Surrey release batsman David Ward

Cricket

Surrey have released batsman David Ward after an 11-year association with the county. Ward scored more than 8,000 first class runs for Surrey and in 1990 became their first batsman since John Edrich to score 2,000 runs in a season.

SECOND XI CHAMPIONSHIP (Second day of three): Haywards Heath: Sussex 262 for 7 dec (T A Radford 75, M P E Pierce 69); Derbyshire 174 for 1 (G A Khan 126no). Canterbury: Kent 331-9 dec (G R Cowdrey 80). Nottinghamshire 276 for 9 dec (P R Pollard 133). Park Avenue, Bradford: Yorkshire 201 for 8 dec (M J Wood 59). Leicestershire 30-0. Felling: Worcestershire 449 for 8 dec (I Dawood 143no, C Church 75, D Leatherdale 62). Durham 289 (M Betts 70, A Pratt 65, P Collingwood 63) and 50 for 2. Southampton: Hampshire 249 for 2 (R S Morris not out 105, D A Mascarenhas not out 72) v Middlesex. Northampton (first day): Northamptonshire 401 for 8 dec (M B Loye 126, A Fordham 87, T C Walton 82). Warwickshire 16 for 1.

TEXACO UNDER-17 TROPHY Final (Chelsmford): Yorkshire 255 (94.5 overs) (S Lewis 69) Sussex 174 (82 overs) ( L Schildkamp 51, R Towler 5-49). Yorkshire won by 81 runs.