Somerset remain at the top of the County Championship table with three rounds to go after an innings victory over Glamorgan, while Nottinghamshire were held up by rain and a stubborn Leicestershire. The win, sealed before tea, keeps Somerset's hopes of a first Championship pennant alive.
Somerset's bowlers dismantle Glamorgan
Jack Leach, Craig Overton and Lewis Gregory each took three wickets as Glamorgan were bowled out twice. Asa Tribe and Sean Dickson offered the main resistance with forties, but the match was all over before tea.
Warwickshire close in after Hampshire collapse
Warwickshire stayed close behind after wrapping up a win at Southampton. Hampshire, who had started the match amid the signing and unsigning of Scott Kuggeleijn, were dismissed for 115 and 154 to lose by an innings. Chris Woakes removed both openers cheaply in the second innings, while Manav Suthar took four wickets. Hampshire remain flailing at the bottom of Division One.
Surrey snatch one-wicket win over Yorkshire
At the Oval, Surrey pulled off a high-wire finish, beating Yorkshire by one wicket to take 19 points and leapfrog them out of the relegation zone. Chasing 185, Surrey's progress was stop-start. Ollie Pope made 12 with only two scoring shots, and Ben Foakes fell to a Ben Coad delivery before lunch. Josh Blake's stoical 43 off 183 balls held one end together while the tail attacked at the other. With eight wickets down and eight runs needed, Auqib Nabi hit Coad for six but was out next ball. Ten scoreless deliveries followed until Dan Worrall hoiked a boundary to seal the win.
Middlesex bowl out Lancashire; Hull denies Notts
At Old Trafford, Lancashire's miserable season continued as Tom Helm (four for 36) and the Middlesex attack bowled them out. Chasing 297, Lancashire lost seven for 39 after a promising start. George Balderson had earlier taken five for 54 as Middlesex themselves collapsed, with Toby Roland-Jones contributing a sing-song 37.
Nottinghamshire's push was held up by Leicestershire's Josh Hull, a fast bowler who came in as nightwatchman at Trent Bridge on Thursday night. Hull, who had reached double figures only three times in 34 previous innings, batted for more than five hours before falling for 97.
