County Championship D1, The Oval (day one, stumps): Surrey 359; Middlesex 23-0
Tim Murtagh hit a remarkable 74 not out at number 10 on day one of Surrey's Division One Championship match at home to London rivals Middlesex.
The hosts had been in trouble at 126-6 and even though they recovered to 253-9 they remained firmly on the back foot.
But Murtagh crushed his previous best score in first-class cricket of 22 with a fine 94-ball innings, adding 106 for the last wicket with James Ormond.
Surrey were finally all out for 359, with Middlesex 23-0 in reply.
Surrey: S A Newman, J N Batty (Capt, Wkt), M R Ramprakash, R Clarke,
A D Brown, A J Hollioake, J G E Benning, I D K Salisbury,
M P Bicknell, T J Murtagh, J Ormond.
Middlesex: S G Koenig, B L Hutton, O A Shah (Capt), E C Joyce,
P N Weekes, J W M Dalrymple, D C Nash (Wkt), L Klusener, C B Keegan,
P M Hutchison, M Hayward.
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