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Surrey, top of Division One, look likely to extend their advantage after another dominant day at the Oval. Daniel Worrall’s 5-66 – giving him match figures of 11-122 – as Essex collapsed from 118-3 to 208 all out. Chasing 161 to win, Surrey ended the day on 85-2.
Second-placed Hampshire looked in similarly good shape after asking Gloucestershire to follow-on 256 behind. But Miles Hammond’s 109 not out helped reduce the deficit to 65, and with weather forecast for tomorrow, a draw looks likely.
Behind them, Lancashire are locked in a tremendous fight with Northants, thanks, in the first instance, to Will Williams’ fifer, which included three wickets in five balls. With 278 needed to win, they closed on 192-5, with Josh Bohannon 92 not out.
Elsewhere in the upper echelon, Somerset lead Yorkshire by 373 and will presumably declare overnight to try and force a win. Meanwhile, at Edgbaston, Joe Denly made 141 as Kent set Warwickshire a target of 325, but tomorrow’s forecas is poor.
In Division Two, Brooke Guest’s hundred could not prevent Notts from inviting Derbyshire to follow-on 300 runs behind. But with the deficit reduced to 221 without the loss of any second-innings wickets, the league leaders have work to do tomorrow.
Otherwise, the matches at Lord’s and Grace Road look likely to be drawn. Replying to Sussex’s 523, Middlesex were dismissed for 485 with John Simpson making 109, while Leicestershire – whose 584 included 156 from Wiaan Mulder– made little headway
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