Surrey defeated Sussex by 67 runs in a high-scoring FP Trophy match at Hove on Thursday.

Surrey rode on a grand century by Afzaal (126) to reach a mammoth 346 for 3 in 50 overs, but came back to resrict their rivals to 279-8.

Surrey won the toss and decided to bat first.

Sussex Innings - Close

Nash b Dernbach 13
Hodd lbw b Nicholson 33
Rayner lbw b Dernbach 6
Adams c Butcher b Schofield 40
Goodwin st Batty b Afzaal 38
Yardy c Newman b Nicholson 39
Hopkinson b Afzaal 21
Martin-Jenkins not out 39
Smith b Dernbach 15
Kirtley not out 20
Extras 2nb 7w 6lb 15
Total for 8 279 (50.0 ovs)

Bowler
Dernbach 10 1 56 3
Collins 9 0 53 0
Nicholson 10 0 59 2
Schofield 5.5 0 26 1
Afzaal 10 1 42 2
Brown 5.1 0 37 0

Fall of wicket
19 Nash
42 Rayner
81 Hodd
109 Adams
147 Goodwin
191 Hopkinson
207 Yardy
241 Smith

Surrey Innings - Close

Newman c Smith b Martin-Jenkins 43
Benning c and b Smith 51
Ramprakash b Rayner 63
Afzaal not out 126
Brown not out 40
Extras 2nb 13w 8lb 23
Total for 3 346 (50.0 ovs)

Bowler
Collymore 9 0 71 0
Kirtley 9 0 74 0
Martin-Jenkins 4 1 31 1
Smith 10 1 41 1
Yardy 10 0 58 0
Rayner 8 0 63 1

Fall of wicket
81 Newman
106 Benning
259 Ramprakash

Umpires: M J Harris, B Leadbeater

Sussex: Nash, Hodd, Adams, Goodwin, Yardy, Hopkinson, Martin-Jenkins, Rayner, Smith, Kirtley, Collymore

Surrey: Newman, Benning, Ramprakash, Afzaal, Butcher, Brown, Batty, Schofield, Nicholson, Dernbach, Collins