Yorkshire 394 (Marsh 78, Kohler-Cadmore 78, Hodd 57, Batty 3-77, van den Bergh 3-84) and 281 for 2 (Marsh 125*, Lees 102) drew with Surrey 592 (Sangakkara 164, Stoneman 131, Foakes 110, Burns 75)
Decided many of from each and each Shaun Marsh and Alex Lees ensured Yorkshire’s spoil out with a arduous-earned diagram against Surrey on the Kia Oval regardless of having been being compelled to be conscious-on of their Specsavers County Championship match.
Marsh performed unbeaten on 125, from 263 balls, in a dedicated demonstration of crease occupation across 5 and a half hours, and he had guided Yorkshire to security at 281 for 2 of their 2d innings – an general lead of 83 – when contaminated gentle prevented the final 31 overs of the match from being bowled. There became once good one over despatched down after tea ahead of umpires Michael Burns and Neil Mallender took the gamers off, never to return.
It became once a elegant effort from Marsh and Lees, with the 5 diagram points highly precious to a Yorkshire team of workers who’re coping with a fight to aid a ways off from relegation from Division One within the upcoming final fortnight of the season. The 10 points they relish from this match leaves them on 124, good one level ahead of every and each Somerset and Middlesex and with a form of three counties seemingly destined to join already relegated Warwickshire within the 2d division subsequent season.
Marsh and fellow left-hander Lees do on 215 in 67 overs, a Yorkshire 2d wicket file against Surrey. The outdated file, of 196 between Herbert Sutcliffe and Edgar Oldroyd, dated aid to 1922 and became once furthermore on the Oval.
The 24-twelve months-feeble Lees, having performed his first century of what has been a aggravating, low-scoring season for him, reached 102 from201 balls ahead of lowering on attempting to slash gradual left-arm spinner Freddie van den Bergh. It became once the 12th firstclass hundred of Lees’ profession.
Yorkshire resumed on 59 for one, restful 139 runs adrift, and Marsh became once largely untroubled as he moved on from his overnight 27. Lees, on the opposite hand, who started the day on 19, became once shut to being leg-ahead of to Sam Curran’s left-arm seam and swing when on 24 and, after being beaten by the identical bowler on 32, he survived a confident enchantment for a steal within the aid of off Curran on 33.
On a final day pitch restful good for batting, and against a Surrey bowling attack absolutely rising weary on a 3rd successive day within the self-discipline, Marsh took the replacement to underline his claims for inclusion in Australia’s Ashes Take a look at plans.
This became once his 22nd firstclass hundred, four of which have been made in his 23 Take a look at appearances to this level. Next week, his do as in one other country batsman in Yorkshire’s team of workers passes to Kraigg Brathwaite, the West Indies opener signed for the final two games of the championship season with a leer to an prolonged stint going into subsequent summer. Gary Ballance saved Marsh firm with 28 no longer out ahead of the contaminated gentle brought a untimely enact to the game.
Surrey, who relish 12 points from the game and now have 136 in total, are no longer yet utterly out of the relegation recount themselves – even third-placed Hampshire would possibly per chance well yet be sucked in. Surrey host Somerset on the Kia Oval subsequent week, ahead of a search the advice of with within the final week of the season to play Lancashire at Old Trafford.
