Rory Burns, Ollie Pope find form as Surrey bat their way to safety
The England pair shared a third-wicket stand of 127 after two early wickets had given Essex a sniff of forcing a result
11/04Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at London, Apr 11-14 2019
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![Surrey]( "Surrey")
395 & 324/6d -
![Essex]( "Essex")
448 & 0/0 (1 ov)
11/04Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at London, Apr 11-14 2019
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![Surrey]( "Surrey")
395 & 324/6d -
![Essex]( "Essex")
448 & 0/0 (1 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Surrey , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
11,12,13,14 April 2019 (4-day match)
Points
Essex 13, Surrey 11
Scorecard Summary
SURREY 395 (114.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Will Jacks88 (111)
- Ryan Patel*100 (278)
- Peter Siddle6/104 (32)
- Simon Harmer3/72 (32.1)
ESSEX 448 (119.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ryan ten Doeschate130 (166)
- Dan Lawrence93 (164)
- Morne Morkel3/97 (27)
- Tom Curran3/118 (28)
SURREY 324/6d (103 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Rory Burns98 (166)
- Ollie Pope69 (80)
- Peter Siddle1/67 (17)
- Simon Harmer5/88 (36)
END OF OVER:1 | (maiden) | ESSEX: 0/0
- Jamie Porter0 (6b)
- Alastair Cook0 (0b)
- Rory Burns1-1-0-0
0.6
0
Burns to Porter, no run,
0.5
0
Burns to Porter, no run,
0.4
0
Burns to Porter, no run,
0.3
0
Burns to Porter, no run,
0.2
0
Burns to Porter, no run,
0.1
0
Burns to Porter, no run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsRory Burns, Ollie Pope find form as Surrey bat their way to safety
The England pair shared a third-wicket stand of 127 after two early wickets had given Essex a sniff of forcing a result
Ryan ten Doeschate hundred throws down gauntlet to Surrey
Essex carved out a first-innings lead but a draw looks the likeliest outcome after Surrey's openers batted to the close
Dan Lawrence stands tall to keep Surrey's four horsemen at bay
Combative half-century takes toll on Liam Plunkett in particular, to keep Essex in the contest
No keeping Will Jacks in the box as youngsters put Surrey on top against Essex
Future is bright as champions begin their title defence
