Jeremy Blackmore reports on a war of attrition on a flat track which brought out the best in one man

Surrey 483 (Burns 219*, Holland 3-37)
& 166-3d (f/o) (Burns 68, Stoneman 47)
Hampshire 648-7d)
(Bailey 161, Adams 144, Vince 104) Match Drawn
Toss: Hampshire, who chose to bat Umpires: NGB Cook, AG Wharf Pts: Sur 10, Ham 12
July 3-6, The Oval, London

Marathon man: Surrey saviour Rory Burns walks off at the end of play on day three
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Stand-in skipper Rory Burns proved to be Surrey’s man for a crisis after batting for almost five se...