India batter Karun Nair hits an unbeaten 144 as Northants reach 351-9 against Surrey on a rain-shortened second day at The Oval.
Title favourites Surrey were held up by Karun Nair's brilliant unbeaten 144 and an 114-run eighth wicket stand with Tom Taylor at the Kia Oval, before bad light and heavy rain arrived to further frustrate the County Championship leaders.
But with last man Jack White hanging on, and even managing one on-driven four off Tom Lawes, 31-year-old Nair produced some remarkable strokes to bring Northants a precious third batting bonus point, clinched when he slashed Lawes for a six and four from consecutive balls just moments before play was halted at 2:00pm.
Former India Test batsman Nair resumed on 51 in Northamptonshire's overnight 171-6 and initially batting remained a tricky proposition under grey clouds and with the Oval floodlights shining down as they had done throughout day one. It gave 20-year-old seamer Lawes his fourth wicket of the innings but, in the rest of the morning session and despite the second new ball being immediately taken with Northants on 234-7, there was no further joy for Surrey's five-strong fast bowling attack.
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