County Championship 2023: Surrey creates history against Kent

When Surrey played Kent in the 2023 County Championship, they made history. After Middlesex’s 502 against Nottinghamshire in 1925, their 501 is the second-highest chase in County Championship history. In the fourth inning, Dom Sibley, Ben Foakes, and Jamie Smith all contributed to history with a fantastic batting performances. 

Surrey creates history

Sibley opened the batting for Surrey and finished with 140 runs in 415 balls while remaining unbeaten. He spent close to 10 hours at the crease as a result of his knock. Jamie Smith, who was batting at position four, batted in the ‘Bazball‘ style, scoring 114 runs in just 77 balls while hitting over 148. Young Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh struck out Smith. On his County debut, Arshdeep rocked his stumps. Along with Sibley, Wicket Keeper Foakes shared a 200+ run stand. Before being out, Foakes scored 124 runs off 211 balls. Wes Agar, Hamidullah Qadri, and Joe Denly each got one wicket for Kent, and Arshdeep took two.

First Innings

Despite a rocky start from the top and middle of the order, Kent batted first and scored 301 runs. With only 41 runs scored, they were 5 wickets in the hole as Daniel Bell-Drummond, Joe Denly, and captain Jack Leaning were all out for ducks. They passed the 300-run threshold thanks to a century from wicketkeeper Jordan Cox and half-centuries from Joey Evison and Wes Agar. Sean Abbott, who claimed 4 wickets for Surrey, was the bowler of choice. Daniel Worrall and Dan Moriarty each took one wicket, while Jordan Clark and Gus Atkinson both grabbed two wickets.

Batting Scorecard

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Tawanda Muyeye	c Sibley b Abbott	21	36	4	0	58.33
Ben Compton	c Jacks b Abbott	9	33	1	0	27.27
Daniel Bell-Drummond	lbw b Clark	0	8	0	0	0
Joe Denly	b Abbott	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Leaning (c)	c Foakes b Clark	0	10	0	0	0
Jordan Cox	c Clark b Abbott	133	198	17	2	67.17
Joey Evison	c Foakes b Moriarty	58	107	9	0	54.20
Hamidullah Qadri	c Foakes b Atkinson	5	8	1	0	62.50
Matt Quinn	b Atkinson	10	23	2	0	43.47
Wes Agar	c Sibley b Worrall	51	70	9	0	72.85
Arshdeep Singh	Not Out	1	1	0	0	100

Total: 301/10

Bowling scorecard

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Daniel Worrall	16.2	1	55	1	3.36
Sean Abbott	17	3	52	4	3.05
Jordan Clark	15	5	40	2	2.66
Gus Atkinson	16	2	57	2	3.56
Dan Moriarty	13	0	70	1	5.38
Will Jacks	5	0	16	0	3.20

Second Innings

While batting, the Surrey side was shut out with only 145 runs, with six batters scoring in the single digits. For Kent, Joey Evinson and Arshdeep Singh each took two wickets, while Matt Quinn and Wes Agar each took three wickets. Arshdeep got his first County wicket when he trapped keeper Foakes for a leg before wicket.

Batting scorecard

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Rory Burns (c)	c Quinn b Agar	15	34	4	0	44.11
Dom Sibley	c Cox b Quinn	9	58	1	0	15.51
Gus Atkinson	c Quinn b Agar	0	4	0	0	0
Tom Latham	c Muyeye b Quinn	3	26	0	0	11.53
Jamie Smith	c Muyeye b Quinn	6	7	0	0	85.71
Ben Foakes	lbw Arshdeep Singh	3	6	17	2	50
Will Jacks	b Agar	6	19	9	0	31.57
Jordan Clark	b Evinson	25	47	1	0	53.19
Sean Abbott	c Cox b Evison	34	37	2	0	91.89
Daniel Worrall	b Arshdeep Singh	12	14	9	0	85.71
Dan Moriarty	Not Out	13	11	3	0	118.18

Total: 145/10

Bowling Scorecard

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Matt Quinn	12	6	22	3	1.83
Wes Agar	12	5	32	3	2.66
Arshdeep Singh	14.2	4	43	2	3
Hamidullah Qadri	1	0	13	0	13
Joey Evison	4	0	22	2	5.50

Third Innings

Kent came to bat again after building a comfortable lead of 156 runs. Tawanda Muyeye, who batted first, scored the most runs, 79 in 120 balls. They were able to reach a score of 344 runs thanks to the contributions of Daniel Bell-Drummond (59 runs), Joey Evison (42 runs), and Hamidullah Qadri (72 runs). Jordan Clark claimed five wickets for Surrey, and Daniel Worrall claimed three. Gus Atkinson and Sean Abbott each claimed one wicket.

Batting Scorecard

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Tawanda Muyeye	c Latham b Atkinson	79	120	12	0	58.33
Ben Compton	c Atkinson b Clark	17	38	3	0	27.27
Daniel Bell-Drummond	c Foakes b Worrall	59	114	7	0	0
Joe Denly	c Foakes b Worrall	6	8	0	0	0
Jack Leaning (c)	c Foakes b Worrall	1	11	0	0	0
Jordan Cox	c Foakes b Abbott	2	13	0	0	67.17
Joey Evenson	c Smith b Clark	42	65	3	2	54.20
Hamidullah Qadri	c Jacks b Clark	72	85	9	2	62.50
Wes Agar	b Clark	0	2	0	0	43.47
Matt Quinn	b Clark	37	22	4	3	72.85
Arshdeep Singh	Not Out	12	11	2	0	100

Total: 344/10

Bowling Scorecard

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Daniel Worrall	23	4	63	3	2.73
Sean Abbott	21	3	95	1	4.52
Will Jacks	4	0	25	0	6.25
Gus Atkinson	12	0	55	1	4.58
Jordan Clark	17	1	79	5	4.64
Dan Moriarty	4	0	16	0	4

Fourth Innings

They got off to a rough start with the target of 501 in front of them when captain Rory Burns was out on the second of the innings. Sibley made 140 while still being unbeaten, Jamie Smith and Foakes each made centuries, and Tom Latham added a half-century to the total. Arshdeep grabbed two wickets for Kent while Agar, Qadri, and Denly each took one.

Batting Scorecard

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Rory Burns (c)	c Leaning b Agar	4	2	1	0	200
Dom Sibley	Not Out	140	415	17	0	33.73
Tom Latham	c Bell-Drummond b Hamidullah Qadri	58	119	9	0	48.73
Jamie Smith	b Arshdeep Singh	114	77	18	4	148.05
Ben Foakes	c Quinn b Denly	124	211	15	2	58.76
Will Jacks	c Agar b Arhsdeep Singh	19	25	4	0	76
Jordan Clark	Not Out	26	30	2	0	86.66

Total: 501/5

Bowling Scorecard

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Wes Agar	33	4	119	1	3.60
Matt Quinn	26	5	61	0	2.34
Arshdeep Singh	30	11	90	2	3
Joey Evison	23	3	87	0	3.78
Hamidullah Qadri	22	5	70	1	3.18
Joe Denly	10.1	0	41	1	4.03
Jack Leaning	2	0	23	0	11.5

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