Robinson: 'We were always behind the eight ball'

It s almost a given these days that they would not go quietly, even though they began the final day four wickets down and still requiring 188 runs to make Surrey bat again. Paul Farbrace had promised at the end of day three that his team would show resilience, guts and character and they did just that.

There was some strong resistance from the likes of Charlie Tear, who made a career-best 61, Jack Carson, who followed up his first-innings century and four wickets with 48, and Ollie Robinson, who made 42. Another bonus was the sight of Tom Haines coming into bat at the fall of the eighth wicket after being hit on the grille by the first ball of the innings from Matthew Fisher.