Kevin Pietersen is a major injury doubt for Surrey’s Natwest T20 Blast clash against Hampshire at The Ageas Bowl tomorrow (2.30pm).

Hampshire’s annual Family Festival match will feature several big names in the visitors’ line-up, but Pietersen is unlikely to be among them.

Surrey overcame London rivals Middlesex by 15 runs in front of a full house at the Kia Oval last night but the match almost became a sideshow after a lengthy delay during their innings for an incident involving the former England captain.

The 37-year-old passed a strenuous fitness test on his left calf before play but the injury flared up again when he played his first ball from Steven Finn into the leg side and failed to respond to Aaron Finch’s call for a single.

Finch, who had made 40 from 22 balls, was run out before Pietersen asked umpires Michael Gough and Alex Wharf for a runner.

Under the playing regulations Middlesex captain Brendon McCullum could have refused but he agreed to the request, although it took Jason Roy some time to emerge as the runner as McCullum explained the decision to his team-mates.

A limping Pietersen lasted just nine balls before top-edging a Finn short ball.