COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO, Grace Road:
CLOSE OF PLAY, DAY TWO: Surrey 483, Leicestershire 32-0
Surrey 5pts, Leicestershire 1pt
Match scorecard

Wilson has appeared in 22 ODIs for Ireland

Surrey piled up a big first innings score before rain brought Leicestershire's reply to an early close on day two at Grace Road.

Wicketkeeper Gary Wilson completed a maiden first-class century and debutant Jason Roy hit 76 as Surrey moved from 353-4 overnight to 483 all out.

Claude Henderson finished with 4-119, Matthew Hoggard 3-68 and Nadeem Malik 3-83 for Leicestershire.

Greg Smith and Matt Boyce took their reply to 32-0 before the rain arrived.

After a day curtailed to just 37.3 overs, the home side have been left with a lot of work to do over the final two days to keep alive their slim chances of promotion.

But there was plenty for Surrey to celebrate on a truncated second day as 24-year-old Ireland international Wilson and 20-year-old Durban native Roy led the way in an exhilarating morning session.

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Wilson began the day needing just four runs to reach his century and his nerves would not have been helped when he saw Mark Ramprakash bowled offering no shot to a ball from Matthew Hoggard without adding to his overnight 179.

But a short ball outside off stump from Nathan Buck gave Wilson his opportunity to reach 100 off 207 balls with 13 boundaries.

Although Wilson was dismissed soon afterwards for 125, the crowd was treated to a brilliant display from championship debutant Roy, who signalled his potential earlier this season with a century in the Friends Provident t20.

Some superb attacking strokes including three sixes off left-arm spinner Claude Henderson, and when Henderson finally had his revenge by having him caught on the long-off boundary Roy had made 76 off 65 balls.

Having been put in to bat, Surrey would be delighted with the total of 483, but were unable to make a breakthrough in the 12.2 overs possible before the rain came.

Meanwhile Leicestershire remain in turmoil off the field with an informal meeting of the directors later this week likely to decide whether or not Neil Davidson remains as chairman after calls for his resignation.

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