Match Coverage

Surrey move step closer to title as Northants go down
Defending champions made to follow on by bottom side but chalk up unbroken opening stand in response
Surrey suffer batting wobble as Division One shakedown gets serious
Northants seamers run through hosts' top order to inspire faint hopes of relegation escape
Karun Nair's 144* teases twist in the tale for Division One
Against the best bowling attack, this was a serene way of rediscovering one's mojo
Tom Lawes steps up as Surrey avoid complacency against Northants
Karun Nair's unbeaten fifty underpins Northants hopes after Hassan Azad falls for 48

Northants BOWLING	O	M	R	Econ
TAI Taylor	15.0	7	23	1.53
CJ White	9.0	6	8	0.88
BW Sanderson	8.0	3	9	1.12
RI Keogh	7.0	2	17	2.42
LA Procter	2.0	1	2	1
SA Zaib	9.0	3	25	2.77
J Broad	5.0	0	30	6
KK Nair	6.0	1	22	3.66
Hassan Azad	3.0	1	2	0.66

County Championship Division One