County Championship Division One: Neil Wagner bowls Lancashire to verge of victory on top-flight return

Lancashire are closing in on victory in their first match back in Division One as they bowled Nottinghamshire out for 175 in their second innings at Old Trafford.

Having picked up six wickets in Notts' first innings, debutant Neil Wagner was on song again, taking 5-45 to end with match figures of 11-111. England seamer James Anderson chipped in with 3-29. Greg Smith (41) topped scored for the visitors as they set the Red Rose county just 86 to win.

Earlier, the hosts added just 21 to their overnight score, finishing on 332 as Jake Ball (4-63) dismissed debutant Liam Livingstone for 70 before Samit Patel had Kyle Jarvis (37) caught at slip to wrap up the innings.

Former England batsman Jonathan Trott showed he still has what it takes to excel at County level as he made an unbeaten 219 for Warwickshire at Lord's.

Trott's efforts earned the away side a slender 16-run first innings lead with Middlesex ending the day 76-2 in their second innings, Keith Barker having taken the early wickets of Nick Gubbins and Dawid Malan.

Starting the day on 146-4, in reply to Middlesex's 452, Warwickshire lost two early wickets with Tim Ambrose (6) and Rikki Clarke (2) falling to Toby Roland-Jones (2-81) before Trott and Keith Barker (81) put on a partnership of 143 for the seventh wicket.

A draw looks the most likely result but Middlesex will be looking to score quick runs in the morning session in the hope of building a decent lead and tempting Warwickshire into a chase.

James Vince and Sean Ervine both made centuries as Hampshire showed great resilience to claw their way back into the match against Yorkshire at Headingley.

Having started the day on 76 not out, Vince went to his century before falling for 119 during the morning session at Headingley as Hampshire looked to dig in against Yorkshire.

With the reigning champions having posted a mammoth 593-9 declared in their first innings, Hampshire were under the cosh at 141-5 overnight but first Vince and then Ervine (123) and Adam Wheater (62) showed stubborn resistance as they chipped away at Yorkshire's total.

Ervine and Wheater's wickets were eventually accounted for by Ryan Sidebottom and Steven Patterson, respectively, only for Ryan McLaren (55 not out) and Chris Wood (28 not out) to continue their good work.

Hampshire were 450-8 at the close, still 143 runs behind Yorkshire but look in a good position to earn a draw.