da betsul： Surrey sit secure at the top of Division One of the county championshipafter defeating nearest rivals Yorkshire by 203 runs at The Oval
Staff and agencies15-Jul-2000
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Surrey sit secure at the top of Division One of the county championshipafter defeating nearest rivals Yorkshire by 203 runs at The Oval. SpinnersSaqlain Mushtaq and Ian Salisbury routed the batting of the northern county.Though leading by 304 round overnight Surrey batted on with Martin Bicknellgiving courageous support to Alistair Brown who finished on 140 n.o.Yorkshire needed to score 330 runs to win but the day was dominated by thebowlers.Bicknell dismissed both Michael Vaughan, batting with a runner after having injured his ankle the previous day, and David Byas. Thereafter Surrey surged to success on the strength of their spinners however well Yorkshire tried to hold them up. When Anthony McGrath and Darren Lehmann were out the innings folded.