Friday 23 August 2024

Surrey vs Lancashire ( att : 3,000 est ) – 2024 County Championship Division One, Day One

August 22, 2024

Today saw the resumption of first-class cricket in England after a break for The Hundred and the One Day Cup competitions.

I arranged to meet up with a former work colleague, a Surrey member but raised in Lancashire, to watch some cricket at The Oval.

Champions Surrey sat top of the table, 23 points ahead of Somerset whilst Lancashire were seventh, 56 points from the leaders but only 33 points off second place, with 5 matches left to play.

Surrey Season So Far

Surrey have won the County Championship on 21 occasions, including the last two titles, and with a squad packed with internationals they were currently 4/11 favourites to make it three-in-a-row.

Surrey had won 6 County Championship matches so far this season, against Kent, Hampshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire ( twice ) and Essex, three of them by an innings. They started their campaign with a rain affected draw with Lancashire at Old Trafford and then another draw, this time with Somerset. Their one defeat was a surprise, losing by an innings and 278 runs to Hampshire in May after having beaten them by an innings in April.

Runs have been scored throughout the Surrey batting card, with 9 centuries shared by 6 players and 19 more scores of 50+ from 8 different players.

Wicket-keeper Jamie Smith was Surrey’s leading run scorer with 677 runs at an average of 56.41, which led to an England debut against the West Indies, and he was otherwise engaged today playing in the First Test against Sri Lanka. Opener Dan Lawrence ( 11 tests ) had scored 584 runs at an average of 53.09, plus 15 wickets with his off-spin, and was also missing today, having been called up to replace the injured Zak Crawley in the England side.

Temporary England captain Ollie Pope ( 46 caps ) had played 7 County games for Surrey this season, with only 206 runs at 22.88, whilst Surrey’s other England player against Sri Lanka was Gus Atkinson ( 3 tests ), who had taken 14 county championship wickets at 29.78. Ironically, the Test match is being played at Old Trafford, and the Lancashire website and Twitter account have been focused on that rather than the build-up to the county match !

Former England openers Dom Sibley ( 22 tests ) and Rory Burns ( 32 tests, and minus his ponytail this year ) had scored 546 runs at 45.50 and 494 runs at 38 respectively, whilst wicket-keeper Ben Foakes ( 25 tests ) had contributed 242 runs at 26.88.

All-rounder Jordan Clark had scored 360 runs at an average of 40 and had also taken 25 wickets at 27.52.

Australian Daniel Worrall ( 3 ODIs ) was the joint leading wicket-taker in the division with 34 wickets at 16.38 whilst American born Cameron Steel had 21 wickets at 22.52 with his leg-breaks. West Indian pacer Kemar Roach took 18 wickets in 6 matches during his spell with the county at the start of the season, whilst his replacement, Australian Sean Abbott ( 21 ODIs and 15 T20s ) had 10 wickets from four matches.

Internationals Will Jacks ( 2 tests ), Sam Curran ( 24 tests ), Tom Curran ( 2 tests ), Chris Jordan ( 8 tests ) and Reece Topley ( 29 ODIs ) had not played any red-ball cricket for Surrey so far this season, whilst Jamie Overton ( 1 test ) had played twice but without taking a wicket.

In other competitions, Surrey won only two out of nine matches in the Metro Bank One Day Cup to finish 8th out of 9 in their group, but they did better in the Vitality T20 Blast winning their 9 of their 14 fixtures to top their group and have a home quarter-final against Durham to look forward to.

Lancashire Season So Far

Whilst Lancashire have won the County Championship outright on 8 occasions, only one of these has been since 1934, when they won the 2011 title, although the 1950 title was shared with Surrey. They have won the Second Division three times though, the most recent being in 2019.

Lancashire had a reputation of being one of the best one-day sides in the country shortly after these competitions began, winning the Gillette Cup four times between 1970 and 1975, in addition to winning the 40 over John Player League in 1969 and 1970.

Lancashire started this season poorly, with draws against Surrey and Hampshire followed by an innings defeat to Essex, and then two heavy defeats to Kent and Nottinghamshire. The first victory came in game 6, against Durham by 60 runs, and after a draw with Warwickshire, a second win was chalked up, by an innings margin, over Kent. Their last outing ended in a draw with Nottinghamshire.

Ex-International opener Keaton Jennings ( 17 tests ) and now captain of Lancashire has been the mainstay of the Red Roses batting this year, clocking up 854 runs at 65.69, with only Durham’s South African David Bedingham having scored more. The only other Lancashire batsman to score more than 400 runs was Josh Bohannon with 528 at 37.71. Ex-Sussex batsman Luke Wells was next best with 393 runs at 28.07.

Australian Nathan Lyon ( 530 wickets in 129 tests ) had been the pick of the bowlers with 26 wickets at 30.38. All-rounder George Balderson had 23 wickets at 29.43 in addition to his 291 runs.

James Anderson took 8 wickets in his one match for Lancashire before being pushed into retirement by England. England left-arm spinner Tom Hartley ( 5 caps ) played three games this season but took only 1 wicket for  178 runs, whilst Saqib Mahmood ( 2 tests ) played twice but took only two wickets at an average of 86.50.

Jos Buttler ( 57 tests ), Liam Livingstone ( 1 test ) and Philip Salt ( 19 ODIs and 31 T20s ) have not played any red-ball cricket this season for Lancashire. Australian off-spinner Chris Green ( 1 ODI ) was signed for the T20 but played one Country Championship match. These diaries reported on Green scoring 59 not out for New South Wales against Tasmania in February 2023, a game in which Sean Abbott opened the bowling for NSW.

In white-ball cricket, Lancashire came bottom of their Metro Bank One Day Cup group, also with 2 wins out of 9 games, but won 7 matches in their T20 Blast group to finish third, and travel to Hove to play Sussex in their quarter-final.

Previous Visits To The Oval

I have actually played at The Oval ! Well, sort off……..

As part of Roger Knight’s benefit year in 1984, a five over, six-a-side competition was held at The Oval in September. It was sponsored by a recruitment/temporary agency and as the company I was working for at the time was apparently one of their best clients in London, we were one of the eight companies invited to enter a side. As only 6 people applied to be in our side, I was in !

Each company was allocated a Surrey player, and luckily, we were given all-rounder David Thomas. Other players I remember playing were Monte Lynch, Geoff Howarth, Pat Pocock, Grahame Clinton, and of course Roger Knight. Everyone was quite happy they didn’t have the prospect of facing Sylvester Clarke !

The huge Oval outfield was split down the middle so that two games could be played simultaneously. Just before the first matches were due to commence, the heavens opened. With no immediate prospect of play, a long, liquid lunch was taken and Geoff Howarth, captain of New Zealand and Surrey at the time, was on my table. Howarth was superb company, and the waiters and waitresses were kept busy bringing replacement bottles of wine to the table as Howarth presumed there wasn’t going to be any play that day and tucked into the complementary offerings ! He wasn’t the only one.

Unfortunately for Howarth ( and a few others ), the weather improved and by around 4.30 it was possible to get some play. As we now had a squad of seven, I was the substitute for our first two matches, but got onto the field for the third game. I didn’t bat or bowl as Thomas skittled the opposition and then quickly knocked off the runs, but at least I fielded on the Test venue. Howarth, barely able to stand, scored a fifty in one game, with just about all of his runs coming from edges to the third man boundary from mis-timed drives !

Between 1989 and 2001 a group of colleagues at work used to take the day-off and go to The Oval to watch the Friday’s play at that year’s Test match, traditionally the last Test of the summer. I went on 12 occasions, four times to see Australia, twice to see the West Indies and Pakistan, and once for games against South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and India.

Watching Surrey

I have seen Surrey on just one previous occasion and have only very limited memories of it. My father used to own a small cabin cruiser which he would sail on the Thames or the River Wey at weekends. One Sunday we stopped at Byfleet where Surrey were taking on Warwickshire in the John Player League at the British Aerospace Ground. I remember that Warwickshire were batting when we turned up, and they cruised to a comfortable 5 wicket win.  The one memory I have is of Graham Roope being unable to prevent the winning boundary.

The internet reveals this game took place on July 12, 1970. John Jameson scored 68, Dennis Amiss 23 and the Surrey attack included Geoff Arnold, Robin Jackman, Bob Willis and Intikhab Alam.

I had never seen Lancashire live before today.

Matchday Information

Tickets for the day’s play were £15 online or £20 on the gate, but my Member Guest voucher gave me free admission to the Mickey Stewart Members Pavilion !

My off-peak return train ticket to Marylebone & Underground zones 1 & 2 on Chiltern Railways cost £38.80. I had to change at Charring Cross and Kennington but the walk from Oval station to the ground took less than a couple of minutes.

Ground regulations limit the amount of alcohol allowed to be brought into the ground to one bottle of wine or champagne, or four 500 ml bottles/cans of beer or lager but I didn’t bother. In any case there were no bag checks to get into the Members Pavilion. Spectators are permitted to bring food into the stadium.

The weather when I arrived was overcast and chilly, with some light drizzle forecast before lunch. It was supposedly 19 degrees but it felt colder than that. I kept my coat on ! 

Bet365 made Surrey 4/9 favourites to win the match, with Lancashire at 7/4.

Team News

Lancashire’s side selected for today included a County Championship debut for 16-year-old Rocky Flintoff, son of ex-Top Gear presenter Andrew. Flintoff had already played for England Under 19s this summer against Sri Lanka under 19s, scored a century in the Lancashire 2nd XI, and scored 167 runs in seven One Day Cup matches, and clearly looks to be a huge prospect.

Indian all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer ( 2 ODIs and 9 T20s ) was picked for the first time in red-ball cricket this season, but like Flintoff had played in the One-Day Cup. England Under 19 left-arm seamer Josh Boyden also made his County Championship debut for the Red Roses, having played three One Day Cup matches.

With 4 players missing on England duties, the Surrey side included Will Jacks and Sam Curran for their first red-ball games of the season. Indian batsman Sai Sudharsan ( 3 ODIs ), who played one match, against Essex, had returned to the UK and will play against Lancashire and Nottingham before returning to India. All-rounder Conor McKerr, a South African Under 19 international but now qualified for England, was also making his red-ball debut for Surrey after having played in eight of their One Day Cup matches.

Morning Session

By the time we took our seats Luke Wells had already been dismissed, bowled by Clark for 9, and the score was 15 for 1 in the 7th over. Surrey had won the toss and elected to field. The Members Pavilion looked packed and there was a health smattering of spectators around the rest of the ground. The Oval had 5 scoreboards in operation, and I was told that the famous gasholder overlooking the ground is planned to be converted into flats inside the iconic metal frame.

Worrall was bustling in from around the wicket to the left-handed Jennings, whose leg glance landed just in front of the fielder at leg-slip.

Clark was bowling from the Pavilion End with three slips, a gully, cover, mid-off, mid-on, mid-wicket and a fine leg. Bohannon played and missed at the first two balls of the over but struck the third ball crisply past mid-wicket for four. Two balls later a clip off his leg sped to the square leg boundary and the final ball of the over offered some width, and Bohannon smacked it through extra-cover to take 12 runs from the over. 27 for 1 off 8 overs.

After Jennings evaded a bouncer from Worrall, only one run came from the 9th over. The wicket looked to have more than a tinge of green and the ball was swinging, so batting didn’t look easy.

Clark appealed loudly for an LBW against Jennings, but the ball sounded like it hit the middle of the bat and the umpire was unmoved. The response from Jennings was to slash wide behind point for four and then clip a single off his legs. Clark then made the ball swing and lift, and Bohannon looked uncomfortable with a thick edge that went safely to the gully region. 33 for 1 off 10 overs.

Jennings ducked under another bouncer from Worrall and then steered unconvincingly on the bounce to third slip. The next ball ended in the gloves of Foakes, who made a smart catch diving forward, Surrey appealed, and the umpire’s finger was raised. It looked like it had hit Jennings on his back pad rather than the bat, but as the unhappy Lancashire captain trudged off it was announced he had been given out LBW. Frankly it looked a poor decision as it looked to have been far too high. However, Jennings had to go for 12. 33 for 2 in the 11th over.

Young Flintoff was in at number 4 and at 16 years and 137 day he became the youngest player to play county cricket for Lancashire. He played his first ball through the gap at mid-wicket for two to get off the mark.

Sam Curran replaced Clark with his left-arm swing and a leg side delivery was pushed for one by Bohannon. Flintoff showed a straight bat to the rest of the over. 36 for 2 over 12 overs

In the gloomy conditions, the floodlights were now on. Bohannon missed with a wild swipe at Worrall as the Australian bowled a maiden, then Curran bowled a testing over to Flintoff, who after showing good defensive technique for the first five balls, got a thick inside edge off the last ball for a single.

Tom Lawes, another brisk medium pacer, replaced Worrall at the Vauxhall Road End and his opening over yielded just a single to Flintoff, although Bohannon had played and missed. As the drizzle started, Curran found some bounce as Flintoff played and missed outside his off stump. Curran’s probing spell forced Flintoff into another inside edge for a single when he attempted a straight drive. Curran ended the over with a delivery on Bohannon’s legs and it looked like the leg glance was dropped at leg slip by McKerr, although it may had landed a fraction short of him. 39 for 2 off 16 overs.

Lawes tested with a quick delivery down the leg-side, which Flintoff was unable to glance, but he was able to squirt one to the point boundary, where good fielding prevented four, and Flintoff then added to his total with a single to long-leg. 42 for 2 off 17 overs.

When Curran bowled short of a length, Flintoff had time to swivel on to his back foot to push to the fielder on the deep square leg boundary for single and it looked to be a shot of a player who had plenty of time at the crease. A single for Bohannon took the score to 44 for 2 of 18 overs.

The weather was brightening up a little as Lawes continued, and Bohannon edged past third slip for a single, following which Flintoff clipped off his leg for another run. A no-ball bouncer added two more to the total. When Lawes pitched up Bohannon played a handsome drive through the covers for four. 52 for 2 from 19 overs.

McKerr now replaced Curran to become the fifth medium pacer used by Surrey. To think the West Indies used to be called boring when they employed their four pronged pace attack in the 1970s ! There was no sign of Jacks being brought on as the token spinner…………

For some reason, McKerr had decided that despite the green wicket and the favourable overhead conditions, he would test the middle of the wicket. Flintoff and Bohannon were content to cut the short-balls to third man for singles, and together with a no-ball, seven came from McKerr’s first over. 59 for 2 from 20 overs.

Lawes was unlucky in the next over when he found the outside edge of Flintoff’s bat, but Sibley dropped a regulation slip catch. The youngster made the most of his escape by pushing into the big gap on the leg side for two, then hammered an over-pitched delivery high over the covers for his first boundary, and then took a single to retain the strike. The field for Lawes looked odd, with easy runs to be scored through huge gaps in the covers and mid-wicket, and at the end of the over Flintoff had moved on to 20 and Bohannon was 21 not out. 66 for 2 off 21 overs.

Four runs came from McKerr’s next over which again was mostly short of a length. Only one run came from the subsequent over from Lawes, a pull-shot to a long hop by Bohannon was prevented from going to the boundary when it hit the square leg umpire who couldn’t get out of the way quickly enough, but they were able run a single. Lawes now had figures of 5-0-20-0.

McKerr’s short ball tactics saw Bohannon pull for another single, and after Flintoff chalked up another run by pushing a short-ball into the gap in the off-side, McKerr made an unexpected breakthrough when Bohannon chopped a short ball onto this stump. He was out for 26 off 52 balls. 73 for 3 in the 24th over.

Diminutive wicket-keeper Matthew Hurst was in at number 5 and hooked his second ball for four. Lawes forced another false short outside his off stump by Flintoff as just one run came from the 25th over.

After having taken a wicket, McKerr was replaced by Clark, who immediately beat Flintoff outside his off-stump, but who then imperiously pulled the fourth ball of the over to the mid-wicket boundary.  A follow-up single to deep square leg took Flintoff to 28 and the score to 83 for 3 off 26 overs.

Worrall replace Lawes at the Vauxhall Road End and although he hit Flintoff on the pads it was clearly going down the legside and no-one could be bothered to appeal, he was unlucky when a slash from Flintoff outside off-stump was too quick for Sibley to react to at third slip, and the ball flew away to the boundary for a streaky four which dented Worrall’s figures to 8-3-13-1.

Hurst prodded outside his off-stump and managed to get two runs as Sudharsan fumbled in the outfield but when Clark strayed down the leg-side a neat leg glance added four more to the total. At the end of the over the score was 94 for 3 off 28 overs, but the close fielders sprinted down the other end to ensure one more over could be bowled before lunch.

Worrall beat Hurst all ends up with a ball that had pace, lift and bounce, but the last ball of the session resulted in a lovely straight drive down the ground by Hurst, forcing the umpire to jump out of the way, for another boundary. As the sides headed off the field, Flintoff was 32 not out, Hurst was on 15, Clark had figures of 7-1-38-1 and Worrall 9-3-17-1. The score was 98 for 3 off 29 overs, and in these testing conditions Lancashire would have felt satisfied with their efforts.

Lunch

Like at Lords, the crowd were allowed onto the hallowed turf during the lunch interval, although a ring of stewards were on hand to prevent anyone walking on the square.

The Members Pavilion has a number of venues to eat and drink, and all of them seemed to be packed at lunch. A three-course meal was available at the main restaurant for £38.50 and there must have been close to 300 people dining there. One of the bars was serving exclusively Fish and Chips for lunch, and another just roast dinners, and it looked like a lot of people were in them also watching the cricket on the TV screens broadcasting Surrey’s YouTube channel.

The Long Room was the only place to get a real ale, with 6 different types I had never heard of on sale for £6.50. My colleague advised they are usually very popular and the better ones usually sell out before the tea interval !

There was also a small smoking balcony, the Cigar Terrace, where about a dozen people were having some food and drinks, but it faced onto the main road rather than the pitch !

We settled in the Peter May Garden, which has good views of the pitch, and where a pint of Brixton Rebellion Pale Ale was £6.75.

I also had time to briefly look inside the small museum, and all the stairs and walkways have pictures of famous ex-Surrey players on the walls. One of the prints on display in the Museum was “Oval Scenes” by Alan Fernley, which I have a copy hanging in our house. Mine is signed by Geoff Howarth so I must have been given this as a memento for playing at The Oval in 1984.


 Afternoon Session

Surrey struck with the first ball after the interval when Clark induced a lazy drive from Flintoff, and Sudharsan at gully dived forward to take an excellent catch. Flintoff was out for 32 off 64 balls in his first County Championship innings for Lancashire, and it was now 98 for 4.

The left-handed George Balderson was in at number 6 and played out a wicket maiden to Clark. Two singles came from Worrall’s next over. Clark then went around the wicket to the left-hander who pushed a single. Hurst had an ugly swipe and missed but then followed-up with a lovely drive through the covers for four more. Worrall continued to be miserly and just a single came from his next over as the score crept up to 106 for 4 off 33 overs.

Clark bowled a maiden to Balderson, including two hostile bouncers, after which Hurst showed little footwork in playing and missing to Worrall but he got away with it. After Hurst scored a single to get to the other end, a hostile short ball from Worrall hit Balderson on the chest. Three came from Clark’s next over to take the score 110 for 4 off 36 overs.

 With runs drying up and the batsmen under pressure, Lawes replaced Worrall. Hurst made the most of this with an easy two from an over-pitched delivery to mid-wicket and then played a tremendous drive on the up through the covers for four more. A mishit from the third ball ran to fine leg for a single, after which Balderson played out the rest of the over. Hurst was now on 31 from 36 balls.

Nine runs came from Clark’s next over including a drive behind square by Hurst for two and a back-foot drive by Balderson square of the wicket for a boundary. 126 for 4 off 38 overs.

Batting still wasn’t easy, and Hurst played and missed at Lawes, but when the seamer strayed down the leg-side, a leg glance brought four more to the total. Hurst then called for a sharp single and had to dive to make his ground, but the throw missed the stumps anyway.

Seeking a breakthrough Surrey brought Curran back into the attack, and after Hurst took a single, Balderson missed with a wild flash outside his off stump. Curran now had figures of 5-0-6-0.

Lawes’ 9th over conceded three singles, as the score progressed to 135 for 4 off 41 overs.

A short ball from Curran induced a hook shot from Hurst but good fielding by Worrall at mid-wicket kept it to just a single, and the only run from the over as Curran kept the squeeze on the batsmen. However, Balderson removed the pressure with a pull off Lawes for a boundary, then slashed another four to the vacant third man boundary and continued with a push wide of mid-on to take ten from the over. Hurst was now on 45, Balderson on 19, with the score on 147 for 4 from 43 overs.

Curran, now with two slips and a leg slip in place, continued to be frugal and should have been rewarded with the wicket of Hurst. However, unfortunately for the left-armer, a huge slog from Hurst sailed high in the air to mid-on where Clark settled himself under it, only to drop the dolly, and again at the second attempt. The crowd burst out laughing at his efforts, but Curran received appreciative applause when he took his position out on the third man boundary for the next over.

Balderson continued to look a tidy batsman and a lovely pick-up of his legs to mid-wicket off Lawes brought him four more runs and at the end of the over it was now 155 for 4 off 45 overs.

Curran finally got his reward when Hurst attempted a flick off his legs only to be thwarted by an outstanding one hand catch by McKerr diving to his right at leg-slip. The wicketkeeper had to go after an impressive 46. The score was now 155 for 5 in the 46th over.

Iyer hammered his fourth ball through the covers to get off the mark with a boundary but when he got down the other end, he inexplicably decided to dance down the wicket to Worrall, but his wild swing was only edged behind to Foakes who snapped up the easy chance. It was an extraordinary shout from the overseas player in such a critical position. Lancashire were now 160 for 6 in the 47th over.

Tom Hartley was the next batsmen and pushed a single to get off the mark. Worrall now had the impressive figures of 13-3-23-2.

Curran twice beat Hartley out-side his off stump, but the England left-arm spinner pushed a single to third man off the last ball of the over to retain the strike.

Hartley could only play out a maiden to Worrall. Curran’s figures took a dent in his next over as Balderstone pushed through point for two, edged through the slips for four, and then pushed off his legs for two more. Curran replied with an appeal for LBW, but it looked high, and not out was given.

Worrall struck the pad of Hartley and made the obligatory appeal for LBW despite it clearly being leg side, after which Hartley scampered a single to get to the other end. Worrall ended his over with two high and wide bouncers which probably could have been given as wides, but it kept Hartley on strike for the next over. 171 for 6 after 51 overs.

McKerr replaced Curran and conceded two singles from his comeback over, but Surrey took another wicket in Worrall’s next over when Balderson’s extravagant drive was edged to first slip, where Jacks took the sharp catch. Balderson was out for a well-made 33 but was another Lancashire batsman to have made a start but failed to move on and make a big score. It was now 173 for 7 in the 53rd over.

Tom Aspinwall was the new batsman and played his second ball through mid-wicket to get off the mark with a single, and Hartley added another single with a steer to third man.

McKerr returned to the attack and with his first ball moved one away from Hartley, which was too good for him as he snicked through to Foakes for a regulation catch. Hartley was out for 5 and the score was now 175 for 8.

Josh Boyden came in at number 10 for Lancashire and he played and missed at his first ball from McKerr, who was now bowling from around the wicket, but he then played one past the slips to get off the mark. Aspinwall played a nice drive through mid-on to take three off Worrall, but Boyden played and missed outside off-stump and somehow the ball missed off-stump, before guiding another shot for a single to third man.

Boyden’s first 5 runs were all singles down to third man, and after 56 overs the score had moved on to 185 for 8.

Clark replaced Worrall with one run coming from his over but when McKerr dropped short, Aspinwall stunned the crowd by rocking back and pulling him for 6. He then attempted to smash down the ground and missed, but then slashed for another boundary despite the best efforts of the fielder on the third man boundary. Aspinwall then launched a fabulous, lofted drive over extra cover, and then settled for a single off the 5th ball to take 15 off the over. Aspinwall was now on 22 not out, Boydon on 5, and the score after 58 overs was 203 for 8.

At this point it was time for me to head off to catch my train home.

Postscript

Although 15.40 is the normal scheduled time for Tea, the proscribed regulations in the County Championship are that Tea is taken at the later of 15.40 or when there are 32 overs remaining in the day’s play. At 15.40 there still 37 overs to be bowled so play continued.

Unfortunately for Lancashire, they lost their final two wickets within four balls of my departure, as Boyden gently chipped Clark to Lawes at mid-off and Will Williams snicked the next ball for Foakes to claim his third catch of the innings. Aspinwall remained unbeaten on 23 as Lancashire were dismissed for 204.

For Surrey, Clark had the best figures with 13.4-3-57-4 but Worrall with 17-4-31-3 and Curran with 10-0-21-1 had looked the better bowlers. McKerr was expensive with 7-0-41-2 as was Lawes with figures of 11-0-51-0. There was no sight of a spinner.

In reply, Surrey progress serenely to 83 for 0 of 21.2 overs when bad light ended the day’s play early, with Rory Burns 44 not out and Dom Sibley 37 not out.

Highlights : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAw40nDgaEs














 

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