Champions Surrey wanted solely 30.2 overs on the ultimate day to wrap up victory by an innings and 11 runs towards Hampshire of their Vitality County Championship conflict on the Kia Oval.
Dan Worrall completed with a powerful 5 for 47 as Hampshire, dismissed first time round for 151, have been bowled out once more for 197.
Ollie Pope equalled the Surrey document for probably the most outfield catches in a first-class match, pouching three extra at second slip to provide himself six within the innings and eight within the sport because the hosts took over on the high of the desk.
Elsewhere in Division One, Essex’s Nick Browne scored his first Championship century for greater than a 12 months and Callum Parkinson collected his maiden five-wicket haul for Durham, however the weather-affected match on the Riverside led to a draw.
Having made 488 and brought a 130-run lead on first innings, Essex did their greatest to power a victory on the ultimate afternoon, however their efforts floundered as Alex Lees (48 not out) steered his aspect to 131 for 2 when dangerous mild stopped play at 4.40pm.
Tom Lammonby continued his glorious begin to the season and performed a significant function in Somerset incomes a hard-fought draw at Worcestershire.
Lammonby dug in to attain his third half-century of the season, along with his hundred towards champions Surrey.
His unbeaten 81 lifted his run tally for the marketing campaign previous the 350 mark and he obtained glorious assist from Andrew Umeed throughout a decisive fourth-wicket partnership at Kidderminster.
Warwickshire’s match towards Nottinghamshire petered out right into a tame draw at Edgbaston.
In reply to 400 all out, Warwickshire prolonged their first innings to 361, with Jake Bethell posting a profession greatest 93, earlier than Nottinghamshire went in once more and reached 75 for one when fingers have been shaken.
The three Division Two matches all led to attracts.
Gloucestershire’s lengthy anticipate a Championship win continued as their match towards Middlesex at Bristol petered out right into a draw.
Middlesex did their utmost to power a end result by declaring their second innings on 449 for seven and setting the house aspect a goal of 339 to win in 58 overs on a hybrid pitch providing negligible help to the bowlers.
The guests lowered their opponents to 102 for 3 within the ultimate session with 27 overs nonetheless accessible, however Ollie Value displayed resilience in compiling an unbeaten 52 as Gloucestershire reached 127 for 3.
Peter Handscomb and England all-rounder Rehan Ahmed teamed up as Leicestershire snuffed out Northamptonshire’s hopes of bowling themselves to victory.
The hosts replied to Northamptonshire’s first-innings 453 for seven declared with 452 for eight declared in a contest ruined by the climate.
Handscomb missed out on a twenty third profession first-class century after being run out for 99 and Ahmed made 85.
Wayne Madsen accomplished a century and new signing Aneurin Donald added 97 as Derbyshire’s batters secured a draw towards Yorkshire at Headingley.
Derbyshire began day 4 on 190 for 3 of their first-innings reply to Yorkshire’s 450 for 5 declared, needing to achieve 301 to keep away from the follow-on.
They made 447, with Madsen turning his in a single day 88 into 104 and Donald narrowly lacking out on what would have been his first first-class ton since July 2019.
Yorkshire have been 59 for one of their second innings when dangerous mild intervened.
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