Jeetan Patel gives Warwickshire victory over Surrey despite Gareth Batty hat-trick

The spinner finished with 12 wickets as the hosts bowl out the champions on the fourth day to claim a memorable win

Edgbaston (fourth day of four): Warwickshire 293 & 166-9, Surrey 188 & 141 - Warwickshire won by 130 runs

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Jeetan Patel spun Warwickshire to their first Specsavers County Championship win of the season as Surrey were defeated by 130 runs at Edgbaston.

Chasing 272 for victory on a turning pitch, Surrey were bowled out for 141 with Patel taking a career-best 8-36 to complete match-figures of 62-32-89-12.

In the morning session, Surrey spinner Gareth Batty had harvested a career-best of his own, 8-64 including a hat-trick, before the home side declared on 166 for 9.

But talismanic home captain Patel then unpicked injury-hit Surrey's second innings with bowling of sustained accuracy and control to secure the sixth haul of 10-or-more wickets in a match of his career.

The hard-earned victory over the reigning champions gives Warwickshire's season much-needed impetus after three defeats. Surrey's title-defence, meanwhile, now badly requires impetus of its own, having started three draws and a defeat.  

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After resuming on the final morning on 76 for 2, Warwickshire batted aggressively to make up for the loss of two sessions to rain the previous day. Batty profited to post a career-best at the age of 41. 

Will Rhodes (54, 125 balls, four fours) and Sam Hain (41, 82 balls, four fours) were among six batsmen to send up catches off the former England spinner whose hat-trick arrived when Tim Ambrose, Patel and Henry Brookes were caught off successive balls.

The hat-trick triggered the declaration and when Surrey began their chase, Patel opened the bowling and quickly removed Mark Stoneman lbw before lunch. The indefatigable Kiwi then turned the screw in an afternoon session during which Surrey moved from 39 for 1 to 103 for 7.

Patel produced the perfect delivery - pitch middle, hit off - to bowl Scott Borthwick. Ben Foakes swept to short fine leg before Rory Burns (38, 64 balls, six fours) perished lbw to a Brookes inswinger.

^{Batty had earlier taken career-best figures including a hat-trick}

Patel then inflicted decisive further damage with three wickets in 13 balls when he clipped Dean Elgar's off-stump and pinned Will Jacks and Ryan Patel lbw.

Surrey were 103 for 7 at tea and Rikki Clarke and Morne Morkel gave nothing away, the latter defying for 52 minutes for a single before propping half-forward to Patel and becoming the 15th lbw victim of the match.

Warwickshire's captain moved into career-best territory when Batty's firm leg-side flick rebounded off one short leg into the hands of the other. On his former home ground, Clarke completed an 89-ball half-century but the last twist to Patel's perfect day was his decision, with 10 overs left, to take himself off and bring back Brookes who immediately bowled Matt Dunn to seal victory.

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