Holders lay down Lawes back on top

By Mark Baldwin

Tom Lawes dismissed both Zak Crawley and Sam Billings in dramatic fashion early on day three, finishing with a career-best 5 for 22 to set up a crushing Surrey victory by ten wickets against outclassed Kent at the Kia Oval.
Crawley fell for 34, adding just three runs to his overnight score, and Billings bagged an agonizing pair as Kent slumped to 141 all out, leaving Surrey needing just 58 to complete their fourth win in six County Championship matches this season.
They got there at 58 without loss from 11.3 overs, ending the match just before the scheduled lunch inte...

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