Matt Dunn spearheaded one of Surrey’s best days of the season as they took control against Gloucestershire
Press Association09-Jun-2014
ScorecardMatt Dunn spearheaded an excellent Surrey day•PA Photos
Rory Burns and Zafar Ansari shared an unbeaten opening stand of 186 as Surreytook complete control on day one of their Division Twomatch against Gloucestershire.Matt Dunn took 4 for 37 while Jason Roy recorded career-best figures of3 for 9 from just four overs as Surrey dismissed their hosts for 112before lunch at Bristol.Burns (98 not out) and Ansari (84 not out) then set about putting their teamfirmly in the driving seat, guiding them to 186 without loss at the close atBristol, a lead of 74.Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to bat but lost their first wicketwith just the 11th ball of the innings as Dan Housego, making his firstChampionship appearance of the season, was bowled by Chris Tremlett without arun scored.Skipper Michael Klinger (4) soon followed with Gary Wilson taking the catchoff Dunn behind the stumps and Alex Gidman (11) was removed in the same overwith Jason Roy taking the catch.Tremlett had taken 6 for 59 against Gloucestershire earlier in the season andwhen he had Hamish Marshall caught behind for just one, the hosts were 17 for4.That became 25 for 5 when Ian Cockbain, another man making his firstfour-day appearance of the season, went for a duck, caught behind off Dunn.Geraint Jones and Will Gidman (19) put on 32 for the sixth wicket before thelatter was trapped lbw by Jason Roy and the part-time bowler was on a hat-tricktwo overs later as he removed Benny Howell (eight) and Tom Smith in successiveballs.Matt Taylor ably supported Jones before the former England wicketkeeper wascaught by Hashim Amla off Dunn for 28.Lunch was delayed with the home side nine down and Taylor (24) was the finalwicket to fall, caught behind off Jade Dernbach.The afternoon session would then belong to the visitors with Burns reaching2000 first-class runs and bringing up his half-century off 90 balls.Surrey trailed by just 14 at the tea break and were soon in credit withoutlosing a wicket with Ansari registering his 50 in 125 balls.The duo continued their progress and Burns ended the day just two runs short ofa century off 187 balls.Despite not taking a scalp on Monday Will Gidman, who leads the Division Twocharts with 31 wickets, was the pick of the bowlers, surrendering just 16 runsin 13 overs.