Humayoon Nasir’s six wickets and an Andy Rivers half century were the keys to Fuller's League Division Two leaders Merstham unlocking yet another victory.

Bowling out John Fisher for 150 and knocking off the runs for three wickets gave them a 10th win of the season, with the only other game an abandonment - a truly remarkable run.

The 150^th year celebrations - at the dinner dance on August 15 (book tickets here) and nine days later when former Surrey players descend on Quality Street for a Twenty20 game as part of an anniversary fun day - will really be something to savour if results continue in similar fashion.

With seven games left, Nav Saeed’s side have won all ten completed – the other abandoned in rain – and have a 34 point lead over Chaldon. The two clubs would appear to have the promotion places tied up, but Saeed has already stated his intention to win the division.

With decisions going in his favour – such as John Fisher eyeing the flat track at Quality Street and deciding to bat – Saeed will be well placed to realise that ambition.

Fisher must have felt that the outfield would have been as obliging and the ball would zip to the boundary, but clearly did not bank on Merstham’s attack being so in form.

After Marvin Beckford was run out before scoring, while Eulan George made a decent start, notching 38 before being adjudged leg-before to last week’s four-wicket wonder Asim Jafferi.

By that time, Nasir had begun his match-winning six-wicket haul off a mammoth 18.4 overs in the sweltering heat, with the dismissal of Derrick Garrick, lbw for 10. 

However, Nasir was barely started. He had wicketkeeper-skipper Lloyd Marriot caught for 28 by Saeed, dismissed Patrick Lawson for a duck, and nabbed Festus Murray, the number eight bat who notched 33, caught by Wasil Mohar.

The final two wickets were not long in coming and John Fisher were all out for 150 in the 49th over.

Jafferi finished with 3-28 from his 11 overs, while Nasir’s 6-67 was his first five-wicket haul in the league this season and equally important as his 4-21 a month ago which contributed to winning against Wallington.

With the bat, Merstham made a decent start, with Ashar Syed notching 19 before being bowled by Sirat Shirali. Jason Kyte was next to go, for eight, caught, off Ricardo Jackson’s bowling.

After Noman Javed was caught by Marvin Beckford off Mark Beckford for 26, Rivers put together the match-winning partnership with Arsalan Abass.

At the close, Rivers was unbeaten on 53 and Abass not out with 35 and the Magics had another victory, by seven wickets.

The second team had a fine victory at Churt who, on a tremendously hot afternoon throughout Surrey, elected to bowl.

The top four showed fine form with the bat, Jason Drewett (38) and Liam Powell (55) leading the way with Glen Mollan (36) and Shakir Khan (40) following up.

That helped them put together 222-7 declared after 47.5 overs, with fourth bowler Tim Chandler the happiest home player with 3-22 (including both openers) off 7.5 overs.

Taking to the field, Merstham had to be patient to break the opening partnership of Will Hucker (29) and Kazi Satter (32).

Chris Clayson (3-26 off six) accounted for trapped Hucker lbw and Jonathan Deans (3-55 off 10.2 overs) had Satter caught by Tim Deans and two other wickets fell quickly.

Then Greg Talbot (59) steadied the middle order before Manish Patel (3-33 off 11) bowled him.

With Neil Maplesden taking a run-out, Merstham dismissed their opponents for 163 in the 34th over.

Bobby Sharp and Marcus Kyte were the bowling stars of the thirds  against Alleyn and Honour Oak at The Ring, where the hosts chose to bat.

Jawad Riaz top scored with 64 batting at No 7, after Rory Crouch (31) had opened with a useful knock. The hosts were all out for 163 after 40.3 overs.

For the Oaks, no batsman scored more than 20 with opening bowler Sharp finishing on 4-35 from his 12 overs, Kyte contributing 3-23 off 3.3 overs.

The fourths wilted in their attempts to stop the flow of runs at Sutton’s impressively immaculate second ground in Holmwood Close.

They could use the excuses of being distracted by the cat-strangling warbles coming from Nonsuch High School’s direction, or the cackling karaoke of regular appeals from across a different road, where Cheam CC were playing at Peaches Close.

But in truth maybe some regular disco routines might improve the agility of some in the field to reach down to ground level, with probably 30-40 runs too easily conceded.

Sutton were a strong side, demonstrated by Sam Clarkson notching 121 not out and Ben Fawcett finishing unbeaten on 71, placing shots as they pleased but blocking the good balls in patient innings.

The hosts declared on 264-3, after just 40 overs, with the visitors feeling more parched than sun-dried tomatoes.

Tony Rickards had made an early breakthrough with the score on six, with Callum Letts having the other opener caught behind by Rob Wood for 20 when looking well set. Bharat Sahani took the other wicket. Merstham tried eight bowlers.

Merstham did a rain-dance at tea and mumbled reditions of 'I Will Survive' to neighbouring accompaniment, but the scheduled deluge only arrived when they were seven down, with Rob Wood thoroughly enjoying himself at the crease having struck a scintillating 43.

Earlier contributors included Sahani (21) and Jack Letts who was unfortunate to nick one to the keeper when on 29. Harrison Kiy, stepping up from the U14s, notched an innings of 11 full of promise before being bowled.

Wood made a lightning-dodging sprint to the clubhouse when the heavens opened but could not add to  his season's best tally when play resumed about 35 minutes later.

Merstham needed to face 40 overs – nine more – to out-do Houdini and liberate a draw from the chains of probable defeat.

With six and a half over remaining, skipper Mike Wadsley genuinely believed there was a second for the taking but was run out for nine. He was duly awarded the ‘I am not Usain Bolt’ bib, brought by the author, who had stupidly run himself out the previous week and who had been extremely fortunate not to commit the same error again. 

Wadsley’s was the final wicket with the score on 137. Callum Letts was the not out batsman.