Brothers bag 10 wickets for Surrey

Tom and Sam Curran became the first brothers in 65 years to share all 10 wickets in a County Championship innings on Thursday, as they put Surrey in charge against Northamptonshire.

The Curran siblings, whose late father Kevin played for Zimbabwe and Northamptonshire, joined forces as the visitors were dismissed just 110 at The Oval before being forced to follow on 300 runs behind in the Second Division match.

Tom, 20, took 7-35 and 17-year-old Sam picked up 3-46 as the pair became the first brothers to take all 10 wickets in a championship innings since Jack and Charlie Oakes managed it for Sussex against Somerset in 1950.

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Most recently, Bernard and Nicolaas Scholtz achieved the feat for Namibia against Kwa-Zulu-Natal in 2011.

It was a day of double celebration for Sam Curran - who scored his first first-class fifty earlier in the match - selected for the England Under-19 squad for a series in Sri Lanka in December.

In July, he became the youngest player to take five wickets on County Championship debut.

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Sam Curran appeals for a wicket // Getty Images

Both Curran brothers have been touted as future prospects for England.

Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart praised the pair, describing Sam as “the best 17-year-old cricketer I have seen”.

“The two Currans were quite outstanding,” he said.

“Sam batted very nicely for his first first-class fifty and the way Tom bowled was quite special. He’s just going from strength to strength which is great to see.

“He 20 but he’s done a man’s job. Whether he’ll be able to reach the same heights next year or the year after time will tell, but he has a very bright future.”

Their efforts even outshone those of Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara, who posted his third century for the month in Surrey's first innings, while day two of the match produced a bizarre delivery from Northamptonshire's Maurice Chambers. 

Chambers bowled a ball that landed at his own feet, then bounced back into umpire Nigel Llong. 

Tom has taken 74 wickets at 22.09 for Surrey this season, while Sam took 21 at 24.14 and scored 239 runs at 47.8.

In other county action, England fast bowler James Anderson took his best county figures of 7-77 for Lancashire as Essex were bowled out for 328.

It was only Anderson’s second appearance since being ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test with a side strain.

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James Anderson has made a successful return from injury // Getty Images

Mark Cosgrove scored his second century of the season against Derbyshire, following his hundred at Grace Road last month with an unbeaten 126, his highest score of the season.

Former New Zealand off-spinner Jeetan Patel fell two runs short of a century before claiming seven wickets with the ball to give Warwickshire a shot of victory against Somerset.

Patel, who will finish the county championship season with 58 wickets, was stumped by Black Caps wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi to deny him his third first-class century.

He helped Warwickshire score 324, before Somerset were bowled out for 114.