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Surrey County Cricket Club set a brand new record with their highest-ever first-class total of 820/9 declared on the Kia Oval.
Surrey’s record highest-ever first-class total of 820/9 declared (X)
Surrey County Cricket Club made history on Monday by recording their highest-ever first-class total of 820/9 declared on the Kia Oval, surpassing the previous county record of 811 set in 1899.
Dom Sibley anchored the innings with a marathon 305, supported by explosive centuries from Dan Lawrence (178) and Will Jacks (119). Resuming on day two at 407/3, Surrey powered past the long-standing record shortly after tea, batting in oppressive 30°C heat that tested Durham’s resolve.
The moment we made history! 📚Surrey declared on 820/9, the best team total in our history of over 180 years. 🪶
811 against Somerset on the Oval in 1899 is now the second best!
🤎 | #SurreyCricket pic.twitter.com/SwwS1JDxgT
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) June 30, 2025
Highest Totals In County Cricket
- 887 – Yorkshire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston (1896)
- 863 – Lancashire v Surrey, The Oval (1990)
- 850-7 declared – Somerset v Middlesex, Taunton (2007)
- 820-9 declared – Surrey v Durham, The Oval (2025)
- 811 – Surrey v Somerset, The Oval (1899)
In reply, Durham ended the day at 59/1 in 28 overs. Matt Fisher provided the early breakthrough, removing Emilio Gay for seven. Surrey, nevertheless, missed possibilities to tighten their grip, Alex Lees was dropped on 11 by Jordan Clark, and Will Rhodes survived on 16 after a slip by Sibley.
Sibley and Lawrence added 334 runs in only 53 overs for the fourth wicket, setting a brand new Surrey record against Durham. Lawrence raced from 58 to a career-best 178, hitting 19 fours and 4 sixes before falling to Daniel Hogg. Jacks joined the assault with a brisk 119 off 94 balls, featuring 4 sixes, adding 133 with Sibley in only 21 overs.
Sibley’s innings was a masterclass in controlled accumulation, his 475-ball stay included 29 fours and two sixes. It marked the eighth triple century in Surrey’s history and placed him seventh on the club’s list of highest individual scorers, alongside greats like Bobby Abel, Jack Hobbs, and Kevin Pietersen.
Surrey’s 820/9 also stands because the highest-ever first-class total against Durham, eclipsing Warwickshire’s 810/4 declared in 1994, the match through which Brian Lara famously scored 501*. Sibley now joins Lara, Graeme Hick, and Darren Lehmann as certainly one of only 4 players to register a triple hundred against Durham.
Surrey declared after Jacks was caught attempting a 3rd successive six off Hogg, moments after taking the team past the historic 811 mark. Sibley was eventually dismissed at 745/5, just 24 runs in need of reaching 1,000 first-class runs for the season. He departed to a standing ovation from a packed Oval crowd, including greater than 5,000 schoolchildren.
George Drissell bore the brunt of the onslaught, ending with figures of 45-1-247-1, essentially the most runs ever conceded by a bowler within the County Championship.
Despite missing key pacer Ben Raine, Durham face an uphill battle as Surrey’s disciplined bowlers look to capitalise on their commanding position.
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Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket content, ha… Read More
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