3, but on the morning of day 4, Gloucestershire batsman Tim Hancock – in his 15th season with the team – guided the visitors to the target with an unbeaten 41. (Cricinfo scorecard) County Championship: Surrey v Glamorgan (11–14 May) Surrey (22pts) beat Glamorgan (6pts) by 276 runs Glamorgan went down to their fourth successive defeat, this time to Surrey, who had been defeated by Nottinghamshire in their previous game. At The Oval, there was a short boundary towards Harleyford Road, over which Scott Newman (117) and Ali Brown (122) hit plenty of runs to take Surrey to 441 for 7 on the first day. They lost their final three wickets on the second day for three more runs. However, 444 was enough to get a first-innings lead, as Glamorgan were dismissed for 345 with Martin Bicknell taking six for 74. The last three Glamorgan partnerships added 154 runs, with No. 9 David Harrison top-scoring with 75 not out. Surrey were in to bat again before the second day ended, and were 66 for no loss at stumps, with 855 runs hit in two days. On the third day, Newman (219) became the first man to make both a century and a double century in a game for Surrey as they finally declared on 425 for 4, leaving a theoretical target of 525. Bicknell then took his 1,000th wicket for Surrey as Glamorgan batted to 177 for 2 at close, with David Hemp and Mike Powell on 77 and 80 not out respectively. However, one session was enough to finish off Glamorgan, with Rikki Clarke and Mohammad Akram getting reverse swing to take 3 and 4 wickets respectively, as Glamorgan were reduced to 248 all out. Their last 7 wickets fell for 28 runs. (Cricinfo scorecard) National League: Essex v Glamorgan (15 May) Essex (4pts) beat Glamorgan (0pts) by five wickets Essex Eagles continued their unbeaten run in all cricket this season after getting the 185 runs they needed for the last six wickets against Glamorgan Dragons at Chelmsford. Essex won the toss and chose to field first, and Glamorgan made 216 for 7. James Middlebrook was the main contributor with the ball, taking two for 27 off 9 overs, but South African pace bowler Dale Steyn also contributed with three for 34 amid no-balls and wides. Andrew Davies and David Harrison then reduced Essex to 31 for 4 before