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County Championship, Division One

vs Surrey

Day One

Morning: A contested toss was won by Surrey, who unsurprisingly elected to bat in fine conditions. Despite beating the bat a few times in the first hour, Worcestershire failed to make a breakthrough until Mark Stoneman was run out for 28.

Afternoon: A couple more Surrey wickets fell as first Borthwick and then Patel were caught behind off the bowling of Joe Leach, but otherwise the fun in the sun continued for the home side, with the visitors aiming simply to remain economical with their bowling.

Evening: Only one further wicket fell, with Foakes caught behind off the bowling of Ed Barnard, as Rory Burns made his first century of the season while carrying his bat through the day. 278-4 overnight.