A MAIDEN first-class century from Zafar Ansari has left Derbyshire looking at a big first innings deficit on the second day of their LV County Championship match at the 3aaa County Ground.
Surrey were 272-3 at tea, already ahead by 119 with the opportunity of plenty more to add. Ansari was 105 not out and Steven Davies 72 not out.
It was a wicketless second session for Derbyshire as Surrey made steady progress look all too easy.
Their day started with a special moment for Tom Taylor as, after a wicketless debut at Leicester last week, the 19-year-old took his first wicket in first-class cricket in the fourth full over of the day when he had Hashim Amla, the South Africa captain and one of the top batsmen in the world, lbw for 27.
It was a joyous and deserved success for the young seamer but though the outside edge was beaten regularly through the rest of the session, Derbyshire were made to wait for their next wicket.
That came a few minutes before lunch, when Vikram Solanki, having just reached his half-century off 59 balls with six fours and a six, tried to hit over mid off and was caught by Tony Palladino off Scott Elstone for 52.
That was 132-3 and though there was the occasional false shot and good ball, Ansari and Davies were largely untroubled as they took their partnership to 140.
