Will Young’s debut ton keeps Notts in contention

Nottinghamshire 248 for six (Younger 106*, Hameed 67) path Surrey 355 (James 6-74) by 107 runs

The house facet had earlier posted 355 all out of their first innings, with Nottinghamshire allrounder Lyndon James selecting up the final two wickets to register career-best figures of 6 for 74.

Resuming at 339 for 8 within the morning, Surrey elevated their complete by one other 16 – all of these scored by Overton, who bludgeoned a six and two fours off Dane Paterson to complete on 30 not out. Overton’s efforts had been sufficient to safe a 3rd batting bonus level earlier than James shortly wrapped up the innings by claiming the scalps of Tom Lawes and Dan Worrall in successive deliveries.

Nottinghamshire’s openers dug in initially of their reply, with Worrall and Sean Abbott bowling a constant line and the latter additionally discovered some motion to dislodge Ben Slater, snapped up by Tom Latham at second slip.

Having survived an early scare when he slashed Abbott simply over the slip cordon, Hameed settled all the way down to some crisp strokeplay as he dispatched Jordan Clark twice to the boundary in fast succession. In the meantime, Younger seemed unruffled alongside Hameed, persistently punishing any stray deliveries on the leg facet and had nearly caught up together with his companion when Nottinghamshire went to lunch.

The New Zealander was first to his half-century with a straight drive for 4 off Overton and Hameed adopted swimsuit, drilling the seamer to the midwicket fence in his subsequent over however, with leaden skies giving option to rain shortly earlier than 3pm, the guests’ progress was held up at 139 for 1.

After a false begin, the gamers finally returned an hour and a half later, with Worrall wanting almost definitely to unlock the partnership as he repeatedly beat the bat and unleashed a skidding supply that Younger solely simply dug out.

It was Hameed who finally fell, pouched at first slip after prodding at Worrall exterior off stump and there was an in depth name for Younger on 68 when he defended a ball from Abbott that bounced again up off the turf and missed his stumps by a fraction. However the 30-year-old – who registered a Championship century and 4 fifties throughout his stint with Northamptonshire final 12 months – went on to succeed in three figures from 192 balls, crashing Lawes off the again foot for 4.

Easing his means into an honest rhythm, Overton gained reward for his endeavours, squaring Joe Clarke up for a forefront that sailed into the palms of Latham at gully earlier than having Tom Moores caught within the slips.

These successes sandwiched one other wicket as Surrey deviated from their all-seam tactic by deploying the offbreaks of Will Jacks, a transfer that paid off as his fifth ball clipped Matthew Montgomery’s bails.