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)
Identified hundreds from both Shaun Marsh and Alex Lees guaranteed Yorkshire's escape with a hard-earned draw versus Surrey at the Kia Oval in spite of having actually been being required to follow-on in their Specsavers County Championship match.
Marsh ended up unbeaten on 125, from 263 balls, in a devoted presentation of crease profession throughout 5 and a half hours, and he had actually assisted Yorkshire to security at 281 for 2 in their 2nd innings – a total lead of 83 – when bad light avoided the last 31 overs of the match from being bowled. There was simply one over sent out down after tea before umpires Michael Burns and Neil Mallender took the gamers off, never ever to return.
It was a great effort from Marsh and Lees, with the 5 draw points extremely important to a Yorkshire group who are dealing with a battle to prevent transfer from Division One in the upcoming last fortnight of the season. The 10 points they draw from this match leaves them on 124, simply one point ahead of both Somerset and Middlesex and with among those 3 counties relatively predestined to sign up with currently relegated Warwickshire in the 2nd department next season.
Marsh and fellow left-hander Lees placed on 215 in 67 overs, a Yorkshire 2nd wicket record versus Surrey. The previous record, of 196 in between Herbert Sutcliffe and Edgar Oldroyd, gone back to 1922 and was likewise at the Oval.
The 24-year-old Lees, having actually finished his very first century of what has actually been a challenging, low-scoring season for him, reached 102 from201 balls before slicing on trying to cut sluggish left-arm spinner Freddie van den Bergh. It was the 12th first-rate numerous Lees' profession.
Yorkshire resumed on 59 for one, still 139 runs adrift, and Marsh was mostly untroubled as he proceeded from his over night 27. Lees, nevertheless, who began the day on 19, was close to being leg-before to Sam Curran's left-arm joint and swing when on 24 and, after being beaten by the very same bowler on 32, he endured a positive appeal for a catch behind off Curran on 33.
On a last day pitch still great for batting, and versus a Surrey bowling attack certainly burning out on a 3rd succeeding day in the field, Marsh seized the day to highlight his claims for addition in Australia's Ashes Test strategies.
This was his 22nd top-notch hundred, 4 of which have actually been made in his 23 Test looks to date. Next week, his location as abroad batsman in Yorkshire's group passes to Kraigg Brathwaite, the West Indies opener signed for the last 2 video games of the champion season with a view to a prolonged stint entering into next summer season.
