Former South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has been making headlines after he saved his County side Surrey from suffering a defeat against Hampshire.
Surrey, who were handed over a follow-on, resumed the batting on the final day with 6/2. The right-handed batsman scored just 37 runs off 278 deliveries and remained unbeaten to eventually help his team end the match in a draw.
Earlier, Hampshire after batting first posted a mammoth 488, courtesy a ton from Colin de Grandhomme. While De Grandhomme notched up a century, Holland and Felix Organ struck individual fifties and Wheal chipped in with 45.
For Surrey, it was Jordan Clark who was the pick of the bowlers after he returned with figures of 4/110.
In reply, Hampshire bowlers Barker, captain Kyle Abbott and Wheal rattled the Surrey batting line up in the first innings to bundle them out for just 72. Amla top-scored with 29 during the course while Barker scalped a four-wicket haul. Abbott picked up three wickets.
Hampshire then enforced a follow-on on Surrey and the Rory Burns-led side once again had a disappointing start to the proceedings in the second innings. They lost early wickets and were reduced to 60/5 but Amla held the innings from one end.
Surrey eventually ended up scoring 122/8 when the stumps were called on the final day. This was Amla’s second slowest innings in First-class cricket in terms of strike-rate after a batsman had faced a minimum of 200 balls since 2008.
He scored 25 off 244 against India back in 2015 in Delhi.