County Championship: Sibley and Lawrence put Surrey on course for Canterbury win

Surrey are close to victory at Kent in the County Championship after reducing their hosts to 120-5 in their second innings.

Dan Worrall took 3-18 as the champions rattled through Kent's top order after declaring on 543-7.

Matt Parkinson took five wickets for Kent as Surrey claimed a first-innings lead of 299, with Dom Sibley making 150, Dan Lawrence 112 and Jamie Smith 58.

Ben Compton and Joey Evison were not out on eight and seven respectively at stumps, but Kent will need a miracle to escape with a draw.

Sibley glanced Jas Singh for four through square leg for his century and Lawrence tickled him for a single to reach his 50.

Sibley then flicked Evison for four to put Surrey into the lead and Lawrence drove Jack Leaning through the covers to bring up his hundred.

Matt Parkinson vindicated Kent's rejection of the new ball when he bowled Lawrence with the very next delivery.

And Sibley had just reached his 150 when he was given out caught and bowled by Parkinson.

Ben Foakes then made a rapid 24 but he was caught behind slashing at George Garrett.

Jamie Smith hit a six off Parkinson and reached 50 when he swept the next delivery for a single, but he fell in the next over when caught at long-on by Arafat Bhuiyan.

Parkinson got his fourth when Ryan Patel drove him to Garrett for 30 while Jordan Clark hit him to Joe Denly.

Surrey finally declared at tea and Harry Finch opened alongside Zak Crawley with Ben Compton remaining in the dressing room because of an injury.

The England opener contributed four before he edged Worrall behind to become Foakes' 300th first-class victim for Surrey.

Worrall then sent Daniel Bell-Drummond's middle stump flying for 10 and Finch went for 24 when he was lbw to Clark.

Joe Denly made 38 but then prodded Cameron Steel to Smith, before Worrall had Leaning caught at slip by Sibley for 24.

Report supplied by the ECB Reporters' Network.