COUNTY CRICKET
Dean Elgar hopes to find form at Surrey
Elgar would do well to follow his own advice‚ which he dispensed in an interview with former Surrey and England batsman Mark Butcher
Dean Elgar was at the crease for Surrey at the Oval on Wednesday‚ looking for the form he left in England three months ago. At the time Elgar made 87‚ 90 and 51 in consecutive one-day innings‚ which followed the 61 he scored in his last first-class match for them‚ to end his first stint with the county in style. But those runs evaporated in Sri Lanka’s heat and dust in July‚ when he scored 59 runs in four innings in the Test series. Now Elgar has replaced Aaron Finch‚ who has returned to Australia‚ as Surrey’s overseas player. So far‚ not so good. The South African batted at No3 against Nottinghamshire on Wednesday and was trapped in front for eight. He faced 24 balls. Elgar would do well to follow his own advice‚ which he dispensed in an interview with former Surrey and England batsman Mark Butcher. "If you wait for the ball you’ll be able to manipulate it more or less where you want it to go‚" Elgar said. "It allows you to leave if the length’s not there or the line’s not there fo...
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