f57988 cc21785	Surrey v Middlesex
	Specsavers County Championship 2017 (Division 1)
Venue	The Kia Oval, Kennington on 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st August 2017 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Surrey 10 (Batting 2, Bowling 3); Middlesex 7 (Batting 1, Bowling 3, slow over-rate -2)
Umpires	PK Baldwin, MA Gough
Close of play day 1	Surrey (1) 26/2 (Meaker 1*, Borthwick 0*; 9 overs)
Close of play day 2	Middlesex (2) 15/0 (Compton 6*, Robson 9*; 6 overs)
Close of play day 3	No play

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SD Robson	b Meaker	57	117	176	9	-
NRD Compton	c Borthwick b Meaker	20	49	59	2	-
SS Eskinazi	lbw b Virdi	13	39	44	2	-
AC Voges	lbw b Clarke	40	99	124	6	-
PR Stirling	b Meaker	0	1	2	-	-
+JA Simpson	lbw b Batty	31	90	121	5	-
*JEC Franklin	c Borthwick b Clarke	7	11	12	1	-
TS Roland-Jones	lbw b Batty	5	13	16	1	-
OP Rayner	lbw b Virdi	38	53	59	8	-
ST Finn	not out	18	26	39	4	-
TJ Murtagh	c Clarke b Curran	5	9	25	-	-
Extras	(4 b, 7 lb, 2 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 84.2 overs)	247
Fall of wickets:
1-34 (Compton, 13.2 ov), 2-68 (Eskinazi, 25.2 ov), 3-131 (Robson, 43.5 ov), 4-131 (Stirling, 43.6 ov), 5-150 (Voges, 55.2 ov), 6-158 (Franklin, 57.6 ov), 7-163 (Roland-Jones, 62.1 ov), 8-210 (Simpson, 74.6 ov), 9-224 (Rayner, 79.5 ov), 10-247 (Murtagh, 84.2 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Curran	15.2	3	50	1	-	-	73
Clarke	16	5	31	2	-	-	81
Meaker	14	1	55	3	-	-	61
Batty	14	3	40	2	-	-	67
Patel	11	5	22	0	-	1	58
Virdi	14	3	38	2	-	-	66

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Surrey first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RJ Burns	c Simpson b Roland-Jones	11	29	38	2	-
RS Patel	c Robson b Roland-Jones	11	18	28	2	-
SC Meaker	c Simpson b Finn	42	109	155	6	-
SG Borthwick	c Simpson b Finn	24	78	115	3	-
JJ Roy	c Roland-Jones b Voges	79	91	144	6	3
+BT Foakes	lbw b Franklin	73	122	136	12	-
OJD Pope	lbw b Murtagh	25	40	65	4	-
SM Curran	c Rayner b Murtagh	4	15	17	1	-
R Clarke	c Finn b Roland-Jones	1	17	25	-	-
*GJ Batty	not out	0	1	10	-	-
GS Virdi	b Roland-Jones	1	9	9	-	-
Extras	(2 lb, 6 nb, 1 w)	9
Total	(all out, 87.4 overs)	280
Fall of wickets:
1-21 (Patel, 5.6 ov), 2-26 (Burns, 7.6 ov), 3-89 (Borthwick, 36.2 ov), 4-106 (Meaker, 42.3 ov), 5-231 (Roy, 70.4 ov), 6-257 (Foakes, 75.6 ov), 7-266 (Curran, 80.3 ov), 8-279 (Clarke, 85.5 ov), 9-279 (Pope, 86.1 ov), 10-280 (Virdi, 87.4 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Murtagh	20	3	51	2	-	1	93
Roland-Jones	22.4	6	66	4	1	1	105
Rayner	20	8	41	0	-	-	101
Finn	15	0	82	2	-	1	56
Franklin	7	1	23	1	-	-	32
Voges	3	0	15	1	-	-	12

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Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NRD Compton	not out	28	72	88	4	-
SD Robson	c Foakes b Curran	21	38	53	5	-
SS Eskinazi	lbw b Curran	6	23	41	1	-
AC Voges	c Clarke b Curran	0	3	4	-	-
PR Stirling	b Patel	12	29	45	2	-
+JA Simpson	not out	88	150	217	13	-
*JEC Franklin	c Foakes b Clarke	15	39	42	2	-
TS Roland-Jones	c and b Clarke	0	5	10	-	-
OP Rayner	lbw b Meaker	30	52	66	4	-
TJ Murtagh	did not bat
ST Finn	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 2 lb, 4 nb)	14
Total	(7 wickets, 68.1 overs)	214
Fall of wickets:
1-33 (Robson, 12.3 ov), 2-33 (Voges, 12.6 ov), 3-38 (Eskinazi, 14.6 ov), 4-60 (Stirling, 23.3 ov), 5-86 (Franklin, 33.5 ov), 6-94 (Roland-Jones, 35.4 ov), 7-158 (Rayner, 51.2 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Curran	18	2	76	3	-	-	78
Clarke	16	8	31	2	-	-	86
Patel	8	3	18	1	-	2	43
Meaker	14	3	51	1	-	-	57
Batty	6	3	8	0	-	-	31
Virdi	6	0	16	0	-	-	26
Borthwick	0.1	0	4	0	-	-	-

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Notes
--> Middlesex first innings: 50 in 18.1 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 100 in 37.2 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 150 in 54.5 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 200 in 71.5 overs
--> Surrey first innings: 50 in 15.4 overs
--> Surrey first innings: 100 in 41.3 overs
--> Surrey first innings: 150 in 54.5 overs
--> Surrey first innings: 200 in 65.3 overs
--> Surrey first innings: 250 in 74.2 overs
--> Middlesex second innings: 50 in 18.4 overs
--> Middlesex second innings: 100 in 38.4 overs
--> Middlesex second innings: 150 in 48.2 overs
--> Middlesex second innings: 200 in 65 overs
--> RS Patel made his debut in First-Class matches
--> RS Patel made his debut in County Championship matches
--> OJD Pope made his debut in County Championship matches
--> SD Robson (1) 50 in 107 balls with 8 fours
--> JJ Roy (1) 50 in 56 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes
--> BT Foakes (1) 50 in 94 balls with 8 fours
--> JA Simpson (2) 50 in 95 balls with 9 fours
--> JA Simpson (2) passed 5000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 48
--> R Clarke reached 350 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed JEC Franklin, his 1st wicket in the Middlesex second innings
--> NRD Compton retired hurt in the Middlesex second innings having scored 6 (team score 15/0) - he returned when the score was 158/7 (retired overnight at 6 ov)

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The match was called off late on Day 4 when a crossbow bolt was fired into the ground landing close to the pitch