Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon got here out on high if his newest duel with England Check captain Ben Stokes to provide Lancashire the higher hand in opposition to Durham at Blackpool.
The pair have engaged in a number of compelling arm-wrestles within the Ashes via the years and one other conflict was the headline attraction on day two of this Vitality County Championship Division One fixture.
In his first innings in two months, Stokes made a becalmed two off 16 balls earlier than falling to a bowler who has dismissed him 9 occasions in Assessments, taking part in again to a supply which gripped and turned to take his outdoors edge as Tom Bruce snaffled a low catch at second slip.
Lyon completed with 4-59, whereas Tom Aspinwall claimed 5 for 41 for a maiden five-wicket haul to limit Durham to 236, buttressed by David Bedingham’s 101, in response to Lancashire’s 357.
Stokes claimed a wicket in his first over as Luke Wells miscued to Matthew Potts however bottom-of-the-table Lancashire closed on 91-2 and a 212-run lead as they chase a primary win of the marketing campaign.
Zak Crawley made a golden duck for Kent, whereas England team-mate Jack Leach took a few wickets to elevate Somerset into the ascendancy at Taunton.
After Somerset have been all out for a mountainous 554, Craig Overton snared Crawley lbw first ball earlier than Leach, on his return from knee surgical procedure, had Ben Compton caught behind and Harry Finch trapped in entrance.
Kent went to stumps on 108-5, nonetheless trailing by a mountainous 446.
Dan Worrall’s 6-22 was adopted by 50s from Rory Burns, Jamie Smith, Dan Lawrence and Jordan Clark as Surrey seized a commanding 427-run lead in opposition to Worcestershire on the Kia Oval.
Worrall’s haul restricted Worcestershire to 128 in reply to 213 earlier than Surrey’s batters acquired caught in, with the efforts of Burns (70) and Smith (72) adopted up by an unbroken 108-run stand between Lawrence (86 not out) and Clark (69no) – though England vice-captain Ollie Pope was dismissed for one off six balls.
Olly Stone boosted his England hopes with 4-62 for Nottinghamshire, however Liam Dawson’s 95 not out and Keith Barker’s 74 helped Hampshire to 276 and a 41-run first-innings lead at Trent Bridge.
Olly Stone took 4 wickets for Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire misplaced captain Haseeb Hameed to the second ball of their second innings earlier than closing on 33-1.
Warwickshire stay in pole place regardless of collapsing to 43 for 5 second time round due to Che Simmons working amok on his first-class debut to tear via Essex’s middle-order at Chelmsford.
After Warwickshire have been dismissed for 397 – following Ed Barnard’s 165 and Michael Burgess’ 108 – 20-year-old Simmons dismissed Tom Westley, Nick Browne and Matt Critchley inside 15 balls as Essex have been all out for 162, with the Bears then constructing their result in 278 following a high-quality fightback from their hosts.
In Division Two, Gloucestershire amassed the very best rating of their 154-year first-class historical past, racking up 706-6 declared at Grace Street earlier than decreasing Leicestershire to 133-5.
Graeme Van Buuren’s 103 off simply 93 balls plus James Bracey’s 92 adopted up day-one centuries from openers Cameron Bancroft and Ben Charlesworth as Gloucestershire handed 700 for the primary time ever.
Tom Alsop’s unbeaten 77 pushed Sussex right into a 149-run lead in opposition to Yorkshire at Hove though the house aspect have simply three second-innings wickets in hand.
Mark Stoneman’s 129 lifted Middlesex to 303-6 in response to Glamorgan’s 183 at Cardiff, whereas Rob Keogh’s 102 underpinned Northamptonshire’s 422 earlier than Derbyshire ended the day on 170-2 at Derby.
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