Essex lost Mark Pettini to the first ball of their reply, Alastair Cook soon followed - and they never recovered.

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Surrey scored 17 in reply in the first over but Kent's bowlers soon stripped the home side of their most capable batsmen.

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John Blain and Craig Wright were soon among the wickets as the Dutch slumped to 22-3 in reply.

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Essex's reply faltered right at the start as Razzaq dismissed openers Mark Pettini and Matt Walker, and Grant Flower soon followed with only 11 runs on the board.

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