Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan made his Surrey debut in their outdated match in opposition to Somerset.
AFP
20 September, 2024, 05:55 pm
Closing modified: 20 September, 2024, 06:00 pm
Surrey had been topped English county champions for a third straight season on Friday, with Somerset’s defeat in opposition to Lancashire guaranteeing them the title.
The London-essentially essentially based mostly county crushed Durham by 10 wickets at the Oval on Thursday — their sixth victory in seven house games in the principle-class rivals this season.
Somerset main to beat relegation-threatened Lancashire on the fourth and final day of their match at Venerable Trafford to preserve looking out their first-ever Championship title.
But they slipped to a 168-creep defeat and, with one game final, cannot discover their rivals, whom they beat final week.
Surrey are the principle team since Yorkshire in the 1960s to discover three titles in a row.
Surrey face Essex at Chelmsford in the final spherical of the Championship, with Somerset net webhosting Hampshire.
