SOUTH ROUND-UP
By Luke Baker

Star: Simon Harmer shone with the bat

IT MAY not have been pretty but thanks to tail-ender Simon Harmer’s heroics with willow in hand, Essex dramatically maintained their 100 per cent start to life in the One-Day Cup South Group at the Oval on Tuesday.
The Essex bowlers restricted Surrey to just 210 all out, despite Ben Foakes’ impressive 77 not out, meaning that an appetising 4.22 runs per over were all that was required for victory.
Yet they were three down inside seven overs as Sam Curran did for Nick Browne and Alastair Cook, while Varun Chopr...