Sean Abbott and Dan Worrall each hit half-centuries of their 130-run last-wicket stand towards LancashireLV= County Championship Division One, Kia Oval (day two)Lancashire 274: Salt 56; Clark 4-47, Abbott 4-71 & 113-4: Bohannon 33Surrey 360: Abbott 87*, Jacks 64, S Curran 52, Worrall 51, Smith 48; Williams 3-86Surrey 6 pts, Lancashire 4 ptsMatch scorecard

Surrey last-wicket pair Sean Abbott and Dan Worrall shared a tremendous 130-run stand to show the sport towards Lancashire on its head at The Oval.

After decreasing the Division One leaders to 230-9, regardless of glorious half-centuries from Will Jacks and Sam Curran, nonetheless 44 behind their first-innings complete of 274, Lancashire couldn’t land the ultimate blow.

As a substitute, Abbott and Worrall produced 84 minutes of mayhem as they carved the Kookaburra ball throughout The Oval.

Abbott plundered 5 sixes and 4 fours in his 87 from 104 balls – and was solely 13 wanting a second first-class century when their stand finally got here to an finish.

It took a misjudged run to lastly separate them – as Worrall, simply after he had gone to solely his second profession half-century, was run out by Josh Bohannon for 51.

After resuming earlier on 70-4, Surrey misplaced a fifth wicket when the earlier night’s hero Jack Blatherwick struck once more to do away with Jamie Smith, who holed out to a mistimed pull.

Jacks and Curran then took management, each hitting half-centuries in a 103-run stand in simply 16 overs – however the introduction of the gentler medium tempo of New Zealand Take a look at batter Daryl Mitchell had a weird impact.

Jacks and Lancashire outdated boy Jordan Clark promptly slapped equivalent photographs straight to Dane Vilas at brief mid-wicket from successive balls.

After the lack of Jacks for 64, Curran then departed for 52 two overs later, effectively caught at mid-on by Will Williams, who then trapped Tom Lawes lbw simply three overs later.

That introduced Abbott and Worrall collectively and so they chanced their arm – and, for the following 22 overs, the Lancashire bowlers all suffered as they turned…

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