County Championship: Somerset on track for Division One because of James Hildreth ton in opposition to Surrey

Surrey’s slim hopes of qualifying for Division One were hampered by Somerset’s top order

LV= County Championship Group Two, Kia Oval, London (day one):

Somerset 280-6: Hildreth 107, Goldsworthy 48; Clark 3-55

Surrey: Yet to bat

Surrey 2 pts, Somerset 2 pts

Scorecard

James Hildreth hit his first century for two years to strengthen Somerset’s chances of sealing a place in Division One of the County Championship.

The 36-year-old stand-in captain scored 107, guiding his side to 280-6 against a spin-heavy Surrey attack at The Oval.

He shared a stand of 144 with Lewis Goldsworthy, who registered his highest first-class score of 48 while Steve Davies and Tom Lammonby both made 42.

Surrey struck back when Jordan Clark (3-55) removed both batsmen late on.

The home side enjoyed two successes in the morning session after Hildreth won the toss and chose to bat, with Devon Conway (21) the first to depart.

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