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Luke Sutton could be forgiven for accepting the applause a little sheepishly
after his seventh catch of the innings set a new wicketkeeping record for
Roses matches here this morning.

Sutton’s feat, which also equals the Lancashire record for all first-class
matches, denied Yorkshire a batting bonus point as Oliver Newby found the
edge of 19-year-old Ben Sanderson’s bat. But given that the home side had
already pocketed four, it was something of a hollow victory.

Having dismissed Lancashire for 89 in the rain-ruined Friends Provident Trophy
match here on Wednesday, Yorkshire might have been tempted, on a damp, misty
morning, to have another bowl in spite of their long injury list, had they
won the toss.

This season for Mark Ramprakash is turning rapidly into his own Groundhog Day.
The Surrey batsman has now failed with five attempts to nail down the
hundredth hundred of his first class career.

Mark Butcher duly reached the third double hundred of his career this morning
as Surrey piled up a mammoth score against Yorkshire here.

Another Surrey match and another chance – his third of the season – for Mark
Ramprakash to score the hundredth hundred of his first class career.

It has just about been Nottinghamshire’s morning here, although the loss of
Mark Wagh 10 minutes before lunch gave Sussex some encouragement going into
the afternoon session.

Nottinghamshire are cautious about talking up their title chances so early in
the season but if Darren Pattinson continues to wreak havoc with the new
ball they will inevitably find themselves labelled as contenders.