By Martin Smith

August 9, County Ground, Chelmsford

Surrey 306-4
Essex 217
Surrey won by 89 runs
Toss: Surrey, who elected to bat

Smashing: Josh Blake scored his maiden hundred
PICTURE: Alamy

JOSH BLAKE registered a sensible run-a-ball century to carry Surrey to only their second One-Day Cup victory of the season at Chelmsford.
The left-handed wicketkeeper-bat survived a life on 40 but, having come in at 53-3 after 14 overs, had doubled his previous highest score and was still there on 100* when Surrey closed on 306-4.
Blake put on 98 in 20 overs for the fourth wicket with ope...