Contemporary Fit Record – Surrey vs Middlesex South Staff 2023

Surrey 199 for six (S Curran 68, T Curran 50) beat Middlesex 126 (Holden 43, Jack 3-17, Atkinson 3-20) via 73 runs

Jacks, who had made two swashbuckling half-centuries in his remaining 3 innings towards Middlesex at Lord’s within the layout, got here out swinging from ball one and whilst he performed and ignored at a couple of the England guy took heavy toll of a complete toss from Helm, belting it again previous the bowler for 4.

Teen Fernandes, thrown on within the powerplay, struck 2nd ball when pinch-hitter Sunil Narine hit him instantly to hide, however Jacks despatched two drag-downs from legspinner Luke Hollman into the stands, earlier than an excellent catch via Helm at the fence at long-on ended his revelry.

The Currans’ growth used to be secure to start with, however the twelfth over bowled via Ryan Higgins modified the complexion as Tom Curran dispatched the allrounder to all portions, hitting 5 fours in succession. To not be upstaged Sam Curran then reduce free, denting Fernandes’s superb figures to that time with consecutive sixes.

Blake Cullen, again on Middlesex first-team responsibility for the primary time in additional than a yr, used to be rusty and his 11-ball over, together with a waist-high complete toss and 4 wides best added to Surrey’s momentum.

The 100-stand got here in 56 balls, and we had been within the penultimate over by the point Tom top-edged a steepling catch again to thankful bowler Higgins. Sam, too, left earlier than the tip because the south Londoners completed one shy of 200.

For Middlesex a lot relied on skipper Stephen Eskinazi, however he departed for simply 1, run out following a mix-up from the fourth ball of the innings.

The thrilling Joe Cracknell deposited a brief one from Sean Abbot into the second one tier of the Mound Stand best to perish looking to repeat the feat that means each openers had been long gone with 27 at the board.

Pieter Malan, again from damage, additionally discovered the stands earlier than departing to Atkinson for a breezy 30, and Jacks then struck two times in his first over, disposing of the harmful Higgins, stuck at mid-off earlier than bowling Hollman spherical his legs.

All through this era Holden had hit bravely, smiting two large sixes at a strike price drawing near 200, but if Narine bowled him for 43 the sport used to be up.