Jack Leach claimed 6-63 as Somerset wrapped up a five-wicket win over Durham inside two days of their Rothesay County Championship Division One conflict at Taunton.
The guests, who resumed on 5-2 of their second innings, had been bowled out for 190, with off-spinner Archie Vaughan helping Leach with 4-85.
Somerset required 86 for victory and reached the goal in 19.2 overs, regardless of 4-39 from Durham’s Callum Parkinson.
Lyndon James hit an unbeaten 203 for second-placed Nottinghamshire in opposition to Hampshire.
James’ knock off 236 balls included 20 fours and eight sixes because the away facet, who resumed on 241-5, declared on 578-8 at Southampton.
Hampshire path by 498 runs after closing on 80-0.
Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow hit 72 off 90 balls however solely 24.1 overs had been doable on day two in opposition to leaders Surrey because of moist climate at Scarborough.
The hosts, who had been 282-4 in a single day, are handily positioned on 376-5.
However, with nearly 82 overs already misplaced to rain, probabilities of a win for both facet are diminishing quickly.
Centuries from Jordan Cox and Matt Critchley strengthened Essex’s place in opposition to Sussex at Hove.
Cox made 132 and Critchley 123 because the away staff reached 475-9 – a first-innings lead of 271 – earlier than dangerous mild and rain took 28 overs off the day’s allocation.
Ethan Brookes’ career-best 140 helped Worcestershire publish 333 earlier than 6-42 from Khurram Shahzad and three wickets from Adam Finch restricted Warwickshire to 184 in reply.
Backside-of-the-table Worcestershire are 31-0 within the second innings at Edgbaston, main by 180 runs.
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In Division Two, Rehan Ahmed took six wickets so as to add to his opening-day century as leaders Leicestershire dismissed second-placed Derbyshire for 189 to determine a commanding first-innings lead of 209.
Lewis Hill elevated his in a single day tally from 132 to 151 and Peter Handscomb moved on to 101 however the guests, who resumed on 357-3, made solely 41 extra as Derbyshire’s Luis Reece completed with 6-56.
Ahmed, who registered 115 with the bat on Tuesday, then emulated Reece’s exploits with a career-best 6-51, together with eradicating Derbyshire high scorers Caleb Jewell (54) and Harry Got here (56), to maintain his facet in management.
Middlesex skipper Leus du Plooy joined team-mates Max Holden and Kane Williamson in making a century earlier than declaring on 625-8 at house to Northamptonshire.
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The guests reached 126-4 at stumps – trailing by 499 – after Holden and Williamson elevated their respective in a single day scores from 137 to 151 and 88 to 114 and Du Plooy plundered 105.
At Cheltenham, Chris Inexperienced and Tom Hartley starred with the bat as Lancashire assumed the higher hand in opposition to Gloucestershire.
Inexperienced posted 160 from 199 balls and Hartley hit 130 off 153 deliveries in a formidable first-innings complete of 557 earlier than unbeaten pair Ben Charlesworth (104) and Joe Phillips (60) helped the hosts to 179-1 in response after captain Cameron Bancroft was trapped lbw by James Anderson.
Ben Kellaway and Colin Ingram mixed to provide Glamorgan the ascendancy in opposition to Kent at Cardiff.
Resuming collectively on the crease, Kellaway ended on 90 and Ingram hit 87 in a first-innings complete of 327 earlier than Kent replied with 106-1 of their second innings, trailing by 66.
