"England opener Ben Duckett maintained his early-season form with an unbeaten 203 as defending champions Nottinghamshire and likely title rivals Surrey contented themselves with a draw after four days of absorbing and at-times high-intensity cricket in the County Championship. Duckett's decision to focus on the domestic red-ball game ahead of the home international season has seen the left-hander make 503 runs in seven innings so far. It culminated in the sixth double hundred of his first-class career - containing 23 fours and a six and spanning just over six hours."
"Having trailed by 34 on first innings, Nottinghamshire were ahead by 380 at 414-4 when the sides agreed to call it a day at 16:50 BST. Both take 13 points from the match, which is enough to keep Nottinghamshire top of the Division One table after five matches. The contest unsurprisingly could not match the drama witnessed at the Kia Oval last September, when Nottinghamshire prevailed in what was effectively the championship decider, ending Surrey's run of three consecutive titles, but produced some high-quality cricket nonetheless."
"Joe Clarke's fine first-innings 129 for the home side came in the toughest batting conditions of the match, which Surrey's Dan Worrall exploited with figures of 6-73 on his first appearance of the season after injury. England's Josh Tongue (4-89) produced the stand-out bowling of the Surrey first innings, countered by Dom Sibley's hard-fought 77 and Dan Lawrence's superb 104, his third hundred of the season."
Ben Duckett made an unbeaten 203 to help Nottinghamshire secure a draw with Surrey in the County Championship Division One at Trent Bridge. Duckett’s innings included 23 fours and a six and lasted just over six hours, forming his sixth first-class double hundred. Nottinghamshire had trailed by 34 on the first innings but reached 414-4, leading by 380 when play ended at 16:50 BST. Surrey contributed with Joe Clarke’s 129 and Dan Lawrence’s 104, while Dan Worrall took 6-73 and Josh Tongue took 4-89. Both sides received 13 points, keeping Nottinghamshire top after five matches.
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