Trent Bridge

Notts Secure Surrey Draw

Match Report | 11th July 2013

Ricky Ponting brought the curtain down on his First Class career in the perfect manner as his unbeaten 169 secured a draw against Nottinghamshire. His innings spanned 319 deliveries and he was given valuable support from Zafar Ansari and Jade Dernbach as Surrey declared just before the final hour of play on 395-8.

Surrey began the morning with Ponting and Arun Harinath at the crease but in the first over of the day Harinath was bowled by Harry Gurney for his overnight 69. Zander de Bruyn joined Ponting but a brilliant bit of work by David Hussey saw De Bruyn run out for 1 and Surrey were suddenly 189-4.

Ponting brought up his fifty with a single through the covers andwith Steven Davies starting solidly as Surrey moved into the lead. But on 8 Davies was bowled by Andre Adams around his legs and the fifth wicket fell with that lead standing at just six runs.

Ponting needed a partner and found one in Zafar Ansari who got his head down and steadied the innings. Ponting was playing beautifully and was dominating the scoring with shots either side of the wicket. He looked in little trouble as he played with calm assurance in his final First Class innings.

The partnership with Ansari moved past fifty as Ponting moved into the 90’s. And on 97 he came down the wicket to Samit Patel and struck him to the long off boundary to bring up his 82nd and final First Class hundred