category: Cricket
19.04.2008 20:54
Persistent rain and bad light denied Surrey a chance to press for victory as no play was possible on the final day at The Oval, earning Lancashire a draw.
The home side were always going to face a difficult task, needing to enforce the follow-on and bowl Lancs out again.
The visitors needed to score a further 147 from 241-6 to save the follow-on.
Umpires Peter Hartley and George Sharp said play would begin after lunch but as Surrey took the field they judged the light was unfit and drizzle set in.
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