Sangakkara's gruelling hundred just sees Surrey to Lord's final
A wonderful Royal London Cup semi-final which could have fallen either way bestowed its gifts upon Surrey by four runs whenTom Curran held his nerve and prevented Steven Mullaney hitting the last ball for what would have been a match-winning six for Nottinghamshire.
So it is Surrey, a coming force again in the county game, who have the chance to follow promotion from Division Two of the LV= County Championship with a one-day trophy when they meet Gloucestershire at Lord's on September 19. It is Nottinghamshire who despite their midsummer rally once again fail to prove their pedigree with a trophy. On such small margins are conclusions drawn. The stark contrast between the game's two dominant batsmen - both of whom made hundreds - was just one facet of a match that showcased the county game at its finest and which questioned the sense of staging this semi-final as a Monday day game with the schools beginning a new term. One batsman is famous, even to those who don't follow the game; one may not be known, even to those who do.
So it is Surrey, a coming force again in the county game, who have the chance to follow promotion from Division Two of the LV= County Championship with a one-day trophy when they meet Gloucestershire at Lord's on September 19. It is Nottinghamshire who despite their midsummer rally once again fail to prove their pedigree with a trophy. On such small margins are conclusions drawn. The stark contrast between the game's two dominant batsmen - both of whom made hundreds - was just one facet of a match that showcased the county game at its finest and which questioned the sense of staging this semi-final as a Monday day game with the schools beginning a new term. One batsman is famous, even to those who don't follow the game; one may not be known, even to those who do.
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