In the County Championship, Surrey’s Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence entertained fans at Hove, with Pope scoring 102, his first Championship hundred in two years, and Lawrence hitting a rapid century off 92 balls. Meanwhile, Lancashire faced severe struggles against Leicestershire, losing three wickets for just 16 runs in a dire last half-hour, with Keaton Jennings and nightwatchman Anderson Phillip both dismissed quickly. The situation left Lancashire in a precarious position, as they attempted to survive the final overs of the day.
