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Under the inscrutable gaze of the ancient cathedral and the still-yet-green trees that line the banks of the Severn it was down to Morne Morkel to carry Surrey over the line. With a tuck off those mighty hips that have pummelled so tirelessly down his run-up over the season he nudged the bravura Dillon Pennington down to the fine-leg boundary.
And with a roar, a hug, an explosion of rapture on the balcony, an exchange of handshakes from the green caps of Worcestershire, that was the County Championship. A champagne cork went off somewhere in the crowd. A coterie of loyal Surrey fans gathered by the pavilion roaring their appreciation, and the locals clapped out a respectful applause.
Written by Tanya Aldred at New Road
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/13/surrey-clinch-cricket-county-championship-title-victory-over-worcestershire under the title “Surrey clinch County Championship title with victory at Worcester”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
