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Sibley, with an ear on a lunchtime declaration, scorches four past point to move into the 90s.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a>WICKET! Pope c Prest b Baker 1 (Surrey 219-5)<\/p>\n Pulls off his gloves like man who\u2019s been told to unblock the toilet after bunting a full toss to deep square leg in the search for cheap runs.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Lawrence c Brown b Potgieter 101 (Surrey 218-4)<\/p>\n Chases a wide one, and gets a whisper behind. A joyous innings \u2013 seven fours, five sixes. Hampshire\u2019s fielders, who sportingly shake his hand as he walks off, have endured 94 off 47 balls in the Blast on Friday, 218 off 190 in the first innings here on Sunday, and today\u2019s 62 ball shellacking.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>A second hundred in the match for Dan Lawrence!<\/p>\n After an excellent over from Baker, Lawrence gets the single he needs. Takes off his helmet, grins like a man having the best fun ever. Off just 62 balls- the second fastest hundred ever at The Oval, to go with the fastest double century ever in the first innings. He\u2019s such a fantastic player to watch when he\u2019s on song.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.39 EDT<\/p>\n Six singles from Fuller\u2019s first over which ticks the lead over to 300.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.31 EDT<\/p>\n Baker is brought back in hope. But Lawrence stills gets him away for another four legside. Great entertainment for those in the stands in the Oval sunshine. Lawrence on 95.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Oh my! First Lawrence walks across his stumps and slams Fuller to deep square for four. Then six, on one knee, with helicopter wrists, and matador arms. 100 percent pure flair.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lawrence is playing as if he\u2019s on the beach, with a pina colada on hold. Poor Felix Organ just has to take his punishment. The hundred partnership rides past with a cheery wave, off just 92 balls. Swivel, crash, six over deep square. And repeat.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Six for Dom Sibley! Lays into Fuller, with a wayhey with golfing arms to midwicket. Surrey<\/a> eyeing a declaration with an hour till lunch.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Fifty for Dan Lawrence!<\/p>\n With dancing feet, Lawrence pushes into the offside to reach another fifty \u2013 off just 35 balls. He\u2019s averaging an incredible 80.88 at the moment, with four hundreds. And every time he has reached fifty this season, he\u2019s gone on to three figures. Hampshire<\/a> might just have to grin and bear it.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>50 for Dom Sibley!<\/p>\n Sibley and Lawrence are very eager between the wickets now \u2013 the 50 partnership comes up in a rapid 53 balls and, with another quick single, there\u2019s another fifty for Sibley \u2013 his second of the season, to go with his two centuries.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>WICKET! Fisher c Lehmann b Organ 12 (Surrey 69-3)<\/p>\n Fisher lasted 20 minutes this morning before pinging the ball to short mid-wicket. In marches Dan Lawrence, 218 already under his belt this game. Hampshire<\/a> are scurring through these overs after starting the day on an over rate of -3. They\u2019ve now brought it back up to -1. Surrey 106-3.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Keith Piper dies, aged 56<\/p>\n Some sad news from Edgbaston. Keith Piper, Warwickshire\u2019s long-serving wicketkeeper, has died aged 56, from cancer. He was part of Warwickshire\u2019s treble-winning team of 1994 and at the other end when Lara scored 501, with a hundred of his own.<\/p>\n Piper, who started his career at the famous Haringey Cricket<\/a> College, took more than 500 catches in his 200-match career, played in seven Lord\u2019s finals, winning three, as well as two Championship titles in 1994 and 1995 and the 1994 Sunday League. He was one of the best wicketkeepers of his time.<\/p>\n In 1997 he served a four-month drugs ban and tested positive for cannabis in the opening round of the 2005 summer, after which he retired. Rest in peace.<\/p>\n Keith Piper, admired Warwickshire keeper Photograph: David Davies\/PAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.36 EDT<\/p>\n The wheels fall off in Dhaka.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Rod Bransgrove steps down as chairman of Hampshire<\/p>\n Bransgrove, the man behind Hampshire\u2019s move to the Rosebowl and subsequent development, has stepped down as chairman, after GMR Global Pte Ltd completed the full acquisition of Hampshire<\/a> Sport & Leisure Holdings Limited. Kiran Kumar Grandhi, the chairman of GMR, who also own IPL franchise Delhi Capitals, takes over.<\/p>\n Bransgrove has been appointed honorary life president.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Play: Surrey 57-2 lead Hampshire by 145 runs<\/p>\n And on time too. Sibley and his nightwatch, Matt Fisher<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Warwickshire sign Manav Suthar<\/p>\n Warwickshire have strengthened their ranks by signing left-arm finger-spinning allrounder Manav Suthar on a short-term contract.<\/p>\n He made his Test debut for India last week, in a one-off Test against Afghanistan, taking six for 33 in the first innings and one for 29 in the second.<\/p>\n He will be available for selection for the next two rounds of the Championship, starting with Warwickshire\u2019s match against Yorkshire at Scarborough on Friday.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The fallout from drinking sessions at the White Horse pub, aka the Sloaney Pony (or so I am told) and the Rex Rooms continues to drift.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n Hello! The final day of this one-off match unbuttons its shirt. We seems to be drifting towards a draw, especially if the weather intervenes again, but Hampshire<\/a> have tumbled down the stairs more than once this season. Do join us, umbrella in one hand, espresso in the other, play starts at 11am.<\/p>\n