Surrey 185 for 1 (Sibley 87*, Burns 69) path Kent 244 (Metal 3-34) by 59 runs
Cameron Metal and Tom Lawes each took three wickets apiece as Surrey restricted Kent to 244 and though night-watcher George Garrett outshone his batting companions with a career-best 48, any hopes which may look aggressive vanished as Sibley and Rory Burns placed on 147 for the opening wicket.
Garrett finally bought Burns for 69, however Sibley and Dan Lawrence batted via to stumps, at which level Surrey have been simply 59 behind.
It was so chilly on the Spitfire Floor that even the Nackington Street Grumblers deserted their common seats and took refuge within the extra sheltered Cowdrey Stand. Garrett’s surprising resistance apart, there was lots for them to grouse about.
Kent have been 111 for 3 in a single day and Kemar Roach had Jack Leaning plumb lbw to the third supply of the morning, eradicating him for 30.
Garrett pulled Lawes for successive fours as he overtook his earlier highest first-class rating of 24, however the remaining specialist batters all squandered promising begins.
Joe Denly was bowled for 32 when he chased a large one from Metal and performed on and Harry Finch hit two spectacular boundaries as he steered Kent to 192 for 5 at lunch however he was caught for 9 within the slips by Sibley off Jordan Clark quickly after the resumption.
Garrett fell two in need of his half-century when he edged Metal behind and Metal then had Matt Parkinson stumped by Ben Foakes for a duck. Kent’s final recognised batter went when Foakes then sprang to his proper to catch Joey Evison off Lawes for 30.
Jas Singh additionally made his highest first-class rating, however when he was lbw to Lawes for 15 Kent have been nonetheless six in need of a batting level.
Surrey’s response quickly started to look ominous. Kent created few possibilities and when Sibley nicked Arafat Bhuiyan he was put down by Finch.
Burns flicked Matt Parkinson for a single to achieve 50 and in comparison with final season, when he took 578 minutes to make 140 at this venue, Sibley was batting like Virat Kohli, reaching his half-century from 86 balls with a single off Arafat.
Burns fell to Garrett when Zak Crawley took a sensible slip catch, nevertheless it was an remoted second of hope for the house followers throughout a protracted night session.