I mentioned the opening stages of the match between Surrey and Warwickshire in the County Championship in yesterday’s post. Things have moved on dramatically since then.
DAY ONE
Ben Foakes racked up his 15th first class century, and there were 50+ scores from Sibley, Jamie Smith and Cameron Steel, the latter unbeaten, as Surrey closed day one on 339-4.
DAY TWO
When the last six Surrey wickets fell for 57 early on day two, Foakes last out for 125, it looked like they had missed out on a really big score, but Dan Worrall and Kemar Roach had other ideas. Warwickshire were two down in next to no time, and stubborn Barbadian opener Kraigg Brathwaite fell on the stroke of lunch to an uncharacteristically loose shot, making it 38-3, and 95-9 for the morning session. Two more wickets immediately after lunch left Warwickshire absolutely reeling at 39-5. Sam Hain and Michael Burgess then offered serious resistance, putting on 40 before Hain was dislodged to make it 79-6. Burgess and Danny Briggs have added 20 for the seventh wicket so far. Kemar Roach, yet another fine cricketer to hail from Barbados, has three wickets so far, Dan Worrall two and Jordan Clark one. Incidentally, the movement of players is not all one way – Laurie Evans of Surrey is currently in Barbados playing in the Caribbean Premier League. Surrey’s closest challengers, Essex, are currently struggling against Middlesex, but they are batting first in hot, dry conditions and have the best spinner on the county circuit, Simon Harmer, in their ranks.
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