Overview

• Dom Sibley scored a career-best 305 as part of Surrey’s 820-9 declared, surpassing their 1899 record and marking the fourth-highest innings in Championship history.
• Sam Curran (108), Dan Lawrence (178) and Will Jacks (119) all registered centuries to support Sibley in a dominant batting display before Rory Burns called time.
• At stumps Durham trailed by 761 runs in their reply, leaving Surrey firmly at the top of Division One and within sight of victory.
• Worcestershire declared on 679-7 after Adam Hose’s 266 and Jake Libby’s unbeaten 228 created a 372-run cushion that forced Hampshire to follow on.
• In Division Two, Sam Robson’s first century of the season helped Middlesex close on 336-5 against Leicestershire, maintaining pressure on the table-toppers.