County Championship: Surrey edge closer to title as Yorkshire struggle

LV= County Championship Division One, The Micky Stewart Oval (Day Two)Surrey 333: Pope 136, Clark 55; Patterson 4-69 Yorkshire 179: Kohler-Cadmore 55, Tattersall 45*; Laws 4-31 & 89-2: Lyth 36*, Hill 35Yorkshire (3 pts) Surrey track (6 pts) by 65 runs with eight wickets remaining the attack knocked out Yorkshire for 179 and when they beat again, 154 behind, they quickly lost Fin Bean in fourth.

Adam Lyth and George Hill ducked their heads to make it 78 before Jamie Overton entered the attack and found an extra bounce to find Hill's advantage with his fifth ball.

When bad light stopped the game, Yorkshire were 89-2, 65 behind, with Lyth unbeaten on 36.

There is still some work to do for Surrey, but they are in a strong position with two days remaining.

After picking up six bonus points, they now hold an 11-point advantage at the top and, if they claim victory, Hampshire would have to beat Kent to clinch the title chase. final round of games next week when Surrey visit Lancashire and Hampshire are at Warwickshire.

On On a fast-moving day in which 16 wickets fell, Surrey's bottom four fell 40 as they were sacked for 333.

Jordan Clark, the 55, played against Ben Mike in the first game of the day and Surrey were in danger of missing out on a third bonus point when Hill pinned Overton with an in-swinger and knocked Kemar Roach through the door.

But Worrall beat 23 including two sixes as Surrey set a new key...