Sangakkara scores 58th fc hundred of career

Surrey opening batsman Mark Stoneman made his second century inside 14 days and former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara his second of the season to help Surrey gain a first innings lead of 105 on the third day of the English County championship match at Edgbaston on Sunday.

After Warwickshire were dismissed for 332, Surrey ended day two on 299-3 with Sangakkara unbeaten on 98.

Surrey lost Rory Burns cheaply before Stoneman and Scott Borthwick (50) put on 116 for the second wicket.

Stoneman (123) and Kumar Sangakkara (98no) then helped Surrey reach 299-3.

Having been given a life on 83 when he was dropped in the gully by William Porterfield off Chris Wright, former Durham batsman Stoneman’s total of 355 runs in three games is now more than any other batsman in the County Championship this season.

But 39-year-old former Warwickshire and Sri Lanka international Sangakkara, went past Stoneman’s aggregate when he added seven to his overnight score that took him to the 58th first-class century of his career.

Warwickshire first-team coach Jim Troughton said: “We lost a couple of soft wickets early in the day which was disappointing. We wanted to be batting most of that first session.

“Then the sun came out and made bowling hard work. I wouldn’t say we have bowled badly. Surrey have played well. Mark Stoneman has got another hundred and we all know what Kumar can do.”

Sangakkara who resumed at 98 was dismissed for 105 as Surrey were bowled out for 437 on Sunday.

English county scores:

DIVISION ONE

* At Southampton: Hampshire 455 (J Vince 147, G Berg 99 no, B Coad 4-71) v Yorkshire 128-6 (G Ballance 63 no, G Berg 4-32)

* At Old Trafford: Lancashire 109 (L Livingstone 68, C Overton 5-47) and 152-2 (A Davies 78 no, L Livingstone 57 no) v Somerset 278 (D Elgar 113 no, M Leach 52, R McLaren 4-76)

* At Lord’s: Middlesex 507-7 dec (S Robson 149, N Gubbins 101, S Eskinazi 100, J Simpson 90) v Essex 120-4

* At Edgbaston: Warwickshire 332 (I Westwood 153, T Curran 4-98) v Surrey 437 (M Stoneman 123, KC Sangakkara 105, S Borthwick 50, D Sibley 56)

DIVISION TWO

* At Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 447 (M Wessels 202 no, S Broad 57, S Magoffin 5-51) v Sussex 155 (J Pattinson 4-22) and 204 (C Nash 53)

Nottinghamshire (24pts) beat Sussex (3pts) by an innings and 88 runs

* At New Road: Worcestershire 188 (M Ali 50) and 153 (N Buck 4-42) v Northamptonshire 157 (J Leach 5-60) and 164 (J Leach 5-62, J Tongue 4-45)

Worcestershire (19pts) beat Northamptonshire (3pts) by 20 runs

* At Bristol: Gloucestershire 303 (W Tavare 61, C Dent 59) v Durham 270-4 (K Jennings 87, S Cook 64)

* At Canterbury: Kent 259 (W Davis 4-75) and 142-7 (D Stevens 53 no) v Derbyshire 159 (W Madsen 56, D Stevens 6-47)

* At Grace Road: Leicestershire 420 (H Dearden 87, M Pettini 69, L Carey 4-127) v Glamorgan 281-4 (N Selman 117, C Ingram 84 no, J Rudolph 58) – AFP