Jamie Smith bounced back from a disastrous winter Ashes tour of Australia with a hundred to help rescue a draw for Surrey in their opening match of the County Championship season against Warwickshire.Smith, who averaged 23.44 over the five Tests in Australia, served the England selectors a reminder of his talents as he hit 132 batting at No 3 in Surrey’s second-innings score of 447-4 at Edgbaston.
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Surrey still trailed by 47 runs, three down, at the start of day four after Warwickshire’s massive first-innings total of 544 but Smith’s century, along with a sublime 161 from Dan Lawrence – the pair putting on 217 of the fourth wicket – ensured the match would end in a stalemate.
Elsewhere in Division One, Somerset and Nottinghamshire played out a draw at Taunton, as did Glamorgan and Yorkshire in Cardiff, while Sussex wrapped up an opening win on the road at Leicestershire.James Rew, who many consider a rival for Smith’s spot as wicketkeeper in the England Test team, too scored a second-innings hundred for Somerset but added only 14 to his overnight 108 not out, while Tom Kohler-Cadmore (104) followed him through to his century as the hosts ultimately declared on 407-5.
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James Rew hit a century for Somerset but added only 14 to his overnight score on day four against Nottinghamshire
Set 417 to win, Nottinghamshire comfortably held out for a draw as they reached 140-3 through 45 overs, opener Ben Slater top-scoring with 60.
It was a bit more of a nervous finish for Yorkshire as they held out on the final evening of their match with Glamorgan, the visitors…
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