Kent’s Division One standing was left dangling by a thread after a dismal day towards Hampshire at Canterbury.
The hosts slumped to 64-5 in reply to Hampshire’s first-innings 403 with Kyle Abbott claiming 3-23.
Hampshire took cost in the course of the morning session as Tom Prest hit 102 and Brad Wheal added a career-best 61.
Ryan Patel spearheaded a strong Surrey effort because the Vitality County Championship leaders defied closest challengers Somerset on a rain-hit second day at Taunton.
Patel was unbeaten on 61 having shared in a partnership of 80 with Ben Geddes (50) because the guests reached 169 for 3 in reply to Somerset’s 317.
The climate introduced play to a detailed at 3pm although, with two video games remaining, a draw would put Surrey in a commanding place within the desk.
Warwickshire captain Alex Davies turned the primary participant in Division One to attain 1,000 Championship runs this summer season on a shortened day towards Worcestershire at New Street.
Davies scored 58 as his facet reached 112 for 4 in reply to the hosts’ 307 all out.
Worcestershire’s ultimate two wickets had earlier added simply 13 to their in a single day whole.
Durham’s David Bedingham additionally reached the four-figure mark as his unbeaten 177, mixed with 111 not out from Colin Ackerman, put his facet in management towards relegation-threatened Lancashire on the Riverside.
The pair placed on an unbroken 268 as the house facet reached 367 for 4 having earlier restricted Lancashire to 228.
Alex Davies turned the primary participant in Division One to attain 1,000 Championship runs this summer season
Michael Pepper scored a career-best 115 as Essex constructed a robust place towards relegation battlers Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford.
Eclipsing his earlier finest – set only a week in the past towards Worcestershire – the wicketkeeper constructed on Tom Westley’s earlier 122 to take Essex to a formidable 457 of their first innings.
Simon Harmer additionally weighed in with 51 earlier than Nottinghamshire closed on 37 for one in reply after the lack of captain Haseeb Hameed.
Captain John Simpson turned the primary Sussex batter for 10 years to attain 5 Championship centuries in a season because the Division Two leaders took cost towards Glamorgan at Hove.
Simpson additionally handed 1,000 runs for the season in his unbeaten 112 as Sussex responded to Glamorgan’s under-par 186 with 407-5.
Simpson shared in an unbroken stand of 194 for the fifth wicket with Tom Clark (79) after Daniel Hughes (83) had missed out on recording back-to-back centuries.
Promotion rivals Middlesex had been annoyed by Gloucestershire’s Ollie Value and the climate at Lord’s.
Value was unbeaten on a gritty 56 because the guests battled to 154-5, 223 behind, within the 41.4 overs doable.
Value’s defiance got here after his facet had slipped to 74-4 with Toby Roland-Jones taking 3-12 in 16 balls, though his facet nonetheless want an additional 74 to keep away from following on.
Yorkshire, additionally within the promotion image, are heading in the right direction for victory at Leicestershire regardless of rain limiting play to only a few hours.
Captain Jonny Tattersall, 90 not out in a single day, hit 126 and Matthew Fisher added a career-best 88 as Yorkshire posted 379 for a first-innings lead of 281.
Fisher then struck twice as Leicestershire had been decreased to 35-2 earlier than rain pressured the gamers off shortly earlier than 2pm.
India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took 5 for 45 as Northamptonshire claimed the ascendancy towards Derbyshire at Wantage Street.
Luis Reece (50) and Wayne Madsen (47) provided some resistance however Derbyshire misplaced their final six wickets for simply 15 as they had been bowled out for 165 and conceded a first-innings deficit of 54.
The hosts had been 178-5 – main by 222 – with Rob Keogh 46 not out on the shut.
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