Ryan Patel’s career-best 134 guided leaders Surrey to a 153-run first-innings
lead in opposition to Durham whereas Somerset face an enormous chase at Lancashire.
Patel’s knock took the sport away from Durham together with an eighth-wicket stand of 92 with Tom Lawes to assist Surrey end 415 all out of their Vitality County Championship Division One conflict.
Relegation-battling Lancashire constructed a 292-run lead of their conflict with second-placed Somerset, who began the spherical simply eight factors behind Surrey.
Josh Bohannon’s 60 and Luke Wells’ unbeaten 78 enabled Lancashire to succeed in 298-7 of their second innings in a sport of excessive stakes, as Lancashire intention to keep away from relegation whereas Somerset push Surrey on the high of the desk.
Essex claimed a crushing innings-and-40-run victory over Warwickshire inside two days.
Shane Snater’s 69 helped Essex end their first innings on 232, securing a lead of 154 after bowling the hosts out for 78 on day one, and Warwickshire have been plunged into hassle after falling to 3-4 after which 38-6.
Jamie Porter took 6-36 as he handed 500 first-class wickets and Sam Cook dinner claimed 3-36 because the hosts crumbled to 114 all out.
Liam Dawson claimed one other five-wicket haul and hit a century as Hampshire dominated in opposition to Worcestershire.
Nick Gubbins reached a joint career-best 201 as Hampshire posted 462 earlier than Dawson earned his fifth five-wicket haul of the summer season, aided by Mohammad Abbas who took 4 for 27 to dismiss the guests for 273.
Worcestershire’s Division One security was confirmed as Ethan Brookes notched a maiden century alongside Gareth Roderick’s 94.
Nottinghamshire took cost in opposition to Kent, who have been compelled to follow-on at Canterbury.
The guests have been all out for 433, with Nathan Gilchrist ending with 4-101, however Farhan Ahmed then claimed 4-37 to dismiss Kent for 225.
After following-on, Kent reached 85-0 at stumps, however are nonetheless 123 behind.
Zafar Gohar claimed his three hundredth first-class wicket in taking 6-76 as Gloucestershire bowled Sussex out for 311.
Nevertheless, the Division Two leaders stay on high after taking a first-innings lead of 202 as Jack Carson top-scored with 71 and shared a 112-run partnership with skipper John Simpson, who made 61.
At stumps, Gloucestershire have been 140-3 of their second innings – nonetheless trailing by 62.
Yorkshire took a step in the direction of a return to Division One, regardless of a late fightback from Glamorgan.
Matthew Fisher and Ben Coad took 4 wickets every to dismiss Glamorgan for 239 and set up a first-innings lead of 122 earlier than half-centuries from Adam Lyth and Finlay Bean noticed Yorkshire shut on 116-1.
Middlesex saved their promotion problem alive by sustaining their dominance over Derbyshire.
After Derbyshire have been bowled out for 173, Middlesex responded with 358 as opener Mark Stoneman made 115, Josh De Caires matched his career-best 80 and Max Holden scored 68.
Derbyshire misplaced two wickets within the first 5 overs of their second innings and one other from the final ball of the day to shut on 74-3.
James Gross sales hit a career-best 135 as Northamptonshire piled on the runs of their assembly with Leicestershire.
Gross sales and Rob Keogh (49) prolonged their in a single day partnership to 117 earlier than the latter was trapped lbw by England leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed and Saif Zaib’s 71 helped Northamptonshire attain 383.
Leicestershire path by 111 runs after leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took two wickets because the Foxes closed on 69-4.
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