Soon it was Surrey capitalising on the favourable batting conditions. As early as the eighth over, Somerset skipper Lewis Gregory turned to spin, introducing Jack Leach from the River End. Rory Burns had no intention of letting the experienced left-armer settle into a line and length, slog-sweeping him for six in only his second over.
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Lord’s (day one) Northamptonshire 103: Sales 43; Ferns 4-29, Higgins 4-30 Middlesex 255: Higgins 115; Sanderson 4-68 Middlesex (4 pts) lead Northants (3 pts) by 152 runs Match scorecard Ryan Higgins recreated last weekend’s 50-over heroics with another century to help Middlesex take control on a wicket-laden first day of
