By Jeremy Blackmore
TCP MATCH VERDICT
Like all successful Championship challenges, this one is being built around a complete squad rather than a handful of star players. With Ollie Pope and Sam Curran away with England and others out with injury, Mark Stoneman stepped up and exorcised his demons to post 144, his first century of the year. With runs to play with, Surrey’s bowlers made hay on the second afternoon, removing the Notts top five for 39 runs before Tom Moores showed some defiance. With younger brother Sam on England duty, Tom Curran sent a reminder to the selectors that he i...