County Championship: Burns leads Surrey fightback v Glamorgan

County Championship action turned on a decisive Surrey fightback led by Harry Burns after Glamorgan’s bowlers applied pressure on the season’s longest day. In hot conditions, Glamorgan reduced Surrey after a steady start at 82 for 2 overnight, with Rahul Chahar hitting the end of a 76-run stand with Burns before being caught behind off Ben Kellaway for 36. Surrey’s innings featured Burns’ season-high 100 off 220 balls (13 fours and a six) after Dan Lawrence was bowled for 0 by Ryan Hadley, who finished with 3-69. Ollie Pope made 50 off the final delivery to reach 231-4. Burns fell when scores were level, and Surrey later recovered through Ryan Patel (40) and Adam Thomas (30) who both fell to Hadley. The innings ended with Jordan Clark and substitute Tom Lawes unbeaten, adding 56 to set a target frame for Glamorgan, with Lawes on 31 and Clark on 22.