Dawson luckless as Surrey find safe ground
Significant attention was on Liam Dawson at The Oval and though he did not bowl badly he only picked up one wicket as Surrey secured a draw
06/09Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at London, Sep 6-9 2016
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![Surrey]( "Surrey")
329 & 248/3 (82.4 ov) -
![Hampshire]( "Hampshire")
582/9d
06/09Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at London, Sep 6-9 2016
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![Surrey]( "Surrey")
329 & 248/3 (82.4 ov) -
![Hampshire]( "Hampshire")
582/9d
Day 4
Day 3
Ervine leads Hampshire on revenge mission
Sean Ervine and Ryan McLaren scored hundreds on the third day at The Oval to help Hampshire to a commanding 582 for 9 before finally the declaration came
Day 2
Alsop's hundred allows Hampshire to be optimistic
If Hampshire do go down, which they so easily could have done last year and have looked like doing for most of this one, all is not lost
Day 1
Burns lightens gloom but umpires darken the mood
Rory Burns shone through the gloom at Kia Oval, and so did the floodlights - although not brightly enough for the umpires who did cricket a disservice