Patel undermines Surrey as coin spin favours them again

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Surrey 252 (Burns 50, Patel 4-58) vs Warwickshire Scorecard

Warwickshire spinner Jeetan Patel was again a thorn in Surrey’s side as they were bowled out for 252 on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship match at Edgbaston.

Patel, who took ten wickets during Warwickshire’s emphatic victory at Guildford in early July, added another four on his home ground to take his championship tally this season to 45.

Having chosen to bat, Surrey saw several players get in but none play a major innings. Rory Burns, who struck the only half-century, Kumar Sangakkara, Steven Davies and Dominic Sibley put down roots but were then prised out by an attack which, led by Patel (4 for 58) and Rikki Clarke (3 for 46), maintained pressure all day.

After the formality of the toss (Surrey have won 32 of the last 35, Warwickshire …

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