Champions Surrey needed just 30.2 overs on the final day to secure victory by an innings and 11 runs against Hampshire in the Vitality County Championship clash at the Kia Oval.
Dan Worrall finished with an impressive 5-47 as Hampshire, who were dismissed for 151 the first time around, were bowled out again for 197 on the final day.
Ollie Pope equaled the Surrey record for most outfield catches in a first-class game by hauling in three more catches at second slip, giving him six in the innings and eight in the game.
Surrey’s stunning victory would probably have been completed within three days had a total of 84 overs not been lost to bad weather on the second and third days.
Essex’s Nick Browne scored his first County Championship century in over a year and Callum Parkinson took his first five-wicket haul for Durhambut the weather-related game at Riverside ended in a draw.
After scoring 488 in the first innings to secure a 130-run lead, Essex did their best to force a win on the final afternoon, but their efforts failed when Alex Lees (48 not out in 128 minutes) his side was heading to 131 for two when bad light stopped play at 4.40pm.
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At Edgbaston, Warwickshire then extended their first innings to 361 Nottinghamshire‘s 400 points, with Jake Bethell scoring a career-high 93, before the visitors came back in and reached 75-1 in handshakes.
Tom Lammonby continued his excellent start to the season and played an important role Somerset a hard-fought draw with the promoted team Worcestershirewith his unbeaten 81 taking his run tally for the campaign past the 350 mark and being part of a crucial fourth-wicket partnership with Andrew Umeed.
Somerset were still 76 runs behind at 66-3, but they effectively weakened the attack and fought throughout the afternoon session, adding 117 in 39 overs.
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Gloucestershire‘s long wait for victory continued as her match against Middlesex at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol ended in a draw, although all three results were still possible at the start of the day.
Middlesex declared their second innings at 449-7, setting the home side a target of 339 to win in 58 overs on a hybrid pitch that offered little support to the bowlers, only for Gloucester to reach 127-3.
Australian Test batsman Peter Handscomb (99) and England all-rounder Rehan Ahmed (88) joined forces Leicestershire extinguished Northamptonshire‘s hoping to get an away win. Leicestershire responded to Northamptonshire’s first innings with 453-7 and 452-8 in a weather-hit contest.
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Wayne Madsen completed a brave century and new signing Aneurin Donald added 97 points Derbyshire‘s batters comfortably secured a tie at Yorkshire.
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