Hants skittle Somerset for 69 to claim victory

Keith Barker took 6-27 as Hampshire bowled out Somerset for just 69 to set up a 10-wicket LV= Insurance County Championship victory at Taunton.

Hants had resumed on 144-5 and 57 from Aneurin Donald with support from Barker and James Fuller, who scored 36 and 38 respectively saw them reach 280, a lead of 69. Somerset vs Hants scorecard

Somerset endured a disastrous start to their second innings as Barker and Mohammad Abbas, who finished with 2-11, reduced them to 25-6 before they were eventually dimissed for 69 in only 25 overs. With the scores tied, a single from Felix Organ off the fourth ball of Hampshire's innings was all that was required for a 10-wicket win.

Spinner Simon Harmer left Essex on the brink of an innings victory over Lancashire with a five-wicket haul at Old Trafford. Lancs vs Essex scorecard

The home side started the day on 32-5 in their first innings as they attempted to chase down the visitors' 391, but were asked to follow on after reaching just 103 despite Phil Salt's 44 with Sam Cook taking 4-18.

However, it was Harmer who did much of the damage in the second innings with his 5-85 leaving Lancashire on 213-9, still 75 runs adrift.

Warwickshire skipper Will Rhodes and Sam Hain stopped the rot as Yorkshire turned the screw at Headingley. Yorks vs Warks scorecard

Rhodes and Hain will resume on 10 and 19 not out respectively on Sunday with their side 149 runs behind having steadied the ship after the visitors had been reduced to 25-3 in their second innings by Jordan Thompson's 3-19.

Yorkshire had earlier taken their overnight score from 269-4 to 450 all out thanks to opener Adam Lyth's 145 and 82 from Harry Brook as he celebrated his call-up to the England squad in style.

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