| Specsavers County Championship Division One, Kia Oval |
| Surrey v Somerset day one |
| Surrey 394-5: Sangakkara 171, Roy 85, Burns 80; Groenewald 2-68 |
| Somerset: Yet to bat |
Kumar Sangakkara hit a superb 171 as Surrey’s batsman dominated the opening day against Somerset at The Oval.
The Sri Lankan shared a second-wicket stand of 187 with opener Rory Burns (80) as Surrey reached 394-5 at stumps.
Sangakkara was dropped at first slip by Craig Overton on nine but went on to hit 24 fours and four sixes to register his 56th first-class century.
Jason Roy hit an attacking 85 before he was out lbw to seamer Lewis Gregory in the final over of the day.
Sangakkara passed 1,000 first-class runs for Surrey in just his 22nd innings before he was out caught at deep cover by Overton off Tim Groenewald.
Zafar Ansari, making his return from a dislocated thumb sustained against Lancashire late last season, struck five fours in an unbeaten 28 before play ended.
