County Championship: Rory Burns hits the century for Surrey against Yorkshire
County Championship: Rory Burns hits the century for Surrey against Yorkshire
LV= County Championship Division One, North Marine Road, Scarborough (Day Three)Yorkshire 521 & 65-2: Hill 33*; Overton 2-4 Surrey 515: Burns 132, Foakes 86*, Amla 79; Bess 5-126Yorkshire (7pts) leads Surrey (6pts) by 71 with 8 wickets standingMatch scorecard
Surrey, responding to a 521 in the first inning, secured only a deficit of six runs with 20 overs remaining on day three before Yorkshire's second innings came to an end at 65 for two, after two late wickets from Jamie Overton.
In Foakes' first game since pulling out midway through last month's Headingley test against New Zealand with Covid-19, he contributed 12 fours and a leading six on 156 balls to take his team to 515.
That also included 132 for captain Burns - 94 overnight - while Dom Bess claimed 5-126 for Yorkshire.
If Surrey can dream the fourth morning with the ball, they could be eyeing a fifth win in nine games.
Foakes' deft touch and solid mid-leg side game -morning first avoided the sequel hitting 372 and then near secure parity.< /p>
Surrey started the day at 191-1 and lost two wickets in the morning and two shortly after lunch to open the door to Yorkshire with their visitors at 303-5.
A game that saw bowlers struggle to finding the right length on a pitch with a good bounce that comes to life.
In the 15th of the day, Jordan Thompson caught Hashim Amla on second slip for 79, leaving Surrey at 243-2 and ending to a second-wicket partnership of 141 with Burns.< /p>
Jamie Smith edged Bess for 11 shortly after , but before that, Burns had hit triple figures on 181 balls.
LV= County Championship Division One, North Marine Road, Scarborough (Day Three)Yorkshire 521 & 65-2: Hill 33*; Overton 2-4 Surrey 515: Burns 132, Foakes 86*, Amla 79; Bess 5-126Yorkshire (7pts) leads Surrey (6pts) by 71 with 8 wickets standingMatch scorecard
Surrey, responding to a 521 in the first inning, secured only a deficit of six runs with 20 overs remaining on day three before Yorkshire's second innings came to an end at 65 for two, after two late wickets from Jamie Overton.
In Foakes' first game since pulling out midway through last month's Headingley test against New Zealand with Covid-19, he contributed 12 fours and a leading six on 156 balls to take his team to 515.
That also included 132 for captain Burns - 94 overnight - while Dom Bess claimed 5-126 for Yorkshire.
If Surrey can dream the fourth morning with the ball, they could be eyeing a fifth win in nine games.
Foakes' deft touch and solid mid-leg side game -morning first avoided the sequel hitting 372 and then near secure parity.< /p>
Surrey started the day at 191-1 and lost two wickets in the morning and two shortly after lunch to open the door to Yorkshire with their visitors at 303-5.
A game that saw bowlers struggle to finding the right length on a pitch with a good bounce that comes to life.
In the 15th of the day, Jordan Thompson caught Hashim Amla on second slip for 79, leaving Surrey at 243-2 and ending to a second-wicket partnership of 141 with Burns.< /p>
Jamie Smith edged Bess for 11 shortly after , but before that, Burns had hit triple figures on 181 balls.
