Surrey vs Northants, at London, Sep 09 2009 - Match Result

Former England fast bowler Alex Tudor was the unlikely last-day batting hero as Surrey lost only six wickets in three sessions

These are not the best of times for Monty Panesar. At lunch the ECB announced their new batch of central contracts and Panesar's name was a notable omission. His career is now at a crossroads

This is Northamptonshire's game in hand on their two closest promotion rivals - Gloucestershire and Derbyshire - and after an opening day of hard toil they reaped the benefits with a strong effort at The Oval