Sam Curran‘s second consecutive first-class fifty helped Surrey bat out a final-day draw at residence to Essex in Division One of many Rothesay County Championship.
Champions Surrey began 386 runs in need of an inconceivable victory goal of 418 and when Simon Harmer accounted for openers Rory Burns (39) and Dom Sibley (40), Jamie Porter’s three wickets in fast succession – on his approach to 5 for 88 – arrange a tantalising night session at Kia Oval.
Struggling on 167 for 5, England outcast Curran backed up his first-innings 80 with one other mature knock of 77 from 121 balls earlier than his dismissal sparked temporary hope for Essex.
Additional mild showers in a rain-affected day 4 halted the guests momentum earlier than Surrey’s fifth draw from seven fixtures was confirmed after they acquired to 289 for seven from 84 overs.
Leaders Nottinghamshire strengthened their grip on the prime of the desk, seeing off Yorkshire with 5 wickets on the ultimate day at Headingley.
The Division One pace-setters racked up their fourth win of the marketing campaign by 163 runs, with Dillon Pennington making the working.
Pennington, an unused member of the England Test squad final 12 months, had two wickets in a single day and completed with 5 for 106 as he prised out the defiant Matthew Revis, stand-in skipper Dom Bess and tailender Ben Coad.
Yorkshire batted for 120.3 overs to indicate some grit however have been lastly dismissed for 299 when Mohammad Abbas claimed the ultimate wicket.
Whereas Nottinghamshire journey excessive, query marks are piling up for the White Rose, who sit second-bottom of the standings with one win from seven, and have simply misplaced captain Jonny Bairstow to the Indian Premier League.
Chris Woakes claimed three wickets for Warwickshire, however they have been denied victory by rain at Worcestershire.
Worcestershire resumed on 57 for 2 and, whereas Woakes completed with three for 30, Matthew Waite hit 44 not out amid loads of showers to assist the hosts escape with a draw after they battled to 181 for eight.
In Division Two, Derbyshire ended a sequence of 5 successive attracts at Kent‘s expense, skittling the guests earlier than lunch to win by an innings and 14 runs.
Needing six extra wickets in a single day, they picked them up for the addition of simply 90 runs as Kent subsided for 247 after following on.
The writing was on the wall when Zak Chappell had Tawanda Muyeye caught behind for 55 off the primary ball of the day. A knock of 49 from tailender Grant Stewart was the one actual resistance as an affordable double from all-rounder Luis Reece and Jake Ball‘s harm absence helped Derbyshire to take the outcome.
Rain pressured Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire to accept a draw.
After Northamptonshire declared on 259 for six, it set the guests 350 for victory and an exciting end was on the playing cards when Gloucestershire slipped to 214 for six earlier than moist climate after tea ended the possibilities of a winner.
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