Durham suffer in the sunshine as Surrey break club records to turn up the heat

SIBLEY BATS FOR A 10-HOUR 305 AS COUNTY DECLARES FOR AN INCREDIBLE 820-9!

- By ECB REPORTERS NETWORK, SUPPORTED BY ROTHESAY

DOM Sibley's ten-hour 305, plus quickfire hundreds from both Dan Lawrence and Will Jacks, propelled Surrey to 820 for nine declared at the Kia Oval, the biggest first-class total in the club’s long history.

Resuming on 407 for three, they broke their 126-year-old county record after batting on until just after tea on day two and prolonging Durham's suffering in scorching sunshine and sweltering temperatures above 30 degrees.

And in 28 overs' bowling before the close, Surrey then held Durham to 59 for one in reply with some testing bowling and will look to put the visitors under further pressure on days three and four of this Rothesay County Championship Division One fixture.

Matt Fisher struck at the start of his second over with the new ball to bowl Emilio Gay behind his legs for seven, and it could have been better for Surrey if they had clung on to catches offered by Alex Lees, on 11, and Will Rhodes on 12.

Lees, who reached stumps on 33, cut Tom Lawes' first ball to cover where Jordan Clark could not hold a low diving chance and Rhodes, unbeaten on 16 at the close, was put down by Sibley at second slip off Clark.

Sibley, on 169 overnight, eventually added 334 in 53 overs with Lawrence, a fourth wicket record for Surrey against Durham. Lawrence cruised from 58 at the start of the day to 178 - as with Sibley, his first-class career best - before slicing Daniel Hogg to point.