Surrey became the County Champions for second successive year

Surrey have lifted the County championship for second successive year.

Surrey are crowned county champions for the second successive year after Essex collapsed against Northamptonshire at Chelmsford. Essex were bundled out on 211, denying them an extra batting point and giving Surrey their second consecutive county championship title. Surrey became the first team after Yorkshire to retain the championship after the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

Surrey are playing against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Essex were 20 points behind Surrey in the Division One championship, and they needed extra bonus points to overtake Surrey in the points table. Surrey needed just 5 extra points to consolidate their lead and win the County Championship for the 21st time in their history.

Surrey players celebrated their championship win on the ground at Ageas Bowl in Southampton when they were informed about Essex being bundled out on 211 against Northamptonshire in Chelmsford. This is Surrey’s third county championship title in the last four seasons. Surrey have played 14 games this season, with 8 wins, only one loss, and 4 draws.

Yorkshire are the most successful county team with 33 titles in history. Surrey have now joined Lancashire as joint second in the table with 21 title victories. Host Hampshire have challenged Surrey nicely in the final county championship game of the season. They are currently in the lead by more than 100 runs. Hampshire got a 12-runs lead in the first innings.

Batting first, Hampshire posted 219 runs in the first innings, in reply, Surrey were bundled out on just 207 runs. Sai Sudarshan scored 73 runs in the first innings. Sai Sudarshan did a magnificent job in his maiden county championship deal with Surrey. Hampshire will end this season as number 3 in the points table.