Clark bowls Hampshire into semis
Afp, London
Australia quick Stuart Clark bowled Hampshire into the semi-finals of English domestic cricket's Friends Provident Trophy one-day competition with a dramatic haul of six for 27 against Surrey at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday. Clark's 10-over return gave south conference table-toppers Hampshire a home semi-final against Warwickshire a week on Wednesday. Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash won the toss and elected to bat. But Clark removed the Surrey top three while Ramprakash himself was bowled for nought by all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas. At one stage Surrey were 32 for six before a stand of 122 between ex-England duo Rikki Clarke (55) and Chris Schofield (75 not out) helped them recover to 181 all out. Hampshire captain and former Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne took one for 46 from his 10 overs. Hampshire, who then saw former England batsman John Crawley make 55, were cruising at 165 for three before a flurry of late wickets gave Surrey the merest glimmer of hope. But a no-ball from Australia seamer Matthew Nicholson sealed the south coast county's victory.
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