Essex vs Hampshire.
Hampshire were bowled all out for 214 on the third day to set Essex 176 for victory.
Nick Gubbins made 71 for Hampshire at the top of the order, but once he was dismissed, only Ben Brown, 57*, could make another notable score. Sam Cook finished with figures of 3/52 to finish with six wickets in the match. But it was Simon Harmer who did the damage in Hampshire’s second innings. He claimed 4/66.
Charlie Allison made 34 after Essex had been reduced to 40/3. He shared a 101-run partnership with Matt Critchley, who made 90* from 73 as he powered Essex to victory on the third evening. Critchley struck fifteen 4s in his impressive knock to seal a 6-wicket victory for Essex.
Warwickshire vs Yorkshire.
Warwickshire took their overnight score of 267/3 to a Mammoth 553/6 declared on the third day. Sam Hain made a splendid 164* in a touch under 7 hours. His innings contained sixteen 4s. Ed Barnard made 60 and Zen Malik 57 before the declaration came.
Yorkshire were bowled all out for 171 on the 4th morning as Warwickshire won by 377 runs.
Harry Brook made 26 before he was caught and bowled by Jordan Thompson.
Ethan Bamber was again impressive with the ball; he claimed 4/50 and was well supported by Hannon-Dalby, who claimed 3/33 as Warwickshire secured a big victory.
Worcestershire vs Durham.
Durham took their score from 207/6 to 268 all out on the 3rd morning. Graham Clarke top-scored for Durham with 78.
Worcestershire were then routed for just 102 in their second innings. Callum Parkinson took 5/13 from 10 overs of probing left-arm spin. Ben Stokes took another two wickets to end with four wickets in the match, a good return from the England captain.
Durham was set 142 for victory, and after the early wicket of Alex Lees, Ben McKinney and Emilio Gay added an unbroken 139 to see Durham to victory on the third evening.
McKinney returned to form with an unbeaten 87, made from only 71 balls. He struck eleven 4s and two 6s in his quick-fire knock.
Emilio Gay added an unbeaten 51 off 71 balls, which contained five 4s as Durham stormed to a 9-wicket victory.
McKinney and Gay both underlined their England credentials in this game, and with James Rew failing for the second week running, they may have forced their way into the England selectors’ minds.
Glamorgan vs Somerset.
Somerset recovered somewhat from their overnight score of 32/6. The average reliable Tom Abell made 71, adding 64 with Lewis Gregory for the 9th wicket to haul them up to a score of 157 all out. Abell yet again showed great resilience when his back was to the wall. Gregory made 45 at number 10 to set Glamorgan 282 for victory in the 4th innings.
Asa Tribe struck 52 as Glamorgan began strongly. He scored 7 boundaries in his innings as he guided Glamorgan through the new ball period. He eventually nicked Pretorius through to James Rew at the end of his innings.
When Kellaway was caught by Rew off Pretorius for 22, Glamorgan were in trouble at 134/5.
A fine 76 from Sean Dickson and a patient 50* from Ryan Hadley steered Glamorgan to a narrow 2-wicket victory as Somerset failed to convert a winning position.
Hadley batted for almost 5 hours and faced 231 balls for his unbeaten half-century as he led the Glamorgan lower order to victory after Dickson was dismissed.
Craig Overton claimed 3/60 and Pretorius 4/74, but they couldn’t remove Hadley to secure victory for their side.
Notts vs Surrey.
Surrey took their overnight 211/4 to 449 all out on the third day.
Dan Lawrence scored his third championship century of the summer as he made 104 as Surrey looked to gain a first innings lead. Lawrence was again impressive, striking fifteen 4s and one 6 in his innings against a quality Nottinghamshire attack.
Adam Thomas scored a well-made 46 as he continues to impress in the middle order. He was bowled by the impressive Josh Tongue, who got Lawrence too. Tongue then struck Atkinson with two quick bouncers as he forced his England teammate to retire with concussion.
Jordan Clarke made 54 as Surrey closed in on Notts’ first innings score, and they were eventually bowled out for 449; a lead of 34.
Josh Tongue again bowled quickly; he finished with figures of 4/89 as he hopes to lead the England pace attack this summer.
Hameed made 12 before being bowled by Abbott, leaving Notts a tricky period to bat before the close. They closed day three on 99/1 as Surrey could make no further inroads.
Ben Duckett would go on to steal the show on the 4th day as the match petered out into a draw, the England left-hander struck a sublime 203* for his first century of the summer. He batted for just over six hours, faced 311 balls and struck twenty-three 4s and one 6 as Surrey struggled to break through the Notts batting line-up. Duckett is in a run of good form as the test matches approach, and he’s definitely secured his place at the top of the England order after this quality knock against a good Surrey attack.
Joe Clark made another half-century with 59 as his quest for runs continued. He was LBW to Worrell as he looked for his 2nd century of the game.
The players shook hands shortly after Duckett went to his double 100 after tea on the 4th day.
Sussex vs Leicestershire.
Sussex were bowled all out for 430 on the 3rd morning, John Simpson taking his overnight 89* to 114* when their innings concluded.
Leicestershire were then bowled all out for 232, setting Sussex 130 to win.
Ollie Robinson removed Australian Test opener Jake Weatherald for the second time in the game when he bowled him with a beauty for 13. Robinson finished with figures of 3/46 as he continues to impress, and with Gus Atkinson facing a concussion layoff, he could well find himself in the England side when it’s named.
Despite several stoppages for rain on the final day, James Coles made an unbeaten 32* as Sussex lost 3 wickets in chasing down the total to secure a 7-wicket victory.
Any other players.
Zak Crawley was bowled for 17 in his most recent failure for Kent. His position in the Kent team now must be under the spotlight, given his very poor run of form for the county. Kent did at least secure a 2-wicket victory over Gloucestershire at Bristol.
Shoaib Bashir took 2/47 and 3/70 as he bowled nicely in Derbyshire’s victory over Northamptonshire by an innings and 113 runs at the County Ground.
