County Championship: Somerset Bowl Durham in two days after Leach Six-For

Jack Leach claimed 6-63 when Somerset completed a victory of five Wicket on Durham in two days of their Rothesay County Championship Division One collision in Taunton.

The visitors, who were resumed on 5-2 in their second innings, were cast out for 190, with off-spinner Archie Vaughan Leach assisting with 4-85.

Somerset required 86 for victory and reached the target in 19.2 overs, despite 4-39 of Callum Parkinson of Durham.

Lyndon James hit an unbeaten 203 for second place Nottinghamshire in return for Hampshire.

James’ Knock-Off 236 balls include 20 four and eight sixths as the road side, which resumed at 241-5, stated on 578-8 in Southampton.

Hampshire Trail with 498 runs after closing at 80-0.

Yorkshire Captain Jonny Bairstow hit 72 out of 90 balls, but only 24.1 overs were possible on day two against leaders Surrey Due to wet weather at Scarborough.

The hosts, who were 282-4 at night, are conveniently placed on 376-5.

But with almost 82 overs that have already been lost due to rain, the chances of a victory for both sides quickly decrease.

Centuries of Jordan Cox and Matt Critchley strengthened Essex’s position Sussex At Hove.

Cox made 132 and Critchley 123 when it reached out – Team 475-9 – a lead of the first innings of 271 – before poor light and rain took 28 overs of the allocation of the day.

The career-best 140 of Ethan Brookes helped Worcestershire Post 333 for 6-42 from Khurram Shahzad and three wickets from Adam Finch limited Warwickshire Until 184 as an answer.

Bottom-of-the-Table Worcestershire is 31-0 in the second innings in Edgbaston, with 180 runs.

In division two, Rehan Ahmed took six wickets to add to his opening -day century as leaders Leicestershire Rejected second posted Derbyshire Before 189 to set up a commander lead in the first innings of 209.

Lewis Hill raised his nightly count from 132 to 151 and Peter Handscomb went on to 101, but the visitors, who were resumed at 357-3, made only 41 more when Derbantshire’s Luis Reece finished 6-56.

Ahmed, who registered on Tuesday 115 at the bat and then emulated the Exploits of Reece with a career-best 6-51, including removing Derbantshire Top Scorers Caleb Jewell (54) and Harry came (56), to keep his side under control.

Middlesex Skipper Leus du Plooy joined teammates Max Holden and Kane Williamson in making a century before he was declared at home at 625-8 Northamptonshire.

The visitors reached 126-4 at stumps – at the back of 499 – after Holden and Williamson increased their respective overnight scores from 137 to 151 and 88 to 114 and Du Ploy plundered 105.

In Cheltenham, Chris Green and Tom Hartley played with the bat as Lancashire the upper hand against Gloucestershire.

Green placed 160 from 199 Balls and Hartley hit 130 out of 153 deliveries in a formidable first innings total of 557 before undefeated pair Ben Charlesworth (104) and Joe Phillips (60) helped the hosts until 179-1 after Kapitein Cameron Bancroft was trapped by James Anderson.

Ben KellaWay and Colin Ingram combined to give Glamor the predominance against Has At Cardiff.

Kellaway resumed together on the fold and ended at 90 and Ingram hit 87 in a first innings total of 327 before Kent replied 106-1 in their second innings, behind 66.