Surrey are closing in on a 3rd successive County Championship title after cruising to a 10-wicket win over Durham with a day to spare at The Oval.
Durham, who started the third day trailing by 152, by no means recovered after dropping two wickets within the first over to Dan Worrall.
Worrall and Sam Curran, in solely his second Championship look of the season, every took 4 wickets as Durham had been dismissed for 177 of their second innings with solely Emilio Homosexual (48) providing extended resistance.
That left Surrey needing simply 25 to finish their eighth win of the marketing campaign and skipper Rory Burns and Dom Sibley knocked off the goal in 5 overs.
It was their sixth victory at The Oval this season with solely Somerset, who drew in April, denying them a clear sweep on house turf.
Surrey picked up 23 factors which took them onto 221, 31 away from Somerset with their match at Previous Trafford nonetheless within the stability.
Surrey face Essex at Chelmsford within the closing spherical with Somerset internet hosting Hampshire.
The tempo was set within the first over when Worrall made a double breakthrough, Dan Hogg dropping his leg stump and Ben McKinney crushed by a effective supply.
Durham had misplaced three wickets in first half hour when Jordan Clark bowled Alex Lees.
David Bedingham solely bought half-forward to Curran’s sixth ball and was lbw whereas Ollie Robinson was additionally crushed by late inswing and misplaced his off stump to go away Durham’s innings in disarray at 74-6.
Homosexual, making his Durham debut earlier than his everlasting transfer from Northamptonshire this winter, formed up nicely and added 46 with Bas de Leede both aspect of lunch to present Durham hope.
However Worrall returned on the pavilion finish to take away Homosexual earlier than one other Curran in-swinger accounted for De Leede. Tom Lawes produced a effective supply to power James Minto to edge to keeper Ben Foakes.
Curran completed issues off with one other booming in-swinger that was method too good for Chemar Holder earlier than Surrey cruised to their tiny goal.
