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Surrey 329 (Burns 101, Wheal 4-100) and 248 for 3 (Sangakkara 84*, Harinath 57)drew with Hampshire 582 for 9 dec (Ervine 158*, Alsop 117, McLaren 100, Footitt 6-161)Scorecard Liam Dawsons big chance seemed tailor made. Armani Watts Super Bowl Jersey . His one over on the third evening, according to Sean Ervine, had both gripped and turned. The greenish pitch, as it has been at The Oval all year, was barer at each end. Ten Surrey wickets to take, to prove that he is not merely a part-timer (that most pointed of cricketing barbs) and his readiness to tour Asia with England, which he seems ever more likely to do, despite his modest returns. Whats more, for a cricketer constantly sold as a great team man, here was a chance to spin Hampshire to a win that would propel them to fifth.James Vince - who confirmed that he has not had talks with Essex, and that the first he had heard of this was when someone tweeted him - agreed. Dawson bowled the Vauxhall Ends first 23 overs of the day, then, after a two-over trundle from Will Smith, returned to bowl 12 more, before rain brought a draw - that ensures Surreys Division One status - a few minutes early. Hampshire have a week off, and need a favour from Surrey - who play Durham at Chester-le-Street - to ensure that their season remains alive when they host Durham on September 20.For Dawson, it all started so well. His fifth over of the day saw one grip, turn and take Rory Burns inside edge; Tom Alsop, a very fine short leg, dived forward to take a smart catch. He had his 15th wicket of the season, but all that followed was plenty of frustration.Dawson did as Dawson does. He wheeled away, finding some - albeit slow - turn from the footmarks, which sat wide. There were chances, but the outside edge was seldom beaten, and funky bounce only appeared late in the day. Kumar Sangakkara, who batted as beautifully as ever, cover drove him to the fence every time he overpitched, but four of them in 83 balls hardly seems a disaster. Parsimony and consistency are Dawsons currency, and an economy of 2.63 - a tick under his seasons figure - was testimony to that, but there is no mystery and little magic.England know they are not selecting a man ever likely to rip through a side, even if Joe Root is said to have found him the toughest bowler to score off at nets, and his elevation will come as much thanks to his proficiency batting against spin, as his ability to bowl it. This was Kennington, not Kotla, and what turn there was seemed sluggish, but he troubled all the Surrey batsmen except Sangakkara. Arun Harinath saw a catch loop up into space close on the leg side, while Steven Davies could have been given lbw or caught at slip. With many men round the bat, Dom Sibley did not look comfortable.Daws was very unlucky, said Vince. He bowled accurately with good pace, and looked like creating a lot of chances. He could have had four or five. Vince might have reflected that Mason Crane, Hampshires main spinner, would have been handy, but he was left out due to the green surface on day one. One of Dawsons rivals for an England spot, Gareth Batty, who also found little joy in the surface, agreed with Vinces assessment.He bowled nicely, said Batty. For the last two or three years he has improved tremendously as a spinner. I always thought of him as a batsman who bowls reluctantly, but he bowled 34 or 35 overs today and that is a man who wants to push his skill and his craft forward. Thats brilliant to see. I love seeing people who want to bowl spin. He was a bit unlucky, and the pitch didnt really help him, despite a couple of wide foot holes. That means that the good players get outside the line and snuff out that one area on the pitch. Credit to him, he stuck at it well.While Sibley and Harinath played fine hands before both being brilliantly caught down the legside by Lewis McManus, Sangakkaras was a masterful, controlled innings, full of cuts and flicks, drives and dabs. Late on, he was joined by Davies, another man Surrey are trying to tempt into signing on for next season, for a typically classy cameo that reminded fans of their value. Batty confirmed that talks were ongoing with both, but not resolved.I greatly hope we can get something sorted because they are both very much part of our group and very, very fine players, he said. We are ridiculously lucky to have someone of Kumars standing within the game - not just on skill but how he talks to our young boys… its invaluable.One such young player, Zafar Ansari, looks set to return from injury against Durham, as Surrey - who are the only team bar Nottinghamshire with nothing to play for in the final round - look to cap a remarkable recovery. As ever, there were pointed words for rivals from Batty.Its the manner in which we play our cricket that has pleased me, he said, we havent gone down the route of other sides in rigging surfaces to guarantee results. Weve got big runs and applied pressure. If you are winning games on the surfaces we have played on, you are not a million miles away from having the skills to play international cricket.Whether Dawson now has the skills to play international cricket remains to be seen. Before we find out, with a turning deck expected at the Ageas for the visit of a Wood-and-Stokes bolstered, seam-heavy Durham, he has a huge role to play for Hampshire. Frank Clark Super Bowl Jersey . Kiriasis and brakeman Franziska Fritz finished two runs in one minute 55.41 seconds -- a mere 0.01 seconds ahead of Meyers and Lolo Jones, who likely bolstered her Olympic hopes by helping give USA-1 a huge push in the second heat. 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Vitality Superleague table How the teams finished at the end of the regular season The defeat proved doubly damaging for Mavericks, who drop to third in the table and lose home advantage for Saturdays semi-final against reigning champions Storm.Thunders victory, in a game that was replayed after a leaky roof forced the original fixture on April 2 to be abandoned, means they finish the season on a high and head into the Superleague semi-finals as favourites to claim the title. Vitality Superleague Semi-Finals Manchester Thunder v Team Bath Surrey Storm v Hertfordshire Mavericks Thunder will face Team Bath at the Thunderdome on Saturday and head into the final four with all the momentum after eight successive victories following their only defeat of the season against Surrey in Round Six. Joe Montana Super Bowl Jersey. Captain Sara Bayman was voted Player of the Match on Monday, helping the Thunder into a five-goal advantage after the first quarter and they extended that lead into double figure by half-time.Mavs rallied in the third quarter, winning it by 17-14, but with a 10-goal advantage going into the final 15 minutes the relentless Thunder never looked like losing and they closed out a dominant win to complete a regular season double.Mavericks will now have to overcome an in-form Storm if they are to reach the Grand Final for a second successive but more importantly Sam Birds team will have to overcome defeats to each of their top four rivals in the final weeks of the regular campaign.You can follow all the Superleague semi-final action on Sky Sports on Saturday with Manchester Thunder v Team Bath at 4pm followed by Surrey Storm v Hertfordshire Mavericks at 6pm. 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