losing their first four wickets for only 18 the previous evening, Worcestershire's victory prospects l...

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