County Championship: Surrey win final against Yorkshire
County Championship: Surrey win final against Yorkshire
LV=ion County Championship Division One, North Marine Road, Scarborough (Day Four)Yorkshire 521 & 220: Waite 59*; J Overton 6-61 Surrey 515 & 228-6: Foakes 42*, Hardie 40*; Gabriel 2-18Surrey (22 pts) beats Yorkshire (5 pts) by four wickets Match scorecard
The visitors chased 227 to win by four wickets with three balls remaining, collecting 22 points to lift they return 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League, having been briefly overtaken earlier in the day by equally victorious Hampshire.
To further disappoint T20 Blast finalists Yorkshire, the Tykes were then anchored two points down for a slow overrun - and they take just five points from that game.
Having been dramatically deprived of the final ball by Yorkshire in Blast's quarter-final at The Oval just seven days earlier, Surrey this time kept their cool to turn the tide.
The exploits of the point guard of English pace Overton set the winning target in the final 44 overs of a high-scoring contest that only came to life when he struck twice in the penultimate over on day three. /p>
Surrey's chances of a fifth win in nine games remained doubtful at 147-6 when a display home bowling tiger was led by two wickets apiece for Jordan Thompson and Shannon Gabriel.
But the of Overton England Test Ben Foakes (42) and Australian Aaron Hardie (40 not out) saw them at home with an unbroken 81-point stand.
Yorkshire, which started the day 65-2 - a 71 lead - was knocked out for 220 halfway through...
LV=ion County Championship Division One, North Marine Road, Scarborough (Day Four)Yorkshire 521 & 220: Waite 59*; J Overton 6-61 Surrey 515 & 228-6: Foakes 42*, Hardie 40*; Gabriel 2-18Surrey (22 pts) beats Yorkshire (5 pts) by four wickets Match scorecard
The visitors chased 227 to win by four wickets with three balls remaining, collecting 22 points to lift they return 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League, having been briefly overtaken earlier in the day by equally victorious Hampshire.
To further disappoint T20 Blast finalists Yorkshire, the Tykes were then anchored two points down for a slow overrun - and they take just five points from that game.
Having been dramatically deprived of the final ball by Yorkshire in Blast's quarter-final at The Oval just seven days earlier, Surrey this time kept their cool to turn the tide.
The exploits of the point guard of English pace Overton set the winning target in the final 44 overs of a high-scoring contest that only came to life when he struck twice in the penultimate over on day three. /p>
Surrey's chances of a fifth win in nine games remained doubtful at 147-6 when a display home bowling tiger was led by two wickets apiece for Jordan Thompson and Shannon Gabriel.
But the of Overton England Test Ben Foakes (42) and Australian Aaron Hardie (40 not out) saw them at home with an unbroken 81-point stand.
Yorkshire, which started the day 65-2 - a 71 lead - was knocked out for 220 halfway through...
LV=ion County Championship Division One, North Marine Road, Scarborough (Day Four)Yorkshire 521 & 220: Waite 59*; J Overton 6-61 Surrey 515 & 228-6: Foakes 42*, Hardie 40*; Gabriel 2-18Surrey (22 pts) beats Yorkshire (5 pts) by four wickets Match scorecard
