Surrey 145 and 263 for 3 (Smith 114, Sibley 61*, Latham 58) want an extra 238 runs to beat Kent 301 and 344 (Qadri 72, Clark 5-79)
An excellent century by Jamie Smith has given Surrey stand an opportunity of constructing historical past within the LV= Insurance coverage County Championship: they want one other 238 for victory towards Kent and what could be their highest-ever run chase.
The Division One leaders have been 263 for 3 at stumps and greater than midway to their goal, with Dom Sibley on 61 not out and Ben Foakes unbeaten on 22, after Smith made 114 and Tom Latham 58.
Kent have been all out for 344 simply earlier than lunch, a lead of precisely 500. Jordan Clark took 5 for 79, however solely after Hamid Qadri had hit a extremely entertaining 72 and placed on 117 in a vital stand with Joey Evison that appeared to have batted Surrey out of the sport.
Nonetheless, having misplaced simply two wickets within the final two classes Surrey stand a good chance of overhauling their earlier highest run chase, which was towards Kent at this venue in 2002 once they completed on 410 for 8.
Surrey started a pulsating third day with hopes of getting Kent’s ultimate 4 wickets cheaply, however Qadri, who had appeared like he would possibly get out with each supply on Monday night, was having fun with what’s recognized on the circuit as a “time out”. He survived a dicey early spell, smacked Sean Abbott for six over cow nook and introduced up his fifty with a heave previous the bowler, Gus Atkinson, for 4.
By the point Clark took three wickets for no runs within the area of 5 balls, Kent’s lead was already 445 and the seventh-wicket stand that exasperated Surrey solely got here to an finish when Evison was caught by Smith off Clark for 42.
Clark then bowled Wes Agar, promoted up the order, for a second-ball duck and Qadri’s enjoyable lastly ended when he hit the identical bowler to Jacks on the boundary, however the last-wicket pair of Arshdeep Singh and Matt Quinn then placed on an extra 53. Arshdeep hit fours off his first two balls and Quinn then hit 37 from 22 balls, together with three sixes earlier than Clark bowled him.
Simply because it appeared like Surrey’s morning could not get any worse, within the two over mini-session earlier than lunch Rory Burns managed to hit the primary ball for 4 earlier than edging the second to Jack…
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