James Rew made a century to assist Somerset beat Essex by three wickets at Taunton and safe their first Rothesay County Championship Division One win of the brand new season.
Somerset had resumed on 216 for six, nonetheless requiring what seemed an unlikely 105 runs.
Rew, although, moved on from his 65 in a single day to succeed in 116 and push the hosts facet previous 300 earlier than he was trapped lbw by Simon Harmer (4 for 120).
Craig Overton, who placed on 133 with Rew, completed unbeaten on 53 as he guided Somerset to their goal forward of lunch at 325 for seven, choosing up 19 factors as Essex slipped to a primary defeat of their 4 Championship matches.
Following the early end, Essex director of cricket Chris Silverwood confirmed Jordan Cox was set for a scan on a facet harm, which might sprint his hopes of a taking part in in England’s Take a look at match in opposition to Zimbabwe on the finish of the month.
Cox – who missed out on a debut in New Zealand earlier than Christmas after breaking his thumb within the nets – had been compelled to retire harm instantly after scoring a century through the second innings on Sunday.
“We can have it scanned tomorrow, having given time for the edema (swelling) and bruising to quiet down. I feel all of us heard the second it occurred when he gave a cry after taking part in a shot,” Silverwood mentioned.
“It’s too early to say how critical it’s. We should always know extra tomorrow.
“Jordan doesn’t appear to have a lot luck in terms of England call-ups, however his century right here on a testing pitch confirmed simply what a very good participant he’s. His time will come.”
Hampshire vs Durham
Monday’s different top-flight fixture led to a draw between Hampshire and Durham on the Utilita Bowl, the place Ben Brown reached his third-highest Championship rating.
With Hampshire having resumed at 429 for seven, captain Brown, 143 in a single day, made 162, three shy of his first-class finest, whereas Matthew Potts and Codi Yusuf shared seven wickets to bowl the hosts out with a deficit of 41.
Durham openers Alex Lees (30) and Emilio Gay (23) placed on 61 round frequent rain breaks earlier than fingers had been shaken on the end result simply earlier than 4pm, leaving Hampshire unbeaten and as much as fifth.
Luke Hollman made a primary County Championship century to assist Middlesex safe a dramatic two-wicket victory over Kent at Lord’s.
Set a goal of 365, Middlesex resumed at 81 for 3, with a high quality innings from Hollman, 24, proving the mainstay as he made 103, which included 10 boundaries.
Stephen Eskinazi (41) and Jack Davies (59) pushed Middlesex on earlier than leg-spinner Matt Parkinson took two fast wickets, however Zafar Gohar’s unbeaten 30 and Toby Roland-Jones‘s 23 not out noticed the hosts via at 366 for eight with only one over left.
Lancashire duo Luke Wells and Tom Hartley set in to frustrate Gloucestershire as their match led to a draw at Emirates Outdated Trafford.
Gloucestershire had declared on their in a single day 589 for eight, taking a lead of 139, earlier than decreasing the house facet to 160 for six forward of tea.
Nonetheless, Wells (36) and Hartley (37) shared a seventh-wicket partnership of 69 to assist Lancashire on to 255 for eight, with a lead of 116 and solely eight overs left.
Derbyshire vs Glamorgan
It additionally completed as a draw at Sophia Gardens as Derbyshire held out in opposition to Glamorgan.
Glamorgan resumed at 132 for 5, with Ben Kellaway occurring to hit a career-best 74 and Chris Cooke completed unbeaten on 49 as the house facet declared at 256 for seven.
Derbyshire had been left needing 338 runs to win in 65 overs. Nonetheless, Ned Leonard took three wickets and Kellaway claimed career-best figures of 5 for 101 – with two in two balls – earlier than the guests stayed via to finish on 308 for 9. Martin Andersson made 78.
