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Read MoreSurrey smash club-record 820 against Durhampublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 30 June
Surrey rack up 820-9 dec against Durham, the fourth highest total in the history of county cricket.
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Surrey 820-9 dec v Durham 7-0
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio NewcastleIt hasn't rained but it's poured for Durham spinner George Drissell today.
Surrey declared on 820-9. Drissell certainly took one for the team.
His figures of 1-247 are the most expensive in County Championship history. It beats Claude Henderson's 3-235, for Leicestershire here against Surrey in 2006.
Two records in one shotpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 30 June
Surrey 820-9 dec v Durham
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio NewcastleSurrey made it to 814-8 with a six from Will Jacks, making it their highest score in first-class cricket, beating their 811 against Somerset in 1899. I wasn't at that one.
It is also the highest total against Durham, beating Warwickshire's 810-4 declared in 1994.
Jacks was caught out moments later for 119 and Surrey then decided to declare after 127 overs.
Mentally, Durham must be on the floor. They have to find the fighting spirit not to get totally destroyed here. They have their work cut out. There are 28 overs left in the heat of day two at The Oval.
The toss!published at 16:01 British Summer Time 30 June
Surrey 803-8 v Durham
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio NewcastleI have looked through a long list of highest scores in the history of the County Championship.
This Surrey total is the highest score by a team who lost the toss and were put in. Just let that sink in!
I am told the side winning the toss has decided to bowl in something like 20 games in a row here. But this time that decision by Alex Lees has certainly put the matter in the spotlight.
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Read More'Monumental effort' by Sibleypublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 30 June
Surrey 739-4 v Durham
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio NewcastleThis stopped being a contest sometime yesterday.
Surrey have now passed 700 and have the second highest score against Durham. The highest is Warwickshire's 810-4 declared in 1994 when Brian Lara made 501 not out.
Dom Sibley has just become the fourth player to score 300 against Durham. Graeme Hick made 315 for Worcestershire in 2002 and Darren Lehmann 339 for Yorkshire in 2006.
It's been a monumental effort in this heat, but I will happily never see a Kookaburra ball game again on the basis of this one. Sadly there are still another two rounds of games to go with it.
Sibley now has Robert Abel's Surrey record of 357* in his sights. That was against Somerset in 1899.
My colleague Mark Church thinks they will declare at tea. Churchy also says Durham "are being slowly cooked" by Surrey. He's not wrong. But why they are still out there, I have no idea.
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