Brook continues stunning form for Yorkshire; Ravindra hits 178 not out

Harry Brook continued his extraordinary LV= Insurance County Championship season with his ninth score over 50 as Yorkshire piled on the runs on a flat Ageas Bowl pitch.

Brook, who was released from the Test squad to play in this match, has played 10 red-ball innings in 2022 with a lowest score of 41 and three centuries.

Against Hampshire, he showed his class with 76 but it was George Hill who spent the majority of the day grinding out a 220-ball century, the second of his career, before eventually departing for 131. Yorkshire reached the close on 324-5.

Jamie Overton made no concession to brotherly love on an explosive return to Taunton as Division One leaders Surrey bowled out Somerset for 180 on the opening day of their LV= Insurance County Championship match.

The tall pace bowler, facing his former club, claimed three wickets and also sent twin Craig and Josh Davey for concussion assessments by striking them on the helmet with short-pitched deliveries.

Craig Overton returned to continue his innings when Davey was ruled out for the rest of the match and replaced by Kasey Aldridge, and top-scored with 29.

Dan Worrall finished with 3-28 and Gus Atkinson 3-40, with Rory Burns 35 not out as Surrey closed on 56-1

Second-placed Hampshire toiled at Southampton after Yorkshire posted 324-5 having elected to bat.

Hill (131) and Brook (76) put on 141 for the third wicket as the latter, released from England's Test match to play, became the leading run scorer in the country by registering his ninth score over 50.

Gloucestershire recovered from a shaky start to finish the day 338-7 in the battle of the bottom two against Kent.

Having been reduced to 46-3 New Zealander Glenn Phillips fought back with 125, assisted by Miles Hammond