Champions Kingdom Surrey hit Somersset with eight wins within three days to foam their first victory of the Rothesay County Championship season in the fourth attempt.
Rory Burns’ side – which launched the campaign with three straight draws – reduced the somerses to 39-7, including taking five wins for four runs, as they bowed their opponents to 119 in Kia Oval on Sunday and then achieved their 36th victory target at 5.2 overs.
Surrey Seamers Dan Worrall (3-16) and Jordan Clark (3-24) shared six second-second Wickets, ending the match with eight sculptures after receiving 5-68 on the first day-after visitors fell seven down within 19 overs and were at risk of a loss.
Migael Pretorious (54 off 45 balls) hit eight -quarters below order to make sure Surrey had to fall again and the somerses took two wickets before beating, including the removal of Ollie Pope of England for a second time.
The Pope was linked to LBW by Josh Davey was leaning by Lewis Gregory the day before, while Dom sibley (3) was captured by Kasey Aldridge, leaving Burns (20no off 20) and Jamie Smith (12no off 5) to Clinch Surrey’s Triumph.
Burns ‘men’ are drawn in the second in Division one and are 10 points behind the toppers of the Nottinghamshire table, while the somerses are in the second end and in front of only worcestershire, who lost to Durham within two days in New Road on Saturday.
Surrey’s fast Bowler in England Gus Atkinson baggage two wins on the first day in Kia Oval
Farhan impresses for notts before Duckett hit 23-Top fifty
NottingHamshire destroyed a Sussex squad who was previously in second place from nine Wickets to Trent Bridge, with 17-year-old off-rotating Farhan Ahmed and England Ben Ben Docket in Wickets and runs respectively on Sunday.
Farhan – England’s brother’s brother, Rehan Ahmed – took two of the last three victories of Sussex to finish with 4-54 figures and help make visitors for 278.
John Simpson (74) and Jack Carson (43) gathered Sussex from 167-7 while settling in 87 for the eighth victory, leaving unbeatable nottingHamshire following 148 for a second victory in four games.
The hosts reached that target in 25.5 overs thanks to Haseeb Hameed (62no) and Docket with the rapid score (59no off 31), with the latter returning from the first nine to smoke a half-century 23-century in his first match since his Dismal Champions Trophy campaign.
Hameed recorded his second fifty of the game, placing his name ahead as a contender to open with ducket on Cricket test this summer if England loses confidence in Zak Crawley.
Another opportunity for England at the top of the order is Tom Haines of Sussex, who scored 64 in the second beginnings against nottingHamshire and sits on top of the marking tables in 513, in front of the Simpson team (463) and Hameed (443).
