In doing so the 32-year-old Melburnian, who now plays as a local player having acquired a British passport via his father's background, passed a century of wickets for his adopted county.
Surrey, who are seeking to secure a third successive title, needed only 30.2 overs on the final day to wrap up victory. Â Either side of the home side making 359 they dismissed Hampshire for 151 and 197, Worrall taking 8-91 in the match.
Having bowled Surrey to victory against Kent last week he has now taken 14 wickets at 12.14 apiece this English summer. Ironically this have all come with the more seamer-friendly English Dukes ball. Worrall missed the opening two rounds when batters feasted on the Australia Kookaburra cherry.
England's vice-captain Ollie Pope equalled the Surrey record for the most outfield catches in a first-class match, pouching three more at second slip on Monday to give himself six in the innings and eight in the game. That matched a record that had stood since 1957.
Six of those were taken off Worrall whose accuracy and ability to find the edge was instrumental in Surrey's 2022 and 2023 triumphs, when he took 39 and 48 wickets respectively.
Worrall played three ODIs for Australia in 2016 but his progress was stunted by a series of injuries. Though now English-qualified he is unlikely, given his age, to receive a call-up despite his enduring form. Which suits Surrey, a county that regularly loses players to England duty, perfectly.
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