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Fisher hits former teammates in the wickets column

Matt Fisher sent England’s selectors a clear reminder of his skills by taking a career-best six for 25 against his former county to turn a quite remarkable Rothesay County Championship match against Yorkshire on its head at the Kia Oval.

03.09.26, 22:30 Updated 03.09.26, 22:30 3 Minute Read

Mark Baldwin

Two days after being dropped from England’s third Test squad, Fisher was the spearhead as Yorkshire were tumbled out for 82 in their second innings after themselves dismissing Surrey for 83 in 30 overs, as 23 wickets fell on a tumultuous second day.

When the dust settled on the chaos, bad light forcing the players off at 6.22pm with 15.2 scheduled overs left unbowled, Surrey were 27 without loss as they chased 185 for victory.

It is the first time since 1950 that at least a part of all four innings have come on the same day in a first-class game at the Oval, and the first time Surrey and Yorkshire have been bowled out for under 100 by each other since 1967 and 1973, respectively. Only twice before have 23 wickets fallen in a championship day at the Oval.

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