Keith Barker blows away Somerset to help Hampshire to victory

Keith Barker took six for 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 for five 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 endured a disastrous start to their second innings as Barker and Mohammad Abbas, who finished with two for 11, reduced them to 25 for six, and with only 25 overs bowled and the scores tied, a single from Felix Organ off the fourth ball of Hampshire’s innings was all that was required.

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

The home side started the day on 32 for five 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 four for 18.

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

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

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 for three in their second innings by Jordan Thompson’s three for 19.

Yorkshire had earlier taken their overnight score from 269 for four 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.

Luke Procter led a middle-order fightback to frustrate the Kent attack and keep