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  • New £10,000 prize for county cricketers
    A new £10,000 prize awaits county cricket's most valuable player, after an overhaul of the FTI MVP ranking system.

    16/04/2013 (37 days old) | Read more
  • 50 years of one-day cricket
    By Andrew Hignell
    With the domestic first-class season starting today in Abu Dhabi, it’s an appropriate time to remember that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of limited-overs cricket into the county calendar,

    24/03/2013 (60 days old) | Read more
  • Statsman: Me and Dad
    By Andrew Hignell
    I wish I could have had a pound for every time somebody has asked me the question – name the father and son who played for Glamorgan during the 1980s. 

    08/03/2013 (76 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Warne's warning over Aussie spin worries

    By Richard Gibson
    The dearth of homegrown spinners in Australia has been highlighted just days after their best of all-time Shane Warne published his vision for their future development.



    07/03/2013 (77 days old) | Read more
  • Second spinner incentives run into opposition
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspodent
    Plans to incentivise counties for playing a second specialist spinner have run into strong opposition from county coaches and chief executives.

    05/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • PCA urge players to seek help on drugs
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is to encourage county players who may be taking recreational drugs to seek help 

    01/03/2013 (83 days old) | Read more
  • County rookies to receive career guidance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    First year county cricketers will be given advice on safe drinking, anti-doping and anti-corruption 

    25/02/2013 (87 days old) | Read more
  • PCA renew MVP rankings sponsorship
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association have renewed their sponsorship agreement with FTI Consulting of their Most Valuable Player Rankings.

    21/02/2013 (91 days old) | Read more
  • Ponting relishing Surrey stint
    By Mark Pennell
    Surrey have reacted to the news that they will lose their skipper and South Africa batsman Graeme Smith on Champions Trophy duty in June by signing Australia legend Ricky Ponting as his high-profile locum.

    21/02/2013 (91 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Bresnan's sound advice
    By Richard Gibson
    Tim Bresnan got some sound advice from England team-mate Graeme Swann before heading off to the Mayo Clinic in the United States to undergo elbow surgery last week.

    18/02/2013 (94 days old) | Read more
  • PCA initiative links to Maynard Trust
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Tom Maynard Trust is linking up with the Professional Cricketers’ Association to support the players’ union’s Personal Development and

    04/02/2013 (108 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Pune's mad money
    By Richard Gibson
    The maddest of the mad money splashed during the Indian Premier League auction this week was surely the $700,000 Pune Warriors parted with to

    04/02/2013 (108 days old) | Read more
  • Book aids PCA awareness programme
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is sending all 2,300 of its members a best-selling book on depression as part of its on-going

    21/01/2013 (122 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Inverarity losing it in translation
    By Richard Gibson
    Australian chairman of selectors John Inverarity is always very precise in his language when explaining decisions made by his panel – which provided

    16/01/2013 (127 days old) | Read more
  • PCA offer prize for off-field initiative
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketer’s Association has launched a new award to find the most proactive player, past or present, off the pitch.

    16/01/2013 (128 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire chase Tait
    By Richard Gibson
    Cash-strapped Yorkshire want to follow Roses rivals Lancashire's lead and host pop concerts.

    07/01/2013 (136 days old) | Read more
  • PCA chief opposed to Notts' IPL stance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association hopes that counties will not follow Nottinghamshire’s example by preventing English

    22/12/2012 (152 days old) | Read more
  • Ramprakash returns to Middlesex
    By Mark Pennell
    Former Surrey and England batsman Mark Ramprakash has returned to his roots at Lord’s to become batting coach at Middlesex

    19/12/2012 (155 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cow shot debt to 'The Gnome'
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s increasingly positive approach to batting is no surprise to Keith Fletcher, one of his mentors as a schoolboy.

    18/12/2012 (156 days old) | Read more
  • Wallace to succeed Solanki as PCA chairman
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Glamorgan captain Mark Wallace has been elected the new chairman of the Professional Cricketers’ Association.

    17/12/2012 (157 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cut-price captain's log
    By Richard Gibson
    England captain Alastair Cook spent time on the telephone garnering advice from predecessor Andrew Strauss before the current tour of India and carries a Test-specific notebook to

    24/11/2012 (180 days old) | Read more
  • PCA grants reach £1 million mark
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association has passed the £1 million landmark in educational funding grants for past and present players over the last ten years.

    23/11/2012 (181 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Ramps steps up for England
    By Richard Gibson
    Such have been the advances since English cricket’s first academy intake 11 years ago – which included Andrew Strauss, Graeme Swann and Andrew Flintoff – that the 2012-13 Performance

    09/11/2012 (195 days old) | Read more
  • 2012: the worst year for batting?
    By Andrew Hignell
    The 2012 season was played in the wettest summer, from a cricketing point of view, since the introduction of two-divisional County Championship cricket in 2000, while in meteorological terms it was

    06/11/2012 (198 days old) | Read more
  • Proteas captain to lead Surrey
    South Africa's Test captain Graeme Smith has signed a three-year deal to join Surrey from 2013, writes Mark Pennell. With a little matter of 102 Test caps behind him, 31-year-old Smith has also agreed to suceed Rory Hamilton-Brown, who has since joined Sussex, and the club's locum skipper Gareth Batty, as Surrey's full-time skipper. Smith, who aims to balance his new role with continuing to play for his country, said: "When you consider the ambition shown it was an easy decision for myself and my family."     

    01/11/2012 (203 days old) | Read more
  • Proteas captain to lead Surrey
    South Africa's Test captain Graeme Smith has signed a three-year deal to join Surrey from 2013, writes Mark Pennell. With a little matter of 102 Test caps behind him, 31-year-old Smith has also agreed to suceed Rory Hamilton-Brown, who has since joined Sussex, and the club's locum skipper Gareth Batty, as Surrey's full-time skipper. Smith, who aims to balance his new role with continuing to play for his country, said: "When you consider the ambition shown it was an easy decision for myself and my family."     

    01/11/2012 (203 days old) | Read more
  • Statistics confirm 2012 rain damage
    By Andrew Hignell
    The so-called summer of 2012 was, from a meteorological point of view, the wettest for a hundred years. As far as

    29/10/2012 (206 days old) | Read more
  • Barnes leaves Gloucs for Surrey
    By Richard Latham
    Bowling coach Stuart Barnes is leaving Gloucestershire to take up a coaching appointment with Surrey.

    26/10/2012 (209 days old) | Read more
  • ECB propose rethink on county schedule
    The County Championship will involve Sunday starts from 2014 onwards after the ECB board announced a new four-year schedule

    19/10/2012 (216 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Decision time for McGrath
    By Richard Gibson
    One conclusion drawn from Anthony McGrath’s absence from Yorkshire’s Champions League squad is that his future lies away from the club.

    12/10/2012 (223 days old) | Read more
  • Keedy leaves Lancashire to join Surrey
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire's veteran left-arm spinner Gary Keedy has moved south to sign a two-year contract with Surrey, the county who

    12/10/2012 (224 days old) | Read more
  • Scorers oppose ECB analyst plans
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County scorers are opposing plans by the England and Wales Cricket Board to do without away team scorers and replace them with analysts from

    10/10/2012 (226 days old) | Read more
  • Spriegel off to Tanzania with MCC
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire’s new recruit Matthew Spriegel will be off to Africa tomorrow for a 12-day tour of Tanzania with the MCC.

    10/10/2012 (225 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's dash, Anderson's style
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s unassuming demeanour makes him extremely popular in the England dressing room but his personality rarely projects beyond those four walls.

    02/10/2012 (233 days old) | Read more
  • Finn incidents may prompt MCC law change
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England paceman Steven Finn’s regular disturbing of the stumps at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride has prompted the MCC to consider a law change that would make

    02/10/2012 (233 days old) | Read more
  • Hamilton-Brown back to the future at Sussex
    By Bruce Talbot
    Rory Hamilton-Brown believes he will emerge from the 'awful tragedy' of losing his best friend by realising his potential in a second spell with Sussex.

    28/09/2012 (237 days old) | Read more
  • Hamilton-Brown confirms Surrey departure
    By Mark Baldwin
    The formal departure of Rory Hamilton-Brown from Surrey, announced earlier today, confirms the end to the saddest story of the 2012 cricket season.

    21/09/2012 (244 days old) | Read more
  • CB40 groups for 2013 announced
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire will face Midlands rivals Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire in next season’s Clydesdale Bank 40 group stage

    19/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Pietersen left out of England squad
    England have left out Kevin Pietersen from their Test squad for the tour of India. Two uncapped batsmen, Somerset's Nick Compton and Yorkshire's Joe Root, have been called up. 

    18/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • PCA launch initiative to combat depression
    By Robin Hutchison
    While county cricket spectators may have felt down in the dumps about the wettest summer for a century, the very real subject of depression among the players they watch is altogether more serious.

    17/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • County groundsmen win national award
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The hard work of county groundsmen across the country during one of the wettest summers on record has been officially recognised with a prestigious national award.

    17/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Steyn's sympathy, KP tweet fall-out
    By Richard Gibson
    Ravi Bopara received sympathy for his current plight from an unusual source in his final international appearance before heading to the ICC World Twenty20.

    16/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • Wettest summer for 100 years: the details
    By Andrew Hignell
    It's official: 2012 has been the wettest summer for exactly a hundred years

    15/09/2012 (250 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Lancashire v Surrey
    And that is that. Match drawn. Lancashire, replying to a first innings 367, declare their first innings on 142-2 from 42 overs with Horton 10 and Brown one. Surrey take seven points and Lancashire five.  

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    Smith gone for 83 as he edges Jewell to Batty at first slip. 140-2 in the 38th. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Lancashire v Surrey
    Lancashire go in at 118-1 after 29 overs of their first innings. Smith is 67 not out. There are 19 overs of the season to go here. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    Procter has been Dunn like a kipper. He has played on to Matt Dunn for 36 after sharing 110 with Smith for the first wicket inside 29 overs. That is Lancashire's highest opening stand of the season. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Lancashire v Surrey
    Smith 50 off 78 balls with six fours. Lancashire are 89-0 in the 25th. That's his third half-century in four Championship innings. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    Play is about to resume at Liverpool. A further four overs have been lost. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    More rain has arrived at Liverpool, where Lancashire have reached 50-0 after 18 overs of their first innings. Smith is 28 not out and Procter 15. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    A very sedate start to Lancashire's innings, as you would expect. They have reached 29-0 in the 13th. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Lancashire v Surrey
    That will be an early lunch due to rain. Lancashire are 3-0 after 1.2 overs. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    Procter bowls Jon Lewis to wrap up the innings at 367 and finish with a superb 7-71. Those are his county's best figures of the season. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    And another lbw for Procter gives him the first six-wicket haul of his career. Linley trapped lbw one. Surrey 366-9. Lancashire just miss out on what is an inconsequential third bowling bonus point by two balls. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    Jewell gone for 70 to the second ball after the restart. Steven Croft takes the catch at first slip to hand Procter his fifth wicket. He has two in his career, and both have come this season. 364-8. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Jordan released by Surrey
    By Mark Baldwin
    All-rounder Chris Jordan has been released by Surrey, and is looking to revitalise an initially promising career with another county.

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    Play will resume at 11.50am with 12 overs lost in the day. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    Rain has stopped play here with Surrey on 362-7. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    And another lbw scalp for Procter, this time it's Gareth Batty who's on his way. That's a second wicket in three balls for the second time in the match for the Lancashire seamer. 355-7. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    A third wicket for Luke Procter, who has trapped de Bruyn for 125 off 250 balls to leave Surrey at 355-6 in the 107th. That breaks a sixth-wicket stand of 177 with Jewell, who is 68 not out. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Yorkshire
    Nightwatchman Tom Craddock chips Steve Patterson straight to Phil Jaques at backward point. He scored 5 and Essex are 34 for 3.

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    Surrey will be batting on. They resume on 324-5 with Zander de Bruyn on 105 and Tom Jewell on 57. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    It wouldn't be the last day of the season without weather interruptions. The sun is out, but the wind is up. The sightscreen at the River End has blown over. Play should still start on time, however. 

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Lancashire v Surrey
    Definitely Surrey's day thanks to three men with scores above 50 and four partnerships above 50. De Bruyn finished on 105 not out and Jewell unbeaten on 57. They have added an unbroken 146 for the sixth wicket as Surrey closed on 324-5 from 99 overs. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Lancashire v Surrey
    An excellent first hundred of the season for de Bruyn off 221 balls with six fours and two sixes has helped Surrey take the honours on day one. Now Jewell reaches 50 off 115 balls with four fours. Surrey are 313-5 after 96 overs. 12 mins left to play. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Lancashire v Surrey
    100 partnership up between de Bruyn and Jewell, who have reached 94 and 36 respectively. De Bruyn has scored 94 against Lancashire already this season at Guildford, but is poised for his first ton of the campaign. 292-5 after 92. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    We haven't half rattled through these overs with three spinners used. With an hour and 10 minutes of play left today, we only have 13 overs remaining in the day's allocation. Excellent recovery from a mini collapse to 178-5 as Surrey reach 243-5 in the 84th.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Lancashire v Surrey
    50 for de Bruyn off 152 balls with two fours and two sixes. Both his sixes were hit straight off Kerrigan. The second of those was a couple of overs ago. 216-5 in the 76th. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Lancashire v Surrey
    Surrey go in at 190-5 from 65 overs with de Bruyn on 37 and Jewell on eight. After Surrey's morning, it has been Lancashire's afternoon. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    Two wickets in three balls for Procter, who now has Steven Davies caught behind by Alex Davies for a duck. 179-5 in the 57th. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    Procter strikes. Roy is bowled for 13, and Surrey are 179-4 in the 57th. Lancashire's attack, lacking the experienced names of Chapple and Shahzad, have stuck to their task pretty well here under gloomy skies.


    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    Burns gone for a well made 73, and Surrey are 160-3 on the 51st over. Smith takes the wicket as Davies completes a maiden catch behind the stumps. That brings a partnership of 59 in 24 overs with de Bruyn to a close.


    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    Scarf, bobble hat and gloves time in the press tent. Meanwhile, out in the middle, Surrey have moved on to 144-2 after 40 overs. Burns is on 63 and de Bruyn, who has lofted Kerrigan for a straight six since lunch, is on 22. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Lancashire v Surrey
    Surrey reach lunch on 109-2 from 30 overs. Burns 54 and de Bruyn two.  

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    Harinath edges Newby to Horton at first slip for 17, 103-2 in the 27th. This has definitely been Surrey's session after being inserted. So often do you see a side lose a cluster of wickets in the early stages of a match here. Burns 50 off 79 balls. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    After leaking 50 runs inside the first 10 overs, Lancashire have put the brakes on since. Surrey are now 64-1 after 18 overs. Bailey's opening spell finished at 7-2-19-1. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Surrey
    Bailey takes his maiden first-class wicket by bowling Ansari for 23, off-stump knocked back. Surrey are 50-1 in the 10th over. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    Surrey have made a fast start here courtesy of Zafar Ansari and Rory Burns, who have moved on to 45-0 in the seventh over. Ansari is onto 21 and Oliver Newby's figures aren't good. He has gone at 3.4-0-27-0.   

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    Just a couple of names you may not be familiar with in the Lancashire team. Alex Davies is an England under 19s wicketkeeper and Tom Bailey a fast bowler on the club's scholarship programme. Both are making their first-class debuts. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Lancashire v Surrey
    LANCS: Smith, Horton, Procter, Brown, Croft (c), Agathangelou, Davies (w), Newby, Bailey, Kerrigan, Keedy. SURREY: Burns, Ansari, Harinath, de Bruyn, Roy, Davies (w), Jewell, Batty (c), Lewis, Linley, Dunn.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire won the toss - Lancashire v Surrey
    Steven Croft wins the toss and elects to bowl first. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    We have some good news from a sunny Liverpool. Play will start on time at 10.30am after two days of rain. 

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Lancashire v Surrey
    Play has been abandoned for the day at Liverpool.



    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • Boyce planning John O'Groats-Land's End walk
    By Mark Baldwin
    Leicestershire batsman Matt Boyce is planning to walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End this autumn in aid of depression in sport.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    We can forget the chances of a start at 12.40pm because it's bucketing it down again. Players were out warming up, but have since scarpered back to the pavilion.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Lancashire v Surrey
    Lunch will be taken early at noon with a view to starting at 12.40pm. 

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    There will be an inspection at 10.15am at Liverpool, where the chances of a start on time have gone. 

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    Play has been abandoned for the day at Liverpool. 

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    There has been an 11am inspection here, and the conclusion is that the chances of play today are virtually non-existent. Apparently the rain has seeped under the covers, and there is more to come too. 

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Surrey
    The rain is falling at Liverpool, and there is no chance of a start on time. 

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Kieswetter's rise, Davies's fall
    By Richard Gibson
    Craig Kieswetter is set to oust rival Steven Davies for the back-up wicketkeeper position on England’s Test tour to India this winter.

    09/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey defeat Nottinghamshire by 195 runs as Murali Kartik has Luke Fletcher given out for yet another lbw. Notts surrender for just 151 today - their first defeat on the road this season.

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Nottinghamshire lose another wicket - the ninth lbw decision to go against them in this match. This time it is Stuart Meaker, as Surrey switch from spin to pace to try and polish off the tail and it's worked as Steven Mullaney falls for 16. 113-8

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Gareth Batty has 3 wickets - all of them leg before wicket. Sam Wood's fine match ends with a moderate second innings contribution but he can be proud of a splendid full debut. Notts are 113-7 - only 234 needed to win (joking!).

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Chris Read falls, hitting Murali Kartik to Zafer Ansari in the covers for 17. Surrey are on course to win this - and send Lancashire down today - Notts 100-6

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    KP has his best Surrey figures with a 2-for as Neil Edwards long vigil ends at 31 thanks to a thin snick through to 'keeper Wilson. Notts 75-5

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    An interesting duel between Kevin Pietersen and James Taylor isn't allowed to continue because Gareth Batty has picked up Taylor for 6, courtesy of his second lbw of the day. Notts are 75-4

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Kevin Pietersen's pre-lunch wicket was only his second in the championship since leaving Notts eight years ago!

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Kevin Pietersen is given one over before lunch and strikes with his fifth ball, having Adam Voges ct by Zander de Bruyn at silly point. Notts 66-3 at the interval - their target of 347 is already way out of reach!

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Sussex take the new ball and immediately make the breakthrough. Steve Magoffin gets one to lift and leave Barrow who edges to Prior at first slip. Barrow made 40 and put on 80 with Hildreth. Somerset are 231-5, still needing another 165

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Essex
    150 partership between jimmy Adams and Liam Dawson takes 148 minutes  and 222 balls. It has advanced Hampshire to 173 for 3 and 252 are still needed for victory. Maurice Chambers will not bowl again in the match after sustaining a quad strain.

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Essex
    Maurice Chambers will not bowl again in this match having suffered a quad strain  Hampshire currently 170 for 3  with Adams 69 and Dawson 84.

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Riki Wessels goes deep into his crease and is in trouble as Gareth Batty turns one into his pads. Umpire Tim Robinson agrees and it's 54-2, with an unlikely 293 still required.

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Somerset bring up the 200 and have added more than 50 to their overnight score without loss this morning. They are now 208-4 so need a further 188 to win this game. Hildreth is 24 and Barrow 29

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts are 45-1 'chasing' 347, with Neil Edwards on 24* and Riki Wessels has 12. Going to be tough, with Kartik and Batty already bowling in tandem.

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    We're underway at Hove with Somerset resuming on 155-4 chasing 396 to win. Sussex will be looking to wrap things up fairly quickly

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts lose their nightwatchman Harry Gurney in the first over of the day, lifting Tim Linley to Kevin Pietersen at mid off for 0 - 3-1 chasing 347

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    The weather continues to be kind to us and we'll start on time in dry, sunny conditions. Notts' target is an imposing 347 but 20 years ago they chased down 352 on the last day here to win by 3 wickets - should be a piece of cake today then!

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Northants complete Spriegel signing
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have completed the signing of batsman Matthew Spriegel from Surrey on a two-year contract.

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    The day ends on a bizarre note as Notts send out their number eleven Harry Gurney to bat out a maiden against Murali Kartik. Notts 0-0, needing 347 tomorrow.

    06/09/2012 (259 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey are all out for 304 as Ben Phillips dismisses Murali Kartik. Notts need 347 to win and have face one over this evening.

    06/09/2012 (259 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Nottinghamshire's work is nearly done - they delayed taking the second new ball for ten overs, which brought them a couple of wickets, but now Luke Fletcher gets the edge of Gareth Batty's bat and Read takes a routine catch. 302-9, lead is 344

    06/09/2012 (259 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Stuart Meaker edges behind off Sam Wood and it's now 268-8, a lead of 310

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Gary Wilson falls for 57, chipping Sam Wood to James Taylor at midwicket. Surrey are 264-7, an overall lead of 306

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Graeme White gets his fourth wicket of the innings, trapping Zander de Bruyn lbw for 78. Surrey are 254-6, a lead of 296

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Gary Wilson brings up his second fifty of the match (82 balls 3x4 1x6) and Surrey are 250-5 -  alead of 292

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Shaping up to be a tough run-chase for Notts tomorrow against Kartik, Meaker & co. Surrey's lead already 246, at 204-5

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  • TEA - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey are 193-5 at the break, having lost Pietersen and Roy in the afternoon session. Zander de Bruyn is unbeaten on 52, his second half century of the contest, with the hosts having an overall lead of 235.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    A maiden first class wicket for 19-year old Sam Wood, whose off-spinners lure Jason Roy into chipping tamely to Adam Voges at short midwicket for 41. Surrey 164-5, lead by 206.

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey stretch their lead over 200 as Jason Roy punches Sam Wood away for a boundary. Roy has 41, Zander de Bruyn is on 35 and its 161-4

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Whatever the target is, this will be a tough ask for Notts to chase down a sizeable fourth innings scoire on this surface. Surrey currently lead by 168 - on 126-4

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Kevin Pietersen falls to slow left-arm spin, albeit aided by a well-judged boundary catch from Ben Phillips. KP made 22 and Surrey are 92-4, a lead of 134

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey are 81-3 at the interval, with Pietersen on 15 not out and de Bruyn on 4. The home side lead by 123, with wickets for White (2) and Fletcher in that session.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey are 75-3 as Rory Burns is bowled by Graeme White for 44. The lead is 117.

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Watchful start from Kevin Pietersen, he has made 7, Rory Burns is on 38, with Surrey, leading by 105, on 63-2

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey are 50-2. Scruffy dismissal as Arun Harinath is somehow bowled around his legs by spinner Graeme White for 14 - ball may have deflected down off body. The lead is currently 92.

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey building nicely, are 42-1 and have doubled their lead to 84. Two left-handers, Rory Burns and Arun Harinath, coping well against two lefty bowlers, Graeme White and Harry Gurney.

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  • Landmark - Hampshire v Essex
    Owais Shah drives David Balcombe to the boundary to reach 142,  his highest score for Essex. Nightwatchman Tom Craddock playing a grand support role, he's 13 not out and Essex are 250 for 2.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Zafer Ansari falls for just 4, nicking Luke Fletcher thro' to Chris Read. Surrey are 10-1 in the fourth over

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    On This Day in 1880 The Oval hosted this country's first Test match, with Eng beating Aus by 5 wkts, WG Grace scoring 152 on debut. No significant 132nd anniversary celebrations planned here though!

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    On This Day in 2006 Nottinghamshire's Charlie Shreck claimed their last first class hat-trick, picking up the wickets of Ed Smith, Eoin Morgan and Paul Weekes in a match v Middx at Lord's.

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Another lovely morning in the capital and all set fair for Surrey to begin their second innings at 10.30am with a first inns lead of 42. A reminder that Neil Edwards now replaces Alex Hales in the Notts XI

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts 227 all out, with Read left 85 not out when Harry Gurney fell to the last ball of the day. That wicket gave Tim Linley 5 for 62, and Surrey lead by 42 runs at the halfway point of this hard-fought game

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Chris Read has battled his way to his ninth 50+ score of the championship season, from 143 balls (5x4). Ben Phillips is on 7, and Notts have moved to 175-7

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts 160-7. Two wickets in quick succession: Sam Wood's promising debut innings has ended on 45, caught at short leg off Kartik, and Graeme White has been bowled by Tim Linley for 1

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  • TEA - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts reach tea on 144-5 with 19-year old Sam Wood unbeaten on 41 and Chris Read on 36. The pair have added 84 for the sixth wicket to ensure the follow-on was saved. The visitors now just 125 behind.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Murali Kartik strikes by trapping Steven Mullaney lbw for 15 - Notts are 60-5 and in a spot of bother, still 209 adrift.

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts go to lunch on the fall of James Taylor's wicket, lbw to Tim Linley for 12. Really good session for Surrey who added useful runs in the early part of the session before closing on 269ao - Nots now reduced to 56-4

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts are two wickets down as Adam Voges has his stumps rearranged by a pacy Stuart Meaker delivery. James Taylor off the mark with a couple of boundaries and it's 36-2.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Stuart Meaker makes an early dent in the Notts card as Tim Robinson upholds an lbw appeal against Riki Wessels - Notts 17-1

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey all out for 269 as Harry Gunrey strikes with just his second delivery of the morning, bowling Linley for 14. Stuart Meaker remained unbeaten on 29.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey take care of the first business of the day by securing a second batting point as Stuart Meaker finds the third man boundary off Luke Fletcher - Surrey 253-9

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Bright, sunny conditions at the Oval and we'll start on time. Really good day yesterday with Surrey closing on 242-9. Tense little spell coming up as the home side try to scrape out 8 more runs for a point before putting pressure on the Notts top order.

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey's last pair bat through the final 7 overs of the day to close on 242-9. Notts will be the happier, having lost the toss but we'll only know how good a score this is once the visitors have had their reply. Zander de Bruyn top-scored with 71.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey are nine wickets down as Murali Kartik flails at Phillips and gives Alex Hales catching practice at first slip. Kartik failed to score but will have a more important role to play over the enxt couple of days I guess. 231-9

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey 231-8 having lost two wickets to the second new ball, with Fletcher and Phillips dismissing Wilson and Batty respectively.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey 206-6 as de Bruyn is out lbw, sweeping Graeme White for 71, to the penultimate ball of the 80th over. Bet new man Gareth Batty is over-joyed with the second new ball so close.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Batting point for Surrey as they reach 200-5. Really good effort this from de Bruyn and Wilson who have turned it round since Roy's departure at 83-5 just after lunch.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Fifty for Gary Wilson (144 balls 5x4), de Bruyn now has 64 and the pair have added 110 - Surrey, closing in on a batting point, are 193-5

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Zander de Bruyn has his fifty (126 balls 1x6 4x4) and Gary Wilson appears set to join him shortly, as he is currently unbeaten on 48. The pair have added 97 now for the 6th wicket - Surrey 180-5

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  • TEA - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey have moved on to 155-5 at tea, which represents something of a comeback having been 83-5 when Jason Roy fell at the start of the session. Precious little in the surface for any of the bowlers and de Bruyn (38*) and Wilson (39*) have ticked over nicely.

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    De Bruyn and Wilson still together with Surrey now on 130-5, with Ben Phillips back into the attack, joining 19-year old Sam Wood, who is operating at the Vauxhall End.

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Zander de Bruyn and Gary Wilson rebuilding quietly for Surrey -although ZDB has hit Graeme White for a maximum - and Surrey are now on Nelson - 111-5

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Graeme White's first ball of the afternoon clean bowls Jason Roy for 20, with the batsman trying to heave him into the Archbishop Tennyson School - Surrey 83-5

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Stuart Meaker was awarded his county cap by Surrey as the players left the field at the luncheon interval.

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey are 72-4 at the interval, with Roy on 12 and de Bruyn on 5. Harry Gurney the star of the morning with figures of 3-13, including the scalp of Kevin Pietersen, who fell to a sublime catch by Chris Read for 15.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Chris Read's wonderful one-handed diving catch gets rid of Kevin Pietersen, flashing at Harry Gurney, who now has 3-13. Surrey now 52-4

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Arun Harinath gets a bottom edge on to his stumps as Harry Gurney's second wicket of the session reduces Surrey to 47-3.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey slip to 30-2 after Rory Burns clips Harry Gurney to Graeme White at midwicket for 23. Soft dismissal really as Burns was starting to time the ball elegantly.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Success for Notts after half an hour as Zafer Ansari edges Phillips to Steven Mullaney at third slip for 3. It's 19-1

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey 9-0 in the fifth over. Early signs are that this could be a belter of a pitch for batting on - what happened to the days of dewy 10.30 starts where the batting side were six down by lunch?

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Essex
    David Balcombe has struck in his first over, Tom Westley well ct by Jimmy Adams at first slip for 4. Hampshire won the toss this morning.

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  • Surrey won the toss - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey have won their sixth toss out of seven in the championship and will bat first at the Kia Oval.

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  • Team News - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts: Hales, Wessels, Voges, Taylor, Mullaney, Read (capt & w/k), Wood, White, Phillips, Fletcher, Gurney - Michael Lumb absent as partner about to give birth - Neil Edwards nominated to replace Hales after 2 days.

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  • Team News - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey: Burns, Ansari, Harinath, Pietersen, de Bruyn, Roy, Wilson (w/k), Batty (capt), Linley, Meaker, Kartik

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  • Surrey won the toss - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey win the toss on a beautiful morning at The Oval and elect to bat first. Teams to follow:

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Good morning from The Oval - fine, sunny beginning to the day so no problems for a prompt 10.30am start. No confirmed team news but Notts expected to include 19 year old Sam Wood for a full 4-day debut.

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  • White Rose bedraggled but still blooming
    By Andrew Hignell
    The summer of 2012 is finally over – well, at least it is from a meteorological point of view, with September 1 marking the start of autumn. For the weather-beaten cricketers of

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  • Northants target Surrey's Spriegel
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have emerged as frontrunners to sign Surrey’s out-of-contract batsman and off-spinner Matthew Spriegel.

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  • Result - Somerset v Surrey
    Match drawn - Somerset 8 points, Surrey 9 points. For the record, Surrey finished on 360 for 5 declared, with Harinath unbeaten on 105 and Wilson on 30

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  • Landmark - Somerset v Surrey
    Arun Harinath 100 - his second in successive Championship games - off 179 balls, with 12 fours, as this game nears its end. Surrey 346-5

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  • TEA - Somerset v Surrey
    Surrey 297-5, with Harinath 66 not out, lead by 320 but this match will meander to the inevitable draw after tea

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Jason Roy, on 28, is bowled by Saj Mahmood with the ball keeping very low. But this game will now be a draw. Surrey 287-5 - a lead of 310.

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    There now seems no hope of a declaration and, with it, a chance of a result. There are, effectively, 37 overs left in the day for Somerset to bat - and Surrey's lead is up to 293 at 270-4. Shame.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Zander de Bruyn caught at slip off Dockrell for 18 - Surrey 232-4, a lead of 255. Harinath remains 40 not out and a declaration must be imminent

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Four overs of cafeteria bowling from James Hildreth and Chris Jones immediately after lunch brought 47 runs, most of them to Kevin Pietersen, before KP hit Jones's optimistic off-spin straight to short extra for a 40-ball 58 (4x6, 6x4). Surrey now 221-3

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  • LUNCH - Somerset v Surrey
    Surrey 153-2 and leading by 176. Pietersen has moved rapidly to 28 and holds the key to his side being able to declare in time to have a realistic chance of bowlng Somerset out.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Surrey 124-2 and leading by 147, with Ansari caught at second slip by Trescothick aiming a big drive at Mahmood. That brought Kevin Pietersen to the crease and he was lucky to survive a mistimed drive off Dockrell which just cleared Hildreth at mid-on.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Rory Burns, after a battling innings, has been caught at short leg off George Dockrell for 60. Surrey, at 102-1, now lead by 125

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Play has started on time on the final day at Taunton where Surrey have moved to 74-0 in their second innings to lead by 97. After yesterday furore over Kartik's run out of Barrow, peace seems to have been restored and a draw appears the likely outcome.

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  • Close Of Play - Somerset v Surrey
    Surrey, at 58-0 at stumps, with Burns 37 and Ansari 21, lead overall by 81 at the end of a controversial day's cricket. Surrey have made it known that they feel the Barrow run out was justified, as he had been previously warned, but "regrettable" in terms of the spirit of cricket

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Somerset all out 294, a first innings deficit of 23, with Steve Kirby the last man out - caught behind for 2 as Meaker finished with 4 for 75

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Trego out for a highly-spirited 92, bowled by Meaker with one that kept low after hitting 13 fours and two sixes from 110 balls. Somerset 284-9

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    George Dockrell caught behind for 1 off Stuart Meaker, armed with the second new ball. Trego remains on 87, and Somerset are 279-8

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  • TEA - Somerset v Surrey
    Somerset 251-7 at tea, with Trego on 64 not out. More boos and shouted criticism at Surrey's players as they left the field at the interval, with a large number of spectators gathering at the entrance to the players' pavilion to let them know their views

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    More boos as Kartik wins another lbw appeal, this time against Alfonso Thomas on the sweep. Thomas gone for 8, and Somerset are 250-7. Pete Trego has, however, completed a hard-hit, combative fifty and is relishing the fight

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Kartik is still being booed, and is a former Somerset player, remember. Umpire Peter Hartley, meanwhile, was heard over the scorers' walkie-talkie asking Gareth Batty, the Surrey captain, three times if he wanted to withdraw the appeal. He clearly did not.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Huge controversy here at Taunton with Alex Barrow run out for 12, backing up and apparently without a warning, by Murali Kartik, the bowler. Boos are ringing around the County Ground. Extraordinary scenes. Somerset 191-6

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Three wickets in 14 balls for Murali Kartik has brought Surrey right back into the ground. All three wickets were lbw, Hildreth and Jones without adding to their lunch scores (85 and 50, respectively) and Jos Buttler for 14. Somerset 167-5

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Lancashire all out 262. Keedy the last man out, ct by Stokes off Onions for one. Onions 6-41 off 26.1 overs to give him 62 wkts in the championship this season.  

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  • LUNCH - Somerset v Surrey
    Somerset 151-2, with Hildreth on 85 and Jones on 50. The pair have done a great job against a Surrey attack possibly inhibited by a strong wind that has led to an area around one of the sightscreens being cordoned off for spectator safety.

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Hildreth, dropped by Burns at leg gully off Meaker on 25, has now moved on to 46 and with Jones on 41 Somerset are 99 for 2

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Somerset have moved to 60 for two in the first 20 minutes' play, with Chris Jones square cutting and extra cover driving Stuart Meaker for fours to go to 25. Meaker is bowling quickly

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Play will start here at 11.40, and just two overs have been taken off the day's allocation of 96. Lunch will be at 1.30 and tea at 4.10pm

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Umpires Steve Gale and Peter Hartley have carried out their inspection, and announced they want to look again at 11.15. Still sunny and breezy here, however, so we hope to have a resumption sometime this morning

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Warm and sunny in Taunton this morning, but we have had more heavy overnight rain, after yesterday's prolonged deluge, and conditions out there are still very wet. Covers coming off, though, and inspection is due at 10.30

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  • CB40 group finale sums up rain-hit summer
    By Andrew Hignell
    A microcosm of the summer of 2012 in all its watery entirety was seen in the the last round of Clydesdale Bank 40 group games on Monday August 27.

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Play has been abandoned for the day at Taunton at 2.45pm without a ball bowled and with rain still pouring down. What a summer!

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  • England plan county Ashes warm-up
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England are lining up a match against county opposition next season as a warm-up to the Ashes series.

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  • Trescothick On Strauss
    Marcus Trescothick said: "I am not surprise by Andrew's retirement, although I had hoped he would stay on as a Test player for a while. He took England to number one in the world and winning the Ashes away from home would have been the pinnacle for him."

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    It has been announced that there will be no play before lunch, which will be taken at the normal time. The umpires had a quick look at the amount of water on the covers and beat a hasty retreat back to their dressing room.

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  • Counties set to reject Champions League
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Counties are unlikely to take part in next year’s Champions League Twenty20 competition because it is likely to clash with the climax to the domestic season.

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    It has been raining steadily at Taunton where Somerset are due to resume on 42-2 in reply to Surrey's 317. The heavy covers are on and there appears no prospect of play before lunch. Brighter weather is forecast for later, but it may not come in time.

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  • Close Of Play - Somerset v Surrey
    Somerset's third wicket pair of Chris Jones and James Hildreth have seen it through to 42-2 at the close - both have 15. Hildreth was hit a nasty blow on the gloves by the fiery Meaker, but was able to continue. Surrey lead by 275 after a fascinating day

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Marcus Trescothick gone for 3, caught and bowled by Stuart Meaker from a quick ball that reared from just short of a length and seemed to catch the shoulder of Trescothick's bat as he tried to drop his hands at the last moment. Somerset 16-2

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Arul Suppiah caught at the wicket off Jon Lewis for a duck. Somerset 5-1 and have an awkward 15 overs in total to get through tonight

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Pietersen out! He is last out for 163 - and quite a tame end, caught behind off Saj Mahmood as he propped defensively forward, to leave Surrey 317 all out. A great effort from KP - 168 balls, 20x4, 3x6

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Murali Kartik is hitting out alongside Kevin Pietersen, accelerating Surrey past 300 after the loss of Jon Lewis - caught at slip off Dockrell - left them 285-9. KP now has 163* and Kartik 23*. Surrey 317-9

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Two wickets in two balls by Saj Mahmood - but neither of them is Pietersen! Gareth Batty slashed a catch to James Hildreth at first slip, on 5, and then Stuart Meaker was bowled by one that seemed to keep a little low. Jon Lewis avoided the hat-trick but Surrey are 267-8. KP 140*

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Dockrell, having been hit straight for six and four by Pietersen - the six landing in the River Tone - has made one bounce and turn sharply to leave Wilson (27) stranded down the pitch as he moved out to drive. Jos Buttler completed the stumping. Surrey 261-6

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  • TEA - Somerset v Surrey
    Surrey 240-5, with Pietersen now 119 not out and Gary Wilson on 25. They have added 76 for the sixth wicket so far and, in KP's currently steely-eyed mood, it could well be a lot more after tea.

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  • Landmark - Somerset v Surrey
    KP 100 at Taunton, and a stroll in the park for England's finest batsman. No doubt, with the one-day team playing at the Ageas Bowl, Pietersen was keen to mark the day - and, from 116 balls (17x4, 1x6) he has done so in some style. He got there with flick to mid-wicket off Thomas - and celebrated with a driven four next ball. It is KP's 45th first-class century.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Two wickets in an over for Steve Kirby, who has run in with some purpose in a lengthy spell. First De Bruyn, on 34, edged an expansive drive to keeper Jos Buttler, and then, five balls later, Jason Roy edged a legside flick to Buttler. Surrey 187-5, KP now 85*

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  • Landmark - Somerset v Surrey
    Pietersen fifty off 66 balls with 7 fours. Inevitable really. Surrey 129-3 in the 42nd over, with the partnership with Somerset old boy de Bruyn worth 56.

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  • LUNCH - Somerset v Surrey
    Surrey 84-3 off 30 overs, with Harinath caught at slip off Dockrell for 21 just before the break. Pietersen has ridden his luck in getting to 23, surviving a couple of close lbw shouts, but he's still there with power to add this afternoon.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Surrey 44-2 in the 20th over, with Burns having played on for 23 to give Mahmood his first wicket for Somerset since signing on loan from Lancashire. KP has walked out at number 4 to mainly applause with a few boos. Conditions look made for him.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Surrey 12-1 in the 8th over, with Ansari leg before to Kirby for three, having already survived a big appeal for a catch behind off the same bowler. Harinath has joined Burns with the pitch helping the seamers and batting not easy.

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Alex Barrow deputises for the injured Nick Compton. For Surrey, Rory Hamilton-Brown is omitted for "cricketing reasons", and Gary Wilson keeps wicket in place of Steve Davies, who is unwell but is also nursing a finger injury. Meaker and Lewis return

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  • Team News - Somerset v Surrey
    Somerset: Trescothick (c), Suppiah, Barrow, Hildreth, Buttler (w), Jones, Trego, Thomas, Dockrell, Mahmood, Kirby; Surrey: Burns, Ansari, Harinath, Pietersen, De Bruyn, Roy, Wilson (w), Batty (c), Kartik, Lewis, Meaker

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  • Surrey won the toss - Somerset v Surrey
    Surrey win toss and bat - sunny and dry at Taunton

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Match abandoned at Taunton to the dismay of both teams. Surrey finish on 15 points in Group B and Somerset 14. Hampshire already on 15 and likely to get at least one more at rainy Durham. It's a weekend to remember for them.

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Inspection imminent at Taunton with both teams hoping some sort of game is possible. Surrey 29-1 from 4.3 overs as it stands and KP one of the not out batsmen.

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    It's still raining at Taunton and the chances of a resumption look slim. But, with both sides needing a win to stand a chance of reaching the semi-finals, they will surely wait and give it every chance.

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Rain at Taunton with Surrey 29-1 after 4.3 overs. Pietersen has already struck two fours and is on 11, Considering the forecast it's amazing the game has started at all.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Surrey
    Surrey 14-1 with Davies having fallen to Trego for 4, caught by Dockrell on his return from the Under-19 World Cup. That has brought a certain Mr Pietersen to the crease - and he has survived his first ball!

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  • Team News - Somerset v Surrey
    Somerset: Trescothick (capt), Trego, Jones, Hildreth, Buttler (wkt), Barrow, Gregory, Thomas, Dockrell, Waller, Kirby.
    Surrey: Davies (wkt), Roy, Pietersen, Wilson, Spriegel, De Bruyn, Ansari, Batty (capt), Kartik, Meaker, Lewis.

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  • Somerset won the toss - Somerset v Surrey
    The home side have elected to field with rain forecast.

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  • Somerset v Surrey
    Despite some rain during the morning, the match is due to start at 2pm and will be 38 overs per side.

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  • Emotion won the day, says Wallace
    By Richard Thomas
    Glamorgan captain Mark Wallace admitted he "was not at the races” during their Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Surrey at the Kia Oval

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  • Result - Surrey v Glamorgan
    Welsh Dragons all out for 126, leaving Surrey winners by 93 runs in a match that, of course, was dedicated to the memory of Tom Maynard

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  • Surrey v Glamorgan
    Graham Wagg, dropped by Pietersen off Jade Dernbach as he ran around from long on, is hitting out with Dean Cosker in a bid to give the Dragons innings some respectability. James Harris was caught down the legside off Dernbach at 77-8 but it is now 119-8

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Glamorgan
    Dragons now 69-7 and there will be no way back from this. Ben Wright was brilliantly caught, diving to his left, by Ansari from a full-blooded sweep at Batty and now Marcus North has chopped on trying to cut a shortish ball from Batty that crept through

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Glamorgan
    Rees then mishit a reverse sweep at Kartik to cover and the Dragons have slumped further to 61-5 with Stewart Walters, against his former club, bowled by Gareth Batty for 2 in the 15th over

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Glamorgan
    The Dragons, boosted by a 45-run third wicket stand between Chris Cooke and Gareth Rees, have been checked again by the dismissal of both. Cooke ran himself out for 31, quite rightly sent back as he looked for a single to short third man (KP the fielder)

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Glamorgan
    The Welsh Dragons are 10-2 in the fifth over after a ragged start. Wallace was bowled by Meaker for 2 and Allenby, on 3, swung Spriegel's off spin to deep mid wicket for Meaker to take a well-judged catch.

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  • Interval - Surrey v Glamorgan
    Surrey 219-9 from their 40 overs, with Stuart Meaker hitting out usefully at the end for 21* after Matt Spriegel's 51 from 75 balls had anchored the innings. Graham Wagg finished with 4-49 from six overs, and Simon Jones 2-34 from six.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Glamorgan
    Zafar Ansari, making room to drive, loses his leg stump to Allenby after making a sensible 30 from 35 balls. He and the equally steady Spriegel added 54 for the sixth wicket. Surrey 182-6 in the 34th

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Glamorgan
    The Dragons are getting on top here. Zander de Bruyn now out, caught by keeper Wallace standing up to Jim Allenby's seam-up for 17. Matt Spriegel is 22 not out, and Surrey 128-5 in the 24th over

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Glamorgan
    KP out - bowled by a beauty from Simon Jones that pitched middle and removed Pietersen's off stump. KP scored 43 from 44 balls and one wag in the press box says that it is one former England Test star bowling another former England Test star! Surrey 98-4

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Glamorgan
    Simon Jones, into the Dragons attack for the ninth over, has had Jason Roy caught and bowled for 6 with a slower ball. Pietersen is 23 not out from 21 balls, without breaking sweat so far. Surrey might need him to play an anchor role. Surrey 67-3

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Glamorgan
    Rory Hamilton-Brown played a string of sparkling strokes in an 18-ball 28, including a wonderful pick-up lofted on drive for four against James Harris, but has just gloved a hook at a slower bouncer to keeper Wallace. KP off mark with cut four against Wagg

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Glamorgan
    KP in at the Oval, after Steven Davies, on 5, inside-edged a ball from Graham Wagg into his stumps to leave Surrey 11-1 in the second over. Surrey and Glamorgan (Welsh Dragons) players are all wearing Tom Maynard-numbered shirts, as part of this Tom Maynard Trust fund-raising match

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  • Team News - Surrey v Glamorgan
    Surrey: Hamilton-Brown, Davies, Pietersen, Roy, Spriegel, De Bruyn, Ansari, Batty, Kartik, Meaker, Dernbach.
    Welsh Dragons: Rees, Wallace, Cooke, Walters, North, Wright, Allenby, Wagg, Harris, Cosker, S Jones

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  • Surrey v Glamorgan
    The peleton of Tom Maynard Trust bike riders have arrived after their 160-mile journey, so the game can begin.

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  • Surrey.... won the toss - Surrey v Glamorgan
    Surrey will bat first on a steamy night at the Oval. KP will go in at no3

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  • Result - Hampshire v Surrey
    Hampshire win by 4 wickets, reaching their target with 11 balls to spare for the second time in 2 days. A win against Durham on Bank Holiday Monday is likely to be enough to secure tham a CB40 semi-final.

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  • Hampshire v Surrey
    Michael Bates' 6 over wide long-on against Ansari has helped level the scores and put Hampsire on the brink of victory. Hampshire 175-6, 1 over left

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    Liam Dawson has gone, stumped for 1. Ansari the bowler. 150-6.

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    Katich has gone, caught at mid-on for 15 after trying to drive a Jade Dernbach slower ball. Game on here, Hampshire 149-5, needing 27 off 33 balls.

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    Carberry ct behind for 54 attempting a reverse sweep shortly after umpires stepped in to calm down Murali Kartik, Gareth Batty and Simon Katich...136-4

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    Neil McKenzie has holed out to deep square leg, sweeping Kartik into the hands of Ansari. 126-3 in the 30th.

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  • Landmark - Hampshire v Surrey
    Michael Carberry reached an 80-ball 50 with a straight six against Gareth Batty. Hampshire 112-2, needing 64 from 13 overs

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    Jimmy Adams has gloved behind an attempted pull, gone for 22 the day after his 149 inspired Hampshire's successful Championship run chase against Northants. Hampshire 47-2  

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    James Vince (2) has run himself out, having charged down the wicket only to be turned back by Michael Carberry. And rightly so as the ball went straight to Ansari at backward point.  Hants 3-1 in the 4th

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  • Interval - Hampshire v Surrey
    Excellent final over from Chris Wood. Surrey finish on 175-9 but with plenty of spin options it could be an interesting chase for Hants. There's been plenty of turn out there, just ask KP. 

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    Gareth Batty's lost his off pole to Chris Wood for 0. We're in the final over. 174-9

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    Excellent work from David Griffiths, Murali Kartik run out without facing. 173-8

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    Gareth Batty gone first ball, ct at mid-on. 173-7

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    De Bruyn drives Griffiths to mid off for 57, his highest CB40 score of the season. Ansari still there on a 16-ball 30, having been dropped first ball by Briggs. Surrey 173-6 in their penultimate over

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  • Landmark - Hampshire v Surrey
    65-ball 50 for De Bruyn,who has been due a good knock. Surrey 149-5, 4 overs left

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    Sean Ervine held on to a high one-handed catch at square leg to account for Matt Spriegel (47), out to the second ball of the batting powerplay. 132-5 in the 35th.

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  • Hampshire v Surrey
    Liam Dawson has completed a memorable bowling performance (8-1-26-2) following that dream opening spell (6-1-19-2). Surrey are 129-4 (Spriegel 46, De Bruyn 45) in the 34th, yet to take the batting powerplay.

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  • Landmark - Hampshire v Surrey
    Good effort from Spriegel 29 and De Bruyn 36, they've put on 63 so far and Surrey have posted 101-4 after 27 overs. 

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    Steven Davies (23) has gone, caught behind down the leg side against David Griffiths. Surrey 38-4

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
    Chris Wood has reduced Surrey to 16-3 by bowling Jason Roy for 0. 

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Surrey
     KP booed off after being bowled first ball from left-armer Liam Dawson. That's 2 in 2 for Dawson following Pietersen's diamond duck at The Oval earlier this season...You couldn't make it up. Surrey 14-2

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  • Team News - Hampshire v Surrey
    Kevin Pietersen definitely plays but  Chris Tremlett is not fit to face his former Hampshire teammates due to a knee injury. Surrey: Hamilton-Brown, Pietersen, Davies, Roy, De Bruyn, Spriegel, Batty, Ansari, Kartik, Dernbach, Meaker. 

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  • Team News - Hampshire v Surrey
    Hampshire's Dimi Mascarenhas has failed a fitness test on his back, but former Surrey batsman Michael Carberry returns after two months out with a knee injury: Adams, Carberry, Vince, McKenzie, Katich, Ervine, Dawson, Wood, Bates, Briggs, Griffiths.

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  • Surrey won the toss - Hampshire v Surrey
    Following Jonathan Batty's decision to bat first, it shouldn't be too long before Kevin Pietersen strides to the wicket for his first innings since being dropped by England and his first at West End since leaving Hampshire two years ago.  

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  • Roland-Jones and Burns pushed for Lions honours
    By Mark Baldwin
    Gareth Batty, Surrey's captain and match-winner in a thrilling eight-run win against Middlesex in the London derby at the Oval, believes it is time for two of the young stars of the match to move up to England Lions level.

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  • Surrey beat Middlesex by 8 runs
    At last! Batty is engulfed by his fellow Surrey players as he wins an lbw appeal against the gallant Roland-Jones on 17. The equally gallant Murtagh is left 25 not out in Middlesex's 245 all out. Batty 6-83, Kartik 3-91

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    It's squeaky bum time at the Oval. Surrey have finally taken the new ball, ten overs late, but given it to spinners Kartik and Batty. Middx, on 240-9, need just another 14 to win. Last wicket pair Murtagh and Roland-Jones have added 43 so far

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Getting very tense here, with Middx now 230-9. Murtagh and Roland-Jones are batting with great good sense and Surrey don't know whether to attack or defend - currently they are doing neither with their field settings. 24 runs needed.

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Last pair Tim Murtagh and Toby Roland-Jones are making Surrey sweat. They've added 23 now, and Dernbach has had several lbw shouts against Roland-Jones turned down - much to his disgust. Middx need another 34 - they couldn't, could they?

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Two wickets in successive overs have surely ended Middx dreams and ensured Surrey of victory. Dernbach made the breakthrough, a cleverly disguised slower ball yorking Crook for 67 on the drive, and now Kartik has had Rossington ct at slip for 25. 197-9.

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    A magnificent game could have a real twist in the tail: Middx are now only 57 runs from victory at 197-7 with Crook still going well on 67 and Rossington on 25. Surrey have called Jade Dernbach into the attack for the first seam of the day

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Middlesex
    Steven Crook reaches a fine, aggressive fifty with his sixth four, slog swept off Batty, off 56 balls. He and Rossington, who is content mainly to defend, have taken Middx to 165-7 - 89 more wanted

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Middlesex
    Perhaps Middx are going to make a fight of it after all. Steven Crook has decided attack is the best policy and is 35* at lunch, and with Adam Rossington hanging on at the other end Middx are 142-7 - still needing 112 to win. 40 overs bowled this morning

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Brilliant catch at slip, diving far to his left, by Jason Roy and Surrey have now got rid of Dawid Malan for 33. Middx now 101-7 and Batty has five wickets to his name

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Middx 101-6 and this game is racing to its conclusion. Andrew Balbirnie is the latest Middx batsman to fall, lbw to Kartik for 3 attempting to sweep

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Batty now has 4 for 25 after having Neil Dexter, on 2, taken by Kartik at leg slip. Malan remains on 30 not out, but this is surely going to be a Surrey win. Middx 96-5

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Batty strikes again, and it is the crucial wicket of Denly, leg-before for 12 pushing forward to the Surrey captain and off spinner. Middx 88-4, and this is increasingly looking like it will be Surrey's match.

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Malan has played a couple of authoritative strokes against both Kartik and Batty, and with him on 19 and Denly on 5 the game is beautifully poised with Middx 73-3

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Now Gareth Batty has struck, with nightwatchman Tom Smith caught at leg slip by Kartik from another ball that turned sharply. Middx 45-3, and their 254 win target is looking a long way away. Dawid Malan joins Joe Denly at the crease

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Scorchio here at the Oval and, in the hot sunshine, Surrey have made the perfect start to the final day. Middx, resumig on 45-1 needing another 209 to win, are now 45-2 with Sam Robson caught at slip pushing forward in the first over from Murali Kartik

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Middlesex
    Middx 45-1, needing a further 209, with Sam Robson 22* and Tom Smith, the nightwatchman, yet to score. A fascinating final day in prospect, but I still back Surrey because their spinners, Kartik and Batty, will be a difficult prospect tomorrow

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Vital wicket just over two overs from the close for Surrey, as Gareth Batty wins an lbw appeal against Chris Rogers, the Middlesex captain. Rogers, on 19, did not like the decision and made his view plain but Middx are 43-1

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey all out for 341, with Davies hitting to long on for 44 and Dernbach slicing horribly to point to give slow left-armer Tom Smith his only wicket in his 28th over. Middlesex need 254 to win, with 14 overs' batting required tonight. Surrey favourites

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    And now Kartik is out, lbw to one from Crook which kept low. Surrey 318-8, leading by 230. Still 25 overs to be bowled here today

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Roland-Jones, continuing a lengthy spell after tea, has spreadeagled Batty's stumps. Surrey 307-7 and Roland-Jones now has figures of 22-9-34-5. Outstanding.

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  • TEA - Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey lead by 215 at tea on 303-6, with Steven Davies on 16 and Gareth Batty on 2. The key to how this match finishes will be the Surrey spinners, Kartik and Batty, but Roland-Jones has bowled heroically to keep Middx in it.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Jason Roy lbw to Crook for 17, shuffling across the crease and aiming to leg. Surrey have now moved to 298-6 as tea approaches - a lead of 210

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey's problems against the second new ball, and Roland-Jones in particular, are not over. The impressive Middlesex seamer has now sent back both De Bruyn, caught at 2nd slip for 23, and Rory Hamilton-Brown, lbw for 2 to give himself 4 wkts overall. Surrey 281-5

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Burns goes for 121, lbw in Toby Roland-Jones's first over with the second new ball. He batted for five hours, facing 238 balls and hitting 14x4. His stand with Harinath (212 balls, 9x4) was 217 in 69 overs. Surrey now 266-3, 188 ahead, with De Bruyn 22*

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Middx have taken the second new ball, but Zander de Bruyn has just launched Tim Murtagh high and wide of mid off for four and Surrey's surge into a match-winning position continues despite the loss of Harinath. Surrey now 262-2, a lead of 174. Burns 120*

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    At last a breakthrough for Middx with Harinath, on 109, edging a back foot force at Steven Crook and Rogers, at second slikp, pulling off a stunning reaction catch when keeper Rossington could only parry the ball towards him. Surrey 230-2, lead by 142

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Middlesex
    The record Burns and Harinath have broken was set in 1927 when Andy Sandham and Andy Ducat put on 184 for Surrey's 2nd wkt against Middx at the Oval. At lunch Burns is 100 and Harinath 101, and Surrey's lead is 122 at 210-1. Surrey's morning, it's safe to say!

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Middlesex
    Maiden Championship hundred for Rory Burns, quickly followed by a maiden first-class hundred for Arun Harinath. Both players look quite emotional as they acknowledge crowd's applause. They have also set a record for Surrey's 2nd wkt against Middx - Surrey 210-1

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey now 144-1 as this match continues to be turned on its head. Burns has 68 and Harinath 67 and their excellent second wicket stand is now worth 131. Surrey lead by 56 and Middx, suddenly, look like they don't know where the next wicket is coming from

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Dry and warm at the Oval this morning, and Surrey's second wicket pair of Rory Burns and Arun Harinath have already taken their vital partnership to 94 against the Middlesex seamers Tim Murtagh and Toby Roland-Jones. Surrey, at 107-1, lead by 19

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Middlesex
    Great effort by Burns (40*) and Harinath (39*) to get through to stumps. Their stand is so far worth 73 and, at 86-1, Surrey only trail by two runs. Fascinating third day in prospect, but Middlesex will be livid if they end up losing this one.

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Roland-Jones bowled a superb new ball spell of 7-4-6-1 but Rory Burns and Arun Harinath have somehow got through it and are now pushing on. Surrey, at 67-1, are only 21 runs behind. Intriguing.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Brilliant catch by Sam Robson, right-handed and inches from the turf as he dived to his right at third slip, removes Zafar Ansari for a duck. Roland-Jones the impressive bowler. Surrey 13-1

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  • TEA - Surrey v Middlesex
    Tea was held up by a spirited last wicket stand between Tim Murtagh and Toby Roland-Jones, but is now being taken after Murtagh, on 26, swung Kartik to deep mid wicket. They added 44 in 12 overs, taking Middx to 232 all out - a lead of 88. Kartik 5-69

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Middx seem to have taken leave of their senses. Adam Rossington has now slapped Kartik to Batty at short extra cover and they are 188-9. Surrey, from nowhere, right back in the game...

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Two wickets in two balls by Gareth Batty has left Middlesex 188-8 and this match is suddenly getting very interesting! Middx have now lost five wickets for 24 runs, and the latest batsmen to go have been Andrew Balbirnie (14) and Steven Crook (0), both lbw

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    186-6 now and Middx are in danger of not building as decisive a first innings lead as their overnight position promised. Kartik is doing the damage on a pitch taking increasing turn. Neil Dexter his latest victim, caught at slip for 5 pushing forward

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Nightwatchman Tom Smith, having battled an hour and a half for 31, was beaten off the pitch by his 86th ball and bowled off stump by Kartik. That was 164-4 and, seven runs later, Kartik struck again to have Dawid Malan taken at short leg for 22. Middx 171-5

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Joe Denly fences at a ball from Tim Linley and thin-edges to keeper Steve Davies, who takes a good low diving catch to his right. Middx 128-3, and Denly made 17

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Play has finally restarted here at 1.50pm, and a watery sun has replaced the clouds and drizzle of this morning. Twenty overs in total has been lost from the day's allocation

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    An early lunch is being taken from 12.50, with a view to restarting again at 1.30pm - if there is no more rain. There is still some drizzle in the air at the moment - and covers remain on.

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Off again for rain at the Oval, after just 20 minutes' play. Sunshine at Lord's, for the Test, but gloomy here. Only the British weather can do this.... anyway, Middlesex are 107-2 with nightwatchman Tom Smith on 5 and Joe Denly on 4

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    The fourth ball of the second day, after a 11.55am resumption, produced the wicket of Sam Robson - lbw without adding to his overnight 29 - as Jade Dernbach gave Surrey the perfect start as they aim to hit back in the London derby

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    After 50 minutes of frustration, as a succession of heavy showers scudded across Kennington, it looks at last as if we might be under way soon. Covers coming off. Middx due to resume at 99-1 in reply to Surrey's thoroughly inadequate first innings 144

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Remarkable. Play at Lord's in the Test but here at the Oval - just a few miles south - a couple of heavy showers in the last half-hour has delayed the start. Still light rain at the moment.

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Middlesex
    Chris Rogers was yorked for an excellent 56 by Jade Dernbach, in the day's penultimate over, but Middlesex are sitting pretty at 99 for 1 in reply to Surrey's woeful 144. Sam Robson is 24 not out.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Middlesex
    50 up for Middlesex with a lovely extra cover four from Chris Rogers, off Zander de Bruyn's medium pace. Kartik now on to bowl his left-arm spin but Middlesex are 57-0 with Rogers 39 and Sam Robson 13

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey all out for 144, with Roy 55*. Murtagh had Tim Linley caught at 2nd slip and Jade Dernbach lbw for 0 to end with figures of 5-37. There are 32 overs remaining today, however, so let's see how Middlesex get on with the bat in still-overcast conditions

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Kartik yorked by Tim Murtagh for 23, soon after the Middlesex seamer was recalled to the attack, leaving Surrey 138 for 8. He and Jason Roy, who has 49, at least added a defiant 41 for the eighth wicket

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Play resumed at 4pm, after a tea interval in which the rain relented, and since then Jason Roy has moved quickly to 45, thick-edge Steven Crook to third man for four and then driving him high and wide of deep mid on for another boundary. Surrey 119-7

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    The players are off again, this time for bad light - although the covers are coming on as rain is threatening. Surrey 103-7

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Gareth Batty lbw to Dexter for 9, playing no stroke to one that nipped back. Roy still there and going well on 35 but Surrey sinking fast at 102-7

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Steven Davies, on 16, tried to drive a swinger from Neil Dexter, the medium-pacer who has replaced Roland-Jones at the Vauxhall End, off the back foot but edged to keeper Rossington. He and Roy did add 32 but Surrey remain in deep trouble at 88-6

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Arun Harinath, shuffling across his stumps, is lbw to Roland-Jones for 14 to leave Surrey in disarray at 41-5. Steven Davies now joins Jason Roy at the crease - the ball is beating the bat regularly and there looks to be no way back for Surrey

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Rory Hamilton-Brown, in his first Championship appearance since before the Tom Maynard tragedy, has been bowled middle stump by Tim Murtagh for 2, with the ball jagging back between bat and pad as he played defensively forward. Surrey 33-4.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Play resumed at 1.30pm and Surrey have already lost a third wicket - the desperately out-of-form Zander de Bruyn lbw for 0 to Toby Roland-Jones. Caught on the back foot by an off-cutter. Surrey 28-3

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Still raining here, and the two umpiring Nigels - Cowley and Llong - have decreed that there will be an early lunch, with an intention to resume play at 1.30pm - if the weather improves, of course

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Zafar Ansari will not be happy. He has just edged Toby Roland-Jones to keeper Rossington, who took a fine low catch diving to his left, but the players are following him off the field as it is raining. Ansari made 10 and Surrey are 28-2 in the 10th over

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Rory Burns out for 6 in the third over, edging Tim Murtagh to Dawid Malan at first slip, which brings Arun Harinath in to join Zafar Ansari with Surrey 10-1

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  • Team News - Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey: Burns, Ansari, Harinath, De Bruyn, Davies, Hamilton-Brown, Roy, Batty, Kartik, Linley, Dernbach
    Middlesex: Rogers, Robson, Denly, Malan, Dexter, Balbirnie, Rossington, Crook, Roland-Jones, Murtagh, Smith
    Irish off-spinning all-rounder Andrew Balbirnie makes Middx debut. Adam Rossington in to keep wicket in place of John Simpson

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  • Surrey won the toss - Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey captain Gareth Batty has won the toss and chosen to bat first

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  • Who else will join the 'Compton club'?
    By Andrew Hignell
    A thousand runs in the County Championship – it’s the target most batsmen set themselves in the four-day competition at the start of the summer and also the yardstick by which comparisons are

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  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's wait, Surrey's stir
    By Richard Gibson
    Tim Bresnan is yet to be given clearance from England to play for Yorkshire in Twenty20 finals day – although he will be under family pressure to make sure he is available on August 25.

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  • Result - Durham v Surrey
    Durham won by 142 runs after Surrey were all out for 156 in 29.1 overs. They handed three wickets to Gareth Breese at the end.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Two more wickets for Mark Wood have left Surrey on 93-6. De Bruyn was caught down the leg side by Mustard and Spriegel played round a ball which hit off and middle.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey are 83-4 in the 12th over after Jason Roy spoilt an excellent innings by skying a slog off Mark Wood to be caught by Mustard. Roy hit three successive fours off Woodon his way to 43 off 24 balls. It's Mustard's day as he also stumped Gary Wilson

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Now Steve Davies has gone for one. He shaped to pull Chris Rushworth and lobbed a catch to mid-on, making it 10-2.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey have lost Rory Hamilton-Brown in the second over, caught at slip for eight slashing at a short ball from Mitch Claydon

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  • Interval - Durham v Surrey
    Durham added only 27 runs in six overs for the loss of five wickets after Mustard was out, closing on 298-9. De Bruyn finished with 5-46.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Mustard has gone for 143, only four short of the record individual one-day score at the Riverside ground. He skied a catch to point off Jon Lewis after hitting 12 fours and seven sixes off 91 balls. Durham are 271-4 after 35 overs

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  • Landmark - Durham v Surrey
    Mustard has reached his hundred in the 30th over, sweeping Kartik for his tenth four. There were also three sixes and he reached the mark off 74 balls. 

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    A break in the carnage. Stokes has been stumped off a leg-side wide by Kartik for 45, ending a stand of 118 in 14 overs with Mustard, who is on 92. Durham are 206-2 in the 28th over.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Mark Stoneman had just completed a run-a-ball 50 when he tried to turn Zander de Bruyn to leg and skied a return catch, ending an opening stand of 87 with Phil Mustard.

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  • Team News - Durham v Surrey
    Durham: Mustard, Stoneman, Stokes, Collingwood, Muchall, Benkenstein (capt), Breese, Borthwick, Wood Claydon, Rushworth. Surrey: Burns, Hamilton-Brown, Wilson, de Bruyn, Roy, Davies, Spriegel, Batty (capt), Dernbach, Lewis, Kartik

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  • ..... won the toss - Durham v Surrey
    Durham won the toss and will bat

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  • Batty takes over Surrey captaincy
    Gareth Batty will captain Surrey for the rest of the season after Rory Hamilton-Brown announced he is still not in the right frame of mind to resume the job as he struggles to pick up his own playing career following the tragic death of Tom Maynard

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  • Finn incident prompts new instruction
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County umpires have been told not to call dead ball if a bowler breaks the wicket at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride as England seamer Steven Finn did in the Headingley Test

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  • Durham v Surrey
    After their defeat by Durham, Surrey had one point deducted for a slow over-rate. That was the best they could have hoped for as their rate read minus three on the scoreboard. They took only two points from the match Durham are now five ahead of them.

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey were all out for 143, so Durham won by an innings and 38 runs. Borthwick took the last two wickets, Lewis edging to slip and Batty holing out at deep midwicket for 22

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    With their over rate reading minus one, Durham turned to spin for the first time in the match. Borthwick has conceded 21 in three overs, but Thorp had Spriegel well caught by Stokes, running back from third slip for 17. Surrey are 133-8, 48 behind

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  • WICKET - England Lions v Australia A
    Klinger's gone for 66, caught at short leg by Joe Root off Tredwell, a classic off-spinner's dismissal. Aus A 191-3 after 64.1 overs 

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Rory Burns' vigil was ended by a vicious lifter from Onions, which the left-hander fended at head height towards first slip. Phil Mustard dived across to take the catch, making it 93-7

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Wickets at the double for Kent as Mickleburgh and Shah go in the space of 14 balls to leave Essex on 22-2. Mickleburgh edged a Charlie Shreck leg-cutter to the keeper to depart for five, then having hooked Matt Coles for a second ball six, Shah pushed down the wrong line in defence to go leg before to the Maidstone-born bowler. 

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Nightwatchman Tim Linley has fallen to the sixth ball of the day, lbw to an in-swinger from Chris Rushworth without addition to the total.

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  • Durham v Surrey
    Another fine morning at Chester-le-Street, so rain is not going to come to Surrey's rescue. They resume on 69-5, still 112 behind. 

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey closed on 69-5 after Davies felt for an away swinger from Rushworth and edged to Mustard to depart for 15. Rory Burns stood firm for 36 overs to reach 28, but Surrey are still 112 behind.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey are now 49-4 after Jason Roy was given out lbw to Stokes. He was reluctant to go, indicating that he had nicked it. It was probably indicative of how Durham's fortunes have turned around while Surrey's have nosedived.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey have again suffered a silly run out they could ill afford and are 47-3. De Bruyn set off after pushing Thorp to Benkenstein, who was 30 yards from the bat at mid-on but was sprightly enough to scamper in and hit the non-striker's stumps.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Stokes has struck in his first over, swinging one in sharply to have left-hander Harinath lbw for five. Surrey are 27-2 and in danger of emerging from the match with zero points as their over-rate read minus three.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey are 17-1 after Ansari went for one of Onions' poorer balls - it was short and wide - and Collingwood took the catch above his head at first slip.

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  • Interval - Durham v Surrey
    Durham are all out for 310, a lead of 181. Onions seemed to think it was time to bowl again as he drove de Bruyn to extra cover and Thorp was caught by Batty at slip off Lewis for a useful 32.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Mustard added only three after his reprieve before Michael Gough gave him out lbw for 46. It was Jon Lewis's first wicket in his 25th over. Durham are 303-8, the three batting points being one more than their total for the five previous home games.

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  • Durham v Surrey
    Nothing will go Surrey's way. They thought they had Phil Mustard for 43 when he was given out lbw to Zander de Bruyn, but umpire Jeff Evans seemed to decide he had made a mistake and recalled him. Durham are 289-7, their second highest score of the season.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Borthwick has gone for one, slicing a drive off Linley straight to backward point. It's 231-7.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Collingwood had just stretched the lead to 100 when he pushed forward and edged Dernbach to wicketkeeper Davies. The Durham captain had worked extremely hard for his 78, facing 199 balls. His team are 230-6.

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Surrey
    Durham are 204-5, giving them only their tenth batting from 12 games. Collingwood is on 61, Mustard has made eight and the lead is 71.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Benkenstein has gone for 69, bowled on the back foot by Dernbach. The stand was worth 132 and on 190-5 Durham lead by 61.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Surrey
    Collingwood has also reached 50, his second of the season. And, on 53, it is already his highest score. It took him 134 balls and arrived via his seventh four, lofted to long-on off Zafar Ansari. Durham are 180-4, 51 ahead.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Surrey
    Dale Benkenstein has completed what is, amazingly, his first 50 of the season off 86 balls with nine fours. Collingwood is still digging in on 24. Durham are 141-4, 12 ahead.

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  • Durham v Surrey
    It's a fine morning at Chester-le-Street, where Durham will resume only ten behind with six wickets standing. How many of those elusive batting points can they collect?

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  • WICKETS - England Lions v Australia A
    Both Bairstow and Morgan have gone as the Australia bowlers fight back at Old Trafford. Bairstow (8) edged Lyon to Paine while Morgan (50) got a leading edge to a ball from Johnson and was caught at mid-on by Holland. 115-4 (57 overs)   

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Surrey
    Durham closed on 119-4, with Collingwood surviving a shaky start to reach 17 in 19 overs. Benkenstein has made 40 in the unbroken stand of 61.

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  • WICKET - England Lions v Australia A
    Compton is deceived in the flight by Lyon and gives the simplest of return catches to the spinner. The Somerset man departs for a polished if restrained 46 and England Lions are 94 for two. Jonny Bairstow in with Morgan now.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Wickets continue to tumble on a blameless pitch and Durham are now 58-4. Stokes had been very restrained but when he shaped to turn the second ball of Linley's second spell to mid-wicket he lobbed a catch to mid-on to depart for six.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Durham are 56-3. Smith drove at de Bruyn and edged to second slip, then a very promising innings by Jennings was ended on 23. A thickish edge to deep gully was well stopped by de Bruyn, who threw down the stumps with Jennings unable to scramble back.

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    Just in case Lancashire weren't sensitive enough about their pitches, Chris Wood and Jack Birkenshaw, two members of the panel that judged the last Old Trafford pitch to be "poor", are present on the ground today. One doubts they're here for the lunch.

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  • TEA - Durham v Surrey
    Durham are 32-1 with Smith on 15 and Jennings on nine. Jennings, a tall left-hander, edged the first ball he faced wide of the slips for four but has otherwise looked very assured.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Durham have lost Stoneman in the third over, whipping Dernbach off the back foot straight to mid-wicket. Debut boy Keaton Jennings has come in on 10-1.

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  • WICKET - England Lions v Australia A
    Root gloves Johnson's leg-side lifter to Paine and goes for six. Bird and Johnson pretty impressive so far. Australia seem here to do a job...baggy green caps...proper cricket sweaters...who's got the Werther's Originals? England 22-1 off 11  

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  • Interval - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey all out for 129 in 48.3 overs. Stokes had Linley caught behind for four to finish with 4-40, his best of the season.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    A stand of 37 has  ended with both batsmen departing on 117. A very good low catch by Callum Thorp at gully, giving Stokes his third wicket, saw off Batty for 11 then Jon Lewis edged Thorp to second slip. Lewis pulled Rushworth for six in his 23.

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    Bopara statement released by ECB: "I thought I was ready to return to action but after some consideration I just feel that it's too early, so won't be playing quite yet."  

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Make that 80-7. Davies has pushed forward and edged Rushworth to Borthwick at second slip.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Matthew Spriegel has driven at a wide away swinger from Onions and edged it to Mustard to dpeart for one and bring in acting captain Gareth Batty on 80-6

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    Teams: England Lions : Root, Compton, Morgan, Bairstow, Kieswetter, Patel, Woakes, Meaker, Tredwell, Harris, Kerrigan. Australia A: Cowan, Davis, Klinger, Forrest, Burns, Cooper, Paine, Johnson, Bird, Holland, Lyon.  

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Harinath has gone without addition to the lunch score. Rushworth had already wobbled a couple past his bat when the left-hander played down the wrong line to one which hit the top of middle stump. Surrey's decision to bat is looking flawed on 67-5.

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    We are to have a start at 2.30 with tea at 4.40 and play till 7.30. 63 overs to be bowled. 

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey are 67-4 after Jason Roy was run out for 15 two balls before lunch, which doesn't look good in the book. Harinath played the ball to square leg and Roy failed to beat Stoneman's direct hit. Harinath is on 28.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Now Stokes has nipped one back to have Zander de Bruyn lbw for a duck and Surrey are 45-3.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    A frustrating hour for Durham, with Harinath leading a charmed life, ended when Burns was bowled by a swinging yorker from Stokes. Burns made 14 and the score is 41-2.

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    We are to have lunch at 1pm (as usual) and there will be an inspection at 1.30. Slightly better news than we might have hoped for perhaps. No teams as yet.  

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    The rain was heavy; then it got heavier; now it's brightening up a bit, but there'll be a fair amount of drying up to do. The umpires, for those of you who analyse such things, are Rob Bailey and Peter Hartley. They are out there now. 

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    A perfect away swinger from Rushworth to the left-handed Ansari has produced an edge to Mustard. Surrey are six for one.

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  • Team News - Durham v Surrey
    Durham hand a debut to former South Africa Under 19s captain Keaton Jennings, who replaces Muchall. Mustard returns, but there is still no place for Blackwell. Surrey have gone for a seam attack of Dernbach, Linley and Lewis, with no place for Kartik.

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  • ..... won the toss - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey won toss and bat

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  • Davies signs new three-year deal at Surrey
    By Mark Pennell
    Surrey's need for good news is perhaps acuter than any other county, in the wake of the Tom Maynard tragedy, and wicketkeeper-batsman Steven Davies has given

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  • Result - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    SURREY WIN. The margin was 4 wickets, with 23 deliveries remaining, but it was a match that swung this way and that. Notts score of 149 looked woefully inadequate until they reduced the visitors to 3-2. Surrey's win takes them back top of Group B. 

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    SPRIEGEL GOES FOR 47. Surrey 129-6, needing 21 from 5.2 overs as Spriegel lofts White to deep midwicket.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    A little bit of life in this one yet as Gary Wilson goes for 29, stumped off White. Surrey 77-4, needing 73 more off 18 overs.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    DAVIES OUT - Poor execution from Steven Davies as he tries to launch one off Steven Mullaney and skies a simple catch to Adam Voges. 63-3 in the 17th over, chasing 150.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Surrey now nicely on course to win this one. After those early alarms Steven Davies and Gary Wilson have added 50 for the third wicket, leaving only 97 more needed. 53-2 in the fifteenth.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    TWO WICKETS FOR HARRY GURNEY - Rory Hamilton Brown caught behind and Jason Roy looping to gully. Surrey 3-2 after 2 overs.

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  • Interval - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    NOTTS ALL OUT FOR 149. A thoroughly professional spin-led performance by the Surrey attack, as Notts fold at the end of the 38th over.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Two wickets in an over for Gareth Batty reduce Notts to 147-9 - Mullaney stumped and Ball bowled, both heaving across the line.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    128-7. A horrible run out sees the end of Graeme White. Mullaney pushed it to Jason Roy and went for a panicky run which was never there.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Read out - the home side are in disarray in this important encounter and are now 125-6 with 9 overs left. A chip down the ground gives Ansari his first wicket.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    VOGES OUT. Murali Kartik finds the edge of the Australians bat and Gary Wilson takes the catch at slip. Voges out for 36, its 124-5 after 30.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    HALFWAY - Notts have reached 83-4 at the end of the 20th over of their innings. Read and Voges have combined in a stand of 31 so far.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    HALES OUT - Uppish cut to point and Hales goes for 25, as Dernbach celebrates his second wicket. 52-4 after 12 overs.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    PATEL OUT - Notts are three down after Samit Patel miscues an attempted hook shot and Zafar Ansari takes a well-judged catch at fine leg. 44-3 after 10 overs.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Matthew Spriegel dismisses both Michael Lumb and Riki Wessels in the first seven overs to reduce Notts to a disappointing 30-2. Time for Hales and Patel to rebuild.

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  • Team News - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Notts: Lumb, Hales, Wessels, Patel, Voges, Mullaney, Read, White, Ball, Fletcher and Gurney.
    Surrey: Davis, Hamilton-Brown, Roy, Wilson, De Bruyn, Spriegel, Ansari, Batty, Kartik, Meaker, Dernbach

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  • SURREY won the toss - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Gareth Batty calls correctly and asks Notts to bat first. "It loooks a good pitch and there's a bit of weather around, so we'll chase", says the Lions skipper, who announces that Rory Hamilton-Brown and Jade Dernbach will play. Full teams to follow:

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Light drizzle falling over Trent Bridge. Nothing too serious but the toss is being delayed for this CB40 match between the sides in second and third place in Group B. Whoever wins will leapfrog Hants at the top, so plenty riding on this.

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  • Cricket Diary: Miller's decision, Bumble's dragon
    By Richard Gibson
    Big-hitting David Miller has declared himself available for Yorkshire if they reach the Champions League – despite it meaning he will miss up to three first-class matches for his South African franchise

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  • Result - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Match drawn at Edgbaston. Surrey 202-3, Ansrai unbeaten on a career-best 83 and Roy also unbeaten on 42

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire have taken the new ball but they have so far failed to dislodge either Ansari or Roy

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    50 stand for the fourth wicket between Ansari and Roy. It's taken 21 overs but it's blunted Warwickshire's victory push

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey now past 150 with only three wickets down. Still 130+ adrift but they are eating up time

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  • TEA - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey   143-3 from 65  overs. Ansari 62 not out, Jason Roy 7 not out. Looks like being a draw

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    A maiden championship 50 from Zafar Ansari from 170 balls with six fours. Very pointedly no Warwickshire player applauded which reflects how firmly they believe that they had him caught at second slip last night

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Zander de Bruyn has gone for 12 sweeping Jeetan Patel straight to Keith Barker at deep backward square

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey 100 up in the 51st over

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Aiming to re-start at 2.30 at Edgbaston. Another seven overs lost which means 21 in total today

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Correction 87-2

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Raining again and the players have dashed for cover.Surrey 87-2 from 44.1 overs

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    ...but here is anothr beefy shower on it's way

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Arun Harinath has gone for a 28 ball duck, caught behind off Jeetan Patel from one that the off-spinner got to bounce sharply

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    The groundstaff are busy mopping up and the sun is shining. Looks like we will still have a delayed resumption but shouldn't be a lengthy delay

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Leicestershire are 95-5 from 34 overs of their second innings, still 71 behind. Ned Eckersley is 16 not out and Wayne White, dropped on 11 by Adam Lyth at second slip, is 14. Steve Harmison has taken 2-27 off five overs this morning.  

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  • LUNCH - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey 83-1 from 40 overs. Zafar Anasari 27, Arun Harinath 27. It's started raining again as well so it looks like a frustrating final day for Warwickshire

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    A breakthrough for Warwickshire. Jim Troughton brought Boyd Rankin on at the Pavilion End and the big Ulsterman struck with his fifth ball. He went round the wicket to Rory Burns who played on for 42. Surrey 74-1

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    No wickets and no alarms in the first 45 minutes at Edgbaston and more showers are forcecast. Looks like the city centre, which is only a couple of miles away, is getting a good soaking and ther black clouds are banking up to the South West

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey 50 up in the 22nd over. Rory Burns 20 , Zafar Ansari 19.

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Off and running at Edgbaston

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Play is due to start at 11.45 here which means that 12 overs have been lost. That should aid Surrey's attempt to bat through the day and make it more difficult for Warwickshire to force victory

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Start delayed at Edgbaston.Brightening up from the south west by the looks of it so might be on and playing within the hour

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    A big day ahead for Warwickshire but we might have a delayed start as there is a heavy shower sweeping in from the top end of Edgbaston

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  • Result - Worcestershire v Essex
    Essex recorded only their second win of the season in the CB40 when they won by 25 runs. A century from Pettini and an unbeaten 24-ball 50 from ten Doeschate underpinned the win assisted by 2 wickets for Harbhajan and 3 for Graham Napier.

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  • Close Of Play - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey 38-0. Another 247 needed to make Warwickshire bat again.

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire thought they had Zafar Anasari caught by Porterfield at second slip off Jeetan Patel. But Ansari stood his ground and he was given not out after umpire Nigel Cowley consulted with George Sharp at square leg. Rikki Clarke has given Ansari the benefit of his vast experience

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Would you Adam and Eve it? Steve Harmison has bowled Michael Thornely with an absolute gaffer of a yorker after a mixed bag of an opening over. 49-2 

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey all out 286. Murali Kartik falling to another brilliant catch by Porterfield at gully off Boyd Rankin

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Stuart Meaker's dogged defiance has been broken. He steered Clarke to Porterfield to gully for 41 made from 96 balls with six fours

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey 250 up in the 85th over

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire took the new ball as soon as it became due and it took only three deliveries with it for Keith Barker to break the stubborn eighth wicket stand. Batty LBW for 28. Surrey 224-8

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  • TEA - Warwickshire v Surrey
    A late tea at Edgbaston but Surrey have got through to the interval without losing another wicket although there was a hint of chance to the last ball before the break when Ian Westwood failed to hold on at short leg off Jeetan Patel when Meaker had made 25. Surrey 224-7

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Gareth Batty and Stuart Meaker have added 52 at a run a minute for Surrey's eighth wicket. Still only half way to that follow on target though

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey 200 up in the 71st over.

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey captain Rory Hamilton-Brown is at Edgbaston today. Hamilton-Brown, whose family hail from Edgbaston, has been on compassionate leave for the past month following the death of Tom Maynard. Hamilton-Brown has been netting at Edgbaston today and a return in a second team match against Hampshire in the week is being considered

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Chris Jordan LBW to Rikki Clarke. Caught on the crease and an easy decision for umpire Nigel Cowley. Surrey 167-7 and the follow on looms

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire have finally got rid of Rory Burns  for 77. He was dropped first ball by Richard Johnson off Keith Barker but the wicketkeeper held on to a firm footed flash off Rikki Clarke. Surrey 158-6

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey 150 up in the 56th over

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Rikki Clarke has replaced Keith Barker at the Pavilion End and taken a wicket with his first ball. Steve Davies squirted him to gully where William Porterfield held a stunning catch low to his right

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    We have lost 13 overs from the day's allocation so it will be a late finish

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Play about to re-start in bright sunshine here at Edgbaston

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Play is do to restart at 2pm at Edgbaston. The gravel bands have done their work

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  • LUNCH - Warwickshire v Surrey
    An early lunch has been taken at Edgbaston but the resumption will be delayed because a lot of rain fell in a short space of time and it is taking time to mop up. The recent work to improve the drainage is being tested

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    And we are off again for rain here. Surrey 131-4 after 47.5 overs

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Jason Roy has gone for a 13-ball duck. he drove Woakes fiercely but straight to Jim Troughton at mid off. Troughton was knocked off his feet with the power of the stroke but he held on. Surrey 129-4

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Back on and playing at Edgbaston but the clouds are banking up again to the south west

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Play due to resume at 12.05 at Edgbaston. The shower has passed through quickly

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Rain stopped play at Edgbaston with Surrey on 127-3. Heavy showers are forecast and it has been raining on Broad Street, away to our left for some time. There has been work on the outfield since the rain ruined game against Sussex two weeks ago with gravel-filled slits being put in to improve the drainage at the Pavilion End

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Zander de Bruyn LBW trying to flick Chris Woakes through midwicket. Surrey 122-3 and 300 more needed to avoid the follow on

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey's players are wearing black armbands today in memory of David Thomas who died yesterday aged 53 after a brave battle against multiple sclerosis

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Arun Harinath has gone to the second ball of the day, caught behind off Keith Barker changing his mind about a back foot drive

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  • Close Of Play - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey 109-1 from 34 overs. Burns  53, Harinath 44 . A good final session for the Brown Hatters.

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Johnson's early drop is proving expensive as Burns has reached 50 from 70 balls with nine fours

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey 100 up at almost a run a minute and Burns in sight of a fluent 50

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey have foughtb back well here with the left-handed pair of Rory Burns and Arun Harinath, in his first game of the season, batting with composure and taking thjem to 88-1

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Woakes has followed up with the wicket of Zafar Ansari, LBW on the crease for 10. Surrey 26-1

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Surrey should have lost a wicket to the first ball of their reply but Richard Johnson put down Rory Burns off Keith Barker

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  • TEA - Warwickshire v Surrey
    And the end of the innings also means it's tea at Edgbaston

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire finally all out for 571. Boyd rankin was run out for five backing up too far, leaving Woakes unbeaten on 118. Surrey need 422 to avoid the follow on

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v South Africans
    Petersen falls early again, this time for 11, as some lower-order hitting gave Worcestershire an 8-run lead. 11-1.

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    The partnership has been broken but not before Woakes and Patel had added 127 in 24 overs. Patel was the man to go aiming to leg but skying a return catch to Kartik. 556-9 and Warwickshire are batting on

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire now gone past 550. Surrey looking ragged in the field

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Woakes has completed his second century in successive matches. He faced 182 balls and struck 13 fours. Woakes' and Jeetan Patel have also shared a Warwickshire ninth wicket record partnership against Surrey

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  • Landmark - Derbyshire v Australia A
    Khawaja has his 50 and, with Aussie selectors John Inverarity and Rod Marsh watching, you suspect he has quite enjoyed that. Derbys are 255-3.

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    50 for Jeetan Patel from 63 balls with six fours and a six. He's added another four since off the toiling Chris Jordan

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    500 up for Warwickshire but they are batting on with Woakes 989) in sight of his century and Jeetan Patel closing in on his 50

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    A 50 stand for the ninth wicket between Woakes and Jeetan Patel

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire 450 up in the 135th over

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Keith Barker has also gone caught behind of Kartik without scoring. Warwickshire 429-8

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    A wicket on the stroke of lunch. Troughton caught behind off Kartik for 119. He shared a seventh wicket stand of 122 in 36 overs with Woakes who is 64 not out at lunch

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Jim Troughton 100 for Warwickshire, his second in consecutive matches. He faced 231 balls and struck seven fours. Troughton got there with two to fine leg off Murali Kartik and the stroke also took Warwickshire to 400

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Chris Woakes 50 from 83 balls with seven fours

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire have had to settle for four batting points. They were 374-6 after 110 overs.

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  • Worcestershire v South Africans
    Pardoe brings up his fifty off 102 balls as Worcs move on to 96-4 after an hour's play. Pinner the only man to go, caught behind for 11.

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    50 stand for the seventh wicket between Troughton and Woakes. Woakes has contributed 36 of those runs

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    A fourth batting point for Warwickshire. 350 up in the 103rd over helped by early aggression from Chris Woakes and 47 extras. Warwickshire will have to go some to get maximum points but they managed it in fewer overs against Sussex two weeks ago

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Sad news here from Edgbaston. David 'Teddy' Thomas, the former Surrey and Gloucestershire all-rounder had died aged 53 after a long and brave battle with multiple sclerosis

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    A rarity at Edgbaston this season. Play started on time for a second day running

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  • Close Of Play - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire 322-6. Jim Troughton 74, Chris Woakes 12

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Rikki Clarke carved Meaker to point where Rory Burns held a brilliant catch.

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire 300 up and a third batting point in the 87th over

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    The new ball has done the trick for Surrey. Johnson fell to the third ball with it when he mistimed a drive to Zander de Bruyn at mid off for 49. Johnson shared a fifth wicket stand of 98 with Troughton to take Warwickshire to 295-5

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    A championship best from Richard Johnson who has just passed his previous hughest of 39 made against Essex at Edgbaston two years ago

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v South Africans
    Dale Steyn strikes with the first ball of the innings, inducing an edge from Daryl Mitchell. He then repeats the trick with the first ball of his 2nd over as Moeen Ali copies Mitchell's mistake and also goes for 0. Worcestershire 4-2.

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    And a second batting point for Warwickshire with the 250 coming up in the 71st over

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    50 for Jim Troughton, a third in four innings for Warwickshire's captain who scraped only 50 runs from his first nine innings of the season. Warwicks 249-4

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    The Foxes' session. They have advanced from 96-4 to 204-5 thanks to a 68-run stand in 23 overs between Boyce and Thakor. Boyce is still there on 57 not out and Wayne White is with him on 18. 

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  • TEA - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire 216-4  from 64 overs. Jim Troughton 33,  Richard Johnson, back from a loan spell at Derbsyhire to replace the injured Tim Ambrose, 7

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire 200 up and a first batting point in the 56th over

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire 197-4. Darren Maddy has gone LBW to Murali Kartik for 4. Front pad down the pitch and aiming to work him to leg

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Ian Westwood has gone for 67 LBW working Gareth Batty to leg. Warwicks 188-3

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Another one for Jordan who had William Porterfield strangled down the leg side for eight. Warwicks 152-2

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Ian Westwood 50 for Warwickshire from 117 balls with six fours. Gritty and valuable

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Surrey
    A breakthrough for Surrey. Varun Chopra chopped on to Chris Jordan for 60. Warwicks 130-1 in the 33rd over

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  • LUNCH - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire  104-0  from 29 overs. A good session for the leaders. Chopra 52, Westwood 31

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire 100 up in the 29th over. Chopra leg glanced Stuart Meaker for another four

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Varun Chopra has reached 50 for Warwickshire from 87 balls with seven fours. Warwicks 96-0

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire 50 up in the 14th  over. Varun Chopra  18 , Ian Westwood 23 .


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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Murali Kartik has replaced Meaker and almost snared Ian Westwood first ball. Rory Burns tried to claim a bat-pad catch at short leg but he never had the ball under control and was given not out by umpire Nigel Cowley after consultation with his colleague George Sharp

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  • Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire 27-0 after 9 overs but it's been a struggle at times against Stuart Meaker who has bowled an impressive and rapid opening spell from the Pavilion End

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  • Team News - Warwickshire v Surrey
    Warwickshire: Chopra, Westwood, Porterfield, Troughton, Maddy, Clarke, Woakes, Johnson, Barker, Patel, Rankin.
    Surrey: Burns, Harinath, Ansari, Roy, de Bruyn, Davies, Batty, Jordan, Meaker, Kartik, Lewis.

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  • ..Warwickshire... won the toss - Warwickshire v Surrey
    and have decided to bat on a beatiful sunny morning

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  • Cricket Diary: Cardiff t20 beds crisis
    By Richard Gibson
    Supporters of Hampshire, Sussex and Yorkshire are already experiencing problems with restricted hotel availability for the Friends Life t20 finals day – a month before the event.

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  • An unwanted century for Yorkshire
    By Andrew Hignell
    Yorkshire have set an unwanted record in this soggy summer, becoming the first county to top 100 hours of lost cricket in the LV= County Championship.

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  • Result - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    A draw at Trent Bridge as Surrey close on 252-6, so both sides take 8 points from the fixture.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    ANDRE ADAMS HAS 50 - Wickets that is! His 50th Div One scalp of the summer is Matthew Spriegel , Surrey 215-6.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    JASON ROY OUT - After twice reverse-sweeping Samit Patel over the ropes for six, Roy dances down and is stumped by yards. Surrey 215-5.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Apologies - last catch went to Riki Wessels - the Nots skipper is off the field at the moment and Wessels has the gloves.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    de BRUYN OUT - 2 wickets in 3 balls for Andre Adams as de Bruyn gloves to Read down the legside. 167-3.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    BURNS OUT - Andre Adams grabs his 47th wicket of the season as his first ball of a new spell yorks the young left-hander for 79. Surey 167-2.

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    FIFTY FOR JASON ROY. 22 today, birthday boy Jason Roy has reached a fine half century, from just 37 balls, 6 fours and 2 sixes.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Surrey 154-1 with 19 overs left in the match. Rory Burns has 78 and Jason Roy is on 43.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    ANSARI OUT - Notts make the first beakthrough as Andy Carter knocks back Zafar Ansari's off stump for 31. Surrey 85-1.

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  • TEA - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    SURREY 83-0. Rory Burns reached his fifty just before the break (82 balls) and Zafar Ansari has 31. Surrey 83-0 at tea, replying to Notts 328.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    A solid opening from Surrey's Rory Burns and Zafar Ansari. In 14 trouble-free overs they have added 51-0, replying to Nottinghamshire's 328.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    A clatter of wickets and Notts are all out for 328. Stuart Meaker dismissed Andre Adams and Ben Phillips in the same over and then Murali Kartik saw off last man Harry Gurney. Notts all out 328 - each side take 3 bonus points from the innings.

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  • LUNCH - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    NOTTS 307-7. Adam Voges for 59 and Chris Read for 98 the two men to fall on the final morning, as both sides settle for a points-accruing day.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    READ OUT - Bowled for 98 by Stuart Meaker. The extra pace blasted through Read's defences to remove two stumps. 304-7.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    ADAM VOGES OUT. Trapped in the crease by Jon Lewis, he looked very very lbw! Out for 59, Notts are 229-6

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    FIFTY FOR VOGES. The Australian clips Stuart Meaker to leg and then smashes him over cover for four more to celebrate - His fifty came from 100 deliveries. Notts 210-5.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Notts pick up a batting point as Adam Voges works Jon Lewis to leg for 3. Voges has 46, Read 62 and Notts are 202-5

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    READ 50. Chris Read punches Chris Jordan's first ball of the day for the four that brought up his fifty (64 balls), then repeated the dose to complete a century stand between him and Adam Voges. Notts 186-5.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    PLAY WILL START ON TIME. After more than two days of inactivitiy we are now looking forward to seeing some cricket at last as Notts will start again at 11am, on 178-5. 

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    It's a dry, bright sunny morning in Nottingham so we are a little more optimistic of some play today. It was really, really wet around the edges of the square yesterday, so I guess its not a formality that we'll begin on time but we remain hopeful!

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  • Close Of Play - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    No play today at Trent Bridge. Umpires Rob Bailey and Neil Bainton had a long inspection and were joined by captains Chris Read and Zander de Bruyn. But it's sopping wet out there and so it's another washout, Nottinghamshire's third in their last four days of championship cricket.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    And another inspection at 3pm at Trent Bridge. Lots of forking going on but still grey and overcast

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Further inspection at 2pm. Once again it's the edges of the square where the water has run off the covers that is the problem

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  • LUNCH - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    It's an early lunch at Trent Bridge. It's still raining but not as heavily as earlier

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Today's race meeting a couple of miles up the road at Colwick Park has been abandoned because of waterlogging. If it's too wet for horses to gallop what hope do cricketers have?

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Wet and miserable at Trent Bridge. It rained for most of the night here and chances of play are slim

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  • Solanki confirms move to Surrey
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Former Worcestershire captain Vikram Solanki will join Surrey for the start of next season.

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  • Close Of Play - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    OFF FOR THE DAY. A very disappointing outcome, expecially for the spectators that have been in the ground all morning. Not a ball bowled so we start again on Day Three with Notts on 178-5

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    The weather is again laughing at us. No rain since mid-morning but so much had fallen it has taken all day to prepare the ground. Now, five minutes before the long-awaited start, it is raining again. This may be it for the day.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Everything comes to those that wait (sometimes!). Anyhow, play will start at 4.30 providing there is no more rain (which can't be ruled out). Notts to resume on 178-5

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    A very frustrating day at Trent Bridge and we're still no nearer seeing any cricket. The umps looked and will look again at 4 - not sure what can change in such a short a time - the good sign is that both teams are having a stretch on the outfield.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    The sun is shining and the crowd are growing restless but it's clearly very wet around the edges of the square and the umpires aren't yet satisfied that it's fit to start. They will take an early tea at 3.10pm and have a further inspection at 3.30pm.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Still no play. Further inspection at 2.30

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Further inspectionn at 1.30. It's very wet out there by all accounts after a downpour last night and it looks like there might be some more rain on its way

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  • Patel named county cricket's most valuable player
    By Robin Hutchison
    Two wickets for 42 runs and an innings of 36 from 35 balls in a six-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 win over Hampshire on Tuesday night

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  • LUNCH - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Early lunch at Trent Bridge at 12.45pm. It's stopped raining and the groundstaff are mopping up

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    The groundstaff made a fleeting appearance and started removing the covers. But the rain returned and intensified and the sheets have been rolled out again and we are still waiting for play to start

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    The rain looks set in so we have got a delayed start here to follow a truncated day yesterday

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Raining here at Trent Bridge. The local forecast is not that bad so the wet stuff is a bit unexpected - although nothing should surprise us in this miserable summer. A familar scene of covers on a pools of water on the sheets

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  • Close Of Play - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    PLAY OFF FOR THE DAY. Just too much rain has fallen since the players went off and the umpires have saved everyone from a long and pointless wait. Play called off for the day with Notts on 178-5.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    RAIN STOPS PLAY. A day of sunshine and showers? Well, where is the sunshine? Only enough time for Notts to add three more and move to 178-5. This stoppage would appear to have play-ending potential though - really heavy stuff now. 

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Fingers crossed we may get underway again at 4.30pm with Notts on 165-5. An afternoon of sunshine and showers, as promised!

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    RAIN STOPS PLAY. Only fifteen minutes play was possible before the rain returned. Read and Voges have added a further 18 runs in that time to take their stand to 81 and Notts to 165-5 RSP

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    RAIN STOPS PLAY. Only fifteen minutes play was possible before the rain returned. Read and Voges have added a further 18 runs in that time to take their stand to 81 and Notts to 165-5 RSP

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    The rain has cleared and the mopping up operation has been in full swing to such an extent that the umpires are hopeful of starting in around ten minutes time. Notts to continue on 147-5.

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  • TEA - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    EARLY TEA BEING TAKEN. The umpires have decided to call for an early tea but any hopes of a prompt resumption afterwards look like being shelved as more heavy showers sweep across the ground. It's looking fairly bleak all around us at the moment.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Rain stopped play at Trent Bridge with Notts 147-5. Chris Read unbeaten on 38 and Voges 27 not out

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    50 stand for the sixth wicket in ten overs between Adam Voges and Chris Read

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  • LUNCH - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Notts 118 for five from 28 overs. Voges 20, Chris Read 18.

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Notts 100 up in the 26th over. They were 39 without loss after six.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    James Taylor caught behind trying to leave one from Stuart Meaker who had Adam Voges dropped by Matthew Spriegel at third slip earlier in the over. Notts 84 for five

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Samit Patel caught behind fanning down the leg side off Stuart Meaker. Notts have gone from 35 without loss to 59 for four in 11 overs.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Michael Lumb LBW to Chris Jordan. Kept a shade low. Notts 53-3


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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Notts 50 up in the 13th over.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Alex Hales played on to Jon Lewis for 14. Notts 49-2 and Surrey are fighting back

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    A breakthrough for Surrey. Riki Wessels edged Tim Linley to second slip for 23 which included five fours. Notts 35-1

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Notts 20-0 after two overs and all the runs have come from boundaries

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  • Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Surrey have left out Gareth Batty which means that Zander De Bruyn takes over as captain. Chris Tremlett also misses out having complained of feeling "heavy legged" after bowling 27 overs in his first championship match of teh season against Lancashire last week

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  • Team News - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    Notts: Wessels, Hales, Lumb, Patel, Taylor, Voges, Read, Phillips, Adams, Carter, Gurney.
    Surrey: Burns, Ansari, de Bruyn (ca), Jordan, Davies, Roy, Kartik, Spriegel, Meaker, Lewis, Linley.

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  • .Surrey.... won the toss - Nottinghamshire v Surrey
    and have decided to bowl first

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  • Solanki on Surrey's wanted list
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Surrey want Worcestershire’s former England one-day batsman Vikram Solanki to bolster their depleted batting line-up.

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  • Result - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts have won with nine and a half overs to spare. With Voges and Wessels perishing unnecessarily, the margin of victory was only five wickets. But it ends Surrey unbeaten run in the CB40. James Taylor finished with an unbeaten 41.

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts are closing in on victory. Taylor and Patel have now taken control. The visitors only require another 29 in 17 overs.

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    After 15 overs, Notts are well on course for victory. The Outlaws, who are 73-2, only need another 51.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts 39-2. Alex Hales, top edging a pull off Stuart Meaker to deep square leg, goes for 23.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Notts 25-1. Jon Lewis has run out Michael Lumb at the non-striker's end, following a mix-up after Hales pushed Spriegel to backward point.

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  • Interval - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey have mustered 123, which, given they were 8 for five, was a decent effort. But on the same pitch as the one used for the championship game between Surrey and Lancashire, one senses Notts should knock off the winning runs without breaking sweat.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    After a brief counter attack, Jon Lewis, who made 16 from 11 balls, goes caught behind off Harry Gurney. Surrey 111-9 in the 33rd.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey are now 98-8 in the 31st over, having lost Matthew Spriegel, who made 39 - Harry Gurney rocking back the left-hander's off peg.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey 89-7 after 29 overs. Gareth Batty, forcing off the back foot, has just gone caught behind off Gurney for 24.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey 46-6. Zafar Ansari has fallen to a tumbling catch at mid-off off Jake Ball. Ansari made 16. Gareth Batty joins Matthew Spriegel, who has 20.

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    15 overs gone - Surrey have recovered slightly to be 40-5. But Spriegel and Ansari have got their work cut out if they are going to give the hosts a platform from which to maintain their unbeaten run in the CB40.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey 8-5. Rory Burns joins the procession. The left-hander goes caught at mid-on after toe-ending a drive.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey 8-4. Zander de Bruyn, cutting, falls to an excellent head height catch by Adam Voges off Harry Gurney.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey 5-3. Gary Wilson goes caught behind first ball. Pattinson is on a hat-trick.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey 5-2 in the second over. Steven Davies has just edged Darren Pattinson to first slip for just 1.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey 3-1 in the 1st over. Jason Roy goes, lbw pushing forward to Samit Patel for 2. 

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  • Surrey won the toss - Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Surrey will bat. The sides are... Surrey: Davies, Roy, Wilson, de Bruyn, Burns, Spriegel, Ansari, Batty, Kartik, Lewis and Meaker. Notts: Lumb, Hales, Wessels, Patel, Taylor, Voges, Read, Mullaney, Pattinson, Ball and Gurney. 

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  • Surrey v Nottinghamshire
    Clouding over here at Guildford, but no sign of rain so far. News of the toss and the teams to follow.

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Lancashire
    The match at Guildford has been abandoned and thus finishes as a draw. Surrey take nine points from the match and Lancashire eight. 

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    There will be no play before lunch, which will be taken at 12.30 with a view to starting at 1.10pm. The likelihood of no play today is very very high. 

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    There will be a delayed start at Guildford due to a wet outfield. Umpires' inspection at 11am. 

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Lancashire
    Surrey 430-5. Pietersen 234 not out, with eight sixes and 30 fours. A remarkable innings.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Lancashire
    Pietersen 200, with a pull for a single off Shahzad. He has faced 170 balls, hitting seven sixes and 25 fours. A magnificent innings. Surrey 395-5.

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Still the Pietersen show goes on. KP's now 185* from 155 balls, with 24 fours and six sixes, and Surrey are 362-4. Jason Roy, his latest partner, has gone smoothly to 24.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Lancashire
    Pietersen 150, from 130 balls with five sixes and 19 fours. KP has now moved on to 154 but he has lost Davies, caught at the wicket off Smith slashing loosely, for 22. Surrey 307-4

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    More fantastic entertainment here at Guildford. Pietersen is now 149 not out, having hit poor Kerrigan for two more sixes and also Dilscooped - or should that be KP-scooped? - and switch hit him for further fours. Surrey 300-3, with Davies settling in on 21

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  • TEA - Surrey v Lancashire
    Surrey 241-3, from 53 overs. Pietersen 110 not out, Davies 3 not out.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Lancashire
    De Bruyn out for 94, from 159 balls, with 13x4. A fine innings, ended when he missed a sweep at Kerrigan and was sent on his way lbw by umpire Peter Hartley. Surrey 230-3, with Steven Davies joining KP

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Lancashire
    Pietersen hundred, reached with a pulled six over mid wicket off the suffering Kerrigan (his third maximum), has come up from 93 balls, also featuring 13 fours. Imperious stuff. And De Bruyn hasn't been bad, either. He's on 93, with Surrey now 229-2

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Surrey now 206-2 with Pietersen 84 not out and De Bruyn on 88. After a threat of rain, the sun is trying to peep through the clouds and the crowd are thoroughly enjoying the cricket. KP has just on driven Shahzad with dismissive power for his 13th four

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  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    Despite warm sunshine, pleasant breeze and no rainfall, play has been called off for the day following the umpires 3.00 p.m. inspection because of wet outfield. The news was greeted with little surprise from the handful of spectators present.

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    The Pietersen-De Bruyn partnership has now reached 116, with KP on 70 and De Bruyn on 66. De Bruyn's fifty, reached with a square cut four off Chapple, took 89 balls, then brought a stream of fine strokes while KP has again treated Shahzad harshly with 2x4

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Lancashire
    Fifty for Kevin Pietersen - from just 42 balls, with a six and seven fours. The seventh four, swept off Kerrigan, took KP to his fifty, and warm applause from a rapt crowd

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Tremendous entertainment already since lunch - or the 1.45pm restart following a light shower - with KP taking the attack to Shahzad and then hitting Kerrigan for a straight six and four through extra cover in another over costing 15. Surrey 88-2, KP 35

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  • Rankin lines up return in Ireland T20s
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire paceman Boyd Rankin is set to make his return to senior action for Ireland in next week’s Twenty20 internationals against Bangladesh

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Lancashire
    Surrey are 53-2 at the interval, from 18 overs, with Pietersen on 4 and Zander de Bruyn on 23. We might get a few more people coming in at the gate during lunch, too, with KP in.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Lancashire
    Kevin Pietersen is in at Guildford, with Zafar Ansari the second Surrey wicket to fall just three minutes before lunch. Ansari, on 21, edged Ajmal Shahzad to second slip to leave Lancs 49-2 but KP was away third ball with a three to third man off Shahzad

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Lancashire
    Rory Burns, shouldering arms, has lost his off stump to the first ball of Surrey's first innings - from Glen Chapple. Zander de Bruyn, though, is off the mark with a four to mid wicket. Surrey 4-1

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Lancashire have declared their first innings! Thirty-seven minutes into day three, and after Croft and Shahzad added 60 runs - 50 of them by Croft - Lancashire have called at halt at 485-7. Croft finishes 154 not out.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Lancashire
    Steven Croft, who guided the first ball of the day from Stuart Meaker behind point for four, and then hoicked Jon Lewis for six, has now added two more boundaries to third man off each bowler to go past his previous career-best score of 122. Lancs 449-7

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    The sun's out at Guildford, so we shall be starting on time. There has been no word of a Lancashire declaration as of yet, so they should resume their first innings on 425-7. 

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Lancashire
    Off for the day, with rain still falling and no sign of any let-up. Lancs 425-7, with Croft 104 not out and Ajmal Shahzad on 2. A total of 49 overs lost today.

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Rain stopped play at 3pm. Lancashire are 425-7, with Croft on 104 and Ajmal Shahzad on 2. Weather looks like it is closing in, sadly.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Lancashire
    Chapple goes for 46 at Guildford. Having batted 83 balls for his part in a seventh-wicket stand of 121, Chapple plays across the line against Jonathan Lewis to go leg before and leave Lancashire on 419 for seven.   

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Lancashire
    Century for Croft. Burly right-hander Steven Croft becomes Lancashire's second century-maker of game after a crisp off-drive for four against Stuart Meaker. He reached three figures from 160 balls and with 12 boundaries and follows in the footsteps of Paul Horton who made a ton yesterday.    

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Lancashire
    400 up and a century stand. Croft and Chapple have re-asserted Lancashire's dominance with a century stand for the seventh wicket in only 23.1 overs. Surrey are floundering when it comes to fresh ideas and are struggling for a breakthrough.

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    We've just had 15 off the first over after lunch, including three boundaries. Two to Chapple and one to Croft. 375-6 in the 113th now. 

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Lancashire
    Lancashire go in on 356 for six after 111 overs. Steven Croft has 60, Glen Chapple 28, this after Surrey had bagged three wickets earlier in the opening session of day two. 

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Lancashire
    50 Steven Croft. The burly right-hander glanced a Stuart Meaker full-toss to the ropes at fine leg for the seventh boundary of his 94-ball half-century.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Lancashire
    The first six of the game at Guildford, 100 minutes into the second day and in the 101st over of their innings. Glen Chapple gave a short one from Stuart Meaker the 'kitchen sink' and the ball landed in the green seats on the Woodbridge Road side of the ground.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Lancashire
    Tom Smith is defeated by a superb throw and is run out for seven. Making his first Championship appearance since May 5, the left-hander drove toward wide mid-off and set off for a single, but Zander de Bruyn swooped and threw down middle stump to defeat Smith's abortive dive.  Gareth Cross has also just departed for 13. His short-arm pull against Stuart Meaker picked out Zafar Ansari at square leg to make it 298-6.

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Having made the breakthrough, Murali Kartik has been hauled off by Surrey's acting captain Gareth Batty, who has taken the new ball and given it to Chris Tremlett with the Lancashire score on 259 for four.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Lancashire
    Surrey's tactic of not taking the new ball has paid dividends in that Murali Kartik has struck to dismiss dangerman Ashwell Prince. Looking to loft a straight drive, the left-hander was beaten by flights and turn and dragged the shot horribly to deep mid-wicket where Zander de Bruyn took a comfortable catch. Lancs 252-4.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Lancashire
    Lancashire have posted 250 and with it their second batting bonus point for Lancashire. Surrey have yet to take the new ball and Murali Kartik has opened the bowling at the Pavilion End at Woodbridge Road.

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    A beautiful sunny morning in Guildford where Lancashire, resuming on 245 for three, will look forward to batting in even better conditions at Woodbridge Road. Ashwell Prince, the South Africa Test bat, will re-start his innings on 32 but, if truth be told, the majority of the crowd are here to watch another South African bat - namely Surrey's Kevin Pietersen.

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Glorious morning at Guildford, so we're set for a start on time. Lancashire will resume on 245-3. 

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  • FICA supports legal action over unpaid BPL fees
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire batsman Alexei Kervezee, Northamptonshire wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien and Kent’s former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood are among overseas players allegedly still owed money by

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Lancashire
    Lancs 245-3 from 81 overs. Prince 32, and Croft 5, and Glen Chapple's team will be highly satisfied with their day's work

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Lancashire
    Paul Horton's excellent innings of 110 has been ended by Chris Tremlett, who won reward at last for some probing bowling by forcing an edge that was smartly held by Gareth Batty at first slip, to his left. Lancs 233-3.

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Back on again here at 5.20pm, with the sun now out and 17 overs remaining to be bowled. Remarkably, we will lose only 18 overs in the day if there is no more interruptions - it seems like a lot more!

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    A one-ball session here at Guildford. The players came back post-tea after a 15 minute break for rain, Ashwell Prince blocked the final delivery of the 61st over from Gareth Batty, and off they trooped again for bad light with the visitors sitting pretty on 202 for two. With lightning and rain threatening, Paul Horton, unbeaten on 93, may yet have to wait until Thursday for his hundred.

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Play resumed at 4.05pm, after the rain passed through, but just 15 minutes more were possible before more rain drove the players off again. Lancs have moved on to 200 for 2, with Horton now on 93 and Prince on 19

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Lancashire
    Brown is caught at the wicket off Meaker, for 49, ending a second wicket stand with Horton worth 122 in 36 overs. Surrey needed that. Lancs 169-2

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  • TEA - Surrey v Lancashire
    Tea is being taken with rain falling quite heavily at Woodbridge Road. The covers are on and we may not see too much more today. Lancs, however, are sitting pretty at 188-2 with Horton on 85 not out and Ashwell Prince on 15

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Lancashire
    100 stand for Horton and Brown as Lancashire continue to make good progress in the Guildford sunshine. A good toss to lose.... Lancs 146-1, Horton 65, Brown 45

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Surrey's prolifigacy in the field has continued after lunch, with Horton put down on 55 by Kartik at second slip off the unfortunate Tremlett. Lancs are now 134-1 with Horton on 61 and Brown on 38

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Lancashire
    A sobering morning for Surrey included Brown, on 30, being dropped by Gareth Batty at first slip off Chris Tremlett from the last ball of the penultimate over. At lunch Lancs are 112-1 from 30 overs, with Horton 50* and Brown 30*

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Surrey finally made the breakthrough when Moore was lbw for 24 to a Stuart Meaker inswinger, at 47, in the 14th over. Since then, however, Paul Horton and Karl Brown have taken Lancs on to 73-1 without undue alarm

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  • Surrey v Lancashire
    Fifty minutes played, and Lancs are 46-0, with Stephen Moore 23 and Paul Horton 17. Not what Surrey would have envisaged when they inserted. Murali Kartik's left-arm spin is now into the attack.

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  • Team News - Surrey v Lancashire
    Surrey: Roy, Davies, De Bruyn, Pietersen, Burns, Ansari, Batty, Meaker, Kartik, Lewis, Tremlett
    Lancashire: Horton, Moore, Brown, Prince, Croft, Smith, Cross, Chapple, Shahzad, Hogg, Kerrigan

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  • Surrey won the toss - Surrey v Lancashire
    Dry here at Guildford, but dark clouds surround Woodbridge Road so there can be no promises...
    Surrey have won the toss and have asked Lancashire to bat

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  • Cricket Diary: More short stuff for Bairstow
    By Richard Gibson
    England have publicly dismissed Jonny Bairstow’s troubles against the short stuff sent down by West Indies as ‘just a few good balls’ but it is a weakness that they will have been privately concerned about

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  • Kerrigan primed for KP, quips Smith
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Lancashire will be ready and waiting for Kevin Pietersen when he strides to the crease for Surrey in Wednesday’s LV= County Championship match at Guildford.

    10/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Soggy FLt20: a horror story
    By Andrew Hignell
    Today, on the morning after the completion of the Friends Life t20 group stage, TheCricketer.com can reveal the full horror of the disruption caused by bad weather to

    09/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Sussex v Surrey
    Kevin Pietersen finishes match with six to long on off a Wright full toss. Surrey win by 7 wickets with 2 balls to spare (8 were needed off last over). KP ends up 36*, with 1x4 and 3x6 in a brilliant cameo. He also hit Chris Liddle and Michael Rippon for 6

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Surrey
    More drizzle here but it should clear soon and the umpires have decreed that, if conditions do not deteriorate further, play will restart at 6.06pm and Surrey will need 62 from 5 overs to win

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Surrey
    Still no further play at Hove. The sun is out again, but the covers are being pulled back on as a big dark cloud is hovering. Also, the umpires are worried about a boggy patch on the bottom end of the square - which is now being vigorously forked

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Surrey
    Off again for rain here, and Surrey's players will be grateful to get back into the dressing room. Sussex are currently 104-0 from only 9 overs with Wright, who reached a 24-ball half-century, on 54 and Nash on 41.

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Surrey
    After an execrable third over of assorted long hops, at tentative pace, from Chris Tremlett - which cost 23 runs as Nash, with one four, and Luke Wright, with 3x4 and 1x6, tucked in - Sussex are flying at 50-0 after 4.4 overs

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Surrey
    Under way at Hove, with Chris Nash slog-sweeping the first ball of the match, from off spinner Matt Spriegel, high behind deep square leg for 4. Dirk Nannes started his first over with two wides, one legside and one offside. After 2 overs Sussex are 10-0

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Surrey
    Heavy shower has passed through, and sunny again at Hove. The game will now start at 3.20pm - if there is no more rain

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Sussex v Surrey
    Sussex: Wright, Nash, Prior, Goodwin, Styris, Gatting, Yardy, Beer, Rippon, Amjad Khan, Liddle
    Surrey: Davies, Pietersen, Roy, De Bruyn, Wilson, Spriegel, Ansari, Jordan, Batty, Tremlett, Nannes
    Heavy shower has delayed the scheduled 2.40pm start

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex won the toss - Sussex v Surrey
    Sussex will bat first - no team news yet, but Matt Prior plays for Sussex and Kevin Pietersen for Surrey

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Surrey
    Dry and sunny in spells at Hove, but clouds are also beginning to build up which is worrying. Big crowd expected here, but Sussex have already won the South group and Surrey are out of the competition

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Time to end the Twenty20 debate
    By Mark Baldwin
    There is only one way to solve the debate about whether a dedicated mid-season slot or a season-long tournament is the best way forward for English cricket's ten-year-old Twenty20 Cup

    07/07/2012 (320 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Surrey v Middlesex
    Middlesex have won by 1 wicket with one ball to spare. Tom Smith hits the winning runs past mid-on off Dirk Nannes for four. Surrey's misery continues.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Two needed off two balls.

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  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Extraordinary stuff at the Oval. Wilkin and Rayner appeared to have turned this game on its head. But they both gone and Middlesex, with one wicket left, need three to win off three balls.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Three overs to go - Middlesex need 24. Wilkin has just clubbed Ansari for six to keep the visitors' hopes alive.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Middlesex 106-7 in the 15th over. Simpson and Berg have just gone in the space of two balls. Two new batsmen in. The North Londoners appear to slipping to defeat. Tonight's crowd - 15,090.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Middlesex 93-5 in the 12th over. Neil Dexter has gone, caught at midwicket by Pietersen off De Bruyn for 41. That could well be the key wicket. 62 more needed.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Ten overs to go - Middlesex need another 74 to win, but they have lost Rossington, stumped for 0 off Kartik, and Malan, bowled by Ansari for 9. That said, Neil Dexter is looking in great touch. A captain's innings is what's needed.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Middlesex 51-2 after 4 overs. The visitors have set off like a train in pursuit of 155, but they have just lost Crook, caught at midwicket for 25.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey have ended up with 154-3 in their 20 overs, their highest total in this season's FLt20. Jason Roy's 40 off 26 balls, which included three sixes, was the stand out innings.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey 131-2 after 17 overs. Jason Roy has just launched Dawid Malan for six.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey 107-2 in the 15th over. Kevin Pietersen has gone, caught behind off Dawid Malan for 42, looking to force off the back foot.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey 101-1 in the 14th over. Jason Roy has just brought up the hundred with a straight six off Neil Dexter.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey 88-1 after 12 overs. Kevin Pietersen is now being kept company by Jason Roy.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey 76-1 in the 11th over. Davies has gone, bowled by Tom Smith, looking to force the slow left-armer through mid-on.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Middlesex
    At the halfway point in Surrey's innings, the hosts are still going well on 76 without loss. Pietersen, with 34, is catching up Davies, who has 37.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey 64-0 after 8 overs. There's been one six so far, in the last over, when Kevin Pietersen lifted Paul Stirling over long-on.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Five overs gone - Surrey are 47 without loss. Davies is leading the way with an unbeaten 28.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Middlesex
    Three overs gone - for once Surrey have made a decent start. Steven Davies and Kevin Pietersen have added 29 without loss in front of a sizeable crowd.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey won the toss - Surrey v Middlesex
    Surrey have won the toss and have elected to bat. Gary Wilson, back from Ireland's ODIs against Afghanistan replaces Rory Burns in the Surrey line-up.

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • England Under-19 World Cup squad named
    By Paul Bolton
    Six Midlands youngsters have been included in the England Under-19 squad for the ICC Under 19 World Cup which will be played in Australia next month

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Ramps "up there with the best": Darren Gough
    By Mark Pennell
    He shared dressing rooms with him, danced against him, bowled at him and even tried "knocking his block off" a few times, so few cricketers know what made Mark Ramprakash tick better than

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Surrey v Kent
    Kent land a remarkable 48-run win over Surrey to keep their quarter-final qualification hopes just about alive. The dispirited hosts succumbed for 88 - their lowest ever all-out toal in t20 - as Kent wrapped up victory with 15 balls to spare. Adam Riley and Mark Davies bagged two wickets apiece and Azhar Mahmood 3-12. Ansari was Surrey's modest top-scorer with 25.

    05/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Kent
    Davies gives Kent a fighting chance of defending their total of 136-8. The ex-Durham seamer takes two for 18 in his four tight overs to restrict Surrey to 36 for four after seven overs.

    05/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Kent
    Kent on top at The Oval thus far. Stevens catches Burns low down at mid-wicket off Davies then Azhar Mahmood has Steve Davies caught behind when making room to make it 18-4. Much now rests on the shoulders of Zander de Bruyn and Zafar Ansari.   

    05/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Kent
    Mark Davies, Kent's bolwer of the season thus far, picks up the prized scalp of Kevin Pietersen with his sixth delivery of the night. Pietersen, on seven from five balls, worked across the line of an off-cutter to go leg before and make it 8 for one after the first over. Roy then walks across his stumps against Azhar Mahmood who clips the top of leg to make it 13-2.

    05/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Surrey v Kent
    Kent finish their overs on 136 for eigth as Nannes, Tremlett and Ansari bagged two wickets apiece for Surrey. Key and Blake join top-scored for the visitors with 35 each. 

    05/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Kent
    Kent's woes against spin continue as Surrey use four slow bowlers in the opening 11 overs at The Oval. Stevens top edges a sweep against Kartik straight to backward point and Azhar Mahmood drags his back foot to be stumped off Ansari. The visitors, at 67-4, need to re-group - and fast.  

    05/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Kent
    Kent lose their second wicket and are 41 for two at the end of the powerplay overs. Both openers went for 12; Northeast scooped one to mid-on then Billings smeared across one from Tremlett to be caught behind.  

    05/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey ..... won the toss - and will field first against Kent
    A weakened Kent cannot afford defeat at The Oval if they are to qualify for the knock-out stages. The visitors are without Tredwell (England duty), Matt Coles (fatigue) and Brendan Nash (compassionate grounds), so draft in Adam Riley, Azhar Mahmood and Alex Blake. Surrey, captained by Batty in the absence of Hamilton-Brown, welcome back Kevin Pietersen.   

    05/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey decision pushes Ramprakash into retirement
    By Mark Pennell
    Mark Ramprakash retained his dignity to the end today when announcing, as fully expected, his retirement from cricket after quarter of a decade in the game.

    05/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
  • Ramprakash set to announce retirement
    Mark Ramprakash will hold a media conference at the Kia Oval tomorrow (July 5), at which he is expected to announce his retirement from first-class cricket. His career began in 1987 and he has scored 35,659 first-class runs at 53.14, with 114 hundreds

    04/07/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Surrey v Sussex
    Sussex beat Surrey by six wickets with 20 balls to spare at Oval. Books their place in the last eight and end Surrey's hopes of progressing. Wright top scored with 32 while Prior made 25 off 10 balls. Batty pick of bowlers with 3-11

    03/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Sussex
    Sussex making short work of knocking off a target of 109 from 15 overs at the oval. The Sharks are 80-2 after 7 overs with Wright unbeaten on 30 and Prior just out for 25 off 10 balls.

    03/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Surrey v Sussex
    Rain has stopped at the oval and we're going to start again at 8.50pm. Delay means Surrey's innnings is over at 106-6 after 16.2. Sussex will have 15 overs but no revised D/L target yet

    03/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Sussex
    Rain stops play again at the Oval. Coming down quite hard now. Surrey 106-6 after 16.3 overs

    03/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Sussex
    Play resumes at the oval. Only a brief stop so no overs lost. Surrey 86-5 after 14

    03/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Sussex
    RAIN STOPS PLAY AT THE OVAL. Surrey are 86-5 after 14 overs when the covers came on.

    03/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Sussex
    Halfway stage of the Surrey innings and they are in a spot of bother on 68-4. KP among those to fall in a flurry of wickets for just 8. Yardy returning fine figures of 2-15 from 4

    03/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex won the toss - Surrey v Sussex
    Sussex won toss and elected to field.

    03/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Surrey v Sussex
    Surrey skipper Rory Hamilton-Brown has announced he will take a break from cricket following the death of Tom Maynard so he doesn't play. Tremlett is also out with Burns coming in. Sussex welcome back Scott Styris with Ben Brown dropping out

    03/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan v Worcestershire
    The umpires were due to inspect an hour before the scheduled start at 6pm but their planned visit to the middle was postponed by rain.

    03/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Hampshire won by 19 runs on D/L. Jimmy Adams (28)and James Vince led the Royals to 63-0 in the sixth over before the umpires decided it was to wet to go back out. 

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Players off for rain with Hampshire having done enough to secure a 5th successive win if they don't get back out. They're 63-0 after 5.4 

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Hampshire cruising, 51-0 at halfway 

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Hampshire 39-0 after 4 overs, Dirk Nannes bowled out

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Hampshire are chasing 85 to win after limiting Surrey to 84-4. Zafar Ansari continued where he left off at The Ageas Bowl on Saturday with 35no from 25 balls, but Hants hauled it back well after Steven Davies' early blitz

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Excellent over from Liam Dawson, Surrey 48-3 (5) at halfway

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Surrey 34-2 after the 3-over powerplay. KP was brilliantly ct by Jimmy Adams in the covers off the first ball of the match, and Steven Davies, ct at mid-off for a very quick 30 (11 balls)

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Hampshire
    Pietersen goes first ball - caught at extra cover off Liam Dawson.

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey won the toss - Surrey v Hampshire
    Surrey have won the toss and will bat. In the Surrey line-up, Kevin Pietersen replaces Rory Hamilton-Brown, who is unavailable on compassionate grounds.

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Weather permitting we'll be getting underway at 8.20pm. The contest will be 10-overs per side.

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Delayed start at The Oval due to rain. Difficult to see us getting much play, if any. If we do get a game it will be Kevin Pietersen's first game against Hampshire since leaving for Surrey two years ago.

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Delayed start here at the Oval, where it's drizzling. So we're still awaiting the toss and the teams.

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Foster first keeper to win monthly FTI MVP award
    James Foster has capped a series of impressive displays to become the first wicketkeeper to win the monthly award for the FTI Most Valuable Player.

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's T20 poser
    By Richard Gibson
    Yorkshire face the prospect of being without both their overseas stars if they extend their impressive Twenty20 Cup form beyond the group stages.

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Surrey
    Hampshire win by seven wickets, Glenn Maxwell finishing on 22 no after hitting winning boundary through mid-wicket v Dirk Nannes in 16th over 

    30/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Surrey
    Hampshire are 58 for 3 after ten overs of their reply, needing another 37. Glenn Maxwell has been promoted above Sean Ervine. Kartik (3-0-12-3) has had Vince and Adams both stumped down leg side.

    30/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Surrey
    James Vince has just hit three boundaries, including a pulled six, against Stuart Meaker to conclude the powerplay. Hampshire 41-0 after 6, needing another 54 ...

    30/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Surrey
    Surrey's 94-6 equals their lowest t20 total and would have been lower but for an unbroken stand of 51 off last 53 balls from Zafari Ansari 37 and Gareth Batty 23.

    30/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Surrey
    Surrey 42-6 after 11.1 overs. Following his heroics with the bat at Chelmsford last night, Glenn Maxwell went for just 2 off his first over before having Matt Spriegel caught at long off

    30/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Surrey
    Great start by Hampshire. Havng lost the toss, they've reduced Surrey to 29-5 after 8 overs, Dawson 2-19 and Mascarenhas 2-11 have done the damage 

    30/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Uneven pattern to t20 weather
    By Andrew Hignell
    Being  - roughly - at the halfway point in the group stage of the Friends Life t20 competition, it is an appropriate time to see how the weather has been affecting

    25/06/2012 (332 days old) | Read more
  • Tom Maynard - a tribute
    By Andrew Hignell
    There was never any doubt that Tom Maynard, born just nine months after his father Matthew’s Test match debut would, one day, be a professional cricketer

    23/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Essex v Surrey
    Essex won by 3 wickets with Tim Phillips hitting the winning single off the final delivery of the game after Essex had needed 15 to win from the last over. James Franklin carried his bat for 63. 

    22/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Surrey
    Intersting finish in prospect here at Chelmsford. he home side are 102-6 having lost 2 wickets in one Chris Tremlett over including Graham Napier for a first ball duck.
    James Franklin still there  with 51. Essex 106-6 from 15 overs.  

    22/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Surrey
    Good over for Essex who collect 20 from Gareth Batty's third over after the bowler had only conceded 6 from his previous two.
    Essex 91 for 3 from 12 overs.

    22/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Surrey
    10 overs gone and Essex are 60-3 chasing 145 for victory. Franklin 32* Foster 9*

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  • WICKET - Essex v Surrey
    Couple of early wickets for Surrey. Pettini goes for a duck to the 4th ball of the innings and Smith is caught having scored 10. Essex 32-2 from 4 overs, Franklin 16 not out.

    22/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Essex v Surrey
    Surrey innings closes on 144-9, Top scorers Jason Roy with 36 and Matt Spriegel  35, Reece Topley returns 3-28 and Ryan ten Doeschate 2-20

    22/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Surrey
    Five overs of their innings remanin and Surrey are 112 for 5. de Bruyn bowled by Smith for 18, Matt Spriegel a patient 17 not out

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  • Essex v Surrey
    Halfway stage of the Surrey innings and Surrey are 82 for 4, Rory Burns the latest wicket to fall, stumped by Foster off Tim Phillips for 15.

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  • Essex v Surrey
    Five overs gone and Surrey are 62-2 with Jason Roy going well . He's 36 not out and has just struck a 6 off Phillips

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  • WICKET - Essex v Surrey
    Davies caught by Napier at mid wicket for 21 off the bowling of Topley and 42-1 become 43-2 when, two deliveries later, Kartik is run out for 0. Surrey 49-2 in the 5th over. 

    22/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Surrey
    We are underway at Chelmsford on what is a very emotional night. The minute's silence in memory of Tom Maynard was observed impeccably.

    22/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Essex v Surrey
    Essex - Pettini, Franklin, ten Doeschate, Napier, Foster, Smith, Wheater, Phillips, Comber , Masters, Topley
    Surrey - Davies, Roy, Burns, DeBruyn, Spriegel, Batty, Ansari, Kartik, Meaker, Tremlett, Nannes.


    22/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey..... won the toss - Essex v Surrey
    Surrey will bat.

    22/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Hampshire - new date
    Hampshire's Friends Life t20 game against Surrey at The Kia Oval has been rescheduled for Monday July 2. Originally due to be played on Wednesday June 20, it was postponed as a mark of respect following the tragic death of Tom Maynard.

    21/06/2012 (336 days old) | Read more
  • Grieving Dernbach released from England squad
    The Surrey seamer Jade Dernbach has been released from the England squad for the remaining two ODIs against West Indies, following the death of his county team-mate, Tom Maynard, on Monday morning.

    18/06/2012 (339 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey's Tom Maynard dies aged 23
    The Surrey batsman, Tom Maynard, has died at the age of 23 after an incident at Wimbledon Park station on Monday.

    18/06/2012 (339 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Kent v Surrey
    Kent have romped home with more than three overs to spare. Darren Stevens completed the victory with a straight six. He made 43, while Rob Key was unbowed on 51.

    17/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Surrey
    Kent 104-2 in the 16th over. Stevens has just lifted Kartik and Dernbach for sixes. This is definitely the Spitfires game to lose now.

    17/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Surrey
    Ten overs to go. Kent, who are 62-2, need just 55 to win.

    17/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Kent v Surrey
    Kent 40-1 in the sixth. Sam Billings has just gone lbw to Dernbach, trying to work the ball through fine leg.

    17/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Surrey
    Five overs gone in Kent's innings. The hosts are going well on 37 without loss, chasing a target of 117.

    17/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Kent v Surrey
    Surrey have only mustered on 116-7, thanks to Gary Wilson, who made an unbeaten 53. Davies contributed 31 and Ansari 15. Those three excepted, the visitors just weren't at the races.

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  • Kent v Surrey
    17 overs gone - Surrey, who are 94-5, need Wilson and Ansari to still be there at the end to have any real chance of maintaining their one hundred per cent record in this year's t20.

    17/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Kent v Surrey
    Kent on top. Spriegel, caught behind - looking to cut - is the latest man to go for Surrey to make it 62-5 after 13 overs. Davies departed in the 11th, run out for 31.

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  • Kent v Surrey
    Ten overs gone - Surrey are 46-3.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Surrey
    Surrey 39-3 in the ninth over. Maynard has just gone, lofting Ball's first delivery high to Coles, who took the catch running in from long-on.

    17/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Surrey
    Five overs gone - Surrey are 24-2.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Surrey
    Surrey 13-2 in the fourth over. Roy, caught at extra cover, and Hamilton-Brown, caught at mid-off, are the men who have gone.

    17/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Surrey
    Kent - Billings, Key, Nash, Azhar Mahmood, Stevens, Northeast, Tredwell, Jones, Coles, Davies and Ball. Surrey - Davies, Hamilton-Brown, Roy, Maynard, Spriegel, Wilson, Ansari, Batty, Meaker, Kartick and Dernbach.

    17/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey won the toss - Kent v Surrey
    Surrey have won the toss and have elected to bat first, here at Beckenham.

    17/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Middlesex v Surrey
    Surrey make it two FLt20 wins in as many nights with a remarkable 28-run success in the London derby over Middlesex under the D/L Method. Surrey, having posted 149 for four on a drizzly night at Lord's courtesy of an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 117 between Spriegel (53*) and Wilson (54*), restricted the hosts to 99 for eight when the rain arrived four overs from the scheduled close. Gareth Batty was their star bowling turn with four for 13.     

    14/06/2012 (343 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex v Surrey
    Correction: The stand between Spriegel and Wilson equalled the competition's fifth-wicket record.

    14/06/2012 (343 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Middlesex v Surrey
    Surrey mounted a remarkable comeback to finish with 149 for four from their 20 overs. Matt Spriegel (53*) and Gary Wilson (54*) hit career bests in a stand of 117 from 13.5 overs. The pair equalled the competition record for any wicket of 117 set by Kent's Matt Walker and Martin van Jaarsveld against Leicestershire in 2006.

    14/06/2012 (343 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex v Surrey
    Re-start at 7.17pm and still no overs lost which will at least please an estimated Lord's crowd of 12,000. Surrey resume on 32 for four.

    14/06/2012 (343 days old) | Read more
  • RSP - Middlesex v Surrey
    It's back! More heavy showers in NW8 and, having added only four runs to their total, Surrey's batters again slope off the field still deep in trouble at 36 for four.
     

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  • Middlesex v Surrey
    Re-start at 7pm. No overs lost as yet, so maybe the 18-minute break will have given Surrey time for a re-think over their tactics having slumped to 32 for four when the rain arrived.

    14/06/2012 (343 days old) | Read more
  • RSP - Middlesex v Surrey
    The rain has arrived in north London and Surrey will be delighted. The visitors made a miserable start to this their second FLt20 clash of the week and were teetering on 32 for four after 6.1 overs when umpires Martin Saggers and Rob Bailey took the players from the field. Crook, Roland-Jones, Smith and Berg shared the wickets.

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  • Surrey won the toss - Middlesex v Surrey
    Rory Hamilton-Brown called correctly and opted to bat first in cool, overcast conditions in St John's Wood. The teams are as follows: Middlesex: Malan, Denly, Stirling, Dexter, Berg, Rogers, Simpson, Rayner, Crook, Roland-Jones, Smith.
    Surrey: Hamilton-Brown, Davies, Roy, de Bruyn, Wilson, Spriegel, Ansari, Kartik, Batty, Meaker, Nannes.

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  • Result - Surrey v Essex
    Surrey won by 17 runs as Essex finish 111-9 Batty 3-20.

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  • Surrey v Essex
    Going Surrey's way this. Essex 86-7 with 5 overs left. The visitors have lost 6 wickets for 32.

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  • Surrey v Essex
    Essex are 71-3 at the halfway stage of their reply with Bopara 27  not out. Could be interesting finish

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  • Surrey v Essex
    Essex lose their firstwicket as Pettini goes for 20 trying to cut Dernbach and is caught by wicket-keeper Davies. 44-1 in the 6th over and Bopara 22 not out.

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  • Interval - Surrey v Essex
    Surrey innings closes on 128-8.  Gary Wilsontop-scored with  33 off 33 balls , Jason Roy 22.  Napier's 4 overs cost 16 with 3 wickets and Phillips returned 2-19 from his 4 overs. Best stand was 40 for the 6th wicket between Ansari and Wilson

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  • Surrey v Essex
    5 overs to go and Surrey are 94-6 just beginning to up the tempo. Wilson 16 and Ansari 12

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  • Surrey v Essex
    Halfway throiugh the Surrey innings and they are 67-4 with Jason Roy 22 not out.

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  • Surrey v Essex
    5 overs played and Surrey are 35-3, two wickets in as many deliveries for Graham Napier. Steven Davies top score so far but out for 19. Crowd estimated  at 8,000

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  • Team News - Surrey v Essex
    Essex - Pettini, Shah, Bopara, ten Doeschate, Franklin, Smith, Foster, Napier, Phillips, Mills, Masters.

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  • Bremner to head up Twenty20 fun
    By Paul Bolton
    This season’s Friends Life t20 really will be ‘hit and giggle cricket’ following the decision of the England and Wales Cricket Board to hire a team of comedians, headed by Rory Bremner, to provide

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  • Statistics reveal huge extent of county rain disruption
    By Andrew Hignell
    The 2012 season could prove to be one of the dampest of recent times if the level of weather disruption experienced across the country during the past few days continues

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  • Close Of Play - Sussex v Surrey
    SUSSEX WON BY 10 WICKETS - It took Joyce and Nash just two overs to secure the victory, Joyce hitting  three fours and pulling Lewis over the scoreboard for six. Big win that for Sussex after two defeats but Surrey were well beaten. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Anyon gets the final Surrey wicket, knocking Hamilton-Brown's poles out of the ground. He only took two wickets but deserves a lot more - outstanding performance. Sussex will need 22 runs from six overs to win. 

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Dernbach continues to defy, propping forward to six balls of that last over from Panesar and keeping them out. Lead is 21 with 11 overs to go, but 2 would be lost for change of innings. Very tense and absorbing finale. 

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Dernbach doing his best here to hold up Sussex and five runs in the last over when the ball hit the helmet have extended Surrey's lead to 15 with 11 overs of the game to go. Anyon back now and we might see Monty again soon.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Nash strikes again as Lewis is caught behind off the thinnest of edges. Lewis stared long and hard at umpire Willey before departing then got the bird from the Horsham members to boot. Surrey lead by 2 as last man Dernbach joins H-Brown. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Well it was going  to happen sooner or later. Kartik has a mow at Anyon without moving his feet and out goes the off pole. Hamilton-Brown has just had lengthy treatment for what looks like a hamstring injury. Lewis with him, Surrey still 30 behind

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  • TEA - Sussex v Surrey
    Tea and Sussex need three more wickets to win. Surrey still 44 runs behind. RH-B has batted well but is anyone going to hang around long enough with him? 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    There it is. Awful mix-up as Batty is rightly sent back by RH-B after drilling the ball to mid-on. By the time he realised his partner was staying put Batty was halfway down and had no chance of getting back. Run out for 2. Kartik joins his captain now

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    New ball taken 15 minutes before tea by Anyon, who has bowled aggressively but without luck hitherto. Hamilton-Brown 19 and Batty 2 but Surrey still trail by 46. One more wicket before tea and Sussex will be firm favourites to prevail here.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Good bowling change and a belated one if the locals are to be believed. Nash traps Maynard, who looked badly out of sorts, in his first over lbw. Surrey 178-6 still trail by 49 here. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Monty again as Davies goes for 35, caught well at slip by Yardy. Turned a little to beat the defensive push, brushed the edge and straight into Yardy's mitts. Third wicket for Monty as Tom Maynard walks out to join his captain.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Told you Monty was the key. De Bruyn has just gone sweeping and missing what looked like Monty's arm ball. Sussex keep chipping away. Hamilton-Brown joins Davies, who has moved quite easily to 30, now. 

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Little to report since lunch except a colleague has just paid £3.50 for a two-day old dry as dust pasty. Rip Off Britain it's called. Panesar and Anyon since lunch and Monty is still the danger man. Couple of quick wickets would change things

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  • LUNCH - Sussex v Surrey
    Plenty of turn and bounce for Monty, who is key to Sussex's hopes of winning this game although Magoffin nearly struck again in the last over before lunch but De Bruyn was dropped at boot hill by Nash, in and out it went. He is 17 and Davies 18,Surrey 98 behind

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Breakthrough for Monty who gets Ramprakash for 37, lbw sweeping. Didn't get much of a stride in and Peter Willey answered the appeal pretty sharpish. De Bruyn (6) is joined by Davies. Sussex will fancy this if they can get another wkt before turkey n chips

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Meaker goes for 8 to the persevering Magoffin, who has deserved that wicket. Bit of good fortune as Meaker plays on trying to leave outside off stump but it's in the book, as they say. Glorious morning here now, even the winds have abated. Ramps is 9no

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Sussex have bowled well in the first 35 minutes but with no joy so far. Ramprakash, on 5, edged Magoffin just short of slip and there has been plenty of playing and missing but they are still there. Naveed Arif has just replaced James Anyon

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  • Counties in line for £1 million grants
    By Paul Bolton
    Counties are in line for a cash injection of £1 million each to improve their facilities from the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new £130 million broadcasting deal with ESPN

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Good morning from Horsham where we have the best weather of the week and a potentially intriguing final day. Surrey have added 5 runs in 4 overs this morning with Ramprakash and nightwatchman Meaker both 4 not  out. Surrey are still 184 behind tho

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  • Close Of Play - Sussex v Surrey
    Surrey 39-1, still 196 in arrears. Should be a good final day at Horsham where the forecast is good. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Breakthrough for Sussex just before the close. Roy seemed to pick up a bouncer from Magoffin, who is now bowling with the wind behind him, quite late and it looped off the shoulder of his bat to point. He made 35 out of 38-1. Meaker in as nightwatchman

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Surrey 23-0 after 6 overs and few alarms so far for either Roy or Ramprakash. I imagine we will see Monty for a couple of overs of twirl before stumps. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Monty lofts to long leg and Sussex are all out for 351. Not bad considering they started the day on 91-6. Anyon finished on 64 not out after a last-wicket stand of 80. 12 overs left tonight and Surrey will go in again 227 behind. Lovely evening now. 

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  • Landmark - Sussex v Surrey
    Career best for James Anyon as the Sussex tail make hay in the Horsham sunshine. He has moved onto 63 while Monty Panesar is enjoying himself too. One six over long on even drew applause from the bowler Murali Kartik. Stand now worth 80. Great stuff!

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Belated news (wifi conked out) that Wells has gone for 127. He drove at Kartik and Steve Davies took the catch at the second attempt. Wells batted for just under six hours and struck 15 fours from 277 balls faced. 22 added since by Anyon and Panesar. 

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  • TEA - Sussex v Surrey
    Early tea at Horsham as another squall comes over the ground. Sussex lead by 123 runs with Wells 115 and Anyon 5. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Magoffin goes for 34, nice catch above his head at mid-wicket by Hamilton-Brown off a firmly struck clip off his hips. Lewis got the wicket. Wells is now 113 and Anyon 1. The stoppage for rain lasted barely 10 mins. Still overcast and windy but dry 

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Skies have darkened here and it has started to rain so the players are coming off. Sussex now lead by 109 with Wells 112 and Magoffin 31. They have so far added 51 for the eighth wicket since lunch. 

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  • Landmark - Sussex v Surrey
    A hundred for Luke Wells and well deserved. He reached it off 208 balls with 14 fours and is his second of the season against Surrey. Hard to believe on this evidence that he was left out of the last two games. Quality knock. Sussex now lead by 90

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Drama at Horsham as an ad board takes off towards the Surrey fielders. A shout from coach Chris Adams alerted Gareth Batty to the impending danger and evasive action was taken before the groundstaff tidied up. Meanwhile, Wells is on 93 with Magoffin 5

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  • LUNCH - Sussex v Surrey
    Sussex 172 for 7. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Breakthrough for Surrey on the stroke of lunch as Kartik gets Naveed Arif for 34, bit of turn and he edged it gently into the hands of Batty at slip. Stand of 85 in 31 overs for the seventh wicket with Wells 82* at lunch. Sussex's lead is 48.

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Sun is out at Horsham and all is well. Corporate tents full, decent crowd trying to get some shelter from the wind and and Wells (80) and Arif (17) have now added 66. Pitch seems to have gone to sleep, which can happen here. Sussex lead by 29.

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Wells moves to 75 with a lovely off-driven four off Batty. Jon Lewis is now taking a turn at the Railway End but Sussex are building a bit of a lead. Arif is digging in although he did emerge from his shell to drive Batty wide of long off for six. 

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Sussex in front as Wells pulls Dernbach for four in front of square. After Meaker and Kartik bowled 15 overs this morning  Surrey made a double change with Dernbach and Batty now in operation. Sun coming out so all is well. Wells 69, Arif 3 Sx 128-6

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  • Landmark - Sussex v Surrey
    Fifty for Luke Wells, the first of this low-scoring game. 110 balls and 7 fours and he has fully justified his recall to the side. Said it for a while - this boy is a proper player. At the other end Arif is off the mark with 2 round the corner off Kartik

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Good morning from a somewhat blustery Horsham. The strong winds have at least dried the ground out and enabled a prompt start which is a miracle really after yesterday's deluge. We are into the fourth over of the day and Sussex are 92-6, 1 run added today

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  • Close Of Play - Sussex v Surrey
    Off for the day at Horsham, surprise surprise. Better forecast for the last 2 days and with the game well advanced still the prospect of a result here. Good day for Surrey and in particular Stuart Meaker in the six overs that were possible. 

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Rain teeming down at Horsham and no sign of a let-up. Outfield now getting very soggy. My guess is that we will be called off for the day between 2-3 pm.

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Rain stopped play at Horsham and this time it looks terminal. Great morning for Surrey though with four wickets taken. Not great batting conditions and Wells and Arif are probably happy to go off. Forecast suggests we've had our entertainment for the day

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Meaker strikes for the third time this morning and Sussex's middle order has folded horribly. Brown is lbw playing across a ball which was full, straight and fairly rapid. He goes for 1. Wells is 35 not out but needs to get on strike pdq if he can.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Fifth ball back after the resumption and Surrey have taken a third wicket as Luke Wright pushes forward to Murali Kartik and Steven Davies, who arrived back from Edgbaston during the rain stoppage, snaffled the edge. 3 for 5 this morning - eventful! 

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Good news. Play will resume at Horsham at 11.55am but not sure, having just seen the rain radar, how much more play we will get.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Second wicket for Meaker who bowls Joe Gatting for 2. Off stump knocked back, might not have bounced much that one. Pitch is a little two paced but Gatting played down the wrong line. Rain has now arrived and they are going off. 

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Correction. Meaker the bowler not big Jade.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Surrey breakthrough with the first ball of the day. Dernbach digs it in, Yardy is surprised by extra bounce and fends it off with the top of the bat to gully. New man in is Joe Gatting. 

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    With Steve Davies on his way back after an unscheduled night in Birmingham, Gary Wilson will mind the timbers for Surrey until Davies returns. 

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  • Cricket Diary: Impi closure hits Collingwood and Wright
    By Richard Gibson
    New Age Impi have disbanded after just one season participating in South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 cricket, leaving captain Paul Collingwood and fellow England international Luke Wright seeking

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Good morning from Horsham. Plenty of overnight rain but the ground has dried out and we are due to start on time at 11am. Local sages suggest it will be raining by lunchtime though and the crowd isn't big. Punters put off by the forecast no doubt. 

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  • Close Of Play - Sussex v Surrey
    The sun is out at Horsham but the umpires have decided there isn't enough time to get the ground fit for play so stumps it is. Sussex will be happy with the first day, replying with 81-2 after bowling out Surrey for 124. Forecast tomorrow is grim though!

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    It has stopped raining at Horsham and the skies are brightening a little but it must be long odds against any more play today. The umpires are pacing up and down the outfield at the moment but most of the crowd have given up and gone home

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Sky has filled in here at Horsham, rain is falling and umpires Hartley and Willey are taking the teams off. Sussex are 81-2 in reply to Surrey's 124

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Breakthrough for Surrey in the second over after tea. Nash, looking to hit Kartik into the pavilion, gets a leading edge and is easily held at point by Jason Roy. He can't believe he played that shot - not the first batsman cursing himself today. Wells 33

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Steve Davies, the Surrey keeper, will leave Horsham at the close and travel to Birmingham as cover for Matt Prior, who has an eye infection. Gary Wilson will take his place if needs be for the rest of this game. Lewis has switched ends here it's 80-1 Ssx

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    No wicket for 11 overs here at Horsham as Nash and Wells knuckle down. They have so far added 53 against the three Surrey seamers employed, Wells bringing up the 50 stand with an off drive for four to move to 24 while Nash is 35. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Spoke too soon. Good length offering from Lewis, Joyce edged and Davies dived to his left in front of slip to take the catch. Nash is 3 and Luke Wells, Goodwin's replacement, has joined him with Sussex 11-1.

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Jason Lewry has been here today and admits he wouldn't have minded bowling in these conditions and is delighted to see 'the old enemy' rattled out for 124. Sussex have started well in reply and are 11-0 in the third over.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    SURREY 124 ALL OUT. Anyon yorks Dernbach for a duck to wrap up the Surrey innings in 41 overs. Murali Kartik 23 not out and the way the Surrey tail batted suggests this pitch isn't the minefield the scorecard might suggest. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Magoffin returns to the attack and with his third ball persuades Meaker to nibble outside off stump and give Brown his third catch of the innings. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    The ball has swung and the pitch is a little two-paced which is normal for Horsham but there has also been some undistinguished batting. Lewis the latest to go, swishing at Arif outside off and Joyce is in business again at second slip. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Now Naveed Arif gets in on the act as Batty goes for 32. Bit of a slash and a comfortable catch to second slip for Ed Joyce. lewis is 13 and has been joined by Murali Kartik. Just starting to rain as well.

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  • LUNCH - Glamorgan v Yorkshire
    Glamorgan 99-3 - after a good hour Glamorgan have lost both openers - Bragg and Rees, and North to a fine return catch for Azeem Rafiq.

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  • LUNCH - Sussex v Surrey
    Magoffin has bowled through the morning session and finishes with 3-26 from 13 overs. Three for Anyon too but a partial recovery by Lewis and Batty, who have so far added 26 runs for the seventh wicket to leave Surrey 78-6 at lunch.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Brief fightback by Maynard but Surrey have now lost their sixth wicket as Maynard, pushing forward, is well held low down at slip by Yardy. Ball has swung under the overcast skies and Magoffin and Anyon have now shared six wickets. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Turning into a great morning for Sussex as a fifth Surrey wicket falls. Push forward by Davies as Magoffin gets his away-swinger going and Wells diving to his left take a low catch at third slip. Gareth Batty joins Maynard but Surrey are in disarray

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  • WICKETS - Sussex v Surrey
    Two in two for Anyon. Der Bruyn pushes tentatively forward to an outswinger and edges low to Joyce at second slip and now Hamilton-Brown has been strangled down the leg side. Tom Maynard comes in to face the hat-trick ball... and defends into the off side

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Teams have just gone off for what is unlikely to be the only interruption because of rain this week. Surrey are 22-2

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Big wicket for Sussex as Ramprakash goes for 8. Away movement from Magoffin and the edge was snapped up low to his right by the diving Brown behind the stumps. De Bruyn is joined by Steven Davies with Surrey 22-2.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Surrey
    Jason Roy goes for 11 to a very poor shot. Head up drive at Magoffin which goes straight to James Anyon at mid-on. Ramprakash is 6 and has been joined by Zander de Bruyn.

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    Nice touch by the Sussex players who are wearing black armbands in memory of Chris Hoskins, a member of the Horsham groundstaff, who died last month aged 49. Chris Nash knew him well and arranged the tribute. Surrey are 17-0 in the seventh over

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  • Sussex v Surrey
    While the home crowd digest the news that Goodwin is playing in the seconds against Essex at Halstead this week, Surrey fans will be somewhat surprised to see that Mark Ramprakash is opening the batting with Jason Roy.

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  • Team News - Glamorgan v Yorkshire
    Glamorgan make two changes with Croft and Owen in for Harris and Glover. Rashid back in for Yorkshire. Glam: Rees, Bragg, Walters, North, Wright, Allenby, Wallace (c), Owen, Croft, Cosker, Waters. Yorks: Lyth, Root, Jaques, Gale (c), Ballance, Rashid, Brophy, Rafiq, Starc, Sidebottom, Patterson.

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  • Team News - Sussex v Surrey
    Sussex: Nash, Joyce, Gatting, Wells, Yardy, Wright, Brown, Arif, Magoffin, Anyon, Panesar. Surrey: Roy, Davies, de Bruyn, Ramprakash, Hamilton-Brown, Maynard, Batty, Lewis, Kartik, Meaker, Dernbach. Sussex have won the toss and put Surrey in. We start on time at 11am

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  • Team News - Sussex v Surrey
    Good morning from Horsham where the big team news is that Murray Goodwin has been dropped for the first time in his Sussex career. Luke Wells takes his place while Murali Kartik makes his Surrey debut having replaced Jacques Rudolph as overseas player

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Scotland
    Match abandoned here at the Oval. It just hasn't stopped raining since the players came off at 3.17pm. Surrey and Scotland take one point each from the no result.

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  • Why Surrey have been so good for me: Maynard
    By Mark Pennell
    Surrey batsman Tom Maynard is ready to make the next step up in his burgeoning career after a successful first season and two months in south London.

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  • Surrey v Scotland
    RAIN stops play here at the Oval. Symes, the South African 25-year-old, had just carved the returning Stuart Meaker over third man for six (to the short boundary) when drizzle turned to something more persistent. Scots 124-4 with Symes on 58 and Mommsen 30

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  • Surrey v Scotland
    Symes continues to impress on 47*, and Preston Mommsen has 27*, but it is beginning to rain now on the Scottish revival, with umbrellas going up around the Oval. Scotland 110-4 in the 22nd over

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Scotland
    Ewan Chalmers has given a tame return catch to Murali Kartik, to leave Scotland 46-4 in the 13th over. Their one hope seems to be left-hander Jean Symes who has batted excellently for his 24*. Scots now 59-4

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Scotland
    Two wickets, in fact, in the seventh over of the innings as Jade Dernbach sends back both Josh Davey, caught at mid on skying an attempted pull, and Craig Wallace, lbw to a break-back. Scotland 23-3 and in some trouble.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Scotland
    The Test pundits on Sky - with ref to Jonny Bairstow - keep saying there is no real pace anymore in county cricket. Try telling Calum MacLeod, the Scotland opener, who has just seen how quick (90mph-plus) Surrey's Stuart Meaker is - he has just gloved a ferocious lifter up in the air for keeper Davies. Scots 15-1

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  • Team News - Surrey v Scotland
    Surrey: Hamilton-Brown, Davies, Roy, De Bruyn, Maynard, Spriegel, Batty, Lewis, Kartik, Meaker, Dernbach
    Scotland: Davey, MacLeod, Symes, Chalmers, Mommsen, Coleman, Haq, Wallace, Iqbal, Drummond, Parker
    Saltires are 8-0 after two overs

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  • Scotland won the toss - Surrey v Scotland
    The Scots have won the toss at the Oval and will bat - team news to follow soon

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  • Surrey beat Glamorgan by 57 runs (D/L)
    Glamorgan, 107-9 after 26 overs, have been beaten by 57 runs by Surrey on the Duckworth-Lewis computation

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  • Surrey v Hampshire
    RAIN STOPPED PLAY Somewhat predictably, players are off the field again at The Oval. Surrey 76-1 after just 8 overs. Hamilton-Brown 38no .

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Hampshire
    Briggs striked with 3rd ball, Davies 25 ct by Dawson at slip. 61-1 in the 6th

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  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Surrey storming along at 56-0 after 5, Mascarenhas replaced by Wood after conceding 22 from his first 2 overs. Hamilton Brown 28, Davies 21

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  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Excellent start from Rory Hamilton-Brown (27*). After losing the toss he has got stuch into the first 3 overs by cutting, pulling and driving Dimi Mascarenhas and Kabir Ali to all parts. Surrey 35-0 (3) 

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  • Hampshire won the toss - Surrey v Hampshire
    Hampshire bowling first after winning the toss. They're unchanged from the side that lost at home to Notts on Thursday night. Davies and Hamilton-Brown opening for Surrey

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  • Surrey v Hampshire
    Play now due to start at 3.30pm, with game reduced to 29 overs a side

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  • Surrey v Hants
    Inspection at 2.45pm but prospects aren't great with heavy rain forecast for 4pm

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Surrey
    Matthew Spriegel, finishing an over for the injured Zander de Bruyn, bowled Marcus North, and followed up by Gareth Rees trapped lbw in Murali Kartik's first over. Glamorgan now in some trouble at 41-4 in the 13th over in pursuit of 174 to win.

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  • Glamorgan v Surrey
    Glamorgan are 30-2 in the eighth over in pursuit of 174 to win. They have lost Stewart Walters and Martin van Jaarsveld to two good balls from Jade Dernbach and Jon Lewis respectively.

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  • Interval - Glamorgan v Surrey
    Glamorgan will need 174 to beat Surrey, who were restricted to 173-9 in their 40 overs.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Surrey
    Gareth Batty has had his off stump pegged back by John Glover. Surrey 135-6 in the 30th.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Surrey
    Spriegel fifth man to go caught behind off Allenby attempting to open the face. Surrey 104-5 in the 22nd.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Surrey
    Tom Maynard out - trapped half forward by Jim Allenby. He goes for 13 from 35 balls. Surrey now 96-4 in the 18th.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Surrey
    Steve Davies out fir 58 from 48 balls - Surrey 94-3 in 17th. Maynard still there but only 12 from 28 balls - Glamorgan have bowled well to him.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Surrey
    Steve Davis 50 from just 32 balls - 11 fours. Surrey 73-2 in the 10th.

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  • Glamorgan v Surrey
    Surrey 61-2 in the eighth over. Lots of runs but they have also lost two wickets - Hamilton-Jones and Roy. That has brought Glamorgan old boy to the wicket.

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  • Team News - Glamorgan v Surrey
    Glamorgan include Martin van Jaarsveld and John Glover. Surrey have ex-Glamorgan batmsan Tom Maynard in their ranks. Glamorgan: Rees, Walters, van Jaarsveld, M North, J Allenby, M Wallace (c), C Cooke, D Cosker, J Glover, W Owen, S Jones. Surrey: Hamilton-Brown (c), Davies, Roy, Maynard, de Bruyn, Spiegel, Batty Lewis Meaker, Dernbach.

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  • Glamorgan won the toss - Glamorgan v Surrey
    Mark Wallace has chosen to field first.

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  • Ramprakash to make Championship return at Horsham
    By Mark Baldwin
    Mark Ramprakash will be back in Surrey's County Championship side for the game against Sussex at Horsham, which starts on June 6.

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  • Warwickshire beat Surrey by 5 wickets
    Victory for Warwickshire, by five wickets, as Ambrose and Clarke hurry them to their 222 target in just over half-an-hour's play. Ambrose 89*, Clarke 40* and their fine stand was worth 74. Warwicks go back top of Division One with their 20-point win

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  • Surrey v Warwickshire
    Just nine runs to win now for Warwicks - and Clarke has hurried them towards their 222 target with three fours from Stuart Meaker's first over. Replacing Lewis, Meaker was hit through extra cover, to mid-wicket and then gloriously down the ground by Clarke

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  • Surrey v Warwickshire
    Clarke forced Lewis off the back foot through square cover for two and then, later in the over, swivelled to pull a short ball for four. He's now 25 and, at the other end, Tim Ambrose has so far held firm against Gareth Batty's off breaks. 193-5 - 29 to win

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  • Surrey v Warwickshire
    Four runs off the day's first over - four leg byes as Jon Lewis fired one into Rikki Clarke's pads. Warwickshire, resumed on 181-5, needing 41 more to beat Surrey. Several hundred people in the ground, amazingly, for what could be only 45 minutes' cricket

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 181-5. Tim Ambrose ends the day with an unbeaten 74, which he will no doubt look to build on tomorrow as the visitors seek to press home their advantage. Warwickshire only need another 41 runs with 5 wickets remaining.

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  • Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 179-5 needing 222. It looks like this match will creep into day four, which the Division One leaders will start as firm favourites.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 148-5. Gareth Batty picks up his tenth wicket of the match with a ball that hurried on to Porterfield, who was playing back. Porterfield goes for 66. Ambrose, who is still there with 60, is now joined by Clarke.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire now need 94 to win. Porterfield's half-century was 114 balls in the making. Ambrose has just brought up his in 77 deliveries.

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  • TEA - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire are 82-4, so need another 140 to win. Porterfield and Ambrose have so far added 45 in 13 overs, which was just what was needed with Gareth Batty wreaking havoc. Batty's figures are 10-4-21-3.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 0-1. Jade Dernbach strikes fifth ball. Varun Chopra goes lbw without scoring. The target, for the visitors, is 222.

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 245 all out, leaving Warwickshire needing 222 to win in five sessions. Jeetan Patel finishes with 6-95. But Jordan and Lewis's 8th wicket stand of 54 could prove to be crucial if Gareth Batty repeats his achievements from yesterday.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 219-8. Jordan and Lewis have just combined for 54, Surrey's highest partnership in the match. But Lewis has gone - caught low down at short midwicket off Patel, who has 5-84. Surrey lead by 195 with two wickets intact. 

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 165-7. 35 minutes in. Three wickets have now fallen. Batty is the latest man to depart, guilty of chipping Patel straight to mid-on. Surrey's lead is a mere 141.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 161-6. This could all be over today. In the first half an hour, Surrey have lost Maynard, caught at silly point, and Rudolph, bowled attempting to drive through mid-on. Both wickets have fallen to Jeetan Patel's off-spin.

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Warwickshire
    No further losses for Surrey, who end day two 120 runs ahead with six wickets in hand. Some are saying this contest could all be over tomorrow.

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Glamorgan
    Mark Wallace (27) is the latest batsman to be pouched by Liam Dawson at 2nd slip, a  fourth wicket for David Balcombe. Glamorgan 287-8

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 108-4. Roy and Hamilton-Brown have gone in successive overs - Roy picking out the straighter of the two men at short midwicket and Hamilton-Brown, cutting, caught behind.

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Glamorgan
    Dean Cosker (13) has fallen to James Tomlinson, ct behind via an inside edge. Just the 49 in it, Glam 267-7

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 88-2. Maddy gets De Bruyn, caught behind. Roy, who is still there, now has 56.

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  • Surrey v Warwickshire
    Jeetan Patel could be the key player here. That said, Jason Roy has just deposited Patel's second delivery in the pavilion for six. Surrey 52-1 in the 11th over.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 36-1. Davies goes to a great catch down the leg side by Ambrose.

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  • TEA - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 247 all out, which gives them a first innings lead of 24. Batty has finished with 6-73 - his best figures for Surrey.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 213-9. ...and Patel goes caught and bowled first ball. Batty, with 5-70, finds himself on a hat-trick. 

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 213-8. Batty picks up a fourth wicket with Barker going stumped.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    207-7 - Another one bites the dust. Rikki Clarke joins the procession having gone lbw to Gareth Batty. Just wondering if Surrey will take the new ball, which is due in one over's time.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 207-6. Ambrose looking to attack Hamilton-Brown's part-time off-spin, has just been bowled by a ball that turned in. This is all getting rather interesting.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire are now 186-5. Maddy, half forward, has just gone lbw to Meaker, which should give Surrey further encouragement.

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 182-4. Just 76 runs came in that session, so it all feels rather subdued compared with yesterday. But Surrey are fighting back in front of an estimated 3,000 school children, who have all been granted free entry.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 144-4. Perhaps this isn't going to be as one-sided as everyone was expecting. Chopra has just been yorked by Batty for 78.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 138-3. Troughton fails to dig out a yorker from Dernbach. It's not been a happy start to the season, with the bat, for the Bears' skipper.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 131-2. Porterfield has gone, caught at first slip, driving lavishly at Batty. By and large, however, Surrey have not really threatened. So, on what promises to be the hottest day of the year so far, there could be lots of leather chasing.

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  • Close Of Play - Somerset v Durham
    Somerset closed on 357-8, 27 behind with Trego on 67

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Warwickshire
    I think one can safely say that was Warwickshire's day. The visitors close on 106-1 in reply to Surrey's 223 all out. Chopra ended with an unbeaten 59, having so far added 89 for the second wicket in tandem with Will Porterfield.

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  • Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 75-1. The visitors have come out and batted far more sensibly than their hosts. Varun Chopra has just become the first batsman today to reach forty.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 17-1 in reply. Dernbach strikes first for Surrey. Westwood goes caught at first slip.

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  • TEA - Somerset v Durham
    Plunkett's first over back cost 11 as Trego hooked him for six. Somerset 237-6 at tea

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 223 all out. Dernbach goes caught behind, throwing the kitchen sink at Wright, who finishes with 3-42.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 221-9. Chris Wright picks up a second wicket - that of Jon Lewis, who has gone caught behind. No Surrey batsman has got to forty.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Now Kieswetter has gone for 42, although he clearly didn't like umpire Jeremy Lloyds' lbw decision as he was well forward to Callum Thorp. Three wickets have gone down for ten runs, it's 209-6 on what looks like a 500 pitch

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    In Blackwell's next over Jos Buttler shaped to cut and edged to Phil Mustard to depart for nought

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Nick Compton has gone for 64, still needing 67 for 1,000. He never looked like getting out until he shaped to pull Ian Blackwell and lobbed a catch to short mid-wicket. Craig Kieswetter is racing along on 38 and it's 203-4

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 203-8. Maynard goes for 39, caught behind trying to run Barker down to third man.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 164-7. Woakes traps Batty lbw. Surrey will have done well if the turn this into two batting points. The ball that got Batty kept a tad low, but Warwickshire certainly won't mind having a bat after tea.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 142-6. Warwickshire have their tails up now, not to mention a second bowling point. Jordan is the latest man back in the hutch, after edging Woakes to first slip to pick up a third-baller.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 137-5. Hamilton-Brown has gone run out. It was the Surrey captain's call, but Maynard was guilty of ball watching. Troughton, at mid-on, throwing to Ambrose, who was responsible for Davies's run out earlier. This is not a 137-5 pitch.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 134-4. Rudolph, playing his last game for Surrey, has just gone caught behind off Wright for 19. Looked like an inside edge. Hamilton-Brown is joined in the middle by Maynard.

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Warwickshire
    An action packed first session ends with Surrey 134-3. Despite the loss of three wickets, Rory Hamilton-Brown has come in and played positively for his 34 off 40 balls. Warwickshire will not be unhappy if the Surrey captain continues to go for it.

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Glamorgan
    Simon Katih has gone for 36, lbw to Will Owen. Hants 3  down after losing the toss and leaving out Shafayat, Briggs and Mascarenhas this morning.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 84-3. What did I tell you? Davies has just gone run out. Sent back by Rudolph after clipping the ball to square leg.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey 79-2 after 14 overs. Even on a good wicket, Surrey manage to find ways of getting out. De Bruyn has just gone caught at gully, driving at Clarke. Meanwhile, Davies has moved on to 32.

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  • Surrey won the toss - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Surrey have won the toss and will bat. The wicket, which is on the Harleyford Road side of the square, has a few green tinges. For once, we are blessed with a cloudless sky. Dernbach replaces Edwards for Surrey. Warwickshire are as per the last game.

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  • Team News - Somerset v Durham
    Essex
    won the toss and will bat

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  • Hamilton-Brown: Our starts must improve
    By Mark Baldwin
    Rory Hamilton-Brown is urging his Surrey team to learn from their mistakes during the last two County Championship matches

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Durham
    Stuart Meaker has made light work of the Durham tail, so Surrey win by 60 runs. Tom Maynard and Zafar Ansari's 6th wicket alliance was the key. To add insult to injury for the Dynamos, Gareth Breese's ankle injury could see him sidelined for a while.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Durham
    With Bortwick going run out for three, Durham are 144-7, which is effectively 144-8 as Gareth Breese has had to retire hurt after turning his right ankle. The Dynamos need an unlikely 78 off 7 overs.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    Durham, who are 129-5, having just lost Collingwood and Smith, need 93 off the last ten.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    With 15 overs to go, Durham need another 109 with 7 wickets intact. Muchall and Collingwood are playing it sensibly, but the spinners are proving difficult to get away. Hard to call.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    It's even stevens at the Oval where Durham are 58-2 after 12 overs, chasing a victory target of 222. Mustard and Stokes are the men who have gone. The Dynamos could really do with someone playing a Maynardesque innings.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    While Surrey's 221-7 may appear somewhat below par, Tom Maynard and Zafar Ansari both played superbly to make 77 and 60 not out respectively. With six overs to go, the hosts only had 159-5 and Durham appeared to be in the driving seat.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    Surrey 141-5 off 30 overs. Tom Maynard has just brought up a 67-ball half-century, but runs are proving harder to come by than expected with the pitch also taking spin.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    Surrey 60-3 after ten overs. Davies, Hamilton-Brown and Roy all made decent starts before getting out. Claydon and Onions have been assisted by the cloud cover and a pacey track. Maynard and De Bruyn at the crease now.

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  • Surrey won the toss - Surrey v Durham
    Surrey will bat first on a pitch that has a few green tinges, but is likely to play true. Ben Stokes returns to the Durham line-up, but purely as a batsman. Surrey's attack, led by Dernbach, Lewis and Meaker has no end of bowling options.

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  • Surrey v Somerset - Match Drawn
    Hamilton-Brown and Jon Lewis have seen out the remaining 11.4 overs, including five with the second new ball, to earn Surrey a draw at 239-7. Hamilton-Brown has batted well for 70 not out. Lewis 12 not out. Surrey 10 points, Somerset 11

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Gareth Batty bowled by Dockrell, trying to cut, after making 33. He and Hamilton-Brown, who is still there on 62, had added 71 in 34 overs for the seventh wicket, but some time ago had decided to try to bat out for the draw. 12 overs to go, Surrey 219-7

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Just one boundary in eight overs since tea, a cut four by Hamilton-Brown off Dockrell. The young spinner is still wheeling away with impressive control at the Vauxhall End, while at the other end Philander's four overs after the interval have cost just five runs. Surrey 197-6

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  • TEA - Surrey v Somerset
    Rory Hamilton-Brown (44 not out) and Gareth Batty have seen Surrey through to tea, at 184-6 and needing another 121 from a minimum of 36 overs. Not impossible, but Somerset must still be the favourites

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset are seemingly on their way to victory as this match continues to go their way at pace. From 96-1, Surrey have slid to 148-6, with Chris Jordan the latest to go - lbw to Trego for 6 playing across his front pad.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Tom Maynard lbw for 13 to Peter Trego, to a nip-backer. Umpire Ian Gould thought about it for a long time (relatively) before raising the finger. Surrey 136-5 and Somerset sniffing victory now

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Surrey's chase falling apart at 103-4. Later in the same Dockrell over, de Bruyn swept powerfully but uppishly to deep square leg where Meschede dived forward to take a fine low catch - hurting his shoulder in the process. He has gone off for treatment but Somerset in control

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Another wicket, and the important one of Rudolph. Again, a clever piece of bowling from the young Somerset spinner, who held one back a touch as left-hander Rudolph, on 45, advanced down the pitch with the aim of depositing the ball over wide long on. But he succeeded only in skying to wide deep mid-wicket. Surrey 103-3

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    George Dockrell. Somerset's teenage Irish left-arm spinner, has made a crucial breakthrough by having Jason Roy taken at short leg, trying to work to leg against the spin. Surrey 96 for 2, Roy made 41 and he and Rudolph put on 89. Somerset needed that wicket

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Somerset
    Surrey 66-1, with Roy on 31 and Rudolph on 27. That means 239 more runs needed for victory, from a minimum of 67 overs. Both sides will fancy their chances - with a bit of good fortune, Somerset could have had a couple more wickets in the 18 overs so far

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Fascinating stuff here. Surrey now 59-1 as lunch approaches, with both Roy and Rudolph looking to be aggressive, and playing some fine shots, but with Somerset's seamers also going past the bat on occasions. Let's hope the weather holds as we could have a great finish today

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Surrey 7-1, which is not in their plans. Steven Davies, shaping to force on the offisde, has played on to Philander, for 4, and Jacques Rudolph has come in at No 3 to join Jason Roy.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Stuart Meaker has plucked out the off stumps of both Overton twins, Craig and Jamie, in the space of three balls to end the Somerset second innings at 180. The highly-impressive, pacy Meaker has a career-best 8 for 52 and Surrey will be chasing 305 to win

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Meaker has taken his sixth wicket of the innings, as Vern Philander hits him straight to short extra cover. Philander out for 5, and Somerset now 171-8 - a lead of 295. Getting very interesting.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Away on time at the Oval this morning, with Somerset's overnight lead 278. Surrey need to strike early if they are to have a chance to win, but in 15 minutes so far the bowling from Jordan and Meaker has been a little wayward. Somerset now 168-7 - 14 runs added

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Somerset
    Bad light has had the final say at the Oval where the visitors, who are seven down, will take a lead of 278 into the final day, which promises to be an interesting one.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset 147-7. Nick Compton goes, top edging a pull off Chris Jordan, for 50. Surrey are beginning to scent victory.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset 147-6. Stuart Meaker has a five-fer. Craig Meschede departs for 10, having been beaten for pace, though not before Nick Compton had brought up a 126-ball half-century.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Bad light has stopped play at the Oval, where Somerset, who are 144-5, have a lead of 268. Stuart Meaker, who has 4-39, has bowled magnificently, however Nick Compton is still there on 48. 

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset 122-4. Craig Kieswetter has gone, caught low down at mid-off by Hamilton-Brown off a leading edge for 43, to give Stuart Meaker his third success of the day.

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  • TEA - Surrey v Somerset
    Drizzling at t'Oval, so tea is being taken an over early. Somerset have progressed to 111-3, under the lights. A lead of 235. Meaker and Jordan have beaten the outside edge on occasions, but Compton and Kieswetter have looked assured.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset 73-3. Nick Compton and Craig Kieswetter, who are middling everything, are now stamping their authority on proceedings. Shot of the day - Kieswetter clipping George Edwards's first ball off his legs for a flat six.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset 30-3. Surrey are right back in this. Meaker strikes again, James Hildreth going caught behind.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset 24-2. Alex Barrow goes caught at first slip off Stuart Meaker off one that got big on him. Surrey are working their way back into this contest.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset 21-1, putting them 145 ahead. Arul Suppiah has gone, caught at first slip off Jon Lewis. Playing under floodlights now.

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Somerset
    Surrey ended up making 388, giving Somerset a first innings lead of 124. The last man to go was Jon Lewis whose middle stump was flattened by George Dockrell.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Surrey 356-9. Tom Maynard has departed for 89, caught at short mid-wicket off Peter Trego. Surrey need seven runs to avoid the prospect of following on, but it's thought unlikely Somerset will enforce.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Surrey 330-8. Vernon Philander picks up his fourth wicket of the innings. Stuart Meaker, driving forcefully, goes caught at first slip. Tom Maynard now has 84.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Surrey 319-7. Gareth Batty goes - LBW to Jamie Overton. That's two wickets for the debutant now. Both of them have come in his first over with a new ball.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Surrey 316-6. The hosts have added 30 in seven overs this morning. In the sixth over, Tom Maynard straight drove a six off Dockrell before despatching the Irishman to the rope at extra cover. Maynard on 76.

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Somerset
    Thanks to Tom Maynard and Gareth Batty, Surrey have recovered to 286-6. However, Somerset are still holding most of the aces. Surrey, who are 226 runs behind, need another 77 in the morning to avoid the prospect of following on.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    George Dockrell may only have one wicket, but he's getting enough turn and spit to suggest he'll be a handful on day four. So, if Surrey fail to reach the follow-on target of 363, expect Somerset not to enforce. Surrey 227-5.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Steven Davies and Zander de Bruyn have departed. Davies gloving a catch to short leg in the first over after tea and de Bruyn going caught at first slip in the next. Surrey 188-4.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Somerset
    Steven Davies has just moved to his first hundred of the season, which came off 113 balls and included 11 fours and two maximums. Surrey 183-2 in reply to Somerset's 512-9 declared. Zander de Bruyn has 47.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Despite losing Jason Roy to a superb catch at deep square leg by Craig Meschede, Surrey have not held back. The hosts are now 111-2 after 19 overs. Steven Davies's contribution is 64.

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Somerset
    Well that was an eventful twenty-minute period prior to lunch. After losing Rudolph for one, Roy, batting at three in the absence of Ramprakash, and Davies collected five boundaries; not all of them off the middle of the bat. Surrey 31-1 after five overs.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Jamie Overton strikes with his fifth ball, undoing Jacques Rudolph with a leg stump yorker. Surrey 5-1 in reply to 512-9 declared.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset have declared on 512-9. Jamie Overton, who was dropped at second slip on nine, finishes with an unbeaten 34. Surrey will need to negotiate a twenty-minute period before lunch.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Jamie Overton has just taken Somerset past the 500-mark with the first of two leg-side fours off de Bruyn. Edwards and Jordan, who are on the pitch, have not yet been called upon to bowl today.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset have just lost three wickets in the space of nine balls. They are now 474-9 with Meschede edging Lewis to first slip and Philander, driving at a ball that looked full in length, going caught behind. We now have a pair of Overtons in the middle.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    George Dockrell goes for 11, having given Steven Davies some catching practise off Jon Lewis. Somerset 471-7.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset have now racked up their highest total in SE11, beating the 463 they made against Surrey in 1997. Somerset currently 465-6.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Other than Peter Trego falling to the second ball of the day, caught at second slip off Stuart Meaker, the pitch has continued to look full of runs. Somerset are now 451-6.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Hildreth goes for 120. Playing half-forward to a de Bruyn off-cutter he was sent packing lbw by umpire Trevor Jesty. The Somerset right-hander batted a shade over three hours for his 16 fours and the only six of day one. Somerset are 441-5 at stumps. 

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Somerset
    Hundred for Hildreth. The stylish 27-year-old posts the 26th ton of his first-clas career from 117 balls and with 14 boundaries. With his side on 431 for four, Somerset and Hildreth appear in total command after the opening day at TheOval.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Jason Roy hobbles off at the Oval with Somerset charging on at 374 for three. Roy, fielding at short leg, was hit in the left shin by a full-blooded sweep by Craig Kieswetter and left the ground in clear discomfort. 

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  • Worcestershire v Sussex
    Ben Brown and Naved Arif staging a mini recovery for Sussex, putting on 46 for the 6th wicket so far ... 213 for 6

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Compton falls to the last ball before tea. Trapped on the back foot by a Zander de Bruyn off-cutter, Compton goes lbw for 83 to leave Somerset on 290 for three at the interval.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Somerset
    Fifty to in-form Nick Compton. The former Middlesex man hit five fours in reaching the milestone from 106 balls. Somerset continue to make serene progress having reached 250 for two inside 53 overs. 

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    Just about the only way Surrey might get a wicket - a run out. Sent back by Nick Compton after a push to mid-wicket, Suppiah failed to re-make his ground at the non-striker's end from Tom Maynard's throw. 206 for two and Suppiah contributed 106 in a stand of 143 in 31 overs.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Somerset
    Suppiah Century and another loose delivery from the Surrey attack; this time leg-side and over-pitched by Gareth Batty which allows Suppiah to sweep for the 17th boundary of his 129-ball ton. It is the eighth century of the right-hander's first-class career.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Somerset
    Century stand for the second Somerset wicket between Suppiah and Compton. They reached the milestone in 23 overs and are hardly being made to work for their runs by an off-colour Surrey attack who cannot seem to maintain any decent lines, let alone lengths.  Somerset 181-1.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    This eagle-eyed reporter has just spotted that it's also day one of the Surrey Beer Festival here at The Oval. One of the beers on offer is Wadsworth's "By The Horns" which is the sort of grasp Somerset's batsmen appear to be having on the game just now.

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  • LUNCH - Surrey v Somerset
    Somerset are looking good at the break having reached 109 for one after 28 overs. Arul Suppiah is unbeaten on 44 on what appears to be a belting wicket at the Oval. A good toss to win for the men from the West Country.

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  • Landmark - Surrey v Somerset
    Hundred up for Somerset in the 24th over of the day. Surrey really aren't bowling that well on a pitch that sweated under the covers for much of yesterday. Jonathan Lewis dropped short allowing Arul Suppiah to rock back for a back-foot force to deep cover.

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  • Surrey v Somerset
    Surrey's mid-wicket fielder Chris Jordan collides with square leg umpire Trevor Jesty when trying to field a ball. Jesty is felled, but Jordan comes off worse and has to leave the field for an injury to his face.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Somerset
    After a bright and breezy 47 from 48 balls Barrow becomes the first Somerset victim of the match. Fencing at a short one from Meaker he picked out Zander de Bruyn in the gully to make it 63 for one after 15 overs at a blissfully sunny Oval.  

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  • Cricket Diary: Ramps' class is permanent
    By Richard Gibson
    Even in his 40s, Mark Ramprakash getting dropped by Surrey was unthinkable 12 months ago – and highly unlikely on face value on the very day he bagged only his second pair in 26 seasons

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