Rory Burns has not performed a Check match for England since January 2022LV= County Championship Division One, Kia Oval (day two)Middlesex 209: Robson 76; Worrall 5-48Surrey 190-3: Burns 88; Higgins 2-49Surrey (3 pts) path Middlesex (1 pt) by 19 runsMatch scorecard
Rory Burns led from the entrance with a fluent and aggressive 88 as Surrey moved into a powerful place on 190-3, solely 19 runs behind Middlesex on the midway stage of their County Championship match on the Kia Oval.
However probably the most eye-catching innings of a second day reduce quick to 42 overs by dangerous climate was Jamie Smith’s 55 not out, with the 22-year previous dazzling these hardy souls who braved the chilliness and cheerless circumstances in south London – with some memorable and high-class strokes.
Smith helped his captain Burns so as to add 75 in 15 overs for Surrey’s third wicket, after each Dom Sibley and Ryan Patel had gone cheaply following a morning session nearly fully misplaced to rain, and was then joined by Ben Foakes in an additional unbroken partnership of 53 earlier than dangerous gentle intervened once more at 17:07 BST. Play was lastly referred to as off for the day at 18:00.
Foakes remained unbeaten on 22, a strong effort in itself as Middlesex’s 4 seamers strained for additional breakthroughs, and maybe a defining second of the match got here instantly earlier than the gamers left the sphere for the ultimate time – with Smith dropped by Stephen Eskinazi at first slip off Ethan Bamber.
Surrey had resumed on 21 with out loss however there was time for simply 11 balls earlier than dangerous gentle and rain drove the gamers off till 13:50, and Burns and Sibley’s opening alliance had realised 49, in testing circumstances, when Sibley (13) edged Bamber’s third ball to first slip.
Quickly Surrey have been 62-2 with Patel undone on 5 when he tried to drag his bat out of the way in which of a lifting ball from Ryan Higgins, just for it to deflect off a glove to Max Holden at third slip.
Smith, nonetheless, majestically drove his first ball on the up by means of sq. cowl for 4 and, whereas Burns cruised…
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