Roy works hard for hundred against rapid attack

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Surrey 299 for 7 (Roy 120, Onions 4-68) trail Durham 401 (Jennings 201*, Footitt 5-90) by 102 runsScorecard

A plucky century by Jason Roy helped Surrey to 299 for 7 in reply to Durham’s 401 in the Specsavers County Championship match at Chester-le-Street.

In spending 103 balls over his first 50, the England one-day batsman either missed it or middled it. But his second 50 required only 41 balls, with most of his last 20 runs being easy pickings off future team-mate Scott Borthwick.

He sat back to clobber a short ball from the legspinner between mid-off and extra cover to reach three figures with his 14th four.

But after sharing a third-wicket stand of 164 with Zafar Ansari four wickets went down for 24 runs.

Ansari went for a very solid 48 when he edged a drive at Keaton Jennings to slip, then Mark Wood struck with his second delivery with the new ball and Graham Onions with his first.

Ben Foakes was lbw …

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