James Anderson removes Joe Root for just four but Yorkshire thwart Lancashire

James Anderson dismissed England team-mate Joe Root for just four but Yorkshire held on to thwart Lancashire’s bid for a first Roses victory at Headingley since 2011 in the LV= Insurance County Championship.

Following on, Yorkshire started their second innings 187 runs behind with a minimum of 85 overs remaining and slipped to 45 for three, with Root one of the fallen batters.

But Harry Brook’s excellent summer continued with an unbeaten 82 off 157 balls, helping Yorkshire reach 169 for six from 78 overs to seal the draw.

Division One leaders Surrey had to settle for a draw with Kent after rain ruined the final day at Beckenham.

Just 9.2 overs were possible, with Kent moving from their overnight second-innings score of 82 for one to 114 for no more losses during two mini sessions, still 327 runs behind Surrey’s first-innings score of 671 for nine.

Warwickshire’s match against Northamptonshire meandered to an inevitable draw, with just 10 wickets falling in four days at Edgbaston.

The final instalment of a stultifying stalemate saw the home side, in reply to Northamptonshire’s 597 for six, progress to 568 for four before hands were shaken at 4.40pm.

Sam Hain (202) and Matt Lamb (155) extended their partnership to an unbroken 254, a Warwickshire fifth-wicket record against Northamptonshire.

Sussex were thwarted by Leicestershire at Grace Road thanks to an eighth-wicket partnership of 111 off 275 deliveries between Harry Swindells and Callum Parkinson and rain breaks that saw 27 overs lost.

Both young batters were eventually dismissed but hands were shaken with eight overs remaining and Leicestershire leading by 93 runs in light that prevented Sussex from using their pace bowlers.

Matthew Potts enhanced his England