Defending champions Surrey recorded their first win of the Vitality County Championship season as they knocked over Kent by an innings and 37 runs on the ultimate day at Canterbury.
Resuming seeking 5 wickets for victory, the Brown Caps endured a pocket of resistance within the form of Joey Evison’s 53 and Matt Parkinson’s career-best 39 earlier than dismissing the hosts for 262 on the fourth afternoon.
Spinner Cameron Metal took two extra to complete with three for 38, cementing his spot because the nation’s main wicket taker after three rounds with 20 scalps, and Dan Worrall returned 4 for 31.
After two rain-affected attracts, Surrey took a most 24 factors again the Kia Oval to maneuver second in Division One behind Essex.
At Taunton, persistent showers prevented Nottinghamshire pair Joe Clarke and Will Younger including to a mammoth partnership of 392 in a draw towards Somerset.
Simply 9 overs have been potential earlier than the washout was confirmed, leaving Clarke 213 not out and New Zealand’s Younger 174no of their county’s report third-wicket stand. Play was deserted after lunch, with the away aspect 440 for 2 of their second innings.
On the Utilita Bowl, Warwickshire and Hampshire put the ending touches to a different rain-ruined draw.
With no actual prospect of a constructive end result, Bears opener Rob Yates took his likelihood to compile an unbeaten 84 which means he, accomplice Alex Davies and quantity three Will Rhodes all common greater than 100 for the season.
Liam Dawson took two wickets to take his match haul to seven for Hampshire, who noticed the guests put up 205 for 4 earlier than the handshakes.
In Division Two, Sussex bought over the road towards Gloucestershire as Cheteshwar Pujara withstood the perfect efforts of Pakistan’s Zafar Gohar.
The India Check star had the calmest head in Hove as he notched an undefeated 44 to see his aspect to a goal of 144. Six of his team-mates didn’t survive the chase, left-arm spinner Gohar claiming 5 for 59 to maintain the house group on their toes.
Pujara remained till the job was carried out, incomes a four-wicket win, with West Indies fast Jayden Seales earlier ending with 4 for 18 as Gloucestershire have been rounded up for 205.
Leicestershire’s hopes of a victory push towards Derbyshire have been additionally pissed off by the climate, with no play potential on Monday. Derbyshire survived six down and 183 behind within the second innings, however took only one level to the Foxes’ eight.
It was an identical story for Northamptonshire, who have been unable to show their first-innings declaration on 605 for six right into a win over Glamorgan at Wantage Highway.
The groups hung round till 4pm awaiting a begin time that by no means got here, with the Welsh aspect closing 230 behind on 104 for 3.
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