Lawrence wears 'next big thing' tag easily
Dan Lawrence scored his second century of the season as Essex gained a slender first-innings lead over Surrey before rain curtailed the day
26/05Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, May 26-29 2017
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![Surrey]( "Surrey")
369 & 260/9d (76 ov) -
![Essex]( "Essex")
26/05Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, May 26-29 2017
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![Surrey]( "Surrey")
369 & 260/9d (76 ov) -
![Essex]( "Essex")
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
26,27,28,29 May 2017 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Points
Essex 11, Surrey 11
Scorecard Summary
SURREY 369 (109.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Kumar Sangakkara200 (321)
- Sam Curran90 (164)
- Jamie Porter4/89 (27)
- Matt Quinn3/66 (19)
ESSEX 383 (132.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ryan ten Doeschate53 (83)
- Dan Lawrence107 (208)
- Stuart Meaker3/73 (17.1)
- Amar Virdi3/82 (36)
SURREY 260/9d (76 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Kumar Sangakkara84 (107)
- Rory Burns50 (120)
- Simon Harmer2/90 (29)
- Jamie Porter5/71 (18)
END OF OVER:76 | 8 Runs | SUR: 256/9
- Amar Virdi8 (10b)
- Ravi Rampaul0 (4b)
- Simon Harmer29-7-90-2
- Tom Westley3-1-7-1
75.6
4
Harmer to Virdi, FOUR,
75.5
0
Harmer to Virdi, no run,
75.4
0
Harmer to Virdi, no run,
75.3
4
Harmer to Virdi, FOUR,
75.2
0
Harmer to Virdi, no run,
75.1
0
Harmer to Virdi, no run,
Match Coverage
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