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Rain fast forwards inevitable ending as Hampshire beat Surrey

OSCAR RESS AT THE KIA OVAL: A consistent downpour with 11.4 overs left of the contest may have brought about an abrupt end to the match, but it looked to be heading in the visitors' direction after the hosts managed just 141 for 7

Surrey capitalise on missed Hampshire chances for high-scoring victory

OSCAR RESS AT THE KIA OVAL: The visitors dropped five catches, including half-centurion Danni Wyatt-Hodge three times, as Surrey made 213, which was under threat for a while until Ella McCaughan fell for 81

If this is cricket's FA Cup, then let's embrace its full potential

NICK HOWSON AT TAUNTON: The three-week soft-launch of the all-knockout competition was exactly that, a starting point; there is plenty of room to develop the concept

The story of left-handers as Essex scrap back into contest

OSCAR RESS AT THE KIA OVAL: Sam Curran's fluent 70 halted Surrey's collapse and ensured they had a lead, but Essex's left-handed openers, Dean Elgar (60 not out) and Paul Walter (118), denied them the chance to capitalise

Key absences hurting Essex as longtime contenders forced to look downwards

NICK FRIEND AT THE KIA OVAL: Essex were bowled out for 217 in south London for their highest first-innings score in 41 days, which says plenty about the issues currently afflicting Chris Silverwood's side

"I'm a purist of the game": Nathan Smith's county cricket love-in brings him to Surrey

NICK FRIEND – INTERVIEW: The New Zealand quick impressed for Worcestershire last summer and this year is at the Kia Oval as he looks to further his cause across formats

Jonny Bairstow treats Oval locals to collection of greatest hits

NICK FRIEND AT THE KIA OVAL: You'd have got long odds on Bairstow and Jason Roy, one of the great white-ball opening duos, sharing a County Championship field together in 2025, but Bairstow played beautifully on Friday as Surrey and Yorkshire battled

Ben Foakes shows he has plenty left to offer

GEORGE DOBELL AT EDGBASTON: The Surrey wicketkeeper showed a new willingness to sweep during his career-best 174 not out as Surrey made use of the batting-friendly surface on the final day to hold on for a draw against Warwickshire

Flattered Surrey encounter an increasingly familiar foe

MELINDA FARRELL AT EDGBASTON: Warwickshire turned to an unlikely source in Rob Yates with the ball, and they'll need more inspiration on day four if they are to manufacture a result from a batting-dominated contest

How SACA, talent and ability delivered Zen Malik's lucky No.13

MELINDA FARRELL AT EDGBASTON: The Warwickshire batter upstaged Tom Latham's 184 - the latest chapter in a remarkable story of perseverance

Better late than never, Tom Latham leaves Surrey's bowlers questioning their life choices

GEORGE DOBELL AT EDGBASTON: The New Zealand Test captain became the 14th Warwickshire man to score a century on their first-class debut for the club, joining elite company

Surrey sign Australian batter to cover for England absences

Kurtis Patterson will reinforce a lineup that is expected to lose Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith to England duty for the upcoming Test against Zimbabwe

Ben Foakes excellence helps to expose Somerset's soft underbelly

GEORGE DOBELL AT THE KIA OVAL: This is a fine Surrey attack, and there was just enough life in the surface to keep batters honest, but this was an oddly soft performance from a Somerset lineup who came into this season with genuine title hopes

Surrey's chalk and cheese openers remind England of the alternatives

GEORGE DOBELL AT THE KIA OVAL: Dom Sibley and Rory Burns compiled vastly different half-centuries against a Somerset side whose attack is lacking in decisive quality