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County Championship: Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root smash Surrey

Yorkshire pair score tons while putting on 372 for fourth wicket

Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Yorkshire
Image: Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root flayed Surrey's attack

Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root put Surrey to the sword by scoring centuries for Yorkshire on day two of the sides' Specsavers County Championship encounter at Headingley.

Bairstow (198) and Root (190 not out) joined forces with the Tykes toiling at 45-3 but plundered 372 for the fourth wicket - a Yorkshire record - as Jason Gillespie's side amassed 486-5 by the close of play.

Bairstow struck 24 boundaries in his knock, while Root hit 20 fours and a six, positive signs for England ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the same ground on May 19.

England hopefuls Adam Lyth (13) and Gary Ballance (8) made little impact with the bat, while Alex Lees (16) also fell cheaply as Ravi Rampaul and Tom Curran secured early-morning wickets.

However, Bairstow's belligerence - the keeper narrowly missing out on his second double ton of the season - and Root's class saw the hosts race past Surrey's 330 all out and into a lead of 156 runs

Toby Roland-Jones
Image: Toby Roland-Jones compelted a five-for for Middlesex

Nottinghamshire added just nine to their overnight 345-7 before they were dismissed by Middlesex, Toby Roland-Jones ousting top-scorer Samit Patel (86) on his way to a 13th first-class five-for.

Middlesex's Nick Compton (3) did his hopes of retaining the England No 3 spot no favours, though Sam Robson (114no) and John Simpson (66no) - the latter smashing a Lord's window while hitting a six - helped the hosts to 203-3.

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Ian Bell, another man hoping to be in England's squad to tackle Sri Lanka, made only seven from an unfamiliar spot at No 7 for Warwickshire against Somerset at Edgbaston.

Ian Bell, Warwickshire
Image: Ian Bell was dismissed for just seven

Bell, batting down the order after leaving the field on Sunday with a hamstring twinge, was in obvious discomfort as he snicked his 12th delivery behind to leave the hosts labouring on 88-6.

Warwickshire were eventually bowled out for 152 - Varun Chopra (56) the top scorer - and with Somerset's Peter Trego backing up his first-innings 94 with 51 in the away team's 178, Bell's men require 322 to win.

Luke Procter, meanwhile, completed a career-best 137 for Lancashire, a day after seizing a three-wicket haul, as Steven Croft's men continued to dominate Hampshire at Emirates Old Trafford.

Luke Procter, Lancashire
Image: Luke Procter, Lancashire

Procter took his second-wicket stand with Haseeb Hameed (62) to 173 and then added 123 with Alviro Petersen (81) before Tino Best's five-wicket burst - Procter among the West Indian's victims - saw Lancashire all out for 456.

James Anderson then banished James Adams for a two-ball duck as Hampshire battled to 22-1 from 14 overs, James Vince grafting his way to seven from 45 balls as the visitors ended proceedings 325 runs in arrears.

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