Wicket burst from Worrell revives hope of Surrey win

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A BRILLIANT three-wicket burst with the second new ball by Dan Worrall resurrected Surrey's victory ambitions just when it looked as if Alex Lees and Ollie Robinson's 152-run stand had raised Durham hopes of being able to force a draw at the Kia Oval.

Lees scored a superb 125 and Robinson a 105-ball 79 as Durham eventually reached 343 for nine by stumps on day three, but earlier both fell to paceman Worrall, as did New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham, in a slide from 266 for three to 284 for seven.

When Matt Fisher removed George Drissell with the last ball before tea, Durham had lost four wickets for 29 runs in 12 overs immediately before the interval.

Afterwards, though, Graham Clark and Matthew Potts added 46 for the eighth wicket in 25 overs to hold up Surrey again as the Kookaburra ball lost its shine and hardness.

Potts resisted 79 balls for his 23, until Dan Lawrence spun an off break to pin him leg-before on the back foot, and then Worrall returned to hit Clark's middle stump with his fifth ball back to end a defiant 30.

A hobbling Ben Raine, injured when bowling on day one, bravely emerged at No 11 to keep Daniel Hogg company until the end of play, with Hogg even taking two fours off Fisher in the closing overs.