Surrey shoot down Spitfires

National League D1, The Oval: Surrey 322/7 (45 overs) beat Kent 316/7 (45 overs) by 6 runs

Match scorecard

Surrey squeezed a six-run victory despite the best efforts of Kent's batsmen to stay top of the National League.

Ed Smith hit a lightning-fast 99 and Matthew Walker an unbeaten 80 off 62 balls but it was not enough to take the Spitfires past Surrey's mammoth 322-7.

Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood, who had earlier smashed 70 off 41 balls, took the vital wicket, bowling Smith to end a 162-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

Mark Ramprakash provided the bulk of the Lions' total, hitting a delightful unbeaten 107 off just 91 balls, including nine fours and two sixes.

Peter Trego was the pick of the Kent bowlers with 4-66.

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Surrey: I J Ward, A D Brown, M R Ramprakash, G P Thorpe, R Clarke A J Hollioake (Capt), Azhar Mahmood, J N Batty (Wkt), M P Bicknell Saqlain Mushtaq, T J Murtagh.

Kent: M A Ealham (Capt), R W T Key, E T Smith, G S Blewett M J Walker, G O Jones (Wkt), M A Carberry, P D Trego, J C Tredwell M J Saggers, B J Trott.