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Jordan Clark gives Surrey a five-wicket boost before brave Sussex fightback

On a memorable opening day at the Kia Oval, Surrey's attack at least showed some teeth but Sussex bit back hard with centuries from Jack Carson and Ollie...

01.05.26, 23:48 Updated 19.05.26, 20:02 3 Minute Read

Mark Baldwin

Mark Baldwin

It will have come as no surprise to any Surrey supporter that it was Jordan Clark, the giant all-rounder seemingly made of Cumbrian granite, who produced the standout bowling performance of the season so far.

There has, in all honesty, not been many candidates for that accolade in the three high-scoring draws on ultra-flat pitches that preceded the pulsating opening day of Surrey’s Rothesay County Championship match against their southern neighbours Sussex.

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