Dalrymple dominates Surrey

County Championship D1, The Oval, day three (stumps): Surrey 359 & 11-1 v Middlesex 487-9 dec

Match scorecard

Middlesex set their sights on the first Championship double over Surrey for 21 years after extending their lead on a rain-hit third day at The Oval.

In the 34-overs available after a start at 1615 BST, Jamie Dalrymple extendied his overnight 182 to a career best 244.

Chad Keegan joined him to smash 44 off 52 balls to take the visitors to 487-9 before Owais Shah declared.

And Keegan had Surrey skipper Jon Batty lbw in the last over of the day to leave the home side 11-1 - 117 behind.

Scott Newman was left four not out overnight.

In all, former Oxford captain Dalrymple faced 306 balls in an innings that spanned almost six-and-a-half hours, hitting 38 fours.

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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.