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County Championship: Brett D'Oliveira, Ed Joyce hit double tons

Worcs and Sussex in charge of their respective matches

Brett D'Oliveira scored an unbeaten 202 for Worcestershire
Image: Brett D'Oliveira scored an unbeaten 202 for Worcestershire

Brett D'Oliveira completed his first Specsavers County Championship double century as Worcestershire bossed Glamorgan in Cardiff.

D'Oliveira, who scored his maiden Championship ton against Essex last week, secured the milestone from 359 deliveries before Worcestershire immediately declared on 456-6.

The 24-year-old, whose father Damian and grandfather Basil also scored first-class double centuries, plundered 32 fours in his innings and shared a second-wicket stand of 253 with Joe Clarke (133).

Glamorgan's toils continued with the bat, the hosts losing three wickets with the score on eight and scrambling to 42-4 before bad light and rain intervened, Chris Cooke (27no) the only batsman to pass five.

Ed Joyce notched a career-best 250 for Sussex
Image: Ed Joyce notched a career-best 250 for Sussex

Ed Joyce also notched a twin ton - after being dropped on 47 - as Sussex eased past Derbyshire's first-innings 191 on day two at The 3aaa Ground.

Joyce totalled 250, his best first-class score, having been shelled by Hamish Rutherford in the covers, the veteran Irishman and Luke Wells (116) propelling Sussex to 468-5 and into a lead of 277 runs.

Sam Northeast (154no) notched his opening hundred of the campaign and overseas pro Tom Latham hit 90 as Kent reached 304-3 in reply to Gloucestershire's 337 in Canterbury.

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Gloucester's David Payne enjoyed himself earlier in the day, biffing four boundaries while extending his last-wicket with Josh Shaw to 44 and then offing Daniel Bell-Drummond and Joe Denly for ducks, but Kent then control from that point.

A startling 21 wickets tumbled on day two in the game between Leicestershire and Northamptonshire at Grace Road, starting when the hosts collapsed from their overnight 311-5 to 332 all out.

Northants were then skittled for 151 with Wayne White (4-24) starring for Leicestershire, before Mark Cosgrove's charges sunk to 132-6 in their second dig as Ben Sanderson (4-36) impressed.

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