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Middlesex\u2019s Josh de Caires took career-best figures of seven for 105 as Essex were reduced to 303 for nine on day one of their LV= Insurance County Championship Division One clash.<\/p>\n
Nick Browne (59) and Sir Alastair Cook (58) put on a century stand before De Caires, the 21-year-old son of Michael Atherton, took centre stage.<\/p>\n
His efforts saw Essex reduced to 169 for five inside 16 overs en route to 303 for nine at the close.<\/p>\n
Surrey are set to extend their lead at the top of Division One after taking 17 wickets on the second day at the Oval.<\/p>\n
The hosts were all out for 396 and Warwickshire were subsequently bowled out for 161 thanks to Kemar Roach (four for 64) and Dan Worrall (three for 34).<\/p>\n
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Surrey then enforced the follow-on and the Bears quickly fell to 35 for five as Worrall and Jordan Clark took three wickets each.<\/p>\n
Dan Mousley remains at the crease with an unbeaten 60, but Warwickshire closed on 126 for seven, still trailing by 109.<\/p>\n
Keith Barker\u2019s five-wicket haul saw Hampshire take control as Somerset were all out for 137.<\/p>\n
Kyle Abbott\u2019s dismissal saw Jack Brooks earn his first five-wicket haul of the season as the hosts were all out for 308 in the morning.<\/p>\n
Barker then got off to a flying start to dismiss Sean Dickson in the third over and Andrew Umeed top-scored for Somerset with 43, leaving Hampshire to resume on day three on 45 without loss.<\/p>\n
Josh Bohannon\u2019s mammoth knock put Lancashire in the driving seat as they lead Northamptonshire by 160 runs.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old batted nearly the entire day to hit 175, his highest score of the season, and shared a partnership of 150 with George Balderson.<\/p>\n
Alex Lees and Graham Clark both put on centuries as Durham took advantage against Sussex in Division Two.<\/p>\n
Lees earned his fifth Championship century of the season with 103, putting on a 146-run partnership with Scott Borthwick, who scored 56.<\/p>\n
The hosts lead by 158 with five wickets remaining and Clark (102*) and De Leede (71*) remained unbeaten at stumps.<\/p>\n
A vital final session saw Leicestershire regain control over Gloucestershire on an eventful day two.<\/p>\n
From a position of relative comfort overnight, Colin Ackermann\u2019s dismissal saw the hosts collapse from 150 for three to 204 all out with top-scorer Rishi Patel earning 73.<\/p>\n
Patel became Luke Charlesworth\u2019s maiden first-class victim and the bowler took three wickets in total alongside Zaman Akhter\u2019s four for 46.<\/p>\n
Gloucestershire posted 95 for three at tea, but Leicestershire regained the upper hand through Tom Scriven (three for 43) as the visitors closed on 179 for eight, with a lead of 134.<\/p>\n
Jamie McIlroy\u2019s four wickets helped Glamorgan fightback as Worcestershire closed day two on 127 for eight in their second innings.<\/p>\n
Eighteen wickets fell on the second day, including Logan van Beek\u2019s four wicket-haul as Glamorgan were reduced to 170 all out, as wicketkeeper Chris Cooke top-scored with 38, but Worcestershire still held the advantage with a first-innings lead of 114.<\/p>\n
However, McIlroy returned career-best figures of four wickets for 27 runs as the hosts reached stumps on 127 for eight.<\/p>\n
Wayne Madsen missed out on a century in his 200th first-class appearance for Derbyshire as Yorkshire took a 229-run lead at Scarborough.<\/p>\n
Madsen hit 93 for the visitors along with opener Mitch Wagstaff, who also posted 52, but they were soon reduced from 173 for three to 247 all out.<\/p>\n
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Seam duo Matthew Fisher and Jordan Thompson both claimed three wickets each for Yorkshire, who built on their lead in the second innings finishing the day on 179 for two.<\/p>\n
Openers Fin Bean and Adam Lyth put on a century stand before James Wharton and captain Shan Masood scored an unbroken half-century partnership to close.<\/p>\n