Tuesday 31 May 2016 10:50, UK
Somerset edged to a nervy one-wicket win over Surrey in the Specsavers County Championship after a 31-run last-wicket stand.
Tim Groenewald (18 not out) and Jack Leach (24 not out) saw Somerset home as they recorded their first win of the season.
The win moves Somerset up to second in the table while Surrey, for whom Gareth Batty claimed his 600th first-class wicket in match figures of 10-115, remain without a victory after seven matches.
Ben Foakes (14) cracked the third ball of the day, bowled by Leach (4-63), to cover as Surrey were skittled for 138 in their second innings, Jamie Overton (4-18) taking the final three wickets with top scorer Zafar Ansari (38) the last man to fall.
Set 301 to win, Somerset were boosted by half centuries from Marcus Trescothick (56) and Jim Allenby (56), but lost wickets at regular intervals.
Stuart Meaker (4-79) and Batty (3-83) helped reduced Somerset to 270-9, but Leach and Groenewald saw the hosts home.
Yorkshire have the upper hand against Lancashire after bowling their Roses rivals out for 196 on the second day.
Yorkshire's first innings was over 11 balls into the morning, Neil Wagner (4-75) having Steve Patterson (45) caught at gully as the hosts were all out for 308.
Lancashire eased to 46-0 through Tom Smith and Haseeb Hameed, but the former's dismissal, caught brilliantly by Gary Ballance at point, saw the visitors lose five wickets for 23 runs, Patterson and Jack Brooks sharing four of them.
Lancs further slumped to 92-7 before some much-needed resistance from Liam Livingstone (60 not out) and Kyle Jarvis (33).
Adil Rashid (3-37) took the final three wickets as the visitors were bowled out for 196.
Opener Adam Lyth (44 not out) anchored Yorkshire's reply as they closed on 77-3, a lead of 189, with Wagner taking two quick wickets.
Nottinghamshire are in a strong position heading into day four against Durham, leading by 191 runs with nine wickets remaining in their second innings.
Scott Borthwick (188 not out) scored a fine century for Durham, his third of the season, as they were dismissed for 447 in reply to Notts' 534.
Ryan Pringle (34) and Brydon Carse (47) both provided support for Borthwick, whose 279-ball knock featured 28 fours and one six.
Borthwick then had Steven Mullaney (43) trapped lbw but Jake Libby (33 not out) and Greg Smith (21) helped Notts reach the close without any further losses on 104-1.
Hampshire face a fight to avoid a heavy defeat against Middlesex after closing day two 274 runs behind with seven wickets remaining in their second innings.
Adam Voges took his score to 160 not out and John Simpson procured an unbeaten 100 from 125 balls as Middlesex declared their first innings at 467-3 at Merchant Taylors' School.
Voges and Simpson added an unbroken 174 for the fourth wicket after the former had put on 279 with Dawid Malan (147) for the third wicket on day one following the early exits of Sam Robson (2) and Nick Gubbins (4).
Tim Murtagh (4-33) and Toby Roland-Jones (4-49) then both took four-wicket hauls as Hampshire were dismissed for 131 in 51.4 overs, Sean Ervine top scoring with 31 off 130 balls.
It didn't get any better for the hosts after they were asked to follow on, closing on 62-3 after Will Smith was out second ball.
